Surgical site infection following incisional negative pressure wound therapy in lower limb amputation closure: A randomized controlled trial by Satya Prakash Meena, Spoorthi D. Shetty, Mayank Badkur, Mahendra Lodha, Mahaveer Singh Rodha, Ramkaran Chaudhary, Naveen Sharma

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a healthcare institute and included 62 patients who underwent closure of major lower limb amputation stumps. …”
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Psychometric properties of a physiotherapy care satisfaction scale using telerehabilitation in caregivers of pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jessica Liz Gonzalez Ccosi, Deysi Pedraza Ricra, Miguel Basauri-Delgado, Jacksaint Saintila

“…Evidence of content validity for the scale was obtained through evaluation by three expert judges, who confirmed the adaptation of the University of Washington Telemedicine Patient Satisfaction Survey, in which the word “telemedicine” was replaced with “telerehabilitation” and “physician” with “physical therapist.” …”
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CONVENTIONAL AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS: A COMPARATIVE BENEFIT AND COST ANALYSIS by Abimbola WINDAPO, Mayibongwe MACHAKA

“…However, the results are limited by the smallness of the sample size which is because stakeholders who have experience in the construction of both sustainable and conventional buildings are few and are not therefore generally distributed in the target population. …”
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Borys Hrinchenko in the memories of contemporaries by Mariia Ivashchenko

“…Hrinchenko's life, literary activity, character, moral values and orientations with the help of reviews of contemporaries who accompanied the writer on various aspects of his life and professional path. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Epidemiological Trends in Pediatric Cervical Abscess-Forming Infections by Shuhei Takahashi, Ai Kishino, Kentaro Miyai, Shigeru Takishima, Tae Omori, Hidehiro Furuno, Ryosei Iemura, Makoto Ono, Keisuke Ogasawara, Akito Sutani, Masayuki Nagasawa

“…<b>Methods:</b> We retrospectively examined the trends in abscess-forming cervical bacterial infections in children who required inpatient treatment in three periods before (January 2016 to June 2020), during (July 2020 to December 2022) and after the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2023 to June 2024). …”
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Development of a Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model of Thoracolumbar Kyphotic Deformity following Vertebral Column Decancellation by Tianhao Wang, Zhihua Cai, Yongfei Zhao, Guoquan Zheng, Wei Wang, Dengbin Qi, Diyu Song, Yan Wang

“…Methods. A male TLKD patient who had been treated with VCD on L2 and instrumented from T10 to L4 was a volunteer for this study. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a Norwegian version of the Goodman Satisfaction Score (GSS-NO) for patients with total hip and knee arthroplasty by Ingvild Buset Bergvad, Anders Kottorp, Arild Aamodt, Anners Lerdal, Søren T Skou, Maren Falch Lindberg

“…Methods: The GSS was translated and adapted into Norwegian (GSS-NO) following standard guidelines. 800 patients from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register who had undergone surgery 6–11 months prior were invited to complete GSS-NO and questions on sociodemographic factors, pain, and function in a cross-sectional study. …”
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ezPreemie study protocol: a randomised controlled factorial trial testing web-based parent training and coaching with parents of children born very preterm by M E Schoeny, Sarah A Keim, Michelle M Greene, Julia Berteletti, Mary Lauren Neel, Kousiki Patra, Shea Smoske, Susan Breitenstein

“…Parents (n=220) of children aged 20–30 months corrected age who were born VPT (&lt;32 weeks) will be recruited from two large metropolitan Neonatal Intensive Care Units follow-up clinics and randomised to one of four conditions: (1) ezParent (2) ezParent +coach, (3) Active control or (4) Active Control +coach. …”
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Comparing the tissue Doppler-derived left ventricular myocardial performance index before and after recovery from respiratory distress in neonates: A prospective observational stud... by Nikita Panigrahi, Harohalli A. Venkatesh, Manas Ranjan Mishra, Rajath Pejaver, Karthik N. Nagesh

“…Methodology: The study was carried out in 92 neonates with a gestational age of more than 32 weeks who required invasive or noninvasive respiratory support. …”
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Predicting the Development of Gastric Neoplasms in a Healthcare Cohort by Combining Helicobacter pylori Antibodies and Serum Pepsinogen: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study by Min-Sun Kwak, Goh Eun Chung, Su Jin Chung, Seung Joo Kang, Jong In Yang, Joo Sung Kim

“…We evaluated whether the combination of serum HP antibody and pepsinogen (PG), which is indicative of gastric atrophy, could serve as a predictive marker for the development of gastric neoplasms in a Korean population. Methods. The subjects who had undergone health-screening examination with endoscopic follow-ups were classified into the following 4 groups according to serum PG status and HP antibody at baseline: group A (HP (−), normal PG), group B (HP (+), normal PG), group C (HP (+), atrophic PG), and group D (HP (−), atrophic PG). …”
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Health extension workers job satisfaction and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amlaku Nigusie Yirsaw, Gebeyehu Lakew, Eyob Getachew, Mulugeta Desalegn Kasaye, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Demis Getachew, Abiyu Abadi Tareke

“…Abstract Background Ethiopian healthcare relies heavily on Health Extension Workers (HEWs), who deliver essential services to communities nationwide. …”
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The prevalence and evidence-based management of needle fear in adults with chronic disease: A scoping review. by Emily Duncanson, Richard K Le Leu, Lisa Shanahan, Luke Macauley, Paul N Bennett, Rick Weichula, Stephen McDonald, Anne L J Burke, Kathryn L Collins, Anna Chur-Hansen, Shilpanjali Jesudason

“…<h4>Background</h4>Little is known about the prevalence and best management of needle fear in adults with chronic disease, who may experience frequent and long-term exposure to needles for lifesaving therapies such as renal dialysis and cancer treatment. …”
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Chatbot-delivered mental health support: Attitudes and utilization in a sample of U.S. college students by Gavin N. Rackoff, Zhenyu Z. Zhang, Michelle G. Newman

“…Methods Survey study of 428 U.S. university students who participated in early 2024, just over one year after the release of ChatGPT. …”
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Optimizing implant positioning in total hip arthroplasty via the direct anterior approach: The role and technique of conventional traction table and fluoroscopy by Seiya Ishii, Tomonori Baba, Koju Hayashi, Yasuhiro Homma, Osamu Muto, Muneaki Ishijima

“…Methods This retrospective study included 101 patients who received primary THA via the direct anterior approach using a conventional traction table with fluoroscopy between July 2022 and October 2024. …”
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Are Anthropometric Measures, Range of Motion, or Movement Control Tests Associated with Lumbopelvic Flexion during Barbell Back Squats? by Lars Berglund, Fredrik Öhberg, Edit Strömbäck, Daniel Papacosta

“… # Conclusions The results suggest that strength and conditioning professionals and clinicians who instruct and assess lifting technique in the BBS and/or use the BBS to assess performance or as an intervention should recognize that a higher range of motion in the ankle joints might affect lumbopelvic flexion during the BBS. …”
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Acute aerobic exercise enhances associative learning in regular exercisers but not in non-regular exercisers by Kayleigh D. Gultig, Cornelis P. Boele, Cornelis P. Boele, Lotte E. M. Roggeveen, Ting Fang Soong, Sebastiaan K. E. Koekkoek, Chris I. De Zeeuw, Chris I. De Zeeuw, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele

“…Furthermore, we explored whether the effects of exercise differed for people engaging in regular exercise versus those who were not.MethodsWe conducted a case–control study using a smartphone-based platform for conducting neurometric eyeblink conditioning in healthy adults aged between 18 and 40 years (n = 36). …”
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Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children with Accidental Diagnosis of Unilateral Small Size Kidney by Mohsen Mohammadi, Khadijeh Ebrahimi, Soraya Khafri, Maryam Nikpour, Hadi Sorkhi

“…This study was conducted in children who were diagnosed accidentally and investigated for VUR and UTI. …”
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus among a group of hemophilia patients in Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Salih A. Hama

“…Background: The risk of blood-borne infections, particularly hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), continues to persist in developing countries among patients who receive blood products, such as hemophiliacs, but there is a lack of up-to-date data in such countries. …”
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Seropositivity to tick-borne pathogens in nature management workers in the Netherlands by B.J.A. Hoeve-Bakker, G. Çelik, O.E. van den Berg, C.C. van den Wijngaard, A. Hofhuis, J.H.J. Reimerink, S.F.T. Thijsen, K. Kerkhof

“….- and A. phagocytophilum-seropositivity.The study included 525 nature management workers who donated serum and completed a questionnaire. …”
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What makes health systems resilient? An analytical framework drawing on European learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic based on a multitiered approach by Thomas Czypionka, Markus Kraus, Miriam Reiss, Monika Riedel

“…Both sections are further divided into six building blocks that were adapted from the WHO health system framework: governance and leadership, information and research, financing, physical resources, human resources, and service delivery. …”
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