Assessing anxiety symptoms and Traumatic Event Scale scores among medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia: a descriptive cohort study in Bogotá by Pablo Vásquez-Hoyos, Jhon Camacho-Cruz, Sara Marcela Torres Ayala, Susan Tatiana Cárdenas Rojas, Carolina Alexandra Zambrano Pérez, Juanita Yolanda Atuesta-Fajardo, Licet Villamizar-Gómez

“…The multivariate model associated thoughts of quitting (OR 4.55; 95% CI 1.8 to 11.6) and the clinically significant level of TES (OR 7.8; 95% CI 1.0 to 62.5) with anxiety symptoms and the use of a surgical gown as a personal protection element (OR 0.222; 95% CI 0.12 to 0.73; p=0.009) with the protective factor.Conclusions The pandemic significantly impacted Bogota physicians, with around 7.3% of exhibiting anxiety symptoms during the initial assessment. …”
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On understanding of proof in English and American law by O. V. Tiaglo

“…It is concluded, firstly, that concept of judicial proof grasps both process of presentation of legal evidence and its effects – conclusion, supported by system of the evidence, and belief to this conclusion, induced in minds of relevant persons. Secondly, cluster of (concepts and relevant) terms, by which proof in English and American law is (realized and) expressed, includes, among others, «truth», «proof» and «evidence», «to prove» and «to evidence», «burden of proof», «degree of proof», «standard of proof», «standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt», «standard of proof by preponderance of the evidence», «standard of proof by clear and convincing evidence», «legality», «admissibility», as well as «belief», «conviction», «to convince» and «to persuade». …”
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Modern Pedagogical Approaches in the System of Engineering Education by L. V. Orinina, I. V. Kashuba, N. V. Dyorina, E. V. Rabina

“…The authors consider using of the modern IT-technologies to be a strong motivator in this process as well as gamification (role games and business games).As the key tasks of the teaching staff at technical university the following issues are regarded: creation of conditions for the disclosure by future engineers of their professional and personal resources; obtaining by future engineers the information necessary to increase the level of their psychological and pedagogical competence; acquisition of skills necessary for knowledge application in future professional activity; expanding the range of professional competencies of future engineers in the conditions of psychological and pedagogical design.One of the most important aspects of teacher’s activity is reflection, self-evaluation. …”
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Retrospective clinical analysis of time to recovery from diabetic ketoacidosis in Ethiopia by Angefa Ayele, Dube Jara, Alo Edin, Digafe Hailu, Mihiret Kifle, Yohannes Fekadu

“…The overall DKA recovery rate was 23.8 per 1000 person-hours (95 % CI: 22.21–27.07), and the median recovery time was 42 hr. …”
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Psychosocial distress, perceived need and utilization of psycho- social support services in patients in the early phase after the first cancer diagnosis by Hannah Zingler, Diana Steinmann, Jochen Ernst, Ute Goerling, Myriel Hermann, Beate Hornemann, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Tanja Zimmermann

“…It can therefore be assumed that barriers, e.g. structural or personal ones, prevent access. These should be investigated in more detail in future studies.…”
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Masking is good, but conforming is better: The consequences of masking non-conformity within the college classroom. by Jessica Sullivan, Corinne Moss-Racusin, Kengthsagn Louis

“…In the years following the acute COVID-19 crisis, facemask mandates became increasingly rare, rendering masking a highly visible personal choice. Across three studies conducted in the U.S. in 2022 and 2023 (N = 2,973), the current work provided a novel exploration of the potential impacts of adhering to vs. deviating from group masking norms within college classrooms. …”
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Monitoring M-Protein, Therapeutic Antibodies, and Polyclonal Antibodies in a Multiparametric Mass Spectrometry Assay Provides Insight into Therapy Response Kinetics in Patients wit... by Charissa Wijnands, Peter G. A. Karel, Jolein Gloerich, Gad Armony, Anastasia Tzasta, Corrie M. de Kat Angelino, Luciano Di Stefano, Vincent Bonifay, Theo M. Luider, Martijn M. VanDuijn, Sandra J. Croockewit, Elizabeth A. de Kort, Daan A. R. Castelijn, Claudia A. M. Stege, Hans J. C. T. Wessels, Alain J. van Gool, Niels W. C. J. van de Donk, Joannes F. M. Jacobs

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a hematologic malignancy caused by clonally expanded plasma cells that produce a monoclonal immunoglobulin (M-protein), a personalized biomarker. Recently, we developed an ultra-sensitive mass spectrometry method to quantify minimal residual disease (MS-MRD) by targeting unique M-protein peptides. …”
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Assessing Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Potential Exposures to Indoor Particle Release Events by Katie Van Valkinburgh, Ali Mohammadi Nafchi, Ehsan Mousavi, Vincent Blouin, Nigel Kaye, Andrew R. Metcalf

“…These results are used to evaluate the potential personal exposure risk associated with various classroom ventilation setups. …”
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Imagist Novel’s Poetics: “Bid Me to Live” by H.D. by Yevheniya Chernokova

“…Friedman), typical for a lyric novel, focuses on the narrative-transformation of heroine at the moment of her deepest personal crisis both in the life of a woman and an artist against the catastrophic background of the First World War.    …”
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Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) rollout, most cases of tuberculosis among people with HIV in Adama, Ethiopia, occur before ART initiation by Patrik Bristedt, Meseker Fentie, Per Björkman, Anton Reepalu

“…Most TB cases occurred in ART-naïve persons, illustrating late HIV diagnosis in this population.…”
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Use of Machine Learning to Predict Individual Postprandial Glycemic Responses to Food Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes in India: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study by Niteesh K Choudhry, Shweta Priyadarshini, Jaganath Swamy, Mridul Mehta

“…Results from our study will generate data to facilitate the creation of machine learning models to predict individual PPGR responses and to facilitate the prescription of personalized diets for individuals with T2D. …”
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The moderating effects of nurses’ characteristics on the perceptions and practices of family-centered care for chronically ill children and their families in Saudi Arabia by Nada Alqarawi, Eman Alhalal, Ibrahim Alasqah

“…Conclusions Nurses’ sociodemographic factors and personal attributes influenced the relationship between their perceptions of FCC and its implementation. …”
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Design of an iterative method for enhanced early prediction of acute coronary syndrome using XAI analysis by Shital Hajare, Rajendra Rewatkar, K.T.V. Reddy

“…The Logistic Regression coefficients and the SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) values provide interpretative insights into the risk factor significance, facilitating personalized patient risk assessments. Furthermore, the study pioneers a clinically applicable risk scoring system, which is thoroughly evaluated through sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value metrics. …”
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Kidney and gallbladder stones and the risk of prostate cancer: Results from the EPICAP study. by Melissa Sawaya, Emilie Cordina-Duverger, Pierre-Jean Lamy, Brigitte Trétarre, Florence Menegaux

“…A total of 819 diagnosed prostate cancer cases and 879 controls were face-to-face interviewed using a standardized questionnaire that collected information on personal medical history, including history of kidney and gallbladder stones. …”
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Cognitive analysis of conceptual metaphor and its types in discourse of Shahrnūsh Pārsipur’s The Dog and the Long Winter based on the theory of Fauconnier and Turner by Parvin Gholamhosseini, Parastoo Karimi, Hamidreza Ghanooni, Jahangir Safari

“…According to Fauconnier and Turner (1999), mental spaces are small conceptual domains that are created in a person's mind while speaking or thinking. Contemporary novels, including Shahrnūsh Pārsipur’s The Dog and the Long Winter (Sag va Zemestan Boland) are more appropriate and opt to be viewed from this theoretical point, due to their metaphorical language and the proximity of their language to the metaphorical pole; they are free from the limitations governing some formal types of literature such as classical poetry and technical prose. …”
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Una escultura de Juan José Sicre Vélez para honrar al doctor Carlos J. Finlay Barrés by Jorge Eduardo Abreu Ugarte

“…Por su contenido estético y temático, la escultura es un estimable recurso didáctico para desarrollar las estrategias educativas en la formación del personal de la salud.…”
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Incidence of prostate adenocarcinoma in transurethral resection of the prostate patients by Yahia Ghazwani, Abdullah Alhaider, Rakan Aldharab, Faisal Aldumiaikhi, Nasser Albogami, Abdulaziz Alathel, Ali Alothman, Raghib Abusaris, Mosaad Alshahwan, Fahad Alhamad, Ziyad Aljaafri, Khalid Alduraibi

“…Data collected encompassed basic characteristics, personal history of malignancies unrelated to IPCa, prostate volume, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. …”
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Development and validation of a recurrence risk prediction model for elderly schizophrenia patients by Biqi Zu, Chunying Pan, Ting Wang, Hongliang Huo, Wentao Li, Libin An, Juan Yin, Yulan Wu, Meiling Tang, Dandan Li, Xin Wu, Ziwei Xie

“…Lasso-Logistic regression analysis identified Medication status, Premorbid personality, Exercise frequency, Drug adverse reactions, Family care, Social support, and Life events as predictors of ESCZP recurrence. …”
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Canonical correlation analysis of family burden of disease and quality of life in caregivers of people living with schizophrenia: evidence from Schizophrenia-specific cohort in the... by Ximei Wang, Teng Zhang, Mingsong Li, Bo Yang, Liming Wang, Chuanwen Fu, Nishang Zhang, Zhengxu Li, Ce Yang, Zhimin Zhao, Qiong Meng, Yuemei Feng, Jianzhong Yin

“…In our study, we found that gender, age, education level, personal monthly income, history of smoking and alcohol consumption, subjective sleep quality, relation to the patient, degree of self-care and the number of relapses in patient all influence 1 to 4 domains of quality of life for caregivers, stratified analysis was conducted to minimize the effect of gender on the results, we still found that history of smoking could positively predict the score of psychological domain and history of alcohol consumption could positively predict the score of social relationships domain. …”
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Cohort profile: the East London Health and Care Partnership Data Repository: using novel integrated data to support commissioning and research by George Howard, Kamaldeep Bhui, Amy Ronaldson, Evangelos Chandakas, Qiongwen Kang, Katie Brennan, Aminat Akande, Irene Ebyarimpa, Eleanor Wyllie, Richard Fradgley, Mark Freestone

“…Data completeness for risk factors (eg, blood pressure, cholesterol) was high in patients with long-term conditions.Future plans The data are being further cleaned and evaluated using imputation, Bayesian and economic methods, principally focusing on specific cohorts, including type II diabetes, depression and personality disorder. Data continue to be collected for the foreseeable future to support commissioning decisions, which will also enable more long-term prospective analysis as data become available at the end of each financial year.…”
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