Exploring clinicians’ perspectives on the ‘Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Care Bundle’ national quality improvement programme: a qualitative study by Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Nick Sevdalis, Edward Morris, Posy Bidwell, Ranee Thakar, James M Harris, Louise Silverton, Alexandra Hellyer, Robert Freeman, Vivienne Novis

“…Our findings can be used by similar initiatives to reduce perineal trauma both nationally and internationally.Trial registration number ISCTRN 12143325; https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN12143325.…”
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Limitations of temporal (forehead) temperature readings as a screening method for covid-19 by Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas

“…Finally, screening for fever is part of the World Health Organization recommendations for management of ill travelers at international borders (World Health Organization [WHO], 2020). …”
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Variabilidad intraespecífica en la calidad de semillas de especies forestales nativas en bosques montanos en el sur del Ecuador: Implicaciones para la restauración de bosques... by Ximena Palomeque, Andrea Maza, Juan Pablo Iñamagua, Sven Günter, Patrick Hildebrandt, Michael Weber, Bernd Stimm

“…El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar los parámetros de semillas de acuerdo con las reglas del “International Seed Testing Association” entre diferentes árboles madre o individuos de siete especies nativas (Cedrela montana, Morella pubescens, Inga acreana, Tabebuia chrysantha, Ocotea heterochroma, Oreocallis grandiflora y Myrcianthes rhopaloides) en dos bosques de montaña del sur del Ecuador. …”
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INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN WORKING MEMORY PERFORMANCE: «OVERLOAD» EFFECT by Yuri G. Pavlov

“…Specially prepared author’s complete set of the tasks which complexity varied from average to ultrahigh level was offered to participants of experiment –students and employees of the Ural Federal University and Ural Legal Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Working memory tasks included sets of verbal stimuli for memorizing in strict order without any mental manipulation and sets of similar stimuli for memorizing in alphabetical order (with manipulations). …”
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Recognition and Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage by Tasabih Ali EL Hassan Mohamed, Edwin Chandraharan, Yang Pan

“…This review article emphasizes the etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of PPH based on current scientific evidence as well as international best practice recommendations.…”
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Challenges and opportunities in implementing and enforcing India's loose cigarette sales ban: A qualitative stakeholder analysis. by Mayank Sakhuja, Daniela B Friedman, Mark M Macauda, James R Hebert, Mangesh S Pednekar, Prakash C Gupta, James F Thrasher

“…Participants included representatives from various government departments such as police, municipal corporations, FDA, health, and civil society organizations / NGOs such as Vital Strategies, World Health Organization, International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and local NGOs. …”
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A retrospective, single-centre safety audit of the Altis® single incision sling in the surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence by E. Collier, S. Housmans, F. Van der Aa

“…Aims:: We conducted an internal audit of the short-to-medium term safety and absence of reported complications of the Altis® SIS in our medical centre (University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium). …”
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Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation by Marzena Mikla, Anna Maria Cybulska, Antonio Rios, Mariusz Panczyk, Kamila Rachubińska, Artur Kotwas, Beata Karakiewicz, Elżbieta Grochans, Daria Schneider-Matyka

“…It was performed using a validated questionnaire of attitude toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) [PCID-DTO RIOS: A questionnaire designed by the International Collaborative Organ Donation project about organ transplantation and donation].ResultsIt was shown that those who would not donate their family member’s organs for transplantation were far more likely to believe it was not their moral duty (p = 0.013) and to feel no solidarity with those in need (p = 0.000). …”
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Dual-modal radiomics ultrasound model to diagnose cervical lymph node metastases of differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a two-center study by Jiajia Tang, Yan Tian, Jiaojiao Ma, Xuehua Xi, Liangkai Wang, Zhe Sun, Xinyi Liu, Xuejiao Yu, Bo Zhang

“…The radiomics model displayed higher diagnostic ability than the traditional ultrasound model in the training set [0.871 (95% CI: 0.839–0.904) vs. 0.848 (95% CI: 0.812–0.884), p<0.01], internal test set [0.804 (95% CI: 0.741–0.867) vs. 0.803 (95% CI: 0.74–0.866), p = 0.696], and external validation cohort [0.939 (95% CI: 0.893–0.984) vs. 0.921 (95% CI: 0.857–0.985), p = 0.026]. …”
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Comparison of combined suprascapular and axillary nerve pulsed radiofrequency and nerve block for the treatment of primary frozen shoulder: a prospective cohort study by Yue Wu, Jiangyou Huang, Weibo Zhang, Suming Tian, Gang Chen

“…At different time after the procedure, most of the parameters of PROM improved more in group P than those in group B (flexion at 3 and 6 months, p = 0.042 and <0.001; abduction at 3 and 6 monthse, p = 0.001 and 0.001; extension at 3 and 6 months, p = 0.038 and 0.007, internal rotation at 6 months, p = 0.015; external rotation at 1, 3, and 6 months, p = 0.002, 0.002, and 0.001, respectively).Conclusions In patients with primary FS who completed both manipulation under anesthesia and intra-articular injections, PRF with SSN and AN appears to provide better pain relief, better PROM recovery, and more shoulder function improvement than nerve block treatment.…”
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cfDNA as a surrogate marker for COVID-19 severity in patients with influenza-like symptoms with and without SARS-CoV-2 infections in general practice: a study protocol for a prospe... by Dorothea Dehnen, Elmo Neuberger, Jürgen in der Schmitten, Ekaterini Giagkou, Perikles Simon, Suzan Botzenhardt

“…Findings will be published in peer-reviewed open-access journals and presented at national and international conferences.Trial registration number DRKS00024722.…”
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Burden of coeliac disease in Germany: real-world insights from a large retrospective health insurance claims database analysis by Bernd Bokemeyer, Leonarda Serdani-Neuhaus, Juliane Sünwoldt, Christina Dünweber, Svitlana Schnaidt, Detlef Schuppan

“…Methods: CeD diagnosis was defined by at least one inpatient or two outpatient diagnostic codes (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, German Modification (ICD-10-GM) K90.0) within four quarters (irrespective of calendar year) for CeD during the study period. …”
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Teaching communication skills to OTL-HNS residents: multisource feedback and simulated scenarios by Pier-Luc Beaudoin, Mathilde Labbé, Amanda Fanous, Meredith Young, Jamie Rappaport, Yoon Soo Park, John Manoukian, Lily H. P. Nguyen

“…Results Seventeen residents completed the curriculum for at least two consecutive years from 2009 to 2011. The internal-consistency reliability of the scenarios ranged from 0.88 to 0.96. …”
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A Sense of Place Through Land Art by Amanda Gabriel, Elisabeth von Essen, Beatrice Guardini, Sara Kjellgren, Claire Peterson, Christopher Staundinger

“…These reflections come from teachers and students, all authors of this article, deriving from a project of land art as a part of an international distance master course in environmental psychology, repeated for 3 years. …”
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Social mechanisms for countering corruption in the digital society’s youth environment by M. V. Kibakin, G. G. Korablev

“…The characteristic of sociological research conducted by the authors has been given and also the results of ranking and of determining the weight characteristics of such anti-corruption mechanisms have been outlined, as: the inevitability of responsibility for corruption offenses, publicity and openness of activities of state bodies and bodies of local self-government, implementation of the principles of “legality” and “recognition, maintenance and protection of fundamental human and civil rights and freedoms in Russia”, the integrated use of political, organizational, awareness-raising, socio-economic, legal, special and other measures, priority application of measures to prevent corruption, creating attitudes among the population not to accept corrupt actions as a way to solve their problems, forming a legal consciousness among young people that rejects corruption as an acceptable form of behavior and acceptable social practice for achieving success in life, cooperation between the state and civil society institutions, international organizations and individuals, development of digital technologies and virtual services in the system of corruption prevention, training and training of personnel in the field of theory and practice of corruption prevention, creation of public councils under the authorities with the participation of representatives of civil society, public opinion leaders, scientists, artists to develop measures to prevent corruption. …”
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Les Kurdes de Syrie, de la “dissimulation” à la “visibilité” ? by Jordi Tejel Gorgas

“…While Kurdish civil and religious elite were co-opted by the regime, most Kurds opted for “dissimulation”, cultivating internally forms of identity that challenge official ideologies. …”
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Problems of Small and Medium Business in Germany by B. E. Zaritskiy

“…The main conclusion of the author is that the German experience should be treated selectively, taking into account overall internal political, economic and social conditions under which the German policy of supporting SMEs is designed. …”
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Systematic Review of Surgical Care in the Incarcerated Population: Identifying Knowledge Gaps for Future Research by Totadri Dhimal, MD, Paula Cupertino, PhD, Aqsa Ghaffar, BS, Yue Li, PhD, Xueya Cai, PhD, Cristopher Soto, BS, Megha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH, Bruce W. Herdman, PhD, Fergal J. Fleming, MD, MPH, Anthony Loria, MD, MSCI

“…A systematic review, pre-registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42023454782), involved searches in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. …”
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China’s national continuing medical education program for general practitioners: a cross-sectional survey (2016–2023) by Conglei You, Lingling Wang, Jian Zhang, Mi Yao

“…Furthermore, keywords were extracted for the CME program names based on the International Classification of Primary Care. Visual analysis was performed via VOSviewer software, facilitating a content-based evaluation of the programs. …”
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Association between the intensity of statin therapy and physical activity 1 year after acute coronary syndrome: a multicentre prospective cohort study in Switzerland by David Nanchen, Stephan Windecker, Isabella Locatelli, Nicolas Rodondi, Lorenz Räber, David Carballo, Francois Mach, Olivier Muller, Baris Gencer, Christian M Matter, Roland Klingenberg, Thomas Lüscher, Alex Boudon

“…Objectives To assess the association between the intensity of statin therapy and the level of physical activity in patients 1 year after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Design Prospective cohort study from the Special Program University Medicine-Acute Coronary Syndromes.Setting Four university hospital centres in Switzerland.Participants 2274 patients with a main diagnosis of ACS between 2009 and 2017 who were available for a 1-year follow-up visit 1 year after hospital discharge.Outcome measures Self-reported physical activity was assessed with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The level of physical activity in metabolic equivalent-minutes per week (MET-min/week) was first stratified into sedentary and physically active categories and then analysed continuously among physically active patients. …”
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