Intestinal endometriosis amongst other extra-pelvic endometriosis foci presenting as acute/subacute bowel obstruction in women of reproductive age: a retrospective case series stud... by Ercument Gurluler, Ozgen Isik, Nesrin Ugras, Aysun Sahin, Murat Sen, Tuncay Yilmazlar

“…Conclusion Our findings revealed intestinal endometriosis, predominantly in the terminal ileum/appendix, was the most common extra-pelvic cause of acute bowel obstruction. …”
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Treatment of a mutant KRAS lung cancer cell line with polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amide inhibitors activates the MAPK pathway, inhibits cell migration and induces apoptosis. by Matthew D Gregory, Kweku Ofosu-Asante, Jassy Mary S Lazarte, Pablo E Puente, Nada Tawfeeq, Nadine Belony, Yong Huang, Ite A Offringa, Nazarius S Lamango

“…KRAS mutations are the most common oncogenic mutations in lung adenocarcinoma in Black Americans. …”
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Clinicopathological and Prognostic Characteristics of Malaysian Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing TAC Chemotherapy Regimen by Ahmad Aizat Abdul Aziz, Md Salzihan Md Salleh, Ravindran Ankathil

“…Generally, clinicopathological features such as tumour size, patient’s age at diagnosis, tumour histology subtypes, grade and stage, involvement of lymph nodes, and menopausal status are commonly used for predicting disease progression, prospects of recurrence, and treatment response. …”
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Trends in motives for trying to stop smoking: a population study in England, 2018–2023 by Sarah E Jackson, Jamie Brown, Sharon Cox, Vera Buss

“…However, attempts to quit motivated by cost increased further during 2022–2023 (reaching 25.4% in May 2023 vs 19.1% in March 2019; PR=1.33, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.76) and those motivated by health professional advice remained suppressed (8.5% vs 14.2%; PR=0.60, 95% CI 0.40 to 0.89).Conclusions Health concerns are the most common motive for trying to stop smoking. The relative importance of other motives has shifted since 2020, with cost motivating a greater proportion of attempts to quit, and social factors and health professional advice motivating a smaller proportion.…”
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Lean Transformation Success: The Role of Management and Employee Engagement by Ivona Jovanović, Milena Gatić, Dragana Stojanović, Dušan Gošnik

“…Based on the role of Lean and the importance of the decisions of management within a company, we wanted to identify which management and employee engagements are efficient and does their common influence can lead to a successful Lean transformation. …”
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Osteomyelitis in Cat-Scratch Disease: A Never-Ending Dilemma—A Case Report and Literature Review by D. Donà, L. Nai Fovino, E. Mozzo, G. Cabrelle, G. Bordin, R. Lundin, C. Giaquinto, T. Zangardi, O. Rampon

“…Fever (84.3%), often with a prolonged course (64.7%), and osteoarticular pain (88.2%) were the most common clinical findings. Lymphadenopathy was present in 64.7% of patients. …”
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Emergency Medical Services Provider-Perceived Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in the Prehospital Setting by Esmeralda Melgoza, Valeria Cardenas, Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez

“…Among cases with EMS provider-perceived ADRD, the most common primary impressions were mental disorders (17.1%), weakness (17.0%), injury (15.7%), and pain (13.1%). …”
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Effectiveness of interventions for middle-aged and ageing population with neck pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Taweewat Wiangkham, Uchukarn Boonyapo, Piyameth Dilokthornsakul, Nattawan Phungwattanakul

“…Introduction Neck pain (NP) is a common musculoskeletal complaint and is increasing in prevalence. …”
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Systematic review of the application of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation and Oxford classification in estimating prognosis in IgA Nephropathy by M. P. Toal, R. Fergie, M. P. Quinn, C. J. Hill, C. O’Neill, A. P. Maxwell

“…Abstract Background IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis in the world and is an important cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure. …”
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Characteristics of glaucoma therapy with prostaglandin analogues nowadays by I.B. Alekseev, A.V. Volkova, L.I. Alekseeva

“…Currently, it is recommended to use eye drops with preservatives less commonly, in the ideal case — only preservative-free products. …”
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Prognostic Features and Potential for Immune Therapy in Metastatic Mismatch Repair‐Deficient Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis of a Large Consecutive Population‐Based Pat... by Erkki‐Ville Wirta, Hanna Elomaa, Jukka‐Pekka Mecklin, Toni T. Seppälä, Marja Hyöty, Jan Böhm, Maarit Ahtiainen, Juha P. Väyrynen

“…High proportions of necrosis and stroma were common in metastatic tumors and were associated with worse survival. …”
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Analisis Sentimen untuk Identifikasi Bantuan Korban Bencana Alam berdasarkan Data di Twitter Menggunakan Metode K-Means dan Naive Bayes by Vincentius Riandaru Prasetyo, Gatum Erlangga, Delta Ardy Prima

“…Abstract   Social media has become a common place for people to express themselves and ask for help when they are going through a calamity. …”
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Self-reported food intolerance, dietary supplement use and malnutrition in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases: Findings from a cross-sectional study in Lebanon. by Maha Hoteit, Nour Ftouni, Malak Olayan, Souheil Hallit, Joya Maria Karam, Mahmoud Hallal, Samer Hotayt, Bilal Hotayt

“…<h4>Results</h4>Food intolerance was equally common in all the types of CIBD specifically for dairy products, spicy foods, and high-fiber food items (beans and raw vegetables). …”
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Recent Developments and Present Status of Telepathology by K. Kayser, M. Beyer, S. Blum, G. Kayser

“…Intra‐operative frozen section service is mainly performed with remote control systems; whereas expert consultations and education/training are commonly based upon Internet connections with static imaging in an off‐line mode. …”
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COVID-19 prevention and treatment information on the internet: a systematic analysis and quality assessment by Daniel Richardson, Ka Siu Fan, Shahi Abdul Ghani, Nikolaos Machairas, Lorenzo Lenti, Ka Hay Fan, Aneya Scott, Dimitri Aristotle Raptis

“…News Services (50%) and Government/Health Departments (27%) were the most common sources of information and their information quality varied significantly. …”
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Epidemiological Changes in Hospitalized Bronchiolitis in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Hangzhou Before and After COVID-19 Restriction Easing by Xu X, Chen X, He J, Su L, Tong X, Sun Y, Huang S, Bai G, Chen Z

“…., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Paediatrics, Cixi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhimin Chen; Guannan Bai, Email zmchen@zju.edu.cn; guannanbai@zju.edu.cnBackground: Bronchiolitis is a common cause of hospitalization in infants under 2 years of age. …”
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Resistance to causal agents of late blight and golden potato nematode of the modern cultivars of seed potatoes and their phytosanitary status in various agroclimatic zones of the E... by A. V. Khiutti, D. A. Rybakov, T. A. Gavrilenko, O. S. Afanasenko

“…Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium spp. and Helminthosporium solani are most common on all varieties. 100 % defeat of tubers by H. solani was recorded in various regions on the cultivars Red Scarlett, Evolution, Labella, Colombo, Gala and Nevsky. …”
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Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional, Epidemiological, Pan-India Study by Vaishali Deshmukh, Faraz Farishta, Milind Bhole

“…Hypothyroidism was the most common TD in Indian patients with MetS. A large proportion of TD cases diagnosed during the study highlight the need for vigilant thyroid screening in patients with MetS in a real-life setting.…”
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in TLR4 Affect Susceptibility to Tuberculosis in Mexican Population from the State of Veracruz by Enrique Ortega, Sujhey Hernández-Bazán, Beatriz Sánchez-Hernández, Ileana Licona-Limón, Javier Fuentes-Dominguez

“…In this work, we performed a case-control study to determine if common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes encoding TLRs 1, 2, 4, 6, and 10 are associated with susceptibility to develop active tuberculosis in population from the state of Veracruz, Mexico. …”
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The Single Leg Squat Test: A “Top-Down” or “Bottom-Up” Functional Performance Test? by Lindsay A Carroll, Benjamin R Kivlan, RobRoy L Martin, Amy L Phelps, Christopher R Carcia

“…# Background Medial knee deviation (MKD) during the single leg squat test (SLST) is a common clinical finding that is often attributed to impairments of proximal muscular structures. …”
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