A Clinical Nomogram for Predicting Substandard Serum Valproic Acid Concentrations in Chinese Patients With Epilepsy by Zi-Hao Duan, MS, Chun-Yuan He, MS, Jie Chen, BS, Jun-Jie Jiang, BS, Zhi-Xiang Zhu, PhD, Jing Li, MS, Fa-Cai Wang, MD

“…The values of the C-index and internal verification results indicated that the nomogram model had good accuracy and discrimination. …”
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Interactions et transactions identitaires d'immigrés noirs dans l'espace public et les centres de santé au Maroc by Annélie Delescluse

“…On the one hand, civil society mobilised on their behalf and a new migration policy was launched, propelling Morocco to the forefront of migration issues on the African continent and internationally. On the other hand, they experience socio-racial violence on the streets and in public facilities because of their precarious administrative, social and economic situation, and attitudes of rejection on the part of part of the Moroccan population. …”
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Lateral Decubitus 360° Capsular Release for Treatment of Recalcitrant End-Stage Adhesive Capsulitis by Juan Bernardo Villarreal-Espinosa MD, Rodrigo Saad Berreta BA, Richard Danilkowicz MD, Udit Dave BS, Melissa Carpenter BS, Jorge Chahla MD, PhD, Nikhil N. Verma MD

“…Upon procedure completion, the patient was observed to have gained full forward flexion, external rotation, and internal rotation. Discussion/Conclusion: Although traditionally approached via a beach-chair approach, capsular release of end-stage adhesive capsulitis via a lateral decubitus approach has shown to facilitate a circumferential view while providing ease of access to the inferior, anterior, and posterior glenoid, thereby substantially and immediately increasing patient range of motion. …”
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Prevalence of depression among medical students in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Chilot Kassa Mekonnen, Hailemichael Kindie Abate, Zerko Wako Beko, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Abere Woretaw Azagew

“…<h4>Method</h4>Original articles about the prevalence of depression among African medical students were searched through known and international databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochran Library) and search engines (Google and Google Scholar). …”
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Associations of the Need for Surgery in Emergency Department Patients with Small Bowel Obstructions by Daniel J. Berman, Alexander W. Mahler, Ryan C. Burke, Andrew E. Bennett, Nathan I. Shapiro, Leslie A. Bilello

“…We included adult patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) with the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Rev, codes for small bowel obstruction from June 1, 2017– May 30, 2019. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ergoferon in Children from 6 Months to 6 Years Old with Acute Respiratory Viral Infections in Contemporary Outpatient Practice: A Multicenter, Double-Blind,... by N. A. Geppe, B. M. Blokhin, O. V. Shamsheva, S. T. Abdrakhmanova, K. A. Alikhanova, G. T. Myrzabekova

“…To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ergoferon in combination with symptomatic therapy in children from 6 months to 6 years old with acute respiratory infections (ARI) in contemporary outpatient practice, an international, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel-group clinical trial was performed. …”
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Characterizing microcycles’ workload when combining two days structure within single training sessions during congested fixtures in an elite male soccer team by Antonio Gómez-Díaz, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Pedro Menezes, João Barreira, Pedro Figueiredo, Diogo Coutinho

“…External load was collected with global positioning systems, while internal load with the rating of perceived exertion (RPE). …”
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Leadership in Organizations and the PR Department Work Quality by Edit Terek Stojanović, Mila Kavalić, Sanja Kovačić, Milan Nikolić, Marko Vlahović, Srđana Taboroši

“…As the dependent variables, the dimensions of the PR department work quality were considered: Ethical and Responsible Action, Proactive and Quality Performance, Strategic and Effective Action, Media Relations and Internal Public Relations. The paper also analyzes the moderating effects of leaders’ gender and leaders’ age on the observed relationships. …”
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Importance of EQA/PT for the detection of genetic variants in comprehensive cancer genome testing by Kazuyuki Matsushita, Takayuki Ishige, Kousuke Watanabe, Toshiaki Akahane, Akihide Tanimoto, Michiko Yoshimoto, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Makoto Ikejiri, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Tadashi Yamasaki, Mayu Takeda, Masaaki Hibi, Naoki Akiyama, Kaho Shimizu, Naonori Hashimoto, Hiroko Sato, Yoshinori Tanaka, Fumie Amari, the EQA working group of Japan Association for Clinical Laboratory Science(JACLS)

“…In conclusion, the EQA/PT among 10 institutes with common samples revealed the importance of VAF in pre-analysis and helped us understand the significance of the pipeline and common pitfalls usually ignored by the internal quality control in a single institute.…”
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The predictors of successful methotrexate treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy by Eiman Abdelfattah-Arafa, Hager Farag Abdussalam, Mohamed Omar Saad, Walid El Ansari

“…All patients were treated according to our institution’s protocol based on international guidelines and standardised across the three hospitals included in the current study. …”
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CHRONOTYPE AND DAILY FUNCTIONING OF PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT MOTOR SUBTYPES OF PARKINSON DISEASE by A.D. Shkodina, M. Bardhan, K.A. Tarianyk, M. Yu. Delva

“…PD was verified according to the recommendations of the International Movement Disorders and Parkinson's Disease Society. …”
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Identifying the mentorship needs among faculty in a large department of psychiatry- support for the creation of a formal mentorship program by Mary Jane Esplen, Lisa M. Fiksenbaum, Elizabeth Lin, Shaheen A. Darani, John Teshima, Simone N. Vigod, Nicole Kozloff, Peter Szatmari, Krista L. Lanctôt, Certina Ho, Ivan Silver, Sophie Soklaridis, Jiahui Wong

“…Open-ended questions indicated that international medical graduates, faculty identifying as minority, women and clinician teachers may lack access to mentorship. …”
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Deep Learning and Radiomics in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Predicting Long-Term Prognosis and Clinical Outcomes by Cheng C, Wang Y, Zhao J, Wu D, Li H, Zhao H

“…This article reviews recent progress in the application of deep learning, ultrasound, MRI, and radiomics for TNBC diagnosis and treatment, based on research from both domestic and international scholars.Keywords: deep learning, MRI, radiomics, triple negative breast cancer, ultrasound…”
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COVID-19's impact on hospital stays, mortality, and readmissions for poverty-related diseases, noncommunicable diseases, and injury groups in Thailand. by Satiti Palupi, Kyaw Ko Ko Htet, Vorthunju Nakhonsri, Chumpol Ngamphiw, Peerapat Khunkham, Sanya Vasoppakarn, Narumol Atthakul, Sissades Tongsima, Chantisa Keeratipusana, Watcharapot Janpoung, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong

“…We categorized WHO's three disease groups: poverty-related, noncommunicable, and injury groups using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 of initial admission of patients, and we analyzed three major outcomes: prolonged (≥ 90th percentile) length of stay (LOS), hospital mortality, and readmission pre-, during, and post-COVID-19 pandemic peak. …”
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Prevalência de transtornos psiquiátricos em pessoas vivendo com HIV em uso de terapia antirretroviral: um estudo transversal by Laura Galliano de Barros, Eduardo Alcantara Quidigno, Marcelo Daudt von der Heyde

“…Foram coletados dados epidemiológicos e clínico-laboratoriais, e aplicados os questionários Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I) e Questionário Breve da Qualidade de Vida da OMS (WHOQOF-abreviado). …”
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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

“…Item Discrimination Method (IDM), Critical Ratio Method (CRM), and Internal Consistency Coefficient Method (ICCM) were used for item analysis of pilot testing data. …”
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Ten-year trends in clinical characteristics and outcome of children hospitalized with severe wasting or nutritional edema in Malawi (2011-2021): Declining admissions but worsened c... by Mphatso Nancy Chisala, Celine Bourdon, Emmanuel Chimwezi, Allison I Daniel, Chikondi Makwinja, Dominic Wang, Linnea Weise, Isabel Potani, Emmie Mbale, Robert J H Bandsma, Wieger P Voskuijl

“…Despite adhering to international guidelines, high inpatient mortality rates persist and the underlying contributing factors remain poorly understood.…”
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Plurilinguisme, diglossie et minorités : le cas de la Suisse by Claudine Brohy

“…Due to its situation at the crossroads of Europe, to internal and external mobility, individual multilingualism has always played a significant role, albeit in specific social conditions. …”
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Preface by CTA Editorial Board

“…Later, Professor Petrov took part in research in well-known research centers in Italy, Denmark, USA, and many others, and delivered lectures at international conferences as an invited speaker. For 22 years (1986-2008) Professor Petrov headed the Department of Physical Chemistry in the Ural State University. …”
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Impact of the severity and extension of dental caries lesions on Turkish preschool children’s oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study by Ayça Kurt, Damla Bolat, Ömer Hatipoğlu

“…Clinical examinations were conducted using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) Index, the pufa Index, and the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) II. …”
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