Evaluation Of Anxiety In Patients Undergoing Complete Denture Treatment At Two Tertiary Care Hospitals In Rawalpindi And Islamabad by Muhammad Amir Ghafoor Chaudhary, Misbah Khalid, Romeysah Adnan, Saba Uzair, Raza Ullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq Kamran

“…Patients overwhelmingly appreciated having the entire procedure described beforehand (99.2%) and considered language understanding by the doctor as crucial for good treatment (97.8%). Conclusion: There is a greater need for the patient's expectations to be understood and their doubts, concerns and fears to be narrowed by effective communication. …”
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Massive Sequencing of V3-V4 Hypervariable Region in Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Reveals the Presence of Unusual Bacteria Not Detected by Classical Culture Methods by Verónica Fernández-Sánchez, Estibeyesbo Said Plascencia-Nieto, Mónica Alethia Cureño-Díaz, Emilio Mariano Durán-Manuel, Aida Verónica Rodríguez-Tovar, Claudia Camelia Calzada-Mendoza, Clemente Cruz-Cruz, Miguel Ángel Loyola-Cruz, María Elizbeth Álvarez-Sánchez, Juan Carlos Bravata-Alcántara, Enzo Vásquez-Jiménez, Víctor Hugo Gutiérrez-Muñoz, Dulce Milagros Razo Blanco-Hernández, Liliana Nicolás-Sayago, Araceli Rojas-Bernabé, Omar García-Hernández, Erika Gómez-Zamora, Mireya Ruíz-Valdés, Graciela Castro-Escarpulli, Juan Manuel Bello-López

“…Pyogenic liver abscesses (PLAs) are serious infections in which doctors often fail in identifying the causative agent due to microbiological limitations. …”
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Validity of Palmar Pallor for Diagnosis of Anemia among Children Aged 6–59 Months in North India by Arun Kumar Aggarwal, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Deepak Sharma, Ajith Prabhu

“…Health worker diagnosed palmar pallor with sensitivity of 30.8–42.8% and specificity of 70–89%. Similar figures for doctor were 40–47% and 60–66%, respectively. Kappa agreement between a health worker and a physician was 0.48 (95% CI = 0.298–0.666) and then increased to 0.51 when categories of severe pallor and mild pallor were merged. …”
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Community Engaged Lifestyle Modification Research: Engaging Diabetic and Prediabetic African American Women in Community-Based Interventions by Starla Hairston Blanks, Henrie Treadwell, Anya Bazzell, Whitney Graves, Olivia Osaji, Juanita Dean, James T. McLawhorn, Jareese Lee Stroud

“…Additionally, AAW visited a primary care doctor more frequently and indicated greater interest in addressing their health concerns. …”
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Leaders' Degree of Strategic Improvisation Practice from Education Employees' Perspective by Rahmeh Abbaas B. Alhameedyeen, Ola Mahmoud K. Alhamaidah

“…These differences were attributed to the academic qualification variable, in favor of employees with doctoral and master's degrees, and the years of experience variable, in favor of those with long and medium experience. …”
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Randomized Crossover Study Showing Nurse-Led Same Day Review Replacing Next Day Review in Uneventful Phacoemulsification to Be Safe and Efficacious by Jennifer W. H. Shum, Janice J. J. Cheung, Monica M. N. Lee, Oscar G. W. Wong, Kenneth K. W. Li

“…Surgeons and reviewing doctors were blinded to patient allocation. For the patients’ second eye surgery, group allocation will cross over. …”
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Derechos del residente: reflexiones sobre factores que los afectan by Manuel Fernández Urquiza, Anay de la Caridad Núñez Herrera, Anabel Geroy Fernández

“…En este trabajo se declaran las deficiencias presentes para desarrollar un proceso docente de calidad, fundamentalmente en el nivel primario de atención que cuenta con menor número de profesores con categoría docente superior y con menor número de especialistas de segundo grado y doctores en ciencia, lo que repercute negativamente en la conducción y asesoramiento del proceso docente de posgrado. …”
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A Simplified Technique for All-Inside Tibial Socket Retrograde Drill Guiding Using a 2- to 3.5-mm Concentric Cannula Without the All-Inside Tibial Guide Ring by Yizhong Peng, M.D., Ph.D., Wenbo Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Wei Yu, M.D., Ph.D., Chunqing Meng, M.D., Ph.D., Hong Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Wei Huang, M.D., Ph.D.

“…The establishment of tibial sockets remains a crucial step in ACL reconstruction, which has always been difficult in ACL reconstruction research. For doctors who are not very experienced, this technique of positioning and making sockets requires a special guide ring, and the tunnel entrance is prone to be anterior. …”
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A Semi-supervised Deep Learning Method for Cervical Cell Classification by Siqi Zhao, Yongjun He, Jian Qin, Zixuan Wang

“…However, this technique entirely relies on manual operation and doctors’ naked eye observation, resulting in a heavy workload and low accuracy rate. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Primary Care Health Checks at Assessing Cardiovascular Risks among Ethnic Minorities in the UK: A Systematic Review by Aleesha Karia, Reza Zamani, Tanimola Martins, Abdal Zafar, Ava Zamani

“…Results: The screening was either by invitation or opportunistic at other appointments with their doctor. Engagement with the service was highest among the South Asian patients (21%–68%), but lowest amongst Chinese patients (12%–61%). …”
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BARRIER OF REFERRAL–BACK IN SECONDARY HEALTH FACILITIES: PROVIDER AND PATIENT PERSPECTIVES by Putu Cindy Elisya Intan Larasati, Luh Putu Sinthya Ulandari

“…Background: The referral-back program (RBP) is a program for chronic outpatient patients at hospitals to return to access services at first-level health facilities (Primary Healthcare Centers/ PHC) once their condition has been declared stable by the doctor. However, data indicate that many hospitals and clinics in Denpasar City have not met the RBP target. …”
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A New Method Based on Operational Strategies for Early Detection of Breast Cancers by Samira Khajehkhasan, Soheil Fakheri

“…Methodology: First, mammographic images of patients' breasts were evaluated with the help of doctors, and then the photos were processed. At this stage, we succeeded in using fuzzy logic to identify cancer and its type more quickly. …”
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Stanisław Bednarski SJ and prof. Stanisław Kot: pupil and master by Stanisław Cieślak SJ

“…Kot became the mentor and professor adviser of the Jesuit’s doctoral dissertation, Collapse and rebirth of Jesuit schools in Poland (Kraków, 1933), which on June 15th 1934 was awarded a prize by the PAU General Assembly and was considered the best historical work in 1933. …”
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Characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2022 by Aracelia Esther Valdés Zamora, Idaimy Molina del Sol, Anay de la C. Núñez Herrera, Noel A. Pardillo Mustelier, Anisbelys Álvarez

“…The oxygen cylinder replacement was carried out monthly in the majority of cases (32.9%). 86.2% of the patients received the indication for oxygen therapy from a doctor specializing in Comprehensive General Medicine.…”
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La atención a las necesidades educativas especiales en el uso del lenguaje oral desde el enfoque fonológico: Evaluación e intervención educativa by Antonio Sánchez Palomino, Francisco Villegas Lirola

“…Al respecto vamos a tratar de dar algunas líneas generales fruto de la investigación que dio lugar a la tesis doctoral «La atención logopédica a las necesidades educativas especiales desde el enfoque fonológico» y que girarán en torno a primero, cómo organizar dicho servicio en la escuela, segundo, cómo evaluar las dificultades lingüísticas y tercero, cómo se plantea su intervención. …”
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Implementation of the seven steps of patient safety in primary healthcare by Nur Syarianingsih Syam, Linda Tri Maryuni, Siti Kurnia Widi Hastututi, Sely Aprianda Syah Putri

“…The informants selected were the head of health care, the person in charge of individual health efforts, the patient safety team, the quality team, and the person in charge of pharmacy, laboratory, nurses, doctors, and midwives. Data collection techniques used include field observations, interviews, and document review. …”
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Doğal Yasa ve İlahi Buyruk Teorisi Bir Arada Savunulabilir mi?: John Duns Scotus’un Ahlak Felsefesi by Nesim Aslantatar

“…Ancak Orta Çağ’ın önde gelen düşünürlerinden olan ve eserlerinde kullandığı ustaca akıl yürütmeler dolayısıyla Doctor Substilis (incelikli zeka sahibi) lakabıyla tanınmış bir düşünürün tüm felsefesini üzerine bina ettiği görüşleri konusunda çelişki içinde olduğunu söylemek hızlıca varılmış bir sonuç olabilir. …”
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Effect of the modified snorkel mask as noninvasive ventilatory support in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 by Raul Montalvo, Eyner Castro, Janet Rojas, Carlos Camargo, Carina Ninahuanca

“…# Background The shortage of mechanical ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic led doctors to use alternative noninvasive ventilation systems, including a modified snorkel mask. …”
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Income level is associated with differences in primary and secondary stroke prevention in China by Huiming Ren, Junrong Ma, Xu Guo, Ruijie Zhang, Liyuan Pu, Tian Zhao, Fangfang Zeng, Chang Shu, Liyuan Han, Yunzhi Wang, Qiang Li, Xiaojie Wang

“…Stroke was determined by the self-reporting of a doctor’s diagnosis, and participants with a high risk of stroke were identified using the model developed in the Prediction for ASCVD Risk in China study. …”
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The Main Determinants for Suicidal Ideation in a Romanian Cohort of Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Andreea Romaniuc, Rodica Bălaşa, Nicoleta Ştirbu, Smaranda Maier, Sebastian Andone, Zoltan Bajko, Laura Bărcuţean, Septimiu Voidăzan, Anca Moţăţăianu

“…Their disability level was assessed using the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) based on the neurological examination performed by the same doctor for every patient and the SC were documented with the Beck Depression Inventory-II questionnaire. …”
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