Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards COVID-19 among Mothers in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020 by Debrnesh Goshiye, Zinet Abegaz, Sisay Gedamu

“…Therefore, health education programs for mobilizing and improving COVID-19-related knowledge, attitude, and practice are urgently needed, especially for those mothers who have low access to information due to home duty.…”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Educated Macrophages Ameliorate LPS-Induced Systemic Response by Yaoqin Hu, Chaojin Qin, Guoping Zheng, Dengming Lai, Huikang Tao, Yan Zhang, Guanguan Qiu, Menghua Ge, Lanfang Huang, Lina Chen, Baoli Cheng, Qiang Shu, Jianguo Xu

“…When macrophages were cultured with serum from ARDS patients who were treated with ASCs or placebo in our previous clinical trial, there was no difference in M2 macrophage levels before and after ASCs treatment indicating a suboptimal response to the treatment protocol. …”
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Association between advanced lung cancer inflammation index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among asthma patients: a cohort study by Tu-Lei Tian, Xiang-Kun Qu, Hong-Bo Zhang, Cun-Cun Wang, Qing-Qing Yuan, Jing Xia, Li-Fang Cao, Kui Liu

“…This study aimed to evaluate the association between ALI and mortality from all causes, as well as specific causes including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer-related mortality, among individuals with asthma.MethodsWe analyzed data from 4,829 asthma patients who participated in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2018. …”
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Relationship Between the Use of Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches for Monitoring Physical Activity and the Sociodemographic Characteristics of Long-Term Care Residents During the C... by Ivana Crnković, Karmen Lončarek, Nada Tomasović Mrčela, Danica Železnik, Tomislav Vlahović

“…LTC residents aged 65 and older who receive the 1st level of accommodation services in the social care system according to their functional ability and health status were included in this study. …”
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“I definitely cannot afford to be feeling poorly if there’s no need to be”: a qualitative evaluation of antiviral uptake following suspected occupational exposure to avian influenz... by Riinu Pae, Lucy Findlater, Richard Amlôt, Fernando Capelastegui, Gavin Dabrera, Clare Humphreys, Jharna Kumbang, Isabel Oliver

“…The biggest barrier to uptake and adherence was experiencing side effects, especially if these disrupted day-to-day life or work. Participants who took antivirals followed medical advice in a novel situation, had health conditions or vulnerable family members they wanted to protect. …”
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The prevalence and distribution of hypodontia inorthodontic patients in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Azra Jelešković, Indira Mujić Jahić, Aida Selmanagić, Sara Mujić, Lejla Redžepagić Vražalica

“…The study included all patients who presented to the Orthodontic Department in the period from January 2020 to March 2023 and whose diagnostic protocol included panoramic radiographs, which were analyzed for the purposes of this study. …”
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Real-world safety of linaclotide in Chinese patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation: a multicenter, single-arm, prospective observational study by Yinglian Xiao, Xianmei Meng, Qingfeng Luo, Xiaohua Hou, Jie Jin, Xianfei Zhong, Wei Gong, Xiuling Li, Minhu Chen

“…Methods: Adults with IBS-C who had taken or planned to take at least one dose of linaclotide 290 μg were enrolled and followed up for 3 months. …”
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Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in the Weaning of Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation by Chung-Shu Lee, Ning-Hung Chen, Li-Pang Chuang, Chih-Hao Chang, Li-Fu Li, Shih-Wei Lin, Hsiung-Ying Huang

“…Conclusions. PMV subjects who failed weaning had a lower hypercapnic ventilatory response than successfully weaned subjects. …”
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Effectiveness of an Inpatient Movement Disorders Program for Patients with Atypical Parkinsonism by Anna D. Hohler, Jyeming M. Tsao, Douglas I. Katz, T. Joy DiPiero, Christina L. Hehl, Alissa Leonard, Valerie Allen, Maura Gardner, Heidi Phenix, Marie Saint-Hilaire, Terry Ellis

“…This paper investigated the effectiveness of an inpatient movement disorders program for patients with atypical parkinsonism, who typically respond poorly to pharmacologic intervention and are challenging to rehabilitate as outpatients. …”
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To do or not to do? – Endometrial biopsy in younger women with abnormal uterine bleeding by Sandra Lynn Jaya-Bodestyne, Marlene Samantha Goh, Madeline Chan Hiu Gwan, Sonali Prashant Chonkar, Khurshid Merchant, Manisha Mathur

“…Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study reviewing the records of 464 women aged under 40 years old who underwent endometrial biopsy for AUB. The data analysis included demographics, investigations undertaken, ultrasound findings, biopsy results, and treatment. …”
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Long Term School Based Deworming against Soil-Transmitted Helminths Also Benefits the Untreated Adult Population: Results from a Community-Wide Cross Sectional Survey by Paul M. Gichuki, Gabriel Mbugua, Edwin K. Kiplelgo, Tabitha W. Irungu, Charles Mwandawiro

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the inclusion of other at-risk groups in the PC. …”
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The analysis of project-based learning models implementation on student motivation and learning achievement by Amara Mery Athaya, Mira Kusmiati, M. Azhar Faturachman

“…Learning activities are now centered not only on teachers but also on students who actively participate in the process. Learning motivation needs to be developed in students to achieve high learning outcomes. …”
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The PainSMART project: Protocol for a research program on effectiveness, mechanisms of effect and patient-practitioner experiences of the PainSMART-strategy as an adjunct to usual... by Richard Thompson, Maria Fors, Ann-Sofi Kammerlind, Pia Tingström, Allan Abbott, Kajsa Johansson

“…Subjects: Adults (18 years or older) seeking primary care for MSKP who are triaged and booked for an initial physiotherapy consultation at five primary care physiotherapy departments within the Swedish public healthcare regions of Östergötland and Jönköping. …”
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Purtscher-Like Retinopathy by Rita Massa, Carolina Vale, Mafalda Macedo, Maria João Furtado, Miguel Gomes, Miguel Lume, Angelina Meireles

“…We present a case of a 53-year-old man who presented with a Purtscher-like retinopathy associated with the development of acute pancreatitis in the context of a Klatskin tumour (a hilar cholangiocarcinoma). …”
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Assessment of long-term changes in subvalvular aortic stenosis in patients following transcatheter aortic valve implantation by Vladlen V. Bazylev, Andrey B. Voevodin, Alexey S. Masyutin

“…CONCLUSION: There was a statistically significant decrease in hypertrophy of IVS in patients who underwent TAVI. In most cases, IVS thickness decreased within 2 years after surgery. …”
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Urological, vascular, and infectious implications of kidney transplant: a single-center experience by Juan G. Prada, Sofía Manjarrés-Sierra, Isabella Lince-Rivera, Carolina Martínez-Pinedo, Carolina Martínez-Pinedo, Germán Patiño, Hugo E. López

“…Records of all patients who underwent kidney transplant from 2007 to 2017 were reviewed and data of demographic and surgical variables as well as information of vascular, urological, and infectious complications during the 1st post-operative month were registered and analyzed. …”
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Perceived Pain during Cataract Surgery with Topical Anesthesia: A Comparison between First-Eye and Second-Eye Surgery by Lin Jiang, Keke Zhang, Wenwen He, Xiangjia Zhu, Peng Zhou, Yi Lu

“…A greater proportion of patients who underwent second-eye surgery reported intraoperative pain compared with first-eye surgery patients (85% versus 35%, P<0.001). …”
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Characterizing the early relationship between covert narcissism and cognitive empathy in medical students: a cross-sectional study by Adelina Alcorta-Garza, Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez, Juan F. González-Guerrero, Fernando Alcorta-Núñez, Guillermo A. Porras Garza, Montserrat San-Martín, Roberto C. Delgado Bolton, Luis Vivanco

“…Comparison analyses showed that covert narcissism was greater in students enrolled after one semester attending on-line classes than those who were starting their first semester (p = 0.01). …”
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Clinico-spirometrical correlation of newly detected COPD patients with known tobacco smoking exposure or biomass smoke exposure presenting to a teaching institution in Vadodara, Gu... by Bhavesh Patel, G Mothiganesh, Arti D. Shah, Chirag H. Chakravarti, Parshwa Naik, Princee Patel

“…The current investigation aimed to establish a clinical profile of patients with recently diagnosed COPD who present to a healthcare facility in Vadodara. …”
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Association of functional health literacy and cognitive ability with self-reported diabetes in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: a prospective cohort study by Ian J Deary, Chloe Fawns-Ritchie, Jackie Price

“…Objectives We investigated whether functional health literacy and cognitive ability were associated with self-reported diabetes.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Data were from waves 2 (2004–2005) to 7 (2014–2015) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a cohort study designed to be representative of adults aged 50 years and older living in England.Participants 8669 ELSA participants (mean age=66.7, SD=9.7) who completed a brief functional health literacy test assessing health-related reading comprehension, and 4 cognitive tests assessing declarative memory, processing speed and executive function at wave 2.Primary outcome measure Self-reported doctor diagnosis of diabetes.Results Logistic regression was used to examine cross-sectional (wave 2) associations of functional health literacy and cognitive ability with diabetes status. …”
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