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In the first year after ostomy creation, affected persons require substantial support to manage potential complications and adjust to their new life situation. This study aimed to describe the number of visits to the stoma care nurse, the occurrence of leakage and peristomal skin complications, and the use of ostomy products to prevent these complications among persons consulting a stoma care nurs
The pathophysiology behind Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is not fully understood and associated factors and triggers for developing the condition are debated. We aimed to study such factors and long-term outcome in a descriptive cross-sectional study with a well-defined population with CRPS in the upper limb and related to sex and CRPS type. In retrospectively collected data from medical r
Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is proposed as an indicator of transitional disease stage 2 in the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) continuum. However, molecular and particularly longitudinal fluid biomarker data for this stage are still limited. This study aimed to determine whether blood-based biomarkers in amyloid-positive individuals with SCD (A + SCD) support the notion of stage 2 as a distinct st
OBJECTIVE: Linear radiological measures have low sensitivity to detect changes in ventricular volume in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Ventricular volumetry is accurate and sensitive in detecting subtle changes in cerebrospinal fluid volumes. The Codman Certas® Plus is an adjustable shunt valve with 8 settings and resistant to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-induced inadv
The identification of jets originating from quarks and gluons, often referred to as quark/gluon tagging, plays an important role in various analyses performed at the Large Hadron Collider, as Standard Model measurements and searches for new particles decaying to quarks often rely on suppressing a large gluon-induced background. This paper describes the measurement of the efficiencies of quark/gluo
Objectives: To quantify the influence of lifestyle factors on tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) treatment response, in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Methods: Data on biologics-naïve adults with axSpA were captured from European rheumatology registries. Information on lifestyle factors (smoking, overweight/obesity, and/or alcohol consumption) were identified ± 30 days of commencing their f
The extensive genetic diversity of HIV-1 represents a major challenge to public health interventions, treatment, and successful vaccine design. This challenge is particularly pronounced in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where limited data among other barriers preclude the accurate characterization of HIV-1 genetic diversity. The objective of this review was to analyze studies cond
Rechargeable magnesium batteries are promising for future energy storage. However, among other challenges, their practical application is hindered by low coulombic efficiencies of magnesium plating and stripping. Fundamental processes such as the formation, structure, and stability of passivation layers and the influence of different electrolyte components on them are still not fully understood. I
Background and purpose — Musculoskeletal deformities in cerebral palsy (CP) may be surgically treated, but population-based studies of postoperative complications after these surgeries are rare. The aim of our study was to assess the risk of complications following elective orthopedic surgery in children and young adults with CP. Methods — We performed a register-based cohort study of 1,514 indivi
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is frequently overlooked and untreated due to insufficient awareness and expertise in mental health settings. We developed a supervisor-supported online education programme to train clinicians in the assessment and treatment of young people with BDD and evaluated its feasibility and preliminary effects. Thirty clinicians working within child and adolescent mental hea
BackgroundAchieving safe and stable placements is a key mission for the foster care system. Foster parents and social workers are part of a caregiving network with responsibility for the child and their wellbeing. Emotionally dysregulated children's behaviors may pose a challenge to the caregiving system. Trauma-informed care (TIC) interventions aim at enhancing caregivers' understanding of such b
BackgroundHeart failure (HF) and arterial hypertension (AH) are strongly associated with obesity, with a linear relationship to increasing body mass index (BMI). However, some individuals with obesity do not exhibit signs of HF or AH.PurposeThis study aimed to compare, for the first time in a large population-based cohort, individuals with obesity who have normal left ventricular function and remo
In this submission, we show the role of pollinators in sustainable food production, food security, and human rights, and the negative impact of agribusiness commercialized pesticides on pollinators and on a wide range of human rights. We identify the role of judicial and nonjudicial mechanisms in preventing these pesticides’ impacts as well as on access to justice, including remedy. Ultimately, we
Chemical pollution is identified as a significant driver of biodiversity loss, raising concerns about the effectiveness of current environmental risk assessment (ERA) practices. Conventional ERA approaches primarily rely on the endpoints of mortality, growth, and reproduction, often failing to capture the full scope of potential effects that chemicals can have on organisms. This is potentially pro
Background: Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution has been linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but evidence from low-exposure settings such as Denmark remains limited.Objective: We aimed to examine the association between prenatal exposure to particulate matter with a diameter of ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5), black carbon (BC), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ASD in children, and to identify the most
Inflammation and infection remain unmet challenges in wounds of various etiologies, delaying healing, impacting quality of life, and increasing healthcare costs. The thrombin-derived C-terminal peptide TCP-25 has demonstrated dual anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities in animal wound infection models, thereby promoting healing, highlighting its therapeutic potential as a wound treatment.
The recent World Health Organization (WHO) guideline aims to provide evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding (CF) of healthy term infants and young children 6−23 months living in low-, middle-, and high-income countries, including both breastfed and non-breastfed children. Like WHO, our organizations aim to promote optimal infant and young child nutrition and health, with a focus o
BACKGROUND: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma located in the pancreatic body might require a portomesenteric venous resection (PVR), but data regarding surgical risks after distal pancreatectomy (DP) with PVR are sparse. Insight into additional surgical risks of DP-PVR could support preoperative counseling and intraoperative decision making. This study aimed to provide insight into the surgical outcome of
