COVID-19 recovery: benefits of multidisciplinary respiratory rehabilitation by Wim Janssens, Greet Hermans, Rik Gosselink, Daniel Langer, Thierry Troosters, Hilde Beyens, Stephanie Everaerts, Arne Heyns, Natalie Lorent

“…These mental and cognitive consequences seem, next to musculoskeletal and medical complications, the most challenging aspect of rehabilitating patients with COVID-19. …”
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Associations between Life’s Essential 8 and stroke: findings from NHANES 2005–2018 by Zhenyu Shi, Jiyan Weng, Shuxuan Wang, Zhenhang Liu, Fuping Wu, Yaqun Wang

“…Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) is the most recent indicator of cardiovascular health, but its association with stroke is unclear.Methods Using information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in 2005–2018, we evaluated the relationship between the LE8 score and the self-reported incidence of stroke in adult US citizens aged 20 years or older on a cross-sectional basis. …”
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Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Subversion of the Anti-Inflammatory Response in Human Skin Cells Reveals Correlates of Latency and Disease Pathogenesis by Judith M. Fontana, Justin G. Mygatt, Katelyn L. Conant, Chris H. Parsons, Johnan A. R. Kaleeba

“…KSHV is the etiologic agent for Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), a neoplasm that manifests most aggressively as multifocal lesions on parts of human skin with a propensity for inflammatory reactivity. …”
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Fecal Microbiota Underlying the Coexistence of Schizophrenia and Multiple Sclerosis in Chinese Patients by Li Shao, Jinlong Fu, Lulu Xie, Guangyong Cai, Yiwen Cheng, Nengneng Zheng, Ping Zeng, Xiumei Yan, Zongxin Ling, Shiwei Ye

“…Association analyses showed that Faecalibacterium demonstrated extensive correlations with cytokines in both diseases. Most notably, Faecalibacterium correlated negatively with TNF-α. …”
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Enhancing the Integrity of Evidence-Based Medicine: A Literature Review on Reporting Quality in Systematic Reviews and Randomised Controlled Trials by Łukasz, Albert Lompart, Michał Wabiszczewicz, Albert Kosarewicz, Patrycja Krysiak

“…Only this integrated approach ensures that clinical and policy decisions rest on the most robust and credible evidence possible. …”
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Comparison of arthroscopy-assisted versus open reduction and fixation for treating scaphoid fractures by Xiaolong Du, Xuehai Ou, Jidong Liang, Chao Liu, Qianjin Zheng, Shaoyan Shi

“…Abstract Objectives Scaphoid fractures represent the most common type of carpal fracture. This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate and compare the therapeutic efficacy of wrist arthroscopy-assisted fixation versus conventional open reduction with fixation for scaphoid fractures. …”
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Risk Factors of Clonally Related, Multi, and Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients by Meqdad Saleh Ahmed, Zirak Faqe Ahmed Abdulrahman, Zanan Mohammed Ameen Taha

“…In addition, total isolates showed resistance to the most commonly tested antibiotics, while none of them was found to be resistant to tigecycline. …”
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Qualitative exploration of dental and health care personnel’s awareness of signs displayed in victims of torture with focus on the oral cavity by Karolina Willix, Evelina Ekman, Carin Klefbom, Lena Karlsson

“…Dental personnel demonstrated a lack of knowledge and experiences regarding signs of torture with focus on the oral cavity, nor a multidisciplinary collaboration on torture victims. Most of the health care personnel had clear suggestions for external signs of torture and showed good knowledge of how to refer a torture victim to dental personnel. …”
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A review of cardiotoxic agent poisoning and the role of VA-ECMO as reported to the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) 2018–2023 by Emma Moyns, Jonathan Looms, Pardeep S. Jagpal, Rachael Day, Euan A. Sandilands, Laurence A. Gray, Ruben HK Thanacoody, Sally M. Bradberry

“…Four hundred and eighty patients survived and 208 died. Most patients (n = 611, 89%) were adults. The role of ECMO was discussed with the NPIS in 132 (19%) cases and used in ten (2%). …”
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Grocery shopping as an outcome measure: A scoping review. by Keith R Cole, Sophie Minick, Leslie F Davidson

“…<h4>Results</h4>Fifty-eight studies were included from 15 different countries. The most common populations studied were healthy adults (15) and psychiatric disorders (15). …”
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THE PREVALENCE OF CLINICAL SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS ANKYLOSING SPONDYLOARTHRITIS IN THE RHEUMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT by Ирина Александровна Мартынова, Александр Матвеевич Корякин, Елена Александровна Мисюра, Владимир Михайлович Коваленко

“…Evaluation of X-ray studies showed that the most frequent were: ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament in 32 (45.7 %) patients, syndesmofites in the lumbar, thoracic, cervical spine in 19 (27.1 %) patients; the symptom of the «bamboo stick» in 22 (31.4 %), kyphosis of the cervical spine in 7 (10 %) patients, bilateral sacroiliitis was diagnosed in 100 % of patients. …”
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Prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Tingting Wang, Yuan Liu, Zhanzhan Li, Kaihua Liu, Yang Xu, Wenpei Shi, Lizhang Chen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women worldwide. …”
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Targeting INF2 with DiosMetin 7-O-β-D-Glucuronide: a new stratagem for colorectal cancer therapy by Zhirui Zeng, Yun Ke, Fei Huang, Hangyi Li, Xiaomin Zhang, Dahuan Li, Yingmin Wu, Tengxiang Chen, Yunhuan Zhen

“…Abstract Background and purpose Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent malignancy in the gastrointestinal tract and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. …”
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Adopting CAQDAS in Algerian EFL Research: Barriers, Challenges, and the Need for Professional Development by Radia BOUGUEBS, Leila DJOUIMA

“…Results indicated that while participants acknowledged CAQDAS's potential, most had never used it. Key obstacles included limited knowledge of the software, insufficient technical skills, and inadequate institutional funding. …”
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Applicability of the “5S Management Method” for Quality Improvement at Health Care Facilities in India by Aesh Katiyar, Jay Patwa, Nikhil Chavda

“…Results: Following 5S implementation, the mean scores increased in all twelve departments, with statistically significant improvements in most cases. The mean 5S score in the private hospital increased by 30.99%, while that of the government hospital increased by 43.39%. …”
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The effects of camel milk in systemic inflammation and oxidative stress of cigarette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease model in rat by Sepide Behrouz, Sepide Behrouz, Mahla Mohammadi, Hadi Sarir, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady

“…Treatment with dexamethasone and both doses of camel milk improved all measured variables compared to the COPD group (p &lt; 0.05 to p &lt; 0.001). The improvements of most variables in the treated group with high dose of camel milk were higher than the effect of dexamethasone (p &lt; 0.05 to p &lt; 0.001). …”
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THE SOCIO-MEDICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN WITH THREATENED PRETERM LABOR by A. I. Malyshkina, A. O. Nazarova, A. A. Kozyrina, Yu. N. Zholobov, S. B. Nazarov

“…We calculated odds ratio and produced a ranking number of risk factors threatened preterm labor.Results: average general education, signs of a threatened abortion in the second trimester, smoking during pregnancy, asymptomatic bacteriuria and the presence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody to Cytomegalovirus (CMV) are the most significant risk factors for threatened preterm labor.Conclusion. …”
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Development of the Philippine National Unified Health Research Agenda 2023–2028 by Reneepearl Kim Sales, Lynnell Alexie Ong, Joseph Oraño, Ferlie Famaloan, Lionel Peters, Chiqui de Veyra, Kate Dunlao, Gillian Garcia, Kristine Alvina

“…Abstract Background Effective health research priority-setting (RPS) is essential for directing resources toward the most pressing health challenges and ensuring that research efforts are aligned with national and global health goals. …”
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Triple antiviral therapy in patient with liver cirrhosis: complications and options of pharmacological treatment by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…AVT with good efficacy and sufficient safety profile in patients with compensated cirrhosis, is as well as for patients in the Waiting list for liver transplantation currently possible. The most common complication of triple AVT are hematological adverse events — development of anemia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia (or aggravation of severity of the latter in patients with severe fibrosis and LC). …”
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Complex Therapy for Intraoperative Blood Loss during Pelvic Bone Repair by Z. G. Marutyan, Yu. V Nikiforov, A. B. Kazantsev, A. A. Ter-Grigoryan

“…AutoFFP was transfused in the most traumatic period of surgery, autoblood was on completion of surgical hemostasis, and washed autoerythrocytes were within 3—4 hours after surgery. …”
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