Creating accountable hospital service areas in China: a case analysis of health expenditure in the metropolis of Chengdu by Jay Pan, Peiya Cao, Xiaoshuang Zhao, Yili Yang

“…Objectives To delineate hospital service areas (HSAs) using the Dartmouth approach in China and identify the hypothesised demand-side, supply-side and region-specific factors of health expenditure within HSAs.Design Population-based descriptive study.Setting We selected the metropolis of Chengdu, one of the three most populous cities in China as a case for the analysis, where approximately 16.33 million residents living.Participants Individual-level in-patient discharge records (n=904 298) during the fourth quarter of 2018 (from 1 September to 31 December) were extracted from Sichuan Health Commission. …”
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Impacts of drought on respiratory mortality in the upper midwest United States: a population subgroup assessment by Yeongjin Gwon, Yuanyuan Ji, Jesse D Berman, Azar M Abadi, Ronald D Leeper, Jared Rennie, Jesse E Bell

“…Its frequency and intensity are expected to increase due to climate change, posing significant threats to human health. …”
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Početak i trajanje roka zastare za odštetne tražbine osiguratelja prema trećoj odgovornoj osobi – može li drukčije? by Gordan Stanković, Adriana Vincenca Padovan

“…Predlažu konkretne izmjene de lege ferenda radi uspostavljanja veće pravne sigurnosti i bolje zaštite prava osiguratelja na subrogaciju uz očuvanje ravnoteže pravnih interesa uključenih strana.…”
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Prevalence and spectrum of haemoglobinopathies in females of reproductive age group- A first tertiary care center experience in Punjab, North India by Vikram Narang, Anshul Jain, Sumit Grover, Ankita Soni, Monika Narang, Ashima Taneja

“…Aim: We aimed to estimate the prevalence and spectrum of hemoglobinopathies in females in the reproductive (20–40 years) age group. Settings and Design: It was a retrospective observational study carried out for 2.5 years (from January 2018 till June 2020). …”
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Rapid assessment of pre-service midwifery education in conflict settings: findings from a cross-sectional study in Nigeria and Somalia by Emilia Iwu, Shatha Elnakib, Hawa Abdullahi, Rejoice Helma Abimiku, Charity Maina, Asia Mohamed, Kazeem Olalekan Ayodeji, George Odonye, Rifkatu Sunday, Maryan Abdulkadir Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmed Omar, Abdirisak A. Dalmar, Emilie Grant, Hannah Tappis

“…Data were analyzed by program and country using Stata and Excel. Results In Nigeria, each school met 17 and 18 standards, respectively, out of 22 across assessment domains (77.3%–81.8%). …”
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The Relationship between Landing Error Scoring System Performance and Injury in Female Collegiate Athletes by Peter Lisman, Joshua N. Wilder, Joshua Berenbach, Enric Jiao, Bethany Hansberger

“…# Background The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) is a standardized tool used to identify aberrant biomechanical movement patterns during a jump-landing task. …”
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Analysis of the behaviour of the Tukad Buluk Poh flood water at the Gilimanuk - Denpasar National Road Crossing by Hidayat Acep, Suprapti, Isradi Muhammad, Dwi Praptoyo Riska

“…In most of Indonesia, floods are a common natural disaster that spreads into several watersheds during the rainy season. When river water outflow increases to the point where it overflows and floods the surrounding area, this is known as a flood. …”
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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Cardiac Patients with Overweight and Obesity by I. V. Logacheva, T. A. Ryazanova, V. R. Makarova, O. V. Surnina

“…A group of 112 men (male)aged 61.2±1.7 diagnosed with the ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stage 1–3 arterial hypertension (AH) were examined during the stationary treatment in the Republican Clinical Diagnostic Centre (Izhevsk, Russia). …”
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Proprioceptive Reweighting and Postural Control are Impaired Among Elite Athletes Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Benoit Attalin, Telma Sagnard, Eric Laboute, Nicolas Forestier, Olivier Rémy-Néris, Brice Picot

“… # Study design Cross-sectional study # Methods Fifty-two ACLR and 23 control elite athletes (50 males and 25 females, mean age 24.7 years) were included. Proprioceptive reweighting was determined using the evolution of proprioceptive weighting (eRPW), calculated from the center of pressure (CoP) displacements generated by tendon vibration during bilateral standing tasks on firm and foam surfaces. …”
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Regional insights on the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of carbapenem and colistin-resistant gram-negative bacteria: an observational cross-sectional study fro... by Nazia Khursheed, Fareeha Adnan, Moiz Ahmed Khan, Ramlla Hatif

“…Abstract Background Colistin is used to treat multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria. …”
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Recovery of the Intestinal Microbiota Metabolic Activity in Patients with Bronchial Asthma by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. D. Potskhverashvili, N. I. Kokina

“…In patients without SIBO, during a probiotic therapy, an increase in the total content of SCFA (p <0.001), acetic and butyric acid (p <0.001) was revealed. …”
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Polybrominated Dibenzo-p-dioxins/Furans (PBDD/Fs) and Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the Indoor and Outdoor of Gymnasiums by Ching-Kai Su, Jian-He Lu, How-Ran Chao, Wei-Hsiang Chang, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Chih-Lung Wang, I-Cheng Lu, Yu-Ting Chang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Wan-Nurdiyana-Wan Mansor, Yi-Chyun Hsu, Ying-I Tsai, Shang-Ming Ma

“…In conclusion, although the gym employees and users inhaled more PM2.5 during the exercise, the risks of PBDD/DE/DFs were still under the acceptable levels.…”
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Protocol for evaluating the effects of integrating music with taekwondo training in children with autism spectrum disorder: A randomized controlled trial. by Clare C W Yu, Kam M Mok, Emma Mak, Chun T Au, Dorothy F Y Chan, Stanley Wu, Raymond C K Chung, Matthew C K Ip, Simpson W L Wong

“…One plausible explanation for suboptimal treatment outcomes is insufficient engagement in the exercise programs due to the children's difficulties in following instructions and performing the correct movements. …”
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Time without PSA recurrence after radical prostatectomy as a predictor of future biochemical recurrence, metastatic disease and prostate cancer death: a prospective Scandinavian co... by Mats Steinholtz Ahlberg, Hans-Olov Adami, Hans Garmo, Lars Holmberg, Anna Bill-Axelson, Ove Andren, Gunnar Steineck, Jan-Erik Johansson

“…Four patients were excluded due to surgery-related death (n=1) or salvage radiotherapy or hormonal treatment within 6 weeks from surgery (n=3).Primary outcome measures Cumulative incidences and absolute differences in metastatic disease and prostate cancer death.Results We analysed 302 patients with complete follow-up during a median of 24 years. …”
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Generalising axion-like particle as the curvaton: sourcing primordial density perturbation and non-Gaussianities by Anish Ghoshal, Abhishek Naskar

“…The results of our analysis in the limit $$m_u = m_d$$ m u = m d resembles vanilla curvaton scenario while in the limit $$m_u \gg m_d$$ m u ≫ m d resembles pure axion cosine potential. …”
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Post-vaccination campaign evaluation of systemic and mucosal immunity of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine in Karachi, Pakistan (2020–2021): a cross-sectional studyResearch in cont... by Ali Faisal Saleem, Visalakshi Jeyaseelan, Zaubina Kazi, Mahjabeen Zehra, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Grace Macklin, Rocio Lopez Cavestany, Sajid Muhammad, Najeeb Rehman, Ondrej Mach

“…In response to the co-circulation of VDPV2 with WPV1, the Technical Advisory Group of WHO had recommended two nationwide campaigns of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (tOPV) for children aged <5 years in Pakistan in 2020. We assessed the humoral and mucosal immune responses in children who received two doses of tOPV (during vaccination campaigns) in Karachi, Pakistan. …”
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Sub-seasonal Patterns of PM10 and Black Carbon in a Coastal City: A Case Study of Salé, Morocco by Anas Otmani, Abdeslam Lachhab, Abdelfettah Benchrif, Mounia Tahri, Mohamed Azougagh, Mohammed El Bouch, El Mahjoub Chakir

“…Analysis of BC2.5 diurnal patterns unveiled notable peaks during morning and evening rush hours, reaching a peak of 2.6 μg m-3. …”
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Utilizing multidisciplinary mobile outreach clinics to provide comprehensive diabetic foot care to patients experiencing homelessness by Kris M. Boelitz, MD, Jaeyoung Lee, BS, Michael D. Pepin, BS, Yiming Zhang, MS, Mallory Gibbons, MSN, NP, Frances J. Lagana, DPM, Shahida Balaparya, EdD, MBA, RVT, Lindsey Carr, Jessin Varghese, BS, NP, Caitlin Sorensen, MD, Jessica P. Simons, MD, MPH, Douglas Jones, MS, MD, Andres Schanzer, MD, Tammy T. Nguyen, MD, PhD

“…Results: From June 2020 to November 2023, a total of 241 patients were seen at seven multidisciplinary mobile clinics. …”
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The first Lithuanian Archaeological expedition in Afghanistan by Aleksiejus Luchtanas, Ramunė Butrimaitė

“…Most Afghan people still live and use some cultural monuments, applying long-lasting, changeless farming systems. …”
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Influence of volatiles (H$_{2}$O and CO$_{2}$) on shoshonite phase equilibria by Vetere, Francesco, Namur, Olivier, Holtz, Francois, Almeev, Renat, Donato, Paola, Frondini, Francesco, Cassetta, Michele, Pisello, Alessandro, Perugini, Diego

“…This result has important consequences upon the physical properties of the magma because it influences its viscosity and, as a consequence, velocity during its travel to the Earth surface.Assuming that the widths of Vulcanello conduits vary from 0.5 to 1.5 m, estimates of the ascent velocity vary in the range 1.5 ${\times }$ 10$^{-4}$–3.5 ${\times }$ 10$^{-2}$ m${\cdot }$s$^{-1}$ for CO$_{2}$ free systems and from 5.7 ${\times }$ 10$^{-4}$–1.3 ${\times }$ 10$^{-1}$ m${\cdot }$s$^{-1}$ for CO$_{2}$ bearing systems.Since shoshonitic magmas are common not only in the Italian volcanic provinces (Aeolian Arc, Campi Flegrei, Ischia Island, Pontine Islands, Monti Cimini, Monte Amiata, Capraia Island, Radicofani, Roccamonfina) but also in different volcanoes worldwide (Yellowstone, Mariana Arc, Kurile Arc, Tonga Arc, Andean Arc, Kamchatka Arc), we suggest that the new data will be useful to better understand shoshonitic magma behaviour under relevant geological scenarios. …”
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