Voluntary disclosures of payments from pharmaceutical companies to healthcare professionals in Germany: a descriptive study of disclosures in 2015 and 2016 by Marlene Stoll, Lara Hubenschmid, Cora Koch, Klaus Lieb

“…Objective To analyse voluntary payment reports of pharmaceutical companies to German healthcare professionals (HCPs) in 2015 and 2016 based on an industry-self-regulating transparency codex.Design and participants Cohort study of all German HCPs who voluntarily agreed that at least one payment they received in 2015 and 2016 from pharmaceutical companies is disclosed.Main outcome measures Number of HCPs who disclosed at least one payment in the database; separated by year of disclosure and whether they disclosed once or repeatedly. …”
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ormation and development of the scientific journal “Golden Horde Review” by Mirgaleev I.M., Giniyatullina L.S.

“…Today, the scientific journal, “Golden Horde Review,” is one of the most popular and authoritative scientific publications among specialists in this field, as evidenced by the active participation of historians from many countries around the world in the scientific activities of the journal.…”
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Diagnosis, screening, and follow-up of patients with familial interstitial lung disease: Results from an international survey by Emil Vilstrup Moen, Thomas Skovhus Prior, Michael Kreuter, Wim A. Wuyts, Maria Molina-Molina, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Antonió Morais, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Christopher J. Ryerson, Fabian Caro, Ivette Buendia-Roldan, Jesper M. Magnusson, Joyce S. Lee, Julie Morisett, Justin M. Oldham, Lauren K. Troy, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Maria Laura Alberti, Raphael Borie, Simon L. F. Walsh, Sujeet Rajan, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Yet H Khor, Elisabeth Bendstrup

“…Results Overall, 237 pulmonologists from 50 countries participated. A family history of ILD was asked for by 91% of respondents while fewer asked for symptoms related to telomere disorders. …”
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The moderating role of social support on the impact of adverse childhood experiences on life satisfaction and mental health in adulthood by Muath Aldomini, Jerry W. Lee, Anna Nelson, Rhonda Spencer Hwang, Khulud K. Alharbi, Tassnym H. Sinky, Baraa S. Quronfulah, Wahaj A. Khan, Mohamed O. Elamin, Mohamed O. Nour

“…Result: The study sample was mainly composed of females (67.5 %) and Whites (63.6 %) with an average age of 61.65 ± 13.59 years old. About 60.6 % of participants reported experiencing at least one ACE. …”
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Virtual Mentoring for Medical Physicists: Results of a Global Online Survey by Jacob Van Dyk, Matt Jalink, L. John Schreiner, Robert Jeraj

“…Data were provided on experience level as mentors (43% “little [occasional]”, 38% “lot [regular or ongoing]”) and mentees (53% “little [occasional]”, and 23% “lot [regular or ongoing]”), and interest in participating in mentorship program (83% as mentor, mentee, or both). …”
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You Can’t Climb a Broken Ladder: Examining Underrepresentation of Multiply-Disadvantaged Groups in Secure and Senior Roles in UK Geochemistry by Pallavi Anand, Pieter Bots, Jessica Gagnon, Francis Appiah, Elena Maters, Shonil Bhagwat, Susan Little, Amy Riches, Ernest ChiFru, Anya Lawrence, Bryne Ngwenya

“…Our data highlight that there is a decrease in diversity with an increase in seniority; specifically, UK geochemists from sexual and gender minorities, neurodiverse, and women from ethnic minority groups were not represented among the participants of our survey at the top of the academic ladder. …”
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Dynamics of perceived threat and media exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic by Talia Morstead, Nancy L. Sin, Anita DeLongis

“…In this study, we used longitudinal data from 3189 primarily North American participants, collected monthly from June 2020 through January 2021 to examine reciprocal associations among media exposure, COVID-19 thought frequency, and perceived threat of COVID-19 at the within-person level of analysis. …”
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Adolescent Vaginal Hygiene and Trichomonas vaginalis: A Focused Study in Balongbendo Village, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia by Acivrida Mega Charisma, Farida Anwari, Bagus Nuzul Maulana

“…The study identified Trichomonas vaginalis in 5 out of 25 urine samples, indicating a 20% prevalence among the participants. The majority of respondents demonstrated a solid understanding and practice of vaginal hygiene. …”
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Assessing the effects of targeted soccer exercises on the physical fitness of 15-16-year-old schoolchildren by Julia Popovych, Olena Nesen, Krzysztof Prusik, Vasyl Lutskyi

“…Results confirm and expand existing knowledge about the positive impact of participation in football activities on the physical and social well-being of students. …”
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Exploring Multi-Pathology Brain Segmentation: From Volume-Based to Component-Based Deep Learning Analysis by Ioannis Stathopoulos, Roman Stoklasa, Maria Anthi Kouri, Georgios Velonakis, Efstratios Karavasilis, Efstathios Efstathopoulos, Luigi Serio

“…In the first case, a dice score coefficient (DSC), sensitivity, and precision of 0.76, 0.78, and 0.82, respectively, were found, while in the second case the model detected and segmented correct (True positives) the 48.8% (DSC ≥ 0.5) of abnormal components, partially correct the 27.1% (0.05 > DSC > 0.5), and missed (False Negatives) the 24.1%, while it produced 25.1% False Positives. …”
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Assessment of Insulin Resistance in Subjects with Normal Glucose Tolerance, Hyperinsulinemia with Normal Blood Glucose Tolerance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, and Newly Diagnosed Ty... by Guang Yang, Chunlin Li, Yanping Gong, Fusheng Fang, Hui Tian, Jian Li, Xiaoling Cheng

“…Methods. 5 NGT, 25 HINS, 25 IGT, and 25 T2DM subjects participated in this research. The hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp technique (HECT) was performed in all of them to evaluate IR levels. …”
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Defensive healthcare practice: systematic review of qualitative evidence by James Thomas, Melissa Harden, Theo Lorenc, Claire Khouja, Helen Fulbright

“…We assessed quality using Hawker et al’s tool and synthesised data thematically.Results 17 studies were included. Participants identify a range of clinical decisions which may be defensively motivated, relating to diagnosis and documentation as well as to treatment. …”
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Analysis of Changes in Retinal Thickness in Type 2 Diabetes without Diabetic Retinopathy by Jing Jiang, Yan Liu, Yingchao Chen, Bo Ma, Yiwen Qian, Zhenzhen Zhang, Dongqing Zhu, Zhiliang Wang, Xiaofang Xu

“…A randomization, crossover, retrospective practice. Participants. 43 diabetic patients and 43 ethnic-, age-, and sex-matched controls. …”
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A comparative analysis on the research competency of medical students across the COVID-19 periods by Euihyeon Na, Sang Ah Lee, Jung-Sik S. Huh, Kyu Bum Seo, Eun Kwang Choi, Sang-Pil P. Yoon

“…The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students’ experiences with research is likely that the weakened student initiative observed in participating in and conducting research will persist, especially after the pandemic. …”
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Decreased Choroidal Vascular Index in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Hang Wang, Rui Wang, Le Cao, William Robert Kwapong, Ruishan Liu, Fayun Hu, Bo Wu

“…A lumbar puncture was performed for ICP measurement. All the participants underwent OCT examinations. The choroid was automatically segmented and imaged by the OCT tool. …”
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Anthropomorphic service recovery: the panacea following service failure of automated CSAs by Nobukhosi Dlodlo

“…Research design, approach and method: A scenario-based quantitative survey was distributed as a hyperlink, yielding 287 valid participants. Main findings: The SEM-PLS analysis demonstrated good model fit. …”
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Factors Affecting Presentation Delay to the Hospital Among Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Analysis by Kajal Nehra, Jisa George T, Geeta Bhardwaj, Rajesh Pasricha

“…Results: Most of the participants were aged between 40 and 50 years and did not have a family history of breast cancer. …”
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Wound irrigation and peritoneal lavage with antiseptic/antibiotic solution before wound closure during gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Motoi Uchino, Koji Tamura, Shinsuke Nomura, Seiichi Shinji, Keita Kouzu, Hiroji Shinkawa, Tomohiro Ishinuki, Toru Mizuguchi, Hiroki Ohge, Seiji Haji, Junzo Shimizu, Yasuhiko Mohri, Chizuru Yamashita, Yuichi Kitagawa, Katsunori Suzuki, Motomu Kobayash, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yuki Hanai, Hiroshi Nobuhara, Hiroki Imaoka, Masahiro Yoshida, Toshihiko Mayumi, Hiroki Ikeuchi, on behalf of SSI Prevention Guideline Committee in Japan Society for Surgical Infection

“…Regarding other antiseptic or antibiotic solutions, the number of studies and participants were too small for evaluation. Conclusion Wound irrigation and peritoneal lavage with antiseptic/antibiotic solution did not have enough efficacy for preventing SSI during gastroenterological surgery.…”
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Tobacco prevalence among adults in the urban slums of Delhi: results from a cross-sectional survey by Shyam Kanhaiya Saroj, Tushti Bhardwaj, Archana Kaushik

“…A total of 274 households provided consent to participate in the survey. The variations in tobacco prevalence were observed across all five slums, ranging adult tobacco prevalence from 16.3% to 36.7%. …”
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Hacer vivir y dejar morir: foucault y la genealogía del racismo by Eduardo Mendieta

“…El artículo no pretende resumir el curso, sino más bien discernir una constelación de puntos de partida radicales en el pensamiento de Foucault. nos enfocaremos en la fuerte crítica a la hipótesis represiva del poder o hobbesiana, y el desarrollo de una concepción productiva o genealógica del poder. …”
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