Safety and Efficacy of Mirogabalin in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients with Peripheral Neuropathic Pain on NSAIDs: Post Hoc Analysis of the MiroTAS Study by Takuya Nikaido, Shunsuke Tabata, Kazuhito Shiosakai, Taichi Nakatani, Hiroshi Sakoda

“…Patients with high numbness scores may be more likely to benefit from treatment with mirogabalin in terms of QOL. …”
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Attitudes and willingness toward out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a questionnaire study among the public trained online in China by Yi Jiang, Bangsheng Wu, Long Long, Jiaxing Li, Xiaoqing Jin

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Impact of tafluprost and tafluprost/timolol on the thickness of the retina in the macular area by N. I. Kurysheva, E. V. Polunina, D. D. Arzhukhanov, A. M. Tkhamadokova

“…This fact should be taken into account in patients likely to develop macular edema.…”
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Trunk rotation, spinal deformity and appearance, health-related quality of life, and treatment adherence: Secondary outcomes in a randomized controlled trial on conservative treatm... by Marlene Dufvenberg, Anastasios Charalampidis, Elias Diarbakerli, Birgitta Öberg, Hans Tropp, Anna Aspberg Ahl, Hans Möller, Paul Gerdhem, Allan Abbott, CONTRAIS Study Group

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Night-time brace, scoliosis-specific exercise or physical activity interventions for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis showed small differences between groups in trunk rotation, spinal deformity and appearance, health-related quality of life, and treatment adherence but not likely reaching clinical relevance.…”
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Viral suppression and adherence in adolescents living with HIV in rural Tanzania. by Ezekiel Luoga, James Okuma, Lilian Moshi, George Sigalla, Dorcas Mnzava, Daniel H Paris, Tracy R Glass, Fiona Vanobberghen, Maja Weisser, Getrud Joseph Mollel, KIULARCO working group

“…<h4>Background</h4>Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by poor treatment outcomes, likely a consequence of poor adherence.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess viral suppression rates and evaluate factors associated with achieving viral suppression and maintaining treatment adherence among ALHIV in rural Tanzania.…”
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Clinical manifestations of Rift Valley fever in humans: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zacchaeus Anywaine, Swaib Abubaker Lule, Christian Hansen, George Warimwe, Alison Elliott

“…Nine RVF clinical syndromes were reported including the general febrile, renal, gastrointestinal, hepatic, haemorrhagic, visual, neurological, cardio-pulmonary, and obstetric syndromes. …”
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Prevalence and clinical significance of iron deficiency in patients with acute decompensated heart failure by E. A. Smirnova, E. V. Sedykh, S. S. Yakushin, S. V. Subbotin

“…Patients with ID are more likely to have frailty, lower exercise tolerance and quality of life.…”
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The impact of operative level on patient-reported outcome measures following single-level posterior lumbar decompression for disc herniation by Jonathan Dalton, Robert J. Oris, Omar H. Tarawneh, Gregory R. Toci, Rajkishen Narayanan, Dominic Finan, Hannah Bash, Marco Goldberg, John J. Mangan, Barrett I. Woods, Mark F. Kurd, Ian David Kaye, Jose A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder, Christopher K. Kepler

“…Included PROMs were the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), visual analog scale (VAS) back and leg, and Short Form-12 physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component scores. …”
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Central Serous Chorioretinopathy from the Point of View of OCT-Angiography. Part 1. Chorioretinal Blood Flow Changes by A. G. Shchuko, S. I. Zhukova, T. N. Iureva, A. N. Zlobina

“…The revealed predominance of the reticular pattern of large vessels in patients with CSR is more likely due to the presence of a significant number of bifurcations and anastomoses, as well as an increase in the proportion of crossed vessels. …”
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Association Between Patient-Reported Pain and Remission or Low Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from RA-BE-REAL Prospective Observational Study by Peter C. Taylor, Walid Fakhouri, Samuel Ogwu, Ewa Haladyj, Inmaculada de la Torre, Bruno Fautrel, Rieke Alten, Peter Nash, Eugen Feist

“…Conclusions Patients in remission/LDA receiving baricitinib are more likely to achieve pain control than patients receiving TNFi/OMA.…”
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Predictors and long-term patterns of medication adherence to glaucoma treatment in Denmark—an observational registry study of 30 100 Danish patients with glaucoma by Miriam Kolko, Rikke Faergemann Hansen, Louise G Dal, Emma Sabelström, Magnus Brandel, Andreas Hoiberg Bentsen, Anne Cathrine Falch-Joergensen

“…Diagnosis-related group fees were applied to estimate healthcare costs.Results High adherence in the first year(s) of treatment was less likely among men (ORfirst year: 0.78, 95% CI: 0.75 to 0.82), younger individuals and among those with a positive Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score (ORfirst year/CCI≥3: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.63 to 0.80). …”
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One Health preparedness and response for mosquito-borne viruses: a stakeholder- and social network-analysis in the Netherlands by Pauline A. de Best, H. Broekhuizen, R. S. Sikkema, M. P. G. Koopmans, A. Timen

“…Stakeholders were categorized into domains (animal, vector, human, environment, other) and governance levels (international, national, regional, local, other). Networks were visualized and analysed using Cytoscape and R. Results Stakeholder analysis identified 87 stakeholders who influence or are (likely to be) influenced by MBV preparedness and response, of whom 47 were identified as having an active role in the MBV interaction network. …”
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Chitosan and carboxylic acids, impact on membrane permeability and DNA integrity of Pseudomonas syringae: interest for biocontrol applications by Solène Meynaud, Davide Danzi, Elodie Vandelle, Christian Gardrat, Fabrice Coloma, Cindy Morris, Véronique Coma

“…They also exhibited pH reversible DNA alteration, most likely correlated with the change in conformation, that could lead to a biostatic effect. …”
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Outpatient transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion demonstrated favorable safety in comparison to the inpatient setting: analysis of 10,595 NSQIP patients and systematic review by Simon G. Ammanuel, Kaissa Sylla, Cuong P. Luu, Momin M. Mohis, Bradley Schmidt

“…Conclusions: TLIF can be performed safely in the outpatient setting with comparable outcomes to inpatient TLIF with prudent patient selection. It is also likely to have similar long-term functional outcomes, which therefore supports its expanded coverage under Medicare.…”
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Assessment of sub-maximal aerobic capacity in North African patients with chronic hepatitis B: a pilot case-control study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Houda Chaouch, Imed Latiri, Jihene Bergaoui, Sawssen MRAD, Helmi Ben Saad, Samia Ernez Hajri, Jihene Ben Abdallah, Salma Amous

“…The CHB-group was 8.1 and 14.3 times more likely to have chronotropic insufficiency and abnormal 6MWD than the CG, respectively. …”
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The association between sugar-sweetened beverages and hair loss in young women by Xiaojin Shi, Yucheng Yang, Haibing Yang, Juwei Zhang, Shuran Zhang, Xiaona Na, Dongying Fan, Yulin Zhang, Menglu Xi, Yuefeng Tan, Celi Yang, Junhan Zhang, Hsiaohan Tuan, Ai Zhao

“…Compared with participants who never drank SSBs, those who drank more than 7 times/week or 1000 mL/week were more likely to have hair loss, with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 2.25 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.32, 3.83) or 2.22 (95% CI = 1.28, 3.85). …”
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Investigating the Effect of Reducing the Signs and Symptoms of Lid Wiper Epitheliopathy in Patients With Dry Eye Disease With Perfluorohexyloctane by Chris Lievens, OD, MS, PhD, FNAP, FAAO, Andrew D. Pucker, OD, PhD, FAAO, Quentin Franklin, BS, Stephen M. Montaquila, OD, FAAO, Brad Giedd, OD, MS, FAAO, Gina Wesley, OD, MS, FAAO, Morgan Bromley, PhD, Zackarias Coker, MS, John Meyers, MS, Marta Vianya-Estopa, PhD

“…Right eyes in the treatment group were significantly more likely to show an improvement of ≥0.5-units in PLWE scores at 2 months than the no treatment group (P = 0.04), but no left eye differences were noted. …”
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Comprehensive 1-year multilevel study of sports injuries in para athletes: impact of season timing, years of sports experience, impairment and sports type by Evert Verhagen, Erik Witvrouw, Evi Wezenbeek, Fernanda Madaleno, Juliana Ocarino, Renan Resende, Marco Túlio de Mello, Andressa Silva, Larissa Pinheiro, Mauro Heleno Chagas, Dawit Gonçalves

“…Moreover, para athletes with visual impairments were less likely to experience gradual-onset injuries (OR=0.55) and had less time loss (RR=0.12) than those with physical impairments. …”
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Positive rate and influencing factors of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis among school children aged 9 to 18 years in Xiamen, China by Zhongrui Peng, Yuanchao Li, Hong Yang, Yanfang Jiang, Yuqing Li, Mengyang Gao, Yangjingling Hua, Guimei Liu, Manqi Zhou, Tianmu Chen, Huarong Hong, Lei Li

“…Scoliosis screening was performed through visual inspection of clinical signs, Adams forward bending test, and measurement of trunk rotation angles using a scoliometer. …”
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Effects of varied aerobic exercise on health related outcomes of fibromyalgia patients: a randomized controlled trial by Heba A. Abdeen, Rufaida M. Bakry, Nesreen G. El Nahas, Waleed A. Mohamed, Marwa Esmael Hasanin, Doaa I. Amin

“…Background and purpose Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic illness affecting the immune system. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with this condition. …”
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