CLINICAL CARE PATHWAY AND MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR BLEEDING ASSOCIATED WITH NON-VITAMIN K ANTAGONIST ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS: A MODIFIED DELPHI CONSENSUS FROM SAUDI ARABIA AND UAE by Abdulrahman Al Raizah, Fakhr Alayoubi, Galal Hassan Abdelnaby, Hazzaa Alzahrani, Majid Farraj Bakheet, Mohammed A Alskaini, Rasha Buhumaid, Sameer Al Awadhi, Sara Nooruddin Kazim, Thiagarajan Jaiganesh, Zohair Al Asiri

“…A panel of 11 experts from the KSA and UAE participated in the consensus development. Results: Twenty-eight statements reached the consensus level. …”
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Online interaction of Olympic volunteers after the Games by M. P. Sukharkova

“…The article is devoted to the community of Olympic volunteers after the event through the study of their online activity in social network “Vkontakte”. …”
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Complementary medicine in orthopaedic and trauma surgery: a cross-sectional survey on usage and needs by Anica Kilper, Alexander Müller, Roman Huber, Niklas Reimers, Ludwig Schütz, Ann-Kathrin Lederer

“…The aim of this study was to investigate usage and needs regarding CAM for these patients.Design Prospective paper-based, pseudoanonymous, cross-sectional survey.Setting From August to December 2018, a questionnaire composed of 17 questions was distributed to all eligible patients.Participants In-house patients in orthopaedic and trauma surgery at a high-volume medical centre in Germany.Primary and secondary outcome measures Previous or current usage of CAM, interest and requests towards CAM as well as communication about CAM.Results Overall, 457 orthopaedic and trauma surgical patients took part in the survey. …”
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Por uma concepção política de conflito escolar by Thiago Colmenero Cunha, Pedro Paulo Gastalho Bicalho

“…Em um espaço em que majoritariamente a normatização é compreendida como cuidado, a fim de controlar e adestrar jovens para se tornarem mão de obra qualificada no futuro, o desvio serve como ponto de partida para definição da norma. O conflito pode ser entendido a partir de um olhar positivista sobre o indivíduo, generalizante, individualista, intimista, representativo – aqui a Psicologia emerge, na medida em que sua intervenção é pautada na prevenção diagnóstica de distúrbio e disfunções. …”
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The Relationship between Turkish Middle School Students’ 21st Century Skills and STEM Career Interest: Gender Effect by Nejla Atabey, Mustafa Sami Topcu

“…In addition, the presence of significant differences between male and female students’ STEM career interest and 21st century skills was also investigated. The participants of the study were 282 middle school students. …”
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Estimating the Geoelectric Field and Electric Power Transmission Line Voltage During a Geomagnetic Storm in Alberta, Canada Using Measured Magnetotelluric Impedance Data: The Influ... by Darcy Cordell, Martyn J. Unsworth, Benjamin Lee, Cedar Hanneson, David K. Milling, Ian R. Mann

“…The geoelectric field derived from measured MT impedance data is partially polarized in southern Alberta, and the geoelectric field magnitude is largest in northeastern Alberta where the resistive Canadian Shield outcrops. …”
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Tecendo a rede: a construção do caso clínico no atendimento institucional de jovens by Alice Oliveira Rezende, Angela Maria Rezende Vorcaro, Aline Aguiar Mendes Vilela

“… Partimos da noção freudiana (1937/1975) de “construção do caso clínico” e do que Lacan formulou acerca das “apresentações de pacientes” para propormos uma metodologia de pesquisa-intervenção com equipes de saúde mental juvenil pautada pela singularidade do caso em detrimento de práticas universalizantes. …”
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The power of emotion regulation: how managing sadness influences depression and anxiety? by Sumaia Mohammed Zaid, Fonny Dameaty Hutagalung, Harris Shah Bin Abd Hamid, Sahar Mohammed Taresh

“…Method A cross-sectional design was employed with 350 participants (144 men, 206 women) aged 18 to 35. Results Regression analyses showed that sadness regulation strategies significantly predict both depression and anxiety. …”
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Comparative Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Secondary and Tertiary School Students in Ghana by Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Osei Owusu-Afriyie, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Akua Addo Wiafe, Bright Amankwaa, Emmanuel Acheampong, Richard K. D. Ephraim, William K. B. A. Owiredu

“…Of these, more secondary students had never practiced BSE as compared to the tertiary students. 22.3% indicated they would wait for a change in a detected breast lump before seeking medical attention. 96.3% of the participants agree BSE is a good practice which must be encouraged. …”
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Impact of defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses for myopia control on quality of life of the children: a qualitative study by Sumita Agarkar, Anuradha Narayanan, Mobashir Fatimah

“…High-cost, scratch-prone nature and difficulty in procurement were a few concerns raised by parents.Conclusions Participants were satisfied with most of the facets of social relationships, physical and psychological health domains. …”
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The Frequency of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in COVID-19 Patients: A Case-Control Study in Tehran, Capital of Iran by Ali Taghipour, Majid Pirestani, Ramin Hamidi Farahani, Mohammad Barati

“…Nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swab samples were collected from all participants for the diagnosis of COVID-19. RNA extraction was performed, and then real time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) assay was applied to detect viral RNA. …”
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Infection control Surveillance of dialysis events at outpatient hemodialysis centers in Saudi Arabia: A 3-year national data by Mohammed ALQahtani, Aiman El-Saed, Faisal Alsheddi, Ahlam H. Alamri, Atef M. Shibl, Khalid H. Alanazi

“…The Saudi Health Electronic System Network (HESN) was used to report data from participating centers. Dialysis events included in-unit intravenous antimicrobial start, positive blood culture, and infection (pus, redness, and swelling) at the vascular access site. …”
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Inflammation mediates the adverse effects of urinary phthalate exposure on metabolic disease risk: Results from NHANES 2005–2016 by Chenyang Gu, Teng Yao, Chenxian Dong, Zuhai Chen, Wanting Wei, Xiaoju Li, Qiang Niu, Yizhong Yan, Yunhua Hu

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study included information from 9217 participants in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2016. …”
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Clinical Significance of the Prognostic Nutritional Index in Predicting Delirium among Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Feifei Xu, Xi Zhong

“…A total of 3,105 patients participated in this study. As the grade of malnutrition increases, the incidence of delirium increases in all models. …”
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Knowledge on Food Safety and Food-Handling Practices of Street Food Vendors in Ejisu-Juaben Municipality of Ghana by Raymond Addo-Tham, Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong, Hasehni Vampere, Emmanuel Acquah-Gyan, Adjei Gyimah Akwasi

“…The study used a cross-sectional mixed approach involving 340 participants selected by simple random sampling. A structured questionnaire and an observational checklist were used to collect data and analyzed using STATA version 12. …”
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The Role of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Neuronal Damage, and Endothelial Dysfunction in the Neuropathology of Cognitive Complications in Diabetes: A Moderation and Mediation An... by Betul Sumbul‐Sekerci, Ozge Pasin, Ezgi Balkan, Abdusselam Sekerci

“…Methods This study assessed 183 participants (54 prediabetes, 71 Type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM], and 58 controls) for cognitive performance using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). …”
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Association between secondhand smoke exposure and hypertension in never smokers: a cross-sectional survey using data from Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey... by Young Sik Park, Chang-Hoon Lee, Sang Haak Lee, Kwang-Ha Yoo, Yu-Il Kim, Chul Min Ahn, Ju Ock Kim, Ju-Heon Park, Jae Yeol Kim, Eun Mi Chun, Tae-Hoon Jung

“…This study aims to determine the association between SHS exposure estimated by questionnaire and hypertension in Korean never smokers.Setting Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) V was conducted from 2010 to 2012.Participants We selected the never smokers aged over 20 years who answered the question about the SHS exposure.Primary and secondary measures SHS exposure in both the home and work place was estimated using a self-reporting questionnaire. …”
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Use of youth-friendly health services and predictive factors: A community-based analytical cross-sectional study among young people in the Tamale metropolis. by Vivian Awuah, Gifty Apiung Aninanya, Benson Bionkum Konlan

“…Level of education and religion were significantly associated with the knowledge levels of respondents while religion, employment status and individuals contributing to decision-making concerning the health of the participants were associated with attitudes towards the services. …”
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Pepsinogen Serology and Gastritis OLGA Staging in Mucosal Atrophy Assessment: A Cross-Sectional Study Involving East China Endoscopy Population by Junjun Xia, Zhenzhen Liu, Kaiguang Zhang

“…Atrophy of gastric mucosa was graded according to OLGA for each individual. 453 participants, average age 52.46±10.30 years, 253 male and 200 female, were included. …”
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The role of the pAbp gene encoding the cytoplasmic poly(A)-binding protein in spermatogenesis of Drosophila melanogaster by E. U. Bolobolova, E. M. Baricheva, N. V. Dorogova

“…The Drosophila melanogaster pAbp gene encodes the cytoplasmic poly(A)-binding protein (PABP). Cytoplasmic PABPs participate in the metabolic pathways of the mRNA: translation initiation and termination, cytoplasmic polyadenylation/deadenylation, mRNA stability, mRNA degradation. …”
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