Clinical Outcome of Medial Meniscal Posterior Root Tear Repaired by Arthroscopic Transtibial Pull-through Technique in a Middle-aged Population – A Case Series by Selvaraj Ramalingam, K. Arvind Kumar, Gopinath Duraisamy, P. Stephen Bush

“…Introduction: Patients with partial meniscectomy for MMPRTs still develop early osteoarthritis, have poor clinical outcomes, and have a high arthroplasty rate at a follow-up of 8 more than 5 years. …”
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Baseline atherogenic index of plasma and its trajectory predict onset of type 2 diabetes in a health screened adult population: a large longitudinal study by Yongbing Sun, Xinbei Lin, Zhi Zou, Caiwen Zhao, Ao Liu, Jing Zhou, Zhonglin Li, Xiaoling Wu, Shewei Dou, Jiadong Zhu, Tao Li, Xue Lv, Yong Wang, Yongli Li

“…Abstract Background The Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) is a novel biomarker for assessing the severity of atherosclerosis and has been shown to be closely associated with the risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Uma investigação da relação entre o Produto Interno Bruto (PIB), a inflação e o desemprego no Brasil (de 1999 a 2015) by Diogo Del Fiori, Salomão Franco Neves, Hecília Ricardo da Silva, Raphael Ribeiro Costa

“…To achieve the objective, we used a descriptive methodology, ex post facto and quantitative method, using the linear regression model to investigate the relations along with the analysis of the average rate of change of the period. …”
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A organização do trabalho e a busca por autonomia das famílias produtoras de queijo de coalho artesanal do Agreste Pernambucano by Inã Cândido de Medeiro

“…As situações vividas pelos produtores familiares para a elaboração e comercialização desses alimentos foram analisadas com base nas contribuições de teóricos que há décadas estudam o campesinato (Brandão, 1999; Woortmann, 1990), como objeto legítimo das Ciências Sociais. …”
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How do serum cytokine levels change in myocarditis and inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy relative to healthy individuals? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Romuald Wojnicz, Piotr Lewandowski, Maciej Baron, Marcin A Rojek, Marcin Goławski, Karol Krystek, Magdalena Żegleń, Pascal Zytkiewicz, Jakub Kancerek, Klaudia Gabriela Lis, Jakub Warecki, Jakub Kufel, Kamila Kuśpiel

“…After completion, the results will be published in a peer-reviewed paper. Data generated during the study will be published in an open access repository.PROSPERO registration number CRD42024519625…”
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Efficacy of a guided internet-based intervention (iSOMA) for somatic symptoms and related distress in university students: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Harald Baumeister, Michael Witthöft, Eileen Bendig, Severin Hennemann, Katja Böhme, Maria Kleinstäuber, David Daniel Ebert

“…The planned study aims to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of an internet-based intervention in reducing somatic and psychological symptoms in an international population of university students with somatic symptom burden.Methods and analysis This parallel two-armed randomised controlled trial evaluates an 8-week guided intervention, including web-based consecutive modules based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles against a waitlist control group. Guidance will be provided by trained psychologists with weekly written supportive feedback. …”
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REPRESENTAÇÕES DA DISCRIMINAÇÃO SOCIAL E RETROSPECÇÃO TELEFICCIONAL: Discursos de classe e geração a partir de comentários sobre a novela Esperança by Lília Junqueira

“… Resumo No texto a seguir defende-se a utilização do conceito de habitus para discutir os fenômenos da recepção da comunicação de massa. …”
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Metodología para el análisis integrado de peligros asociados a la inundación: propuesta adaptada a la ordenación territorial en regiones mediterráneas by Antonio Gallegos Reina, María Jesús Perles Roselló

“… El objetivo del presente trabajo es presentar una propuesta metodológica de análisis de inundabilidad, incorporando peligros asociados, para adaptar la evaluación de la inundabilidad a las particularidades del área geográfica del litoral mediterráneo español como región-riesgo. …”
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The Impact of Recent Generic Drug Price Policies on Pharmaceutical Innovation: A Theoretical Rationale and Proposal of a Method Supporting Innovation in Areas of Unmet Medical Need by Pierre-Alexandre Dionne, Farzad Ali, Mendel Grobler

“…New discoveries are a critical priority for the pharmaceutical industry. …”
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Implementation of a rapid host-protein diagnostic test for distinguishing bacterial and viral infections in adults presenting to urgent care centers: a pragmatic cohort study by Boaz Kalmovich, Daniella Rahamim-Cohen, Ilan Yehoshua, Sara Kivity, Noam Orvieto, Shirley Shapiro Ben David

“…Abstract Background Urgent care centers (UCCs) are a growing segment of healthcare with high rates of inappropriate antibiotic use. …”
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A Cost-benefit Analysis of Using Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel Sealant versus Fibrin Glue as a Dural Sealant for Posterior Fossa Surgery in the United States by Marissa J. Carter

“…**Background:** Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks are a well-known complication of posterior fossa neurosurgery. …”
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Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men with sexually transmitted infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: a protocol for a pre-interventional and post-interventional study by Mina C Hosseinipour, Mitch M Matoga, Sara Jewett, Charles Chasela

“…We designed an implementation science demand-creation intervention to increase the uptake of VMMC among men with sexually transmitted infections (STIs).Methods and analysis We designed a pragmatic pre-interventional and post-interventional quasi-experimental study combined with a prospective observational design to determine the uptake, acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of a multifaceted intervention for scale up of uptake of VMMC among men with STIs at Bwaila STI clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi. …”
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A Spatial Analysis of Cultural Ecosystem Service Valuation by Regional Stakeholders in Florida—A Coastal Application of the Social Values for Ecosystem Services (SolVES) Tool by Alisa W. Coffin, Robert A. Swett, Zachary D. Cole

“…This 4-page fact sheet describes a project to use a geographic information system application, SolVES 2.0, to assess, map and quantify environmental benefits to people to assist in coastal development decision making. …”
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Construct validation of a complete postpartum health and well-being patient reported outcome measure: prospective cohort studyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Laura J. O'Byrne, BMBS, MSc, PhD, Gillian M. Maher, PhD, Jill M. Mitchell, MB, BCh, BAO, Ali S Khashan, PhD, Richard M. Greene, MB, BCh, BAO, John P. Browne, PhD, Fergus P. McCarthy, MB, BCh, BAO, PhD

“…ABSTRACT: Background: Despite a focus on patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) in maternity care, a standardized tool is lacking. …”
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Gap analysis of maternity service quality and associated factors at a maternity hospital in northwest Iran: a cross-sectional survey using SERVQUAL and HEALTHQUAL questionnaires by Parnian Rahimi, Farzaneh Miri, Alireza Hajizadeh, Azadeh Anbari, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Edris Kakemam

“…Methods This cross-sectional study consists of 350 randomly selected participants visiting a maternity hospital in Tabriz, Iran between November 2022 and February 2023. …”
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Corrigendum for “Development of a machine learning-based model to predict hepatic inflammation in chronic hepatitis B patients with concurrent hepatic steatosis: a cohort study” by Fajuan Rui, Jie Li

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A transforming body: A post-exilic reading of Psalms 50 and 51 in the light of social norms communicated through the Leviticus sacrificial system and body imagery by L. Sutton

“… Although Psalms 50 and 51 do not share the same superscription (a Psalm of Asaph and a Psalm of David), they do share multiple images relating to the body and the cult. …”
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Exploring the role of district clinical specialist teams in maternal health outcomes in a South African district: A mixed method study from 2012 to 2020 by J Basu, A Stewart, D Basu, J Wing, U Feucht

“…The DCST was perceived by local peers as a successful strategy to improve maternal health services in a district health service. …”
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Bone within bone as a calcified chronic extra-dural hematoma mimicking ossified chronic subdural hematomas: a rare case report in pediatric patients by Mohan Karki, Yam Bahadur Roka, Abhinash Jha

“…Abstract Background Calcified chronic extra-dural hematoma is a rare presentation which often can be observed in traumatic or ventriculoperitoneal shunt cases; it can result in mass effect and raised intracranial pressure. …”
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