Confounding Risk Factors in Developing Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus among Children and Adolescents at Sulaimani Chronic Diabetes Health Center by Pary Mohammad Azize, Chia H. Sadiq

“… Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic health condition worldwide and the most common endocrine disease in children and adolescences. …”
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Treatment Patterns of Follicular Lymphoma in the United States: A Claims Analysis by Scott F. Huntington, Sreevalsa Appukkuttan, Wenyi Wang, Yuxian Du, Sari Hopson, Svetlana Babajanyan

“…**Background:** A consensus is lacking on optimal treatment sequencing for follicular lymphoma (FL), the most common indolent lymphoma. FL is incurable, and many patients require multiple lines of therapy for successive relapses. …”
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Reconstructive trends and complications following parotidectomy: incidence and predictors in 11,057 cases by Cory Donovan Bovenzi, Peter Ciolek, Meghan Crippen, Joseph M. Curry, Howard Krein, Ryan Heffelfinger

“…Abstract Background Parotidectomy is a common treatment option for parotid neoplasms and the complications associated with this procedure can cause significant morbidity. …”
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The Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognoses of dMMR Gastric Adenocarcinoma Patients by Jie Wang, Yanfeng Xi, Jian Zhao, Xuetong Rong, Weidong Lu, Yusheng Wang

“…In this study, dMMR GC was more common in men, and the median age was 63.5 years. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Indigenous Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus Strains Isolated from Traditional Yogurt by Bahareh Moghimi, Maryam Ghobadi Dana, Reza Shapouri, Maryam Jalili

“…Monitoring antibiotic resistance in fermented foods should be a common inspection for food quality.…”
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Costs of outpatient services at selected primary healthcare centers in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. by Md Zahid Hasan, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Khadija Islam Tisha, Md Golam Rabbani, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed, Subrata Paul, Ziaul Islam, Shehrin Shaila Mahmood

“…<h4>Results</h4>The societal costs of the common outpatient illness or symptoms varied significantly, ranging from BDT 642 to BDT 1,384 per episode. …”
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‘The Apex of Hipster XML GeekDOM’ by Lynne Siemens, Ray Siemens, Hefeng (Eddie) Wen, Cara Leitch, Dot Porter, Liam Sherriff, Karin Armstrong, Melanie Chernyk

“…If the notion of the methodological commons is as centrally located as we believe it to be in any visualization accurately depicting the intellectual structure of the digital humanities and digital literary studies (McCarty 2005, 119), then so, too, must be the community itself whose members provide that which populates the commons. …”
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Epilepsy Treatment Outcome and Its Predictors among Ambulatory Patients with Epilepsy at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia by Ameha Zewudie, Yitagesu Mamo, Desalegn Feyissa, Mohammed Yimam, Gosaye Mekonen, Ahmed Abdela

“…Epilepsy is among the most common neurological disorders which is highly treatable with currently available antiepileptic drugs at a reasonable price. …”
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The prevalence of hand pathology in regional orthopaedic hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal: A cross-sectional study by S Thabit, M O'Connor, W Parker, T Mashishi, K Moodley, A Peer, K Matanzima, A J de Villiers, O Adewusi, R Aboobaker, A Rocher

“…To establish the prevalence of hand pathology at regional hospitals that offer orthopaedic services in KZN, to describe the patients most commonly affected by these pathologies and to identify the most common pathologies. …”
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Neurotrophin-3 as a mediator in the link between PM2.5 exposure and psychiatric disorders: A Mendelian randomization study by Yuan Zhang, Wei Wang, Xuening Zhang, Ran Jing, Xin Wen, Peng Xiao, Xinjie Liu, Zengle Zhao, Tongmin Chang, Yufei Li, Wen Liu, Chenxi Sun, Xiaorong Yang, Lejin Yang, Ming Lu

“…Background: The causal relationship between PM2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm) and common mental disorders, along with its neuropathological mechanisms, remains unclear. …”
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The effect of trace minerals on the stability of retinol acetate, cholecalciferol and selenomethionine stability within premixes by M. Concarr, I. Sinkunaite, R. Murphy

“…The two SeMet-trace mineral premixes were formulated to contain commonly used industry levels of vitamins and trace minerals. …”
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Global knowledge gaps in acute febrile illness etiologic investigations: A scoping review. by Chulwoo Rhee, Grishma A Kharod, Nicolas Schaad, Nathan W Furukawa, Neil M Vora, David D Blaney, John A Crump, Kevin R Clarke

“…<h4>Background</h4>Acute febrile illness (AFI), a common reason for people seeking medical care globally, represents a spectrum of infectious disease etiologies with important variations geographically and by population. …”
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Artificial intelligence methods applied to longitudinal data from electronic health records for prediction of cancer: a scoping review by Victoria Moglia, Owen Johnson, Gordon Cook, Marc de Kamps, Lesley Smith

“…Results Of 653 records screened, 33 were included in the review; 10 predicted risk of cancer, 18 performed either cancer detection or early detection, 4 predicted recurrence, and 1 predicted metastasis. The most common cancers predicted in the studies were colorectal (n = 9) and pancreatic cancer (n = 9). 16 studies used feature engineering to represent temporal data, with the most common features representing trends. 18 used deep learning models which take a direct sequential input, most commonly recurrent neural networks, but also including convolutional neural networks and transformers. …”
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Multinational comparison of new antidepressant use in older adults: a cohort study by Robyn Tamblyn, David Westfall Bates, David L Buckeridge, Will Dixon, Alan J Forster, Nadyne Girard, Jennifer Haas, Bettina Habib, Siyana Kurteva, Jack Li, Therese Sheppard

“…Chronic pain was the most common potential treatment indication (41.2%–68.2%). …”
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Comparative Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Tumor Resection in Vitrectomy for Retinal Vasoproliferative Tumors by Bin Zheng, Yan Chen, Lifeng Chen, Huan Chen, Jingwei Zheng, Feng Chen, Zongming Song, Lin Fu, Xuting Hu, Jiandong Pan, Hengli Lian, Lijun Shen, Qiuming Li

“…Female (69%) were more common. The mean age was 50 (49.72 ± 12.92) years. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence in pregnancy: a multicentre, binational study by Akaninyene E. Ubom, Chidinma P. Ohachenu, Suraiya S. Auwal, Safiyya F. Usman, Akwasi B. Opoku, Caesar A. Ansing, Jamiu S. Shehu, Peter C. Oriji, Komommo O. Okpebri, Ademola S. Olutoye, Rasheedat O. Balogun, Joshua E. Ifebude, Oluwole D. Obadina, Solomon Nyeche, Abdurrahman A. Bunawa, Ukeje J. Ifeanyi, Fatima A. Mahmud, Hauwa S. Gumbi, Akeem O. Ojugbele, Olubusayo O. Areo, Olakunle E. Ogunjide, Mariam M. Shiru, Ada C. Okpighe, Chia Iornengen, David M. Aqua, Suleiman Z. Abubakar, Fadekemi O. Gabriel-Raji, Oyiana I. Gregory, Lukman O. Lawal, Mathias Abude, David Walawah, Aderopo I. Adelola, Akpofure H. Ese, Jane C. Orijani, Ephraim A. Suobite, Olire C. Afon, Obinna P. Ekwebalam, Baderinwa O. Akanji, Emmanuel E. John, Ibraheem O. Awowole, Omotade A. Ijarotimi, Ngozi Thompson, John I. Ikimalo, Olusola B. Fasubaa

“…Abstract Background Globally, intimate partners are the most common perpetrators of violence against women. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) contributes significantly to the burden of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Africa, with four of every 10 women in SSA having experienced IPV. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE THEORY OF JUSTICE by Оксана МЕЛІКОВА

“…Only through the creation of a common ideological field based on justice and an active citizen position, it is possible to achieve sustainable development of the country and ensure the consolidation of the nation. …”
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Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Retrospective Cohort of a Brazilian Reference Hospital in the Post-HAART Era of Universal Access by Aline Z. de Azambuja, Gustavo Wissmann Neto, Guilherme Watte, Luciana Antoniolli, Luciano Z. Goldani

“…Cryptococcus neoformans is a common opportunistic infection in adults with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome worldwide. …”
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Prevalence of HPV in a Peruvian Healthcare Network: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Jhajaira M. Araujo MSc, Maria Ramon-Cotrina Br, Rosa Quispe-Martinez MD, Mayra Rios-Rios Br, Maribel Quispe-Gonzaga Br, Carlos O. Saldaña-Reyes Br, Paula Medina PhD, Melanie Cornejo PhD, Joseph A. Pinto MSc, Richard Dyer MD

“…Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a common sexually transmitted infection often associated with cancer development. …”
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Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Connective Tissue-Related Symptoms: An Exploratory Case-Control Study in Children by Leonardo Zoccante, Gianfranco Di Gennaro, Erika Rigotti, Marco Luigi Ciceri, Andrea Sbarbati, Marco Zaffanello

“…Myopia and ptosis were more common in ADHD (30.6%). There was a possible trend towards orthodontic device use in TS (OR 3.20; <i>p</i> = 0.076). …”
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