Challenges and needs in the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease from the perspective of gastroenterology and hepatology specialists: a qualitative study by Farzad Salmanizadeh, Sakineh Sabzevari, Sara Shafieipour, Mohammad Javad Zahedi, Afshin Sarafinejad

“…Fifteen Iranian GH specialists selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. …”
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THE RELATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH WITH PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATION (ESSE-RF IN KEMEROVO REGION) by S. A. Maksimov, T. A. Mulerova, E. V. Indukaeva, Ya. V. Danilchenko, M. V. Tabakaev, N. V. Cherkass, G. V. Artamonova

“…(p=0,00001), CHD by Minnesota code — 5,0% and 9,2%, resp. (p=0,048), CHD by 3 epidemiological criteria — 9,4% and 20,4%, resp. …”
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Informing equitable access to care: a cross-sectional study of travel burden to primary and rheumatology care for people with rheumatoid arthritis by Xiaoxiao Liu, Alka B Patel, Judy E Seidel, Dianne P. Mosher, John Hagens, Deborah A Marshall

“…RA cohort was identified using a validated RA case definition based on administrative health data. Travel time between patients’ postal codes and providers’ clinic postal codes was calculated using network analysis. …”
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The frequency of polidrug use in a driving population in Rome by Giovanni Michele Lagravinese, Alessia Mammone, Carla Rossi, Miriam De Vita, Valeria Marino, Alessandro Feola, Luigi Tonino Marsella

“…Our study was car-ried out to assess the positivity for the illicit substances routinely tested and also for ketamine in a population of 182 patients arrived at the emergency room of the Hospital “San Camillo Forlanini” of Rome, for which have been required toxicological tests on the basis of Articles 186 and 187 of the New Highway Code.</p><p>The choice of this kind of population allows to have an accurate and reliable epidemiological data about the real diffusion of voluptuary use of drugs. …”
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Evaluation of the feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of an environmental cleaning program improvement toolkit at a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria by Cori Dennison, Matthew Hudson, Damilola Adeniyi, Folasade Ogunsola, Hanako Osuka, Lisa P. Oakley, Paul Malpiedi, Amber Vasquez, Molly Patrick

“…A deductive analytic process was used to code and analyze interview data based on constructs of appropriateness and acceptability. …”
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Burden of opioid use disorder in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): findings from Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study by Mohammad Effatpanah, Homa Seyedmirzaei, Hossein Karami, Pegah Rasoulian, Reza Mehrizi, Khashayar Danandeh, Leila Ghamkhar, Zeynab Efatpanah, Amin Nakhostin-Ansari

“…Methods In the current study, we used the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) 2019 study data. In the GBD study, OUDs were defined as the ICD-10 codes of F11.0-F11.9, P96.1, and R78.1 and the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) code of 304.00. …”
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Sequencing Alpha-1 MZ Individuals Shows Frequent Biallelic Mutations by Kimberly E. Foil, M. Gwen Blanton, Chris Sanders, Joannah Kim, Haitham S. Al Ashry, Suchit Kumbhare, Charlie Strange

“…Individuals with a single Z mutation in the SERPINA1 gene that codes for alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) are at increased risk for COPD if they have ever-smoked. …”
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Relationships between internal facilitation processes and implementation outcomes among hospitals participating in a quality improvement collaborative to reduce cesarean births: a... by Jennifer A. Callaghan-Koru, Rachel Blankstein Breman, Bonnie DiPietro, Loren Henderson, Geoffrey Curran

“…Two investigators independently coded transcripts in Dedoose using a modified CFIR codebook including seven IF process codes adapted from published categorizations. …”
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Integrative multi-omics investigation of sleep apnea: gut microbiome metabolomics, proteomics and phenome-wide association study by Shuxu Wei, Ronghuai Shen, Xiaojia Lu, Xinyi Li, Lingbin He, Youti Zhang, Xianxi Huang, Zhouwu Shu

“…Two-sample MR and colocalization analysis in the deCODE and UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project (UKB-PPP) databases identified protein quantitative trait loci (pQTL) associated with SA. …”
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Cohort profile: Copenhagen Hospital Biobank - Cardiovascular Disease Cohort (CHB-CVDC): Construction of a large-scale genetic cohort to facilitate a better understanding of heart d... by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lars Køber, Karina Banasik, Christian Erikstrup, David Westergaard, Mette Nyegaard, Erik Sørensen, Søren Brunak, Henrik Ullum, Kari Stefansson, Henning Bundgaard, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Hreinn Stefánsson, Sisse R Ostrowski, Ina H Laursen, Amalie D Haue, Oscar Petersen, Peter C Holm, Hilma Holm, Lise W Thørner, Margit A H Larsen, Michael Schwinn, Arnaldur Gylfason, Florian Zink, G Bragi Walters, Asmundur Oddsson, Guðmar Þorleifsson, Gisli Másson, Daniel Gudbjartsson, Ole B Pedersen

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Evolving Cultural Experience of Historical Places: From Livability to Visibility (A Case Study of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan) by Seyed Mahdi Etemadifard, Amirmohammad Niroumand

“…Informal conversational interviews were also conducted based on the specific situations encountered during the researchers' presence in the square.Over the 7-month period, a total of 17 individuals (11 men and 6 women aged approximately 24 to 65 years) were interviewed and their concepts were coded and analyzed.Another method employed in this research was the review and secondary analysis of relevant documents and data. …”
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Diseño de un Software de Intermediación de Comunicación para Sistemas Distribuidos de Tiempo Real Críticos en Java by Daniel Tejera, Alejandro Alonso, Miguel A. de Miguel

“…Although serialization is one of the fundamental operations to ensure proper data transmission, current implementations are not suitable for hard real-time systems and there are no alternatives. …”
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Optimal 2D Placement of Virtual Objects in Physical Space for Augmented Reality Applications by M. V. Alpatova, Yu. V. Rudyak

“…The proposed 2D algorithm for optimal placement of virtual objects was implemented in the form of a program code in C# using the well-known Unity game engine. …”
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Automated Image-Based Wound Area Assessment in Outpatient Clinics Using Computer-Aided Methods: A Development and Validation Study by Kuan-Chen Li, Ying-Han Lee, Yu-Hsien Lin

“…We used the printed QR code on the patient’s identification sticker as a reference for length. …”
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Genome-wide association study of pulpal and apical diseases by Aino Salminen, Kati Hyvärinen, Jarmo Ritari, Jussi M. Leppilahti, Ulla Palotie, Ville Vuollo, Oleg Kambur, FinnGen, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Kadri Reis, Anu Reigo, Priit Palta, Markus Perola, Juha Sinisalo, Aki S. Havulinna, Päivi Mäntylä, Ulvi Kahraman Gürsoy, A. Liisa Suominen, David P. Rice, Vuokko Anttonen, Pekka Nieminen, Pirkko J. Pussinen

“…We performed a genome-wide association study on endodontic infections utilizing Finnish health registry and genotype data from FinnGen. Cases [132,124 (27.2%)] had at least one ICD10-diagnosis code of pulpal or apical diseases, whereas 353,106 individuals without diagnoses served as controls. …”
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Discovery of 118 New Ultracool Dwarf Candidates Using Machine-learning Techniques by Hunter Brooks, Dan Caselden, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Yadukrishna Raghu, Charles A. Elachi, Jake Grigorian, Asa Trek, Andrew Washburn, Hiro Higashimura, Aaron M. Meisner, Adam C. Schneider, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Federico Marocco, Christopher R. Gelino, Jonathan Gagné, Thomas P. Bickle, Shih-Yun Tang, Austin Rothermich, Adam J. Burgasser, Marc J. Kuchner, Paul Beaulieu, John Bell, Guillaume Colin, Giovanni Colombo, Alexandru Dereveanco, Deiby Pozo Flores, Konstantin Glebov, Leopold Gramaize, Les Hamlet, Ken Hinckley, Martin Kabatnik, Frank Kiwy, David W. Martin, Raúl F. Palma Méndez, Billy Pendrill, Lizzeth Ruiz, John Sanchez, Arttu Sainio, Jörg Schümann, Manfred Schonau, Christopher Tanner, Nikolaj Stevnbak, Andres Stenner, Melina Thévenot, Vinod Thakur, Nikita V. Voloshin, Zbigniew Wȩdracki, The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Collaboration

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Wildlife crossing database platform: A transdisciplinary approach to developing a tool for landscape connectivity planning and public engagement by Robert Newell, Nina‐Marie Lister, Ann Dale, Sabrina Careri

“…A research‐practitioner discussion was convened to discuss the beta version of the WCDP, as well as the key considerations and recommendations for its further development as an effective landscape connectivity planning tool. Data from the researcher‐practitioner discussion were thematically coded and analyzed to reveal 4 major themes with important implications for tool development: (1) differentiate access and functionality between users and the public groups; (2) ensure lessons and success stories are effectively shared; (3) understand the complications and challenges around communicating wildlife crossing information; and (4) recognize landscape connectivity features that do not consist of wildlife crossing infrastructure. …”
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Distortion correction of diffusion weighted MRI without reverse phase-encoding scans or field-maps. by Kurt G Schilling, Justin Blaber, Colin Hansen, Leon Cai, Baxter Rogers, Adam W Anderson, Seth Smith, Praitayini Kanakaraj, Tonia Rex, Susan M Resnick, Andrea T Shafer, Laurie E Cutting, Neil Woodward, David Zald, Bennett A Landman

“…State-of-the art diffusion distortion correction methods typically require data acquired with reverse phase encoding directions, resulting in varying magnitudes and orientations of distortion, which allow estimation of an undistorted volume. …”
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Healthcare provider and patient perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination among persons with HIV, hypertension, and/or Diabetes mellitus at two regional referral hospitals in Uganda by Brian Beesiga, Asiphas Owaraganise, Florence Mwangwa, Winnie Muyindike, Jaffer Okiring, Elijah Kakande, Joan Nangendo, Susan Nayiga, Jane Kabami, Cecilia Akatukwasa, Moses R. Kamya, Fred C. Semitala

“…We used the Behavioral and Social Drivers model to explore the factors that influenced COVID-19 vaccination. We coded the data using Dedoose software and analyzed them using thematic deductive analysis. …”
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Symbolic and non-symbolic numbers differently affect center identification in a number-line bisection task. by Annamaria Porru, Lucia Ronconi, Daniela Lucangeli, Lucia Regolin, Silvia Benavides-Varela, Rosa Rugani

“…Conversely, the Symbolic format induced mostly right bias, possibly due to left-lateralized processing and a tendency to use a common strategy involving scanning from left to right. Altogether our data support the view that abstract numbers and non-symbolic magnitude affect perceptual and attentional biases, yet in distinctive ways.…”
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