Diagnostic value of lung function tests in long COVID: analysis of positive bronchial provocation test outcomes by Wei Liu, Qixuan Feng, Xuefeng Yuan, Chang Lu, Shuang Wang, Yadong Yuan

“…Significant differences were observed between positive and negative groups regarding age, gender, smoking status (all P < 0.05), and specific lung function indicators, including FVC, FEV1/FVC ratio, maximum of vital capacity (VC max), and DLCOc SB (all P < 0.001). Logistic regression identified age, MEF50, and DLCOc SB as independent factors influencing positive BPT results. …”
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Analyzing the Perspectives of Instructors of General Medical Modules on the Inclusion of Health Humanities Fundamentals in the Curriculum by SeyedAmir Mohseni, Fattaneh Amuei, Siavash Moradi

“…This concept is looking for an answer to the question of how to make medical education, medical processes, and practice more humane so that the human aspects are respected more. In this research, we want to identify and explain the necessity and how to apply the essentials of medical humanities in the MD curriculum of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Materials and methods: The current research was qualitative and content analysis type research. …”
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Assessing HIV/AIDS patients’ access to antiretroviral drugs using the healthcare accessibility framework: a cross-sectional study from Shandong, China by Zhixin Fan, Songlin Zheng, Weiming Cui, Chao Zheng, Qiang Sun, Jia Yin

“…Abstract Background Antiretroviral drugs are important for HIV/AIDS patients, but we know little about the real-life barriers patients face in accessing them. …”
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Analysis of the therapeutic efficacy of arthroscopic repair of the subscapularis tendon combined with coracoplasty by Hanlin Zheng, Yulong Liu, Bizhi Tu, Guang Chen, Rende Ning

“…Subcoracoid impingement was defined as a coracohumeral distance of less than 6 mm on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging, with a follow-up of was at least two years. The patients were divided into two groups: Group A underwent coracoplasty, while Group B did not. …”
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Age- and sex-specific differences in myocardial sympathetic tone and left ventricular remodeling following myocardial injury by Achi Haider, Susan Bengs, Angela Portmann, Sandro Fröhlich, Dominik Etter, Monika Maredziak, Geoffrey I. Warnock, Alexander Akhmedov, Sebastian Kozerke, Claudia Keller, Fabrizio Montecucco, Bruno Weber, Linjing Mu, Ronny R. Buechel, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Giovanni G. Camici, Simon M. Ametamey, Catherine Gebhard

“…Abstract Background Presentations and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction (MI) differ between women and men, with the worst outcomes being reported in younger women. Mental stress induced ischemia and sympathetic activation have been suggested to play a prominent role in the pathogenesis of MI in younger women, however, the impact of sex hormones on these parameters remains unknown. …”
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Determinants of essential newborn care for institutional births in Bangladesh: Findings from the 2019 MICS Survey by Syeda Sumaiya Efa, Syed Nafi Mahdee, Md Fuad Al Fidah

“…Proper ENC was associated with assistance by skilled birth attendant (SBA) (p = 0.004) and residence (p = 0.047). Higher odds of proper ENC were found among those who received assistance by SBA (AOR: 2.39; 95 % CI: 1.32–4.32; p = 0.004) and belonging to the middle class (AOR: 2.90; 95 % CI: 1.26–6.68; p-value=0.012). …”
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Co-creating and hosting PxP: a conference about patient engagement in research for and by patient partners by Dawn P. Richards, Hetty Mulhall, Joletta Belton, Savia de Souza, Trudy Flynn, Alex Haagaard, Linda Hunter, Amy Price, Sara Riggare, Janice Tufte, Rosie Twomey, Karim M. Khan

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Vision Improvement after Osimertinib Treatment in Paraneoplastic Optic Neuropathy Associated with Lung Adenocarcinoma by Masaomi Kubota, Nobumasa Tamura, Takaaki Hayashi, Euido Nishijima, Haruhiko Yanagisawa, Akira Kojima, Tadashi Nakano

“…A 76-year-old woman, who had been treated with gefitinib for lung adenocarcinoma for two years, presented with acute bilateral visual disturbances. …”
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Perceptions of cervical screening uptake amongst South Asian women in Ontario, Canada: a concept mapping study by Kimberly Devotta, Aisha Lofters, Jacqueline Bender, Patricia O’Campo

“…We engaged over 70 South Asian women and people who serve them in healthcare and community, to drive the CM process. …”
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Taung and beyond: The mining history, geology and taphonomy of Australopithecus in South Africa by Rieneke Weij, Stephanie E. Baker, Tara R. Edwards, Job Kibii, Georgina Luti, Robyn Pickering

“…We go on to emphasise members of research teams who have been crucial to the discovery and recovery of fossils but have often been excluded and remained unnamed. …”
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Type II Diabetes Patients under Sildenafil Citrate: Case Series Showing Benefits and a Side Effect by Livia M. Zimmermann, Mauricio S. Baptista, João Paulo Tardivo, Maria A. Pinhal

“…Case Presentation. Two male patients, aged 53 and 73 years, with type II diabetes, using oral hypoglycemic agents and presenting pathology associated with microcirculation alterations and ischemia, were medicated daily with SC. …”
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Blood loss in one-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasty: cruciate-retaining vs. posterior stabilized. A propensity score-matched analysis by Laoruengthana Artit, Tantimethanon Thanawat, Santisathaporn Nopparat, Inta-ngam Thisayapong, Pongpirul Krit, Rattanaprichavej Piti

“…The objective of this study was to compare perioperative blood loss and recovery among patients who underwent CR and PS BTKA. Methods: A cohort of 46 CR BTKA and 80 PS BTKA performed by a single surgeon were retrospectively evaluated. …”
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Parental Involvement in the Transition from Paediatric to Adult Care for Youth with Chronic Illness: A Scoping Review of the North American Literature by Bryn Badour, Amanda Bull, Abha A. Gupta, Raza M. Mirza, Christopher A. Klinger

“…Parents assuming supportive roles which change alongside their maturing child’s needs were reported as being beneficial to young peoples’ transition processes, while parents who hover over or micromanage their children during this time were found to hinder successful transitions. …”
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Optimizing Microneutralization and IFN-γ ELISPOT Assays to Evaluate Mpox Immunity by Yinyi Yu, Krystal Meza, Chase Colbert, Daniel F. Hoft, Anna Jaunarajs, Azra Blazevic, Sharon E. Frey, Getahun Abate

“…Methods: Fourteen samples from 7 volunteers who received Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) were used. …”
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The Imprint of the War in Ford Madox Ford’s Critical Writings by Isabelle BRASME

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Legal regulation of the circulation of pyrotechnic products in Ukraine and administrative responsibility for its violation by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…In 2017, the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine “On approval of the Provisional Rules of Circulation of Household Pyrotechnic Products in Ukraine” was revoked, as a result of which the normative grounds for bringing to administrative responsibility those who violated the rules of trade, storage and use of pyrotechnic products disappeared. …”
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Awareness and knowledge of halitosis among students at two different dental universities in Turkey: a cross-sectional survey by Emine Nur Kahraman, Şehrazat Erensoy, Ahu Dikilitaş, Ayşe Gülşahı, Esra Özge Aydın, Funda Seher Özalp Ateş

“…The questionnaire was distributed to a convenience sample of 250 undergraduate students from two different dentistry faculties who had completed their clinical internships. …”
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Age Differences in the Manifestation of Endurance Ability of Boys Karate Athletes by Svitlana Marchenko, Bohdan Fedotov

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Disease control and quality of life in chronic spontaneous urticaria and recurrent angioedema are strongly linked, but not in all patients by Sophia Neisinger, Pascale Salameh, Annika Gutsche, Felix Aulenbacher, Frank Siebenhaar, Marcus Maurer

“…We included the UCT and CU‐Q2oL for CSU and AECT and AE‐QoL for RA. …”
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Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA): A Secondary Analysis of Cross‐Sectional Survey Data by Hannah McGowan, Rik Crutzen, Tari Topolski, Stefan Tino Kulnik

“…For psychometric validation, we used the following survey measures: the new German version of the RAPA, two customized questions about physical activity behavior, one customized question about perceived health self‐management, and the German version of the EuroQol health‐related quality of life questionnaire. …”
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