Is it time to embed clinical prioritization questions (CPQs) into the Iranian undergraduate medical education curricula? by Meysam Heydari, Aeen Mohammadi

“…Despite their popularity, this examination format may inadvertently suggest to students that there is always a single correct answer, which may not align with real clinical experiences (7). …”
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La pràctica educativa by Paulo Freire

“…One must know very clearly who is to benefít from the teaching, that the affirmation of the neutrality of education does not deny that practical education is always political. Faced with current fashion that for non directiveness, we must affirm that education is indeed directive. …”
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Efeitos do pentobarbital sódico sobre a atividade elétrica cerebral do rato com lesões da formação reticular mesencefálica Action of sodium pentobarbital on the cortical electrical... by Walter C. Pereira, Tania Leme da Rocha, Cesar Timo-Iaria

“…In acute preparations pentobarbital was given by intravenous injection in increasing doses, and in chronic experiments by intraperitoneal injections. The barbiturate always augmented synchronization of the electrocorticogram but induced an early depression of the electrical activity in rats with bilateral extensive lesions. …”
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Advancing the understanding of Naegleria fowleri: Global epidemiology, phylogenetic analysis, and strategies to combat a deadly pathogen by Awadh Alanazi, Sonia Younas, Hasan Ejaz, Muharib Alruwaili, Yasir Alruwaili, Bi Bi Zainab Mazhari, Muhammad Atif, Kashaf Junaid

“…The pathogen induces primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rapidly progressive and almost always fatal life-threatening brain infection. The devastating impact of N. fowleri and the high mortality rate underscores a deeper understanding and the development of innovative strategies to tackle this issue. …”
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Relationship between the HDL-C/CRP ratio and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic heart failure: a retrospective analysis from Yunnan Province, China by Wenyi Gu, Tao Shi, Xiongyi Liuzhuang, Sirui Yang, Yunhong Yang, Chenggong Xu, Lixing Chen

“…Using the Kaplan-Meier analysis, the risk of all-cause mortality was always the highest for Q1 (HDL-C/CRP<0.395) and the lowest for group Q4 (HDL-C/CRP≥3.4163). …”
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The Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma in Children: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review by Ayisi Gordon-Gullanyi, Daniel Encarnación-Santos, Gennady Chmutin, Pavel Lobankin, Egor Chmutin, Farkhad Berdinov, Nazar Annanepesov, Gerald Musa, Meryem Mametgulyyeva, Bipin Chaurasia, Victor Nikolaevich-Umerenkov

“…Conclusion: The clinical presentation of SSEH is atypical and highly difficult to diagnose in children, especially in infants and toddlers. SSEH should always be included in the differential diagnosis when children present with acute back and neck pain, irritability, and uncontrolled crying. …”
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Pedagogical university students’ ethical attitudes and competences regarding artificial intelligence: An empirical study by Alicja Baum, Maria Trzcińska-Król

“…Research findings and their impact on the development of educational sciences: Analysis of the responses showed that 65.04% of respondents always follow ethical principles when using AI, and 67.70% are mindful of privacy and information security issues. 50.45% believe that using AI for assignments and exams constitutes cheating or plagiarism, while only 45.13% consider it morally wrong. …”
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Decoding Survival in Elderly Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Prognostic Interplay of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide, Ejection Fraction, and Renal Function – An Observational Study by Rajpal Prajapati, Abhishek Kapoor, Salini Mukhopadhyay, Arjun Tandon, Soumik Ghosh, Om Shankar

“…These findings emphasize the need for BNP evaluation in clinical decision-making for elderly AMI patients, particularly in resource-limited settings where immediate intervention may not always be feasible. Further large-scale, multi-center studies are warranted to refine risk assessment models and optimize management strategies in this high-risk population.…”
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Fundamentalism and the Challenges of Religious Moderation in the New Normal Era by Zainuddin Syarif, Abd Hannan

“…This attitude clearly contradicts moderation, which has always focused on universality values such as justice (al-adâlah), middle (al-tawassut), balance (al-tawâzun), and tolerance (al-tasâmuh).   …”
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Differences in Soil Reinforcement and Root Fatigue Properties of Typical Shrubs in Semi-arid Mining Areas by Xin Zhang, Bo Wang, Tiejun Liu, Jianying Guo, Hugang Wang, Zhenqi Yang

“…[Conclusion] In a wind erosion environment, the root system of S. psammophila can always maintain good tensile performance during the erosion process, and can exert a stabilizing soil reinforcement effect, and therefore, this species should be considered as the better choice for vegetation reconstruction in semi-arid mining areas.…”
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Efficiency of combined endocrine therapy with CDK4/6 inhibitors in metastatic HR⁺/HER2^- breast cancer: Immunological aspects by A. V. Sultanbaev, I. A. Tuzankina, I. V. Kolyadina, A. F. Nasretdinov, Sh. I. Musin, N. I. Sultanbaeva, K. V. Menshikov, A. A. Izmailov, M. V. Sultanbaev, D. A. Kudlay

“…Luminal HER2-negative subtypes of breast cancer have always attracted oncologists due to their sensitivity to low-toxicity hormone therapy. …”
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Temporal Stability of Plant Species α-Diversity in Alpine Grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau and Their Implications for Biodiversity Conservation by Tianyu Li, Wei Sun, Shaowei Li, Erfu Dai, Gang Fu

“…The relationships between plant α-diversity and its temporal stability were not always characterized by a trade-off or synergy. In future grassland biodiversity conservation efforts, it is essential to consider the potential influence of global dimming on the temporal stability of plant α-diversity. …”
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Spatial Dynamics of Olive Fruit Fly Adults in the Framework of a Monitoring Trap Network by Andrea Sciarretta, Dionysios Perdikis, Linda Kfoury, Tania Travaglini, Marios-Ioannis Sotiras, Flora Moreno Alcaide, Manel Ben Ameur, Elia Choueiri, Mohieddine Ksantini, Ines Ksentini, Ahmad El Bitar, Meelad Yousef Yousef, Theodore A. Tsiligiridis

“…The distributions of males and females were nearly always positively spatially associated. According to the field data, BTs at the density of 2/ha provide a realistic estimate of the population in the field in the cases of established populations. …”
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Rapid identification of high-temperature Daqu Baijiu with the same aroma type by UV-VIS sensor of HBT combined with Zn2+ by Yanmei Zhu, Yuanyuan Su, Yipeng Cang, Hengye Chen, Wanjun Long, Wei Lan, Xue Jiang, Haiyan Fu

“…Aim: Baijiu adulteration has always been a hot spot of social concern, especially high-temperature Daqu Baijiu, because of its better flavor quality and high value, it faces a challenge from illegal adulteration of high-grade Baijiu bottles with low-grade Baijiu. …”
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Adenomyosis and Adolescence: A Challenging Diagnosis and Complex Management by Francesco Giuseppe Martire, Claudia d’Abate, Giorgia Schettini, Giulia Cimino, Alessandro Ginetti, Irene Colombi, Alberto Cannoni, Gabriele Centini, Errico Zupi, Lucia Lazzeri

“…The disease can also be classified into different degrees, as mild, moderate and severe, which can be associated with more intense symptoms, although this correlation is not always directly proportional. In fact, adenomyosis can be asymptomatic in about a third of cases or it can significantly impact patients’ quality of life through painful symptoms, such as dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia, abnormal uterine bleeding—particularly heavy menstrual bleeding—and potential effects on fertility. …”
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Asmaa-Ul Husna Commitment Performance Index untuk Performance Appraisal dan Manajemen Kinerja (Kajian Kritis Skema Appraisal) by Dinik Fitri Rahajeng Pangestuti

“…This study aims to provide an alternative solution on how to provide guidance to employees fundamentally with Asmaaul Husna dhikr so that the employee's performance will continue to increase over time in line with increasing sincerity to work for Allah, was always supervised Allah and closeness to Allah who gave birth peace and fullfilness because of an abundance of grace and forgiveness. …”
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A Comparative Study and Optimization of Camera-Based BEV Segmentation for Real-Time Autonomous Driving by Woomin Jun, Sungjin Lee

“…The application of the second stage revealed that increasing the input resolution does not always lead to improved accuracy, and there is an optimal resolution size depending on the model. …”
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Air Quality Index, Indicatory Air Pollutants and Impact of COVID-19 Event on the Air Quality near Central China by Kaijie Xu, Kangping Cui, Li-Hao Young, Ya-Fen Wang, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Shun Wan, Jiajia Zhang

“…The mean AQI for the 5 days with the highest daily AQI (averaged 122.6) in February 2020 was 45.1% lower than that for February 2017–2019 (averaging 223.2), and the indicatory air pollutant was always PM2.5, which decreased by 46.7% (from 173.6 to 92.6 µg m−3). …”
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Social Portrait of a Modern Student by O. V. Yarmak, P. P. Deryugin, V. E. Yarmak

“…In conditions of social transformations and turbulence, almost always young students find themselves in a more difficult situation than older generations. …”
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Characteristics of clinical manifestations and pharmacotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis requiring switching between biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and... by A. O. Bobkova, A. M. Lila, A. E. Karateev

“…Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) do not always allow to achieve remission and low inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), necessitating switching of therapy. …”
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