Environmental Impact of Physical Visits and Telemedicine in Nursing Care at Home: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment by Egid M van Bree, Lynn E Snijder, Hans C Ossebaard, Evelyn A Brakema

“…Telemedicine visits were elementary in nature, such as supporting patients in taking their medication or structuring their daily agenda. We quantified average environmental impacts from cradle to grave, using the Environmental Footprint method, and verified the robustness of the comparison via uncertainty analysis. …”
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DYNAMICS OF DATA OF DIFFERENTIAL WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT IN PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS WITH DIFFERENT BLOOD GROUPS by Y.L. Bandrivsky

“…The material and research methods. 855 males aged 20 - 55 years were examined. …”
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STUDY OF THE CELLULAR COMPONENT OF IMMUNE SYSTEM IN CASES OF TRAUMATIC MANDIBULAR FRACTURE IN PATIENTS OF DIFFERENT PSYCHOSOMATIC PERSONALITY TYPES by Ya.P. Nahirniy, V. L. Fesyk

“…The aim of the research was to study functional disorders of immune system cellular component in patients with traumatic mandibular fractures depending on psychosomatic type of personality. Material and Methods The dynamics of immune status rate was studied in 60 male patients diagnosed with traumatic unilateral open mandibular fractures in the area of a corner, average age was 25.2±5.0 years old. …”
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THE ROLE OF CHRONIC POLYPOID RHINOSINUSITIS IN OCCURRENCE OF MALIGNANT EPITHELIAL TUMORS OF THE PARANASAL SINUSES AND THE NASAL CAVITY by M. Yu. Vereshchagin, A. U. Minkin, L. S. Khodasevich

“…One of the most frequently occurred background development processes of the NC and the PNS cancer is chronic polypoid rhinosinusitis (CPR). The degree of occurrence of CPR is high, and the annual growth of its incidence by 2 to 4 % has been observed for the previous 10 years. …”
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“Aria di Ricerca in Valle del Serchio”: a cross-sectional citizen science study to evaluate CKD prevalence and associations with environmental risk factors in the Serchio Valley (L... by Chiara Doccioli, Francesco Sera, Giorgia Stoppa, Bruna De Marchi, Bruna De Marchi, Dolores Catelan, Antonella Ficorilli, Antonella Ficorilli, Giulia Malavasi, Annibale Biggeri

“…Data on lifestyle, clinical parameters, and environmental exposures were collected, employing a standardized protocol developed by the Disadvantaged Populations eGFR Epidemiology Study (DEGREE). The eGFR was calculated using three equations: CKD-EPI 2009, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD), and CKD-EPI 2021. …”
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Beyond dietary therapy: addressing weight stigma awareness in medical students by Giuseppe Annunziata, Giordano Bruno Zonzini, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Raynier Zambrano-Villacres, Alexander Bertuccioli, Davide Sisti, Ludovica Verde, Daniele Di Pauli, Annamaria Colao, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Daniel Simancas-Racines, Alessandro Gennaro, Luigi Barrea

“…Results The participant pool was predominantly female (58.2%) and Spanish (66.7%), with an average age of 22.86 ± 3.08 years and a mean BMI of 22.80 ± 3.25 kg/m2, placing most respondents in the normal weight range. …”
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Mortality and major disease risk among migrants of the 1991-2001 Balkan wars to Sweden: A register-based cohort study. by Edda Bjork Thordardottir, Li Yin, Arna Hauksdottir, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Anna-Clara Hollander, Christina M Hultman, Paul Lichtenstein, Weimin Ye, Filip K Arnberg, Fang Fang, Emily A Holmes, Unnur Anna Valdimarsdottir

“…Later time period of migration and not having any first-degree relatives in Sweden at the time of immigration were associated with greater increases in risk of CVD and psychiatric disorders. …”
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COMPARATIVE DESCRIPTION OF POPULATION PARAMETERS OF THE LIFE QUALITY OF INHABITANTS OF DAKHADAEV DISTRICT, REPUBLIC OF DAGESTAN by Patimat Asadullamagomedowna Bekshokova, Patimat Iman-Vazalievna Gabibova, D. I. Kadieva

“…The data of population study of the life quality give the information about indices of the life quality of population, reflecting in such a way the degree of its physical, psychological and social wellbeing. …”
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A novel automated CT biomarker to predict outcomes in acute ischemic stroke: net water uptake by Monica Mallavarapu, Hyun Woo Kim, Ananya Iyyangar, Sergio Salazar-Marioni, Albert J. Yoo, Luca Giancardo, Sunil A. Sheth, Jerome A. Jeevarajan

“…Reproducible imaging metrics that account for the degree of hypo-attenuation on non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) may be better suited to guide treatments. …”
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The influence of polymorphism of genes associated with breast cancer on the effectiveness of drug antitumor therapy by T. G. Goncharova, N. A. Omarbaeva, D. R. Kaydarova, A. Zh. Abdrakhmanova, K. K. Smagulova, M. G. Orazgalieva, O. V. Shatkovskaya, L. A. Malysheva, A. М. Zkrina, Z. D. Dushimova

“…The family history study showed 16.52 % of women in the questionnaires had a family history of various types of ESR, and 86.25 % of them had a burden of breast cancer in women of the first degree of kinship. The average age of patients with breast cancer was 48.79 ± 11.44 years. …”
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Harnessing miRNA dynamics in HIV-1-infected macrophages: Unveiling new targeted therapeutics using systems biology by R. Harshithkumar, Mollina Kaul, Madhuri Chandane-Tak, Nikhat J. Siddiqi, Abdul Malik, Abdul Arif Khan, Anupam Mukherjee

“…A protein-protein interaction (PPI) map of miRNA targets and their first interactors was constructed, with key nodes identified based on a calculated disease score, which considered degree, betweenness centrality, average shortest path length, and clustering coefficient. …”
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The combination of decitabine with multi-omics confirms the regulatory pattern of the correlation between DNA methylation of the CACNA1C gene and atrial fibrillation by Yuling Yang, Qijun Li, Xiaoning Liu, Caixia Shao, Heng Yang, Siquan Niu, Hong Peng, Xiangguang Meng, Xiangguang Meng

“…Subsequent multivariate logistic regression models confirmed that the DNA methylation degree of these three sites and their average was associated with AF (p < 0.05). …”
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The course of bronchial asthma associated with metabolic syndrome in children with different phenotypes depending on vitamin D3 level by T. L. Protsiuk, O. V. Herasymova, L. O. Protsiuk, N. M. Surkova

“…The severity of BA as well as the degree of its control in the patients with different phenotypes was found to be influenced by both the presence of MS and vitamin D3 level. …”
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Cognitive Disorders In Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss, At The Ent Department Of The “Village Bondeko” Center, In Kinshasa by Masamba GR, Sokolo Gedikondele J, Longo-Mbenza B, Nganga Nkanga MS, Matanda Nzanza R, Matonda-ma-Nzuzi T, Ikanga J, Nge Okwe A, Lema Mabwaka G, Mawalala Malengele H, Nangi Mampuya C, Lumbu Malundama D

“…In univariate analysis, there was a significant association (p< 0.0001) between the degree of hearing loss and cognitive disorders. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) comparing the means demonstrated a very significant correlation (p ˂ 0.0001) between the decline in cognitive functions and the severity of hearing impairment. …”
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Mental fatigue of operating room nurses and its relationship with missed perioperative nursing care: a descriptive-analytical study by Vahid Rahmani, Valerie L. Marsh, Ebrahim Aliafsari Mamaghani, Ali Soleimani, Maedeh Alizadeh, Omid Zadi, Nasrin Aghazadeh

“…Operating room nurses scored an average of 102.03 (out of 132) on the missed perioperative nursing care scale, indicating a moderate level of missed care. …”
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Clinicians’ Perceptions and Potential Applications of Robotics for Task Automation in Critical Care: Qualitative Study by Jiafeng Song, Rishika Iytha Sridhar, Darlene Marie Rogers, Cheryl Hiddleson, Carolyn Davis, Tina Lynn Holden, Shanna Ramsey-Haynes, Lisa Reif, Julie Swann, Craig S Jabaley, Mary Gullatte, Rishikesan Kamaleswaran

“…MethodsA qualitative study through semistructured interviews and questionnaires was conducted with 15 ICU clinicians (7 nurses, 6 physicians, and 2 advanced practice providers) from 5 hospitals in the Southeast United States. …”
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Sociopolitical antecedents influencing COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Pima County, Arizona by Sam Rodriguez, Kailey Haider, Famesh Patel, Grace Thatigiri, Benjamin Pope, Jasen Albana, Sohail R. Daulat, Purnima Madhivanan, Karl Krupp

“…Results: Participants were 81.8 % Hispanic and 18.2 % non-Hispanic. On average, participants were 32.9 (SD ± 11.8) years of age with a median age of 31 (IQR: 23, 41). …”
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Relative Behavior of Modern Intraocular Lens Power Calculation Formulas Across a Realistic Range of Biometry Values by Rossip MG, Hastings J, Burwinkel H, Lavrova E, Steinbrenner R, Bensaid N, Cooke DL, Pantanelli SM

“…Several modern formulas exist that can calculate IOL power and predict postoperative refraction accurately in eyes with average measurements. The purpose of this study was to investigate a broad range of eye measurements and show where these formulas still diverge in their predictions. …”
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Features of the central nervous system lesion in patients with HIV infection in the Novosibirsk region by D. V. Kapustin, E. I. Krasnova, N. I. Khokhlova, I. P. Osipova, A. V. Totmenin, N. M. Gashnikova, O. M. Shishkova, L. L. Pozdnyakova

“…The aim of the study was to study the features of the central nervous system (CNS) lesion in patients with HIV infection in the Novosibirsk region.   Materials and methods. 204 adult patients with HIV infection were examined, hospitalized with CNS lesion, the average age was 39 ± 3.82 years. …”
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Electrical and Viscoelastic Parameters of Erythrocytes as a Part of Diagnostic Models for Differentiating Fatty Liver Disease of Mixed Genesis from Non-Alcoholic and Alcohol-Relate... by M. V. Kruchinina, M. F. Osipenko, M. V. Parulikova, A. A. Gromov

“…Aim: creation of diagnostic models including electrical, viscoelastic parameters of erythrocytes to distinguish fatty liver disease of mixed etiology (metabolic + alcoholic) from non-alcoholic and alcoholic fatty liver disease.Materials and methods. We examined 46 men with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), 43 men with alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD), as well as 54 men with fatty liver disease (FLD) of mixed genesis (metabolic + alcohol-related); average age of the patients included in the study made 48.4 ± 9.6 years. …”
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