Global Perspectives on Addressing Systemic Issues in Music Therapy Curricula and Healthcare by Amy Clements-Cortés, Melissa Mercadal-Brotons, Hakeem Leonard, Vivian Chan, Gro Trondalen, Tao-Deva Stingl, Thomas Stegemann, Claudia Zanini

“…This article written together by educators and a student aims to present brief highlights of the work of the authors whose collaboration resulted in a presentation at the European Congress of Music Therapy in June 2022. This presentation focused on the challenges and issues faced by the discipline of music therapy and health in general, based on the analysis of systemic issues in education and training, social issues, and significant issues such as multiculturalism, equity, and race around the world. …”
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Social Discontent and Voting Behaviour in South Africa’s 2024 General Elections: The Transition from One-party Dominance to a Multi-party Coalition by Ath`enkosi Mfusi Mbete, Collin Olebogeng Mongale, Victor Ojakorotu

“…The study found that the African National Congress (ANC), which has been a single dominant party in national government for 30 years, has failed to address pressing challenges that cause social discontent such as poor service delivery, poverty, unemployment, inequality, corruption, and the energy crisis. …”
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Study protocol for virtual leisure investigating the effect of virtual reality-delivered stress reduction, entertainment and distraction on the use of coercion and need-based medic... by Julie Midtgaard, Lars Clemmensen, Louise Birkedal Glenthøj, Gry Jørgensen, Kristina Ballestad Gundersen, Lisa Charlotte Smith, Stephane Bouchard, Christina Plambøck Thomsen, Louise Turgut

“…Results from this study will be disseminated via peer-reviewed journals and congress/consortium presentations.Trial registration number NCT05654740.…”
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Return to play following craniotomy for non-traumatic brain lesions by Jovanna A. Tracz, Matthew L. Farmer, Mark Hughes, Debraj Mukherjee, Paul M. Brennan

“…Methods: A patient scenario-based survey was distributed to U.S. and Europe-based neurosurgeons via the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Tumor Section and the European Association of Neuro-Oncology. …”
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Removal of the Tumor Thrombus from the Right Atrium without Extracorporeal Circulation: Emphasis on the Displacement of the Tumor Apex by D. V. Shchukin, V. N. Lesovoy, G. G. Khareba, A. I. Harahatyi, A. V. Maltsev, M. M. Polyakov, R. V. Stetsyshyn, M. P. Kopytsya, P. V. Mozzhakov, O. O. Makovozov

“…The video presentation of our research took place in March 2019 at the 34th Annual EAU Congress in Barcelona.…”
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Status and Evolving Characteristics of Marine Spatial Resources in the Hangzhou Bay Area of Zhejiang Province, China by Peng Wang, Jingru Zhou, Kaixuan Zheng, Xia Lin, Mou Leong Tan, Jingchao Shi, Xingwen Lin, Xihe Yue, Xu Ma, Fei Zhang

“…The 20th Party Congress initiated efforts to strengthen maritime power and advance marine ecological civilization, which is essential for promoting sustainable development. …”
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The prevalence of sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction in men with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by V. Shaygannejad, O. Mirmosayyeb, S. Vaheb, N. Nehzat, M. Ghajarzadeh

“…Methods: We searched PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and gray literature (references of references, and congress abstracts) up to 14th November 2020. Results: We found 3163 studies by primary search, 2246 were included after deletion of duplicates. …”
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The prevalence of sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction in men with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by V. Shaygannejad, O. Mirmosayyeb, S. Vaheb, N. Nehzat, M. Ghajarzadeh

“…Methods: We searched PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and gray literature (references of references, and congress abstracts) up to 14th November 2020. Results: We found 3163 studies by primary search, 2246 were included after deletion of duplicates. …”
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The heart failure specialists of tomorrow: a network for young cardiovascular scientists and clinicians by Markus S. Anker, Claire Bouleti, Theodoros Christodoulides, Angela Durante, Edit Gara, Sara Hadzibegovic, Kalliopi Keramida, Alessia Lena, Angela Massouh, Ivan Milinkovic, Matthias P. Nägele, Alexander Nossikoff, Rui Plácido, Tamás Radovits, Heli Tolppanen, Giuseppe Vergaro, Markus Wallner, Sophie Welch, Yuri Lopatin, Mitja Lainscak, Alexandre Mebazaa, Andrew J.S. Coats, Petar M. Seferović, Ewa A. Jankowska, for the Heart Failure Association Committee on Heart Failure Specialists of Tomorrow of the European Society of Cardiology

“…Membership in this growing community offers many advantages during, before, and after the ‘Heart Failure and World Congress on Acute Heart Failure’. These include: eligibility to receive travel grants, participation in moderated poster sessions and young researcher and clinical case sessions, the HoT walk, the career café, access to the networking opportunities, and interaction with a large and cohesive international community that constantly seeks multinational collaborations.…”
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Validation study of synthetic models for esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF): A simulation-based training in pediatric surgery by Zahradníková Petra, Hnilicová Silvia, Lindák Martin, Pechanová Rebeka, Števková Dominika, Vitovič Pavol, Laurovičová Miroslava, Horn František, Tvrdoň Tomáš, Babala Jozef

“…Method: A questionnaire focused on the degree of adoption of MIS among paediatric surgeons was proposed online to participants at the 68th Czech and Slovak Pediatric Surgery Congress in Slovakia in 2024. All participants also had scheduled sessions to practice advanced laparoscopic skills on two synthetic EA/TEF models. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ciprofol after continuous infusion in elderly patients by Xiaowen Guo, Yang Qiao, Sijie Yin, Fengqin Luo, Lingmei Yi, Jiajia Chen, Man Lu

“…The pre-registration date was June 20, 2021, and the review approval and official case solicitation began in December 2021; Retrospectively registered) was conducted in accordance with the World Medical Congress Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. …”
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Intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with spontaneous onset of orthostatic headache by Linda D’Antona, Sanjay Cheema, Dwij Mehta, Fion Bremner, Laurence Dale Watkins, Ahmed Kassem Toma, Manjit Singh Matharu

“…Meeting presentations Portions of this work were presented in abstract and oral presentation form at the Twenty-eighth Anglo-Dutch Migraine Association meeting (08/06/2018), the Tenth Meeting of the International Society for Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders (20/10/2018; Bologna, Italy), the Society of British Neurological Surgeons 2018 Autumn Meeting (19/09/2018; London, United Kingdom), and the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies 2023 congress (27/09/2023; Barcelona, Spain). This work is also part of the doctoral thesis of one of the authors (LD).…”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…Against a predominantly old, male, and white sitting Congress, her election means a step towards better representation of certain demographics in American policy-making processes. …”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“… - [1] “Report to Congress: Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States | Concussion | Traumatic Brain Injury | CDC Injury Center.” 2019. …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…In the first chapter of the book, Hoyer covers the period between 1815-1871, beginning with the Vienna Congress in 1815, where Austria-Hungary and Prussia started their competition on the hegemony over the German states – which ultimately resolved in favor of Prussia. …”
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Congresos criminológicos internacionales y su impacto en los códigos penales de América Latina (1870–1945) by Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta

“… Departing from the analysis of different international congresses concerning criminal issues carried out between 1870 and 1945 mostly in Europe, the article traces the expansion of the category of »dangerousness« (estado de peligrosidad) in Latin America at discursive and normative levels. …”
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Upcoming events on EU issues by Concepció Muñoz Ruiz

“… Compilation of congresses and conferences on matters related to the EU. …”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…INTRODUCTION Since the mid-twentieth century, scholars have increasingly rejected a strong paternalistic relationship between physician and patient, emphasizing the right of patients to accept or decline medical treatment.[1] With this greater emphasis on patient autonomy, a healthcare model of shared decision-making ascended in the 1980s.[2] Considering limitations in a patient’s capacity to make informed decisions in their treatment, the US Congress passed the Patient Self-Determination Act in 1990.[3] The act legally obliged hospitals and other care facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to ask patients if they have an advance directive. …”
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De la Federación de oficio a la Unión de ramos anexos: los constructores de calzado y los obreros en pieles ante el reto de la solidaridad a escala nacional (1870-1890) by Joël Delhom

“…The case of the shoemaking and leather industries brings to light their statutes’ gradual evolutions, their goals and dynamics. Seven congresses are analysed.…”
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