Exploration of the relationship between general health-related problems and subclinical coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional study in a general population by Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Pim van der Harst, Moniek Y Koopman, Jorn J W Reijnders, Robert T A Willemsen, Rykel van Bruggen, Jan Willem C Gratama, Bastiaan L J H Kietselaer, M Yldau van der Ende

“…Participants were included for the current analysis if they filled in three validated questionnaires (Symptomatic Checklist-90, Research and Development Survey-36 and Reviving the Early Diagnosis of CardioVascular Diseases questionnaire (RED-CVD)) and did not have a history of cardiovascular disease. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of a precise thymalfasin-regulated PRaG regimen for advanced refractory solid tumours: protocol for the open-label, prospective, multicentre s... by Yong Peng, Hong Zhang, Junjun Zhang, Liyuan Zhang, Pengfei Xing, Yuehong Kong, Rongzheng Chen, Meiling Xu, Guangqiang Chen, Zhihui Hong, Xiaoxiao Dai, Yifu Ma, Xiangrong Zhao, Chenyang Zhang

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Using an objective computer task (QbTest) to aid the identification of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE): a fea... by Charlotte Lucy Hall, Bryony Beresford, Prathiba Chitsabesan, Charlotte Lennox, Lesley-Anne Carter, Susan Young, Abdullah Kraam, Lloyd Wilkinson-Cunningham, Mindy Reeves, Vaseem Mohammed, Sally Trowse

“…However, further programme developmental work is required to address some of the challenges highlighted prior to a larger trial.Trial registration number ISRCTN17402196.…”
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Screening and Risk Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation After Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: Protocol for the Cross-Sectional Cohort Study “Watch Your Heart (WATCH)” by Laura Saint-Lary, Baptiste Pinel, Loic Panh, Gaelle Jimenez, Julien Geffrelot, Youlia Kirova, Jeremy Camilleri, David Broggio, Marie-Odile Bernier, Corinne Mandin, Christelle Levy, Serge Boveda, Juliette Thariat, Sophie Jacob

“…Patients’ medical records will provide retrospective information about the timing and risk factors for the occurrence of AF and other arrhythmias and cardiac diseases during the 5 years following RT. The development of deep learning algorithms for autosegmentation analysis of potentially critical substructures for the occurrence of AF, including cardiac chambers, the sinoatrial node, the atrioventricular node, coronary arteries, and pulmonary veins (PVs), will produce dosimetry linked to previous RT treatment for all contoured structures. …”
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Function-based risk reduction intervention for lifestyle-related disorders among inactive 40-year-old people: a pilot randomised controlled trial by Lena Bornhöft, Daniel Arvidsson, Anna Bergenheim, Mats Börjesson, Jonatan Fridolfsson, Margareta Hellgren, Lena Nordeman, Maria E. H. Larsson

“…Abstract Background  Interventions for preventing or reducing the development of lifestyle-related disorders should be investigated as these conditions are becoming increasingly prevalent and having large effects on quality of life and life expectancy globally. …”
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Effectiveness of an Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Reducing Psychological Distress in Health Care Professionals: Randomized Controlled Trial by Lin Zhang, Shuang Huang, Sha Liu, Yuanxiu Huang, Shan Chen, Jinsong Hu, Mingzhong Xu

“…Our findings provide implications and guidance for the development and broad implementation of iACT in health care settings to improve the mental health of health care professionals. …”
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Accuracy of algorithms to identify patients with a diagnosis of major cancers and cancer-related adverse events in an administrative database: a validation study in an acute care h... by Takashi Fujiwara, Yasuyuki Okumura, Hironobu Tokumasu, Takashi Kanemitsu, Kosei Tajima, Akinori Yuri, Masahiro Iwasaku

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A study on the impact of short structured laparoscopy training course: Fellowship of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons by Sundaram Easwaramoorthy, Sakthivel Chandrasekar, Kanagavel Manickavasakam, Pranesh Sridhar, Gurusamy Govindan, Haridra Sundarrajan

“…Introduction: Since the invention of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, there have been tremendous developments in minimal access surgery and an increasing need for well-structured laparoscopic training courses. …”
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Improving change detection performance with generative-adversarial augmentation of dataset by V. A. Knyaz, V. A. Knyaz, V. V. Kniaz, V. V. Kniaz, S. Yu. Zheltov

“…The evaluation of the developed framework on the collected UAV-acquired multi-temporary image dataset has demonstrated change detection improving.…”
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Protocol for an observational study to identify potential predictors of an acute exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (the PACE Study) by Klaus Kenn, Paul W Jones, Carmen Schade-Brittinger, Rainer Gloeckl, Daniela Leitl, Tessa Schneeberger, Inga Jarosch, Wolfgang Hitzl, Peter Alter, Bernd Sczepanski, Sandra Winterkamp, Martina Boensch, Chrysanthi Skevaki, Olaf Holz, Claus F Vogelmeier, Andreas R Koczulla

“…Furthermore, it may be difficult in clinical practice to differentiate the worsening of symptoms due to an AECOPD or to the development of heart failure. Therefore, it is of major clinical importance to investigate the underlying pathophysiology, and if possible, predictors of an AECOPD and thus to identify patients who are at high risk for developing an acute exacerbation.Methods and analysis In total, 355 patients with COPD will be included prospectively to this study during a 3-week inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation programme at the Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schoenau am Koenigssee (Germany). …”
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Perceptions and satisfaction with the quality of clinical training placements among nursing and midwifery students in Northern Ghana by Abubakari Wuni, Mudasir Mohammed Ibrahim, Maximous Diebieri, Brenda Abena Nyarko, Mohammed Awal Salifu, Hussein Abubakar Abdul-Karim, Godfred Prince Kwaku Atiku, Tina Wepeamo Wepeba, Waliu Jawula Salisu, Sufyan Bakuri Suara, Iddrisu Sisala Mohammed

“…Abstract Background Clinical teaching and learning empower students to translate classroom learning into patient care, facilitating their evolution into competent nurses and midwives. Developing competent nurses is crucial for enhancing the quality of the healthcare system, necessitating quality nursing education to equip them with the required knowledge and skills. …”
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Installation for resonance spectroscopy of radioactive light nuclei by A. G. Artukh, A. G. Foshan, O. D. Grygorenko, S. A. Klygin, G. A. Kononenko, E. I. Koschy, V. E. Kovtun, V. V. Ostashko, Yu. N. Pavlenko, A. N. Ponomarenko, Yu. M. Sereda, A. I. Rundel, I. N. Vishnevsky, A. N. Vorontsov, I. I. Zalubovsky

“…The experimental set-up based on the time-of-flight fragment-separator COMBAS and multi-channel registration system is developed for the studies of exotic light nuclei. …”
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Evaluation of the applicability of the X-ray room technical passports in the medical facilities and approval of the X-ray department technical plans by the local radiological autho... by I. I. Berezin, S. S. Somov, К. V. Yakusheva

“…The technical passport for the X-ray room in accordance with the current sanitary legislation is a mandatory document certifying the technical condition of X-ray diagnostic equipment, devices for developing, fixing and drying X-ray films, additional equipment and accessories for performing special types of X-ray diagnostics, means of protection against ionizing radiation of workplaces of the office staff and adjacent to the office of the premises and confirming the compliance of their characteristics with the normative and technical documentation and domestic standards. …”
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A three-factor mutual authentication scheme for telecare medical information system based on ECC by Muthukumar Manickam, Ganesh Gopal Devarajan

“…Numerous schemes for authentication have been developed for secure and authentic communication to prevent security attacks encompassing replay, impersonation, and forgery attacks. …”
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Glucose metabolism after distal pancreatectomy - deterioration of beta cell function becomes noticeable at an early stage: a retrospective cohort study by Mikheil Kalandarishvili, Florian Oehme, Olga Radulova-Mauersberger, Nicole Kipke, Michele Solimena, Christian Teske, Nicolas Mibelli, Jürgen Weitz, Marius Distler, Sebastian Hempel

“…Postoperatively, 11.8% of NG patients and 60% of prediabetic patients developed DM. Conclusion DP already leads to significant changes in glucose metabolism within a 12 month follow-up period. …”
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Closed-loop two-photon functional imaging in a freely moving animal by Paul McNulty, Rui Wu, Akihiro Yamaguchi, Ellie S. Heckscher, Andrew Haas, Amajindi Nwankpa, Mirna Mihovilovic Skanata, and Marc Gershow

“…Compared to single-photon approaches, two-photon microscopy is less sensitive to scattering and off-target fluorescence, but more sensitive to motion, and two photon imaging has always required anchoring the microscope to the brain. We developed a closed-loop resonant axial-scanning high-speed two-photon (CRASH2p) microscope for real-time 3D motion correction in unrestrained animals, without implantation of reference markers. …”
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REDISEÑO DE LOS PROCESOS DEL ÁREA DE COMPRAS E INVENTARIOS DE LA EMPRESA CONOS DEL SUR A TRAVÉS DE LA APLICACIÓN DEL BPM by DIANA CAROLINA MARTÍNEZ MONTERO, ÉVER ÁNGEL FUENTES ROJAS

“…Conos del Sur SAS is a company with 10 years in thegastronomic market of the city of Bogotá, and has been affected by this problem, due to this and looking for a solutionto it the present article was developed. Based on the diagnosis made, in the area of purchases and inventories, opportunities for improvement were foundthrough the BPM[3], which allows focusing on the organizational structure, processes and systems that currently work inthe company, thus prioritizing, identify and classify essential processes in the company’s value chain. …”
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Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for insomnia: a protocol for a systematic review by Yu He, Nianyi Sun, Zhiqiang Wang, Wenchen Zou

“…The systematic review described in this protocol aims to investigate the efficacy of rTMS as a physical therapy in patients with insomnia.Methods and analysis This protocol was developed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols. …”
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Healthcare Monitoring Using an Internet of Things-Based Cardio System by Galya Georgieva-Tsaneva, Krasimir Cheshmedzhiev, Yoan-Aleksandar Tsanev, Miroslav Dechev, Ekaterina Popovska

“…This study describes an IoT-based health monitoring system designed to notify attending physicians when necessary. The developed IoT system incorporates sensors for ECG, PPG, and temperature; a gyroscope/accelerometer; and a microcontroller. …”
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Effectiveness of care coordination interventions delivered to stroke survivors in low and middle-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. by Stephanopoulos Kofi Junior Osei, Anthony Danso-Appiah

“…Study selection will be done using a study selection flow chart developed from the pre-specified eligibility criteria defined by the PICOS elements (P ─ patient, I ─ intervention, C ─ comparator, O ─ outcomes and S ─study). …”
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