Determining implementation issues of open notes in primary care: a focus group study by Marianne Dees, Sevde Alkir-Yurt, Gert Olthuis, Jozé Braspenning

“…Content analysis was used for the transcripts of the focus groups; coded in ATLAS.ti in three rounds by two researchers independently. …”
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Attitudes of dental professional staff and auxiliaries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, toward disclosure of medical errors by Nora S. Al-Nomay, Abdulghani Ashi, Aljohara Al-Hargan, Abdulaziz Alshalhoub, Emad Masuadi

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Effect of self-care education on self-efficacy of patients with multiple sclerosis: a randomized clinical trial by Zahra Rooddehghan, Mohammad Saber Sholehvar, Soraya Nejati, Shima Haghani, Raoofeh Karimi

“…Eight weeks later, the self-efficacy questionnaires were completed again by both intervention and control groups. The data were analyzed using SPSS-22 statistical software. …”
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THE DIETARY PATTERNS AND THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER by L. A. Radkevich, D. A. Radkevich

“…A comparative study of dietary patterns in countries with similar social conditions but with different frequency of breast cancer.Materials and methods. Data on incidence of breast cancer in 160 countries is selected from the database GLOBOCAN 2008. …”
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Increasing surgical rate of clavicle fractures and acromioclavicular dislocations in Chile: analysis over the last 15 years reveals disparities in access according to insurance typ... by Catalina Vidal, Rodrigo de Marinis, Rodrigo Liendo, Isadora Silva, María Jesús Lira, Julio J Contreras

“…To our knowledge, there is a lack of data from Latin American countries on surgical rates of clavicle-related surgeries. …”
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Machine-learning aided calibration and analysis of porous media CFD models used for rotating packed beds by Ahmed M. Alatyar, Abdallah S. Berrouk

“…After, the Newton – Gauss method that employs the sensitivity pressure drop derivatives, is used to minimize the error (cost function) between the pressure drop obtained from CFD simulations and the available experimental data. This is achieved by tuning the packing resistance coefficients to the RBPs' operating conditions (gas flowrate and rotating speed) and correlate them using an artificial neural network (ANN). …”
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Perturb, Attend, Detect, and Localize (PADL): Robust Proactive Image Defense by Filippo Bartolucci, Iacopo Masi, Giuseppe Lisanti

“…Future research will aim to extend PADL to work on more challenging scenarios, including video content protection and high-resolution images, ensuring its effectiveness across diverse media formats and real-world applications. The source code will be publicly released.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to recommended physical activity in lower-limb osteoarthritis: protocol for a qualitative study exploring patients and physiotherapist perspectives using... by Alison Rushton, Matthew James Willett, Carolyn Greig, David Rogers, Sally Fenton, Joan Duda

“…The acceptability and feasibility of delivering a physiotherapy intervention incorporating the techniques identified in the semi-structured interviews will then be explored through focus groups conducted with physiotherapists (phase II). Data will be coded following thematic analysis, with barriers and facilitators mapped to the constructs on the theoretical domains framework, and behaviour change techniques identified following definitions from Michie’s V1 taxonomy.Ethics and dissemination Findings from this study will inform development of a physiotherapy intervention underpinned by behaviour change theory aiming to optimise adherence to PA prescription in patients with lower-limb OA during the treatment and post-treatment time periods. …”
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Social influences in the experience of transition to or from long-term (chronic) pain: A systematic review of qualitative research studies. by Samantha Stone, Elaine Wainwright, Amber Guest, Cara Ghiglieri, Anica Zeyen, Rachael Gooberman-Hill

“…Material from relevant literature was extracted, coded and thematically grouped. Double processes were undertaken for rigour.…”
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Radiomic-based approaches in the multi-metastatic setting: a quantitative review by Caryn Geady, Hemangini Patel, Jacob Peoples, Amber Simpson, Benjamin Haibe-Kains

“…Methods We conducted a comprehensive literature search to identify methods for integrating data from multiple lesions in radiomic analyses. …”
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Assessing patient experiences with a Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre (VTAC): a mixed-methods study using an online survey and semi-structured interviews in Renfrew County, Ont... by Antoine St-Amant, Cayden Peixoto, Dez Bair-Patel, Martha Heideman, Kayla Menkhorst, Jonathan Fitzsimon

“…Methods In this mixed-methods study, we distributed 3,026 surveys, receiving 383 responses that met our inclusion criteria (13%), and conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with Renfrew County residents aged 18 and above who had utilized VTAC at least once since 2023. Survey data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests, and a multivariate binary logistic regression, while semi-structured interviews were coded and analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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The Impact of Opening a Private Hospital Emergency Department on the Hospital and Patient Characteristics by Christiana Mustac, John Maxwell, Paola Chivers, Gordon Laing, Terry Bayliss

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Perceptions and experiences of nondiabetic Cameroonian immigrants in Minnesota on access to affordable, culturally adapted healthcare services by Brendabell Ebanga Njee, Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta, Vidarah Nimar, Mathias Alubafi Fubah, Asahngwa Constantine Tanywe, Patience Bulage, Tom Obara Bosire, Nguyen Ngoc Bich Tram, Cybel Nji Angwe

“…Method Using a phenomenological approach, 13 nondiabetic Cameroonian immigrants were purposively selected for in-depth interviews. Data were transcribed, manually coded, and analyzed using NVivo 14 software to identify recurring themes related to healthcare interactions and diabetes prevention efforts. …”
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Lived Experience of Widowhood: A Phenomenological Study Among Women by Hossein Afrasiabi, Sara Sadeghiyeh

“…Phenomenology was used to conduct the research. The data was collected through interviews with 5 widows in Yazd city. …”
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National trends in laryngectomy and the influence of hospital volume on short-term outcomes in Brazil: A 16-year cross-sectional analysis by Rafael Filipe Dal Ben Martins, Bruna Andressa Quirino, Leandro Luongo Matos, Marcelo Passos Teivelis, Nelson Wolosker, Ana Kober Nogueira Leite

“…Methods: A retrospective, population-based study was conducted using data from the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) between 2008 and 2023. …”
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A More Practical Attack Against Yoroi by Runhao Wei, Jinliang Wang, Haoyang Wang, Muzhou Li, Yunling Zhang, Meiqin Wang

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Classifying COVID-19 hospitalizations in epidemiology cohort studies: The C4R study. by Elizabeth C Oelsner, Akshaya Krishnaswamy, Rafail Rustamov, Pallavi P Balte, Tauqeer Ali, Norrina B Allen, Howard F Andrews, Pramod Anugu, Alexander Arynchyn, Lori A Bateman, Jianwen Cai, Harry Chang, Lucas Chen, Mitchell S V Elkind, James S Floyd, Kelley Pettee Gabriel, Sina A Gharib, Jose D Gutierrez, Karen Hinckley Stukovsky, Virginia J Howard, Carmen R Isasi, Lauren Jager, Ling Jin, Suzanne E Judd, Alka M Kanaya, Namratha R Kandula, Maureen R Kelly, Sadiya S Khan, Anna Kucharska-Newton, Joyce S Lee, Emily B Levitan, Cora E Lewis, Barry J Make, Kimberly Malloy, Jennifer J Manly, David Mauger, Yuan-I Min, Joanne M Murabito, Charles G Murphy, Arnita F Norwood, George T O'Connor, Victor E Ortega, Ashmi A Patel, Amber Pirzada, Elizabeth A Regan, Kimberly B Ring, Wayne D Rosamond, David A Schwartz, James M Shikany, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Cheryl Tarlton, Janis Tse, Elman M Urbina Meneses, Maya Vankineni, Sally E Wenzel, Prescott G Woodruff, Vanessa Xanthakis, Ji Hyun Yang, Neil A Zakai, Ying Zhang, Wendy S Post

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Protocolized adjudication confirmed four out of five COVID-19 hospitalizations in a US meta-cohort and confirmed cases of pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and other conditions that were not indicated by discharge diagnosis codes. These results highlight the importance of validating health outcomes for use in research on COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions, and some limitations of claims-based data.…”
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Development and validation of an interpretable machine learning model for retrospective identification of suspected infection for sepsis surveillance: a multicentre cohort studyRes... by Renée A.M. Tuinte, Luuk P.J. Smolenaers, Bram T. Knoop, Konstantin Föhse, Tamar J. van der Aart, Hjalmar R. Bouma, Mihai G. Netea, Katrijn Van Deun, Jaap ten Oever, Jacobien J. Hoogerwerf

“…Cohort two included hospitalised patients from hospital A between 01/01/2021 and 06/01/2022, to investigate hospital-onset sepsis. Objective data were extracted from electronic health records. …”
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Bridging the gap: a cross-sectional study on biomedical waste management education and compliance in dental institutions of Delhi National Capital Region by Mahesh, Shakila, Hemalata, Kruthiventi, Shanta, Ramya, Vashistha, Urvi, Krishnakumar, Kavya, Arora, Samridhi, Gupta, Alpa

“…The purpose of this study was to assess BMWM knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare professionals using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed by participants' educational levels. …”
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Real-time hybrid test method for floating wind turbines: Focusing on the aerodynamic load identification by Zhihao Jiang, Binrong Wen, Gang Chen, Xinliang Tian, Jun Li, Danxue Ouyang, Zhike Peng, Yehong Dong, Guiyong Zhou

“…The damping modification to the corresponding numerical code is applied to improve the motion calculation accuracy. …”
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