The Usefulness of Intrapartum Transperineal Ultrasonography for the Prediction of Mode of Delivery by Erdinc Saridogan, Ozlem Moraloglu Tekin

“…STUDY DESIGN: We evaluated two hundred-ten singleton pregnant women at term with cephalic presentation who went into active labor via intrapartum transperineal ultrasonography using the angle of progression and head-perineum distance. …”
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Venous leg ulcer healing as a determinant of quality of life in patients treated with unna boot: A quasi-experimental study. by Mário Lins Galvão de Oliveira, Felipe León-Morillas, Isadora Costa Andriola, Carmelo Sergio Gómez Martínez, Bruno Araújo da Silva Dantas, Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres

“…The HG demonstrated improvements in SF-36 scores in the domains of Social Role Functioning (n = 34, p<0.001), Physical Role Functioning (n = 33, p<0.001), and the Physical Health Dimension (n = 38, p<0.001). …”
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The mediating role of illness perception in the relationship between psychological hardiness and the health status of covid-19 (coronavirus disease) survived patients by Sajjad Rezaei, Mohammad Hoseini nia, Mozhgan Vakilian

“…Results: The results of correlation showed that the relationship between AHS scores with PHQ-9 (P\<0.01) and Brief IPQ (P\<0.01) was negative and significant. …”
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A Comparative study of osteoarthritic knee patients between urban and rural areas in knee severity and quality of life by Areerat Siripongpan, Bura Sindhupakorn

“…The correlation between residential area and other variables were age group (p \< 0.01), severity of osteoarthritis (p \< 0.01), and depression (p \< 0.05). …”
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Prevalence and clinical aspects of Barrett’s esophagus in Khakasia republic by N. N. Butorin, O. S. Rzhavicheva, O. V. Khomenko, V. V. Tsukanov, O. V. Shtygasheva

“…Prevalence of Barrett’s esophagus at Khakases was 2,9% (5,4% – at males, 1,3% – at females; OR 4,20; CI 2,15– 8,23; р&lt;0,001), at Caucasians – 1,5% (2,3% – at males, 0,7% – at females; OR 3,25; CI 2,35–4,48; р&gt;&lt;0,001). …”
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Henri Décamps, une écologie ouverte aux préoccupations sociétales by Lebreton, Jean-Dominique

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Pictorial review of ischaemic hepatitis and its mimics by Yi Ting Lim, Samuel Lau, Amanda Cheng, Mei Chin Lim, Daniel Huang, Pavel Singh, Mangat Kamarjit Singh, Clement Yong

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Contextual determinates of under-five malnutrition in mining communities: a critical review of nutrition interventions for optimal impact by Herbert Tato Nyirenda, David Mulenga, Hilda Nyambe-Silavwe

“…Anthropometric measurements were conducted according to WHO standards to assess underweight status. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and chi-square tests to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of context-specific nutrition interventions.ResultsChi-square analysis highlights a complex interplay of factors influencing underweight in children under 5 years of age, including expenditure priorities (p = 0.002), access to resources such as primary grocery stores (p = 0.001) and farmers’ markets (p &lt; 0.001), food preparation practices (p = 0.006), agricultural empowerment (p &lt; 0.001), and feeding styles/strategies (p = 0.004). …”
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A Comparison of Factors Associated with Running-Related Injuries between Adult and Adolescent Runners by Alexandra F. DeJong Lempke, Sara E. Collins, Kristin E. Whitney, Pierre A. D'Hemecourt, William P. Meehan III

“… # Results Adult runners had lower Functional Movement Screen&trade; (FMS&trade;) scores (mean differences \[MD\]: -1.4, p=0.01), were more likely to report intentional weight-loss to improve athletic performance (% difference: 33.0%; p:\<.001), and more frequently included resistance training into their training routines (% difference: 21.0%, p=0.01) compared to adolescents. …”
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Shoulder Pain in Competitive Swimmers: A Multi-Site Survey Study by Brian D. Stirling, Jonathan C. Sum, Lisa Baek, Lori A. Michener, Adam J. Barrack, Angela R. Tate

“…Greater shoulder pain and disability were reported in 15 to 17-year-olds compared to 9 to 10-year-olds (pain and disability: p<0.001), in swimmers with greater versus less years of experience (pain and disability: p<0.001), and in swimmers from eastern versus western states (pain: p=0.001, disability: p=0.0014). …”
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Impact of R-loops on oncogene-induced replication stress in cancer cells by Heuzé, Jonathan, Lin, Yea-Lih, Lengronne, Armelle, Poli, Jérôme, Pasero, Philippe

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Prevalence and factors associated with alcohol use disorders among people living with HIV attending care and treatment centers at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A cross-sectional study. by Florian Emanuel Ghaimo, Ester Steven Mzilangwe, Samuel Chacha, Saidi Bakari Kuganda

“…Factors significantly associated with AUD in the final model included male sex (AOR = 4.18, P <0.001), healthcare level (reference: tertiary health facility; secondary health facility AOR = 1.80, P<0.001, primary health facility AOR = 9.65, P<0.001), being divorced or widowed (AOR = 2.82, P<0.001), secondary education (AOR = 1.35, P = 0.005), and probable depression (AOR = 2.48, P <0.001).…”
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Economic Impact of Postoperative Urinary Retention in the US Hospital Setting by Weijia Wang, Arielle Marks-Anglin, Vladimir Turzhitsky, Robert J. Mark, Aurelio Otero Rosales, Nathaniel W. Bailey, Yiling Jiang, Joseph Abueg, Ira S. Hofer, Toby N. Weingarten

“…After adjusting for confounders, POUR was found to be associated with greater charges with an overall mean adjusted difference of $10&#8239;668 (95% confidence interval \[CI\] $95 760-$11&#8239;760, p < .001) in inpatient and $13&#8239;160 (95% CI $11&#8239;750-$14 &#8239;571, _p_ < .001) in outpatient settings. …”
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Risk factors for thromboembolic and bleeding events in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation: the prospective, multicentre observational PREvention oF thromboembolic eve... by Raffaele De Caterina, Kurt Huber, Richard Schilling, Miklos Rohla, Thomas W Weiss, Ladislav Pecen, Giuseppe Patti, Jolanta M Siller-Matula, Renate B Schnabel, Dipak Kotecha, Markus Lucerna, Paulus Kirchhof

“…The incidence of thromboembolic and major bleeding events was 2.34% (95% CI 1.93% to 2.74%) and 2.84% (95% CI 2.41% to 3.33%) after 1-year of follow-up, respectively.Abnormal liver function, prior stroke or transient ischaemic attack, labile international normalised ratio (INR), concomitant therapy with antiplatelet or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, heart failure and older age (≥75 years) were independently associated with both thromboembolic and major bleeding events.With the exception of unstable INR values, these risk factors were validated in patients treated with NOACs (PREFER in AF Prolongation Study, 72±9 years, 40% female, CHA2DS2-VASc 3.3±1.6). …”
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Absence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors in Middle Eastern Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. The Jordan Absence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors (SMuRF-Le... by Hammoudeh AJ, Aldalal’ah M, Smadi EA, Alrishoud D, Alomari A, Alkhawaldeh M, Rizik A, Okour MF, Araydah M

“…A total of f 5540 ASCVD patients were enrolled. Mean age was 57.5 ± 11.6 years, and 1333 (24.1%) were women. Of the whole group, 214 (3.9%) were SMuRF-less, 3014 (54.4%) had 1– 2 SMuRFs and 2312 (41.7%) had 3– 4 SMuRFs. …”
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