A pilot comparison of the retention rates of FAST and BEFAST stroke warning-sign mnemonics by Shujing Guo, Jeffrey L. Saver

“…The secondary outcome was improvement at 14–21 days in participant knowledge of stroke definition, risk factors, and outcomes.ResultsAmong the 50 adult participants, mean age was 37.2 (±14.8) and 30 (60%) participants were women. Study procedures were completed in all participants. At initiation, 23 (46%) participants knew the definition of stroke and could describe a mean 1.6 signs, 0.98 risk factors, and 0.74 outcomes. …”
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Integration of minimally invasive techniques and interventional therapy: application of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with upper urinary tract stones and an analysis of... by Hao Sun, Zhong Chen

“…It is crucial to identify the effectiveness of this procedure and understand the risk factors causing postoperative bleeding.MethodsA total of 383 patients with upper urinary tract stones included in our hospital from March 2020 to February 2024 were retrospectively selected and divided into 2 groups as per different treatments. …”
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Midwives’ experiences with implementation of active management of third stage of labor in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Esther Danquah, Anthony Kwame Morgan

“…Many midwives do not consistently follow all procedures due to barriers like heavy workloads and the unavailability of oxytocin. …”
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Comparison of patient radiation exposure in coronary angiography via the trans-radial versus trans-femoral approach by Venkatesh Gurajala, Charishma Daruru, Kumar Narayanan, L. Sridhar

“…Future studies should investigate strategies to reduce radiation exposure in trans-radial procedures.…”
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Evaluating the feasibility of study methods for a future trial-based economic evaluation of a multistage shared decision-making program for type 2 diabetes mellitus: Protocol for a... by Anna Tichler, Dorijn F L Hertroijs, Ghislaine A P G van Mastrigt, Martijn C G J Brouwers, Dirk Ruwaard, Arianne M J Elissen

“…The results will guide the improvement of study procedures for the economic evaluation of our multistage shared decision-making program for type 2 diabetes.…”
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Association Between Microcalcification Patterns in Mammography and Breast Tumors in Comparison to Histopathological Examinations by Iqbal Hussain Rizuana, Ming Hui Leong, Geok Chin Tan, Zaleha Md. Isa

“…<b>Methods:</b> 110 out of 3603 women had microcalcification of BIRADS 3 or higher and were subjected to stereotactic/ultrasound (USG) guided biopsies, and hook-wire localization excision procedures. Ultrasound and mammography images were reviewed by experienced radiologists using the standard American College of Radiology Breast-Imaging Reporting and Data System (ACR BI-RADS)<b>. …”
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Quantitative Determination of Major Active Components in Polymyxin B Medicinal Products by NMR Spectroscopy by N. E. Kuz’mina, S. V. Moiseev, I. Yu. Yakupov, S. I. Kuleshova

“…According to the results, the 13C NMR analytical procedure can identify and quantify the major active components in polymyxin B sulfate medicinal products without reference standards for individual polymyxins.…”
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Platelet aggregation under the conditions of vortex flow in vitro in patients with chronic heart failure by O. A. Trubacheva, I. V. Kologrivova, T. E. Suslova, A. V. Swarovskaya, A. A. Garganeeva

“…The aggregation inducer was added once at 10 seconds of the study (standard procedure) and five times at 10 seconds, 1, 2, 3, and 4 minutes of the study with a constant stirring rate of 800 rpm. …”
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Forty years after Alma-Ata: primary health-care preparedness for chronic diseases in Mozambique, Nepal and Peru by Maria Kathia Cárdenas, Silvana Pérez-León, Suman Bahadur Singh, Tavares Madede, Savaiva Munguambe, Valério Govo, Nilambar Jha, Albertino Damasceno, J. Jaime Miranda, David Beran

“…This need, along with a lack of clear referral procedures and available transportation, generates financial issues for individuals and affects access to health care. …”
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2D Tomographic Maps of Rayleigh and Love Waves for Armenia and Its Surrounding Areas by Abrehdari Seyed Hossein, Karapetyan Jon Kostikovich, Rahimi Habib, Geodakyan Eduard

“…Subsequently, taking advantage of a 2D-linear inversion procedure, 2D tomography maps for periods of 5–80 s (Depth ≈ 180 km) were computed with a grid spacing of 0.2◦ × 0.5◦. …”
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IMAGE PROCESSING MODELS AND METHODS RESEARCH AND WAYS OF IMPROVING MARKER RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES IN ADDED REALITY SYSTEMS by Nataliia Bolohova, Igor Ruban

“…It was suggested in the development of marker recognition methods it is necessary to develop a procedure of preliminary image processing for the formation algorithms of the front image for the marker under different conditions of obtaining images. …”
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FORMATION OF INFORMATION AND DIGITAL COMPETENCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR CYBER SOCIALIZATION by Valeria V. Styehantseva

“…Human activity in the virtual socializing environment of cyberspace is not limited to the position of a viewer, reader or listener, the pupils can organize and be engaged in action, they can influence what is happening; using modern information and communication technologies which leads to the development and transformation of human activities at almost any age due to the emergence of new skills, operations, procedures and methods of performing actions, new target and motivational-semantic structures in a virtual socializing environment. …”
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Revision of unicondylar knee arthroplasty: an analysis of failure rates and contributing factors by Dominik Szymski, Josina Straub, Nike Walter, Yinan Wu, Oliver Melsheimer, Alexander Grimberg, Volker Alt, Arnd Steinbrueck, Markus Rupp

“…Over 7 years, 8.7% of UKA procedures required revision, 7.8% for aseptic causes and 0.9% for infection. …”
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A simplified score to quantify comorbidity in COPD. by Nirupama Putcha, Milo A Puhan, M Bradley Drummond, MeiLan K Han, Elizabeth A Regan, Nicola A Hanania, Carlos H Martinez, Marilyn Foreman, Surya P Bhatt, Barry Make, Joe Ramsdell, Dawn L DeMeo, R Graham Barr, Stephen I Rennard, Fernando Martinez, Edwin K Silverman, James Crapo, Robert A Wise, Nadia N Hansel

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Using the COPDGene study (GOLD II-IV COPD), we developed comorbidity scores to describe patient-centered outcomes employing three techniques: 1) simple count, 2) weighted score, and 3) weighted score based upon statistical selection procedure. We tested associations, area under the Curve (AUC) and calibration statistics to validate scores internally with outcomes of respiratory disease-specific quality of life (St. …”
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Robotic radical hysterectomy is superior to laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and open radical hysterectomy in the treatment of cervical cancer. by Yue-Mei Jin, Shan-Shan Liu, Jun Chen, Yan-Nan Chen, Chen-Chen Ren

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The results of this meta-analysis confirmed that early-stage CC patients treated by RRH were superior to patients treated by LRH and ORH in intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay and intraoperative and postoperative complications, and RRH might be regarded as a safe and effective therapeutic procedure for the management of CC.…”
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Krackow suturing combined with the suture-bridge technique versus Kirschner-wire tension band combined with patellar cerclage for the treatment of inferior pole patella fracture: a... by Xujie Yan, Kai Wang, Xueyuan Jia, Yongjun Rui, Ming Zhou

“…Methods This was a retrospective study of 47 patients with inferior pole patella fractures who underwent fixation procedures at our hospital between January 2019 and May 2022, of whom 25 had Krackow suturing combined with the suture-bridge technique (GROUP 1), and 22 received a K-wire tension band combined with patellar cerclage (GROUP 2). …”
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Prognostic value of sarcopenia in aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jie He, Jie He

“…These associations remained consistent across various follow-up durations, definitions of sarcopenia, and ethnic groups.ConclusionDespite the variation in diagnostic criteria, sarcopenia is significantly prevalent in both SAVR and TAVR populations, with a clear association with elevated long-term mortality following these procedures.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42024606633.…”
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Colistin Resistance among Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Clinical Samples in Gaza Strip by Mohammad Qadi, Safaa Alhato, Rasha Khayyat, Abdelraouf A. Elmanama

“…Samples were cultured, and bacterial identification was performed by standard microbiological procedures. Enterobacteriaceae isolates were tested for their antimicrobial susceptibility by the disk diffusion method and the MIC method for colistin. …”
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Evaluating the kidney disease progression using a comprehensive patient profiling algorithm: A hybrid clustering approach. by Mohammad A Al-Mamun, Ki Jin Jeun, Todd Brothers, Ernest O Asare, Khaled Shawwa, Imtiaz Ahmed

“…The top three clusters were presented using comorbidities and medical procedures network graphs, and matched between two methods to find similarities and dissimilarities.…”
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Cerebral biopsy: comparison between frame-based stereotaxy and neuronavigation in an oncology center Biópsia cerebral: comparação entre estereotaxia com arco e neuronavegação em um... by Carlos Augusto Ferreira Lobão, Janio Nogueira, Antonio Aversa Dutra do Souto, José Antonio de Oliveira

“…There was one death related to the procedure in each group. Astrocytomas and metastatic adenocarcinomas were the most frequent diagnosis. …”
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