Medical students’ perceptions of improving physician satisfaction and patient care: a text network analysis approach by Young Gyu Kwon, Myeong Namgung, Song Hee Park, Mi Kyung Kim, Hyo Hyun Yoo, Chan Woong Kim

“…Methods The participants were 87 medical students who provided descriptive essay responses to two open-ended questions: (1) “What do you think could improve physicians’ job satisfaction?” …”
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Prognosis modelling of adverse events for post-PCI treated AMI patients based on inflammation and nutrition indexes by Liu Yang, Li Du, Yuanyuan Ge, Muhui Ou, Wanyan Huang, Xianmei Wang

“…Abstract Objective This study aimed to evaluate the predictive performance of inflammatory and nutritional indices for adverse cardiovascular events (ACE) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using a machine learning (ML) algorithm. Methods AMI patients who underwent PCI were recruited and randomly divided into non/ACE groups. …”
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A Case Report of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis: Infection‐Related or Immune‐Related? by Ayman Azhary, Mohammed Taha, Nooh Mohamed Hajhamed, Salahaldeen Ismail Mohammed, Nouh Saad Mohamed, Waleed Azhary Sir Alkhatim

“…ABSTRACT Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) has previously been used as an umbrella term to describe a spectrum of hypocomplementemic glomerular diseases, which are rare causes of end stage kidney disease (ESKD). We present a 22‐year‐old man with a well‐established medical history who had been complaining of 4 days of frothy dark urine, bilateral lower limb swelling, and puffiness on his face. …”
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Adoptive Cell Therapy with Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Advanced Melanoma Patients by Mélanie Saint-Jean, Anne-Chantal Knol, Christelle Volteau, Gaëlle Quéreux, Lucie Peuvrel, Anabelle Brocard, Marie-Christine Pandolfino, Soraya Saiagh, Jean-Michel Nguyen, Christophe Bedane, Nicole Basset-Seguin, Amir Khammari, Brigitte Dréno

“…After sterile intralesional excision of a cutaneous or subcutaneous metastasis, TILs were produced according to a previously described method and then infused into the patient who also received a complementary subcutaneous IL-2 regimen. …”
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Prevalence, Causes, and Factors Associated with Visual Impairment and Blindness among Registered Pensioners in Ghana by Benjamin D. Nuertey, Kwesi Nyan Amissah-Arthur, Joyce Addai, Victor Adongo, Augustine D. Nuertey, Clement Kabutey, Isaac Asimadu Mensah, Richard Bekoe Biritwum

“…The prevalence of blindness was lowest in the 60–65-year-old age group (2.1% (95% CI = 1.3–2.8)) and highest in the above 80-year-old age group (12.2% (95% CI = 6.6–17.8)). …”
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Influence of Bisphosphonates on Alveolar Bone Loss around Osseointegrated Implants by Vivek, Ban A. Almudarris, Smitha Sharan, Prerna Kataria, Pallavi Nanaiah, Ravi Joshi, Chaitanya S. Buddhikot, Sheetal Acharya

“…Study participants were split into two groups: Group A (n = 30) had bisphosphonate therapy for a minimum of 1 year before implant placement, while Group B (n = 30) did not have any bisphosphonate treatment. …”
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The association between preoperative anemia and postoperative mortality among non-cardiac surgical patients in Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study by Misganew Terefe Molla, Amanuel Sisay Endeshaw, Gebrehiwot Asfaw, Fantahun Tarekegn Kumie

“…We used a propensity score-match analysis to group anemic and non-anemic patients. …”
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‘You Choose No Time to Live and Die’: Dinmukhamed A. Kunayev and His Time by Ziyabek Y. Kabuldinov, Konstantin V. Cherepanov, Didar B. Kassymova

“…Kunayev ― a prominent Soviet statesman and party activist, who was long in charge of the Kazakh SSR Party Organization and greatly contributed to socioeconomic development of the Republic (and the whole Soviet Union) in 1942–1986. …”
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Incidence and influencing factors of subsyndromal delirium in elderly patients with pancreatic surgery: a prospective study by Hui-Qing Xu, Yun Wang, Ning-Ning Xia, Kuei-Ching Pan, Kuei-Ching Pan

“…ObjectiveTo prospectively investigatethe incidence and influencing factors of Subsyndromal delirium (SSD) in elderly patients undergoing pancreatic surgery.MethodsAccording to a prospective observational study, elderly patients (aged ≥60 years) who underwent pancreatic surgery in the pancreatic center of our hospital from August 2023 to February 2024 were selected. …”
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Rock Art Conservation and Geotourism: A practical example from Foum Chenna engravings site, Morocco by Mohamed Abioui, Lhassan M Barki, Mohammed Benssaou, Abdelkrim Ezaidi, Nezha El Kamali

“…The rock engravings, the subject of this article, are artistic representations made by people from cultural communities who no longer exist. The rock art was a way of expressing their thoughts, culture and beliefs, before the invention of writing. …”
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An Intriguing Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an Adult Patient with Remote Infection with COVID-19 and Acute Chlamydia by Madhuri Chandnani, William A. Charini, Anil Jha, Chetan Dodhia, Eduardo Haddad

“…This case also highlights the importance for clinicians who care for adult patients of being familiar with the multisystem inflammatory syndrome of children, as an identical syndrome may occur in adult patients.…”
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Early handwriting development: a longitudinal perspective on handwriting time, legibility, and spelling by Lidia Truxius, Judith Sägesser Wyss, Michelle N. Maurer, Michelle N. Maurer

“…Coordinating these processes is particularly demanding for novice writers who have not yet automated their handwriting skills. …”
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Contextual factors influencing the use of digital health by patients and physicians in primary care: a scoping review protocol by Katarzyna Luchowska, Małgorzata Chmielewska, Katarzyna Byszek, Agata Olearczyk, Anna Gawrońska, Barbara Więckowska

“…Introduction Integrating digital health technologies to improve the overall performance of healthcare systems counts among the top priorities of the WHO. As evidenced in recent research, there are specific factors that may decisively determine the effective implementation and development of innovative digital health solutions. …”
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Development of New Models for the Estimation of Hourly Components of Solar Radiation: Tests, Comparisons, and Application for the Generation of a Solar Database in Morocco by Mohammed Benchrifa, Rachid Tadili, Ahmed Idrissi, Hajar Essalhi, Abdellah Mechaqrane

“…Thus, the data bank that we have realized will fill the gap of the hourly solar data and will meet the needs of engineers, installers of solar systems, and researchers who often need an extensive database.…”
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The Relationship Between First-Trimester Aneuploidy Markers and Birth Weight by Cenk Soysal, Hatice Sari, Ozlem Erten, Ismail Biyik, Onur Ince, Yasemin Tasci, Nadi Keskin

“… OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the relationship between the first-trimester aneuploidy screeningma and the predicted weight at birth: Small for gestational age and large for gestational age. …”
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The Change in HbA1c Associated with Initial Adherence and Subsequent Change in Adherence among Diabetes Patients Newly Initiating Metformin Therapy by Gregory A. Nichols, A. Gabriela Rosales, Teresa M. Kimes, Kaan Tunceli, Karen Kurtyka, Panagiotis Mavros

“…Whether changes in adherence are associated with changes in HbA1c is assumed but not known. Methods. We conducted a observational study of 2,844 type 2 diabetes patients who initiated metformin as their first antihyperglycemic drug. …”
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Association between abdominal obesity and nutritional supplement use among Iranian adults in the Shahedieh cohort study by Sina Nouri, Akram Ghadiri-Anari, Saeed Hosseini, Narjes Hazar

“…Abstract The relationship between the use of supplements and the presence of abdominal obesity is a topic that is currently being debated. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the existence of such an association. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Risk Factors among Individuals Aged 15 Years and Above in Mizan-Aman Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2016: A Cross Sectional Study by Shiferaw Birhanu Aynalem, Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) stepwise approach for noncommunicable disease surveillance was deployed to collect data. …”
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The Wandering Jew as Monster: John Blackburn’s <i>Devil Daddy</i> by Lisa Lampert-Weissig

“…Can we think of the legendary Wandering Jew as a monster? …”
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Assessing exposure to weight stigma: development and initial validation of the Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI) by Kamolthip Ruckwongpatr, I-Hua Chen, Iqbal Pramukti, Po-Ching Huang, Janet D. Latner, Kerry S. O’Brien, Xuelian Wang, Jung-Sheng Chen, Servet Üztemur, Chien-Chin Lin, Yen-Ling Chang, Wei-Leng Chin, Mark D. Griffiths, Chung-Ying Lin

“…Moreover, there were positive correlations between all seven factors of the WeSEI and the WSSQ and PWSS. Conclusion The WeSEI appears to assess observed weight stigma from different sources, and had good reliability, validity, and invariance across various subsamples. …”
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