Preoperative Education is Associated with Adherence to Downstream Components and Outcomes in a Colorectal Surgery Enhanced Recovery Program by Bayley A. Jones, MD, Joshua Richman, MD, PhD, Michael Rubyan, PhD, MPH, Lauren Wood, MSPH, Alfonsus Adrian H. Harsono, MD, MSPH, Wendelyn Oslock, MD, MBA, Nathan English, MBChB, Burkely P. Smith, MD, Robert Hollis, MD, MSPH, Larry R. Hearld, PhD, Isabel Scarinci, PhD, MPH, Daniel I. Chu, MD, MSPH

“…On adjusted analysis, patients who received preoperative education (n = 877, 88%) had higher adherence rates for the following ERP components: no prolonged fasting (estimate = +19.6%; P < 0.001), preoperative blocks (+8.0%; P = 0.02), preoperative multimodal analgesia (+18.0%; P < 0.001), early regular diet (+15.9%; P < 0.001), and postoperative multimodal analgesia (+6.4%; P < 0.001). …”
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Korelasi Kadar Adiponektin dengan Kadar Kolesterol High Density Lipoprotein pada Penyandang Obes by Fiona Septi Mulya, Efrida Efrida, Zelly Dia Rofinda

“…Research subjects were grouped into two groups based on WHO Asia Pacific body mass index (BMI) classification. …”
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STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF PLAGIARISM: CASE STUDY OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY FORMATION by Olena H. Kuzminska, Mariia S. Mazorchuk, Olena M. Vasilyuk

“…As a result of the survey of 146 graduate students (80 students from the intervention group and 64 students from the control group), the effectiveness of the application of the author's method has been proven: a significant difference has been determined between the point marks regarding students' confidence in preventing plagiarism and their practical confirmation among students who worked according to the author's method (the intervention group, indicators are significantly higher) and those who were trained using the educational approach (informing according to the policies and procedures determined by the university). …”
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Eight Khalkha Jebtsun-damba Khutukhtu and Pandito Khambo-Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigelov, 1911–1915 by Leonid V. Kuras, Bazar D. Tsybenov

“…In 2024, Mongolia shall celebrate the 155th birthday of the Eighth Bogdo Gegeen — the political figure who founded modern Mongolian statehood in the early twentieth century. …”
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Outcomes following immunosuppressive therapy withdrawal after complete renal response in proliferative lupus nephritis by Javier Narváez, Francesca Mitjavila, Joan M Nolla, Paola Vidal-Montal, Montserrat Gomà, Xavier Fulladosa, Olga Capdevila, Joan Torras

“…If an RR occurs, most patients are able to remain in remission after resuming IST.…”
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Comparison of specialist ataxia centres with non-specialist services in terms of care access and organisation, health services resource utilisation and costs in Germany using patie... by Julie Vallortigara, Julie Greenfield, Barry Hunt, Holm Graessner, Carola Reinhard, Andreas Nadke, Bart-Jan Schuman, Deborah Hoffman, Steve Morris, Paola Giunti

“…Results: We collected and analysed responses from 101 participants. …”
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Understanding experiences of neglected tropical diseases of the skin: a mixed-methods study to inform intervention development in Ethiopia by Michael Marks, David Mabey, Ruth Canter, Elizabeth Allen, Charles Opondo, Jennifer Palmer, Iris Mosweu, Jacob Novignon, Sinéad Langan, Maria Zuurmond, Catherine Pitt, Stephen L Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Tara Mtuy, Rachel L Pullan, Richard Phillips, Daniel Okyere, Anthony Ablordey, Samantha Owen, Portia Boakye Okyere, Kidist Bobosha, Katherine Halliday, Steve Walker, Galana Mamo Ayana, Rachel Pullan, Mirgissa Kaba, Tara B Mtuy, Yaw Amoako, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Abigail Agbanyo, Eric Koka, Joseph Timothy, Yohannes Hailemichael, Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu, Teklu Cherkose, Getachew Kebebew, Fikregabrail Aberra Kassa, Tedros Nigusse, Kibur Engedawork, Zenebu Begna, Abay Waday, Saba Lambert, Katherine Elizabeth Halliday, Endalamaw Gadisa, Vanessa Yardley, Collins Ahorlu, Anita Achiaa Gyekye, Emmanuel Afreh, Esther Amon, Abraham Kwabena Anang, Ruth Dede Tuwor, Giulia D’Odorico, Kibur Engidawork, Mehari Getaneh, Bernadette Morkporkpor, Emmanuel Narh, Dorcas Opai-Tetteh, Yohannes Michael, Amel Mohammed, Fewzia Shikur Mohammed, Shimelis Doni Nigusse, Maja Niksic, Edmond Okloo, Michael Oppong, Lucy Owusu, Ishaque Siam, Ingrid Sobel, Feleke Tilahum, Joseph Tuffour, Abay Woday, Abebaw Yeshambel, Adelaide Forkuo- Boadu, Derrick Kontoh, Jojo Cobbinah

“…Background The WHO and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health have developed strategies to expand and integrate services for co-endemic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) which manifest in the skin. …”
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Association between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Elastographic Parameters of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis: Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Liver Stiffness Measurements by Ivana Mikolasevic, Goran Poropat, Tajana Filipec Kanizaj, Nadija Skenderevic, Marko Zelic, Marija Matasin, Luka Vranic, Andrea Kresovic, Goran Hauser

“…In this prospective, cross-sectional study, we have evaluated 937 patients with one or more components of the metabolic syndrome who had an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) due to GERD symptoms. …”
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Increasing the level of coordination abilities of young taekwondo athletes aged 13-14 under martial law by Elizaveta Lyuchkova, Olena Nesen, Pavol Bartik, Jerzy Skrobecki

“…To a lesser extent, this affects experienced world-class athletes who have the opportunity to continue training in other countries. …”
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Breast Implant Illness May Be Rooted in Mast Cell Activation: A Case-Controlled Retrospective Analysis by Èva S. Nagy, BMedSci(Hons), MBBS, PhD, FRACS, Grad Cert (Breast Surgery), Mark Westaway, MBBS, DCH, Grad Dip Allergy, Suzanne Danieletto, BSc, MBBS (Hons), FRCPA, MIAC, Lawrence B. Afrin, MD

“…Analysis suggested BII in CG1 patients, too, who improved similarly. Among CG2 patients, healthy breast tissue showed mean and maximum MCCs of 5.0/hpf and 6.9/hpf. …”
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Amazon Journeys and Poetic Re-Discoveries in Jan Conn’s 'Jaguar Rain' and Malu de Martino’s 'Margaret Mee e a Flor da Lua' by Magali Sperling Beck, Anelise R. Corseuil

“…Bearing in mind that both Conn and Martino re-read Mee’s journeys through the tropes of exploration and discovery, which are commonly associated with imperial practices and colonial narratives of the New World, in this paper, we propose to discuss in which ways these tropes are brought into context and problematised, especially in relation to the depiction of Amazonian nature. …”
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Association between Shock Index and Emergency Department Cardiac Arrest by Chao-Tung Chen, Pei-Ming Wang, Chao-Hsin Wu, Chih-Wei Wei, Tai-Lin Huang

“…Methods. Patients who experienced cardiac arrest in the ED were classified into two groups, SI ≥ 0.9 and < 0.9, according to their triage vital signs. …”
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Construction and Validation of Coronary CTA Health Education Program Based on Knowledge to Action Framework Combined with Teach-Back Method by Xu Y, Ma L, Jin L, Xu L, Gu Y, You J

“…The effect was verified by comparing the CCTA knowledge self perception score, state anxiety score and examination duration between the two groups.Results: 1. The CCTA health education program based on KTA joint feedback method is constructed. 2. …”
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Prevalence, predictors and selected outcomes of early sexual initiation among adolescents in secondary schools in Lugbe, Abuja, Nigeria: a mixed methods study by Uchechi Grace Okonta

“…Four main themes were identified from the qualitative data: being in a romantic relationship, peer pressure, media and lack of parental communication and monitoring.Conclusion The study concluded that there is high prevalence of early sexual initiation among those who had initiated sex. …”
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Alerting the illusion of smoking improves quality of life in Chinese male cancer survivors by Juan Xia, Peng Wu, Jiwei Wang, Jinming Yu

“…Methods A cross‐sectional study was performed in 2725 male cancer survivors who were members of Cancer Rehabilitation Club and completed the questionnaires in 2013. …”
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Dual Biologic or Small Molecule Therapy in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Single Center Experience by Cheng Guo, Jin Zhou, Guoli Wang, Jie Wu

“…Results: In this retrospective study, out of 520 children with IBD, twelve children (2.3%) were diagnosed with refractory PIBD and met the criteria for dual biotherapy, including four with UC (33%) and eight with CD (67%). …”
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Effects of home-based mirror therapy and cognitive therapeutic exercise on the improvement of the upper extremity functions in patients with severe hemiparesis after a stroke: a pr... by Josefa Gonzalez-Santos, Raul Soto-Camara, Paula Rodriguez-Fernández, Maria Jimenez-Barrios, Jeronimo Gonzalez-Bernal, Carla Collazo-Riobo, Maha Jahouh, Yolanda Bravo-Anguiano, Jose M Trejo-Gabriel-Galan

“…The objective of this study is to evaluate which of these techniques, MT and CTE, combined with task-oriented training, is more effective in functional recovery and movement patterns of the upper extremities in patients with severe hemiparesis after a stroke.Methods and analysis This is a home-based, single-blind, controlled, randomised clinical trial with three parallel arms, including 154 patients who had a stroke aged above 18 years. The primary outcome will be the functionality of the affected upper extremity measured using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment. …”
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La Société pour l’étude des Langues Romanes vue du lycée de Montpellier et de l’Académie d’Aix-en-Provence : Tourtoulon, Boucherie et le proviseur Foncin by Danielle Bertrand-Fabre, Lisa Bertrand

“…Charles Soubrat, his former fellow student, pronounced then the welcome speech. The two speeches, gathered in a single brochure, are the base of the present article. …”
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Research on the correlation of mental disorders and terrorism by Đorić Marija

“…Radicalization that leads to violent extremism and terrorism is not a mental disorder and we cannot see it that way. An additional problem in the research of this topic is that there is no adequate cooperation between the medical profession and practitioners and theoreticians dealing with P/CVERLT, and we need to work on connecting them in order to have reliable data from this area. …”
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Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: Preoperative Radiographic Findings and Risk Factors for Reoperation at 3–6 Years Postoperatively by Andrea H. Johnson, Laura A. Stock, Jane C. Brennan, Justin J. Turcotte, Benjamin M. Petre

“…When comparing patients who had an RHA to those that did not, there were significant differences in preoperative radiographic characteristics, including smaller sourcil angle (P = 0.012) and lower Tönnis grade (P = 0.038) between groups. …”
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