Influence of the Level of Emergency Medical Facility on the Short-Term Treatment Results of Cardiac Arrest: Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Interhospital Transfer by Je Young Chung, Yuri Choi, Jinwoo Jeong, Sung Woo Lee, Kap Su Han, Su Jin Kim, Won Young Kim, Hyunggoo Kang, Eun Seog Hong

“…The immediate outcome of OHCA patients who were transported to EDs was not inferior to that of EMCs. …”
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Anemia during pregnancy and adverse maternal outcomes in Georgia-A birth registry-based cohort study. by Natia Skhvitaridze, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Tinatin Manjavidze, Tormod Brenn, Erik Eik Anda, Charlotta Rylander

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from the Georgian Birth Registry and included pregnant women who delivered between January 1, 2019, and August 31, 2022 (n = 158,668). …”
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Cluster analysis of digital competencies among professors in higher education by Karime Chahuán-Jiménez, Eduardo Lara-Yergues, Dominique Garrido-Araya, Elena Salum-Alvarado, Paulina Hurtado-Arenas, Rolando Rubilar-Torrealba

“…PurposeThis research focuses on the diagnosis and clustering of professor higher education in relation to digital competencies, based on different levels of digital competency development.MethodsThe methodology employed in this study involved an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis and cluster analysis using K-means clustering algorithm, considering the Silhouette score, based on the responses obtained through a questionnaire DigComEdu framework, and adjusted according to the experts who conducted a validity analysis.ResultsThe findings indicate that, for the sample professor who answers the questionnaire voluntarily and confidentially, considering margin of error of 5%, a confidence level of 95%, and a response distribution of 50%, corresponding to 314 professors, with a Crombach’s alpha of 0.56, there is no relation between the variables of investigation, age, gender, academic degree, academic hierarchy, and years in academy and the level of digital competencies among professors. …”
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The preference for surprise in reinforcement learning underlies the differences in developmental changes in risk preference between autistic and neurotypical youth by Motofumi Sumiya, Kentaro Katahira, Hironori Akechi, Atsushi Senju

“…Although extensive developmental research on the neurotypical (NTP) population has shown that risk preference is highest during adolescence, developmental changes in risk preference in autistic (AUT) people, who tend to prefer predictable behaviors, have not been investigated. …”
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An Assessment of Usual Salt Intake among Older Normotensive Adults in Atonsu, a Suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana by Rufai Safianu, Jacob Plange-Rhule

“…Eighty-two individuals gave their informed consent. Out of the 82 who gave their informed consent, 15 withdrew and 67 completed the course. …”
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A New Nomogram to Predict the Success of Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Ureteral Stones by Muhammed Fatih Simsekoglu, Engin Derekoylu, Mustafa Ozkaya, Muhammet Demirbilek, Ugur Aferin, Berin Selcuk, Ahmet Erozenci, Bulent Onal

“…We retrospectively enrolled 2,144 patients with ureteral stones who underwent SWL between January 1993 and April 2020. …”
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Senses of justice after managed retreat in New York city by Veronica Olivotto, Veronica Olivotto, Katinka Wijsman, Timon McPhearson, Timon McPhearson, Timon McPhearson

“…Managed retreat through voluntary buyouts is typically studied either from the perspective of the buyouts’ process or focused on those who leave, but little attention is given to who and what is left behind. …”
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The lived experience of Iranian adults from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)—A qualitative study by Samira Pourmoradian, Arezoo Haghighian-Roudsari, Tahereh Alsadat Khoubbin Khoshnazar, Ali Milani-Bonab

“…The participants were patients who recovered from COVID-19 through their treatment period in the hospital or at home. …”
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Telehealth group intervention for adolescents and young adults with cancer: a feasibility pilot study protocol by Sherilynn F. Chan, Joanna Patten, Nancy Lau

“…Aim 1 is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention for all patients who participate in groups in their clinical care. …”
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Ultrasound Biomicroscopy Observation of Suspicious Primary Angle Closure Combined with the Relaxation of Zonule by Jingjing Ma, Nan Jiang, Zhongtai Jiang, Jing Lin, Cui Li, Guiqiu Zhao

“…From June 2019 to November 2020, 39 patients (50 eyes) with PACS in the Ophthalmology Department of Qingdao University Affiliated Hospital who underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation were selected as the PACS group. 32 patients (50 eyes) who underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation were selected as the normal group. …”
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Pure Red Cell Aplasia due to B19 Parvovirus Infection after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation by Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Konstantinos Girkas, Christina Economopoulou, Anthoula Bouchla, Nikolaos Papanicolaou, Panagiota Economopoulou, Sotirios Papageorgiou, Vassiliki Pappa, John Dervenoulas

“…We report a patient with Hodgkin's disease who developed PRCA due to parvovirus B19 after autologous SCT and who had an excellent response after treatment with gamma-globulin.…”
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Empirical Verification of the Existence and Functioning of Internal Controls in the Preparation of a Consolidated Property Balance Sheet for the State and Municipalities in Sloveni... by Jasna Ida Zafred

“…The question of the component of information and communication was answered by accountants who wish they had more education, and the superiors who could use the information from financial statements better for their decision-making. …”
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Factors affecting knowledge and attitude of healthcare workers towards basic life support in Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan: a cross-sectional analysis by Umair Hayat, Ali Ahmad, Samar Hasnain, Jehan Hussan, Laiba Khan, Shabir Muhammad, Khkula Kamal, Sawaira, Areej Abbasi, Muhammad Akhlaq, Khizar Ahmad

“…Healthcare professionals who were reluctant to give consent were excluded from the study.Results Among the chosen participants, only 16.4% had good knowledge whereas 63% had a good attitude towards BLS. …”
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Modelling Methodology as the Basis for Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Approach in the Training of Students of Pedagogical Specialties by E. A. Perminov, V. A. Testov

“…Also, the research findings might be useful for both theorists of education and for teachers, who are engaged in professional training of students of pedagogical specialties, and all those who are interested in the further development of educational system.…”
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Block of personal formation of the heads of the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine indicators characteristics by Y. Y. Boiko-Buzyl

“…In the second stage, it was studied statistically significant differences in the characteristics of professional and personal development of managers compared to employees who do not perform managerial functions, for which the procedure of analysis of variance was used, namely one-way analysis of variance by the Fisher method. …”
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Can Jurors Disregard Inadmissible Evidence? Using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy to Test Interventions Derived from Cognitive and Social Psychological Theories by Pamela N. Sandberg, Tess M. S. Neal, Karey L. O’Hara

“…Inadmissible evidence generally biases jurors toward guilty verdicts; jurors who hear inadmissible evidence are more likely to convict than jurors not exposed to inadmissible evidence—even when <i>admissible</i> evidence is constant. …”
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Evaluation of Drug Use Pattern in Emergency Department of Dilchora Referral Hospital, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia by Kirubel M. Mishore, Nigatu A. Bekele, Tsegaab Y. Yirba, Tsion F. Abone

“…The World Health Organization developed core drug use indicators for conducting drug utilization studies in healthcare setting. WHO core drug use indicators including prescribing indicators, patient care indicators, and health facility indicators are used nowadays. …”
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One-stage versus two-stage thoracoscopic surgery for synchronous bilateral pulmonary nodules: a propensity score-matched analysis by Yu Han, Fei Xiao, Qianli Ma, Zhenrong Zhang, Zaiyong Wang, Chaoyang Liang, Deruo Liu

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was made of 156 patients, 84 who underwent one-stage and 72 who underwent two-stage VATS for BMPNs at our department between January 2019 and December 2022. …”
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Comparison of Predicted Exercise Capacity Equations and the Effect of Actual versus Ideal Body Weight among Subjects Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing by H. Reza Ahmadian, Joseph J. Sclafani, Ethan E. Emmons, Michael J. Morris, Kenneth M. Leclerc, Ahmad M. Slim

“…This is a retrospective chart review of patients who were predominantly in active military duty with complaints of dyspnea or exercise tolerance and who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) from 2007 to 2009. …”
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Impact of COPD and asthma on in-hospital mortality and management of patients with heart failure in England and Wales: an observational analysis by Claudia Gulea, Rosita Zakeri, Jennifer K Quint, Constantinos Kallis

“…In patients who survived to discharge, referral to HF follow-up services differed between groups: patients with COPD-HF had reduced odds of cardiology follow-up (ORadj, 95% CI 0.79, 0.77 to 0.81), while cardiology referral odds for asthma-HF were similar to HF-alone. …”
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