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BACKGROUND: Intensive physical activity in athletes leads to considerable changes in the morphology and physiology of the left atrium through physiological, exercise-induced remodelling. AIM: This study aimed to assess the mechanical and electrophysiological changes in professional football players using electrocardio…

OBJECTIVES: Dual sensory impairment (DSI) of hearing and vision in older adults may limit lifestyle activities of daily living and contribute to a reduced life space. This study aimed to investigate how DSI is associated with specific lifestyle activities and predicts changes in mobility in life space. STUDY DESIGN: P…

BACKGROUND: Systemic biologic and nonbiologic agents used to treat psoriasis may or may not contribute to serious infection (SI) risk. Safety data, particularly for biologic agents, and associated risk for SI, are scarce. The study's aim was to explore the risk for SI in psoriasis patients exposed to systemic biologic…

OBJECTIVES: The recent detection of bacterial biofilms on the sinus mucosa of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has implicated biofilms in the pathogenesis of this condition. Electron microscopy has been the main modality used to document the presence of biofilms on sinus tissue, however, it has inherent probl…

OBJECTIVE: The study's objective was to evaluate the connections among family support, living alone, and subjective health after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS). DESIGN: This was a prospective and comparative follow-up study. SETTING: The study took place in surgical clinics in two university hospitals in Finla…

BACKGROUND: Acupuncture is used clinically to treat muscle spasticity and flaccidity. Claims have been made that acupuncture can affect muscle EMG activity, though there is some doubt about the reliability of these studies. This study's aim was to examine the immediate effects of acupuncture on the EMG activity of the…

AIM: To conceptualize an emerging framework of healthcare access for foreign-born persons based on well-known access models in the United States. BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 outbreak significantly impacted all global communities, disproportionately affecting people of color and highlighting preexisting health disparities…

Backgroundis a commensal bacterium which can cause invasive disease. Colonisation studies are important to guide vaccination strategies.AimThe study's aim was to determine the prevalence of meningococcal colonisation, duration of carriage and distribution of genogroups in Iceland.MethodsWe collected samples from 1 to 6…

BACKGROUND: Drain management algorithms are based on studies that predict clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF) using drain fluid amylase level on POD1 (DFA1). These studies are focused on pancreaticoduodenectomy which is inherently different than distal pancreatectomy. Moreover, the change of…

The causes of degenerative rotator cuff (RTC) tears are unclear but certain acromion morphology may contribute. This study's objective was to determine using a systematic review and meta-analysis the association of acromion type and acromial index with the prevalence of RTC tears. Six databases were searched electronic…

OBJECTIVE: assessment of the in hospital death among the patients with healthcare associated infection (HA1) provoked by multi drug resistant strains (MDR) ofP. aeruginosa or A. baumanii. METHODS: enrolled in the study were patients with bloodstream, surgical site and urinary tract HAI infection, reported during 2006-…

Vaspin is a novel adipokine mainly expressed in visceral adipose tissue and closely related to obesity and insulin-resistance. Currently, data about its ovarian expression are limited to animal models and its role in human reproduction is largely unexplored. Our study's aims were then to characterise vaspin expression…

INTRODUCTION: Despite observational studies suggest hypotheses indicating a potential link, the precise causal connection between sarcopenia and digestive system illnesses has not been clearly defined. METHODS: We first use Linkage Disequilibrium Score Regression (LDSC) testing to determine the genetic correlation of…

BACKGROUND: Some social networks, such as Twitter (now known as X), have proven to be very useful for sharing and discussing multiple aspects related to the healthcare field. However, the use of Twitter as a method of communication and knowledge transfer to nursing students has been limited. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate th…

This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Everyday Memory Questionnaire- Revised (EMQ-R-A) in a sample of Lebanese adults.A cross-sectional study was conducted in August 2023. A diverse sample of 483 Lebanese adults aged 18 to 60 years from all Lebanese governorates wa…

33 young males attending a family-planning clinic were asked about the consequences of child abuse as it affects behavioral problems of teens and their interest in programs that deal specifically with these problems. Nine reported they had been victims of abuse. Most believed that drug and alcohol misuse and suicide we…

We designed a new task, called nonmatch-to-goal, to study the ability of macaque monkeys to interact with humans in a rule-guided paradigm. In this task the monkeys were required to choose one of two targets, from a list of three. For each choice, they were required to switch from their choice on the previous trial to…

A specific staining procedure for the demonstration of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (SAHH, EC 3.3.1.1) is given. The enzyme has a broad tissue distribution and is also present in erythrocytes. The SAHH gene is polymorphic in the population of southwest Germany with two common alleles: SAHH*1 = 0.96 and SAHH*2 = 0.0…

Shored exit wounds are produced when the skin at the point of the bullet exit is supported or buttressed by some object or surface, causing an abraded ring around the shored exit wound. This work looks to add critical understanding of shored wound processes on a range of surface types, expanding on the currently limite…

BACKGROUND: Cerebral examination via CTA is always the first choice for patients with unexpected brain injury or different types of brain lesions to detect ruptured hemangiomas, vascular infarcts, or other brain tissue lesions. OBJECTIVE: This study innovated the acrylic gauge with five eccentric circles for computed…