American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Score: a study protocol for the translation and validation of the Dutch language version by Cornelis H Van der Vlies, Esther M M van Lieshout, Michael H J Verhofstad, Duncan E Meuffels, A Siebe de Boer, Wim E Tuinebreijer, P Ted Den Hoed

“…Introduction The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Score is among the most commonly used instruments for measuring the outcome of treatment in patients who sustained a complex ankle or hindfoot injury. …”
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Age-Adjusted D-Dimer in Ruling Out Acute Aortic Syndrome by Dayeon Lee, Yong Won Kim, Tae Youn Kim, Sanghun Lee, Han Ho Do, Jun Seok Seo, Jeong Hun Lee

“…Consecutive adult patients who visited an emergency room between January 2015 and September 2020 and who underwent a D-dimer test and computed tomography angiography for suspected AAS were enrolled. …”
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Unconventional use of injectable long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine against HIV-1 in PWH in clinical need: 52 weeks real-world data by Valentina Iannone, Roberto Rossotti, Nicholas Brian Bana, Gabriele Cavazza, Federico D’Amico, Francesca Lombardi, Pierluigi Francesco Salvo, Gianmaria Baldin, Simona Di Giambenedetto, Dario Bernacchia, Gabriele Pagani, Alberto Borghetti, Stefano Rusconi

“…Methods Retrospective observational study in two Italian outpatient settings enrolling PWH who switched to LA CAB + RPV from February 2021 to January 2024 in presence of exclusion criteria enlisted in registrational trials or with other worrisome clinical risks. …”
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Urbanização e novas relações cidade-campo: os processos com a criação do estado do Tocantins e de sua capital Palmas na Amazônia Oriental by Kelly Bessa

“…Other agents have gradually acquired and reserved lands for speculation; these include rural landowners, who transfer capital generated in the countryside, and construction companies and real estate developers and promoters, who extend the transference of regional capital to other sectors of the urban economy. …”
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An Elevated Maternal Plasma Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 to Placental Growth Factor Ratio at Midtrimester Is a Useful Predictor for Preeclampsia by Mahmoud Fathy Hassan, Nancy Mohamed Ali Rund, Ahmed Husseiny Salama

“…To assess the ability of mid-trimester sFlt-1/PlGF ratio for prediction of preeclampsia in two different Arabic populations. Methods. This study measured levels of sFlt-1, PlGF, and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio at midtrimester in 83 patients who developed preeclampsia with contemporary 250 matched controls. …”
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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROCUREMENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY: ASSESSING THE MANAGERIAL CAPABILITIES OF PUBLIC-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA by Betty Oluwafunso OLOJEDE

“…The study conducted a self-study structured questionnaire survey on professionals in PSOs in Africa, particularly Nigeria, who have been directly involved in the delivery of public infrastructure projects via PPP. …”
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Availability and Key Characteristics of National Early Warning Systems for Emerging Profiles of Antimicrobial Resistance in High-Income Countries: Systematic Review by Jessica Iera, Claudia Isonne, Chiara Seghieri, Lara Tavoschi, Mariateresa Ceparano, Antonio Sciurti, Alessia D'Alisera, Monica Sane Schepisi, Giuseppe Migliara, Carolina Marzuillo, Paolo Villari, Fortunato D'Ancona, Valentina Baccolini

“…EWSs were identified considering the emerging AMR-reporting WHO framework. ResultsWe identified 7 national EWSs from 72 high-income countries: 2 in the East Asia and Pacific Region (Australia and Japan), 3 in Europe and Central Asia (France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom), and 2 in North America (the United States and Canada). …”
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Learning Effectiveness Assessment between Primary School Students and Adults in Basic Life Support Education by Ming-Fang Wang, Yi-Kan Wu, Cheng-Yu Chien, Li-Heng Tsai, Chen-Bin Chen, Chen-June Seak, Chi-Chun Lin, Chien-Hsiung Huang, Chung-Hsien Chaou, Hsiao-Jung Tseng, Chip-Jin Ng

“…However, little is known regarding the ability and learning effectiveness of school students who attend such courses. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the CPR effectiveness of both adolescents (12 years old) and adults who undergo the same course of BLS and AED. …”
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Voices in the Forest: Unraveling REDD+ Discourse and Narratives in the Bale Eco-region, Ethiopia by Aklilu Bekele Chorito, Engdawork Assefa

“…The interviews were conducted with 25 key informants who represented a variety of stakeholder groups. …”
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Generalizability of Randomized Clinical Trial Outcomes for Diabetes Control Resulting From Bariatric Surgery by Edward H. Livingston, MD, FACS, AGAF, Hila Zelicha, RD, PhD, Erik P. Dutson, MD, Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD, Matthew L. Maciejewski, PhD, Yijun Chen, MD

“…Only 65 (17%) of 387 patients with diabetes fulfilled the eligibility criteria for STAMPEDE, and 29 (7.5%) fulfilled the criteria for DSS due to being older, having higher body mass index, and lower HbA1c. …”
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Risk Factors for Rebleeding after Emergency Endoscopic Treatment of Dieulafoy Lesion by Yongkang Lai, Jianfang Rong, Zhenhua Zhu, Wangdi Liao, Bimin Li, Yin Zhu, Youxiang Chen, Xu Shu

“…A retrospective review of patients with Dieulafoy lesion who developed acute gastrointestinal bleeding and were treated primarily with endoscopic therapy from September 2014 to April 2019 was conducted. …”
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Peripheral Refraction in Myopic Children with and without Atropine Usage by Han-Yin Sun, Wei-Yang Lu, Jhen-Yu You, Hui-Ying Kuo

“…To compare the patterns of relative peripheral refractions of myopic children who were currently on atropine treatment for myopia control and myopic children who did not use atropine. …”
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Performance in organic chemistry at either a four-year university or community college predicts academic performance in an accelerated school of pharmacy by Troy J. Smith, Jason Ross, Charles R. Breese, Melissa A. Burmeister

“…Students were then dichotomized into two subcategories based on whether they received an above average (i.e., A or B) or average (i.e., C) grade in organic chemistry I or II. …”
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Robot-Assisted versus Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastrectomy among Gastric Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Short-Term Analysis from a Single Institution in China by Li-Fei Sun, Kai Liu, Xue-Shang Su, Xuan Wei, Xiao-Long Chen, Wei-Han Zhang, Xin-Zu Chen, Kun Yang, Zong-Guang Zhou, Jian-Kun Hu

“…This study included 33 patients who underwent robot-assisted gastrectomy (RAG) and 88 patients who underwent laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) between January 2016 and April 2018. …”
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Single nucleotide polymorphism and expression of genes for immune competent cell proliferation and differentiation in radiation-exposed individuals by E. A. Blinova, V. S. Nikiforov, M. A. Yanishevskaya, A. A. Akleyev

“…In people who had been chronically exposed, the effect of allelic variations in rs1053023, rs4143094, rs28362491, rs874881 on the level of mRNAs of the STAT3, GATA3, PADI4, NFkB1 genes has not been established.…”
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The Importance of Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of the Celiac Disease by Halil Emiroğlu, Anna Carina Ergani, Reyhan Gümüştekin, Esra Kilim, Alaaddin Yorulmaz, Meltem Gümüş

“…A weak and positive correlation was found between NLR, RPO, RLO levels, and age, body weight, and height in the correlation analysis. …”
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Hypogonadism in a Man With Cystic Fibrosis and an Unusually Low Serum Testosterone: A Cautionary Tale by Khemaporn Lertdetkajorn, MD, Crystal Cobb, DO, Rebecca J. Kapolka, MD, William R. Hunt, MD, Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD

“…The evaluation of hypogonadism is of increasing clinical importance in order to prevent unfavorable outcomes. Herein we present a 31-year-old man with CF and a relatively low serum testosterone value who was found to have an additional unsuspected cause of male hypogonadism. …”
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Efficacy and influencing factor analysis of high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy for abdominal wall endometriosis: a case series by Hui Cheng, Xiaogang Zhu, Yuyin He, Mengying Liu, Min Xue, Xin Sun

“…Objective The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the short-term and long-term efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy for abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) and explore its potential influencing factors.Materials and methods A total of 80 patients with AWE who underwent HIFU therapy were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Bullying victimization and mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Ann H. Farrell, Heather Brittain, Amanda Krygsman, Tracy Vaillancourt, Tracy Vaillancourt

“…Significant decreases in correlation magnitude were also found predominately for general, verbal, and social forms of bullying victimization, but not for physical and cyber victimization. Among students who reported victimization, we also found significantly lower means for mental health difficulties and most forms of bullying victimization during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic.DiscussionFindings indicate a strong coupling of bullying victimization and mental health difficulties, particularly before the pandemic, and the need to reduce these associations to improve the well-being of children and adolescents.…”
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Stroke Mortality, Clinical Presentation and Day of Arrival: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study by Emily C. O'Brien, Kathryn M. Rose, Eyal Shahar, Wayne D. Rosamond

“…Recent studies report that acute stroke patients who present to the hospital on weekends have higher rates of 28-day mortality than similar patients who arrive during the week. …”
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