Influences of Online Education System on the Quality of Life of Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown - An Evaluative Study by V Usha Kiran, Rajasekhar Vabbalareddi, Jayalakshmi Pandranki, V Bhavesh Nandan

“…Material and Methods: A digital questionnaire-based study was conducted among children aged nine to fourteen years who attended online classes during the COVID-19 lockdown. …”
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Machine learning model and nomogram to predict the risk of heart failure hospitalization in peritoneal dialysis patients by Liping Xu, Fang Cao, Lian Wang, Weihua Liu, Meizhu Gao, Li Zhang, Fuyuan Hong, Miao Lin

“…Introduction The study presented here aimed to establish a predictive model for heart failure (HF) and all-cause mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with machine learning (ML) algorithm.Methods We retrospectively included 1006 patients who initiated PD from 2010 to 2016. XGBoost, random forest (RF), and AdaBoost were used to train models for assessing risk for 1-year and 5-year HF hospitalization and mortality. …”
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Corpus callosotomy for treatment of pediatric epilepsy: two clinical cases and a literature review by R. Matonytė, S. Ročka, J. Grikinienė

“…The paper describes two pediatric patients treated in Vilnius University Hospital Santara Clinics, Department of Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery, who underwent a corpus callosotomy, and compares the outcome of these clinical cases with the results of recent clinical trials. …”
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METAFORA KAIP KULTŪROS MODELIS by Tomas Kačerauskas

“…The author builds on Ricæur who foregrounds the ontological and visual aspects of metaphor. …”
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Manuscript 50 of the Alessandrina University Library: user manual for the Libraria of Francesco Maria II della Rovere by Daniela Fugaro

“…To achieve satisfactory results, Francis Mary II took as his models both Francis Mary I, the valiant soldier and founder of the dynasty, and Federico da Montefeltro, the condottiere who had brought the Duchy of Urbino to its first splendour.…”
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Changes in liver and kidney function, red blood cell count and hemoglobin levels 1 day after ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for uterine fibroids by Xiao-Yu Huang, Qin-Sheng Lu, Shao-Ping Wu, Han-Ming Huang, Yong-Fa Zhang

“…Objective To investigate the changes in liver and kidney function, red blood cell (RBC) count and hemoglobin (HGB) levels in patients undergoing ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (UPMWA) for uterine fibroids on postoperative day 1.Methods The changes in liver and kidney function, RBC count and HGB levels in 181 patients who underwent selective UPMWA in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, China, between August 2017 and January 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.Results All patients underwent UPMWA for uterine fibroids; 179 patients had multiple uterine fibroids and 2 patients had single uterine fibroids. …”
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Long-term cardiovascular outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with systemic sclerosis by Kazutoshi Hirose, Hiroyuki Kiriyama, Shun Minatsuki, Yugo Nagae, Tatsuki Furusawa, Takashi Hiruma, Atsushi Kobayashi, Masataka Sato, Shinnosuke Sawano, Tatsuya Kamon, Hiroki Shinohara, Mizuki Miura, Akihito Saito, Satoshi Kodera, Junichi Ishida, Norifumi Takeda, Hiroyuki Morita, Issei Komuro, Norihiko Takeda

“…Methods: We retrospectively investigated 3,300 patients with CAD who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) without prior myocardial infarction or coronary artery revascularization. …”
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Somatotypes and handgrip strength analysis of elite Serbian sambo athletes by Jelena Slankamenac, Tatjana Trivić, Damjan Jakšić, Miodrag Drapšin, Nemanja Lakićević, Patrik Drid

“…A total of 70 elite Serbian sambo athletes participated in the study, who were participants of the World Cadet Sambo Championship held in Novi Sad. …”
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Insight, Cognitive Insight and Sociodemographic Features in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Presenting with Reactive and Autogeneus Features by Katre ÇAMLI, M. Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR, A. Emre SARGIN

“…The aim of the present study was to test hypothesis that obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) patients who have autogenous obsessions and reactive obsessions show different sociodemographic and clinical characteristics with different insight and cognitive insight levels. …”
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Financing health system elements in Africa: A scoping review. by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, David Njuguna, Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane, Herve Djossou, Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Aminata Binetou-Wahebine Seydi, Juliet Nabyonga-Orem, Diane Karenzi Muhongerwa, Kingsley Addai Frimpong, Benjamin Musembi Nganda

“…We searched for published and grey literature in Medline, Cochrane Library, PubMed, WHO database, World bank and Google Scholar search engines databases and summarized data using a narrative approach, involving thematic syntheses and descriptive statistics. …”
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Stent as a bridge to surgery for malignant colonic obstruction: a retrospective study on survival and outcomes by Thanawin Wong, Tanawat Pattarapuntakul, Nisa Netinatsunton, Jaksin Sottisuporn, Thanapon Yaowmaneerat, Wongsakorn Chaochankit, Siriboon Attasaranya, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Viraksakdi Chongsuvivatwong

“…Methods A retrospective study was conducted, including patients with potentially curable obstructed colon cancer who were treated with either SBTS or ES at a university hospital in Thailand from 2015 to 2022. …”
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Application of a Knowledge, Attitude, Belief, and Practice Model in Pain Management of Patients with Acute Traumatic Fractures and Alcohol Dependence by Ying Dong, Hui Gao, Zheyu Jin, Jue Zhu, Hao Yu, Yingqing Jiang, Jun Zou

“…Twenty-nine alcohol-dependent male patients with acute traumatic fractures and who received surgical treatment between January 2019 and December 2020 were included in this retrospective case-control study. …”
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Recruiting hard-to-reach populations via respondent driven sampling for mobile phone surveys in Colombia: a qualitative study by Camila Solorzano-Barrera, Mariana Rodriguez-Patarroyo, Angélica Tórres-Quintero, Deivis Nicolas Guzman-Tordecilla, Aixa Natalia Franco-Rodriguez, Vidhi Maniar, Prakriti Shrestha, Andrés I. Vecino-Ortiz, George W. Pariyo, Dustin G. Gibson, Joseph Ali

“…Recruitment strategies are valuable in part because hard-to-reach populations are often most accessible through their contacts within their social network who can serve as trust liaisons and drive engagement. …”
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Immunotherapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Insights from a Dutch nationwide cohort by Hilin Yildirim, Anke Richters, Adriaan D. Bins, Arnoud W. Postema, Maureen J.B. Aarts, Martijn G.H. van Oijen, Patricia J. Zondervan, Katja K.H. Aben

“…Our analysis shows that IO approvals for mRCC since 2019 have led to an immediate and large increase in IO use to approximately 80% of patients who receive systemic treatment. Patient summary: Since 2019, systemic treatments for metastatic kidney cancer have shifted from drugs targeting selected proteins to immunotherapy. …”
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Correlation of Formal Clarity and Rule of Law by E. E. Silantieva

“…The author in order to properly understand the category of “rule of law”, has provided the views of both international and domestic researchers, who determine its essence. The author of the work has determined the content of the concept of the rule of law on the basis of the characteristics of the rule of law. …”
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Les hominoïdes fossiles : une aide pour l’éducation en Afrique by Brigitte Senut

“…The rich fossil heritage discovered in often isolated places is transported to national museums (created mostly by expatriates during colonial period) and located in the capitals where access is easy for international researchers but difficult for the people who are living close to the fossil sites. What happens at the local level? …”
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Air Pollution and Cognitive Impairment Among the Chinese Elderly Population: An Analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) by Qingyang Zhu, Yuebin Lyu, Keyong Huang, Jinhui Zhou, Wenhao Wang, Kyle Steenland, Howard H. Chang, Stefanie Ebelt, Xiaoming Shi, Yang Liu

“…Of the 2,882 participants who completed at least one follow‐up visit, 931 eventually developed cognitive impairment. …”
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Implementation of a Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Tumor Lysis Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Raed Hamed Alharbi, Salman Ali Alabdali, Buthainah B. Alammash, Shalam Mohamed Hussain, Ahmed Abdulrahman Alsubhi, Hossein M. Elbadawy, Alaa Ibrahim Alrais

“…Methods: This is a retrospective, single-center cohort study. Patients who had high uric acid results (>476 μmol/L) were allocated in the health records system. …”
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Self-Rated Recovery and Mood Before and After Resistance Training and Muscle Microcurrent Application by Bernd A. C. Stößlein, Kim P. C. Kuypers

“…There were no MS effects on ratings of feeling sad, happy, or exhausted, although the workout, independent of MS, negatively influenced the level of exhaustion.ConclusionThe combination of enhanced sociableness, reduced fatigue, and exercise-induced exhaustion after a workout, followed by microstimulation, has important implications for professional sporters and nonprofessionals who try to get the best result after a workout. …”
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Gaining practical skills in handling firearms in modern realities and under martial law by M. V. Vladymyrov, A. O. Balats, Yu. Yu. Pustovyi, V. V. Pidhayna

“…The author identifies promising areas of work to improve the quality of knowledge in the discipline “Firearms Training”, which directly affects the readiness of a police officer to protect the country and who must have practical skills in the use of modern weapons. …”
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