A Research Synthesis of Therapeutic Interventions for Whiplash-Associated Disorder: Part 1 – Overview and Summary by Robert W Teasell, J Andrew McClure, David Walton, Jason Pretty, Katherine Salter, Matthew Meyer, Keith Sequeira, Barry Death

“…At present, there is insufficient evidence to support any treatment for subacute WAD. For patients with chronic WAD who do not respond to conventional treatments, it appears that radiofrequency neurotomy may be the most effective treatment option. …”
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DIFUZIA PUTERII DE LA ACTORII STATALI LA CEI NON-STATALI by Octavian-Alexandru-Ștefan BROȘTEANU

“…However, we must all be aware of the role, both positive, but especially destructive, that non-states can have, it being a mistake to consider that the national security of the state can only be disturbed by conventional risks and threats.…”
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Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of PD‐1/PD‐L1 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer by Qichen Zhang, Xiaojuan Han, Jiayi Liu, Hui Qiao

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 37 SCLC patients who received PD‐1 or PD‐L1 inhibitors along with chemotherapy at the First Hospital of Lanzhou University between June 2018 and June 2023. …”
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Associations of reverse triiodothyronine serum levels with anxiety, depression, and health related quality of life after experiencing acute ischemic stroke by Saulius Taroza, Helene Plamondon, Aurelija Podlipskyte, Nijole Kazukauskiene, Nicolas Francisco Narvaez Linares, Marilou Poitras, Julius Burkauskas, Narseta Mickuviene

“…Analyses supported a positive relationship between the fT3 ratio to rT3 with HADS-D score (β = 0.157; p = 0.046) and rT3, rT3 × fT3 product with EQ-5D index score (β = 0.157; p = 0.044 and β = 0.179; p = 0.023, respectively).ConclusionWe found that individuals who experienced AIS and had higher levels of rT3 at hospital admission had less emotional disturbance and better HRQoL when discharged.…”
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Application of Multidomain Cognitive Training in a Tele-Neurorehabilitation Setting for Treatment of Post-Stroke Cognitive Disorders by Marianna Contrada, Loris Pignolo, Martina Vatrano, Caterina Pucci, Isabel Mantia, Federica Scarfone, Maria Quintieri, Antonio Cerasa, Gennarina Arabia

“…Purpose: Cognitive dysfunctions are still very common in the chronic phase of stroke when patients are discharged from neurorehabilitation centers. Even individuals who appear to have made a full clinical recovery may exhibit new deficiencies at home. …”
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Work-related grief and bereavement experiences of social and community service workers working with people experiencing social disadvantage: a rapid scoping review by Kara Whitlock, Zahra Premji, Ashley Mollison, Carolina Posada, Mauricio Arias-Rojas, Charlotte Futcher, Kelli I. Stajduhar

“…A rapid scoping review was conducted following the JBI scoping review methodology. Six sources (Medline, CINAHL, APA PsycInfo, Web of Science Core Collection, Sociological Abstracts, and Social Work Abstracts) were searched to identify relevant articles published until June 30th, 2023. …”
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Case Report: Concurrent primary CNS lymphoma and meningothelial meningioma - nuances of diagnosis and management [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Rosalinda Menoni, Ira Bowen, Dan Miulli, Jacob Bernstein, Samir Kashyap

“…Although meningiomas are well known to coexist with other primary intracranial malignancies there are only nine reported cases of a meningioma occurring simultaneously with primary CNS lymphoma in the literature. We report a case of a woman who sustained multiple injuries due to two distinct intracranial pathologies, however, lateralizing signs were unrecognized for two weeks prior to her final diagnosis. …”
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Does a Provider Contact Wristband Reduce Emergency Department Visit Rates Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty? by David C. Hein, MD, Ajay K. Srivastava, MD, Seann E. Willson, MD, Paul M. Telehowski, MD, Patrick J. Atkinson, PhD, Theresa S. Atkinson, PhD

“…Future studies should track ED visits and identify decision-making factors behind ED use in order to find ways to improve the intervention.…”
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Caregiver burden and quality of life among family caregivers of hemodialysis patients from South India by Afina Azeez, Srikant Ambatipudi

“…Moreover, the QoL score was lower among family caregivers with CB than those without CB. …”
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Epidemic characteristics of diabetes in schizophrenic patients in Shanghai communities by ZHANG Yayun, WU Hemin, LU Yi, LIU Yanli, ZHANG Weibo

“…ObjectiveTo explore the characteristics and associated risk factors of diabetes in patients with schizophrenia living in communities, and to provide a basis for the prevention of diabetes comorbidity in this population.MethodsA stratified cluster sampling was used to randomly select patients with schizophrenia in Shanghai who participated in the free health examination provided by the National Basic Public Health Services in 2020. …”
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Is the Occurrence or Reversal of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Associated with Long-Term Helicobacter pylori Infection among Chinese Adults? A Cohort Study by Xia-Xia Zhao, Rui-Ling Wang, Ming-Hao Liu, Xiao-jun Huang

“…Participants with H. pylori infection had a higher rate of incident NAFLD than those who were uninfected (37/206; 18% versus 73/469; 15.6%) (p<0.001). …”
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Herbaspirillum Infection in Humans: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Rashmi Dhital, Anish Paudel, Nidrit Bohra, Ann K. Shin

“…More recently, some Herbaspirillium species have transitioned from environment to human hosts, mostly as opportunistic (pathogenic) bacteria. We present a 58-year-old female with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who presented with pneumonia and was found to have Herbaspirillum seropedicae bacteremia. …”
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A nomogram for predicting neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with neonatal pneumonia after 34 weeks of gestation by Aosong Yu, Huanhuan Hou, Huanhuan Hou, Lingyi Ran, Xiaojia Sun, Wanchun Xin, Tong Feng

“…Gestational age, triple concave sign, blood glucose measurement after birth (Glu), Apgar score at the 5th minute (Apgar5), neutrophil count (ANC) and platelet count (PLT) are independent predictors of NARDS in late preterm and term newborns who present with progressive respiratory distress and require varying degrees of respiratory support within the first 24 h of life to minimize work of breathing and restore organismal oxygenation. …”
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Oncology Clinicians' Perspectives of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program: Multi-Modal Case Study Approach by Ann Marie Mazzella-Ebstein, Robert Daly, Jennie Huang, Camila Bernal, Clare Wilhelm, Katherine S Panageas, Jessie Holland, Rori Salvaggio, Jill Ackerman, Jennifer Cracchiolo, Gilad Kuperman, Jun Mao, Aaron Begue, Margaret Barton-Burke

“…A nested sample of 5 clinicians who responded to the study survey (30% response rate) participated in interview sessions conducted from November 2021 to February 2022, averaging 60 minutes each. …”
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Retóricas em disputa: o debate intelectual sobre as políticas de ação afirmativa para estudantes negros no Brasil by Karine Pereira Goss

“…It is possible to conclude that the two rhetorics in shock reflect differentiated positions of intellectuals in relation to science and politics. …”
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Development and validation of a model to identify polycystic ovary syndrome in the French national administrative health database by Eugénie Micolon, Sandrine Loubiere, Appoline Zimmermann, Julie Berbis, Pascal Auquier, Blandine Courbiere

“…The sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value (PPV) of different combinations of algorithm criteria were estimated by reviewing the medical records of the Department of Reproductive Medicine at a university hospital for the year 2022, comparing potential women identified as experiencing PCOS by the algorithms with a list of clinically registered women with or without PCOS. Results We identified 2,807 (0.01%) women aged 18 to 43 who received PCOS-related care in 2021 using the ICD-10 code for PCOS in the French National health database. …”
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Analysis of Age Appropriate Measles Immunisation among the Eligible Children in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of National Family Health Survey–5 by Avijit Debnath, Niranjan Roy, Dipankar Roy, Munmi Sarma, Dipanjan Roy, Kinnor Das, Deepmala Deb

“…Moreover, a considerable number of children did not even receive their first dose of the measles vaccine, and those who did generally did not receive it at the recommended age. …”
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Trends in InsurTech Development in Korea: A News Media Analysis of Key Technologies, Players, and Solutions by Yongsu Lee, Hyosook Yim

“…This study aims to understand how InsurTech has developed in Korea. To achieve this, we collected InsurTech-related news articles published in the Korean media over the past eight years. …”
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The evolution of cell-free fetal DNA testing: expanded non-invasive prenatal testing and its effect on target populations by Shaozhe Yang, Yanqi He, Jingshang Lv, Rongxiang Li, Xiuhong Fu

“…NIPT-plus showed greater PR for aneuploidy in the older age group than in the younger age group, with no significant differences in CNVs screening.ConclusionNIPT-plus was able to effectively screen for chromosome aneuploidy and CNVs. …”
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The Real-World Clinical Outcomes of Heavily Pretreated HER2+ and HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Trastuzumab Deruxtecan at a Single Centre by Anna-Maria Lazaratos, Matthew Dankner, Aalya Hamouda, Soumaya Labidi, Victor Cohen, Lawrence Panasci, Jennifer E. Friedmann, François Patenaude, Cristiano Ferrario, Mark Basik, April A. N. Rose, Parvaneh Fallah

“…Methods: We describe a single-center retrospective case series of metastatic breast cancer patients who were treated with TDXd. …”
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