Despite the wider use of the ultrasonic aspirator in laparoscopic liver surgery, hydro-jet and ultrasonic surgical aspirators have shown similar efficacy and safety for transection of the liver parenchyma during laparoscopic resection.
 Despite the wider use of the ultrasonic aspirator in laparoscopic liver surgery, hydro-jet and ultrasonic surgical aspirators have shown similar efficacy and safety for transection of the liver parenchyma during laparoscopic resection.
  Female genital mutilation (FGM) can leave a lasting mark on the lives and minds of those affected.
 
  To assess the consequences of FGM on women's sexual function in women who have undergone FGM compared to women who have not undergone FGM.
 
  A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted from 3 databases; inclusion and exclusion criterions were determined. Studies included adult women having undergone FGM and presenting sexual disorders assessed by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).
 
  Of 129 studies, 5 that met the criteria were selected. The sexual function of mutilated women, based on the FSFI total score and its different domains, was compared to the sexual function of non-mutilated women. There was a significant decrease in the total FSFI scores of mutilated women compared to non-mutilated women. However, the results obtained for the different domains were not the same for all authors. The meta-analysis highlighted a high heterogeneity with inconsistency and true variance in effect size betwew and Meta-Analysis. J Sex Med 2021;18750-760.
  Illicit crop economies are shaped by gender arrangements that can play an important role in the experiences of illicit crop workers. In Colombia, the coca production -considered a war economy- granted peasant women a source of access to productive resources (land, credit and seeds) and paid work, conditions that are difficult to find in other legal agrarian economies. For this reason, policies pursuing a transition from war to peace, such as the ones that emerged from the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla, must incorporate a gender perspective in order to acknowledge the social progress that women can achieve in war scenarios.
 
  The empirical evidence comes from thirty-one in-depth and semi-structured interviews with cocalero peasants, social leaders and public officials; ethnographic fieldwork in two municipalities with the highest levels of illicit crop production (Puerto Asís and Tumaco); official documents of anti-drug and Alternative Development policies in Cotions, particularly women. Thus, peace policies that do not recognise these advances, i.e.  https://www.selleckchem.com/products/beta-aminopropionitrile.html  that do not incorporate a gender perspective in their design, deepen gender-based inequalities.
 Illicit crop economies in war contexts can be a source of social advancement for marginalized populations, particularly women. Thus, peace policies that do not recognise these advances, i.e. that do not incorporate a gender perspective in their design, deepen gender-based inequalities.
  In 2016 the Colombian government and the country's most important guerrilla group - the FARC - signed a peace agreement that included the "definitive solution to the problem of illicit crops". That solution has not arrived.
 
  We tracked the design and implementation of the substitution program (PNIS) included in the peace agreement using an original set of in-depth interviews, press reviews and archival material, all of which were collected in different rounds of fieldwork between 2018 and 2020 in Bogotá and three coca growing regions.
 
  We show that, as a product of several political pressures, the peace agreement introduced modifications to the standing policy against illicit crops that were favorable to peacebuilding, but also retained regressive aspects of that policy. However, following a shift in the balance of power, the policy returned to what it was during the war period.
 
  We conclude by discussing the importance of developing a research agenda that explores both resistances to change in illicit crops policy, and the political coalitions needed to make change sustainable.
 We conclude by discussing the importance of developing a research agenda that explores both resistances to change in illicit crops policy, and the political coalitions needed to make change sustainable.
  Lifestyle choices such as poor diet, physical inactivity, and smoking contribute to modifiable cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.
 
  To evaluate clinical outcomes (blood pressure, glycosylated hemoglobin [A1C] level, lipid profile, weight, and waist circumference) that affect CV disease and the American Heart Association (AHA) Life's Simple 7 score before and after completion of a weight loss program focusing on a high-protein, low-calorie, low-carbohydrate, and low-fat diet.
 
  Independent pharmacy in Richmond, VA.
 
  Pharmacist-led weight loss program focusing on a high-protein, low-calorie, low-carbohydrate, and low-fat diet.
 
  A retrospective analysis of electronic patient records was conducted to evaluate a pharmacist-led weight loss program focusing on a high-protein, low-calorie, low-carbohydrate, and low-fat diet. Baseline information included age, gender, race, height, comorbid conditions, diet, physical activity, and smoking status. Clinical CV outcomes (blood pressure, A1C level, lipid profile, weighors for CV disease.
 A community-based, pharmacist-led weight loss program focusing on a high-protein, low-calorie, low-carbohydrate, and low-fat diet improved participants' AHA Life's Simple 7 scores and modifiable risk factors for CV disease.
  Specialty medications may require a prior authorization (PA) before a patient can access the medication. Providers often identify PA approval as a burden for the practice. Pharmacists can facilitate the completion of the PA process.
 
  The primary objective was to evaluate the time to first PA decision (approval or denial) for dermatologic medications dispensed by a community-based specialty pharmacy. A secondary objective was to compare PA timeliness (time to PA approval and time to first medication fill) between a community-based specialty pharmacy and a dermatology provider office.
 
  Realo Specialty Care is a community-based independent specialty pharmacy that provides comprehensive care to patients with complex and chronic conditions such as plaque psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and atopic dermatitis. Pharmacy services include PA assistance, comprehensive medication management, patient education, and adherence monitoring.
 
  Pharmacy dispensing system data were used to conduct a retrospective analysis of the effectiveness at resolving PA requests.