Factors Associated with Favorable Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes Determined Using Multiple Regression Analysis in Lusaka, Zambia, 2022 by Samuel Daka, Masaki Ota, Graham K Samungole

“…Background: This study aims to identify the factors associated with favorable treatment outcomes of tuberculosis (TB) patients registered at two hospitals and two urban health centers in Lusaka, Zambia in 2022. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Operational Efficiency of Intersections in Arterial Considering Pedestrians Yield Rule by Lei Chen, Junjie Li, Yuhang Li, Jiao Yao

“…In order to evaluate the influence of yield behavior on the comprehensive operation efficiency of signalized intersections in arterial, the efficiency of the subject who gives way and the subject who is given up in the process of yielding to pedestrians was considered in this study, and the comprehensive operation evaluation of intersection in arterial was given. …”
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Retrospective investigation of non-traumatic small intestine perforations: Our single center 7-year clinical experiences by Sebnem Cimen, Burak Ucaner, Ahmet Kamburoglu, Cilga Ecem Lamba

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Is ChatGPT an Accurate and Reliable Source of Information for Patients with Vaccine and Statin Hesitancy? by Cundullah TORUN, Abdurrahman SARMIS, Aytekin OGUZ

“…Our aim is to elucidate whether it would be beneficial for patients who are hesitant about vaccines and statins to use ChatGPT. …”
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Glomerular Filtration Result in Patients with Hypertensive Emergencies by Manuel Tasis Hernández, Wendy Talavera Hernández, Valentina Edighill Villanueva, Aliucha María Rodríguez Díaz, Taimy Calvera Castro, Juan Francisco Gastón Del Monte

“…Patients with kidney damage showed higher mean age (63.5 years; SD ± 13.9 years), higher prevalence of diabetes (61.9 %; OR 5,318; CI9 5 % 2,731 - 6,992; p &lt;0.001), intra and extra hospital mortality 8.8% (OR: 2.44; IC 95 %: 1,933 - 2,902; p &lt;0.001) and 14.5% (RR: 2,264; 95 % CI: 2,151 - 3,476; p &lt;0.001) respectively compared to those without kidney damage. <br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: patients with hypertensive emergencies who have kidney damage have a worse prognosis, so a more strict follow-up and treatment are justified.…”
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Novel combination therapy for platinum-eligible patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Takafumi Yanagisawa, Keiichiro Mori, Akihiro Matsukawa, Tatsushi Kawada, Satoshi Katayama, Ekaterina Laukhtina, Pawel Rajwa, Fahad Quhal, Benjamin Pradere, Wataru Fukuokaya, Kosuke Iwatani, Renate Pichler, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Marco Moschini, Wojciech Krajewski, Jun Miki, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Takahiro Kimura, European Association of Urology–Young Academic Urologists Urothelial Carcinoma Working Group (EAU-YAU)

“…In November 2023, three databases were searched for RCTs evaluating oncological outcomes in patients with locally advanced or metastatic UC who were treated with first-line ICI-based combination therapies. …”
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On the time spent preparing grant proposals: an observational study of Australian researchers by Nicholas Graves, Adrian G Barnett, Philip Clarke, Danielle L Herbert

“…Among our 285 participants who submitted 632 proposals, 21% were successful. …”
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Key challenges in providing assisted dying in Belgium: a qualitative analysis of health professionals’ experiences by Madeleine Archer, Lindy Willmott, Kenneth Chambaere, Luc Deliens, Ben P. White

“…Eligible participants were physicians and nurses who spoke English or Dutch and who had been involved in the euthanasia assessment of at least two patients in the past year. …”
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Laparoscopy and Laparotomy for Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes’ Comparison by Lan Hong, Xiuzhen Wang, Shengtan Wang, Wei Li, Lang Zheng, Jun Liu, Haocheng Gao, Xiaohang Liu, Guifei Li, Lifan Shen, Hengzhi Zhuang, Genhai Zhu

“…Basic information for the patients, their perioperative indexes, and recurrence rates were reviewed to assess the therapeutic effect of these two approaches for endometrioid adenocarcinoma. …”
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Characterization of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease in Diabetic Patients at the General Calixto García Clinical Surgical University Hospital by Yunier Angarica Aguilar, Jorge Félix Salazar Rodríguez, Damaris Herrera Arrebato, Emelina Despaigne Carrión, María de los Ángeles Hechevarría Heredia, César Emilio Reina Rodríguez

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive study was carried out in diabetic patients who were admitted to the Calixto García Hospital with a diagnosis of acute ischemic cerebrovascular disease in the period between January and December 2022. …”
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Treatment Efficacy and Compliance in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema Treated with Ranibizumab in a Real-Life Setting by Anne-Laurence Best, Franck Fajnkuchen, Sylvia Nghiem-Buffet, Typhaine Grenet, Gabriel Quentel, Corinne Delahaye-Mazza, Salomon Y. Cohen, Audrey Giocanti-Aurégan

“…Compliance was compared to that of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients. Results. Seventy-two eyes of 55 consecutive DME patients were included. …”
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The Combination of Intravenous Immunoglobulin, Dexamethasone, and a High Dose of Mononuclear Cells Transfusion: An Effective Strategy for Decreasing Donor-Specific Antibodies Durin... by Xiaoping Li, Yu Li, Dingsong Zhang, Xiaozhuang Hu, Lin Liu, Zhongtao Yuan, Shiqi Li, Yancheng Dong, Yingnian Chen, Sanbin Wang

“…In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the data of 11 DSA-positive patients who received haplo-HSCT at our center and evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of the combination of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), dexamethasone and high dose of transfused mononuclear cells (MNCs) for DSA desensitization. …”
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Traumatic Hip Dislocation in an NCAA DI Football Player with Occult Sequelae: A Case Report by Daniel W Safford, Marisa Pontillo, Brian J Sennett

“… # Discussion This case report describes the successful return to sport of a Division I football player who sustained a traumatic posterior hip dislocation and complicated course including surgical intervention secondary to associated sequelae…”
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Effects of concave thoracoplasty on chest circumference and ventilatory function in adolescence with idiopathic scoliosis by Khaled Takey Ahmed, Abla Mohamed Hamed, Youssry El Hawary, Nesreen G. El-Nahas, Akram M. Helmy, Mohammed Hesham Aboelenien

“…Methods This study included thirty AIS patients of both genders, aged 12 to 18 years, who had a concave thoracoplasty with posterior correction. …”
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Academic outcomes of inclusive education in typically developing children by Andrijana Bakoč, Branislav Brojčin, Slobodan Banković, Nenad Glumbić, Mirjana Đorđević

“…The sample was divided into two subsamples – respondents who attended classes that included students with intellectual disabilities and respondents who attended classes that did not include any students with disabilities. …”
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Epics about Idegei and His Relatives in the Epic Cycle “Forty Heroes of Crimea” by Sabitov Zh.M., Karatayev A.A.

“…The circumstances of the creation of the cycle were related to Kazytugan’s migration to the Kuban who were the descendants of Karasai. It has been established that the cycle of epics was introduced by fugitive Kuban Nogais into the Junior Zhuz Kazakh environment in 1745 under the rule of Nuraly Khan who settled them among the Kazakhs of the Berish clan of the Alshin tribe. …”
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Sleeplessness and incident diabetes above the Arctic circle: a secondary analysis of cohort data from the Tromsø Study by Charlotte Warren-Gash, Sarah Cook, Olena Iakunchykova, Nick Chindanai Uthaikhaifar

“…The study cohort consists of adults who attended both the fourth (Tromsø4) and seventh (Tromsø7) surveys conducted in 1995 and 2016, respectively. …”
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Hyperkalemia or Not? A Diagnostic Pitfall in the Emergency Department by Frank-Peter Stephan, Florian N. Riede, Luca Ünlü, Gioele Capoferri, Tito Bosia, Axel Regeniter, Roland Bingisser, Christian H. Nickel

“…Methods: This retrospective, monocentric chart review analyzed data of 2,440 ED patients who presented with a potassium concentration of ≥5.0 mmol/L in their initial whole blood or plasma sample, who also underwent a repeat potassium measurement on the same day. …”
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How and why a multifaceted intervention to improve adherence post-MI worked for some (and could work better for others): an outcome-driven qualitative process evaluation by Holly O Witteman, Laura Desveaux, Justin Presseau, Noah Michael Ivers, Marianne Saragosa, Kirstie Russell, Nicola McCleary, J-D Schwalm

“…Individual domains of the Theoretical Domains Framework were applied as deductive codes and findings were analysed using a framework approach.Results Thirty-one participants were interviewed. Participants who were engaged with positive adherence outcomes attributed their success to the intervention’s ability to activate determinants including behavioural regulation and knowledge, which encouraged an increase in self-monitoring behaviour and awareness of available supports, as well as reinforcement and social influences. …”
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Help‐seeking behavior of male victims of intimate partner violence in Japan by Junko Morishita, Manabu Yasuda, Shiro Suda

“…A total of 1466 men were divided into two groups: Group 1 (43 men) consisted of victims who sought help and Group 2 consisted of victims (1423 men) who had not sought help. …”
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