Nonadherence in Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for COPD Patients by Yi Li, Hongyu Qian, Kewei Yu, Ying Huang

“…Among 418 patients, 170 patients (40.7%) who completed less than 50% sessions of the PR program were categorized as “nonadherence.” …”
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Improved early postoperative cognition in elderly gastrointestinal patients: a randomized controlled trial on the role of ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block by Ruyue Xue, Yuexian Li, Mei Zhan, Lin Yang, Defeng Sun

“…BackgroundThis study evaluates the impact of ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block (SGB) on early postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in elderly patients who underwent laparoscopic gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, as well as its potential effect on oxidative stress and inflammatory responses.MethodsIn this randomized controlled trial, 104 elderly patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic GI surgery were randomized to receive ultrasound-guided SGB before general anesthesia (SGB group) or general anesthesia alone (control group). …”
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Reliability and Validity of Beliefs about Substance Use (BSU) Questionnaire in Alcohol Dependent Patients. by Selçuk ASLAN, Mehmet Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR, Hale Yapýcý ESER, Mustafa UÐURLU

“…Method: Seventy alcohol addicted inpatients, who were admitted to Ankara Dýþkapý Yýldýrým Beyazýt Education and Research Hospital Psychiatry Clinic, 31 healthy volunteers who had never used alcohol and 33 social drinkers were evaluated. …”
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Essence, purpose and objectives of pre-trial investigation: theoretical and legal characteristics by V. V. Matus, V. V. Ablamska

“…The following key tasks of the pre-trial investigation have been identified: to find out the circumstances of the criminal offence (time, place, method of its commission, information about the person who committed the crime); to collect evidence that undoubtedly proves that a particular person committed the crime (testimony, photo and video materials that can help establish the facts of the crime and identify the person who committed it); to establish the circle of suspects, etc. …”
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Anterior clinoid process metastasis with sudden loss of vision: role of emergency optic nerve decompression by Marta Rico-Pereira, Fernando Muñoz-Hernández

“…Case presentation We report the case of a 41-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of radius leiomyosarcoma, who underwent surgery in 2014, with bone and lung metastases, who had been treated with chemotherapy and appeared to have the disease controlled at his last follow-up. 6 years later, he developed a one month history of progressive unilateral loss of visual acuity and visual field defect (initially quadrantanopia that progressed to nasal hemianopia). …”
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The frequency of diseases and awareness of the patients about medicines at a faculty of dentistry by Yasin Yasa, Busra Nur Gokkurt Yilmaz, Tunahan Tuna, Furkan Ozbey, Dilek Coban, Zerrin Unal Erzurumlu, Elif Sadik

“…A total of 635 patients with systemic diseases who applied to the Ordu University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology between November 2021 and May 2022 were included in the study. …”
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Magnitude, Characteristics, Maternal and Feto-Neonatal Outcomes of Obstetric Emergencies in Western Ethiopia, Nekemte, Ethiopia by Ashenafi Habte Woyessa, Jote Markos Caffo, Thanasekaran Palanichamy

“…Significant proportions of pregnant women (11%) who reached health facility died of obstetric emergencies. …”
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Visual Outcome of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty during the Learning Curve in Initial Fifty Cases by Sanjay K. Singh, Sanjeeta Sitaula

“…This study was performed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of the first fifty patients who underwent Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) during the 3-month postoperative period and to describe the challenges encountered during the learning curve. …”
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Methods of the Verification of the Expert’s Opinion within Criminal Procedure of Ukraine by B. V. Shabarovskyi

“…As the result of the study, the author has provided, for the first time, all methods of verifying the expert’s opinion available to an investigator, a prosecutor, a suspect, an accused (defendant), the person, who is the subject of compulsory measures of medical or educational character application, their defenders and legal representatives, a victim, his representative and legal representative, the civil plaintiff, his representative and legal representative, a civil defendant and his representative, a representative of the legal entity who is the subject of the proceedings. …”
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Delayed Cerebral Radiation Necrosis after Neutron Beam Radiation of a Parotid Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Christopher S. Hong, Hamza N. Gokozan, José J. Otero, Michael Guiou, J. Bradley Elder

“…This report describes a patient who underwent neutron beam radiation for a parotid adenocarcinoma and who developed biopsy-confirmed temporal lobe radiation necrosis thirty months later. …”
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Causes and Clinical Impact of Loss to Follow-Up in Patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by Hazem Abdelmotaal, Walid Ibrahim, Mohamed Sharaf, Khaled Abdelazeem

“…This prospective cohort study included 467 patients with PDR who received PRP and/or IVIs of anti-VEGF between May 2013 and June 2018. …”
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Applying Educational Programming Language-Based Learning to Enhance the Programming Skills of Non-ICT Engineering College Students by Jorge Rodas-Silva, Jorge Parraga-Alava, Mariuxi Vinueza-Morales, Ana Eva Chacón Luna, Jesennia Cárdenas-Cobo

“…The study results showed that students who received EPL-mediated learning with App Lab had significant increase in their programming skills. …”
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Characteristics of Low Back Pain Patients at The West Aceh Health Center for The Period January 2022 - June 2023 by Adico Notareza Aulia, Safrizal Rahman, Laila Apriani Hasanah Harahap

“…Conclusion: The results showed that LBP patients who came to the General Clinic of the West Aceh Health Center from January 2022 to June 2023 were mostly in the age group 50-60 years. …”
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Leo Tolstoy’s Principle of Non-Resistance to Evil by Violence and Its Criticism in Ivan Ilyin’s Philosophy by Igor I. Evlampiev, Wang Yue

“…People who have gained divine life have a more complex and deeper understanding of being. …”
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Risk-Based Screening for Thyroid Dysfunction during Pregnancy by Masanao Ohashi, Seishi Furukawa, Kaori Michikata, Katsuhide Kai, Hiroshi Sameshima, Tsuyomu Ikenoue

“…We retrospectively reviewed medical charts of high-risk pregnant women who had examination for thyroid function during pregnancy. …”
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Role of oral health literacy in demand for oral healthcare services for missing teeth replacement among dental patients visiting a dental teaching hospital in India by Duggineni Chalapathi Rao, Sudhakar Vundavalli, Meignana Arumugham Indiran, Atluri Kaleswara Rao, Doppalapudi Radhika, Mahmoud Gamal Salloum

“…Aims: To assess the role of oral health literacy (OHL) in demand for oral healthcare services for missing teeth replacement among adult patients who are visiting the outpatient department of a teaching hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India. …”
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Mobiliser des partenaires pour lutter contre le VIH/sida : les risques de la démobilisation institutionnelle en cas d’épidémie faible et concentrée. Le cas du programme Amali au Ma... by David Goeury

“…This decision appears to be a means of not taking into account the specificities of PLHA (female sex workers, men who have sex with men). It will result in maintaining their status as highly stigmatized marginalized people. …”
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FEATURES HIP ARTHROPLASTY AFTER REDUCTIONRECONSTRUCTIVE INTERVENTIONS OF PROXIMAL FEMUR by B. Sh. Minasov, R. R. Yakupov, T. E. Hairov, I. R. Gafarov, K. K. Sirodzhov, K. K. Karimov, G. .N. Filimonov, A. R. Trubin

“…Material and Methods: The study group comprised 42 patients who underwent hip arthroplasty after-reducing reconstructive interventions at the proximal femur. …”
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Prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis in patients subjected to assisted reproduction techniques. Cienfuegos, 2016-2018 by Práxedes Rojas Quintana, Dainalith Dulciree Guedez Villalobos, Aimé María Reyes Pérez, Neisy Chávez González, Elodia Rivas Alpízar

“…The germ was detected in 42% of the couples, with a predominance of those from Cienfuegos. 47.6% of the patients who had chlamydiasis reported having had from one to three partners. 54%, due to their involvement, required in vitro fertilization. …”
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Effects of Lotrafilcon A and Senofilcon A Bandage Contact Lenses on Visual Outcome and Ocular Comfort After Photorefractive Keratectomy by Konuralp Yakar, Göksu Alaçamlı

“…The number of patients who achieved emmetropia was also compared at 15 days and 1 month postoperatively. …”
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