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Surgical intervention is an important option for treating lumbar tuberculosis. Previous studies have reported different surgical intervention procedures. To our knowledge, few studies have compared the clinical results of mid-term follow-up of 3 different surgeries in surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis. This stu…

Pediatric appropriate use criteria (AUC) were recently published for initial outpatient transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of AUC publication on TTE ordering patterns of pediatric cardiologists. Data were prospectively collected on patients who had initial outpat…

PURPOSE: To identify and assess diagnosis, procedure and pharmacy dispensing codes used to identify stillbirths and spontaneous abortion in administrative and claims databases from the United States or Canada. METHODS: We searched the MEDLINE database from 1991 to September 2012 using controlled vocabulary and key ter…

Renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) harboring the t(6;11)(p21;q12) translocation were first described in 2001 and recently recognized by the 2013 International Society of Urological Pathology Vancouver Classification of Renal Neoplasia. Although these RCCs are known to label for melanocytic markers HMB45 and Melan A and the c…

PURPOSE: To determine if nurses are represented in health news stories more frequently today than 20 years ago when Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honorary Society published The Woodhull Study on Nursing and the Media, which found that nurses were cited as sources in only 4% of the stories. DESIGN: Content anal…

OBJECTIVE: To understand the perceptions of primiparous women recently diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) in Singapore. DESIGN: A descriptive qualitative study design. SETTING: An outpatient women's health clinic in a tertiary hospital in Singapore. PARTICIPANTS: Twelve English-speaking primiparous w…

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to analyse the associations of intensive care unit (ICU) and high care unit (HCU) organisational structure on in-hospital mortality among patients with sepsis in Japan's acute care hospitals. DESIGN: Multicentre cross-sectional study. SETTINGS: Patients with sepsis aged ≥18 years w…

OBJECTIVES: Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been recommended to reduce diabetes disparities, but few robust trials of this approach have been conducted. Limitations of prior studies include: unspecified a priori outcomes; lack of blinded outcome assessments; high participant attrition rates; and lack of attention…

STUDY QUESTION: Is there a better alternative to the conventional cryopreservation protocols for human testicular tissue banking? SUMMARY ANSWER: Uncontrolled slow freezing (USF) using 1.5 M dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) and 0.15 M sucrose as cryoprotectants appears to be a user-friendly and efficient method for the cryop…

Real-time human activity recognition (HAR) is crucial for adaptive control in lower limb exoskeletons, yet achieving an optimal balance between accuracy, latency, and sensor complexity remains challenging. This study's key idea is to systematically evaluate sensor selection and data modalities for real-time HAR using d…

Hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) is the most common molecular subtype in breast cancer (BC), but drug resistance remains an unsolved problem, particularly in metastatic ones. Cell-cycle related genes play a crucial role in tumorigenesis and progression. However,…

BACKGROUND: The study's aim was to estimate the self-reported prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and to describe their associated risk factors in a population of users of illicit drugs recruited in Catalonia- Spain, during 2012. METHODS: Cross-sectional study. People with ill…

Sjögren syndrome (SS) is one of the lesser-known autoimmune diseases, with its mechanisms and pathogenesis not yet fully understood. However, recent studies indicate that infectious diseases, such as Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, may serve as risk factors for the development of SS. Accordingly, this study aim…

OBJECTIVE:  The aim of this study was to systematically review literature on the use of iron supplements (not including iron derived from diet), increased levels of hemoglobin and/or ferritin, and the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). DATA SOURCE:  The following databases were searc…

BACKGROUND: Platelets with high hemostatic activity play an important role in the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease(CAD) and mean platelet volume(MPV) has been proposed as an indicator of platelet reactivity. Thus, MPV may emerge as a potential marker of CAD risk. The aim of this study was to conduct a systema…

BACKGROUND: Knowledge translation (KT) is regarded as important for supporting evidence-informed health policy-making. While KT models have moved beyond linear understandings of the evidence-policy relationship, they continue to underplay the politics that shape how evidence is produced, framed, interpreted, negotiated…

PURPOSE: This research focuses on a thorough analysis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and organizational commitment (OC) in firms. This article also aims to evaluate the combined mediating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and organizational commitment (OC) in the relationship between job performan…

BACKGROUND: The interconnected effects of maternal perinatal depression and the early mother-infant relational quality on children's executive function development are crucial yet understudied. This study addresses this gap, focusing on how perinatal depressive symptoms and emotional availability at 6 months predi…

BACKGROUND: Moral philosophical positions and professional values have been shown to influence nurses' practice behaviours. Understanding nursing students' professional values and ethical ideologies, therefore, is important as they may help inform evidence-informed curriculum decisions and education strategies to devel…

BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a key public health issue, with a myriad of physical, sexual and emotional consequences for the survivors of violence. Social support has been found to be an important factor in mitigating and moderating the consequences of IPV and improving health outcomes. This study's o…