Comunicación de la verdad en oncología desde la visión de la bioética médica by Edeny Fando Couso, Alexander Reyes de la Paz, Liuba Luisa Arteche Hidalgo, Yinett Hernández León

“…La comunicación de la verdad, particularmente cuando se trata de informar malas noticias, es una situación estresante, difícil y que demanda la adecuada preparación del personal de la salud. Objetivo: Comentar sobre los fundamentos de la comunicación de la verdad en las enfermedades oncológicas y los puntos relevantes en la relación médico paciente. …”
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A conceptual model and practical guidance for the development, administration, and evaluation of individualized therapies by Lucie Perillat, Lucie Perillat, Andrew McFadyen, Andrew McFadyen, Andrew McFadyen, Patricia Furlong, James Anderson, James Anderson, James Anderson

“…A significant unresolved question is determining where personalized interventions fall on the research-care continuum and understanding the institutional, regulatory, and ethical implications when custom therapies are classified as research, care, or a mix of both. …”
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Effectiveness of Fewer Falls, an online group-based self-management fall prevention programme for people with multiple sclerosis: protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Maria Flink, Charlotte Ytterberg, Kristina Gottberg, Marie Kierkegaard, Susanna Tuvemo Johnson, Elizabeth Walker Peterson, Ulrika Meijer, Johanna Bylinder

“…The primary outcome is fall frequency (falls/person/year). Secondary outcomes include injurious falls, falls control, fear of falling, falls self-efficacy, activity curtailment, perceived effect of MS, self-rated health and cost-effectiveness.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been obtained from the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (registration numbers 2022-06667-01 and 2023-07723-02). …”
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Examining different measures of multimorbidity, using a large prospective cross-sectional study in Australian general practice by Christopher Harrison, Helena Britt, Graeme Miller, Joan Henderson

“…The proposed concept of “complex multimorbidity”, the co-occurrence of three or more chronic conditions affecting three or more different body systems within one person without defining an index chronic condition, may be useful in identifying high-need individuals.…”
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Guía para la enseñanza del apoyo vital avanzado ante múltiples víctimas. Consenso para el proyecto de formación e investigación en apoyo vital. Cienfuegos, 2018 by Víctor René Navarro Machado, Alexis Lorenzo Ruiz, Julio Betancourt Cervantes, Irayma Cazull Imbert, Rosario Gutiérrez Castro, Bárbara Hilaria Padrón Novales, Grupo Fiaved-Aviamuv

“…<strong>Fundamento:</strong> en situaciones de desastres, cuando el número de enfermos o lesionados es alto y los recursos limitados, la atención médica precisa de cambios de estructura y procesos si se quiere salvar un número elevado de personas. El personal de salud debe estar entrenado para enfrentar esta situación cada vez más frecuente. …”
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Enhancing road safety of PLEVs by novel vehicle concepts: A comprehensive investigation on regulations, accident statistics, and perception of riders in Europe by Michelangelo-Santo Gulino, Susanna Papini, Giovanni Zonfrillo, Peter Miklis, Thomas Unger, Dario Vangi

“…The rise of Personal Light Electric Vehicles (PLEVs), including electric bicycles and electric kick scooters, represents a relevant trend in current urban mobility. …”
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A novel gene signature for predicting outcome in colorectal cancer patients based on tumor cell-endothelial cell interaction via single-cell sequencing and machine learning by Lina Pang, Qingxia Sun, Wenyue Wang, Mingjie Song, Ying Wu, Xin Shi, Xiaonan Shi

“…Identifying molecular signatures associated with this interaction could yield critical prognostic insights and inform personalized therapeutic approaches. Methods: We conducted an in silico study integrating single-cell RNA sequencing and bulk transcriptome data to characterize the cellular heterogeneity of CRC. …”
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The value of FDG-PET/CT metabolic parameters and treatment metabolic response in predicting long-term survival of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by Abbas Yousefikoma, Mohamad Mehdi Karimy Taha

“…At the end of 2 years of follow-up, in all groups, five people (14.2%) experienced disease relapse, and one person (2.9%) died. Comparing metabolic parameters of PET/CT between survived and non-survived groups showed no difference between the two groups. …”
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Blood pressure variation and hypertension rates in a pre-modernized Bedouin population: data from tribes of the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) by Hani Monk-Vitelson, Israel Hershkovitz, Eugene Kobyliansky

“…The overall rates of hypertension (HTN, defined as the percent of persons with systolic BP >/= 140 and/or diastolic BP >/= 90 mmHg) are 12% for males and 4% for females. …”
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Identification and validation of glycolysis-related diagnostic signatures in diabetic nephropathy: a study based on integrative machine learning and single-cell sequence by Xiaoyin Wu, Xiaoyin Wu, Buyu Guo, Buyu Guo, Xingyu Chang, Xingyu Chang, Yuxuan Yang, Yuxuan Yang, Qianqian Liu, Qianqian Liu, Jiahui Liu, Jiahui Liu, Yichen Yang, Yichen Yang, Kang Zhang, Yumei Ma, Songbo Fu, Songbo Fu, Songbo Fu

“…The current lack of reliable predictive biomarkers hinders early diagnosis and personalized therapy.MethodsTranscriptomic profiles of DN samples and controls were extracted from GEO databases. …”
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Mesothelial cell responses to acute appendicitis or small bowel obstruction reactive ascites: Insights into immunoregulation of abdominal adhesion. by Melissa A Hausburg, Kaysie L Banton, Christopher D Cassidy, Robert M Madayag, Carlos H Palacio, Jason S Williams, Raphael Bar-Or, Rebecca J Ryznar, David Bar-Or

“…Further, quantifying immunomodulators in peritoneal rA may lead to the development a personalized approach to post-surgical adhesion treatment and prevention.…”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width and genetic risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective cohort study and Mendelian randomization analysis by Mingyang Chen, Jing Lei, Zhenqiu Liu, Renjia Zhao, Yanfeng Jiang, Kelin Xu, Tiejun Zhang, Chen Suo, Xingdong Chen

“…Results A total of 675 patients with RA were enrolled and had a median followed up of 5.1 years, with an incidence rate of 0.57/1000 person-years. The hazard ratio of RA was 1.89 (95% CI: 1.45, 2.47) in highest RDW quartile group compared with the lowest RDW quartile group. …”
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Stigma associated with mental illness: perspectives of judges and attorneys in Lebanon — a cross-sectional study by Rayan Mroué, Michele Cherro, Ghida Kassir, Elias Ghossoub, Nadia Dandan

“…The survey included a section on socio-demographics and the following scales: Reported and Intended Behavior Scale (RIBS) which measures mental health stigma-related behavior and Perceived Devaluation and Discrimination Scale (PDDS) measuring the extent to which a person believes that most people will devalue or discriminate against someone with a mental illness. …”
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Determinants of burnout syndrome among undergraduate nursing students in Poland: a cross-sectional study by Katarzyna Szwamel, Wiesława Kowalska, Ewa Mazur, Anna Janus, Iwona Bonikowska, Justyna Jasik-Pyzdrowska

“…Results High levels of emotional exhaustion were found in 40.9% and depersonalization in 20.33%, while low personal accomplishment was found in 16.88% of the students. …”
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Co-occurrence of behavioural risk factors for non-communicable diseases and mortality risk in Spain: a population-based cohort study by Iñaki Galán, Cristina Ortiz, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Teresa López-Cuadrado, Ana Ayuso-Álvarez

“…Individuals with two factors had an SRD of 3.0 deaths per 1000 person-years (95% CI 1.8; 4.3) and an SRR of 1.88 (95% CI 1.35; 2.62). …”
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Features of labor relations legal regulation of the preschool education institutions employees by S. V. Vasyliev, M. V. Bratko

“…The legislation establishes the requirements for persons who wish to work at preschool education institutions. …”
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Estrategia comunicativa orientada a la reducción de la exposición a factores de riesgo de arbovirosis by María Ortíz Agui, Enit Ida Villar Carbajal, Marina Ivercia Llanos de Tarazona

“…Los que más resaltaron en este sentido fueron el conocimiento de la epidemiología de las arbovirosis (de 46 % a 89 %) y las actitudes para cumplir con las recomendaciones de protección personal (de 18,5 % a 84,6 %).<br /><strong>Conclusión</strong>: La aplicación que la estrategia comunicativa tiene efectividad en el desarrollo de actitudes y comportamientos saludables, lo que se evidencia en las puntuaciones mayores obtenidas luego de la intervención.…”
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Patient engagement in radiation oncology: a large retrospective study of survey response dynamics by Bailey A. Loving, Hong Ye, Elizabeth Rutka, John M. Robertson

“…Telemedicine encounters also significantly increased participation compared to in-person visits (OR=1.149, p=0.006).ConclusionsMultiple factors including age, race, SES, insurance type, cancer type, health conditions, and modality of healthcare delivery influence patient engagement with satisfaction surveys in radiation oncology. …”
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Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control by Nima R. Moghaddas, Mohamed M. Traore, Gunter C. Müller, Joseph Wagman, Javan Chanda, Julian Entwistle, Christen M. Fornadel, Thomas S. Churcher

“…For example, observing a dyed fraction of 5% would indicate a daily bait-feeding rate of 0.024 (range 0.008–0.049) which is projected to result in 0.13 clinical cases averted per person-year (range 0.051–0.22), a 39% efficacy (range 12–66%) in this particular site. …”
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Acute hepatitis of non-specified etiology by Ye. V. Tsyganova, O. O. Znoyko, N. D. Yushchuk, K. R. Dudina, M. G. Isagulyants, N. V. Petrakova, T. V. Petrova, M. I. Mikhaylov

“…Thirty three patients with acute hepatitis C and 36 patients with acute hepatitis B made groups of comparison, control group included 15 healthy persons. Investigation of patients with acute hepatitis of non-specified etiology included clinical, epidemiologic, routine laboratory, serological methods; molecular biological method (RNA of hepatitis A, C, Е, G viruses; DNA of hepatitis B virus, TTV, CMV, EBV, HHV of 1, 2, 6 and 8 types, PV B-19, NV-f – qualitative analysis); method of immunofluorescence (assessment of antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies); immunologic methods (laboratory diagnostic methods) – independent assessment of specific antibodies for individual HCV antigens spectrum, including structural and unstructural proteins and compound peptides, representing the whole HCV polyprotein (overall 38 antigens: 34 HCV antigens and 4 control antigens) in blood serum by EIA method; investigation of Т-cellular immune response to HCV antigens by blast-cell lymphocytes transformation method under stimulation by HCV antigens with quantitative evaluation of cytokine secretion; instrumental method – ultrasound investigation of abdominal organs.Conclusions. …”
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