Evaluation of choices and time spent on an open online elective course by undergraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic by Z Mfeka, A Turner, J E Wolvaardt, D Muganhiri

“…In 2020 there were 300 participants and in 2021 there were 329. All the students had one compulsory inclusion in the elective (Management and Leadership Short Course for Undergraduate Healthcare Students). …”
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clinical competence of health professionals in Poland and Spain: results of the health exclusion research in Europe (HERE) study by Piotr Karniej, Anthony Dissen, Łukasz Pietrzykowski, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Antonio Martinez Sabater, Janina Kulińska, Jakub Zieliński, Michał Czapla

“…Results suggest that a more tailored approach in professional education and training may be necessary to ensure all health workers possess adequate skills and attitudes toward LGBT care.…”
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Deep-learning-based extraction of circle of Willis topology with anatomical priors by Dieuwertje Alblas, Iris N. Vos, Micha M. Lipplaa, Christoph Brune, Irene C. van der Schaaf, Mireille R. E. Velthuis, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Hugo J. Kuijf, Ynte M. Ruigrok, Jelmer M. Wolterink

“…Instead, we propose using a complete CoW as an anatomical prior for extracting all possible CoW arteries as shortest paths between automatically identified anatomical landmarks, guided by automatically determined artery orientation vector fields. …”
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Linear growth rate of vyrezub (Rutilus frisii Nordmann, 1840) in the Dnister River basin by V. Gurbyk, A. Mruk, L. Strembitskyi, A. Kucheruk

“…The incomplete biological analysis was carried out directly at the sampling site, measurements were carried out according to the generally accepted method without removing fish from the water. After measurements, all juveniles were released into their natural habitat alive and unharmed. …”
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Chronic Rhinosinusitis without Nasal Polyps in Asian Patients Shows Mixed Inflammatory Patterns and Neutrophil-Related Disease Severity by Dae Woo Kim, Kyoung Mi Eun, Eun Youn Roh, Sue Shin, Dong-Kyu Kim

“…Patients with CRSsNP (N=57), patients with CRSwNP (N=13), and a control group (N=10), who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery, were enrolled; uncinate process (UP) tissues were harvested from all patients. Homogenates were prepared from the UP of each group, and immunologic profiles were analyzed, including major cytokines (32 inflammatory mediators). …”
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Histological staining of tick bite skin biopsies for spirochetes and Powassan virus RNA by Jihane Oufattole, Anne Piantadosi, Sam R. Telford, Alvaro C. Laga, Isaac H. Solomon

“…POWV ISH was negative in all biopsies, including one laboratory confirmed case. …”
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Utilization of personal protective equipment and the hygiene sanitation practices of farmers in the application of pesticides by G. Fizulmi, H. Agustina

“…Meanwhile, the Logistic Model shows that all variables lack a significant relationship.CONCLUSION: Based on the overall analysis of the behavior of using personal protective equipment and personal hygiene of farmers, this study suggests increasing synergy between agricultural and health instructors in building awareness of using protective equipment and the correct and appropriate use of pesticides among farmers. …”
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Salivary metabolomics in oral cancer: A systematic review by Rita Antonelli, Giacomo Setti, Nathaniel S. Treister, Thelma A. Pertinhez, Elena Ferrari, Mariana Gallo, Ronell Bologna-Molina, Paolo Vescovi, Marco Meleti

“…Overall, the presence and/or concentration of more than 100 salivary metabolites was investigated in association with histologically confirmed diagnosis of OSCC.All studies showed a statistically significant correlation between one or more metabolites and OSCC.These results suggest that metabolic analysis of saliva is a promising field for early diagnosis of OSCC, even though more well-conducted studies are needed.…”
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Function over form: The benefits of aspen as surrogate brood‐rearing habitat for greater sage‐grouse by Michel T. Kohl, Charles P. Sandford, Paul C. Rogers, Renee Chi, Terry A. Messmer, David K. Dahlgren

“…This work also implores us to examine alternative habitat potential rather than applying one‐size‐fits‐all models to threatened species conservation.…”
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Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of spirobenzovesamicols as potential 11C-PET tracer alternatives to [18F]FEOBV for vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) imaging by Hugo Helbert, Winnie Deuther-Conrad, Michel de Haan, Barbara Wenzel, Gert Luurtsema, Wiktor Szymanski, Peter Brust, Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx, Ben L. Feringa, Philip H. Elsinga

“…Results A series of vesamicol derivatives was synthesized and their binding towards VAChT, σ1 and σ2 receptors assessed. Of all compound tested, (-)-2-methylspirobenzovesamicol ((-)-4) was the most promising with a 16 ± 4 nM affinity towards VAChT, a 29-fold weaker affinity for σ1 receptors and negligible binding (> 1 μM) towards σ2 receptors. …”
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Analysis of epidemiological trends and risk factors in high-risk areas for pulmonary tuberculosis: an observational longitudinal study in Xinjiang, China by Liping Zhang, Di Wu, Yanling Zheng, Yaoqin Lu, Salawati Haritebieke, Guangchao Liu

“…The relative importance of these variables to pulmonary TB (PTB) is revealed by the Q-value (0, 1), with larger values indicating that the spatial heterogeneity of the explanatory variables to PTB is more pronounced.Participants All clinically diagnosed and confirmed cases in Xinjiang, China, were collected. …”
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Radiological and Clinical Features and Outcomes of Patients with Primary Pulmonary Salivary Gland-Type Tumors by Xiaoyu Han, Jianchu Zhang, Jun Fan, Yukun Cao, Jin Gu, Heshui Shi

“…The overall survival (OS) at 3 and 5 years was 90.9% and 72.2% in all patients, respectively. Tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage, surgery, and patient age were associated with OS (p≤0.001, p=0.001, and p=0.001, respectively). …”
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Individualized resting-state functional connectivity abnormalities unveil two major depressive disorder subtypes with contrasting abnormal patterns of abnormality by Keke Fang, Lianjie Niu, Baohong Wen, Liang Liu, Ya Tian, Huiting Yang, Ying Hou, Shaoqiang Han, Xianfu Sun, Wenzhou Zhang

“…Using these features, we identified two subtypes with distinct patterns of functional connectivity abnormalities compared to healthy controls (p < 0.05, Bonferroni correction). When considering all patients together, no significant differences were found. …”
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Candidate SNP markers of social dominance, which may affect the affinity of the TATAbinding protein for human gene promoters by I. V. Chadaeva, D. A. Rasskazov, E. B. Sharypova, L. K. Savinkova, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko

“…Using our previously developed Web-service SNP_TATA_Comparator (http://beehive.bionet.nsc.ru/cgi-bin/mgs/tatascan/start.pl), we analyzed 381 SNPs within the region of [–70; –20] relative to the start protein-coding transcripts, which is the region of the all known TATA-binding protein (TBP) binding sites. …”
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Exogenous organic acids promoted phytoremediation by Hydrangea macrophylla in cadmium‑contaminated soil by Yunjing Song, Qian Cheng, Bing Zhao

“…Nevertheless, TF values were all less than 1. We posit that using H. macrophylla and organic acids could reduce the Cd bioavailability in the soil mainly through rhizosphere immobilization and plant absorption. …”
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Early Vegetation Recovery After the 2008–2009 Explosive Eruption of the Chaitén Volcano, Chile by Ricardo Moreno-Gonzalez, Iván A. Díaz, Duncan A. Christie, Antonio Lara

“…In each of these sites, in a rectangular plot of 1000 m², we marked all standing trees, recording whether they were alive, resprouting, or dead. …”
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The role of aging and various surface preparation methods in the repair of nanohybrid composites by Ayşenur Altuğ Yıldırım, Mine Betül Üçtaşlı

“…Subsequently, 0.8mmX2mm disc shape light cure resin based composite specimens were applied with a direct placement technique on the treated surfaces of all samples for repair. µSBS test was performed using a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min. …”
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The Diagnostic Capability of Swept Source OCT Angiography in Treatment-Naive Exudative Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Daniel Ahmed, Martin Stattin, Anna-Maria Haas, Stefan Kickinger, Maximilian Gabriel, Alexandra Graf, Katharina Krepler, Siamak Ansari-Shahrezaei

“…Type 1 MNV showed a trend (p=0.051) towards smaller probability for the correct detection compared to all other subtypes. Other relevant factors for the nondetection of MNV in SS-OCTA were image artifacts present in 3 of 32 eyes (9.4%). …”
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Multiplanar Semicircular New-Generation Implant System Developed for Proximal Femur Periprosthetic Fractures: A Biomechanical Study by Ahmet Burak Satılmış, Ahmet Ülker, Zafer Uzunay, Tolgahan Cengiz, Abdurrahim Temiz, Mustafa Yaşar, Tansel Mutlu, Uygar Daşar

“…The models were divided into three groups: Group I (lateral locking plate fixation), Group II (lateral locking plate with cerclage wires), and Group III (new semicircular implant system). All fixation methods were subjected to axial loading, lateral bending, and torsional force testing using an MTS biomechanical testing device. …”
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Changes in nutritional management after gastrointestinal cancer surgery over a 12-year period: a cohort study using a nationwide medical claims database by Yoshikuni Kawaguchi, Kenta Murotani, Nahoki Hayashi, Satoru Kamoshita

“…For each period, feeding routes in all patients and prescribed doses of parenteral energy and amino acids in fasting patients during postoperative days (POD) 1–7 were determined. …”
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