Antibiotic consumption and utilization at a large tertiary care level hospital in Uganda: A point prevalence survey. by Mark Kizito, Darius Owachi, Falisy Lule, Laura Jung, Vivian Bazanye, Ibrahim Mugerwa, Susan Nabadda, Charles Kabugo

“…Both AMC and AMU data were categorized by the WHO AWaRe (access, watch, and reserve) criteria.…”
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Contemporary Volunteering in the Formation of Prosocial Behaviour of a Person by P. A. Kislyakov, E. A. Shmeleva, O. Gowin

“…Based on the responses of respondents, who took part in the surveys, typical ideas about the motivation of the volunteer, his or her personal qualities and conditions of familiarising with various volunteer practices are identified, studied and generalised. …”
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Identifying key signs of motor neurone disease in primary care: a nested case–control study using the QResearch database by Aleksandar Radunović, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Christopher J McDermott, Tom A Ranger, Judith Burchardt, Xue W Mei

“…Additionally, the associations between MND diagnosis and family history, dropped foot, focal weakness and sialorrhoea remained robust after controlling for confounders. Patients who reported symptoms indicative of damage to the lower brainstem and its connections were diagnosed sooner than those who presented with respiratory or cognitive signs.Conclusion This is the first study that has identified, confirmed and quantified the association of key symptoms and signs with MND diagnosis. …”
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Factors influencing survival outcomes in patients with stroke at three tertiary hospitals in Zimbabwe: A 12-month longitudinal study. by Farayi Kaseke, Lovemore Gwanzura, Cuthbert Musarurwa, Elizabeth Gori, Tawanda Nyengerai, Timothy Kaseke, Aimee Stewart

“…Among the remaining 137 patients who were tracked over a 12-month period, 42% were censored, and 58% were deceased. …”
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The impact of the interaction between BDNF rs7103411 gene polymorphism and social activities on mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling elderly adults by Zhenkun Tan, Junjiao Ping, Ying Zhang, Chuijia Kong, Jiali Luo, Xinxia Liu

“…Individuals with the rs7103411 CT or TT genotype who participated in social activities showed a significantly reduced risk of developing MCI, suggesting that the interaction between the BDNF rs7103411 genotype and social activity can help reduce the risk of MCI.…”
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Efficacy of combined colorectal cancer treatment in senile patients by P. V. Tsarkov, D. R. Markaryan, V. M. Nekoval

“…The retrospective and prospective analysis of primary CRC patients, who were operated in The First Sechenov Moscow State Medical University and Petrovsky National Research Center of Surgery in April, 2006 to May, 2014 was carried out. …”
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Early weight gain after stopping smoking: a predictor of overall large weight gain? A single-site retrospective cohort study by Alexandra Pankova, Eva Kralikova, Kamila Zvolska, Lenka Stepankova, Milan Blaha, Petra Ovesna, Paul Aveyard

“…Interventions aimed at all quitters to prevent weight gain on cessation have proven unpopular but targeting people who have gained excess weight immediately after quitting may improve uptake and cost-effectiveness. …”
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A Modified Technique Reduced Operative Time of Laparoendoscopic Rendezvous Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Combined with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Concomitant... by Wei Liu, Qunwei Wang, Jing Xiao, Liying Zhao, Jiangsheng Huang, Zhaohui Tan, Pengfei Li

“…We applied two different LERV techniques, traditional technique and modified technique, in 60 consecutive cases from January 2011 to November 2012. 32 cases who underwent modified technique (group 1) from February 2012 to November 2012 were retrospectively compared to 28 cases (group 2) who underwent traditional technique from January 2011 to January 2012. …”
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Association of intratumoral microbiome diversity with hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis by Fengle Jiang, Yuan Dang, Zheting Zhang, Yanan Yan, Yingchao Wang, Yi Chen, Lihong Chen, Jialiang Zhang, Jingfeng Liu, Jianmin Wang

“…By utilizing 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we identified a specific intratumoral microbiome signature that was highly predictive of the prognosis for HCC patients who underwent surgical resection. Specifically, the presence of Intestinimonas, Brachybacterium, and Rothia were identified as independent risk factors for the overall survival of HCC patients who underwent surgical resection.IMPORTANCEAlthough some studies have shown an abundance of bacteria in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), there is still limited understanding of the composition and diversity of the intratumoral microbiome that is favorable or adverse to the prognosis of HCC patients. …”
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Awareness of lung cancer among urban residents in Sichuan Province and its impact on their willingness to choose medical institutions for cancer screening by Qi Chai, Ruicen Li, Ting Bao, Zhibo Yang, Qing Liu, Feng Chen

“…Only 33.5% of the participants had undergone lung cancer screening, with the main reasons being periodic physical examinations (54%) and physician recommendations (23%). (2) Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that knowledge of lung cancer was significantly associated with the participants’ willingness to undergo lung cancer screening at county-level or lower-level medical institutions [OR = 1.185, 95% CI (1.113 -1.263), p < 0.001]. (3) Using PSM, it was found that the willingness of residents who had good knowledge of lung cancer-related topics increased by 2.8% after using kernel matching, by 3.1% after using one-to-one nearest neighbor matching, and by 2.4% after using radius matching with a caliper size of 0.001. (4) After stratifying by psychological status, we found that among residents with unstable psychological status, the willingness of those who had good knowledge of lung cancer increased by 5.3% after using kernel matching, by 3.6% after using one-to-one nearest neighbor matching, and by 4.9% after using radius matching with a caliper size of 0.001.DiscussionImproving urban residents’ understanding of the disease could help improve the current situation of hierarchical diagnosis and treatment.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42024556625.…”
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Efficacy of Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Reflux Hypersensitivity: A Study Based on Rome IV Criteria by Yuan-Xi Jiang, Zhi-Yu Dong, Jun-Wen Wang, Ying Chen, Hui-Hui Sun, Shu-Chang Xu

“…Patients with reflux hypersensitivity who fulfilled the Rome IV criteria and who wished to receive further treatment were recruited. …”
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Associations between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia among patients aged 40 and older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study by Dandan Wang, Ming Zhang, Jun Huang, Haihong Zhang, Si Chen, Kefang Wang

“…After adjustment for confounders, SB showed a significant association with sarcopenia (adjusted β = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.28–1.68). The participants who spent 6 or more hours on SB had a greater odds ratio for sarcopenia (= 6-8 h: adjusted OR = 2.97, 95% CI = 1.14–7.70; > 8 h: OR = 9.14, 95% CI = 3.59–23.22) than the participants who spent less than 4 h. …”
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Association of liver biopsy pathology on outcome of patients undergoing heart transplantation by Lauren S. Eichenwald, MD, Raffi Karagozian, MD, Adam J. Eichenwald, PhD, John Morrissey, MD MBA, Saurav Kini, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS MPH

“…Methods: A retrospective cohort study of adults listed for HT who underwent a liver biopsy for evaluation of early or advanced liver fibrosis from August 12, 2004 to February 16, 2022. …”
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Can Clinical Measures of Postoperative Binocular Function Predict the Long-Term Stability of Postoperative Alignment in Intermittent Exotropia? by Yidong Wu, Meiping Xu, Junxiao Zhang, Jinjing Zhou, Minghui Wan, Zhiyue Dai, Tingting Peng, Seung Hyun Min, Fang Hou, Jiawei Zhou, Xinping Yu

“…A retrospective study was performed in thirty-nine children (median: 7 years) who have been surgically treated from intermittent exotropia without overcorrection (less than 10 prism diopters [pd] of exodeviation at 1 month postoperatively). …”
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Results of surgical treatment of patients with acute destructive diverticulitis of the colon using minimally invasive technologies by O.B. Tymchuk, S.L. Malinovskyi

“…Group II comprised 58 patients who underwent the first surgical intervention through laparotomy access. …”
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Renal Damage Frequency in Patients with Solitary Kidney and Factors That Affect Progression by T. Basturk, Y. Koc, Z. Ucar, T. Sakaci, E. Ahbap, E. Kara, F. Bayraktar, M. Sevinc, T. Sahutoglu, A. Kayalar, A. Sinangil, C. Akgol, A. Unsal

“…Patients in group 1 were older than those in group 2 (p=0.001). 34 patients who comprise group 1a had smaller kidney size (p=0.002) and higher uric acid levels (p=0.028) than those in group 1b at presentation. …”
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The Problem of Unity and Plurality in Teftâzânî by Ekrem UĞURLU

“…This is because they valued the quality of what was being said rather than who was saying it. Undoubtedly, the Islamic philosophical tradition’s approach to the problem of existence reflects the historical development that began with Parmenides and became systematized with Aristotle. …”
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Predicting 28-day all-cause mortality in patients admitted to intensive care units with pre-existing chronic heart failure using the stress hyperglycemia ratio: a machine learning-... by Xiao-han Li, Xing-long Yang, Bin-bin Dong, Qi Liu

“…However, it remains unclear whether SHR is associated with 28-day mortality in patients with pre-existing CHF who were admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). …”
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Using a Clinical Decision Support System to Improve Anticoagulation in Patients with Nonvalve Atrial Fibrillation in China’s Primary Care Settings: A Feasibility Study by Xueying Ru, Tianhao Wang, Lan Zhu, Yunhui Ma, Liqun Qian, Huan Sun, Zhigang Pan

“…This study also gauged the general practitioner (GP)’s acceptance of the CDSS who worked in the atrial fibrillation (AF) special consulting room of the CDSS group. …”
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Prognostic Impact of the Postoperative Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level after Curative Resection of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer by Ryoichi Tsukamoto, Kiichi Sugimoto, Yuki Ii, Takahiro Irie, Megumi Kawaguchi, Aya Kobari, Yuki Tsuchiya, Kumpei Honjo, Masaya Kawai, Shun Ishiyama, Makoto Takahashi, Kazuhiro Sakamoto

“…Results: The subjects were 323 patients who underwent curative surgical treatment for Stage II/III rectal cancer. …”
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