The use of low-invasive surgical procedures in the treatment of gunshot wounds of the liver. by I. P. Khomenko, O. S. Herasymenko, Ya. I. Haida, K. R. Muradian, R. B. Yenin

“…The problem of diagnostics and stage surgical treatment of a combat trauma of the abdomen with liver damage is actual in conditions of increasing specific gravity of liver damage, accompanied by its severe functional insufficiency. The aim of the study was to improve the results of surgical treatment of gunshot wounds of the liver using minimally invasive surgical techniques. …”
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Priority areas of reforming health care in Zhytomyr region by V.L. Babchenko, A.G. Andrushko

“…Traditionally, medical intervention began only when the patient went to the doctor already sick. …”
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Delayed repair for complex genital trauma following sexual assault in a 3-year-old female with late presentation for care: a case report by Raha Maroyi, Denis Mukwege, Lisa Doble, Robert Andrianne

“…A total of 2 weeks later, surgical intervention was performed, which resulted in improved short- and long-term outcomes in terms of the vulvar cosmetic, functional, and psychological aspects. …”
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Leveraging artificial intelligence for diagnosis of children autism through facial expressions by Mahmood A. Mahmood, Leila Jamel, Nazik Alturki, Medhat A. Tawfeek

“…ResNet152 reached the highest accuracy rate of 89% when functioning independently. This paper develops a hybrid deep-learning model by integrating ResNet152 with Vision Transformers (ViT) to achieve better classification performance. …”
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Skill set or mind set? Associations between health literacy, patient activation and health. by Samuel G Smith, Laura M Curtis, Jane Wardle, Christian von Wagner, Michael S Wolf

“…Participants (n = 697) were recruited from multiple US-based health centers. During structured face-to-face interviews, participants completed the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA), the Patient Activation Measure (PAM), the SF-36 physical health summary subscale, and Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Service (PROMIS) short form subscales for depression and anxiety.…”
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Challenging behaviours in interprofessional teamwork in the intensive care unit: a qualitative content analysis of focus group interviews by Magnus Hultin, Karin Jonsson, Maria Härgestam, Christine Brulin

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The Benefits of Dog-Assisted Therapy for Children With Anxiety by Andrea Wu, Ruth Wei

“…Therefore, further research is required regarding the effectiveness and clinical implications of the nature, type of intervention, length, and duration of dog-assisted therapy.…”
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Partial Resection Versus Preservation of Middle Turbinate in Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis by Maitham Talib Jbarah, Azaam Muhsin Abbas

“…Background: The Ostiomeatal Complex (OMC) is a functional concept rather than an anatomic structure with defined boundaries. …”
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Describing Pulmonary Nodules Using 3D Clustering by Amera Al-Funjan, Farid Meziane, Rob Aspin

“…This paper combines algorithms to cluster and define nodule’s features in 3D visualization. Applying some 3D functions to the objects, clustered using the K-means technique of CT lung images, provides a 3D visual exploration of the nodule shape and location. …”
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Evaluation of the Results of Glaucoma Surgery Using Optical Coherent Tomography (Literature Review) by I. I. Khusnitdinov

“…It allows assessing the level of retention of intraocular fluid, determining the functional activity, the location of drains and drainage devices both in the early and late postoperative period.…”
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Effects of a multicomponent exercise regimen on subchondral bone and cartilage in postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Ville-Markus Konola, Jari Parkkari, Juhani Multanen, Riku Nikander, Timo Rantalainen, Johanna Vesanto, Satu Pekkala, Merja Kalaja, Johanna K. Ihalainen, Benjamin Waller, Matti Munukka, Harri Sievänen, Mika Nevalainen, Hannu Kautiainen, Victor Casula, Juha Paloneva, Tommi Vasankari, Arttu Peuna, Simo Saarakkala, Miika T. Nieminen, Ari Heinonen

“…Measurements will be performed at baseline, after the 8-month intervention period, and at 12 months of maintenance. …”
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“The questions made me realize how many times I could have been saved and removed from that situation”: The experiences of patients attended to by paramedics for intimate partner v... by Rory A. Marshall, Nicole Merritt, Tori N. Stranges, Stephen Bartlett, Simon Sawyer, Paul van Donkelaar

“…Corresponding solutions were safe and equitable paramedic behaviour, respectful conduct, mandatory education and training, develop functional infrastructure, develop functional transitions, and utilize techniques to engage with perpetrators and survivors. …”
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Changes in postural stability induced by a ball-and-board game designed from a systems perspective by Anaëlle Cheillan, João Milho, Pedro Passos

“…Abstract Background Postural behavior can be understood from a systems perspective, emerging from complex interactions within the agent’s body system and the agent-environment system, where inherent variability enables adaptive and functional solutions to balance perturbations. Recent studies have recommended that lower limbs rehabilitation programs should be addressed from a systems perspective for both clinical assessment and intervention. …”
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Validation of a Finite Element Simulation for Predicting Individual Knee Joint Kinematics by Elin Theilen, Anna Rorich, Thomas Lange, Sebastian Bendak, Cora Huber, Hagen Schmal, Kaywan Izadpanah, Joachim Georgii

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Physiotherapy in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients. Recommendations of the Expert Committee of the Rehabilitation Section at the Polish Society of Nephrology by Wioletta Dziubek, Katarzyna Chojak-Fijałka, Tomasz Gołębiowski, Łukasz Rogowski, Katarzyna Bulińska, Urszula Chrabota, Weronika Pawlaczyk, Kazimierz Ciechanowski, Mariusz Kusztal

“…Recently, measures have been initiated to improve quality of life among patients, which is largely influenced by physical functioning, the ability to undertake physical activity and functional independence. …”
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Thirty-day Outcomes of First-in-man Implantation of a Novel Transcatheter Edge-to-edge Mitral Repair System in Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation by Kai Xu, Yan Wang, Shaoliang Chen, Xiangbin Pan, Ben He, Ruiyan Zhang, Bin Wang, Junjie Zhang, Zhengbin Zhu, Bin Wang, Da Zhu, Yaling Han

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Limiting serine availability during tumor progression promotes muscle wasting in cancer cachexia by Erica Pranzini, Livio Muccillo, Ilaria Nesi, Alice Santi, Caterina Mancini, Giulia Lori, Massimo Genovese, Tiziano Lottini, Giuseppina Comito, Anna Caselli, Annarosa Arcangeli, Lina Sabatino, Vittorio Colantuoni, Maria Letizia Taddei, Paolo Cirri, Paolo Paoli

“…Serine is the second most-consumed amino acid (AA) by cancer cells and has emerged to be strictly necessary to preserve skeletal muscle structure and functionality. Here, we demonstrate that decreased serine availability during tumor progression promotes myotubes diameter reduction in vitro and induces muscle wasting in in vivo mice models. …”
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Participation, promotion, and practices of the Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd)- implementing schools in localizing sustainable development goals by Ernesto L. Bastida, Jr., Robbie Jan Vincent T. Buelo, Fatima G. Tabia, Rudy Bhonne R. De Lara, Jerbert M. Abargos, Catherine S. Oliquino

“…Participants also highlighted the relevance of reading intervention programs to make learners functionally literate. …”
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Psychoeducation in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation by Maria E. Baulina, Nataliya A. Varako, Maria S. Kovyazina, Anatoliy A. Skvortsov, Svetlana A. Vasilyeva

“…The literature review has shown that “psychoeducation” was first officially recommended for severe mental illnesses and continues to develop in the modern system of psychosocial rehabilitation for psychiatric and psychosomatic patients as a special type of psychosocial intervention in the structure of their treatment and rehabilitation process. …”
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Investigation of the Relationship Between Self‐Consciousness and Autobiographic Memory in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders with LiveCam and fNIRS by Yesim Unveren, Mevhibe Saricaoglu, Ece Zeynep Karakulak, Lütfü Hanoğlu

“…This study investigates the relationship between self‐consciousness, autobiographical memory, and associated neurobiological structures in ASD. Methods There were two groups: autism (N = 4) and a control group without autism symptoms (n = 8), which underwent a 2‐day LiveCam camera recording and subsequent functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) tasks with familiar (“old”) and unfamiliar (“new”) images. …”
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