Impact of a training program for community health officers on neurological disorders: insights from the Karnataka brain health initiative by Mohammed Farhan Ansari, Deenadayalan Boopalan, Ganagarajan Inbaraj, Sarath Govindaraj, Rajani Parthasarathy, Girish N Rao, Rehan Shahed, Faheem Arshad, Suvarna Alladi, the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (KaBHI) Consortium

“…However, the lack of structured training programs for CHO’s in neurological disorder management highlights an urgent need for targeted capacity-building interventions. This study evaluates the impact of a structured training program on the knowledge and skills of CHOs in managing common neurological disorders under the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (KaBHI). …”
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Metastatic Colonic Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Acute Bowel Perforation: Hiccups and Vomiting as Unusual Initial Symptoms: A Case Report by Abdul Qadir, Hafsah Iqbal, Ayesha Sabir, Osama Bin Khalid, Jamal Sajid

“…Prompt and comprehensive diagnostic evaluations followed by appropriate surgical intervention can improve outcomes and prevent further deterioration. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THERAPEUTIC AND PROPHYLACTIC MEASURES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GENERALISED PERIODONTITIS OF THE INITIAL AND FIRST DEGREE IN PATIENTS WITH ATHEROSCLEROSIS ACCORDING TO... by I.S. Dankevich-Kharchyshyn, T.I. Pupin, N.N. Bandrivska

“…The aim of the study – to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed therapeutic and prophylactic measures in the management of generalized periodontitis of the initial I degree in patients with atherosclerosis according to paraclinical indices. …”
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Double port-a-cath implantation: initial experience in Brazil and technical note tips and tricks: a series report by Túlio Fabiano de Oliveira Leite

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Effects of community-based antiretroviral therapy initiation models on HIV treatment outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ingrid Eshun-Wilson, Ajibola A Awotiwon, Ashley Germann, Sophia A Amankwaa, Nathan Ford, Sheree Schwartz, Stefan Baral, Elvin H Geng

“…All studies showed higher ART uptake in community initiation arms compared to facility initiation and refill arms (standard of care) (RR 1.73, 95% CI 1.22 to 2.45; RD 30%, 95% CI 10% to 50%; 5 studies). …”
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A Comparative Study of Linearization Techniques With Adaptive Block Hybrid Method for Solving First-Order Initial Value Problems by Salma Ahmedai, Precious Sibanda, Sicelo Goqo, Osman Noreldin

“…The efficiency and accuracy of these techniques are evaluated through solving nonlinear differential equations. …”
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Is it possible for parents to endure a stillbirth? Initial experiences, perceptions and strategies: individual in-depth interviews in Sweden 2021–2023 by Berit Höglund, Ingegerd Hildingsson

“…However, few studies have focused on the initial experiences of parents facing a stillbirth. …”
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Improving Early Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding through Maternal Counselling and Healthcare Worker Training at Alkhidmat Raazi Hospital, Rawalpindi by Naveed Butt, Usman Zafar, Ashir Iqbal, Bilal Ahmad, Sharmeen Malik

“…Objective: To evaluate the impact of enhanced healthcare provider counseling and practical demonstrations of correct breastfeeding techniques on improving exclusive breastfeeding practices. …”
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Short-term Outcomes of Anti-VEGF therapy in Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration with Initially Low Visual Acuity by A. N. Kulikov, V. R. Zhalimova, D. S. Maltsev

“…Purpose: To study the short-term outcomes of anti-VEGF therapy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in patients with initially low visual acuity.Patients and methods. Treatment-naive nAMD patients with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) less than 0.1 were included. …”
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Preventing electrically induced subsurface initiated pitting failures (incl. WSF, WEC, WEA) with copper based lubricant additives by Sergei Mamykin, Marc Ingram, Leyla Alieva, Varvara Privalova

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How to increase value and reduce waste in research: initial experiences of applying Lean thinking and visual management in research leadership by Annmarie Touborg Lassen, Jesper Ryg, Torben Knudsen, Vibeke Andersen, Torkell Ellingsen, Mohammad Naghavi-Behzad, Anna-Marie Bloch Münster, Aleksander Krag, Tahir Masud, Oke Gerke, Kim Brixen, Kirsten Kyvik, Kristian Kidholm, Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, Jørgen Ejler Pedersen, Henrik J Ditzel, Annette Langhoff, Gert Nielsen

“…Some lessons learnt were that adding Lean tools in research leadership should not just provide increased research productivity, but also improve other important key performance indicators such as quality of research and patient-relevant results. We intend to evaluate the value of the initiative by follow-up research and publish the outcome of key behavioural and key performance indicators.…”
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Initial experience with the novel modular robotic system Carina in urology: a prospective study on safety feasibility and surgical settings by Gaurab Pokhrel, ZeYuan Wang, Jinshan Cui, Bingzhai Jin, Haoke Zheng, Jin Tao, Yafeng Fan, Yunlong Liu, Yonghao Zhan, Shuanbao Yu, Biao Dong, Xuepei Zhang

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Left ventricular systolic function and initial exercise capacity—their importance for results of cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome by Barbara Uznańska-Loch, Ewa Wądołowska, Karina Wierzbowska-Drabik, Urszula Cieślik-Guerra, Jarosław D. Kasprzak, Małgorzata Kurpesa, Tomasz Rechciński

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to compare initial and final exercise tolerance and to evaluate the determinants of exercise capacity improvement—after three weeks of inpatient cardiac rehabilitation. …”
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Predictive factors of alcohol initiation among Brazilian adolescents: assessing the role of attitudes, decision-making, communication, and resistance skills by Juliana Y. Valente, Sheila C. Caetano, Miguel Henrique da Silva dos Santos, Zila M. Sanchez

“… Objective: To evaluate whether attitudes toward drug use, as well as decision-making, communication, and alcohol resistance skills, act as predictors of alcohol use and binge drinking initiation among Brazilian students, considering sex differences. …”
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Study of somatic, motor and functional effects of practicing initiation programs in water gymnastics and swimming by students of physical education and sports by Adela Badau

“…Purpose: The purpose of the study aims at evaluating the effects of driving, exercise-induced functional and somatic programs initiation of the gymnasts in the water compared to the effects specific to the initiation swimming. …”
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The Impact of a Multi-Strain Probiotic Supplementation on Puppies Manifesting Diarrhoeic Symptoms During the Initial Seven Days of Life by Piotr Andrzej Socha, Barbara Maria Socha

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Initial feasibility cohort of temporally modulated pulsed proton re-irradiation (TMPPR) for recurrent high-grade intracranial malignancies by Alonso La Rosa, Zachary Fellows, Andrew J. Wroe, Len Coutinho, Eduardo Pons, Nicole C. McAllister, Ranjini Tolakanahalli, Tugce Kutuk, Matthew D. Hall, Robert H. Press, Michael W. McDermott, Yazmin Odia, Manmeet S. Ahluwalia, Minesh P. Mehta, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Rupesh Kotecha

“…This early experience demonstrates the feasibility of TMPPR delivery, highlighting the importance of prospective evaluations in the re-irradiation setting.…”
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Risk-adapted therapy in pediatric thyroid cancer: initial experience from a national reference program by the MET group by Michaela Kuhlen, Marina Kunstreich, Friederike Eilsberger, Kerstin Lorenz, Michael Abele, Ines B Brecht, Dominik T Schneider, Markus Luster, Antje Redlich

“…Methods: This study evaluated the program’s first 3.5 years, including 43 inquiries concerning 39 patients with confirmed or suspected pedDTC. …”
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Is There an Effect of Initial and 24-Hour Blood Gas Lactate and Methemoglobin Levels on Predicting Mortality of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit? by Serhat Doğan, Sefer Aslan, Tayfun Börta, Mehmet Sarıaydın, Hakan Sezgin Sayıner

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Clinical impact of diastolic dysfunction and atrial fibrillation before and after initiating hemodialysis in patients with end-stage kidney disease by Hojin Jeon, Junseok Jeon, Kyungho Lee, Jihoon Kim, Darae Kim, Jung Eun Lee, Wooseong Huh, Hye Ryoun Jang

“…We classified patients according to the pre- and post-HD diastolic dysfunction grades (DDG) evaluated by echocardiography. Patients with AF were classified separately. …”
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