Surgical management of metastatic lesions in the proximal femur: a systematic review by Afrim Iljazi, Mads Sten Andersen, Stig Brorson, Michael Mørk Petersen, Michala Skovlund Sørensen

“…Choosing a treatment that minimizes revision risk and ensures the implant outlives the patient is therefore crucial. We conducted a systematic review to assess the revision rate following internal fixation (IF) or endoprosthetic reconstruction (EPR) of the proximal femur for metastatic bone disease (MBD). …”
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An evaluation of the severe acute respiratory infection surveillance system in Ireland by Louise Marron, Roisin Duffy, Joan O’Donnell, Lisa Domegan

“…Methods A mixed quantitative and qualitative evaluation was conducted from September 2021 to November 2022 using European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) guidance as a framework. …”
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Exploring burn first aid knowledge and water lavage practices in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Brian Kasagga, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Felix Bongomin, Derrick Kasozi, Eria Muwanguzi, Mercy Namazzi, Yusuf Sadiq, Rose Alenyo, Edris Wamala Kalanzi, Darius Balumuka, Alex Emmanuel Elobu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Burns Unit of Kiruddu National Referral Hospital in Kampala between 1st April 2022 and 30th November 2022. …”
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Scoping review on interventions to improve adherence to reporting guidelines in health research by Doug Altman, David Moher, David Blanco, Isabelle Boutron, Jamie J Kirkham, Erik Cobo

“…Objectives The goal of this study is to identify, analyse and classify interventions to improve adherence to reporting guidelines in order to obtain a wide picture of how the problem of enhancing the completeness of reporting of biomedical literature has been tackled so far.Design Scoping review.Search strategy We searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Library databases and conducted a grey literature search for (1) studies evaluating interventions to improve adherence to reporting guidelines in health research and (2) other types of references describing interventions that have been performed or suggested but never evaluated. …”
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Effectiveness of Perineal Massage in the Second Stage of Labor in Preventing Perineal Trauma by Suleyman Cemil Oglak, Mehmet Obut

“…STUDY DESIGN: This observational study was conducted with 171 nulliparous women delivered by vaginally between January 2017 and May 2019. …”
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Clinicians’ perspectives of parental decision-making following diagnosis of a severe congenital anomaly: a qualitative study by Lucy K Smith, Natalie Armstrong, Robyn Lotto

“…The focus of this paper is the data arising from semistructured interviews conducted with 18 clinicians, with findings further supported by data generated from consultations between clinicians and parents. …”
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Dengue virus infection among renal transplant recipients in Singapore: a 15-year, single-centre retrospective review by Sophie Seine Xuan Tan, Quan Yao Ho, Sobhana Thangaraju, Thuan Tong Tan, Terence Kee, Shimin Jasmine Chung

“…We aimed to characterise the clinical presentation and outcomes of dengue infection among renal transplant recipients in Singapore. Methods: We conducted a 15-year retrospective review of dengue in renal transplant patients treated at Singapore General Hospital between January 2005 and October 2019. …”
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Implementation of the Standard Inpatient Class Policy at RSUP Dr. Tadjuddin Makassar by Muhammad Alwy Arifin, Andi Luthfiyyah Anna, Dian Saputra Marzuki, Sukri Palutturi, Ryryn Suryaman Prana Putra

“…Method: This study employed descriptive research with a qualitative approach, using interviews, observations, and document reviews conducted from February to March 2024 at RSUP Dr. Tadjuddin Chalid Makassar. …”
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Cerebellar re-irradiation after whole brain radiotherapy significant symptom relief with minimal toxicity in metastatic brain patients by Ory Haisraely, Marcia Jaffe, Yaacov Richard Lawerence, Alicia Talianksy, Alicia Taliansky

“…A retrospective analysis of 56 patients treated between 2017 and 2023 was conducted. Patients received cerebellar-only re-irradiation after WBRT. …”
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Wellbeing for young elite musicians: development of a health protocol from a student perspective by Ann Shoebridge, Margaret S. Osborne, Margaret S. Osborne

“…Recommendations for change included updating the financial policy; having more flexible leave conditions to allow higher earnings and better access to performance opportunities; having reliably scheduled time off; collaborative planning with staff around playing rosters; more activities for musician enhancement and social bonding; exercise opportunities in-house; addressing pervasive cultural norms around practice and breaks; education regarding respectful and professional conduct; an effective complaints procedure, and more practical wellbeing sessions.…”
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Determinants of food insecurity among Syrian refugee women and their coping strategies by Kübra Esin, Feride Ayyıldız

“…Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 251 Syrian women refugees aged 18–64 years living in Türkiye. …”
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Fusion of MHSA and Boruta for key feature selection in power system transient angle stability by WANG Man, ZHOU Xiaoyu, CHEN Fan, LAI Yening, ZHU Ying

“…It generates a combination of real and virtual features, which the MHSA model trains to select the actual features that are higher than the maximum virtual feature weight, and the model autonomously determines the optimal number of key features. An analysis is conducted on the IEEE 39-node and 118-node systems to validate the proposed method. …”
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Source Apportionment of Particulate Matter by Application of Machine Learning Clustering Algorithms by Vikas Kumar, Manoranjan Sahu, Pratim Biswas

“…Abstract A source apportionment (SA) study was conducted on two PM2.5 data sets, two carbon fractions and eight temperature-resolved carbon fractions collected during Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study (CCAAPS). …”
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Coapplication of humic acid and gypsum affects soil chemical properties, rice yield, and phosphorus use efficiency in acidic paddy soils by Hartina, Tidarat Monkham, Patma Vityakon, Tanabhat-Sakorn Sukitprapanon

“…A greenhouse experiment was conducted in a completely randomized block design with four treatments, including a control (no soil amendments), HA (975 kg ha−1), FG (636 kg ha−1), and HA plus FG. …”
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Evaluation of the Microbiota and Integrity of Respirators Reused by Health Professionals in a Hospital Environment by José D. Paiva, Giselda Neves, Paulo C. Neto, Wanuska Portugal, Douglas Ferreira, Fernando Lundgren, Idalina Cambuim, Ana C. Paiva, Elvis França

“…To assess the integrity of the respirators, a filtration efficiency assessment test was conducted of the respirators used for 36 h. The results obtained showed that the microbiota of the respirators comprised commensal fungi and bacteria from the oral and nasal regions of human beings. …”
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Seismic performance of bridge pier integrated by multiple steel pipes with directly-connected piles using soil-water coupled three-dimensional elasto-plastic finite element analysi... by Muhammad Mahmood Ul Hassan, Koichi Isobe, Yasumasa Soga, Yasuo Sawamura, Hiroki Sugiyama, Masatsugu Shinohara

“…Therefore, the aim of the present paper is to conduct a reproduction analysis of the results of the above experiment using the soil–water coupled three-dimensional elasto-plastic dynamic finite element analysis method. …”
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Differences in Sexual Function Between Trimesters During Pregnancy: An Observational Study by Sunullah Soysal, Abdullah Sarioz, Umran Kilincdemir Turgut, Gokce Anik Ilhan, Yusuf Arman, Begum Yildizhan, Tanju Pekin

“…STUDY DESIGN: This observational study was conducted at a tertiary referral center with 372 pregnant women. …”
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Understanding cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), and HPV vaccine acceptance in college-going students: Institutional-based cross-sectional study from Bihar State by Ekta Krishna, Shreyas Kumar Patil, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Bijaya Nanda Naik, Vijay Kumar, Chanda Mani Singh, Vijay Kumar

“…Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 801 college-going students of Patna, Bihar, using a predesigned, semistructured, self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Aetiologies and Management of Retropharyngeal Abscess in Paediatric Age Group by Prem Kumar, Abhilasha Somashekhar

“…Materials and methods: This is a single‑center, retrospective study conducted at the tertiary care hospital. Detailed data from the case files of patients who were diagnosed and managed for RPA from 2012 to 2022 were included. …”
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Quality optimization of liquid silicon lenses based on sequential approximation optimization and radial basis function networks by Hanjui Chang, Shuzhou Lu, Yue Sun, Yuntao Lan

“…Simulations varying key parameters—filling time, melt temperature, mold temperature, curing pressure, and curing time—revealed optimal conditions: filling time of 1.57s, melt temperature of 27.18 °C, mold temperature of 150 °C, curing time of 20.02s, and curing pressure of 28.79 MPa. Experiments were conducted to validate the numerical results, employing nondestructive testing methods to assess residual stress and volume shrinkage. …”
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