Use of rituximab in connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: a narrative review by Chenhao Xu, Zewei Xu, Jin Ren

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Cohort profile: The Vitality 90+ Study—a cohort study on health and living conditions of the oldest old in Tampere, Finland by Jani Raitanen, Marja Jylha, Linda Enroth, Pauliina Halonen, Kristina Tiainen

“…The study was designed to examine trends in health, functioning, living conditions, quality of life and care needs among the oldest old in Finland.Participants Nine mailed surveys have been conducted in the city of Tampere between 1995 and 2018. …”
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Strong Hsp90α/β Protein Expression in Advanced Primary CRC Indicates Short Survival and Predicts Response to the Hsp90α/β-Specific Inhibitor Pimitespib by Sebastian B. M. Schmitz, Jakob Gülden, Marlene Niederreiter, Cassandra Eichner, Jens Werner, Barbara Mayer

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Elective staged proctocolectomy and living donor liver transplantation for colon cancer with sclerosing cholangitis-related ulcerative colitis: a case report by Yoshihiro Miyagi, Tatsuya Kinjo, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Noboru Harada, Shingo Arakaki, Tetsu Kinjo, Akira Hokama, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki

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An assessment of the vision-related quality of life among adult patients with diabetes mellitus in Accra, Ghana by Yaw Akye Essuman, Benjamin Abaidoo, Vera Adobea Essuman, Kwesi Nyan Amissah-Arthur

“…Participants with diabetic retinopathy had a worse mean overall total VRQoL score (19.4) than those without (79.9) in all domains; general visual functioning, 41.3 vs. 78.7, p = 0.002; general functioning, 15.1 vs. 80.2, p = 0.001; psychosocial, 35.7 vs. 79.3, p = 0.001; and visual symptoms, 24.4 vs. 80.4, p = 0.001. …”
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Effectiveness of whole course fine nursing combined with insulin pump blood glucose management on patients with diabetes mellitus combined with ischemic cerebral infarction by Xiaobin Wu, Yayuan Yang, Xiufeng Huang, Liwen Chen

“…Methods The control group (conventional nursing plus insulin subcutaneous injection) and observation group (whole course fine nursing plus insulin pump blood glucose management) were established. General characteristics, glucose control effects, recovery of neurological and motor functions, self-care ability, health behaviors, quality of life, satisfaction, and adverse event incidence were compared in both groups. …”
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Understanding the Long-Term Effects of Inverted-T-Abdominoplasty on Quality of Life: Insights from Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients by Adrian Matthias Vater, Jasmin Fietz, Lennart Erik Schultze-Mosgau, Philipp Edmund Lamby, Klaus Erich Gerauer, Karsten Schmidt, Rafael Gregor Jakubietz, Michael Georg Jakubietz

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Data-Driven Approaches in Antimicrobial Resistance: Machine Learning Solutions by Aikaterini Sakagianni, Christina Koufopoulou, Petros Koufopoulos, Sofia Kalantzi, Nikolaos Theodorakis, Maria Nikolaou, Evgenia Paxinou, Dimitris Kalles, Vassilios S. Verykios, Pavlos Myrianthefs, Georgios Feretzakis

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The association between ionized calcium level and 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis: a cohort study by Dan Niu, Huihui Bai, Yuan Zong

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Bisoprolol for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high risk of exacerbation: the BICS RCT by Graham Devereux, Seonaidh Cotton, Mintu Nath, Nicola McMeekin, Karen Campbell, Rekha Chaudhuri, Gourab Choudhury, Anthony De Soyza, Shona Fielding, Simon Gompertz, John Haughney, Amanda Lee, Graeme MacLennan, Alyn Morice, John Norrie, David Price, Philip Short, Jorgen Vestbo, Paul Walker, Jadwiga Wedzicha, Andrew Wilson, Olivia Wu, Brian Lipworth

“…One hundred and seventy-eight participants were identified and recruited in primary care, 133 were identified in primary care and signposted to a secondary care site for recruitment, and 208 were identified and recruited in secondary care. …”
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A Novel Definition and Grading Diagnostic Criteria for Tumour‐Type‐Specific Comprehensive Cachexia Risk by Chunlei Hu, Minghua Cong, Chunhua Song, Hongxia Xu, Zengqing Guo, Fuxiang Zhou, Lan Zhou, Min Weng, Benqiang Rao, Li Deng, Kaiying Yu, Yongbing Chen, Ziwen Wang, Guotian Ruan, Ming Yang, Chenan Liu, Jiuwei Cui, Wei Li, Kunhua Wang, Zengning Li, Ming Liu, Tao Li, Junqiang Chen, Stephan vonHaehling, Rocco Barazzoni, Hanping Shi

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Study protocol: a randomized controlled clinical trial on the use of electroacupuncture for postoperative abdominal distension following laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Qi Kong, Qi Kong, Qi Kong, Wei Wang, Xin-Yi Chen, Li-Ming Chen, Long-Kai Sun, Long-Kai Sun, Shao-Hua Qu, Wen-Tao Wu, Jia-Hua Yang, Yu Shu, Sen Li, Pei-Hao Yin, Pei-Hao Yin, Pei-Hao Yin, Wei Li, Wei Li

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Inhibition of EETosis with an anti-citrullinated histone antibody: a novel therapeutic approach for eosinophilic inflammatory disorders by Eline Zwiers, Daphne Montizaan, Annemarie Kip, Kelsy Waaijenberg, Paul S. Fichtinger, Sameer K. Mathur, Yuki Fujioka, Shigeharu Ueki, Helmuth van Es, Renato G. S. Chirivi, Eric Meldrum, Maarten van der Linden

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Use of Garden Design to Enhance Mental Health Among the Selected Health Facilities in Kabale Town: A Case Study of Makanga Health Facility. by Nayebare, Maria

“…According to (de la Motte, 2014, August), “Therapeutic gardens are becoming increasingly popular, particularly in special needs settings such as disability centers, aged care, hospitals, and rehabilitation centers”. Although therapeutic garden designs follow the same principles as general garden design, this research seeks to illustrate those factors that are unique to a number of special needs groups. …”
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International Consensus on Evidence Gaps and Research Opportunities in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Refractory Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Report From the... by Laurie J. Morrison, Elizabeth A. Hunt, Brian Grunau, Thomas P. Aufderheide, Clifton Callaway, Joseph E. Tonna, Comilla Sasson, Audrey Blewer, Bryan F. McNally, Demetris Yannopoulos, Jan Belohlavek, Jason Bartos, Alain Combes, Ahamed Idris, Raina M. Merchant, Leith States, Emily Tinsley, Renee Wong, Scott T. Youngquist, George Sopko, Karl B. Kern

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Whole genome sequencing identifies pathogenic genetic variants in Han Chinese patients with familial venous thromboembolism by Zhu Zhang, Haobo Li, Zhaoman Wan, Mingming Su, Yu Zhang, Tao Yang, Xiaofan Ji, Jianlong Men, Guoqiang Xing, Jing Han, Yingqun Ji, Wei Zhang, Hong Chen, Xiaomao Xu, Jianwen Fei, Chunling Dong, Yuanhua Yang, Yan Wu, Qun Yi, Wenyi Pang, Meng Zhang, Chong Shi, Kaiyuan Zhen, Dingyi Wang, Jieping Lei, Sinan Wu, Shi Shu, Yunxia Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Qian Gao, Jun Wan, Wanmu Xie, Peiran Yang, Peng Zhang, Xianbo Zuo, Taijiao Jiang, Zhenguo Zhai, Chen Wang

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Honey bee behaviours within the hive: Insights from long-term video analysis. by Paul Siefert, Nastasya Buling, Bernd Grünewald

“…With our unique video method, we are able to bring the processes of a fully functioning social insect colony into classrooms and homes, facilitating ecological awareness in modern times. …”
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PREVALENCE AND STRUCTURE OF DENTO-MAXILLOFACIAL ANOMALIES IN CHILDREN by O.-Kh.A. Byala

“…Dental health is largely characterized by the correctness of the structure of the mandibular system, its proper functioning and balance, and its condition is one of the preventive and quite clearly fixed indicators of health/ ill health of the human body in general. …”
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Individual factors are associated with musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in workers from a beverage company by Vinícius Restani de Castro, Marisa de Cássia Registro Fonseca, Lisandra Vanessa Martins

“…An association was found with back pain, being 10.45 times related to workability, 7.4 times for age, 10.25 times for physical aspects; 6.13 times for functioning; 5.17 for general health status; 4.96 for social functioning, and 3.01 for emotional well-being for the SF-36 domains. …”
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The influence of postpartum depression literacy on health promoting behaviors among postpartum women by Zhihui Chen, Chuntao Liu, Xiaojing Tan, Xiaoli Liao

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