Safety of combined drug use in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: an analysis based on the spontaneous reporting database of adverse drug reactions in Hubei... by Jia Wang, Yuhang Zhao, Zherui Chen, Rui Huang

“…Notably, different adverse drug reactions were observed in different populations, suggesting the need for future studies to expedite the development of personalized medicine.…”
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Improving the combat capability of small police tactical groups by I. V. Vlasenko, I. P. Lykhyi, Ya. O. Slatin

“…The main criteria include the commander’s personal safety, efficiency of command transfer, reduction of command transformations, and minimisation of movements during re-arrangements. …”
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Experiences at recovery community centers predict holistic recovery outcomes: a daily diary assessment of RCC helpfulness, meaningfulness, and recovery identity by Hannah B. Apsley, Joseph Lancaster, Wen Ren, Timothy Brick, H. H. Cleveland

“…Individuals’ mean levels of perceived RCC helpfulness, as well as person-mean-centered RCC daily helpfulness, positively predicted daily meaningfulness and recovery identity.ConclusionRCCs predict the holistic recovery outcomes of meaningfulness and recovery identity outcomes on the particular days that the RCCs are visited, and for the individuals who find RCCs more helpful overall. …”
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The essence and features of corruption as an object of administrative and legal influence by E. O. Muzychuk

“…Thus, corruption as an object of administrative influence is an illegal act, for each case of which an appropriate reaction of the state (in the form of law enforcement and anti-corruption bodies) must be applied, which consists in the legal administrative or criminal prosecution of a person. It has been emphasized that the essence of corruption as an object of administrative and legal influence is revealed in the system of characteristic features, in particular, corruption covers a significant range of subjects whose consciousness and behaviour it influences; the level of influence of corruption on individual members of society directly depends not so much on the level of public condemnation of it in society, but on the effectiveness of anti-corruption activities of law enforcement agencies and on the strength of “anti-corruption barriers” artificially erected by the state; the ability of corruption to instantly adapt to the current political regime; universality for every country in the world; dependence on the quality of current administrative and legal legislation of states.…”
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Psychometric properties of a Serbian version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory X-2 by Damjan Jakšić, Jovana Trbojević Jocić, Stefan Maričić, • Bülent Okan Miçooğulları

“…Towards the end of 2019, the respondents filled in the above-mentioned questionnaire used to assess anxiety as a personality trait. Exploratory factor analysis with certain modifications of the algorithm was applied to determine accurately latent space. …”
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Impact of geography on the control of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review of geocoded clinical data from general practice by Richard Varhol, Moyez Jiwa, Ori Gudes, Narelle Mullan

“…The average number of prescribed medicines over a 13-month time period, per person in the hotspots, was 4.6 compared with 5.1 in other locations (p=0.26). …”
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Rehabilitation Nursing Practice Guiding for Patients with COVID-19 by Rehabilitation Nursing Committee of Chinese Society of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chinese Committee of Consortium of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Nursing, Hui DING, Xiuyun LI, Cai'e ZHENG

“…The rehabilitation guiding of psychological and nutritional mainly includes self-evaluation of psychological state, intervention of psychological problems and nutritional rehabilitation nursing, When nurses guide patients for the training of psychological and nutritional rehabilitation or respiratory, they will work according to the suitable measures to local conditions and different persons. These will help to improve patients'pulmonary ventilation function and lung function, restore their physical and psychological adjustment, enhance the activity ability. …”
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Continuing dental education (CDE) programs: Are dentists keeping themselves updated? by Ramandeep S. Gambhir, Umang Jagga, Rina Singh, Ramandeep Kaur, Garish Kumar, Aanchal Gupta

“…A vast majority of subjects (305, 71.7%) said that they only attend CDE programs when the speaker is a renowned person. Shortage of time (257, 60.4%) and high cost/fee (249, 58.6%) of the CDE program were the main barriers that prevented the subjects from attending CDE programs. …”
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Acceptability and effectiveness of a study information video in improving the research consent process for youth: a non-inferiority trial by Sarah Bernays, Victoria Simms, Chido Dziva Chikwari, Katharina Kranzer, Tsitsi Bandason, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Ethel Dauya, Constance R S Mackworth-Young, Mandikudza Tembo, Constancia Mavodza, Tinashe Cynthia Mwaturura, Som Kumar Shrestha, Salmaan Ferrand, Talent Shavani

“…Using information videos for consent processes shows promise as a person-centred and context-sensitive approach to enhance the informed consent process and should be encouraged by ethics committees.…”
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Landing Technique and Ankle-dorsiflexion Range of Motion are not Associated with the History of Lower Limb Injuries among Youth Basketball Athletes by Luiz Augusto Borges Gomes, Ronaldo Alves da Cunha, Alexandre Dias Lopes, Fábio Andrelino de Souza, Felipe Cruvinel Costa, Carlos Vicente Andreoli

“… # Methods Youth basketball athletes were asked to complete a paper-based survey to investigate personal characteristics, training characteristics and their three-month history of basketball-related injuries. …”
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“Ashamed of being seen in an HIV clinic”: a qualitative analysis of barriers to engaging in HIV care from the perspectives of patients and healthcare workers in the Daraja clinical... by Elialilia S. Okello, Robert N. Peck, Benson Issarow, Godfrey Kisigo, Kelvin Abel, Donati Malibwa, Severin Kabakama, Marco Charles, Myung Lee, Thomas Rutachunzibwa, Daniel Fitzgerald, Philip Ayieko, Heiner Grosskurth, Lisa R. Metsch, Saidi Kapiga

“…Abstract Background There is high post-hospital discharge mortality among persons with HIV who are hospitalized, and post-hospital survival is strongly associated with early HIV clinic linkage, clinic attendance, and antiretroviral therapy adherence. …”
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Anemia and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients treated with antiretroviral therapy at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia by Tadesse Adula Duguma, Teshale Worku, Mengistu Abayneh

“…Anemia is among hematologic manifestations commonly observed in HIV-positive persons on treatments, initiated by multiple factors. …”
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Le mutilazioni genitali femminili e l’ostetrica: uno studio osservazionale tra formazione e competenza by Chaymae Ahnou, Rosanna De Serio, Chiara Gatti, Fabia Pioli, Gloria D'Angelo, Tania Miconi, Renato Rocchi, Stefano Marcelli

“…CONCLUSIONI: Sarebbe opportuno creare dei corsi di approfondimento che affrontino la tematica per formare le persone che non hanno avuto modo di farlo nel passato, e aggiornare chi invece ha avuto l’opportunità di approfondirla già …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV healthcare delivery for females in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Reeya Kothari, Rachel Victoria Baran, Paulina Rudziak, Vishva Shah, Elysée Nouvet

“…The literature highlighted two special populations, female sex workers and pregnant females, as having unique challenges in accessing HIV care due to societal stigma and their personalized health needs. Reviewed articles indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic introduced and exacerbated barriers to the accessibility, availability, and affordability of HIV healthcare and services for females in SSA. …”
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Nomogram-derived immune-inflammation-nutrition score could act as a novel prognostic indicator for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Wen-Yan Wang, Yue Chen, Qian Chen, Hong-Wei Sun, Nuo-Xuan Niu, Hong-Hui Li, Yu-Dan Cao, Yan-Xia Bai, Xiang Li, Xiang Li

“…It offers enhanced predictive accuracy compared to existing markers and has the potential to guide personalized treatment strategies and clinical decision-making.…”
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Are we ready for self-sampling for cervical cancer screening? Insights from service providers and policy makers in Nepal. by Saki Thapa, Amit Timilsina, Bikram Bucha, Swastika Shrestha, Safal Kunwar, Raghu Dhital, Gillian Holdsworth

“…These interviews were conducted in person with 20 participants until data saturation was achieved. …”
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Study on exhaled volatile organic compounds identifying cognitive fatigue induced by N-back task in healthy young adults by Xiaoyu Zhang, Xiaoyan Dong, Qiang Huang, Zhe Liu, Qin Wang

“…Cognitive fatigue in specific occupations may present a risk to personal safety. The study aimed to explore the characteristic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath in response to cognitive fatigue, to provide a scientific basis for the non-invasive exhaled breath diagnostic techniques for cognitive fatigue assessing. …”
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Acute kidney injury is associated with liver-related outcomes in patients with hepatitis B virus infection: a retrospective cohort study by Jiao Liu, Ruixuan Chen, Shiyu Zhou, Zhixin Guo, Licong Su, Lisha Cao, Yanqin Li, Xiaodong Zhang, Fan Luo, Ruqi Xu, Qi Gao, Yuxin Lin, Xin Xu, Sheng Nie, the CRDS study Investigators

“…Our findings highlight the importance of monitoring AKI in patients with HBV infection for tailoring personalized treatments.…”
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Breastfeeding Practices and Food Consumption of Socially Vulnerable Children by Natália A. Oliveira, Nathalia Pizato, Érika S. O. Patriota, Ariene S. do Carmo, Gabriela Buccini, Vivian S. S. Gonçalves

“…In 58.99% of households, the reference person was the mother; 86.20% were unemployed, and 27.08% had a low education degree. …”
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Estimation of the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease using a capture–recapture model based on two independent surveillance systems in Catalonia, Spain by Pilar Ciruela, Carmen Munoz-Almagro, Cristina Rius, Tomas Pumarola, Frederic Gomez-Bertomeu, Núria Soldevila, Ángela Domínguez, LAURA RUIZ, Ana Calderon, Ana Martinez, M Ángeles Domínguez, Mercé Garcia, Dionisia Fontanals, Gloria Carmona, Pere Godoy, Goretti Sauca, Jordi Vila, Marta Vilaró, Mireia Jané, Tomás Garcia, Sergi Hernández, Maria Teresa Bastida, Frederic Ballester, Isabel Pujol, Miguel Angel Benítez, Alba Cebollero, Jordi Bosch, Margarida Curriu, Fe Tubau Quintano, Jose Manuel Ramirez, Ma Jose Fusté, Carme Gallés, Pilar Hernandez Pérez, ElisendaCapdevila GildeBernabe, Paula Gassiot, Araceli González-Cuevas, Marius Juanpere, Amaresch Perez Arguello, Carmina Martí, Nuria Margall, Lurdes Matas, Montserrat Giménez, Montserrat Morta, Gloria Trujillo, Silvia Noguer, Montserrat Olsina, Amaia Oteiza Ubanell, Pepa Perez, Mar Olga Pérez-Moreno, Juanjo Gonzales, Xavier Raga, Mercè Ribelles, Esther Sanfeliu, Isabel Sanfeliu, Anna Vilamala, César Arias, Irene Barrabeig, Neus Camps, Mònica Carol, Núria Follia, Sofia Minguell, Ignasi Parron, Ma Rosa Sala-Farré, Ariadna Rovira

“…The estimated adjusted incidence of IMD was 0.7/100 000 persons-year.Conclusions The sensitivity of enhanced surveillance through the combination of two complementary sources was higher than for the sources individually. …”
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