10-year cardiovascular disease risk and its predictors: a comparison between healthcare workers and the general public in Qatar by Sami Abdeen, Muna Abed Alah, Jihene Maatoug, Iheb Bougmiza, Nagah Selim

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Sleep Stage Classification Through HRV, Complexity Measures, and Heart Rate Asymmetry Using Generalized Estimating Equations Models by Bartosz Biczuk, Sebastian Żurek, Szymon Jurga, Elżbieta Turska, Przemysław Guzik, Jarosław Piskorski

“…Employing both statistical techniques and machine learning models, with the Generalized Estimating Equation model as the foundational approach, we assessed the effectiveness of HRA in identifying and differentiating sleep stages and transitions. …”
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Barriers, enablers and initiatives for uptake of advance care planning in general practice: a systematic review and critical interpretive synthesis by Joel Rhee, Lucie Walters, Jo Risk, Leila Mohammadi, Paul R Ward

“…There was a lack of cohesive guidance in shaping effective ACP interventions and some early indications of structured approaches emerging.Conclusion Findings from this review present an opportunity to strategically apply the ACP research evidence across targeted levels of influence, and with an understanding of mediators and moderators to inform the design of new and enhanced ACP models of care in general practice.PROSPERO registration number CRD42018088838…”
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Impact of social factors and health campaigns on the burden of idiopathic epilepsy: an inequality, decomposition, generalized and synthetic difference-in-differences study by Xuewen Rong, Dongting Yu, Wei Zhao, Jingyu Xiao, Du Feng, Gengfeng Chen, Zemeng Cao, Liming Shu

“…We emphasize the need for targeted prevention and treatment strategies to effectively address the burden of idiopathic epilepsy.…”
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Innovative deep learning approach for cross-crop plant disease detection: A generalized method for identifying unhealthy leaves by Imane Bouacida, Brahim Farou, Lynda Djakhdjakha, Hamid Seridi, Muhammet Kurulay

“…However, a recurring problem in deep learning models is their susceptibility to a lack of robustness and generalization when facing novel crop and disease types that were not included in the training dataset. …”
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OPTIMIZATIONS OF DEEP LEARNING OBJECTS DETECTION MODELS FOR INFERENCE ACCELERATION ON GENERAL-PURPOSE AND HARDWARE-ACCELERATED SINGLE-BOARD PLATFORMS by Dmytro Myroniuk, Bohdan Blahitko

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General practitioners’ perspectives on targeted breast ultrasound as primary diagnostic test in women with focal breast complaints: An interview study by C.C.N. Siebers, L. Appelman, M. Palm, J.C.M. Van Zelst, R.M. Mann

“…In the theme doctor-patient relationship shared decision-making was highlighted, while concerns existed on the lack of patient return to the GP after result disclosure at the hospital. Effectiveness of imaging is associated with GPs’ acceptance of the diagnostic performance of ultrasound as stand-alone modality. …”
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Lower-Quarter Y-Balance Test Differs by Age: Younger Athletes May Not Be Generalized to High School-Aged Counterparts by James J McGinley, Ben Randoing, Laura Saleem, Caroline Podvin, Henry B Ellis, Philip L Wilson, Sophia Ulman

“…In the older three groups, males generally displayed greater between-limb differences…”
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A General, Differentiable Transit Model for Ellipsoidal Occulters: Derivation, Application, and Forecast of Planetary Oblateness and Obliquity Constraints with JWST by Shashank Dholakia, Shishir Dholakia, Benjamin J. S. Pope

“…Increasingly precise space-based photometry uncovers higher-order effects in transits, eclipses, and phase curves that can be used to characterize exoplanets in novel ways. …”
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Digital stress perception and associations with work- and health-related outcomes among general practitioners in Germany: a quantitative study by Annika Würtenberger, David A. Groneberg, Stefanie Mache

“…This study seeks to identify the stressors and resources associated with digitization among general practitioners in Germany, explore their effects on work and health variables, and uncover potential preventive measures to mitigate these stressors. …”
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Attitudes of physicians, nurses, and the general public toward End-of-Life (EoL) decisions in European countries: an umbrella review by Pietro Refolo, Costanza Raimondi, Salvatore Simone Masilla, Antonina Argo, Emma Capulli, Silvia Ceruti, Silvia Gonella, Francesca Ingravallo, Guido Miccinesi, Mario Picozzi, Pietro Redaelli, Antonio Gioacchino Spagnolo

“…Conclusions The divergence underscores the intricate complexity of navigating ethical, cultural, and professional considerations in EoL care. Effective communication serves as a cornerstone for respecting patient autonomy and ensuring that healthcare decisions align with individual values, goals and preferences.…”
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A general methodological framework for predicting and assessing heavy metal pollution in paddy soils using machine learning models by Unurnyam Jugnee, Le Jiao, Sainbayar Dalantai, Lili Huo, Yi An, Bayartungalag Batsaikhan, Undrakhtsetseg Tsogtbaatar, Munguntuul Ulziibaatar, Boldbaatar Natsagdorj

“…These findings provide valuable information on effective soil pollution control and soil conservation efforts.…”
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Incidence, types and acceptability of pharmaceutical interventions about drug related problems in a general hospital: an open prospective cohort by Valdjane Saldanha, Rand Randall Martins, Sara Iasmin Vieira Cunha Lima, Ivonete Batista de Araujo, Antonio Gouveia Oliveira

“…From 1939 pharmaceutical interventions, at least, 21.4% were not approved by the medical team.Conclusion DRP detected by 100% medication order review by hospital pharmacists occur in a significant proportion of hospital episodes, the most frequent being related to treatment effectiveness and treatment costs. The medications mostly involved were cephalosporins, penicillins, antidyspeptics, analgesics, antipyretics, opioids and antiemetics. …”
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Quality of Family Doctor Contracted Services in Beijing from the Perspective of General Practitioners: A Semi-Structured Interview Study by Cui Yajia, Jin Guanghui

“…Topic 2: Process quality of home medicine service family doctor contracted service (contract service content, referral and treatment service process, outpatient service standards). Theme 3: The effectiveness of home medicine service family doctor contracted service (improvement in residents' health levels, increased willingness to seek medical treatment, need to strengthen residents' recognition of home medicine service family doctor contracted service, increased occupational pressure on general practitioner GPs). …”
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LARS-like symptoms in the general population may suggest the significance of postoperative functional problems and emotional implications of rectal surgery by Tudor-Cristian Frunza, Sorinel Lunca, Iustina Baciu, Iulia Axinia, Cezar Valentin Mocanu, Andreea Crudu, Narcis Bujor, Lucia Flavia Livenschi, Claudiu Alexandru Nicolaiev, Andreea Hulubencu, Anca Diaconu, Emilia Valasciu, Ioana Jalobceastai, Malina Tibirna, Mihail Gabriel Dimofte

“…The study highlights the need to integrate the initial status of patients into the overall quantification of the effects of surgery on the quality of life. Age does not influence the prevalence of LARS, but symptoms seem more prevalent in women. …”
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Earplug use during sleep and its association with cardiovascular disease – Results from a large sample of the general population by Omar Hahad, Volker H. Schmitt, Rieke Baumkötter, Matthias Michal, Julian Chalabi, Alexander K. Schuster, Emilio Gianicolo, Karl J. Lackner, Katharina Geschke, Julia Weinmann-Menke, Stavros Konstantinides, Andreas Daiber, Philipp S. Wild, Thomas Münzel

“…Noise annoyance is linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes, and earplug use may mitigate noise-related health effects. This study examines associations between earplug use, noise annoyance, and CVD in a general population sample. …”
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Use of the GLYCEMIZER® tool by general practitioners to meet individual glycated hemoglobin goals in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Nicolas Byron Hatziisaak, Telemachos Hatziisaak, Urs Keller

“…Background — For general practitioners (GPs), it is often not easy to determine the individual glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)-goal of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in order to offer them a tailored treatment and minimize side effects. …”
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Risk Factors for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and the Impact of Zero-Opioid General Anesthesia in Laparoscopic Surgery for Benign Ovarian Cysts by Juan Chen, Xiao-Yan Jiang, Xiao-Hong Zhu, Jie Song

“…Background: Laparoscopic debulking surgery can effectively remove ovarian cysts and alleviate clinical symptoms, yet it is also associated with a high rate of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). …”
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Integrating AI into clinical education: evaluating general practice trainees’ proficiency in distinguishing AI-generated hallucinations and impacting factors by Jiacheng Zhou, Jintao Zhang, Rongrong Wan, Xiaochuan Cui, Qiyu Liu, Hua Guo, Xiaofen Shi, Bingbing Fu, Jia Meng, Bo Yue, Yunyun Zhang, Zhiyong Zhang

“…Abstract Objective To assess the ability of General Practice (GP) Trainees to detect AI-generated hallucinations in simulated clinical practice, ChatGPT-4o was utilized. …”
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Optimal Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship in General Practice: protocol for a feasibility study and evaluation of a digital AMS Toolbox by Colin H. Cortie, Mary A. Burns, Margaret Jordan, Judy Mullan, Grant M. Russell, Nicholas Zwar, Danielle Mazza, Jan Radford, Gregory M. Peterson, Indra Gajanayake, Simon Eckermann, Stephen Barnett, Caitlin Keighley, Katherine Michelmore, Christine Metusela, Fiona Williams, Marijka J. Batterham, Andrew Bonney

“…The Optimal Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship in General Practice (OptimasGP) study aims to provide implementation support for effective antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions for ARIs. …”
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