Objectives To evaluate the association between operative time (OT) and postoperative complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in elderly patients, and to identify a clinically meaningful OT threshold for risk stratification. Patients and Methods A retrospective international multicentre study was performed including patients aged ≥70 ...
Łukasz Nowak +41 more
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Evolution of postgraduate medical education: lessons from history to shape the future. [PDF]
Yerimyan G +4 more
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Community coalitions for smoke-free environments in Armenia and Georgia: A mixed methods analysis of coalition formation, implementation and perceived effectiveness. [PDF]
Kegler MC +7 more
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ABSTRACT Aim To explore perspectives of older patients, family members, and healthcare professionals regarding patient and family engagement in medication management across transitions of care. Design A qualitative study utilising semi‐structured interviews with patients aged ≥ 65, family members and healthcare professionals.
Grace Marconi +5 more
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Education and the Shadow Economy: A Panel Cointegration Analysis
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of education on the shadow economy across 132 countries over the period 1991–2020. To this end, panel cointegration and panel error‐correction models are employed. The results of the panel cointegration tests indicate a stable long‐term relationship among the selected variables.
Salvatore Ciucci
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Digitalization of medical and healthcare education in a Low- and middle-income country: a mixed-method case study of institutional transformation at Yerevan State Medical University. [PDF]
Sargsyan K +8 more
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How Institutions Shape the Effects of Agricultural Cooperatives on Their Members
ABSTRACT Agricultural cooperatives represent a promising way of improving the quality of life of half a billion smallholders, who account for the vast majority of the world's food production. Yet, little is known about the institutional factors that explain the potential benefits of being a member of a cooperative.
Simon Cornée +2 more
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Knowledge, attitudes, and patterns of nonmedical beta-blockers use among medical students: a comparative study between Lebanon and Armenia. [PDF]
Affan R +3 more
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Armenia: What drives first movers and how can their efforts be scaled up? [PDF]
The paper examines ways to expand the contribution of the Armenian diaspora to Armenia’s long-term development agenda. It identifies factors that could explain the involvement and dynamics of a small group of entrepreneurs from the diaspora who have been
Minoian, Victoria, Freinkman, Lev
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The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
ABSTRACT We report on the wellbeing of the young in twenty‐eight countries located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia including fifteen post‐Soviet countries. We find no evidence of the decline in the mental health of the young relative to older people, which characterizes Western Europe and English‐speaking advanced economies. The mental health of the
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson
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