Investigating the significance of SPECT/CT-SUV for monitoring 177Lu-PSMA-targeted radionuclide therapy: a systematic review by Tahani O. Alkahtani

“…SPECT/CT-SUV changes between the first two to three cycles were reported in one study. …”
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Burden of Respiratory Disease in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Experience from a PICU of a Tertiary Care Center in Pakistan by Sidra Ishaque, Nazia Bibi, Zaiba Shafik Dawood, Janeeta Hamid, Quratulain Maha, Syeda Asma Sherazi, Ali Faisal Saleem, Qalab Abbas, Naveed Ur Rehman Siddiqui, Anwar Ul Haque

“…We also stratified the respiratory diseases as defined by the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Classification. …”
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Comparison of the Disposable Streamlined Liner of the Pharynx Airway and the Disposable I-gel in Anaesthetized, Paralyzed Adults: A Randomized Prospective Study by Khaled EL-Radaideh, Ala"a Alhowary, Diab Bani Hani

“…Heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure, SpO2, and EtCO2 were not significantly different between groups. …”
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Quit attempts among tobacco users identified in the Tamil Nadu Tobacco Survey of 2015/2016: a 3 year follow-up mixed methods study by Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Abhay Nirgude, Surendran Veeraiah, Vidhubala Elangovan, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Tanu Anand, Mahendra M Reddy, Revathy Sudhakar, Niraimathi K, Divyarajprabhakar Subramani, Swaminathan Rajaraman, Hemanth Raj Elluswami

“…Support from family and perceived health benefits are key enablers, while peer influence, high dependence and lack of professional help are some of the barriers to quitting.Conclusion Two-thirds of the tobacco users continue to use tobacco in the last 3 years. …”
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Development planning in argentina. An agenda for progress and open challenges (2003-2015) by Ariel Oscar García

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Statin Use and Mortality among Patients Hospitalized with Sepsis: A Retrospective Cohort Study within Southern California, 2008–2018 by Brannen Liang, Su-jau T. Yang, Kenneth K. Wei, Albert S. Yu, Brendan J. Kim, Michael K. Gould, John J. Sim

“…Statins exhibit pleiotropic effects. Objective. We sought to compare mortality outcomes among statin users versus nonusers who were hospitalized with sepsis. …”
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Lympho-vascular invasion in oral cavity cancers – A bridge between tumour biology and clinical outcomes by Sapna Krishnamurthy, Imtiaz Ahmed, Kumar Vinchurkar, Mahesh Kalloli, Adarsh Sanikop, Raghavendra Sagar, Santosh Mathapathi, Rohan Bhise

“…One such factor is the status of lympho-vascular invasion (LVI). We carried out this analysis to evaluate the association of LVI with other prognostic factors and the clinical outcomes. …”
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'A journey around his room': Genre uniqueness of I.A. Goncharov's novel 'Oblomov' by L.A. Sapchenko

“…The author gives a number of examples proving that the novel “Oblomov” can be defined as “anti-travel”: as a book about a man who “did not go”: did not travel through Europe, did not go to the springs, did not visit Oblomovka, did not keep his promise to come to Paris… The comparative-historical method of analysis (historical-typological and “contact”) have been used during the research. …”
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The Association Between Body Composition, Overall Survival, Treatment Decisions, and Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Metastatic Non‐Small‐Cell Lung Cancer by Adriana M. Coletta, Hyejung Lee, Sonam Puri, Sinead Culleton, Matthew F. Covington, Jeffrey T. Yap, Kelsey E. Maslana, Benjamin Haaland, Wallace Akerley

“…Methods This retrospective analysis was conducted in newly diagnosed patients with mNSCLC who had computed‐tomography (CT) scans and completed PRO questionnaires close to metastatic diagnosis date. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study on the Affordable Care Act from the Perspective of People Living with HIV: The Interplay between Knowledge, Stigma, Trust, and Attitudes by Christopher Kaperak, Sarah Elwood, Tamara Saint-Surin, Christopher Winstead-Derlega, Robert O. Brennan, Rebecca Dillingham, Kathleen A. McManus

“…To date, little has been published about PLWH’s perspective on the ACA. We explored ACA knowledge, HIV stigma, trust in the healthcare system, and ACA attitudes among PLWH with ADAP-funded QHPs in Virginia. …”
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Determinants of rural practice among a cohort of dental professionals in Australia by Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla, Sudheer Babu Balla, Jyothi Tadakamadla, Libby Semmens, Sarah Down, Carol McKinstry, Jane Mills

“…Materials and methods The target population was dental and OHT graduates from La Trobe University’s Rural Health School (Australia) who completed their studies between 2009 and 2023. …”
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The effects of training female students in emotion regulation techniques on their social problem-solving skills and social anxiety: a randomized controlled trial by Ashraf Akbari, Camellia Torabizadeh, Narjes Nick, Giti Setoodeh, Parvin Ghaemmaghami

“…The subjects were 47 female high-school second graders who were randomly divided into a control (25 students) and an intervention group (22 students). …”
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A case of subcutaneous metastatic malignant melanoma of the left medial ankle: a case report and review of literature by Lauren Workman, Lauren Fang, Martina Blazevic, Joanna Chen, Richard Simman

“…Although not a true example of melanoma of unknown primary, our case is still noteworthy as it represents a unique instance of melanoma presenting subcutaneously from trauma to a preexisting epidermal nevus. Case presentation We present the case of a 66-year-old non-Hispanic Caucasian male who initially sought evaluation for a nontender lump of the left groin. …”
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Long-term Conservative Follow-up in Children with High-grade Vesicoureteral Reflux and an Abnormal Dimercaptosuccinic Acid Scan by Pankaj V Deshpande

“…A total of 59 children (39 boys and 20 girls) (72%) had MCUG done after UTI while 20 (19 boys and one girl) (24%) children had it done for antenatal hydronephrosis (four of whom had developed UTI immediately after MCUG but had remained free of UTIs thereafter). …”
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Transfusion efficacy and influencing factors of patients transfused with different therapeutic doses of platelets: a comparative analysis by ZHU Jianling, CHENG Tingting, MA Chunya, FU Lihui, SHI Hongmei, YU Yang

“…[Methods] A total of 5 827 patients who received platelet transfusion in the PLA General Hospital from May 2023 to May 2024 were selected as the research subjects, among which 4 780 patients were transfused with 1 therapeutic dose of platelets, and 1 047 patients were transfused with 0.5 therapeutic dose of platelets, and the efficacy of platelet transfusion was compared between the two groups. …”
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Students’ perspective on new teaching concepts for medical studies: case- and competency-based learning in radiology by Max Masthoff, Friedrich Pawelka, Gisela Zak, Bas de Leng, Dogus Darici, Philipp Schindler, Walter Heindel, Anne Helfen

“…The new course format was compared with a cohort of students who had previously (May 2022–June 2023) attended traditional lectures (n = 169) and/or seminars (n = 234). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of CART Cell Therapy in Aggressive B‐Cell Lymphomas Involving the Gastrointestinal Tract by Lixia Ma, Yimeng Dou, Rui Liu, Teng Xu, Fan Yang, Peihao Zheng, Shaomei Feng, Yuelu Guo, Hui Shi, Fei Xue, Biping Deng, Xiaoyan Ke, Kai Hu

“…Limited data are available on the risks associated with CART therapy in patients with gastrointestinal involvement in B‐cell lymphomas. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to address this gap in knowledge. …”
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Sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among Wollo University students, Northeast Ethiopia by Hilina Ayalew, Gedefaw Abeje, Elsabeth Addisu, Natnael Kebede, Ayalew Hassen Mohammed

“…Results Self-reported STIs prevalence in the last 12 months prior to the study was 59 (21.5%; 95% CI: 16.5-26.5%) among students who were sexually active. Non-dormitory students (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 4.56, 95% CI: 1.21-17.21%), having sex with a casual partner (AOR = 2.98, 95% CI: 1.14-7.81%), and poor knowledge on STIs (AOR = 2.95, 95% CI: 1.28-6.81%) were found significantly associated with a history of STIs in the past 12 months among Wollo University students. …”
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Minimum acceptable diet and contributing factors among children aged 6–23 months in Afghanistan: insights from the 2022–2023 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey by Essa Tawfiq, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Massoma Jafari, Ghulam Mohayuddin Mudaser, Zainab Ezadi, Sayed Ali Shah Alawi, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Omid Dadras

“…The outcome variable was MAD and was defined according to the WHO and UNICEF recommendations and indicators for young child feeding practices. …”
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No frequency change of prehospital treatments by emergency medical services providers for traumatic cardiac arrest patients before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea: an obse... by Ju Heon Lee, Hyung Il Kim

“…Results During the study period, 2,007 patients received CPR, of whom 596 patients had TCA and 367 had disease-origin cardiac arrest (DCA). …”
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