Patient-centred evaluation of a reduced dose of botulinum toxin A in the management of myofascial pain by Alice Cameron, Simon Haworth, Jerry N. Farrier

“…The rationale was to reduce side-effects and costs.VAS scores were measured before and after treatment for 48 patients who received treatment with the original BtA protocol (“Protocol A” - the historical cohort who received 50 units) and for 46 patients who receieved a modified BtA protocol (“Protocol B” - the current cohort who received 25 units).Patients in both treatment groups reported severe symptoms prior to treatment. …”
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Delay between Onset of Symptoms and Seeking Physician Intervention Increases Risk of Diabetic Foot Complications: Results of a Cross-Sectional Population-Based Survey by Norina A. Gavan, Ioan A. Veresiu, Etta J. Vinik, Aaron I. Vinik, Bogdan Florea, Cosmina I. Bondor

“…Odds ratios (ORs) for self-reporting neuropathy increased from 1.16 (95% CI: 1.07–1.25) in those who sought medical care in 1–6 months from symptoms of diabetes/its complications onset to 2.27 in those who sought medical care >2 years after symptoms onset. …”
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Assessing the impact of paternal emigration on children ‘left-behind’—A cohort analysis by Natalia Norori, Lucy Barrass, Maria Theresa Redaniel, Nanette R. Lee, Laura D. Howe, Duleeka Knipe

“…We found no statistical evidence of a difference between children who experienced paternal migration compared to those who did not in terms of depressive symptoms or suicidal ideation at age 18. …”
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Overweight and Obesity Based on Four Reference Systems in 18,382 Paediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes from Germany and Austria by M. Flechtner-Mors, K. O. Schwab, E. E. Fröhlich-Reiterer, T. M. Kapellen, T. Meissner, J. Rosenbauer, R. Stachow, R. W. Holl

“…In 2000, the overweight prevalence was the highest according to IOTF (22.3%), followed by WHO (20.8%), AGA (15.5%), and KiGGS (9.4%). The respective rates in 2013 were IOTF (24.8%), WHO (22.9%), AGA (18.2%), and KiGGS (11.7%). …”
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Real-Life Use of Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia by Ruth Alex, Shabaz Mohiuddin Gulam, Kiran Kumar

“…This study aims to analyze the outcomes among patients who received TCZ in the United Arab Emirates. Methods. …”
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Postoperative Lung Function Advantages in Pulmonary Segmentectomy for Early‐Stage Lung Cancer by Ernesto Crisafulli, Claudio Micheletto, Alessio Campisi, Emanuele Vocale, Chiara Schiena, Giulia Sartori, Gianluca Gaburro, Elide Felici, Maurizio Infante

“…We evaluated all patients who underwent either lobectomy or segmentectomy for T1a‐c lung cancer at our center between March 2016 and March 2023. …”
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Assessment of Some Biochemical Parameters in Iraqi Women with Recurrent Miscarriage by Ruqaya K. Abbas, Amani M. Jasim, Qater Al-nada A. Al-Ibady

“…Serum zinc levels were lower in women who had an abortion compared to those who were pregnant and healthy. …”
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Coverage and effectiveness of conditional cash transfer for people with drug resistant tuberculosis in Zimbabwe: A mixed methods study. by Collins Timire, Charles Sandy, Rashida A Ferrand, Regina Mubau, Peter Shiri, Obert Mbiriyawanda, Fredrick Mbiba, Rein M G J Houben, Debora Pedrazzoli, Virginia Bond, Nicola Foster, Katharina Kranzer

“…Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted with people who were completing treatment or had completed treatment within two months. …”
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Complications Leading to Keratoplasty among Contact Lens Users and LASIK Patients: A 10-Year Cross-Sectional Analysis by Sloan W. Rush, Blaze Bulla, Ryan B. Rush

“…To determine the incidence and outcomes in patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PK) resulting from complications related to contact lens (CL) use and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in a metropolitan area of the United States. …”
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Nutrition Knowledge among College of Basic Education Students in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study by Wafaa Husain, Fatemah Ashkanani, Maryam A. Al Dwairji

“…Students who stated that they always cook their own food achieved significantly greater scores (mean 43.69 ± 9.58) than those who did not (p = 0.025). …”
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Outpatient chemotherapy drug costs and expensive chemotherapy drug use in 340B and Non-340B hospitals: an observational study by Jianhui Hu, David R. Nerenz

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Prevalence and Determinants of Home Delivery among Women with Easy Access to Health Facilities in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Multi-level Mixed Effect Analysis by Berhan Tekeba, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Deresse Abebe Gebrehana, Tadesse Tarik Tamir

“…After adjusting for confounders, being above 35 years, being a rural resident, being from the poorest and lowest wealth quintile, and living in rural regions all increase the likelihood of home birth among women in sub-Saharan Africa who have easy access to healthcare. …”
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Comparison of different severe obesity definitions in predicting future cardiometabolic risk in a longitudinal cohort of children by Gilles Paradis, Melanie Henderson, Lisa Kakinami, Angelo Tremblay, Anna Smyrnova

“…Objectives Severe obesity (SO) prevalence varies between reference curve-based definitions (WHO: ≥99th percentile, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): >1.2×95th percentile). …”
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Le corps en transformation : représentation et conception du cadavre dans la pensée aztèque by Nathalie Ragot

“…Basing the analysis on ethnohistorical sources (codexes and chronicles), three successive points are broached: the iconographic conventions for the representation of corpses; the treatment of the body in different funeral rituals; extraordinary customs reserved for the remains of certain dead people (people who were sacrificed and woman who died giving birth).…”
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Leflunomide-Induced Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Achraf Machan, Hasna Azendour, Hamza Toufik, Lahsen Achemlal, Mohammed Boui, Naoufal Hjira

“…Rare reports of drug-induced hidradenitis suppurativa exist. We report on 2 women on follow-up for rheumatoid arthritis, who presented hidradenitis suppurativa after different periods of treatment with leflunomide and who improved few weeks after discontinuation of the medication.…”
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L’enseignement inclusif destiné à des personnes souffrant de handicap physique : une idéalité à l’épreuve de la réalité by Mohamed-Amokrame Zoreli

“…Applying this approach to the context of the University of Bejaia in Algeria which conducts inclusive activities for students who have physical disabilities, we show that by adopting a fragmentary approach, actors who engage in inclusive logic recreate at the end excluding.…”
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GRIGORY ANDREEVICH LEVITSKY by L. I. Orel, E. V. Truskinov

“…Vavilov’s closest associate, who devoted more than 15 years (1925-1941) to his work at VIR, who organized and headed the Laboratory of Cytology there. …”
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Direct collaboration between hospitals and NGOs, an essential tool to reinforce linkage to care in people living with HIV by Teresa Aldámiz-Echevarria, Chiara Fanciulli, Mónica Lopez, Leire Perez, Francisco Tejerina, David Sanchez, Blanca Lodeiros, Juan Carlos López, Juan Berenguer, Jose Maria Bellon, Maria Ferris, Mario Blazquez, Almudena Calvo, Mario Domene, Oswaldo Vegas, Carmen Rodriguez, Patricia Muñoz, Paloma Gijon, Pedro Montilla, Elena Bermudez, Maricela Valerio, Roberto Alonso, Belen Padilla, Critina Ventimilla, Cristina Diez

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Jane Eyre fait de la résistance by Claire Bazin

“…It is with these unspoken but no less eloquent words that Jane starts attacking her baffled aunt, who is not used to being addressed in this way by one who is usually obedient and silent. …”
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Attitudes toward Management of Sickle Cell Disease and Its Complications: A National Survey of Academic Family Physicians by Arch G. Mainous, Rebecca J. Tanner, Christopher A. Harle, Richard Baker, Navkiran K. Shokar, Mary M. Hulihan

“…Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a disease that requires a significant degree of medical intervention, and family physicians are one potential provider of care for patients who do not have access to specialists. The extent to which family physicians are comfortable with the treatment of and concerned about potential complications of SCD among their patients is unclear. …”
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