Health‐Seeking Behavior of Patients With Dental Abscesses: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Kwame Adu Okyere Boadu, Richard Okyere Boadu, Abigail Achiaa Nyarko, Esther Priscilla Biamah Danquah, Victor Wireko Adu, Nana Atuahene Oti, John Billy Owusu Quarshie, Nana Bempong Owusu‐ Ankomah

“…Methods A cross‐sectional quantitative design was used to collect data from 100 participants through purposive sampling. …”
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Utility of an artificial intelligence-based lung CT airway model in the quantitative evaluation of large and small airway lesions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary dis... by Zheng Liu, Jing Li, Bo Li, Guozhen Yi, Shaoqian Pang, Ruinan Zhang, Peixiu Li, Zhaoping Yin, Jing Zhang, Bingxin Lv, Jingjing Yan, Jiao Ma

“…Methods Clinical data from a total of 340 patients with COPD and 73 healthy volunteers were collected and compiled. …”
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Liver Cirrhosis as the Outcome of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Associated with PNPLA3 Gene RS738409 Polymorphism by I. G. Nikitin, A. S. Tikhomirova, T. A. Zhinzhilo, E. V. Vinnitskaya, Y. G. Sandler, V. A. Kislyakov, I. G. Fedorov

“…Group III included 25 healthy volunteers. A retrospective analysis of patient history data was performed. We analyzed the results of biochemical blood tests, coagulogram, and ultrasound examination of abdominal organs from the medical records of patients in groups I and II. …”
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A machine learning model based on CT radiomics for preoperatively differentiating intrahepatic mass-type cholangiocarcinoma and inflammatory pseudotumours by Xiao-chun Wang, Jing-hong Liang, Xiao-yao Huang, Wen-jian Tang, Yan-mei He, Jun-yuan Zhong, Ling Zhang, Lun Lu

“…Current studies using traditional imaging analysis have limited accuracy. We developed a machine learning model based on clinical and CT radiomic features to improve diagnostic accuracy. …”
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Osteoporosis: a problem still faulty addressed by the Romanian healthcare system. Results of a questionnaire survey of people aged 40 years and over by Narcisa Jianu, Narcisa Jianu, Narcisa Jianu, Valentina Oana Buda, Valentina Oana Buda, Denisa Căpățână, Călin Muntean, Teodor Nicolae Onea, Maria Anastasia Jivulescu, Ana Teodor, Ana Teodor, Mirabela Romanescu, Mirabela Romanescu, Lucreția Udrescu, Lucreția Udrescu, Vlad Groza, Mihai Udrescu, Alina Ramona Buzatu, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Cristina Adriana Dehelean, Minodora Andor, Minodora Andor

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Multiple Coupled Mathematical Model for Radionuclide Electromigration Experiments in Granites by Xiao-jie LI, Kai-xuan TAN, Long-cheng LIU, Yong-mei LI, Chun-guang LI, Zhi ZOU, Qi LIU

“…In this study, an advection-dispersion model for primary kinetic adsorption was developed, introducing a primary adsorption rate coefficient β to describe the kinetic adsorption phenomenon. …”
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Evaluating Long‐Term Outcomes of Children Undergoing Surgical Treatment for Congenital Heart Disease for National Audit in England and Wales by Kate L. Brown, Qi Huang, Ferran Espuny‐Pujol, Julie A. Taylor, Jo Wray, Carin van Doorn, Serban Stoica, Christina Pagel, Rodney C. G. Franklin, Sonya Crowe

“…Methods and Results Informed by user online discussion forums and scoping of national data, we selected sentinel CHDs and long‐term outcome metrics suitable for routine monitoring. …”
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Prognostic Value of Genetic Markers for Efficacy Estimation of Induction Treatment Including Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma Patients by EL Nazarova, NV Minaeva, MN Khorobrykh, EE Sukhorukova, VI Shardakov, IV Paramonov, NA Zorina

“…The suggested hypothesis for immune response gene polymorphism effecting a disease prognosis can substantially contribute to developing of individualized approach to MM treatment.…”
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Remapping Body Representation Using Virtual Reality in Chronic Neuropathic Pain: Systematic Review by Maria Grazia Maggio, Mirjam Bonanno, Andrea Calderone, Amelia Rizzo, Nebahat Bulut, Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Alessandra Benenati, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Angelo Quartarone, Daniela Floridia, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…Future research should focus on developing standardized protocols and conducting large-scale, high-quality trials to validate VR’s long-term efficacy and integration into routine clinical practice. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Blood Culture-Positive Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess: A Retrospective Study by Zhang HF, Chen JW, Li SS, Wu SW, Li S, Liu CY, Cai C, Lu MQ

“…This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with blood culture-positive KPLA and identify potential predictive indicators.Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of clinical data from 263 KPLA patients diagnosed at our hospital between January 2019 and December 2023. …”
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Level of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and myocardium remodeling in patients with acute postinfarction aneurism of left ventricle by V. D. Syvolap, S. M. Kyselov

“…Diagnostics of heart aneurism was done by clinical, electrocardiographical and echocardiographical data. Statistical analyses of the results was carried out on a personal computer with the help of a licensed program “Statistica” (version 6.0, Stat Soft Inc, USA). …”
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The global burden of bladder, kidney, and prostate cancers attributable to smoking from 1990 to 2021 and projections for the next two decades: A cross-sectional study by Xiangyu Chen<sup>+<sup>, Xuexue Hao<sup>+<sup>, Jinhao Wu<sup>+<sup>, Xiaoqiang Liu

“…Methods Data were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. …”
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Representações sociais e prática do enfermeiro: limites, avanços e perspectivas [Social representations and nursing practice: limits, progress, and prospects] [Representaciones soc... by Daniela Márcia Neri Sampaio, Alba Benemérita Alves Vilela, Aline Vieira Simões

“…A qualitative study grounded in the Social Representations Theory, it was developed in Jequié, Bahia, Brazil, in 2010. Semi-structured interviews were used with nineteen nurses, the data of which were analyzed on two bases: the EVOC 2000 software and theme analysis. …”
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How serious are ‘serious non-specific symptoms (SNSS)’? Evaluation of the introduction of a local SNSS pathway, and the pick-up rate of cancers, within this population by Dominic Maxfield, Alexandra Hickey, Temitope Ade-Onojobi, Rohit Sinha, John Painter, Simon Dunn

“…We suggest that further national analysis could be done on long-term patient outcomes, and effectiveness of SNSS pathways, including 5-year survival, in such a novel pathway.…”
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FROM FARCE TO HYPE (ISSUES OF MODERN INTERNET COMMUNICATION) / ОТ БАЛАГАНА ДО ХАЙПА (ПРОБЛЕМЫ СОВРЕМЕННОЙ ИНТЕРНЕТ-КОММУНИКАЦИИ)... by SЕMЕNОVА ELENA А. / СЕМЕНОВА Е.А.

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Ischemic cerebral infarction with hemorrhagic transformation: peculiarities of perifocal tissue changes depending on the disease phase and background and concomitant pathology by Y.O. Pospishil, R.I. Falion, O.R. Malyk, Y.I. Beketova, R.S. Pshyk, I.S. Dronyk

“…The medical histories, clinical data, comorbidities and background diseases, and autopsy material of 18 patients aged 35–82 years with IS with HT were analyzed. …”
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TiMON: a real-time integrated monitor for improving the placement and wear of emergency tourniquets by John Quan Nguyen, Avery Goss, Helen Keshishian, Francis Berchard, Jonathan Parks, Conor Evans

“…In the second study, 30 lay volunteers from Massachusetts General Hospital with no prior tourniquet training were recruited and taught how to apply a tourniquet under normal conditions prior to being asked to perform the same exercises as the soldiers. In both studies, data collected for statistical analysis consisted of the real-time applied pressure along with the elapsed time for each subject to finish applying the emergency tourniquet. …”
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Facilitated Telemedicine as a Patient-Centered, Sociotechnical Intervention to Integrate Hepatitis C Treatment Into Opioid Treatment Programs and Overcome the Digital Divide Among... by Andrew H Talal, Arpan Dharia, Marianthi Markatou, Lawrence S Brown Jr, Kenneth E Bossert, Zakiya Grubbs, Raktim Mukhopadhyay, Boatemaa Ntiri-Reid, Elisabeth J Houtsmuller

“…The transcripts served as data for the thematic analysis. The transcripts were interpreted to elucidate patterns of meanings and nuances derived from each presentation. …”
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Análisis espacial de datos para clasificar Musáceas en zonas Bananeras no tradicionales del Ecuador by Patricia Gómez, Omar Ruíz Barzola, Hernán Garcés, Esther Lilia Peralta García

“…Data were collected in 2009, the sectors where the observations were obtained are: Pallatanga, Bucay, Loja and Zaruma. …”
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Trends and factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in Zimbabwe, 2005 - 2015 by T Chibura, H Twabi, K Maluleke, A Musekiwa

“…This article is a secondary data analysis of three repeated cross-sectional Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Surveys to assess adverse pregnancy outcomes among women of reproductive age (15 - 49 years old) who fell pregnant during the study period. …”
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