Real life experience of a screening strategy for latent tuberculosis before treatment with biologicals in indian patients with rheumatic diseases by Anand N Malaviya, Ravita Thakaran, Roopa Rawat, Sanjiv Kapoor, Shriram Garg, Sadhana S Baghel, Christy Messi, Vivekanand, Qamar Zaheer

“…None of the study participants had “4S” symptoms. Conclusion: The strategy of clinical screening for active TBI with “4S complex,” standard chest radiograph, and an augmented Mantoux testing (10 TU purified protein derivative, [PPD]) simultaneously with QFTG test for the screening of LTBI, was successful in identifying active TBI in patients treated with bDMARDs.…”
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Oral-malodor measurement and intention to quit smoking in men: A before–after study by Naoko Yatabe, Takashi Hanioka, Nao Suzuki, Atsushi Shimazu, Marie Naito

“…A higher methyl mercaptan concentration, a volatile sulfide component of oral malodor, was significantly associated with the intention to quit in the next month (adjusted odds ratio, AOR=4.24; 95% CI: 1.52–11.8, p=0.006). The participants with higher daily tobacco consumption were less likely to acquire the intention to quit in the next six months (AOR=0.37; 95% CI: 0.15–0.92, p=0.032). …”
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The Impact of Insulin Degludec on Glucocorticoid-Induced Hyperglycemia in Patients with Diabetes and COVID-19 Infection by Varun Prasanna, Ravindranath Venketesan

“…Design: This study is a retrospective cohort study. Setting and Participants: Data were retrieved from medical records of PWD hospitalized for moderate-to-severe COVID-19. …”
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The System of Sociocultural Adaptation of Foreign Students at Leading Russian Universities (On the Example of Azerbaijani and Chinese Students) by V. Yu. Ledеneva, R. Abdullaev, L. Guseynova

“…To achieve an accurate result, we conducted a survey of international students from the Republic of Azerbaijan and the People’s Republic of China studying at Russian universities. 107 students in total (45% Azerbaijani students and 55% Chinese students) from leading Moscow universities participated in the questionnaire-based survey, the age cohort of respondents ranged from 21 to 35 years. …”
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O uso de dispositivos eletrónicos pelos toddlers by Catarina Marinho, Cândida Koch, Isabel Bica, Franceliane Jobim Benedetti, Margarida Reis Santos

“… Introdução: Atualmente, as crianças são expostas, a uma vasta gama de dispositivos eletrónicos, verificando-se um aumento desta prática pelo mundo, substituindo-se o lazer ativo por comportamentos sedentários. …”
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Comparative effects of pravastatin and rosuvastatin on carbohydrate metabolism in an experimental diabetic rat model by Kaya Hacer Kayhan, Demirtas Berjan, Yokus Beran, Kesim Dilek Aygün, Tasdemir Ezel, Sermet Abdurrahman

“…Pravastatin, especially at a dose of 20 mg kg−1 day−1, caused significant increases in liver glycogen synthase and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase levels but significant decreases in the levels of glycogen phosphorylase, lactate dehydrogenase, and glucose-6-phosphatase. Hence, pravastatin partially ameliorated the adverse changes in liver enzymes caused by diabetes and, especially at the dose of 20 mg kg−1 day−1, reduced the fasting blood glucose level and increased the liver glycogen content. …”
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Physician characteristics associated with the referral from general practitioners to dental surgeons and proposal for a referral letter template endorsed by dental surgeons in Fran... by Matthias Lamauviniere, Jan Chrusciel, Cassandre Finot, Adrien Basset, Maximillien Graftieaux, Aline Ohl-Hurtaud, Stéphane Sanchez

“…Results A group of 245 dental surgeons (mean age: 38.2 ± 11.1 years, 64.5% female) and 235 GPs (mean age: 36.8 ± 9.8 years, 71.9% female) participated in this study. Medical correspondence between GPs and dental surgeons was reported to be insufficient by most dental surgeons (91.4%). …”
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Practices Regarding Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer in A Sample of Paramedical Staff in Al- Najaf Governorate, Iraq by Alaa Mehdi Salih, Atta Ah Mousa Al –Sarray

“…In addition, almost half of the participants came from medical institutions, accounting for 51.6 percent of the total, while just 2.4 percent were graduates of secondary schools. …”
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Profile of Children With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Referred to a Hospital in Iran by Amin Ghanbari, Mohammadreza Pazoki, Bahar Allahverdi, Pejman Rohani, Parisa Rahmani

“…A significant proportion of participants had a family history of fatty liver disease (57.4%). …”
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The Hidden Economic Consequences of Migraine to the UK Government: Burden-of-Disease Analysis Using a Fiscal Framework by Rui Martins, Samuel Large, Rachel Russell, Gary Surmay, Mark P. Connolly

“…Published measures of migraine’s impact on labor participation were applied to rates of economic activity/inactivity of the general population. …”
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Understanding road accident injury dynamics in Iran: a growth mixture modelling perspective by Ziba Zarrin, Kamran Gholamizadeh, Elaheh Talebi-Ghane, Erfan Ayubi, Omid Hamidi

“…Understanding these trends is crucial for informing targeted interventions and resource allocation, ultimately contributing to the reduction of road traffic injuries.Design Ecological study.Setting The data were obtained from the official database of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization, which includes the injury rates of all provinces due to road accidents, from 2012 to 2021.Participants All records registered with injuries due to road traffic accidents across Iranian provinces.Outcome measures The incidence and average annual percentage of injury rates across provinces were illustrated using a map. …”
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Thromboelastometry-Based Profiling of Haemostatic Alterations in Neonatal Sepsis by Causative Pathogens by Rozeta Sokou, Eleni A. Gounari, Konstantina A. Tsante, Aikaterini Konstantinidi, Maria Lampridou, Martha Theodoraki, Anastasios G. Kriebardis, Sotirios P. Fortis, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Andreas G. Tsantes

“…<b>Methods</b>: This single-centre prospective cohort study was conducted on 128 neonates with sepsis, including 95 cases caused by Gram-negative pathogens and 33 cases caused by Gram-positive bacteria. All participants were hospitalised in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). …”
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Urban vegetation and well‐being: A cross‐sectional study in Montreal, Canada by Rita Sousa‐Silva, Yan Kestens, Zoé Poirier Stephens, Benoit Thierry, Daniel Schoenig, Daniel Fuller, Meghan Winters, Audrey Smargiassi

“…Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.…”
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The Role of Gender in the Importance of Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease by Farshid Gheisari, Melika Emami, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki, Saeid Samipour, Parastoo Nematollahi

“…Out of the 1012 patients participating in this study, 698 (69%) were female and 314 (31%) were male. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Balance Training on Habitual Physical Activity in Older Adults with Parkinson’s Disease by Håkan Nero, Erika Franzén, Agneta Ståhle, Martin Benka Wallén, Maria Hagströmer

“…The intervention group participated in the HiBalance program, and the control received care as usual and was offered the HiBalance program after study termination. …”
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Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair <i>versus</i> medical therapy for secondary mitral regurgitation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Emídio Mata, Bárbara Lage Garcia, Mariana Tinoco, Margarida Castro, Luísa Pinheiro, João Português, Francisco Ferreira, Silvia Ribeiro, Bruno Melica, António Lourenço

“…Seven records from three trials (COAPT, MITRA-FR, RESHAPE-HF2) involving 1426 participants were included. At 24 months, M-TEER (using MitraClip®) significantly reduced the first HHF [hazard ratio (HR) 0.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.45-0.96] and all HHF (HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.49-0.81). …”
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A genomic duplication spanning multiple P450s contributes to insecticide resistance in the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti by Bacot, Tiphaine, Haberkorn, Chloe, Guilliet, Joseph, Cattel, Julien, Kefi, Mary, Nadalin, Louis, Filee, Jonathan, Boyer, Frederic, Gaude, Thierry, Laporte, Frederic, Tutagata, Jordan, Vontas, John, Dusfour, Isabelle, Bonneville, Jean-Marc, David, Jean-Philippe

“…While target-sites mutations are well characterised and often used to track resistance in the field, the genomic events associated with insecticide detoxification remain partially characterised. Recent studies evidenced the key role of gene duplications in the over-expression of detoxification enzymes and their potential use to track metabolic resistance alleles in the field. …”
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Russian-Japanese Relations: Long-Term Development Factors by D. V. Streltsov

“…The article analyzes long-term external and internal factors determining the course of development of Russian-Japanese relations in 2019-2020. …”
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Optimising the secondary use of primary care prescribing data to improve quality of care: a qualitative analysis by Robert A Verheij, Niek Klazinga, Erica Barbazza, Lotte Ramerman, Dionne Kringos

“…Descriptive and explanatory themes were derived from interview data using thematic analysis.Setting Stakeholders were sampled from across the micro (clinical), meso (organisational) and macro (policy) contexts of the Dutch primary care system.Participants The study involved 28 informants representing general practitioners (GPs), community pharmacists, regional chronic care networks (care groups), academia and research institutes, insurers, professional associations, electronic health record (EHR) vendors and national authorities.Results In the Netherlands, three main sources of data for improving prescribing in primary care are in use: clinical data in the EHRs of GP practices; pharmacy data in community pharmacy databases and claims data of insurers. …”
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Evaluation of the location of posterior superior alveolar artery and infraorbital foramen originating from the same source by using cone beam computed tomography by Kübra Çam, Ayse Zeynep Zengin

“…While IOF was mostly seen at the first premolar tooth level in young participants, it was mostly seen at the distal of second premolar tooth in old age. …”
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