Evaluation of short-term functional mobility outcomes in patients with traumatic lower limb amputations: A prospective cohort study in India.

Background: Traumatic amputation of the lower limb is a significant life-changing event. It is associated with substantial functional disability.

Objective: To assess the serial improvement in functional mobility outcomes after the rehabilitation provided to traumatic unilateral lower limb amputee (TULLA) over 6 months of follow-up.

Prevalence of neck pain among unilateral upper limb amputees: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Neck pain is a significant health concern for unilateral upper limb amputees (UULAs), affecting their functional status and quality of life.

Objectives: To address the neck pain burden that is adding to UULA's pre-existing disability and help Physical therapists to judiciously design and execute effective therapeutic strategies.

Methods: We searched databases for articles till October 23, 2023, and included primary studies reporting neck pain prevalence among UULAs.

Physical Activity of School-Going Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Natural Experiment Study.

Objective: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic associated governmental restrictions on physical activity and sedentary behavior of school-going adolescents in India and its effect on nutrition and health status.

Methods: This was a before-after natural experiment study that recorded paired data of 449 (206 boys) school-going adolescents. COVID-19 related governmental measures (March 24, 2020 till February 2021) were taken as the natural experiment.

Translation and Validation of Hindi Version of Adolescent Peer Relation Instrument for Bullying Victimization.

Objectives: To translate and validate Hindi version of Adolescent Peer Relation Instrument (APRI) and to evaluate burden of bullying victimization among school-going adolescents.

Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was performed from July 2021 to June 2022 on 9th-12thclass students. Adolescent peer relation instrument was used to evaluate bullying victimization.

Prevalence of stunting among under-five children in refugee and internally displaced communities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: A pooled estimate of stunting prevalence in refugee and internally displaced under-five children can help quantify the problem and focus on the nutritional needs of these marginalized groups. We aimed to assess the pooled prevalence of stunting in refugees and internally displaced under-five children from different parts of the globe.

Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, seven databases (Cochrane, EBSCOHost, EMBASE, ProQuest, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) along with "preprint servers" were searched systematically from the earliest available date to 14 February 2023.

Systematic Review of Artificial Intelligence in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome for COVID-19 Lung Patients: A Biomedical Imaging Perspective.

SARS-CoV-2 has infected over ∼165 million people worldwide causing Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and has killed ∼3.4 million people. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shown to benefit in the biomedical image such as X-ray/Computed Tomography in diagnosis of ARDS, but there are limited AI-based systematic reviews (aiSR).

A Healthy Toddler With Fever and Lethargy.

A 21-month-old previously healthy girl presented to the emergency department initially with fever, rhinorrhea, and poor oral intake. She was subsequently discharged from the hospital on amoxicillin for treatment of acute otitis media but presented hours later on the same day with continued poor oral intake, decreased urine output, and lethargy. The patient was afebrile on examination without a focal source of infection or evidence of meningismus, but she was lethargic and minimally responsive to pain and had reduced strength in the upper and lower extremities.

Drug discovery for Duchenne muscular dystrophy via utrophin promoter activation screening.

Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating muscle wasting disease caused by mutations in dystrophin, a muscle cytoskeletal protein. Utrophin is a homologue of dystrophin that can functionally compensate for its absence when expressed at increased levels in the myofibre, as shown by studies in dystrophin-deficient mice. Utrophin upregulation is therefore a promising therapeutic approach for DMD.