Determining the effect of frailty on survival in advanced ovarian cancer: study protocol for a prospective multicentre national cohort study (FOLERO) by Daniel Hunde, Niklas Ekerstad, Mihaela Asp, Päivi Kannisto, Madelene Wedin, Charlotte Palmqvist, Pernilla Dahm-Kähler, Yvonne Brandberg, Mirna Abraham-Nordling, Kristina Åhlund, Vilhelm Mörlin, Nina Groes-Kofoed, Sahar Salehi

“…All participating centres started accrual by September 2024. Presentation of data on primary outcome is expected 2029. …”
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Multiple viral infections and antimicrobial use in hospitalized children with respiratory illness during pandemic and early post-pandemic era, Taiwan by Chyi-Liang Chen, Yi-Ching Chen, Hsuan-Ling Hsiao, Yi-Jung Chang, Hsin-Chieh Li, Merve Arslan Aydin, Cheng-Hsun Chiu

“…Multiple viruses were co-circulating in the community starting in September 2022. An increase in the number of influenza cases with severe complications in Taiwan was observed after October 2022. …”
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The philosophical foundations of digital twinning by David J Wagg, Christopher Burr, Jason Shepherd, Zack Xuereb Conti, Mark Enzer, Steven Niederer

“…As a result, members of the newly forming digital twin community are often talking at cross-purposes, based on different starting points, assumptions, and cultural practices. …”
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Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Dyspnoea, Functional Capacity and Thoracic Excursion in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Case Report by Priyanka K Chilhate, Lajwanti Lalwani (Adwani)

“…A two-week pulmonary rehab plan with physical therapy was recommended. Before starting treatment, a baseline assessment was done, including measures like Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) grading for breathlessness, 6-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) and chest movement. …”
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Implementation of patient-centred care: which organisational determinants matter from decision maker’s perspective? Results from a qualitative interview study across various health... by Lena Ansmann, Holger Pfaff, Kira Isabel Hower, Vera Vennedey, Hendrik Ansgar Hillen, Ludwig Kuntz, Stephanie Stock

“…We identified possible starting points for initiating the tailoring of interventions and implementation strategies and the redesign of HSCOs towards more patient-centredness.Trial registration number DRKS00011925.…”
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Banking service quality perceived by students: Implications to green services by Đokić Nenad, Milićević Nikola, Kalaš Branimir, Đokić Ines

“…Later, those can be used as a starting point in determining actions regarding green services in the case of the student population. …”
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Health Benefits Due to Reduction in Respirable Particulates during COVID-19 Lockdown in India by Anubha Goel, Pallavi Saxena, Saurabh Sonwani, Shubham Rathi, Ananya Srivastava, Akash Kumar Bharti, Supreme Jain, Shubhanshi Singh, Anuradha Shukla, Anju Srivastava

“…Abstract To control the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government of India imposed various phases of lockdown starting from the third week of March 2020. Improvement in city air quality has emerged as a benefit of this lockdown in India. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Polyether Ether Ketone Cage in Patients with Lumbar Spondylolisthesis by Rishab Chandraprakash, Rajavel Kalirajan, Milap Bhalodiya, Vijayanand Balasubramanian, Gowthaman Nambiraj, Mohan Mahendramani

“…Results: The mean preoperative visual analog scale (VAS) started from 8.53 and came to 2.79, postoperatively. …”
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Population genetics of Glossina palpalis gambiensis in the sleeping sickness focus of Boffa (Guinea) before and after eight years of vector control: no effect of control despite a... by Kagbadouno, Moise S, Séré, Modou, Ségard, Adeline, Camara, Abdoulaye Dansy, Camara, Mamadou, Bucheton, Bruno, Bart, Jean-Mathieu, Courtin, Fabrice, De Meeûs, Thierry, Ravel, Sophie

“…A still ongoing vector control campaign (VCC) started in 2011 in the focus of Boffa, using tiny targets, with a 79% tsetse density reduction in 2016 and significant impact on the prevalence of the disease (from 0.3% in 2011 to 0.11% in 2013, 0.0352% in 2016 and 0.0097% in 2019). …”
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Difficult choledocholithiasis – result of overdue surgical treatment of gallstone disease by S. G. Shapovalyants, T. B. Ardasenov, A. G. Pankov, S. A. Budzinsky, V. S. Veselova

“…Surgical treatment was started with transpapillary operations.Results. In 12 (4,4%) patients transpapillary procedures appeared to be impossible, all of them have been operated by surgically. …”
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Clinical Course of Untreated and Treated Chronic Hepatitis B in Pregnant Patients: A Prospective Study by Yasemin Nadir, Ayse Batirel, Ayse Yasemin Karsidag, Fatma Kaya Narter, Ahmet Nadir

“…As a result, we successfully prevented perinatal HBV transmission by close monitoring of participant pregnant women and starting antiviral therapy when needed. …”
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Effect of hypnotherapy on paediatric cancer pain management in Indonesia: A quasi-experimental study by Sri Hartini M.A, Nafisatun Nisa, Satriya Pranata, Mudy Oktiningrum, Sri Puguh Kristiawati

“…Pain scores were recorded starting from 0 to 10. These were categorised as no score 0, mild (1–3), moderate (4–6) and severe (7–10) pain. …”
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Lessons learnt from measures taken to prevent rabies introduction and spread into a long rabies free territory (case study of the Irkutsk Oblast) by I. V. Meltsov, A. M. Ablov, E. N. Shkolnikova, M. E. Koplik, P. A. Minchenko, T. V. Desyatova, I. D. Zarva, A. D. Botvinkin, A. Ye. Metlin

“…Retrospective study of archive and previously published reports on human and animal rabies cases in the Irkutsk Oblast starting from 1954 was performed. Epidemics of urban rabies ceased in the region in 1970s. …”
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A rare case of Ewing's sarcoma in a 4-year-old child treated by tumor endoprosthetics using 3D printing by Vladimir Stavrev, Luben Stokov, Petko Ganev, Georgi Georgiev

“…Active physiotherapy was started after removal of the orthosis 21 days after surgery. …”
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Factors involved in the recruitment and retention of voluntary blood donors in South Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo), results from a qualitative study by Susanne Mbaka Ngunza, Isabelle Aujoulat

“…The individual interviews were analysed thematically, using a starting list of 3 predefined units of analysis, namely: initiation, maintenance, and cessation of voluntary blood donation. …”
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Analyzing the semileptonic and nonleptonic B c → J/ψ, η c decays by Aritra Biswas, Soumitra Nandi, Shantanu Sahoo

“…Abstract This study focuses on the decay of the B c meson to S-wave charmonia. Starting with lattice inputs on B c → J/ψ form factors, we have obtained the B c → η c form factors using heavy quark spin symmetry (HQSS) relations between the associated form factors after parametrizing and extracting the possible symmetry breaking corrections. …”
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The Bronze Age Site of Tarangul (Aktobe Cis-Urals): Examining One Casting Mo by Darkhan A. Baitileu, Albina Ye. Yerzhanova, Ilaria Calgaro

“…The study concludes the mold had first consisted of two pieces and been used to cast adzes, and after the other piece was lost or damaged it started being used to cast sickles. The spectral analysis shows the castings were basically made from copper, and detects some traces of alloying. …”
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Efektivitas Pemberian Mobilisasi Dini terhadap Tonus Otot, Kekuatan Otot, dan Kemampuan Motorik Fungsional Pasien Hemiparise Paska Stroke Iskemik by Reni Prima Gusty Gusty

“…The subjects were hemiparesis patients after ischemic stroke, distributed into two groups: the first group, consisting of 10 people, was given mobilization training 2 times/day; the second group, consisting of 10 people, was given mobilization training 3 times/day. Training started on day 2 after stroke until day 5. Analysis was conducted using paired and unpaired t-tests, with a significance level of p < 0.05. …”
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Practice patterns on the management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in the United States: Results from a modified Delphi panel. by David E Henner, Beatrice Drambarean, Teresa M Gerbeling, Jessica B Kendrick, William T Kendrick, Lisa Koester-Wiedemann, Thomas L Nickolas, Anjay Rastogi, Anis A Rauf, Brenda Dyson, Michael C Singer, Pooja Desai, Kathleen M Fox, Sunfa Cheng, William Goodman

“…Panelists unanimously agreed that SHPT treatment is often started late. There was a preference for serum phosphate level <4.6 mg/dL, and consensus to maintain serum calcium levels <9.5 mg/dL. …”
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The defense function of the state: Traditional and modern understanding by Vračar Milinko S., Barišić Igor I.

“…It requires a multidisciplinary approach and the application of concepts such as man, society, state, values, interests, power, politics, and strategy. The starting point in understanding its essence is undoubtedly the individual, given that instinctual needs for survival and security drive human nature. …”
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