Soviet Researchers on the Middle East: Ahead of Their Time by I. D. Zvyagelskaya

“…At that time their circle was small. Among those who were engaged in political problems of the Arab world, one can name I.P. …”
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Frequency of remission achievement in the pre-treat-to-target decade in juvenile idiopathic arthritis by Ana Isabel Rebollo-Giménez, Angela Pistorio, Silvia Maria Orsi, Francesca Ridella, Elena Aldera, Luca Carlini, Valentina Natoli, Marco Burrone, Silvia Rosina, Roberta Naddei, Alessandro Consolaro, Esperanza Naredo, Angelo Ravelli

“…To provide a benchmark for comparing future outcomes in the “T2T era”, this study investigates the percentage of JIA patients who achieved clinical inactive disease (CID) in the decade that preceded the publication of the T2T recommendations in JIA. …”
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Resting Heart Rate and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results from a 10-Year Follow-Up of the CORFCHD-PCI Study by Ying-Ying Zheng, Ting-Ting Wu, You Chen, Xian-Geng Hou, Yi Yang, Xiang Ma, Yi-Tong Ma, Jin-Ying Zhang, Xiang Xie

“…The relationship between heart rate in CAD patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and had long-term outcomes over up to 10 years of follow-up has not been investigated. …”
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Risk factors for new vertebral fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty or percutaneous kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Wencheng Yang, Kaiwei Zou, Xuping Lin, Yanfang Yang, Tianpei Chen, Xiuming Wu, Xiaomeng Wang, Qingjun Liu, Chunhui Huang, Wanhan Su

“…ObjectThis study aims to conduct a prospective analysis of patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) who underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) or percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP), and further analyze the risk factors for new vertebral fracture following treatment.MethodsA prospective study was conducted from November 2020 to March 2022 at the First Hospital of Longyan City to select patients with OVCF who underwent treatment in the Department of Spinal Surgery. …”
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Comparing cup placement, leg length, and offset discrepancy after total hip arthroplasty between CT-based robotic arm-assisted and navigation systems by Akira Shimizu, Satoshi Murakami, Takayuki Tamai, Yuuki Haga, Tatsuhiko Kutsuna, Tomofumi Kinoshita, Masaki Takao

“…Methods: We studied 60 hips from 54 patients who underwent rTHA between April 2021 and August 2023, and 45 hips from 44 patients who underwent nTHA between January 2020 and March 2021 with the same target cup orientation at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Ozu Memorial Hospital, Japan. …”
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The history of childbirth: Women and doctors in the lying-in hospital of Göttingen University, eighteenth – nineteenth century by Jürgen Schlumbohm

“…One third of all the medical students who took the course in obstetrics never participated hands-on in a delivery, but only watched. …”
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Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Sikap dengan Tindakan Pencegahan Osteoporosis pada Wanita Usila di Kelurahan Jati by Sri Ganesh Rajaratenam, Rose Dinda Martini, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto

“…<p>Abstrak<br />Osteoporosis menjadi masalah kesehatan yang serius di Indonesia dan dunia. Laporan WHO, dianggarkan bahwa setiap 1 dari 3 wanita kecenderungan terkena osteoporosis, pada usia diatas 45 tahun percepatan proses penyakit ini pada wanita meningkat menjadi 80%. …”
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Comparison of demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics between first and second COVID-19 waves in a secondary care hospital in Qatar: a retrospective study by Prem Chandra, Vamanjore A Naushad, Nishan K Purayil, Abazar Ahmad M Saeed, Pradeep Radhakrishnan, Irfan Varikkodan, Joe V Mathew, Jaseem Sirajudeen, Riyadh A Hammamy, Ahmad M Badi, Aasir M Suliman, Mohamed N Badawi, Saket Arya, Maryam AlMotawa, Aisha Al-Baker, Rania Alatom, Anand Kartha

“…The second wave had a shorter length of stay (14.58±7.75 vs 12.61±6.16, p&lt;0.001) and more patients were discharged home (22% vs 10%, p&lt;0.001).Conclusions Patients who presented during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be more ill clinically and based on their laboratory parameters. …”
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Characterizing populations prioritized for PrEP in 19 African countries: a review of national guidance by Lauren A. Graybill, Caroline N. McKay, Jiayu Wang, Nadia A. Sam‐Agudu, Marcel Yotebieng, Friday Saidi, Linda‐Gail Bekker, Bonnie E. Shook‐Sa, Benjamin H. Chi, Nora E. Rosenberg

“…All countries prioritized HIV‐serodifferent couples, female sex workers (FSWs), adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBFW) and people who inject drugs (PWID), and most prioritized men who have sex with men (MSM; n = 18), transgender people (n = 18) and people in prisons (n = 17). …”
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The modern options of chronic hepatitis C antiviral therapy with daclatasvir: results of named patient program by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, I. G. Bakulin, N. I. Geyvandova, M. L. Zubkin, S. N. Kizhlo, A. V. Kuznetsova, I. B. Latysheva, N. A. Mamonova, V. G. Morozov, O. I. Sagalova, Ye. V. Esaulenko, Ye. O. Lyusina

“…In group of the patients receiving treatment mode of daclatasvir + asunaprevir the frequency of SVR24 achievement was 90%. Of 93 patients who underwent complete treatment course no severe adverse effects were registered. …”
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A comparison of applicant and accepted student characteristics to research training programs with implications for recruitment and selection strategy by Young-Hee Cho, Young-Hee Cho, Chi-Ah Chun, Chi-Ah Chun, Hector Ramos, Paul Buonora, Paul Buonora, Paul Buonora, Vasanthy Narayanaswami, Vasanthy Narayanaswami, Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Kim-Phuong L. Vu

“…Its second aim was to investigate whether applicants who were accepted to the programs using a holistic selection process differed in academic discipline, demographics, and psychosocial characteristics from applicants who were not accepted.MethodsInformation on students’ majors, race/ethnicity, and gender was obtained from the university records or applications submitted by students. …”
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Profil Penderita Penyakit Tuberkulosis Paru BTA Positif yang Ditemukan di BP4 Lubuk Alung periode Januari 2012 – Desember 2012 by Eni Yulvia Susilayanti, Irvan Medison, Erkadius .

“…Due to the speed of spread, it is necessary to know the profile of people who suffer from this disease, so the transmission can be minimized. …”
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Qualitative application of the diffusion of innovation theory to maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia by Jeanette L. Kaiser, Rachel M. Fiorillo, Taryn Vian, Thandiwe Ngoma, Kayla J. Kuhfeldt, Michelle L. Munro-Kramer, Davidson H. Hamer, Misheck Bwalya, Viviane R. Sakanga, Jody R. Lori, Eden Ahmed Mdluli, Peter C. Rockers, Godfrey Biemba, Nancy A. Scott

“…Methods We conducted 158 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with randomly selected rural-living women who had delivered a baby in the prior 12 months. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers Influencing Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Uptake by Mazin A. Barry, Khalid I. Aljammaz, Abdulaziz A. Alrashed

“…According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), all people who are 6 months old and above are recommended to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine annually. …”
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Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in Long-Term Postoperative Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: MRI Evaluation 34-51 Years after Surgery and its Changes during Middle an... by Tsutomu Akazawa, Toshiaki Kotani, Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Yasushi Iijima, Yoshiaki Torii, Jun Ueno, Atsuhiro Yoshida, Ken Tomochika, Sumihisa Orita, Yawara Eguchi, Kazuhide Inage, Yasuhiro Shiga, Junichi Nakamura, Yusuke Matsuura, Takane Suzuki, Hisateru Niki, Seiji Ohtori, Shohei Minami

“…Introduction: This study aimed to identify factors associated with intervertebral disc degeneration (DD) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who reached middle and older age after surgery. …”
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Effect of rhGH treatment on lipidome and brown fat activity in prepuberal small for gestational age children: a pilot study by Lorena González, Carolina Gonzalez-Riano, Pablo Fernández-García, Rubén Cereijo, Aina Valls, Andrea Soria-Gondek, Nativitat Real, Belén Requena, Joan Bel-Comos, Patricia Corrales, David Jiménez-Pavón, Coral Barbas, Francesc Villarroya, David Sánchez-Infantes, Marta Murillo

“…The study involved 11 SGA children divided into two groups: (a) SGA children who were not treated with rhGH (n = 4) and (b) SGA children who received rhGH treatment with Saizen® (n = 7). …”
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Online tools to predict individualised survival for primary oesophageal cancer patients with and without pathological complete response after neoadjuvant therapy followed by oesoph... by Jie Zhang, Xiang Chen, Dong Dong, Lijie Tan, Yajie Zhang, Hecheng Li, Yuqin Cao, Binhao Huang, Han Tang, Tianzheng Shen, Xijia Feng, Jiahao Zhang, Liqiang Shi, Chengqiang Li, Heng Jiao

“…Objective This study aimed to develop and validate robust predictive models for patients with oesophageal cancer who achieved a pathological complete response (pCR) and those who did not (non-pCR) after neoadjuvant therapy and oesophagectomy.Design Clinicopathological data of 6517 primary oesophageal cancer patients who underwent neoadjuvant therapy and oesophagectomy were obtained from the National Cancer Database for the training cohort. …”
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Soluble ST2 protein as a new biomarker in patientswith precapillary pulmonary hypertension by Marta Banaszkiewicz, Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Szymon Darocha, Michał Piłka, Michał Florczyk, Anna Dobosiewicz, Piotr Kędzierski, Ewa Pędzich-Placha, Janusz Kochman, Grzegorz Opolski, Adam Torbicki, Marcin Kurzyna

“…Significant differences were found between median sST2 in successive WHO FCs (FC II vs. FC III, p = 0.002; FC III vs. …”
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Polybrominated Dibenzo-p-dioxins/Furans (PBDD/Fs) and Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the Indoor and Outdoor of Gymnasiums by Ching-Kai Su, Jian-He Lu, How-Ran Chao, Wei-Hsiang Chang, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Chih-Lung Wang, I-Cheng Lu, Yu-Ting Chang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Wan-Nurdiyana-Wan Mansor, Yi-Chyun Hsu, Ying-I Tsai, Shang-Ming Ma

“…The results showed that indoor-dust, indoor PM2.5, and outdoor PM2.5 levels of PBDD/Fs were 37.8 ± 13.7 pg WHO2005-TEQ g–1 and 0.00650 ± 0.00340 and 0.00469 ± 0.00101 pg WHO2005-TEQ m–3, respectively, in the gyms, while for PBDEs, they were 2670 ± 2330 ng g–1 and 9.54 ± 4.68, and 8.27 ± 3.46 pg m–3. …”
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Patients’ acceptability and implementation outcomes of a case management approach to encourage participation in colorectal cancer screening for people with schizophrenia: a qualita... by Tempei Miyaji, Yosuke Uchitomi, Hiroyuki Okada, Masatoshi Inagaki, Maiko Fujimori, Taichi Shimazu, Masaki Fujiwara, Masafumi Kodama, Ryuhei So, Takanori Matsushita, Yusaku Yoshimura, Shigeo Horii, Hirokazu Takahashi, Naoki Nakaya, Shiro Hinotsu, Keita Harada, Norihito Yamada, Yuto Yamada, Tsuyoshi Etoh

“…Interviews were conducted with patients who received the intervention and staff from two psychiatric hospitals in Japan who delivered the intervention.Participants Of the 172 patients with schizophrenia who participated in the trial, 153 were included. …”
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