Predicting the prognosis of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss by analyzing the audiometric curve of the unaffected ear by Xuan Sun, Yahan Zhao, Yi Li

“…Regression analysis shows that Cluster Y patients achieve an average improvement in hearing threshold post-treatment that is 6.52 dB higher than that of Cluster X. …”
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The role of plastic surgery in the treatment of pressure injuries: report of 38 cases in a trauma care center by Carolina Peressutti, Dayane Raquel de Paula, Vanessa Sayuri Ogawa, Ana Paula Trombetta Kappes, Emanuela Messias Schwendler, Guataçara Schenfelder Salles

“…Results: The average age of the patients were 35.4 years, the majority being men. …”
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THE PERCENTAGE AND STRUCTURE OF PERODONT TISSUE DISEASES IN PATIENTS OF LVIV REGIONAL STATIONARY CLINICAL HOSPITAL DEPENDING ON AGE by M. М. Shevchuk

“…It was mandatory to analyze a general clinical examination of blood. The degree of validity of the difference between the two averages was determined using the unilateral criterion (t) of the Student. …”
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Improving Land Use Planning through the Evaluation of Ecosystem Services: One Case Study of Quyang County by Lin Liu, Yapeng Zhou, Haikui Yin, Ruiqiang Zhang, Ying Ma, Guijun Zhang, Pengfei Zhao, Jinxiong Feng

“…In this study, we examined the specific reasons that landscape ecology is superior to traditional methods in land consolidation planning and design, which is conducive to the comprehensive development of land ecological benefits. …”
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Results of exploring the force impact of 25 tf open-box cars on the rails of curved tracks by A. Yu. Lugovsky, O. K. Bogdanov

“…The inner rail is exposed to an average lateral force of 37.9 kN directed outward and 30.9 kN directed inward. …”
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Reliability of Goniometric Techniques for Measuring Hip Flexor Length Using the Modified Thomas Test by Kira Eimiller, Emma Stoddard, Briana Janes, Mason Smith, Andrew Vincek

“…The SEMs indicated minimal variability around the mean scores. The average hip extension ROM measured was 5.43± 9.73 degrees…”
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Clinicopathological characteristics of non-steroid anti-inflammation drug acute kidney injury by SU Tao, YANG Li

“…Objective To further understand the characteristics of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs) acute kidney injury(AKI).Methods Twenty-seven cases of NSAIDs-induced renal injury diagnosed from Jan 1st,2000 to Dec 31 st 2012 were enrolled,and followed up for more than one year to exclude kidney diseases induced by other drugs and origins.Characteristics of pathogenetic drugs,laboratory examinations and clinical presentations of the renal injury were analyzed.Results Acute renal injury to varying degrees was diagnosed in 27 cases.Serum creatinine were 109.8 ~730.1 μmol/L at the time of diagnosis.One patient presented minimal change disease accompanied by tubulointestitial nephritis.The main causative drugs included acetaminophen,aminopyrine,and ibuprofen,accounting for 66.7%,14.8% and 11.1%respectively.The renal injury occurred after 1 to even 60 days of drug exposure.Only 40.8% of patients with acute renal injury could be early diagnosed within 2 weeks.There were 26 cases of tubulointerstitial nephritis.Renal glucoseuria and obvious urinary α1-microglobulin could be observed.The average urinary protein was(1.1 ± 0.6)g/d.Fourteen cases were confirmed pathologically afterwards.One female patient presenting nephrotic syndrome had both minimal change disease and tubulointerstitial nephritis.All patients were given prednisone(25-40 mg/d) for a total of 3-6 months,and 18.5% of them were given prednisone in combination with immunosuppressants.During a follow-up period of one year,ten(37.0%) patients remained CKD 3-4.One patient with hepatitis B died because of severe hepatopathy.Conclusions All the NSAIDs administrated before AKI should be suspected as the causative agents,and be avoided afterwards.Among them,acetaminophen was the most frequent Tubulointerstitial nephritis was the main clinical-pathological finding,with or without minimal changes of glomerulus.Urinalysis and renal function need to be closely monitored.Timely drug withdrawal combined with prednisone was recommended on the basis of an early diagnosis.…”
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Clinical analysis of 42 cases of vesicoureteric reflux in children by ZHANG Lin, ZHAO Li-ping, ZHOU Hong-xia, GE Ting-ting

“…Objective To review retrospectively the clinical data,renal damage and prognosis of vesicoureteral reflux（VUR） in children,hoping to give more attention to early recognition and treatment of the disease.Methods Forty-two children with VUR who were hospitalized from January 2010 to December 2012 were studied,of whom the VUR grades,renal scar development,and prognosis of VUR were evaluated.Results The incidence of VUR in urinary tract infection（UIT） children was35.9%（42/117）,while the proportion of VUR in recurrent UIT group was 62.2%,significantly higher than that in first UIT group（23.7%）.In different age groups,the incidence of VUR in infants was the highest（61.9%）,and that of severe reflux（grades Ⅳ-Ⅴ） was 48.6%.Only 20 children with VUR had complete follow-up data,including 2 cases of mild reflux（grade Ⅰ-Ⅱ）,7 cases of moderate reflux（grade Ⅲ） and 11 cases of severe reflux（grade Ⅳ-Ⅴ）.The average interval of repeated micturating cystourethrography（MCU） was 1-2 years.After follow-up,it was found that the reflux grade had different degrees in changes:complete remission in 3 cases,partial remission in 6 cases,no change in 10 cases,and worse situation in 1 case.There were 7 cases of renal scarring,all of which occurred in moderate and severe reflux.Six children with renal scar were younger than two years.Five cases were diagnosed in the first ^99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid（DMSA） examination,and2 were found during the follow-up process.Of 42 children with VUR,2 cases received surgical treatment after the definite diagnosis,and 40 cases were given internal medicine（in 20 cases having complete follow-up data,2 cases received surgical treatment）.Conclusions Children with VUR need early diagnosis and treatment,especially for infants.It is necessary to evaluate renal damage timely,and reasonably adjust the treatment plan.Efforts should be made to strengthen education,conduct good long-term follow-up and normal therapy,so that we will effectively protect the renal fuction.…”
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Ischemic Heart Disease and Work Disability in Patients Treated at the Internal Medicine Consultation and Assessed by the Expert Medical Labor Commission by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Ernesto Vicente Peña, Tania Cuellar Torres, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> ischemic heart disease causes different degrees of disability. Its costs in terms of social security are increasing.…”
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Is mental health contagious ? Depression, anxiety, stress and burnout among Mental health professionals in Sudan by Iyas Abdelhadi Ahmed Abdelhadi, Omer A. Mohammed, Shaza K. Babikir, Eman Abdulkarim Mohammed Abdulkarim Bedri, Alaa Abdelhadi Ahmed Abdelhadi

“…Results The study examined 164 mental health workers, primarily women, with an average age of 35.8 years and 7.3 years of experience. …”
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Effect of Medicaid accountable care on preventable emergency department and hospital admissions: rural-urban heterogeneity by Jangho Yoon, Seungbeen Ghim, Jeff Luck

“…However, there is limited research on the realization of these benefits for low-income individuals across varying degrees of rurality. This study examined the heterogeneous impact of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), an accountable care model implemented in Oregon Medicaid, on preventable emergency department (ED) and hospital admissions by rurality of residence.MethodsUsing person-month panel data on 131,246 adults aged 18–64 continuously enrolled in Oregon Medicaid between 2011 and 2015, we employed a doubly-robust difference-in-differences approach to isolate the impacts of the CCO model on the number of ED visits and the probability of hospital admissions, separately for all-cause and preventable admissions.ResultsThe CCO model was associated with reductions of 25 all-cause ED visits and 22 preventable ED visits per 1,000 persons per month during the first three years. …”
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Ultrasonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter during laparoscopic surgeries in pediatric patients: An observational study by Swarup Ray, Uditi Parmar, Raylene Dias, Vishal Saxen, Fatema Mujpurwala, K A Anu

“…Background and Aims: Laparoscopic surgery involves creation of carbondioxide (CO2) pneumoperitoneum leading to a rise in intracranial pressure (ICP), which can cause expansion of optic nerve sheath diameter(ONSD).We aimed to study the magnitude of changes in ONSD occurring during pediatric laparoscopic surgery and correlate them with changes in end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2), intrabdominal pressure (IAP), and a change in patient position (P). Material and Methods: Thirty-five pediatric patients between 1 and 12 years undergoing laparoscopic surgeries under general anesthesia were included.The ONSD, EtCO2, IAP, and position (P) in degrees from supine were recorded 15 min post-anesthesia induction(T1) and 30 min following the establishment of pneumoperitoneum (T2).The difference between the two groups was analyzed using a paired or unpaired t-test for quantitative variables and using Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test for qualitative data.Correlation between two quantitative variables was performed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. …”
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Research on air pollution by fine particles in tourist locations in the Ivano-Frankivsk region by I. Smyk, L. Arkhypova

“…Multivariate analysis methods were used for statistical data processing, in particular fourth-order polynomial regression and regression modelling of the relationship between PM10 and PM2.5 levels, taking into account the load typology. …”
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Evaluating Serotonin Levels in Sera Samples of Patients with Colon Tumors: Implications for Prognosis and Treatment by Ameerah Mrebee Zarzoor, Ahmed Ghdhban Al-Ziaydi

“…RESULTS: Colon cancer patients had markedly higher serotonin levels in comparison to the healthy controls. The average serotonin levels among the patients and controls were 105.232 ± 414.516 ng/mL and 0.9047 ± 0.08772 ng/mL, respectively. …”
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Surgical outcomes following nerve transfers in upper brachial plexus injuries by Bhandari P, Sadhotra L, Bhargava P, Bath A, Mukherjee M, Bhatti Tejinder, Maurya Sanjay

“…The achieved abduction averaged 95 degrees (range, 50 - 170 degrees). Eight patients scored M4 power in elbow flexion and assessed as excellent results. …”
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Expanded Generalized Needlet Internal Linear Combination (eGNILC) Framework for the 21 cm Foreground Removal by Wei-Ming Dai, Yin-Zhe Ma

“…We also calculate the eGNILC bias to modify the criterion for determining the degrees of freedom (dof) of the foreground, and embed the robust principal component analysis in mixing matrix computation to obtain a blind component separation method. …”
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Ground Reaction Force on the Frontal Plane Directs to the Center of Mass During Gait: Analysis from Gait Database by Ryutaro Takeda MD, PhD, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi PhD, Etsuko Kobayashi PhD, Takumi Matsumoto MD PhD

“…Mikulicz-GRF_Angle was 5.6 ± 0.7 degrees, with a range of 4.8 - 6.7 degrees. Conclusion: During the single stance phase of gait in healthy young adults, the GRF vector consistently directs toward their CoM rather than their hip center on the frontal plane. …”
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Associations of sedentary time, sleep duration and physical exercise with multimorbidity among older adults in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study based on national physical f... by Kai Li, Jingjing Wang, Yuqin Rao, Fanhui Zheng, Ying Chen, Bo Zhai, Jintao Hong, Dao Wang, Chen Wang, Bao Liu

“…Physical exercise showed varying degrees of protection against these 3 multimorbidity patterns, with special attention warranted for LIPE. …”
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Comparison of clinicopathological features and prognostic analysis between early-onset and late-onset advanced rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma by Du Rui, Chang Yue, Li Yonghai, Cheng Yuanguang, Zhang Juan, Zhang Chengyue, Xu Liejuan, Liu Yuancheng

“…[Objectives] To compare the clinicopathological features with early-onset and late-onset advanced rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma and analysis the prognosis. [Methods] This study collected patients with first diagnosed advanced rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma from 2010 to 2020 through the SEER database. …”
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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Copenhagen burnout inventory–student survey (CBI-SS) among health profession educational students at a university in south India by Pushpanjali Krishnappa, Medha A. Joshi, Aileen J Abraham, Avinash Prabhu, Anam Tasneem

“…Results: The content validity index averaged 0.9, and face validity was favorable. The Cronbach's alpha scores were between 0.7 and 0.8. …”
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