Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Associated With Mortality Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of 28 European Countries by Paola Sillitti, Paola Sillitti, Paola Sillitti, Paola Sillitti, Clément Meier, Clément Meier, Clément Meier, Olivier Mucchiut, Olivier Mucchiut, Olivier Mucchiut, Jürgen Maurer, Jürgen Maurer, Jürgen Maurer, Ralf J. Jox, Ralf J. Jox

“…These results call for policymakers to prepare for future shocks, ensuring equal access to adequate care.…”
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Treatment Efficacy of Open Kinetic Chain Combined with Closed Kinetic Chain Exercise Training on Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by GAO Peng, JIANG Xin, WANG Junzhe, WANG Hongyu, LIU Chengyao

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of open kinetic chain (OKC) combined with closed kinetic chain (CKC) exercise training on motor function of knee or lower limb, balance function, quadriceps isokinetic muscle strength and atrophy degree after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.MethodsA total of 84 patients who underwent knee ACL reconstruction in the Jinan Zhangqiu District People's Hospital from January 2020 to October 2021 were randomly divided into OKC group, CKC group, equal combination group and adjusted combination group, with 21 cases in each group. …”
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The validity and reliability properties of a Persian version of the evidence-based practice profile (EBP2) questionnaire among Iranian students of health-related fields by Rezvan Elahifar, Mohammad Mahdi Parvizi, Hossein Fatemian, Mahsa Moosavi, Mitra Amini

“…We aimed to measure the psychometric properties of the Evidence-Based Performance Profile (EBP2) Questionnaire among the students of health-related fields at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021. …”
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Subjective Assessment of the Dry Eye Syndrome According to the OSDI Questionnaire in Patients Using Various Options for Correcting Ametropia by I. B. Medvedev, M. Yu. Borisova, S. R. Shalieva, L. V. Batalina, N. N. Dergacheva

“…All patients were divided into 3 groups according to method of refractive disorder correction. Groups were equal in age and gender. …”
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Weight management and its educational differences among retired individuals living with obesity—a salutogenic approach by Hilla Nordquist, Tea Lallukka, Jatta Valkonen, Anu Joki

“…Half of the interviewees had a low level of education, and the other half had a high level of education. Women and men were equally represented. We analyzed the data using a deductive-inductive content analysis. …”
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Do We Have a Place for Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Corneal Refractive Surgery? by N. V. Maychuk, I. A. Mushkova, M. R. Obraztsova

“…To study the clinical efficacy and safety of Broxinac (0.09 % bromfenac solution) in the early postoperative period of corneal refractive surgery.Materials and methods. The study included 168 patients (168 eyes) with moderate and high myopia after PRK (24 eyes), FemtoLASIK (78 eyes) and ReLEx SMILE (66 eyes), divided into equal subgroups: in the main group, Broxinac was instilled once 30 minutes after the operation, and in the control group — placebo. …”
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Microkeratome versus manually dissected donor tissue for Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty: A randomized prospective study by Ritu Mali, Smruti R. Priyadarshini, Srikant K. Sahu, Amrita Mohanty, Sujata Das

“…The 70 eyes were divided equally into two groups. Group A (n = 35) and Group B (n = 35) underwent DSEK and DSAEK procedures, respectively. the operating surgeons prepared the manually dissected corneal grafts using lamellar dissectors. the eye bank technicians prepared the precut corneal grafts using a microkeratome. …”
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Does Health Education Through Videos and E-Leaflet Have a Good Influence on Improving Students’ Reproductive Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices? an Intervention Study... by Yuliasih ND, Sari P, Bestari AD, Martini N, Sujatmiko B

“…The hypothesis for this study was to explore the differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices before and after the intervention.Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental design. …”
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Characterisation of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a regional hospital study by Sophy Korula, Sheikh Arif Maqbool Kozgar, Lloyd Bwanaisa

“…The mean age at DKA presentation was 11.9 +/- 3.2 years, with 42.1% having new-onset T1D. An equal number of patients presented with mild (50%) and moderate to severe DKA. …”
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A Nomogram for Predicting Overall Survival in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: A Retrospective Study by Ling Y, Miao X, Zhou X, Ma J, Lin Z, Li Q, Zhang M, Ma Y, Chen B

“…This study aimed to develop a novel prognostic model based on real clinical data and compare it with existing systems.Patients and Methods: A total of 288 patients newly diagnosed with PCNSL were recruited. …”
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Reduction of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer in short-term psychotherapy by Paula Oberth, Franziska Springer, Antje Lehmann-Laue, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf

“…The active control group, a non-specific psychotherapeutic counselling intervention (SPI), showed equal effects on depression and distress and consequently both groups are investigated together in this study. …”
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Curcumin-Modified Selenium Nanoparticles Improve S180 Tumour Therapy in Mice by Regulating the Gut Microbiota and Chemotherapy by Zhang R, Zhang W, Zhang Q, Wang L, Yang F, Sun W, Xu Z, Wang C, Song X, Wang M

“…Rong Zhang,* Wenjuan Zhang,* Qiuhua Zhang,* Lijun Wang, Fengzhu Yang, Wenlong Sun, Zhengbao Xu, Chao Wang, Xinhua Song, Meng Wang School of Life Science and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Meng Wang, Email wm902012@163.comPurpose: This study aimed to synthesize curcumin-modified selenium (Cur/Se) nanoparticles via a simple and green method for tumour treatment and explore their effects on the gut microbiota.Methods: Curcumin was applied as a reducing and capping agent for the construction of Cur/Se nanoparticles with Tween 80 as a stabilizer. …”
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Caregiver-Reported ADHD in Shanghai, China: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Implications for Diagnosis by Wang S, Zhang M, Huang L, Zhang X, Xue Z

“…This study aimed to examine the prevalence of caregiver-reported ADHD in Shanghai, China, and identify associated factors.Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Jiading District, Shanghai, targeting caregivers of children and adolescents attending elementary, middle, and high schools. …”
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Evaluation and Comparison of the Academic Quality of Open-Access Mega Journals and Authoritative Journals: Disruptive Innovation Evaluation by Yuyan Jiang, Xue-li Liu, Liyun Wang

“…However, the absolute number was roughly equal to that of authoritative journals. OAMJs surpassed authoritative journals in publishing innovative papers in 24 research directions (eg, Allergy), accounting for 40.68% of all research directions in clinical medicine. …”
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Does bladder outflow obstruction obfuscate the traditional clinical factors that are used to assess the risk of prostate cancer at rapid‐access diagnostic clinics? by Thomas Philip Cahill, Samuel Joseph Withey, Steve Hazell, Declan Cahill, Netty Kinsella

“…This will help facilitate effective and evidence‐based triaging of patients in rapid‐access clinics. Materials and Methods We retrospectively analysed prospectively collected data from 307 suspected prostate cancer patients who underwent diagnostic biopsy from 2019 to 2023 at a single, high‐volume, specialist cancer centre. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Metronidazole Monotherapy versus Vancomycin Monotherapy or Combination Therapy in Patients with Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta... by Rui Li, Laichun Lu, Yu Lin, Mingxia Wang, Xin Liu

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Metronidazole and vancomycin are equally effective for the treatment of mild CDI, but vancomycin is superior for the treatment of severe CDI. …”
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Orthovoltage x-ray therapy significantly reduces disability risk in knee osteoarthritis patients: A decade-long cohort study by Maria V. Makarova, Mikhail Yu. Valkov, Andrey М. Grjibovski

“…A total of 292 patients were randomly distributed among two groups of equal sizes. The control group received combination therapy with NSAIDs and SYSADOA. …”
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TRIMETAZIDINE INFLUENCE ON FILTRATION AND TUBULOINTERSTITIAL FUNCTION OF KIDNEYS IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND RENAL DYSFUNCTION by N. A. Koziolova, I. I. Kolegova, M. V. Surovtseva

“…All CHF and stage 3 CKD patients were randomized to equal 2 groups depending on the kind of treatment. …”
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Mortality in the Volgograd Region Against the COVID-19 Pandemic by A. V. Alpatov

“…Estimation of excess mortality was carried out taking into account the dynamics of age-specific mortality rates.Materials and methods. The main sources of information for the study of mortality were the Russian database on fertility and mortality and Rosstat data. …”
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The serum changes of vascular endothelial growth factor and tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase factors after a period of combined and aerobic physical activity in elderly men by Amir Delshad, Fateme Talashan

“…These individuals were randomly and equally divided into three groups: aerobic, combined, and control based on body mass index and maximum oxygen consumption. …”
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