Development, implementation and evaluation of a hybrid study program for sustainability competencies and future skills by Christina Terpstra-Rundel, Clemens Möller, Clemens Möller

“…Key features include flexible, blended/hybrid learning approaches and a wide array of elective modules from related degree programs, allowing students to tailor their studies to personal and professional goals while accommodating part-time work or caregiving responsibilities. …”
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Recovery profile of desflurane with air or nitrous oxide in patients undergoing general anesthesia – A prospective cohort study by Nishant Kumar, Nisha Chauhan, Aruna Jain

“…This study included 110 American Society of Anesthesiologists I–II patients aged 18–60 years, of either sex, undergoing general anesthesia using desflurane with air or nitrous oxide for elective surgery. The primary objective was to compare the time taken to achieve a modified Aldrete score of 9/10. …”
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Unlocking Student Choices: Assessing Student Preferences in Courses in Engineering Education by Patricia Mares-Nasarre, Niels van Boldrik, Elske Bakker, Robert Lanzafame, Oswaldo Morales-Nápoles

“…Effective resource planning in higher education requires anticipating student demand for courses, especially when dealing with elective programs. Monitoring student preference is a recurring topic in the literature; however, to the authors’ knowledge, no simple methods for estimating student preferences when choosing courses in higher education have been proposed. …”
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Effects of opioid-sparing general anesthesia on postoperative nausea and vomiting in laparoscopic gynecological surgery by Sun Woo Nam, Sang-Hwan Do, Jung-Won Hwang, Insun Park, Insung Hwang, Hyo-Seok Na

“…Background In this study, we aimed to investigate whether opioid-sparing anesthesia (OSA) reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecological surgery. Methods Adult patients undergoing elective laparoscopic gynecological surgery were randomly assigned to either the opioid-using anesthesia (OUA) or the OSA groups. …”
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Evaluation of the correlation between pre-anaesthetic P-POSSUM score, ultrasound muscle assessment and frailty index on perioperative outcome – An observational trial by Sanchi Sunil Bhalerao, Vanita Ahuja, Deepak Thapa, Sukanya Mitra, Ashok K. Attri, Sudesh K. Arya, Sidharth Garg

“…We aimed to find a correlation between the pre-anaesthetic Portsmouth Physiological and Operative Severity score for the enumeration of mortality and morbidity (P-POSSUM), Fried Frailty Phenotype (FrFP) and ultrasound-guided (USG) muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) with morbidity and mortality outcomes in elective surgeries . Methods: This prospective observational trial included 150 patients aged 18–80 years undergoing low-risk (n = 50), intermediate-risk (n = 50), and high-risk (n = 50) surgeries. …”
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Evaluating Efficiency of Propofol and Dexmedetomidine for Hypotensive Anesthesia in ENT Operations by P. Kamesh Chandra, Dinesh Kumar Patel, Ranjeet Kumar Mohanty, Mohit Kulmi, Ramanpal Singh Makkad

“…The effectiveness of these medicines in producing controlled hypotension during ENT operations is assessed in this research. Materials and Methods: Sixty individuals between the ages of 18 and 60 who were having elective ENT operations participated in a prospective randomized clinical study. …”
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The Influence of the A118G Polymorphism
of the μ-Opioid Receptor Gene (OPRM1) on the Course of Total Intravenous Anesthesia in Gynecological Patients by V. M. Zhenilo, O. A. Makharin

“…Objective: to investigate the influence of the A118G polymorphism of the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) on the course of total intravenous anesthesia. Subjects and methods. A sample consisted of 161 gynecological patients who had under- gone elective surgery under conventional total intravenous anesthesia. …”
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Outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair in the elderly population: a retrospective cohort study by Dawid Golik, Krzysztof Jędras, Przemysław Sroczyński, Grzegorz Dobkowski, Michał R. Janik

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TAPP hernia repair in patients aged 70 years and older. Materials and methods: Our retrospective study reviewed data of patients who underwent elective unilateral TAPP repair for primary inguinal hernia between September 2021 and December 2023. …”
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Differentiated Approaches to the Choice of Timing of Surgical Treatment for Intrathoracic Lymph Node Tuberculosis in Children during Increasing Incidence of Multiple Drug Resistant... by M. F. Gubkina, I. Yu. Petrakova, M. A. Bagirov, N. V. Yukhimenko, Yu. Yu. Khokhlova, S. S. Sterlikova

“…The objective: to develop differentiated approaches to the choice of timing of surgical treatment of intrathoracic lymph node tuberculosis (ITLNTB) in children during the increasing incidence of multiple drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).Subjects and Methods. 52 patients of 2-12 years old had their intrathoracic lymph nodes removed at different stages of anti-tuberculosis therapy. …”
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Embolisation of Type I Endolic after the Endoprosthesis Replacement of the Infrarenal Aorta. Case Report by M. O. Loginov, A. A. Khamitov, N. R. Chernaya

“…Following elective endovascular implantation of the prosthesis on the control, angiograms are determined by endoleak type I in the area of proximal fixation of endoprosthesis. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Hepatitis E Vaccination in Reproductive-Age Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Vaidas Jotautis, Antigoni Sarantaki

“…HEV239 demonstrated high efficacy in preventing hepatitis E infection, with no significant increase in adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth or elective termination. However, there was an elevated risk of miscarriage (odds ratio [OR], 1.60; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.99–2.57). …”
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Caesarean Section Delivery and Risk of Poor Childhood Growth by Mahama Saaka, Addae Yaw Hammond

“…This study assessed caesarean section delivery and the risk of poor postnatal childhood growth. Methods. A retrospective cohort study design was used to collect the requisite data on a sample of 528 mothers having children between the ages of 6 to 24 months. …”
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Support of individual educational trajectories based on the concept of explainable artificial intelligence by I. G. Zakharova, M. S. Vorobeva, Yu. V. Boganyuk

“…To predict educational outcomes, the authors used clustering, classification and regression models created through applying machine learning methods.Results. The authors developed and studied predictive models with the subsequent formation of recommendations for the tasks of choosing an educational programme by applicants, choosing an elective discipline, forming a team for a group project and employment in accordance with professional competencies. …”
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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PEDAGOGICAL PROJECTS USING CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES by Larysa Savchenko, Karyna Safian

“…The research employed general scientific methods such as analysis, monitoring, systematisation, and generalisation. …”
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Determination of the Accuracy of Thyromental Height Test for Predicting Difficult Laryngoscopy in Obstetric Patients Who Are Candidates for Cesarean Section: An Observational Study by Saghar Samimi Sadeh, MD, Babak Moayer, MD, Masoomeh Natajmajd, MD, Parisa Kianpour, PharmD, Kousha Farhadi, MD, Mahgol Etezadi, PharmD, Mojgan Rahimi, MD, Farhad Etezadi, MD

“…Objective: To assess the accuracy of the thyromental height test (TMHT) in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in obstetric patients undergoing cesarean section and to compare its effectiveness with other airway assessment methods. Methods: We included a cohort of obstetric patients, approved by the Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, scheduled for elective cesarean sections. …”
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No microorganism was detected in amniotic fluid of healthy pregnancies from the second trimester to the delivery by Yu Liu, Jingmei Ma, Xiang Li, Haijuan Zhao, Qubo Ai, Lanying Zhang, Yulong Tong, Lingzhen Meng, Huixia Yang

“…In this study, we aimed to investigate the microbial population in amniotic fluid (AF) from the second trimester until the time of delivery using multiple microbiological methods. Methods AF samples were collected during the second trimester (19–21 gestational weeks) and at the time of delivery. …”
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Machine learning in assessing the association between the size and structure of the ascending aortic wall in patients with aortic dilatation of varying severity by V. E. Uspenskiy, V. L. Saprankov, V. I. Mazin, D. G. Zavarzina, A. B. Malashicheva, O. B. Irtyuga, O. M. Moiseeva, M. L. Gordeev

“…To assess the association between pathological ascending aortic (AA) wall changes and its planimetric characteristics in non-syndromic non-familial (sporadic) aneurysm and dilation of the AA.Material and methods. The study included 174 patients with sporadic aneurysms and dilation of the AA, who underwent elective surgery between January 2010 and July 2015 and were divided into 2 groups: patients with AA aneurysm (AAA) (AA diameter >50 mm) and tricuspid aortic valve (AV) with significant aortic stenosis (AS) or regurgitation (AR) (AAA group, n=120), and persons with borderline AA dilatation (AA diameter 45-50 mm), associated with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and significant AS (BD group, n=54). …”
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Tailored surgical strategies for mini-access open total arch repairCentral MessagePerspective by Soo Jin Park, MD, PhD, Hong Rae Kim, MD, PhD, Ho Jin Kim, MD, Joon Bum Kim, MD, PhD

“…We aimed to present a mini-access total arch replacement performed by stratified approaches and to evaluate perioperative outcomes to contribute to the body of evidence. Methods: We evaluated 40 consecutive patients (aged 69.5 years; interquartile range, 65.6-76.3 years) undergoing elective total arch replacement using 5- to 8-cm upper mini-sternotomy between 2018 and 2022. …”
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The Importance of Clinical Data for the Diagnosis of Breast Tumours in North Afghanistan by Gerhard Stauch, Peter Fritz, Rauofi Rokai, Atiq Sediqi, Haroon Firooz, Hans Ullrich Voelker, Michael Weinhara, Joachim Mollin, Bishara Soudah, Peter Dalquen, Friedhelm Brinckmann, Jürgen Dippon

“…This study was performed in knowledge of the increasing gap between breast disease treatment in countries with restricted resources and developed countries with increasingly sophisticated examination methods. Methods. The authors present the analysis of a breast disease register consisting of diagnostic cases from Mazar e Sharif and Herat in 2018 and 2019. …”
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Prevention of sufentanil-induced cough during induction of general anesthesia by low-dose esketamine by Xueyue Zhou, Chaoping Guo, Boyu Liu, Yongqing Guan, Shengxiang Wang, Jun Ji

“…This study aimed to investigate the preventive effect of low-dose esketamine on sufentanil-induced cough. Methods This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study was conducted at the Air Force Medical Center between September 2023 and May 2024. …”
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