Musculoskeletal Imaging for Low Back Pain in Direct Access Physical Therapy Compared to Primary Care: An Observational Study by Michael S Crowell, John S Mason, John H McGinniss

“…The low back pain imaging HEDIS measure identifies the percentage of patients who did not have an imaging study (plain X-ray, MRI, CT Scan) ordered on the first encounter with a diagnosis of low back pain or in the 28 days following that first diagnosis. …”
Get full text

Role of Serum Amyloid A as a Biomarker for Predicting the Severity and Prognosis of COVID-19 by Amal A. Abbas, Asma Alghamdi, Sonia Mezghani, Mourad Ben Ayed, Ahmed M. Alamori, Ghazi A. Alghamdi, Wail Bajhmom, Hanan Wajeeh, Salma S. Almutairi, Wafaa M. Radwan

“…Of the 102 patients with confirmed COVID-19 who were admitted to King Fahd General Hospital, Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia, from July 1, 2021 to August 5, 2021, 50 were included in this cross-sectional study to investigate the influence of serum amyloid A (SAA) on disease severity and survival outcomes of COVID-19 patients. …”
Get full text

Mitochondrial Complex I Deficiency among Egyptian Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome by Doaa M. Abdou, AbdelAal Mohamed, Mohamed Abdulhay, Sara El Khateeb

“…Mitochondrial complex I deficiency in patients who have a nephrotic syndrome complaint may play a role in their responsiveness to steroid therapy and the development of SRNS and even the prognosis of their illness.…”
Get full text

Evaluation of 30-day mortality in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy in a tertiary hospital: a 3-year retrospective survey by Philippe Bichard, Jean-Louis Frossard, Laurent Spahr, Nicolas Goossens, Olivier Chatelanat, Laurent Bochatay, Caroline Bastid

“…Our objective was to report death causes and rate following GI endoscopies in a tertiary university hospital.Design We retrospectively reviewed all GI procedures made between January 2017 and December 2019 in our tertiary hospital in Switzerland. Data from patients who died within 30 days of the procedure were recorded.Results Of 18 233 procedures, 251 patients died within 30 days following 345 (1.89%) procedures (244/9180 gastroscopies, 53/5826 colonoscopies, 23/2119 endoscopic ultrasound, 19/911 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, 6/197 percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies). …”
Get full text

The Impact of Smartphone and Social Media Use on Adolescent Sleep Quality and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Young Lee, Judy Blebea, Furhut Janssen, Sarah E. Domoff

“…Sleep quality mediated the association between SM use and depression (p<0.05). Furthermore, youth who brought their smartphones to bed with them had poorer sleep quality than those without phones (p<0.05). …”
Get full text

Diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii endocarditis by using nanopore targeted sequencing: a case report by Xinsheng Yan, Qimei Wei, Tingting Liu, Dong Wang, Zhenlu Zhang

“…Case presentation The present study reports the case of a 57-year-old male patient who was admitted with a diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis. …”
Get full text

Lipoxin A4 levels correlate with severity in a Spanish COVID-19 cohort: potential use of endogenous pro-resolving mediators as biomarkers by Sergio Sánchez-García, Rafael I. Jaén, Roberto Lozano-Rodríguez, José Avendaño-Ortiz, Alejandro Pascual‐Iglesias, Laura Hurtado-Navarro, Eduardo López-Collazo, Eduardo López-Collazo, Lisardo Boscá, Lisardo Boscá, Patricia Prieto, Patricia Prieto, Patricia Prieto

“…This differential prognosis is tightly related to the inflammatory status of the patient. Although WHO declared the end of the emergency, the pandemic caused a great socio-sanitary impact in all countries. …”
Get full text

The Efficiency of Anterior Repositioning Splints in the Management of Pain Related to Temporomandibular Joint Disc Displacement with Reduction by Malgorzata Pihut, Malgorzata Gorecka, Piotr Ceranowicz, Mieszko Wieckiewicz

“…The research material consisted of 112 patients, aged 24 to 45 years, of both genders, who reported for treatment at the Consulting Room of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunctions at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow between 2014 and 2016 due to pain in the area of the temporomandibular joint(s) and noise(s) of temporomandibular joint(s) present during jaw movements with comorbid contracture of masticatory muscles. …”
Get full text

Mismatch Repair Status and Surgical Outcomes in Localized Colorectal Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Tobias Freyberg Justesen, MD, Adile Orhan, MD, Andreas Weinberger Rosen, MD, Mikail Gögenur, MD, Ismail Gögenur, MD, DMSc

“…In this cohort study, we included patients who underwent curative-intent surgery for localized colorectal cancer between 2009 and 2020. …”
Get full text

Finland’s Policy towards the Russian Federation under M. Ahtisaari (1994–2000): A Cognitive Approach by D. G. Romanov

“…According to the author, this approach may not only provide insights on the models of thinking of M. Ahtisaari, who played a key role in the formation of Finland’s foreign policy in 1994–2000, but also to reassess the dominant views by placing them within a new theoretical framework. …”
Get full text

Recombinant short TNF-BD protein from smallpox virus is pharmacologically active in an experimental septic shock model by I. P. Gileva, S. N. Yakubitskiy, I. V. Kolosova, S. N. Shchelkunov

“…All mice not injected with TNF-BD had been dead by day 3 of the experiment, but 30, 40 and 60 % of the experimental animals, who received different TNF-BD doses, survived in a dose-dependent manner. …”
Get full text

Routine Multimodal Antiemesis Including Low-Dose Perphenazine in an Ambulatory Surgery Unit of a University Hospital: A 10-Year History by Brian A. Williams, Michael L. Kentor, Susan J. Skledar, Steven L. Orebaugh, Manuel C. Vallejo

“…As a single-dose component of multimodal antiemetic prophylaxis therapy, we believe that this track record of anecdotal safety in adults who meet certain criteria (age 14–70, no less than 45 kg, no history of extrapyramidal reactions or of Parkinson disease, and no Class III antidysrhythmic coadministered for coexisting disease) constitutes a sufficient patient safety basis for formal prospective study. …”
Get full text

Problem of Unity and Differentiation of Internal Labor Regulations by D. S. Podkopai

“…Differentiation of internal labor regulations is objectively due to the development of social organization of labor, the division of labor in industries, varying degrees of mechanization, the presence of harmful and dangerous working conditions, involving employees who need special protection from harmful factors (women, minors, disabled, etc.). …”
Get full text

Enhancing Educational Systems on Creating Job Opportunities by Promoting Knowledge-Based Economy in the Sultanate of Oman by NourEldin Mohamed Elshaiekh, Said Mohammed Alrashdi, Ahmed Maher Shehata, Naifa Eid Bait bin Saleem

“…Additionally, the research discusses differences in averages among respondents' educational qualifications, with the highest average recorded for PhD holders at approximately 4.5% that holders of these qualifications are the ones who can be relied upon to convey and disseminate the culture of the knowledge economy among university and college students. …”
Get full text

Inflammatory Cytokines, Adipocytokines, and Th17/Treg Balance in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease following Administration of Dahuang Zhechong Pills by Xiaohua Duan, Jianlin Lv, Hebei Jiang, Kefei Zheng, Yulin Chen

“…The study recruited 100 NAFLD patients who were then arranged into the test group and control group. …”
Get full text

Molecular Identification of Fusarium proliferatum from toenails: A case report by Sazan Jamal Gharib, Nawroz Abdul-razzak Tahir

“…In this paper, we report a 56-year-old female has Diabetes milletus who established to disseminate Fusarium infection in her left first toenail from the Dermatology Department / Khabat Skin Center, Sulaimani Province, Iraq. …”
Get full text

Investigation of customized total knee implant with articular cartilage under loading conditions using finite element analysis. by Shady A Alshewaier, Mohamed Yacin Sikkandar, Ali Ahmed Ali Almakrami, S Sabarunisha Begum, Ahmad Alassaf, Ibrahim AlMohimeed, S Meenatchi Sundaram, Dheeraj Poojary, Natteri M Sudharsan, Eddie Y K Ng

“…Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disease predominantly affecting the elderly and is often managed through knee replacement surgeries. West Asians, who frequently engage in activities involving bending and kneeling during their prayers, tend to exhibit distinct bone anatomy compared to the Caucasian population. …”
Get full text

Analyzing Gait Dynamics and Recovery Trajectory in Lower Extremity Fractures Using Linear Mixed Models and Gait Analysis Variables by Mostafa Rezapour, Rachel B. Seymour, Suman Medda, Stephen H. Sims, Madhav A. Karunakar, Nahir Habet, Metin Nafi Gurcan

“…Our study provided insights into gait recovery across different fracture types using data from 318 patients who experienced no complications or readmissions during their recovery. …”
Get full text

Receipt of specialized palliative care and health care utilization at the end of life in hematological cancer patients – the Stockholm experience by Lena von Bahr, Peter Strang, Torbjörn Schultz, Per Fürst

“…Methods: In a retrospective, observational registry study, all patients who died of a hematological malignancy during the years 2015–2021 in the Stockholm County were included and analyzed with descriptive statistics and logistic regression models. …”
Get full text

Emergent treatment using balloon-assisted ERCP versus EUS-guided drainage for acute cholangitis in patients with surgically altered anatomy by Takahiro Shishimoto, Masahiro Itonaga, Reiko Ashida, Yasunobu Yamashita, Yuki Kawaji, Takashi Tamura, Hiromu Morishita, Akiya Nakahata, Yuto Sugihara, Tomokazu Ishihara, Masayuki Kitano

“…Methods : This study retrospectively evaluated consecutive patients who underwent emergent BAE-ERCP or EUS-BD for AC with SAA between January 2020 and March 2024. …”
Get full text