Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Jeanean B. Naqvi, Taynara Formagini, Matthew A. Allison, Namratha R. Kandula, Jee Won Park, Britta A. Larsen

“…Method Participants (N = 6,814) were 45–84 years of age who identified as White, Black, Hispanic/Latino, or Chinese without known clinical CVD at baseline (2000–2002). …”
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Percutaneous paravertebral endoscopic decompression for the treatment of far-out syndrome involving the L5 nerve root: technical report and preliminary results by Fei Yang, Chaoqun Feng, Ke Li, Xiaohong Fan, Rigao Chen

“…Methods From April 2021 to June 2023, a retrospective study was conducted on patients with far-out syndrome who underwent percutaneous paravertebral endoscopic decompression at Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. …”
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Normative Values of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in a Middle Eastern Population by Mouna M. Al-Sa’ad, Amjad T. Shatarat, Justin Z. Amarin, Darwish H. Badran

“…A retrospective chart review of 74 patients was conducted. Outpatients who had presented to the ophthalmology clinic at the Jordan University Hospital between January 2016 and July 2018 were consecutively sampled. …”
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Tsarist Doctors in the Implementation of Peter the Great’s Foreign Policy Initiatives in 1716–1721 by A. V. Morokhin

“…It analyzes the activities of two doctors Robert Areskin and George Polikala. …”
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The Problem of Methodological Fixation of Analytical Jurisprudence by D. G. Alova, A. A. Iljushkin

“…The fourth part of the article examines the foundations of analytical jurisprudence in the form of the legal theory of Herbert Hart, who, being the founder of analytical jurisprudence, defined the entire subsequent analytic tradition in jurisprudence in such a way that its focus is not limited only to issues of legal language. …”
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Incremental cost of treating antimicrobial-resistant infections among hospitalised patients in India: a cohort study by Sanjay M Mehendale, Kamini Walia, Pallab Ray, Nusrat Shafiq, Shankar Prinja, Sagar Khadanga, Susmita Chatterjee, Raman Gangakhedkar, Samiran Panda, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Megha Mamulwar, Abhijit Kadam, Gayatri Bhambure, Shilpa Bembalkar, Shraddha Bapat, Arati Mane, Shobha Rajure, Jayanthi Mathaiyan, Yamunadevi Ramanathan, Vijayshri Suresh Deotale, Gourangie Gogoi, Ruchita Attal, Jharna Mandal, Venkateswaran Ramanathan

“…This study had a retrospective component, which calculated the direct cost of treating resistant and susceptible blood stream infections caused by selected WHO priority pathogens. The prospective component estimated indirect cost and financial coping strategies for the treatment of AMR. …”
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Redesigning Death Rounds: Alleviating distress for residents in end-of-life care [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Lauren Baumgardner, Shannon Fang, Vidya Krishnan, Benjamin Schwan

“…Our goal was to implement and evaluate a newly structured DR curriculum to help residents further reflect on experiences of caring for dying patients, reduce emotional burnout, and improve physician well-being. Methods Using a mixed-methods design, we conducted a qualitative needs assessment using interviews of residents. …”
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Anaemia in the Hospitalized Elderly in Tanzania: Prevalence, Severity, and Micronutrient Deficiency Status by Clara Chamba, Ahlam Nasser, William F. Mawalla, Upendo Masamu, Neema Budodi Lubuva, Erius Tebuka, Pius Magesa

“…Combined deficiency (either iron and vitamin B12 deficiency or iron and folate deficiency) was the most common micronutrient deficiency anaemia with a frequency of 33.3% (6/18), followed by isolated iron and folate deficiencies at equal frequency of 27.8% (5/18) and vitamin B12 deficiency at 11.1% (2/18). …”
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Physical Inactivity and Food Insecurity Are Associated with Social Capital: A Large-Scale Population-Based Study in Tehran by Amin Nakhostin-Ansari, Paria Akbari, Maryam Selk-Ghaffari, Amir Hossein Memari, Mohamad-Reza Vaez-Mahdavi, Mohsen Asadi-Lari

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted in 22 districts of Tehran, the capital of Iran. Residents of Tehran who were 15 years or older were selected by a multi-stage, stratified, and random sampling method. …”
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Understanding the regulatory-procurement interface for medicines in Africa via publicly available information on standards, implementation, and enforcement in five countries by Jillian C. Kohler, Mariangela Castro-Arteaga, Saher Panjwani, David Mukanga, Murray M. Lumpkin, Bonface Fundafunda, Anthony B. Kapeta, Chimwemwe Chamdimba, Anna S. Y. Wong, Kristin N. Harper, Charles Preston

“…This study’s aim was to characterise the regulatory-procurement interface – the intersection of decision-making in these two spheres – using publicly available data from five African countries.Methods For the five target countries, we adapted criteria from WHO’s 2018 Pharmaceutical System Transparency and Accountability Assessment Tool to identify key national policies and practices around the nexus of medicines regulation and procurement.Results Though legal and policy frameworks enabling best practices in procurement were often in place, implementation and enforcement of these practices appear to be key areas for strengthening. …”
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Toxoplasmosis—Awareness and Knowledge of Pregnant Women in Rural Areas of Malakand Region, Pakistan by Wali Khan, Hafeez ur Rahman, Yousef Abdal Jalil Fadladdin, Naseem Rafiq, Robi Naz, Patricio R. De los Rios-Escalante, Shabir Ahmad, Shouaa Abdulaziz Alrobaish, Noorah Saleh Al-Sowayan

“…Number of children within the pregnant multipara women was significantly associated with knowledge about toxoplasmosis. Pregnant women who measured in number of childbirths within a women showed the highest mean score of 42.3±13.3 with 57 (44.8%) displaying a good knowledge level. …”
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Suicide Research and Adolescent Suicide Trends in New Zealand by Said Shahtahmasebi

“…., a downward blip is interpreted as the result of current knowledge and public health policies, while an upward blip is explained as suicide being complex depending on many variables requiring further research. …”
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Nurses Monitor Medication with a Schedule for Undrop-Out Program (SRAGAM) for TBC Clients by Andi Rinaldo, Aprina Aprina

“…TBC treatment 6-24 months resulted in drop-out treatment. …”
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Human, too human? Experience, Learning, Interaction with AI by Eleonora Sparano

“…While on the one hand the realisation of anthropomorphic products would seem to facilitate interaction, on the other hand the analysis of the literature conducted has revealed ambivalent reactions towards AI applications characterised by traits that are far too like humans. The importance of the contribution lies in emphasising the need to keep the two components, the artificial and the human, separate to foster an interactional and communicational exchange destined to become increasingly frequent in the future, as is already the case in most social contexts. …”
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Efficacy of Once Daily Darunavir/Ritonavir in PI-Naïve, NNRTI-Experienced Patients in the ODIN Trial by Anna Maria Geretti, Mathe Moeketsi, Ralph Demasi, Yvon van Delft, Perry Mohammed

“…An exploratory subanalysis of the ODIN trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy of darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) 800/100 mg OD versus 600/100 mg BID in patients who were NNRTI-experienced but PI-naïve. Methods. …”
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Musikalisches Zitat als kulturelle Assoziation. Die ästhetische Bedeutung des musikalischen Zitats in der koreanischen Musik des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts by Hee Sook Oh

“…Among these, works of Na, Un Young (1922–1993), Kang, Unsu (*1960), and Chung, Tae Bong (*1952) who employed the technique of musical quotation in their compositions were examined in detail here. …”
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Muscle strength measurements reflecting the extent of complete subscapularis tears: reliability in patients with rotator cuff tears by Wataru Sahara, MD, PhD, Keishi Takagi, PT, Shuhei Tada, PT, Daichi Yamada, PT, Hiroki Kiya, PT, Hiroto Hanai, MD, PhD, Shoji Konda, PhD, Seiji Okada, MD, PhD

“…This study investigated muscle strength measurements that best reflect the extent of SSC tears and clarified their reliability. Methods: We analyzed 107 patients (111 shoulders) who underwent arthroscopic surgery for rotator cuff tears, assessing preoperative and postoperative muscle strength. …”
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Manajemen kepala Madrasah Ibtidaiyah dalam menumbuhkan pendidikan karakter religius pada era digital by Murni Yanto

“…Students' religiosity is shown by obedient attitude or behavior in carrying out the religious teachings that have been adhered to, being tolerant of the implementation of religious worship and living in harmony with followers of other religions. …”
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La «catena calda»: un’etnografia dell’allattamento a partire dai margini by Martina Riina

“…The ethnographic exploration through which these issues are addressed starts from the marginal neighbourhoods of Palermo and goes as far as Novara, with the intention of establishing a comparison through which it is possible to understand the elements that influence, favour or discourage the practice of breast-feeding, in relation to the dictates of the scientific health community which, today more than ever, insists on its centrality in maternal and child health, giving mothers specific indications, and sometimes pointing out those who do not follow them as incorrect, imprudent or irresponsible. …”
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The impact of a water promotion and access intervention on elementary school students in the presence of food insecurity by Leslie Gerstenfeld, Lauren Blacker, Charles E McCulloch, Lorrene D Ritchie, Valeria M Ordonez, Laura Schmidt, Anisha I Patel

“…However, students with child food insecurity (CFI) may not respond to nutrition interventions like children who are food-secure. Design: The Water First cluster-randomised trial found that school water access and promotion prevented child overweight and increased water intake. …”
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