Workplace Health Promotion as a good solution to the negative impact of the financial crisis on healthcare systems by Francesco Chirico

“…While a systematic review on the impact of the 2008 financial crisis in Europe has shown heterogenous outcomes for health, there is consistent evidence linking economic crisis to mental health issues and the incidence of suicide [4]. …”
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Association of HIV infection and hospitalization among mpox cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Muhammed Shabil, Shilpa Gaidhane, R. Roopashree, Mandeep Kaur, Manish Srivastava, Amit Barwal, G. V. Siva Prasad, Pranchal Rajput, Rukshar Syed, Anoop Dev, Danish Kundra, Ambanna Yappalparvi, Prakasini Satapathy, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Harish Kumar, Renu Sah, Ganesh Bushi

“…Abstract Background Mpox is a viral zoonotic disease that has seen a resurgence in recent years, with outbreaks reaching beyond its traditional endemic zones in Central and West Africa to parts of Europe and North America. The relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and mpox outcomes, particularly hospitalization rates, remains underexplored despite the known immunosuppressive effects of HIV. …”
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Fetal cardiac function in pregnancy affected by congenital heart disease: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study by Anna Erenbourg, Tracie Barber, Vera Cecotti, Stefano Faiola, Ilaria Fantasia, Tamara Stampaljia, Hagai Avnet, Beata Radzymińska-Chruściel, Neama Meriki, Alec Welsh

“…Methods A multicenter cohort study will be carried out in eight teaching hospitals across Europe, Australia, and Middle East. Based on a previous observed standard deviation, a total sample of 381 pregnancies is required to achieve 80% power to detect a difference of 0.03 in mean myocardial performance index (MPI) with a two-sided type I error rate of 5%. …”
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How is infection diagnostic criteria for shoulder periprosthetic joint infection reported in literature: systematic review by Alexis L. Clifford, BS, Eoghan Hurley, MB, BCh, MCh, PhD, Dana Rowe, BA, Lulla Kiwinda, BS, Tom R. Doyle, MB, MCh, Bryan S. Crook, MD, Grant E. Garrigues, MD, Jason E. Hsu, MD, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD, PhD, Oke A. Anakwenze, MD, MBA, Christopher S. Klifto, MD

“…Results: This review included 231 studies, 187 (81%) of which reported the criteria required for workup of PJI. 73 studies reported specifically on revision for infection, with 71 (97.3%) providing workup criteria. 137 (59.3%) of these studies were conducted in US hospitals, with 109 (79.5%) reporting infectious criteria. 83 (35.9%) were conducted in Europe, with 70 (84.3%) reporting criteria. Among these studies, 124 (53.7%) were published prior to 2019, with 80.6% reporting criteria and 11.3% reporting use of established criteria, such as Musculoskeletal Infection Society, ICM, Infectious Disease Society of America, or European Bone and Joint Infection Society. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of neuroblastoma and other peripheral nervous system tumors, 1990 to 2021 and predictions to 2035: visualizing epidemiological characteristics... by Chaoyan Yue, Qi Zhang, Fenyong Sun, Qiuhui Pan

“…Regions with high SDI, such as North America and Western Europe, have seen a reduction in disease burden due to higher levels of medical care and earlier diagnosis. …”
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无痛病房模式在早期人工膝关节置换术后的效果评价

“…分别记录术前、术后6h,12h,24h,48h静止和活动时视觉模拟疼痛评分（VAS），分别录记术前、末次随访膝关节KSS评分及EuroQol (EQ-5D)生活健康质量调查表。随访时间1.5~2年。结果 88例(实验组46例，对照组42例)患者最后获得随访进入统计学分析：①两组手术前静止、运动VAS结果比较无统计学差异( P >0.05)；术后6 h ,12h,24,48h静止、运动VAS结果比较有统计学差异( P < 0.01)；术后72h 静止、运动VAS结果比较无统计学差异( P>0.05)；②术前KSS膝评分研究组、对照组平均35.63±5.66、33.78±6.48分( P > 0.05)，术后分别增加至88.52±10.62、89.13±9.66分( P > 0.05)；两组术前、后的结果比较无统计学差异。…”
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Protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial assessing the effect of the Telehealth for Early Developmental Intervention in babies born very preterm (TEDI-Prem) programme o... by Alicia J Spittle, Peter J Anderson, Angela T Morgan, Rachel Schembri, Li Huang, Kim Dalziel, Rod W Hunt, Katherine Lee, Anne E Holland, Karli Treyvaud, Abbey L Eeles, Stacey Dusing, Shaaron Brown, Susan M Fehring, Gillian Henty, Elizabeth Kozaris

“…Secondary outcomes address other neurodevelopmental domains (Bayley-4 cognitive and language composite score; Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment), parental mental health (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21), parent–child interaction (Emotional Availability Scale) and programme cost-effectiveness which encompasses parent quality of life (Short-Form Six-Dimension Quality of Life) and child quality of life (EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations measure) at 12 and 24 months’ CA.Mean differences between groups will be examined using linear regression for continuous outcomes and logistic regression for binary outcomes. …”
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La participación social de las personas mayores en regiones enfrentadas al problema demográfico: Extremadura como caso de estudio by Mar Chaves Carrillo, Manuela Caballero Guisado, Lidia G. Domínguez-Párraga

“…Tanto la encuesta como el análisis de los datos se enmarcan dentro de un proyecto más amplio de I+D+i regional “Escenarios de Envejecimiento Activo en Extremadura: propuestas de intervención”, cofinanciado por la Consejería de Economía, Ciencia y Agenda Digital de la Junta de Extremadura, y el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional. Resultados. Los resultados muestran cómo la participación social de las personas mayores en Extremadura varía según la actividad de que se trate, con diferencias, además, marcadas por la edad, los roles de género y el área de residencia (rural/urbano). …”
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Gender differences in efficiency of the telemedicine care of heart failure patients. The results from the TeleEduCare-HF study by Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa, Dariusz Trzmielak, Agata Sakowicz, Kamil Janikowski, Maciej Banach

“…Only 35% of men and 19% of women had HF self-care training, and only 35% of men and 46% of women knew how to increase the dose of diuretic on their own if shortness of breath or swelling increases. Based on the EuroQol-5 dimensions 5-levels questionnaire, significantly more women than men reported moderate and serious problems with moving around, serious problems with performing ordinary activities independently as well as moderate and serious pain problem and a significant level of anxiety. …”
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Hábitos de salud, estilos de vida y comorbilidades asociadas a la sarcopenia en las personas mayores by Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz, María José Carreño Oñat, Fernanda Marilaf Adasme, Sergio Orellana Arellano, Marylin Gutiérrez Muñoz, Yeny Concha-Cisternas, Ricardo Riquelme, Pablo Luna-Villouta, Miguel Alarcón-Rivera

“…La sarcopenia se evaluó según los criterios del Grupo Europeo de Trabajo sobre Sarcopenia en Personas Mayores (EWGSOP2). …”
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Health-related quality of life and health state utility value in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guixiang Zhao, Siyuan Lei, Ya Li, Zhenzhen Feng, Jiansheng Li

“…George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), EuroQoL Five Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D), Short Form-36 (SF-36) and the King’s Brief Interstitial Lung Disease (KBILD) were the most common instruments, among which the EQ-5D included the HSUV and the visual analog scale (VAS). …”
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Batterer typologies: substance use, impulsivity and results of an IPVAW offender treatment program in Spain by Pedro V. Mateo-Fernández, Pedro V. Mateo-Fernández, Pedro V. Mateo-Fernández, Iria Osa-Subtil, Iria Osa-Subtil, Iria Osa-Subtil, Román Ronzón-Tirado, María Elena de la Peña Fernández

“…Meanwhile, the tools used included AUDIT and EuropASI to assess alcohol consumption, CTS2 to measure the frequency and intensity of violent behaviors over the last year, and SCID-II for personality disorders.ResultsOur findings reflected marked improvements in conflict resolution strategies, especially in terms of reduced psychological violence and sexual coercion, but not physical violence. …”
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Risk factors for thromboembolic and bleeding events in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation: the prospective, multicentre observational PREvention oF thromboembolic eve... by Raffaele De Caterina, Kurt Huber, Richard Schilling, Miklos Rohla, Thomas W Weiss, Ladislav Pecen, Giuseppe Patti, Jolanta M Siller-Matula, Renate B Schnabel, Dipak Kotecha, Markus Lucerna, Paulus Kirchhof

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Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Alphacoronaviruses in Bat Populations of Rostov and Novosibirsk Regions of Russia, 2021–2023 by Olesia V. Ohlopkova, Igor V. Popov, Ilia V. Popov, Kristina A. Stolbunova, Marina A. Stepanyuk, Alexey D. Moshkin, Aleksei A. Maslov, Ivan A. Sobolev, Aleksey V. Malinovkin, Elizaveta V. Tkacheva, Daria A. Bogdanova, Ekaterina A. Lukbanova, Alexey M. Ermakov, Alexander Y. Alekseev, Svetoslav D. Todorov, Alexander M. Shestopalov

“…These sequences shared over 90% identity with alphacoronaviruses previously identified in bats across Northern Europe and Russia, underscoring the viruses’ wide geographic distribution and evolutionary connections. …”
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Hepatitis B Virus in Polish Blood Donors in the Period 2005–2019—Significant Changes in Epidemiology and Demographic Characteristics of Infected Donors by Aneta Kopacz, Dorota Kubicka-Russel, Grzegorz Liszewski, Ewa Sulkowska, Anna Chrzanowska, Paulina Zwolińska, Ewa Noceń, Anna Potępa, Magdalena Łętowska, Piotr Grabarczyk, the Group of Polish Blood Transfusion Centers for Blood Borne Pathogens

“…In the 1980s, Poland was a medium-endemic country, with one of the highest incidences of hepatitis B in Europe (45/10⁵ inhabitants). Pursuant to the WHO guidelines, obligatory vaccination was introduced in 1994–1996 (as a part of hepatitis B prophylaxis for newborns), and in 2000–2011, all 14-year-olds were vaccinated. …”
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Causally inferred evidence of the impact of green and blue spaces (GBS) on maternal and neonatal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rukun K S Khalaf, Selin Akaraci, Faye D Baldwin, Rebecca S Geary, Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona, Ruth F Hunter, Sarah E Rodgers

“…Most studies were conducted in either Europe or North America ( n = 41, 66%). All studies reported green space exposure as an independent variable while seven studies also included blue space exposure as an independent variable. …”
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ANDREW ARCHIBALD PATON: LIKA I SENJ U PUTOPISU IZ 1849. GODINE by Juraj Lokmer

“…Motivi putovanja su različiti: od upoznavanja "egzotičnih" krajeva, otkrivanja nepoznate europske kulturne baštine, pa sve do ciljanoga snimanja stanja i odnosa političkih snaga u Austrijskome carstvu, njegovom odnosu prema susjednome Otomanskom carstvu te jačanja samosvijesti slavenskih naroda u odnosu na mađarski i austrijski hegemonizam i slavenske narode u Otomanskom carstvu. …”
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Novel H16N3 avian influenza viruses isolated from migratory gulls in China in 2023 by Peng Peng, Peng Peng, Peng Peng, Jinyan Shen, Wenjun Shi, Jing Guo, Mengjing Wang, Wenxi Li, Zhiqin Yue, Xiaohong Sun, Mengdi Guan, Lili Liu, Hongke Xu, Yujiao Xie, Anran Ren, Mingfeng Liu, Wenqiang Liu, Zhibin Zhang, Zhibin Zhang, Zhishu Xiao, Zhishu Xiao, Xuyong Li

“…Furthermore, the gull origin H13 and H16 viruses collectively served as gene donors for the newly emerged highly pathogenic clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 viruses because the H13/H16-like PA, NP, and NS genes have been introduced into circulating H5N1 viruses since May 2022 in Europe. To date, the H5N1 reassortants containing the H13/H16-like gene segments have been detected in wild and domestic birds and resulted in mammal and human infections. …”
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Toward Enteral Nutrition in the Treatment of Pediatric Crohn Disease in Canada: A Workshop to Identify Barriers and Enablers by Johan Van Limbergen, Jennifer Haskett, Anne M Griffiths, Jeff Critch, Hien Huynh, Najma Ahmed, Jennifer C deBruyn, Robert Issenman, Wael El-Matary, Thomas D Walters, Cheryl Kluthe, Marie-Eve Roy, Elizabeth Sheppard, Wallace V Crandall, Stan Cohen, Frank M Ruemmele, Arie Levine, Anthony R Otley

“…To chart and address enablers and barriers of use of EEN in Canada, a workshop was held in September 2014 in Toronto (Ontario), inviting pediatric gastroenterologists, nurses and dietitians from most Canadian pediatric IBD centres as well as international faculty from the United States and Europe with particular research and clinical expertise in the dietary management of pediatric CD. …”
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Le français dans la géopolitique méditerranéenne by Raymond Renard

“…Fortes de cette option explicite et délibérée, les Institutions internationales (UNESCO, UE, Conseil de l’Europe…) promeuvent la connaissance des langues étrangères, mais soulignent également l’importance de la langue maternelle. …”
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