Comparison of BCG Tokyo172 Strain Induction Therapy Between Low Dose and Standard Dose for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: Intravesical Instillation of BCG Tokyo172 Strain by Hideyuki Isobe, Fumitaka Shimizu, Takeshi Ieda, So Nakamura, Naoko Takazawa, Hanna Suetsugu, Kazunori Kajino, Shu Hirai, Hisashi Hirano, Katsuhito Yuzawa, Shigeo Horie

“…Methods: A total of 273 consecutive NMIBC patients who received low-dose (40 mg) or standard-dose (80 mg) BCG intravesical instillation therapy between January 2004 and December 2023 were analyzed. …”
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The Relationship Between the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Insomnia Severity and Sleep Duration in Academicians by Esra Çalık Var, Tuğba Bilgehan

“…Introduction: Academicians, who frequently spend long hours in front of computer screens, may have lifestyles and sleep habits that differ from those of other professional groups and could entail a higher risk of diabetes. …”
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Cultural Volunteering of University Students: Assessment of Participation Experience and Potential for Development by M. V. Pevnaya, A. A. Drozdova

“…The authors record an increase in the proportion of students involved in volunteering on a regular basis, with a sufficiently large number of those who, after a one-time participation, are not ready to help in specific volunteer practices. …”
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Ivermectin vs moxidectin for treating Strongyloides stercoralis infection: a systematic review by Cesar Henriquez-Camacho, Jose A. Pérez-Molina, Dora Buonfrate, Paola Rodari, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Benilde Luengo, María Nieves Plana

“…For patients with some underlying immunosuppressive disorder, or in patients who are very young or very old, current data are insufficient to be recommended.…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices to hepatitis B among South African primary healthcare staff by Atlegang Mashilo, Itumeleng Mompati, Refilwe Ramakatane, Didintle Sebitloane, Naledi Sibi, Philippa C. Matthews, Cornel Van Rooyen, Dominique Goedhals, Sabeehah Vawda

“…Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a significant cause of liver disease globally, is recognised as a 2030 elimination target by the World Health Organization (WHO). Healthcare workers (HCWs) require appropriate HBV knowledge to identify, manage and prevent HBV. …”
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Levels of some heavy metals in cassava and plantain from farmlands in Kaani and Kpean in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State by IA Kalagbor, NK Dighi, R James

“…Results showed that the levels of these heavy metals Ni, Cr, Cu, Pb and Fe in these food crops were found to be  relatively high when compared with FAO/WHO recommended values with crops from Kpean farms having  higher values. …”
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Factors predicting early discontinuation of methotrexate as a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis in Italy: Results from the GISEA registry by Andreina Manfredi, Marco Sebastiani, Florenzo Iannone, Elisa Gremese, Alessandra Bortoluzzi, Ennio Favalli, Roberto Gorla, Fausto Salaffi, Enrico Fusaro, Rosario Foti, Luca Cantarini, Roberto Caporali, Alberto Cauli, Stefano Alivernini, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Antonio Carletto, Fabrizio Conti, Salvatore D'Angelo1, Oscar Epis, Roberta Ramonda, Antonio Marchesoni, Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Giovanni Lapadula

“…At univariate analysis, patients who discontinued or failed treatment showed lower mean age, higher prevalence of anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPAs), and higher number of tender/swollen joints. …”
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Exercise capacity after long-term physical activity on prescription provided by physiotherapists by Daniel Karsberg Zotterman, Åsa Cider, Stefan Lundqvist

“…Therefor exercise capacity was evaluated in patients with metabolic risk factors, after 4.5 years of PAP treatment provided by physiotherapists in primary healthcare.Method: This study included 98 patients (49% women; mean age, 56 years) with metabolic risk factors, who were still physically inactive after a previous 6-month PAP treatment. …”
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Safety and Outcomes of Permanent and Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in the Oncology Population by Saba S. Shaikh, Suneel D. Kamath, Debashis Ghosh, Robert J. Lewandowski, Brandon J. McMahon

“…A single-institution, retrospective study of patients with active malignancies and acute VTE who received a retrievable or permanent IVC filter between 2009-2013. …”
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Teaching healthy lifestyle behaviors based on philosophical thinking to preschool children: a randomized controlled trial by Zakieh Khoramaki, Mahin Nazari, Leila Ghahremani, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Abdolrahim Asadollahi

“…Methods This randomized controlled trial involved 120 preschoolers, who were randomly assigned to intervention groups for children, parents, and a control group. …”
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Marie Corelli, Wormwood, and the Diversity of Decadence by Jessica DeCoux

“…Marie Corelli was, in her day, a wildly popular best-selling author and public figure, one who captured the public’s imagination with her dramatic and fantastical novels. …”
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Applying a diffusion of innovations framework to characterise diffusion groups and more effectively reach late adopters: a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada... by Tyler Williamson, Jia Hu, Kate Zinszer, Reed Beall, Brian Steele, Ally Memedovich, Aidan Hollis, Taylor Orr, Charleen Salmon

“…Innovators and early adopters were significantly more likely to get vaccinated in settings other than pharmacies or community centres.Conclusion A diffusion group-based analysis brought insight into how vaccination strategies could be tailored to reach each diffusion group sooner, particularly late adopters who encounter more barriers.…”
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Acute kidney injury in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a single-center retrospective study by Ping Zhou, Bing Liu, Ning Shen, Xiaoting Fan, Shangwei Lu, Zhijuan Kong, Ying Gao, Zhimei Lv, Rong Wang

“…Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study on the incidence, risk factors, clinical features and renal recovery of ICI-AKI in all patients with malignancies treated with ICIs in Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.Methods In this single-center retrospective cohort study, the data of 904 patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) treatment were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Vitamin D Supplementation and Hemoglobin Levels in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jana B. Ernst, Andreas Tomaschitz, Martin R. Grübler, Martin Gaksch, Katharina Kienreich, Nicolas Verheyen, Winfried März, Stefan Pilz, Armin Zittermann

“…Two hundred patients with 25OHD levels <75 nmol/L who attended the Styrian Vitamin D Hypertension Trial were included, of whom 188 completed the trial. …”
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Intraoperative hypotension and postoperative delirium in elderly male patients undergoing laryngectomy: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Yiru Wang, Kaizheng Chen, Min Ye, Xia Shen

“…Methods: This study included male patients over 65 years old who underwent laryngectomy between April 2018 and January 2022. …”
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The Prevalence of the Burnout Syndrome and Factors Associated in the Students of Dentistry in Integral Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study by Luis Alberto Chauca Bajaña, Luis Campos Lascano, Lourdes Jaramillo Castellon, Carlos Carpio Cevallos, Gabriela Cevallos-Pozo, Byron Velasquez Ron, Fábio França Vieira e Silva, Mario Perez-Sayans

“…The instruments were answered anonymously by a total of 300 students who participated in the study. Results. The emotional exhaustion of the participants was 48.3% at a higher level, the depersonalization was 46.7% at a higher level, and the low perception of personal fulfillment was 73%. …”
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Post-operative gigantic lumbar pseudomeningocele: A case report by Dionysia Fermeli, Vasileios Panagiotopoulos, Dimitrios Papadakos, Andreas Theofanopoulos, Petros Zampakis, Constantine Constantoyannis

“…We present a female patient who underwent duroplasty treatment for a massive postoperative lumbar pseudomeningocele measuring 22.57 cm in length after broad laminectomy. …”
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Association between Self-Reported Bruxism and Sleeping Patterns among Dental Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shereen M. Shokry, Eman E. El Wakeel, Nassr Al-Maflehi, Zaheera RasRas, Nida Fataftah, Enam Abdul Kareem

“…Poor sleeping pattern was an important factor among dental students, who reported sleep bruxism.…”
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Effects of Flash Glucose Monitoring on Dietary Variety, Physical Activity, and Self-Care Behaviors in Patients with Diabetes by Satoshi Ida, Ryutaro Kaneko, Kanako Imataka, Kaoru Okubo, Yoshitaka Shirakura, Kentaro Azuma, Ryoko Hujiwara, Hiroka Takahashi, Kazuya Murata

“…This study included outpatients with diabetes using insulin who presented at the Department of Diabetes and Metabolism of the Ise Red Cross Hospital. …”
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Impact of paralympic sports on the resilience of people with disabilities: evaluation and key analysis by Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas, Gabriel Gastélum-Cuadras, David Arnoldo García-Fernández, Francisco Prado Reis, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas

“… Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the degree of resilience in people with motor disabilities, both those who do and do not practice para-sports. Methodology: This cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted with 351 para-athletes (PDAP - X̄ = 30.9 ± 11.7 years) and 90 non-practicing individuals with motor disabilities (PDNP - X̄ = 31.6 ± 9.3 years). …”
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