The effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on psychological distress in refugee children: A systematic review.

Objective: To systematically review existing research exploring the effectiveness of psychological interventions in reducing symptoms of distress amongst refugee and asylum-seeker children.

Method: Six databases were searched to identify English studies presenting original empirical quantitative data (published before September 2022) testing the efficacy of psychological interventions for children from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds. Quality of studies were assessed through the Appraisal Tool for Cross-Sectional Studies as well as the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool.

Has previous loan rejection scarred firms from applying for loans during Covid-19?

Abstract: The concept of the 'discouraged' borrower is well documented. In this paper, we consider whether smaller firms in the UK who have been previously rejected for bank loans have been scarred by the experience so badly that even in the presence of two exceptionally generous Covid-19 loan guarantee schemes, they still refuse to make an application. Furthermore, we also consider what happens when they do.

Effect of Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Background: Genicular nerve block and radiofrequency ablation improve pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. We aimed to evaluated the efficacy of these procedures and to identify factors predicting outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a chart review of 18 patients referred for these procedures from our clinic.

Did you save some cash for a rainy COVID-19 day? The crisis and SMEs.

As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, a common public policy response has been to enforce the temporary closure of non-essential business activity. In some countries, governments have underwritten a proportion of the wage income for staff forced to furlough or broadened their welfare systems to accommodate newly laid off workers or small business owners. While these actions are helpful, they do not explicitly address the lack of sales trading activity on business income and cash balances.

Financing entrepreneurship in times of crisis: Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the market for entrepreneurial finance in the United Kingdom.

This commentary explores the manner in which the current COVID-19 crisis is affecting key sources of entrepreneurial finance in the United Kingdom. We posit that the unique relational nature of entrepreneurial finance may make it highly susceptible to such a shock owing to the need for face-to-face interaction between investors and entrepreneurs. The article explores this conjecture by scrutinising a real-time data source of equity investments.

Characterizing the role of haloperidol for analgesia in the Emergency Department.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to characterize emergency department (ED) physicians' beliefs and current practices regarding the use of haloperidol for the management of acute and acute on chronic pain.

Methods: A survey regarding haloperidol use was distributed by email to attending physicians, resident physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants at emergency medicine departments in the Indiana University Health System and at St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor.

Results: Of the 129 responses received, the majority (89.

Paget-Schroetter syndrome treated with cutting-balloon angioplasty.

Here, a case of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome in a 25-year-old guitar player is reported. After thrombolysis, conventional angioplasty failed to dilate the underlying subclavian stenosis both before and after first-rib excision with scalenus anterior and medius division. For the third attempt at angioplasty, a cutting balloon was used, which immediately produced a good result.

Treatment of a common iliac aneurysm by endovascular exclusion using the amplatzer vascular plug and femorofemoral crossover graft.

We report our initial experience using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II (AVP2) in the treatment of a left common iliac aneurysm. Following investigation by computerized tomographic angiography and catheter angiography, a 79-year-old man was found to have a markedly tortuous iliac system, with a left common iliac artery aneurysm that measured 48 mm in maximal diameter. Due to the patient's age and comorbidities the surgical opinion was that conventional open repair was not suitable.

Effects of marine biofouling on gas sensor membrane materials.

The use of underwater gaseous sensors has increased rapidly in the last 10 years. The majority of such sensors employ a thin membrane through which the gas diffuses. These sensors are potentiometric gas-sensing probes and essentially they are ion-selective electrodes.

The prevention of microfouling and macrofouling on hydrogels impregnated with either Arquad 2C-75 or benzalkonium chloride.

Optically clear, surfactant loaded poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA) hydrogels can be used to prevent fouling on optical windows of marine underwater sensors. To act successfully in this capacity, hydrogels need to prevent both microfouling and macrofouling. Panel trials were conducted using four different materials: unloaded hydrogels, hydrogels containing either benzalkonium chloride (BAC) or dicocodimethylammonium chloride (Arquad 2C-75) and PMMA coupons.

The potential role of optical coherence tomography in the evaluation of vulnerable carotid atheromatous plaques: a pilot study.

Purpose: The decision to intervene surgically in patients with carotid artery disease is based on the presence of symptoms, along with the severity of carotid artery stenosis as assessed by ultrasound or X-ray computed tomography (CT). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a relatively new imaging technique that offers potential in the identification of, as well as the distinction between, stable and unstable atherosclerotic plaques. The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether OCT can be used as a noninvasive diagnostic tool to reveal the morphology of carotid stenosis from the adventitial surface of the carotid artery.

The relationship between plasma MMP-1, -7, -8 and -13 levels and embolic potential during carotid endoluminal intervention.

Background: Patients undergoing carotid endoluminal intervention are at risk of embolic stroke even with the use of distal protection devices. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated as a causal factor in plaque instability leading to spontaneous embolisation. We investigated whether plasma MMP levels correlated with the embolisation during carotid endoluminal intervention.

Relationship of matrix metalloproteinases and macrophages to embolization during endoluminal carotid interventions.

Purpose: To investigate if relationships exist among macrophage infiltration, plasma matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) levels, and the number of emboli generated during endoluminal carotid interventions.

Methods: Carotid endarterectomy specimens excised as intact cylinders (n=27) were subjected to a standardized angioplasty procedure under radiological guidance in an ex vivo pulsatile flow model. Emboli collected in distal filters were counted and sized using microscopy.

Multislice CT angiography in renal artery stent evaluation: prospective comparison with intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography.

Purpose: To assess the role of multislice computed tomography angiography (MCTA) in the evaluation of renal artery stents, using intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (DSA) as the gold standard.

Methods: Twenty consecutive patients (15 men, 5 women) with 23 renal artery stents prospectively underwent both MCTA and DSA. Axial images, multiplanar reconstructions and maximum intensity projection images were used for diagnosis.

The benefit of STent placement and blood pressure and lipid-lowering for the prevention of progression of renal dysfunction caused by Atherosclerotic ostial stenosis of the Renal artery. The STAR-study: rationale and study design.

Background: Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is associated with progressive loss of renal function and is one of the most important causes of renal failure in the elderly. Current treatment includes restoration of the renal arterial lumen by endovascular stent placement. However, this treatment only affects damage caused by ARAS due to the stenosis and ensuing post-stenotic ischemia.

Renal artery embolization: a first line treatment option for end-stage hydronephrosis.

Unlabelled: Conventionally poorly functioning hydronephrotic kidneys have been removed if they are symptomatic. In our unit, patients are offered renal artery embolization as an alternative treatment option.

Patients And Methods: Fifteen patients (11 male, 4 female) with a mean age of 32.

Carotid angioplasty in a pulsatile flow model: factors affecting embolic potential.

Objectives: Carotid endoluminal intervention is an alternative to surgery but carries a risk of embolic stroke even with distal protection devices. We investigated the clinical features and degree of stenosis related to number and size of emboli during carotid angioplasty.

Design: An experimental ex vivo study.

Release studies of benzalkonium chloride from hydrogel in a freshwater environment.

The use of underwater optical sensors to monitor pollution and climate change processes has led to the development of robust instruments able to be deployed in lakes and seas for months at a time. However, despite this improvement in their durability they are subject to biofouling on their optical ports resulting in erroneous readings. The use of hydrogel coatings containing the cationic surfactant benzalkonium chloride (BAC) has been shown to prevent the development of biofouling for up to 12 weeks in the marine environment.

Balloon dilation for achalasia of the cardia: experience in 76 patients.

Purpose: To report our experience with balloon dilation for achalasia of the cardia.

Materials And Methods: Seventy-six patients (mean age, 51 years) underwent balloon dilation with radiologic guidance. A total of 110 procedures were performed from April 1994 to April 2000.

Method for the measurement of the diffusion coefficient of benzalkonium chloride.

Biofilm formation on the optical ports of cameras and underwater sensors is the primary cause of their reduced useful deployment time. The use of a transparent hydrogel coating containing the cationic surfactant benzalkonium chloride has been shown to extend the deployment times for up to 12 weeks for these instruments. In order to predict the effective lifetime of these coatings it was necessary to obtain the diffusion coefficient of the benzalkonium chloride used in the coatings.

Epirubicin, cisplatin, and prolonged or brief infusional 5-fluorouracil in the treatment of carcinoma of unknown primary site.

The cytotoxic regimen of epirubicin, cisplatin, and continuous infusional 5-fluorouracil (ECF) has demonstrated activity in a range of malignancies, including gastroesophageal, breast, and pancreatic cancers. Prolonged infusional central venous catheter (CVC) mediated therapy is not always feasible and modifications of the 5-fluorouracil (5FU) schedule have been reported. We reviewed our experience of both the standard and a modified ECF regimen in patients diagnosed with carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUPS).