Multimodality imaging features of systemic amyloidosis: a case report by Yi Yu, Zhi-Chao Li, Guang-Yin Li, Ting Wang, Yi-Gang Li

“…Hence, the abdominal fat biopsy of the patient was amyloidosis by electronic and immunoelectron microscopy. Organs involved include heart, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and nervous system, stage III of mayo 2012 model. …”
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Comparative Assessment of Global Value Chains' Influence on National Economies by K. S. Goncharova, A. G. Shelomentsev, N. N. Masyuk

“…This relationship is examined in the context of foreign multinational corporations operating in sectors such as chemistry and pharmaceuticals, electronics, electrical equipment, and the automotive industry.To achieve the objectives of this study, a range of complementary research methods were employed, including descriptive analysis, comparative analysis, generalization and grouping techniques, and cartographic analysis. …”
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Comparative Lipid-Lowering/Increasing Efficacy of 7 Statins in Patients with Dyslipidemia, Cardiovascular Diseases, or Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analyse... by Xiaodan Zhang, Lu Xing, Xiaona Jia, Xiaocong Pang, Qian Xiang, Xia Zhao, Lingyue Ma, Zhiyan Liu, Kun Hu, Zhe Wang, Yimin Cui

“…In this study, we searched four electronic databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published through February 25, 2020, comparing the lipid-lowering efficacy of no less than two of the included statins (or statin vs. placebo). …”
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Everyday life and boredom of people living with dementia in residential long-term care: a merged methods study by Doris Gebhard, Julia I. Frank

“…Data and methods In five long-term care facilities, participants were observed for two days in 20-minute time slots (from 7 am to 7 pm) using the Maastricht Electronic Daily Live Observation Tool. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with people living with dementia about their daily routines and experiences of boredom. …”
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Are breast cancer patients with low distress at diagnosis at risk of psychological symptoms later in their disease trajectory? Considerations for when to screen for distress by Rikke Langballe, Birgitte Mertz, Niels Kroman, Thomas Maltesen, Susanne Rosthøj, Pernille Envold Bidstrup

“…Patients were followed through electronic questionnaires at baseline before surgery and after 6, 12, and 18 months. …”
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Nested case-control study investigating factors affecting initial adoption of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China: amidst comprehensive service cov... by Yuzhou Gu, JiaLi Yang, Yefei Luo, Lishan Zhan, Fanghua Liu, Wenting Zeng, Huifang Xu, Huifang Xu, Yongheng Lu, Yanshan Cai, Zhigang Han

“…Among the study participants, 43 who initially adopted HIVST during the follow-up period were designated as the case group, while the rest comprised the control group. Electronic questionnaires were used for baseline and follow-up surveys to collect demographic information, sexual behavior characteristics and HIVST utilization in the past 6 months. …”
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Data recording and use of data tools for pig health management: perspectives of stakeholders in pig farming by Xiao Zhou, Andrea Knörr, Beatriz Garcia Morante, Beatriz Garcia Morante, Beatriz Garcia Morante, Carla Correia-Gomes, Lucia Dieste Pérez, Joaquim Segalés, Joaquim Segalés, Joaquim Segalés, Marina Sibila, Marina Sibila, Marina Sibila, Carles Vilalta, Carles Vilalta, Carles Vilalta, Alison Burrell, Tijs Tobias, Michael Siegrist, Angela Bearth

“…Most of the data was more frequently recorded electronically than on paper. In general, the “benchmarking tool” was perceived as useful for the management of infectious respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases, and the “early-warning tool” was evaluated as useful for the management of infectious respiratory diseases. …”
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Sex-specific differences in children attending the emergency department: prospective observational study by Joany M Zachariasse, Henriette A Moll, Ian K Maconochie, Ewout W Steyerberg, Daan Nieboer, Dorine M Borensztajn, Claudio F Alves, Frank J Smit, Susanne Greber-Platzer, Claudia M G Keyzer-Dekker

“…Objective To assess the role of sex in the presentation and management of children attending the emergency department (ED).Design The TrIAGE project (TRiage Improvements Across General Emergency departments), a prospective observational study based on curated electronic health record data.Setting Five diverse European hospitals in four countries (Austria, The Netherlands, Portugal, UK).Participants All consecutive paediatric ED visits of children under the age of 16 during the study period (8–36 months between 2012 and 2015).Main outcome measures The association between sex (male of female) and diagnostic tests and disease management in general paediatric ED visits and in subgroups presenting with trauma or musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal and respiratory problems and fever. …”
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The Prevalence and Diagnostic Ratio of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) and Proportion of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Japanese FH Patients in a Healthcare Record Database Study by Tamio Teramoto, Tomohiro Sawa, Satoshi Iimuro, Hyoe Inomata, Takashi Koshimizu, Iori Sakakibara, Katsutoshi Hiramatsu

“…This retrospective, observational study used anonymized data from electronic healthcare databases between April 2001 and March 2015 of patients who had ≥2 LDL-C measurements recorded after April 2009. …”
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Unveiling the Robust Struct-Electromagnetic Characteristics of CdAB2 Chalcopyrite (A = Cr, Mn, Fe; B = P, As): A Comprehensive Ab-Initio Study by D. Vijayalakshmi, Tholkappiyan Ramachandran, G. Jaiganesh, G. Kalpana, Fathalla Hamed

“…In conclusion, this study presents a thorough exploration of the robust electronic and magnetic properties of CdAB2 chalcopyrites, offering exciting prospects for their utilization in the future spintronic applications.…”
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Interaction Study of Oxygen and Iron-Sulfur Clusters Based on the Density Functional Theory by Jiancun Gao, Hongbin Sui, Siyuan Wu, Renyou Zhang, Mengxin Zhang, Bolun Cui, Huilin Chu

“…Different adsorption structures are generated by considering different adsorption sites and the electronic characteristics of each adsorption structure are evaluated. …”
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Psychosocial work characteristic profiles and health outcomes in registered nurses at different stages of their careers: a cross-sectional study by Katri Lönnqvist, Timo Sinervo, Anu-Marja Kaihlanen, Marko Elovainio

“…Data were collected using an electronic survey with internationally validated measures including the Organizational Justice Scale, the Nurse Stress Index Scale, the Job Content Questionnaire, the Team Climate Inventory, the Psychological Distress Questionnaire, the Sleep Problems Questionnaire, and the Self-Rated Health Questionnaire. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of appropriately and inappropriately dosed rivaroxaban or apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study with nested case–co... by Luis Alberto García Rodríguez, Pareen Vora, Luke Roberts, Gunnar Brobert, Samuel Fatoba, María Eugenia Sáez, Antonio González-Pérez

“…Objectives To investigate effects of appropriately and inappropriately dosed apixaban/rivaroxaban versus warfarin on effectiveness and safety outcomes in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF).Design Cohort study with nested case–control analyses using primary care electronic health records (IQVIA Medical Research Data UK database).Setting UK primary care.Participants Patients aged ≥18 years with NVAF newly prescribed apixaban (N=14 701), rivaroxaban (N=14 288) or warfarin (N=16 175) between 1 January 2012 and 30 June 2018, and followed up to 31 December 2018.Primary and secondary outcome measures Incident cases of ischaemic stroke/systemic embolism (IS/SE) and intracranial bleeding (ICB). …”
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Analysis of emergency centre recidivism for interpersonal violence in a district-level hospital in Cape Town, South Africa by J J Horn, L Bush, D J van Hoving

“…Recidivist cases were identified by repeat hospital number on the electronic hospital patient system. Repeat cases were manually reviewed for inclusion. …”
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A Retrospective Observational Cohort Analysis of Oncology Patients with Febrile Neutropenia in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman by Badar Al-Aamri, Aisha AL Breiki, Darpanarayan Hazra, Talib Al-Aamri, Manar Al-Shehi

“…Data were retrieved from the hospital’s electronic records, systematically organized, and analyzed. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Field-Based Physical Fitness Tests: A Systematic Review by Carolina Cruz-León, Pablo Expósito-Carrillo, Sandra Sánchez-Parente, José Jiménez-Iglesias, Milkana Borges-Cosic, Magdalena Cuenca-Garcia, José Castro-Piñero

“…Methods The search was conducted through the electronic databases MEDLINE (via PubMed) and Web of Science (all databases) for published studies from inception to 31 January 2023. …”
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Layer dependent thermal transport properties of one- to three-layer magnetic Fe:MoS2 by Elham Easy, Mengqi Fang, Mingxing Li, Eui-Hyeok Yang, Xian Zhang

“…These findings will shed light on the thermal management and thermoelectric designs for Fe:MoS2 based nano and quantum electronic devices.…”
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Radiologic placement of totally implantable venous access devices: Outcomes and complications from a large oncology cohort by Sonam Tashi, Alfred Bingchao Tan, Jasmine Ming Er Chua, Gek Hsiang Lim, Nanda Venkatanarasimha, Sivanathan Chandramohan

“…Method: Data from January 2019 to January 2022, obtained from a hospital-approved secure database application called the Research Electronic Data Capture registry, were reviewed and analysed retrospectively. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on paediatric admissions to a Chinese hospital: a single-centre retrospective chart review by Jie Zheng, Yan-hui Chen

“…Objective To explore the impact of the COVID-19 on the distribution, type and patterns of diseases in hospitalised children under local antiepidemic measures.Design Retrospective chart review.Setting Electronic medical records of patients hospitalised in the paediatric department of a tertiary hospital in South China from 21 January 2019 to 20 January 2021.Participants Records of 2139 patients.Outcome measures Data were analysed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Dietary diversity and opportunistic infections among adults living with human immunodeficiency virus on antiretroviral therapy in Kumasi metropolis; a facility-based cross-sectiona... by Charles Apprey, Hammond Yaw Addae, Monica Osei, Irene Danquah, Reginald Annan

“…A pre-tested questionnaire and review of electronic health records were used to collect sociodemographic, nutritional and clinical data. …”
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