Socio-demographic factors, housing characteristics, and clinical symptoms associated with falciparum malaria in two rapidly urbanizing areas in the Ashanti region of Ghana by Stephen Opoku Afriyie, Kwasi Baako Antwi, Abdul-Hakim Mutala, Dawood Ackom Abbas, Kofi Agyapong Addo, Austine Tweneboah, Thomas Kwame Addison, Eric Osei, Cristian Koepfli, Kingsley Badu

“…Five µL of venous blood was obtained from suspected malaria patients and tested for malaria using rapid diagnostic test (RDT). Data on socio-demographic factors, clinical symptoms, and housing characteristics were collected using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Humanizing processes after harm part 1: patient safety incident investigations, litigation and the experiences of those affected by Lauren Ramsey, Laura Sheard, Justin Waring, Siobhan McHugh, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Gemma Louch, Katherine Ludwin, Jane K. O’Hara

“…Nonetheless, there remains little UK-based evidence exploring how this relates to the experiences of those affected over time, including the factors influencing decisions to litigate.AimsWe aimed to explore the experiences of patients, families, staff and legal representatives affected by safety incidents over time, and the factors influencing decisions to litigate.MethodsParticipants were purposively recruited via (i) communication from four NHS hospital Trusts or an independent national investigator in England, (ii) relevant charitable organizations, (iii) social media, and (iv) word of mouth to take part in a qualitative semi-structured interview study. Data were analyzed using an inductive reflexive thematic approach.Findings42 people with personal or professional experience of safety incident investigations participated, comprising patients and families (n = 18), healthcare staff (n = 7), legal staff (n = 1), and investigators (n = 16). …”
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Frequency and factors associated with the utilization (curative and preventive) of oral health care services among pregnant women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo by Patrick Marob-Ndjock Sekele, Erick Ntambwe Kamangu, Harry-César Ntumba Kayembe, Fatiha Chandad, Jacques Ileboso Bolenge, Stephanie Mikalo Mbambi, Jean-Paul Isouradi-Bourley Sekele, Em Kazadi Kalala, Fidele Bushabu Nyimi, Pierre Zalagile Akilimali

“…The study population comprised pregnant women aged at least 18 or over attending antenatal care (ANC), selected using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. …”
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When cost efficiency is ignored, carbon market success is overstated by Xunpeng Shi, Jian Yu, Ke Wang, Peng Liu, Yi-Ming Wei

“…Longer term, the research aspires to improve carbon market structures, facilitating broader environmental goals at both the national and global levels, particularly in the context of international climate agreements. …”
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Cutaneous Changes Beyond Psoriasis: The Impact of Biologic Therapies on Angiomas and Solar Lentigines by Florin Ciprian Bujoreanu, Diana Sabina Radaschin, Ana Fulga, Laura Bujoreanu Bezman, Carmen Tiutiuca, Mihaela Crăescu, Carmen Pantiș, Elena Niculet, Alina Pleșea Condratovici, Alin Laurențiu Tatu

“…While these therapies effectively control psoriatic lesions, their impact on other cutaneous structures, such as cherry angiomas and solar lentigines, remains unclear. …”
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Shaping national rare diseases definition in Saudi Arabia: outcome from health ecosystem multisectoral workshop by Ghada Mohammed Abozaid, Ghada Mohammed Abozaid, Hussain Abdulrahman Al-Omar, Abdulaziz Alrabiah, Hiba Alomary, Amy Jayne McKnight

“…Using the Vevox® platform, participants engaged in structured activities comprising a demographic survey and 10 interactive voting sessions. …”
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Comparing physician associates and foundation year two doctors-in-training undertaking emergency medicine consultations in England: a mixed-methods study of processes and outcomes by Simon de Lusignan, Mary Halter, Carly Wheeler, Laura Nice, Sally Brearley, James Ennis, Jonathan Gabe, Heather Gage, Phil Begg, Chao Wang, Jim Parle, Vari Drennan

“…Objectives To compare the contribution of physician associates to the processes and outcomes of emergency medicine consultations with that of foundation year two doctors-in-training.Design Mixed-methods study: retrospective chart review using 4 months’ anonymised clinical record data of all patients seen by physician associates or foundation year two doctors-in-training in 2016; review of a subsample of 40 records for clinical adequacy; semi-structured interviews with staff and patients; observations of physician associates.Setting Three emergency departments in England.Participants The records of 8816 patients attended by 6 physician associates and 40 foundation year two doctors-in-training; of these n=3197 had the primary outcome recorded (n=1129 physician associates, n=2068 doctor); 14 clinicians and managers and 6 patients or relatives for interview; 5 physician associates for observation.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was unplanned re-attendance at the same emergency department within 7 days. …”
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From disconnection to compassion: a phenomenological exploration of embodied empathy in a face-to-face interaction by Alejandro Troncoso, Antonia Zepeda, Vicente Soto, Ellen Riquelme, Sissi Fuentealba, Catherine Andreu, Ausiàs Cebolla, Ausiàs Cebolla, David Martínez-Pernía

“…Subsequently, micro-phenomenological interviews explored participants’ embodied experiences. Data underwent iterative inter-coder processing, and both qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted. …”
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MiR-6721-5p as a natural regulator of Meta-VCL is upregulated in the serum of patients with coronary artery disease by Akram Gholipour, Ali Zahedmehr, Maedeh Arabian, Farshad Shakerian, Majid Maleki, Maziar Oveisee, Mahshid Malakootian

“…Meta-vinculin (meta-VCL), a large spliced isoform of VCL, co-localizes in muscular adhesive structures and plays significant roles in cardiac physiology and pathophysiology. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of the international classification of disease “I26” code to detect acute pulmonary embolism in a surveillance network by Jeffrey A. Kline, Jesse O. Wrenn, Mazin F. Alam, Alexis N. Drinkhorn, Conner D. Slotnick, Fawas Shaman, Christopher E. Conn, Steven J. Korzeniewski, Christopher Kabrhel

“…Methods: Standardized structured language queries were deployed at 91 hospitals to extract data, including ICD-10 codes, on a weekly basis from electronic medical records on ED patients with acute respiratory complaints. …”
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Understanding crystallinity indexes benchmarking concept from optimized parametric ionic liquid pretreatment using 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate [EMIM]Ac on oil palm biomass by Amizon Azizan, Rosmaria Abu Darim, Intan Suhada Azmi, Rafidah Jalil, Shareena Fairuz Abdul Manaf

“…Thus, in this article, the crystallinity status, like the crystallinity index (CrI) from X-Ray Diffraction analysis, was used as a beneficial preliminary predictive index to describe the transformation of less ordered structures in lignocellulosic biomass as an early decisive point after pretreatment prior to any succeeding steps. …”
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Assessing Causes and Consequences of Winter Surface Water Dynamics in California's Central Valley Using Satellite Remote Sensing by Christine M. Albano, Christopher E. Soulard, Blake A. Minor, Jessica J. Walker, Britt W. Smith, Eric K. Waller, Michael D. Bartles, Thomas W. Corringham, Anthony T. O'Geen, Melissa M. Rohde, Anne M. Wein

“…Precipitation‐driven surface water occurrences are also common in leveed areas and outside flood boundaries designated by state and federal agencies where exposure of structures to inundation was larger in terms of their value. …”
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The spectrum of embodied intersubjective synchrony in empathy: from fully embodied to externally oriented engagement in Parkinson's disease by Antonia Zepeda, Alejandro Troncoso, Daniela Pizarro, Constanza Baquedano, Rodrigo Gomez, Silvia Barria, Kevin Blanco, David Martínez-Pernía, David Martínez-Pernía

“…Two primary empathic structures emerged: Embodied Resonance Empathy, marked by strong bodily and emotional connections with temporal synchronization to others' suffering through internal sensations, and Marginal Embodied Resonance Empathy, where bodily and emotional resonance is reduced or absent, relying mainly on external visual cues. …”
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A qualitative research on the willingness and influencing factors of participating in early screening among ethnic minority patients with breast cancer in rural areas (农村地区少数民族乳腺癌患... by ZHANG Xuan (张旋), PEI Qiuping (裴秋萍), YOU Jiaojiao (游娇娇), HUANG Shuai (黄帅)

“…Methods Between January 2022 and June 2022, a phenomenological research method was conducted and 12 patients with breast cancer were selected for a semi-structured retrospective interview, and the Colaizzi phenomenological data analysis method was used for analysis. …”
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Correlation between Stressful Life Events and Suicidal Ideation among Patients with Schizophrenia in Remission Stage: A Cross-sectional Study by Ashok Silamban, Kailash Sureshkumar, Aravindh Manogaran, Shabeeba Z Kailash

“…Screening for eligibility was performed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). Data were collected through a structured questionnaire capturing sociodemographic variables, the Beck’s Suicidal Ideation Scale (BSS), and the Presumptive Life Event Stress Scale (PSLES). …”
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Rapid Decrease in Dextrose Concentration After Intra-Articular Knee Injection: Implications for Mechanism of Action of Dextrose Prolotherapy by Kenneth Dean Reeves, Jordan R. Atkins, Clare R. Solso, Chin-I Cheng, Ian M. Thornell, King Hei Stanley Lam, Yung-Tsan Wu, Thomas Motyka, David Rabago

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Association of sociodemographic factors and television food advertisements with junk food consumption among a sample of adolescents aged 13 to 17 in Magura district, Bangladesh: a... by Shammy Akter, Md. Hasan Al Banna, Justice Kanor Tetteh, Trisha Mallick, Bably Sabina Azhar, Joytun Nahar, Masuma Chowdhury, Addah Graham Gilbert Wilfred, Sumaia Sahrin

“…Methods This cross-sectional study included 326 adolescent-parent pairs from secondary education establishments at Magura municipal areas of Bangladesh. A validated structured survey questionnaire was utilized. Socio-demographic details, junk consumption frequency and types of information sought from food packages were asked from the adolescents. …”
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Context specific challenges of the WHO infection prevention and control core components in the Faranah region: a mixed methods approach by Anna Borodova, Amadou Aziz Diallo, Christine Timbo Songbono, Carlos Rocha, Ibrahima Nabé, Frederic Le Marcis, Mahamoud Sama Cherif, Sophie Alice Müller

“…These rates vary globally, with scare data suggesting that the highest prevalence occurs in the African region exceeding 50% in Guinea. …”
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Bridging knowledge and practice in the prevention of child maltreatment in medicine: an analysis of counselling and training approaches by Anna Eberhardt, Anna Eberhardt, Ulrike Hoffmann, Ulrike Hoffmann, Jörg M. Fegert, Jörg M. Fegert, Oliver Berthold, Oliver Berthold

“…The combination of individual counseling and structured training can improve child protection expertise comprehensively. …”
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MRI-based 3D models of cranial nerves in clinical care: a systematic review by Manon C. M. Moll, Luc H. E. Karssemakers, Milou Baarsma, Loes M. M. Braun, Leon C. ter Beek, Stevie van der Mierden, Baris Karakullukcu, Ludi E. Smeele, Maarten J. A. van Alphen, Matthijs H. Valstar

“…Abstract Background Technical advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acquisition and reconstruction have improved the visualization of anatomical structures such as cranial nerves (CNs) and enabled subsequent three-dimensional (3D) models for use in clinical care. …”
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