Women's experiences of maternal near miss: Qualitative findings from Malawi.

Objective: This study explored the experiences of women with maternal near miss and their perceptions of the quality of care they received in three facilities in Malawi.

Methods: This study employed a qualitative phenomenological approach. Data were collected using in depth interviews and analysed using thematic content analysis.

An Observational Dosimetric Study in Definitively Treated Primary Head and Neck Cancers: To Assess the Effect of Weight Loss and Change in Lateral Neck Dimensions on the Difference Between Dose Planned and Received by the Parotid(s) and Correlation with Adaptive Radiation Therapy.

Purpose: The head and neck cancer (HNC) literature is rife with reports of differences in planned versus actual radiation doses to the parotid gland (PG) due to changes in anatomy during the course of radiation therapy. We prospectively studied and quantified changes in planned and delivered doses due to weight loss and changes in lateral neck dimensions.

Methods And Materials: Sixty patients were enrolled in this prospective non-randomized observational study.

Dosimetric comparison of O-ring versus conventional C-arm linear accelerator for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) of head and neck cancer and carcinoma cervix patients.

The objective of this study is dosimetric comparison between the O-ring Halcyon and C-arm Clinac iX linac for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans for head & neck (H&N) cancer and carcinoma cervix patients. Total 60 patients of H&N cancer and carcinoma cervix were enrolled prospectively from March 2021 to March 2023. VMAT plans with 6 MV photons for Halcyon and Clinac iX were generated and compared for each patient by dose volume histogram for planning target volume coverage and organ at risk (OAR) sparing.

Loss of the endoplasmic reticulum protein Tmem208 affects cell polarity, development, and viability.

Nascent proteins destined for the cell membrane and the secretory pathway are targeted to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) either posttranslationally or cotranslationally. The signal-independent pathway, containing the protein TMEM208, is one of three pathways that facilitates the translocation of nascent proteins into the ER. The in vivo function of this protein is ill characterized in multicellular organisms.

Biomass smoke exposure and somatic growth among children: The RESPIRE and CRECER prospective cohort studies in rural Guatemala.

Background: Cooking-related biomass smoke is a major source of household air pollution (HAP) and an important health hazard. Prior studies identified associations between HAP exposure and childhood stunting; less is known for underweight and wasting. Few studies had personal HAP measurements.