Direct oral penicillin challenge in secondary care with low-risk patients: the SPACE mixed-methods study with cost-effectiveness analysis by Mamidipudi Thirumala Krishna, Yogini H Jani, Iestyn Williams, Ruben Mujica-Mota, Rebecca Bestwick, Michele Siciliano, Robert Michael West, Rashmeet Bhogal, Bee Yean Ng, Kornelija Kildonaviciute, Rachel Pollard, Nicola Jones, Louise Dunsmure, Mairead McErlean, Neil Powell, Chidanand C Hullur, Ariyur Balaji, Jonathan Sandoe, Amena Warner, Ron Daniels, Caroline Thomas, Siraj A Misbah, Louise Savic

“…Patients can be stratified into ‘low risk’ and ‘high risk’ based on a structured clinical history and scrutiny of clinical and prescription records. …”
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Multimodal versus non-contrast computed tomography for assessment of acute ischaemic stroke: the PRACTISE RCT by Keith W Muir, Salwa El Tawil, Alex McConnachie, Alicia Murray, Ian Ford, Grant Mair, Joanna Wardlaw

“…Routine computed tomography (CT) brain scanning offers limited assistance: non-contrast CT (NCCT) has low sensitivity to acute ischaemia, changes usually not being visible for many hours after the onset of a stroke, and NCCT is used in practice mainly to exclude other causal pathologies such as intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) or other structural diseases. Additional imaging modalities can provide relevant physiological information including blood vessel anatomy (CT angiography, CTA) and brain perfusion (CT perfusion, CTP). …”
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Exploring perceptions and preferences for PrEP choice and of an mHealth intervention: insights from the ImPrEP CAB‐Brasil study by Cristina Pimenta, Claudio G. Mann, Brenda Hoagland, Eduardo Carvalheira, Cristina Jalil, Marcos Benedetti, Nilo Fernandes, Carolina Coutinho, Emilia M. Jalil, Mayara Secco Torres Silva, Roberta Trefiglio, Alessandro Farias, Maria Paula G. Mourão, José Valdez Madruga, Josué N. deLima, Ronaldo Zonta, Gabrielle O'Malley, Valdilea G. Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Thiago S. Torres, for the ImPrEP CAB‐Brasil Study

“…A subset of participants from each site were invited to participate in the qualitative study (October 2023−July 2024). Semi‐structured interviews were conducted, recorded and transcribed. …”
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Timescales of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Dust Continuum Emission from Gas Clouds Compared to Molecular Gas Cloud Lifetimes in PHANGS-JWST Galaxies by Jaeyeon Kim, Mélanie Chevance, Lise Ramambason, Kathryn Kreckel, Ralf S. Klessen, Daniel A. Dale, Adam K. Leroy, Karin Sandstrom, Ryan Chown, Thomas G. Williams, Sumit K. Sarbadhicary, Francesco Belfiore, Frank Bigiel, Enrico Congiu, Oleg V. Egorov, Eric Emsellem, Simon C. O. Glover, Kathryn Grasha, Annie Hughes, J. M. Diederik Kruijssen, Janice C. Lee, Debosmita Pathak, Ismael Pessa, Erik Rosolowsky, Jiayi Sun, Jessica Sutter, David A. Thilker

“…Finally, we find that the mid-IR emitting timescale is longer in galaxies with well-defined H ii regions and less structured backgrounds, allowing photons to more efficiently heat the ambient ISM surrounding the H ii regions, rather than contributing to diffuse emission. …”
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Safety of a co-designed cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for people with type 1 diabetes and eating disorders (STEADY): a feasibility randomised controlled trialResearch... by Marietta Stadler, Natalie Zaremba, Amy Harrison, Jennie Brown, Divina Pillay, Jacqueline Allan, Rachael Tan, Salma Ayis, Emmanouela Konstantara, Janet Treasure, David Hopkins, Khalida Ismail

“…Baseline mental health data (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5, SCID-5RV), and secondary biomedical outcomes (HbA1c; glucose time in range; TIR) and person-reported outcome measures (PROM: Diabetes Eating Problems Survey-Revised, DEPS-R; Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short, EDE-QS; Type 1 Diabetes Distress Scale, T1DDS; Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment, GAD-7; Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9; Impact of Diabetes Profile, DIDP) were collected. …”
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The difficult process of autonomous choice: using I-poems to understand experiences of abortion-seekers in The Netherlands by Lianne Holten, Rosalie van der Wolf, Marit S. G. van der Pijl

“…This qualitative feminist study used transcripts of semi-structured, in-depth interviews with abortion-seekers from previous research to create I-poems. …”
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Non-adherence to medication and its associations among type 2 diabetes patients following up with health coaches in primary healthcare centers, Makkah city, KSA by Ahmad Salah Alkathiri, Renad Turki Alghamdi, Abeer Ahmad Alamri, Haneen Hassan Alhazmi, Sarah Badr Alsharif, Sahab Muqbil Alharbi, Muath Aldomini, Baraa Sami Quronfulah, Mohamed O. Nour, Mohamed Osman Elamin, Abdullah Khalid Alafif, Saud Hasan Surbaya, Osama M. Hayat Noor

“…Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted among 327 T2DM adult patients. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, clinical, medication-related, and psychological factors, barriers to adherence, and communication difficulties were collected by health coaches at all 24 PHCCs in Makkah City using a structured interview questionnaire. …”
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Investigating and Determining the Priorities for Capital Organizing in Iran by Mohammad Mirehei, Amir Fathi, Sohrab Amirian, Hatem Parnian

“…The network of all highways, railways and airways in Iran is so structured, that Tehran is practically the center all of them. …”
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Artificial intelligence and predictive marketing: an ethical framework from managers’ perspective by Hina Naz, Muhammad Kashif

“…Originality/value – The authors identify seven unique themes and benchmark them with Ashok’s model to provide a structured lens for interpreting the results. The framework presented by this research is unique and can be used to support ethical research spanning social, technological and economic aspects within the predictive marketing domain. …”
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Evaluation of the adherence of municipalities and states to the Ministry of Health’s microplanning for high-quality vaccination activities and the increase in vaccination coverage... by Ana Catarina de Melo Araújo, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez, Luciana Maiara Diogo Nascimento, Carla Conceição Ferraz, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos, Eder Gatti Fernandes

“…To address this, Brazil’s Ministry of Health introduced the concept of operational microplanning (OM) for high-quality vaccination activities (HQVA) in 2023 to ensure excellence in routine service and campaigns. OM is defined by structured interventions using assertive techniques to enhance the likelihood of covering a broader population previously unprotected from vaccine-preventable diseases. …”
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Biomarker profile and disease burden associated with intermittent and long-term oral corticosteroid use in patients with severe asthma prior to biologic initiation in real-life (ST... by Florence Schleich, MD, PhD, Désirée Larenas-Linnemann, MD, FAAAAI, Dist.Intl.FACAAI, Alan Altraja, MD, PhD, Luis Pérez de Llano, MD, PhD, Konstantinos Kostikas, MD, PhD, FERS, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, MD, PhD, Arnaud Bourdin, MD, PhD, Roy Alton Pleasants, PharmD, Mark Hew, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Wenjia Chen, PhD, Libardo Jiménez-Maldonado, MD, Simon Couillard, MD, MSc, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, MD, DMSc, Adeeb A. Bulkhi, MD, MS, Ming-Ju Tsai, MD, PhD, George C. Christoff, MD, MPH, PhD, Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos, MD, PhD, FRCP, Paul E. Pfeffer, MRCP(UK), PhD, Dermot Ryan, MD, FRCGP, Celine Bergeron, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Mona S. Al-Ahmad, MD, FRCPC, Delbert R. Dorscheid, MD, PhD, Eileen Wang, MD, MPH, John D. Blakey, PhD, Belinda Cochrane, MBBS (Hons), MD, Matthew J. Peters, MD, PhD, Todor A. Popov, MD, PhD, Carlos A. Torres-Duque, MD, Susanne Hansen, PhD, Francesca Puggioni, MD, Kirsty Fletton, MBChB, Laila Salameh, PhD, Peter G. Middleton, MBBS, BSc(Med), PhD, FRACP, FERS, Paulo Márcio Pitrez, MD, PhD, Chin Kook Rhee, MD, PhD, Eve Denton, MBBS(Hons), MPH, PhD, FRACP, Kenneth R. Chapman, MSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FERS, Lauri Lehtimäki, MD, PhD, Ruth B. Murray, PhD, Chau-Chyun Sheu, MD, PhD, David J. Jackson, FRCP, PhD, Riyad Al-Lehebi, MD, FRCPC, Mariko Siyue Koh, MBBS, MRCP (UK), FCCP, Bassam Mahboub, MD, Ledit R.F. Ardusso, MD, Athena Gogali, MD, PhD, Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD, Piotr Kuna, MD, PhD, Martin Sivori, MD, PhD, Renaud Louis, MD, PhD, Shelley Abercromby, BSc(Hons), Giuseppe Guida, MD, PhD, Bernt Bøgvald Aarli, MD, PhD, Aaron Beastall, MSc, Victoria Carter, BSc, Ghislaine Scelo, PhD, John Townend, PhD, Borja G. Cosio, MD, PhD, Pujan H. Patel, MD, Celine Yun Yi Goh, MBBS, Zsuzsanna Csoma, MD, PhD, John W. Upham, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, João A. Fonseca, MD, PhD, Peter G. Gibson, MBBS, FRACP, Christine Jenkins, AM, MD, FRACP, Guy G. Brusselle, MD, PhD, Anne Chèvremont, Andréanne Côté, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Carlos Andrés Celis-Preciado, MD, MSc, Ivan Solarte, MD, MHPE, Celeste M. Porsbjerg, MD, PhD, Asger Sverrild, MD, PhD, Paula Kauppi, MD, PhD, Stelios Loukides, MD, FERS, Michael P. Makris, MD, PhD, Andriana I. Papaioannou, MD, PhD, Enrico Heffler, MD, PhD, Jeffrey Shi Kai Chan, MBChB, MPH, FESC, Hyonsoo Joo, MD, PhD, Liam G. Heaney, MD, Wei-Han Cheng, PhD, Njira Lugogo, MD, Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc, Cláudia Chaves Loureiro, MD, PhD, Bellanid Rodríguez-Cáceres, BSc, Tatsuya Nagano, MD, PhD, Zhixiao Wang, PhD, Hao-Chien Wang, MD, PhD, Jorge Máspero, MD, Fernando Saldarini, MD, Ana María Stok, MD, Anahi Yañez, MD, Philip G. Bardin, PhD, Sinthia Z. Bosnic-Anticevich, PhD, Vidya Navaratnam, BMBS, MSc, PhD, Mohit Bhutani, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, M. Diane Lougheed, MSc, MD, FRCP(C), Lyle Melenka, MD, FRCP, B.MSc, Petros Bakakos, MD, Konstantinos P. Exarchos, MD, PhD, Aggelos A. Ladias, MD, Dóra Lúdvíksdóttir, MD, PhD, Takashi Iwanaga, MD, PhD, Elvia Angelica Contreras Contreras, MD, Sverre Lehmann, MD, PhD, José Alberto Ferreira, MD, Rebecca Gall, MD, Pin-Kuei Fu, MD, PhD, Diahn-Warng Perng, MD, PhD, Flavia Hoyte, MD, Rohit Katial, MD, Unnur S. Björnsdóttir, MD, Camille Taillé, MD, PhD, Christian Taube, MD, Breda Cushen, MD, PhD, Lakmini Bulathsinhala, MPH, Leif Bjermer, MD, PhD, David B. Price, FRCGP

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Specialty preferences among Nigerian medical students: a cross sectional study by Tobi Olajide, Chioma Ezebialu, Christabel Uche-Orji, Ridwanullah Abdullateef, Chisom Okoye, Esther Olaoye, Jolly Thomas, Joy Adeniyi, Angel Ogiemudia, Simon Aina, Oluwatimilehin Oladapo, Emmanuel Ibitunde, Olumide Bankole, Chukwuebuka Asogwa, Mafusat Ojewumi, Precious Wagwula, Ayomide Fatola, Oluwadabira Adewara, Kenneth Christian, Oghenemaro Jerry-Ogeme, Lawrence Rejoice, Chisom Obah, Nouh Sanusi, Joshua Alabi, Elizabeth Ayegboyin, Atoyebi Olaadura, Isaac Adejumo, Promise Enyesiobi, Peace Alemede, David Uzoechi, Abdulaziz Ahmad, Chimdalu Ezeani, Brian Uche-Orji, Oluwatobi Joshua, Ihunanyachi Agha-Okoro, Godson Omumuawuike, Jessica Gambo, Peace Gbenle, Evan Adetoye, Olamide Odusola, Muhammed Ya’u, Muhammad Karaye, Rufus Akinyemi

“…The study revealed the need for structured career counseling and increased exposure to underrepresented specialties to address the uneven distribution of specialists in Nigeria. …”
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Application of molecular approach in combination with providing treatment and control measures for combating Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infections in small scale livestock... by Nutsuda Klinkaew, Pairpailin Jhaiaun, Giang Thi Nguyen, Ruttayaporn Ngasaman, Domechai Keawnoi, Niorn Rattanapob, Pipat Arunvipas, Meyanee Kanjanaphan, Nuttapon Manojai, Suwitcha Panchakhan, Julaluk Jaiboon, Piyavadee Numnual, Prattana Tong-in, Thongphanchang Khanthong, Paween Srirarai, Chutima Chantarakot, Pattarakitti Noenchat, Jaroonwit Napornram, Somtat Yangsuk, Tanakrit Cham-iam, Phuncharat Nilsuwan, Supicha Jindarut, Kanokrat Boonyok, Nipa Thammasonthijarern, Wissanuwat Chimnoi, Tawin Inpankaew, Burin Nimsuphan, Jumnongjit Phasuk, Ketsarin Kamyingkird

“…Dairy and beef cattle blood samples were collected, genomic DNA were extracted and nested PCRs were performed. Data associated with Babesia infections were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and interview. …”
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Co-designing and testing the learn together guidance to support patient and family involvement in patient safety investigations: a mixed-methods study by Jane O’Hara, Lauren Ramsey, Siobhan McHugh, Joseph Langley, Justin Waring, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Gemma Louch, Jenni Murray, Carl Macrae, John Baker, Rebecca Lawton, Daisy Halligan, Olivia Rogerson, Penny Phillips, Debra Hazeldine, Sarah Seddon, Joanne Hughes, Rebecca Partridge, Katherine Ludwin, Laura Sheard

“…Stage 2B synthesised previous data to develop common principles and programme theory. …”
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Biological contingency and adaptation to celibacy among girls aged 35 and over in Yazd city by Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Fatemeh Jafari Naeimi, Sara Sadeghieh, Zahra Sadeghian Moghadam

“…The participants included 15 unmarried women aged 35 and older from Yazd, who were selected purposefully. Data were analyzed using a semi-structured interview method. …”
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Assessing the Validity of Claims-Based Diagnostic Codes for Psychotic and Affective Disorders and the Influence of the Coding Transition from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 in Taiwan&... by Wang YW, Liu CC, Chen HC, Wu CS, Chan JH, Chen CC, Huang WL, Liao SC, Hwang T, Chen WJ

“…The validity indices of claims-based diagnoses using the ICD-10-CM tended to be better than those using the ICD-9-CM.Conclusion: This first-ever study validating psychiatric diagnoses in Taiwan’s NHIRD using a structured chart review suggests that the diagnostic codes of narrow categories of schizophrenia or other broad categories are recommended for high-performing validity indices. …”
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CONCEPÇÕES DE PROFESSORES SOBRE A INCLUSÃO DE ALUNOS COM DEFICIÊNCIA VISUAL NA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR by Joice Fernanda Pinheiro, Silvana Maria Moura da Silva

“…Sixteen professors from visually impaired students, enrolled in the 2019 school year and attending courses at the Center of Social Sciences of the referred university at the Dom Delgado campus participated in this research. The data collection was based on a semi-structured interview, whose analysis was focused on the selection of each participant's speech, with a phenomenological analysis (eidetic reduction) in significant units. …”
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COOLFACADE by Alejandro Prieto Hoces

“…Introduction and conclusions aside, the research body is structured on three sequential parts, with 2-3 chapters each. …”
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MODULATION AS A MULTIMODAL TRANSLATION STRATEGY OF GRAPHIC NOVEL PERSEPOLIS BY M. SATRAPI by Anna V. Khodorenko

“…This selection considers the conceptualization of temporal and spatial dimensions within the narrative, focusing on how specific historic moments are represented and structured. Additionally, the study explores the role of the chronotope in shaping the relationship between these dimensions, analyzing how time and space intertwine to create meaning. …”
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Innovation and diversity in public health team engagement in local alcohol premises licensing: qualitative interview findings from the ExILEnS study by Richard Purves, Andrea Mohan, Rachel O’Donnell, Matt Egan, Nason Maani, Niamh Fitzgerald

“…Firstly, representatives of each public health team with experience of licensing activity took part in structured face-to-face or telephone interviews (n = 41) and provided documentation to identify how and when their team engaged with alcohol premises licensing. …”
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