The Influence of Attributions, Emotions, and Sexual Health Knowledge on Support Provision to Friends with Sexual Health Uncertainties.

When experiencing sexual health uncertainties, emerging adults often rely on friends for support; however, the support provided is not always helpful. This study situates support in response to uncertainty within appraisal and attribution theories to explain nurturant, informational, and tangible support provision. Study 1 coded 441 participants' responses to open-ended questions about a recent conversation about a friend's sexual health uncertainty.

Systemic Treatment with the Janus Kinase Inhibitor Baricitinib in Ocular Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease.

Objective: To investigate the effects of oral baricitinib on ocular surface disease (OSD) in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD).

Design: Prospective phase 1 to 2 single institution trial.

Subjects: Eighteen patients with ocular graft-versus-host-disease (oGVHD) and systemic steroid-refractory cGVHD.

Memorable Messages about Pregnancy and Abortion from the Perspective of College-Enrolled Emerging Adults.

Emerging adults are the age group in the U.S. most likely to become pregnant, have a child, receive abortions, and be most supportive of legal abortion.

Forty-Eight-Year Functionality of Björk-Shiley Aortic and Mitral Valves in One Patient.

The Björk-Shiley mechanical valve was the first tilting-disc valve used to replace aortic and mitral valves. We present a case of a double aortic and mitral valve replacement with both valves functioning properly over 48 years after the original implantation. Minimal negative changes are evident in either valve despite the progression of cardiac abnormalities, including the development of a dilated cardiomyopathy associated with chronic systolic and diastolic heart failure and the implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).

Comparison of Demographic Characteristics and Social Determinants of Health Between Adults With Diagnosed HIV and All Adults in the U.S.

Introduction: Quantifying disparities in social determinants of health between people with HIV and the total population could help address health inequities, and ensure health and well-being among people with HIV in the U.S., but estimates are lacking.

ECG Abnormalities Preceding Structural Changes of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by up to 10 Years.

A 48-year-old man with hypertension and hypercholesterolemia was referred with an abnormal ECG showing signs of myocardial ischemia and structural change consistent with ventricular hypertrophy. Upon further workup with MRI, echocardiogram, and exercise stress test with perfusion images, it was determined that the man had no cardiac abnormalities. Ten years later, the patient developed structural changes consistent with the abnormal ECG.

Time to surgery and outcomes following open reduction and internal fixation of both-bone forearm fractures.

Purpose: To determine the effect of time to surgery on outcomes following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of both-bone forearm fractures (BBFFs).

Methods: Ninety-nine patients who underwent ORIF of BBFFs in a single academic medical center over a 16-year time period were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic and clinical data including age, sex, current smoking status, time from injury to surgery (t), presence of open injury, polytrauma status, and complications were obtained.

Harvest Stage and Brewing Conditions Impact Mineral Content, Phenolic Compounds, and Antioxidant Capacity of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis L.) Herbal Tea.

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) is commonly consumed as an herbal tea for its antioxidant health benefits. Young seedlings known as microgreens are popular for their distinct flavors and can contain higher mineral content on a dry weight basis compared to their adult counterparts.

Trends in preexposure prophylaxis use among sex partners as reported by persons with HIV - United States, May 2015-June 2020.

Objective: To estimate trends in the proportion of sexually active U.S. adults with HIV (PWH) reporting an HIV-discordant sexual partner taking preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and proportion of partners taking PrEP.

PRISM and Emotions: Understanding the Role of Fear and Hope toward Vaccine Information Seeking Intentions.

Vaccines represent one of the greatest health efforts to help combat diseases, yet they often evoke emotional responses among individuals. These emotional responses can influence an individual's desire to seek information about vaccines. The purpose of this research was to examine these relationships further using the Planned Risk Information Seeking Model (PRISM) and explore the role of emotions, specifically fear and hope, on vaccine-related information seeking intentions.

The COVID-19 pandemic and unemployment, subsistence needs and mental health among adults with HIV in the United States.

Objective: To evaluate whether reported prevalence of unemployment, subsistence needs, and symptoms of depression and anxiety among adults with diagnosed HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic were higher than expected.

Design: The Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) is a complex sample survey of adults with diagnosed HIV in the United States.

Methods: We analyzed 2015-2019 MMP data using linear regression models to calculate expected prevalence, along with corresponding prediction intervals (PI), for unemployment, subsistence needs, depression, and anxiety for June-November 2020.

Analyzing the Proliferation of Social Media Use Among Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs.

Unlabelled: Social media can influence how students and residents learn about and select graduate medical education programs. COVID-19-related travel restrictions forced residencies to adapt their recruitment strategies. The objective of our investigation was to characterize the prevalence of social media use by orthopaedic surgery residency programs and to examine any change over time before the COVID-19 pandemic and leading up to the 2020 to 2021 virtual interview season.

Spontaneous regression of ALK fusion protein-positive non-small cell lung carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: ALK-rearrangement is observed in < 5% non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases and prior to the advent of oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors, the natural history of oncogenic NSCLC was typically poor. Literature relating to regression of treatment-naïve NSCLC is limited, and regression without treatment has not been noted in the ALK-rearranged sub-population.

Case Presentation: A 76 year old 'never smoker' female with an ALK-rearranged left upper lobe T2 N0 NSCLC experienced a stroke following elective DC cardioversion for new atrial fibrillation.

Improving the uptake: Barriers and facilitators to pulmonary rehabilitation.

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a well-established therapeutic management programme for patients with chronic lung disease. Despite good clinical evidence, patient engagement can be poor.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the number of patients who are referred to PR at a District General Hospital, explore barriers and facilitators to attending and completing and identify strategies for improvement.

Salt bridge impact on global rigidity and thermostability in thermophilic citrate synthase.

It has been suggested that structural rigidity is connected to thermostability, e.g. in enzymes from thermophilic microorganisms.

Quantitative planar temperature imaging in turbulent non-premixed flames using filtered Rayleigh scattering.

The paper presents results demonstrating the application of filtered Rayleigh scattering (FRS) for quantitative temperature measurements within turbulent non-premixed jet flames. Through targeted fuel tailoring, i.e.

The effects of import competition on health in the local economy.

We provide evidence that average mental, physical, and general health worsens for employed workers in local U.S. labor markets exposed to greater import competition from China.

Clinician-Facilitated Physical Activity Intervention Versus Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Improving Physical Activity in COPD: A Feasibility Study.

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) may not suit all individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may not result in increased physical activity. Higher levels of physical activity are associated with reduced mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of conducting a trial to investigate the effectiveness of a clinician-facilitated physical activity intervention (PAI) versus PR in improving physical activity in patients with COPD referred to PR.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2017.

Problem: Health-risk behaviors contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults in the United States. In addition, significant health disparities exist among demographic subgroups of youth defined by sex, race/ethnicity, and grade in school and between sexual minority and nonsexual minority youth. Population-based data on the most important health-related behaviors at the national, state, and local levels can be used to help monitor the effectiveness of public health interventions designed to protect and promote the health of youth at the national, state, and local levels.

A retrospective analysis comparing the use of ProCore® with standard fine needle aspiration in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).

Endobronchial ultrasound has become first line in the investigation of mediastinal lesions suspicious for malignancy in keeping with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines; however, needle size and type required to maximise diagnostic sensitivity remains unclear. Previous meta-analyses have compared the use of ProCore with standard fine needle aspiration in the assessment of pancreatic masses with differences noted only in the number of passes required. We aim to assess whether a ProCore needle improves diagnostic sensitivity in EBUS-TBNA.

Trends in Secondary Schools' Practices to Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Students, 2008-2014.

Objectives: To examine trends in the percentage of US secondary schools that implemented practices related to the support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students.

Methods: This analysis used data from 4 cycles (2008-2014) of School Health Profiles, a surveillance system that provides results representative of secondary schools in each state. Each school completed 2 self-administered questionnaires (principal and teacher) per cycle.