Exploring shifts in values among urban Senegalese: The impact of global crises on social and cultural norms.

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered social and economic stagnation worldwide, significantly impacting people's lives. In addition, the Russia-Ukraine war that began in 2022 resulted in rising food prices globally, severely affecting low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to examine the impact of these unprecedented crises on individual values, focusing on Senegal's urban population.

Impact of psychotropic pro re nata prescription-monitoring programme on prescriptions for inpatients with psychiatric disorders: a retrospective observational study.

Background: Pro re nata (PRN) medication is used "as needed" for symptoms such as agitation and insomnia, in addition to regular daily pharmacotherapy of mental disorders. However, there is no high-quality evidence on the effectiveness of psychotropic PRN medications and concerns have been raised about their potential to contribute to polypharmacy. This study introduced a psychotropic PRN prescription-monitoring programme for psychiatric inpatients with the aim of examining the change before and after the implementation of the programme.

24-Hour Intraocular Pressure Fluctuation Suppressed by Microhook Trabeculotomy in Ocular Hypertension: A Case Report.

A 76-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for evaluation of markedly high intraocular pressures (IOPs): ≥40 mmHg in both eyes. No intraocular inflammation, pseudoexfoliation, or glaucomatous optic neuropathy was observed on ophthalmological examination. The 24-hour IOP fluctuations, measured with a Goldmann tonometer in the sitting position at 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 o' clock, were 22/17, 33/28, 41/33, 30/22, and 30/24 mmHg, respectively, and showed a peak in the afternoon.

Trimebutine prevents corneal inflammation in a rat alkali burn model.

Alkaline burns to the cornea lead to loss of corneal transparency, which is essential for normal vision. We used a rat corneal alkaline burn model to investigate the effect of ophthalmic trimebutine solution on healing wounds caused by alkaline burns. Trimebutine, an inhibitor of the high-mobility group box 1-receptor for advanced glycation end products, when topically applied to the burned cornea, suppressed macrophage infiltration in the early phase and neutrophil infiltration in the late phase at the wound site.

Food Security, Nutritional Supply, and Nutrient Sources in Rural Burkina Faso.

Rural communities are more likely to encounter constraints in achieving food security and adequate nutritional supply. This study explores food security, nutritional supply, nutrient adequacy, macronutrient balance, recipes, and nutrient sources based on bi-monthly household surveys in rural villages in Northern and Southern Burkina Faso from 2019 to 2020. Food security across time and its quantity dimensions were measured using the food consumption score (FCS).