Students’ hand contamination before and after a training shift: relationship with self-reported hand hygiene adherence [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Our objective was to measure hand bacterial contamination in a group of nursing and medical Italian students attending clinical wards for practical training, in order to verify the reliability of the information on hand hygiene (HH ...
Annalisa Bargellini +5 more
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BACKGROUND: Our objective was to measure hand bacterial contamination in a group of nursing and medical Italian students attending clinical wards for practical training, in order to verify the reliability of the information on hand hygiene (HH ...
Annalisa Bargellini +3 more
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COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL DECENTRALIZATION ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE’S REGIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTING EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE [PDF]
The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and Ukraine’s aspiration for European integration underscore the urgent need to assess financial decentralization as a driver of sustainable regional development.
Valentyna Martynenko +5 more
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Organic phase-change materials (PCMs) offer great promise in addressing challenges in thermal energy storage and heat management, but their applications are greatly limited by low energy density and a rigid phase transition temperature.
Jingya Liang +5 more
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In the era of the intensive use of mineral fertilizers, which results in a negative impact on the natural environment, it is necessary to use agrotechnical practices that use the potential of biodegradable waste.
Beata Wiśniewska-Kadżajan +1 more
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Left Atrial Reservoir Strain and Heart Failure Rehospitalization Burden in Acute Heart Failure With Atrial Fibrillation. [PDF]
This graphical abstract summarizes 716 patients with acute heart failure and atrial fibrillation. The left atrial diameter analysis included 691 patients (189 rehospitalization‐first, 118 death‐first, 384 censored); volume index and reservoir strain were available in a 320‐patient single‐center subgroup.
Yamamoto J +7 more
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Postoperative Reduction in Postvoid Residual Urine Volume May Be Associated With Bladder Capacity Decrease Rather Than an Increase in Tidal Voided Urine Volume in Patients With Pelvic Organ Prolapse. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Aim More than half of patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) complain of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), especially voiding difficulty. Surgical approaches such as laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) and transvaginal mesh surgery (TVM) often result in improved voiding function in POP cases.
Kuroda K +6 more
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Sacrocolpopexy Using Polyvinylidene Fluoride Mesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Background and Aims This review aimed to assess the clinical outcomes and complications of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) mesh in sacrocolpopexy (SCP). Methods A systematic search was conducted on Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase up to October 2024. All study designs employing PVDF mesh in SCP were included.
Norouzi M +5 more
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Emphasizing the Pharmacological Potentials of the Methanolic Extract of <i>Wedelia montana</i>: A Prominent Source of Veterinary Medicine. [PDF]
The research focused on Wedelia montana (Blume) Boerl because of its numerous medicinal applications. W. montana belongs to the Asteraceae family. This investigation is intended to analyze the phytochemical content of the methanol extract of W. montana (MEWM) and evaluate its biological features by utilizing in vitro and in vivo models.
Mesu MH +9 more
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Significance and Usefulness of High-Resolution 24-h Electrocardiographic Parameters in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 After Admission: A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
In patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) without an obvious cardiac disease, ambulatory electrocardiographic markers can be useful in assessing the risk of severe disease. Particularly, simultaneous positivity of late potential (LP) and T wave alternans (TWA) in patients with COVID‐19 was a poorer prognostic factor than LP or TWA alone ...
Kimata M +12 more
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