The clinical role of blood coagulation and platelet receptors gene allelic variants in development of Wilson’s disease by T. P. Rozina, S. V. Fastovets, E. E. Starostina, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. N. Krasnova

“…Original study included 85 patients with a Wilson’s disease who were divided into two groups: without neurological symptoms (abdominal form; n=51) and with neurologic symptomatology (mixed form; n=34). …”
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A proposal to measure the resilience of the Andalusian Commnunity Social Services by Elena Ferri-Fuentevilla, Ana Vallejo-Andrada, Aleix Morilla-Luchena, Rocío Muñoz Moreno

“…Critical indicators to assess social service resilience were put forward, in line with the research conducted by Kruk et al. who propose a resilience index for healthcare. Structural indicators, such as budget allocation and personnel, play pivotal roles, though data availability challenges persist, particularly in municipalities with over 20,000 inhabitants. …”
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Practice and application of learning curve theory in improving prescription review skills in standardized training for pharmacists in medical institutions by Jingjing Xu, Qin He, Min Xu, Kun Fu, Jiao Luo, Ying Ma, Xu Liu, Hen Xi

“…A retrospective analysis was conducted on the relevant data of 20 students who participated in our hospital’s standardized pharmacist training in 2022 and 2023 during their prescription review practice learning process. …”
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Area under the Curve-Based Dosing of Vancomycin in Critically Ill Patients Using 6-Hour Urine Creatinine Clearance Measurement by Bita Shahrami, Farhad Najmeddin, Saeideh Ghaffari, Atabak Najafi, Mohammad Reza Rouini, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh

“…Method. 23 adult critically ill patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥60 mL/min who received vancomycin infusion were enrolled in this pilot study. …”
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Refinement of a meaning-centered counseling program for Chinese patients with advanced cancer: integrating cultural adaptation and implementation science approaches by Florence Lui, Qingyi Zhang, George Chengxi Bao, Bharat Narang, Ruo Yan Chen, Yunshan Niu, Jennifer Leng, William Breitbart

“…Methods Fifteen purposively sampled mental health professionals who work with Chinese cancer patients completed surveys providing Likert-scale ratings on acceptability and comprehensibility of MCP-Ch content (guided by the EVM) and pre-implementation factors (guided by PRISM), followed by semi-structured interviews. …”
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‘They went for the test together but came back separately’: a constructivist grounded theory perspective on male engagement in antenatal HIV testing in Bamenda, Cameroon by Lily Haritu Foglabenchi, Nancy Manigha Nyahkeh, Heidi Stöckl, Tanya Marchant

“…Also, couple communication was rare or subtle—mostly initiated by women who suspected spousal infidelity. For some men, HIV testing was a conscious decision to confirm fidelity, for others this was challenged by the fear of sero-discordant results and assumptions that maternal test results were a representation of their sero-status. …”
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Psychosocial working conditions and violence prevention climate in German emergency departments – a cross-sectional study by Sonja Reißmann, Mannat Guliani, Tanja Wirth, David A. Groneberg, Volker Harth, Stefanie Mache

“…Methods A cross-sectional online survey was carried out among N = 370 participants, who were doctors or nurses from German EDs. The Questionnaire for Psychosocial Risk Assessment (QPRA) and the Violence Prevention Climate Scale (VPCS) were applied. …”
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Dietary Exposure to Aflatoxins in Some Randomly Selected Foods and Cancer Risk Estimations of Cereals Consumed on a Ghanaian Market by Nii Korley Kortei, Theophilus Annan, Seidu A. Richard, Adjoa A. Boakye, Clement O. Tettey, Edward Ken Essuman, Enoch Aninagyei, Precious Agbemeseli

“…By using the model prescribed by Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), the risks posed by the food and feed samples were determined. …”
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Examination of Business People’s Attitudes Towards Virtual Trade Fairs by Hakan Tunahan, Ayhan Bekar, Ayşegül Karataş

“…Determining the direction of attitudes of the business people, who participated in virtual fairs, will allow for having an idea about the future of these fairs. …”
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Home Medication Review among Patients with Chronic Diseases in Rural Villages of Pahang, Malaysia: A Case Report by Norny Syafinaz Ab Rahman, Nur Alyaa Anisa Mat Harom, Nor Ilyani Mohamed Nazar

“…Case Presentations: This case report presents two cases involving patients with chronic diseases residing in a rural area of Pahang, Malaysia, who participated in pharmacist-led HMR visits. The first case describes a 62-year-old single Malay female with multiple chronic conditions, including Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, dyslipidemia, and bronchial asthma, managed with eight prescribed medications. …”
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Different Approaches to requesting Consent for Routine data linkage in Neonatal follow-up (ACORN): protocol for a 2×2 factorial randomised trial by Jane E Harding, Barry Milne, Jenny Rogers, Greg Gamble, Jane Marie Alsweiler, Christopher McKinlay, Gavin Brown, Aakash Bajirao Rajay, Caroline Anne Crowther, Nike Franke, Trecia Wouldes

“…Reported rates of consent to data linkage for children ranged from 21% to 96%, but no studies have investigated different approaches to seeking consent for data linkage for school-age children.Methods and analysis The Approaches to Consent for Routine Data Linkage in Neonatal Follow-up (ACORN) trial is a 2×2 factorial randomised trial to assess whether, for children who participated in neonatal randomised trials (pre-hypoglycaemia Prevention with Oral Dextrose Gel (hPOD), hPOD and The Impact of Protein Intravenous Nutrition on Development in Extremely Low Birth Weight Babies (ProVIDe)) and are approached to participate in an in-person assessment at 6–7 years of age, parental consent to data linkage is higher if consent is sought (1) after the in-person assessment (delayed) or concurrently and (2) for health and education data combined or separately. …”
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Differential attainment at national selection for higher surgical training: a retrospective cohort study by Amanda Lee, Jennifer Cleland, John Hines, Peter Brennan, Ricky Ellis, Yasin Al-Tawarah

“…The objective of this study was to characterise the relationship between candidate sociodemographic factors and performance at National Selection for HST in the UK.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting National Selection for HST in the UK.Participants All UK graduates in the UKMED database (https://www.ukmed.ac.uk) who underwent selection for HST from 2012 to 2019.Outcomes and measures Performance at HST Selection for each surgical specialty is measured by assessment of the candidate’s academic portfolio and multiple objective structured clinical examination style stations testing knowledge and skills. …”
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Correlation Between Y-Balance Test and Balance, Functional Performance, and Outcome Measures in Patients Following ACL Reconstruction by Jin Seong Kim, Ui Jae Hwang, Moon Young Choi, Doo Hwan Kong, Kyu Sung Chung, Jeong Ku Ha, Oh Yun Kwon

“… # Methods Fifty-nine patients who underwent ACLR using hamstring autografts were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Effect and safety of ethanolamine oleate in sclerotherapy in patients with difficult-to-resect venous malformations: A multicenter, single-arm study. by Mine Ozaki, Tadashi Nomura, Keigo Osuga, Masakazu Kurita, Ayato Hayashi, Shunsuke Yuzuriha, Noriko Aramaki-Hattori, Makoto Hikosaka, Taiki Nozaki, Michio Ozeki, Junko Ochi, Shimpei Akiyama, Yasumasa Kakei, Keiko Miyakoda, Naoko Kashiwagi, Takahiro Yasuda, Yuki Iwashina, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Kiyoko Kamibeppu, Takafumi Soejima, Kiyonori Harii

“…<h4>Results</h4>Among the 45 patients who consented, one was excluded owing to potential intracranial involvement of venous malformations during screening. …”
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Correlation between Parenting Style by Personality Traits and Mental Health of College Students by Minggui Ge, Xiaomeng Sun, Zhen Huang

“…Then, 300 college students in Anhui Province were selected as the research objects who answered the questionnaire on parenting style and the Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Short for Chinese. …”
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Eichhornia crassipes Efficacy in Secondary Wastewater Treatment in the Western Highlands of Cameroon by Amandine Elodie Manekeu Tanetsa, Martin Lekeufack, Marcelle Léonce Edzigui Tsimi, Gabriel Nicodème Tsetagho, Raoul Carmel Longniang, Théophile Fonkou

“…However, the average residual content of FC (190,000 UFC/100 ml) was still higher than WHO limits (≤1000 UFC/100 ml) for nonrestrictive reuse in agriculture. …”
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Syrian refugee and diaspora healthcare professionals: Case studies from the eastern mediterranean and European regions by Aula Abbara, Munzer Alkhalil, Kinan Wihba, Omer Abdrabbuh, Diana Rayes, Andrew Ghobrial, Manar Marzouk, Fadi Halabi, Mahmoud Hariri, Abdulkarim Ekzayez

“…Discussion: Now is an important opportunity to support Syrian and other refugee HCPs who have been forced to leave their homes to capitalise on their skills to explore the impacts of potentially effective policies and interventions. …”
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Grisel’s Syndrome in Children: Two Case Reports and Systematic Review of the Literature by Nicole Pini, Martina Ceccoli, Patrizia Bergonzini, Lorenzo Iughetti

“…We describe two boys of 9 and 8 years old, who developed atlantoaxial subluxation after adenoidectomy. …”
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Patient centered medication treatment for opioid use disorder in rural Vermont: a qualitative study by Emily G. Hichborn, Owen B. Murray, Eilis I. Murphy, Tess E. Gallant, Sarah K. Moore, Bethany M. McLeman, John Saroyan, Anthony Folland, Megan Mitchell, Lisa A. Marsch

“…Having this understanding of an established, leading MOUD treatment system may serve to benefit states looking to implement this model, or for states who are looking to improve the model they already have in place, potentially leading to higher treatment and retention rates. …”
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Profile of non-invasive physical health indicators associated with cognitive performance in Chinese older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiyu Wei, Chao Li, Dongyu Liu, Jieyi Chen, Yumeng Ju, Jin Liu, Bangshan Liu, Yan Zhang

“…Methods The present study utilized a three-year longitudinal cohort design, with data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). 4,869 participants aged 60–97 years from CHARLS wave 2015 and 2018 who were cognitively and physically healthy were included in analysis. …”
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