Association of Adjunctive Procedures, Patient Demographics, or Intraoperative Factors and the Risk of Complications or Reoperation Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty or Ankle Arthr... by Ramiro Lopez BS, Cole Herbel BS, Glenn G. Shi MD, Edward T. Haupt MD

“…Methods: A retrospective chart review of AAs and TAAs performed at a single academic institution from the years 2008-2024 was performed using Current Procedural Terminology ( CPT ) codes identifying AA and TAA. Patient demographics, operative details, and postoperative data were abstracted to collect relevant information. …”
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Identification of Gender Differences in Acute Myocardial Infarction Presentation and Management at Aga Khan University Hospital-Pakistan: Natural Language Processing Application in... by Christine Ngaruiya, Zainab Samad, Salma Tajuddin, Zarmeen Nasim, Rebecca Leff, Awais Farhad, Kyle Pires, Muhammad Alamgir Khan, Lauren Hartz, Basmah Safdar

“…Natural language processing (NLP) allows for data enrichment in large datasets to facilitate key clinical research. …”
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Impact of Midfoot Charcot Arthropathy (Brodsky Type 1) on Patient Reported Outcome Scores by Seth J. Tysor BS, Christopher E. Gross MD, Daniel J. Scott MBA, MD, Joshua L. Morningstar BS, Joseph Cutrone BS, Michael Otten MD

“…Data collected from patient charts included demographics, medical history, presence of ulcers, and preoperative Visual Analog Scale (VAS), 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Pain Disability Index (PDI), SSS-8, Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS), and Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) scores and postoperative FAOS and FAAM scores. …”
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Epigenetic dysregulation-induced metabolic reprogramming fuels tumor progression in bladder cancer by Jian Zhang, Xiaosong Fan, Xu Xu, Yichao Han, Weixing Yu, Bicheng Yang, Yanling Chen, Shaolin Zhang

“…Therefore, this study aimed to identify and characterize metabolic hubs associated with disease progression and tumor aggressiveness in bladder cancer.MethodsDNA methylation, mRNA expression and protein expression, along with clinical data for bladder cancer patients were retrieved from TCGA database. …”
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Association Between Opioid Use and Emergency Department Visits for Spine-Related Disorders by Okeke C, Okoye G, Thornton JD

“…Using nationally representative sample, we estimated the association between opioid use and the frequency of all-cause ED visits among SRD patients in the United States.Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study design that utilized 2018– 2022 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data. Patients with SRD were identified using ICD-10-CM codes matching for spine-related diagnoses. …”
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Designing a Conceptual model for Evaluating the Performance of Software Developers in Fintech Organizations by Hassan Javadi, Fereshteh Amin

“…Twelve semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with software developers who were selected through a snowball sampling method. The data extracted from these interviews were analyzed using the content analysis method, with the assistance of Maxqda software. …”
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EDITORIAL by Ivan Čuk

“…Personally, I hope we will eventually have more articles of this type and be able to collect data from all over the world in our joint database. …”
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Global pharmacovigilance reporting of the first monoclonal antibody for canine osteoarthritis: a case study with bedinvetmab (Librela™) by Beatriz P. Monteiro, Anthony Simon, Oliver Knesl, Kristen Mandello, Steven Nederveld, Natasha J. Olby, Natasha J. Olby, John F. Innes, B. Duncan X. Lascelles

“…Each adverse event was coded using the Veterinary Dictionary for Drug Related Affairs (VeDDRA) terminology. …”
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Aplicación del modelo de “Comunidades Listas para el Cambio”, para realizar el diagnóstico del estado de preparación de una comunidad urbana en el tema de prevención de la obesidad... by Diana Alcócer Alfaro, Karolina Sánchez Alán, Marcela Soto Prats, Xinia Fernández Rojas, Marianela Zúñiga Escobar

“…Results from interviews were analyzed using Atlas Ti by using the method suggested by the TriEthnic Center for Prevention Research de Colorado State University. The method coded the key terms found in the interviews and assigns them some categorical values for the different dimensions of the model. …”
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Mental Health Disorders in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Onset in Childhood or Youth – A Nationwide Cohort Study from Denmark by Rasmussen J, Hansen ASK, Nørgård BM, Nielsen RG, Qvist N, Bøggild H, Fonager K

“…The incidence rate and incidence rate ratio (IRR) for a wide spectrum of mental health disorders were assessed based on diagnostic codes from the Danish National Patient Registry, reimbursed prescriptions for psychotropic medications, and composite measures combining diagnosis and medication. …”
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Uso de um esquema implícito e de splines para a simulação numérica do processo de resfriamento de frutas esféricas Use of an implicit scheme and splines for the numerical simulatio... by Mariângela Amendola, Bárbara Teruel

“…The validation of the mathematical model was carried out using experimental data of Valencia oranges inside a system with forced air (Q = 1933 m³ h-1 and air velocity around 1 m s-1), at the initial temperature of 26.57 ºC and cooled till 1 ºC. …”
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La responsabilidad social corporativa a través de la actividad física y el deporte en Colombia: El caso Kinder Joy Of Moving (Corporate social responsibility through physical activ... by Mauricio Hernández Londoño, Néstor Ordoñez Saavedra, Julié Hortencia Gómez, Sebastián Restrepo Moncada, Juan Felipe Muñoz Bedoya

“…Through a qualitative approach, triangulation of sources, combining document analysis, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups with key institutional and operational actors and beneficiaries. The data were coded and analyzed using co-occurrence analysis and semantic network techniques to identify relevant patterns and relationships. …”
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Emociones positivas del alumnado de Educación Secundaria en las prácticas de baloncesto en Educación Física (Positive emotions of the students of Secondary Education in the practi... by Felipe Nicolás Mujica Johnson, Ana Concepción Jiménez Sánchez

“…The results indicated 18 emotional codes or attributions found for joy, enthusiasm, security and fun. …”
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DLBWE-Cys: a deep-learning-based tool for identifying cysteine S-carboxyethylation sites using binary-weight encoding by Zhengtao Luo, Zhengtao Luo, Zhengtao Luo, Qingyong Wang, Qingyong Wang, Qingyong Wang, Yingchun Xia, Yingchun Xia, Yingchun Xia, Xiaolei Zhu, Xiaolei Zhu, Xiaolei Zhu, Shuai Yang, Shuai Yang, Shuai Yang, Zhaochun Xu, Zhaochun Xu, Lichuan Gu, Lichuan Gu, Lichuan Gu

“…Thus, this model paves the way for predicting cysteine S-carboxyethylation modification sites in protein sequences. The source code of DLBWE-Cys and experiments data are available at: https://github.com/ztLuo-bioinfo/DLBWE-Cys.…”
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Nuclear Neural Networks: Emulating Late Burning Stages in Core-collapse Supernova Progenitors by Aldana Grichener, Mathieu Renzo, Wolfgang E. Kerzendorf, Rob Farmer, Selma E. de Mink, Earl Patrick Bellinger, Chi-kwan Chan, Nutan Chen, Ebraheem Farag, Stephen Justham

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Adherence to healthcare waste management protocols in selected health facilities, Greater Accra and Eastern Regions, Ghana, 2021 by Benjamin Osei-Tutu, Rita Agyekumwah Kusi Asante, Ernestina Esinam Agbemafle, Doreen Danso, Eric Asante, Isaac Kporha, Jonathan Elikem Avunyitor, Kate Gyimaa Asante, Mark Owusu, Oxwell Opoku Sarpong, Paul Twene, Reuben Kennedy Atepre, Eunice Baiden Laryea, George Akowuah, Samuel Dapaa, Magdalene Akos Odikro, Joseph Asamoah Frimpong, Samuel Sackey, Ernest Kenu

“…A checklist was adapted from the WHO/UNICEF Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement tool. Data was collected using interviews, observation and records review. …”
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Do neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) health workers know about retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)? A qualitative study at a Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda by Henry Muwonge, Innocent Ayesiga, Primrose Magala, Tom Didimus Ediamu, Hana El Diwany, Ian LY Yeung, Alex Wasomoka, Phillip Musoke, Elias Musiime, Abraham Tumwesigye, Pius Atwau, Noreen Atwijukire, Iddi Ndyabawe, Anne Mpaire Musika, Himanshu I Patel, Aeesha NJ Malik, Ibrahim Bwaga, Sheba Gitta Nakacubo

“…We examined individual, facility and national factors that could impact the health workers’ perspectives on ROP at the hospital. The data obtained were transcribed and coded, and themes were generated for further analysis.Results We identified key barriers and facilitators to effective ROP care. …”
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Ambulance attendances involving personality disorder – investigation of crisis-driven re-attendances for mental health, alcohol and other drug, and suicide-related events by JH Broadbear, RP Ogeil, M McGrath, DS Scott, Z Nehme, F Moayeri, D Lubman, S Rao

“…Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of coded electronic patient care records from the Victorian-arm of the National Ambulance Surveillance System between January 2012 and May 2019. …”
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Designing an efficient model of employee behavior intelligence by Mohammad Ali Sadeghi, Abbas Babaeenezhad, Reza Zeinalzadeh, Mehdi mohammad Bagheri

“…Content analysis and NVIVO version 11 software were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the extracted concepts related to the efficient model of employee behavior intelligence in the General Customs Department and the General Tax Department of Hormozgan Province include 92 primary codes, 24 basic themes, and 8 organizing themes of organizational citizenship behavior, destructive work behaviors, planned behaviors, strategic proactive behaviors, political behaviors, counterproductive behaviors, ethical behaviors, and desirable social behaviors. …”
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Pulmonary aspergillosis in US Veterans with COVID-19: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study by Kaitlin Swinnerton, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Ikwo Oboho, Janet Grubber, Mary Brophy, Nhan V Do, Paul A Monach, Westyn Branch-Elliman

“… Abstract Background: COVID-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) was described early in the pandemic as a complication of SARS-CoV-2. Data about incidence of aspergillosis and characteristics of affected patients after mid-2021 are limited. …”
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