F6H8 as an Intraoperative Tool and F6H8/Silicone Oil as a Postoperative Tamponade in Inferior Retinal Detachment with Inferior PVR by Gian Marco Tosi, Davide Marigliani, Tommaso Bacci, Napoleone Romeo, Angelo Balestrazzi, Gianluca Martone, Tomaso Caporossi

“…At the end of the surgery a direct partial exchange between F6H8 and SO 1000 cSt was performed, tamponing the eye with different ratios of F6H8/SO (70/30, 60/40, 50/50, 40/30, and 30/70). …”
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Effects of acupuncture-related intervention on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life: An umbrella review by Mei-Ling Yeh, Chin-Che Hsu, Matthew Lin, Chuan-Ju Lin, Jaung-Geng Lin

“…It included adult patients with cancer of any stage who were undergoing chemotherapy. Interventions encompassed acupuncture, either alone or with electrical stimulation or moxibustion, and transcutaneous electrical acupoint/nerve stimulation (TEAS). …”
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Outcomes Following Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Severe Ocular Trauma by Natalia K. Bober, Neruban Kumaran, Tom H. Williamson

“…Methods: Retrospective study of 113 patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for severe ocular trauma at [name deleted to maintain the integrity of the review process] between 1999 and 2018. …”
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Preventive local analgesia in orthopedic and Traumatology surgery. by Hugo Jiménez Vázquez, Evangelina Dávila Cabo, Eduardo Sarmiento Sánchez, Carlos M. Hernández

Subjects: “…anestesia local bupivacaina /uso terap/admin…”
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Prevalence of Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanuts and Peanut Butter from an Informal Market, Harare, Zimbabwe by V. P. Masaka, N. Ndlovu, R. S. Tshalibe, T. C. Mhande, T. Z. Jombo

“…The results suggest that raw peanuts and especially the peanut butter from backyard industries are heavily contaminated with aflatoxins and could constitute a possible health risk to consumers who regularly purchase these food commodities from informal markets.…”
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Adrenal insufficiency in severely wounded men with combat gunshot injury by N.Yu. Seliukova, K.V. Misiura, E.M. Khoroshun, V.V. Makarov, V.V. Nehoduiko, O.I. Zalyubovska, E. Szucsik

“…War destroys normal life and is the main factor of human psychological and physical vulnerability. …”
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Metabolic Profiles of the Gut Microbiota in Patients with Different Stages of Metabolism Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease by X. Cao, O. Yu. Zolnikova, R. V. Maslennikov, E. A. Poluektova, E. L. Bueverova, M. S. Reshetova, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…At the stage of steatohepatitis, we identified two subgroups of patients with different levels of metabolic activity of the microbiota. …”
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A novel and alternative treatment method for moderate diabetic foot ulcer: tibial periosteal distraction by Yusong Yuan, Xiaofang Ding, Hao Lu, Ying Chen, Hailin Xu

“…Methods We provided a technical guide to perform TPD surgery for the treatment of moderate diabetic foot ulcer of who had been treated in our department. …”
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Metabolic Alteration in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Mechanism of Lipid Accumulation in Well-Differentiated Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Hideo Suzuki, Motoyuki Kohjima, Masatake Tanaka, Takeshi Goya, Shinji Itoh, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Masaki Mori, Mariko Tsuda, Motoi Takahashi, Miho Kurokawa, Koji Imoto, Shigeki Tashiro, Akifumi Kuwano, Masaki Kato, Seiji Okada, Makoto Nakamuta, Yoshihiro Ogawa

“…Tissue samples were obtained from 103 HCC patients who had undergone hepatic resection and 12 living donors of liver transplantation. …”
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Community Consultations to Support Scoping Review Knowledge Dissemination by Sarah L. Canham, Rachel Weldrick, Elizabeth Siantz, Jeffrey N. Rose, Danielle Maude Littman, Morgan Cruz Erisman, Kyle Rehn, Shannon Jones, Sumiko Anderson, Anne McNamara, Emma Greenwood

“…As the final step in a scoping review project examining the stigmatization and discrimination of persons experiencing homelessness, our research team conducted a community consultation, designed as a Knowledge Café workshop, with 25 participants who had lived experiences of homelessness (past and present) or were service providers in the homelessness sector. …”
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Factors influencing sport development among women with disabilities: a case study of a visually impaired Spanish Paralympic woman by Alejandro Barrera-Garcimartín, Áurea Redondo-Fernández, Javier Pérez-Tejero

“…Information was gathered from a semi-structured interview, a book chapter she had written, and her participation in a forum.ResultsThe athlete differentiated between two key stages in the sports career of people with disabilities: (1) the beginning of sports practice; and (2) development processes and the search for future Paralympic athletes. …”
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Modification of Platelet Count on the Association between Homocysteine and Blood Pressure: A Moderation Analysis in Chinese Hypertensive Patients by Jianan Zhang, Jing Li, Shi Chen, Linglin Gao, Xiaoluan Yan, Mingzhi Zhang, Jia Yu, Fenchun Wang, Hao Peng

“…If adding the interaction term of homocysteine and platelet count could explain more variance in BP and the interaction is significant, then we believe that moderation is occurring. …”
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Familial Lymphoproliferative Malignancies and Tandem Duplication of NF1 Gene by Gustavo Fernandes, Mirela Souto, Frederico Costa, Edite Oliveira, Bernardo Garicochea

“…Duplications are rare and phenotype in patients bearing duplication of NF1 gene is thought to be restricted to developmental abnormalities, with no reference to cancer susceptibility in these patients. We evaluated a patient who presented with few clinical signs of neurofibromatosis type 1 and a conspicuous personal and familiar history of different types of cancer, especially lymphoproliferative malignancies. …”
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Heliox Improves Carbon Dioxide Removal during Lung Protective Mechanical Ventilation by Charlotte J. Beurskens, Daniel Brevoord, Wim K. Lagrand, Walter M. van den Bergh, Margreeth B. Vroom, Benedikt Preckel, Janneke Horn, Nicole P. Juffermans

“…Minute volume ventilation showed a trend to decrease compared to baseline (11.1±1.9 versus 9.9±2.1 L min−1, P=0.026), while reducing PaCO2 levels (5.0±0.6 versus 4.5±0.6 kPa, P=0.011) and peak pressures (21.1±3.3 versus 19.8±3.2 cm H2O, P=0.024). …”
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HEIDEGGER’S HUMAN DIMENSION UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY by Uliana R. Vynnyk

Subjects: “…a human being; human dimension; posture; technology; technosphere…”
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Efficient Anomaly Detection Algorithm for Heart Sound Signal by Zhihai Liu, Wen Liu, Zheng Gu, Feng Yang

“…According to the latest report by the WHO, cardiovascular disease claims approximately 17.9 million lives annually, making it one of the leading causes of mortality. …”
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A positive deviance approach to understand gender relations and practices that support transformative adaptation: Insights from Kenya dairy households by Renee Bullock, Tanaya DuttaGupta, Philip Miriti

“…We make theoretical and methodological contributions and suggest practical application to support locally led scaling approaches. …”
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Correlation analysis of the triglyceride–glucose index and related parameters in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease by Xin Yang, Huiting Rao, Yi Yuan, Nan Hu, Xinmei Zhang, Yingxin Zeng, Guodong Xia

“…ROC curve analysis revealed AUC values of 0.83 (0.82–0.83), 0.92 (0.91–0.92), 0.90 (0.90–0.91), and 0.87 (0.87–0.88) for TyG, TyG-BMI, TyG-WC, and TyG-WHR, respectively. Subgroup analyses revealed that the TyG index and related parameters had greater predictive value in the female, younger, and BMI < 23.7 populations.…”
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Däbrä Aron: A Rock-cut Monastic Church, Mäqet District of Northern Ethiopia by Tsegaye Ebabey Demissie

“…Like Däbrä Gol, where Aron experienced his monastic life, Däbrä Daret was centre for coenobitic monastic life and opposition against immoral practices of Solomonic kings who in different times exiled Aron and other monastic men. …”
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Utility of Circadian Variability Patterns in Differentiating Origins of Premature Ventricular Complexes by Mu Chen, Qunshan Wang, Jian Sun, Peng-Pai Zhang, Wei Li, Rui Zhang, Bin-Feng Mo, Tai-Zhong Chen, Juyi Wan, Dong-Zhu Xu, Kazutaka Aonuma, Yi-Gang Li

“…Methods. We analyzed Holter recordings from patients with monomorphic PVCs who underwent catheter ablation. …”
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