Spectral specific standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography default mode connectivity network and plasticity alterations in left vertebral artery stent patients by Yan Lv, Xiangying He, Eryi Zhao, Yidong Deng, Yingliu Huang, AC Chen, Shixiong Huang, Qi Qin, Tao Liu, Guoqiang Wen

“…Method: Electroencephalogram default mode network activity, serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and basic neuropsychology estimations were obtained from nine male left vertebral artery stenosis patients who underwent left vertebral artery stenting 24 h before and after left vertebral artery stenting therapy. …”
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Insight, Cognitive Insight and Sociodemographic Features in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Presenting with Reactive and Autogeneus Features by Katre ÇAMLI, M. Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR, A. Emre SARGIN

“…The sociodemographic characteristics of patients and the symptomatology were evaluated using psychiatric scales including SCID-I, Yale Brown Obsessive- Compulsive Scale (YBOCS), Yale Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale-Symptom Checklist (YBOCS-SC) and Beck Insight Scale. …”
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Hantavirus and Leptospira are important causes of nonspecific acute febrile syndrome, Meta, Colombia by Liliana Sánchez-Lerma, Salim Mattar, Verónica Contreras, Jorge Miranda, Vaneza Tique, Virginia Rodríguez, Derly Rodriguez, Sonia Lopez, Andrés Rojas-Gulloso

“…Results: Of the study's total of one hundred patients, 14 % showed antibodies against hantavirus IgG, of which two were seroconverted. In addition, a risk factor OR = 8.3 (CI = 1.8–38.4) for Hantavirus was found in those patients who had contact with farm animals. …”
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Hope and Religiosity as Determinants of Subjective Well-Being among Students at the Islamic Boarding School by Rizma Kumala Dewi, Erika Setyanti Kusumaputri, Kasmil S. Abdulwahid

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TRAINING EMPLOYEES TO WORK WITH HI-TECH EQUIPMENT by M. A. Dremina, V. A. Kopnov, A. I. Lyzhin

“…Specification of the model of workers training offered by authors is carried out on the basis of deep interviews to experts – the representatives of the large enterprises who are carrying out training of the personnel.Results. …”
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ANDROGYNY IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT VISUAL FASHION SPACE: PHILOSOPHICAL AND CULTUROLOGICAL ASPECT by А. M. Tormakhova

“…Transformation of the androgyny idea is considered in the works of B. Řiháková, F. J. Galarte. S. Stryker, T. Bettcher and J. …”
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An easy approach to ultrasonographic volumetry of the thyroid by Tsukasa Murakami, Naoyuki Higaki, Yui Nishijima, Junichi Tani, Hitoshi Noguchi, Manami Morisaki, Misako Eto, Yoshiko Tani

“…To establish an easy way to perform volumetry of the thyroid gland using ultrasonography, we evaluated the accuracy of the products of the depth and width of the right thyroid lobe as indices of thyroid volume. …”
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La vie des Gommes : pour une approche biographique des pneus de Carol Rama by Carolina Spovieri

“…If these rubber strips have aroused any interest, it has generally been to study them from the point of view of Rama’s past, by bringing them back to the family tragedy of her father’s suicide. But if we move beyond this biographical approach, leaving behind the life of the artist to follow the historical trajectory of rubber strips (the ordinary use and function of the tyre, its use as an artistic material), it becomes possible to raise new hypotheses for reading the work in a different way. …”
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Scar Healing after Breast Reconstruction: A 5-year Follow-up in Asian Patients by Risa Murakami, Tomohiro Shiraishi, Mikiko Imamura, Akihiko Takushima, Hirotaka Suga

“…Methods: We followed 101 Asian patients who underwent immediate two-stage implant-based breast reconstructions between 2013 and 2017 and still had abnormal scars involving hypervascularity, hypertrophy, or hyperpigmentation at 1 year postoperatively. …”
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Clinical case of a pelvic fracture with massive retroperitoneal hematoma by D.A. Krishtafor, A.A. Krishtafor, A.V. Tsarev, D.V. Balyk, A.Y. Halushchak, V.A. Pelekh

“…The article presents a clinical case of a pelvic fracture with a massive retroperitoneal hematoma in a 30-year-old man who was brought to the regional hospital in hemorrhagic shock 5 hours after falling from the 5th floor. …”
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Radiological and Clinical Prognostic Factors of Recurrence of Subacute and Chronic Subdural Hematomas by Milda Paliulytė, Gytis Šustickas

“…Methods. 149 patients with SSDHs and CSDHs who underwent surgery at Kaunas Clinics Neurosurgery Department from 2020 to 2021 were analyzed. …”
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‘It was like being hit with a brick’: a qualitative study on the effect of clinicians’ delivery of a diagnosis of eye disease for patients in primary and secondary care by Lucy Moore, Jasleen Kaur Jolly, Anne Ferrey

“…Objectives To explore patients’ experiences of getting a diagnosis of eye disease, the psychological impact of this and how this could be improved.Design An exploratory qualitative interview study using a narrative approach and inductive methods.Setting This study was conducted with patients who had attended ophthalmic appointments in primary and secondary care and in opticians located in the South of England.Participants 18 people diagnosed with eye disease in England.Results Four themes were identified: the convoluted process of being diagnosed, the impact of clinicians’ words, the search for information and reflections on what could be improved. …”
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Appearance-related distress impacts psychological symptoms in Chinese patients with cleft lip by Yichun Yang, Renjie Yang, Jiaying Wang, Zhuojun Xie, Yuan Zong, Weiyao Xia, Meijun Du, Shiming Zhang, Jiayi Yin, Jiali Chen, Bing Shi, Caixia Gong, Hanyao Huang

“…The relationship between appearance-related distress and two psychological symptoms was estimated. The DAS-59 scores in patients with CL were significantly higher than those in non-cleft individuals. …”
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Determination of the Traditional and Complementary Medicine Methods Used by Parents for Their 7-14-Year-Old Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and Their Attitudes by Murat Bektaş, Şenay Demir, Dilek Demir Kösem

“…Conclusion: The majority of parents used traditional and complementary medicine methods for their 7-14-year-old children who had upper respiratory tract infections. It was determined that parents’ attitudes towards traditional and complementary medicine methods were positive and moderate.…”
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Bivalirudin vs. Heparin on Radial Artery Thrombosis during Transradial Coronary Intervention: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study by Zijing Liu, Guozhong Wang, Dan Niu, Yongxia Wu, Zixuan Li, Libin Zhang, Guohua Zhu, Qi Hua, Jincheng Guo

“…This study aimed to evaluate the antithrombotic efficacy between bivalirudin and unfractionated heparin (UFH) on radial artery thrombosis (RAT) during transradial coronary intervention (TRI) by optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods and Results. We consecutively reviewed a total of 307 patients who underwent radial artery OCT inspection after TRI in our centre from October 2017 to January 2019; afterwards, 211 screened patients were divided into the UFH group (n = 144) and the bivalirudin group (n = 67) according to their anticoagulation strategy during TRI. …”
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The Development of Endoscopic Techniques for Treatment of Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis: A Single-Center Experience by Mateusz Jagielski, Marian Smoczyński, Anna Jabłońska, Krystian Adrych

“…The retrospective analysis of results and complications in the group of 101 patients, who underwent endoscopic treatment of symptomatic WOPN between years 2011 and 2015. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Pesticides in Fruits by Using Second-Order Fluorescence Data Resolved by Unfolded Partial Least-Squares Coupled to Residual Bilinearization by Mercedes Villar Navarro, Miguel Angel Cabezón, Patricia C. Damiani

“…Emission-excitation fluorescence matrices were obtained and resolved by using a second-order multivariate calibration method based on unfolded partial least-squares combined with residual bilinearization (U-PLS/RBL) for achieving “second-order advantage.” In this way, pesticides were determined in fruits even in the presence of inner filter effects, background interactions, strong spectral overlapping, and unexpected components. …”
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TB and poverty: the effect of rifampicin-resistant TB on household income by A. Ciobanu, V. Plesca, S. Doltu, M. Manea, L. Domente, A. Dadu

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Feasibility of transpedicular screw placement through the posterior arch of C1: A CT study in the Emirati population by Ivan James Prithishkumar, Dineshwary Suresh, Nerissa Naidoo, Rashid AlSharhan, Usama Al Bastaki, Jeyaseelan Lakshmanan, Baylis Vivek Joseph

“…Methods: Computed tomography images of the cervical spine in 160 adults (>18 years) who are natives of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (M = 80; F = 80) were reviewed. …”
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Content Validation of and Evaluation of an Electronic Nursing Process Documentation Form for Usefulness in Low Resource Nigerian Hospitals by Chinemerem ELEKE, Ada NWANERI, Anthonia CHINWEUBA, Samuel SAMUEL, Chitoo OSUORAH

“…No significant associations were found between perceived usefulness of the ENPF and age, job experience, or academic qualification (p > 0.05). …”
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