Joining Forces: Collaborating Internationally to Deliver High-Quality, Online Postgraduate Education in Pain Management by Elizabeth Devonshire, Philip J Siddall

“…In response to this issue, the Pain Management Research Institute at the University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia) has established several strategic alliances with other overseas universities to deliver online postgraduate education in pain management. …”
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Methodological Considerations for TMD Research: A Call for More Robust Assessment and Analysis [Letter] by Zhang C, Shi K, Zheng Y

“…Chengqi Zhang,1 Keying Shi,2 Yuanna Zheng3 1Stomatology Grade 2022, School/Hospital of Stomatology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, People’s Republic of China; 2Ningbo Dental Hospital/Ningbo Oral Health Research Institute, Ningbo, People’s Republic of China; 3School/Hospital of Stomatology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, People’s Republic of China; Ningbo Dental Hospital/Ningbo Oral Health Research Institute, Ningbo, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yuanna Zheng, Email zyn218@126.com…”
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An idea of Architecture: Schools of Architecture by Tommaso Brighenti

“…Four schools have been compared: the Escuela de Arquitectura y Diseño (PUCV) of Valparaíso; the Cooper Union of New York; the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP); the School of Civil Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Milan-Bovisa.…”
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Enhancing the Predictive Value of SII and NLR in LAA Stroke: Addressing Unexplored Limitations and Future Directions [Response to Letter] by He Z, Liu K

“…Zemin He,1 Keting Liu2,3 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Shuangliu District (West China Airport Hospital of Sichuan University), Chendu, Sichuan Province, 610200, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Chengdu Seventh People’s Hospital (Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Chengdu Medical College), Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610213, People’s Republic of China; 3Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510515, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Keting Liu, Email 921225110@qq.com…”
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FORMATION OF AXIOLOGICAL COMPETENCIES OF FUTURE ENGINEERS by O. A. Volkova

“…Ukhta State Technical University practices a unique model for psychological adaptation of students to organizational structure of potential employers. …”
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A Prospective Comparative Study on the Clinical Diagnostic Performance of Blood Inflammatory Markers in Acute Appendicitis [Letter] by Peksöz R, Ağırman E, Atamanalp SS

“…Rıfat Peksöz,1,* Enes Ağırman,2,* Sabri Selçuk Atamanalp1,* 1Department of General Surgery, Atatürk University Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey; 2Department of General Surgery, Erzurum City Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Rıfat Peksöz, Department of General Surgery, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey, Tel +90 04423447956, Email rifat-peksoz@hotmail.com…”
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Evaluation of Health Science Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Artificial Intelligence in Northern Saudi Arabia: Implications for Curriculum Refinement and... by ALruwail BF, Alshalan AM, Thirunavukkarasu A, Alibrahim A, Alenezi AM, Aldhuwayhi TZA

“…Bashayer Farhan ALruwail,1 Afrah Muteb Alshalan,2 Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu,1 Alaa Alibrahim,3 Anfal Mohammed Alenezi,4 Tahalil Zamil A Aldhuwayhi5 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia; 5Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Bashayer Farhan ALruwail, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine Jouf University, Sakaka, 72388, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966551913665, Email bfalrwili@ju.edu.saBackground and Aim: As the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare delivery becomes increasingly prevalent, understanding the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health science students towards AI is crucial. …”
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Outcome of Pleural Empyema Treated With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Patients With Severe Co-Morbidities: An Observational Study by Vu HA, Nguyen NV, Le TD, Nguyen ST, Viet Le A, The Vu A, Van Nguyen B, Van Nguyen B, Thanh Quan N, An NV, Duc Nghiem T

“…Hai Anh Vu,1 Nam Van Nguyen,1 Tuan Dinh Le,2 Son Tien Nguyen,2 Anh Viet Le,1 Anh The Vu,3 Ba Van Nguyen,4 Binh Van Nguyen,5 Nam Thanh Quan,6 Nguyen Van An,7 Thuan Duc Nghiem6 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 2Department of Rheumatology and Endocrinology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 3Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 4Department of Oncology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 1000, Vietnam; 5AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 6Department of Otolaryngology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 7Department of Microbiology Department, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, VietnamCorrespondence: Thuan Duc Nghiem, Department of Otolaryngology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, 160 Phung Hung Street, Phuc La Ward, ha Dong District, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam, Email nghiemducthuan@vmmu.edu.vnBackground: Empyema patients with poor physical condition and severe comorbidities face a significant challenge, with difficulties in choosing appropriate treatment methods, limited treatment outcomes, and a high rate of complications and mortality.Objective: To comment on the indications and to evaluate the treatment outcomes of pleural empyema in patients with poor physical condition and severe comorbidities by thoracoscopic surgery.Methods: An observational study on 12 patients treated at the Department of Thoracic Surgery – Military Hospital 103, from January 2017 to December 2022.Results: The mean of age was 63.4 ± 12.4 years old, with a male/female ratio of 5/1. …”
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Optimizing Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Assessment in Hypertension: Development of a Predictive Nomogram in China by Yang Y, Sun X, Liang J, Liao WF, Ye W, Zheng Z, Du L, Chen M, Zhang Y, Lin W, Huang J, Yao W, Chen R

“…Yitian Yang,1,* Xishi Sun,2,* Jinhua Liang,1,* Wei Feng Liao,1,* Weilong Ye,1 Zhenzhen Zheng,1 Lianfang Du,1 Mingdi Chen,1 Yuan Zhang,3 Wenjia Lin,2 Jinyu Huang,2 Weimin Yao,1 Riken Chen1,4 1The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524003, People’s Republic of China; 2Emergency Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524001, People’s Republic of China; 3The First Clinical School of Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524003, People’s Republic of China; 4State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Riken Chen; Weimin Yao, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524003, People’s Republic of China, Tel +13560244631 ; +13822521722, Email chenriken@126.com; 490296443@qq.comPurpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in patients with hypertension. …”
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Serum Pharmacochemistry and Network Pharmacology Reveal Active Compounds and Mechanisms of the Huaxian Formula in Alleviating Radiation-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis by Gong C, Chen J, Zou P, Fang Z, Quan L, Wang J, Yin J, Lin B, Lang J, Chen M

“…CuiCui Gong,1– 3 Junyang Chen,2 Pingjin Zou,2 Zengyi Fang,2 Li Quan,1– 3 Jing Wang,2,4 Jie Yin,2,5 Bing Lin,1 Jinyi Lang,1– 5 Meihua Chen2,3 1School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610032, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610041, People’s Republic of China; 3Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Cancer Research, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610032, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jinyi Lang, School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610032, People’s Republic of China, Email langjy610@163.com Meihua Chen, Department of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Email chenmeihua@scszlyy.org.cnPurpose: Radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis (RIPF) is a serious complication of radiotherapy that lacks effective treatment options. …”
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Lactate Dehydrogenase-A-Forming LDH5 Promotes Breast Cancer Progression by Fang T, Hu L, Chen T, Li F, Yang L, Liang B, Wang W, Zeng F

“…Tianxing Fang,1– 4 Liyu Hu,5 Tianshun Chen,4 Fei Li,6 Liu Yang,4 Bin Liang,7 Wenjun Wang,8 Fancai Zeng4 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 3Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 4Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 5Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration of Luzhou Key Laboratory, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of General Surgery (Breast Surgery), the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 8Institute for Cancer Medicine and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Fancai Zeng; Wenjun Wang, Email zfcai@swmu.edu.cn; wenjunwang1213@126.comBackground: Breast cancer (BC) has become the main malignant tumor threatening the health of women worldwide. …”
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The Role of Dectin-1-Akt-RNF146 Pathway in β-Glucan Induced Immune Trained State of Monocyte in Sepsis by Guo C, Xu P, Luo W, Zhang J, Sun X, Hoang H, Ma D, Wu D, Zhong J, Miao C

“…Chenyue Guo,1,* Peiyao Xu,1,* Wenchen Luo,1,* Jinlin Zhang,1,* Xingfeng Sun,2 Harry Hoang,3 Duan Ma,4 Dehua Wu,5 Jing Zhong,1 Changhong Miao1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Perioperative Stress and Protection, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; 4Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Songjiang District Central Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Changhong Miao; Jing Zhong, Email ziteng1934@aliyun.com; jzhong12@fudan.edu.cnBackground: Sepsis is regarded as a dysregulated immune response to infections. …”
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Level-8 Ph.D. Programs In Medical Sciences: High Time For The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Of Pakistan To Establish A Medical Wing by Wafa Omer

“… Medical Universities in Pakistan are growing in number at a fast pace. …”
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Most prevalent jobs of doctoral degree graduates by detailed field of study by Marc Frenette, Tomasz Handler

“…Among the disciplines most highly linked to university professors and lecturers, female doctoral graduates were generally less likely than their male counterparts to be employed as university professors and lecturers. …”
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Reseña: The many meanings of poverty: Colonialism, Social Compacts, and Assistance in Eighteenth-Century Ecuador by Jorge Moreno

“…Libro de Cynthia E. Milton, Stanford University Press, Stanford, 2007,356 págs.…”
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INTERVIEW: KEES WAAIJMAN by D.F. Tolmie

“… Francois Tolmie interviewed Kees Waaijman from the Titus Brandsma Institute, Radboud University, The Netherlands. …”
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The Impact of Keeping Records in Secondary Schools.A Case Study of St. Charles Lwanga Muko Secondary School in Kabale District by Thomas, Akankwasa

“…A Research Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Award of DiplomaiIn Records Management of Kabale University…”
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The Contribution of Tour Companies Towards the Development of the Tourism Industry in Rwanda: A Case Study of Primate Safari Tour Company by Diogene, Habimana

“…A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the A Ward of the Degree in Tourism of Kabale University.…”
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Internal Control Systems and Performance of Government Institutions in Kabale District: A Case of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital by Grace, Kihembo

“…A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award of Master of Business Administration of Kabale University…”
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Digital Competences of Teachers in the Higher Education Academic Development System: Experience of the Empirical Research by A. V. Noskova, D. V. Goloukhova, E. I. Kuzmina, D. V. Galitskaya

“…The article analyzes the problem of higher education teachers’ digital competence formation in relation to the university academic development. In the system of academic development, a higher education teacher becomes an active subject and an object of influence of the university structures.The notion of “academic capital” – a system of professional competencies of a teacher, in whose structure digital competencies acquire special importance, is introduced to assess the effectiveness of academic development.It is assumed that depending on the attitudes towards the development and integration of digital competencies into professional practices, teachers are divided into different categories according to their role in the academic development.In order to test the hypothesis, focus group research was carried out with teachers of the humanities, social and natural sciences from universities in different regions of Russia with at least three years of professional experience. …”
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