New Patient PROMIS Scores of Patients Presenting with Low Back Pain Predict Time to Elective Spine Surgery by Justin E. Kung, Chase Gauthier, Yianni Bakaes, Michael Spitnale, Richard A. Bidwell, David G. Edelman, Heidi C. Ventresca, J. Benjamin Jackson, Shari Cui, Gregory Grabowski

“…Methods: A retrospective query for all new patient spine clinic visits with diagnosis codes related to lower back pain was carried out at a single academic institution. …”
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Postoperative fever after elective minimally invasive resection for gastric and colorectal cancer: incidence, risk factors and characteristics by Fan He, Chenglin Tang, Fuyu Yang, Dongqin Zhao, Junjie Xiong, Yu Zou, Defei Chen, Guoquan Huang, Kun Qian

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Elective hand surgery and concomitant corticosteroid injection: Confirming increased infection risk using A national dataset by Benjamin J. Kirby, Jashvant Poeran, Nicole Zubizarreta, Daniel A. London

“…Methods: The Truven MarketScan® database identified patients who had undergone elective hand surgery between 2015 and 2016. …”
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Assessment of Nail Growth by Election Ink Mark in Normal and Co-morbid Individuals: A Prospective Observational Study by Siddharth Shah, Shubham Darda, Jitendra Lakhani, Vis halkumar Rameshbhai Kathrotiya, Shiv amkumar Patel, Maulikumar Karpatiya, Satyam Kumar, Som Jitendra Lakhani

“…Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted during India’s 18th Lok Sabha General Election, which took place from 19 April 2024 to 1 June 2024. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Discordant Changes in Fractional and Coronary Flow Reserve After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Junji Matsuda, Tadashi Murai, Yoshihisa Kanaji, Eisuke Usui, Makoto Araki, Takayuki Niida, Sadamitsu Ichijyo, Rikuta Hamaya, Tetsumin Lee, Taishi Yonetsu, Mitsuaki Isobe, Tsunekazu Kakuta

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Myocardial protection during elective coronary artery bypasses grafting by pretreatment with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids by Veljović Milić, Popadić Ana, Vukić Zoran, Ilić Radoje, Trifunović Zoran, Antunović Mirjana, Mandarić Vladimir, Tišma Svetislav, Marković Zoran

“…The patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive preoperative intravenous omega-3 PUFAs infusion (n = 20) or the same volume of 0.9% saline solution infusion (n = 20). …”
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Impact of Preoperative CT-Measured Sarcopenia on Clinical, Pathological, and Oncological Outcomes After Elective Rectal Cancer Surgery by David Martin, Mathilde Billy, Fabio Becce, Damien Maier, Michael Schneider, Clarisse Dromain, Dieter Hahnloser, Martin Hübner, Fabian Grass

“…This study aimed to assess the role of preoperative CT-based sarcopenia on postoperative clinical, pathological, and oncological outcomes after rectal cancer surgery. <b>Methods:</b> This retrospective monocentric study included patients who underwent elective oncologic resection for rectal adenocarcinoma between 01/2014 and 03/2022. …”
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Building a Political Image Through Digital Space: Study of the Three Heads of the Gerindra, Golkar, and Democratic Party by Bella Kharisma, Muchammad Zaenuri

“…Ahead of the 2024 elections, political parties have begun to prepare themselves in choosing their candidates. …”
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SentraGakkumdu Challenges in Enforcing Election Crimes Under Law Number 7 of 2017: A Comparative Research of Indonesia and Nigeria by Deni Angela

“…The type of research in this study is normative legal research, which is a research method that focuses on written legal norms. accompanied by a comparative study of the country of Nigeria The results showed that the small number of reports of election crimes that continued to the level of investigation, prosecution, and examination in court until the issuance of a permanent legal force decision (inkracht van gewisjde) showed that the handling of election crimes in the elections had not been effective. …”
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The Historical Transformation of the Religion–Politics Relationship in Türkiye Through the Prism of Its Media Representation During the 2023 Presidential Elections by Emel Arık, Hakkı Akgün, Rıdvan Yücel, Fatih Yıldız

“…Adopting an inductive approach, the study first examines how the boundaries between religion and politics have changed over the years, despite the Republic of Türkiye being constitutionally defined as a secular state, using a qualitative historical method. Then, in order to explore the current reflections of this transformation, focus is placed on the most recent presidential election, held in 2023. …”
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Personality and Politics: A brief analysis of the difference(s) in personality traits between Trump and Harris voters in the 2024 Presidential Election by Emma Stanton

“…To find such a relationship, this study utilized a mixed method study using both qualitative and quantitative data approaches such as the Big Five Personalities and the Interpersonal Circumplex Model. …”
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“This Unfavorable Poll Result for My Candidate Doesn’t Affect Me but Others”: Third-person Perception in Election Poll Coverage by Shin-Il Moon, Yunjin Choi, Sungeun Chung

“…Lastly, question order was found to be a method factor that affected both PMI1 and PMI3. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.…”
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Examining the role of elective pelvic radiotherapy in patients Diagnosed with high- and very High-Risk Non-Metastatic prostate cancer by István Nahaji, Zsuzsa S. Kocsis, Andrea Kovács, Levente Varga, László Gesztesi, Kliton Jorgo, Zoltán Takácsi-Nagy, Csaba Polgár, Péter Ágoston

“…Introduction: In the treatment of node-negative, non-metastatic high-risk (HR) and very high-risk (VHR) prostate cancer, the necessity of elective pelvic irradiation is controversial. According to our in-house treatment protocol − elective pelvic irradiation is generally omitted for HR and VHR patients over the age of 70 or those in poor general health due to its toxicity. …”
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Formation of competencies in the process of teaching disciplines of the elective courses of the educational program in 33.05.01 “Pharmacy” training program by Irina Nikolaevna Dyakova

“…The following research methods were used: analysis of literary sources, synthesis, comparison method. …”
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Responsibility of Digital-Based Complain Services at the Honor Board of Election Organizers of the Republic of Indonesia (DKPP RI) During Pandemic by Muh. Hasbi Azis Agani, Nuryanti Mustari, Ahmad Harakan, Nursaleh Hartaman

“…Enforcement of the code of ethics against violations of election administration (KPU and Bawaslu) committed by the DKPP RI as an institution for enforcing the code of ethics for election organizers. …”
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Comparative efficacy of pre-emptive TIPS and elective TIPS in EGVB patients with cirrhosis: A single-center retrospective study by Jinfeng Ren, Tianyu Liu, Zhengying Yang, Xihui Yuan, Minyuan Yang

“…Background: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is the main method to prevent the rebleeding of esophagogastric varices. …”
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Promoting interdisciplinarity and the timely integration of palliative care through the development and implementation of a blended learning elective for medical students by Batzler, Yann-Nicolas, Schallenburger, Manuela, Sammer, Tabea, Haussmann, Jan, Tamaskovics, Bálint, Rehlinghaus, Marc, von Schreitter, Julia, Otten, Stefanie, Fohler, Corinna, Schwartz, Jacqueline, Karger, André, Niegisch, Günter, Neukirchen, Martin

“…Method: The elective was conducted through repeated joint meetings by a multi-professional and interdisciplinary (palliative care, urology, radiation oncology, psychosomatic medicine) team. …”
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The effects of end-tidal controlled low-flow anesthesia on anesthetic agent consumption in elective surgeries: randomized controlled trial by Elzem Sen, Suleyman Ganidaglı, Ayse Mizrak, Berna Kaya Ugur, Mehmet Cesur, Fahrettin Yildiz, Lutfiye Pirbudak

“…Methods This study was conducted with 132 ASA Class I–II patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia. …”
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Sarcopenia is linked to malnutrition among Palestinian patients aged >50 years admitted for elective surgeries, along with associated factors by Ali Shakhshir, May Hamdan, Islam Thaher, Nada Dweik, Ruba Abu Iram, Shurooq Osama, Manal Badrasawi

“…Objective This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of sarcopenia and malnutrition among patients undergoing elective operations and the associated factors. Methods A cross-sectional study design was used to analyze data collected from 111 participants (60 males and 51 females) aged ≥50 years. …”
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Analyzing X mentions to uncover micro-clusters interfering in political campaigns: a case study during the Spanish elections by Francisco José García-Ull, Bruno Broseta-Dupré, José María Lamirán-Palomares

“…This study investigates such efforts within political conversations during the Spanish regional elections of May 2023.MethodsWe analyzed a dataset of 345,000 messages posted on X (formerly Twitter) by 17,074 unique users. …”
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