Prevalence of Hepatitis B Viral Infection in Pregnant Women at the Suhum Municipality, Ghana by Joseph Boachie, Doreen Pidah, Henrietta Eshun, Emmanuel Jingbeja, Praise Fosu Adjei, Patrick Adu

“…The study was a cross-sectional design involving pregnant women who were sampled following their visit to the antenatal unit at the Suhum Government Hospital. …”
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Lung protective ventilation guided by driving pressure improves pulmonary outcomes in heart transplantation by Mei-fang Chen, Lin-feng Xie, Xin-fan Lin, Ping-ping Wu, Jia-xin Zhang, Yong Lin

“…Abstract This study aimed to investigate whether driving pressure-guided ventilation can reduce postoperative pulmonary complications in patients who have undergone heart transplantation. Patients who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation were divided into two groups according to the perioperative ventilation strategy: (1) conventional lung-protective ventilation (group C) and (2) driving pressure-guided ventilation (group D). …”
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Administrative Liability for Violating the Rules of Stopping, Parking, Vehicle Parking by O. Yu. Salmanova, A. T. Komziuk

“…It has been concluded that administrative liability for violating the rules of stopping, parking, vehicle parking has many features that are applied to all its components – the grounds for which are violations of specific rules defined by many regulations, and the subject can be recognized not only the person who directly committed these violations, but also other persons who are named responsible by law; content, i.e. administrative penalties that can be applied without taking into account the general rules of their imposition; procedure for implementation, especially in cases of violating the rules of stopping, parking, vehicle parking recorded in the mode of photography (video). …”
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Analysis of Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs after the Initiation of Biologic Treatment in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease by Sue Perera, Shibing Yang, Marni Stott-Miller, Joanne Brady

“…Mean per patient all-cause costs for inpatient hospitalizations, ED visits and outpatient visits decreased for patients with UC or CD who received the same biologic for 1 year, while mean pharmacy costs per patient increased. …”
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Anti-human leukocyte antigen-DPB1 antibody-associated transfusion-related acute lung injury after hematopoietic stem cell infusion by Mehmet Can Balkan, Fatma Visal Okur, Fatma Burcu Belen Apak, Sevil Babayeva, Numan Firat Ekici, Baris Kuskonmaz, Duygu Uckan Cetinkaya

“…TRALI was shown with transfusion of all kinds of blood products, however, it is rarely seen after stem cell infusion. Despite an adult case who developed TRALI after stem cell infusion, there is no pediatric case of TRALI associated with hematopoietic stem cell infusion in the previous literature. …”
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A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF GEORGIA-2016: THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR RUSSIA by A. A. Tokarev, A. S. Dyogtev, A. R. Margoev

“…Although according to the results of the most surveys Russia takes the first place in the list of the threats to Georgia, exceeding even the figures for the banned "Islamic State", around one third of the population of Georgia consistently consider Russian threat exaggerated. Together with those who do not regard Russia as a threat at all, these citizens of Georgia almost equal the number of people who believe that "Russia poses a threat to Georgia". …”
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Comparing myocardial perfusion scan findings in patients with and without Covid-19 by Bahar Moasses-Ghafari, Sahar Choupani, Sajed Jahanbin, Reza Lotfi, Khaled Rahmani

“…Methods This was a cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study of 750 patients requiring myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) who were referred to the nuclear medicine center of Kowsar Hospital, a teaching hospital in Sanandaj, the center of Kurdistan Province in north-western Iran. …”
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A nomogram for postoperative pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture treated with polymethylmethacrylate bone cement by Shirong Lu, Xudong Xia, Xu Shi, Xiaoli Qin, Chunguang Wang, Wei Wei

“…This retrospective study included 208 (training set) and 54 (validation set) OVCF patients who underwent bone cement treatment between January 2018 and October 2023. …”
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Inpatient satisfaction with nursing care in a backward region: a cross-sectional study from northwestern China by Xiaoying Wang, Juxia Zhang, Limei Yang, Jiao Dai, Wenjing Shan, Jiancheng Wang

“…Patients were more satisfied with nurses who respected their privacy and treated them as individuals (67.7%). …”
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Discrimination of the Gypsy Population in the University Environment by Jesús María Aparicio-Gervás, Miguel Ángel Carbonero-Martín, Lorena Valdivieso-León, Raquel Vázquez-Ramil

“…Prejudices towards the Roma population continue to exist. University students who receive training have fewer prejudices than students who do not, although other variables can influence the process. …”
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How Cognitive Reserve should Influence Rehabilitation Choices using Virtual Reality in Parkinson’s Disease by Letizia Pezzi, Andrea Di Matteo, Roberta Insabella, Sara Mastrogiacomo, Carlo Baldari, Victor Machado Reiss, Teresa Paolucci

“…This systematic review was performed to define a cognitive profile for patients with PD who could best benefit from using VR to enhance functional motor aspects during rehabilitation. …”
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Evaluation of Hypertension and Renal Function in Preeclamptic Women: A Follow-Up Study at 6th Week of Postpartum by Ebru Ayguler, Gokce Anik Ilhan

“… OBJECTIVES: Chronic hypertension stands as the primary contributing factor for cardiovascular ailments among women who have experienced preeclampsia. The purpose of this research is to examine how often preeclamptic symptoms persist at the postpartum 6th week. …”
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Understanding patient views and experiences of the IDENTIfication of PALLiative care needs (IDENTI-Pall): a qualitative interview study protocol by Sarah Mitchell, Isabel Leach, Nicola Turner, C R Mayland

“…Palliative care identification tools have been developed for use in primary care to seek out patients who could benefit from a palliative approach to their care. …”
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European and Integration Studies by N. Yu. Kaveshnikov

“…Among the leading scientists who have developed methodological approaches of Soviet integration studies were M.M. …”
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Effect of Concussion on Reaction Time and Neurocognitive Factors: Implications for Subsequent Lower Extremity Injury by Tyler Ray, Daniel Fleming, Daniel Le, Mallory Faherty, Carolyn Killelea, Jeffrey Bytomski, Tracy Ray, Larry Lemak, Corina Martinez, Michael F. Bergeron, Timothy Sell

“… # Study Design Case-controlled study # Methods Twelve participants who had suffered a SRC and eight healthy individuals who were matched to the concussed group by age, sex, and sport were evaluated. …”
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Practice and Barriers toward Breast Self-Examination among Palestinian Women in Gaza City, Palestine by Suha Baloushah, Waliu Jawula Salisu, Aymen Elsous, Maryam Muhammad Ibrahim, Fadia Jouda, Hanan Elmodallal, Zahra Behboodi Moghadam

“…The study was conducted among women who visited primary health clinics (PHCs) in Gaza City. …”
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Coexistent Pseudogout and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Septic Arthritis in a Patient with HIV and ESRD by Wais Afzal, Omer M. Wali, Kelly L. Cervellione, Bhupinder B. Singh, Farshad Bagheri

“…Septic arthritis due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) is a rare entity that can affect immunocompromised patients such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or those who are on immunosuppressive drugs. Here, we describe a 51-year-old female who presented with fever, right knee pain, swelling, warmth, and decreased range of motion for several days. …”
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LEVELS OF NICOTINE ADDICTION IN CONSUMERS OF THE LATEST TOBACCO PRODUCTS by Svitlana Kozii-Bredelieva, Iryna Kovalska

“…Among them, two focus groups were distinguished: 96 respondents who indicated that they use electronic cigarettes with nicotine (ECN) for smoking and 93 respondents who indicated that they use tobacco products for electric heating (TPEHs). …”
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Exploring knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding salt intake: A community-based cross-sectional study by Deepak Sharma, Seema Gupta, Naveen Krishan Goel, Bhavana Katariya, Prabhdeep Singh, Aanchal Sareen

“…However, urine testing revealed that a high proportion of those tested consumed nearly double the WHO recommended threshold of 5 g of salt per day. …”
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Anthropodermic Bibliopegy, or, Using Human Skins in Books Binding: A historical study by د. حامد معروف الزیات

“…That skin was drowned in known places such as the French city, "Midon",and by famous binders such as John Stockton Hog and Rapparlier who was thebinder of the book entitled "Dance of death". …”
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