Improving the quality of primary healthcare in Kosovo: Impact of targeted training of Quality Coordinators by Ardita Baraku, Gordana Pavleković

“…Conclusion: The study highlights the need for continuous quality-related training and appropriate tools and resources to improve and maintain quality in PHC. …”
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Abnormality in optimal forest management by indigenous people in deforestation by A. Mutolib, Y. Yonariza, A. Rahmat

“…The data were analyzed using descriptive–qualitative tools. FINDINGS: Three parties are interested in forest production, namely, the local indigenous people, the companies, and the government and each parties claims the production forest because each party sees itself as being the most eligible for forest ownership; this causes an overlap of forest management and ownership among the actors. …”
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Evaluation of Prayer Windows with Inscriptions Located Around the Mausoleum of Eyup Sultan by Saliha Tanık, Aliye Öten

“…Within the framework of the necessary security measures, tools such as ladders and tripods were used to take the correct measurements of the high windows. …”
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Reflections and trajectories for interdisciplinary research on the energy transition by Cesare Sposito, Francesca Scalisi

“…In that case, the vast existing real estate heritage is an area in which it is possible to intervene effectively, even where it has a historical and cultural value, using tools such as digital twins or analysis methodologies capable of assessing ex-ante the impacts on the ecosystem and prefigure scenarios for cities, buildings and production processes aimed at sustainable development and compatible with the urgent objectives set for 2030 and 2050. …”
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Retinal status in moderate myopia and age-related macular degeneration. Management strategies by L.K. Moshetova, I.B. Alekseev, I.V. Vorobyeva, Yu.A. Nam

“…Botkin City Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>³Treatment Rehabilitation Center of the Ministry of Economic Development, Moscow, <br> &nbsp;Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <i><b>Aim</b>: to assess retinal status in comorbid ocular disorders (moderate myopia and age-related macular degeneration/AMD of various stages) using modern diagnostic tools.</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Patients and Methods:</b> 48 patients (96 eyes) with moderate myopia and dry AMD were enrolled. …”
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Network and systems biology approaches help investigate gene regulatory interactions between Salmonella disease and host in chickens: Model‐based in silico evidence combined with g... by Reza Tohidi, Hoda Javaheri Bargourooshi, Arash Javanmard

“…Natural resistance‐associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1), Toll‐like receptor 4 (TLR4), interferon‐γ (IFNγ), immunoglobulin Y (IgY) and interleukin 8 (IL8) were among the five genes whose expression levels in liver, spleen, and cecum were evaluated at 1107 SE after 48 h of inoculation. …”
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Geopolitical (non) opportunities vs. "late" response of the foreign political service of North Macedonia in the process of European integration by Jelisavac-Trošić Sanja, Arnaudov Mitko

“…The future policy should be based on strong tactical tools, which are sufficiently flexible in relation to regional and international trends. …”
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Immunosuppressive therapy and nutritional diseases of patients after kidney transplantation: a systematic review by Aleksandra Anna Kajdas, Marcin Kleibert, Anne Katrine Normann, Krzysztof Krasuski, Ditte Søndergaard Linde, Dorota Szostak-Węgierek

“…Quality assessments were done using ROBINS-I and RoB2 tools. Results were summarised in a narrative synthesis. …”
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Preservative-free therapy for glaucoma after corneal refractive surgery by A.A. Antonov, I.V. Kozlova, T.S. Mitichkina, I.I. Vedmedenko

“…In these patients, glaucoma is a specific condition because of low significance of classical screening and diagnostic tools. IOP-lowering treatment should not affect ocular surface but provide a stable IOP level. …”
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Overflytting av intensivpasienter til sengepost – en kvalitativ studie av intensivsykepleieres og postsykepleieres erfaringer med kommunikasjon og samarbeid by Ingeborg Einarsrud, Marit Hegg Reime

“…Future improvement work should investigate handover tools that are more adapted to the needs of general wards nurses when transferring intensive care patients.  …”
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Retrospective Study of Chronic Coughing in Dogs in a Referral Centre in the UK: 329 Cases (2012–2021) by Carla Asorey Blazquez, Ico Jolly Frahija, Arran Smith, Rachel Miller, Mayank Seth, Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, Ferran Valls Sanchez

“…Finally, an appropriate selection of diagnostics tools helps optimise veterinary resources.…”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Hospital-Wide Bacterial Species and Antibiograms to Inform Management at a Zonal Tertiary Hospital in Mwan... by Justine BN, Mushi MF, Silago V, Igembe Z, Muyombe J, Kishengena PP, Michael Jnr NS, Maganga MG, Massenga A, Tegete F, Massaga FA, Seni J

“…Patients’ information was collected using standard AMR surveillance tools, and either pus swabs or pus aspirate or necrotic tissues were collected and analyzed using standard microbiological procedures, WHONET and STATA software programs.Results: The median age (interquartile range) of patients was 34 (14– 54) years with males accounting for 54.4%. …”
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Kloning gen virulen Streptococcus agalactiae sebagai bahan dasar vaksin rekombinan by , Sutanti, Retno Damayanti Soejoedono, Irvan Faizal

“…Vaccination is one of the most effective tools for enhancing host defense and protecting fish from pathogens. …”
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Global biogeography of N₂-fixing microbes: <i>nifH</i> amplicon database and analytics workflow by M. Morando, J. D. Magasin, S. Cheung, S. Cheung, M. M. Mills, J. P. Zehr, K. A. Turk-Kubo

“…An array of bioinformatic tools exists to process <i>nifH</i> amplicon data; however, the lack of standardized practices has hindered cross-study comparisons. …”
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Review of the Handbook of Accounting, Accountability and Governance edited by Garry D. Carnegie and Christopher J. Napier by Anna Szychta

“…Tradi-tionally, financial accounting and management accounting have been the primary traditional tools for providing information for these reports. …”
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Desnutrición y obesidad en mayores autónomos y determinantes de salud relacionados con ambos trastornos nutricionales by Claudia Haitzell Bonilla-Barrera, Laura Bea Berges, Jesús Seco-Calvo

“…Interventions: Nutritional assessment by tools screening and anthropometric measurements. …”
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Subclinical Plasmodium spp. Infections in a Community Setting in Bangui, Central African Republic by Nzoumbou-Boko R, Denissio Morissi Nalingbo MCI, Yambiyo BM, Detol R, Moussa ERF, Nalinga D, Namsenei-Dankpea LJVDLG, Manirakiza A, Ayong L, Boum II Y

“…Proportions of positive tests for malaria parasites were determined by combining the results of antigen-based malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT), thick blood smear microscopy, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Results: A total of 638 participants (mean age, 26.44 years (range, [1– 75] years) with a sex ratio (M/F) of 1.22) were tested for malaria using all three detection methods. …”
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Identification and Classification of Factors Influencing the Regulation of Priority Goods Markets Based on Network Governance with an Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach by sadegh Dadashi, Fattah Sharifzadeh, Reza Vaezi, Hossein Aslipour

“…The study targets market regulation experts, selected through purposive sampling, as the statistical population for both qualitative and quantitative phases. The data collection tools include semi-structured interviews and qualitative document analysis in the qualitative phase, and structured interpretive questionnaires in the quantitative phase.ResultsThe model developed comprises seven levels, encompassing actor diversity, specialized and flexible human resources, and various functional domains of the network. …”
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Development and Validation of a Cost-Effective Machine Learning Model for Screening Potential Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Healthcare Clinics by Wu W, Hu X, Yan L, Li Z, Li B, Chen X, Lin Z, Zeng H, Li C, Mo Y, Wu Y, Wang Q

“…Wenqi Wu,1,2,&ast; Xiaohao Hu,1,2,&ast; Linyang Yan,3,&ast; Zhiyin Li,4 Bo Li,5 Xinpeng Chen,6 Zexun Lin,7 Huiqiong Zeng,8 Chun Li,9 Yingqian Mo,10 Yalin Wu,3 Qingwen Wang1,2 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 2Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Inflammatory and Immunology Diseases, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ultrasound, Institute of Ultrasonic Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University-The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, People’s Hospital of Longhua District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shenzhen Futian Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 7Shenzhen Nanshan Medical Group HQ Taohuayuan Community Health Service Center, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 8Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Rheumatism, Women & Children Health Institute, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 9Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 10Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yalin Wu; Qingwen Wang, Email yalinwu@jj.ac.kr; wangqingwen@pkuszh.comObjective: In primary healthcare, diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is challenging due to a general lack of in-depth knowledge of RA by general practitioners (GPs) and the lack of effective tools, leading to high rates of missed diagnosis. …”
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Miniopen Oblique Lateral L5-S1 Interbody Fusion: A Report of 2 Cases by Keijiro Kanno, Seiji Ohtori, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Yawara Eguchi, Yasuchika Aoki, Junichi Nakamura, Masayuki Miyagi, Miyako Suzuki, Gou Kubota, Kazuhide Inage, Takeshi Sainoh, Jun Sato, Yasuhiro Shiga, Koki Abe, Kazuki Fujimoto, Hiroto Kanamoto, Tomoaki Toyone, Gen Inoue, Eiji Hanaoka, Kazuhisa Takahashi

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