“If that would have lessened my symptoms, that would have been great...”: a qualitative study about the acceptability of tecovirimat as treatment for mpox by Sara Paparini, Rosalie Hayes, Benjamin Weil, Will Nutland, Ismael Maatouk, Teodora Wi, Chloe M. Orkin, Rosamund Lewis

“…Inclusion criteria were as follows: experience of mpox illness; age 18 and over; living in the United Kingdom (UK); living in the UK during 2022 mpox outbreak. …”
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MANIPULATIVE TACTICS IMPLEMENTATION IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by Tatyana P. Paliy, Inna N. Poteryakhina

“…These include: the use of epithets and metaphors, lexical repetitions, quotations from famous and outstanding personalities, phraseological units and emotionally charged lexemes.…”
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Quantification of [99mTc]Tc-HDP bone SPECT/CT: can we improve the body weight based standardized uptake value with a more robust normalization? by Tiberiu Damian, Noel Spielhofer, Jakob Heimer, Alexander W. Sauter, Cristina Popescu, Daniel Hausmann, Jason L. Manser, Karim Eid, Rahel A. Kubik-Huch, Irene A. Burger

“…Measurements of bone activity (kBq/cc) and bone density in Hounsfield Units (HU) in a standard volume of interest in the femur, the first and the fifth lumbar vertebra of all patients, without active disease within these regions was made. …”
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İlkokul Hayat Bilgisi Ders Kitaplarındaki Yaşlı Karakterlerin İncelenmesi by Gülseren Erhan, Gülşah Doğanay

“…Bu amaçla araştırmada ders kitaplarının ünite, bölüm ya da sayfalarında yer alan anlatımlarında yaşlı karakterlerin rolleri, sosyal yaşam etkinlikleri, sağlıklı ya da aktif olma gibi özelliklerinin yansıma düzeyi ve biçimi incelenmiştir. …”
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Technological-Based Interventions in Cancer and Factors Associated With the Use of Mobile Digital Wellness and Health Apps Among Cancer Information Seekers: Cross-Sectional Study by Ogochukwu Juliet Ezeigwe, Kenechukwu Obumneme Samuel Nwosu, Oladipo Kunle Afolayan, Akpevwe Amanda Ojaruega, Jovita Echere, Manali Desai, Modupe Olajumoke Onigbogi, Olajumoke Ope Oladoyin, Nnenna Chioma Okoye, Pierre Fwelo

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to identify the factors influencing the use of mobile health and wellness apps among cancer information seekers in the United States. MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the Health Information National Trends Survey. …”
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Age-dependent interaction between serum zinc and triglyceride-glucose index among American adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jun Lai, Jun Lai, Xin-Qing Li, Yinglin Zheng, Zongyan Liu, Qiquan Wu, Yongxiao Cao

“…While in the age ≥60 years group, it exhibited an inverted-L shaped nonlinear pattern (P for nonlinearity < 0.001***).ConclusionThere is a significant relationship between log-transformed serum zinc and TyG in adults in the United States, with age potentially influencing this association. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Virologically Confirmed Respiratory Syncytial Virus in English Primary Care: Protocol for an Observational Study of Acute Respiratory Infection by Uy Hoang, Utkarsh Agrawal, José Manuel Ordóñez-Mena, Zachary Marcum, Jennifer Radin, Andre Araujo, Catherine A Panozzo, Orsolya Balogh, Mihir Desai, Ahreej Eltayeb, Tianyi Lu, Catia Nicodemo, Xinchun Gu, Rosalind Goudie, Xuejuan Fan, Elizabeth Button, Jessica Smylie, Mark Joy, Gavin Jamie, William Elson, Rachel Byford, Joan Madia, Sneha Anand, Filipa Ferreira, Stavros Petrou, David Martin, Simon de Lusignan

“…More data would enhance our assessment of the need for an RSV vaccination program for adults in the United Kingdom. ObjectiveThis study aimed to implement point-of-care-testing (POCT) in primary care to describe the incidence, clinical presentation, risk factors, and economic burden of RSV among adults presenting with acute respiratory infection. …”
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Effect of a Vibration System on Pain Reduction during Injection of Dental Anesthesia in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Muhanad AlHareky, Jehan AlHumaid, Sumit Bedi, Maha El Tantawi, Mazin AlGahtani, Yousef AlYousef

“…This study was registered with clinical trial registry of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03953001).…”
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Uncovering the hidden mechanics of upper body rotations in tennis serves using wearable sensors on Dutch professional players by B. van Trigt, B. van Trigt, E. Faneker, E. Faneker, A. J. R. Leenen, A. E. Hoekstra, M. J. M. Hoozemans

“…Kinematics were assessed with a custom made high-end inertial measurement units (IMUs) system, sampled at 1,000 Hz. Magnitudes of, as well as the intersegmental timing between, three dimensional peak angular velocities of the pelvis, trunk, and dominant upper arm were analysed in relation to ball speed and accuracy with generalized estimating equations.ResultsPeak angular velocities of the pelvis, trunk and upper arm were significantly higher in the first compared to the second serve. …”
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Modified GIC Estimation Using 3‐D Earth Conductivity by Anna Kelbert, Greg M. Lucas

“…We estimate that the proposed modified 3‐D GIC modeling approach produces GIC values that are well within 50% of those obtained with the full‐scale power line integration of spatially variable geoelectric fields, for storms comparable in scale to the 2003 Halloween storm, all geological structures, and power lines located in the contiguous United States and other low‐ to middle‐latitude regions.…”
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Retrospective review of dosing trends in botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of adductor spasmodic dysphonia in a long-term cohort by Gabrielle French, J. Douglas Bosch, Derrick R. Randall

“…The mean total BT dosage for our population was 1.54 ± 0.35 Units per side. The majority of subjects had decreasing doses over time with a small subgroup having slowly increasing doses. …”
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Qualitative evaluation of survey questions to assess treatment preference for daily oral or long‑acting injectable antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV. by Cindy Garris, Irina Kolobova, Vasiliki Chounta, Alberto Díaz De Santiago, Robin Dretler, Tulika Singh, Gary Sinclair

“…Thirty adults in the United States currently receiving HIV treatment were enrolled in a cross-sectional study involving one-on-one concept confirmation and cognitive debriefing interviews. …”
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Comparing Health Care Financing in Indonesia and Thailand from 1995-2010: What Lessons Could Be Learned? by Darius Erlangga, Lizheng Shi

“…For analysis, the authors followed The Health Systems Assessment Approach: A How-To Manual Version 1.0 issued by Health Systems 20/20 supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). …”
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Association between metabolic score for visceral fat index and BMI-adjusted skeletal muscle mass index in American adults by Yifan Zhou, Xiangjie Su, Haitao Tan, Jun Xiao

“…Conclusion Our results indicate that METS-VF is negatively correlated with SMI among adults in the United States, suggesting that visceral obesity exerts a detrimental effect on muscle mass. …”
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Habitat associations of six‐lined racerunners in longleaf pine managed with a short fire rotation for northern bobwhites by Isaiah W. Samek, Steven J. Price, Theron M. Terhune II, Darin J. McNeil

“…., upland areas with relatively high bare ground cover) that occur most frequently in recently burned portions of bobwhite management units.…”
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Association of Sociodemographic Factors With Overtriage, Undertriage, and Value of Care After Major Surgery by Tyler J. Loftus, MD, Matthew M. Ruppert, MS, Benjamin Shickel, PhD, Tezcan Ozrazgat-Baslanti, PhD, Jeremy A. Balch, MD, Kenneth L. Abbott, MD, Die Hu, MS, Adnan Javed, MD, Firas Madbak, MD, Faheem Guirgis, MD, David Skarupa, MD, Philip A. Efron, MD, Patrick J. Tighe, MD, William R. Hogan, MD, Parisa Rashidi, PhD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr, MD, Azra Bihorac, MD

“…In a fair system, overtriage of low-acuity patients to intensive care units (ICUs) and undertriage of high-acuity patients to general wards would affect all sociodemographic subgroups equally. …”
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Bridging the gap: attitudes and practices toward complementary and alternative medicine among oncology patients and healthcare professionals in Croatia by Ljerka Armano, Vanja Vasiljev, Tomislav Rukavina, Denis Juraga, Aleksandar Racz, Aleksandar Racz, Vanja Tešić, Vanja Tešić, Vanja Tešić

“…The prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among oncology patients ranges from 30 to 80%, particularly higher in the United States compared to Europe. However, limited research exists on the attitudes of healthcare professionals and oncology patients toward CAM, especially within Western evidence-based medical settings. …”
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Detecting Freezing of Gait in Parkinson Disease Using Multiple Wearable Sensors Sets During Various Walking Tasks Relative to Medication Conditions (DetectFoG): Protocol for a Pros... by Sébastien Cordillet, Sophie Drapier, Frédérique Leh, Audeline Dumont, Florian Bidet, Isabelle Bonan, Karim Jamal

“…Using wearable sensors such as inertial measurement units (IMUs) to detect FoG episodes offers greater objectivity and accuracy. …”
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The association between pretransplant malignancy and post-transplant survival and cancer recurrence in bilateral lung transplantation: An analysis of 23,291 recipients by Wongi Woo, MD, Hye Sung Kim, MD, Ankit Bharat, MBBS, Young Kwang Chae, MD, PhD, MBA

“…Methods: This study evaluated the United Network for Organ Sharing registry for adult BLT performed between 2005 and 2023. …”
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Mechanical Percussion Devices: A Survey of Practice Patterns Among Healthcare Professionals by Scott W Cheatham, Russell T Baker, David G Behm, Kyle Stull, Morey J Kolber

“… # Purpose To survey and document the knowledge, clinical application methods, and use of mechanical percussion devices among healthcare professionals in the United States. # Design Cross-sectional survey study…”
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