Elbow Injuries Among MLB Pitchers Increased During Covid-19 Disrupted Season, But Not Other Baseball Injuries by Chelsea Martin, Jozef Palasiewicz, Jesse Grullon, Ellen Shanley, Charles Thigpen, Daniel Kline, Stefan Kluzek, Gary Collins, Garrett Bullock

“… # Purpose To use publicly available data to compare injury rates during the 2015-2019 seasons, COVID-19 shortened season (2020), and the 2021 season stratified by body region and position (pitchers versus position players). # Study Design A retrospective cohort study utilizing publicly available data # Methods MLB players who competed in 1+ seasons between 2015-2021 were included and stratified by position (pitcher, position player). …”
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Evaluation of quality policies and strategies in health systems: a scoping review by Zenewton André da Silva Gama, Márcia Cunha da Silva Pellense, Pedro Jesús Saturno Hernández, Anna Cláudia Sales Gomes Caldas

“…This study aims to map studies evaluating policies and strategies for quality in health systems around the world.Design This is a scoping review based on the guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).Data sources The search for articles was carried out in the Embase, Medline/Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases and in the grey literature in July 2024.Eligibility criteria Publications describing a tool for evaluating interventions for quality in the health system and studies containing at least one conceptual framework related to the evaluation of policies and strategies for quality in the health system, in any language, were included.Data extraction and synthesis Data selection was carried out independently by two reviewers, whose conflicts were resolved by consensus and the decision of a third reviewer. …”
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Implementing the Copenhagen Adductor Exercise and Nordic Hamstring Exercise in West African Academy Soccer Players: An Intervention Study by Matthew D DeLang, Lasse Ishøi, Maren Nielsen Hole, Prince Wilson, Michael Segbefia, Kristian Thorborg

“…# BACKGROUND This study implemented the Copenhagen Adductor Exercise (CAE) and Nordic Hamstring Exercise (NHE) to examine 1) whether CAE and NHE interventions are associated with adductor and hamstring strength gains in youth African male soccer players and 2) whether strength changes after a rest period and secondary intervention. # STUDY DESIGN Pre-post intervention study. # METHODS Forty-four African elite male academy players (age 14.7±1.5 \[12-18] years) participated in twice weekly CAE and NHE interventions for 8- and 10-week periods separated by a 4-week rest. …”
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Importance of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Detection During Second Trimester Ultrasound Examination in Low-Risk Population by Erdal Seker, Hasan Sut, Mustafa Kocar, Coskun Umit, Esra Ozkavukcu, Acar Koc

“…Although aberrant right subclavian artery is seen at a rate of 1-1.5% in normal chromosomal fetuses, it is seen at a rate of 19-36%, especially in fetuses with Down syndrome. STUDY DESIGN: Our study was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine between the dates of January 2017-January 2020. …”
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Medio-Lateral Hamstring Muscle Activity in Unilateral vs. Bilateral Strength Exercises in Female Team Handball Players – A Cross-Sectional Study by Brian Sørensen, Per Aagaard, Lasse Malchow-Møller, Mette Kreutzfeldt Zebis, Jesper Bencke

“…Furthermore, the kinematic characteristics of each specific exercise and execution modality were determined to reveal possible causes for differences in medio-lateral hamstring activation between the different exercise conditions. # Study design Cross-sectional study. # Methods Single-session repeated measures were obtained in a randomized manner. …”
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Concurrent Validity and Reliability of Two-dimensional Frontal Plane Knee Measurements during Multi-directional Cutting Maneuvers by Dimas Sondang Irawan, Chantheng Huoth, Komsak Sinsurin, Pongthanayos Kiratisin, Roongtiwa Vachalathiti, Jim Richards

“… # Purpose To investigate the concurrent validity of 2D measurements of knee valgus angle during cutting in different directions and to explore intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the 2D measurements. # Study Design Descriptive laboratory study # Method Seven recreational soccer players participated in this study. …”
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Describing team development within a novel GP-led urgent care centre model: a qualitative study by Azeem Majeed, Geva Greenfield, Sarah Morton, Shamini Gnani, Agnieszka Igantowicz

“…Our aim was therefore to describe staff members' perspectives of team development within the GP-led UCC model.Design Open-ended semistructured interviews, analysed using thematic content analysis.Setting GP-led urgent care centres in two academic teaching hospitals in London.Participants 15 UCC staff members including six GPs, four ENPs, two receptionists and three managers.Results Overall participants were positive about the interprofessional team that had developed and recognised that this process had taken time. …”
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Involving migrants in the development of guidelines for communication in cross-cultural general practice consultations: a participatory learning and action research project by Chris van Weel, Anne MacFarlane, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Tomas de Brún, Evelyn van Weel-Baumgarten, Mary O'Reilly-de Brún, Ekaterina Okonkwo, Jean Samuel Bonsenge Bokanga, Maria Manuela De Almeida Silva, Florence Ogbebor, Aga Mierzejewska, Lovina Nnadi

“…In this paper, we focus on findings about the use of formal versus informal interpreters because dialogues about these issues emerged as central to the identification of recommendations for best practice.Design This qualitative case study involved a Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) research methodology.Participants The sample comprised 80 stakeholders: 51 from migrant communities; 15 general practitioners (GPs) and general practice staff; 7 established migrants as peer researchers; 5 formal, trained interpreters; and 2 service planners from the national health authority.Setting Galway, Ireland.Results There was 100% consensus across stakeholder groups that while informal interpreters have uses for migrants and general practice staff, they are not considered acceptable as best practice. …”
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Awareness and knowledge of halitosis among students at two different dental universities in Turkey: a cross-sectional survey by Emine Nur Kahraman, Şehrazat Erensoy, Ahu Dikilitaş, Ayşe Gülşahı, Esra Özge Aydın, Funda Seher Özalp Ateş

“…Methods This study employed a cross-sectional design and used an online questionnaire that was developed via Google Forms. …”
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UK policymaker and expert perspectives on the smoke-free generation policy: a qualitative study by Rachael L Murray, Joanne Morling, Nathan Davies, Tessa Langley, Manpreet Bains

“…This study explores the context in which UK may be the first country to introduce SFG, identifies potential barriers and facilitators to SFG implementation and outlines possible approaches to SFG policy design.Methods We conducted 19 qualitative semistructured interviews with policymakers and health leaders in England, Scotland and Wales, including politicians, public health experts, academics, trading standards experts (responsible in UK for enforcing age restrictions on products), clinicians and civil society (charity sector) representatives. …”
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Real-world smartphone-based point-of-care diagnostics in primary health care to monitor HbA1c levels in people with diabetes by Sabrina Rhode, Lisa Rogge, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Till Seuring, Hendra Zufry, Till Bärnighausen, Hizir Sofyan, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Sebastian Vollmer

“…The study was conducted in a multicenter design in rural and urban Aceh, Indonesia in 2019, and included a total of 533 adults. …”
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The Effect of Cord Blood Vitamin D Level on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Other Neonatal Morbidities in Preterm Infants by Elif Koc, Fatih Bolat, Meric Kaymak Cihan

“… OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the relationship between cord 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and bronchopulmonary dysplasia and other neonatal morbidities (sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, patent ductus arteriosus, respiratory distress syndrome, retinopathy of prematurity) in preterm neonates. STUDY DESIGN: Infants aged <32 gestational weeks who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit between March 2014 and November 2014 were enrolled in this prospective study. …”
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Prevalence and spectrum of haemoglobinopathies in females of reproductive age group- A first tertiary care center experience in Punjab, North India by Vikram Narang, Anshul Jain, Sumit Grover, Ankita Soni, Monika Narang, Ashima Taneja

“…Aim: We aimed to estimate the prevalence and spectrum of hemoglobinopathies in females in the reproductive (20–40 years) age group. Settings and Design: It was a retrospective observational study carried out for 2.5 years (from January 2018 till June 2020). …”
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Comparative, cross-sectional study of the format, content and timing of medication safety letters issued in Canada, the USA and the UK by Jeremy M Grimshaw, Margaret C Watson, Lise M Bjerre, Matthew Hogel, Cody D Black, Simon Parlow, David de Launay, Donald R Mattison

“…Objectives To assess consistency in the format and content, and overlap of subject and timing, of medication safety letters issued by regulatory health authorities to healthcare providers in Canada, the USA and the UK.Design A cross-sectional study comparing medication safety letters issued for the purpose of alerting healthcare providers to newly identified medication problems associated with medications already on the market.Setting Online databases operated by Health Canada, the US Food and Drug Administration and the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency were searched to select medication safety letters issued between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2014. …”
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Analysis of pressure-maintaining coring process in deep coal seams and gas content determination methods by Jian WU, Songhang ZHANG, Tengfei JIA, Weiwei CHAO, Wenchun PENG, Shilong LI

“…The analysis shows that gas content calculations in pressure-maintaining coring have the characteristics of "four stages, two losses, and two collections". The reasonable design of pressure points during pressure-reducing and gas-collecting stages of pressure-maintaining coring can effectively distinguish adsorption gas from free gas. …”
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Early Serum Heme Oxygenase-1, Soluble Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1, and B-Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia-2 Levels and Unfavorable Obstetric Outcomes by Havva Sutcu, G. Fusun Varol, Cihan Inan, Isil Uzun, N.Cenk Sayin

“… OBJECTIVE: To examine early pregnancy levels of serum heme oxygenase-1, soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1, B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 in relation to unfavorable pregnancy outcomes, including preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, spontaneous preterm birth, gestational diabetes mellitus and fetal macrosomia. STUDY DESIGN: A total of randomly selected 140 pregnancies were included in this prospective study. …”
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Hypnotics' association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study by Daniel F Kripke, Lawrence E Kline, Robert D Langer

“…This study extends previous reports associating hypnotics with excess mortality.Setting A large integrated health system in the USA.Design Longitudinal electronic medical records were extracted for a one-to-two matched cohort survival analysis.Subjects Subjects (mean age 54 years) were 10 529 patients who received hypnotic prescriptions and 23 676 matched controls with no hypnotic prescriptions, followed for an average of 2.5 years between January 2002 and January 2007.Main outcome measures Data were adjusted for age, gender, smoking, body mass index, ethnicity, marital status, alcohol use and prior cancer. …”
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Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A: Its Significance as a Single Biomarker for Adverse Obstetric Outcomes by Madhusudan Dey, Priyanshi Choudhury, Sunil Chawla, Pranjali Dhume, Suyash Goel, Ankur Shah, Mounica Gowda KN

“…This prospective observational study was conducted to find a correlation between low pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A levels in the first trimester of pregnancy with various obstetric outcomes to establish if it can be used as a single biomarker for counseling couples. STUDY DESIGN: The study was conducted at Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt. …”
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Do pregnant women living in higher well-being populations in the USA experience lower risk of preterm delivery? A cross-sectional study by Jeph Herrin, Harlan M Krumholz, Carley Riley, Brita Roy, Erica Spatz, Mark T Silvestri, Anita Arora, Kenneth P Kell, Elizabeth Y Rula

“…Objective To determine if preterm birth, defined as gestational age &lt;37 weeks, is lower for women living in counties with higher well-being, after accounting for known individual risk factors.Design Cross-sectional study of all US births in 2011.Participants We obtained birth data from the National Center for Health Statistics which included 3 938 985 individuals.Main outcomes measures Primary outcome measure was maternal risk of preterm delivery by county; primary independent variable was county-level well-being as measured by the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index (WBI).Results Women living in counties with higher population well-being had a lower rate of preterm delivery. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of a live attenuated varicella vaccine in healthy subjects aged between 13 to 55 years: a double-blind, randomized, active-controlled phase iii clinical t... by Yang Zhang, Shiyuan Wang, Guifan Li, Jinhui Shi, Xianyun Chang, Hao Zhang, Fengcai Zhu, Jingxin Li, Hongxing Pan, Jinfang Sun

“…Vaccination with the varicella vaccine (VarV) effectively prevents chickenpox.Research design and methods In this phase III, single-center, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial, 1,200 healthy participants randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive two doses of either the test vaccine or the active control vaccine. …”
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