Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis developed during treatment for systemic sclerosis: a case report by Tomoki Kozono, Kentaro Tanaka, Tomoko Yagi, Kazuto Kamikawaji, Masaki Watanabe, Azusa Iwanaga, Minako Hamada, Yoshifusa Koreeda, Hiromasa Inoue, Ikkou Higashimoto

“…Conclusion In patients with interstitial lung shadows who do not improve with immunosuppressive treatment, PAP is one of the differential diagnoses that should be considered. …”
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Racialized migrant women’s discrimination in maternal care: a scoping review by Jasmine Therese Arcilla, Alexandra Nanou, Sarah Hamed, Fatumo Osman

“…Abstract Background Despite equality and quality being the core of good healthcare, racial and ethnic inequalities continue to persist. Racialized groups, including racialized migrant women, experience various forms of discrimination—particularly during maternal care encounters, where intersectional forms of discrimination may occur. …”
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Exploring perceived barriers to palliative and end of life care provision in South-West England: bringing together the perspectives of professionals, patients, and families by Gary Hodge, Gina Kallis, Tomasina M. Oh, Hannah Wheat, Susie Pearce, Susie Pearce

“…These were a lack of specialist palliative and EoL care resources (particularly in out-of-hours care); poor communication, collaboration and co-ordination across providers; inequalities in the access and provision of care; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; and a reluctance to have conversations about death and dying.ConclusionThis study brings together the voices of patients, family, and professionals from different settings in a geographical area of the UK. …”
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An analysis of the burden of migraine and tension-type headache across the global, China, the United States, India and Japan by Rongjiang Xu, Ruonan Zhang, Liang Dong, Xiaonuo Xu, Xiaoping Fan, Jiying Zhou

“…The data is studied utilizing decomposition analysis, health inequality research, joinpoint regression model, and Bayesian Average Annual Percentage Change (BAPC) model.ResultsThe study found that migraine mostly affects women aged 15–49, while TTH are evenly distributed across gender and age. …”
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Gender bias in urology: The role of gender in selecting urology as a medical specialty by Mansour Alnazari, Abdullah K. Aljohani, Emad S. Rajih, Abdulaziz Bakhsh, Ghadi S. Alghamdi, Faris S. Sebaa, Ali A. Alraddadi, Adel Moalwi

“…Background: Gender inequality has been prevalent in the history of medicine, specifically within surgical specialties. …”
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Optimizing dental implant identification using deep learning leveraging artificial data by Shintaro Sukegawa, Kazumasa Yoshii, Takeshi Hara, Futa Tanaka, Yoshihiro Taki, Yuta Inoue, Katsusuke Yamashita, Fumi Nakai, Yasuhiro Nakai, Ryo Miyazaki, Takanori Ishihama, Minoru Miyake

“…Images of 10 types of implants were classified using ResNet50 into the following datasets: (A) images of implants captured in vivo, (B) artificial implant images generated without background adjustments, and (C) implant images derived from in vivo images and generated with background adjustments. …”
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Charting current evidence on the health and non-health benefits and equity impacts of pandemic/epidemic individual-level economic relief programmes: a scoping review protocol by Beate Sander, Ashley Farrell, Gebremedhin Beedemariam Gebretekle, Adeteju Ogunbameru, Adrianna Perryman

“…Our review findings will provide in-depth knowledge on whether and how benefits associated with pandemic/epidemic individual-level economic relief programmes differ across social determinants of health factors.This information is critical for decision-makers as they seek to understand the role of pandemic/epidemic economic mitigation strategies to mitigate the health impact and reduce inequity gap.Ethics and dissemination Since the scoping review methodology aims to synthesise evidence from literature, this review does not require ethical approval. …”
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Feasibility of Neurorehabilitation Using a Hybrid Assistive Limb for Patients Who Underwent Spine Surgery by Aya Yatsugi, Takashi Morishita, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Naoya Kotani, Kenji Yagi, Hiroshi Abe, Etsuji Shiota, Tooru Inoue

“…We evaluated the 10-m walking test (10MWT), the modified Gait Abnormality Rating Scale (GARS-M), Barthel Index (BI), and the walking index for spinal cord injury II (WISCI II) score results before and after robotic rehabilitation. …”
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New Zealand policy experts’ appraisal of interventions to reduce smoking in young adults: a qualitative investigation by Janet Hoek, Heather Gifford, Jude Ball, El Shadan Tautolo

“…Objectives Reducing smoking in young adults, particularly young Māori and Pacific, is vital for reducing tobacco harm and health inequalities in New Zealand (NZ). We investigated how NZ policy experts appraised the feasibility and likely effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce smoking prevalence among 18–24 year olds.Design We used a qualitative design, conducting semistructured interviews and applying thematic analysis.Participants We interviewed 15 key informants, including politicians, senior policy analysts and leading tobacco control advocates. …”
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Building a new life in Australia: an analysis of the first wave of the longitudinal study of humanitarian migrants in Australia to assess the association between social integration and self-rated health by Wen Chen, Li Ling, Andre M N Renzaho

“…The 6-item Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) was used to measure mental health. …”
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Usefulness of an Image Fusion Model Using Three-Dimensional CT and MRI with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Endoscopy as a Multimodal Assistant System in Endoscopic Transsphenoidal... by Akihiro Inoue, Takanori Ohnishi, Shohei Kohno, Naoya Nishida, Yawara Nakamura, Yoshihiro Ohtsuka, Shirabe Matsumoto, Shiro Ohue

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SOCIO-CULTURAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL-LEGAL DIMENSIONS OF THE GENDER IDENTITY PROBLEM by V. S. Blikhar, I. M. Zharovska, I. O. Lychenko

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THE DESIRE FOR RECOGNITION IN THE CONTEXT OF FRANCIS FUKUYAMA’S UNIVERSAL HISTORY by T. V. Danylova

“…But so far the idea of liberal democracy has no real competitors.…”
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Genetic Analyses on Transgender Individuals: Impact on Physician Attitudes and Surgical Decision‐Making by Duygu Onur Cura, Ayfer Ülgenalp, Tufan Çankaya

“…In this context, we intended to highlight a number of strategies to reduce the inequalities that the TGD community is exposed to in accessing health‐care services. …”
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A Case of Lymphocytic Myocarditis with Eosinophilic Degranulation Successfully Treated with Steroid Therapy by Tomoko Inoue, Fusako Sera, Shunsuke Nishimura, Kei Nakamoto, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, Isamu Mizote, Tomohito Ohtani, Shungo Hikoso, Yoshihiko Ikeda, Yumiko Hori, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Eiichi Morii, Tetsuo Minamino, Yasushi Sakata

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Gawe Rapah sebagai Model Resolusi Konflik Berbasis Kearifan Lokal di Pulau Seribu Masjid, Lombok by Mohammad Zaenul Kamar, Casmini Casmini, Nurus Sa'adah

“…Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan observasi langsung, wawancara mendalam, dan analisis dokumen. …”
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Spatiotemporal characteristics and determinants of urban expansion in China: perspective of urban agglomerations by Ming Li, Yongwang Cao, Yongwang Cao, Jianxin Song, Huining Li, Mengyin Liang

“…In 1991–2020, urban expansion within the UAs accounted for 77.58% of the total urban expansion, and urban expansion in UAs at high and upper-middle development levels accounted for 71.58% of urban expansion in UAs. The inequality of urban expansion between within and outside UAs decreases with fluctuation. …”
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Gender-transformative HIV and SRHR programme approaches for adolescents and young people: a realist review to inform policy and programmes by Isolde Birdthistle, Annabelle Gourlay, Sagri Singh, Damilola Walker, Migena Mata

“…Introduction Gender inequalities continue to drive new HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at rates too high to achieve global goals. …”
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Gawe Rapah sebagai Model Resolusi Konflik Berbasis Kearifan Lokal di Pulau Seribu Masjid, Lombok by Mohammad Zaenul Kamar, Casmini Casmini, Nurus Sa'adah

“…Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan observasi langsung, wawancara mendalam, dan analisis dokumen. …”
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Usefulness of Background Coloration in Detection of Esophago-Pharyngeal Lesions Using NBI Magnification by Hitomi Minami, Haruhiro Inoue, Haruo Ikeda, Hitoshi Satodate, Shigeharu Hamatani, Kazuhiko Nakao, Shin-ei Kudo

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