Optimizing Clinical Postgraduate Training: Perspectives of Postgraduate Alumni Regarding Their Residency Training at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda by Tibaijuka L, Atimango L, Kajjimu J, Owaraganise A, Kamukama N, Kato PK, Mugyenyi GR, Kayondo M, Boatin AA, Ngonzi J

“…Additionally, it provided recommendations for improving graduate training programs.Methods: We conducted a mixed methods study from June to September 2022, employing an online survey and in-depth interviews (IDIs). …”
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Co-creation of a gender responsive TB intervention in Nigeria: a researcher-led collaborative study by Chukwuebuka Ugwu, Oluwatoyosi Adekeye, Beate Ringwald, Rachael Thomson, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Chukwuma Anyaike, S Bertel Squire, John Bimba, Tom Wingfield

“…Between March and November 2022, we engaged 13 local TB stakeholders in a three-phase participatory intervention design process. …”
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Ebbs and Flows of Marine Biodiversity: Navigating Spatiotemporal Patterns of Environmental DNA in a Coastal Tidal Ecosystem by Michelle Scriver, Ulla vonAmmon, Xavier Pochon, Martin Zirngibl, Francois Audrezet, Kaeden Leonard, Kylie Pedersen, Nick Bamford, Ngairo Tahere, Jo‐Ann L. Stanton, Neil J. Gemmell, Anastasija Zaiko

“…In a field study conducted at Ōpua, Bay of Islands, Aotearoa, New Zealand, an international marina with a dynamic coastal environment, we investigated eDNA detection patterns across a local spatial and temporal gradient. …”
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Mortality risk after clinical management of recurrent and metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma by Melody J. Xu, Tara J. Wu, Annemieke van Zante, Ivan H. El-Sayed, Alain P. Algazi, William R. Ryan, Patrick K. Ha, Sue S. Yom

“…Abstract Background Management of locoregional recurrence (LRR) and distant metastasis (DM) in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is guided by limited data. We investigated mortality risks in patients diagnosed and treated for recurrent ACC. …”
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Fusion to Flaviviral Leader Peptide Targets HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase for Secretion and Reduces Its Enzymatic Activity and Ability to Induce Oxidative Stress but Has No Major Eff... by Anastasia Latanova, Stefan Petkov, Yulia Kuzmenko, Athina Kilpeläinen, Alexander Ivanov, Olga Smirnova, Olga Krotova, Sergey Korolev, Jorma Hinkula, Vadim Karpov, Maria Isaguliants, Elizaveta Starodubova

“…RT induces oxidative stress which undermines the attempts to make it immunogenic. We hypothesized that artificial secretion may reduce the stress and make RT more immunogenic. …”
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Surgical outcomes in patients with Achilles tendon rupture—a retrospective study by Hüseyin Kürüm, Hacı Bayram Tosun, Faruk Aydemir, Orhan Ayas, Kübra Orhan Kürüm, Funda İpekten

“…Surgical techniques are divided into three main categories: open surgical repair, mini-open surgical repair, and percutaneous repair (PR). We aimed to compare clinical outcomes in individuals with ATR who were treated with PR, primary repair, and flexor hallucis longus augmentation (FHL-A) with those treated with V-Y plasty and FHL-A. …”
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Polarization-controlled metasurface for simultaneous holographic display and three-dimensional depth perception by Guo Shuhan, Shao Yifan, Zhan Junjie, Yu Jiaqi, Wang Yubo, Choudhury Pankaj K., Hernandez-Figueroa Hugo E., Ma Yungui

“…Metasurfaces, artificial two-dimensional optical surfaces with strong light–matter interaction capabilities at deep subwavelength scales, offer a promising approach for manufacturing highly integrated optical devices performing various complex functions. In this work, we report a polarization-multiplexed metasurface that can functionally switch between holographic display and Dammann gratings. …”
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibits the collagen accumulation of oral submucous fibrosis induced by arecoline by Ge Gao, Ge Gao, Caipeng Lin, Caipeng Lin, Ruibo Li, Xi Xie, Hai-Bin Luo, Hai-Bin Luo

“…However, the research on OSF regarding EGCG is relatively limited.PurposeWe aimed to investigate the potential therapeutic effect of EGCG against OSF using an arecoline (ARE) -induced rat model and primary rat oral fibroblasts.MethodsPrimary rat oral mucosal fibroblasts (ROMF) were isolated and identified. …”
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Evaluation of recombinant proteins <i>T. pallidum</i> Тр0163 and Тр0971 as antigens for the diagnosis of syphilis using enzyme immunoassay by Natalia V. Arbuzova, Marina V. Shpilevaya, Georgii L. Katunin, Oleg E. Kuznetsov, Nikita Yu. Nosov, Viсtoria S. Solomka

“…In order to improve the treponema-specific diagnosis of syphilis, we believe it is important to continue working with these antigens to determine the effectiveness of ELISA to detect IgG, IgM or IgM/ IgG antibodies with a large number of clinical serum samples from syphilis patients, patients with non-syphilitic pathology and healthy individuals.…”
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Discrimination of Radiologists' Experience Level Using Eye-Tracking Technology and Machine Learning: Case Study by Stanford Martinez, Carolina Ramirez-Tamayo, Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui, Kal Clark, Adel Alaeddini, Nicholas Czarnek, Aarushi Aggarwal, Sahra Emamzadeh, Jeffrey R Mock, Edward J Golob

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to provide an alternative method for distinguishing between radiologists by means of captured eye-tracking data such that the raw gaze (or processed fixation data) can be used to discriminate users based on subconscious behavior in visual inspection. MethodsWe present a novel discretized feature encoding based on spatiotemporal binning of fixation data for efficient geometric alignment and temporal ordering of eye movement when reading chest x-rays. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of research in ethical concerns and dilemmas of digital mental health care in the last two decades by Poonam Sharma, Rekha Wagani, Mahima Anna Varghese

“…In this decade till 2010 we can observe only 4 publications. Consistent publishing started trending upward through 2018, observing the largest increase during pandemic in 2020 and onwards constituting 100 publications. …”
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Development of the children's primitive reflex integration assessment scale by Meng Wang, Jing Yu, Hongyao Li, Chongran Zhao, Yichao Li, Xinyue Yang

“…Therefore, in the present study, we describe the development of a measurement scale for PR integration, a novel assessment tool to evaluate PR integration in children.MethodsCombining a literature review, practical experience, and results of specialized group discussions, a preliminary draft of the Children's Primitive Reflex Integration Measurement Scale (CPRIMS) was formulated. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of very early-onset colorectal cancer and its risk factors from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 201... by Zhen Junhai, Meng Yang, Tan Zongbiao, Yan Wenxuan, Li Tiange, Wu Yanrui, Liu Chuan, Dong Weiguo

“…This study aimed to explore the burden of very EOCRC across the past three decades. Methods: We extracted the data from Global Burden of Disease Study to analyze the disease burden of very EOCRC. …”
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Single-staged Surgical Correction of Kyphotic Deformity due to Dorsal Spinal Tuberculosis in Pediatric Patients: Outcome Analysis by Mageswaran Shanmugavelu, Makesh Ram Sriraghavan, Prabhu Aloy, Poornima Kumararaja, Sai Vinay Bharadwaj Namala

“…Materials and methods: We treated six patients with dorsal spinal TB with kyphotic deformity, of which two cases presented with paraparesis—managed by surgical decompression and posterior stabilization; all the cases were followed up periodically. …”
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Projection of glacier changes over the Laohugou Glacier No. 12, Northeast Tibetan Plateau, China from 2020 to 2100 by Mengyuan Liu, Baojuan Huai, Lei Wang, Yuzhe Wang, Hongmin An, Jizu Chen, Wentao Du, Xiang Qin, Weijun Sun

“…., annual MB of −0.26 m w.e) by a factor of 1.04 and 1.73 under SSP1–2.6, 4.62 and 4.88 under SSP3–7.0, and 6.23 and 7.15 times under SSP5–8.5. …”
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GBM-Reservoir: Brain tumor (Glioblastoma Multiforme) MRI dataset collection with ground truth segmentation masksfigshare by Naida Solak, André Ferreira, Gijs Luijten, Behrus Puladi, Victor Alves, Jan Egger

“…In this article, we present a brain tumor database collection comprising 23,049 samples, with each sample including four different types of MRI brain scans: FLAIR, T1, T1ce, and T2. …”
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New onset of isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency associated with encephalopathy following coronavirus disease 2019 in a healthy elderly man by Yusuke Yamasaki, Ichiro Horie, Riyoko Shigeno, Shinpei Nishikido, Toshiyuki Ikeoka, Takuro Hirayama, Yohei Tateishi, Akira Tsujino, Atsushi Kawakami

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can include various systemic organ disorders including endocrinopathies and neurological manifestations. We report the case of a 65-year-old Japanese man who developed isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency and encephalopathy following SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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Correlation of irisin with lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Wahengbam Diana Devi, Oinam Prabita Devi, Ursula Khwairakpam, Takhelmayum Paras Singh

“…Materials and Methods: We conducted a case–control study on 40 T2DM patients and 40 healthy controls. …”
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A theory-based analysis of the implementation of online asynchronous telemedicine platforms into primary care practices using Normalisation Process Theory by Cara Leighton, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Annavittoria Porter, Adrian Edwards, Alison Cooper

“…Normalisation Process Theory is a sociological theory used to understand how complex practices can be embedded into routine practice. We aimed to identify and evaluate factors affecting, and make recommendations for, implementation of online asynchronous telemedicine platforms in primary care practice using Normalisation Process Theory. …”
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Three Unrelated Patients of Roma Ethnicity from a Single Center Carrying the Same Deletion in <i>MYD88</i> Gene: A Founder Effect? by Roberta Romano, Francesca Cillo, Laura Grilli, Alessio Ciaccio, Lorenzo Bufalo, Elisabetta Toriello, Antonio De Rosa, Carmen Rosano, Emilia Cirillo, Giancarlo Blasio, Marika Comegna, Carmela Di Domenico, Giuseppe Castaldo, Claudio Pignata, Giuliana Giardino

“…Half of the reported patients belong to Roma descent, an itinerant ethnic group living mostly in Europe, with an increased risk of childhood mortality due to limited access to healthcare services. We describe three unrelated patients from the Campania region in Italy with MyD88 deficiency, all belonging to Roma descent and displaying severe or recurrent infections in early infancy. …”
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