The request for assisted suicide – a challenging topic to teach in medical education. Project report on a compulsory elective course at the Aachen University Hospital by Scherg, Alexandra, Wegmann, Miriam, Biersching, Thekla, Fink, Daniel, Lemos, Martin, Elsner, Frank

“…The opportunity to take up a dynamic stance using an athletic playing field as an aid was perceived as helpful. …”
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Analysis of Abnormal Sea Level Rise in Offshore Waters of Bohai Sea in 2024 by Song Pan, Lu Liu, Yuyi Hu, Jie Zhang, Yongjun Jia, Weizeng Shao

“…Similarly, comparisons of significant wave height (SWH) simulated by FVCOM-SWAVE (0.05° triangular mesh) with HY-2 altimeter data showed an RMSE of 0.67 m and a Cor of 0.84. …”
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Impact of alcohol consumption on atherosclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiayuan Song, Jiuhua She, Jinzhu Yin, Sihan Hu, Guijun Shi, Liping Chang

“…The study protocol was registered with the INPLASY database. Data extraction and statistical analysis were conducted using STATA 18.0 software. …”
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Climate and nitrogen deposition constrain the maximum size-density boundary for mature and old-growth stands by Christopher E. Looney, John D. Shaw

“…To accomplish this, we compiled forest inventory, climate, and total N deposition data for four western U.S. forest types (California mixed-conifer, ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and pinyon-juniper). …”
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Educación física y convivencia escolar, una apuesta desde el currículo (Physical education and school coexistence, a proposal from the curriculum) by Milton Manuel López Sánchez, Shirly Arrieta-Rivero, Farid Carmona-Alvarado

“…For the analysis of the information, the methodology used was Grounded Theory (Strauss & Corbin, 1998), which is considered a relevant approach for the synthesis of studies, considering that the publications are treated as data. …”
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Associations Between Blood Pressure and Outcomes Among Blacks in the Jackson Heart Study by Tiffany C. Randolph, Melissa A. Greiner, Chidiebube Egwim, Adrian F. Hernandez, Kevin L. Thomas, Lesley H. Curtis, Paul Muntner, Wei Wang, Robert J. Mentz, Emily C. O'Brien

“…Little is known about the implications for blacks. Methods and Results Using data from 2000 through 2011 for 5280 participants in the Jackson Heart Study, a community‐based black cohort in Jackson, Mississippi, we examined whether higher blood pressure was associated with greater risk of mortality and heart failure hospitalization, and whether the risk was the same across age groups. …”
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Causal relationship between inflammatory cytokines and polycystic ovary syndrome: a bidirectional mendelian randomization study by Danling Tian, Jinfeng Chen, Liang Liu

“…The causality between inflammatory cytokines and PCOS was analyzed by bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) in this current probe. We performed an interactive MR study to assess the causal relationships between 91 inflammatory cytokines and PCOS using Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) data. …”
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What Obstetricians Need to Know about Crohn’s Disease—A Narrative Review by Bianca Mihaela Danciu, Augustin Marian Marincaş, Mihai Ciocîrlan, Anca Angela Simionescu

“…This response is a result of unknown interactions between the luminal content and the intestinal wall. …”
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Patient voices and student insights into LGBTQ+ healthcare: a call for equitable healthcare through medical education by Michael X Fu, Simisola Onanuga, Xinyu Ye, Raksha Aiyappan, Tangming Zou, Susan Smith, Ana Baptista

“…Thematic analysis was conducted using a collaborative, iterative process involving five investigators, with frequent auditing of data interpretation.Results Most patients described implicit biases with a lack of support and professionalism from doctors, hindering health outcomes. …”
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Impact and experiences of vestibular disorders and psychological distress: Qualitative findings from patients, family members and healthcare professionals by Dr Laura J. Smith, Wesley Pyke, Rosanna Fowler, Britta Matthes, Emma deGoederen, Shanmuga Surenthiran

“…Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted between October 2021 and March 2022 with 47 participants in the United Kingdom including: 20 patients (age M = 50.45 ± 13.75; 15 females), nine family members (age M = 61.0 ± 14.10; four females), and 18 healthcare professionals. Data were analysed using framework analysis. Results Vestibular disorders impact diverse aspects of patients' lives including work, household chores, socialising, and relationships with family and friends. …”
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Promoting of creative brands: An empirical analysis of PR practices in the cultural industries of Russia by Anastasiya A. Postnikova

“…The objective is to identify the main promotion channels used by creative teams, analyze their perception of the concept of "PR" and its distinction from sales, as well as identify factors influencing satisfaction with the results of PR campaigns. …”
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Global Lipidomics Reveals the Lipid Composition Heterogeneity of Extracellular Vesicles from Drug-Resistant <i>Leishmania</i> by Sehyeon (Erica) Kim, Ana Victoria Ibarra-Meneses, Christopher Fernandez-Prada, Tao Huan

“…EVs were isolated through ultracentrifugation, and their lipid content was extracted using a modified Matyash protocol. LC-MS analysis was performed, and data processing in MS-DIAL enabled lipid identification and quantification. …”
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Uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among female healthcare workers in Syria: results from a 2022 cross-sectional survey by Zlatko Nikoloski, Elnur Aliyev, Robert Bain, Leonardo Menchini, Sahar Hegazi, Mai Zalkha, Shaza Mouawad, Neha Kapil, Amaya Gillespie

“…Using data from a wider national survey of 17,000 respondents conducted between October and November 2022, we analysed a sub-sample of 4136 responses from female healthcare workers, across 14 Governorates. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a mixed-methods systematic review by Hua Qin, Ping Jia, Qilin Yan, Xi Li, Yan Zhang, Hong Jiang, Hongmei Yang, Linzhang Li

“…Methods Following PRISMA guidelines, 29 studies (2006–2023) from eight databases were analyzed using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) convergent integrated approach for data integration. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of the CIPK Gene Family in Jasmine and Expression Analysis Under Salt Stress by Shuang Zhang, Xin Huang, Lili Yin, Jiawei Li, Jiacan Xu, Ruigang Wu

“…Various CBL-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs) are involved in abiotic stress responses in plants. …”
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Comprehensive transcriptome, miRNA and kinome profiling identifies new treatment options for personalized lung cancer therapy by Shen Zhong, Yvonne Börgeling, Patrick Zardo, Danny Jonigk, Jürgen Borlak

“…We confirmed results based on cross‐linked immunoprecipitation‐sequencing data, and used N = 524 adeno‐ and 497 squamous cell carcinomas as validation sets. …”
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Causal associations between iron levels in subcortical brain regions and psychiatric disorders: a Mendelian randomization study by Wei Du, Biqiu Tang, Senhao Liu, Wenjing Zhang, Su Lui

“…Bidirectional causal estimation was primarily obtained using the inverse variance weighting (IVW) method. …”
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Impact of imported COVID-19 cases on South Korea’s response: variant transitions and regional patterns (2020–2023) by Haram Seo, Minchan Choi, Gerardo Chowell, Hyosun Lee, Byul Nim Kim, Sunmi Lee

“…Abstract Background The global spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19, accelerated by globalization and frequent international interactions, poses a serious threat to public health. …”
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Decadal Trends and Drivers of Dust Emissions in East Asia: Integrating Statistical and SHAP-Based Interpretability Approaches by Ziwei Yi, Yaqiang Wang, Zhaoliang Zeng, Weijie Li, Huizheng Che, Xiaoye Zhang

“…This study integrates multi-source reanalysis and remote sensing data (1980–2023) to analyze dust emissions across East Asian source regions using statistical methods and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) interpretability. …”
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RETRACTED: Combined Effects of Artificial Surface and Urban Blue-Green Space on Land Surface Temperature in 28 Major Cities in China by Liang Chen, Xuelei Wang, Xiaobin Cai, Chao Yang, Xiaorong Lu

“…An urban land cover map and LST distribution map were produced using Sentinel-2 images and Landsat-8 LST data, respectively, covering 28 major cities in China. …”
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