Impact of Order Restrictions on Hemoglobin A1c Requests at Primary Health Care Centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Alakeely M, Masud N, Bin Saleh F, Alghassab R, AlFagih N, Alkathiri MA, Albakri S

“…Box 123194, Riyadh, 11741, Saudi Arabia, Email Mahaakeely@gmail.comPurpose: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of policy intervention on the physician ordering of HbA1c for the patients seen at the primary health care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Methods: The study included patients over the age of 18 for whom HbA1c tests were ordered before and after the policy restrictions were implemented at the three main Primary Health Care Centers under the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA) in Riyadh, between October 2020 and August 2023. …”
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Perceived benefits and challenges one year after receiving brief therapy in a district psychiatric centre. An exploration of patients' and GPs' experiences: A qualitative study. by Hilde V Markussen, Lene Aasdahl, Petter Viksveen, Marit B Rise

“…This comparison aimed to challenge and deepen the understanding of condensed patient stories.<h4>Results</h4>The main results are presented as three condensed patient stories: A) Coping with mental problems; B) A path to another treatment; and C) Confusion and lost hope. …”
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Transition to home after very preterm birth: improving outcomes of children and their families—a systematic review protocol by Beatrice Latal, Ulrike Held, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Sandra Siegfried, Vivienne Engel, Valentina Mauron-Papadimitriou, Lea Bührer, Laura Ebner, Lena Keller, Martina Gosteli

“…Consequently, we aimed to provide an overview of existing transition-to-home interventions and their efficacy by conducting a systematic review of the literature.Methods and analysis We will perform a systematic review of interventions aiming at improving the transition to home process for very preterm-born infants and their parents and will search the following databases: Cochrane, Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE and PsycINFO. Our main aim is to provide an overview of existing transition-to-home interventions and their efficacy in categories of intervention types. …”
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Dairy Production in the Chuvash Republic: Success Factor Analysis by Natalya M. Suray, Alexander L. Tatochenko, Elena A. Krasil'nikova, Naila A. Teplaia, Alexey P. Mikhalev, Galina V. Zhdanova

“…The twelve largest milk producers in the region provide 100% of the output of drinking milk, so private farms mainly focus on meeting the needs of dairy processing enterprises. …”
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Patients’ perceived involvement in clinical decision-making and associated factors among adult patients admitted at Jimma Medical Center, Oromia, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study... by Yonas Gurmu Dugasa, Keneni Dina Dibera, Wadu Wolancho Debancho, Gadisa Bekele Bedada

“…Significant factors were declared at p&lt;0.05.Main outcome measure Patients’ perceived involvement in clinical decision-making (adequate involvement/poor involvement).Results A total of 51.4% (95% CI: 46.4 to 56.3) of respondents had adequate perceived involvement in clinical decision-making. …”
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Thrombotic vs. Bleeding Events of Interruption of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy within 12 Months among Patients with Stent-Driven High Ischemic Risk Definition following PCI by Hao-Yu Wang, Bo Xu, Chen-Xi Song, Chang-Dong Guan, Li-Hua Xie, Yan-Yan Zhao, Zhong-Xing Cai, Sheng Yuan, Ke-Fei Dou

“…This difference was driven mainly by all-cause death (1.8% vs. 0.7%) and MI (1.3% vs. 0.5%). …”
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The collection of potato cultivars as a source for breeding for high yield, earliness, and resistance to late blight, virus diseases and Globodera rostochiensis Woll by L. I. Kostina, O. S. Kosareva

“…The analysis of pedigrees helped to select source material for the main trends of domestic potato breeding. Data of a number of cultivars identified by analyzing progenies from self-pollination are presented in the paper. …”
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Teknologi Opinion Mining untuk Mendukung Strategic Planning by Dwi Rolliawati, Khalid Khalid, Indri Sudanawati Rozas

“…This phenomenon  was chosen as the main background reason in this research. Opinion mining is as one of the technologies in processing text data to obtain information direction from public comments/opinions. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Different Mint Species Based on Their In Vitro Antioxidant and Antibacterial Effect by Ameni Sfaxi, Szilvia Tavaszi-Sárosi, Kovács Flórián, Katalin Patonay, Péter Radácsi, Ákos Juhász

“…The least effective oil in the case of Gram-negative bacteria was bergamot mint (inhibition zone: 7.67–8.67 mm, MIC: 2.00, >2.00 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%, IC₅₀: 0.11–0.25 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%, MBC: 2.00, >2.00 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%), while in the case of Gram-positive bacteria, oils containing dihydrocarvone as the main compound possessed the weakest antibacterial effect (inhibition zone: 9.00–10.00 mm, MIC: 1.00–2.00 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%, IC₅₀: 0.22–0.37 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%, MBC: >2.00 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%). …”
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Mangrove biomass productivity and sediment carbon storage assessment at selected sites in Mauritius: the effect of tidal inundation, forest age and mineral availability by M D D Doodee, S D D V Rughooputh, S Jawaheer

“…Carbon dioxide is the most abundant anthropogenic greenhouse gas released in the environment and is considered as one of the main drivers of global warming and ensuing climate change. …”
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How can Blood Flow Restriction Exercise be Utilised for the Management of Persistent Pain Following Complex Injuries in Military Personnel? A Narrative Review by Luke Gray, Peter Ladlow, Russell J Coppack, Robyn P Cassidy, Lynn Kelly, Sarah Lewis, Nick Caplan, Robert Barker-Davies, Alexander N Bennett, Luke Hughes

“…The management of persistent pain and utility of adjunct therapies has become a clinical and research priority within numerous healthcare settings, including defence medical services. Main Body Blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise has demonstrated beneficial morphological and physiological adaptions in load-compromised populations, as well as being able to elicit acute hypoalgesia. …”
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(Study on Stomach Contents of Opudi Fish (Telmatherina celebensis) in Towuti Lake, South Sulawesi) by . Sulistiono, A. Furkon, R. Affandi

“…Stomach contents of the fish was consisted of 4 kinds of foods such as insect, part of organism,  debris and  zooplankton.  Main food of the fish was insect (IP 51.22% for male, 43.26% for female,  suplement food was part of insect (IP 26.99% for male, 30.27% for female) and debris (IP 14.06% for male, 15.83% for female), while additional food was zooplankton consisted of Closterium (IP 2.93% for male, 4.62% for female), Pinnularia (IP1.79% for male, IP 1.39% for female), Navicula (IP 1.19%, for male, 1.41% for female) and Nitzschia (IP 0.74% for male,  1.08% for female).  …”
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Identifying a Serum Exosomal-Associated lncRNA/circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Network in Coronary Heart Disease by Jia Mao, Yufei Zhou, Licheng Lu, Ping Zhang, Runhua Ren, Yaqiong Wang, Jing Wang

“…PPI network analysis showed that 25 hub DEMs were closely related to CHD, of which ubiquitin C (UBC) was the most important. Hub genes were mainly enriched in “cellular protein metabolic process” functions. …”
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Healthcare resource utilisation and costs of hospitalisation and primary care among adults with COVID-19 in England: a population-based cohort study by Carmen Tsang, Robert Wood, Tendai Mugwagwa, Kiran K Rai, Jingyan Yang, Theo Tritton, Jennifer L Nguyen, Kathleen Michelle Andersen, Maya Reimbaeva, Leah J McGrath, Poppy Payne, Bethany Emma Backhouse, Diana Mendes, Rebecca Butfield, Kevin Naicker, Mary Araghi

“…Patients with a COVID-19-related hospitalisation within 84 days of a positive test were included in the hospitalised cohort.Main outcome measures Primary and secondary care HCRU and associated costs ≤4 weeks following positive COVID-19 test, stratified by age group, risk of severe COVID-19 and immunocompromised status.Results Among the hospitalised cohort, average length of stay, including critical care stays, was longer in older adults. …”
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Efficacy of drugs most commonly prescribed at functional gastrointestinal diseases (functional dyspepsia syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome) observational study results by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, D. V. Reykhart, O. S. Shifrin, A. G. Beniashvili, O. S. Lyashenko, A. V. Belostotsky

“…It is established that presence of probiotic in the treatment mode leads to significant reduction in main symptoms severity typical both for FD and IBS according to the «7×7» questionnaire.…”
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Management Control System and Financial Performance of Micro Finance Institutions in Central Region Uganda by Arthur, Sunday, Caleb, Tamwesigire, Caroline Masiko, Murezi, George Stanley, Kinyata, Godfrey, Barigye, Keneth, Nuwagira, Moses, Agaba

“…Most studies undertaken in the past few years have focused mainly on outreach of MFI’s and their impact on profitability and not on internal control system and lack of clarity on the extent to which internal control system influences financial performance (Narver, 2007) will therefore continue to inhibit common understanding and explanation which might deter performance improvement in Ugandan microfinance institutions. …”
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Factors Associated with Healthcare-Seeking Behavior among Health Profession Students in Selected Universities in Southwestern Uganda. by Wamaani, Hannington Gamukama, Olum, Ronald, Ajuna, Noble, Atwijukire, Humphrey, Kabami, Jane, Asiimwe, John Baptist

“…Fifty-seven percent (57.5%) of the participants consulted a health worker when ill in the last 12 months (had formal HSB). Most participants’ main reason for seeking health care was to treat the underlying illness (73.3%). …”
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Automated Recipe Generation AI Tool from Food Images using Machine Learning. Approach for Ingredient Extraction and Cooking Instructions by Lwamaza, Eddy, Nuwasiima, Happy

“…It is structured into three main chapters, each playing a distinct role in advancing the understanding and implementation of the proposed project. …”
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Assessing the Potential of Cultural Tourism Development in Kabale District by Simon, Otebwa

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Mesenchymal stromal cells-derived extracellular vesicles in cartilage regeneration: potential and limitations by María Piñeiro-Ramil, Iván Gómez-Seoane, Ana Isabel Rodríguez-Cendal, Isaac Fuentes-Boquete, Silvia Díaz-Prado

“…This review explores the potential and limitations of MSC-derived sEVs in cartilage regeneration. Main text This systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines, with a comprehensive search of the Web of Science and Scopus databases for studies published between 2019 and 2024. …”
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