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y for acute low back pain that may reduce reliance on high-risk medications while improving patient-reported outcomes.

Emergency department-initiated physical therapy for low back pain was associated with greater improvement in functioning and lower use of high-risk medications over 3months.

Emergency department-initiated physical…[Read more]

Health technology assessment is becoming increasingly important to healthcare payers’ decision-making. The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) is the most established US-based research group performing value assessments. ICER provides opportunities for stakeholder engagement, including a window of opportunity for public comments on…[Read more]

Deficiency of Mst1 had similar benefits in mice with SCI. Furthermore, miR-139-5p treatment did not provide further protection in Mst1(-/-) mice against SCI. In conclusion, miR-139-5p treatment enhanced functional recovery and reduced pain hypersensitivity in mice with SCI, possibly through targeting Mst1.

Leishmania major-infected BALB/c mice…[Read more]

This paper proposes a new model describing the algae-bacteria ecosystem evolution in an outdoor raceway for wastewater treatment. The ALBA model is based on mass balances of COD, C, N and P, but also H and O. It describes growth and interactions among algae, heterotrophic and nitrifying bacteria, while local climate drives light and temperature.…[Read more]

Most important clinically worldwide, are myasthenia gravis (MG), the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) and congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS), each of which causes specific molecular defects. In addition, we mention the neurotoxins from bacteria, snakes and many other species that interfere with neuromuscular transmission and cause…[Read more]

At the end of August 2020, a surge in the number of cases in the Jazan region has been observed. The number of reported cases by 19th of August in the Jazan region was more than 300, which exceeded the number of reported cases in larger regions such as Riyadh, and Makkah. This study aims to measure compliance by the public with COVID-19 preventive…[Read more]

We believe that this technique should be considered in pediatric patients with open fractures of the lower limbs and extensive soft tissue injuries.The reimplantation of small or large extruded bone segments is one of the most complex clinical management scenarios in the treatment of open fractures. No consensus exists regarding the efficiency of…[Read more]

ability in short-segment posterior fixation (2- or 3-level). It could be a potential optimal procedure to minimize the associated complications of CAPSI.

Choledocholithiasis is closely associated with bacterial infection and inflammation in the bile duct. Our previous studies showed that sphincter of Oddi laxity (SOL) significantly altered the…[Read more]