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In general, the overall agreement between the modeling predictions obtained by the various deposition models and the available experimental evidence indicates that current deposition models correctly predict regional and generational deposition.
A questionnaire which provides desirable reliability and validity has been previously developed to assess the disease awareness of diagnosed chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. However, conventional paper questionnaires often have disadvantages, including recall bias. To substantially improve this, we therefore aimed to explore the feasibility of developing a smartphone-based electronic version (e-version) based upon its original paper version and subsequently tested its validity, reliability, and applicability.

A pilot study was conducted at Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine in Guangzhou, China, during August 2019. The e-version had identical content to the paper version and was adapted in terms of layout and assisted functions via the Wechat-incorporated Wen-Juan-Xing platform. Eligible patients with diagnosed CKD were invited to participate and were assigned the e-version. Randomly selected respondents received a test-retest of the same e-version 2 weeks after their first completion.The e-version is reliable but was not shown to be a valid approach. Audiences with higher education levels and less advanced disease condition may prefer to respond to the e-version. Adaptation of this e-questionnaire, from its original paper version, may not be a direct transition and meticulous modifications may be required during the transition process.

Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR1900024633).
Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR1900024633).Studies have demonstrated that adults with cancer and parents of children with cancer do not use and store prescription opioids safely. Most YAs (135/146, 92%) unsafely stored opioids. Fifty-two of 146 patients (36%) unsafely used, and 16 of 146 patients (11%) unsafely disposed of opioids. YAs with hematologic malignancies (p  less then  0.05) were more likely to use opioids safely compared with YAs with other types of malignancies. Nivolumab More research is necessary to understand the scope of this issue. Our data suggest that universal educational interventions regarding the safe storage, use, and disposal of opioids are justified for YAs.Purpose Sexual minority adults experience considerable mental and physical health disparities compared to their heterosexual counterparts, but changes in these disparities over time may, in part, reflect changes in how the same people self-identify their sexual orientation. Therefore, we estimated between-cohort and within-person changes in self-identified sexual orientation to better understand changes in sexual orientation-based health disparities over the life course. Methods We examined 2009 to 2015 changes among 5712 adults 19-25 years of age from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE) to validate a synthetic cohort approach applied to cross-sectional data on 1,168,346 adults 18-74 years of age (n = 29,677 sexual minority adults) from the General Practice Patient Survey (GPPS), estimating 2009 to 2017 changes in sexual orientation identification. Results Heterosexual identification for adults 18-24 years of age fell three percentage points from 2009 to 2017. Approximately half of those 26-32 years of age, who identified as sexual minority adults in 2017, may not have identified as such 8 years earlier. LSYPE and GPPS results were similar, validating the synthetic cohort application. Within-cohort analyses estimated that 2.1% and 2.7% of heterosexual-identified women and men 18-24 years of age in 2009, respectively, changed identification by 2017. Smaller changes occurred for adults 25-34 years of age (1.0% and 1.2%, respectively), with still smaller differences at older ages. Conclusion Changes in health disparities may reflect people newly identifying as a sexual minority as well as longitudinal changes in those long identifying as sexual minority adults. Future research should measure the health of both early- and late-identifying sexual minority adults, as their health care and policy needs may differ.Background Mesh infection is a serious complication of inguinal hernia repair, but surgeons have not reached a consensus on the method of treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of maximal mesh removal therapy with methylene blue injection for mesh infection after inguinal hernia repair. Patients and Methods The study was a monocentric retrospective analysis following STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statements of all patients with mesh infection undergoing maximal mesh removal operation with methylene blue injection. Demographics, mesh infection characteristics, microbiology, early post-operative data, and follow-up data were recorded. Results Sixteen patients underwent complete removal of infected mesh and 13 had partial removal. The operation time was 76.3 ± 26.0 minutes. In 13 patients the cultures tested positive, five for Staphylococcus aureus. Twelve participants developed surgical site infection post-operatively and eventually healed after 27.4 ± 16.3 days of dressing. In a mean follow-up of 46 months, one patient suffered chronic pain and one had chronic sinus in the partial removal group, although none did in the complete removal group, without a statistically significant difference. No hernia recurrence occurred. Conclusions Maximal mesh removal therapy with methylene blue injection can be considered as a feasible alternative for the treatment of mesh infection.
To describe the incidence and the characteristics of pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) in one of the largest maternity hospitals in Romania.

A retrospective cohort study including all deliveries at ≥24weeks' gestation was performed.

The incidence of preeclampsia was 1.2%, of gestational hypertension 2.2% and of chronic hypertension 0.4%. Pregnancies with HDP had higher rates of stillbirth, birthweight <10
percentile, birth <37 weeks' gestation and delivery by cesarean section.

Incidence of HDP in our population was relatively low, and was associated with early gestational age and adverse perinatal outcomes.
Incidence of HDP in our population was relatively low, and was associated with early gestational age and adverse perinatal outcomes.
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