A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study Investigating the Causal Relationship Between Ankylosing Spondylitis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Pan D, Dai X, Li P, Xue L

“…Di Pan,1,2 Xiaoling Dai,3 Pan Li,4 Luan Xue1 1Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Shanghai Putuo Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Luan Xue; Xiaoling Dai, Email 610725556@qq.com; 553137182@qq.comBackground: Previous studies have found an association between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, no research has investigated this relationship using Mendelian randomization (MR).Methods: This study employed a bidirectional two-sample MR approach to assess the causal connection between AS and COPD. …”
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Dysbiosis and extraintestinal cancers by Ruishan He, Pingqian Qi, Linzhen Shu, Yidan Ding, Peng Zeng, Guosheng Wen, Ying Xiong, Huan Deng

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The mental health impact of COVID-19: the need for community interventions and collaboration for recovery by Nadarajah Rajeshkannan, Daya Somasundaram, Balachandran Kumarendran, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Ivan Dinesh Aloysius, Nalayini Sugirthan, Sivanantham Sasikumar, Nalayini Jegathesan

“…Family relationships and interactions generally improved but in a minority had strained dynamics. …”
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Describing team development within a novel GP-led urgent care centre model: a qualitative study by Azeem Majeed, Geva Greenfield, Sarah Morton, Shamini Gnani, Agnieszka Igantowicz

“…Since then various UCC models have developed, including a novel general practitioner (GP)-led UCC that incorporates both GPs and emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs). …”
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Efficacy of continuous intravenous infusion of lidocaine on postoperative sore throat after laryngeal mask insertion: a randomized controlled trial by Jianxin Jiang, Jimin Wu, Shuqi Shi, Xiaoli Dong, Jiaxiang Yin, Yini Wu

“…Methods In this prospective trial one hundred and sixty general anesthesia surgery patients (20 to 60 years) using laryngeal mask airway were randomly divided into control group (Group C, saline as placebo), lidocaine gel group (Group LG, lidocaine gel applied to the surface of the laryngeal mask), single intravenous lidocaine group (Group SL, intravenous lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg at induction of anesthesia) and continuous infusion of lidocaine group (Group CL, a bolus of 1.5 mg/kg, followed by an infusion of 2 mg/kg/h until the end of the surgical). …”
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EXPERIENCE OF IMPLEMENTING THE DISTANCE E-COURSE “STATISTICAL METHODS IN PHARMACY” IN THE MATHEMATICAL TRAINING OF FUTURE PHARMACEUTICAL SPECIALISTS by Iryna Zhovtonizhko, Maryna Nessonova, Mariana Barannyk, Nadiia Sheykina, Olga Marchenko

“…It is concluded, that the implementation of distance learning technology in the practice of Ukrainian higher pharmaceutical and medical education is necessary not only due to the current conditions that make it impossible to organize full-fledged offline education but also because of the efficiency of these technologies, primarily for organizing independent students’ work, that ensures the development of learners’ autonomy, contributes to the development of information culture, general digital competence, and a range of soft skills, including communication, interaction, collaboration in a digital environment, and the rational use of study time. …”
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Changes in primary healthcare workforce burnout during and after the termination of COVID-19 emergency response: A one-and-half-year observational study by Xueji Wu, Huihong Ruan, Xiaoying Feng, Chaojun Xie, Ronald R. O’Donnell, Zhoubin Zhang

“…Burnout was measured by the Chinese version of 15-item Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, which assesses three dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and reduced personal accomplishment (reduced PA). …”
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Using Mass Timber in Multi-Storey and Non-Residential Construction Projects: Motivations and Barriers for Professionals in Quebec by Baptiste Giorgio, Aline Barlet, Pierre Blanchet, Matheus R. Cabral, Cédric Perez, Adrien Gaudelas

“…The response profile analysis suggests that private developers and general contractors should be the primary targets of measures promoting mass timber adoption. …”
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Increased Intra-Abdominal Pressure as One of the Links in the Pathogenesis of Secondary Diffuse Purulent Peritonitis by D. V. Cherdantsev, O. V. Ovchinnikova, Yu. G. Trofimovich, I. G. Noskov, O. V. Pervova, A. A. Kovalenko

“…To predict the course of secondary diffuse purulent peritonitis, reduce the risk of complications and mortality, it is necessary to focus on measuring intra-abdominal pressure as a mandatory manipulation in surgical patients. Despite its general availability and ease of implementation, this technique allows assessing the severity of organ dysfunctions.…”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ulcerative Colitis in Mosul city, Iraq by Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…A cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken in Mosul General Hospital. The study was conducted using two distinct methodologies. …”
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The mediating role of psychological equilibrium in the relationship between dietary variety and self-reported health among older adults in rural China by Zhaoquan Jiang, Zhaoxu Xu, Mingyue Zhou, Huijun Zhang, Shixue Zhou

“…Therefore, this study aimed to analyze this association in a large-scale general population of rural older adults from China. …”
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Public perceptions on the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare: a qualitative meta-synthesis by Jing Gao, Xinyu Chen, Xiaolian Jiang, Chenxi Wu, Huiqiong Xu, Dingxi Bai

“…It is therefore necessary to understand the general public’s views on medical AI. Here, a meta-synthesis was conducted to analyse and summarise the public’s understanding of the application of AI in the healthcare field, to provide recommendations for future use and management of AI in medical practice.Design This was a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Method A search was performed on the following databases to identify studies published in English and Chinese: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of science, Cochrane library, Embase, PsycINFO, CNKI, Wanfang and VIP. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of differential mRNA and circRNA profiles in primary and metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors by Gang Li, Jing Zhang, Bentuo Zhang, Dan Wang, Zequn Wang, Yan Pan, Lijie Ma

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Corrosion Mitigation with Chemical Injection in Welded Carbon Steel Pipe for Offshore Water Treatment Plant by Henry Ekene Mgbemere, Johnson Olumuyiwa Agunsoye, Kenechi Ijeoma Ojemeni, Obianuju Vivian Izuegbu

“…The results revealed that general corrosion was observed in the samples when no chemical was injected into the system, with an average 0 mm/yr corrosion rate. …”
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The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health. Causes and consequences - an overview by Michał Jakub Cioch, Urszula Kaczmarska, Aleksandra Woźniak, Julia Nowak, Kamil Hermanowicz, Katarzyna Doman, Agnieszka Najdek, Daria Oleksy, Marcin Mycyk, Dawid Komada

“…Studies indicate that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of mental illnesses increased, and the symptoms of people with mental disorders were exacerbated including symptoms of general anxiety, sleep disorders, depressive disorders, etc. …”
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Cross-Modal Augmented Transformer for Automated Medical Report Generation by Yuhao Tang, Ye Yuan, Fei Tao, Minghao Tang

“…Prior investigations often overlook this critical aspect, primarily relying on traditional image captioning frameworks initially designed for general-domain images and sentences. Despite achieving some advancements, these methodologies encounter two primary challenges. …”
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Risk factors of multidrug resistant tuberculosis among patients with tuberculosis at selected multidrug resistance treatment initiative centres in southern Ethiopia: a case-control... by Fantahun Admassu, Ermias Abera, Addisalem Gizachew, Tagesse Sedoro, Taye Gari

“…Objective To identify the risk factors for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among patients with TB at selected MDR-TB treatment initiative centres, southern Ethiopia, 2021.Design An unmatched case-control study was employed.Setting Multidrug resistance treatment initiative centres in southern Ethiopia (Nigist Elen Mohamed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Butajira General Hospital).Participants A total sample size of 392 (79 cases and 313 controls) were selected by the systematic sampling technique. …”
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Screen time among kindergarten children in the Australian Capital Territory (including a comparison of First Nations and non-Indigenous children) by Kathleen O’Brien, Clair Bannerman, Karen Ciszek, Kirsty A Douglas

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Oral Health Status and Anxiety Level Amongst the Borderline Security Force Personnel and Their Family Members by Deepali Agarwal, Bharathi Purohit, Upendra Singh Bhadauria, Sneha Malhotra, Manali Deb Barma, Harsh Priya

“…The study concluded that the oral health status of BSF personnel was comparable to the general population, possibly due to the rigorous physical and medical fitness criteria required during recruitment.…”
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Validation of the death reflection scale among older people by Lukas Richter, Lukas Richter

“…A total of 1,806 individuals completed the survey.ResultsConfirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit of the originally proposed 5-factor (CFI 0.949, SRMR 0.058, RMSEA 0.070) and bi-factor model (CFI 0.956, SRMR 0.067, RMSEA 0.067) with a general factor and five subscales. In light of several considerations, it is recommended that the DRS should be considered as a five-factor model, as originally proposed. …”
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