Initial experience of laparoendoscopic single-site radical prostatectomy with a novel purpose-built robotic system by Zheng Wang, Chao Zhang, Chengwu Xiao, Yang Wang, Yu Fang, Baohua Zhu, Shouyan Tang, Xiaofeng Wu, Hong Xu, Yi Zhou, Lingfen Wu, Zhenjie Wu, Bo Yang, Yi He, Yi Liu, Linhui Wang

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Risk factors, impact, and healthcare use related to initial suicide attempts: comprehensive analysis of Swedish population by Patrick Sullivan, Christian Rück, Fang Fang, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Brian M D’Onofrio, Yi Lu, Zheng Chang, James J Crowley, Cynthia Bulik, Agnieszka Butwicka, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Isabell Brikell, Kejia Hu, Thuy-Dung Nguyen, Karen Borges

“…At least 60% of those who made an initial suicide attempt had a healthcare contact in the month before the attempt.Conclusions This study provides comprehensive data on the incidence, risk factors, outcomes, and healthcare use of initial suicide attempts in the Swedish population, highlighting the need for systematic prevention efforts for people who have attempted suicide for the first time.…”
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Combating the COVID-19 pandemic in a resource-constrained setting: insights from initial response in India by Rabbanie Tariq Wani, Paragkumar Dhirajlal Chavda, Siddharudha Shivalli, Mohan Bairwa, Madhur Verma, Pranab Chatterjee, Nitika Sharma, Sabyasachi Behera, Praveen Kulkarni, Archisman Mohapatra, Balaji Ramraj, Arvind Kumar Singh, Manish Kumar Singh, Ravi Rohilla, Bharti Chawla, Sumit Chawla, Rashmi Agarwalla, Shubhashri Sudhiendra Jahagirdar, Madan Mohan Majhi, Harshal Ramesh Salve, Pallavi Shukla, Kapil Yadav, Ramadass Sathiyamoorthy, Kaushik Sarkar, Soumya Swaroop Sahoo, Shamshad Ahmad, Dewesh Kumar, Anirban Chatterjee, Gaihemlung Pamei, Hariom Kumar Solanki, Shashanka Shekhar Chakraborty, Gitismita Naik, M Mohan Kumar, Chinnadurai Aravinda, Shilpa Karir, Jasmin Nilima Panda, Jaya Singh Kshatri, Smrutiranjan Nayak, Sithun Kumar Patro, Shib Sekhar Datta, Nilanjana Ghosh, Pritam Roy, Shankar Reddy Dudala, Rachana R Annadani, Malatesh Undi, Sudhir Prabhu, Santosh K Yatnatti, Rakesh N Pillai, Antony Stanley, Satyanarayana G Konda, Kajal Davara, Mihir Prafulbhai Rupani, Anuj Mundra, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Manoj Kumar Gupta

“…The country could have further benefited from evidence-based policy and planning attuned to local needs and vulnerabilities. Experience from India offers insights to nations, especially LMICs, on the need to have contextualised pandemic response plans.…”
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Initial experience with transcatheter aortic valve replacement before and after lung transplantCentral MessagePerspective by Mujtaba Mubashir, MD, John O. Barron, MD, Samir Kapadia, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Shinya Unai, MD, Kenneth McCurry, MD, Marie Budev, DO, MPH, Grant Reed, MD, Rishi Puri, MD, PhD, Haytham Elgharably, MD, Usman Ahmad, MD, James Yun, MD, PhD

“…Overall TAVR-related complications included need for pacemaker. TAVR should be considered for treatment of aortic stenosis in patients with end-stage lung disease awaiting transplant, and for post-LTx patients as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement.…”
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Neurobiomechanical Characterization of Feedforward Phase of Gait Initiation in Chronic Stroke: A Linear and Non-Linear Approach by Marta Freitas, Pedro Fonseca, Leonel Alves, Liliana Pinho, Sandra Silva, Vânia Figueira, José Félix, Francisco Pinho, João Paulo Vilas-Boas, Augusta Silva

“…These results highlight the need for rehabilitation strategies that address both stability and adaptability across time scales.…”
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High prevalence of undisclosed antiretroviral drug use among individuals initiating HIV treatment in Gaborone, Botswana by Natasha O. Moraka, Natasha O. Moraka, Sikhulile Moyo, Sikhulile Moyo, Sikhulile Moyo, Sikhulile Moyo, Sikhulile Moyo, Terence Mohammed, Kesaobaka Molebatsi, Lubbe Wiesner, Patrick T. Mokgethi, Irene Gobe, Margaret Mokomane, Salang T. Moutswi, Laone Rabatoko, Queen Leteemane, Vanessa Strachan-Amaro, Phenyo Sabone, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Simani Gaseitsiwe

“…Our results suggest the need to implement pre-drug screening for routine HIV incidence surveillance, including pre-treatment drug resistance evaluations before ART initiation.…”
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Dyskalemia Prior to and After Initiation of a Fixed Dose Combination of Telmisartan and Amlodipine in Adults with Hypertension in Bangladesh by Junichi Ishigami, Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Aruna Sarker, Sharmin Nahar, Sibly Sadik Shuvo, Mir Ishraquzzaman, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Kalimuddin, Sheikh Mohammad Mahbubus Sobhan, Di Zhao, Kunihiro Matsushita, Lawrence J. Appel, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Edgar R. Miller III, Fazila-Tun-Nesa Malik

“…Thus, screening and monitoring for dyskalemia (hypokalemia or hyperkalemia) before and after starting these classes of medications are recommended, a significant barrier for implementation in resource-limited settings. However, the need for blood tests may be overemphasized if the prevalence of dyskalemia in patients with hypertension is uncommon and the incidence of dyskalemia is rare after initiation of FDC. …”
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Exploring in vivo human brain metabolism at 10.5 T: Initial insights from MR spectroscopic imaging by Lukas Hingerl, Bernhard Strasser, Simon Schmidt, Korbinian Eckstein, Guglielmo Genovese, Edward J. Auerbach, Andrea Grant, Matt Waks, Andrew Wright, Philipp Lazen, Alireza Sadeghi-Tarakameh, Gilbert Hangel, Fabian Niess, Yigitcan Eryaman, Gregor Adriany, Gregory Metzger, Wolfgang Bogner, Małgorzata Marjańska

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The research equity and diversity initiative (READI): Changing the face of clinical research through community outreach and engagement by Sally Taylor, Stephanie Freel, Lynn Sutton, Kenisha Bethea, Leatrice Martin, Julie McKeel, Matthew Ray, Perusi B. Muhigaba, Stella Quenstedt, Amanda McMillan, Taryn Cavanaugh Faulk, Jenifer Allen, Kiah Gaskin, Richard Sloane, Salimah El-Amin, Annie Tsui, Cindy Canty-Dumas, Denise C. Snyder, Joseph McClernon, Michelle Lyn, Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards, Mina Silberberg, Steven C. Grambow, Jessica Sperling, Howard Eisenson, Holly Biola, Wanda Boone, Rachel Galanter, Tracie Locklear, Sharleen Traynor, Seronda Robinson, William Pilkington, L. Ebony Boulware, Nadine J. Barrett, Susanna Naggie

“…Current evidence underscores a need to transform how we do clinical research, shifting from academic-driven priorities to co-led community partnership focused programs, accessible and relevant career pathway programs that expand opportunities for career development, and design of trainings and practices to develop cultural competence among research teams. …”
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Internal Security Cooperation under Functional Expectations: Initial Law Enforcement Europeanization – Case of Finland and Estonia by Ramon Loik, Erkki Hämäläinen, Viljar Veebel

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School-led Initial Teacher Training: Why are schools so attracted to the idea of ‘growing their own teachers’? by Joanne Hill

“…School-led Initial Teacher Training (ITT) is not a new concept, the current position of schools in ITT has been developed in line with government neoliberal agendas since the 1980s. …”
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Initiative to improve oxygen prescribing and oxygen delivery to patients in the emergency department of a national referral hospital by Kinley Dorji, Loday Drakpa, Sherab Wangdi, Pema Dechen, Jambay Choden, Pema Tshering, Kinley Tshering, Tashi Tshering, Ugyen Dorji, Ugyen Tshering

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Modeling the initial impact and predicted future benefits of TCV from two Pakistani provincesResearch in context by Alicia N.M. Kraay, Mohammad T. Yousafzai, Sonia Qureshi, Jillian Gauld, Farah N. Qamar

“…We used regression models to estimate initial impacts and an agent-based model to predict future benefits. …”
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Development of a transition program for emerging adults with type 1 diabetes: A quality improvement initiative by Elizabeth A. Minchau, Billie S. Vance, Emily Barnes

“…This initiative can serve as a model to expand transition activities across pediatric specialty care settings.…”
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Initial collection, characterization, and storage of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) sperm offers insight into their unique reproductive system. by Sarah K Lamar, Nicola J Nelson, Jennifer A Moore, Helen R Taylor, Susan N Keall, Diane K Ormsby

“…Further work is needed to examine these trends at a larger scale; however, this research provides valuable information regarding reproduction in this basal reptile.…”
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When is a trend meaningful? Insights to carbon cycle variability from an initial-condition large ensemble by Gordon B. Bonan, Clara Deser, William R. Wieder, Danica L. Lombardozzi, Flavio Lehner

“…A probabilistic framework that accounts for ICV is needed to interpret carbon cycle trends.…”
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Stimbut: Initiation of a Sustainable Business Strategy Model in Improving MSME Capability to Meet Consumer Expectations by Frendy Wibowo, Febrianur Ibnu Fitroh Sukono Putra, Muhammad Izzudien, Sulastri Sulastri

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Pre-Service CLIL Teachers’ Conceptions on Bilingual Education: Impact of Initial Training on the Development of Their Teaching Skills by Francisco Zayas-Martínez, José Luis Estrada-Chichón, Natalia Segura-Caballero

“…Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has been adopted by schools to equip students with the competencies and language skills needed in today’s multilingual and multicultural society. …”
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The impact of timing for initiating formula feeding on the short-term prognosis of very low birth weight infants by Katsumi Mizuno

“…Results: The median PMA at formula initiation was 34.6 weeks. Delayed formula initiation reduced the risk of BPD, HOT, and NEC. …”
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Medical Image Classification Algorithm Based on Weight Initialization-Sliding Window Fusion Convolutional Neural Network by Feng-Ping An

“…Due to the complexity of medical images, traditional medical image classification methods have been unable to meet actual application needs. In recent years, the rapid development of deep learning theory has provided a technical approach for solving medical image classification tasks. …”
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