«Which of You Is Ready to Take a Leap to the Emptiness Today»? by Yu. A. Lukin

“…Drawing on our own pedagogical experience, we offer two  variants of the decision of this priority task, which determine the content of the introductory lecture. …”
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Changes to muscle and fascia tissue after eighteen days of ankle immobilization post-ankle sprain injury: an MRI case study by Meeghage Randika Perera, Pan Su, Samantha Holdsworth, Geoffrey Handsfield

“…Material and methods In this case study, a participant who suffered an ankle sprain underwent initial MRI scans and, after 21 days (18 of which included immobilization), a follow-up MRI. …”
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‘Viral’ Hunts? A Cultural Darwinian Analysis of Witch Persecutions by Hofhuis Steije, Boudry Maarten

“…The first question is: who constructed it? With hindsight, we can see that the concept contains many elements that appear to be intelligently designed to ensure the continuation of witch persecutions, such as the witches’ sabbat, the diabolical pact, nightly flight, and torture as a means of interrogation. …”
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On quantitizing revisited by Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

“…This article responds to this shortfall by proposing a comprehensive meta-framework using the 5W1H approach, which outlines why, when, what, where, how, and who should engage in quantitizing, thereby integrating several frameworks and models across both mixed and multiple methods research. …”
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PHARMACOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA IN THE ABSENCE OF RISK OF DISEASE PROGRESSION by A. A. Kamalov, A. M. Tahirzade

“…Monotherapy with α1-adrenoblocker at all times led to a significant improvement in 4 parameters (IPSS, QoL, Qmax, residual urine volume), but had no effect on erectile function. …”
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Clipping aneurysms via a fully endoscopic transcranial approach by Zhengxing Xie, Yan Zhuang, Jieping Liu

“…All patients were followed up for neurological examinations and computed tomography (CT) as well as computed tomography angiography (CTA) regularly after surgery. We reviewed the radiological and clinical data of 7patients who underwent aneurysm clipping via fully endoscopic techniques at our department from Jan. 2022 to Jul. 2024, including 2 middle cerebral artery aneurysms, 3 cerebral anterior communicating artery aneurysms, 1 anterior cerebral aneurysm and 1 ophthalmic aneurysm. …”
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Adenoma Detection Rate in Colonoscopic Screening with Ketamine-based Sedation: A Prospective Observational Study by Mirza KOVACEVIC, Nermina RIZVANOVIC, Adisa SABANOVIC ADILOVIC, Nedim BARUCIJA, Anida ABAZOVIC

“…Methods: This prospective, observational study included 140 patients, who underwent a standard colonoscopy preparation before the procedure. …”
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Machine learning-assisted cancer diagnosis in patients with paraneoplastic autoantibodies by Alireza Maleki, Mohammad Mahdi Mirza Ali Mohammadi, Shahab Gholizadeh, Behnaz Dalvandi, Mohammad Rahimi, Aidin Tarokhian

“…The study included participants who tested positive for at least one autoantibody. …”
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Knights in shining armour and (M)others in life jackets: Women’s experiences of advocating for care alone when suffering recurrent early pregnancy loss during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic by Flora E. Kent-Nye, Kayleigh S. Sheen, Karen Burgess, Munira Oza, Laura A. Magee, Davor Jurković, Sergio A. Silverio

“…Methods A qualitative interview study design was employed, with semi-structured interviews conducted virtually. A total of 16 women who had suffered two or more early pregnancy losses (≤ 14 weeks gestation) during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the United Kingdom participated. …”
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Novel functional eQTL-SNPs associated with susceptibility to occupational pulmonary fibrosis: A multi-stage study by Rui Zhao, Xiaobo Tao, Wendi Zhang, Siqi Li, Shenxuan Zhou, Anhui Ning, Zhenyu Li, Minjie Chu, Wei Wang, Junhong Jiang

“…Aim: Identifying the common functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that can both affect the susceptibility to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and silicosis. Methods: We first integrated the genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of IPF and silicosis to obtain the shared SNPs. …”
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Is Hydroxyurea Treatment Changing the Life of Children with Sickle Cell Disease? by Mohammed Ali Al Sabbah, Mahmoud Radaideh, Shafeeka Mohammed Saleh, Sura Ahmed Al-Doory, Amal Mahmoud Abdalqader, Fatima Farid Mir, Aya Mohammed

“…Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a prevalent hemoglobinopathy involving sickled hemoglobin that causes multiorgan disease due to chronic recurrent vaso-occlusion and hemolysis. Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) being present showed reduction in disease severity, owing to which hydroxyurea has gained significant recognition. …”
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Intravenous Protamine Sulfate Shortens Compression Time After Coronary Angiography via Distal Transradial Access by Minghao Liu, Huanhuan Wang, Lijian Gao, Jinwei Zhai, Hongmei Liu, Cheng Cui, Ying Song, Yan Chen, Zhan Gao, Haibo Liu, Jue Chen, Lei Song, Weixian Yang, Yongjian Wu, Jinqing Yuan

“…Methods: In this retrospective study, patients who underwent coronary angiography were enrolled and divided into two groups. …”
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Indigenizing Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition: A Review of the Literature by Peyton Juhnke, Tobin LeBlanc Haley

“…While the assessment of prior learning has been in practice for decades, this practice has excluded (and continues to exclude) the knowledges of those who remain underrepresented within higher education. …”
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Regional University: Guidelines for Self-Renewal by N. G. Bazhenova

“…A modern regional University as a self-developing system can and should become not just a “filter” for regional innovations, but also the most important tool for their promotion on the territory. It is able to generate new cohorts of active and qualified specialists, who are integrated into the region, grounded in it and able to create new areas of economic and social activities, new jobs. …”
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Effects of prior air pollution exposure on functional recovery after a myocardial infarction by Jordi Bañeras, Alejandro Berenguel-Senén, Eulogio Pleguezuelos, José Antonio Alarcón, Jesús Vallejo, Paz Sanz-Ayán, Juan Izquierdo-García, José Garcia, Rafael Colman, Juan Ignacio Castillo-Martín, Eduard Ródenas-Alesina

“…To assess the effect of different pollutants on post-MI rehabilitation, we included 137 post-MI patients from 7 Spanish hospitals that were enrolled in a cardiac rehabilitation program who underwent two cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET) within a 12-week period. …”
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Deterioration in ankle reflex is associated with a reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with type 2 diabetes: A retrospective observational cohort study by Taichi Muramatsu, Daisuke Yamamuro, Akifumi Kushiyama, Takako Kikuchi

“…ABSTRACT Aims/Introduction We investigated the association between the ankle reflex and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in patients with type 2 diabetes. …”
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The short-term and long-term results of three-stage surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis with formation of ileal J-pouch by P. V. Tsarkov, A. Yu. Kravchenko, I. A. Tulina, Yury Ye. Kitsenko

“…Stool frequency was 6,1±2,45 times per day, every fifth patient had nighttime defecation; 19 of 21 patients could distinguish type of their reservoir contents and were able to provide its retention. Pouchitis was observed in 21% of cases. …”
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Beta Blocker Therapy in Heart Failure Patients with Active Cocaine Use: A Systematic Review by Baldeep K. Mann, Janpreet S. Bhandohal, Mohammad Saeed, Gerald Pekler

“…Only studies containing the outcomes of heart failure patients with active cocaine use who were treated with beta blockers were included. …”
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Concurrent Validity of The Expanded Cutting Alignment Scoring Tool (E-CAST) by Lauren Butler, Alexa Martinez, Ashley Erdman, Dai Sugimoto, Alex Loewen, Eryn Milian, Charles Wyatt, Kristin Hayden, Amie DeVerna, Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Sophia Ulman

“… # Level of evidence 3b…”
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Seminoma of Testis Masquerading as Orchitis in an Adult with Paraplegia: Proposed Measures to Avoid Delay in Diagnosing Testicular Tumours in Spinal Cord Injury Patients by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L. Hughes, Paul Mansour, Bakul M. Soni

“…To prevent delay in the diagnosis of testicular tumours in SCI patients, we propose the following measures: (1) patients who develop swelling of the testis should consult a physician as soon as possible for clinical examination; blind antibiotic therapy should be avoided if possible; (2) if clinical examination reveals a hard swelling of the testis and the typical features of acute urinary infection are absent, an ultrasound scan of the scrotum should be performed as soon as possible; (3) in patients with equivocal ultrasound findings, ultrasound-guided, fine-needle aspiration cytology may allow an early diagnosis of testicular malignancy; (4) education of SCI patients and their caregivers is needed to implement these recommendations.…”
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