The Role of Targeted Focal Therapy in the Management of Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: Update on Current Challenges by Daniel W. Smith, Diliana Stoimenova, Khadijah Eid, Al Barqawi

“…The majority of these cancers will not progress to mortal disease, yet most men who are diagnosed opt for treatment as opposed to observation or active surveillance (AS). …”
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Defining and measuring suspicion of sepsis: an analysis of routine data by Charles Vincent, Bethan Page, Matthew Inada-Kim, Imran Maqsood

“…A short list of 10 diagnoses can account for 85% of the deaths.Conclusions Patients with SOS can be identified in routine administrative data. It is these patients who should be screened for sepsis and are the target of programmes to improve the detection and treatment of sepsis. …”
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A Case of Lung Cancer with Brain Metastasis following Late-Onset Bipolar Disorder by Shin-Heng Shen, Shwu-Hua Lee

“…To describe a case of lung cancer with brain metastasis in a patient who developed new late-onset bipolar disorder 2 years previously. …”
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HIV Infection in Iran: An Update on Epidemiology, Testing and Gaps by Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi, Mohammad Mahdi Roozbahani, Behnam Farhoudi, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Shayesteh Jahanfar

“…Among high-risk populations in Iran, HIV prevalence peaks at 3.5% among people who inject drugs and 2.5% among men who have sex with men. …”
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Combination Treatment of Perioperative Rehabilitation and Psychoeducation Undergoing Thoracic Surgery by Kazuhiro Hayashi, Takayuki Inoue, Motoki Nagaya, Satoru Ito, Hiroki Nakajima, Keiko Hattori, Izumi Kadono, Kohei Yokoi, Yoshihiro Nishida

“…This case series demonstrates the successful combination treatment of perioperative rehabilitation and psychoeducation for negative automatic thoughts in two cancer patients who underwent thoracic surgery. One patient underwent pneumonectomy with laryngeal recurrent nerve paralysis; the other patient, who had a history of recurrent hepatic encephalopathy and dialysis, underwent S6 segmentectomy. …”
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Total Ankle Replacement for Treatment of End-Stage Osteoarthritis in Elderly Patients by Beat Hintermann, Markus Knupp, Lukas Zwicky, Alexej Barg

“…End-stage osteoarthritis of the ankle is a disabling problem, particularly in elderly patients who experience an overall loss of mobility and functional impairment and who then need compensatory adaption. …”
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Review on the book: Ashmanov I. S. and Kaspersky N. I. (2021) Digital Hygiene, Piter, St. Petersburg, Russia (In Russian) by G. V. Osipov

“…In addition, reading the book will be useful for officials and civil servants who work in the field of innovative development and digitalization. …”
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Preparing pets and their people: opportunity for veterinary teams to promote disaster preparedness in their communities by Joedy Quintana, Lindsey Viola, Valeria Sanchez, Danielle Scott, Colleen Duncan

“…Despite these growing risks, a substantial proportion of adults in the US do not have a disaster plan. Even for those who have disaster plans, it is unclear if these always include pets. …”
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Modern problems of repeated criminality. Socio-psychological aspect by Y.E. Suslov, A.F. Fedorov, A.V. Bespalova

“…Through the prism of the study of this sample, the issue of the effectiveness of the system of correction of persons who have committed crimes is analyzed from a psychological point of view. …”
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Effect of Posture Training with Weighted Kypho-Orthosis (WKO) on Improving Balance in Women with Osteoporosis by Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Leyla Sedighipour, Safura Pournajaf, Reza Vahab Kashani, Shahram Sadeghi

“…The patients were assigned to two groups: (1) control group who received 4-week home-based daily exercise program including weight bearing, back strengthening, and balance exercises and (2) intervention group (WKO) who performed aforementioned exercises and wore WKO for one hour twice a day. …”
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Perception of modern technologies by the older generation: comparative analysis by T. A. Aimaletdinov, M. V. Tsimbal

“…Firstly, it is the older generation that assumes the role of “technological optimists”, unlike younger and middle-aged people who have more concerns about the development of information technology. …”
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Master Education and Academic Career Track in Russia by A. V. Garmonova, E. A. Opfer, D. V. Shcheglova

“…The master’s degree is an obligatory stage for those who are planning to enter PhD. That is why it should have a clear academic track. …”
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Features of social and psychological adaptation of foreign students from far and near abroad by A. A. Gorozhankin, M. V. Iontseva

“…It has been found that foreign students who came to study from non-CIS countries adapt to Russian universities much worse and are at greater risk of social and psychological maladaptation than students from near abroad countries.…”
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Playing by the rules: Government regulation and consumer trust in the online poker industry by Kahlil S. Philander, Bradley S. Wimmer

“…Players are willing to pay an extra $1.83 per hour to play on government-regulated sites and players who view these sites as more secure are willing to pay even more. …”
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Intracranial Gliofibroma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Patricia Gargano, Graciela Zuccaro, Fabiana Lubieniecki

“…Currently, the tumor is not listed as a distinct entity in the current World Health Organization (WHO) classification of central nervous system tumors. …”
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Role of Serum Fibrinogen Levels in Patients with Rotator Cuff Tears by Umile Giuseppe Longo, Stefano Petrillo, Alessandra Berton, Filippo Spiezia, Mattia Loppini, Nicola Maffulli, Vincenzo Denaro

“…We found no statistically significant differences in serum concentration of fibrinogen when comparing patients with RC tears and patients who underwent arthroscopic meniscectomy (P = 0.5). …”
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Metastatic Small Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder That Recurred in the Vagina 6 Years after Radical Cystectomy: A Case Report by Makoto Isono, Keiichi Ito, Shinsuke Hamada, Masahiro Takahashi, Hidenori Sasa, Hideyuki Shimazaki, Tomohiko Asano

“…Herein, we report a patient with recurrent SCC of the urinary bladder who experienced an unusually long-term disease-free duration after radical cystectomy. …”
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Delayed Cerebral Radiation Necrosis after Neutron Beam Radiation of a Parotid Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Christopher S. Hong, Hamza N. Gokozan, José J. Otero, Michael Guiou, J. Bradley Elder

“…This report describes a patient who underwent neutron beam radiation for a parotid adenocarcinoma and who developed biopsy-confirmed temporal lobe radiation necrosis thirty months later. …”
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Factors Associated with Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage by Masood Abdulkareem Abdulrahman, Arazoo Issa Taher

“…Across sectional study was done to involve 200 persons who are handling foods in 40 restaurants in Duhok city in the study. …”
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A Rare Manifestation of Asymptomatic Ebstein’s Anomaly with Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis by Carmel Moazez, Vicken Zeitjian, Christian Breburda, Ranjini Roy

“…This is a rare case of an adult who presented with asymptomatic Ebstein’s anomaly. …”
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