Metabolic Risk Factors of Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Normal Elderly: A Population-Based Study by Chih-Kuang Cheng, Yu-Chien Tsao, Yuan-Chih Su, Fung-Chang Sung, Hsu-Chih Tai, Woon-Man Kung

“…Data were obtained from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. AD patients, DLB patients, and normal control (NC) individuals from 1996 to 2013 were enrolled for risk assessment. …”
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Development and validation of a social vulnerabilities survey for medical inpatients by Maria-Jose Santana, William A Ghali, Tolulope Sajobi, Karen L Tang, Oluwaseyi Lawal, Leonie Tesorero

“…Objectives Our objective was to validate a Social Vulnerabilities Survey that was developed to identify patient barriers in the following domains: (1) salience or priority of health; (2) social support; (3) transportation; and (4) finances.Design Cross-sectional psychometric study.Questions for one domain (health salience) were developed de novo while questions for the other domains were derived from national surveys and/or previously validated questionnaires. …”
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Trend of skin cancer mortality and years of life lost in China from 2013 to 2021 by Jingyi Li, Jiaqi Zeng, Yuanchao Yang, Biran Huang

“…This study aimed to estimate the mortality trends of skin cancer in China within 2013–2021.MethodsA retrospective analysis of skin cancer deaths within 2013–2021 was performed using the China death cause surveillance dataset compiled by the National Health Commission Statistics Information Center and the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Center. …”
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Quantitative and qualitative meta-analysis of Scientific Research Papers in the field of creative city in Tehran metropolis by Arezoo Momenian Najjar, Morteza Mirgholami, Azita Oskoyi

“…In order to achieve the creative city of Tehran, it is necessary to consider following points; at the international level the principles of competition and interaction, at the national level the principle of balance, at the level of Tehran metropolis the principle of development, at the city zones the principle of spatial justice and at the level of neighborhoods and urban spaces the principles of the quality of space and vitality.…”
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Enseigner et apprendre en présentiel by Liudmyla Holubnycha, Tetiana Shchokina, Natalia Soroka

“…The purpose is to check whether the classroom training process is of better quality than online teaching and learning on the basis of the real case of teaching English at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University. The tasks are to find out the pluses of offline training in comparison with the online format; to reveal the minuses of the traditional educational form in comparison with the online format on the basis of real teaching experience; and to check whether the pluses or the minuses of offline training have a greater influence on intermediate students’ learning results. …”
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Reaching the Peripheral Regional Growth Centre by Jörgen Gren

“…More importantly, the centre-periphery concept is at the very heart of most national regional policies and aid schemes as well as being at the heart of the EU’s cohesion/convergence efforts undertaken in the framework of the Structural and cohesion funds. …”
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Levels and associated factors for early cessation of EBF among under six month children in Ethiopia by Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh, Tsehay Kebede Bizuneh

“…The average age of women with paired infants was 27.4 (±6.25) years, while the mean age of infants was 4.79 (±2.34) months. The estimated national rate of early termination of exclusive breastfeeding was 15.8% (95% CI: 14.11–17.66). …”
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Cost Analysis of the Use of Voriconazole, Posaconazole and Micafungin in the Primary Prophylaxis of Invasive Fungal Infections in Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell T... by Santiago Grau, Carlos Solano, Carol García-Vidal, Isidro Jarque, Jon A. Barrueta, Carmen Peral, Irene Rodríguez, Darío Rubio-Rodríguez, Carlos Rubio-Terrés

“…**Objectives:** Compare the cost of the primary prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections (IFI) with voriconazole, posaconazole, and micafungin in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in hospitals of the National Health System (NHS) in Spain. **Methods:** A cost analysis was made for 100 days and 180 days of prophylaxis and a decision tree model was developed. …”
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Israel in Foreign Policy of the United Arab Emirates: from Confrontation to Normalization by E. S. Melkumyan

“…The article traces the connec- tion between the specific areas of cooperation with Israel and those which were set byа Abu Dhabi as the key priorities of its national strategic development.…”
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Cost‐of‐illness analysis of chronic urticaria clinical management in five countries of Latin America by Jorge Sánchez, Leidy Álvarez, José Ignacio Larco, Luis Ensina, Guillermo Guidos‐Fogelbach, Cesar A. Reyes‐López, German D. Ramon, Karla Robles‐Velasco, Ivan Cherrez‐Ojeda

“…Conclusion The cost of the CSU in LA varies widely based on the health insurance coverage, the cost of the therapies, and the frequency of therapies used. Strengthening national health systems, as well as following the recommendations of international guidelines, seems to reduce the cost of CSU and improve the quality of patients.…”
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Foglalkoztatási és jövedelemtermelési problémák vizsgálata a Balatoni turisztikai desztinációban (Problems with Employment and Income Generation in the Lake Balaton Tourism Destina... by Szilveszter Valentin

“…The goal was to raise the number of employed people in Hungary to 4.7 million by the year 2020. In the national labour market there are areas that are unique and employ labour under special circumstances. …”
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Challenges in exercising the right to annual leave for workers on long-term sick leave in the Republic of Croatia by Bjelić-Gaćeša Dragana

“…As such, it is incorporated in a number of legal acts, both at the international and regional, as well as at the national levels. The purpose of this right is to enable the workers to rest from physical and/or mental work, to enable them to enjoy relaxation and leisure in order to restore their working abilities. …”
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Pilot of a team-based quality improvement strategy to improve cardiovascular risk factors care in community mental health centers by Karly A. Murphy, Karly A. Murphy, Joseph Gennusa, Arlene T. Dalcin, Arlene T. Dalcin, Courtney Cook, Courtney Cook, Stacy Goldsholl, Tyler Fink, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, David Thompson, David Thompson, Emma E. McGinty

“…The percentage who reached goals per national guidelines improved for those with dyslipidemia but not for those with hypertension or diabetes. …”
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Development of the Information Technology Sector in India: the Role of Government by I. S. Ashmyanskaya

“…The availability of start-up capital, especially venture capital, is another essential component for the success of the national information technology sector. The conditions created by a government for the development of the institution of venture investment in the country will be of fundamental importance. …”
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Factors that influence the feasibility and implementation of a complex intervention to improve the treatment of peripheral arterial disease in primary and secondary care: a qualita... by Athanasios Saratzis, Vanessa Lawrence, Ruth Benson, Emma Watson, Prakash Saha, Clair Le Boutillier, Bernadeta Bridgwood

“…Objectives Our aim was to examine the feasibility and implementation of a complex intervention to improve the care of patients with peripheral arterial disease (the LEGS intervention) from the perspective of patients, general practitioners and secondary care clinicians.Design A qualitative study involving semistructured individual interviews with patients and providers to gain an understanding of the feasibility of the LEGS intervention as well the barriers and facilitators to implementation in secondary and primary care.Setting Primary and secondary care settings across two National Health Service Trusts.Participants Twenty-five semistructured telephone interviews were conducted with (1) patients who had received the intervention (n=11), (2) secondary care clinicians responsible for delivering the intervention (n=8) and (3) general practitioners (n=6).Analysis Data were initially analysed using inductive descriptive thematic analysis. …”
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Transnational organized crime in Latin America: Current trends and prospects for military crime-fighting operations by A. N. Pyatakov

“…In particular, their activities contribute to the erosion of national sovereignty as they seek to oust states from their sphere of interests by both legal and illegal means. …”
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Prevalence and characteristics of HPV vaccine hesitancy among parents of adolescent females across Saudi Arabia by Sahar Othman, Ranya Ghamri, Wala Alhamadah, Anwaar Alsatty, Dhuha Khesfaty, Ohoud Alghamdi, Ragad Arbaein, Alaa M. Baglagel, Jumana Khayyat, Bushra Almalki

“…HPV vaccine hesitancy among parents of adolescents and their related factors have been studied at the regional level in Saudi Arabia, but national-level data are not available. Therefore, this study aims to assess the prevalence and characteristics of HPV vaccine hesitancy among parents of adolescent females in Saudi Arabia.Materials and methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted in Saudi Arabia among parents of adolescent females aged 11–17 years between November and December 2022. …”
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A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of the Association between Liver Enzymes and Lipid Levels by Subrata Deb, Prasanth Puthanveetil, Prashant Sakharkar

“…To examine the association between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels and liver enzyme functions. Methods. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 1999 to 2012 was used to examine the association between liver enzymes and lipid levels amongst adults in the United States. …”
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Development of a Daily Databank of Solar Radiation Components for Moroccan Territory by Mohammed Benchrifa, Hajar Essalhi, Rachid Tadili, Mohammed N. Bargach, Abdellah Mechaqrane

“…Firstly, we used one year’s worth of measurements of the different components of the solar radiation, provided by the National Meteorological Department, to establish the extrapolation equations between the global radiation at the reference site and the global radiation of twenty-eight other sites. …”
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Summary of Evidence on Nutritional Management for Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy by Xin Dan, Ya‐Lin He, Ya‐Lin Tian, Tang‐Lin Chen, Jia‐Yi Yu

“…Method According to the “6S” evidence resource pyramid model, clinical decision‐making tools, guidelines, expert consensus, and systematic reviews on nutritional management for chemotherapy patients were systematically retrieved from national and international databases. The methodological quality of the selected literature was evaluated using AGREE II for guidelines, the JBI Evidence‐Based Healthcare Center's standards for systematic reviews, and expert consensus developed by evidence‐based practice experts. …”
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