Guidelines-based therapeutic strategies for controlling hypertension in non-controlled hypertensive patients followed by family physicians in primary health care in Portugal: the G... by Jorge Polónia, Raul Marques Pereira

“…Purpose In a prospective open study, with intervention, conducted in Primary Health Care Units by General Practitioners (GPs) in Portugal, the effectiveness of a single pill of candesartan/amlodipine (ARB/amlodipine), as the only anti-hypertension (anti-HTN) medication, in adult patients with uncontrolled HTN (BP > 140/or > 90 mm Hg), either previously being treated with anti-HTN monotherapies (Group I), or combinations with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) (Group II), or not receiving medication at all (Group III), was evaluated across 12-weeks after implementation of the new therapeutic measure.Materials and methods A total of 118 GPs recruited patients with uncontrolled HTN who met inclusion/exclusion criteria. …”
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The physical and psychological impact of multiple sclerosis using the MSIS-29 via the web portal of the UK MS Register. by Kerina H Jones, David V Ford, Philip A Jones, Ann John, Rodden M Middleton, Hazel Lockhart-Jones, Jeffrey Peng, Lisa A Osborne, J Gareth Noble

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>This largest known study of its kind has demonstrated how the MSIS-29 can be administered via the internet to characterise a cohort, and to predict the likely impact of disability on taking an active part in the workforce, as a reasonable proxy for the effects of MS on general activities. The findings examining MSIS-29-PHYS and MSIS-29-PSYCH scores against age support the use of two sub-scales, not a combined score. …”
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Research on detection methods of related substances and degradation products of the antitumor drug selpercatinib by Jingjing Xiang, Liangliang Cai, Qin Wang, Yonghong Zhu, Yong Han

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Strength Parameters and Failure Criterion of Granite After High-Temperature and Water-Cooling Treatment by Jincai Yu, Cheng Cheng, Yuan Xie, Peng Chen

“…Finally, a modified Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion with a “tension cut-off” is established for the granite samples, considering the effects of high-temperature and water-cooling treatment. …”
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The organization of breast health and diseases topics in undergraduate medical education programs: a model proposal by Beyza Ozcinar, Ayse Hilal Bati

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Conditional cash transfers and mortality in people hospitalised with psychiatric disorders: A cohort study of the Brazilian Bolsa Família Programme. by Camila Bonfim, Flávia Alves, Érika Fialho, John A Naslund, Maurício L Barreto, Vikram Patel, Daiane Borges Machado

“…<h4>Background</h4>Psychiatric patients experience lower life expectancy compared to the general population. Conditional cash transfer programmes (CCTPs) have shown promise in reducing mortality rates, but their impact on psychiatric patients has been unclear. …”
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Whole grain and refined grain consumption and the risk of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies by Dagfinn Aune, Michael Metoudi, Isabelle Sadler, Shireen Kassam

“…PubMed and Embase databases were searched up to 25th of July 2024. Random effects models were used to estimate summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between whole grain and refined grain intake and hypertension. …”
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A pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a 12-month Healthy Lifestyles Program: A collaborative care model for chronic conditions addressing behavioural change. by Japteg Singh, David Feeny, Rebecca Ganann, John N Lavis, Cynthia Lokker, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Majdi Qutob, Zainab Samaan, Arielle Sutton, Marjan Walli-Attaei, Sarah Smith, Elizabeth Alvarez

“…Implementation was assessed in accordance with the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. …”
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Prevalence and burden of asthma in five European countries: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Juan Wisnivesky, Asif H. Khan, Imène Gouia, Juby Jacob-Nara, Siddhesh Kamat, Dena Jaffe, deMauri Mackie, Bridget L. Balkaran

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From pandemic to podium? Norwegian Olympic handball players’ journey to Tokyo 2020 by Eline Aase, Frank Eirik Abrahamsen, Henrik Gustafsson, Henrik Gustafsson

“…Some found coping with the effects of the pandemic mentally exhausting, thus potentially affecting preparations. …”
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Development of a breast cancer risk assessment and primary prevention pathway for women aged 30-39 years: Views of UK primary care providers on the role of primary care. by Sarah Hindmarch, Louise Gorman, Juliet A Usher-Smith, Victoria G Woof, Sacha J Howell, David P French

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-five primary care providers working at general practices in either Greater Manchester or Cambridgeshire and Peterborough participated in five focus groups (n = 18) and seven individual interviews. …”
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Interobserver variation is a significant limitation in the diagnosis of Burkitt lymphoma by Swapnil Ulhas Rane, Tanuja Shet, Epari Sridhar, Sanica Bhele, Vaishali Gaikwad, Shubhangi Agale, Sweety Shinde, Daksha Prabhat, Gwendolyn Fernandes, Meenal Hastak, Chandralekha Tampi, Swati Narurkar, Keyuri Patel, Chitra Madiwale, Ketki Shah, Laxmi Shah, Satyakam Sawaimoon, Purnima Lad

“…Expert lymphoma pathologists had the highest (albeit only fair) concordance (kappa = 0.373 ± 0.071) and general pathologists the lowest concordance (kappa = 0.138 ± 0.035). …”
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Five-Year Trend Analysis of Malaria Prevalence in Dembecha Health Center, West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study by Dessalegn Haile, Aster Ferede, Bekalu Kassie, Abtie Abebaw, Yihenew Million

“…In Ethiopia, its transmission is generally seasonal and highly unstable due to variations in topography and rainfall patterns. …”
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RESULTS OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TREATMENT OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES ORAL CAVITY IN CLINIC OF THERAPEUTIC STOMATOLOGY by T.O. Petrushanko, N.V. Rozkolupa, I.Y. Lytovchenko, N.V. Kotelevsky, S.Y. Chechotina

“…The estimation of quality of work of professors, associate professors and assistants of department was conducted on the generally accepted basic indexes of work of doctor-stomatology and presented in a table and graphic arts. …”
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O médico brasileiro José Pinto de Azeredo (1766?-1810) e o exame químico da atmosfera do Rio de Janeiro Brazilian physician José Pinto de Azeredo (1766?-1810) and the chemical exam... by Manuel Serrano Pinto, Marco Antonio G. Cecchini, Isabel Maria Malaquias, Lycia Maria Moreira-Nordemann, João Rui Pita

“…Already appointed surgeon-general of Angola, he returned to Rio in 1789 and practiced medicine in Brazil. …”
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Paediatric Emergency Nurses’ Perception of Medication Errors: A Qualitative Study by Blanca Collado-González, Ignacio Fernández-López, Valentina Urtubia-Herrera, Ana María Palmar-Santos, Eva García-Perea, María Victoria Navarta-Sánchez

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Methods of Calculating the Indexes of Intellectual Capital of Organizations by V. A. Korzhak

“…The works of these researchers formed the basis of the research conducted in this article. This study used general scientific methods such as comparison, deduction, induction and analysis.Results. …”
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Toward lightweight intrusion detection systems using the optimal and efficient feature pairs of the Bot-IoT 2018 dataset by Erman Özer, Murat İskefiyeli, Jahongir Azimjonov

“…To address these challenges, a new approach that can help to determine the most effective and optimal feature pairs of datasets which enable the development of lightweight intrusion detection systems was proposed. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Trends in Surface Water Quality and Pollution Sources in Ben Tre, Vietnam: A Principal Component Analysis/Factor Analysis-based Approach by Nguyen Xuan Tong, Luu Tang Phuc Khang

“…The WQI values revealed that water quality was better during the rainy season, with urban areas generally exhibiting higher WQIs than headwater streams. …”
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Qualitative assessment of point of injury to Role 2+ combat casualty care in Ukraine by Andrew J Schoenfeld, Lynn Lieberman Lawry, John Maddox, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Jessica Korona-Bailey, Amandari Kanagaratnam, Tiffany E Hamm, Miranda Janvrin, Luke Juman, Oleh Berezyuk, Zoe Amowitz

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