Epidemiological analysis of mental health morbidity in Tamil Nadu by Damodharan Dinakaran, Arpitha Krishna, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Senthil Amudhan, Selvi Muthuswamy, Chellamuthu Ramasubramanian, Palanimuthu T. Sivakumar, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal

“…The overall weighted prevalence of lifetime and current mental morbidity was 19.3% (95% CI: 19.0%–19.6%) and 11.8% (95% CI: 11.6%–12.0%) respectively. Participants who were men (largely contributed by substance-use disorders), aged 40–49 years, from rural areas, and from lower income quintile had higher prevalence of mental morbidity. …”
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Medical Student Musculoskeletal Knowledge: Examining the Impact and Value of an Orthopaedic Surgery Clerkship Using the Freedman and Bernstein Examination by Nicole Nishime, Mary Seibel, Dieter Lindskog, Daniel Wiznia

“…Conclusion While students demonstrated improved musculoskeletal knowledge after completing our institution’s orthopaedic surgery clerkship, almost half of the students did not pass the post-test. Most of the students who did not pass the post-test expressed definite or possible interest in pursuing an orthopaedic surgery residency.…”
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An Open Letter on Advancing HIV prevention: Augmenting an ecosystem-based approach to understand prevention decision-making [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Rosemary Pierce-Messick, Nishan Gantayat, James Baer, Alok Gangaramany

“…Within this broader picture, HIV continues to disproportionately affect key and at-risk populations, including gay men and other men who have sex with men, female sex workers, and adolescent girls and young women. …”
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Myoclonic status epilepticus with dystonia-like symptoms in patients with dementia: Report of two cases by Rosario V. Rossi, Rosanna Melis, Noemi Murdeu, Sara Lizzos, Maria Luigia Piras, Loretta Racis, Silvia Serusi, Maria Valeria Saddi

“…We report cases of two elderly women with dementia who presented with a new-onset seizure disorder characterized by subtle, rhythmic muscular contractions involving the buccolingual region and the four limbs, persistent jaw opening, and abnormal cervical posture that mimicked myoclonus-dystonia syndrome and oromandibular dystonia. …”
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How mothers with severe emotion dysregulation use DBT skills in parenting contexts: observational coding of skills use in a DBT skills training group by Yoel Everett, Olivia A. Frigoletto, Jacqueline R. O’Brien, Amy L. Byrd, Stephanie D. Stepp, Maureen Zalewski

“…Methods This study used clinician-rated observational coding of skill use examples that were provided by mothers with severe emotion dysregulation (n = 16) who participated in a standard 48-week DBT Skills Training (DBT-ST) program in the context of a larger randomized controlled trial (NCT03060902). …”
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Scoliosis Surgery in Cystic Fibrosis: Surgical Considerations and the Multidisciplinary Approach of a Rare Case by George I. Mataliotakis, Athanasios I. Tsirikos, Karen Pearson, Don S. Urquhart, Carolyn Smith, Andrew Fall

“…This paper reviews all the literature up to date with regard to scoliosis in patients with CF and reports this unique case of a 14-year-old Caucasian girl with progressive scoliosis, who was treated surgically at the age of 17. She underwent a posterior spinal fusion T2-L3 with the use of unilateral segmental instrumentation. …”
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Changes in Renal Function Following Administration of Oral Sodium Phosphate or Polyethylene Glycol for Colon Cleansing before Colonoscopy by Ramy Abaskharoun, William Depew, Stephen Vanner

“…From 1995 to 2004, a cohort of consecutive patients who had serum creatinine (Cr) drawn immediately before colonoscopy and again after subsequent procedures three months to nine years later (almost 80% of patients between the first and fifth year) were identified. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Fecal Calprotectin (S100 A8/A9) Test in Children with Chronic Abdominal Pain by Stanisław Pieczarkowski, Kinga Kowalska-Duplaga, Przemko Kwinta, Przemysław Tomasik, Andrzej Wędrychowicz, Krzysztof Fyderek

“…The study included 163 patients (median age 13 years), who were assigned to four study groups: group 0 (control), 22 healthy children; group 1, 33 children with functional gastrointestinal disorders; group 2, 71 children with inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders other than IBD; group 3, 37 children with IBD. …”
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Analysis of macular retinal thickness in polyarteritis nodosa using spectral domain optical coherence tomography by Che-Ning Yang, Chia-Ping Chen, Yi-Ting Hsieh

“…Methods A total of 24 PAN patients who had been for 3 years or more and underwent SD-OCT were recruited from the UK Biobank, with exclusions for diabetes, eye disease, or abnormal CFP findings. …”
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Lateral Polydactyly of the Foot: Surgical Outcomes Based on a New Classification by Junko Otsuka, MD, Emiko Horii, MD, Shukuki Koh, MD, Hiroki Takeshige, MD

“…This study enrolled 148 feet from 126 patients who underwent initial surgery at our hospital between January 2009 and July 2021. …”
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Comparison of Renal Tubular Damage with Kidney Injury Molecule-1 in Open and Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery by Abdullah Gürhan Duyan, Celalettin Vatansev, Rahim Kocabaş, Melek Yalçın Koç, Muhammed Ali Akbulut

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: We enrolled 46 patients diagnosed with colon cancer who underwent laparoscopic and open surgical procedures at our clinic. …”
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Assessment of Food Safety and Food Handling Practice Knowledge among College of Basic Education Students, Kuwait by Fatemah Ashkanani, Wafaa Husain, Maryam A Al Dwairji

“…A passing percentage is the percentage of participants who answered correctly ≥ 50% of the questions. A total of 585 students participated in the study (mean age = 21.3 ± 3.88 years). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose in Geriatric Inpatients at a German Tertiary University Teaching Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of Cl... by Matthias Bach, Tabea Geisel, Julia Martin, Bettina Schulze, Roland Schaefer, Garth Virgin, Juergen Stein

“…Within a twelve-month data extraction period, the charts of 405 hospitalised patients aged 65–101 years were retrospectively analysed for IDA, defined according to WHO criteria for anaemia (haemoglobin: <13.0 g/dL (m)/<12.0 g/dL (f)) in conjunction with transferrin saturation <20%. …”
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Examining the Impact of Certificate of Need Laws on the Utilization and Reimbursement of Cataract Surgeries Among Medicare Beneficiaries by Alvina Liang, Jennifer L. Lindsey

“…**Methods:** This retrospective database review analyzed publicly available data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 2017 to 2021 to identify the Medicare beneficiaries who underwent non-complex cataract surgery using Current Procedural Terminology code 66984 in Medicare outpatient hospitals. …”
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Legislative amendments regarding criminal proceedings under martial law by V. V. Ablamska

“…During the study of the amendments related to the application of preventive measures to servicemen who are suspected or accused of committing crimes provided for by Articles 402–408, 410, 420–425, 427, 431–433 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, a proposal has been made to make certain changes aimed at protecting rights and freedoms of such a person. …”
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Correlation between Exposure to Bomechanical Stress and Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) by William HM Castro

“…In the Netherlands, a 13-year survey of persons who were admitted to emergency units of hospitals by the 'Consument en Veiligheid' foundation, showed 14 persons with WAD complaints after being exposed to bumper car collisions at a fun fair. …”
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On the Role of the Institute of Headmen of Academic Groups in Russian Universities by Yu. S. Ezrokh

“…The total number of students who were invited to participate in the survey was 238 people (12 academic groups); the actual number of respondents was 193 (81% of students). …”
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Efficacy of 3D-printed patient specific implant for orbital wall fracture repair in a series of 40 patients by Min Kyu Yang, Seong Jung Ha, Gye Jung Kim, Junhyeok Ock, Namkug Kim, Ho-Seok Sa

“…We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent surgical repair for unilateral orbital wall fractures using a 3D-printed PCL PSI. …”
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English medium instruction in the higher education in Pakistan: A retrospective analysis using the ROAD-MAPPING framework by K. A. Siddiqui

“…Thus, the work will be worthy of consideration by educators who are interested in studying this concept in the context of Pakistan where the literature desperately lacks any theoretically-backed substantial work in this research area.…”
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The Warthin-Like Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Comparison with Classic Type in the Patients with Coexisting Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Min-kyung Yeo, Ja Seong Bae, Sohee Lee, Min-Hee Kim, Dong-Jun Lim, Youn Soo Lee, Chan Kwon Jung

“…Methods. Of the 2,139 patients who underwent surgical treatment for PTC from 2012 to 2013, 40 patients with WLPTC were identified and compared to 200 consecutive patients with classic PTC. …”
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