Perspectives of healthcare providers and persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus on improving glycaemic control in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a qualitative study by Joel M Francis, Olufemi Babatunde Omole, Jean-Pierre Fina Lubaki

“…Themes were organised and integrated using the WHO Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions Framework.Results The healthcare providers recommended better preparation of the healthcare system for better care of diabetes. …”
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Enriched phenotypes in rare variant carriers suggest pathogenic mechanisms in rare disease patients by Lane Fitzsimmons, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Brett Beaulieu-Jones, Shilpa Nadimpalli Kobren

“…Specifically, we look for enriched phenotypes across UKB participants who harbor rare variants in the same gene known or suspected to be causally implicated in a UDN patient’s recessively manifesting disorder. …”
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Additive Effects of Glutathione in Improving Antibiotic Efficacy in HIV–<i>M.tb</i> Co-Infection in the Central Nervous System: A Systematic Review by Leena Nabipur, Michael Mouawad, Vishwanath Venketaraman

“…Methods: Relevant studies were identified through systematic searches of PubMed, Elsevier, WHO, and related databases. Inclusion criteria focused on preclinical and clinical research examining GSH or its precursors in HIV, TB, or co-infection, with emphasis on microbial control, immune modulation, and CNS-related outcomes. …”
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A Simple Clinical Measure of Quadriceps Muscle Strength Identifies Responders to Pulmonary Rehabilitation by James R. Walsh, Norman R. Morris, Zoe J. McKeough, Stephanie T. Yerkovich, Jenny D. Paratz

“…Participants with COPD who attended pulmonary rehabilitation between 2010 and 2012 were recruited. …”
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Legal regulation of the circulation of pyrotechnic products in Ukraine and administrative responsibility for its violation by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…In 2017, the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine “On approval of the Provisional Rules of Circulation of Household Pyrotechnic Products in Ukraine” was revoked, as a result of which the normative grounds for bringing to administrative responsibility those who violated the rules of trade, storage and use of pyrotechnic products disappeared. …”
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Total and Compartmental Chest Wall Volumes, Lung Function, and Respiratory Muscle Strength in Individuals with Abdominal Obesity: Effects of Body Positions by Rattanaporn Sonpeayung, Anong Tantisuwat, Prawit Janwantanakul, Premtip Thaveeratitham

“…Among obesity individuals who are bedridden, sitting increases lung function, total and rib cage compartmental chest wall volumes, and inspiratory muscle strength—and would therefore likely to decrease the risk of respiratory-related disease—relative to Fowler’s and supine positions.…”
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Point-Based Grading System: Advantages and Disadvantages by N. N. Мaltseva, V. Е. Рenkov

“…These include: the risk of a biased judgment; fostering individualism when everyone is interested only in his/her personal growth; dominance of the written test over the oral answer; and the use of test tasks, which allows one to determine only the initial conceptual level of the subject without revealing the problematic, conceptual depth of knowledge, without identifying creative minds who can think outside the box. Then, through a mental experiment, various pedagogical situations have been assessed in which a formal use of a point-based grading system leads to biased results. …”
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Treatment for Nontype 1 Retinopathy of Prematurity by Intravitreal Injection of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Drugs by Haitao Zhang, Xin Yang, Fangfang Zheng, Xiangke Yin, Suhua Wan

“…A retrospective study was conducted to screen the nontype 1 ROP from the collected ROP patients who received intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF drugs in Henan Eye Hospital from September 2018 to June 2021. …”
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Relationship Between Weight Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in School-age Children in China by Mandana Zanganeh, Peymané Adab, Bai Li, Miranda Pallan, Wei J. Liu, Lin Rong, Wei Liu, James Martin, Kar K. Cheng, Emma Frew

“…In both unadjusted and adjusted analyses, HRQOL, using both the CHU-9D-CHN and the PedsQL™, was marginally higher in children who were overweight or living with obesity compared with children with healthy weight, although this difference did not reach statistical significance. …”
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Effect of Implantable Collamer Lens on Anterior Segment Measurement and Intraocular Lens Power Calculation Based on IOLMaster 700 and Sirius by Xiaoyong Chen, Di Zhang, Ziyuan Liu, Yinan Liu, Hongyuan Cai, Qianru Wu, Yu Zhang

“…Ocular measurements were taken preoperatively and at the two-month follow-up using IOLMaster 700 and Sirius in 85 eyes (43 patients) who had previously undergone ICL surgery. IOL power was calculated using either IOLMaster 700 (Barrett Universal II formula) or Sirius (ray-tracing). …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Imam Sadiq Teaching Hospital at Babylon City by Intisar Mahdi Kadhim Almurshedi, Amel Mustafa Kamil, Aqeel Abbas Noaman

“…There was no significant link between medical history and the outcome of this investigation (hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and lung diseases) ... except kidney disease was likely at a higher risk of VTE than participants who had no kidney disease. Although there is no significant relationship between sociodemographic and VTE, the study found that there was a very high correlation between the risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, caesarean sections, oral contraceptives, and renal disease with VTE. …”
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome: What Are the Reasons for Dissatisfaction with the Treatment of Patients and Doctors? (Based on the Experience of Medical Institutions of the Northwestern... by A. Yu. Baranovsky, T. V. Reshetova, I. S. Sakeyan

“…By assessing the number of people who noted the disappearance or significant decrease in the intensity of the main manifestations of the disease one and three months after treatment, the effectiveness of complex therapy was studied. …”
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Effectiveness of Vildagliptin in Clinical Practice: Pooled Analysis of Three Korean Observational Studies (the VICTORY Study) by Sunghwan Suh, Sun Ok Song, Jae Hyeon Kim, Hyungjin Cho, Woo Je Lee, Byung-Wan Lee

“…The effectiveness endpoint was the proportion of patients who achieved a glycemic target (HbA1c) of ≤7.0% at 24 weeks. …”
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Evaluation of the longitudinal deformation of left ventricle and its changes in myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease with obstructive coronary artery lesions by N.V. Tytarenko, M.P. Kopytsya, I.V. Rodionova, A.V. Kobets

“…In patients with myocardial infarction without ST-segment elevation, GLS measurement may assist in the selection of patients who need urgent reperfusion therapy. In coronary heart disease, GLS can complement the conventional assessment of wall movement; replace the need for additional non-invasive testing for some patients with suboptimal stress tests. …”
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Exploring the potential cost-effectiveness and societal burden implications of screening for fracture risk in a UK general radiography setting by E. Söreskog, B. Lopez, T. Bean, P. Lewis, N. Ashley, J. Da Palma Lopes, R. Meertens, A. Ratcliffe

“…Methods The study used a health economic model that compared the health outcomes and costs of screening with IBEX BH versus usual care for men and women aged 50 and older who had a forearm radiograph for any reason. The model incorporated data on fracture incidence, fracture risk reduction, mortality, quality of life, and fracture and treatment costs from published sources and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. …”
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Limitations of temporal (forehead) temperature readings as a screening method for covid-19 by Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas

“…Finally, screening for fever is part of the World Health Organization recommendations for management of ill travelers at international borders (World Health Organization [WHO], 2020). Apparently, the method of choice for this fever screening is to measure temporal artery (forehead) temperature with different infrared, contactless devices which provide for a practical, reasonably safe, and quick reading. …”
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Using Milk Urea Nitrogen to Evaluate Diet Formulation and Environmental Impact on Dairy Farms by J.S. Jonker, R.A. Kohn

“…The average MUN across all farms in the study increased in the spring, but the increase was 0.52 mg/dl lower for farmers receiving MUN results compared to those who did not participate in the program. This change indicated that participating farmers reduced N feeding compared to nonparticipants. …”
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Two faces of the same coin non alcoholic fatty liver disease; with and without diabetes: Comparative clinico pathological analysis: A cross sectional observational study by Syed Mushfiq, Ghulam Nabi Yatoo, Bilal Ahmad Mir, Zubaida Rasool

“…Methods: We did a cross-sectional analysis of data from NAFLD patients (n = 90) who were divided into diabetic and non-diabetic cohorts and their respective demographic, biochemical, imaging and histological features were recorded and compared. …”
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Emergence of Highly Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Patients with Infections Admitted to Public Hospitals in Southwest Iran by Sepide Namdari, Ali Farhadi, Aida Khademalhoseini, Abbas Behzad-Behbahani, Afsaneh Moaddeb

“…This cross-sectional study was performed on different clinical specimens collected from patients who were suspected of infections hospitalized from March 2016 to March 2019 in local hospitals of Firuzabad, Fars province, Iran. …”
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RADIO PLAYS AS A SPECIAL GENRE IN THE WORK OF E. JELINEK by Tatiana V. Akasheva, Alexandra D. Zharkova

“…However, the author is known not only as a talented novelist and playwright, but also as a public figure who always openly expresses his own point of view on topical and controversial issues and events of today's era. …”
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