LEGAL ASPECTS AND UNCONVENTIONAL METHODS OF CANCER TREATMENT by S. V. Sidorov, N. Yu. Chernus

“…Hence it follows that the patient has the opportunity to receive advice on the use of different treatment methods not only from his/her attending physician, but also from other doctors, to use available reference information, and to consider options for using methods of alternative medicine. …”
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Extracorporeal Detoxification Methods in the Treatment of Destructive Pancreatitis by E. L. Ismailov, S. N. Eralina, B. B. Tekesbaev, R. B. Abdrasulov

“…The rise in the incidence of acute necrotic pancreatitis in the past decade and high mortality rates of as high as 20—45% all suggest that the disease is of high social, medical, and economic importance.Objective: to study the efficiency of extracorporeal detoxification methods in the combination treatment of patients with severe destructive pancreatitis.Subjects and methods. …”
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On Divergence of Fourier Series by Some Methods of Summability by Shakro Tetunashvili

“…A new summability method of series is introduced and studied. The particular cases of this method are, for example, variable-order Cesaro and Riesz methods. …”
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New RER stations for Brussels? Challenges, methods and constraints by Kevin Lebrun, Frédéric Dobruszkes

“…This is illustrated in our case studies.…”
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CO2-philicity of crude oil constituents: A computational study by Lionel T. Fogang, Syed M.S. Hussain, Theis I. Solling

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Ovarian stimulation methods at a single-assisted reproductive technology institution: a retrospective study of successful outcomes by Y. Horibe, A. Nakabayashi, S. Murata, T. Hashimoto, T. Tabata

“…The number of pregnancies obtained by CH, agonist, antagonist, and PPOS methods comprised 25, 12, 2, and 8 cases, respectively. …”
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Comparative Study of Methods of Differential Diagnosis of Essential Resistant and Pseudoresistant Arterial Hypertension in the Practice of Doctor of General Practice by Voloshyna O., Zbitnieva V., Lisiy I., Dychko T., Samorukova V., Dukova O.

“…In the structure of resistant arterial hypertension, pseudoresistant is observed in 90.0-95.0 % of cases. Aim. To compare the various methods of the differential diagnosis of essential resistant and pseudoresistant arterial hypertension in the practice of a doctor of general practice. …”
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Study on influence of transport service parameters on the level of passenger satisfaction on the basis of modeling by methods of ordinal logistic regression by S. S. Pastukhov

“…The approbation and assessment of the effectiveness of the proposed methodological approaches was performed on an array of marketing data about the demand of railway passengers for cases when the use of regression analysis of least squares method was ineffective. …”
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Comparison of the pull-out force of different microtube-based methods in fractured endodontic instrument removal: An in-vitro study by Nasim Hashemi, Mohsen Aminsobhani, Mohammad Javad Kharazifard, Fatemeh Hamidzadeh, Pegah Sarraf

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‘Did I pass the licensing exam?’ aspects influencing migrant physicians’ results: a mixed methods study by Linda Sturesson, Andreas Heiding, Terese Stenfors

“…This study aimed to explore MPs exam results, focusing on MPs that had participated in a complementary programme (CPP) for physicians with a medical degree from outside the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA), and aspects that may influence these.Methods Mixed methods were applied. …”
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Leveraging Open-Source Large Language Models for Data Augmentation in Hospital Staff Surveys: Mixed Methods Study by Carl Ehrett, Sudeep Hegde, Kwame Andre, Dixizi Liu, Timothy Wilson

“…MethodsThe surveys were designed to elicit narratives of everyday adaptation by frontline radiology staff during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE OCCLUSAL COMPOSITE RESIN RESTORATIONS BASED ON CARS CRITERIA AND OPTICAL METHODS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by R. Brânzan, Angela Ghiorghe, Claudiu Topoliceanu, Andrei Georgescu, N. Tofan, Sorin Andrian

“…Materials and methods: The retrospective study included 32 patients (mean age: 24.25 ± 2.918 years; gender: 13 males, 19 females; p = 0.526). …”
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Clinical Utility of Integrated Multidisciplinary Patient-Centered Information in Breast Cancer Care: A Mixed Methods Study by Sugiyama A, Utsunomiya K, Fujimoto K, Bando H

“…Atsuko Sugiyama,1– 3 Kazuki Utsunomiya,1 Katsuhiko Fujimoto,1 Hiroko Bando4 1R&D Planning Office, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, Tochigi, Japan; 2Research and Development Center, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, Tochigi, Japan; 3Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; 4Department of Breast-Thyroid-Endocrine Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanCorrespondence: Atsuko Sugiyama, R&D Planning Office, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, 1385, Shimoishigami, Otawara-shi, Tochigi-ken, 324-8550, Japan, Tel +81 287 26 6255, Fax +81 287 26 6066, Email atsuko.sugiyama@medical.canonPurpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and assess the clinical utility of the integrated multidisciplinary patient-centered information (PCI) written by various healthcare professionals for promoting patient-centered care in the treatment and care of breast cancer patients.Methods: This study employed a convergent mixed methods interventional design in which Control and Intervention were compared by integrating both quantitative and qualitative results obtained from questionnaires and verbatim transcripts. …”
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Strengthening universities’ response to sexual harassment with an equity approach: the UNI4EQUITY mixed-methods study protocol by Sarah Van de Velde, Stefano Porru, Angela Carta, José Miguel Carrasco, Carmen Vives-Cases, Sofia Neves, Marina Berbegal-Bernabeu, Vanesa Pérez-Martínez, Aitana Muñoz-Haba, Sylwia Jaskulska, Anneleen De Cuyper, Maryna Manchenko, Barbara Jankowiak, Marlies Wallner, Viktoria Stifter

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Estimated economic damage of cardiac deaths in Tehran due to NO2 gas by Atieh Panahi, Fathollah Ommi, Yusef Rashidi

“…The costs of polluted air on health care run to billion dollars per year (Esfahanian, 2013).Materials and methods: This goal of this study was to determine economic cost of the impact of NO2 pollution in Tehran’s air on cardiovascular death using health effect determination software. …”
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Optimizing spatial accessibility and equity of hierarchical older adult care facilities using a multi-modal two-step floating catchment area method: a case study of Lin'an District, Hangzhou by Mengxia Gu, Shangbo Li, Guoquan Zheng

“…A comprehensive analytical framework based on the multi-modal two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method was established, integrating the Gini coefficient, Lorenz curve, and local spatial autocorrelation analysis to systematically evaluate the spatial accessibility and equity of older adult care facilities. …”
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Ensuring Equity in Health Services in Hospital Settings through Social Work Interventions: A Mixed Method Study by Golam Azam, Muhammad Mamunur Rashid, Abdul Mazid

“…Under pragmatism, the study employed a mixed-method approach within the explorative research framework that applied social surveys, case studies, and observations. …”
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Ensuring Equity in Health Services in Hospital Settings through Social Work Interventions: A Mixed Method Study by Golam Azam, Muhammad Mamunur Rashid, Abdul Mazid

“…Under pragmatism, the study employed a mixed-method approach within the explorative research framework that applied social surveys, case studies, and observations. …”
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How to Foster Inclusive Practice in Research Methods Teaching by Meredith Wilkinson, Zeynep Barlas, Jonathan Farnell, Olivier de Condappa

“…Please note that our experience comes from teaching Psychology, which is what we base our case study on, but our discussion can be applied to a range of subject areas.…”
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Beyond Curriculum Reform: The Influence of Integration on Communication and Presentation Skills in Medical Students: A Mixed-Method Study by Sharif AF, Moustafa NM, Abdo SA, Aloshari SHA, Al-Dress A

“…Box 6803, Taiz, Yemen, Tel +9674232429, Email dr.alosharisamar@gmail.comPurpose: The present study aimed to explore the current presentation and communication practices among medical students and investigate the influence of adopting an integrated curriculum on communication and presentation skills in different phases, emphasizing the motivating and challenging aspects.Methods: An exploratory mixed-methods two-phase study was conducted among 362 medical students at different phases of the program.Results: The current study conveyed a comparable positive self-perception of the current presentation designs and styles among medical students. …”
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