Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression Is a Predictive Marker for Late Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer by Sung Hoo Kim, Byung Kyu Ahn, Seung Sam Paik, Kang Hong Lee

“…Ninety-eight patients with recurrence in 376 CRC patients, who underwent curative surgery between January 1991 and August 2001, were retrospectively assessed. …”
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Exploring challenges and coping strategies in providing care for older adults with dementia: a qualitative study conducted in China by Yanan Cheng, Meijiazi Yang, Sha Ma

“…Subsequently, the interviews were meticulously recorded and transcribed in their entirety, followed by a rigorous analysis of the resulting data and information.ResultsA total of 17 participants who provided care for older adults with dementia were interviewed across various settings including rural areas, communities, hospitals, and nursing homes in Shandong Province. …”
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Analysis of early results of edoxaban and warfarin in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis by Abdullah Guner, Volkan Burak Taban, Muhammet Talha Ceran, Yuksel Dereli

“…Material and Methods: The results of a total of 100 patients who started drug treatment for DVT between September 2018 and March 2020 were retrospectively analysed. …”
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Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Nepal: Its Scope and Influencing Factor by Anjani Kumar Yadav, Ashok Dongol, Pradeep Acharya, Mehul R. Jaisani

“…In this cross-sectional study, all the oral and maxillofacial surgeons who were registered in the Nepalese Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (NAOMS) were included (purposive sampling). …”
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Do Not Miss the Tumor: A Novel Presentation of Osteosarcoma by Michael DePalma, Sachin Gupta, Jie Nguyen, Divya Talwar, Alexandre Arkader, Lawrence Wells

“…This report describes the case of a five-year-old African-American female who presented with an antalgic gait secondary to osteosarcoma in the left distal femur and follows her through treatment. …”
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Effects of tropical cyclone Freddy on the social determinants of health: the narrative review of the experience in Malawi by Joseph Okeibunor, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Ishata Nannie Conteh, Abdou Salam Gueye, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Annie Chauma-Mwale, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Neema Kimambo Rusibamayila, Chol Thabo Yur, Emmanuel Maurice Ochien, Mathew Kagoli

“…We identified, used and extracted information and data from relevant documents available from the government records, WHO and other multiagency documents, which were summarised along with the humanitarian actions and the associated implications of the entire event. …”
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Tax-Deductible Provisions for Gluten-Free Diet in Canada Compared with Systems for Gluten-Free Diet Coverage Available in Various Countries by Maria Ines Pinto-Sanchez, Elena F Verdu, Maria C Gordillo, Julio C Bai, Stephen Birch, Paul Moayyedi, Premysl Bercik

“…An ideal balanced approach would involve subsidizing gluten-free products through controlled vouchers or direct food provision to those who most need it, independently of ‘ability or willingness to pay’. …”
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Impact and Outcomes of Pretreatment Total Serum Testosterone on Localized Prostate Cancer Patients by Brittni M. Usera, Polly Creveling, Jonathan D. Tward

“…Men diagnosed with clinical NCCN-risk stratified very-low, low, intermediate, high, and/or very-high risk prostate cancer who had a baseline total serum testosterone level≥100 ng/dl measured within the 100 days preceding the first definitive therapy were identified from our prospectively gathered institutional database. …”
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KARŞILAŞTIRMALI HUKUKTA KENDİSİ veya BAŞKALARI BAKIMINDAN ÖNEMLİ TEHLİKE YARATAN KİŞİLERE YÖNELİK ZORUNLU PSİKİYATRİK MÜDAHALE ve TÜRK HUKUKU BAKIMINDAN BİR ÖNERİ... by Duygu Koçakdiker, Nagehan Kırkbeşoğlu

“…Bu nedenle incelememizde bu kavramlar yerine daha geniş anlama sahip ve tıp otoritelerince (WHO, APA) kullanılan terminoloji tercih edilmiş ve psikiyatrik bozukluklar başlığı altında zihinsel bozukluk ve kişilik bozukluklarına yer verilmiştir. …”
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Health-Related and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Prostate Cancer Stage at Diagnosis among Males Participating in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project by Michelle L. Aktary, Brittany Shewchuk, Qinggang Wang, Eric Hyndman, Lorraine Shack, Paula J. Robson, Karen A. Kopciuk

“…The study included males aged 35–69 years who developed PCa until January 2018. Factors associated with PCa stage at diagnosis were examined using partial proportional odds (PPO) ordinal regression models. …”
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Strategies for using online health communities by elderly people in rural areas by K. A. Galkin

“…For the people in focus, these communities can make up for the lack of communication often experienced by people who live in areas remote from major population centers and health centers. …”
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A South African Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: Clinical Presentation and Six-Year Follow-Up by Alexandra Grubnik, Yastira Ramdas, Barend Van der Bergh, Simon Nayler, Carol-Ann Benn, Bernardo L. Rapoport

“…The patient was a 61-year-old woman who consulted the Breast Care Centre of Excellence in Johannesburg in 2015. …”
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An Investigation into Major Causes for Postharvest Losses of Horticultural Crops and Their Handling Practice in Debre Markos, North-Western Ethiopia by Yebirzaf Yeshiwas, Esubalew Tadele

“…The current study was conducted to estimate and identify the major causes for postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables in Debre Markos, north-western Ethiopia. Forty respondents who were retailing fruits and vegetables were randomly selected and qualitative and quantitative data were collected by using direct market observation and semistructured questioners. …”
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Long-Term Outcome Following Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation at University Hospital Basel: A Retrospective Study by Elodie Hersperger, Nicolas Schaerli, Brigitta Gahl, Oliver Reuthebuch, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Bernhard Winkler, Martin T. R. Grapow

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: In this retrospective study, we included patients who were referred to the University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland, between 2011 and 2017. …”
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Association of loneliness with the risk of pain in older Chinese adults by Aijun Song, Siying Yu, Yao Shen, Zongyan Guo, Jian Shi

“…Using robust mixed-effects logistic regression models, the study found that lonely participants were more likely to experience 12 site pain: headache (OR 1.23; 95% CI 1.09–1.39), shoulder (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.04–1.30), wrist (OR 1.14; 95%CI 1.01–1.28), finger (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.02–1.28), chest (OR 1.26; 95% CI 1.10–1.44), stomach (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.12–1.46), back (OR 1.23; 95% CI 1.00–1.51), waist (OR 1.46; 95% CI 1.17–1.83), buttock (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.02–1.30), leg (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.08–1.33), knee (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.04–1.30), and toe (OR 1.18; 95% CI 1.04–1.34) than participants who were not lonely. No such finding was found for neck, arm, or ankle pain. …”
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Clinical Application of a Safe Blood Sampling Device with an Indwelling Needle by Yeqin Deng, Zhengbing Lv, Yue Cheng, Annuo Liu, Zhengling Huang

“…A total of 300 children who were admitted to the children’s hospital from March to June 2020 were selected and randomly divided into the control group (148) and the observation group (152). …”
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Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease (ARLD): An Update on Controversies and Considerations by Dipesh Kumar Yadav, Qi Zhang, Xueli Bai, Enliang Li, Tingbo Liang

“…Early LT for ARLD refers for a patient with severe AH undergoing LT who are non-responder to medical treatments. These patients are generally on the existing waiting list but usually followed by 6-month duration of alcohol abstinence. …”
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MICROFINANCE BANK SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES IN NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA by A. A Yahaya, L.W Agboola

“…Data was elicited from 370 respondents who were carefully chosen using a 4-stage sampling technique. …”
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Research on the Design and Application of Sports Competition Ticketing Platform Based on Edge Computing by Wenfeng Dai, Jiajia Shao, Xiuli Zhang

“…In this case, how to provide ticketing services conveniently, quickly, and accurately for sports spectators all over the country and the world and how to keep up with the times and improve traditional ticketing services are two major problems that need to be solved urgently by those who are in charge of sports events. When investigating the current traditional ticketing platform for sports competitions, it is not difficult to find that most ticketing services rely heavily on manual services. …”
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Association of Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy with Visual Prognosis in Retinal Artery Occlusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Siying Liang, Qingshan Chen, Chenli Hu, Miaohong Chen

“…This retrospective study included patients with RAO who underwent FFA and OCT examinations at Shenzhen Eye Hospital from July 2015 to June 2019. …”
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