Evaluation of the accuracy of a simplified hybrid method versus the traditional digital method for measuring palatal volume by Shailendra Singh Rana, Sharvari Vichare, Abhishek Gupta, Anjana Rajagopalan, Om Prakash Kharbanda

“…Hence, the sample size was sufficient and had good precision. Considering a 95 % confidence interval, the intra-class correlation coefficient was robust (>0.9) for all measurements calculated by the hybrid method suggesting a high reliability. …”
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Risk factors for loss to follow-up in patients with gout: A Korean prospective cohort study. by Hyunsue Do, Chang-Nam Son, Hyo Jin Choi, Ji Hyoun Kim, Min Jung Kim, Kichul Shin, Sang-Hyon Kim, Byoongyong Choi, You-Jung Ha, Joong Kyong Ahn, Hyun-Ok Kim, Sung Won Lee, Chang Hoon Lee, Ran Song, Kyeong Min Son, Seung-Geun Lee, Ki Won Moon

“…In contrast, LTFU patients had higher levels of anxiety (P = 0.049), depressive symptoms (P = 0.009), impaired mobility (P = 0.002), and a higher EQ-5D score (P = 0.002). …”
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Relationship Between the Number of Occlusal Supporting and Medical Cost: Analysis Using Large Claims Database from Employee Health Care Insurance in Japan by Tatsunori Murata, Korenori Arai, Kosuke Kashiwagi, Shunsuke Baba

“…The proportion of patients who had at least one medical visit and annual medical expenditure in the best condition classes in each classification measure (i.e. …”
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Inter- and intradialytic fluid volume changes and vascular stiffness parameters in patients on hemodialysis. by Aya Lafta, Judy Ukrainetz, Sara Davison, Stephanie Thompson, Aminu Bello, Aminu Bello, Branko Braam

“…<h4>Results</h4>HD patients had significant fluid overload compared to healthy controls (2.0±2.4 vs. -0.2±0.6 L; P<0.001) and baseline PWV was higher (10.3±1.7 vs. 8.8±1.4 m/s; P<0.001). …”
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Laparoscopic excision of deep rectovaginal endometriosis in BSGE endometriosis centres: a multicentre prospective cohort study by Paul Smith, Lucky Saraswat, Sanjay Vyas, Thomas Ind, Ertan Saridogan, Elizabeth Ball, Edward Morris, James Clark, Tony Chalhoub, David Rowlands, Moiad Alazzam, Dominic Byrne, Tamara Curnow, Alfred Cutner, T Justin Clark, Iris Menninger, Yousri Afifi, Kevin Phillips, Saikat Banerjee, Robert Richardson, Jeremy Hawe, Barry Whitlow, Emmanuel Ofuasia, Ashwini Trehan, Tyrone Carpenter, Christian Becker, Stuart Jack, Kumar Kunde, Chris Barnick, Alan Farthing, Graham Phillips, John Bidmead, Mohamed Abdel-aty, George Botros, Marlin Mubarak, Christian Kremer, Stanley Okolo, Edmond Edi-osagi, Kamel Shehata-iskander, Gaity Ahmad, Jonathan Frappell, Brice Rodriguez, Yemi Coker, Gourab Misra, Adam Moors, Chris Guyer, Caroline Overton, Suku George, Oliver Chappatte, Richard Penketh, Funlayo Odejinmi, Keith Louden, Jon Hughes

“…Objective To estimate the effectiveness and safety of laparoscopic surgical excision of rectovaginal endometriosis.Design A multicentre, prospective cohort study.Setting 51 hospitals accredited as specialist endometriosis centres.Participants 5162 women of reproductive age with rectovaginal endometriosis of which 4721 women had planned laparoscopic excision.Interventions Laparoscopic surgical excision of rectovaginal endometriosis requiring dissection of the pararectal space.Main outcome measures Standardised symptom questionnaires enquiring about chronic pelvic pain, bladder and bowel symptoms, analgesia use and quality of life (EuroQol) completed prior to surgery and at 6, 12 and 24 months postoperatively. …”
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Patients’ Preference in Selecting a Dental Practitioner based on Gender by Ayesha Aijaz Bhatti, Fatima Wasif, Zarnab Yousaf, Zunaira Iqbal, Asma Rafi Chaudhry, Sehrish Zaffar

“…Over half of the respondents (54.8%) had no specific gender preference while choosing a dentist. …”
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Knowledge and willingness towards malaria vaccines among caregivers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Felista Mwingira, Deokary Matiya, Frank Chacky

“…Results The respondents were predominantly women (97.3%) aged 18 to 52 years. Overall, 87.4% had knowledge of malaria disease, while 14% did not know how malaria is transmitted. …”
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The Effect of Age on Clinical and Laboratory Parameters in Reproductive Age Women with Endometrial Polyps by Aytekin Tokmak, Ebru Ersoy, Ali Özgür Ersoy, Esra Yaşar Çelik, Ali İrfan Güzel, Mustafa Uğur

“…CONCLUSION: According to this study, 40 years of age and older women with endometrial polyps were more obese and had higher basal FSH and E2 levels. Obesity and increased estrogen levels may be contributing risk factors for developing endometrial polyps in women over 40 years of age. …”
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Follow-up Care among Medicaid Patients with Schizophrenia treated with Antipsychotics in the Inpatient Setting by Amanda M. Farr, David M. Smith, Jacqueline A. Pesa, Zhun Cao

“…**Results:** The study sample (N=1,312) had a mean age of 40.5 years and was 57% male. A follow-up outpatient visit was identified among 47% of patients. …”
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Effects of family socioeconomic status on the self-expectations of children under grandparenting in China by QiXuan Hu

“…In comparison to families without grandparenting, those with grandparenting had significantly lower family SES, children’s self-expectations, parent-child communication, and parental marital status, with more students studying in non-elite schools. …”
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Effects of the Treatment Technology of Soybean on Volatile Flavor Compounds of Plant-based Compound Milk during Storage by Xue WANG, Youqiang YU, Xiaoyang ZHENG, Hongjiang MA, Shiwei LIU, Wenxin WANG, Fang ZHOU, Shenglin DUAN

“…In conclusion, the plant-based compound milk prepared by oxygen seperation grinding/enzyme inactivation with high temperature had more pronounced aroma, and exhibited smaller changes during storage, which proved that the treatment technology of oxygen separation grinding/enzyme inactivation with high temperature displayed more advantages in improving flavor and flavor stability of plant-based compound milk.…”
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Characteristics and contributing factors of adverse drug reactions: an analytical study of patients with tuberculosis receiving treatment under the National TB Program of India [ve... by Jay Patel, Priya Bhavsar, Harsh Shah, Sandul Yasobant, Deepak Saxena, Anish Sinha, Somen Saha, Yogesh Patel

“…Over 75% of individuals had pulmonary TB, with 87% having experienced their first episode, 83% being new cases, and 44.7% having a history of addiction. …”
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Effect of Local Simvastatin on the Healing of Surgically Created Critical-Sized Bone Defects: An experimental Study on sheep. by Rebin Azad Abdulsamad, Luqman Fawzi Omar

“…The histologic results showed that Test 2 group (defect filled with simvastatin) in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months had significantly higher bone formation at the surface and depth of the defects than Test 1 and Control group with P values (<0.0001) at all period intervals. …”
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The prevalence of malaria in the five districts of Limpopo Province, South Africa, 2015 - 2017 by M T Lamola, A Musekiwa, A de Voux, C Reddy, M Morifi, P C Mutevedzi

“…The highest malaria prevalence district was Vhembe, with 647.9 in 2015, 220.3 in 2016 and 659.4 in 2017 per 100 000 population. However, Waterberg had the highest proportion of imported malaria cases 28.5% (437/1 532). …”
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Patient participation in free cataract surgery: a cross-sectional study of the low-income elderly in urban China by Bo Qu, Hui Chen, Xuhua Tan, Xiaohang Wu, Haotian Lin, Zhenzhen Liu, Lixia Luo, Bo Zhang, Erping Long, Duoru Lin, Weirong Chen, Yizhi Liu, Haofeng Jiang, Jingjing Chen, Zhuoling Lin, Xiaoyan Li, Jinzhu Tang, Yingfen Lin

“…Most of the patients who participated in the programme resided in major urban districts and had poor health awareness and a low level of education. …”
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Quantification of Lead and Zinc in Ground, Surface and Tap Drinking Water Sources in Kabale Municipality. by Mongusho, Ivan

“…Tap water of study area contained concentrations of (0.0037mg/l) and (0.005 lmg/l) zinc while lead had a concentrations of (0.0039mg/l) and (0.0043mg/l). …”
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The Contribution of Nongovernment Organisations in the Enhancement of The Social Economic Welfare of the Street Children: A Case Study of Lift up Jesus Child Development Center in... by Ntabangaryino, James

“…Th is study investigated the contributions of nongovernment organizations in supporting street children's access social economic welfare in Lift up Jesus Kabale municipality. The study had three objectives: assess the effectiveness of the existing policies on the rights of children in assisting street children to access social economic welfare on the rights of children; examine the non-government organization's responsibilities to the problem of street children. …”
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Employees Team Work and Performance of Organizations in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Akansasira, Mathius

“…The study used descriptive research design that aimed at generating information after the incident had occurred; Qualitative approach included the use of interviews. …”
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Outsourcing Decisions on Procurement Performances of Government Entities: A Case Study of Kabale University. by Twinomugisha, Shallon

“…Therefore, the outsourcing strategy has contributed much towards the procurement performance of Kabale University, respondents had this to say, little or no support from client leaders receiving services, loss of key talent by the university, and lastly poor mutual understanding between the university and stakeholders involved in the outsourcing business, the study found out that government policy has an effect on outsourcing strategy on procurement performance at Kabale university, 27% of the respondents explained that good government policy such as well enacted PPDA laws improves procurement performance at the university. …”
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The Role of Donations and Education Services in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Ampaire, Bronia

“…The donors should have tried to ensure that the pupils had all the required learning materials. The study recommends that for the success of donor-funded projects, contextualizing them to the societal and humane capital framework in which delivery is essential. …”
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