A Rare Form of Melanoma Masquerading as a Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report by Susan Thomas, Yuan-Xiang Meng, Vijaykumar G. Patel, Gregory Strayhorn

“…The difficulty in early diagnosing of ALM remains as a formidable challenge particularly in diabetic patients who commonly develop plantar foot ulcers due to the diabetic neuropathy. …”
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Polatuzumab vedotin combined with bendamustine and rituximab for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A systematic review protocol. by Mohammadreza Eslami, Mahdi Mehrabi, Mehrdad Payandeh, Fakhredin Saba

“…A comprehensive search will be conducted across databases such as Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, EMBASE, ProQuest, EU Clinical Trials Register, WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP), and ClinicalTrials.gov from the January 2000 to April 2024. …”
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Identification of School’s Roles, Adolescent Access, and Exposure to Information on Adolescent Reproductive Health by Lu'lu Nafisah, Yuditha Nindya Kartika Rizqi, Aisyah Apriliciciliana Aryani

“…The sample in this study was 169 unmarried high school students aged 15–20 years who live in Banyumas Regency, totaling 169 people. …”
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Interpretive structural modeling of factors affecting the internal development of cities in arid regions (Case study: Ardakan city by mohamad reza hatafi ardakani, mphammad hosein saraei, mohamad mahdi karimnejad, seyed ali almodaresi, saideh moayed far

“…The statistical population consisted of university professors and experts in the field of research in Ardakan who were selected by purposive sampling. They were selected to conduct and implement the research. …”
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Evaluation of heart rate and pulmonary uptake in dipyridamole myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease and their relationship with clinical r... by Siamak Derakhshan, Bahar Moassesghafari, Khaled Rhmani

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 354 non-smokers (98 men and 256 women) with suspected CAD and no history of lung disease who were referred to Kowsar Nuclear Medicine Center in Sanandaj in 2022 for MPI with dipyridamole were examined. …”
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The Adoption of Technology Acceptance Model in E-commerce with Artificial Intelligence as a Mediator by Aram Massoudi, Muslim N. Zaidan, Azwar Qasim Agha

“…A survey was conducted with 352 Iraqi participants who participate in online shopping. Structural equation modelling was applied for data analysis. …”
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An Immunocompetent HIV-Negative Elderly Patient with Low-Grade Fever, Generalized Lymphadenopathy, Splenomegaly, and Acute Phase Response: Do Not Forget Castleman Disease by Kalliopi Azariadis, Maria Ioannou, Kalliopi Zachou, George N. Dalekos

“…We present an 82-year-old immunocompetent male patient who was admitted to our department because of low-grade fever, cachexia, anasarca, hepatosplenomegaly, and generalized lymphadenopathy. …”
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Osteoarthritis-related knee pain: MRI-guided focused ultrasound ablation treatment by Christin A. Tiegs-Heiden, Zaiyang Long, Aiming Lu, Krzysztof R. Gorny, Gina K. Hesley

“…This may be particularly valuable for patients who are unwilling or unable to undergo total knee arthroplasty. …”
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Analysis of Predictors for Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Superficial Esophageal Carcinoma by Ruzhen Jia, Qinsong Luan, Jing Wang, Dongsheng Hou, Shulei Zhao

“…In order to predict related risk factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with superficial esophageal carcinoma (SEC) and provide reference for endoscopic minimally invasive treatment, we included a total of 93 patients with superficial esophageal carcinoma who have underwent esophagectomy and lymph node dissection from 2010 to 2015. …”
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Developing an Appropriate Digital Hearing Aid for Low-Resource Countries: A Case Study by P. Israsena, S. Isaradisaikul, A. Noymai, S. Boonyanukul, A. Hemakom, C. Chinnarat, N. Navacharoen, S. Lekagul

“…A cost-effective, fully programmable digital hearing aid, with its specifications benchmarking against WHO’s recommendations, was systematically designed, engineered, and tested. …”
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The Approach of Tajdid’s Umar bin Abdul Aziz Rah. Through the Institution of al-Mazalim in Dealing with the issues of Deviation and Misappropriation by Hamidi Abdul Ghani, Abdul Azib Hussain, Nurul Akma Mohamed

“…In the annals of Islamic history, Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz Rah. stands out as a renowned figure who successfully eliminated the misconduct exhibited by government officials and reinstated the rights of the populace that had been unlawfully seized. …”
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Combination of Maximum Shear Wave Elasticity Modulus and TIRADS Improves the Diagnostic Specificity in Characterizing Thyroid Nodules: A Retrospective Study by Jing Hang, Fan Li, Xiao-hui Qiao, Xin-hua Ye, Ao Li, Lian-fang Du

“…The present study is aimed at evaluating the diagnostic value of combining shear wave elastography (SWE) parameters and the thyroid imaging reporting and data system (TIRADS) for differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Methods. Patients who underwent conventional ultrasonography (US) and SWE before surgery were enrolled in the current study. …”
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Machine learning-assisted cancer diagnosis in patients with paraneoplastic autoantibodies by Alireza Maleki, Mohammad Mahdi Mirza Ali Mohammadi, Shahab Gholizadeh, Behnaz Dalvandi, Mohammad Rahimi, Aidin Tarokhian

“…The study included participants who tested positive for at least one autoantibody. …”
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Interaction of Glycemic Control and Statin Use on Diabetes-Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome: A Nested Case-Control Study by Xiangrui Meng, Huiqiu Zheng, Jian Du, Xuemei Wang, Yanling Wang, Jing Hu, Jing Zhao, Qianqian Du, Yulong Gao

“…We defined cases as patients who experienced unfavorable outcomes. Glycemic control was estimated at the baseline. …”
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Cervical Cancer Visual Screening Experience in the Republic of Tajikistan by Nilufar Muhsinzoda, Alex Bingjie Yuan, Rustam Tursunov

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this cross-sectional study, the target group included healthy women of reproductive age (30-49 years) from Kushoniyon and B. Gafurov Districts who underwent visual screening. The total study population was 72,574 out of which 68,391 (94.3%) visited primary healthcare facilities for visual inspection with Lugol’s Iodine (VILI). …”
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Chemotherapy-related side effects in childhood cancer in Hiwa Hospital Sulaimani city/Kurdistan region, Iraq by Awayi Ghazy Abdulkareem, Zhian Salah Ramzi, Jamal Ahmad Rashid, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman

“…The present descriptive study consisted of 300 children who underwent chemotherapy, and interviews were carried out with them. …”
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Indigenous Knowledge on Shifting Cultivation and Sustainable Agriculture by Krisnawati Krisnawati, Alia Bihrajihant Raya

“…This can be seen in the agricultural activities of Arfak farmers who are still applying indigenous knowledge to this day. …”
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Indigenizing Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition: A Review of the Literature by Peyton Juhnke, Tobin LeBlanc Haley

“…While the assessment of prior learning has been in practice for decades, this practice has excluded (and continues to exclude) the knowledges of those who remain underrepresented within higher education. …”
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Treatment journey in rheumatoid arthritis with biosimilars: from better access to good disease control through cost savings and prevention of nocebo effects by Bruno Fautrel, Josef S Smolen, Fabrizio Benedetti, Roberto Caporali, Thomas Doerner, Burkhard Pieper, Minjun Jang

“…Even though many disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are available for RA treatment, biological DMARDs (bDMARDs) offer expanding therapeutic options and good outcomes in patients with RA who do not have a sufficient response to conventional synthetic DMARDs. …”
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Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Review of the Literature by Eder Alberto Sigua-Rodriguez, Renato da Costa Ribeiro, Ana Caroline Ramos de Brito, Natalia Alvarez-Pinzon, José Ricardo de Albergaria-Barbosa

“…The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research defines BRONJ as “an area of exposed bone in the maxillofacial region that has not healed within 8 weeks after identification by a healthcare provider in a patient who is receiving or has been exposed to a bisphosphonate and has not had radiation therapy to the craniofacial region.” …”
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