Improving the Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measure in Clinical Practice: Tackling Current Challenges With Innovative Digital Communication Technologies by Kelly M de Ligt, Saar Hommes, Ruben D Vromans, Eva Boomstra, Lonneke V van de Poll, Emiel J Krahmer

“…Communication processes for PROMs in clinical practice typically involve (1) health care professionals (HCPs) inviting patients to complete PROMs, (2) patients completing PROMs, (3) HCPs and patients interpreting the resulting patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and (4) HCPs and patients using PROs for health management. …”
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CURRENT POSSIBILITIES OF MAGNETIC – RESONANCE IMAGING IN DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER by N. A. Rubtsova, E. G. Novikova, I. Yu. Sychenkova

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Strategies for Oxygen Ecosystems in Middle-Income Countries: A Review and Case Study from Lebanon by Tim Baker, Claudio Gatti, Guido Rossini, Habtamu Tolla, Anne Detjen, Mulugeta Mideksa, Nadeen Hilal, Rima Shaya

“…Lebanon, a lower-middle income country in the Middle East, is contending with an extensive economic crisis affecting the health system. Eighteen recommendations for strengthening the oxygen ecosystem in Lebanon that are relevant for other middle-income countries include the establishment of a National Oxygen Committee, installation of additional oxygen plants, strengthened systems for maintenance and electricity supply, increased production, procurement and supply chain resilience, improved training and human resources, the use of data collection and regular information to guide the ecosystem, and integration of oxygen into the rest of the health system.…”
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Short-term effects of 448 kilohertz radiofrequency stimulation on plantar fascia measured by quantitative ultrasound elastography and thermography on active healthy subjects: an op... by Daniel Aguilar-Nuñez, Pablo Cervera-Garvi, Ana Gonzalez-Muñoz, Santiago Navarro-Ledesma

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Facial features of cartoon characters and their perceived attributes by Asma Ashari, Lee Win Jo, Joshua Peh, Graham Oliver

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Congenital Anomalies and Termination of Pregnancy in Iran by Bahram Samadirad, Zhila Khamnian, Mohammad Bager Hosseini, Saeed Dastgiri

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Perceived discrimination in fatigue: a qualitative interview study in the SOMA.SOC project by Rieke Barbek, Anna Christin Makowski, Olaf von dem Knesebeck

“…IntroductionFatigue is a frequent somatic symptom impacting health and well-being and lately receiving increased attention as a long-term consequence of COVID-19. …”
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Experience of tricuspid valve replacement: immediate and long-term results by G.I. Darwish, M.F. Rotari, N.S. Gnoianko

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Timing of Frontal Plane Trunk Lean, Not Magnitude, Mediates Frontal Plane Knee Joint Loading in Patients with Moderate Medial Knee Osteoarthritis by Freyja Hálfdanardóttir, Dan K. Ramsey, Kristín Briem

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Thermoelectric porous laser-induced graphene-based strain-temperature decoupling and self-powered sensing by Li Yang, Xue Chen, Ankan Dutta, Hui Zhang, Zihan Wang, Mingyang Xin, Shuaijie Du, Guizhi Xu, Huanyu Cheng

“…The design concepts from this study could also be leveraged to prepare multimodal sensors with decoupled sensing capability for accurate multi-parameter detection towards health monitoring.…”
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Takotsubo Syndrome Associated with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Saad Ezad, Michael McGee, Andrew J. Boyle

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‘It looks better than a bowl of mush’: Views on the use of food design strategies, including 3D food printing, to improve meals for people with dysphagia by Bronwyn Hemsley

“…To improve meals for people with dysphagia, we explored the views of people with dysphagia, their supporters and allied health professionals on a range of food design strategies (e.g. food shaping and food presentation techniques), including 3D food printing. …”
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Aggressive Multimodal Approach for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer and Long-Term Survival by Nasir Hussain, Usman Mustafa, Su Hyeon Jung, Alan D. Gilman

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CORE-MD clinical risk score for regulatory evaluation of artificial intelligence-based medical device software by Frank E. Rademakers, Elisabetta Biasin, Nico Bruining, Enrico G. Caiani, Rhodri H. Davies, Stephen H. Gilbert, Eric Kamenjasevic, Gearóid McGauran, Gearóid O’Connor, Jean-Baptiste Rouffet, Baptiste Vasey, Alan G. Fraser

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Marital adjustment and quality of life among HIV discordant couples by Subhasis Bhadra, Nupur Tayal

“…In India National AIDS Control Society (NACO) is the nodal agency under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to work on this public health issue. …”
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Serum Micronutrient Status of Haart-Naïve, HIV Infected Children in South Western Nigeria: A Case Controlled Study by H. C. Anyabolu, E. A. Adejuyigbe, O. O. Adeodu

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Seroprevalence and Biomarkers Detection of Human Herpes Virus (HHV-8) in Patients with Kaposi Sarcoma by Abdulrazzaq Neamah Zghair, Sumayah Faruq Kasim, Nazar Sh. Mohammed, Anil K. Sharma

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Electronic Cigarettes: Ally or an Enemy in Combating Tobacco-Use-Associated Diseases - An Integrative Review by Hunny Sharma, Manisha Ruikar

“…Introduction: E-cigarettes (ECs) portable battery-operated devices developed as a strategy for tackling tobacco-related harm are now becoming a global threat to human health. Objectives: This integrative review aims to throw some light on the effect of ECs on human health and determine the safety of ECs with or without nicotine with long-term usage. …”
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Challenges Faced by Nurses in Transitioning Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Patients to Adult Care by Gifty Enyonam Amoaku, Delali Adwoa Wuaku, Vivian Efua Senoo-Dogbey

“…Results Nurses working at the pediatric department of the regional health facility had no education on how to transition children from pediatric to adult care, leading to poor evidence-based transition care. …”
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High-Resolution Estimation of Daily PM_2.5 Levels in the Contiguous US Using Bi-LSTM with Attention by Zhongying Wang, James L. Crooks, Elizabeth Anne Regan, Morteza Karimzadeh

“…Estimating surface-level PM_2.5 concentrations at any given location is crucial for public health monitoring and cohort studies. Existing models and datasets for this purpose have limited precision, especially on high-concentration days. …”
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