Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical profile of suicide attempters attending the Emergency Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman: a retrospective study by Al Khatri, Mahmood, Al Huseini, Salim, Almaqbali, Mandhar, Cucchi, Angie, Al-Saadi, Alkhatib, Al Farsi, Abdulmunim, Jose, Sachin, Al-Sibani, Nasser, Al-Adawi, Samir

“…Result: 83.1% were Omanis and women constituted 69.5% of the sample with a mean age of 27 years. 40.9% of the sample had a history of psychiatric disorders. 30% were students, and 42% were unemployed. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of lipohypertrophy in insulin-injected patients with diabetes in selected primary care clinics in Peninsular Malaysian: a cross-sectional study by Alias, Siti Hawa, Teng, Cheong Lieng, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Amirrudin, Saadatunnoor, Abd Latib, Noor Rawaida, Chong, Fui Yee, Yussof, Syamimi, Mohamad Din, Mohamad Danial, Lim, Poon Wah

“…Introduction: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of lipohypertrophy in insulin-injecting patients with diabetes at selected primary care clinics in Malaysia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among adults aged ≥18 years with type 1 or 2 diabetes treated with insulin for at least 6 months at six selected public primary care clinics in Malaysia. …”
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Enhancing care quality and accessibility through digital technology-supported decentralisation of hypertension and diabetes management: a proof-of-concept study in rural Bangladesh by Xie, Wubin, Paul, Rina Rani, Goon, Ian Y., Anan, Aysha, Rahim, Aminur, Hossain, Md Mokbul, Hersch, Fred, Oldenburg, Brian, Chambers, John Campbell, Mridha, Malay Kanti

“…Objective: The critical shortage of healthcare workers, particularly in rural areas, is a major barrier to quality care for non-communicable diseases (NCD) in low-income and middle-income countries. …”
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Examining patient choice and provider competition under the National Health Insurance Fund outpatient cover in Kenya: does it enhance access and quality of care? by Kazungu, J, Barasa, E, Quaife, M, Nonvignon, J

“…Background: While patient choice and provider competition are predicted to influence provider behaviour for enhancing access and quality of care, evidence on provider perceptions and response to patient choice and provider competition is largely missing in low-resource settings such as Kenya. …”

Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission related to common infections: Risk prediction models to tackle antimicrobial resistance in primary care by Fahmi, A, Palin, V, Zhong, X, Yang, Y, Watts, S, Ashcroft, DM, Goldacre, B, MacKenna, B, Fisher, L, Massey, J, Mehrkar, A, Bacon, S, the OpenSAFELY Collaborative, Hand, K, van Staa, TP

“…While this study has several limitations, the results indicate that a focus on risk-based antibiotic prescribing could help tackle AMR in primary care.…”

Machine learning-based risk prediction model for medication administration errors in neonatal intensive care units: a prospective direct observational study by Henry Basil, Josephine, Lim, Wern Han, Syed Ahmad, Sharifah M., Menon Premakumar, Chandini, Mohd Tahir, Nurul Ain, Mhd Ali, Adliah, Seman, Zamtira, Ishak, Shareena, Mohamed Shah, Noraida

“…Methods: This national-level, multicentre, prospective direct observational study was conducted in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) of five public hospitals in Malaysia. …”
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Effectiveness of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease integrated care pathway in a regional health system : a propensity score matched cohort study by Wu, Christine Xia, Hwang, Chi Hong, Tan, Woan Shin, Tai, Kai Pik, Kwek, Lynette Siang Lim, Chee, Thong Gan, Choo, Yee Mun, Phng, Francis Wei Loong, Chua, Gerald Seng Wee

“…Adherence with recommended care elements for the COPD-ICP group was measured quarterly at baseline and during a 2-year follow-up period. …”
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Collaborative model of care between Orthopaedics and allied healthcare professionals in knee osteoarthritis (CONNACT) : study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid randomized control trial by Tan, Bryan Yijia, Pereira, Michelle Jessica, Yang, Su-Yin, Hunter, David J., Skou, Soren Thorgaard, Thumboo, Julian, Car, Josip

“…The Collaborative Model of Care between Orthopaedics and Allied Healthcare Professionals (CONNACT) Model of Care (MoC) was developed by optimizing evidence-based non-surgical treatments to deliver value-based care for people with knee OA. …”
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Associations between health literacy and health care utilization and mortality in patients with coexisting diabetes and end-stage renal disease : a prospective cohort study by Griva, Konstantina, Loong, Russel K. L., Nandakumar, Mooppil, Rajeswari, Moothathamby, Khoo, Eric Y. H., Lee, Vanessa Y. W., Kang, Augustine W. C., Osborne, Richard H., Brini, Stefano, Newman, Stanton P.

“…Objectives Health literacy encompasses a broad skill set linked to patients' self-management ability and the complexity of their health care environments. Self-management in the context of multimorbidity is particularly challenging, placing patients at risk of poor clinical outcomes. …”
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The MFA years by Desker, Barry

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Near field wireless power transfer by Er, Gavin Kian Ming

“…Wireless power transmission has been around since the 1890s and has started to become more prominent in the recent years thanks to technological advancements and breakthroughs in near-field wireless power systems using magnetic resonance. …”
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Near-zero environmental impact aircraft by Prashanth, Prakash, Elmourad, Jad, Grobler, Carla, Isaacs, Stewart, Zahid, Syed Shayan, Abel, James, Falter, Christoph, Fritz, Thibaud, Allroggen, Florian, Sabnis, Jayant S., Eastham, Sebastian D., Speth, Raymond L., Barrett, Steven R. H.

“…We use these models to propose and analyze near-zero environmental impact aircraft, which we define as having net zero climate warming and a greater than 95% reduction in air quality impacts relative to present day. …”
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Canonical Diffeomorphisms of Manifolds Near Spheres by Wang, Bing, Zhao, Xinrui

“…Abstract For a given Riemannian manifold $$(M^n, g)$$ ( M n , g ) which is near standard sphere $$(S^n, g_{round})$$ ( S n , g round ) in the Gromov–Hausdorff topology and satisfies $$Rc \ge n-1$$ R c ≥ n - 1 , it is known by Cheeger–Colding theory that M is diffeomorphic to $$S^n$$ S n . …”
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Multiple introductions of NRCS-A Staphylococcus capitis to the neonatal intensive care unit drive neonatal bloodstream infections: a case-control and environmental genomic survey by Lees, EA, Gentry, J, Webster, H, Sanderson, N, Eyre, D, Wilson, D, Lipworth, S, Crook, D, Wong, THN, Mark, A, Jeffery, K, Paulus, S, Young, BC

“…</strong> The Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A strain has emerged as a global cause of late-onset sepsis associated with outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) whose transmission is incompletely understood.…”

Exploring barriers and enablers of self-management behaviours in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: A qualitative study from the perceptions of patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in primary care by Zhu, Xiaoli, Lee, Eng Sing, Lim, Phoebe X. H., Chen, Yee Chui, Chan, Frederick H. F., Griva, Konstadina

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious threat to global health and diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) remains one of the most common complications of DM1 affecting around 20 million people annually.2 DFUs are complex to treat, take months or years to heal, and the recurrence rates remain high up to 40% within 1 year of healing.3 People with DFUs are at risk of prolonged healing times and hospitalisation, reduced quality of life4, 5 and higher five-year mortality rates.3 Moreover, DFU is a causal factor for up to 85% of patients with diabetes who subsequently undergo lower extremity amputation3, 6 and is a leading cause of global disability.2 Singapore has the highest rate of diabetic lower extremity amputation (DLEA) in the world7 because of DFU and the trend is increasing.8 Additionally, DFU is a substantial clinical and economic burden to health systems in Singapore with escalating healthcare costs corresponding to more proximal amputation levels and high re-admission rates.9 Thus, understanding barriers to managing DFU is vital for improving patient care.…”
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Prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated factors in a primary care clinic in Malacca: a cross-sectional study by Ali, Hanifatiyah, May, Janarisa Mustar, Yein, Lee Ping, Abdul Rashid, Aneesa

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its associated factors in a primary care clinic. Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was done in a government funded primary care clinic in Melaka involving type 2 diabetes mellitus patients aged 18 years and above using a systematic random sampling. …”
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A comparison of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor kidney outcome trial participants with a real-world chronic kidney disease primary care population by Forbes, AK, Hinton, W, Feher, MD, Elson, W, Ordóñez-Mena, JM, Joy, M, Fan, X, Banerjee, D, Cole, NI, Munro, N, Whyte, M, Suckling, RJ, Swift, PA, de Lusignan, S

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional analysis of adults with CKD in English primary care was conducted using the Oxford-Royal College of General Practitioners Clinical Informatics Digital Hub. …”

A service evaluation of the implementation of a novel digital intervention for hypertension self-monitoring and management system in primary care (SHIP): protocol for a mixed methods study by Smith, A, Tucker, KL, Barnes, RK, Drakesmith, CW, Agwunobi, A, Bateman, PA, Forbes, A, de Lusignan, S, Ford, GA, Fujiwara, T, Hobbs, FR, Koshiaris, C, Mant, J, McKinstry, B, Pollock, S, Rice, C, Yang, Y, McManus, RJ

“…Aim: The self-monitoring and management service evaluation in primary care (SHIP) study will evaluate a novel digital intervention for hypertension management and medication titration platform (“Hypertension-Plus”) that is currently undergoing initial implementation into primary care in several parts of the UK. …”

The paracels : forty years on by Thi, Nguyen Lan Anh

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Final year project by Feng, Xiang

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