Changes in optic nerve head microvasculature following disc hemorrhage absorption in glaucomatous eyes by Jooyoung Yoon, Kyung Rim Sung, Ko Eun Kim, Hyo Ji Han, Joon Mo Kim

“…Intradisc vessel density (dVD) was calculated using a 3 × 3 mm optic disc scan in 60 eyes of 60 patients with primary open angle glaucoma and DH who had undergone two or more swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography exams. …”
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PROFESSIOGRAM’S COMPONENTS FOR FUTURE TEACHER OF HEALTH STUDY by Vladimir V. Kolbanov

“…However, there are teachers (about 68%) who may be trained for creating health service in schools. …”
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J. M. KEYNES AND HIS ECONOMIC THEORY: AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE by S. N. Ivaskovsky

“…The author traces the main stages in the formation of ethical views of Keynes, shows that his interest in ethics as the system of values in society was dictated by the need for the new conceptual vision of economic realities and by the search of an answer to the main ethical question: "What should we do?". Attention is drawn to the fact that an understanding of the ethical orientation of economic theory by Keynes allowed him to take a critical stance towards traditional individualism and Victorian morality of thrift and moneymaking and to conclude that rational and "right" forms of individual behaviour are not a guarantee of the prosperity of society as a whole. …”
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Horses are worthy of care: Horse sector participants’ attitudes towards animal sentience, welfare, and well-being by Julie M Fiedler, Margaret L Ayre, Sarah Rosanowski, Josh D Slater

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Embracing natural hair by Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani

“…Drawing on two theories: whiteness and Africana womanism, and using purposive sampling, this study examined 17 qualitative interviews with Black South African women and Chocolate Hair Sisters, Natural Sisters, and FroChic three online blogs started by Black South African women advocating for natural hair. …”
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Transformations of Medical and Vaccine Diplomacies in the COVID-19 Era by I. I. Arsentyeva

“…Using scientific works on the topic and documents from WHO, GAVI, WTO, IMF, government documents and think tank reports, the author analyzes vaccine diplomacy as a branch of medical diplomacy and identifies changes that occur under pandemic impact. …”
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Influence of health status and loneliness on satisfaction with life, emotional dimensions, and distress in junior handball players by Miroljub Ivanović, Uglješa Ivanović

“…This would mean that handball players, who subjectively assess their health as bad, and feel lonelier. …”
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A Case-Control Association Study of RANTES (-28C>G) Polymorphism as a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease in Isparta, Turkey by Nilufer Sahin-Calapoglu, Serpil Demirci, Mustafa Calapoglu, Baris Yasar

“…The pilot case-control association study included 30 PD patients and 60 control subjects, who were all genotyped with PCR-RFLP for the five polymorphisms. …”
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Premature Ejaculation and Utilization of Cognitive Techniques by Serkan AKKOYUNLU, Mehmet Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR, Canan AKKOYUNLU

“…Case: Presenting clients are five years married couple who are thirty and twenty nine years old respectively. …”
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Temporary ectopic banking as a treatment option for mangled thumb: a case report by Meisam Jafari Kafiabadi, Adel Ebrahimpour, Seyyed Hamidreza Ayatizadeh, Reza Fereidooni, Amirhossein Kamalinia, Mehrdad Sadighi, Farsad Biglari, Seyed Arman Moein

“…The first metacarpophalangeal joint fusion was achieved with an intramedullary screw and two K-wires. A reverse adipofascial radial artery forearm flap and skin grafts from the left thigh were used for soft tissue reconstruction. …”
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Association Between Maternal Physical Activity From Pre-pregnancy to Child-rearing and Their Children’s Physical Activity in Early Childhood Among Japanese by Aya Yamada, Haruki Momma, Nozomi Tatsuta, Kunihiko Nakai, Takahiro Arima, Chiharu Ota, Nobuo Yaegashi, Ryoichi Nagatomi

“…Methods: We analyzed the data from 1,067 Japanese mother-child pairs. …”
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Acute therapeutic effects and pathophysiology of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis neuropathy by Fumitaka Shimizu, Mariko Oishi, Toshihiko Maeda, Yukio Takeshita, Hideaki Nishihara, Ryota Sato, Takashi Kanda, Masayuki Nakamori, Michiaki Koga, Miwako Fujisawa, Yuki Mizumoto, Nanami Yamanaka, Takashi Nawata, Tatsuya Okafuji, Susumu Fujikawa, Kinya Matsuo, Joe Nemoto, Masaya Honda

“…There was a strong correlation between the timing of treatment and the recovery rate in patients who started treatment within 50 days, as the recovery rate did not increase after 50 days of treatment. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes for Type 1 Diabetes after Bariatric Surgery by Alexandra Chow, Noah J. Switzer, Jerry Dang, Xinzhe Shi, Christopher de Gara, Daniel W. Birch, Richdeep S. Gill, Shahzeer Karmali

“…Preoperative weighted mean total daily insulin requirement was 98±26 IU/d, which decreased significantly to 36±15 IU/d (P<0.00001) and 42±11 IU/d (P<0.00001) at 12 months and at study endpoint, respectively. An improvement in HbA1c was also seen from 8.46±0.78% preoperatively to 7.95±0.55% (P=0.01) and 8.13±0.86% (P=0.03) at 12 months and at study endpoint, respectively. …”
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New biomarkers for diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome by Farid I. Hassan, Mofeed F. Mohammed, Lamia H. Ali, Alaa A. M. Hussein

“…The study included two matched groups: group (1) involved 40 eligible women sonographically evaluated and biochemically diagnosed with PCOS (cases group). …”
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A new approach for detecting HPV DNA in cervical swabs: comparison of nucleic acid extraction with direct PCR by Fatih Çubuk, Muhammet Çağrı Yıldız, Fikrican Balcı, Ahmet İrgin, Savaş Aşkın, Ekrem Sağtaş, Sedat kaygusuz

“…Abstract Background Almost all cases of cervical cancer are associated with persistent high-risk HPV infection. WHO prioritizes primary HPV testing for cervical cancer screening. …”
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Association between Serum Uric Acid to HDL-Cholesterol Ratio and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Lean Chinese Adults by Ya-Nan Zhang, Qin-Qiu Wang, Yi-Shu Chen, Chao Shen, Cheng-Fu Xu

“…A cross-sectional study was performed among 6285 lean Chinese adults (body mass index < 24 kg/m2) who took their annual health checkups. NAFLD was diagnosed based on hepatic ultrasound examination, with exclusion of other etiologies. …”
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Randomized trial of influence of vitamin D on the prevention and improvement of symptomatic COVID-19 by Huan Wang, Liyuan Tao, Liyan Cui, Yahong Chen, Dongyang Liu, Lixiang Xue, Yuping Yang, Yang Lv, Fuchun Zhang, Tiancheng Wang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Wanqiong Yuan, Hao Liu, Jie Huang, Yanfang Jiang, Na Liu, Lijuan Yang, Yunjing Hu, Yanfang Li, Yuling Gao, Haiyan Li, Baohua Li, Chunli Song

“…Abstract We aimed to investigate the preventive effect of vitamin D2 on COVID-19 and the improvement of symptoms after COVID-19 infection. …”
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Fluorescence molecular imaging-guided photodynamic therapy for early breast cancer in the prone position: Feasibility evaluation with Monte Carlo simulations by Yugo Minegishi, Yasutomo Nomura

“…As a promising alternative to recently developed magnetic resonance imaging-guided radiotherapy, we proposed fluorescence molecular imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (FMI-guided PDT), which requires no expensive equipment. …”
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Students seeking information for their Master's thesis - the effect of the Internet by Paulina Junni

“…This brings forth an important question: what are the qualitative and quantitative effects of this development on the use of reference material in research and studies? <br><b>Method.</b> To address the research question, masters theses reference lists from 1985, 1993 and 2003 were studied in three disciplines: economics, psychology and mathematics, followed by semi-structured interviews of students who had finished their thesis in 2003. …”
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Eye Donation: Awareness, Knowledge, Willingness, and Barriers among Paramedical and Allied Health Science Students at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India by Aimanfatima Kacheri, Rekha Mudhol, Sanjeev Chougule, Rhema Reny, Sagarika Kamath, Rajesh Kamath

“…Knowledge levels appear to be below expectations, and more effort is required to ensure that knowledge is imparted to our healthcare practitioners, who will then transfer this knowledge to the population, resulting in an increase in donation rates.…”
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