Necrotizing Periodontal Diseases in a Semirural District of South Africa by Neil Hamilton Wood, Elaine Blignaut, Johan Lemmer, Robin Meyerov, Liviu Feller

“…The difference between the number of HIV-seropositive patients with NG/NP who had CD4+ T-cell counts ≤200 cells/mm3 and those who had CD4+ T cell counts of 201–499 cells/mm3 was not statistically significant. …”
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Risk Factors in Post-LASIK Corneal Ectasia by Mehmet Gurkan Tatar, Feride Aylin Kantarci, Aydin Yildirim, Haşim Uslu, Hatice Nur Colak, Hasan Goker, Bulent Gurler

“…Medical records of 42 eyes of 28 (10 women, 18 men) patients who developed corneal ectasia after LASIK were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Analyzing the Influence of Modic Changes on Patients with Lower Back Pain Undergoing Conservative Treatment by Yufeng Chen, Huilin Yang, Lianfang Zhang, Yue Wang, Jun Zou

“…This study aimed to investigate if the presence of Modic changes (MCs) was correlated with lower back pain (LBP) and LBP-related disability in patients who underwent nonsurgical treatment. Methods. In this study, 129 patients who experienced consecutive LBP and underwent lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging in our institute were divided into three groups according to the presence or type of MCs. …”
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The Impact of Colonoscopy Quality Control Table on Adenoma Detection Rates by Bin Deng, Jiehua Zhi, Yaosheng Chen, Lanyu Liang, Jian Wu, Xuefen Gao, Weiming Xiao, Yanbing Ding

“…This study aims to investigate the effects of reporting colonoscopy findings and the regular review of outcomes on adenoma detection rates. Methods. Patients who underwent colonoscopy from August 2013 to February 2014 were selected as the intervention group. …”
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Management of Splenic Abscess after Splenic Arterial Embolization in Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A 5-Year Single-Center Experience by Gang Li, Lin Gao, Jing Zhou, Bo Ye, Jingzhu Zhang, Cheng Qu, Lu Ke, Zhihui Tong, Weiqin Li

“…From August 2012 to August 2017, SAP patients with infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) who underwent splenic arterial embolization after massive hemorrhage of the splenic artery were screened and those who developed splenic abscess were included for analysis. …”
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To Bind or to Let Loose: Effectiveness of Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate in Decreasing Serum Potassium by Shaifali Sandal, Hatim Karachiwala, John Noviasky, Dongliang Wang, William C. Elliott, David F. Lehmann

“…A retrospective cohort analysis of all hospitalized patients who received sodium polystyrene sulfonate over four months was performed. …”
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Similar incidence of graft glomerulonephritis in recipients with definitively diagnosed glomerulonephritis and those with unknown etiology: a retrospective observational study by Qianqian Wu, Xuefeng Ni, Jingsong Chen, Dongrui Cheng, Mingchao Zhang, Kenan Xie, Xue Li, Jiqiu Wen

“…Objective In China, most of the patients who underwent kidney transplants have unknown causes of end-stage renal disease (uESRD). …”
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Epigenetic Mechanisms in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review by Deenadhayalan Ashok, Monisha Prasad, Mohammad Fareed, Anis Ahmad Chaudhary

“…Epigenetic biomarkers could be helpful for risk assessment, early diagnosis, and tailored therapy for people with T2DM who are at risk or who have already been diagnosed. …”
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Schools as Sites of Homelessness Prevention by Jayne Malenfant, Naomi Nichols

“…More specific to our focus, populations of young people who are more likely to experience homelessness (e.g. youth with mental health issues, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, youth from care, and Indigenous youth) face significant barriers to accessing safe, culturally appropriate, and supportive education, suggesting rights to housing and rights to education are intersecting equity issues. …”
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Complications and Functional Results of Surgery for Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer by S. G. Joniau, A. A. Van Baelen, C. Y. Hsu, H. P. Van Poppel

“…We reviewed the records of 139 consecutive patients who underwent a radical prostatectomy (RP) for cT3 PCa with a mean follow-up of 8 years. …”
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Ônibus 174: um olhar sobre a violência urbana e a exclusão social by Joana Maria Eleutério

“…This film, the foundation of my research, is the guideline to the reflection that I propose, since the focus of my analysis the main character of two parallel stories narrated in the film: the young Sandro Rosa do Nascimento, who becomes an archetypal figure in the social context of stories, scenarios and the testimonies shown by Padilha. …”
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The Effect of Integrated Subject-Based Instruction on Learning and Academic Achievement Motivation of Professional-Skills of Students with Special Mental Needs by Ali Mihandost, Zabiholah Alahi, Hamidreza Jangizahi, Majid Kahrazehi

“…The statistical sample consisted of 30 people who were selected through purposive sampling and were divided into two groups of control (15 people) and experimental (15 people). …”
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Phosphorylation of p53 Serine 15 Is a Predictor of Survival for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Taewoo Yang, Yegyun Choi, Jae Won Joh, Steve K. Cho, Dae-Shick Kim, Sung-Gyoo Park

“…Moreover, our analysis demonstrated that patients who were PCNA-positive and p53 Ser15-P–negative had significantly worse survival outcomes (P = 0.001) than patients who were PCNA-positive and p53 Ser15-P–positive. …”
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Choosing to die with the help or by the hand of a doctor (medically-assisted death): Limitations and safety profiles by F. Cembrani, D. De Leo

“…In this study, we comment on the exemplar case of a Belgian lady, Mrs. Godelieva de Troyer, who made that request and obtained the desired outcome. …”
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Assessing the key factors contributing to non-adherence to pulmonary tuberculosis treatment: a descriptive study by Mariam Lakara, Anil Kumar Patidar, Anil Sharma

“…Discontinuing medication to feel better significantly increased noncompliance risk, especially for those who stopped "most of the time" vs. those who never stopped (odds ratio = 8.693, 95% confidence interval: 3.179-23.77). …”
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“This Land Is Your Land”: A Note on America as a Nation of “Varied Carols” by Heinrich Detering

“… Modern American literature starts with the sound of voices singing: “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear”. It is Walt Whitman who begins one of his most popular poems with this line, referring to the voices of people from all generations, classes and ethnic backgrounds who are about to form a new type of nation, a nation beyond ethnicity based on the principles of democracy and diversity alone. …”
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Respectful Maternity Care during Childbirth among Women in a Rural Area of Northern India by Ravneet Kaur, Tejbeer Singh, Mani Kalaivani, Kapil Yadav, Sanjeev K. Gupta, Shashi Kant

“…Self-introduction by health providers, the position of choice during delivery, relief from pain, and availability of preferred companions during delivery were the deficient areas. Women who gave birth in private health facilities were more likely to receive RMC than those who gave birth in government facilities, while those belonging to marginalized social groups had lesser odds of receiving RMC as compared to other women. …”
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Calculation of Unknown Preoperative K Readings in Postrefractive Surgery Patients by Nicola Rosa, Maddalena De Bernardo, Maria Borrelli

“…To determine the unknown preoperative K readings (Kpre) to be used in history-based methods, for intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in patients who have undergone myopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). …”
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Partnership and Depression in Parkinson’s Disease by S. Seiler, B. Perleth, T. Gasser, G. Ulm, W. H. Oertel, H. Ellgring

“…More than half of the male and female patients who reported an impairment of their relationship also had scores of moderate to severe depression. …”
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How do health workers build resilience after family loss, covid-19 infection, and social stigma during the pandemic? by Nungky Taniasar, Seger Handoyo, Fendy Suhariadi, Fiona Niska Dinda Nadia

“…This study investigates the resilience-building process of health workers who experienced critical incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic, including family loss, personal infection, and social stigma. …”
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