Characteristics Associated with Successful Residency Match in General Surgery by Reagan A. Collins, BA, Kaitlyn Nimmer, BA, Salma A. Sheriff, BS, Tania K. Arora, MD, Anai N. Kothari, MD, MS, Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH, Callisia N. Clarke, MD, MS

“…Data included application characteristics for United States (“US”) and “independent” applicants, factors cited by program directors in the interview and ranking process, paths pursued if applicants went unmatched, and racial/ethnic representation. …”
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Staff education compared with active real-time waste segregation to reduce the environmental impact of hip and knee arthroplasty: a multicentre study by Rohan Prakash, Ahmed Nasser, Akshat Sharma, Deborah Eastwood, Mike Reed, Yuvraj Agrawal

“…Extrapolated nationally, our results would yield a reduction of approximately 315,004 kg to 594,577 kg of CO2 annually, which equates to 70 to 132 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles driven for a year. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2024;5(12):1119–1124.…”
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Surgical nonunion treatment of large-sized defects of femur and tibia based on the diamond concept by Sebastian Findeisen, Louis Mennerat, Thomas Ferbert, Lars Helbig, Tim N. Bewersdorf, Tobias Großner, Christian Schamberger, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Michael Tanner

“…Moreover, the proven “gold standard” of a two-step procedure, so called Masquelet technique, shows effectiveness. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2024;6(1):26–34.…”
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A case-matched series comparing functional outcomes for robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty versus functionally aligned robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty by Jonathan R. Manara, Macdaniel Nixon, Beth Tippett, Wil Pretty, Dermot Collopy, Gavin W. Clark

“…The UKA group showed a quicker recovery, but this study demonstrated equivalent two-year outcomes in all outcomes measured including stair ascent and descent, and kneeling. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2024;5(12):1123–1129.…”
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贵州桐梓黄莲柏菁自然保护区夏季鸟类资源初步调查 by 晏玉莹 匡中帆 江亚猛 陈东升 陈斯侃 张光辉

“…</i>11<i>%,</i>古北界15种次之<i>,</i>广布种14种<i>; </i>属国家<i>Ⅱ</i>级重点保护野生动物有7种<i>,</i>分别为褐冠鹃隼<i>(Aviceda jerdoni)、</i>蛇雕<i>(Spilornis cheela)、</i>凤头鹰<i>(Accipiter trivirgatus)、</i>红隼<i>(Falco tinnunculus)、</i>红角鸮<i>(Otus sunia)、</i>白冠长尾雉<i>(Syrmaticus reevesii)、</i>红腹锦鸡<i>(Chrysolophus pictus</i>); 属“国家保护的有益的或者有重要经济、科学研究价值的陆生野生动物”的67种,占物种数的59.82%; 白冠长尾雉被“中国生物多样性红色名录”列为濒危等级,10种被列为近危等级; 7种被列入CITES附录Ⅱ中; 6种中国特有种。…”
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HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Cascade Stages Among Men Who Have Sex With Men With Sexually Transmitted Infections in China: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Xue Yang, Wenting Kang, Zhuoer Zhang, Houlin Tang, Dapeng Zhang, Lijun Sun, Zaicun Li, An Liu

“…MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using a respondent-driven sampling method in 19 cities in China, from January to August 2022. The study collected data on demographics, behaviors, and PrEP cascade stages from participants who were not infected with HIV and who self-reported being recently infected with STIs. …”
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Producción científica en el Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo by Alejandro Ramos Robledo, Christian Meijides Mejías, Alberto Juan Dorta Contreras, José Felix Villanueva Baquedano

“…Hubo dos autores con idéntico índice h, pero con índice g superior, o sea, que acumuló un mayor número de citas para igual número de trabajos incluidos en el índice, y el alcance h y g fue inversamente proporcional a los años de experiencia, y por tanto, al número de publicaciones de autores con índice h=1 o superior.…”
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Global knowledge gaps in acute febrile illness etiologic investigations: A scoping review. by Chulwoo Rhee, Grishma A Kharod, Nicolas Schaad, Nathan W Furukawa, Neil M Vora, David D Blaney, John A Crump, Kevin R Clarke

“…<h4>Methodology/findings</h4>Using pre-defined terms, we searched Medline, Embase, and Global Health, for publications from January 1, 2005-December 31, 2017. Publications cited in previously published systematic reviews and an online study repository of non-malarial febrile illness etiologies were also included. …”
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Access Differentials in Primary Healthcare among Vulnerable Populations in a Health Insurance Setting in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gertrude Acquah-Hagan, Daniel Boateng, Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong, Peter Twum, Joseph Amankwa Atta, Peter Agyei-Baffour

“…This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among multilevel participants of vulnerable groups in Kumasi Metropolis: 710 vulnerable people constituting elderly/aged (n = 359), pregnant women (n = 117), head poters (teenage girls who migrated from the northern Ghana mainly to the capital cities of the Ashanti and Greater Accra region to help in carrying of goods for their livelihood) (n = 86), sex workers (n = 75), and other vulnerable groups (people with disabilities and street participants) (n = 73). …”
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Development and validation of the Information Literacy Measurement Scale (ILMS-34) in Chinese public health practitioners by Hui Li, Ke-Ying Li, Xia-Rong Hu, Xuan Hong, Yan-Ting He, Hua-Wei Xiong, Yi-Li Zhang

“…The ILMS-34 was further validated among 526 PHPs recruited from four cities in Guangdong Province, China, using convenience sampling. …”
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Methodological challenges using routine clinical care data for real-world evidence: a rapid review utilizing a systematic literature search and focus group discussion by Michelle Pfaffenlehner, Max Behrens, Daniela Zöller, Kathrin Ungethüm, Kai Günther, Viktoria Rücker, Jens-Peter Reese, Peter Heuschmann, Miriam Kesselmeier, Flavia Remo, André Scherag, Harald Binder, Nadine Binder, for the EVA4MII project

“…Limitations of this type of data cited in the discussion sections were extracted and classified according to different bias types: main bias categories in non-randomized studies (information bias, reporting bias, selection bias, confounding) and additional routine data-specific challenges (i.e., operationalization, coding, follow-up, missing data, validation, and data quality). …”
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Assessment of occupational hazards in midwifery setting and impact of occupational stress and job satisfaction on midwives’ quality of work-life: multicenter study in IRAN by Nasibeh Sharifi, Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Nazanin Rezaei, Masoumeh Yaralizadeh, Zahra PourMohammad

“…Sampling was done in multiple stages in two large cities, Tabriz and Ahvaz. All midwifery staff meeting the inclusion criteria participated in the study. …”
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Mapping knowledge landscapes and emerging trends in artificial intelligence for antimicrobial resistance: bibliometric and visualization analysis by Zhongli Wang, Zhongli Wang, Gaopei Zhu, Shixue Li, Shixue Li

“…The analysis integrated multiple bibliometric approaches: VOSviewer for visualization of collaboration networks and research clusters, CiteSpace for temporal evolution analysis, and quantitative analysis of publication metrics. …”
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Variations in Sources, Composition, and Exposure Risks of PM2.5 in both Pre-Heating and Heating Seasons by Dingyuan Yang, Zhiyong Li, Ziyuan Yue, Jixiang Liu, Zhen Zhai, Zelin Li, Minglei Gao, Ailian Hu, Wenjia Zhu, Ning Ding, Zhenxin Li, Songtao Guo, Xiangxue Wang, Lei Wang, Jihong Wei

“…Nevertheless, CH impacts on PM2.5 chemical components, sources, and health risks in small cities remain unclear. A field measurement was taken at an urban site within the central Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region covering the pre-heating season (PHS) and heating season (HS) in the winter of 2019. …”
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Evaluation of high-value bioproducts production by marine endophytic fungus Arthrinium sp. FAKSA 10 under solid state fermentation using agro-industrial wastes by Mohammad J. Alsarraf, Fuad Ameen, Abdullah Alfalih, Zirak Sajjad

“…Among various residues, oil cakes emerged as an effective and cost-efficient medium, capable of significantly enhancing the production of valuable bioactive metabolites.How to cite: Alsarraf MJ, Ameen F, Alfalih A, et al. Evaluation of high-value bioproducts production by marine endophytic fungus Arthrinium sp. …”
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Integrating Two-Tier Optimization Algorithm With Convolutional Bi-LSTM Model for Robust Anomaly Detection in Autonomous Vehicles by Moneerah Alotaibi, Manal Abdullah Alohali, Khalid Mahmood, Asma A. Alhashmi, Jehad Saad Alqurni, Sultan Refa Alotaibi, Ahmad A. Alzahrani, Imene Issaoui

“…AVs play a significant role since they are measured as a vital module of smart cities. The AV is an advanced automobile efficient in preserving secure driving by evading collisions formed by drivers. …”
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Analysis of Air Pollution Data in India between 2015 and 2019 by Disha Sharma, Denise Mauzerall

“…Although inter-annual variability exists, we found no significant trend of these pollutants over the five-year period. In the five cities with Air-Now PM2.5 measurements - Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, there is reasonable agreement with CPCB data. …”
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Preparation For Flight: The Physical Profile of Pre-Professional and Professional Circus Artists in the United States by Stephanie J Greenspan, Melanie I Stuckey

“… # Study Design Descriptive laboratory study # Methods Circus artists (n=201; ages 13-69y; 172 females ASAB, 29 males ASAB) from 10 cities across the United States underwent a baseline physical examination including shoulder, hip and trunk measures of passive (PROM) and active (AROM) range of motion, measures of flexibility (shoulder and hip), strength (manual muscle tests, grip strength), cardiovascular fitness (3 minute-step test), balance (single limb and handstand), and performance, (pull-ups, and the closed kinetic chain upper extremity stability test \[CKCUEST\]). …”
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Transport Systems Tracking and Inventory Security: A Case of Mega Bakery, Kabale. by Ntaribi, Elijah

“…One of the respondent cited out example of mega bakery firm may need to provide proof of vehicle registration along with evidence that their drivers have completed training on food safety protocols before they can legally transport their products as represented by 21% of the respondents.…”
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Development of an Evidence-Based First Aid Guideline for First Responders in Sub-Saharan Africa by Bert Avau

“…[Translation by: Aurélia Feyssaguet Voluntary translator for the Global First Aid Reference Centre]   Resumo Enquadramento: Muitos países da África Subsariana carecem de serviços médicos de emergência eficazes. …”
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