Do Complications After Pancreatoduodenectomy Have an Impact on Long-Term Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes? by Ajami Gikandi, BA, Zhi Ven Fong, MD, MPH, DrPH, Motaz Qadan, MD, PhD, Raja R. Narayan, MD, MPH, Thinzar Lwin, MD, MS, Carlos Fernández-del Castillo, MD, Keith D. Lillemoe, MD, Cristina R. Ferrone, MD

“…Of 305 patients >5 years post-PD survivors, with valid contact information, 248 completed the questionnaires, and 231 had complication data available. …”
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Comparing the Critical Thinking Skills of Dentistry, Engineering, and Law Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Mashhad, Iran by Mohammad Hosein Sadeghi, Ali Kazemian, Maryam Mehrabkhani

“…The first part of the questionnaire inquired about the demographic information of students. Participants were asked to complete the web-based questionnaire anonymously. …”
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MUNet: a novel framework for accurate brain tumor segmentation combining UNet and mamba networks by Lijuan Yang, Lijuan Yang, Qiumei Dong, Da Lin, Chunfang Tian, Xinliang Lü

“…On the other hand, CNNs perform well in extracting local features but have limited performance when handling global information. To address these issues, this paper proposes a novel network framework, MUNet, which combines the advantages of UNet and Mamba, specifically designed for brain tumor segmentation. …”
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Psilocybin-assisted therapy for reducing alcohol intake in patients with alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled 12-week clinical trial... by Claus Thorn Ekstrøm, Patrick MacDonald Fisher, Gitte Moos Knudsen, Dea Siggaard Stenbæk, Anders Fink-Jensen, Mathias Ebbesen Jensen, Tobias Søgaard Juul

“…All patients will be provided oral and written information about the trial before screening. The study results will be disseminated by peer-review publications and conference presentations.Trial registration number EudraCT 2020-000829-55 and NCT05416229.…”
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“I’m living in a ‘no’ world now…”- A qualitative study of the widespread impact of living with chronic breathlessness, and experiences of identification and assessment of this symp... by Helene L. Elliott-Button, Miriam J. Johnson, Ann Hutchinson, David C. Currow, Joseph Clark

“…., handheld fan) and patients find their own strategies. (4) Need for education and information. Clinicians felt helpless about breathlessness management, and patients lacked understanding and had low expectations of receiving help for this symptom. …”
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The relationship between cholesterol levels and thyroid eye disease by Caroline Cardo, Roberto Bernardo Santos, Ana Beatriz Pinotti Pedro Miklos, Sabrina Barbosa Jaconis, João Hamilton Romaldini, Danilo Villagelin

“…Laboratory results and information on smoking habits, statin use and medications affecting lipid profiles during the euthyroid state were analyzed. …”
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Development of a social learning theory-based pressure injury training program for nursing assistants in Chinese nursing homes by Yanxia Guo, Yanxia Guo, Shengnan Yang, Plernpit Boonyamalik, Arpaporn Powwattana, Wen Zhu, Lingxia Xu

“…Several experts evaluated the training program’s content, which was informed by systematic reviews and qualitative interviews with stakeholders. …”
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Design Simulation and Preparation of White OLED Microdisplay Based on Microcavity Structure Optimization by Liangfei Duan, Guanghua Wang, Yu Duan, Denglin Lei, Fuli Qian, Qiming Yang

“…White-light OLED devices play an important application in information display fields. Optical interference of the microcavity structure has an important effect on device performances. …”
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Effects of home-based mirror therapy and cognitive therapeutic exercise on the improvement of the upper extremity functions in patients with severe hemiparesis after a stroke: a pr... by Josefa Gonzalez-Santos, Raul Soto-Camara, Paula Rodriguez-Fernández, Maria Jimenez-Barrios, Jeronimo Gonzalez-Bernal, Carla Collazo-Riobo, Maha Jahouh, Yolanda Bravo-Anguiano, Jose M Trejo-Gabriel-Galan

“…These study results will provide relevant and novel information on effective neurorehabilitation strategies and improve the quality of intervention programmes aimed at patients after a stroke.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04163666).…”
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Men care too: a qualitative study examining women’s perceptions of fathers’ engagement in early childhood development (ECD) during an ECD program for HIV-positive mothers in Malawi... by Linda Richter, Thomas J Coates, Tijana Temelkovska, Pericles Kalande, Evelyn Udedi, Laurie Bruns, Siyenunu Mulungu, Julie Hubbard, Sundeep Gupta, Kathryn Dovel

“…The intervention did not target fathers, but mothers were encouraged to share information with them.Results Interviews were conducted with 29 mothers. …”
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Advancing GIS-based suitability analysis of BtX, PtX, PBtX, and eBtX facilities using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process by Marcel Dossow, Mengxi Chen, Hartmut Spliethoff, Sebastian Fendt

“…To address the urgent need for sustainable fuel production, this study proposes a novel methodology that integrates Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) techniques to identify optimal sites for Biomass-to-X (BtX), Power-to-X (PtX), or hybrid (e-/PBtX) facilities. …”
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Determination of unbound-bound moisture interface of faecal sludges from different on-site sanitation systems by Arun Kumar Rayavellore Suryakumar, Edwina Mercer, Jonathan Pocock, Santiago Septien

“…Although dewatering indices such as specific resistance to filtration (SRF) and capillary suction time (CST) have been extensively used to determine the limits of sludge dewaterability, these parameters do not provide information on the limits of unbound moisture.The unbound and bound moisture fractions of the FS samples were determined using different methods, and each method was evaluated for reliability. …”
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Epidemiology and clinical features of childhood malignant solid tumors in a single center in southwest China over 24 years by Ting Li, Xiangpan Kong, Dawei He

“…Conclusions This study provides reliable information on the incidence characteristics and trends of childhood malignant solid tumors.…”
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Microbiota analysis of perimenopausal women experiencing recurrent vaginitis in conjunction with urinary tract infection by Yingying Bi, Yuezhu Wang, Wu Li, Yuhang Chen, Jinlong Qin, Huajun Zheng

“…Conclusions Our study provides insight into the nature of the urogenital and intestinal microbiota in perimenopausal women, and reveals significant changes in the microbiota in patients with RV/UTI. This information will help characterize the relationship between the urogenital microbiota and RV/UTI, potentially aiding in the development of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.…”
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Prognostic relevance of Ki-67 and P16/INK4a markers in histological diagnosis of cervical dysplasia by T. A. Dimitriadi, D. V. Burtsev, E. A. Dzhenkova, T. N. Gudtskova, K. V. Dvadnenko

“…The use of IHC in the initial diagnosis will contribute to: improving the information content of multiple aimed and loop excisional biopsies; reduction in relapse due to inadequate treatment; eliminating the unreasonable use of such a traumatic method as conization (especially in women of childbearing age).…”
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Regular Antenatal Attendance and Education Influence the Uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study at the University Hospital, Ku... by Otchere Addai-Mensah, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Kwadwo Sarbeng, Enoch Odame Anto, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Shanice Nglokie Arthur

“…Validated structured questionnaires were administered to obtain sociodemographic, medical/reproductive information, and IPTp-SP uptake among participants. …”
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Multimodal Imaging of Patients With Gliomas Confirms C-MET PET as a Complementary Marker to MRI for Noninvasive Tumor Grading and Intraindividual Follow-Up After Therapy by Kai R. Laukamp MD, Florian Lindemann PhD, Matthias Weckesser MD, Volker Hesselmann MD, Sandra Ligges PhD, Johannes Wölfer MD, Astrid Jeibmann MD, Bastian Zinnhardt PhD, Thomas Viel PhD, Michael Schäfers MD, Werner Paulus MD, Walter Stummer MD, Otmar Schober PhD, MD, Andreas H. Jacobs MD

“…Combined PET and MRI improve the evaluation of tumor activity, extent, type/grade prediction, and therapy-induced changes in patients with glioma and serve information highly relevant for diagnosis and management.…”
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Protocol for prognosticating PPD using EEG changes during labor pain by uterine contractions: a prospective cohort study in the first stage of labor by Yan Wang, Wan-Ying He, Chang’ an A. Zhan, Shi-Lei Pan, Wen Wu, Feng-Xian Li, Hong-Fei Zhang

“…Therefore, abnormal electroencephalography (EEG) patterns during the first stage of labor may provide useful information. Here, we propose that aberrant EEG patterns caused by painful uterine contractions may be predictive markers for PPD. …”
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Relation Between Humor Styles and Psychopathological Symptoms in Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study by Miriam Leñero-Cirujano, Héctor González-Ordi, Juan Ignacio Torres-González, Jacinto Gómez-Higuera, Sergi Piñar-Rodríguez, Elena López-Bermejo Minaya, Gregorio Jesús Alcalá-Albert, Álvaro Carmona-Pestaña, María Nieves Moro-Tejedor

“…Data were collected using the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ), the Short Checklist of Symptoms (LSB-50), and sociodemographic information. Spearman correlation analysis and linear regression analysis were conducted. …”
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Assessing CNN and Semantic Segmentation Models for Coarse Resolution Satellite Image Classification in Subcontinental Scale Land Cover Mapping by Tesfaye Adugna, Wenbo Xu, Jinlong Fan, Haitao Jia, Xin Luo

“…Achieving the best and the second-best results using RF and 1-D CNN models, respectively, indicates the superiority of the pixel-based method and the insignificance of spatial information in coarse-resolution image classification. …”
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