A CLINICAL AND ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS PRODUCED BY THE PROGRAM OF RSV-INFECTION PROPHYLAXIS DURING THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SEASON OF 2012/2013 IN MOSCOW by V. I. Ignat'eva, D. U. Ovsannikov, M. V. Avksentyeva, O. U. Rebrova, K. V. Gerasimova, I. G. Soldatova, G. A. Asmolova, L. L. Pankratyeva, E. A. Degtareva

“…Immune prevention expenses in the group under study equaled to 33,518,514.60 rubles, whereas the estimated expenses in the absence of immune prevention equaled to 1,698,103.90 rubles. …”
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Defining minimal invasive surgical therapy for benign prostatic obstruction surgery: Perspectives from a global knowledge, attitude, and practice survey by Bryan Kwun-Chung Cheng, Steffi Kar-Kei Yuen, Daniele Castellani, Marcelo Langer Wroclawski, Hongda Zhao, Mallikarjuna Chiruvella, Wei-Jin Chua, Ho-Yee Tiong, Yiloren Tanidir, Jean de la Rosette, Enrique Rijo, Vincent Misrai, Amy Krambeck, Dean S. Elterman, Bhaskar K. Somani, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Vineet Gauhar

“…Objective: To scrutinize the definitions of minimal invasive surgical therapy (MIST) and to investigate urologists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices for benign prostatic obstruction surgeries. Methods: A 36-item survey was developed with a Delphi method. …”
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-Related Differences in Neural Connectivity Among Female Trauma Survivors by Natalie C. Noble, Mohammad S.E. Sendi, Julia B. Merker, Samantha R. Linton, Theresa K. Webber, Russell T. Toll, Amit Etkin, Wei Wu, Kerry J. Ressler, Antonia V. Seligowski

“…Conclusions: The results are consistent with prior research indicating that PTSD is associated with altered connectivity in visual brain regions, which may reflect disrupted visual processing related to reexperiencing symptoms (e.g., intrusive memories). …”
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Comparison of personality and psychopathology in patients with Fabry disease and patients with end-stage renal disease: a preliminary study by Concetta De Pasquale, Maria Luisa Pistorio, Massimiliano Veroux, Tania Moretta, Margherita Stefania Rodolico, Ines Paola Monte, Noemi Barbagallo, Luca Zanoli, Denise Cristiana Faro, Alessia Giaquinta, Martina Maria Giambra, Pierfrancesco Veroux

“…BackgroundThe present study aimed to investigate personality characteristics and psychopathological symptoms in patients with Fabry disease (FD) vs a group of individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).MethodsA total of 36 patients, equally divided into patients with FD and patients with ESRD (control group), were administered the following tools: the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III (MCMI-III) to evaluate personality psychopathology and the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) to assess symptoms of psychopathology.ResultsSignificantly higher levels of Schizoid, Depressive, and Negativistic personality traits emerged in FD patients. …”
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Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Associated With Mortality Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of 28 European Countries by Paola Sillitti, Paola Sillitti, Paola Sillitti, Paola Sillitti, Clément Meier, Clément Meier, Clément Meier, Olivier Mucchiut, Olivier Mucchiut, Olivier Mucchiut, Jürgen Maurer, Jürgen Maurer, Jürgen Maurer, Ralf J. Jox, Ralf J. Jox

“…These results call for policymakers to prepare for future shocks, ensuring equal access to adequate care.…”
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Intuitive stent simulation with internal cavity airway models created by a consumer-grade three-dimensional printer: A case series by Naoya Kitamura, Toshihiro Ojima, Yoshifumi Shimada, Keitaro Tanabe, Ryo Yokoyama, Naru Kitade, Koichiro Shimoyama, Tomoshi Tsuchiya

“…However, traditional methods that use three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography images displayed on two-dimensional screens have limitations in accurately visualizing and simulating airway conditions. …”
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Nomogram for predicting mild cognitive impairment in Chinese elder CSVD patients based on Boruta algorithm by Yanzi Huang, Wendie Huang, Xiaoming Ma, Guoyin Zhao, Jingwen Kang, Huajie Li, Jingwei Li, Jingwei Li, Jingwei Li, Jingwei Li, Jingwei Li, Jingwei Li, Shiying Sheng, Fengjuan Qian

“…Our goal is to develop a nomogram for early identification of PSCI and PSCID in stroke patients.MethodsIn a retrospective cohort, chained data imputation was performed to ensure no statistical differences from the original dataset. …”
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Treatment Efficacy of Open Kinetic Chain Combined with Closed Kinetic Chain Exercise Training on Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by GAO Peng, JIANG Xin, WANG Junzhe, WANG Hongyu, LIU Chengyao

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of open kinetic chain (OKC) combined with closed kinetic chain (CKC) exercise training on motor function of knee or lower limb, balance function, quadriceps isokinetic muscle strength and atrophy degree after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.MethodsA total of 84 patients who underwent knee ACL reconstruction in the Jinan Zhangqiu District People's Hospital from January 2020 to October 2021 were randomly divided into OKC group, CKC group, equal combination group and adjusted combination group, with 21 cases in each group. …”
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Glaucoma detection in myopic eyes using deep learning autoencoder-based regions of interest by Christopher Bowd, Akram Belghith, Mark Christopher, Makoto Araie, Aiko Iwase, Goji Tomita, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Hitomi Saito, Hiroshi Murata, Tsutomu Kikawa, Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Tomomi Higashide, Atsuya Miki, Atsuya Miki, Toru Nakazawa, Makoto Aihara, Tae-Woo Kim, Christopher Kai Shun Leung, Robert N. Weinreb, Linda M. Zangwill

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The validity and reliability properties of a Persian version of the evidence-based practice profile (EBP2) questionnaire among Iranian students of health-related fields by Rezvan Elahifar, Mohammad Mahdi Parvizi, Hossein Fatemian, Mahsa Moosavi, Mitra Amini

“…We aimed to measure the psychometric properties of the Evidence-Based Performance Profile (EBP2) Questionnaire among the students of health-related fields at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021. …”
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Subjective Assessment of the Dry Eye Syndrome According to the OSDI Questionnaire in Patients Using Various Options for Correcting Ametropia by I. B. Medvedev, M. Yu. Borisova, S. R. Shalieva, L. V. Batalina, N. N. Dergacheva

“…All patients were divided into 3 groups according to method of refractive disorder correction. Groups were equal in age and gender. …”
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Weight management and its educational differences among retired individuals living with obesity—a salutogenic approach by Hilla Nordquist, Tea Lallukka, Jatta Valkonen, Anu Joki

“…Half of the interviewees had a low level of education, and the other half had a high level of education. Women and men were equally represented. We analyzed the data using a deductive-inductive content analysis. …”
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Do We Have a Place for Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Corneal Refractive Surgery? by N. V. Maychuk, I. A. Mushkova, M. R. Obraztsova

“…To study the clinical efficacy and safety of Broxinac (0.09 % bromfenac solution) in the early postoperative period of corneal refractive surgery.Materials and methods. The study included 168 patients (168 eyes) with moderate and high myopia after PRK (24 eyes), FemtoLASIK (78 eyes) and ReLEx SMILE (66 eyes), divided into equal subgroups: in the main group, Broxinac was instilled once 30 minutes after the operation, and in the control group — placebo. …”
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Does Health Education Through Videos and E-Leaflet Have a Good Influence on Improving Students’ Reproductive Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices? an Intervention Study... by Yuliasih ND, Sari P, Bestari AD, Martini N, Sujatmiko B

“…The hypothesis for this study was to explore the differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices before and after the intervention.Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental design. …”
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Characterisation of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a regional hospital study by Sophy Korula, Sheikh Arif Maqbool Kozgar, Lloyd Bwanaisa

“…The mean age at DKA presentation was 11.9 +/- 3.2 years, with 42.1% having new-onset T1D. An equal number of patients presented with mild (50%) and moderate to severe DKA. …”
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A Nomogram for Predicting Overall Survival in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: A Retrospective Study by Ling Y, Miao X, Zhou X, Ma J, Lin Z, Li Q, Zhang M, Ma Y, Chen B

“…This study aimed to develop a novel prognostic model based on real clinical data and compare it with existing systems.Patients and Methods: A total of 288 patients newly diagnosed with PCNSL were recruited. …”
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Reduction of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer in short-term psychotherapy by Paula Oberth, Franziska Springer, Antje Lehmann-Laue, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf

“…The active control group, a non-specific psychotherapeutic counselling intervention (SPI), showed equal effects on depression and distress and consequently both groups are investigated together in this study. …”
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Curcumin-Modified Selenium Nanoparticles Improve S180 Tumour Therapy in Mice by Regulating the Gut Microbiota and Chemotherapy by Zhang R, Zhang W, Zhang Q, Wang L, Yang F, Sun W, Xu Z, Wang C, Song X, Wang M

“…Rong Zhang,* Wenjuan Zhang,* Qiuhua Zhang,* Lijun Wang, Fengzhu Yang, Wenlong Sun, Zhengbao Xu, Chao Wang, Xinhua Song, Meng Wang School of Life Science and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Meng Wang, Email wm902012@163.comPurpose: This study aimed to synthesize curcumin-modified selenium (Cur/Se) nanoparticles via a simple and green method for tumour treatment and explore their effects on the gut microbiota.Methods: Curcumin was applied as a reducing and capping agent for the construction of Cur/Se nanoparticles with Tween 80 as a stabilizer. …”
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Caregiver-Reported ADHD in Shanghai, China: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Implications for Diagnosis by Wang S, Zhang M, Huang L, Zhang X, Xue Z

“…This study aimed to examine the prevalence of caregiver-reported ADHD in Shanghai, China, and identify associated factors.Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Jiading District, Shanghai, targeting caregivers of children and adolescents attending elementary, middle, and high schools. …”
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Evaluation and Comparison of the Academic Quality of Open-Access Mega Journals and Authoritative Journals: Disruptive Innovation Evaluation by Yuyan Jiang, Xue-li Liu, Liyun Wang

“…However, the absolute number was roughly equal to that of authoritative journals. OAMJs surpassed authoritative journals in publishing innovative papers in 24 research directions (eg, Allergy), accounting for 40.68% of all research directions in clinical medicine. …”
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