Etiologic Causes and Epidemiological Characteristics of Patients with Intraocular Foreign Bodies: Retrospective Analysis of 1340 Cases over Ten Years by Lin Li, Hai Lu, Kai Ma, Yun-Yun Li, Hai-Yan Wang, Ning-Pu Liu

“…Patients with intraocular foreign bodies were retrospectively analyzed. Population characteristics, pathogenic factors, and the outcomes during the past ten years were discussed. …”
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Factors of suicide-related behaviors based on stress-vulnerability model and prevention strategies among nurses: a scoping review by Xiaoyu Yang, Xiaoyu Yang, Deying Hu, Lecheng Li, Lecheng Li, Rezvanguli Rezak, Rezvanguli Rezak

“…The strategies for preventing nurse suicide encompass primary prevention (for all nurses), secondary prevention (for nurses at risk of suicide), and tertiary prevention (for nurses who have attempted suicide).ConclusionThe suicide rate among nurses exceeds that of the general population. Mental disorders and workplace bullying are significant stressors that contribute to nurse suicide. …”
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Domain‐Specific Prediction of Clinical Progression in Parkinson's Disease Using the Mosaic Approach by Marlene Tahedl, Ulrich Bogdahn, Bernadette Wimmer, Dennis M. Hedderich, Jan S. Kirschke, Claus Zimmer, Benedikt Wiestler

“…Method: Herein, we investigate the potential of the recently proposed Mosaic Approach (MAP), a normative framework for quantifying individual cortical disease burden with respect to a population‐representative cohort, in predicting domain‐specific clinical progression. …”
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Temporal Analysis of the Incidence, Mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years of Benign Gallbladder and Biliary Diseases in High-Income Nations, 1990–2019 by Dominic W. Proctor, BMBS, MSc, Richard Goodall, BSc, MBChB, MRCS, FHEA, Kim Borsky, MBBS, MMRCS, Justin D. Salciccioli, MBBS, MA, Dominic C. Marshall, MBBS, MRCP, BSc, Kumaran Shanmugarajah, MD, PhD, Joseph Shalhoub, BSc, MBBS, FHEA, PhD, DIC, MEd, FFSTEd, FRCS, FEBVS

“…This study highlights the importance of ongoing clinical efforts to optimize treatment pathways for gallbladder and biliary diseases, particularly in the provision of emergency surgical services and efforts to address population risk factors.…”
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Lymphocyte Oxidative Stress/Genotoxic Effects Are Related to Serum IgG and IgA Levels in Coke Oven Workers by Meili Gao, Yongfei Li, Aqun Zheng, Xiaochang Xue, Lan Chen, Yu Kong

“…Except for age, alcohol and smoking status, IgM, and IgE, a significant correlation in urinary 1-OHP and other biomarkers in the total population was observed. Additionally, a significant negative correlation in genotoxic/oxidative damage biomarkers of MDA, 8-OH-dG, CTL levels, and immunoglobins of IgG and IgA levels, especially in coke oven workers, was found. …”
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Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory Mediators by Gisele Soares Mendes Damasceno, Thaís Helena Machado Marçal Teixeira, Vinicius Carolino de Souza, Tiago Sousa Neiva, Karina Prudente Pereira, Maria de Fátima Teles Landim, Gislane Ferreira de Melo, Juliana de Faria Fracon e Romão, Otávio Tolêdo Nóbrega, Gustavo de Azevedo Carvalho

“…The results allow us to infer that it is possible that the conducted intervention protocol has not produced any significant effects in the studied population. UTN number: RBR-8df2h4.…”
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Triatoma venosa and Panstrongylus geniculatus challenge the certification of interruption of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission by Rhodnius prolixus in eastern Colombia. by Omar Cantillo-Barraza, Lídia Gual-González, Natalia Velásquez-Ortiz, Manuel Alfonso Medina Camargo, Paola González, Lissa Cruz-Saavedra, Adriana Castillo, Sara Zuluaga, Giovanny Herrera, Hanson Cowan, Andrés Velez-Mira, Luz Helena Patiño, Juan David Ramírez, Omar Triana, Melissa S Nolan

“…The results suggest the existence of T. cruzi transmission cycle between triatomines, dogs, and opossums representing a risk of infection for the human population in rural areas of Miraflores. Despite PAHO declaring Miraflores municipality, Colombia an area of T. cruzi transmission interruption in 2019, this study documents evidence of a secondary vector establishing in domestic settings. …”
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Rapid Increase in Ownership and Use of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets and Decrease in Prevalence of Malaria in Three Regional States of Ethiopia (2006-2007) by Estifanos Biru Shargie, Jeremiah Ngondi, Patricia M. Graves, Asefaw Getachew, Jimee Hwang, Teshome Gebre, Aryc W. Mosher, Pietro Ceccato, Tekola Endeshaw, Daddi Jima, Zerihun Tadesse, Eskindir Tenaw, Richard Reithinger, Paul M. Emerson, Frank O. Richards, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

“…Following recent large scale-up of malaria control interventions in Ethiopia, this study aimed to compare ownership and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN), and the change in malaria prevalence using two population-based household surveys in three regions of the country. …”
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Effect of Parental Migration Background on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index by Mohsen Besharat Pour, Anna Bergström, Matteo Bottai, Inger Kull, Magnus Wickman, Niclas Håkansson, Alicja Wolk, Tahereh Moradi

“…Poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, and obesity in children have important public health implications but, to date, their effects have not been studied in the growing population of children in Sweden with immigrant parents. …”
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Auditory attention decoding based on neural-network for binaural beamforming applications by Roy Gueta, Elana Zion-Golumbic, Jacob Goldberger, Sharon Gannot

“…With a considerable portion of the population experiencing hearing impairment and requiring hearing aids, there arises a necessity to separate and decode auditory signals artificially. …”
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Galaxies Lighting Up: Discovery of Seventy New Turn-on Changing-look Active Galactic Nuclei by Qian Yang, Paul J. Green, Xue-Bing Wu, Michael Eracleous, Linhua Jiang, Yuming Fu

“…However, their host galaxies have higher mass than normal inactive galaxies, with star formation rates more similar to hosts of Type 2 AGN than to the overall galaxy population.…”
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Clinical Utility of a Structured Program to Reduce the Risk of Health-Related Quality of Life Impairment after Discharge from Intensive Care Unit: A Real-World Experience by Angelica Venni, Francesca Ioia, Silvia Laviola, Francesca Frigieri, Alessandra Pieri, Simona Marilli, Daniela Balzi, Piercarlo Ballo, Stefano Gori, Diletta Guarducci

“…In multivariable analysis, no variable was found to predict the risk of PICS in our population. Conclusion. In this real-world analysis that lacks a control group, patients who used a program aimed at minimizing the risk of HRQoL deterioration and PICS reported a good perception of their state of health with a relatively low prevalence of PICS.…”
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‘It's about collaboration’: a whole-systems approach to understanding and promoting movement in Suffolk by A. J. Brinkley, K. M. Cusimano, P. Freeman, R. Southall-Edwards, V. F. Gladwell

“…Abstract Background Population-levels of physical activity have remained stagnant for years. …”
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Sero-epidemiological Study of Toxoplasma gondii among Pregnant Women in Akre City by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ahmed Jumaa Ahmed

“…Seroprevalence of IgM and IgG was 9.67% and 54.83% among population who had undercooked meat, while 1.69% and 59.23% were positive for IgM and IgG respectively, in those well cooked meat meal. …”
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Post-traumatic Growth in the Link with Resilience, Self-compassion, and the Personal and Clinical Characteristics in Adolescents with Life-threatening Disease: A Cross-sectional Co... by Zahra Ghasemi, Manijeh Nourian, Azam Shirinabadi Farahani, Amir Heidari, Maliheh Nasiri

“…Future studies are recommended to explore the impact of resilience strategies training on PTG in this population.…”
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Improving quality of surgical and anaesthesia care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of hospital-based quality improvement interventions by Justine Davies, Nataliya Brima, Imran O Morhason-Bello, Andy JM Leather, Vandy Charles

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Lengths of Stay and Stopover Strategies of Western Sandpipers During Migration at Two Sites in British Columbia, Canada by Anne L. Blondin, Mark C. Drever, Scott A. Flemming, Wendy E. Easton, Mark Maftei, Yuri Zharikov, Nils Warnock, Erica Nol

“…ABSTRACT An accurate estimate of length of stay is necessary to derive passage population size for birds using a migration stopover site. …”
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Genetic differentiation and historical dynamics of the endemic species Rheum pumilum on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau inferred from phylogeography implications by Shuliang Liu, Jianxin Gao, Bo Xiao, Wenjie Guo, Qiushi Yu, Ailan Wang, Weiwei Li

“…Results The examination of 39 haplotypes across 26 populations of Rh. pumilum reveals distinct regional distribution, reflecting a phylogeographic pattern resembling “alpine-island”. …”
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Correlation Between Vestibular Disorders and Superior Semicircular Dehiscence on High-resolution Computed Tomography at Tam Anh Ho Chi Minh General Hospital by Cong Trinh TRAN, Thi Lan Huong LE, Tran Thi Thuy HANG, Nghi Hai MA, Ho Hoang PHUONG, Tran Phanchung THUY

“…Numerous studies have reported an incidence rate of SSCD ranging from 3.6% to 9% in the general population. The objective of this medical study was to evaluate the prevalence of superior SSCD and investigate its correlation with vestibular symptoms among patients who underwent high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans. …”
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Clinicopathological Review of 547 Bulbar Enucleations in Hungary (2006–2017) by Gábor Tóth, Nóra Szentmáry, Gábor László Sándor, Béla Csákány, Erika Maka, Jeannette Tóth, Zsuzsanna Antus, Milán Tamás Pluzsik, Achim Langenbucher, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Olga Lukáts

“…Intraocular tumours represent the most common clinicopathological indication for ocular enucleation in our study population. Following ocular trauma and systemic diseases, the rate of enucleation decreased in the last decade, compared to those previously reported in other developed countries. …”
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