Identifying the critical management aspects for diabetic patients A qualitative study by Farshad Falahati, Khalil Alimohammadzadeh, Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini, Ali Maher, Mehrnoosh Jafari

“…BACKGROUND: Health leaders globally, especially those in Iran, bear the significant responsibility of ensuring healthcare quality for individuals with diabetes. As a result, conducting comprehensive studies to gain insights into various aspects of diabetes management and developing research-based models and strategies to improve the quantity and quality of services is crucial. …”
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Physical Therapy Utilization Prior to Biceps Tenodesis or Tenotomy for Biceps Tendinopathy by Amy McDevitt, Joshua Cleland, Paisley Hiefield, Jonathan Bravman, Suzanne Snodgrass

“…# Introduction Surgery for the management of individuals with long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) tendinopathy is common. …”
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Obesity and Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Middle East and UAE by Mayank G. Vats, Bassam H. Mahboub, Hassan Al Hariri, Ashraf Al Zaabi, Deepa Vats

“…Apart from direct medical, psychological, and quality of life related adverse effects of obesity, many indirect medical comorbidities, namely, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), and metabolic syndrome, imposes a significant health burden on the individual and community with consequent morbidity and mortality. …”
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A gender-based review of workplace violence amongst the global health workforce-A scoping review of the literature. by Sioban Nelson, Basnama Ayaz, Andrea L Baumann, Graham Dozois

“…Workplace violence (WPV) impacts all levels of the health workforce, including the individual provider, organization, and society. While there is a substantial body of literature on various aspects of WPV against the health workforce, gender-based WPV (GB-WPV) has received less attention. …”
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Factors Predicting Self-Care Behaviors among Low Health Literacy Hypertensive Patients Based on Health Belief Model in Bushehr District, South of Iran by Azam Larki, Rahim Tahmasebi, Mahnoush Reisi

“…There was a significant association between perceived susceptibility and adherence to both low-salt diet (OR = 3.47) and nonsmoking behavior (OR = 1.10). Individuals who had more perceived severity (OR = 1.82) had significantly greater adherence to their medication regimens. …”
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Surgical Reconstruction with the Remnant Ligament Improves Joint Position Sense as well as Functional Ankle Instability: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study by Kamizato Iwao, Deie Masataka, Fukuhara Kohei

“…We performed 10 cases in the intervention group and 20 healthy individuals as the control group. Before and after surgical reconstruction, we evaluated joint position sense and functional ankle instability by means of a questionnaire. …”
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Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships: Architecture for Autonomous Navigation Systems by Anas S. Alamoush, Aykut I. Ölçer

“…The development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) has seen significant advancements in recent years, yet there remains a lack of comprehensive studies that holistically address the architecture of autonomous navigation systems and explain the complexity of their individual elements. This paper aims to bridge this gap by conducting a literature review that consolidates key research in the field and presents a detailed architecture of autonomous navigation systems. …”
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Minimal state models for ionic channels involved in glucagon secretion by Virginia González-Vélez, Amparo Gil, Iván Quesada

“…Then, we simulate dynamic ionic currents following experimental protocols.Our aims are 1) To understand the individual ionic channel functioning and modulation that could affect glucagon secretion, and 2) To simulate ionic currents actually measured in voltage-clamp alpha-cell experiments in mice.Our estimations indicate that alpha cells are highly permeable to sodium and potassium which mainly manage action potentials. …”
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Bird Species Abundance and Their Correlationship with Microclimate and Habitat Variables at Natural Wetland Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia by Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar, Mohamed Zakaria

“…Bird species were monitored during November, 2007 to January, 2009. A total of 8728 individual birds comprising 89 species and 38 families were detected. …”
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Skills Acquired by Students in the Orthodontics Residence. Academic Year 2008-2009 by Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Eduardo Maikel Curbeira Hernández, Amarelys Morera Pérez, Yuritza Hernández Núñez, Jorge A. Rodríguez López

“…The need of paying special attention to individual differences to achieve a more homogeneous group was evident. …”
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A Severe Case of Overlap of Morphea and Eosinophilic Fasciitis after Burn Injuries by Hania Sami, Faria Sami, Shahzad Ahmed Sami, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan

“…Prompt identification of at-risk individuals and initiating aggressive management are necessary.…”
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Practical implications of workplace ostracism: a systematic literature review by Sheikh Sajid Mohammad, Nazir A. Nazir

“…Specifically, they focus on training and development, culture, formal and informal meetings, interpersonal relationships, task interdependence, monitoring, trust and transparency, proper channel, job autonomy and individual characteristics. Originality/value – While many systematic and traditional literature reviews have been undertaken in an attempt to thoroughly organize extant literature on various aspects of workplace ostracism, no study has addressed the main themes of practical implications vis-à-vis employees experiencing workplace ostracism. …”
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Vision transformers for automated detection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in corneal confocal microscopy images by Chaima Ben Rabah, Ioannis N. Petropoulos, Rayaz A. Malik, Ahmed Serag

“…This study investigates the diagnostic utility of state-of-the-art Vision Transformer (ViT) models for the binary classification of CCM images to distinguish between healthy controls and individuals with DPN. The ViT model's performance was also compared to ResNet50, a convolutional neural network (CNN) previously applied for DPN detection using CCM images. …”
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MENTAL BARRIERS TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY TO INJURY DURING A FALL: AN ELEMENTARY ISSUE OF PERSONAL SAFETY IN A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION by Bartłomiej Gąsienica-Walczak, Artur Kalina, Artur Litwiniuk, Joanna Baj-Korpak

“…Participants in the main pedagogical experiments declared that: teaching safe fall techniques made sense for both healthy and high-risk individuals (95% of physiotherapy students’ responses); all amputees and 83% of patients with visual impairment were convinced that teaching safe fall techniques in high-risk fall groups made sense; one response from a patient with visual impairment (16%) was “I don’t know”, and none of the respondents denied the advisability of teaching safe fall techniques. …”
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Preferences among Pregnant Women in Choosing a Private Midwife Practice as Service Provider for Antenatal Care (ANC) by Rully Fatriani, Risneni Risneni

“…The reasons for pregnant women choosing private midwife practice might differ for each individual. This study aims to describe the preference of pregnant women in choosing private midwife practice as a service provider for ANC. …”
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Das Kind mit APD und CAPD: Untersuchung zentraler auditiver Verarbeitungsstörungen und der Wirksamkeit des Hörtrainings by Agnieszka Kuniczuk

“…Furthermore, potential avenues for examination and therapy for individuals with CAPD will be delineated. The article presents the case of a girl who exhibits such difficulties. …”
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Trends on Distance Education in the COVID-19: A Content Analysis Study by Ayfer Alper, Mutluhan Yılmaz, Ayşegül Pürbudak

“…The studies were conducted with groups between 1-101 and 101-200 individuals, at most respectively. The most compiled variables are “distance education” and “perception”. …”
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Disrupting the third space through playfulness, mattering, and unbounded perspectives by Ian Fellows, Gill Gilbert, Leoarna Mathias, Sarah Parkes

“…It is framed through the concept of ‘third space’ professionals – individuals who operate beyond the conventional academic and administrative divides – to address these challenges (Whitchurch, 2013). …”
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Thermal strain and fluid balance during a 72-km military route march in a field setting by Beng Hoong Poon, Suriya Prakaash, Ya Shi Teo, Priscilla Weiping Fan, Jason Kai Wei Lee

“…Conclusion: Our study found low thermal strain heat-acclimatised individuals during a 72-km route march. However, there was an overall decrease in serum sodium levels, even when the participants were allowed to drink ad libitum. …”
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Technologies for increasing students’ institutional trust in authorities during globalisation of the network information space by V. A. Yudina, V. V. Bondarenko, I. A. Yurasov

“…As a result of the empirical study, the authors have determined the level of trust in regional and federal authorities, individual socio-economic and political institutions put by students from higher and secondary professional educational organisations; the authors have also identified the causes of low awareness and involvement of student youth in public processes of regional development, and low participation in the activities of specialised all-Russian and regional youth organisations. …”
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