Evaluation of Real-Life Investigational Use of Enoximone in Asthma, the Third Step in Drug Repurposing: A Preliminary Report by Jan Beute, Pieter Boermans, Alex KleinJan

“…Investigational use of PDE3-inhibitor enoximone: 51 outpatients (age 18–77) with chronic asthma were followed using off-label personalized low doses of the PDE3-inhibitor enoximone. …”
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Misinterpretation of Psychiatric Illness in Deaf Patients: Two Case Reports by Ethan Anglemyer, Craig Crespi

“…The Deaf culture is unique in that spoken word is via sign language. What one person may see as mania or psychosis is actually a norm with Deaf individuals. …”
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Protocol for project recovery after cardiac surgery: a single-center cohort study leveraging digital platform to characterise longitudinal patient-reported postoperative recovery p... by Harlan M Krumholz, Erica Spatz, Sanket S Dhruva, Yawei Zhang, Makoto Mori, Cornell Brooks, Bobak J Mortazavi, George C Linderman, Lawrence A Grab, Arnar Geirsson, Sarwat I Chaudhry

“…The consent form states that all personal information, survey response and any medical records are confidential, will not be shared and are stored in an encrypted database. …”
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Health impacts and economic costs of residential fires (RESFIRES study): protocol for a population-based cohort study using linked administrative data by Lara A Harvey, Nargess Ghassempour, Mark Whybro, W Kathy Tannous

“…The objectives of this study are to quantify the incidence, health impacts, risk factors and economic costs of residential fires in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.Methods and analysis The RESFIRE cohort will include all persons living at an NSW residential address which experienced a fire over the period 2005–2014. …”
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Motives for choice of work in healthcare and individual performance of medical doctors working in public multispecialty hospitals in Warsaw by Malgorzata Chmielewska, Jakub Stokwiszewski, Justyna Markowska, Tomasz Hermanowski

“…The distinctive features of this profession, including personal qualities, should perhaps be considered in the admission criteria for medical studies.…”
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The curious case of C-88: impacts of a potato variety on farmers in Yunnan, China by Stephanie Myrick, Willy Pradel, Canhui Li, Victor Suarez, Guy Hareau, Catherine Larochelle, George W. Norton, Jeffrey Alwang

“…Total impact on Yunnan potato farmers of the variety was estimated to be around $2.5 billion for the 1996–2015 period. Conclusions On per-person terms among C88 growing farm households, the economic advantage of the variety is likely to have contributed to poverty reduction. …”
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Prescribing clarity: mapping the link between antihypertensives and breast cancer by Shadman Newaz, Moontasir Ahmed, Jannat Ara Tina, Talukder Nasif Shahriar, Abdulla Bin Hridoy, Supritom Sarker, Mohammad Zakaria Al-Aziz, Md. Robed Amin

“…Our findings underscore the importance of personalized treatment approaches and adherence to cardiovascular regimens in this patient population.…”
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Multi-centre comparison between device-independent web-browser perimetry (Melbourne Rapid Fields-web) and SITA-Faster for glaucoma by Joyce Tiang, Algis J. Vingrys, Algis J. Vingrys, Sarah Lin, Selwyn M. Prea, Adam Ahmed Moktar, Allan Bank, Ashish Agar, Ashish Agar, Yu Xiang George Kong, Yu Xiang George Kong, Yu Xiang George Kong

“…Melbourne Rapid Fields-web (MRF-web) perimeter is designed to address these limitations by allowing perimetry testing on the flat screen of your personal computer.MethodsThis study is a retrospective, cross-sectional study involving two locations in Australia, one in metropolitan Melbourne and one in rural Dubbo NSW. 232 patients with stable glaucoma, glaucoma suspect or normal eyes were tested with MRF-web and outcomes were compared to the most recent Humphrey Field Analyzer (HFA) 24-2 SITA Faster test. …”
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Traditional funeral and burial rituals and Ebola outbreaks in West Africa: A narrative review of causes and strategy interventions by Chulwoo Park

“…Funeral rituals include several actions, such as washing and cleaning the body, washing one’s hands in a common bowl after touching the face of the deceased, and lying over the corpse of a prominent person. Although Ebola-affected countries created national Ebola response and communication strategies in 2014, the efforts at the government level were not sufficiently effective to contain the disease’s outbreak. …”

Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Improving Upper Extremity Motor Function in Stroke Patients Revealed by fMRI:a Controlled Study by Fangfang ZHENG, Huihua LIU, Tiebin YAN, Xiaokun JIN, Xiaohui DUAN, Jun SHEN

“…Objective:To investigate the effect of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on brain function by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and further explore the mechanism of FES on central nervous system rehabilitation in patients with sub-cortical stroke.Methods:Ten subjects were recruited in the study, including five stroke patients (stroke group) and five age-and-gender-matched healthy persons (control group). While the stroke group received FES on the affected wrist extensors and thumb abductors, the control group accepted FES on the same muscles in the left hand, and wrist extension and thumb abduction were induced by FES.Simutaneously, fMRI scans were conducted and the whole brain functional images were recorded.SPM2 was used to analyze image, the brain activation maps were acquired during attempted motor tasks in both groups, the active intensity and range of sensorimotor cortex (SMC) between two groups were compared. …”
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Slurs Subordinate by Cueing the Ideology by Bernd Prien

“…An interpellation is a speech act of hailing another person, using a social role or identity she has, such as “Hi, Eli!” …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Reported Sexual Abuse in Severely Obese Patients in a Population-Based Bariatric Program by Danielle L. Gabert, Sumit R. Majumdar, Arya M. Sharma, Christian F. Rueda-Clausen, Scott W. Klarenbach, Daniel W. Birch, Shahzeer Karmali, Linda McCargar, Konrad Fassbender, Raj S. Padwal

“…Age, sex, BMI, and covariate-adjusted independent predictors of abuse included alcohol addiction (adjusted odds ratio 15.8; 95% CI 4.0–62.8), posttraumatic stress disorder (4.9; 2.5–9.5), borderline personality (3.8; 1.0–13.8), depression (2.4; 1.3–4.3), and lower household income (3.4; 1.6–7.0). …”
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Reading the diplomatic reports of Petras Klimas from Paris by Algis Kasperavičius

“…Voldemaras, whom the French considered the culprit of the politics of repressions, from the post of Prime Minister in August, 1929. Personally, P. Klimas didn’t support the strict measures, but he tried to serve Lithuania, not one or another political trend. …”
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Different Effects of Structured Education on Glycemic Control and Psychological Outcomes in Adolescent and Adult Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysi... by Fang Liu, Yuzhu Guan, Xia Li, Yuting Xie, Jing He, Zhi-Guang Zhou, Lezhi Li

“…Development of more efficient SE programs according to the patients’ personal characteristics is needed.…”
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Returning to the emergency department: a retrospective analysis of mental health re-presentations among young people in New South Wales, Australia by Rebecca Ivers, Michael Dinh, Patricia Cullen, Bette Liu, Katharine Steinbeck, Natasha Walker, Robert Neil Leong

“…On average, patients re-presented 0.61 times per 365 person-days, with average time until first re-presentation of ~92 days but greatest risk of re-presentation within first 30–60 days. …”
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Olvidados en una canalización. Los vidrios de la Insula IV del Molinete (Cartagena) by Almudena Velo Gala, José Miguel Noguera Celdrán, Víctor Velasco Estrada, María José Madrid Balanza

“…El análisis morfológico de los vidrios ha permitido determinar la existencia de tres grupos funcionales: la vajilla de consumo de líquidos y alimentos, objetos destinados al adorno personal y vidrio de uso arquitectónico. Este repertorio se enmarca entre las formas que predominaron desde mediados del siglo I d. …”
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Sustainability assessment of single-atom catalysts in the transition to greener chemical processes by Mark A. Bajada, Maxim Tschulkow, Gianvito Vilé

“…These catalysts are also recyclable and operate under moderate conditions, resulting in fewer harmful emissions, reduced energy consumption, and lower costs for everyday products—from medicines and personal care items to food additives. Furthermore, the study highlights that using renewable energy sources to power these processes directly supports global efforts to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. …”
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Refusing the Referendum: Queer Latino Masculinities and Utopian Citizenship in Justin Torres’ We the Animals by Marion Christina Rohrleitner

“…A queer coming of age/coming out narrative, We the Animals features a first person narrator, the youngest of three Puerto Rican brothers, who grows up in a working class home in upstate New York and emerges as someone who rejects the very values that strive to “normalize” queer life via assimilation into legally defined and sanctioned coupledom. …”
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Use of latent class analysis as a method of assessing the physical activity level, sedentary behavior and nutritional habit in the adolescents' lifestyle: A scoping review. by Valter Paulo Neves Miranda, Danilo Reis Coimbra, Ronaldo Rocha Bastos, Márcio Vidigal Miranda Júnior, Paulo Roberto Dos Santos Amorim

“…<h4>Background</h4>Currently, adolescents' lifestyle is commonly characterized by physical inactivity, sedentary behavior, and inappropriate eating habits in general. A person-oriented approach as Latent Class Analysis (LCA) can offer more insight than a variable-centered approach when investigating lifestyle practices, habits, and behaviors of adolescent population.…”
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Increased risk of type 2 diabetes after traumatic amputation: a nationwide retrospective cohort study by Jung Eun Yoo, Jung Eun Yoo, Dagyeong Lee, Bongseong Kim, Won Hyuk Chang, Sang-Man Jin, Kyungdo Han, Dong Wook Shin, Dong Wook Shin

“…We conducted Cox proportional hazard analysis to calculate the risk of T2DM among individuals with amputation.ResultsDuring the 4.2 ± 2.5 year mean follow-up period, there were 912 incident T2DM cases (10.7 per 1,000 person-years) among individuals with amputation. Individuals with amputation had a higher risk for T2DM (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03–1.20) compared with matched controls. …”
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