What is the Role of Point of Care Ultrasound for Suspected Pulled Elbow in Children? by Salmah Lashhab, David McCreary

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The migration of South African emergency care practitioners to the Middle East by Siyanda I. Mthombeni, Craig Vincent-Lambert

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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Oil Pulling on YouTube Shorts by Jun Yaung, Sun Ha Park, Shahed Al Khalifah

“…Greater engagement from dental professionals and improved health communication strategies are needed to counteract misinformation and reinforce oil pulling’s role, if any, as an adjunct—not a replacement—for standard oral care. …”
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Evaluation of Suspected Aspirated Beverage Can Pull Tab: Radiographs May Not Be Enough by Amy L. Kotsenas, Norbert G. Campeau, Richard A. Oeckler, Ronald S. Kuzo

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A New Pull-Out Technique for In-Place Estimation of Concrete Compressive Strength by F. Latte Bovio, G. Latte Bovio, A. Brencich, G. Cassini, D. Pera, G. Riotto

“…A refined geometry of the anchor bolt and a careful choice of all the technical details allow the insert to work also in tensile stress states and to avoid much of the practical uncertainties that affect the commonly used procedures. …”
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Short-term and Long-term Predicted Outcomes after Swenson’s Pull-through Procedure for Hirschsprung Disease by Aysar Hameed Oraibi, Amier Ejrish Alkafaji, Hayder Neamah Hassan

“…The initial suspicion of HD by clinical features, and the final diagnosis by rectal and colonic biopsies, and contrast enemas could help in the diagnosis of HD. Postoperative care included short-term and long-term follow-up after Swenson’s pull procedure for HD. …”
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Hospital door handle design and their contamination with bacteria: a real life observational study. Are we pulling against closed doors? by Hedieh Wojgani, Catherine Kehsa, Elaine Cloutman-Green, Colin Gray, Vanya Gant, Nigel Klein

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether microbial contamination of door handles in two busy intensive care units and one high dependency unit was related to their design, location, and usage.…”
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Push and Pull: What Factors Attracted Applicants to Emergency Medicine and What Factors Pushed Them Away Following the 2023 Match by Michael Kiemeney, James Morris, Lauren Lamparter, Moshe Weizberg, Andy Little, Brian Milman

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Narrative Review of Internet-Based Self-Help Tools for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: Recommendations for Clinical Practice by Emi M. Murase, Sawye Raygani, Jenny E. Murase

“…Abstract Introduction Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), such as skin-picking, hair-pulling, and nail-biting, impair quality of life (QOL). …”
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Image-guided confirmation of a precision pull-through procedure during laparoscopically assisted anorectoplasty in an open MRI operating theater: first application in an infantile... by Shun Onishi, Chihiro Kedoin, Masakazu Murakami, Nayuta Higa, Akihiro Yoshida, Kazutoshi Onitsuka, Takahiro Moriyama, Koji Yoshimoto, Satoshi Ieiri

“…The peritoneal reflection was carefully incised and the rectum was dissected. The RBUF was resected. …”
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Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 1,234 individuals diagnosed with trichotillomania in the Swedish National Patient Register by Luis C. Farhat, Kayoko Isomura, Lorena Fernández de la Cruz, Anna Sidorchuk, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Isabell Brikell, Zheng Chang, Brian M. D’Onofrio, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, David Mataix-Cols

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Automated Insights Into GitHub Collaboration Dynamics by Jie Bian, Nikolay Arefev, Max Muhlhauser, Michael Welzl

“…To foster further research, we contribute a carefully curated novel dataset called CodeConvo, reflecting the most influential open-source repositories for code development as well as some technical document repositories. …”
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Temporary migration of Romanian Roma people to European countries by Luiza Meseşan-Schmitz, Claudiu Coman, Diana-Cristina Bódi, Mihaela Gotea

“…They also encounter high levels of poverty, lower levels of education, housing conditions, and health care, high rates of unemployment, and so on. Based on the push-pull theory, the present study examines the phenomenon of international migration of the Roma population from Olt County, Romania, capturing the specific factors that led to their migration and return to the country, and also the effects of this phenomenon on the community at the place of origin.Methodsour study used a mixed-methods approach, applying a non-standardized questionnaire to 796 Roma people who have experienced international, temporary migration and currently live in Olt County from Romania and semistructured interviews with 15 managers and representatives of the local public and socio-cultural institutions from the same region.Resultsthe results show us that the main push-pull factors of external migration of Roma people from Romania, as well as of their return home are economic and socio-cultural ones. …”
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Validation of a Methodology to Investigate Care Inequities for Transgender Patients by Kellyn Engstrom, Fernanda Bellolio, Molly Moore Jeffery, Sara C. Sutherland, Kayla P. Carpenter, Gia Jackson, Kristin Cole, Victor Chedid, Caroline J. Davidge-Pitts, Kharmene L. Sunga, Cesar Gonzalez, Caitlin S. Brown

“…Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals comprise another under-represented patient population in emergency medicine and are also at risk of disparities in care. To measure and evaluate the magnitude of care inequities among TGD individuals, first we need to be able to accurately identify the right cohort and comparison groups. …”
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The measurement of microbial air contamination index in the pulmonary ward, intensive care unit and pediatric intensive care unit at dr. Zainoel Abidin hospital, Aceh, Indonesia by TRISTIA RINANDA, SAKDIAH SAKDIAH, RIMA RISTIANTI, VONNA YUNIRA, FEBY VANIA, ANDIKA CITRA BUANA

“…The results showed that the air microbial contamination index in the pulmonary ward, ICU and PICU exceeded the maximum threshold mentioned in the decree of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia No.1204/SK/X/2004, which was 500 CFU/m3 for the pulmonary ward and 200 CFU/m3 for the Intensive Care Units. Although the findings of this study only represent the large microbial particles pulled by gravity, the high microbial contamination index of each unit trigger air quality alerts. …”
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Management of female anorectal malformations: Our experience by Arindam Ghosh, Aloke Kumar Sinhababu, Aneek Roy Chowdhury, Rishavdeb Patra, Ruchirendu Sarkar

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Experimental Characterization of Glass/ Carbon Hybrid Composite Reinforced by SiO2 Nanoparticles by Thaker S. Dawood, Basim M. Fadhil, Dlair O. Ramadan

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Journey to the South: Consequences of inadequate Family care and National response to Kayayei in Ghana by Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi, Theophilus Kwabena Abutima, Bernard Akyeampong Amoh

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Towards Equitable Diabetes Care: A Global Perspective on Quality Measurement Exchange by Alon Rasooly, Orly Manor, Ruitai Shao, Moriah E. Ellen, Nadav Davidovitch

“…In the pursuit of equitable diabetes care, international knowledge exchange (iKE) serves as a crucial mechanism for narrowing the gaps in quality within and between countries. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of PEPFAR transition on retention in care in South Africa’s Western Cape Province by J Chiliza, R Laing, F G Feeley, A T Brennan

“…Research on the impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) transition in South Africa (SA) in 2012 found varying results in retention in care (RIC) of people living with HIV (PLWH). Objectives. …”
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