Prevalence of anabolic steroid users seeking support from physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andreas Kimergård, Paolo Deluca, Julio Mario Xerfan Amaral

“…Secondary objectives are to compare this prevalence in different locations and among subpopulations of AAS users, and to discuss some of the factors that could have influenced the engagement of AAS users with physicians.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science and SciELO were searched in January 2022.Eligibility criteria Quantitative and qualitative studies reporting the number of AAS users who sought support from physicians, with no restrictions of language or time of publication.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed the quality of studies, including publication bias. …”
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Surgical fear and sleep quality effect the postoperative quality of recovery in patients undergoing brain tumor surgery: cross sectional study by Özge Çimen, Yeliz Sürme

“…Method This cross-sectional study was completed with 101 patients who met the inclusion criteria and underwent craniotomy under general anesthesia for a brain tumor between October 2020 and August 2021 in a university hospital. …”
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Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures with Intramedullary Fixation with Integrated Interlocking Lag and Compression Screws by Bradley Lezak, Roberto Hernandez-Irizarry, Stephen Quinnan

“…Our final cohort consisted of 19 patients (47% female) with an average age of 50 (27–82) who had 15 (79%) isolated femoral neck fractures and 4 (21%) femoral neck-shaft combined fractures. …”
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Investigating factors influencing utilization of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy among unaccompanied young refugees: an exploratory analysis by Barbara Kasparik, Madina Farani, Elisa Pfeiffer, Cedric Sachser, Rita Rosner

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Legal status of the cities of Galicyna in the nineteenth century (on the example of Stanislavov) by Ilyn L., Kaleniuk O.

“…It has been established that Magdeburg law is the basis of city self-government, but the Habsburg Empire is an example of effective reform and adaptation of legal norms to local needs. Stanislavov, who received Magdeburg law in 1662 and the processes that contributed to the transformation of legal norms that regulated the legal status of city authorities in the 19th century. is an ideal example for studying the system of local self-government. …”
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Microwave Thermal Ablation in an Unusual Case of Malignant and Locally Advanced Rare Tumor of Pancreas in ASA IV Old Male Patient and Literature Review by Francesco D’Amico, Michele Finotti, Chiara Di Renzo, Alessio Pasquale, Alessandra Bertacco, Giorgio Caturegli, Gabriel E. Gondolesi, Umberto Cillo

“…We describe the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian male who was diagnosed with a pancreatic tumor with biliary tree dilatation. …”
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Prognostic value of circulatory growth factors to predict responsiveness to chemotherapy and remission status of patients with acute myeloid leukemia by Mohammad Ahmad Bani-Ahmad, Duaa Ghanem

“…Introduction Tumor neovascularization, an essential requirement for malignant disease progression and metastasis, depends on the dysregulation of pro-angiogenic and anti-angiogenic activities. This study aimed to investigate the utilization of circulatory angiopoietins (Ang-1 and Ang-2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A and VEGF-C), and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) as a prognostic tool for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). …”
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The locative syntax of Experiencers. The case study of phraseological units as psych-predicates by Anna Dąbrowska

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Treatment of posttraumatic thoracolumbar fractures using SpineJack for vertebral body augmentation, a single-center retrospective, and observational cohort study of 226 cases by Theodore Njee-Bugha, Guillaume Buiret

“…Materials and Methods: Every patient who sustained a posttraumatic thoracolumbar vertebral fractures treated by SJPVBA from the January 6, 2012, to January 6, 2020, was retrosepctively included. …”
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Effectiveness of Super Floss and Water Flosser in Plaque Removal for Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Nozha Sawan, Afnan Ben Gassem, Faisal Alkhayyal, Aroob Albakri, Nada Al-Muhareb, Eman Alsagob

“…Registered 12 September 2021-retrospectively registered, https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN83875016.…”
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Association of Chlamydia trachomatis infection with cervical atypia in adolescent women with short-term or long-term use of oral contraceptives: a longitudinal study in HPV vaccina... by Indira Adhikari, Tiina Eriksson, Tapio Luostarinen, Dan Apter, Matti Lehtinen, Katja Harjula, Pekka Nieminen, Mari Hokkanen

“…Objective We assessed the relationship between Chlamydia trachomatis infection, duration of oral contraceptive (OC) use and cervical atypia among young adult Finnish women.Design A longitudinal study.Setting and participants Women who were included in this study participated in a community-randomised trial on the effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and C. trachomatis screening at ages 18.5 and 22 years in Finland. …”
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Massive Blood Transfusion for Trauma Score to Predict Massive Blood Transfusion in Trauma by Osaree Akaraborworn, Boonying Siribumrungwong, Burapat Sangthong, Komet Thongkhao

“…This research aimed to develop a massive blood transfusion for trauma (MBTT) score that is able to predict MBT in settings that have immature prehospital care. …”
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Preferred labels and language to improve communication about lesions at low risk of progressing to cancer: qualitative interviews with patients and physicians by Antonio Finelli, Anna R Gagliardi, Frances C Wright, Rachel Kupets, Mavis S Lyons, Clara Baker, Genevieve Chaput, Nicole J Look Hong

“…Objectives We explored how to improve communication about low-risk lesions including labels, language and other strategies.Design Qualitative description and thematic analysis to examine the transcripts of telephone interviews with patients who had low-risk lesions and physicians; and mapping to Communication Accommodation Theory to interpret themes.Setting CanadaParticipants 15 patients: 6 (40%) bladder, 5 (33%) prostate and 4 (27%) cervix lesions; and 13 physicians: 7 (54%) cervix, 3 (23%) bladder and 3 (23%) prostate lesions.Main outcome measures Patient and physician views of labels, language and other strategies to improve communication about low-risk lesions.Results Patients and clinicians held discordant views about low-risk lesion label impact, preferences and rationale. …”
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Health-care resource use and costs associated with inflammatory bowel disease in northwest London: a retrospective linked database study by Zia UI-Haq, Luiz Causin, Tahereh Kamalati, Durgesh Kahol, Trishan Vaikunthanathan, Charlotte Wong, Naila Arebi

“…Abstract Background With 20–40% of patients who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) not responding to therapy, resource use and costs can be high. …”
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Prediction of Ki-67 expression in gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors using histogram analysis of monochromatic and iodine images derived from spectral CT by Xianwang Liu, Tao Han, Yuzhu Wang, Hong Liu, Juan Deng, Caiqiang Xue, Shenglin Li, Junlin Zhou

“…Methods Sixty-five patients with gGIST who underwent spectral CT were divided into a low-level Ki-67 expression group (LEG, Ki-67 < 10%, n = 33) and a high-level Ki-67 expression group (HEG, Ki-67 ≥ 10%, n = 32). …”
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Features of Professional Activity Reflection of the Olympiad “I Am a Professional” Participants by A. K. Belolutskaya, I. S. Krishtofik, V. A. Mkrtchyan

“…The average statistical results of the pre-service teachers who were the participants of the Olympiad “I am a professional” are considered in the context of students’ professional pedagogical reflection development. …”
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Fever, uveitis, and myocarditis as the initial presentation of Behcet's Disease: A case report and review of the literature by Vishal Mangal, Yogendra Mishra, Amar Tej Atal, Divya Kochhar, Durga Madhab Tripathy, Manish Manrai

“…The final diagnosis of BD with myocarditis and occult hepatitis B infection was established. …”
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Hysterectomy Sparing Management of Uterine Necrosis following Uterine Artery Embolization for Postpartum Hemorrhage by Myriam Chlela, Josette Dawkins, Gregory Lewis

“…This is the case of a 30-year-old patient who had a cesarean section delivery and subsequently developed PPH due to uterine atony. …”
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War-related continuous traumatic stress as a potential mediator of associations between moral distress and professional quality of life in nurses: a cross-sectional study in Ukraine by Larysa Zasiekina, Anastasiia Martyniuk

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Evaluation of outcome relevance of quality indicators in the emergency department (ENQuIRE): study protocol for a prospective multicentre cohort study by Anna Slagman, Felix Greiner, Martin Möckel, Rainer Röhrig, Susanne Drynda, Wencke Schindler, Johannes Pollmanns, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Wiebke Schirrmeister, Ronny Otto, Jonas Bienzeisler, Saskia Drösler, Rolf Lefering, Jennifer Hitzek, Enno Swart, Felix Walcher

“…Included are all patients in 2019, who were ≥18 years of age, insured at the Techniker Krankenkasse (statutory health insurance (SHI)) and gave their written informed consent to the study.The primary objective of the study is to assess the effect of selected quality measures on patient outcome. …”
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