Factors associated with delayed referrals of patients with sepsis from primary to tertiary healthcare in Blantyre, Malawi: a qualitative study by Sylvester Kaimba, Eric Umar

“…Results The study demonstrating that the main referral pathways for patients with sepsis include community-to-facility and facility-to-facility referrals. Ambulances and personal transport are common transportation mode used during referrals. …”
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Correlation Between Systemic Inflammation, Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis and Postoperative Complications After the Modified Whipple Procedure by Gelu Mihai Breaza, Florin Emil Hut, Octavian Cretu, Simona-Alina Abu-Awwad, Ahmed Abu-Awwad, Laurențiu Vasile Sima, Radu Gheorghe Dan, Cristina Ana-Maria Dan, Raluca Maria Closca, Flavia Zara

“…A systematic preoperative assessment of microbiome health and inflammatory markers enables accurate risk stratification and personalized interventions, potentially reducing the incidence of complications and improving overall surgical outcomes.…”
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Pre-service teachers' perceptions of physical, socioemotional and cognitive traits in gifted students: unveiling bias? by Carmen Ferrándiz, Mercedes Ferrando-Prieto, Álvaro Infantes-Paniagua, Álvaro Infantes-Paniagua, Maria Carmen Fernández Vidal, Rosa María Pons

“…Stereotypes towards gifted students can hinder the identification and development of potential and the development of personality. This study examines Spanish pre-service teachers' stereotypical conceptions of gifted and non-gifted students focusing on physical appearance and athletic ability.MethodsFollowing a mixed methods research with between subjects design and using a convenience sampling, 455 last-year pre-service teachers enrolled during 2023–2024 in one of three university degrees or one Master's degree related to teacher training at University of Murcia were randomly assigned a vignette in order to rate the intellectual ability, motivation, prosociality, and physical characteristics of a fictitious 12-year-old student whose ability level (gifted/non-gifted) and gender (girl/boy), varied. …”
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Adaptation and combination of two scales to measure dispositional gratitude in health sciences faculty: a psychometric analysis by Jesus Alfonso Beltran-Sanchez, José Moral de la Rubia, Adrian Valle de la O, Josue Omar Nava-Manzo, Angeles Dominguez

“…Finally, it represents a valuable contribution to the teaching of health sciences since it generates healthy environments with prosocial attitudes that facilitate flourishing in personal and academic life, and in the future, health professionals with humanism as their standard.…”
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Incidence Density Rate of Neonatal Mortality and Predictors in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zebenay Workneh Bitew, Ayinalem Alemu, Ermias Getaneh Ayele, Desalegn Abebaw Jember, Michael Tamene Haile, Teshager Worku

“…The IDRs of neonatal mortalities in neonatal intensive care units and in the community were 24.53 and 1.21 per 1000 person-days, respectively. The IDRs of early and late neonatal mortalities neonatal intensive care units were 22.51 and 5.09 per 1000 neonate-days, respectively. …”
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Improving the segmentation of the vertebrae using a multi-stage machine learning algorithm by Vladyslav Koniukhov

“…The health of the spine is an integral part of human health because the spine itself plays one of the key roles in human health, and diseases such as osteoporosis, vertebral injuries, herniated intervertebral discs, and other diseases can not only complicate a person's life but also have serious consequences. …”
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Affective-sexual and gender diversity in Spanish education: a systematic literature review by Delfín Ortega-Sánchez, Esther Sanz de la Cal, Jaime Ibáñez Quintana, Eduardo Encabo-Fernández

“…Various socio-demographic variables of both students and educators, such as age, gender, religious beliefs, teaching experience, personal and social experiences, school-driven initiatives, and the persistence of hegemonic gender representations emerge as explanatory factors linked to these attitudes and representations. …”
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Data quality in centenarian research: The proxy-centenarian relationship and item nonresponse in the SWISS100 study. by Daniele Zaccaria, Justine Falciola, Barbara Masotti, Armin von Gunten, François Herrmann, Daniela S Jopp, Stefano Cavalli

“…Given potential health and cognitive impairments and the difficulty of retrieving accurate self-reported data, involving individuals knowledgeable of the target person as proxy respondents are an invaluable solution. …”
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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: A longitudinal midterm follow-up study. by Golnaz Houshmand, Rahem Rahmati, Elahe Meftah, Fatemeh Zarimeidani, Mohammadrafi Khorgami, Seyyed Mojtaba Ghorashi, Amir Fazeli, Negar Omidi, Sedigheh Saedi, Marzieh Motevalli, Majid Maleki, Hamidreza Pouraliakbar

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Myocardial strain and ventriculoarterial coupling parameters could underscore personalized-approached therapy and follow-up to improve outcomes.…”
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Treatment of e-cigarette use among hospitalised adolescents and young adults: a protocol for intervention development and evaluation of preliminary efficacy and implementation outc... by Delwyn Catley, Kimber P Richter, Karen Wilson, Shelbie Wooten, Melissa K Miller, Abbey Masonbrink

“…We will develop an evidence-based intervention that includes education, motivational interviewing, quit planning and nicotine replacement therapy prescription offered confidentially in person during the hospital stay and 4 weekly phone booster sessions. …”
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Valoración de un programa de telemedicina en obstetricia durante la pandemia por la COVID-19 by Andrea Mera-Yauri, Giovanna Pantes-Salas, Danna Maribel Obregón-Morales, Diana Karina Común-Gutierrez, John Barja-Ore

“…Introducción: La telemedicina se ha posicionado como estrategia para mejorar la calidad y cobertura de los servicios, no obstante, su implementación representa un desafío para el personal de salud. Objetivo: Determinar la percepción del uso del programa de telemedicina durante la pandemia por la COVID-19 en profesionales de salud de obstetricia. …”
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Field Assessment of Neighboring Building and Tree Shading Effects on the 3D Radiant Environment and Human Thermal Comfort in Summer within Urban Settlements in Northeast China by Jing Du, Lin Liu, Xin Chen, Jing Liu

“…Within the shaded areas, short-wave radiant components (mean standardized values of 0.104 for tree shading and 0.087 for building shading) decreased considerably more than long-wave radiant components (mean standardized values of 0.848 for tree shading and 0.851 for building shading) owing to shading; the proportion of long-wave radiant flux densities absorbed by the reference standing person was high, leading to a relatively high long-wave mean radiant temperature, and R2 between long-wave mean radiant temperature and air temperature exceeded 0.8. …”
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Mujer, madre y adicta. Brutalidades físicas y psicológicas de las fronteras contemporáneas by Lilian Paola Ovalle, Alfonso Díaz Tovar, Lourdes Angulo

“…Al mismo tiempo se establecen los puentes entre su experiencia personal con los elementos macro que permiten visibilizar a estas madres, mujeres usuarias de drogas inyectables y sus hijos como víctimas de la actual política de drogas y del «complejo industrial fronterizo».…”
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Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Quality of Life: A Case Study of End Stage Renal Disease by Iqra Nazar, Dr. Fatima Kamran, Dr. Rafia Rafique, Dr. Ghulam Ishaq

“…These assessments covered all psychosocial aspects such as illness perception, health locus of control, health beliefs, perceived health status, perception of the doctor-patient relationship, perception of health care services, personality/life orientation, adherence (dietary, fluid, and medication), and QoL. …”
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A Room with Two Views: An Insight into the 1985 and 2007 Film Adaptations of E. M. Forster’s Novel by Elena Raicu

“…Their actions are justified by their thoughts, and all of these are defined by their personalities. This is not the case with the second adaptation, which focuses mainly on the heroine and emphasizes her sexual awareness. …”
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Efecto antibacteriano del extracto hidroalcohólico de Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal (cocona) sobre Streptococcus mutans by Héctor Alexander Vílchez Cáceda, Antonella Rosario Olortegui Quispe, Christhian Alexander Alvia Saldarriaga

“…Introducción: La búsqueda de nuevos extractos de origen vegetal con propiedades antibacterianas para mantener la salud bucal, es fundamental para el óptimo desempeño del personal militar. Objetivos: Evaluar el efecto antibacteriano del extracto hidroalcohólico deSolanum sessiliflorum Dunal (cocona) sobre Streptococcus mutans. …”
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Attitudes toward healthy nutrition in Germany — results from an online-representative cross-sectional survey by Etienne Hanslian, Etienne Hanslian, Julia Katharina Schiele, Julia Katharina Schiele, Michael Jeitler, Andreas Michalsen, Andreas Michalsen, Manfred Wischnewsky, Manfred Wischnewsky, Maximilian Andreas Storz, Benno Brinkhaus, Miriam Ortiz, Mike R. Sigl, Rasmus Hoffmann, Judith Lehmann, Daniela A. Koppold, Daniela A. Koppold, Daniela A. Koppold, Daniela A. Koppold, Christian S. Keßler, Christian S. Keßler

“…The survey addressed personal eating habits, the importance of nutrition, motivations behind food choices, and openness to dietary changes. …”
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Advancements in noninvasive techniques for transplant rejection: from biomarker detection to molecular imaging by Yuan Song, Yihui Wang, Wenyuan Wang, Yuji Xie, Junmin Zhang, Jing Liu, Qiaofeng Jin, Wenqian Wu, He Li, Jing Wang, Li Zhang, Yali Yang, Tang Gao, Mingxing Xie

“…Considering these limitations, emerging noninvasive biomarkers and molecular imaging techniques hold promise for the early and accurate detection of transplant rejection, enabling personalized management strategies. This review highlights noninvasive biomarkers that predict, diagnose, and assess transplant prognosis by reflecting graft injury, inflammation, and immune responses. …”
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Ordos Mausoleum of Genghis Khan: History and Modernity by Nomin D. Tsyrenova, Chingis Ts. Tsyrenov

“…It is believed that this memorial contains personal belongings and symbols of the power of the great Mongol conqueror. …”
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Validation of a Questionnaire Assessing Pregnant Women’s Perspectives on Addressing the Psychological Challenges of Childbirth by Mihaela Corina Radu, Mihai Sebastian Armean, Razvan Daniel Chivu, Justin Aurelian, Melania Elena Pop-Tudose, Loredana Sabina Cornelia Manolescu

“…Introduction: Pregnant women’s experiences and concerns regarding childbirth are complex, necessitating a multidimensional and personalized approach in maternal care. This study explores the psychological and emotional factors influencing pregnant women’s decisions regarding their mode of delivery. …”
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