British Journal of Ophthalmology

Choroidal thickness and associated factors in children: the Ufa Children Eye Study

Background To assess subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and its associations in school children in a Russian population. Methods The Ural Children Eye Study (UCES), a school-based case-control study ...
Lupus Science & Medicine

Diagnostic implication of left atrial stiffness index in patients with SLE with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction

Objective The left atrial stiffness index (LASI) has been proven to be a promising marker for assessing left atrial (LA) and ...
BMJ Open

Comparison of ciprofol versus propofol on gastrointestinal motility in patients undergoing laparoscopic radical resection for colorectal cancer: study protocol for a randomised ...

Background Postoperative ileus (POI) is a common complication after abdominal surgery that significantly delays recovery. Evidence suggests that the general anaesthetic propofol inhibits ...
BMJ Global Health

Epidemiology of sudden cardiac arrest in the western Mediterranean area based on a prospective registry

Background The epidemiology of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in the Mediterranean area remains unclear. The aim of this study ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Tanzania’s Legal and Institutional Frameworks in Enforcing International Rules on Carriage of Goods by Sea ()

Efficient, predictable enforcement of the Hague-Visby Rules is critical to Tanzania’s competitiveness in global supply chains, yet circumstantial evidence suggests systematic delays and uncertainty.
BMJ Open

Neurogranin in cerebrospinal fluid as a marker of synaptic dysfunction in hip fracture patients with delirium: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Objectives Neurogranin (Ng) has a role in synaptic plasticity and is considered a biomarker of synaptic dysfunction, a process hypothesised to be important in delirium. Few studies examining Ng in ...