Knowledge and Attitudes of Indonesian General Practitioners Towards the Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Program in Indonesia by Wira Winardi, Widhy Yudistira Nalapraya, Sarifuddin Sarifuddin, Samsul Anwar, Amanda Yufika, Adityo Wibowo, Iziddin Fadhil, Hendra Wahyuni MS, Yunita Arliny, Dewi Behtri Yanifitri, Teuku Zulfikar, Harapan Harapan

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Trends in Coprescription Among Taiwanese Children from 2002 to 2012 by Tou SI, Lin CL, Huang CY, Yen HR

“…Sio-Ian Tou,1 Cheng-Li Lin,2,3 Chia-Yu Huang,4,5,* Hung-Rong Yen5– 9,* 1Department of Pediatrics, Chung Kang Branch, Cheng-Ching General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 2Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 3College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; 4Department of Family Medicine, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan; 5Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; 6International Master Program in Acupuncture, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; 7Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 8Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; 9Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hung-Rong Yen, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, North District, Taichung, 404, Taiwan, Tel +886-4-22053366 ext. 3313, Fax +886-4-22365141, Email hungrongyen@gmail.com Chia-Yu Huang, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, 88, Sec 1, Fengxing Road, Tanzi Dist, Taichung, 427, Taiwan, Tel +886-4-36060666, Fax +886-4- 36026656, Email dochuangcharlie@gmail.comPurpose: Coprescription means that patients use different prescription medications at the same time, which can lead to polypharmacy and subsequent complications. …”
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Predictors of in-hospital mortality in older patients undergoing distal femur fracture surgery: A case-control study by Cheng Ting-An, Lai Po-Hsuan, Chuang Hao-Chun, Hsu Kai-Lan, Kuan Fa-Chuan, Su Wei-Ren, Hong Chih-Kai

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Opportunities and Challenges of Kava in Lung Cancer Prevention by Breanne Freeman, Jessica Mamallapalli, Tengfei Bian, Kayleigh Ballas, Allison Lynch, Alexander Scala, Zhiguang Huo, Kristianna M. Fredenburg, Adriaan W. Bruijnzeel, Carolyn J. Baglole, Junxuan Lu, Ramzi G. Salloum, John Malaty, Chengguo Xing

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A Distinctive Human Metabolomics Alteration Associated with Osteopenic and Osteoporotic Patients by Shereen M. Aleidi, Eman A. Alnehmi, Mohammed Alshaker, Afshan Masood, Hicham Benabdelkamel, Mysoon M. Al-Ansari, Anas M. Abdel Rahman

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Multi-Level Stakeholder Perspectives on Determinants of Point of Care Ultrasound Implementation in a US Academic Medical Center by Anna M. Maw, Megan A. Morris, Juliana G. Barnard, Juliana Wilson, Russell E. Glasgow, Amy G. Huebschmann, Nilam J. Soni, Michelle Fleshner, John Kaufman, P. Michael Ho

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Survey Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Menstrual Cycle Tracking Technologies by Theresa M. Stujenske, Qiyan Mu, Melisssa Pérez Capotosto, Thomas P. Bouchard

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Clinical Significance and the Role of Guanylate-Binding Protein 5 in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Pei-Feng Liu, Chih-Wen Shu, Cheng-Hsin Lee, Huei-Cin Sie, Huei-Han Liou, Jiin-Tsuey Cheng, Luo-Ping Ger, Chun-Lin Chen, Chien-Chou Chen, Chun-Feng Chen

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Unmet needs for hypertension diagnosis among older adults in Myanmar: secondary analysis of a multistage sampling study by Ikuma Nozaki, Yugo Shobugawa, Yuri Sasaki, Daisuke Takagi, Yuiko Nagamine, Poe Ei Zin, Thae Zarchi Bo, Than Win Nyunt, Min Zaw Oo, Kay Thi Lwin, Hla Hla Win

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A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Participation in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Winnipeg by Jennifer Enns, Nathan C. Nickel, Dan Chateau, Alan Katz, Joykrishna Sarkar, Drew Lambert, Marni Brownell

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Platelet-Derived Biomaterials Exert Chondroprotective and Chondroregenerative Effects on Diabetes Mellitus-Induced Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Wen-Cheng Lo, Chun-Chao Chang, Chun-Hao Chan, Abhinay Kumar Singh, Yue-Hua Deng, Chia-Ying Lin, Wen Tsao, Shaw-Ting Chien, Chang-Hsien Lin, Win-Ping Deng

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Transkingdom Analysis of the Female Reproductive Tract Reveals Bacteriophages form Communities by Ferralita S. Madere, Michael Sohn, Angelina K. Winbush, Breóna Barr, Alex Grier, Cal Palumbo, James Java, Tracy Meiring, Anna-Lise Williamson, Linda-Gail Bekker, David H. Adler, Cynthia L. Monaco

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Treating refractory wounds with necrotic tissue, using wound gel and dietary modifications by Shannon Payseur, Warren Lesser, Kenneth Gossett, Manish Shashi

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Death place and palliative outcome indicators in patients under palliative home care service: an observational study by Pei-Jung Chang, Cheng-Fu Lin, Ya-Huei Juang, Jui-Yu Chiu, Lung-Chun Lee, Shih-Yi Lin, Yu-Hui Huang

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Analysis of Emergency Department Use by Non-Urgent Patients and Their Visit Characteristics at an Academic Center by Alnasser S, Alharbi M, AAlibrahim A, Aal ibrahim A, Kentab O, Alassaf W, Aljahany M

“…Most visits (73.4%) were during weekdays and resulted in the prescription of medication (94.2%), laboratory tests (62.8%), sick leaves (4.7%), radiology examinations (3.6%), and a visit to primary healthcare clinics (family medicine) within a week of the emergency visit (3.6%).Conclusion: Less- and non-urgent ED visits often did not need any further follow-ups or admission and represented a burden better managed by a primary healthcare center. …”
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Factors related to overweight and obese populations maintaining metabolic health by Yi-Hsuan Lin, Hsiao-Ting Chang, Yen-Han Tseng, Harn-Shen Chen, Shu-Chiung Chiang, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Shinn-Jang Hwang

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Patient and social factors related to nebulizer use in COPD patients at the transition of care: a qualitative study by Amanda A. Foster, Jennifer Stoll, Christopher J. Daly, Collin M. Clark, Sanjay Sethi, David M. Jacobs

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Synergistic Therapeutic Potential of Dual 3D Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in an Ischemic Hind Limb Mouse Model by Dong-Sik Chae, Sang Joon An, Seongho Han, Sung-Whan Kim

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Sensory stimulation program improves developments of preterm infants in Southwest China: A randomized controlled trial by Wenjing Zheng, Rassamee Chotipanvithayakul, Rassamee Chotipanvithayakul, Thammasin Ingviya, Thammasin Ingviya, Xiaoling Xia, Lu Xie, Jin Gao

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Altered anti-viral immune responses in monocytes in overweight heavy drinkers by Adam Kim, Martí Ortega-Ribera, Megan R. McMullen, Annette Bellar, Moyinoluwa Taiwo, Vai Pathak, David Streem, Jaividhya Dasarathy, Nicole Welch, Srinivasan Dasarathy, Vidula Vachharajani, Laura E. Nagy

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