Massive Central Pulmonary Embolism with Riding Embolus and Concomitant Aortic Arch Embolism—Should We Diagnose Patients Earlier for Blood Clotting Disorders? Case Report by Anna Lis, Paweł Kowalski, Marcin Wita, Tomasz Zawadzki, Tomasz Ilczak, Wojciech Żurawiński, Mateusz Majewski

“…This case highlights the role of in-depth diagnostics for coagulation disorders in patients after pulmonary embolism, especially without known risk factors.…”
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Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy: Dual Case Report and Review of Literature by Annika Chadee, Shadi Rezai, Catherine Kirby, Ekaterina Chadwick, Sri Gottimukkala, Abraham Hamaoui, Vasiliy Stankovich, Theodore Hale, Hamid Gilak, Mohammad Momtaz, Harvey Sasken, Cassandra E. Henderson

“…Heterotopic pregnancy should be suspected in patients with an adnexal mass, even in the absence of risk factors. Clinicians must be alert to the fact that confirming an intrauterine pregnancy clinically or by ultrasound does not exclude the coexistence of an ectopic pregnancy. …”
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Unearthing the burden of melioidosis in North India – an emerging threat in a non-endemic region by Shweta Raina, Disha Gautam, Rohit Kumar, Kavita Sisodia, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Harpreet Kaur, Mohammed Ashiq, Rushika Saksena

“…The present article describes various aspects of melioidosis in North India including diverse clinical manifestations, risk factors, and possible reasons for misdiagnosis and underreporting.…”
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A systematic review of Gram-negative bacterial prevalence and antibiotic resistance in pediatric sepsis: Insights from pediatric intensive care units by Ghada Haidar Ali, Mohammed Abdullah Albariqi, Ahmed Hassan Alhazmi, Abdulrahman Hassan Alasmari, Saeed Mari Nasser

“…The rate of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens ranged from 18.2% to 63.7%, with a mean of 47%. Key risk factors identified included previous PICU stays, invasive procedures, and prior antibiotic use. …”
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A novel risk assessment method for advanced and environmentally friendly construction technologies integrating RBM and I-OPA by Yunbin Sun, Zaohong Zhou, Qiang Li, Hongjun He

“…The results indicate that the policy implementation orientation (17.2%) and the level of safety consciousness (11.6%) are identified as the most critical risk factors within the construction organization’s safety management. …”
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Epidemiology and Factors Influencing Davis Cup Retirements Over the Past Twenty Years by Martí Casals, Jordi Cortés, Daniel Llenderrozos, Miguel Crespo, Timothy E. Hewett, Lorena Martin, Ernest Baiget

“… # Conclusion This study provides valuable insights for coaches, players, support teams, and epidemiologists regarding retirements and their associated risk factors in Davis Cup tournaments. These findings may guide future research and inform strategies aimed at managing player health and performance in professional tennis…”
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Acute and transient psychotic disorders: A review of Indian research by Sandeep Grover, Sanjana Kathiravan

“…Further, there is a need for comparative studies to evaluate the risk factors for ATPD.…”
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Association of anti-phospholipid antibodies and hepatitis B virus infection in Najaf Governorate by Ameer Mohammed Kadhim, Hawraa Ameer Mubark, Dhefaf Hameed Al-Mudhafar, Zainab Hayder Abdulmajeed

“…Abstract Background: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease with multifactorial risk factors including genetic and environmental factors such as viral infection, and it can be diagnosed by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (APLA) in the serum. …”
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Factors Associated with Anemia Among Adolescent Girls Aged 10-19 Years in Central Kalimantan by Bellini Simangunsong, Nunik Puspitasari

“…This study aims to determine the risk factors associated with anemia among adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years in 12 Central Kalimantan schools. …”
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Acute Stroke Management and Outcome: An Experience from One Private Tertiary Care Center in Eastern India by Debabrata Chakraborty, Devarati Biswas, Sakshi Puri, Abdul Malik, Shagufta Eqbal, Insha Aleena, Ritwika Ghosh, Sadanand Dey, Priyanjita Sen, Sucharita Paul

“…Background: Stroke is already an epidemic, and the awareness about stroke, prevalence of risk factors, presentations, response to treatment, and outcome are variable in different parts of a country. …”
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Risk Prison and Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Inmates with History of Drug Injection in Isfahan, Iran by Daneshmand Dana, Nokhodian Zary, Adibi Peyman, Ataei Behrooz

“…Sociodemographic characteristics and associated risk factors were obtained. Blood samples were collected and serological markers for HBV were analyzed. …”
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Usefulness of Shock Index to Predict Outcomes of Trauma Patient: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Myoung Jun Kim, Jung Yun Park, Mi Kyoung Kim, Jae Gil Lee

“…Patients were divided into survivor and non-survivor groups, and logistic regression analysis was used to investigate independent risk factors for death. Pearson coefficient analysis and chi-square test were used to examine the significant relationship between SI and clinical progression markers. …”
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Association of Alanine Aminotransferase and Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis—NHANES 2009–2012 by R. Constance Wiener, Usha Sambamoorthi, Richard J. Jurevic

“…However, when other known risk factors of periodontitis were included in the analyses, the relationship attenuated and failed to reach significance (adjusted OR = 1.17 [95% CI: 0.85, 1.60]). …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection among Jordanian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Khaled Seetan, Almu’atasim Khamees, Afnan Migdadi, Mosab Abu Shqeer, Maram Jameel Hasan, Leen Ahmad Shatnawi, Tala Abu Bakr, Nada Zayed

“…The most prevalent skin cancer risk factors were sun exposure during the day (83.5%) and immunosuppression (71.2%). …”
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Personalized Injury Reduction Strategies in Sports Medicine: Lessons Learned from Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment: A Clinical Commentary by Garrett Bullock, Gary Collins, Rober Adams, Charles Thigpen, Ellen Shanley

“…# Key Results Breast cancer mortality has consistently decreased over the last 30 years, largely attributed to advances in personalizing the prevention and treatment strategies which include modifiable and non-modifiable factors when assessing risk, the transition to personalized medicine, and the systematic approach used to investigate individual risk factors. Three critical phases have facilitated the identification and importance of individual risk factors and developing targeted, personalized strategies for breast cancer risk including: 1) Establishing the potential relationship between factors and outcomes; 2) Prospectively investigate the strength and direction of the relationship; 3) Investigating if intervening on identified factors alters prognosis…”
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Platelet Responses in Cardiovascular Disease: Sex-Related Differences in Nutritional and Pharmacological Interventions by Valeria Gasperi, M. Valeria Catani, Isabella Savini

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent one of the biggest causes of death globally, and their prevalence, aetiology, and outcome are related to genetic, metabolic, and environmental factors, among which sex- and age-dependent differences may play a key role. Among CVD risk factors, platelet hyperactivity deserves particular mention, as it is involved in the pathophysiology of main cardiovascular events (including stroke, myocardial infarction, and peripheral vascular injury) and is closely related to sex/age differences. …”
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MANAGING RISK IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA by Oluwaseyi Alabi Awodele, Dorcas A Ayeni

“…The paper also identified effective mitigation measures for these risk factors. It is recommended that every stakeholder involved in tourism development projects must be involved in risk management (i.e. in identifying, analysing, developing responses, and controlling risk). …”
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Study of Clinical and Epidemiological Factors in Patients Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Rolando Rodríguez Puga, Yasnier Dueñas Rodríguez

“…The variables were studied: age group, sex, skin color, years of diagnosis, clinical signs and symptoms, risk factors; as well as complications presented. SPSS was used to process the data and they were expressed in absolute values and percentages.…”
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Cryptosporidiosis in a Zoonotic Gastrointestinal Disorder Perspective by Thivya Balendran, Devika Iddawela, Sajanee Lenadora

“…Therefore, with the objective of providing an in-depth analysis of Cryptosporidiosis in immunocompromised patients, this review presents a comprehensive understating of the prevalence, risk factors, pathophysiology of Cryptosporidium infection, clinical presentation in the immunocompromised, the immune response of the host, diagnostic methods performed in laboratory settings, possible treatments, and prevention methods, which can be used for further studies. …”
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Geographic Information Systems, spatial analysis, and HIV in Africa: A scoping review. by Danielle C Boyda, Samuel B Holzman, Amanda Berman, M Kathyrn Grabowski, Larry W Chang

“…Articles were categorized into the following non-mutually exclusive themes: (a) HIV geography, (b) HIV risk factors, and (c) HIV service implementation. Studies demonstrated a broad range of GIS and spatial analysis applications including characterizing geographic distribution of HIV, evaluating risk factors for HIV, and assessing and improving access to HIV care services.…”
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