Randomized Open‐Label Clinical Trial Comparing Prednisolone and Cyclosporine With a Nonrandomized Active Control for Treating Presumed Chronic Pancreatitis in Cats by Yu‐An Wu, Jonathan A. Lidbury, Samiran Sinha, Jörg M. Steiner

“…Animals Forty‐eight client‐owned cats with a presumptive diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis were managed on an outpatient basis. Methods Three‐week randomized open‐label trial with a nonrandomized active control. …”
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Point of care biliary ultrasound in the emergency department (BUSED) predicts final surgical management decisions by Richard Hilsden, Rob Leeper, Drew Thompson, Frank Myslik, Nicholas Mitrou, Jeff Hawel

“…Our study was designed to test the hypothesis that POCUS is sufficient to guide the management of surgeons treating select cases of biliary disease as compared to RUS.Methods This was a prospective cohort study. Patients who presented to the ED with abdominal pain and findings of biliary disease on POCUS were included. …”
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Development, feasibility and potential effectiveness of community-based continuous mass dog vaccination delivery strategies: Lessons for optimization and replication. by Christian Tetteh Duamor, Katie Hampson, Felix Lankester, Ahmed Lugelo, Emmanuel Mpolya, Katharina Kreppel, Sarah Cleaveland, Sally Wyke

“…Fidelity of delivery was influenced by the strategy design, implementer availability and appreciation of value intervention components, and local environmental and socioeconomic events (e.g. elections, funerals, school cycles). CBC-MDV activities decreased sharply after initial campaigns, partly due to lack of supervision. …”
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Improving antimicrobial prescribing in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia in a district general hospital of West Yorkshire by Muhammad Sami Khan, Umair Tariq, Ifrah Amjad, Abeera Zafar

“…Results and Discussion: We elected 88 adult patients (45 retrospective, 43 prospective), aged 18 and over, hospitalised with CAP. …”
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The influence of an interactive educational approach on advance care planning counseling in individuals with psychiatric disorders by Yi-Chien Chen, Fang-Ying Chu, Ling-Yu Chang, Ming-Yuan Hsieh, Chao-Hsien Lee

“…This research explores the influence of an interactive educational approach on the ACP process for psychiatric patients and whether this approach can enhance their comprehension, attitudes, and intentions regarding Advance Decisions (AD). Methods To accommodate potential variances and ensure robustness in our findings, we ultimately elected to recruit 90 participants. …”
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L’abdication du Congrès après le 11 septembre : crise constitutionnelle ou politique ? by Maya KANDEL

“…This in turn stemmed from several key aspects of the contemporary American political landscape : a Congress more fractious and polarized than at any time in the last hundred years (an obvious trend starting with the 1994 elections), and a Democratic party still not at ease with foreign policy and the Vietnam heritage. …”
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The complexity and challenges of fertility preservation in women with cervix cancer—A prospective cohort study reporting on reproductive outcome and overall survival by Anna Marklund, Yanyu Jiang, Hanna Röjlar, Fotios Sergouniotis, Hanna Nilsson, Frida E. Lundberg, Kenny A. Rodriguez‐Wallberg

“…Baseline data included age, parity, disease stage, treatment characteristics, and FP methods applied. Data on reproductive outcomes and overall survival (by October 19, 2023) were retrieved from clinical registries and a population‐based register. …”
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Identification of Spambots and Fake Followers on Social Network via Interpretable AI-Based Machine Learning by Danish Javed, Noor Zaman Zaman, Navid Ali Khan, Sayan Kumar Ray, Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Victor R. Kebande

“…These bots often engage in activities such as spreading fake news and manipulating public opinion during politically sensitive times like elections. Most of the current bot detection methods rely on black-box algorithms, raising concerns about their transparency and practical usability. …”
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(Dis)connected by design? Using participatory citizen science to uncover environmental determinants of social connectedness for youth in under-resourced neighbourhoods by Meridith Sones, Meg Holden, Yan Kestens, Abby C. King, Mimi Rennie, Meghan Winters

“…Integrating citizen science with participatory action research, the Youth.hood study set out to explore how neighbourhood built environments help or hinder social connectedness from the understudied perspective of youth in under-resourced and racialized communities. Methods Youth (n = 42) from three neighbourhoods in Vancouver, Canada were recruited to: (1) Assess environmental assets and barriers to connectedness in their neighbourhoods using a digital photovoice app; (2) Analyze and prioritize their collective data into themes; and (3) Design and advocate for environmental improvements through a participatory workshop and forum with residents, city planners, and elected officials. …”
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Patient-reported and Clinical Outcomes following Gender-affirming Chest Surgery: A Comparison of Binary and Nonbinary Transmasculine Individuals by Cole V. Roblee, BS, Rebecca Arteaga, BA, Iulianna Taritsa, BS, Mona Ascha, MD, Joshua P. Weissman, BBA, Paige Hackenberger, MD, Megan Perez, MD, Marco Ellis, MD, Sumanas W. Jordan, MD, PhD

“…We compare patient-reported and clinical outcomes after GCS between nonbinary and binary transmasculine individuals who underwent GCS. Methods:. We performed an institutional retrospective chart review. …”
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Birds of a feather? Mis- and dis-information on the social media platform X related to avian influenza by Lauren N. Cooper, Marlon I. Diaz, John J. Hanna, Zachary M. Most, Christoph U. Lehmann, Richard J. Medford

“…Influenced by the recent announcement of a possible human death from H5N2 avian influenza, we analyzed tweets collected from X (formerly Twitter) to describe the messaging regarding the HPAI outbreak, including mis- and dis-information, concerns, and health education. Methods: We collected tweets involving keywords relating to HPAI for 5 days (June 04 to June 08, 2024). …”
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Delisting the Grizzly bear from the Endangered Species Act: shifting politics and political discourse in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem by Sofia Mollett, Iree Wheeler, Brandon Asay, Joseph Holbrook, Joseph Holbrook, Tommy Furland, Hannah Manire, Andrea Miranda Paez, Steelle S. Scearce, Tarissa Spoonhunter, Tarissa Spoonhunter, Temple Stoellinger, Janna R. Willoughby, Kelly H. Dunning

“…We explore the complex process of species delisting, with research questions focusing on the political actors involved in grizzly bear delisting and their perspectives on the process.Materials and methodsTo address these questions, we analyzed 752 policy documents, news articles, and court rulings, extracting 2,832 quotes from key political stakeholders. …”
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Public opinion on civil war in the USA as of mid-2024: findings from a nationally representative survey by Garen J. Wintemute, Yueju Li, Mona A. Wright, Andrew Crawford, Elizabeth A. Tomsich

“…This study updates those findings to 2024 and explores respondents’ predicted involvement in such a conflict. Methods Findings are from Wave 3, conducted May 23-June 14, 2024; participants were members of Ipsos KnowledgePanel. …”
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Outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy for visually significant floaters in Northern Alberta by Malshi Karunatilake, Brendon Fijardo, Eugene Michael, Rizwan Somani

“…There were 26 patients (25.2%) who elected to undergo floaterectomy in the contralateral eye. …”
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Effectiveness of tuberculosis treatment in the pregnant tuberculosis patients versus those nonpregnant by Anna V. Nesterenko, Vera N. Zimina, Elena N. Beloborodova, Nataliya L. Karpina, Svetlana I. Kayukova

“…The objective of the study: to compare the effectiveness of tuberculosis chemotherapy and treatment outcomes in the pregnant patients versus those nonpregnant.Subjects and methods. Medical records of 218 HIV negative women ill with tuberculosis were analyzed: TB + Pregnancy Group included 109 pregnant tuberculosis patients; and TB Group included 109 nonpregnant female tuberculosis patients. …”
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Outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO): a single-center study evaluating a new dedicated CTO program in Egypt by Hany Tawfik Fathelbab, Mahmoud Abdelghany, Michael Megaly, Mohamed Ashraf Shawky, Khaled Zeineldin

“…We present our outcomes and the proficiency in establishing the program. Methods We enrolled all patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion during the first year of initiating our dedicated program. …”
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The extraordinary life story of Ivan Vasilievich Krivonogov: from an ordinary doctor to a deputy of the State Duma by A. E. Moseev, I. M. Kobelev

“…The methodological basis of the study was a systematic approach based on the principles of historicism, objectivity and scientificity, as well as general scientific methods (generalization, analysis, synthesis, induction). …”
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Patient perspectives on endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis by Nadim Saydy, Sami Pierre Moubayed, Martin Desrosiers

“…Abstract Background Through shared decision-making, physicians and patients can elect endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) when maximal medical therapy fails in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). …”
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Measuring economic inequality: challenges, facts and assessment by M. V. Bikeeva, I. V. Moiseeva

“…The joint use of monetary and non-monetary approaches allows achieving the goal of the study – a comprehensive and objective statistical assessment of the level of economic inequality and poverty of the Russian population.Materials and methods. The information base of the study was the data of the Federal State Statistics Service, as well as materials of analytical and scientific reports “Report on inequality in the world 2018”, “Poverty and income inequality in Russia and abroad”, “Russian society after the presidential elections – 2018: a request for change”, etc. …”
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Discrediting Strategy as a Dominant of the Discursive Personality of an American Political Radio Commentator by D. Je. Gunkova

“…The radio broadcasts were devoted to the election campaign (October – November 2016) and postelection polemics (January – March 2017). …”
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