Is CT pulmonary angiography overutilized in the evaluation of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism? A retrospective study by Rabbani Mahmoud Daoud, Ahmed Majeed Mohamed, Muath Salahuddin Almajthoob, Salim Fredericks, Israa ElSayed Daoud, Moath Mahmoud Daoud, Mahmood AlSaeed

“… # Methods All patients who underwent CTPA between September 1, 2019, and January 31, 2020, at Salmaniya Medical Complex were included. …”
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The role of islamic business ethics in shaping the influence of punishment on discipline, performance, and motivation of lecturers and staff in higher education by Muhammad Saleh, Artiyanto Artiyanto, Agus Mukmin, A. Hidayatullah, Amir Syarifudin

“…This research employs a quantitative approach to investigate a specific population of 185 lecturers and staff, who also serve as the research sample. Data were collected using a questionnaire, and the analysis was conducted using Partial Least Squares (PLS), focusing on two main stages: evaluating the Outer Model (measurement model) and the Inner Model (structural model). …”
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IL-8, IL-10, TGF-β, and GCSF Levels Were Increased in Severe Persistent Allergic Asthma Patients with the Anti-IgE Treatment by Arzu D. Yalcin, Atil Bisgin, Reginald M. Gorczynski

“…In this study, we compare the anti-IgE treatment modality in the dynamics of immune system cytokine levels in severe persistent asthma (SPA) patients who had no other any allergic disease, newly diagnosed allergic asthma patients and healthy volunteers. …”
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Neural Plastic Effects of Cognitive Training on Aging Brain by Natalie T. Y. Leung, Helena M. K. Tam, Leung W. Chu, Timothy C. Y. Kwok, Felix Chan, Linda C. W. Lam, Jean Woo, Tatia M. C. Lee

“…This longitudinal study examined the behavioral effects of a systematic thirteen-week cognitive training program on attention and working memory of older adults who were at risk of cognitive decline. These older adults were randomly assigned to the Cognitive Training Group (n=109) and the Active Control Group (n=100). …”
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Comparison of Characteristics of Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Diseases, Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Diseases,... by Lin Pan, Yuan Liu, Rongfei Sun, Mingyu Fan, Guixiu Shi

“…Our study compared the prevalence and characteristics of patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD), undifferentiated connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (UCTD-ILD), or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) between January 2009 and December 2012 in West China Hospital, western China. Patients who met the criteria for ILD were included and were assigned to CTD-ILD, UCTD-ILD, or IPF group when they met the criteria for CTD, UCTD, or IPF, respectively. …”
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Clinical Value of 99Tcm-MDP SPECT Bone Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Unilateral Condylar Hyperplasia by Bing Wen, Ying Shen, Chang-Yin Wang

“…One hundred forty-nine patients who underwent mandibular 99Tcm-MDP SPECT between January 2009 and December 2012 were studied, including 105 cases that were clinically suspected of UCH and 44 comparable cases without UCH as a control group. …”
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Reflections of adolescent motherhood on infant and young child feeding practices: the case of Uganda by Gözde Zeynep Yeşiloğlu, Suzan Yalçin, Sıddika Songül Yalçin

“…Conclusion Adolescent mothers and women who give birth during their teenage years are particularly vulnerable to inadequate infant and young child nutrition practices. …”
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Designing and validating Sternberg's successful intelligence training package and its effectiveness on students' academic vitality by Abedeh Nazari, Ismail Sadipour, Soghra Ebrahimighavam, Hasan Asadzadeh Dehrai

“…The research sample consisted of 60 female students of Farzangan, Zahedan city, who were first selected through available sampling method and then randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (30 people in each group). …”
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Proton Pump Inhibitor-Induced Galactorrhea in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: A Friend or Foe? by Marios Prikis, Julie MacDougall, Nina Narasimhadevara

“…We present a case of a female kidney transplant recipient with worsening allograft function who presented with sudden galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia while on a high-dose omeprazole for gastroesophageal reflux disease.…”
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Incidence of Rod Shaped Gramnegative Hospital Acquired Bacterial Infection and Antibiotic Resistance: A Retrospective Based Population Study by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…This study included 735 patients who underwent surgical and wound treatment admitted to the hospital. …”
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The effect of two different tidal volume on ventilation distribution in living donor laparoscopic nephrectomy using electrical impedance tomography: A single-blind randomized clini... by Dita Aditianingsih, Ratna Farida Soenarto, Cynthia Afriany

“…Materials and Methods: A single-blind, randomized clinical trial was conducted on 30 patients who were assigned to the group receiving an intraoperative TV of 6 mL/kg (VT-6) or 10 mL/kg (VT-10) during laparoscopic nephrectomy surgery. …”
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Autoimmune-Associated Hemophagocytosis and Myelofibrosis in a Newly Diagnosed Lupus Patient: Case Report and Literature Review by Deonne Thaddeus V. Gauiran, Paula Victoria Catherine Y. Cheng, Christopher Ryan P. Pagaduan, Maria Clariza M. Santos

“…We report a case of a 30-year-old Filipino woman who presented with a one-year history of fever, constitutional symptoms, exertional dyspnea, joint pains, and alopecia and physical examination findings of fever, facial flushing, cervical lymphadenopathies, and knee joint effusions. …”
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A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children? by Mine Aydemir Sahin, Yeliz Cigerci, Hamide Nur Cevik Ozdemir

“…A total of 246 children who underwent phlebotomy between January and March 2019 in the pediatric blood collection unit were included in this randomized controlled trial. …”
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Evaluation of Association of Oral Bacterial Profile with HBV and HCV Infection and T Lymphocyte Level in HIV-Positive Patients by Fatemeh Lavaee, Farzan Modarresi, Samira Amookhteh, Mohammad Amin Amiri

“…In this study, 73 patients who were diagnosed HIV-positive and were referred to Shiraz HIV research center for routine dental treatment were enrolled. …”
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The purpose, tasks and functions of the National Police of Ukraine staffing by K. H. Harbuziuk

“…It is substantiated that the direction of the above tasks is most appropriate to divide into the following: a) prognostic and planned (study of the demand of the National Police for certain specialists, planning ways to meet it); b) recruitment and training (involvement of persons who have the ability and desire to work in the National Police, providing their training); c) accompanying tasks (providing conditions for maintaining and improving the quality of professional activity of employees); d) social security (proper provision of social guarantees for employees of the National Police); e) organizational, covering the tasks of proper documentation of enrollment in the National Police, training and postgraduate education and completion of employment in the National Police. …”
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Musculoskeletal Imaging for Low Back Pain in Direct Access Physical Therapy Compared to Primary Care: An Observational Study by Michael S Crowell, John S Mason, John H McGinniss

“…The low back pain imaging HEDIS measure identifies the percentage of patients who did not have an imaging study (plain X-ray, MRI, CT Scan) ordered on the first encounter with a diagnosis of low back pain or in the 28 days following that first diagnosis. …”
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The healthcare burden of isolated aortic valve insufficiency by Ibrahim Sultan, Michael Ryan, Candace Gunnarsson, Natalie Heidrich, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula

“…We utilized Optum United Health Care Database for US patients who had an AI claim between 2017 and 2022, with 12 months of continuous enrollment (baseline period) prior to diagnosis. …”
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Controlling Embedded Systems Remotely via Internet-of-Things Based on Emotional Recognition by Mohammad J. M. Zedan, Ali I. Abduljabbar, Fahad Layth Malallah, Mustafa Ghanem Saeed

“…Promising experimental results are achieved by conducting experiments on 40 individuals who participated in controlling their emotional biosignals on several devices such as closing and opening a door and also turning the alarm on or off through Wi-Fi. …”
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Maternal and Child Program’s behavior of some indicators in a family medical office. Cienfuegos, 2013-2022 by Mileidy Portal Amador, Alina Esther González Hermida, Hildeli Suárez López, Iranidel Rodríguez Padrón

“…Genetic alterations were not frequent (0.6%). 94% of the children who received exclusive breastfeeding had hemoglobin levels greater than or equal to 110g/l. …”
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Frequency and Associated Factors of Post-dural Puncture Headache at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern Punjab, Pakistan by Maria Jabeen, Sohaib Hassan, Aneeqa Saad, Sohail Safdar

“…Procedure-related data, including position of the patient (sitting, lateral), type of the LP needle (traumatic, atraumatic), needle size (22G or 20G), number of attempts and the years of experience of operator who performed lumbar puncture was obtained. Results: Of 173 study cases, 43.3% were male and an overall mean age was 40.92±10.07 years (range; 24-60 years). …”
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