Determining and comparing the achieved competencies of graduating nursing students of public and private universities in Iran by Majid Purabdollah, Vahid Zamanzadeh, Akram Ghahramanian, Leila Valizadeh, Mostafa Ghasempour, Saeid Mousavi

“…Background The main responsibility of nursing education is to train nurses who possess the necessary competencies to provide safe and high-quality care. …”
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The sex differences in diseases progression and prognosis among persons with HIV and HBV coinfection by Rongrong Yang, Qianhui Chen, Fangzhou Jiao, Xingxia Yu, Yong Xiong

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Assessment of Health Risks in Wheat Crop Irrigated by Manka Canal, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan by Muhammad Anwar ul Hassan, Sabiha Javied, Umair Riaz, Muneera A. Saleh, Khalid H. Alamer, Naila Siddique, Ambreen Aslam, Nabeela Noor, Qamar uz Zaman

“…The significant findings of the study revealed that the concentration of heavy metals in most of the collected samples of soil, water, and wheat was above the World Health Organization (WHO) permissible limits. …”
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Perioperative complications following spinal fusion in idiopathic scoliosis: A review of 825 cases from the German Spine Registry (DWG-register) – Perioperative complications in id... by Juan Manuel Vinas-Rios, Vincent J. Heck, Fatima Azucena Medina-Govea, Mario Alberto Islas-Aguilar, Nikolaus Kernich

“…Methods: Retrospective multicenter study of data from the DWG-Register of patients who underwent operative treatment for IS from January 2017 to September 2022. …”
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Brodalumab: Six-Year US Pharmacovigilance Report by Mark G. Lebwohl, John Y. Koo, April W. Armstrong, Bruce E. Strober, Soo Han Yoon, Nicole N. Rawnsley, Earl L. Goehring, Gina D. Mangin, Abby A. Jacobson

“…To assess long-term safety of brodalumab, we summarize pharmacovigilance data from 6 years of real-world clinical practice. …”
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Emergency Medicine Clerkship Grading Scheme, Grade, and Rank-List Distribution as Reported on Standardized Letters of Evaluation by Alexandra Mannix, Thomas Beardsley, Thomas Alcorn, Morgan Sweere, Michael Gottlieb

“…We obtained data on SLOEs from EM residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education by reviewing all applicants who applied to either of two EM residency programs in geographically different regions. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Schema Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Suicidal Behaviors in Depressed Patients with Bereavement by Maral Moraveji, Zahra Bagherzadeh Golmakani, Mahdi Akbarzadeh

“…The statistical population comprised depressed patients experiencing grief who were referred to the Toos Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Mashhad in 2023. …”
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A comparative study between condensed polytetrafluoroethylene mesh versus other composite meshes in Endo-laparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphy by Meredeth Chin, James Lee Wai Kit, Sujith Wijerathne, Avelyn Aw, Daryl Chia Kai Ann, Sean Lee Kien Fatt, Tharun Ragupathi, Harry Ng Ho Man, Davide Lomanto

“…Objective: The aim of our study is to assess the safety and efficacy of Omyra (cPTFE) mesh versus other mesh types in LVHR. Method: We retrospectively collected data from 62 patients who underwent LVHR using cPTFE, as well as other mesh types from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2020. …”
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Female genital cutting in Malaysia: a mixed-methods study by Abdul Rashid, Yufu Iguchi

“…Two of the three Northern states Mufti’s approached consented to participate in the study.Results Quantitative: There were 605 participants, most had undergone FGC (99.3%), were in the opinion FGC is compulsory in Islam (87.6%) and wanted FGC to continue (99.3%). …”
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Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Asare Kwaku Offei, Ewurama Andam Idun, Dorothea Anim, Edmund Brakohiapa, Benard Ohene Botwe

“…Records of patients who presented with headache as principal complaint between January 2017 and December 2020 were reviewed. …”
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How Much Do We Know about the Biopsychosocial Predictors of Glycaemic Control?... by Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Bin Abdullah, Hatta Sidi, Arun Ravindran, Paula Junggar Gosse, Emily Samantha Kaunismaa, Roslyn Laurie Mainland, Norlaila Mustafa, Nurul Hazwani Hatta, Puteri Arnawati, Amelia Yasmin Zulkifli, Luke Sy-Cherng Woon

“…In this population, the prevalence of poor glycaemic control (HbA1C≥7.0%) was 69%, with a median HbA1C of 7.6% (IQR=2.7). …”
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Satisfaction and Preferences for Infusion Therapies in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease—Patient Perspective by Julia Węgrzynek-Gallina, Tomasz Chmiela, Michał Borończyk, Aleksandra Buczek, Patrycja Hudzińska, Hubert Bigajski, Damian Waksmundzki, Justyna Gawryluk, Joanna Siuda

“…<i>Results:</i> Among the original cohort of 64 patients, 50 completed the survey, including 31 who might choose between infusion therapies. The average patient ages were 70.6 ± 4.7 (CSAI) and 71.2 ± 7.2 years (LCIG), with disease durations of 15 (IQR: 12–19) and 18 (IQR: 13–19) years, respectively. …”
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Bilateral Leydig Cell Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Postmenopausal Hirsutism by S. Pathmanathan, S. D. N. De Silva, M. Sumanatilleke, D. Lokuhetty, U. V. V. Ranathunga

“…Postmenopausal hirsutism could be due to a myriad of causes, including ovarian and adrenal tumours, ovarian hyperthecosis, exogenous androgens, and Cushing’s syndrome. We report a patient who was found to have a rare cause of postmenopausal hirsutism. …”
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Parental conflicts and resource sharing: Evolutionary trade-off by Ruby Dhar, Arun Kumar, Subhradip Karmakar

“…However, given that resources are finite, parents must determine the amount of their available resources to distribute among each child or prospective child as well as who will contribute what. Mothers and fathers possess distinct reproductive priorities. …”
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Enhancing epidemic preparedness: a data-driven system for managing respiratory infections by Moslem Sarani, Katayoun Jahangiri, Manoochehr Karami, Mohammadreza Honarvar

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Deep immunophenotyping of circulating immune cells in major depressive disorder patients reveals immune correlates of clinical course and treatment response by Fabiola Stolfi, Claudio Brasso, Davide Raineri, Virginia Landra, Camilla Barbero Mazzucca, Ali Ghazanfar, Lorenza Scotti, Riccardo Sinella, Vincenzo Villari, Giuseppe Cappellano, Paola Rocca, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…CD8+ TEMRA were associated with those depressive symptoms related to hopelessness. Conversely, ICOS + Tregs were associated with low-intensity suicidal ideation, suggestive of a protective role. …”
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Hamstring vs Peroneus Longus Tendon Autograft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Comparative Study by Khadri M Khalid, Adarsh Vajrangi, Eswara Reddy, Nagesh Sherikar, Rakshith Chakravarthy Harish Yellappa, Ranganatha B Kurupati

“…Materials and methods: We conducted a prospective randomized study involving 80 patients who underwent ACLR. …”
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The Effects of Coconut Skim Milk and Coco-Dairy Milk Blend on the Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren by Imelda A. Agdeppa, Jezreel Ann T. Zamora

“…Nutritional indices such as weight-for-age z-score (WAZ), height-for-age z-score (HAZ), and BMI-for-age z-score (BAZ) were measured using the WHO Child Growth Standards (CGS), and the acceptability test was measured using the 5-point facial hedonic scale. …”
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Associations between Zinc Deficiency, Taste Changes, and Salivary Flow Rates following Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgeries by Boshra Mozaffar, Hayat Mozaffar, Mohammed Alkharaiji, Aly Elbahrawy, Iskandar Idris

“…More than half of all patients who had undergone bariatric surgery (BS) had low to very low salivary flow rates during the follow-up. …”
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Analysis of retinal sublayers in patients with systemic COVID-19 illness with varying degrees of severity by Mohammad Reza Talebnejad, Mohammad Reza Badie, Hossein Shahriari, M. Hossein Nowroozzadeh

“…In this prospective case-control study, a total of 78 consecutive patients who had recently recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection (29 outpatients, 32 ward-admitted patients, and 17 ICU-admitted patients) were included, along with 85 controls. …”
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