Incidence and survival of skin melanoma in Puglia: A comparison with the rest of Italy by Anna Maria Nannavecchia, Danila Bruno, Antonino Ardizzone, Enrico Caputo, Anna Melcarne, Antonia Mincuzzi, Fernando Palma, Lucia Bisceglia, Ida Galise, Francesco Cuccaro

“…Results: Age-adjusted incidence rates per 100,000 inhabitants in males were: Puglia 9.9 (95% confidence interval [CI] 9.1 to 10.8), AIRTUM Italy (AIRTUM pool) 12.0 (95% CI 11.6 to 12.4), Pool of Southern Italian registries (South pool) 7.1 (95% CI 6.6 to 7.6); in females: Puglia 9.7 (95% CI 8.9 to 10.6), AIRTUM pool 11.3 (95% CI 10.9 to 11.7), South pool 6.5 (95% CI 6.0 to 7.0). Age- standardized mortality rates per 100,000 inhabitants were in males and females in Puglia respectively 2.4 (95% CI 2.0 to 2.8) and 1.6 (95% CI 1.3 to 1.9). 5 years age-standardized relative survival was as follows: in males Puglia 81.4% (95% CI 77.0 to 85.0), Italy 81.6% (95% CI 80.4 to 82.8); in females Puglia 87.3% (95% CI 83.3 to 90.4), Italy 88.6% (95% CI 87.6 to 89.6). …”
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The role of the Global Observatory in addressing Gender Based Violence in Sport+ by Hayley Truskewycz, Lombe Mwambwa

“…Conclusion: There is lack of evidence of states comprehensively addressing violence against women and girls in PEPAS. Coherent, standardized measurements, indicators, and research methodologies are essential for generating accurate data and insights that inform state action. …”
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Deep learning reconstruction of zero-echo time sequences to improve visualization of osseous structures and associated pathologies in MRI of cervical spine by Malwina Kaniewska, Fabio Zecca, Carina Obermüller, Falko Ensle, Eva Deininger-Czermak, Maelene Lohezic, Roman Guggenberger

“…Conclusions ZTE-DL sequences offer superior image quality and bone visualization compared to ZTE sequences and enhance standard cervical spine MRI in assessing bone involvement in spinal canal and neural foraminal stenosis. …”
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Impact of maternal nutritional literacy and feeding practices on the growth outcomes of children (6–23 months) in Gujranwala: a cross-sectional study by Aaiza Tahreem, Allah Rakha, Rimsha Anwar, Roshina Rabail, Cristina Maria Maerescu, Claudia Terezia Socol, Florin Leontin Criste, Gholamreza Abdi, Rana Muhammad Aadil

“…Higher odds of being stunted (β = 2.173, OR = 8.788, p < 0.05) were observed among those whose mothers had middle school education compared to those having higher education.ConclusionOverall results indicated a dire need not only to create nutritional awareness among mothers in Gujranwala but also to provide a support system for mothers to help them implement standard feeding practices.…”
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Life cycle assessment of cocoa farming sustainability by implementing compound fertilizer by I. Idawati, N.A. Sasongko, A.D. Santoso, A.W. Sani, H. Apriyanto, A. Boceng

“…This was conducted based on the International Standard Organization of life cycle assessment 14040 and 14044 with a function unit of 1 kilogram chocodate cashew production.FINDINGS: The results showed that reducing chemical fertilizer was environmentally preferable to decreasing all the impact categories assessed since the total potential global warming impact from chocodate cashew production was 2.092 kilogram carbon dioxide equivalent. …”
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Effects of the Distance between Two Feet on Static Standing Balance Function in Convalescent Hemiplegic Patients with Stroke by Zixian XIAO, Qian CHEN, Dianhuai MENG

“…The main measurement parameters included the standard deviation of longitudinal swing(SDoLS), the standard deviation of horizontal swing(SDoHS), mean longitudinal velocity(MLV, mm/s), mean horizontal velocity(MHV, mm/s), the ellipse area of motion(EAM, mm²)and the length of motion(LM, mm).Results:1)In the condition of eyes opening, some parameters of standing with feet 50 cm apart were significantly lower than those with feet side by side, including SDoHS[3(1.94, 5)], MLV[8.75(6, 13.25)mm/s], EAM[185.5(94.75, 447)mm²](<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05);in the condition of eyes closing, some parameters of standing with feet 50 cm apart were significantly lower than those with feet side by side, including SDoHS[3(2, 4)], EAM[326.5(142.25, 557.25)mm²]and LM[297(215.94, 455.5)mm](<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).2)In the condition of eyes opening, some parameters of standing with feet proper distance were significantly lower than those with feet side by side, including SDoHS[3(2, 5)], MLV[8.69(5, 14)mm/s], MHV[6.32(4, 10)mm/s], EAM[186(97, 446.5)mm²]and LM[196(143.5, 306.25)mm](<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05);in the condition of eyes closing, some parameters of standing with feet proper distance were significantly lower than those with feet side by side, including SDoHS[3(2, 5)], MHV[7(4.44, 12.25)mm/s], EAM[275(145.25, 388.75)mm²], LM[287(216, 478.25)mm](<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).3)In the condition of eyes opening, some parameters of standing with feet proper distance were significantly lower than those with feet 50 cm apart, including MHV[6.32(4, 10)mm/s]and LM[196(143.5, 306.25)mm](<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05);in the condition of eyes closing, some parameters of standing with feet proper distance were significantly lower than those with feet 50 cm apart, including MHV[7(4.44, 12.25)mm/s]and EAM[275(145.25, 388.75)mm²](<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:There is a proper distance between two feet for convalescent stroke patients, in which their static standing balance is the most stable.…”
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Baseline Smartphone App Survey Return in the Electronic Framingham Heart Study Offspring and Omni 1 Study: eCohort Study by Jian Rong, Chathurangi H Pathiravasan, Yuankai Zhang, Jamie M Faro, Xuzhi Wang, Eric Schramm, Belinda Borrelli, Emelia J Benjamin, Chunyu Liu, Joanne M Murabito

“…The Electronic Framingham Heart Study participants had better standardized tt ConclusionsWe effectively engaged community-dwelling older adults to use a smartphone app designed to collect health information relevant to older adults. …”
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Dietary supplementation with Epimedium contributes to the improvement of hormone levels, gut microbiota, and serum metabolite composition in the Chinese forest musk deer (Moschus b... by Shan Xie, Shan Xie, Qinlin Yang, Zaixiang Ying, Zaixiang Ying, Mingcheng Cai, Wenqiao Fan, Hanyu Gao, Hanyu Gao, Xiaolan Feng, Yongjiang Wu

“…The control group was fed a standard diet without Epimedium, while the Epimedium group received the standard diet supplemented with 15 g Epimedium /kg DM. …”
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Which PSMA PET/CT interpretation criteria most effectively diagnose prostate cancer? a retrospective cohort study by Le Ma, Yaxin Hao, Luoping Zhai, Wanchun Zhang, Xiaoming Cao, Kaiyuan Jia

“…Identifying the most valuable criteria for diagnosing PCa and standardizing imaging interpretation across various tracers is an unresolved question. …”
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Parastomal hernia repair: A 10-year retrospective study at District General Hospital—Recurrence and complications by Ali Javaid, Karim Muhammad, Nafees Qureshi

“…Most PSHs occur within the first 2 years of the formation of the stoma. The standard treatment modality for PSH has remained surgical repair. …”
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Longitudinal MRI evaluation of the efficacy of non-enhanced lung cancer brain metastases by Xian Zhang, Jun Yang, Hong Hu, Yong Wang, Zhenfeng Zhang, Jinhao lv, Junping Li

“…This study demonstrates that, following standardized treatment protocols aligned with clinical guidelines, the therapeutic effect of non-enhanced lung cancer BM is inferior to that of enhanced BM. …”
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World-wide survey on the treatment of peripheral vestibular disorders by Michael Strupp, Michael Strupp, Nils Lucca Kern, Nils Lucca Kern, Göran Laurell, Louisa Lehner, Eva Grill, Eva Grill, Ralf Strobl, Ralf Strobl

“…Since there are very few state-of-the-art RCTs, the treatment of vestibular disorders is so far not standardized and various methods are applied with heterogeneous efficacy.Design/methodsA web-based standardized survey questionnaire on the treatment of the six most frequent peripheral vestibular disorders was used to collect data.Results234 replies from five continents, 47 countries, 162 cities and 188 centers were received: (% from all 234 replies; multiple answers possible): BPPV: posterior canal BPPV: 71% Epley, 40% Semont, and 12% others. …”
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Modelling emergency response times for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) patients in rural areas of the North of England using routinely collected data by Megan Harries, Anastasia Ushakova

“…Results From the cases analysed it was found that the mean response time to scene was 9.1 minutes, with a standard deviation of 6.4 minutes. After adjustment for geographic variation and incorporating robust standard errors into the model: distance to the nearest ambulance station (coefficient = 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.56-0.66), urgency of the call (Category 2, second most urgent, compared to the most urgent coefficient = 1.66, 95% CI: 1.13 - 2.18), location of the nearest ambulance station to the incident and the type of crew who attended the incident (Advanced Paramedic when compared to just Paramedic, coefficient = -0.70, 95% CI: -1.24 - -0.16) were all factors which affected response times to scene. …”
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Accuracy of screening tests for cervical precancer in women living with HIV in low-resource settings: a paired prospective study in Lusaka, Zambia by Nicola Low, Partha Basu, Andreas Limacher, Katayoun Taghavi, Misinzo Moono, Mulindi Mwanahamuntu, Herbert Kapesa, Albert Manasyan, Julia Bohlius, Marie Roumet, Thamsanqa Madliwa, Anne Rutjes

“…The histopathological reference standard was multiple biopsies taken at two time points. …”
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Phase I trial of hydroxychloroquine to enhance palbociclib and letrozole efficacy in ER+/HER2− breast cancer by Akshara Singareeka Raghavendra, Nicole M. Kettner, Danielle Kwiatkowski, Senthil Damodaran, Yan Wang, David Ramirez, Dan S. Gombos, Kelly K. Hunt, Yu Shen, Khandan Keyomarsi, Debu Tripathy

“…Abstract Endocrine therapy with CDK4/6 inhibitors is standard for estrogen receptor-positive, HER2−negative metastatic breast cancer (ER+/HER2− MBC), yet clinical resistance develops. …”
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Digital Health Technology Interventions for Improving Medication Safety: Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations by Widya Norma Insani, Neily Zakiyah, Irma Melyani Puspitasari, Muhammad Yorga Permana, Kankan Parmikanti, Endang Rusyaman, Auliya Abdurrohim Suwantika

“…In 12 (92.3% ) studies, DHT was either cost-effective or cost beneficial compared to standard care. On average, DHT interventions reduced ADEs by 37.12% (range 8.2%-66.5%) and medication errors by 54.38% (range 24%-83%). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin (rhTPO) on Coagulation Function and Inflammatory Factors in the Treatment of Patients with Sepsis-Related Thrombocytopenia by Huijuan Wang MD, Dong Chen MD, Ming He MD

“…The Group C received standard treatment, while the Group R received rhTPO in addition to standard care. …”
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Future of artificial intelligence for the diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases by E.A. Katalevskaya, D.Yu. Katalevskiy, M.I. Tyurikov, I.A. Velieva, A.V. Bol’shunov

“…Therefore, developing standards regulating AI technology application and standards providing a reliable evaluation of &nbsp;safety, accuracy, and&nbsp; reliability of AI-based system functioning is particularly important for healthcare.…”
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Sustainable Financing of TVET to Support Skills Development among Vocational and Technical Education Students amidst a dwindling Economy by Nuhu Iliya Nungse, Dornubari Stella Sagbara

“…The study employed a descriptive survey research design. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANOVA) were used to test the hypothesis at .05 level of significance. …”
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The C-MAC video laryngoscope helps presbyopic anesthetists to overcome difficulty in neonatal and infantile intubation: a randomized controlled trial by Ashraf E. Abdalla, Mohsen M. Eissa, Mohamed R. Elbasyouny, Mahmoud R. Zomra, Ahmed M. Elnaggar, Mahmoud M. Elsayed

“…Purpose This study supposed that the use of video-laryngoscope (VL) may provide better intubation conditions for presbyopic anesthetists and targets to evaluate the neonates and infants’ intubation success rates (ISR) by anesthetists aged ≥ 45 years using the C-MAC VL compared to the standard laryngoscope (SL). Methods Thirty-one neonates with an age of 18.2 ± 5.2 days and a body weight of 4.5 ± 0.3 kg and 103 infants aged 8.6 ± 1 months and weighing 9.4 ± 1.5 kg were randomly categorized into the SL group that received ETI using the SL and the VL group had intubated using the C-MAC® (Karl Storz, Germany) VL with the standard Miller blade and flexible Stylet (2 mm PORTEX® stylet; Smiths Medical International Ltd., UK) to strengthen the endotracheal tube (ETT) and adjust its curvature as C-shaped. …”
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