Heart Disease and Pectus Excavatum: An Underestimated Issue—Single Center Experience and Literature Review by Alice Ravasin, Domenico Viggiano, Simone Tombelli, Luca Checchi, Pierluigi Stefàno, Luca Voltolini, Alessandro Gonfiotti

“…Preoperative assessment included a pulmonary function test, chest computed tomography and cardiac evaluation. …”
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Further Evidence on the Role of Thyroid Autoimmunity in Women with Recurrent Miscarriage by Natalia Lazzarin, Costanzo Moretti, Giovanna De Felice, Elena Vaquero, Dario Manfellotto

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the thyroid function, throughout a specific test, in patient with RM and TAI focusing on the hypothesis that TAI should be an indirect sign of a mild thyroid dysfunction. 46 patients with RM and TAI were included in the study. …”
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Robust graph fusion and recognition framework for fingerprint and finger‐vein by Zhitao Wu, Hongxu Qu, Haigang Zhang, Jinfeng Yang

“…Thus, a constraint term to the objective function of the GCN is added to emphasise the differentiation features of the nodes themselves. …”
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Workplace Mobbing and the Role of Human Resources Management by Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, D.B.A., Tipakorn Senathip

“…The article substantiates the role of the HR department in controlling workplace mobbing, the primary function of which is to support the organization’s ability to always improve its work efficiency. …”
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Postpartum Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by a Perineal Infection by Yoko Deguchi, Yuko Horiuchi, Kensaku Shojima, Naoyuki Iwahashi, Miwa Ikejima, Kazuhiko Ino, Kenichi Furukawa

“…Therefore, MRSA infections should be considered when treating for postpartum TSS.…”
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SOME PROBLEMS OF THE ECONOMIC GROWTH THEORY by O. S. Sukharev

“…The modern technological level and the type of “technological function” ensure not only the ability of the economy to grow in the current regime but also provide the basis for long-term growth prospects. …”
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Alzheimer's disease: an epidemiological analysis over the number of hospitalizations and deaths in Brazil by Eduardo Cattapan Piovesan, Bruna Zanatta de Freitas, Francisco Costa Beber Lemanski, Charles André Carazzo

“…Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by impaired cognitive function. It results in high morbidity, including a large number of hospitalizations, and mortality, generating high costs to health systems. …”
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The link between psychological distress and survival in solid tumor patients: A systematic review by Kayla N. Roche, Diane Cooper, Terri S. Armstrong, Amanda L. King

“…The purpose of this systematic review was to explore the literature linking distress with survival in solid tumor patients, which may guide future work exploring clinical outcomes as a function of distress. Methods A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science was performed using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses) guidelines with predefined eligibility criteria. …”
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Predicted increased distribution of non-native red drum in China’s coastal waters under climate change by Jintao Li, Linjie Li, Yankuo Xing, Linlong Wang, Yugui Zhu, Bin Kang

“…Projections in the 2050s and 2100s suggested that red drum would expand northwards under both future climate scenarios (RCP 26 and RCP 85), especially in the western part of the Yellow Sea and along the Bohai Sea coast, which should be involved in the management strategies to maintain ecosystem structure and function.…”
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Spreading Depolarizations and Impaired Neurovascular Coupling by Masayo Koide, Inna Sukhotinsky, Cenk Ayata, George C. Wellman

“…Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has devastating consequences on brain function including profound effects on communication between neurons and the vasculature leading to cerebral ischemia. …”
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PERSONALIZED ANTICOAGULANTS: TAILORING THERAPY TO INDIVIDUAL PATIENT'S NEED by Sheikh Abdul Khaliq, Syeda Rashiq ul Ain, Areeba Khan

“…Genomics, age, gender, comorbidities, bleeding risk, and hepatic and renal function should also be considered while choosing DOACs or heparin. …”
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Re-Engineering and Initial Computational Study on Non-Organic Waste and Hazardous Waste Incinerators by Muhammad Iqsal Oktavani, Sarjito, Agus Yulianto

“…To measure and control the temperature, thermocouples and a thermocontrol are placed at the inner wall of the incinerator machine. The function of the incinerator machine was tested, and it ran normally. …”
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Methods Used in Economic Evaluations of Chronic Kidney Disease Testing - A Systematic Review. by Andrew J Sutton, Katie Breheny, Jon Deeks, Kamlesh Khunti, Claire Sharpe, Ryan S Ottridge, Paul E Stevens, Paul Cockwell, Philp A Kalra, Edmund J Lamb, eGFR-C study group

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Future economic evaluations of kidney function testing should examine testing and monitoring pathways from the perspective of patients, to ensure that issues that are important to patients, such as the possibility of inaccurate test results, are properly considered in the analysis.…”
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Where are the chiropractic clinical outcomes registries? A scoping review by Joel Carmichael, Kent Stuber, Katherine A. Pohlman, Amy Ferguson, Michele Maiers

“…Spine IQ collected patient-reported outcome measures including the Oswestry Disability Index, Bournemouth Questionnaire, and the PROMIS physical function measure. By 2018, Spine IQ had completed its pilot phase and planned expansion to 100 clinics. …”
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FACE-Q Head and Neck Cancer Questionnaire for Brazilian Portuguese: Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Linguistic Validation by Vitor Penteado Figueiredo Pagotto, Rodolfo Costa Lobato, Adriana Margarita Buelvas Bustillo, Cristiane Pereira Lopes, Rafael Mamoru Carneiro Tutihashi, Fábio de Freitas Busnardo, Rolf Gemperli

“…Introduction: Head and neck neoplasms often affect fundamental functions, such as swallowing, speech, eating, and socializing. …”
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Prevalence of mental health conditions in post-conflict Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A repeated, cross-sectional study. by Maaike L Seekles, Jacob K Kadima, Pierre O L Omumbu, Junior K Kukola, Joy J Kim, Christian B Bulambo, Raphael M Mulamba, Motto Nganda, Laura Dean

“…As a key public health issue, these conditions negatively affect individuals, communities, and societies to function after a conflict. Documenting the prevalence of mental health conditions amongst these populations is crucial to prioritise and guide future mental health interventions. …”
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Assessment of quality of life in children with allergic rhinitis by N. E. Tarasova, A. A. Lebedenko, O. E. Semernik, A.-A. A. Kostornaya, E. V. Kabachenko, A. A. Rvacheva

“…Hypoxia, induced by impaired ventilation of the respiratory tract, can negatively affect brain function, leading to decreased attention span, memory impairment, and cognitive dysfunction. …”
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Enhancing Deepfake Detection Through Quantum Transfer Learning and Class-Attention Vision Transformer Architecture by Bekir Eray Katı, Ecir Uğur Küçüksille, Güncel Sarıman

“…In addition to existing preprocessing methods in the literature, a novel preprocessing function tailored to the requirements of deep learning models was developed for the dataset. …”
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Undiagnosed Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Burkholderia cepacia complex Pneumonia, and Acquired Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Deadly Association by Maxime Maignan, Colin Verdant, Guillaume F. Bouvet, Michael Van Spall, Yves Berthiaume

“…Physicians should therefore pay particular attention to this deadly association.…”
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The Interplay Between Physical Fitness, Nutritional Status, and Academic Performance in Physical Education: A Systematic Review by Andi Ihsan, Andi Muhammad Fadlih, Muhammad Qasash Hasyim, Amirzan Amirzan

“…Schools and policymakers should promote integrated programs that support both areassimultaneously. …”
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