Metrics for Evaluating Telemedicine in Randomized Controlled Trials: Scoping Review by Yuka Sugawara, Yosuke Hirakawa, Masao Iwagami, Ryota Inokuchi, Rie Wakimizu, Masaomi Nangaku

“…Not only does telemedicine contribute to improved patient quality of life and satisfaction by reducing travel time and allowing patients to be seen in their usual environment, but it also has the potential to improve disease management by making it easier for patients to see a doctor. …”
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Incidence of opportunistic infections and its predictors among HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy in Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia by Mequanente Dagnaw, Haileab Fekadu, Adhanom Gebre Egziabher, Tesfaye Yesfue, Meera Indracanti, Alemu Tebeje

“…During the follow-up period, the overall incidence of opportunistic infections was 4.1 (95 percent CI 3.74 to 4.44) per 10,000 person-year observation, with a median of 57 months (IQR = 40–69 months). …”
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Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control by Nima R. Moghaddas, Mohamed M. Traore, Gunter C. Müller, Joseph Wagman, Javan Chanda, Julian Entwistle, Christen M. Fornadel, Thomas S. Churcher

“…For example, observing a dyed fraction of 5% would indicate a daily bait-feeding rate of 0.024 (range 0.008–0.049) which is projected to result in 0.13 clinical cases averted per person-year (range 0.051–0.22), a 39% efficacy (range 12–66%) in this particular site. …”
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The report of Chief of the General Staff of USSR marshal Alexander Jegorov about his visit in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia on 15th-26th of February, 1937 by Zenonas Butkus, Magnus llmjarv

“…The visit aimed at ascertaining what the influence of Germany in the Baltic States was and at the same time to show that the Soviets had a stronger position in the given states, which could even be further consolidated or even a military alliance with them was feasible. …”
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Enhancing language learning: EFL teachers’ insights on online autonomous learning activities by Ahmed Al Shlowiy, Praveen Raj

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Characterization of Women with Endocrine Infertility by Annia Quintana Marrero, Elodia María Rivas Alpízar, Jan Oneil González Ramos

“…The variables analyzed were age, personal pathological history, type of bleeding, obstetric history, nutritional assessment, hirsutism, goiter, galactorrhea, acanthosis nigricans, time and type of infertility. …”
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The Outcomes of Total Hip Replacement in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: Comparison of the Elective and Hip Fracture Groups by Pavel Šponer, Tomáš Kučera, Michal Grinac, Aleš Bezrouk, Daniel Waciakowski

“…Ten patients with osteoarthritis comprise the elective group (mean age at operation 74 years; mean follow-up 82 months). Thirteen patients with femoral fracture comprise the hip fracture group (mean age 76 years; mean follow-up 54 months). …”
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A Case of Persistent Generalized Retrograde Autobiographical Amnesia Subsequent to the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 by Yuji Odagaki

“…A medical examination performed on 1 November 2016 verified that he was awake, alert, and oriented to time, place, and person (except for himself). General physical and neurological examinations revealed no pathological findings. …”
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A perinatal psychiatry access program to address rural and medically underserved populations using telemedicine by Courtney King, Marie Hayes, Lizmarie Maldonado, Elizabeth Monter, Rubin Aujla, Erin Phlegar, Claire Smith, Liz Parker, Kerry Blome, Amanda Sandford, Edie Douglas, Constance Guille

“…Moms IMPACTT [Improving Access to Perinatal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Through Telehealth and Tele-mentoring] leverages statewide partnerships and a virtual care model to provide: 1) people who are pregnant or within 1 year postpartum with immediate access by phone or internet to a clinician trained in perinatal psychiatric care coordination to assess and refer to an appropriate level of perinatal psychiatry services; 2) communication and care coordination with the person’s healthcare provider, as appropriate; and 3) healthcare provider training and real-time psychiatric consultation for the management and treatment of perinatal mental health and substance use disorders. …”
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Determining timeframes to death for imminently dying patients: a retrospective cohort study by Tricia O’Connor, Wai-Man Liu, Juliane Samara, Joanne Lewis, Karen Strickland, Catherine Paterson

“…Knowledge of projected time to death can prompt timely conversations while the patient can understand and engage in meaningful conversations. …”
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Evaluation of pathology resources for cervical cancer detection between 2018 and 2022: a retrospective study at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Western Kenya by Nelson Anangwe, Jon Steimgrimson, Susan Cu-Uvin

“…Abstract Background Cervical cancer cases are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Kenya, exacerbated by inadequate histopathology resources, posing a significant barrier to timely diagnosis and treatment. There has been little research on the availability and evolution of histopathology resources for diagnosing cervical cancer over the years. …”
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Bias-corrected serum creatinine from UK Biobank electronic medical records generates an important data resource for kidney function trajectories by Mathias Gorski, Simon Wiegrebe, Ralph Burkhardt, Merle Behr, Helmut Küchenhoff, Klaus J. Stark, Carsten A. Böger, Iris M. Heid

“…When comparing eMR-based with SC-based creatinine by calendar year (n = 70,231), we found a year-specific multiplicative bias for eMR-based creatinine that decreased over time (factor 0.84 for 2007, 0.97 for 2013). …”
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The Relationship between Stress and Preclinical Dental Students’ Performance: A Longitudinal Study by Diva Lugassy, Gil Ben-Izhack, Sara Zissu, Rotem Shitrit Lahav, Ophir Rosner, Nir Uziel, Sarit Naishlos, Asaf Shely

“…A longitudinal study was conducted in the 2023 academic year in a total of 58 (male = 17 and female = 41; mean age = 26.43, range 22–33) undergraduate dental students at Tel Aviv University of dentistry during their fourth year of study. …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…The most alarming data out of Italy is the number of deaths which, at time of writing, is more than 20,000. This number is very likely to be underestimated and expected to increase substantially: statistical evidences show that some areas in the North of Italy have suffered a mortality rate 4 to 10x higher year to date compared to the same period last year. …”

Amphetamine use as a predictor of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality and morbidity: a longitudinal cohort study of criminal justice clients by Ada Åhman, Jonas Berge, Anders Håkansson

“…Potential predictors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events were investigated.ResultSelf-reported main drug was amphetamine in 51.5% (n = 1,247), polysubstance use in 33% (n = 799), and heroin in 15.5% (n = 376) of the cohort. Total observational time for the entire cohort was 23,911 person-years [median 10.3 years (IQR 9.3–11.2 years)]. …”
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“Even though Doctor has Advised to Practice Foot Care I have not Practiced Soaking Feet in Lukewarm Water so Far” Self-care Practices, Enablers, and Barriers: A Mixed Methods Study... by Abhay S. Nirgude, TM Revathi, Nagendra Navya, Poonam R. Naik

“…Background: Self-efficacy is the ability by which a person confronts problems in day-to-day life with goal- centered attitude. …”
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Identifying Digital Markers of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Remote Monitoring Setting: Prospective Observational Study by Heet Sankesara, Hayley Denyer, Shaoxiong Sun, Qigang Deng, Yatharth Ranjan, Pauline Conde, Zulqarnain Rashid, Philip Asherson, Andrea Bilbow, Madeleine J Groom, Chris Hollis, Richard J B Dobson, Amos Folarin, Jonna Kuntsi

“…MethodsWe collected data over 10 weeks from 20 individuals with ADHD and 20 comparison participants without ADHD between the ages of 16 and 39 years. We focus on features derived from (1) Active App (mean and SD of questionnaire notification response latency and of the time interval between questionnaires), (2) Passive App (daily mean and SD of response time to social and communication app notifications, the SD in ambient light during phone use, total phone use time, and total number of new apps added), and (3) a wearable device (Fitbit) (daily steps taken while active on the phone). …”
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Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

“…Two groups of younger (25–64 years) and older (65–94 years) persons were analysed separately and compared. …”
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«CULTURAL REVOLUTION» IN THE USSR IN 1929–1932 AND THE EARLY ATTACKS AGAINST N.I. VAVILOV’S SCHOOL. A STUDY BASED ON DOCUMENTS FROM ST. PETERSBURG ARCHIVES by E. I. Kolchinsky

“…Already in the early attacks against Vavilov, which began in the years of the «cultural revolution», before T.D. Lysenko would emerge as a person of some importance among agronomists and plant breeders, the scientific content of the debates was rather negligible. …”
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Clinical features and diagnostic criteria of diseases of esophagogastroduodenal zone in patients with gallstone disease after cholecystectomy by I. V. Kozlova, Ye. V. Graushkina

“…In operated patients, with increase of time, past after surgery, significantly more frequent atrophic and reflux-gastritis, duodenogastric reflux, duodenitis were found, atrophy, metaplasia and dysplasia of stomach epithelium grow. …”
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