Numerical modeling of wave-induced liquefaction around a gravity-based structure by V. S. Ozgur Kirca, V. S. Ozgur Kirca, Mert Angin, B. Mutlu Sumer

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Stable Metabolic Control but Increased Demand for Professional Support in Children with Type 1 Diabetes in the Past Ten Years in Bern/Switzerland: A Quality Control Study by Michelle J. Dennig, Grit Sommer, Tanja Zingg, Christa E. Flück, Claudia Boettcher

“…Younger patients, patients using CSII, and patients without an official Swiss language as mother tongue had more consultations with a healthcare professional than older and native language individuals. …”
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A Neurological Disease, Vathatvartma (Ptosis), Managed with Integrated Management of Modern Science and Ayurveda – A Case Report by Roshna Bhutada, Mitali S. Rathi

“…She visited to local ophthalmologist, then they have consulted neurologist, MRI done, treatment started, at the same time patient wants to take Ayurveda treatment also. …”
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Effects of a Severe Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic in Western Alberta, Canada under Two Forest Management Scenarios by Richard R. Schneider, Maria Cecilia Latham, Brad Stelfox, Dan Farr, Stan Boutin

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Understanding the use of co-design methods for research involving older adults living with HIV: A scoping review protocol. by Paige Brown, Hardeep Singh, Esther Su, Luxey Sirisegaram, Sarah E P Munce, Andrew D Eaton, Alice Zhabokritsky, Stuart McKinlay, Kristina M Kokorelias

“…The methodology encompasses six stages: 1) developing research questions, 2) creating a search strategy, 3) screening and selecting evidence, 4) data extraction, 5) data analysis using content analysis, and 6) consultation with key stakeholders, including community partners and individuals with lived experience. …”
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The healthcare burden of isolated aortic valve insufficiency by Ibrahim Sultan, Michael Ryan, Candace Gunnarsson, Natalie Heidrich, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula

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Identification and Classification of Bus and Subway Passenger Travel Patterns in Beijing Using Transit Smart Card Data by Lewen Wang, Yuan Chen, Yu Wang, Xiaofei Sun, Yizheng Wu, Fei Peng, Guohua Song

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Treatment of posttraumatic thoracolumbar fractures using SpineJack for vertebral body augmentation, a single-center retrospective, and observational cohort study of 226 cases by Theodore Njee-Bugha, Guillaume Buiret

“…We also showed that there is a significant vertebral height decrease between day 1 (−2.1 mm and − 0.7 mm of the anterior and middle vertebral heights, P < 10−5 and 0.005, respectively) and 3 months but not between 3 months and the last consultation with a mean follow-up of 37 months (−0.1 mm and − 0.2 mm of the anterior and middle vertebral heights, P = 0.277 and 0.4289, respectively). …”
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Effect of coiling temperature on the structure and properties of thermo-mechanically rolled S700MC steel by Oktay S., di Nunzio P.E., Cesile M.C., Davut K., Şeşen M.K.

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Seasonal and Weather Effects on Rheumatoid Arthritis: Myth or Reality? by Hamida Azzouzi, Linda Ichchou

“…A retrospective longitudinal study from July 2017 to August 2018 was conducted. Data from three consultations for three seasons were collected and included a tender and swollen joint count, a disease activity score for 28 joints (DAS28), and patient’s pain assessment from their computerized medical record. …”
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Influence of fine-grained soil and loading rate on the mechanical behavior of soil rock mixtures by Hongbing WANG, He REN, Xuejie ZHANG, Wenchao SUN, Fan XU, Anjing LUO, Wenjie XU

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Patient satisfaction toward doctor communication in medical clinics: a study from northern Sri Lanka by Shanjeeban Ponnuthurai, Suganthan Navaneethakrishnan, Rajeshkannan Nadarajah

“…Waiting time and the presence of bystanders during the consultation were negatively associated with respect to satisfaction levels. …”
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Verification of the expert’s opinion by M. H. Shcherbakovskyi, M. V. Dementiev

“…Procedural measures include: appointment of a new examination to resolve the same questions from the study of the same objects under inspection; interrogation of the expert and other participants in the criminal proceedings in order to establish the circumstances relating to the subject of the examination, as well as information on the peculiarities of the origin, existence, exploitation, seizure, storage of objects of examination; demand for objects and documents that can establish the factual data necessary in the case; receiving oral consultations and written explanations from a specialist (non-procedural measures provide indicative information through consultations with specialists and receiving a review of the expert’s opinion from them); familiarization of the initiator of the appointment of expertise with the scientific and methodical literature for comparison of the conducted expert research in accordance with the requirements existing in the expert field.…”
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Promotional tone in reviews of menopausal hormone therapy after the Women's Health Initiative: an analysis of published articles. by Adriane Fugh-Berman, Christina Pike McDonald, Alicia M Bell, Emily Catherine Bethards, Anthony R Scialli

“…Of the ten authors studied, eight were found to have declared payment for speaking or consulting on behalf of menopausal hormone manufacturers or for research support (seven of these eight were speakers or consultants). …”
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Etiological, Clinical, and Epidemiological Characteristics of Acute Viral Gastroenteritis in an Adult Population in a Tertiary Level Hospital in Spain by Sara Herranz-Ulldemolins, Anna Sellarès-Crous, Miriam J. Álvarez-Martínez, M. Eugenia Valls, Marta Aldea Novo, Anna Vilella Morató, Laura Rodriguez, Mireia Navarro, Roser Vendrell, Josep Barrachina, Miguel J. Martínez, M. Ángeles Marcos

“…This study aimed to describe the etiological, clinical, and epidemiological characteristics of viral AGE in adult patients presenting for medical consultation in a tertiary hospital over a 2-year period. …”
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Nurse management of minor problems in primary care emergencies: a non-randomized controlled trial by Jordi Estarlich-Corominas, Neus Soler-Abril, Anna Casanellas-Chuecos, Sara Becerra-Corzo, Andrea Sofia Bianco, Pere Torán-Monserrat, Rosa García-Sierra

“…There was no significant difference in the assessment of the quality of care received and there were no differences in the total number of consultations for the same problem. There were fewer prescriptions given out by nurses, with an average of 1.79 medicines per participant versus 2.26 medicines prescribed by doctors. …”
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Frailty assessment in adults undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: insights from a multicenter GETH-TC study to optimize outcomes and care by María Queralt Salas, María Teresa Solano, Mónica Baile González, Marina Acera Gómez, Laura Fox, María del Mar Pérez Artigas, Ana Santamaría, María del Carmen Quintela González, Andrés Sánchez Salinas, Joaquina M. Salmerón Camacho, Verónica Illana Álvaro, Zahra Abdallahi-Lefdil, Javier Cornago Navascues, Laura Pardo, Sara Fernández-Luis, Leddy Patricia Vega Suárez, Sara Villar, Patricia Beorlegui-Murillo, Albert Esquirol, Isabel Izquierdo García, Sonia Rodríguez González, Alberto Mussetti, Esperanza Lavilla, Javier Lopez-Marín, Silvia Filaferro, Ángel Cedillo, Leyre Bento, Leyre Bento, Anna Sureda, Anna Sureda

“…Data was collected prospectively and all patients signed informed consent.ResultsAt first consultation, 102 (26.2%) patients were classified as fit, 248 (61.4%) as pre-frail, and 50 (12.4%) as frail. …”
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Sustainability in Reconstructive Breast Surgery: An Eco-audit of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Pathway by Zahra Ahmed, BSc (Hons), Alexander Zargaran, MRCS, David Zargaran, MRCS, Sara Sousi, MRes, Keiron Hakimnia, Sevasti Panagiota Glynou, BSc (Hons), Julie Davies, PhD, Stephen Hamilton, FRCS (Plast), Afshin Mosahebi, FRCS (Plast)

“…A bottom-up approach was adopted to calculate carbon dioxide equivalent estimates for the initial consultation, preoperative, intraoperative, and immediate postoperative periods. …”
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Effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing confirmed influenza cases and hospitalizations in Northern Spain, 2023/24 season: A population-based test-negative case-control... by Iván Martínez-Baz, Ana Navascués, Camino Trobajo-Sanmartín, Francisco Pozo, Miguel Fernández-Huerta, Maddi Olazabal-Arruiz, Lucía Argente-Colas, Guillermo Ezpeleta, Aitziber Echeverria, Itziar Casado, Carmen Ezpeleta, Jesús Castilla

“…Objective: We estimated the influenza vaccination effectiveness (IVE) in preventing medical consultations and hospitalizations due to influenza during the 2023/24 season. …”
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Adoption of the Polish Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Care Standards: a nationwide survey by Mateusz J. Świerz, Karolina Majdak, Andrzej Budzyński, Wiesław Tarnowski, Piotr Major, Małgorzata M. Bala

“…The areas with compliance below 80% included availability of adapted radiology facilities, constant availability of emergency radiology diagnostics, screening for metabolic markers, assessment of obstructive sleep apnea risk, obtaining patient declaration of abstaining from smoking, providing dates for at least 1 dietary consultation upon discharge, requiring at least 2 consultations with an experienced dietician, and employing a surgeon with bariatric certificate of excellence. …”
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