Results of multicenter observation study on application of international questionnaire GerdQ for diagnostics of gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. O. Kaybysheva, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, M. Yu. Konkov, I. V. Mayev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Survey by GerdQ questionnaire included 145 patients with symptoms related to upper parts of the gut, who were recommended due to main disease to undergo esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGDS) and 24-hour intraesophageal pHmetry prior to enrollment to this investigation. …”
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Incidence rate and associated patient characteristics of liver disease in Wales 2004–2022: a retrospective population-scale observational study by Ashley Akbari, Andrew Yeoman, Haroon Ahmed, Jingwei Gao, Aled Davies, Thomas Peter Ignatius Pembroke

“…Objective To describe the incidence and key demographic, socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of individuals with liver disease in Wales.Design and setting This study is designed as a retrospective observational study that linked data of anonymised identified individuals from primary, secondary care and mortality data from the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank in Wales.Participants All Welsh residents who registered with a SAIL-contributing general practitioner (GP) and diagnosed with liver disease from 2004 to 2022.Primary and secondary outcome measures Our primary outcome is the annual age-standardised incidence rate of liver disease. …”
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The Taking Charge After Stroke (TaCAS) study protocol: a multicentre, investigator-blinded, randomised controlled trial comparing the effect of a single Take Charge session, two Ta... by Mark Weatherall, Harry McNaughton, Vivian Wai Yin Fu

“…All patients discharged to community living who have ongoing symptoms at time of discharge (modified Rankin scale>0) will be eligible. …”
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Investigation of the effects of combined exercises and self-management education, with and without functional exercises, on pain and functional outcomes in patients with avascular... by Zohreh Gholami, Seyedeh Tahereh Faezi, Elham Madreseh, Raghad Mimar

“…This study will plan to enrol 53 male and female participants, aged 18–50 years, who have been diagnosed with AVNFH. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: (1) the Exe+Functional group, which will receive 12 weeks of mixed therapeutic exercises combined with functional resistance exercises and self-management education and (2) the control group, which will receive the same interventions but without functional exercises. …”
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Evaluation of a Low-threshold Exercise And Protein supplementation intervention for Women (LEAP-W) experiencing homelessness and addiction: Protocol for a single-arm mixed methods... by Fiona Kennedy, Deirdre Murray, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Julie Broderick

“…Addiction, as a coping mechanism for prior trauma, is common among people who are homeless and can have a gendered dimension. …”
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Social support sources for people with palliative care needs at home: a scoping review by Trudy Schutter, Ian Koper, Kris Vissers, Jeroen Hasselaar

“…Abstract Background Recent literature suggests an increase in attention for the social dimension of palliative care. However, who provides social support to patients with palliative care needs at home and their relatives is often unclear, and insight in the role of the community and professionals with a main focus on social support, not being health care professionals, is lacking in this respect. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility, biofilm formation, and virulence genes among atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli stool isolates in Tehran, Iran by Shahnaz Halimi, Akram Rezaei, Shirin Mohebi, Farhad Bonakdar Hashemi

“…This study aims to examine and compare the characteristics of EPEC isolates from patients, who suffer from diarrhea versus isolates from patients without diarrhea. …”
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Risk factors for postoperative acute kidney injury after cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Dengzhuo Chen, Yongli Ma, Jinghui Li, Liang Wen, Linfeng Liu, Guosheng Zhang, Hongkai Hu, Chengzhi Huang, Xueqing Yao

“…Results A total of 7 studies were included in this study, comprising 1550 patients who developed AKI after CRS + HIPEC. The results of meta-analysis showed that the significant preoperative risk factors were age, sex, BMI, eGFR, Hb, PCI, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. …”
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Constructing a machine learning model for systemic infection after kidney stone surgery based on CT values by Jiaxin Li, Yao Du, Gaoming Huang, Yawei Huang, Xiaoqing Xi, Zhenfeng Ye

“…This study included 833 patients who underwent retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) or percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for kidney stones. …”
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GENDER AND AGE SPECIFIED PREVALENCE OF OSTEOPOROSIS ANDOSTEOPENIA IN AN APPARENTLY HEALTHY PAKISTANI POPULATION by Zuneera Akram, Fatima Zahra, Rehana Perveen, Muzammil Hussain, Aisha Noreen, Maryam Inayat, Sobia Akhter, Usman Ghani Farooqi

“…Methodology: A retrospective study was performed by examining the medical records in a Muneefa cardiac and general clinic for those subjects who had done with BMD measurements for preventive health checksup. …”
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Role of Janus Kinase inhibitors in the management of pulmonary involvement due to Long COVID-19 disease: A case control study by Pawan Kumar Singh, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Lokesh Kumar Lalwani, Dhruva Chaudhry, Manjunath B. Govindagoudar, Chaudhari Pramod Sriram, Aman Ahuja

“…The primary outcome was to compare the proportion of patients who were able to maintain oxygen saturation ≥95% with any oxygen supplementation in the two groups. …”
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SELECTION OF DIGITAL TOOLS FOR ORGANIZING STUDENTS' GROUP WORK IN DISTANCE EDUCATION by Olena G. Glazunova, Andrii M. Hurzhii, Valentyna I. Korolchuk, Tetiana V. Voloshyna

“…To obtain expert assessment of the defined criteria and indicators, we engaged seventeen researchers and educators who have practical experience using digital tools in distance learning. …”
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Incidence and prognosis associated with troponin elevation after cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study by Arthur Clement, Lee S Nguyen, Anousone Daulasim, Magali Souibri

“…We aimed to confirm the accuracy of troponin, analysed as time-dependent variable, to predict mortality independently from other biomarkers; and to assess the incidence and prognosis of a 10 times upper normal value threshold (troponin10N) used in the current fourth definition of myocardial infarction.Methods In a prospective cohort of patients who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass cardiac procedures, we assessed the association between serum levels of troponin, creatinine, bilirubin, serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), C-reactive protein (CRP), lactate and in-hospital mortality. …”
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The type of infections and the use of antibiotics among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A review by Asma D. Alshammari, Mona Matar Aldhafeeri, Amal M. Aldhafeeri, Maram Asaad Alanzi, Maha Bandar Almutairi, Jawaher Abdullah Alrasheedi, Thikra Adel Alsurur, Aeshah Dhahawi Alshammri

“…Extra care should be given to senior rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who are over 65 years old and have other medical conditions. …”
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The Strategy of Lexical Specialization Explicitation in Quran Translation: A Study on Majāz Mursal by Mahmud Yunus by Nasimah Abdullah, Saifulah Samsudin

“…Therefore, this study aims to explore the translation approach employed by Mahmud Yunus by utilising one of the explicitation strategies, namely lexical specification, as proposed by Klaudy and Károly in 2005, who view explicitation as a translation strategy that can reveal the implicit meaning present in the source language into the target language due to contextual factors. …”
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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GIRL CHILD IN AKPABUYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOIOFEM, JULIANA JEROME ADIE, OMINI UBI UBI, RUNYI DANIEL JAMES

“…Comprising of 50 males and 50 females, who were selected from the projected population of 2016 in the study area, twenty respondents each were selected from five wards using the simple random samplings. …”
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Pregnancy after Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy Associated Cancer: A Single Center Experience with 96 Cases by Mert Turğal, Kemal Beksaç, Derman Başaran, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Özgür Özyüncü, Ömer Aran, M. Sinan Beksaç

“…STUDY DESIGN: The clinical records of 96 pregnant women including previously received treatment for cancer and association of cancer with pregnancy who admitted to our department were enrolled between 2002 and 2012. …”
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Study on Impression Techniques and Materials for Implant among Dentists in Erbil city: A Survey study. by Shahla Hama Rasheed Omer, Shang Hussein Muhammed, Shayma Abdulamir Mamandi, Zina Zakaria Rashid

“…Materials and methods: This research’s focus is on impression materials and the various impression techniques that can be used in implant restoration with a note on the recent advancements, with the help of a questionnaire given to dental professionals and postgraduate students who perform implants in Erbil City. Around 72 dentists were chosen, 24 of them were inside our teaching hospital, and 48 of them were chosen by random sampling. …”
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Balancing Explainability and Privacy in Bank Failure Prediction: A Differentially Private Glass-Box Approach by Junyoung Byun, Jaewook Lee, Hyeongyeong Lee, Bumho Son

“…Traditional machine learning models often lack transparency, which poses challenges for stakeholders who need to understand the factors leading to predictions. …”
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Differences in use of telemedicine integrated into traditional primary health care – a comparative observational study by Pär Eriksson, Maria Randjelovic, Hans Thulesius, Tora Hammar, Stefan Lagrosen, Evalill Nilsson

“…However, the impact and effect will depend on who will use the new technology.Objective The objective of the study was to investigate differences between users and non-users of telemedicine integrated into traditional office-based primary health care.Methods Quantitative registry-based population study in two regions in the southeast part of Sweden (n = 73,486), comparing users with non-users of telemedicine across the variables sex, age, socioeconomic status (SES), morbidity and health care seeking behaviour (HSB). …”
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