Evaluation of prescribing practices and treatment failure for purulent skin and soft tissue infections in patients with obesity by Mackenzie L. Miller, Destiny M. Hughson, Noah D. Blower, Andrew P. Jameson, Lisa E. Dumkow

“…Patients: Adult patients with a body mass index of ≥ 30 kg/m2 who received ≥ 5 days of oral antibiotics for purulent cellulitis were included. …”
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Selective correlation of hippocampal volumes with WADA memory scores in mesial temporal sclerosis patients by Lourdes Khalife, Wassim Nasreddine, Fatima Jaafar, Huda Abboodi, Karim Nasreddine, Ahmad Beydoun

“…This study aims to explore the correlation between automated measures of hippocampal volume and WADA memory scores and to evaluate whether these volumetric measurements can reliably predict WADA memory scores.MethodsThis study included patients who underwent a comprehensive presurgical assessment along with bilateral WADA testing. …”
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Task shifting healthcare services in the post-COVID world: A scoping review. by Shukanto Das, Liz Grant, Genevie Fernandes

“…We analysed data thematically and utilised the WHO health systems framework and emergent themes to frame findings. …”
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Limitations of temporal (forehead) temperature readings as a screening method for covid-19 by Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas

“…Finally, screening for fever is part of the World Health Organization recommendations for management of ill travelers at international borders (World Health Organization [WHO], 2020). Apparently, the method of choice for this fever screening is to measure temporal artery (forehead) temperature with different infrared, contactless devices which provide for a practical, reasonably safe, and quick reading. …”
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Using Milk Urea Nitrogen to Evaluate Diet Formulation and Environmental Impact on Dairy Farms by J.S. Jonker, R.A. Kohn

“…The average MUN across all farms in the study increased in the spring, but the increase was 0.52 mg/dl lower for farmers receiving MUN results compared to those who did not participate in the program. This change indicated that participating farmers reduced N feeding compared to nonparticipants. …”
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Pre-Hospital Point-of-Care Troponin: Is It Possible to Anticipate the Diagnosis? A Preliminary Report by Cristian Lazzari, Sara Montemerani, Cosimo Fabrizi, Cecilia Sacchi, Antoine Belperio, Marilena Fantacci, Giovanni Sbrana, Agostino Ognibene, Maurizio Zanobetti, Simone Nocentini

“…<b>Methods</b>: This is a prospective study comparing patients who underwent pre-hospital point-of-care troponin testing (Atellica VTLi) with a control group that underwent standard hospital-based troponin testing (Elecsys). …”
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Biochemical failure-free survival of 18F-rhPSMA-7 and 18F-flotufolastat PET-guided salvage radiotherapy for patients with recurrent prostate cancer by Marco M. E. Vogel, Isabel Rauscher, Jürgen E. Gschwend, Türkay Hekimsoy, Nicola Gabler, Charlotte Olufs, Calogero D’Alessandria, Jan C. Peeken, Stephanie E. Combs, Matthias Eiber

“…We evaluated biochemical failure-free survival (bFS) and overall rates of bFS in 110 evaluable patients with recurrent PC after radical prostatectomy who received SRT. 82 patients received 18F-rhPSMA-7/18F-flotufolastat-PET-guided SRT and 28 received C-SRT. …”
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RADIO PLAYS AS A SPECIAL GENRE IN THE WORK OF E. JELINEK by Tatiana V. Akasheva, Alexandra D. Zharkova

“…However, the author is known not only as a talented novelist and playwright, but also as a public figure who always openly expresses his own point of view on topical and controversial issues and events of today's era. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for surgical site infection in spinal surgery patients and study of direct economic losses by Qiuxia Zuo, Kexin Zhao, Baoji Dong, Yuan Zhou, Xiao Wang, Adila Maimaiti, Ping Tian

“…Results A total of 38 individuals, or 0.63% of the 6018 adults who had spinal procedures, experienced SSI. Findings from the univariate analysis demonstrated a statistically significant correlation between SSI (p < 0.05), intraoperative bleeding of 300 ml or more, and the duration of indwelling drain use. …”
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Application of Logistic Regression and Decision Tree Models in the Prediction of Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Stroke by Qile Zhang, Zheyu Zhang, Xiuqing Huang, Chun Zhou, Jian Xu

“…We retrospectively collected and analyzed the clinical data of 190 patients with stroke who underwent rehabilitation therapy at our hospital between January 2020 and July 2020. …”
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The predictive value of optic nerve sheath diameter measurement via ultrasound for intracerebral hemorrhage complicated by cerebral-cardiac syndrome by Wei-Ze Fan, Jun-Rong Jiang, Hui-Ling Zang, Hui Cheng, Xiao-Hui Shen, Wen-Juan Yang, Hui Wang, Li-Xing Jing

“…Methods Patients with ICH and who were treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Shijiazhuang People’s Hospital between October 2021 and November 2022 were included in this study. …”
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Relationship Between Bi-Caudate Ratio and White Matter Atrophy in Brain MRI of Multiple Sclerosis by Hussein Soleimantabar, Shno Hosseini

“…Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, which was conducted to determine the relationship between BCR and white matter atrophy in brain MRI patients with MS, patients with MS who were evaluated by MRI at Imam Hossein Hospital (Tehran-Iran) in 2022 were assessed. …”
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Effect of Oral Vasopressors Used for Liberation from Intravenous Vasopressors in Intensive Care Unit Patients Recovering from Spinal Shock: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ahmed Talaat Ahmed Ali, Mervat Anwar Abd EL-Aziz, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhafez, Amr Mohamed Ahmed Thabet

“…A randomized controlled trial was conducted in the trauma ICU at the Assiut University Hospital in Egypt in patients with spinal shock who required intravenous vasopressor for ≥24 h. …”
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Investigating Pre-Service Efl Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs by Eda Ercan Demirel

“…The present study aims to shed light on the self-efficacy beliefs of pre-service teachers - who are yet studying at ELT departments. The study searches for the answer of the following research question: “What are the self-efficacy beliefs of pre-service EFL teachers in terms of their forthcoming careers? …”
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Association of food security with cardiometabolic health during young adulthood: cross-sectional comparison of American Indian adults with other racial/ethnic groups by Cassandra J Nikolaus, Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Luciana E Hebert, Ka'imi Sinclair

“…All analyses were weighted and accounted for the complex survey design.Participants The analytical sample of n=12 799 included mostly non-Hispanic white respondents (n=7900), followed by n=2666 black, n=442 American Indian, n=848 Asian or Pacific Islander and n=943 Hispanic.Results Risk of food insecurity was more common among respondents who were female, Black, American Indian, had lower educational attainment, and were classified as having obesity or diabetes. …”
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Trends in Specialty Training and National Institutes of Health Funding Among Surgeon-Scientists by Gabriel Velez, MD, PhD, Vinit B. Mahajan, MD, PhD, Ronald J. Weigel, MD, PhD, MBA, Steven R. Lentz, MD, PhD

“…Of 296 surgeon-scientists who completed K-awards, 35% successfully obtained an R01-equivalent award. …”
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Nomogram to screen older adult patients attending the radiology department for sarcopenia by Guiying Yuan, Guoxi Ye, Jianguang Hu, Huimin Hu, Chanmei Shi, Ye Zhang, Junbing Huang, Zhiqiong Li, Xuwen Zeng, Rongshao Tan, Yuchao Xiong

“…Methods This cross-sectional study included 654 patients aged ≥ 60 years who underwent an examination in the radiology department between October 2023 and June 2024. …”
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Modeling Survival Time to Death among Stroke Patients at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Bikiltu Wakuma Negasa, Teramaj Wongel Wotale, Mesfin Esayas Lelisho, Legesse Kassa Debusho, Kibrealem Sisay, Wubishet Gezimu

“…Hence, healthcare professionals need to thoroughly follow the patients who pass risk factors. Moreover, patients need to be educated about lifestyle modifications.…”
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Key Decision‐Making in Post‐Failed Internal Fixation of Intertrochanteric Fractures Hip Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Retrospective Study on Fracture Healing's Impact on Femoral Comp... by Jiexin Huang, Jiagu Huang, Haiqi Ding, Jianhua Lyu, Changyu Huang, Yang Chen, Qijin Wang, Hongyan Li, Baijian Wu, Ying Huang, Minghui Yang, Xinyu Fang, Wenming Zhang

“…Methods Our retrospective cohort study reviewed 105 cases of patients with FIF‐ITF who underwent hip arthroplasty at three tertiary Grade A hospitals between December 2012 and December 2022. …”
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Comparison of combined suprascapular and axillary nerve pulsed radiofrequency and nerve block for the treatment of primary frozen shoulder: a prospective cohort study by Yue Wu, Jiangyou Huang, Weibo Zhang, Suming Tian, Gang Chen

“…At different time after the procedure, most of the parameters of PROM improved more in group P than those in group B (flexion at 3 and 6 months, p = 0.042 and <0.001; abduction at 3 and 6 monthse, p = 0.001 and 0.001; extension at 3 and 6 months, p = 0.038 and 0.007, internal rotation at 6 months, p = 0.015; external rotation at 1, 3, and 6 months, p = 0.002, 0.002, and 0.001, respectively).Conclusions In patients with primary FS who completed both manipulation under anesthesia and intra-articular injections, PRF with SSN and AN appears to provide better pain relief, better PROM recovery, and more shoulder function improvement than nerve block treatment.…”
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