Benefits of aldosterone receptor antagonism in chronic kidney disease: the BARACK-D RCT by F D Richard Hobbs, Richard McManus, Clare Taylor, Nicholas Jones, Joy Rahman, Jane Wolstenholme, Louise Jones, Jennifer Hirst, Sam Mort, Ly-Mee Yu

“…Chronic kidney disease affects around 10% of people in the United Kingdom and is more common with increasing age and in people with other illnesses, such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity and underlying primary kidney disease. …”
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The clinical utility and safety of biomarker-guided immunosuppression withdrawal in liver transplantation: the LIFT prospective RCT by Julien Vionnet, Rosa Miquel, Juan G Abraldes, Juan-Jose Lozano, Pablo Ruiz, Miquel Navasa, Aileen Marshall, Frederik Nevens, William Gelson, Joanna Leithead, Steven Masson, Elmar Jaeckel, Richard Taubert, Phaedra Tachtatzis, Dennis Eurich, Kenneth Simpson, Eliano Bonaccorsi-Riani, James Ferguson, Alberto Quaglia, Maria Elstad, Marc Delord, Abdel Douiri, Alberto Sánchez-Fueyo

“…Funding This award was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) programme (NIHR award ref: 13/94/55) and is published in full in Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation; Vol. 12, No. 3. …”
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Contributions of pharmaceutical interventions to the multidisciplinary dysphagia team: A retrospective observational study by Akihito Ueda, Michiko Obara, Shinichi Watanabe

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Parasites Diversity, Abundance, Prevalence, and Richness Infecting <i>Didelphis aurita</i> (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) in the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil by Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Cauê Monticelli, Caio Filipe da Motta Lima, Patrícia Locosque Ramos

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New horizons of medical education: Developing critical and logical clinical reasoning in students by V.S. Biryukov, A.I. Gozhenko, Walery Zukow

“…The aim of the study was to analyze the nature of medical errors made by young doctors (masters and interns) in diagnosing common diseases in children of the Odesa region of Ukraine. …”
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The Prevalence and Characteristics of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jun Zhang, Jiaying Hou, Dechen Liu, Yingqi Lv, Chi Zhang, Xianghui Su, Ling Li

“…Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is common in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, the prevalence of EPI varies significantly in different studies. …”
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Incidence, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Urinary Tract Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients – Prospective Observational Study by Jasmine Sethi, Shivakumar Patil, Suvarna Raju Chinege, Balwinder Mohan, Sarabpreet Singh, Manish Rathi, Deepesh Benjamin Kenwar, Ashish Sharma

“…Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common infections following kidney transplantation. …”
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A Multicenter Study of the Prevalence of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Selected Areas of the Republic of Kazakhstan Before and After the Onset of Antipneum... by B. A. Ramazanova, L. T. Eralieva, K. K. Mustafina, E. A. Koloskova

“…At the second stage of the study, common serotypes in Almaty were: 15A - 11.1%, 39F - 11.1%, 22F - 8.3%, 31 - 8.3% and non-typed strains - 27.8%. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Surge Response on Motivation Among Anesthesiology Residents and Fellows: A discussion of findings from semi-structured interviews at Montefiore Medical C... by Sujatha Ramachandran, Kateryna Slinchenkova, Jonathan Leff, David Adams, Sarang Koushik, Omar Viswanath, Naum Shaparin

“…The notes were reviewed for common themes as well as supporting and contradicting quotations…”
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Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Varicella Vaccine Immunization in Zhejiang Province, China, from 2020 to 2022 by Hui Liang, Xiaohua Qi, Yaping Chen, Xuejiao Pan

“…The three most frequently reported clinical symptoms of common adverse reactions were fever, redness, and induration at the vaccination site. …”
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Reproductive biology of Spondias bahiensis P.Carvalho, Van den Berg & M.Machado (Anacardiaceae) in Recôncavo da Bahia by Mônica Ribeiro Peixoto do Nascimento, Maria Angelica Pereira de Carvalho Costa, Everton Hilo de Souza, Simplício dos Santos Mota, Ila Adriane Maciel de Faro, Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho

“…ABSTRACT Spondias bahiensis, commonly called umbu-cajá, is native to Brazilian semiarid areas and is an important economic plant in the country’s Northeast region. …”
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In silico investigation of acetylcholinesterase-insecticide interactions in Anopheles stephensi and Anopheles culicifacies using molecular docking by Harish Chandra Sha, Suvam Acharya, Bijayalaxmi Sahu, Tapan Kumar Barik

“…This study aimed to understand the molecular interactions between the two commonly used insecticides, temephos (a larvicide) and malathion (an adulticide), with the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme of these mosquito species through in silico molecular docking. …”
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Availability and Quality of Size Estimations of Female Sex Workers, Men Who Have Sex with Men, People Who Inject Drugs and Transgender Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. by Keith Sabin, Jinkou Zhao, Jesus Maria Garcia Calleja, Yaou Sheng, Sonia Arias Garcia, Annette Reinisch, Ryuichi Komatsu

“…Multiplier, capture-recapture, census and enumeration, and programmatic mapping were the most commonly used methods. Most countries relied on only one estimate for a given population while about half of all reports included national estimates. …”
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Child feces disposal practices in rural Orissa: a cross sectional study. by Fiona Majorin, Matthew C Freeman, Sharmani Barnard, Parimita Routray, Sophie Boisson, Thomas Clasen

“…Respondents reported that children commonly defecated on the ground, either inside the household (57.5%) for pre-ambulatory children or around the compound (55.2%) for ambulatory children. …”
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Supervision-based evaluation of primary healthcare workers’ performance after mhGAP-HIG training in Pakistan by Asma Humayun, Arooj Najmussaqib, Noor ul Ain Muneeb

“…The collection and evaluation of supervision-based data are crucial for improving training programs to strengthen the capacity of PHCWs.…”
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Arboricultural codes of ethics lack protection for trees, wildlife, and biodiversity: A review of codes from national and international professional associations by Alexander J.F. Martin, Lukas G. Olson, Tenley M. Conway

“…Seven COEs included a total of twelve environmentally related themes, most commonly discussing trees (n=8) and the environment (n=5). …”
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Key determinants in implementation processes: a systematic review using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) by Marin Schmitt, Maren Hawkins, Paul Florsheim

“…Abstract Background Contextual factors, or determinants, are commonly assessed in implementation studies due to their impact on the implementation process. …”
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Sex Impact on Self-Evaluated Digital Literacy Level among Undergraduate Medical Students by Oana D. POP, Sorana D. BOLBOACĂ

“…The most commonly used devices for study are laptops (46% female, 40.4% male) and tablets (29.3% female, 25.5% male), with no significant sex disparity (p > 0.05, Uncorrected Chi-Square Test). …”
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The interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity in Sudanese pupils: A cross-sectional study using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figur... by Abdo Hasan AL-Qadri, Mohammed Ateik Al-Khadher, Salaheldin Farah Bakhiet, Ismael Salamah Albursan, Benbrahim Halima, Qais I.S. Al-Meqdad

“…The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) is commonly used to assess creativity in pupils, but research is limited on its effectiveness in identifying cognitive levels and how factors like gender and brothers count influence creativity. …”
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Regional Lymph Node Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer: Single Anterior Supraclavicular Field vs. Two Anterior and Posterior Opposed Supraclavicular Fields by Attique Anwer, Ahmed Ijaz, Muhammad Arshad

“…Objective: To compare different alternatives for the two regional Auxiliary lymph node (AXLN) and Supraclavicular lympnode (SCLNs) treatment programs by providing a perfect balance of homogeneity and by arranging target volume coverage. …”
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