The macroeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the costs and outcomes. by Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Ernestina Coast, Samantha R Lattof, Cheri Poss, Brittany Moore

“…<h4>Background</h4>Although abortion is a common gynecological procedure around the globe, we lack synthesis of the known macroeconomic costs and outcomes of abortion care and abortion policies. …”
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American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Score: a study protocol for the translation and validation of the Dutch language version by Cornelis H Van der Vlies, Esther M M van Lieshout, Michael H J Verhofstad, Duncan E Meuffels, A Siebe de Boer, Wim E Tuinebreijer, P Ted Den Hoed

“…Introduction The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Score is among the most commonly used instruments for measuring the outcome of treatment in patients who sustained a complex ankle or hindfoot injury. …”
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Could cough hypersensitivity symptom profile differentiate phenotypes of chronic cough? by Mi-Yeong Kim, Ha-Kyeong Won, Ji-Yoon Oh, Ji-Hyang Lee, Eun-Jung Jo, Sung-Yoon Kang, Ji-Ho Lee, Seung-Eun Lee, Noeul Kang, Young-Chan Kim, Hwa Young Lee, Jin An, Youngsang Yoo, Ji-Su Shim, So-Young Park, Han-Ki Park, Min-Hye Kim, Sae-Hoon Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Yoon-Seok Chang, Sang-Hoon Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Surinder S. Birring, Woo-Jung Song

“…Background Recently, cough reflex hypersensitivity has been proposed as a common underlying feature of chronic cough in adults. …”
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Targeting epithelial-mesenchymal transition signaling pathways with Dietary Phytocompounds and repurposed drug combinations for overcoming drug resistance in various cancers by A.N.K.V. Sravani, John Thomas

“…This review summarises major EMT-associated pathways and their cross talks with their mechanistic insights and the role of different dietary phytochemicals (curcumin, ginger, fennel, black pepper, and clove) and their natural analogs and also repurposed drugs (metformin, statin, chloroquine, and vitamin D) which are commonly used in regulating EMT in various preclinical studies. …”
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Development of a Korean clinical decision-making ability scale for hospital nurses by Sunyoung Oh, Minkyung Gu, Sohyune Sok

“…Nine factors that accounted for 65.5% of the total variance were identified by deleting the items that not meet the condition that the commonality should be 0.30 or more and the factor loading over 0.50. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and predictors of renal outcomes in diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis : a retrospective single-center study from Western China by Shan Wen, Shasha Chen, Yingying Lin, Guisen Li, Ping Zhang, Wei Wang

“…Conclusions Type II diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis was the most prevalent type in DCGN, and favors better renal prognosis than type I and III DCGN, in which IgA nephropathy was the most common entity of Type II DCGN. Additionally, estimated glomerular filtration rate, initial KRT at presentation and global glomerulosclerosis were identified as predictors of renal outcomes in diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis.…”
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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROCUREMENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY: ASSESSING THE MANAGERIAL CAPABILITIES OF PUBLIC-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA by Betty Oluwafunso OLOJEDE

“…Despite the increasing private investment commitments and adoption of public-private partnership procurement (PPP) options to address the widening infrastructure gaps in Africa, the failure in the delivery of public infrastructure projects is yet a common phenomenon. This study therefore examined the managerial capabilities of public-sector organizations (PSOs), who steer the provisions of public infrastructure, to investigate their readiness to achieve the value for money from private funding and the benefits of PPP options. …”
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New System for the Classification of Epiphyseal Separation of the Coracoid Process: Evaluation of Nine Cases and Review of the Literature by Takamitsu Mondori, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Shimpei Kurata, Shuhei Fujii, Takuya Egawa, Kazuya Inoue, Yasuhito Tanaka

“…Main Outcome Measurements and Results. Type I is the most common type. The cause of injury and associated injury around the shoulder girdle were significantly different between Type I, II, and III fractures. …”
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Optimizing the role of pharmacists at the primary healthcare centres in Indonesia through an integrated information system by Nur Yuliasih, Yasmin Fatinah, Rizky Abdulah, Rizky Abdulah, Auliya A. Suwantika, Auliya A. Suwantika, Auliya A. Suwantika

“…According to informants, the criteria for desired applications are crucial to optimizing the integrated system, using it, and streamlining tasks for pharmacists at PHCs. Common expectations include an integrated system for monitoring drug usage and orders. …”
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Effects of water level changes on the hydrological connectivity and water quality of a lake-type wetland by Yemiao Lin, Junfeng Dai, Xinyue Peng, Zheqing Li, Zupeng Wan

“…This work aims to explore the effects of water level changes on the connectivity and water quality of lake-type water bodies in the Huixian Karst Wetland, Guilin.MethodsWater quality data for Mudong Lake from January 2021 to December 2022 were obtained by collecting monthly water samples and conducting laboratory tests for six common water quality parameters. Through a combination of remote sensing image data, drone image data and actual measured data on the Mudong Lake water level, the comprehensive ecological-hydrological connectivity index and comprehensive water quality index were used to evaluate the water level changes in Mudong Lake, water body connectivity, and water quality. …”
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YENİ SAĞ VE DEMOKRATİKLEŞME ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ: TURGUT ÖZAL DÖNEMİ TÜRKİYE’Sİ ÖRNEĞİ - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE NEW RIGHT AND DEMOCRATIZATION: THE CASE OF TURGUT ÖZAL PERIOD IN... by İsmail Kurun

“…This article examines the relationshipbetween democratization in 1980s and the politico-economic policies of TurgutÖzal who has commonly been deemed the Turkish represantative of the New Right. …”
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The Association of COPD Exacerbations with New Onset Type 2 Diabetes among Medicare Patients by Joseph S. Marino, Cynthiya Ruban, Christopher M. Blanchette

“…Exacerbations of COPD are commonly treated with corticosteroids, a class of drug known to cause insulin resistance. …”
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Gather together in the name of our next generation: A scoping review of the essence and implementation of community baby showers by Aysha Jawed, Catherine Ehrhardt, Molly Rye, Amy Hess, Elizabeth Murter, Colin Gardiner

“…Results: Specifically, this review synthesizes the commonalities, differences, key findings, intervention components as well as gaps in research and practice on community baby showers across published studies (n=20) and secondary sources (n=4). …”
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Case report: Chest radiotherapy-induced vertebral fractures in lung cancer patients: a case series and literature review by Oscar Arrieta, Francisco Lozano-Ruiz, Alberto Guijosa, Pamela Soberanis-Pina, Monika Blake-Cerda, Ana Pamela Gómez-García, Federico Maldonado-Magos, Emilio Conde-Flores, Andrés F. Cardona, Sandra Ileana Pérez Álvarez, Luis Antonio Cabrera-Miranda

“…These patients shared common characteristics, including advanced age, a history of heavy smoking, and high radiation doses. …”
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Global avian influenza situation (2019–2022). Host range expansion asevidence of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus evolution by M. V. Zhiltsova, T. P. Akimova, A. V. Varkentin, M. N. Mitrofanova, A. V. Mazneva, V. P. Semakina, E. S. Vystavkina

“…Cases of mammals’ infection on the North American and Eurasian continents in zoos, nature parks, backyards and fur farms, asa rule, coincide in time with the infection outbreaks in waterfowl populations. …”
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Hypercoagulable states in young adults with ischemic stroke in a Stroke Belt state: a retrospective study by David Lee Gordon, Sarah R. Durica

“…We conclude that hypercoagulable states are a common and underrecognized cause of ischemic stroke in young adults in the U.S. …”
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Burden and pattern of diseases among tribes of South-West Rajasthan by Rakhi Dwivedi, Prachi Goel, Riddhi Jain, Aditya Sharma, Pradeep Dwivedi, Pratibha Singh, Kuldeep Singh

“…The occurrence of maternal anaemia among pregnant women was 81%, with a noticeable upward trajectory. The most common reasons for admission to the in-patient department were respiratory illnesses (n = 6,145), diarrhea with dehydration (n = 4,339), snake bites (n = 687), and typhoid (n = 539). …”
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Understanding Autoimmune Mechanisms in Multiple Sclerosis Using Gene Expression Microarrays: Treatment Effect and Cytokine-related Pathways by A. Achiron, M. Gurevich, D. Magalashvili, I. Kishner, M. Dolev, M. Mandel

“…Further analysis disclosed seven cytokine-associated genes within the immunomodulatory treatment signature, and two cytokine-associated genes SCYA4 (small inducible cytokine A4) and FCAR (Fc fragment of IgA, CD89) that were common to both the MS gene expression signature and the immunomodulatory treatment gene expression signature. …”
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Data stochasticity and model parametrisation impact the performance of species distribution models: insights from a simulation study by Lambert, Charlotte, Virgili, Auriane

“…These results have important implications for the SDM community, backing up some commonly accepted choices, but also by highlighting some up-to-now unexpected features of SDM (stochasticity). …”
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Impact of Multiple-choice and Essay-based Assessments on Academic Performance and Stress Levels among Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study by Tanya Chauhan, Shazia Hasan, Gyan Vardhan, Shubham Jhanwar, Gita Negi, Manisha Bisht, Shailendra Handu

“…Suggestions for examination pattern changes were common, indicating students’ desire for support. Conclusion: The study highlights the importance of addressing multifaceted stressors to support student well-being and academic success. …”
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