Pattern of antibiotic dispensing at pharmacies according to access, watch, reserve (AWaRe) classification: multicenter study after COVID-19 waves in different districts of Pakistan by Faiz Ullah Khan, Farman Ullah Khan, Aqsa Sajjad, Tawseef Ahmad, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Sayyad Ali, Kamran Hidayat Ullah, Shahid Shah

“…Individuals aged 30 years and older exhibited increased odds of dispensing in both bivariate (COR: 3.67, 95% CI: 1.69–8.87; p = 0.0018) and multivariate analyses (AOR: 9.44, 95% CI: 2.55–61.70; p = 0.001). …”
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Caracterización de población atendida por la Unidad de Psicotrauma- Hospital Nacional Psiquiátrico en Costa Rica durante 2017-2018 by Silvia Carrera Castro, Ivannia Chinchilla Badilla, Rocío Jiménez Mora, Viviana Gamboa Gámez

“…Se procesaron los datos con estadística descriptiva en el paquete estadístico del SPSS versión 17 . …”
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The GRACE Scale in the Prognosis of Patients with Takotsubo Syndrome by Malgorzata Zalewska-Adamiec, Lukasz Kuzma, Slawomir Dobrzycki, Hanna Bachorzewska-Gajewska

“…The in-hospital stay of Takotsubo in the patients with higher GRACE scores was associated with higher incidence of pneumonia (36.7% vs 7.69%, p=0.0004), rhythm abnormalities (17.3% vs 3.85%, p=0.026), and serious complications (cardiogenic shock, pulmonary edema, and sudden cardiac arrest) (30.6% vs 5.77%, p=0.001). …”
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Tracheostomy Practice in the Italian Intensive Care Units: A Point-Prevalence Survey by Raffaele Merola, Maria Vargas, Filippo Sanfilippo, Marco Vergano, Giovanni Mistraletti, Luigi Vetrugno, Gennaro De Pascale, Elena Giovanna Bignami, Giuseppe Servillo, Denise Battaglini

“…The mean age of patients with a tracheostomy was 59.5 years (SD = 13.8), with a notable predominance of male patients (67.7%). Neurological conditions were identified as the most common reason for ICU admission, accounting for 48.4% of cases. …”
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Pairing regression and configurational analysis in health services research: modelling outcomes in an observational cohort using a split-sample design by Jason J Sico, Laura J Myers, Dawn M Bravata, Ying Zhang, Anthony J Perkins, Edward J Miech, Joanne Daggy

“…The configurational model had a sensitivity (coverage) of 84.7% and specificity of 40.6%. The logistic regression model identified six factors associated with the combined endpoint (c-statistic, 0.632; sensitivity, 63.3%; specificity, 63.1%). …”
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Food needs and health behaviors in the COVID-19 situation: a case study of quarantined communities in densely populated areas of Bangkok, Thailand by Areeya Jirathananuwat, Suteera Saenmontrikul, Arunee Hengyotmark, Krittanan Pensirisomboon

“…Logistic regression analysis revealed that being elderly (AOR = 3.67, 95% CI = 1.63–8.27) and having a moderate to high income level (AOR = 3.93, 95% CI = 2.23–6.94) were positively correlated with food needs. …”
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Shedding light on the existence of Furan fatty acids in latex lipids across a wide diversity of Hevea brasiliensis genotypes by Chaisiri Kitpaosong, Siriluck Liengprayoon, Erwann Durand, Tucksin Lerksamran, Aurélie Daval, Eric Gohet, Lim Khan Tiva, Phean Chetha, Kong Mengchheang, Phen Phearun, Ung Rattana, Kim Chandy, Pol Sokea, Un Kim Eng, Kittipong Rattanaporn, Bruno Barea, Laurent Vaysse

“…This research aimed to undertake the first ever investigation into the existence of this potential high value-added co-product in the lipid fraction of 48 Hevea brasiliensis genotypes, seeking to study the widest possible clonal variability. …”
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Identification of Decision-Making Skills of the High School Students Participating in School Sports Activities by Ayla Karakullukçu, Mehmet Öçalan, Pelin Avcı

“…The students participating in the study were divided into 3 different age groups. 49.3% (n=109) of the students are in the 14-15 age group, 35.7% (n=79) are in the 16-17 age group and 14.9% (n= 33) are in the 18-19 age group. …”
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Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection with Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lu Li, Yadi Ren, Zeyu Wang, Yanqing Niu, Ying Zhao, Xiaherezhati Aihaiti, Yinglan Ji, Man Li

“…The similar trend among studies used the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (OR 2.43, 95% CI 1.78–3.32) and other questionnaires (OR 2.41, 95% CI 1.50–3.87) have been observed. …”
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Prevalence, Indications, and Community Perceptions of Caesarean Section Delivery in Ngora District, Eastern Uganda: Mixed Method Study by Isaac Waniala, Sandra Nakiseka, Winnie Nambi, Isaac Naminya, Margret Osuban Ajeni, Jacob Iramiot, Rebecca Nekaka, Julius Nteziyaremye

“…Of the total 2573 deliveries, 14% (357/2573) were by CS. The major single indications were obstructed labour 17.9%, fetal distress 15.3%, big baby 11.6%, and cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) 11%. …”
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COVID-safe behaviour before, during and after a youth mass gathering event: a longitudinal cohort study by Tegan Cruwys, Joanne A Rathbone, Mark Stevens, Laura J Ferris

“…This study examined anticipated COVID-safe behaviour before, during, and after a youth mass gathering event.Design Longitudinal cohort study.Setting Self-report data were collected online at five timepoints from secondary-school graduates participating in celebrations linked to an annual week-long youth mass gathering event in Australia.Participants Australian secondary-school graduates completed surveys before the event (N=397), on days 1 (N=183), 3 (N=158) and 5 (N=163) of the event, and 3 weeks after the event (N=140). …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Management of Functional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Single Institution 20-Year Experience with 286 Patients by Yuqing Qu, Haoming Li, Xianling Wang, Yulong Chen, Qinghua Guo, Yu Pei, Jin Du, Jingtao Dou, Jianming Ba, Zhaohui Lv, Yiming Mu

“…The duration from symptoms’ onset to confirmed diagnosis was 3.67 ± 4.28 years. Two hundred and eighty patients with tumor localized in pancreatic or with limited metastasis underwent surgery. …”
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Risk of Selected Fetal Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes at Advanced Maternal Age: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Bikila Tefera Debelo, Melaku Hunie Asratie, Abayneh Aklilu Solomon

“…The advanced maternal age group had three times the risk of stillbirth compared with the nonexposed group (ARR = 3.14 95% CI (1.30–7.00)). The advanced maternal age group had 2.66 times the risk of delivering preterm fetus (ARR = 2.66 95% CI (1.81–3.77)) compared with the younger counterparts. …”
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Community Malaria Knowledge, Experiences, Perceived Roles, and Acceptability of Community-Directed Distribution of Intermittent Preventive Therapy for Pregnancy in Rural Southeast... by Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Johnbosco Ifunanya Nwafor, Chihurumnanya Alo, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Dejene Derseh Abateneh, Chigozie Jesse Uneke

“…Sleeping under ITN (54.3%), clean environment (39.7%), and herbal medications (26.8%) were the main ways of malaria prevention cited. …”
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The neighborhood walk: introducing first-year medical students to social determinants of health in underserved neighborhoods by Tien C. Nguyen, Lilly W. Tang, Emma Bryant, Awa S. Jobe, Amy J. Yu, Yui Sugiura, Thuy Bui

“…The major learning outcomes from students were richness of community resources/history (35.7%), food insecurity (26.2%), and dissipation of previous stigma (23.8%). …”
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Измерение и оценка прекарной занятости выпускников вуза для рынка труда региона by Анастасия Дмитриевна Мельник, Александр Александрович Тарасьев, Гавриил Александрович Агарков, Всеволод Сергеевич Караваев

“…Результаты исследования по Уральскому федеральному округу показали, что доля прекарно занятых среди выпускников вуза ежегодно растет (до 38,7 % в 2022 г.). Разработан оригинальный алгоритм анализа (использован индикативный подход) для расчета рисков включения молодых специалистов в прекарную занятость на данных 2017–2021 гг. …”
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Validation of a Model Estimating the Budget Impact of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Surveillance of Crohn’s Disease in an Italian Center by Rhodri Saunders, Carlo Calabrese, Dania Gelli, Jason Davis, Rafael Torrejon Torres

“…Even where trend data diverged (eg, for surgery \[43.1% likelihood of acceptance, 95% CI: 33.7%-52.8%\]), the cumulative surgery count over 5 years was within the margin of error of the real-world data. …”
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Ankara’da Yaşayan Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Kitap Okuma Alışkanlıklarının Bazı Değişkenler Açısından İncelenmesi by Ender Durualp, Lügen Ceren Güneş, Enver Durualp

“…Araştırmaya uygun örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilen ve Ankara’da yaşayan, ortaokula devam eden 215 kız ve 172 erkek olmak üzere toplam 387 öğrenci alınmıştır. Araştırmaya alınan öğrencilerin %27,6’sı altıncı sınıfa, %27,1’i yedinci sınıfa, %26,6’sı sekizinci sınıfa ve %18,6’sı beşinci sınıfa devam etmektedir. …”
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Comparing survival outcomes of localized tumor destruction, sublobar resection, and pulmonary lobectomy in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer: a study from the SEER database by Lin Cheng, Sheng-Wei Li, Xiao-Guang Li

“…The CSS (HR = 1.215, 95% CI 0.872 ~ 1.693, P = 0.249) of SR was consistent with PL, but OS (HR = 1.347, 95% CI 1.079 ~ 1.681, P = 0.008) was higher than PL, but were consistent when the tumor size was 1.1–3 cm. …”
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الگوی فضایی آسیب پذیری محیط زیست در ایران by حبیب الله صادقی, افشین دانه کار, محمدجلال عباسی شوازی

“…مقاله پیش­رو با استفاده از تصاویر ماهواره­ای کدنویسی شده گوگل­ارث­انجین (GEE) و روش خودهمبستگی فضایی گتیس در قالب نظریه­ی «آسیب­پذیری» به بررسی و تحلیل الگوهای فضایی آسیب‌پذیری محیط‌زیست 397 شهرستان ایران طی­سال­های 1390 تا 1400 می­پردازد. …”
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