Possibilities of Virtual Reality Technologies for the Development of Gaming Applications by E. V. Romanova, L. V. Kurzaeva, L. Z. Davletkireeva, T. B. Novikova

“…Thus, the goal of the task was to ensure the immersiveness and convenience of interaction between the player and the game environment.Based on materials on software, position sensors in space, the approach of pedagogical design was applied and the procedure was formed for a practical task, reflecting the relevant competencies.Results. …”
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Barriers to community engagement during the response to an Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda by Ann Robins, David Musoke, Henry Mwebesa, Edwinah Atusingwize, George Upenytho, Seungwoo Nam, Jesse Bonwitt, Chimwemwe Msukwa, Meddy Rutayisire, Henry Kyobe

“…Specifically, these barriers included: limited consultation due to misbelief in community roles; delayed sociocultural discussions; stigma and delayed psychosocial interventions; misinformation, rumours and political influence; poor communication mechanisms; contradictory messages and lack of transparency; language barrier and inappropriate communication media; work overload for CHWs and other community volunteers; failure to prioritise protection of community workers; lack of compensation for CHWs and other community personnel; poor logistical management; inadequate coordination and partner operations; unfavourable institutional structures; and limited funding for emergencies.Conclusion The barriers encountered in community engagement during the 2022-2023 EVD outbreak need to be addressed through strengthening guidelines and standard operating procedures, capacity building for partners and communities, as well as adequate financing to ensure Uganda is better prepared for future health emergencies.…”
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Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Associated With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Cervical Conization: A Retrospective Study of German Statutory Health Insurance Claims Data by Anna-Janina Stephan, Miriam Reuschenbach, Kunal Saxena, Vimalanand S. Prabhu, Christian Jacob, Kim M. Schneider, Wolfgang Greiner, Regine Wölle, Monika Hampl

“…Healthcare costs and resource utilization in a 24-month observation period (1:1:1 matching) were compared in 18- to 45-year-old women with CIN (1-3) who underwent a conization procedure (study cohort 1) and in women with CIN (1-3) who did not undergo conization (study cohort 2) to women with neither CIN nor conization (control group)…”
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Pulsed Alternating Fields Magnetic Hyperthermia in Combination with Chemotherapy (5-Fluorouracil) as a Cancer Treatment for Glioblastoma Multiform: An In Vitro Study by Lilia Souiade, Miguel-Ramon Rodriguez-Garcia, José-Javier Serrano-Olmedo, Milagros Ramos-Gómez

“…Thermal therapies have been known to incorporate multiple combinations of therapeutic approaches to optimize the medical procedure for healing cancer patients such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the Family Caregiver-Specific Quality of Life Scale (FAMQOL) among family caregivers of patients with chronic psychiatric disorder... by Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini, Fatemeh Moslemi, Hamid Sharif-Nia, Somaye Minaei-Moghadam, Mahboobeh Khajeh, Ali Abbasi, Hossein Ebrahimi

“…Using a forward-backward translation procedure, the face and content validity of the FAMQOL were assessed through both qualitative and quantitative methods. …”
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Transitioning from Analog to Digitalization of Essential Vaccination for Travellers through National Immunization Management System (NIMS) at the Points of Entry in Pakistan by Dr Nadia Noreen

“…Real-time data collection and integration with the National Immunization Management System (NIMS) streamline procedures, while digital certificates with QR codes ensure compliance and facilitate verification for travelers. …”
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Photobiomodulation as part of multimodal analgesia to improve pain relief and wound healing after elective caesarean section: A protocol for randomized controlled trial. by Maram Khaled, Adriana Baranov, Alvaro Diaz, Mansi Patel, Sarah Clements, Parsa Farsinejad, Kabir Khatana, Ashmitha Gnanapragasam, Sathurthika Selvanayagam, Zeineb Muhsen, Jocelyn Chan, Sanjum Hunjan, Ayman Kazi, Sapna Sharma, Lea Luketic, Joycelyne Efua Ewusie, Daniel Cordovani, Harsha Shanthanna

“…<h4>Background</h4>Caesarean section (CS) is the most common inpatient surgical procedure performed in Canada. CS is known to cause moderate-to-severe pain, which is suggested to be associated with postpartum depression and persistent pain. …”
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Application of Enhanced Weighted Least Squares with Dark Background Image Fusion for Inhomogeneity Noise Removal in Brain Tumor Hyperspectral Images by Jiayue Yan, Chenglong Tao, Yuan Wang, Jian Du, Meijie Qi, Zhoufeng Zhang, Bingliang Hu

“…Clean and clear medical hyperspectral brain tumor tissue images were generated by combining scene-based and reference-based non-uniformity correction denoising algorithms, providing a strong basis for further diagnosis and classification. The precise procedure entails gathering the reference dark background image for rectification and the actual medical hyperspectral brain tumor image. …”
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Tailored surgical strategies for mini-access open total arch repairCentral MessagePerspective by Soo Jin Park, MD, PhD, Hong Rae Kim, MD, PhD, Ho Jin Kim, MD, Joon Bum Kim, MD, PhD

“…Objective: Open arch repair is perceived as a challenging, high-risk procedure, with a barrier against the use of a minimally invasive approach. …”
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Distinct Chrna5 mutations link excessive alcohol use to types I/II vulnerability profiles and IPN GABAergic neurons by Léa Tochon, Nadia Henkous, Morgane Besson, Uwe Maskos, Vincent David

“…To understand how α5*nAChR mutations may influence alcohol (EtOH) drinking behavior, we used a two-bottle choice procedure with intermittent access to alcohol in male and female transgenic mice expressing either the highly frequent human single nucleotide polymorphism (α5SNP/rs16969968) or a deletion of the Chrna5 gene (α5KO). …”
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Hypercubes to identify geomarkers of rapid cystic fibrosis lung disease progression by Yizi Cheng, Cole Brokamp, Erika Rasnick Manning, Elizabeth L. Kramer, Patrick H. Ryan, Rhonda D. Szczesniak, Emrah Gecili

“…Methods We adapted an existing statistical procedure, which arranges candidate variables in a k-dimensional hypercube, where the hypercube forms a set of variables for a multi-stage selection process involving complex longitudinal data. …”
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The mechanisms of neuroprotective action of p-tyrosol after the global cerebral ischemia in rats by A. N. Osipenko, T. M. Plotnikova, G. A. Chernysheva, V. I. Smolyakova

“…In the control and experimental groups we performed the new 3VO model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion, and the sham-operated animals underwent the same surgical procedures, but without the ligature imposition. Animals in the experimental group received p-tyrosol for 5 days intravenously at a daily dose of 20 mg/kg in a 2% solution. …”
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Abstract 061: Identification of Proteins Predictive of Post‐Thrombectomy Outcome Based on an Appalachian vs. Non‐Appalachian Cohort by Benton Maglinger

“…These subjects underwent MT for ELVO, and during the procedure, carotid arterial blood samples were acquired and subsequently sent for proteomic analysis. …”
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Competitividad de los sistemas híbridos eólicos-fotovoltaicos para la electrificación rural//Competitiveness of the wind-photovoltaic hybrid systems for the rural electrification... by Ciaddy Rodríguez Borges, Antonio Sarmiento-Sera

“…It was proposed a simple procedure of help for the selection it was carried out an economic analysis that allowed to obtain the main conclusion when checking the biggest competitiveness in these wind-photovoltaic hybrid systems regarding the diesel generation in function to the cost of the energy and the environmental impact for the condition of renewable resources of a great majority of regions of Latin America and the Caribbean.…”
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Formation of the life strategy of health aesthetics of the future teacher of physical education by Onoprienko Olga, Onoprienko Oleksandr

“…In order to find out the orientation of the educational and educational process of the higher education institution on the formation of the life strategy of health aesthetics in future teachers of physical education, a questionnaire procedure was conducted, which covered several questions: 1. …”
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Predicting patient outcomes and risk for revision surgery after hip and knee replacement surgery: study protocol for a comparison of modelling approaches using the Swiss National J... by Léonie Hofstetter, Nathalie Schweyckart, Christof Seiler, Christian Brand, Laura C. Rosella, Mazda Farshad, Milo A. Puhan, Cesar A. Hincapié

“…Methods A population-based historical cohort study will be developed using routinely collected data from all primary and revision THA and TKA procedures performed in Switzerland and registered in the Swiss National Joint Registry (SIRIS). …”
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Bacterial microbiota associated with raw plant-based meat analogue products and their influences on selective enrichment for Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Sabrina Capitani, Liam P. Brown, Catherine D. Carrillo, Calvin Ho-Fung Lau

“…Within the scope of food safety testing, to gain insights on the dynamics of the enrichment process for E. coli O157:H7 in accordance with the Health Canada reference method MFHPB-10, bacterial taxonomic analyses were conducted at different stages of the prescribed cultural procedures. Using both control and E. coli O157:H7-inoculated PBMA samples it was revealed that, independent of the presence of E. coli O157:H7, off-target bacteria of the Clostridium sensu stricto 1 genus were significantly enriched from the uncultured samples. …”
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Optimization of radiochemical purity assessment for [68Ga]Ga-EDOTREOTIDE (Somakit-TOC®): a shortened r-TLC method for improved PET radiopharmaceutical workflow by Arnaud Deschavannes, Kazuma Terashi, Marie Piquemal, Catherine Rioufol, Anthony Clotagatide

“…Abstract Background The increasing use of [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-based radiopharmaceuticals in PET imaging, requires efficient quality control procedures. The standard r-TLC method for verifying [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-EDOTREOTIDE (Somakit-TOC®) radiochemical purity (RCP) is time-consuming, creating workflow challenges in radiopharmacies. …”
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Small spheroids for head and neck cartilage tissue engineering by Sven Reutter, Johann Kern, Yvonne Jakob, Nicole Rotter, David Gvaramia

“…The findings of the study provide technical insights toward the goal of obtaining cartilage microtissues that can be potentially used for reconstructive procedures of HNC cartilage defects.…”
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Clinico-radio-histopathological Correlation of Leiomyoma Variant, STUMP, and Sarcoma: A Retrospective Study by Jayasree Santhosh, Shima Al-Mughairfi, Huda Al-Ghaithi, Zainab Al-Hilal, Reem Hamood Al-Maqbali, Ahmed Al-Salmi, Jokha Al-Kalbani, Ruqaiya Al-Shamsi, Thuria Al-Rawahi

“…Results: Out of the 14269 patients who attended the gynecology outpatient department, 19.5% were clinically diagnosed with uterine fibroids. Surgical procedures were performed in 545 (19.6%) women. Diagnosis from histopathology reports was classical leiomyoma in 508 (93.2%) cases, variant leiomyoma in 35 (6.4%), and sarcomas in two (0.4%); there were no cases of STUMP. …”
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