Modifiable Coronary Risk Factors and Global Cardiovascular Risk by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> cardiovascular diseases are the most common, serious and risky diseases in terms of mortality and morbidity in much of the world. …”
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Completion of the Central Italy daily precipitation instrumental data series from 1951 to 2019 by Gamal AbdElNasser Allam Abouzied, Guoqiang Tang, Simon Michael Papalexiou, Martyn P. Clark, Eleonora Aruffo, Piero Di Carlo

“…To address this, gap filling is commonly used to produce complete hydrometeorological data series without missing values. …”
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Changes in household food security, access to health services and income in northern Lao PDR during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey by Jennifer R Head, Phetsavanh Chanthavilay, Helen Catton, Ammaline Vongsitthi, Kelley Khamphouxay, Niphone Simphaly

“…We determined indicators of food security and source of foods consumed for households, women and children, as well as prevalence of malnutrition in children under 5.Results Nearly four-fifths (78.5%) found it harder to meet household food needs during the pandemic. The most common reasons were increased food prices (51.2%), loss of income (45.3%) and decreased food availability (36.6%). …”
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Feasibility and acceptability for LION, a fully remote, randomized clinical trial within the VA for light therapy to improve sleep in Veterans with and without TBI: An MTBI2 sponso... by Jonathan E Elliott, Jessica S Brewer, Allison T Keil, Brittany R Ligman, Mohini D Bryant-Ekstrand, Alisha A McBride, Katherine Powers, Savanah J Sicard, Elizabeth W Twamley, Maya E O'Neil, Andrea D Hildebrand, Thuan Nguyen, Benjamin J Morasco, Jessica M Gill, Bradley A Dengler, Miranda M Lim

“…These TBI-related sleep impairments confer significant burden and commonly exacerbate other functional impairments. Therapies to improve sleep following mTBI are limited and studies in Veterans are even more scarce. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Ekstrak Daun Pandan Wangi (Pandanus Amarillyfolius Roxb) terhadap Berat Testis dan Diamater Tubulus Mencit (Mus Musculus) by Lili Fajria

“… Pandan Wangi (Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb) is commonly used by Indonesian people. The chemical contents of pandan wangi are: tannin, saponin, alkaloid, flavonoid, and color essence (DepKes RI, 1997). …”
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Visualization of Right Adrenal Vein in Non‐Contrast‐Enhanced MDCT and Its Guiding Role for Right Adrenal Venous Sampling by Hong‐liang Xiong, Li Du, Jiao Yang, Wei‐Tong Hu, Jia‐Bing Huang, Yun‐De Li, Xi Chen, Yi‐Fei Dong

“…In 6.2% (n = 12) of patients who can display RAV, RAV formed a common trunk with the accessory hepatic vein and then merged into the inferior vena cava. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Salmonella, Shigella, and Intestinal Parasites and Associated Factor among Food Handlers in Dilla University Student Cafeteria, D... by Kuma Diriba, Ephrem Awulachew, Zemach Ashuro

“…The presence of a high prevalence of intestinal parasites, Salmonella, and Shigella species that were resistant to the commonly prescribed drugs is a treat to the children and the community at large. …”
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Correlation between the Severity of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease and Serum Uric Acid to Serum Creatinine Ratio by Jing Liu, Hongye Peng, Che Wang, Yutong Wang, Rongrui Wang, Jixiang Liu, Tianhui Zhou, Shukun Yao

“…Purpose. As one of the most common chronic liver diseases, metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) had different prognoses between mild and moderate-severe levels. …”
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Research on the Spread Path and Evolution Causes of Oral Language in the Digital Era by Zhiqiang Li

“…Through experiments on chaotic time series data sets, we find that HD-MFEA neuro-evolution algorithm is far superior to other evolutionary algorithms, and its convergence speed and accuracy are better than the gradient algorithm commonly used in neural network training.…”
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New‐Occurrence of Postoperative Modic Changes and Its Influence on the Surgical Prognosis After Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Disc Discectomy by Lei Li, Chao Wang, Hao Zhang, Zhiming Liu, Zheng Lian, Han Li, Hao Tao, Xuexiao Ma

“…ABSTRACT Objectives Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common degenerative spinal disease in clinical practice. …”
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Comparison Of ALT In Type 2 Diabetics with And Without Fatty Liver Disease by Kausar Malik, Faiza Batool, Lubna Meraj, Shazia Saddiq, Abrar Akbar, Hina Hanif Mughal

“…Conclusion: Fatty liver disease is more common in Type 2 diabetic patients with uncontrolled blood sugar. …”
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Dietary Iron Intake in Pregnant Women in Europe: A Review of 24 Studies from 14 Countries in the Period 1991–2014 by Nils Thorm Milman

“…Within the European community, we need to reach consensus on the various guidelines and on the issue of iron supplementation. We should establish common European standardized dietary methods, uniform Dietary Reference Values, and uniform statistical methods in order to perform more reliable comparisons between studies in different countries.…”
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Comparative efficacy of sleep positional therapy, oral appliance therapy, and CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis of mean changes in key outcomes by Yunjun Gao, Sixiang Zhu, Wenjun Li, Youqing Lai

“…BackgroundObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is commonly treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), though many patients struggle with adherence. …”
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Information retrieval interfaces in virtual reality-A scoping review focused on current generation technology. by Maurice Schleußinger

“…Although conventional retrieval features are less common, systems enable retrieval of literature, 3D objects, images, books and texts and arrange them in a virtual space (e.g. as grids, arcs or maps). …”
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Uterine artery embolization in the management of postpartum hemorrhage by Hassan Elbiss, Shamsa Al Awar, Jamal Koteesh, Howaida Khair, Sara Maki, Dana H. Abdalla, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

“…Results Out of 79 patients who had elective (n = 53) or emergency (n = 26) embolization, the placenta previa accreta (69.8% vs. 23.1%) and placenta previa (24.4% vs. 3.8%) were the common indications for elective versus emergency UAE (p < 0.001). …”
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Advancing treatment choices: CDK4/6 inhibitor switching in HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer by Paola Zagami, Angela Esposito, Beatrice Taurelli Salimbeni, Pier Paolo Maria Berton Giachetti, Roberta Scafetta, Matteo Lambertini, Massimo Di Maio, Giuseppe Curigliano, Carmen Criscitiello, Saverio Cinieri

“…The oncologists prescribing CDK4/6i switch reported that most of these patients were in first line treatment (85 %) and the most common second CDK4/6i most frequently initiated was palbociclib (69 %), then abemaciclib (17 %) and ribociclib (14 %). …”
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Antimicrobial effect of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) in arresting dentine caries of permanent teeth: A Systematic review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Mamata Hebbal, Albandri Mohammed Alowid, Praveen Jodalli, Shahad Saad Alkait, Ghadeer Ghalab Almutairi, Fatimah Salim Almufarji

“…Background Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is recognized for its potent antibacterial properties and is commonly used in dentistry to treat carious lesions. …”
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Exploring the anti-inflammatory effects of phytochemicals in attenuating interstitial cystitis-a literature review by Irfan Anjum, Ayesha Nasir, Faiza Naseer, Faiza Naseer, Ahsan Ibrahim, Bisma Rehman, Fawad Bashir, Qura Tul Ain

“…Hemorrhagic cystitis is a common manifestation in patients undergoing chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and related alkylating agents. …”
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Assessment of the Quality of Life in Patients with Migraine by S. Pociūtė, A. Jakavonytė-Akstinienė

“…Migraine is one of the most common neurological disorders in the world, affecting around 1.1 billion people worldwide. …”
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The Real-World Utilization Pattern of Increased Utilization of Advanced Topical Adjunctive Hemostats in a Vertically Integrated Healthcare System by Lee Stern, Yi-Chien Lee, Biwen Tao, Lois Lamerato, Gaurav Gangoli, Richard Kocharian, Walter Danker III

“…Descriptive measurements were compared between SURGICEL® ORIGINAL and advanced SURGICEL® products (SURGICEL® FIBRILLAR™ and SURGICEL SNoW®) for pooled common surgical procedures. Among 1471 patients, 450 received SURGICEL® ORIGINAL, and 1021 received advanced SURGICEL® products. …”
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