The use of modern e-health services including telemedicine and telepharmacy for remote patient care in Saudi Arabia by Farah K. Alhomoud

“…RESULTS: Of the 471 survey participants who started filling out the survey, 64% (n=300) reported using e-health services since coronavirus disease and were included in the final analysis. …”
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The Timing of Infarction Pain in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction after Previous Revascularization by Predrag M. Mitrovic, Branislav Stefanovic, Zorana Vasiljevic, Mina Radovanovic, Nebojsa Radovanovic, Gordana Krljanac, Dubravka Rajic, Predrag Erceg, Vladan Vukcevic, Ivana Nedeljkovic, Miodrag Ostojic

“…However, analyzing a different subgroup of patients with AMI after previous CABG, it was found that some subgroups had two peaks of onset, but a higher evening peak (patients older than 70 years of age, smokers, diabetics, and a group of patients who were taking beta-blocker therapy). …”
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Associations of Concordant and Shared Lung Cancer Screening Decision Making with Decisional Conflict: A Multi-Institution Cross-Sectional Analysis by Donald R. Sullivan, Sara E. Golden, Liana Schweiger, Anne C. Melzer, Santanu Datta, James M. Davis, Renda Soylemez Wiener, Christopher G. Slatore

“…We included patients who indicated they accepted or declined to undergo the LDCT. …”
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Ascending aortic replacement versus aortic root replacement in patients with type A aortic dissection involving the aortic root by Fausto Biancari, Giuseppe Gatti, Timo Mäkikallio, Tatu Juvonen, Giovanni Mariscalco, Zein El-Dean, Matteo Pettinari, Javier Rodriguez Lega, Andrea Perrotti, Francesco Onorati, Konrad Wisniewki, Till Demal, Petr Kacer, Dario Di Perna, Igor Vendramin, Mauro Rinaldi, Luisa Ferrante, Eduard Quintana, Joscha Buech, Caroline Radner, Antonio Fiore, Angelo M. Dell’Aquila, Paola D’Errigo, Stefano Rosato, Gianluca Polvani, Sven Peterss

“…The risk of proximal aortic reoperation was significantly lower in patients who underwent aortic root replacement (5.5% vs 12.9%, adjusted subdistributional hazard ratio (SHR) 0.085, 95% CI 0.022–0.329). …”
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Exploring the impact and mechanisms of behavioral activation on sleep disorders in colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial by Anlong Li, Runze Huang, Han Ge, Dajie Liu, Shaochun Liu, Yingxue Jia, Jiaying Chai, Xinyi Zheng, Lijun Liu, Chen Gan, Jian Xu, Ling Cheng, Mingjun Zhang, Huaidong Cheng

“…Behavioral activation (BA), derived from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), offers a flexible, simple, and cost-effective alternative. …”
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The incidence of and risk factors for axillary web syndrome with limited shoulder movement after surgery for breast cancer, and the effect of early physical therapy intervention by Ya-Hui Chou, Su-Fen Liao, Dar-Ren Chen, Shou-Tung Chen, Wei-Te Wang

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TRANSFORMATION REFLEXES OF PRE-CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IN KIEVAN RUS LITERATURE by Nataliia O. Stratonova

“…This process has had its impact on the internal development of the mythodogical consciousness of the people, has accelerated the emergence of the epic in his heroic cycles and Kiev, where it was easy, but dosed and originally instilled Christian ritual principles and values.Byzantine and Bulgarian literature’s circle passed to Russ ready and clear truth, and Rus scribes were the first who learnedit as a model for their life. It is practical, saint idea became the basis of Rus literacy. …”
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The Epidemiological Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Halabja Province/Kurdistan –Iraq by Osama Hamid Shareef, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Dashty Aziz Ghafor, Ari Shareef Ali, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Ali Aziz Ali, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Ali Muhi Aldeen Omar Aljabary

“…Samples were obtained nasopharyngeal using a sterilized swab following WHO guidelines and then the real time PCR (RT-PCR) machine was used for analysis. …”
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Interplay of PNPLA3 and HSD17B13 Variants in Modulating the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Hepatitis C Patients by Carla De Benedittis, Mattia Bellan, Martina Crevola, Elena Boin, Matteo Nazzareno Barbaglia, Venkata Ramana Mallela, Paolo Ravanini, Elisa Ceriani, Stefano Fangazio, Pier Paolo Sainaghi, Michela Emma Burlone, Rosalba Minisini, Mario Pirisi

“…With a case control retrospective study design, we selected 110 patients who developed HCC on a background of HCV infection, matching each patient for sex and age (±30 months) to three HCV-infected, non-HCC patients. …”
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Effects of innovative modular prone positioning tools in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 during awake prone position: a prospective randomized con... by Dunbing Huang, Huan Tian, Wei Song, Jiaqi Wang, Zizhe Yao, Lize Xiong, Cai Jiang, Anren Zhang, Xiaohua Ke

“…However, 92 were subsequently disqualified, leaving 76 patients who were randomly assigned to either the observation group (n = 38) or the control group (n = 38). …”
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Assessing five-year trend and socio-demographic determinants of caesarean section delivery in Ghana by Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Anthony Ofosu, Anthony Kolsabilik Kuug, Atsu Ayi, Comfort Dede Tetteh, Saviour Edem Vidzro, Christopher Tetteh Odopey, Angela Nana Esi Ackon, Evelyn Acquah, Desmond Klu, Mustapha Immurana, Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba, Hubert Amu

“…Results The study findings revealed that a significant proportion of women who underwent C-section deliveries had formal education up to the JHS/Middle school level. …”
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Application of case-based learning combined with problem-based learning in standardized training of cerebrospinal fluid drainage (CBL结合PBL教学模式在脑脊液外引流规范化培训中的应用) by YIN Yating (殷亚婷), ZHEN Qin (郑琴), LIU Fang (刘芳), CHEN Lishan (陈丽珊), XUE Qiang (薛强)

“…The conventional teaching model was adopted in the control group, while a combined teaching methods of CBL and PBL was used in the study group. Theoretical and practical assessment results were compared between two groups. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Ruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: A Multicenter Study in Northern China by Xiuhu An, Jingliang Su, Bingxin Duan, Long Zhao, Bangyue Wang, Yan Zhao, Tianxing Li, Shuai Zhou, Xinyu Yang, Zhenbo Liu

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the epidemiological characteristics and long-term outcomes of ruptured MCAAs in northern China. Methods We included patients who were consecutively admitted for ruptured MCAAs to 12 tertiary care centers in northern China from January 2017 to December 2020. …”
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Revealing the heterogeneity of treatment resistance in less‐defined subtype diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients by integrating programmed cell death patterns and liquid biopsy by Wei Hua, Jie Liu, Yue Li, Hua Yin, Hao‐Rui Shen, Jia‐Zhu Wu, Yi‐Lin Kong, Bi‐Hui Pan, Jun‐Heng Liang, Li Wang, Jian‐Yong Li, Rui Gao, Jin‐Hua Liang, Wei Xu

“…By employing various machine learning algorithms, we pinpointed eight pivotal genes linked to PCD, specifically FLT3, SORL1, CD8A, BCL2L1, COL13A1, MPG, DYRK2 and CAMK2B. …”
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Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial examining the effects of temporarily pausing Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy to coincide with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and its impact on immune responses in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia by Abhishek Abhishek, Jonathan A Cook, Helen M Parry, Anne Francis, Lelia Duley, Vicki S Barber, Paul Moss, Nicholas Peckham

“…The primary outcome is anti-spike-receptor binding domain (RBD) antibody level at 3 weeks post-SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination. …”
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Validation of the role of apolipoproteins in coronary artery disease patients with impaired kidney function for prognosis: a prospective cohort study in China by Zixiang Ye, Enmin Xie, Zhangyu Lin, Chenxi Song, Rui zhang, Haoyu Wang, Yongbao Zhang, Kefei Dou

“…Abstract Objective This study aims to evaluate the relationship between apolipoproteins (ApoA1, ApoB, and the ApoB/A1 ratio) and the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and impaired kidney function, assessing their potential role in secondary prevention. …”
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Association between plasma perfluoroalkyl substances and high-grade serous ovarian cancer overall survival: A nested case-control study by Wei-Yi Xing, Fang-Hua Liu, Dong-Dong Wang, Jia-Ming Liu, Wen-Rui Zheng, Jia-Xin Liu, Lang Wu, Yue-Yang Zhao, He-Li Xu, Yi-Zi Li, Yi-Fan Wei, Dong-Hui Huang, Xiao-Ying Li, Song Gao, Qi-Peng Ma, Ting-Ting Gong, Qi-Jun Wu

“…Objective: To explore the association between plasma PFASs and high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) overall survival (OS) in the population who did not smoke. Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study within the Ovarian Cancer Follow-Up Study, matching 159 dead patients and 159 survival ones based on body mass index, sample date, and age at diagnosis. …”
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A Case of Exacerbation of Chronic Pancreatitis Against the Background of COVID-19 Complicated by Pancreaticopleural Fistula with Enzymatic Pleurisy by I. I. Kotov, I. Yu. Kalinina, A. R. Propp, D. A. Sulim

“…Аim: to draw attention to the diagnosis and treatment of a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis — pancreaticopleural fistula with subtotal enzymatic exudative pleurisy, as well as the possible connection between exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis and pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2.Key points. In primary chronic pancreatitis, pancreaticopleural fistulas develop extremely rarely, while abdominal symptoms may not be expressed, and pleural effusion syndrome comes first in the clinical picture, so it is difficult to establish the true cause of exudative pleurisy in such a situation. …”
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Clinical features and factors associated with short-term prognosis in patients with pulmonary embolism by V.Y. Tseluyko, L.M. Yakovleva, S.M. Sukhova, O.V. Radchenko, T.V. Pylova, A.S. Vnukova, K.Yu. Kinoshenko

“…For further analysis, a comparison group (group II) was formed and included 106 (56.7 %) patients who survived within 30 days of the onset of an acute episode of PE: 54 (50.9 %) patients belonged to high risk, 52 (49.1 %) – to intermediate high risk. …”
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On Job Training and Employee Productivity in Banking Institutions in Uganda: A Case Study of Centenary Bank Kabale Branch. by Nakero, Sarah

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