Is there a role for caudal anesthesia on postoperative urethrocutaneous fistula in children undergoing hypospadias surgery? by Duygu Kara, Ali Onur Erdem, Pelin Dilsiz Eker, Bayram Mersinli, Sezen Karaca Özkısacık, Imran Kurt Ömürlü, Mesut Yazıcı, Feray Gürsoy

“… Objective: Hypospadias is defined as incomplete closure of the penile structures during embryogenesis. Surgical correction induces various complications, including urethrocutaneous fistula (UCF). …”
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Assessing the Holistic Impact of Accreditation Standards on Healthcare Professionals at a Tertiary Care Setting in India: A Cross-sectional Study by R Diwakar, Meera Premanand, K Bincy, Kaveri Palanisamy, M Manoharan

“…A total of 321 healthcare professionals were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected via a semi-structured questionnaire focusing on service quality and adaptability. …”
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Resilience in the shadows of loss: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of neonatal intensive care nurses’ coping after infant loss in Saudi Arabia by Nadia Bassuoni Elsharkawy, Osama Mohamed Elsayed Ramadan, Alaa Hussain Hafiz, Nouran Essam Katooa, Areej Abunar, Dena Marwan A. Attallah, Mashael Dewan, Majed Mowanes Alruwaili, Abeer Nuwayfi Alruwaili, Enas Mahrous Abdelaziz, Arab Qassim Alkhadam, Marwa Mohamed Ouda

“…Eighteen registered nurses from four NICUs (three public, one private) participated in semi-structured interviews and completed reflective journals. …”
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Systems Policy Analysis for Antimicrobial Resistance Targeted Action (SPAARTA): A Research Protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Raheelah Ahmad, Rishabh Jain, Nina Zhu, Mirfin Mpundu, Jyoti Joshi, Alison Holmes, Paola Amigo Gutierrez, Rifat Atun, Tillman Weyde

“…This investigation of structures, processes, and outcomes has three components: a. …”
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Exploring voluntary sector specialist services for victim-survivors of sexual violence in England: the PROSPER co-production study by Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Sarah Damery, Kirsten Fruin, Clare Gunby, Jenny Harlock, Lucy Hebberts, Louise Isham, Anne-Marie Jones, Fay Maxted, Amelia Mighty, Priti Parmar, Laura Patterson, Jason Schaub, Fee Scott, Harriet Smailes, Debs Smith, Julie Taylor

“…We chose to adapt the theory and add a broader, macro level that encompassed the commissioning level/context. Data integration was thus achieved with reference to four theoretical domains: (1) macro commissioning context; (2) organisational structures; (3) relationships and people; (4) values and principles. …”
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Opportunistic Diagnostics of Dental Implants in Routine Clinical Photon-Counting CT Acquisitions by Maurice Ruetters, Holger Gehrig, Christian Mertens, Sinan Sen, Ti-Sun Kim, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer, Christian H. Ziener, Stefan Schoenberg, Matthias Froelich, Marc Kachelrieß, Stefan Sawall

“…Two-dimensional imaging is still commonly used in dentistry, but does not provide the three-dimensional information often required for the accurate assessment of dental structures. Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT), a new three-dimensional modality mainly used in general medicine, has shown promising potential for dental applications. …”
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Handbook of protocols for standardized measurements of floral traits for pollinators in temperate communities by Alice Michelot‐Antalik, Alban Langlois, Francesco deBello, James Desaegher, Léa Genty, Jérémie Goulnik, Jérémy Grosjean, Anne‐Laure Jacquemart, Alan Kergunteuil, Robert R. Junker, Léna Jeannerod, Jean‐François Odoux, Magali Proffit, Bertrand Schatz, Maryse Vanderplanck, Anna E‐Vojtkó, Mathilde Baude

“…Abstract Floral traits describe organs or structures directly related to plant reproduction, and they are essential to understanding plant–pollinator interactions, notably for conservation purposes. …”
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Energy Efficiency in Network Slicing: Survey and Taxonomy by Adnei Willian Donatti, Marcia Cristina Machado, Marvin Alexander Lopez Martinez, Sabino S. Rogerio Antunes, Eli Carlos Figueiredo Souza, Sand L. Correa, Tiago C. Ferreto, Jose Augusto Suruagy, Joberto S. B. Martins, Tereza Cristina Carvalho

“…By consolidating insights from recent developments, our work bridges existing gaps in the literature, offering a structured foundation for researchers and practitioners to design, evaluate, and improve energy-efficient network slicing systems.…”
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Prediction of OCT contours of short-term response to anti-VEGF treatment for diabetic macular edema using generative adversarial networks by Xueying Yang, Fabao Xu, Han Yu, Zhongwen Li, Xuechen Yu, Zhiwen Li, Li Zhang, Jie Liu, Shaopeng Wang, Shaopeng Liu, Jiaming Hong, Jianqiao Li

“…We endeavor to employ preoperative images along with postoperative OCT contours annotated and extracted via LabelMe and OpenCV to train the model in generating postoperative contours of critical OCT structures instead of previous whole retinal morphology, considerably alleviating the difficulty of output phase and diminishing the requisite quantity of training datasets. …”
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Hierarchical Article Classification: A Multi-Level Framework for Organizing Scholarly Literature by Luis P. F. Garcia, Jesus P. Mena-Chalco, Rafaela L. Grando, Waldeyr M. C. da Silva, Felipe P. Guimaraes, Vanessa de A. Jorge

“…The main contributions of this work include: (i) a modular framework capable of handling incomplete data and hierarchical structures, adaptable to diverse domains, (ii) a practical application using Fiocruz’s scientific publications, and (iii) a robust evaluation methodology combining traditional metrics, hierarchical metrics, and expert analysis. …”
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Sources and Radiations of the Fermi Bubbles by Vladimir A. Dogiel, Chung-Ming Ko

“…A decade or so ago, a phenomenological model of the FBs was suggested as a result of routine star disruptions by the supermassive black hole in the GC which might provide enough energy for large-scale structures, like the FBs. In 2020, analytical and numerical models of the FBs as a process of routine tidal disruption of stars near the GC were developed; these disruption events can provide enough cumulative energy to form and maintain large-scale structures like the FBs. …”
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Assessing progress on sustainable development goal 6 in the Arab world through performance and visualization analysis by Shaher Zyoud, Ahed H. Zyoud

“…Visualization resources, specifically VOSviewer applications, were employed to delineate collaboration structures, underline co-citation ties across major knowledge-sharing sources, and recognize primary domains determined by keyword co-occurrence analysis. …”
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Effectiveness of a Health Education Program to Reduce Recurrence of Stroke by Controlling Modifiable Risk Factors in a Specialized Hospital in Bangladesh: Randomized Controlled Tri... by Mahabuba Afrin, K A T M Ehsanul Huq, Sharif Uddin Khan, Subir Chandra Das, Mohammad Shah Jahirul Hoque Chowdhury, Yasuko Fukuoka, Yasuko Fukushima, Michiko Moriyama

“…We collected sociodemographic and clinical data by using a structured questionnaire. The IG received (self) management education, including monitoring blood pressure (BP), medication, diet, and exercise for 12 months, and the CG received usual care. …”
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Blood transfusion training for prehospital providers: a scoping review by Pierre-Marc Dion, Kanwal Singh, Jillian Coleby, Andrew Beckett, Jacinthe Lampron, Melissa McGowan, Risa Shorr, Brodie Nolan

“…Instructional design features such as team-based learning, repeated practice, and structured feedback were reported in most studies. Outcomes were reported across all four Kirkpatrick levels. …”
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Refining a hybrid music therapy intervention for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure: a single arm pilot study by Haitong Yu, Angelique Foss, Tracy L. Segall, Seneca Block, Kayleigh Risser, Rab Razzak, Michael Zacharias, Catalina V. Teba, Samuel N. Rodgers-Melnick

“…Fidelity was evaluated by adherence to the session protocol, while acceptability was assessed through semi-structured interviews with randomly selected participants. …”
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The breast cancer genetic testing experience: probing the potential utility of an online decision aid in risk perception and decision making by Anna Vaynrub, Brian Salazar, Yilin Eileen Feng, Harry West, Alissa Michel, Subiksha Umakanth, Katherine D. Crew, Rita Kukafka

“…Conclusions Patients preferred a structured explanation of their GT results to facilitate a more personal testing experience. …”
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Exploring cultural competence knowledge, skills, and comfort among male nursing students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Kholoud Alharbi, Safiya Salem Bakarman, Naji Alqahtani, Adel Bashatah, Wajid Syed

“…Methods A cross-sectional, descriptive paper-based study was conducted among male nursing students at a Saudi University between March and May 2024. Data was collected using structured, pre-validated 47-item questionnaires and analyzed using the statistical package for social science version 27. …”
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Prehospital transfusion training in Canada: a national survey of critical care transport organizations by Pierre-Marc Dion, Andy Pan, Andrew Beckett, Kanwal Singh, Adam Greene, Axel Benhamed, Melissa McGowan, Brodie Nolan

“…Level 3 (Behaviour) evaluations were conducted by four CCTOs, primarily through structured assessments; three relied on documentation audits or informal peer review. …”
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A Mobile App Designed to Promote Shared Decision-Making in the Treatment of Psychotic Disorders: Feasibility and Acceptability Study by Mari Skoge, Sofie Ragnhild Aminoff, Elizabeth Ann Barrett, Gina Engen Bryhni, Kristine Kling, Kari Jorunn Kværner, Ingrid Melle, Erlend Mork, Carmen Simonsen, Linn Nathalie Støme, Josina Vink, Tor Gunnar Værnes, Kristin Lie Romm

“…We also identified scaffolding structures, an analogy of personalized support, as a precondition for these mechanisms and for the overall feasibility and acceptability of iTandem. …”
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Attitudes of Nurses and Physicians Towards Nurse-Physician Interprofessional Collaboration in a Tertiary Hospital in Somalia: Cross-Sectional Study by Osman IM, Mohamud FA, Hilowle FM, Sahal Snr SM, Hassan II, Haji Mohamud RY, Ali TA, Barud AA

“…Addressing these challenges requires structured interprofessional education programs, policies promoting role equity, and hospital-wide initiatives to foster a culture of teamwork. …”
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