Medication use and potential drug-drug interactions in a general surgery clinic: A descriptive studyMain points by Sevgi Teker Yıldırım, Şevket Cumhur Yeğen, Songül Tezcan

“…Methods: This prospective and descriptive research was carried out in a general surgery clinic at a hospital in Turkey. The patients who were admitted for any surgical procedure and stayed for a minimum of 24 h were included in the study. …”
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma Developing in a Cutaneous Lichen Planus Lesion: A Rare Case by Saptarshi Ghosh, Sivasankar Kotne, P. B. Ananda Rao, S. P. V. Turlapati, Dillip Kumar Soren

“…We present a case of a 36-year-old male with a 10-year-long history of hypertrophic lichen planus who presented with a nonhealing ulcer in the left popliteal fossa. …”
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Retrospective of Human Rights Activities of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations by I. V. Periv

“…Special attention is paid to the struggle for the rights of women who have suffered from gender discrimination, violence or repression, particularly in the context of military conflicts, migration and other crisis situations. …”
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Analysis of Age Appropriate Measles Immunisation among the Eligible Children in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of National Family Health Survey–5 by Avijit Debnath, Niranjan Roy, Dipankar Roy, Munmi Sarma, Dipanjan Roy, Kinnor Das, Deepmala Deb

“…Moreover, a considerable number of children did not even receive their first dose of the measles vaccine, and those who did generally did not receive it at the recommended age. …”
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Trends in InsurTech Development in Korea: A News Media Analysis of Key Technologies, Players, and Solutions by Yongsu Lee, Hyosook Yim

“…The extracted keywords were analyzed and discussed in terms of development trends: which technologies gained prominence over time, who the key players were, and what solutions were introduced. …”
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The evolution of cell-free fetal DNA testing: expanded non-invasive prenatal testing and its effect on target populations by Shaozhe Yang, Yanqi He, Jingshang Lv, Rongxiang Li, Xiuhong Fu

“…PurposeTo evaluate the clinical performance of expanded non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT-plus) in screening for fetal chromosome aneuploidy and copy number variations (CNVs) among pregnant women with different risk factors to investigate how the target population of cell-free fetal DNA may change in NIPT-plus.MethodsThe clinical data, test results, confirmatory invasive testing outcomes, and follow-up results of 6,220 pregnant women who underwent NIPT-plus were re-viewed. The performance indicators of the positive predictive value (PPV), positive rate (PR), specificity, and sensitivity in screening for common trisomies, sex chromosomal abnormalities (SCAs), rare autosomal aneuploidies (RAAs), and CNVs were calculated. …”
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Low Urbanization but Not Illiteracy was Associated with Poor Medication Adherence among Elderly People in Rural Taiwan by Pei-Jhih Li, Ling-Chiao Liao, Chin-Ju Chuang, Cheng-Ying Hsieh, Yung-Cheng Huang, Li-Yu Chen, Yi-Hsuan Yang, Feng-Jung Yang, Kai-Chieh Chang, Li-Jiuan Shen, Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Yen-Ming Huang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Shau-Huai Fu, Chin-Kai Chang, Chen-Yu Wang

“…In conclusion, most of the elderly who lived in rural areas in western Taiwan have poor adherence (ARMS score over 12) to medication and a poor degree of refilling prescriptions as per physicians’ advice. …”
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CONCERNING CORRELATION BETWEEN METHODOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY IN PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH by Vladimir I. Zagvyazinsky

“…Examples of typical errors of the young scientists who do not own the technology of scientific activity are given.Practical significance. …”
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Chronic Q Fever with Vascular Involvement: Progressive Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the United States by Zanthia Wiley, Sujan Reddy, Kara M. Jacobs Slifka, David C. Brandon, John Jernigan, Gilbert J. Kersh, Paige A. Armstrong

“…We report a case of chronic Q fever with vascular involvement in a 77-year-old man with prior infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair, who lived near a livestock farm in the southeastern United States.…”
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Discharge against Medical Advice in Surgical Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report Series Illustrating Unique Challenges by Marek Brzezinski, Maren Gregersen, Luiz Gustavo Schuch, Ricarda Sawatzki, Joy W. Chen, Grant Gauger, Jasleen Kukreja, Brian Cason

“…We present the first case report series of three surgical patients with PTSD who left the hospital AMA. These cases differ markedly from DAMA in non-PTSD patients. …”
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Pathological Vaginal Discharge among Pregnant Women: Pattern of Occurrence and Association in a Population-Based Survey by Tânia Maria M. V. da Fonseca, Juraci A. Cesar, Raúl A. Mendoza-Sassi, Elisabeth B. Schmidt

“…All women living in the city of Rio Grande, Southern Brazil, who gave birth in 2010 were included in the study. …”
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Time series segmentation for recognition of epileptiform patterns recorded via microelectrode arrays in vitro. by Gabriel Galeote-Checa, Gabriella Panuccio, Angel Canal-Alonso, Bernabe Linares-Barranco, Teresa Serrano-Gotarredona

“…Closed-loop deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising treatment for individuals who do not respond to medical therapy. To achieve effective seizure control, algorithms play an important role in identifying relevant electrographic biomarkers from local field potentials (LFPs) to determine the optimal stimulation timing. …”
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Theoretical and legal principles of forensic psychiatric examination in criminal proceedings by O. P. Makarova

“…The knowledge used in the pre-trial investigation of criminal offences and in court proceedings is used to establish the mental state of the person who committed the criminal offence. The theoretical and legal aspects of the appointment and conduct of forensic psychiatric examination have been determined on the basis of the analysis of the provisions of legal acts in this area. …”
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The Validity and Reliability of Automatic Tooth Segmentation Generated Using Artificial Intelligence by Ammar Sh. Al-Ubaydi, Dheaa Al-Groosh

“…Methods. 10 patients with Cl I malocclusion (mild-to-moderate crowding) who underwent nonextraction orthodontic therapy with the Insignia™ system had IOS and CBCT scans taken before treatment. …”
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Penetrating Heart Injury due to Screwdriver Assault by P. A. Dieng, M. S. Diop, A. G. Ciss, P. S. Ba, S. Diatta, M. Gaye, M. L. Fall, A. Ndiaye, M. Ndiaye

“…This is a 16-year-old boy who experienced physical aggression. He was assaulted with a screwdriver and had stab wound on the anterior wall of the chest. …”
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Positive Psychological Interventions for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale, Theoretical Model, and Intervention Development by Jeff C. Huffman, Christina M. DuBois, Rachel A. Millstein, Christopher M. Celano, Deborah Wexler

“…It is therefore vital to develop interventions that are simple, well-accepted, and applicable to a wide range of patients who suffer from T2D. One approach may be to boost positive psychological states, such as positive affect or optimism, as these constructs have been prospectively and independently linked to improvements in health behaviors. …”
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Le bassin minier du Nord-Pas-De-Calais pris dans les rets de l’aménagisme généralisé by Patrick Céleste

“…It shows how the very notion of “repairing” can be understood in different ways: as conserving a heritage, both by preserving its memory, its continuity and its new customs; as well as a necessary response to the deep trauma that mining inflicted upon a rural and natural territory, and that the cessation of mining activity inflicted upon those who were dedicated to it. Indeed, beyond just the miners, the departmental inhabitants as a whole continue to endure the consequences of this trauma today. …”
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Application of concentrated learning technology in the professional training of forensic experts by D. V. Klymchuk, S. V. Ihnatov

“…The problematic issues of integrating forensic experts who have just obtained a qualification in a certain expert speciality into the work process and their further professional development have been highlighted. …”
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Bailing Out the Protester by Alireza Nourani-Dargiri

“…Furthermore, these consequences are not shared evenly: the cash bail system disparately impacts people of color, who are imposed bail at higher rates and at higher amounts, meaning they will also experience negative consequences at a disproportionate rate. …”
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E-cigarettes are not associated with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome among US adults by Shahryar Rajai Firouzabadi, Ida Mohammadi, Mohammadreza Alinejadfard, Arman Shafiee

“…Using 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data, this study investigated the association between e-cigarette use and PCS among US adults who tested positive for COVID-19. The final sample included 107,249 adults after the exclusion of respondents with missing information. …”
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