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These findings highlight the potential for workplace interventions to use existing social networks to magnify the effect of individual-level behavior change, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where tobacco cessation support tends to be limited.Individual-, family-, and contextual-level factors can simultaneously and interactively affect a child's body mass index (BMI). We examine parental nativity as a key determinant of changes in children's BMI over time. Prior research on this topic has been inconclusive. A longitudinal sample of households with children residing in four low-income, high minority New Jersey cities provided data on demographics, socioeconomic status, anthropometric measures, as well as dietary and physical activity behaviors for one randomly selected child. The baseline interview for two separate cohorts took place in 2009/10 and 2014-15, with a follow-up interview 2-5 years later. The outcome variable, change in BMI z-score was divided into three categories (decrease in BMI z-score; no meaningful change; increase in BMI z-score) and analyzed using ordinal logistic regressions. About 28% of the children in the sample had at least one foreign-born parent. For the two major racial/ethnic groups, i.e., Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks, having a foreign-born parent was associated with a favorable change in BMI-children of foreign-born parents were more likely to experience a decrease BMI z-score between baseline and follow-up. Multivariate analyses reveal that the initial association between parental nativity and children's BMI change (OR = 0.20; p less then 0.001) persists after controlling for an extensive set of covariates, such as child dietary and physical activity behaviors, family-level variables, census tract characteristics, and measures of food environment (OR = 0.17; p less then 0.001). Through a series of sensitivity analyses, we verified that our results are consistent across different model specifications. In our sample, having a foreign-born parent was a protective factor for children's BMI change that operates through different pathways than might be anticipated.Onychophagia, commonly referred to as nailbiting is a chronic condition that is repetitive and compulsive in nature, and generally seen in both children and young adults. Multiple factors play a role in the development of nailbiting, ranging from genetic components, to underlying psychiatric conditions. Complications of chronic, compulsive nail-biting range from obvious distortion of the nail bed unit, to ungual and oral infection. Dental hygiene is, typically, less well-maintained in patients with nail-biting disorders teeth may become chipped or notched, and gums many become inflamed. Treatment of nailbiting involves a multidisciplinary team that provides social, psychiatric, dermatologic, and dental care. Treatment ranges from psychotherapy modalities, to medication trials of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and N-acetylcysteine. Proper nail hygiene remains a mainstay in the prevention of the complications of chronic nail-biting. Additional supportive measures include the support of self-motivational novels and television episodes that help children learn coping mechanisms.Uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex cord tumor (UTROSCT) is a rare uterine neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential. We present the case of a 69-year-old woman who underwent hysterectomy for postmenopausal bleeding and was found to have a myometrial UTROSCT. RNA-sequencing identified a somatic GREB1-NCOA1 fusion, supporting the diagnosis. Next-generation sequencing is increasingly being adopted in diagnostic pathology laboratories. This report highlights the value of RNA-sequencing in identifying rare fusion events to support pathologic diagnoses.Ovarian mature cystic teratomas (MCT) are usually benign. However, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) develops in 0.17-2% of MCT. Because of its low frequency, the optimal treatment for this disease is unclear. We present a case of SCC arising from MCT. Our patient was a 30-year-old nulliparous woman complaining of right lower abdominal pain, who was referred to our hospital for a pelvic solid mass with suspected malignant ovarian tumor. A diagnosis of SCC arising from MCT was suspected based on the elevation in SCC antigen and the imaging. After surgery to remove the tumor, the diagnosis was confirmed based on the pathology. Although the surgery by radical cytoreduction was optimal, the tumor showed early recurrence. Therefore, we administrated combination chemotherapy, consisting of carboplatin, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab, followed by maintenance therapy with bevacizumab. Response to the chemotherapy regimen was complete and the patient was alive with no evidence of recurrence for 45 months after starting the initial surgery. We discuss the clinical characteristics of the malignant transformation of MCT and the treatment of SCC arising from MCT.•Cure rates are high for choriocarcinoma, however chemoresistant disease often leads to death.•High expression of PD-L1 suggests a role for checkpoint inhibitors in choriocarcinoma.•Pembrolizumab should be considered for salvage therapy for chemoresistant choriocarcinoma.

Accelerometer-based computer-assisted navigation systems (ABCANSs) have been shown to improve alignment accuracy in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and are effective in treating complex extra-articular deformity. We present an ABCANS-assisted TKA performed in a 68-year-old male with end-stage arthritis of the right knee, in the setting of a severe valgus deformity secondary to multiple hereditary exostoses.

The KneeAlign 2 system (OrthAlign, Inc.; Aliso Viejo, CA) was used to perform the TKA in this clinical scenario, given its functionality, which allows angular correction to be tailored to a given deformity, and its reported accuracy in performance of bony resection in TKA. The patient was prospectively followed up for one year postoperatively. Radiographs, PROMs, and patient satisfaction were reported.

After the ABCANS-assisted TKA, the patient's alignment was improved from 25° to 4° of valgus. Chidamide nmr His final range of motion was 0-135° without an instability. In addition, the patient reported excellent scores on multiple joint-specific outcome measures, including the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement, the Forgotten Joint Score, and the Oxford Knee Score.