Gallbladder diseases detected by ultrasound and correlated risk factors by Sahar Ahmed MAHDI, Israa JAAFAR

“…The study aimed to determine the variety of gallbladder disease detected by ultrasound in Iraqi patients. Methods. This study involved a randomly selected sample of 100 men and 100 women who attended the ultrasound clinic at Emamein Kadhimein Medical City for abdominal ultrasonography for various reasons in a period of 8 months (Oct 2022-Jul 2023). …”
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Elemental Associations with Groundwater Nitrate in Northeastern Region of Saudi Arabia: Implications for Sustainable Water Management by Al Mamun

“…Future research should focus on elucidating factors influencing nitrate distribution in groundwater systems and developing more robust predictive models based on readily measurable water quality parameters.…”
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The cross-sectional study of assessment of cognitive status in patients with poor glycemic control and good glycemic control of diabetes mellitus by Dinesh Panati, Yethiraju Madarapu, Bharathi Sibbala, Swetha Puthalapattu, Sujana Devi Gandla

“…Results: The prevalence of cognitive impairment among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients was 50%, 53.3%, and 56.6% according to TMT-A, BCRS, and MMSE, respectively. All the assessment methods have shown a significant difference in levels of cognition among diabetic cases than controls, and the impairment is more in cases with poor glycemic index. …”
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Cell sources of inflammatory mediators present in bone marrow areas inside the meniscus. by Francisco Airton Castro Rocha, Virgínia Claudia Carneiro Girão, Rodolfo de Melo Nunes, Ana Carolina Matias Dinelly Pinto, Bruno Vidal, João Eurico Fonseca

“…TRAP+ osteoclasts, and hematogenous precursors expressing IL-1β, TNF, and iNOS were identified inside bone marrow areas in meniscal samples from both naïve and sham operated mice. Quantitative immunoexpression of IL-1 β, TNF and iNOS was more intense, P = 0.0194, 0.0293, 0.0124, respectively, in mouse knees from mice sacrificed 49 days after being subjected to an osteoarthritis (OA) model as compared to sham operated animals.…”
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How can data manipulation matter in predicting the failure risk? Evidence from Romanian companies by Isabella Lucuţ Capraș, Monica Violeta Achim, Mihaela Stefan Hint, Lucian Vasile Găban

“…Three types of statistical methods were used to determine and consolidate the results. …”
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Fetal growth in Bogotá, Colombia: a comparison with international and latin american curves by Gabriela Marisol Vallejo, Montserrat Uriel Calvo, José De la Hoz-Valle, Ximena Carolina Romero

“…AC and FL were the parameters that showed more statistically significant differences with international curves. …”
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CT Findings and Mortality in Patients with Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, José Luis Bernal Muñoz, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Anagalys Ortega Alvelay, Liliana Teresa Caneiro González

“…Intracerebral hemorrhage was more common in patients under 60 years old while intraparenchymatous hemorrage predominated in patients from 75 on. …”
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Algorithmic indexing in MEDLINE frequently overlooks important concepts and may compromise literature search results by Alexandre Amar-Zifkin, Taline Ekmekjian, Virginie Paquet, Tara Landry

“… Objective: To evaluate the appropriateness of indexing of algorithmically-indexed MEDLINE records. Methods: We assessed the conceptual appropriateness of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) used to index a sample of MEDLINE records from February and March 2023. …”
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Inequalities in digital literacy: exploring the disparity in tangible outcomes of internet use among college students in China by Wei Fang, Chen Nie

“…Using an internet outcome framework, our study scrutinizes the potential disparities in benefits derived from internet use among college students from varied social backgrounds in China.MethodsThis quantitative study employed an online survey to collect data from 463 college students across various economic regions in China, ensuring a diverse and representative sample. …”
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OCTA measurements in Behcet's disease across different stages of the disease activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Mehrdad Mozafar, Mobina Amanollahi, Reza Samiee, Melika Jameie, Ali Mousavi, Zahra Ghanbari, Helia Nafar, Negar Mozafar, Fatemeh Amiri, Mehdi Azizmohammad Looha, Elias Khalili Pour, Nazanin Ebrahimiadib

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Meta-analysis demonstrated reduced VD in various regions and greater FAZ size in superficial and deep retinal plexuses, particularly in inactive BU and non-ocular BD, which are mostly studied so far. However, more studies with larger sample sizes should draw a more definite conclusion. …”
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Delivering Optimal Care to People with Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Qualitative Study of Patient, Caregiver, and Professional Perspectives by Jennifer S. Pigott, Nathan Davies, Elizabeth Chesterman, Joy Read, Danielle Nimmons, Kate Walters, Megan Armstrong, Anette Schrag

“…Provision of optimal care requires knowledge about the support needs of this population. Methods. Eleven people with PD and cognitive impairment (PwP), 10 family caregivers, and 27 healthcare professionals were purposively sampled from across the United Kingdom. …”
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Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula versus Conventional Oxygen Therapy for Patients with Thoracoscopic Lobectomy after Extubation by Yuetian Yu, Xiaozhe Qian, Chunyan Liu, Cheng Zhu

“…To investigate whether high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy is superior to conventional oxygen therapy for reducing hypoxemia and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) in patients with thoracoscopic lobectomy after extubation. Methods. Patients with intermediate to high risk for PPC were enrolled in this study. …”
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Cannabidiol (CBD): A Systematic Review of Clinical and Preclinical Evidence in the Treatment of Pain by Guillermo Cásedas, Martín de Yarza-Sancho, Víctor López

“…From the initial sample of more than 500 articles, a total of 40 studies were selected, eliminating duplicate studies from the databases and considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Characteristics and Clinical Significance of Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Cirrhosis and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Xiu Sun, Xin Chi, Yingying Zhao, Shunai Liu, Huichun Xing

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of intestinal microbiota in patients with LCDM and to evaluate the relationship between the severity of intestinal microbiota imbalance and clinical significance. Methods. A case-controlled study was conducted. People who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria of chronic HBV-related liver cirrhosis (LC), LCDM, and healthy controls (HC) were enrolled in, and their fecal and blood samples were collected. …”
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Relationship between parenting styles and glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in Iran by Ameneh rezaei, Daniel Zamanfar, Adele Bahar, Zahra Kashi, Reza Ali Mohammadpour, Forouzan Elyasi

“…The present study investigated the relationship between parenting styles and glycemic control in children with T1D. Materials and methods This study is a cross-sectional study. The samples accordingly consisted of 110 parent–child pairs refereed to an endocrinology clinic in Iran in 2020. …”
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Fast converging iterative wavefront sensing for scatter compensation in multi-photon fluorescence microscopy by Kibum Nam, Maria Borozdova, Jung-Hoon Park, Alexander Jesacher

“…In simulations, we further verify that the optimised c-DASH can find a correction pattern through all considered aberration modes in a little more than a single measurement iteration, making it one of the fastest converging iterative wavefront sensing methods available.…”
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Prevalence of papillomaviruses, polyomaviruses, and herpesviruses in triple-negative and inflammatory breast tumors from algeria compared with other types of breast cancer tumors. by Marilys Corbex, Sabiha Bouzbid, Alexandra Traverse-Glehen, Hayette Aouras, Sandrine McKay-Chopin, Christine Carreira, Abdelaziz Lankar, Massimo Tommasino, Tarik Gheit

“…IBC tumors carried significantly more viruses (any type) than non-IBC tumors (30% vs. 13%, p<0.04). …”
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Who is protected and who is not? Evaluating the effects of the long-term care insurance system and disparities in healthcare utilization and costs of the South Korean elderly popul... by Minsung Sohn, Hojoon Sohn, Mankyu Choi

“…The use of an appropriate LTCS can reduce unnecessary medical utilization and the resulting costs such as those for hospital admission, delayed discharge, and emergency room visits. Methods This study evaluated whether the LTCS has a savings effect on medical use for older adults and whether the effect varies depending on income level, using longitudinal data obtained from an Elderly Cohort Database compiled from 2002 to 2013, which is a sample of 10% of the elderly population in Korea. …”
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Understanding patient views and experiences of the IDENTIfication of PALLiative care needs (IDENTI-Pall): a qualitative interview study protocol by Sarah Mitchell, Isabel Leach, Nicola Turner, C R Mayland

“…Introduction More people are living with multimorbidity, defined as two or more long-term physical or mental health conditions. …”
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QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIABETES MELLITUS BEFORE AND AFTER ANTI-TB DRUGS ADMINISTRATION by Alesandro Ksatriaputra, Fathur Nur Kholis, Dwi Ngestiningsih, Bambang Hariyana

“…TB without diabetes mellitus patients have more significant changes in quality of life compared to TB with diabetes mellitus patients.…”
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