Inventory of a Neurological Intensive Care Unit: Who Is Treated and How Long? by Roland Backhaus, Franz Aigner, Felix Schlachetzki, Dagmar Steffling, Wolfgang Jakob, Andreas Steinbrecher, Bernhard Kaiser, Peter Hau, Sandra Boy, Kornelius Fuchs, Ulrich Bogdahn, Markus Ritzka

“…We performed a single-center retrospective cohort study of all treated patients in our neurological intensive care unit between October 2006 and December 2008. Results. Overall, 512 patients were treated in the surveyed period, of which 493 could be included in the analysis. …”
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Emergency diagnostic laparoscopy in abdominal trauma: a study of 41 patients by Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Julio Lasarte Ferrer, Orelvis Martínez Martínez, Libán Álvarez Cáceres, Armando Fermín Álvarez Corcuera del Pera, Denis Monzón Vega

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima", from january 2001 to december 2008, when not being possible to define injury of intra-abdominal viscera performing other tests. …”
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Humanitarian aid under sanctions: From the problem statement to the search for solutions by L. D. Oganisyan L.D.

“…In this context, particular attention is paid to the UN Security Council Resolution 2664, adopted in December 2022, which mandates the inclusion of standardized exemptions in UN sanctions regimes in order to minimize the impact of restrictive measures on the provision of assistance and to alleviate the suffering of those in need. …”
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Low Back Pain among Medical Students in Belgrade (Serbia): A Cross-Sectional Study by Isidora Vujcic, Nemanja Stojilovic, Eleonora Dubljanin, Nebojsa Ladjevic, Ivana Ladjevic, Sandra Sipetic-Grujicic

“…This cross-sectional study enrolled 459 fourth year students at the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade during December 2014. The anonymous questionnaire was used for data collection. …”
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Enhancing Aotearoa, New Zealand’s Free Healthline Service through Image Upload Technology by Miriama K. Wilson, Fiona Pienaar, Ruth Large, Matt Wright, Verity F. Todd

“…This is a retrospective observational study analysing Healthline image upload data over a two-year period: March 2021 through to December 2022. A total of 40,045 images were analysed, including demographics of the service users who uploaded an image: ethnicity, age group, and area of residence. …”
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A regional program evaluation of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada by E. Hum, S. Karunananthan, A. Adil, I. Moroz, R. Davidson, C. Liddy

“…One potential solution is to facilitate access to programs and tools that develop patients’ skills and confidence in managing their own care.Aims This study aimed to describe the uptake of the Chronic Pain Self-Management Program (CPSMP) in Eastern Ontario and evaluate the effectiveness of the program in the acquisition of knowledge, confidence, and skills required to manage chronic pain, as measured by the Patient Activation Measure (PAM).Methods Using data routinely collected through the CPSMP between December 2017 and May 2023, we conducted a descriptive analysis of the number of participants each year, their gender, and their age distributions. …”
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Design of Physical Exercises Adapted to Improve the Nursing Students Physical Activity in Cienfuegos by Lázaro Dionisio Rojas Matsuda, Isaac Rodríguez Palacios, Katia Rodríguez Palacios, Ivis Espinoza Requesén, Yasser Hernández Hernández

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study was carried out in nursing students from the Cienfuegos University of Medical Sciences from January to December 2019. The universe consisted of 133 nursing students from 3rd to 5th year and the sample by sex; 15 females and 15 males, which represents the 25 % of the chosen population. …”
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Analgesic effect of intravesical lignocaine in urology surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ka T. Ng, Wei E. Lim, Wan Y. Teoh, Ahmad N. B. Fadzli, Mohd F. B. Z. Abidin

“…Methods: The MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL databases were searched from their start date until December 2024. Randomised clinical trials (RCTs) were included, comparing intravesical lignocaine and control for bladder irrigation in adults undergoing urological surgery. …”
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Neoadjuvant atezolizumab plus bevacizumab prior liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma by Parissa Tabrizian, Rebecca Marino, Sherrie Bhoori, Marcus Zeitlhoefler, Neil Mehta, Vanessa Banz, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Massimo Iavarone, Chiara Mazzarelli, Nicolò Simonotti, Francis Yao, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Josep M. Llovet

“…Methods: Herein, we performed a prospective assessment of 17 patients with HCC treated with neoadjuvant preoperative atezolizumab and bevacizumab prior to LT for HCC, obtained from December 2020 and December 2023 at seven Western transplant centers. …”
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A Prediction Model for External Root Resorption of the Second Molars Associated With Third Molars by Zhengwei Kou, Wuyang Zhang, Chen Li, Yu Zhang, Zijian Song, Yuzhen Zou, Haijing Wang, Zhenghua Liu, Bahetibieke Huerman, Tiange Deng, Kaijin Hu, Yang Xue, Ping Ji

“…Methods: A total of 798 patients with 2156 impacted third molars were collected from three centres between 1 December 2018 and 15 December 2018. ERR was identified by cone beam computed tomography examinations. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Prediction Models for Trawling Grounds of the Argentine Shortfin Squid <i>Illex argentinus</i> in the Southwest Atlantic High Seas Based on Vessel Position... by Delong Xiang, Yuyan Sun, Hanji Zhu, Jianhua Wang, Sisi Huang, Shengmao Zhang, Famou Zhang, Heng Zhang

“…This distinction resulted in lower accuracy for vessel-based predictions in December 2023 and May–June 2024, suggesting the need to incorporate fishing log data for more precise assessments of fishing ground levels or resource abundance during those months. …”
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Practice and effective analysis of continuous quality improvement in nosocomial infection prevention and control (医院感染防控持续质量改进及效果) by XU Xu (徐旭), REN Guqun (任顾群), SU Yuqiang (苏玉强), XU Yuanle (许远乐), WANG Yuena (王岳娜)

“…Totally 500 hospitalized patients with hospital admission from January to December 2020 were selected as the control group, and 500 hospitalized patients with hospital admission from January to December 2021 were selected as the observation group, At the same time, 60 medical and nursing staffs were selected for clinical research. …”
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Application of Health Education Accurately Linking System combined with case-based leaning in nursing teaching ward round in the encephalopathy clinic (健康教育精准连接系统助手联合基于案例学习模式在脑病科护理... by FU Jinna (付景娜), ZHAO Zijun (赵子珺), YANG Junxing (杨俊行), HU Zhe (胡哲), LYU Jingmin (吕静敏), SONG Ying (宋颖), SUN Yi (孙祎), GAO Jiajia (高佳佳), GENG Qingwen (耿庆文)

“…The routing management had been adopted in nursing teaching ward round between January and December. 2021. A modified model based on the HEALS combined with CBL was adopted in the in nursing teaching ward round between January and December. 2021. …”
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Comparative Analysis In The Treatment Of Myocardial Infarcted Patients In The Tertiary Care Hospital Of Peshawar Against American Heart Association (ASA) Treatment Guidelines by Sher Afghan Khan, Qadeer Nawaz, Sameer Ahmad, Zainab Khattak, Sana Khan, Attiya Munir

“…Methods: This study was conducted from 23rd July 2022 to 13th December 2022 in Cardiology ward of Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. …”
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Usefulness of Whole-Body Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Systematic Review by Giorgio Treglia, Silvia Taralli, Francesco Bertagna, Marco Salsano, Barbara Muoio, Pierluigi Novellis, Maria Letizia Vita, Fabio Maggi, Alessandro Giordano

“…No beginning date limit and language restriction were used; the search was updated until December 2011. Only those studies or subsets in studies including whole-body FDG-PET or PET/CT scans performed in patients with NF1 were included. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Stunting among Primary School Children in Northeast Ethiopia by Getaw Walle Bazie, Mohammed Seid, Gudina Egata

“…A school-based cross-sectional study design was used among 341 primary school children in Northeast Ethiopia from October to December 2019. A simple random sampling technique was used to recruit the study subjects. …”
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Anaemia and Iron Homeostasis in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana by Christian Obirikorang, Razak Gyesi Issahaku, Derick Nii Mensah Osakunor, James Osei-Yeboah

“…A comparative cross-sectional study on 319 participants was carried out at the Tamale Teaching Hospital from July 2013 to December 2013, 219 patients on HAART (designated On-HAART) and 100 HAART-naive patients. …”
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1922 — the best year of the Comintern. Soviet Russia, German communists and the Genoa conference by A. Yu. Vatlin

“…The signing of the Declaration on the formation of the Soviet Union on December 30, 1922 marked a new stage in the history of international relations, and, at the same time, took stock of intense domestic and international political struggle unfolding in the previous years. …”
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Food safety practices and its associated factors among food handlers in selected food establishments in Jigjiga Town, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Dek Kahin Yosef, Tewodros Tesfa, Getachew Kabew Mekonnen, Kassahun Bogale, Mohammed Ahmed

“…Methods An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted from August 28 to December 1 2023, using a systematic sampling technique, and data were collected using a structured questionnaire and observational checklist. …”
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The Impact of Electronic Reading Devices on Reading Speed and Comfort in Patients with Decreased Vision by Henry L. Feng, Daniel B. Roth, Howard F. Fine, Jonathan L. Prenner, Kunjal K. Modi, William J. Feuer

“…A prospective study involving a convenience sample of 167 patients at a single retina practice from January 2011 to December 2012. Participants were asked to read five different excerpts on five different media in a randomly assigned order. …”
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