A patient-reported questionnaire for evaluating utilization of the National Essential Public Health Service Program in China among older adults with hypertension and diabetes by Lu Liu, Meicen Liu, Linghe Yang, Xinyue Chen, Yuanli Liu, Lili You

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to develop a patient-reported questionnaire to assess service utilization and patient satisfaction among older adults with hypertension and diabetes in primary health-care centers operating under China’s National Essential Public Health Service Program (NEPHSP).MethodsThe questionnaire’s item pool was constructed on the basis of a logic model. …”
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Feasibility of fetal cardiac function and anatomy assessment by real-time spiral balanced steady-state free precession magnetic resonance imaging at 0.55T by Ye Tian, Jon Detterich, Jay D. Pruetz, Ecrin Yagiz, John C. Wood, Krishna S. Nayak

“…Mean cardiothoracic area ratio and cardiac axis were 0.27 ± 0.04 and 45.8 ± 7.8 degrees. Diagnostic agreement with postnatal echocardiographic findings was 84% (26/31). …”
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Including Undocumented Immigrants in Health Research—A Narrative Review of Barriers, Effective Approaches, and Best Practices in the United States by Christopher W. Reynolds, Karthik Reddy, Samantha Peña, Priya J. Desai, Rachel I. Ekaireb, Sabrina E. Sanchez, Sarah L. Kimball, Megan G. Janeway

“…Conclusions From this narrative review on health coverage and health studies on UDI patients, we found variability in health coverage, unstandardized methods to approximate UDI patients, and creative and diverse methodologies to study UDI populations, with varied degrees of accessibility and accuracy for approximating this population. …”
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Hypertension specific patient-reported outcome measure. Part II: validation survey and item selection process by M. V. Ionov, N. E. Zvartau, E. A. Dubinina, N. N. Khromov-Borisov, A. O. Konradi

“…The criteria for CTT were sensitivity (standard deviation and coefficient of variation with corresponding confidence intervals), representativeness (item-total Pearson’s correlation coefficient), internal consistency (Cronbach’s a coefficient). In IRT analysis two methods were adopted — value of four degrees of difficulty and the discrimination estimate. …”
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Hemodynamics of distal cerebral arteries are associated with functional outcomes in symptomatic ischemic stroke in middle cerebral artery territory: A four-dimensional flow cardiov... by Peirong Jiang, Lixin Liu, Xiuzhu Xu, Yanping Zheng, Jialin Chen, Huiyu Qiao, Lin Lin, Bin Sun, Xihai Zhao, He Wang, Zhensen Chen, Yunjing Xue

“…This study aims to investigate the associations of the different hemodynamics derived from 4D flow CMR with IS functional outcomes. Methods: Ninety-one patients (median age 64 years, 62 males) with unilateral IS in middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory were included. …”
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Using Social Media Platforms to Raise Health Awareness and Increase Health Education in Pakistan: Structural Equation Modeling Analysis and Questionnaire Study by Malik Mamoon Munir, Nabil Ahmed

“… Abstract BackgroundCurrent health care education methods in Pakistan use traditional media (eg, television and radio), community health workers, and printed materials, which often fall short of reach and engagement among most of the population. …”
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Clinical impact of combined assessment of myocardial inflammation and fibrosis using myocardial biopsy in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: a multicentre, retrospective cohort... by Toshihisa Anzai, Yasuo Sugano, Tetsuro Yokokawa, Yoshihiko Ikeda, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Kazufumi Nakamura, Hiromitsu Kanamori, Michiaki Hiroe, Kaoru Dohi, Takafumi Nakayama, Keiko Ohta Ogo, Kinta Hatakeyama, Yoshihiro Seo, Kyoko Imanaka-Yoshida

“…Here, we investigated the combined prognostic value of these two factors, as evaluated using myocardial biopsy samples.Methods This retrospective and multicentre study included patients with DCM—defined as LVEF of ≤45% and left diastolic diameter of >112% of predicted value, without evidence of secondary or ischaemic cardiomyopathy. …”
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Influence of sildenafil and buflomedil on survival of randomized flaps in rats: an experimental study Influência do buflomedil e do sildenafil na sobrevivência de retalhos randomiz... by Jason C. Abrantes Figueiredo, Antonio Gustavo Zampar, Cristina Destro, Victor Eduardo A Arias, Rebeca Morro, Adivânia de Souza Pinheiro, José Marcos de Andrade Mélega

“…METHODS: Caudally pedicled skin flaps (10 x 3 cm) were created on the backs of rats. …”
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Evaluation of Spatial Matching Between Water and Soil Resources in Shiyang River Basin Based on FLUS-InVEST Model by HOU Hui-min, WANG Hui, WANG Peng-quan, CAO Jin-jun

“…[Objective] Taking the Shiyang River Basin, a typical arid inland river basin, as the study area, this study aims to explore the spatial distribution and matching patterns of agricultural water and soil resources under different scenarios of future land use change, identify the supply-demand imbalance and its causes in the river basin, and provide support for the planning and decision-making of sustainable agricultural development at the river basin scale. [Methods] Using the FLUS model, this study simulated the spatial patterns of land use of the Shiyang River Basin in 2035 under three scenarios: cropland protection, natural development, and ecological conservation. …”
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The current status and problems of public health emergency response team building in disease prevention and control institutions in Shanghai city by Zhiwei GUAN, Tianxiang HUANG, Shixiang ZHANG, Xiaoyan HUANG, Yingyin FENG

“…The majority of team members held bachelor′s degrees (59.66%) and intermediate professional titles (41.12%). 50.34% of the team members had ≤5 years of experience in public health emergency response work. …”
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Modern approaches for management patients with craniofacial tumors (literature review) by A. S. Dikarev, S. A. Vartanyan, A. A. Martirosyan

“…As evident from the aforementioned modifications and classical approaches to reconstruction of defects following craniofacial resections, in order to summarize the vast amount of information on the advantages and disadvantages of corresponding methods, a multicenter independent prospective study is needed, during which data from different clinics would undergo critical analysis using modern evidence-based medicine methods. …”
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A balance between breast reconstruction and amputation, Goldilock mastectomy by E. K. Zhiltsova, P. V. Krivorotko, D. G. Ulrikh, Ya. I. Bondarchuk, U. S. Kalishevich, V. E. Levchenko, D. A. Enaldieva, N. S. Amirov, A. V. Solomakhina, V. V. Mortada, R. S. Pesotskiy, K. Yu. Zernov, A. S. Emelyanov, T. T. Tabagua, L. P. Gigolaeva, A. V. Komyakhov, K. S. Nikolaev, S. S. Yereshchenko, V. F. Semiglazov

“…Petrov Research Institute of Oncology. The average body mass index was 29.69 ± 3.92 kg/m2. Obesity was diagnosed in 86.4 % (19/22) of cases. …”
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Impact of hip synovitis on the long-term outcomes of free vascularized fibular grafting for osteonecrosis of femoral head by ZHU Daoyu, FU Kai, HE Haiyan, CAI Qianying, PENG Hao, CHEN Shengbao, YIN Jimin, LUO Pengbo, JIN Dongxu, ZHANG Changqing, GAO Youshui

“…Objective·To observe the impact of hip synovitis on the long-term outcomes of free vascularized fibular grafting (FVFG) for osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH).Methods·Between October 2001 and December 2013, 370 patients diagnosed with ONFH (556 hips) underwent FVFG. …”
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Rethinking heat in thousands of school classrooms through continuous monitoring and novel exposure metrics by M. Pilar Botana Martinez, Priam Dinesh Vyas, Katherine H. Walsh, Lauren Main, Lauren Bolton, Yirong Yuan, Masanao Yajima, M. Patricia Fabian

“…On average, intra-building temperature variability was 2.3 degrees Celsius (°C), with a maximum value of 14.3°C. …”
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Steady-State PERG Adaptation Reveals Temporal Abnormalities of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Treated Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma by Tommaso Salgarello, Andrea Giudiceandrea, Grazia Maria Cozzupoli, Martina Cocuzza, Romolo Fedeli, Donato Errico, Antonello Fadda, Filippo Amore, Marco Sulfaro, Epifanio Giudiceandrea, Matteo Salgarello, Stanislao Rizzo, Benedetto Falsini

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study investigates adaptive changes in long-lasting pattern electroretinogram (PERG) responses in ocular hypertension (OHT) and open-angle glaucoma (OAG) patients, and in healthy subjects. <b>Methods:</b> Sixty consecutive individuals were recruited, including 20 OHT, 20 OAG, and 20 normal subjects. …”
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EVERE MULTISYSTEM CRANIOCEREBRAL INJURY: FEATURES OF THE CLINICAL COURSE AND OUTCOMES by A. K. Shabanov, V. I. Kartavenko, S. S. Petrikov, Z. G. Marutyan, P. A. Rozumny, T. V. Chernenkaya, I. P. Papyshev, A. E. Talypov, E. S. Vladimirova, A. N. Kuzovlev

“…Objective: analysis of smcci, features of its clinical course and lethality, including the main causes and terms of death. Materials and methods. An analysis of 170 case histories of the deceased with smcci was carried out: 130 men (76.5%) and 40 women (23.5%). …”
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Change in exercise capacity, physical activity and motivation for physical activity at 12 months after a cardiac rehabilitation program in coronary heart disease patients: a prospe... by Paul Da Ros Vettoretto, Anne-Armelle Bouffart, Youna Gourronc, Anne-Charlotte Baron, Marie Gaume, Florian Congnard, Bénédicte Noury-Desvaux, Pierre-Yves de Müllenheim

“…Results For an average patient, EC was trivially increased at 12 months. …”
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THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CARMOLIS GEL IN THE COMBINATION THERAPY OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL by I. N. Denisov, I. A. Zborovskaya, B. V. Zavodovsky, B. A. Alikhanov, I. V. Karapetyan, V. A. Shalygina, V. E. Budushkina, O. Yu. Vakulenko, A. D. Nasrullaeva, V. N. Sorotskaya, E. A. Leonova, A. I. Mironcheva, D. V. Goryachev

“…In the study group, the WOMAC pain level averaged 210±20.5 mm at baseline and reduced to 101±12.8 mm after the treatment (p &lt; 0.01).The control group also exhibited pain relief, but to a much lesser degree than did the study group. …”
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PERFUSION DYSFUNCTION IN ACUTE PANCREATITIS: PERSPECTIVES IN IMPROVING DIAGNOSIS AND STRATIFICATION by N.R. Kerbazh, S.I. Panasenko

“…To date, the problem of stratification and differential diagnosis of AP in the early stages remains unresolved, which encourages the search for new methods of diagnosis and prediction of the severity of AP. …”
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Factors influencing nutrition literacy in patients of colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study by Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Dan Li, Dan Li, Dan Li, Jiai Yan, Jiai Yan, Ju Yang, Ju Yang, Jing Sun, Jing Sun, Jing Sun, Yiran Liu, Yiran Liu, Yanping Xia, Yanping Xia, Yanping Xia, Hong Cao, Hong Cao, Hong Cao, Jiao Hua, Feng Zhang, Feng Zhang, Feng Zhang, Yingyu Wang, Yingyu Wang

“…BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) patients often experience varying degrees of malnutrition both pre-and post-treatment, highlighting the importance of their nutritional knowledge. …”
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