Activities of daily living after surgery among older patients with gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary-pancreatic cancers: a retrospective observational study using nationwide healt... by Ayako Okuyama, Takahiro Higashi, Hisashi Kosaka, Asao Ogawa, Masaki Kaibori

“…Among patients with gastric cancer who underwent laparoscopic or open surgery, the proportion of unexpected readmission tended to be higher in patients aged ≥80 years than in the remaining younger patients (laparoscopic surgery 4.8% vs 2.3% (p=0.001); open surgery 7.3% vs 4.4% (p<0.001)). …”
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Impact of Maziba Church of Uganda on Family Stability in Maziba Sub-County Kabale District. by Akancungura, Albert

“…Purposive sampling was also used to collect data from respondents who participated in the study. Findings of the study obtained from the field interpreting the results analyzing based on the specific objectives of the study and chapter five portrayed the summary of findings, the study concludes that the Maziba church of Uganda parish like any other church needs to manifest itself as an advocate of social change. …”
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Translating Runyankole- Rukiga Folktales Into English. by Tukaheebwa, Miria

“…The study also concludes that through this translation process whereby the researcher got a chance to meet with language experts and educationists, it was observed that learners who study in their mother language are able 'O understand concepts better than those who learn in a foreign language. …”
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The role of Physical environment in influencing access to medical services by people with disabilities in Kisiizi Hospital, Rukungiri District. by Atuheire, Excellent

“…The respondents revealed that healthcare facilities can install height-adjustable examination tables that can be lowered for patients who use wheelchairs or have mobility limitations. …”
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„... nenábožnost nynějšího věku ...“ Proměny zbožnosti ve druhé polovině 19. století očima katolických kněží by Hana Stoklasová

“… This paper tries to describe the transformations of godliness in the second half of the 19th century in the way that it was reflected by Catholic priests who were in daily contact with believers of all social groups in towns and villages. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of immediate vs. elective thoracic endovascular aortic repair for blunt thoracic aortic injury by Zhaohui Hua, Baoning Zhou, Wenhao Xue, Zhibin Zhou, Jintao Shan, Lei Xia, Yunpeng Luo, Yiming Chai, Zhen Li

“…The analysis included all patients who received TEVAR treatment after being diagnosed with BTAI through whole-body CT angiography. …”
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Functionally important respiratory symptoms and continued cigarette use versus e-cigarette switching: population assessment of tobacco and health study waves 2-6Research in context by James D. Sargent, Kristin Lauten, Kathryn C. Edwards, Susanne E. Tanski, Todd A. MacKenzie, Laura M. Paulin, Mary F. Brunette, Maciej L. Goniewicz, Amanda Malasky, Debra Stark, Fernando B. de Moura, Holly Griffin, Kimberly H. Nguyen, Eric Backlund, Heather L. Kimmel, John H. Kingsbury, Jenny E. Ozga, K Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland

“…Respiratory symptoms improved (<2 at follow-up) in 27.7%, 45.8% and 42.1% of those who continued cigarettes, switched to e-cigarettes, and quit, respectively. …”
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Immune responses in children with secondary infection of mycoplasma pneumoniae after COVID-19: focus on eosinophils and IgE by Pingping Wang, Jin Yao, Yaqiong Li, Zhanjun Zhang, Ruiling Zhang, Shouting Lu, Meixia Sun, Xiaorong Huang

“…The study group included children who were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection and further infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and the control group included children who were only infected with SARS-CoV-2 and had no other pathogens. …”
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HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE STUDY OF STATE PRACTICES AND THE JUDICIARY OF SOUTHERN UKRAINIAN TERRITORIES: GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS by Oleg Vuyiv, Maryna Bulkat

“…For a long time, domestic historians of law and the state and other branch scientists, who were engaged in the study of the southern territories, were focused on the practices of the imperial period, and later – of the period of Soviet occupation. …”
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Smartphone-Based Intervention Targeting Norms and Risk Perception Among University Students with Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Secondary Mediation Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Tria... by Joseph Studer, John A Cunningham, Elodie Schmutz, Jacques Gaume, Angéline Adam, Jean-Bernard Daeppen, Nicolas Bertholet

“…Parallel mediation analyses and moderated mediation analyses were conducted to test whether (1) the intervention effect was indirectly related to lower DV and HDDs at 6 months (adjusting for baseline values) through perceived drinking norms and perceived risks for health at 3 months (adjusting for baseline values) and (2) the indirect effects through perceived drinking norms differed between participants who overestimated or who did not overestimate other people’s drinking at baseline. …”
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The Benefits of Using a Small Caliber Ureteroscope in Evaluation and Management of Urethral Stricture by Walid Shahrour, Pankaj Joshi, Craig B. Hunter, Vikram S. Batra, Hazem Elmansy, Sandesh Surana, Sanjay Kulkarni

“…If the urethral caliber is >4.5 Fr and particularly those who are sexually active, ventral inlay with buccal mucosal grafts (BMGs) is performed. …”
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Sistem Identifikasi Penyakit Paru Obstruktif Kronik (PPOK) Berdasarkan Suara Paru-Paru Menggunakan Jaringan Saraf Tiruan Berbasis Raspberry Pi by Lindhu Parang Kusuma, Barlian Henryranu Prasetio, Eko Setiawan

“… Menurut World Health Organization (WHO), Penyakit Paru Obstruktif Kronik (PPOK) merupakan penyakit yang menyebabkan kematian peringkat ketiga terbesar di seluruh dunia, dimana terdapat sebanyak 3.23 juta kasus kematian pada tahun 2019. …”
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Assessment of maternal healthcare services among the women of reproductive age in the rural municipality of Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Mukesh Adhikari, Manish Rajbanshi, Anita Karki, Richa Aryal, Bishnu Prasad Choulagai

“…Ethnicity (AOR=2.4, CI=1.1–5.4), education of women (AOR=2.7, CI=1.0–7.7), having problems in receiving maternal healthcare services (AOR=4.5, CI=1.5–15.2) and distance to the nearest health facilities of less than 30 minutes (AOR=2.4, CI=1.0–5.7) were significantly associated with the use of institutional delivery. Similarly, women who were 18 years or above at the time of marriage were more likely to attend at least one PNC (AOR=3.2, CI=1.5–6.5) than women who were under 18. …”
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Adopting Positive Selection Technology and Improving Seed Quality in Smallholder Potato Farmers in South-Western Uganda. by Kajura, Tibanyendera Deo

“…The Potato is an important food and nutrition security as well as cash crop in Uganda, especially in the highlands where over 200,000 households who are at subsistence level depend on it for their livelihoods. …”
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Antenatal Care - How to ensure quality! by Lubna Ejaz

“…Conceptually, effective coverage is “the proportion of the population who needs a service and receives it with sufficient quality for it to be effective” 6. …”
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The Combination of Gastroschisis, Jejunal Atresia, and Colonic Atresia in a Newborn by Zachary Bauman, Victor Nanagas

“…Based on our case presentation, small bowel atresia and colonic atresia must be considered in patients who undergo abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis with prolonged symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction. …”
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Survey upon satisfaction of customers using services of travel agencies from Lublin province as a key element of contemporary marketing by Julia Wojciechowska-Solis

“…Article addresses an issue of the relationship between the level of service quality and the customer satisfaction who decided to purchase it. The paper presents results of survey carried out by means of Servqual method in 2012 among 200 customers of travel agencies from Lublin region. …”
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The Unsteady Mainstay of the Family: Now Adult Children’s Retrospective View on Social Support in Relation to Their Parent’s Heart Transplantation by Susanna Ågren, Bodil Ivarsson, Helén Rönning

“…The needs for support among children with a seriously ill parent, who is waiting for heart transplantation, are unknown today. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis (AAV) Overlap Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sathish Itikyala, Debendra Pattanaik, Syed Raza

“…We report here the first case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis overlap syndrome (SLE/AAV) who had granulomatous polyangiitis (GPA) as the initial presentation. …”
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Life-Threatening Retroperitoneal Hematoma in a Patient with COVID-19 by Monarch Shah, John Paul Colombo, Sanya Chandna, Haris Rana

“…The disease carries both thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications, especially in those patients who are anticoagulated to prevent the thromboembolic manifestations. …”
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