Estimation of the pattern of ocular manifestations, risk factors, and imaging of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in COVID-19 patients by Rajwinder Kaur, Grace Budhiraja, Upasana Bhumbla, Manjot Kaur, Vandana Sharma, Priyanka Gupta, Ritesh Singla, Akashdeep Goel, Ekta Gupta, Priyanka Dahiya

“…The duration between the first positive COVID report and onset of COVID-19-associated ROCM was 9.46+/-11.63 days. …”
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Maternal Serum Uric Acid as an Index of Perinatal Outcomes in Severe Preeclampsia by Rozhan Yassin Khalil, Awat Saber Muhammed

“…Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder characterized by gestational hypertension after the 20th week of gestation with proteinuria, is common and dangerous adverse event of pregnancy. Several studies reported relationship between uric acid concentrations and severity of disease in pregnant women. …”
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Reliability of the EasyAngle® for Assessing Hip Range of Motion in Healthy Children by Elana Duffy, Maria Wells, Alan Miller, Megan Tondra, Antonette Doty

“… # Results Twenty healthy children were measured (age 5-10, mean = 7.40 years old, SD = 1.37, 9 males, 11 females). Mean hip ROM was reported by age. Intrarater and interrater reliability were good to excellent for all hip ROM measurements (0.81-0.97 intra rater; 0.77- 0.91 interrater). …”
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Relative Importance of Mode of Administration in Treatment Preferences among Plaque Psoriasis Patients in the United States by Steven R. Feldman, Anders Holmen Moeller, Sandra T. Erntoft Idemyr, Juan Marcos González

“…**Methods:** Adult patients in the United States with a self-reported physician diagnosis of psoriasis completed an online discrete-choice experiment survey. …”
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Obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19 breakthrough infection among the fully vaccinated urban population of South Gujarat – A retrospective cohort study by Mayank Jha, Pratham Kholwadwala, Vatsal Kalariya, Mamta Rani, Jayant Patel, Hitesh Shah, Rushikesh Shukla

“…The total count of people for infections before receiving a single dose of vaccination irrespective of body status was reported to be 144 (17.6%) out of a total of 818 candidates. …”
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What integrated care means from an older person’s perspective? A scoping review protocol by Amy Marshall, Manasi Murthy Mittinty, Gillian Harvey

“…Appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods will be used to extract data from each included study.Ethics and dissemination The scoping review will synthesise findings from studies reporting on patients’ views and expectations of integrated care. …”
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A Retrospective Claims-Based Study Evaluating Clinical and Economic Burden Among Patients With Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis Pain in the United States by Patricia B. Schepman, Sheena Thakkar, Rebecca L. Robinson, Craig G. Beck, Deepa Malhotra, Birol Emir, Ryan N. Hansen

“…**Background:** There has been limited evaluation of medication adherence, healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), and healthcare costs over time in patients with osteoarthritis (OA), and stratification by pain severity level has not been reported. Assessing such longitudinal changes may be useful to patients and healthcare providers for tracking disease progression, informing treatment options, and employing strategies to optimize patient outcomes. …”
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Quadriceps Strength Influences Patient Function More Than Single Leg Forward Hop During Late-Stage ACL Rehabilitation by Meredith Chaput, Marcus Palimenio, Brooke Farmer, Dimitrios Katsavelis, Jennifer J. Bagwell, Kimberly A. Turman, Chris Wichman, Terry L. Grindstaff

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose To determine the association of quadriceps strength and single-leg forward hop performance with patient-reported function, as measured by the IKDC Subjective Knee Form (IKDC), during late-stage ACL rehabilitation. …”
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Assessment of Home Isolation Measures and Factors Associated with Adherence Among Patients During the Pandemic in Nepal: A CrossSectional Study by Lisasha Poudel, Bikram Adhiakri1 , Deekshya Neupane, Pranita Maharjan, Tek Bahadur, Pramita Shrestha, Rashmi Maharjan, Nishan Katuwal, Brish Bahadur Shahi, 3akhat Bhandari, Rajeev Shrestha, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Archana Shrestha

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were done to determine the association of the use of masks, social distance, and outside visits during home isolation with socio-demographic and household characteristics. We reported adjusted odds ratios(aOR) with 95% confidence intervals. …”
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Kinesiology Tape: A Descriptive Survey of Healthcare Professionals in the United States by Scott W Cheatham, Russell T Baker, Thomas E Abdenour

“…The most common tape tension lengths used by respondents were 50% tension (47%) and 25% (25%) tension. Patient reported outcomes (80%) were the most common clinical measures. …”
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Opening the black box of health systems performance management using the behaviour change techniques taxonomy: implications for health research and practice by Jenna M. Evans, Sarah M. Wheeler

“…A total of five PM interventions accounted for 58% of identified BCTs – the scorecard, quarterly performance review reports, quarterly performance review meetings, escalation letter for poor or declining performance and the improvement action plan. …”
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Evaluasi Penerapan IT Governance pada Bank berdasarkan Cobit 5 (Studi Kasus pada Bank XYZ) by Surjandy Surjandy, Erick Fernando, A.Raharto Condrobimo, Mohammad Rizky Yudho

“…Abstract The theft of customer funds through the use of Information Technology continues to occur today as reported on the website Finance.detik.com, where clients' savings funds are lost, and this not only happens in 1 bank but in several banks. …”
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The internet gaming disorder and its associated factors among college students at Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study by Khalid Bin Abdulrahman, Tariq Y. Alhomoud, Ismail S. Alateeq, Faisal N. Al-Mohaisen, Musab S. Alshamrani, Saleh I. Alhathlul, Mohammed Abdulaziz Khamsah

“…The majority (65.8%) reported no effects of gaming on daily activities. yet, one-third considered games as the most daily time-consuming activity. …”
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Feasibility and Reliability of a Novel Game-Based Test of Neurological Function in Youth: The Equilibrium Test Battery by Heather A Shepherd, Cody R van Rassel, Amanda M Black, Robert F Graham, Keith Owen Yeates, Carolyn A Emery, Kathryn J Schneider

“…No adverse events were reported. Although the test was feasible, all subtests showed wide limits of agreement from first to second and from second to third testing occasions. …”
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Exploration of the optimal deep learning model for english-Japanese machine translation of medical device adverse event terminology by Ayako Yagahara, Masahito Uesugi, Hideto Yokoi

“…Abstract Background In Japan, reporting of medical device malfunctions and related health problems is mandatory, and efforts are being made to standardize terminology through the Adverse Event Terminology Collection of the Japan Federation of Medical Device Associations (JFMDA). …”
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Acute Effects of Dry Needling on Myofascial Trigger Points in the Triceps Surae of Ballet Dancers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Jennifer A Janowski, Deanna M L Phelan-Smith, Maria N Kroat Brady, Kelsey L Michels, Alexandra H Timm, Nicole M Boucher, Kedron D Casteen, David Village, Mark D Sleeper

“…There were no significant changes in VAS scale reported pain and ROM. The plantar flexion torque measurements showed an increase in the DN group of the left calf at the angular velocity of 60 degrees/sec…”
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Effect of Folic Acid by injection and supplementary on growth and puberty of Karadi male lambs. by Ismael Othman Karim, Chowman Aladdin Omar

“…Testosterone concentration in the blood significantly not different (p>0.05) reported between treatments after the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months of treatment. …”
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Comparing Health Care Financing in Indonesia and Thailand from 1995-2010: What Lessons Could Be Learned? by Darius Erlangga, Lizheng Shi

“…**Purpose:** In 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its report about health system financing and identified universal coverage as the best way to attain the right of every human being to enjoy “the highest attainable standard of health”. …”
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Development of an Injury Burden Prediction Model in Professional Baseball Pitchers by Garrett Bullock, Charles Thigpen, Gary Collins, Nigel Arden, Thomas Noonan, Michael Kissenberth, Ellen Shanley

“…# Background Baseball injuries are a significant problem and have increased in incidence over the last decade. Reporting injury incidence only gives context to rate but not in relation to severity or injury time loss…”
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Exploring the Effects of Sub-Dissociative Doses of Ketamine on Sedation Quality in Bronchoscopy: A Double-Blind Clinical Study by Hamidreza Shetabi, Samira Rostami

“…Furthermore, the satisfaction levels reported by the bronchoscopist (P=0.78) and the participants (P=0.019) were notably greater in the SDK3 cohort than in the other groups. …”
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