Outcomes after Surgery for Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors by Omar Hama Ghalib Azeez Hawramy, Karzan Seerwan Abdullah, Barham M.M. Salih, Qalandar Hussein A. Kasnazani, Dana Taib Gharib, Dara Ahmed Mohammed

“…It is retrospective, case series study. All patients who were undergoing surgery for malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors from 2013 to 2018. …”
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Botulinum toxin-A in acute acquired comitant esotropia during COVID pandemic in children and young adolescents by Neelam Pawar, Praveena Shyam, Meenakshi Ravindran, Fathima Allapitchai

“…Methods: This was a retrospective, interventional study of pediatric patients and young adults who presented with AACE and received unilateral or bilateral BTX-A. …”
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Gender and Intentionality Disparities in the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Falls from Height in Korean Adults by Seung Uk Han, Sun Pyo Kim, Sun Hyu Kim, Gyu Chong Cho, Min Joung Kim, Ji Sook Lee, Chul Han

“…Purpose This study investigated the characteristics of adult patients who had fallen from a height and presented to an emergency room (ER) according to gender and intentionality, with the goal of reducing the harm caused by these injuries. …”
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ASSESMENT OF THE ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BORDER INSECURITY USING AHP. A CASE STUDY OF GURIN-FOFURE, ADAMAWA STATE. by JOLLY P. M, MUAZU H. G.

“…This was done in order to select stakeholders which are Police, Custom, Immigration, Army, Community leader and Youth leader in the bordering community who offered reasonable information to the research work. …”
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Halévy, fugue d’école und basse donnée by Birger Petersen

“…Jahrhundert an nahezu allen musikalischen Ausbildungsinstitutionen zum Standardrepertoire, so auch am Conservatoire de Paris: Die Wettbewerbsfugen zum Prix de Rome zeugen vom hohen Niveau der Ausbildung, auch wenn sich die kontrapunktische Übung immer deutlicher von der kompositorischen Ästhetik der Schreibenden entfernte. …”
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Clinical diagnosis of seasonal influenza by physicians: a retrospective observational study by Hiroyuki Kato, Tadashi Kobayashi, Hiroki Maita, Takashi Akimoto, Fumihiko Matsuoka, Shigeki Funakoshi, Hiroshi Osawa

“…The AUCs of patients with type A and B influenza were 0.78 (95% CI 0.72 to 0.84) and 0.76 (95% CI 0.70 to 0.82), respectively. …”
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«  Erika hätte so gern ein Bild von Koch ». Materielle Erinnerungskulturen in Mädchenschulen in Österreich und Deutschland in der ersten Hälfte des 20.... by Li Gerhalter

“…« Erika would so much love a picture of Koch ». Material Cultures of Remembrance in Austrian and German Girls’ Schools in the First Half of the 20th CenturyThis text links questions of gender history and research on auto/biography and ego documents with the history of friendship and patronage, the history of emotions and a cultural studies’ approach to material culture. …”
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Treatment of uterine fibroid: focus on endometrial receptivity. A pilot randomized prospective study by Yulia E. Dobrokhotova, Irina A. Lapina, Valeriia M. Gomzikova, Yury А. Sorokin, Eleonora T. Khatagova, Ayshan R. Allakhverdieva, Mariya A. Olkhovskaya

“…The impact of a benign tumor on the endometrium state is currently being actively discussed, which may become another potential target in UF therapy. …”
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CHRISTIAN THINKERS ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (REINHOLD NIEBUHR AND GIORGIO LA PIRA) by T. V. Zonova

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Regional hippocampal thinning and gyrification abnormalities and associated cognition in children with prenatal alcohol exposure by Blake A. Gimbel, Jeffrey R. Wozniak, Bryon A. Mueller, Kent A. Tuominen, Abigail M. Ernst, Mary E. Anthony, Erik de Water, the CIFASD, Donovan J. Roediger

“…Methods Participants, ages 8 to 16 years, included children with PAE (n = 48) and an unexposed comparison group (n = 46) who underwent a dysmorphology exam, neuropsychological assessment, and an MRI scan. …”
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An exploratory analysis of differences in serum protein expression by sex in patients with systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease by Giuliana Cerro-Chiang, Matthew Ayres, Alejandro Rivas, Sarah J. Parker, Mitra Mastali, Peter Chen, Jennifer E. Van Eyk, Paul J. Wolters, Francesco Boin, Tanzira Zaman

“…Sex differences in protein expression in the blood of patients with SSc-ILD have not been reported to date. We aimed to identify sex differences in serum protein expression between men and women with SSc-ILD. …”
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Risk Factors for Contralateral Occult Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Patients with Clinical Unilateral Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study by Liu Yihao, Li Shuo, Xi Pu, Wang Zipeng, Sun Hanlin, Chang Qungang, Wang Yongfei, Yin Detao

“…Materials and Methods. In our study, we included 229 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy plus central and ipsilateral lateral lymph nodes dissection from January 1, 2019, to September 1, 2021. …”
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Association of ambient temperature with social isolation among the community-dwelling Chinese older adults: A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong by Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Hong Qiu, Kin-Fai Ho, Annie Wai-Ling Cheung, Hera Leung, Frank Youhua Chen, Eng-Kiong Yeoh

“…The objective of the current study was to investigate the potential associations between ambient temperature and social isolation among the aging population. Methods: We took advantage of a cross-sectional survey conducted between January 2017 and November 2018 from a community service program special for older adults aged ≥60 who lived in a central community of Hong Kong. …”
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Interaction between 24 h Urinary Free Cortisol and Obesity in Hypertension-Mediated Organ Damage in Patients with Untreated Hypertension by Gao-Zhen Cao, Jia-Yi Huang, Qing-Shan Lin, Cong Chen, Min Wu, Run Wang, Ming-Yen Ng, Kai-Hang Yiu, Jian-Cheng Xiu

“…Results: Compared to non-obese patients, those who were obese had a greater left ventricular mass index (LVMI), greater CIMT, a higher level of 24-hour urinary albumin (24 h UALB) and more frequent albuminuria (all p < 0.05). …”
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Do community-based digital health inclusion programmes contribute to tackling health inequalities in disadvantaged population groups?... by Shoba Poduval, Lily Arnold, Emma Carta, Danielle Nimmons, Irene Stratton, Michael Shaw, Katherine Bradbury, Fiona Stevenson

“…Findings suggest moderators of implementation are provision of community spaces, social activities and devices and Wi-fi, and recipient-centred support through community understanding, personalised regular support and trusting relationships. …”
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Oral Hygiene Practices, Knowledge, and Self-Reported Dental and Gingival Problems with Rural-Urban Disparities among Primary School children in Lilongwe, Malawi by F. Mlenga, E. G. Mumghamba

“…Most pupils experienced toothache (30.8%); many of them had parents with secondary education and above (35.0%) compared to those with primary education (23.5%). 24.4% experienced gingival bleeding with higher percentages from urban (30.1%) than rural (18.5%) schools. …”
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Parallel randomised trial testing community fibrosis assessment for suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: outcomes from LOCATE-NAFLD by Sanjeewa Kularatna, James O'Beirne, Adrian Barnett, Patricia C Valery, Elizabeth Powell, Ingrid J Hickman, Ruth Tulleners, David Brain, Katherine Stuart, Carolyn McIvor, Elen Witness, Melanie Aikebuse

“…The LOCal Assessment and Triage Evaluation of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (LOCATE-NAFLD) trialled a community-based fibrosis assessment service using FibroScan to reduce the time to diagnosis of high-risk NAFLD and improve patient outcomes.Methods We conducted a 1:1 parallel randomised trial to compare two alternative models of care for NAFLD diagnosis and assessment. …”
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Retracted: Significance and Possibility of VR Technology Embedded in the Teaching of Ideological and Political Theory Course in Colleges and Universities by Ningbin Zhang, Xiuqin Chen, Han Yin

“…They were randomly divided into two groups: VR teaching group (economics class 1: A1, financial management class 1: B1) and general teaching group (economics class 2: A2, financial management class 2: B2). …”
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Alternative disease management strategies for organic apple production in the United Kingdom by Lucas Alexander Shuttleworth

“…The loss of active ingredients can be problematic for growers, who have relied on the generally more predictable and efficacious management that results from using conventional chemicals. …”
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Association of exposure to second-hand smoke during childhood with blood DNA methylation by Marta Cosin-Tomas, Thanh Hoang, Cancan Qi, Giulietta S. Monasso, Ryan Langdon, Simon Kebede Merid, Lucinda Calas, Paula de Prado-Bert, Rebecca Richmond, Vincent VW Jaddoe, Liesbeth Duijts, John Wright, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Regina Grazuleviciene, Marianna Karachaliou, Gerard H. Koppelman, Erik Melén, Olena Gruzieva, Martine Vrijheid, Paul Yousefi, Janine F. Felix, Stephanie J. London, Mariona Bustamante

“…Nine CpGs were mapped to genes (MYO1G, FAM184B, CTDSPL2, LTBP3, PDE10A, and FIBCD1), while 2 CpGs were located in open sea regions. …”
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