“I LIGHT MY CANDLE FROM YOURS…”: ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF MODERN LIBRARY SERVICES FOR SCIENTISTS by T. О. Kolesnykova

“…The aspects affect: 1) relationship between communicants; 2) explanations of why it is the authors-researchers who have been at the center of the attention of libraries, why they are provided with exactly these services and exactly in this way; 3) levels of impact of new services on both scientists and librarians. …”
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A Medication Management App (Smart-Meds) for Patients After an Acute Coronary Syndrome: Pilot Pre-Post Mixed Methods Study by Frederic Ehrler, Liliane Gschwind, Hamdi Hagberg, Philippe Meyer, Katherine Blondon

“…MethodsOverall, 18 patients who recently experienced ACS were recruited for a 1-month intervention using the gamified app. …”
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Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of Clear Corneal Incision: Effect of the Lateral Stromal Hydration by Jiri Cendelin, Stepan Rusnak, Lenka Hecova

“…The cohort included 65 clear corneal incisions of 49 patients who underwent cataract surgery. Corneal incisions were recorded using a Leica Proveo 8 microscope with an intraoperative OCT EnFocus™ device continuously during the surgery. …”
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Noninvasive in vivo assessment of placental insufficiency using pCASL: a prospective case–control study by Ghada Awad, Alaa Mohamed Reda, Rasha Lotfy Younis, Manal Mostafa Hassan, Rania Essam Eldin Mohamed Ali

“…Our study enrolled 30 pregnant females with different risk factors for developing IUGR and other 30 females with the same age group having normal pregnancy. The two groups were evaluated by free breathing arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Correlation between Obesity and Left Atrial Enlargement in Patients Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance by Solos Jaturapisanukul, Yodying Kaolawanich, Methat Meechuen, Thananya Boonyasirinant

“…Materials and Methods: We prospectively enrolled consecutive eligible patients aged 18 years or older who underwent CMR at a tertiary academic hospital. …”
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Investigating the impact of persistent HPV infection on recurrence of lesions post-surgery for early-stage cervical cancer and related influencing factors by Jing Na, Ya Li, Qiao Lu, Yang Wang, Shichao Han, Jun Wang

“…ObjectiveTo explore the influencing factors of recurrence after surgical treatment for early-stage cervical cancer (stages IA1-IIA1) and to investigate the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and postoperative recurrence of lesions.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 242 patients who underwent surgical treatment for early-stage cervical cancer (FIGO stages IA1-IIA1) at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University between 2015 and 2022. …”
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The clinical impact of glenoid concavity and version on anterior shoulder stability by Sebastian Oenning, MD, Clara de Castillo, Elena Jacob, MD, Arne Riegel, MD, Philipp A. Michel, MD, Jens Wermers, MSc, Michael J. Raschke, MD, J. Christoph Katthagen, MD

“…We hypothesized that low glenoid concavity and low retroversion are associated with anterior glenohumeral instability. …”
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Safety and efficacy of chocolate balloon in the treatment of infrapopliteal artery disease by Ridong Wu, Qingqi Yang, Mian Wang, Zilun Li, Chen Yao, Guangqi Chang

“…Methods This single-center retrospective study included 167 patients with CLTI and infrapopliteal who underwent endovascular intervention with or without chocolate balloons from September 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Primary Glaucoma Device Implantation Surgery in Exfoliative Glaucoma: A Retrospective Consecutive Case Series by Sang Yoong Park, Sang Wook Jin

“…This study was a retrospective, consecutive case series study including 36 eyes of 36 patients with XFG who underwent primary GDI surgery. Intraocular pressure (IOP), the mean deviation (MD) from the visual field exam, corneal endothelial cell density (ECD), and the number of topical antiglaucoma agents used during the preoperative and postoperative periods were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Elucidating the Prognostic Role of BRAFV600E and the Activation Status of the Downstream MAPK Pathway in PTC: A Study from a Tertiary Centre in India by Nadeem Kocheri, Priti Chatterjee, Shipra Agarwal, Mehar C. Sharma, Sanjana Ballal, Chandrasekhar Bal, Sunil Chumber

“…Methods: Randomly selected 50 PTC and 15 non-PTC cases were re-classified according to the 2022 WHO classification. The BRAF mutation status was compared with the IHC of BRAFV600E, pERK1/2, pMEK1/2, and clinicopathological variables, including response to radioactive iodine and disease-free survival. …”
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A descriptive study of blood pressure in people with self-reported substance use seeking health care in region F, Johannesburg, South Africa by K.E. Oladimeji, S. Gumede, A. Nyatela, S. Nonyukela, R. Mohale, S.T. Lalla-Edward, D. Dwarka

“…Substance use such as alcohol, tobacco and drugs, is one of various factors attributable to elevated blood pressure This study describes the prevalence of elevated blood pressure and associated factors among individuals who self-reported to substance use. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study involved use of secondary data from the Integrating HIV and Heart Health in South Africa study collected between August 2022 to May 2024. …”
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Chronic hepatitis B and risk of kidney involvement by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

Subjects: “…chronic hepatitis b…”
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A Machine Learning Based Framework for a Stage-Wise Classification of Date Palm White Scale Disease by Abdelaaziz Hessane, Ahmed El Youssefi, Yousef Farhaoui, Badraddine Aghoutane, Fatima Amounas

“…To classify the WSD into its four classes (healthy, low infestation degree, medium infestation degree, and high infestation degree), two types of ML algorithms were tested; classical machine learning methods, namely, support vector machine (SVM) and k-nearest neighbors (KNN), and ensemble learning methods such as random forest (RF) and light gradient boosting machine (LightGBM). …”
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Pulmonary function in swimmers exposed to disinfection by-products: a narrative review by Michał Boraczyński, Tomasz Balcerek, Nikola Rożkiewicz, Monika Pabiszczak, Michał Harasymczuk, Aneta Sławska, Przemysław Lutomski

“…Fortunately, the reduction of bronchial symptoms in swimmers who reduce training volume and intensity suggests that the negative effects on pulmonary function may be reversible. …”
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Home-modification interventions addressing falls and participation in activities of daily living among older adults: a scoping review protocol by Gifty M Georlee, Abiram U, Pham Ngoc Dat, Nguyen Khac Tuan, Shashank Mehrotra

“…We will include the following databases: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, ProQuest, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and Google Scholar. …”
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Hypofractionated partial breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery for patients with early stage breast cancer in China Mainland: a single-arm prospective trial by Xiaomeng Zhang, Xiaofang Wang, Zhuohua Xu, Yajuan Chu, Xingxing Chen, Li Zhang, Jin Meng, Wei Shi, Zhaozhi Yang, Xin Mei, Xiaoli Yu, Zhen Zhang, Xiaomao Guo, Miao Mo, Guangyu Liu, Jiong Wu, Zhimin Shao, Jinli Ma

“…Four patients died from non-breast cancer causes, and the 5- year OS was 97.9%. In conclusion, we observed lower rates of cosmetic deterioration, IBTR, and ≥ grade 2 acute/late normal tissue effects following PBI with a moderately hypofractionated regimen delivered with IMRT technique. …”
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Early Radiologic Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infection in Febrile Neutropenic Patients: A Comparison of Serial Chest Radiography and Single CT Chest by Wanaporn Burivong, Thanatorn Sricharoen, Apichart Thachang, Sunsiree Soodchuen, Panitpong Maroongroge, Vichit Leelasithorn

“…This study included 78 patients with hematologic malignancies who developed 107 episodes of febrile neutropenia from January 2012 to October 2017 and had a chest film performed within the first seven days. …”
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Detection of Phosphorylated Alpha-Synuclein in the Muscularis Propria of the Gastrointestinal Tract Is a Sensitive Predictor for Parkinson’s Disease by Goichi Beck, Yumiko Hori, Yoshito Hayashi, Eiichi Morii, Tetsuo Takehara, Hideki Mochizuki

“…Objective. In the present study, we assessed Lewy pathology in the GI tracts of seven PD patients who had undergone a gastrectomy, gastric polypectomy, or colonic polypectomy prior to the onset of motor symptoms in order to assess whether the presence of pathological αSyn in the ENS could be a predictor for PD. …”
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Social activities and different intensities of physical activity among older adults in China: a population-based cohort study by Song Yang, Qi Zhang, Anhui Zhao, Dongye Lyu

“…Physical activity is widely recognized as a critical factor for improving health, yet the specific impact of different intensities of physical activity on the health of older adults remains underexplored.MethodsThis study addresses this gap by analyzing data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS), a nationally representative survey of a cohort of Chinese people (aged ≥45 years) from 150 counties or districts and 450 villages or urban communities across 28 provinces, who were selected by use of multistage stratified probability-proportionate-to-size sampling. …”
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Characteristics Associated with Acute-Phase Response following First Zoledronic Acid Infusion in Brazilian Population with Osteoporosis by Bruno S. A. Ferreira, Bernardo M. da Cunha, Luciana P. Valadares, Larissa A. Moreira, Frederico G. A. Batista, Cristiane da F. Hottz, Marina M. P. Lins, Gabriel G. R. Magalhães, Luanna M. de Arruda, Sergio H. R. Ramalho

“…We aimed to evaluate characteristics associated with acute-phase response (APR) following first zoledronic acid infusion in a Brazilian cohort. …”
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