Effects of awareness of breast cancer overdiagnosis among women with screen-detected or incidentally found breast cancer: a qualitative interview study by Brooke Nickel, Alexandra Barratt, Kirsten McCaffery, Kristen Pickles, Jolyn Hersch, Jayant S Vaidya

“…Most found that their initial clinical teams were not forthcoming about the possibility of overdiagnosis and overtreatment, and many found it difficult to deal with their set management protocols.Conclusion The experiences of this small and unusual group of women provide rare insight into the profound negative impact of finding out about overdiagnosis after breast cancer diagnosis. …”
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Expert evaluation of large language models for clinical dialogue summarization by David Fraile Navarro, Enrico Coiera, Thomas W. Hambly, Zoe Triplett, Nahyan Asif, Anindya Susanto, Anamika Chowdhury, Amaya Azcoaga Lorenzo, Mark Dras, Shlomo Berkovsky

“…Further evaluations using diverse clinical dialogues and multiple initialization seeds are needed to verify the reliability and generalizability of automatically generated summaries.…”
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Endometrial polyps with bizarre stromal cells: a Benign or a low-grade lesion? by Musen Wang, Fei Gao, Hongkai Zhang, Wenxin Zheng

“…The histopathology mirrored the initial findings, showing no myometrial invasion, prompting a re-evaluation of the presumed benign nature of the polyp given its rapid growth. …”
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Explosive Pleuritis by Jasdeep K Sharma, Thomas J Marrie

“…The patient arrived at the emergency room at 15:00 in mild respiratory distress; the initial chest x-ray revealed a small right lower lobe effusion. …”
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Nomograms for Predicting High Hospitalization Costs and Prolonged Stay among Hospitalized Patients with pAECOPD by Nafeisa Dilixiati, Mengyu Lian, Ziliang Hou, Jie Song, Jingjing Yang, Ruiyan Lin, Jinxiang Wang

“…A total of 635 patients with pAECOPD were included in this observational study and divided into training and testing sets. Variables were initially screened using univariate analysis, and then further selected using a backward stepwise regression. …”
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Investigation of Sandstone Mesostructure Damage Caused by Freeze-Thaw Cycles via CT Image Enhancement Technology by Hui Liu, Gengshe Yang, Yehui Yun, Jianghao Lin, Wanjun Ye, Huimei Zhang, Yao Zhang

“…Thus, particle detachment, crack initiation, crack propagation, and increased porosity due to the volumetric expansion of water inside the rock could be detected and clearly observed. …”
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Using Peer-Learning and Game-Based Instruction for Achieving Long-Lasting Knowledge of Cybersecurity in Primary Schools by Maja Videnovik, Vladimir Trajkovik, Tone Vold, Linda Vibeke Kionig, Ana Madevska Bogdanova, Sonja Filiposka

“…The game-based approach is used to create interactive and engaging learning environments where students design or play games to develop their critical thinking skills and empower their cybersecurity knowledge. Initial evaluation results after one year of implementing this cybersecurity learning concept, carried out with 124 students from three participating schools, indicate that students exposed to peer learning and a game-based approach could retain their knowledge, with their knowledge levels outperforming those of students who received traditional classroom instruction. …”
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Improving health outcomes and quality at the subdistrict level: Evaluation of the ‘3 feet model’ in Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa by H Schneider, F Mukinda, J Cupido, J Wessels, P Kupa, P Leboho, N Nkoana, N Bosch, Y Pillay

“…To report on the evaluation of a subdistrict health system-strengthening initiative that aimed to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, referred to as the ‘3 feet model’ in Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, SA. …”
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Deformation and Failure Characteristics and Control Technology of Roadway Surrounding Rock in Deep Coal Mines by Jucai Chang, Dong Li, Tengfei Xie, Wenbao Shi, Kai He

“…The experimental results show that after the tunnel had been excavated, the surrounding rock failure could be divided into three stages: the initial deformation stage, fissure development stage, and mild deformation stage. …”
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IHSCR: Energy-efficient clustering and routing for wireless sensor networks based on harmony search algorithm by Bing Zeng, Yan Dong, Xinyu Li, Liang Gao

“…Then, a new energy-efficient clustering algorithm is designed based on several improvements made to harmony search algorithm: (1) a discrete encoding scheme of a harmony for clustering is proposed; (2) a roulette wheel selection method is designed to choose a gateway for a regular sensor node to join, which is employed by two steps (i.e. initialization of harmony and improvisation of a new harmony); (3) the dynamically changed harmony memory considering rate is designed for improvisation of a new harmony; (4) a local search scheme is proposed to improve the best harmony within the harmony memory in iterations. …”
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Quando as ruas abrigam a arte: a cena hip hop no Recife (1980-2014) by Cristiano Nunes Alves

“…A timeline for hip hop in the Recife region is suggested, emphasizing two structural moments for this street culture: initially disseminated by black music parties and break dancing – hip hop's body language –, the establishment of this movement culminated in the current situation around the mid-1990s, since when rap music has been dominating the Hip Hop Scene in the Recife region. …”
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Music listening evokes story-like visual imagery with both idiosyncratic and shared content. by Sarah Hashim, Lauren Stewart, Mats B Küssner, Diana Omigie

“…Further, they completed items assessing a number of individual differences including musical training and general visual imagery ability. Of the initial sample, 254 respondents completed the survey again three weeks later. …”
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Marital status and risk of type 2 diabetes among middle-aged and elderly population: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammad Amin Karimi, Sara Binaei, Seyed Hadi Hashemi, Pegah Refahi, Ensiyeh Olama, Elnaz Olama, Aydin Mohammadpour, Reza Mostafaei Yonjali, Mohadeseh Poudineh, Niloofar Deravi

“…We searched three databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus, for relevant studies published up to August 16th, 2023. In our initial search, we identified a total of 358 articles. …”
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Reflections on COVID-19: A Literature Review of SARS-CoV-2 Testing by Chin Shern Lau, Helen M. L. Oh, Tar Choon Aw

“…Early in the pandemic, it was generally agreed that the initial nucleocapsid antibody assays had poor sensitivity when used before 14 days of disease onset, with total or IgG antibodies being preferred over the use of IgM. …”
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Healthy individuals genetically at-risk for the development of Pemphigus vulgaris or Alopecia areata share disease-like cytokine dysregulation by Rebekah R. Schwartz, Kristina Seiffert-Sinha, Animesh A. Sinha

“…Cytokines in particular play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of AID, with proinflammatory cytokines contributing to the initiation and propagation of autoimmune inflammation, whereas anti-inflammatory cytokines facilitate regression of inflammation and recovery from acute phases of the disease. …”
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Transmission of potato spindle tuber viroid between <i>Phytophthora infestans</i> and host plants by O. S. Afanasenko, A. V. Khiutti, N. V. Mironenko, N. M. Lashina

“…PSTVd was not detected after the eighth passage on rye agar in P. infestans subculture. These results are initial evidence of potato viroid PSTVd being bidirectionally transferred between P. infestans and host plants.…”
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Assessment of risk communication and community engagement interventions during the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzania by Mololo Noah Mwanjala, Emmanuel Mnkeni, Mikidadi Issanudia Mtalika, Marcelina Mponela, Atuganile Musyani, George Mrema, Amour Seleman, Catherine Gitige, Kokuhabwa Mukurasi, Gloria Macha, Hussein Mohamed, Pius Horumpende, Leopord Sibomana Leonard, Jonathan Mcharo, Wangeci Gatei, Salum Manyatta

“…Following that, the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) approach was promptly initiated to create community awareness regarding the MVD. …”
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Promoting Physical Activity in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: A Feasibility Study to Develop Intervention Tools for Delivery of Diabetes‐Specific Education by Daniel Crabtree, Sara Bradley, Jenni Connelly, Lynn Bauermeister, Trish Gorely, Sandra MacRury

“…Post‐intervention semi‐structured interviews were undertaken with both groups of participants to gauge perspectives of the initiative. Results There was a 56% total attrition rate from baseline to 3 months due to COVID‐19 and its impact on clinical research. …”
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Generation of address sequences with specified switching activity and address repeatability by V. N. Yarmolik, N. A. Shevchenko, V. А. Levantsevich, D. V. Demenkovets

“…Presented results are based on a universal method for generating quasi-random Sobol sequences, which are effectively used to generate targeted test sequences. As an initial mathematical model, a modification of the indicated generation method proposed by Antonov and Saleev is used. …”
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Retrospective evaluation of acid–base imbalances, clinicopathologic alterations, and prognostic factors in hospitalized calves with Eimeria-associated diarrhea by Andrea Urgibl-Bauer, Annette Lorch, Dana Badura, Yury Zablotski, Peter D. Constable, Florian M. Trefz

“…Classification tree analysis indicated that hospital mortality was associated with plasma ionized calcium concentrations &lt;1.05 mmol/L, initial leukocyte counts &gt;16 × 109 cells/L, and a poor or cachectic body condition. …”
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