Maternal HIV retesting during antenatal care in selected health facilities in Mayuge district, Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Farouq Kayiwa, Elizabeth Nabiwemba, Nelson Bunani, Rawlance Ndejjo

“…The data were collected through in-person interviews or by phone. Descriptive data were reported for the sample, and multivariable modified Poisson regression models were fitted to estimate prevalence ratios for factors associated with HIV re-testing. …”
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Interpretable machine learning models for predicting skip metastasis in cN0 papillary thyroid cancer based on clinicopathological and elastography radiomics features by Xiaohua Yao, Mingming Tang, Min Lu, Jie Zhou, Debin Yang

“…This innovative model significantly enhances the accuracy of risk assessments for SLNM, enabling personalized treatments that could reduce postoperative metastases in these patients.…”
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Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on the immune microenvironment in gastric cancer as determined by multiplex immunofluorescence and T cell receptor repertoire analysis by Jian Zhang, Xiaomei Li, Ying Hu, Bin Dong, Yongning Jia, Ziyu Li, Xiaojing Cheng, Jinyao Shi, Jiafu Ji, Zhongwu Li, Hong Du, Ting Guo, Shuqin Jia, Xiaofang Xing, Yunsheng Dou

“…CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes levels were elevated after chemotherapy, which was more significant in the group treated with XELOX regimen and in patients with better response, consistent with the TCR diversity elevation.Conclusions These findings have deepened our understanding of the immune modulating effect of chemotherapy and suggest that the immune profile of specimens after standard chemotherapy should be considered for the personalized immunotherapy to ultimately improve clinical outcome in patients with GC.…”
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« L’épopée » des clandestins by Zied Hadfi

“…The texts produced by the respondents show a link between the first-person singular and the first in the plural (we). …”
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Investigation of criminal offences against property: typical investigative situations and problems of applying specialised knowledge by R. L. Stepaniuk, V. O. Husieva

“…It has been established that the grounds for classification of investigative situations at the initial stage of investigation of criminal offences against property may be as follows: 1) availability and completeness of information about the person who committed the criminal offence; 2) prospects for using the factor of surprise in the conditions prevailing at the time of the beginning of the pre-trial investigation; 3) completeness of the available information about the criminal offence event. …”
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Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Using IFF-FLICM Segmentation and Optimized ELM Model by Suvashisa Dash, Mohammed Siddique, Satyasis Mishra, Demissie J. Gelmecha, Sunita Satapathy, Davinder Singh Rathee, Ram Sewak Singh

“…Brain cancer deaths are significantly increased in all categories of aged persons due to the abnormal growth of brain tumor tissues in the brain. …”
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Exploration of treatment burden through examination of workload and patient capacity during transition onto kidney replacement therapy: a systematic review of qualitative research by Catrin Jones, Ross Cairns, Heather Walker, Silje Welsh, Benjamin Edgar, Karen Stevenson, Bhautesh D. Jani, Patrick B. Mark, David Kingsmore, Katie I. Gallacher

“…Treatment burden has been defined as the effect of healthcare workload and the capacity a person has to manage this workload has on wellbeing. …”
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Determination of sports health belief levels of individuals who do sports for recreational purposes by Mustafa Vural, Yasar Coruh

“…In the study, "Sport Health Belief Scale" with 5 sub-dimensions developed by Ertüzün and personal information form developed by the researcher were used. …”
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LEVERAGING AI TOOLS FOR ENHANCING PROJECT TEAM DYNAMICS: IMPACT ON SELF-EFFICACY AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT by Olena Kuzminska, Denys Pohrebniak, Mariia Mazorchuk, Viacheslav Osadchyi

“…The authors suggest that the impact of using AI tools in the process of implementing a group learning project depends more on personal characteristics of team members than on the choice of a specific AI model. …”
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THE CONCEPT OF THE NATIONAL HERO «QUONAKH» IN PAINTING AND GRAPHICS DURING THE CHECHEN CRISIS (90S OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY) by Zarema R. Khamzatova

“…The use of the historical-biographical method allows us to trace the influence of specific historical personalities on the process of creating a pictorial image. …”
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Exploring barriers to rehabilitation for individuals with spinal cord injury: a qualitative study in Iran by Farhad Nosrati Nejad, Mehdi Basakha, Abdurrahman Charkazi, Abdullatif Esmaeili

“…Results The study identified three primary categories of barriers: 1) Personal limiting factors, such as insufficient health literacy and inadequate home adaptations; 2) provider-related, including insufficient expertise, non-professional service delivery, inappropriate facility adaptations, limited service accessibility, and inadequate service provision; and 3) socio-supportive, encompassing companionship needs, financial constraints, insurance limitations, and bureaucratic hurdles. …”
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Can integrated care interventions strengthen primary care and improve outcomes for patients with chronic diseases? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuqi Zhang, Jonathan Stokes, Laura Anselmi, Peter Bower, Jin Xu

“…Current consensus is that their care requires an integrated model bringing different professionals together to provide person-centred care. Although primary care has a central role in managing chronic disease, and integration may be important in strengthening this role, previous research has shown insufficient attention to the relationships between primary care and integration. …”
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Shattering the Amyloid Illusion: The Microbial Enigma of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis—From Gut Microbiota and Viruses to Brain Biofilms by Anna Onisiforou, Eleftheria G. Charalambous, Panos Zanos

“…Developing effective treatments requires standardized methods to identify and measure microbial infections in AD patients, enabling personalized therapies that address individual microbial contributions to AD pathogenesis. …”
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Estado del arte de la educación en valores en enseñanza primaria by Gabriel Anríquez, Ana María Moral Mora, Amparo Pérez Carbonell

“…Resultados y discusión: los hallazgos reflejan que el principal paradigma empleado es el cualitativo y las muestras consideradas corresponden a docentes, padres y madres, personal no docente, textos escolares, libros infantiles y revisión de documentos. …”
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The Application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Skeletal Age Assessment by Khalaf Alshamrani

“…For the study contribution, it is possible to employ open compact MRI to determine the skeletal age of a person. Our results showed that left-hand MRI scans were of better quality than the radiographs.…”
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Una herramienta para la gestión y el gobierno integrales del aprehendizaje universitario en entornos Active Learning by Rafael Alé-Ruiz, David H. Earle

“…La enseñanza universitaria debe aportar al alumno no solo acervo personal y profesional -aprendizaje- sino, además, la capacidad para aumentarlo y generar continuamente valor durante su vida -aprehendizaje-. …”
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Skeptic’s Comment: What Questions ‘Academic Writing’ Does Not Answer by Alevtina S. Robotova

“…The skepticism regarding the AW system can also be explained by the fact that the author does not agree with a number of statements denying the figural and publicistic images in an academic style, personal characteristics, opinions, emotional experiences and beliefs; negating the talent, literature expertise and imitation as assistants for academic writing; inferring the impossibility of learning academic writing independently. …”
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Assessing the Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minority Applicants to Orthopaedic Surgery Residency by Douglas J. Weaver, MD, Tanios Dagher, BS, Ngoc Duong, MS, Sara Winfrey, MD, Alexander Koo, MD, Tessa Balach, MD, FAOA

“…These findings highlight challenges inherent to the residency application process that may disproportionately affect persons from sexual minority groups. The recognition of such challenges can help to optimize the establishment of informed policies regarding mistreatment and practices regarding diversity and inclusion.…”
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Does Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Provide Better Treatment Outcomes in HIV-Infected Individuals in Northern Ethiopia? A Retrospective Cohort Study by Tesfay Mehari Atey, Helen Bitew, Solomon Weldegebreal Asgedom, Asrat Endrias, Derbew Fikadu Berhe

“…Nine percent of the exposed patients (620 incidence of TB per 100,000 person-years (PYs)) and 21.9% of the nonexposed patients (3160 incidence of TB per 100,000 PYs) developed TB. …”
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RELIGIOUS COMMUNICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CULTURE MEDIA by Maria S. Petrushkevych

“…Such volume of religious information and the speed with which a person receives it, does not usually make it religious or spiritually advanced, but only informed. …”
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