Impact of pulmonary yoga module on lung capacity of COVID-19 adult survivors by Adarsh Tomar, Sudhanshu Verma

“…CONCLUSION: Indeed, as per the results and evidence, statistically significant changes in peak flow, level of SpO2, and pulse rate and selective yogic practices significantly affect the lung capacity, hence can be used for post-COVID-19 treatment as integrative, alternative, or complementary medicine.…”
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Most oncological pancreas resections must consider the mesopancreas by S. A. Safi, S. David, L. Haeberle, S. Vaghiri, T. Luedde, C. Roderburg, I. Esposito, G. Fluegen, W. T. Knoefel

“…In LOC patients there was evidently no cancerous infiltration into the medial vascular groove (true + primary resectable). …”
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Tolerability and Effectiveness of Regorafenib Treatment in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Real-World Data from the United States by Finn RS, Iyer R, Kalman RS, Parikh ND, Cabrera R, Babajanyan S, Kaseb AO

“…Richard S Finn,1 Renuka Iyer,2 Richard S Kalman,3 Neehar D Parikh,4 Roniel Cabrera,5 Svetlana Babajanyan,6 Ahmed O Kaseb7 1Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA; 3Department of Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 4Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 5Department of Medicine, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA; 6US Medical Affairs, Oncology, Bayer Healthcare, Whippany, NJ, USA; 7Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USACorrespondence: Richard S Finn, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Tel +1-310-586-2091, Email [email protected]: While several systemic therapies are available for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC), there is a lack of granular real-world evidence to support the efficacy and safety of these therapies. …”
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Patellofemoral Joint Loading During the Performance of the Forward and Side Lunge with Step Height Variations by Rafael Escamilla, Naiquan Zheng, Toran D MacLeod, Rodney Imamura, Kevin E. Wilk, Shangcheng Wang, Irv Rubenstein, Kyle Yamashiro, Glenn S. Fleisig

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose was to quantify, via calculated estimates, patellofemoral force and stress between two lunge type variations (forward lunge versus side lunge) and between two step height variations (ground level versus 10 cm platform). …”
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Men's more frequent predisposing factors in infectious endocarditis facilitate improvement of outcomes by shortening of diagnostic delay by S. Andreß, K. Reischmann, S. Markovic, F. Rohlmann, B. Hay, W. Rottbauer, D. Buckert, S. d'Almeida

“…IntroductionDespite growing evidence for sex-specific differences in cardiovascular disease, sex is poorly considered in the management of infectious endocarditis (IE).PurposeThis study aimed to assess sex-specific aspects in diagnosing IE.MethodsAll consecutive patients admitted at Ulm University Heart Center with suspected IE between 2009 and 2019 were included. …”
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Understanding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Hesitancy in Japan Using Social Media: Content Analysis by Junyu Liu, Qian Niu, Momoko Nagai-Tanima, Tomoki Aoyama

“…Addressing misinformation, reducing complacency, and enhancing vaccine accessibility are key strategies for improving vaccine uptake. Some evidence suggests that confidence in one vaccine may positively influence perceptions of other vaccines. …”
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Assessing the Impact of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Intervention on Tennis Performance in Junior Tennis Players: Pilot Study by Joaquin A Anguera, Aleem Choudhry, Michael Seaman, Dominick Fedele

“… BackgroundThere is evidence that cognitive training interventions can positively impact executive functions, and that some studies have demonstrated that athletes typically exhibit greater accuracy and faster response times on select cognitive tasks. …”
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Impact of moral distress on burn-out: a cross-sectional survey of front-line family physicians during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by John Billimek, Johanna Shapiro, Cynthia Haq, Tan Nguyen, Avital Sabrina Fischer, Reece Fenning, John Michael Robb, Allison Slater, Uyen Mai, Tien Lam, Jan Paolo De La Cruz

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Genetic Associations Between Specific Sleep-Related Phenotypes and Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Li M, He J, Liang Y, Zou F, Gou C, Lv J, Zhang X, Li D, Yu Z

“…The F statistics exceeded 10, suggesting minimal likelihood of weak instrument bias. There were no evidence indicating a potential causal effect of insomnia, sleep duration, sleep disorders, sleep apnoea, and on the risk of ISSHNL. …”
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Emergency Physicians’ and Nurses’ Perspectives on Transgender, Intersexual, and Non-Binary Patients in Germany by Torben Brod, Carsten Stoetzer, Christoph Schroeder, Stephanie Stiel, Kambiz Afshar

“…Emergency physicians (EP) often lack formal training and knowledge about caring for TIN patients, while comparatively less evidence is available for other healthcare professionals, including emergency nurses (EN). …”
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Youth Involvement in Pornography and Academic Engagement in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kanyesigye, Bens Rogers

“…The intricate relationship between pornography and youth academic engagement was evident in the distractions caused by excessive consumption of pornographic material. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Increasing Slump on Compressive Strength of Nominal Mix Concrete. by Aturinda, Shallot

“…This research contributes to the existing body of knowledge by providing quantitative evidence of the slump compressive strength relationship. …”
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Permafrost pore structure and its influence on microbial diversity: Insights from X-ray computed tomography by Nathan D. Blais, Joy M. O’Brien, Hannah Holland-Moritz, Lauren Farnsworth, Robyn A. Barbato, Thomas A. Douglas, Alexandra Contosta, Julie Bobyock, Erin C. Rooney, Taylor Sullivan, Jessica Gilman Ernakovich

“…DNA and RNA were extracted from the scanned permafrost and analyzed via amplicon sequencing of the 16S region to quantify the total and active microbial community diversity. …”
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Association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with gout risk: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007–2018 data emphasizing mixture effects by Haixin Feng, Siran Li, Shiqing Huang, Linxi He, Ruihao Huang, Renhuizi Wei, Xin Peng, Haiyi Yan, Chongxiang Xiong, Bingsong Zhang

“…Mediation analysis indicated significant intermediary effect of uric acid in the associations of PFAS with risk of gout, with the mediated proportion ranging from 48 to 77%.ConclusionThis study provides evidence for a potential link between PFAS exposure and gout risk, particularly when considering mixtures. …”
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Targeting sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 3 inhibits T-cell exhaustion and regulates recruitment of proinflammatory macrophages to improve antitumor efficacy of CAR-T cells agains... by Weiting Liao, Ge Gao, Xia He, Pei Shu, Qizhi Ma, Benxia Zhang, Diyuan Qin, Yongsheng Wang

“…We have applied RNA sequencing, flow cytometry, ELISA, cellular/molecular immunological technology, and mouse models of solid cancers.Results Our study provided evidence that S1PR3 high expression is positively associated with resistance to programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)-based immunotherapy and increased T-cell exhaustion. …”
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Inpatient preferences among patients with multiple chronic conditions in China: A discrete choice experiment by Yueqin Wang, Shiyin Wu, Yuehua Chen, Ling Xiao, Qingling Su, Xiaoyin Huang, Weikang Wang, Wanxin Li, Shanshan Du, Wenbin Liu, Weimin Ye

“…Conclusion This study provides evidence of the inpatient preferences of MCC patients. …”
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Requerimiento Nutrimental de Tomate Tipo Saladette Cosechado a dos Racimos by Gelacio Alejo-Santiago, Omar A. Rivas-Mencias, Circe-Aidín Aburto-González, Cecilia Rocío Juárez-Rosete, Ana Luisa Sánchez-Monteón

“…Los resultados indican que, la producción de fruto comercial por planta fue de 1.0 kg, el órgano que menos materia seca acumula es la raíz y el requerimiento nutrimental expresado en kg por tonelada de fruto fresco es N 0.78; P 0.12 y K 1.74.…”
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Automatic approach-avoidance tendency toward physical activity, sedentary, and neutral stimuli as a function of age, explicit affective attitude, and intention to be active by Farajzadeh, Ata, Goubran, Miriam, Beehler, Alexa, Cherkaoui, Noura, Morrison, Paula, de Chanaleilles, Margaux, Maltagliati, Silvio, Cheval, Boris, Miller, Matthew W., Sheehy, Lisa, Bilodeau, Martin, Orsholits, Dan, Boisgontier, Matthieu P.

“…However, results showed no evidence of an association between approach-avoidance tendencies and the intention to be physically active. …”
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Spirituality-Based Intervention in Hypertension: EFfects on Blood PrEssure and EndotheliaL Function—FEEL Trial Results by Maria Emília Figueiredo Teixeira, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso, Andréa Araújo Brandão, Ana Luiza Lima Sousa, Roberto Esporcatte, Mário Henrique Elesbão de Borba, Ana Clara Neri Ávila Baleeiro, Beatriz Caldas Gonçalves, Enzo Inumaru, Enzo Mata de Sousa, Giovana Barros Leal, Henrique Soares de Araújo Pereira Farias, Juliana Alves de Souza, Lure Emilly Barreto da Silva, Matheus Canguçu de Paiva Queiroz, Frederico Rafael Moreira, Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino, John Eikelboom, Álvaro Avezum

“…Background: Emerging evidence suggests that spirituality improves patient outcomes, however, this has undergone only limited evaluation in randomized trials. …”
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Perfil nacional de uso de mercurio en Costa Rica a la luz de la entrada en vigencia del Convenio de Minamata by Adriana Fernández-Villalobos, Jorge Herrera-Murillo, José Pablo Sibaja-Brenes

“… El mercurio es un metal cuya inadecuada gestión puede poner en riesgo la salud y el medio ambiente, y debido a que en el país no existe una herramienta que le permita establecer los controles para su gestión, se elaboró un perfil de uso de mercurio en Costa Rica para el año 2014, con el fin de identificar las fuentes antropogénicas existentes, al evaluar las capacidades existentes en el país para la gestión de dicho metal, a raíz de la implementación del Convenio de Minamata. …”
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