Romanul Arhanghelii și „epoca de aur” a mineritului din Țara Moților by Alexandru Dumitriu

“…But there were still people who had known that bountiful life, and they were happy to tell about it”. …”
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Acute dental pain and the different management methods among adults in Taif, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study by Bandar S. Shukr, Ayman Mandorah, Faisal K. Altalhi, Yousef A. Alqurashi, Hassan T. Shawli, Ali A. Alqarni, Mohammed A. Alzubaidi

“…For formal-care methods, those who obtained professional help to control their pain were more likely to be dentists/dental students (AOR = 6.17, P = 0.02). …”
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Risk factors analysis of hypokalemia after radical resection of esophageal cancer and establishment of a nomogram risk prediction model by Guanqiang Yan, Jingxiao Li, Yiji Su, Guosheng Li, Guiyu Feng, Jun Liu, Xiang Gao, Huafu Zhou

“…Thus, this study provides a reference for the clinical development of intervention measures.MethodsClinical data of EC patients who underwent radical surgery from January 2020 to November 2022 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University were retrospectively collected. …”
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Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium by Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

“…Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) delirium is an acute brain dysfunction that affects up to 7 out of 10 patients admitted to ICUs. Patients who develop ICU delirium cannot think clearly, have trouble paying attention, do not understand what is happening around them and may see or hear things that are not there. …”
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Cardiometabolic risk factors in the Swedish Werlabs cohort based on self-initiated health screening: cohort profile by Peter Ueda, Kerstin Brismar, Anna Norhammar, Daniel Peter Andersson, Hannah Coudé Adam, Omid Hajimirsadeghi, Lovisa Krantz, Nadia Bandstein Forsberg

“…Purpose There is limited research on individuals undergoing self-initiated health examinations, and the Werlabs cohort will be a base for such research.Participants All individuals aged 18 or older who had undertaken a self-initiated health examination at Werlabs AB with at least one recorded value of creatinine or cholesterol in Sweden (from 1 January 2015 through 31 December 2023) was included. …”
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Hepatitis C Prevalence on the Rise but Screening at Safety Net Institutions Lagging behind by Jarin Prasa, Syed S. Karim, Bobby Jacob, Paul Mustacchia

“…We identified patients born in the years 1945 to 1965 using our electronic medical record (EMR) system and subsequently analyzed those who were anti-HCV positive. We reviewed their demographics, including age, gender, and ethnicity, as well as their history of intravenous drug use and HIV coinfection status. …”
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BreathCarer: Informal carers of patients with chronic breathlessness: a mixed-methods systematic review of burden, needs, coping, and support interventions by Saskia Blütgen, Anne Pralong, Carolin Wilharm, Yvonne Eisenmann, Raymond Voltz, Steffen T. Simon

“…Breathlessness is highly burdensome for carers who live with and care for patients or for those who do not live with the patients and care for them. …”
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The challenges of evidence-based prehabilitation in a real-life context for patients preparing for colorectal surgery—a cohort study and multiple case analysis by A. D. Talen, N. L. U. van Meeteren, J. A. Barten, I. Pereboom, W. P. Krijnen, H. Jager-Wittenaar, B. C. Bongers, G. van der Sluis

“…Methods In this observational cohort study with multiple case analyses, all patients who underwent colorectal surgery from January 2023 to June 2023 were enrolled. …”
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Analysis of the relevant factors for corneal graft rejection in the southern Liaoning region from 2019 to 2023 by Chunxiao Yan, Chunxiao Yan, Zhijian Zhang, Zhijian Zhang, Lin Jin, Mengxin Liu, Tianyi Wang, Tianyi Wang, Jinghao Yang, Jinghao Yang, Lijun Zhang, Lijun Zhang, Lijun Zhang

“…BackgroundThe study aimed to review the etiology of corneal blindness and investigate the relative risk of corneal graft rejection (CGR) in the southern Liaoning region.MethodsThe clinical records of 359 patients (394 eyes) who underwent corneal transplantation at the Department of Keratoconus of the Third People’s Hospital of Dalian from January 2019 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Safety and immunogenicity of Ad26.COV2.S in adolescents: Phase 2 randomized clinical trial by Jelena Tica, Veronica V. Rezelj, Benoit Baron, Vitalija van Paassen, Javier Zaidman, Lee Fairlie, Gert Scheper, Mathieu Le Gars, Frank Struyf, Macaya Douoguih, Javier Ruiz-Guiñazú

“…Participants were randomly assigned to receive Ad26.COV2.S at reduced dose levels of 0.625 × 1010 (0.5 mL), 1.25 × 1010 (0.5 mL) or 2.5 × 1010 (0.5 mL or low volume 0.25 mL) vp in a 1- or 2-dose (56-day interval) primary schedule. Adolescents who received a 1-dose primary schedule received a 2.5 × 1010 vp booster dose 6 months later. …”
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Empowerment resources, decision-making and gender attitudes: which matter most to livestock keepers in the mixed and livestock-based systems in Ethiopia? by Wole Kinati, Derek Baker, Elizabeth C. Temple, Dina Najjar, Annet Abenakyo Mulema

“…This is important, because we cannot talk of empowerment for those who are not in a disempowered condition or who do not value it. …”
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Rationale and design of the multicenter, national, randomized, open labeled phase III trial: allogeneic stem cell transplantation as a potential curative treatment for patients wit... by Annemarie Glöckner, Stefan Schönland, Hermann Einsele, Nicolaus Kröger

“…Patients with multiple myeloma who relapse after initial high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cells have a median progression free survival up to 2–3 years, depending on risk factors such as previous remission duration. …”
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Determining timeframes to death for imminently dying patients: a retrospective cohort study by Tricia O’Connor, Wai-Man Liu, Juliane Samara, Joanne Lewis, Karen Strickland, Catherine Paterson

“…A difference in life expectancy was observed at AKPS 20 among people with cancer (mean = 14.4, median = 2, SD = 38.8) and those who did not have cancer (mean = 53.3, median = 5, SD = 157.1). …”
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Long-term engagement in smoking cessation campaign: A mixed methods randomized trial. by Robert Schwartz, Tracey Borland, Maaz Shahid, Karen Kuzmich, Michael Chaiton

“…<h4>Methods</h4>3,199 Canadians who smoked cigarettes aged 35-64 recruited using Facebook and Instagram advertisements were randomized into Intervention and Control groups. …”
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Rehabilitation Methods for Patients with Geographic Atrophy due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Effects of Rehabilitation on Quality of Life by Damla Erginturk Acar, Figen Batioglu, Aysun Idil, Esra Sahli, Dincer Goksuluk

“…Sociodemographic characteristics, ophthalmological examination findings, and preferred low vision aids for near and distant were recorded. Fifty-seven patients who preferred to use a low vision aid device in daily life were considered as a rehabilitation group, whereas 21 patients who did not use any device were considered as a control group. …”
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Assist-linked brief intervention to reduce risky pattern of substance use in male workers employed at a tertiary care hospital in India: A randomized controlled trial by Sambhu Prasad, Debasish Basu, Surendra K. Mattoo, B. N Subodh

“…The subjects were compared on ASSIST score, WHO quality-of-life brief version (WHOQOL-BREF) and readiness to change questionnaire (RCQ) at baseline and at 3-month follow up. …”
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The pain ratio before and after the application of physiotherapy for dysfunction of temporomandibular joint by Lejla Hadžić, Peter Heidemann, Samir Bojičić, Namik Trtak, Eldad Kaljić, Amra Mačak Hadžiomerović

“…The anamnestic data of the respondents who came to the doctor’s office with the symptoms mentioned were examined, and the orthodontic or dental findings were analyzed. …”
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Sleep duration in adolescence buffers the impact of childhood trauma on anxiety and depressive symptoms by Toni Coote, Emma Barrett, Lucinda Grummitt

“…We found a significant interaction between meeting nightly sleep duration guidelines and any trauma exposure on depressive and anxiety scores, such that depression and anxiety symptoms were lower in trauma-exposed adolescents who met sleep duration guidelines compared to those who did not meet sleep guidelines. …”
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Realizing Decent Work in a "Sandwich" Position: Assessing VET Trainers' Working Conditions in Times of Multiple Transformations by Manuel Nicklich, Marco Blank, Sabine Pfeiffer

“…This is particularly true for part-time trainers who, in addition to their normal work, are also responsible for the success of the apprentices and the entire VET system. …”
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Fluorescein Angiographic Findings of Peripheral Retinal Vasculature after Intravitreal Conbercept versus Ranibizumab for Retinopathy of Prematurity by Enzhong Jin, Hong Yin, Yufei Gui, Juan Chen, Jian Zhang, Jianhong Liang, Xiao-xin Li, Mingwei Zhao

“…To evaluate angiographic findings of peripheral retina vasculature in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) neonates who received intravitreal conbercept (IVC) or ranibizumab (IVR). …”
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