Biological Characteristics and Medical Treatment of Breast Cancer in Young Women—A Featured Population: Results from the NORA Study by P. Pronzato, G. Mustacchi, A. De Matteis, F. Di Costanzo, E. Rulli, I. Floriani, M. E. Cazzaniga

“…From 2000–2002, patients (𝑁>3500) were enrolled at 77 Italian hospitals. Women aged ≤50 years (𝑁=1013) were stratified into age groups (≤35, 36–40, 41–45, and 46–50 years). …”
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Blood Pressure and Global Risk Assessment in a Swedish Population by Jenny Eckner, Charlotte A. Larsson, Lennart Råstam, Ulf Lindblad

“…In 2001–2005, a random sample of inhabitants aged 30–74 years in southwestern Sweden was invited to a survey of cardiovascular risk factors. The study enrolled 2816 participants (participation rate 76%). …”
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Novel Optical Coherence Tomography Parameters as Prognostic Factors for Stage 3 Epiretinal Membranes by Young Gun Park, Seo Yeon Hong, Young-Jung Roh

“…This retrospective study enrolled patients diagnosed with stage 3 ERM based on the EIFL staging scheme who underwent ERM surgery with a minimum follow-up period of 12 months. …”
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Animal/humano: proximidades y fronteras en Mundo animal y otros textos de Antonio Di Benedetto by Sofía Criach

“… Antonio Di Benedetto (1922-1986), uno de los escritores argentinos más importantes del siglo XX, publica en 1953 Mundo animal, volumen de cuentos en el que es fundamental, como su título lo explicita, la figura animal. Dentro del universo ficcional de la obra, esta figura se encarna en lo humano y viceversa, sugiriendo una humanidad que, más allá de sus atributos exclusivos –razón y lenguaje– comparte con otros seres vivientes un amplio sustrato común. …”
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Cohort profile: the Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (WCPER) by Landon Myer, Amy L Slogrove, Ushma Mehta, Mary-Ann Davies, Max Kroon, Greg Petro, Alexa Heekes, Andrew Boulle, Karen Fieggen, Chantal Stewart, Ayesha Osman, Natasha Rhoda, Emma Kalk, Florence Phelanyane, Jonathan Euvrard, Stefan Gebhardt, Kim Anderson

“…Purpose The Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (PER) was established at two public sector healthcare sentinel sites in the Western Cape province, South Africa, to provide ongoing surveillance of drug exposures in pregnancy and associations with pregnancy outcomes.Participants Established in 2016, all women attending their first antenatal visit at primary care obstetric facilities were enrolled and followed to pregnancy outcome regardless of the site (ie, primary, secondary, tertiary facility). …”
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La valoración del Practicum en la formación inicial: un estudio de casos internacional en el área de Geografía e Historia by José Ignacio MADALENA CALVO, Maria Francineila PINHEIRO DOS SANTOS, Liliana Angélica RODRÍGUEZ PIZZINATO, Xosé Manuel SOUTO GONZÁLEZ

“…El acceso a la función docente es asunto regulado por las instituciones administrativas, pero depende en gran medida de las competencias, actitudes y expectativas personales. …”
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A social network study of the growth of community among distance learners by Caroline Haythornthwaite

“…Describes preliminary results from a social network study of the growth of community and use of Internet resources among a class of 15 distance learners enrolled in the LEEP option of the Master of Science in Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. …”
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The healthcare burden of isolated aortic valve insufficiency by Ibrahim Sultan, Michael Ryan, Candace Gunnarsson, Natalie Heidrich, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula

“…We utilized Optum United Health Care Database for US patients who had an AI claim between 2017 and 2022, with 12 months of continuous enrollment (baseline period) prior to diagnosis. Exclusion criteria were AVR during the baseline period or a diagnosis of aortic stenosis. …”
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LOS HIJOS BLANCOS DE LOS DIOSES NEGROS. BLANQUITUD, NEGRITUD Y RELIGIOSIDAD POPULAR EN CUBA by Perla Dayana Massó Soler, Calixto Massó Bizet

“…Partimos del análisis de lo afrocubano como un objeto teórico y cultural construido por las élites intelectuales blancas, donde las narrativas desde la blanquitud operan como definición exclusiva de lo negro y su lugar en la cubanidad. Desde estos antecedentes nos acercamos al fenómeno de creciente adscripción a las religiones afrocubanas de personas, dentro y fuera de la isla, que se consideran a sí mismas como blancas. …”
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The mechanisms of efficacy and safety of Ginkgo biloba extract in acute ischemic stroke: a real-world study by Xiangqian Huang, Xiaoming Zhang, Jiahao Song, Duo Lan, Mengqi Wang, Xunming Ji, Da Zhou, Ran Meng

“…Methods This real-world study consecutively enrolled 99 patients: 49 with internal jugular venous stenosis (IJVS) treated with GBE; 33 with AIS treated with GBE and low-dose aspirin; and 17 with AIS treated with low-dose aspirin alone. …”
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Invalid Self-Assessment of Olfactory Functioning in Parkinson’s Disease Patients May Mislead the Neurologist by Nele Schmidt, Laura Paschen, Karsten Witt

“…To this end, 64 PD patients and 33 age-matched healthy controls were enrolled in a study assessing subjective and objective olfactory functioning. …”
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Cómo mira la televisión a la Escuela by Agustín GARCÍA MATILLA

“…Reporta que el porcentaje de temas vinculados a la Escuela en la televisión no llega al 1% dentro de la información total que presentan los informativos diarios. …”
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The Correlation between Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Point-of-Care Immunoassay, Tear Film Osmolarity, and Ocular Surface Parameters by Min-Ji Kang, Hyun Seung Kim, Man Soo Kim, Eun Chul Kim

“…Twenty-four eyes of 24 patients were enrolled in the current study. The grade of MMP-9 (0–4) was positively correlated with tear film osmolarity (p=0.027). …”
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Intravenous esketamine in pediatric Rett syndrome: An open-label, early phase 1 pilot study by Huiping Li, Shu Liu, Caimei Lin, Yuchao Wu, Xiuping Wu, Yukun Huang, Yajun Wu, Xiubin Tong, Xiu Xu

“…Three girls with classic RTT aged 5–10 years were enrolled. Esketamine was intravenously administrated once per week for 5 weeks. …”
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Neopentecostalismo, teología de la prosperidad y neoliberalismo. Hacia una lógica religiosa para el Homo oeconoimicus* by Andrés Botero Bernal, Javier Orlando Aguirre Román, Juan David Almeyda Sarmiento

“…El presente escrito tiene por objetivo demostrar que la relación entre la teología de la prosperidad, que se toma aquí específicamente en su expresión neopentecostal, y el neoliberalismo, entendido desde su dimensión de fuerza productora de subjetividad, se ha fortalecido dentro del actual marco de reproducción sistémica del capitalismo. …”
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«Con aires de grandeza»: La familia Pérez y la clase media en el cine mexicano de la Época de Oro by Mónica Beatriz Hurtado Ayala

“…Derivado de esto, este estrato social experimentó contradicciones alrededor de su identidad, debatiéndose entre elementos como el amor, el dinero o la familia. El cine participó dentro de este proceso, discutiendo los mecanismos de ascenso social, reproduciendo y nutriendo prácticas, dando pie a otras, y constituyendo un delicado discurso que encarnó las tensiones, miedos y sueños de esta clase social. …”
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The Ocular Biometry of Adult Cataract Patients on Lifeline Express Hospital Eye-Train in Rural China by Xiaoguang Cao, Xianru Hou, Yongzhen Bao

“…Three Lifeline Express Hospital Eye-Train missions of Peking University People’s Hospital in China were chosen. 3828 adult cataract patients aged 29 to 88 years with axial length (AL) less than 27.0 mm were enrolled. The ocular biometry including visual acuity (VA), intraocular pressure, AL, corneal power (K1 and K2), and corneal endothelial counting (CEC) were collected and analysis. …”
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Dose-Dense Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Docetaxel as Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Node-Positive Breast Cancer by Hamid Reza Mirzaei, Parisa Sabet Rasekh, Fatemeh Nasrollahi, Parto Sabet Rasekh, Zahra Akbari Tirabad, Hamid Reza Moein, Taban Ghaffari Pour, Parastoo Hajian

“…Fifty-eight patients with axillary lymph node-positive breast cancer were enrolled in the study, of whom 42 (72.4%) completed the regimen. …”
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EXAMINANDO LOS DEBATES SOBRE EL NEOEXTRACTIVISMO EN LATINOAMÉRICA: ALGUNAS REFLEXIONES CRÍTICAS by Javier Mejía, Ulrich Oslender

“…También argumentamos que las discusiones dentro de las diversas miradas al neoextractivismo indican algunas reelaboraciones de temas anteriores abordados en la teoría crítica latinoamericana, como la economía del desarrollo y en especial la teoría de la dependencia.…”
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Health professionals’ experience of implementing and delivering a ‘Community Care’ programme in metropolitan Melbourne: a qualitative reflexive thematic analysis by Cylie Williams, Kelly-Ann Bowles, Brendan Shannon, Hollie Shannon, Nadine Andrew, Julia Morphet

“…Objectives To explore the experiences of health professionals involved in delivering a multidisciplinary Community Care programme that provides a transitional care coordination service for patients visiting a tertiary hospital service in Melbourne, Australia.Design Reflexive thematic analysis was used to identify themes from descriptions of delivering the programme, including its perceived strengths and challenges.Participants 12 healthcare professionals from four disciplines working in the Community Care programme were interviewed.Results Four themes were identified: (1) ‘increasingly complex’, depicts the experience of delivering care to patients with increasingly complex health needs; (2) ‘plugging unexpected gaps’, describes meeting patient’s healthcare needs; (3) ‘disconnected’, explains system-based issues which made participants feel disconnected from the wider health service; (4) ‘a misunderstood programme’, illustrates that a poor understanding of the programme within the health service is a barrier to patient enrolment which may have been exacerbated by a service name change.Conclusions The healthcare professionals involved in this study described the experience of providing care to patients as challenging, but felt they made a positive difference. …”
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