The impact of gender on spouse preference in university students

This study aims to determine the impact gender has on the spouse preferences of university students. Designed as descriptive and cross-sectional, the study involved a population of 2383 senior-level students at a state university. As the study was planned to include all students from the said year-level at the university, no sample group was selected for the study. The study ended up being completed with a total of 1491 students. Data were evaluated using the chi square test and the independent samples t-test. Results from the study found that in terms of spouse selection criteria, a good personality (94.9%) and a high educational level (56.6%) were more important to female students than they were to male students (p [Med-Science 2017; 6(3.000): 436-41

Totally Curative Surgical Resection of Retrorectal Tumors

WOS: 000375348200012PubMed ID: 26897938Background/Aims: Retrorectal (also known as presacral) tumor (RT) is a rare disease of retrorectal space. There is no large numbered case series in the literature. Well documented small numbered case series will help to establish meta-analysis and surgical decision making. Methodology: Between 2000 and 2014 medical records of patients with diagnosis of RT at two institutions were reviewed. Clinical features, diagnostic studies, type of surgery, surgical findings, surgical technique, and histopathology of the tumor, morbidity and survival are examined based on data registry. Results: During 14 years period of time, total of 12 patients operated with diagnosis of RT were retrieved to this study. There were five men and seven women. The median age at the time of diagnosis was 43 (27-56) years. The most frequent findings were pain and palpable mass. There were five anterior, four posterior and three anteroposterior approaches for surgery. There is no recurrence or disease related mortality observed after median of 7 years (1-14). Conclusion: The primary and only satisfactory treatment is surgery for RTs. Prognosis is directly related primary local control with complete excision, which is often difficult to achieve for malignant lesions

Perception of Trifocal IOL Performance in Young Adults with High Astigmatism and Hyperopia and its Improvement Using Small Incision Lenticule Extraction

Hyperopia is a kind of refractive error in which incoming light is focused behind, instead of on, the retina wall due to insufficient accommodation by the lens. It is likely affected by ethnicity, geography, and a family history of hyperopia or accommodative esotropia and is categorized as low ( 64 2.00D), moderate (2.00-4.00 D), and high (> 4.00D). Beyond hyperopia refractive error, patients may have poor accommodative function or visual perceptual skills

Best Practice Recommendations for Geriatric Dysphagia Management with 5 Ws and 1H

Background: Dysphagia is a geriatric syndrome. Changes in the whole body that occur with aging also affect swallowing functions and cause presbyphagia. This condition may progress to oropharyngeal and/or esophageal dysphagia in the presence of secondary causes that increase in incidence with aging. However, no study has been published that provides recommendations for use in clinical practice that addresses in detail all aspects of the management of dysphagia in geriatric individuals. This study aimed to answer almost all potential questions and problems in the management of geriatric dysphagia in clinical practice. Methods: A multidisciplinary team created this recommendation guide using the seven-step and three-round modified Delphi method via e-mail. The study included 39 experts from 29 centers in 14 cities. Results: Based on the 5W and 1H method, we developed 216 detailed recommendations for older adults from the perspective of different disciplines dealing with older people. Conclusion: This consensus-based recommendation is a useful guide to address practical clinical questions in the diagnosis, rehabilitation, and follow-up for the management of geriatric dysphagia and also contains detailed commentary on these issues