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J Formos Med Assoc
March 2025
Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address:
Purpose: To demonstrate the effects of postoperative oropharyngeal rehabilitation on inflammatory mediators and antioxidant capacity in adults with obstructive sleep apnea.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study enrolled participants without blinding between January 2020 and December 2022. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea were divided into a conservative treatment group (n = 17), surgery group (n = 23), or surgery combined with oropharyngeal rehabilitation (surgery + rehabilitation) group (n = 19).
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March 2025
Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, Australia; University of Melbourne, Australia.
Background: Pelvic exenteration for locally advanced (LARC) or recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC) is technically challenging with considerable morbidity for the patient. Though surgery can confer long-term survival in selected patients, early failure, defined as recurrence with one year, represents a major issue as both survival and quality of life are severely impacted. This study aims to highlight the "bad actors" associated with early failure.
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February 2025
Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Obesity Medical Center, University Hospital Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Aims: Obesity is a multifactorial disease influenced by several factors including poor diet, physical inactivity, and genetic predisposition. In recent years, the social and environmental context, along with race/ethnicity and gender, have been recognized as factors influencing obesity risk beyond traditional risk factors. This review aims to increase knowledge of these causal determinants and their implications for the treatment and management of obesity, addressing not only the individual but also the societal sphere.
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March 2025
School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, Singapore. Electronic address:
The rise of flexible work arrangements (FWAs) holds promise for advancing gender equality by enabling both men and women to better manage work and family. However, this expectation hinges on the actual utilization of FWAs by both genders in response to family needs. Drawing on longitudinal dyadic data from the UK (2010-2022), this study examines the disparities in the use of FWAs among couples by gender, parenthood, and occupation.
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April 2025
Department of Geriatrics, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Aim: The aim of this study was to evelop a predictive model, estimating the probability of an in-hospital fall using previously identified associated words, and word combinations in daily nursing records. To assess the difference in discriminatory ability between the predictive model and currently used screening questions.
Background: Hospital falls are a persistent challenge.
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