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Analysis of the conflicts of interest disclosed by the program reviewers of the scoliosis research society (SRS) congresses, 2010-2014.

2018

Background Conflicts of interest (COI) between industry and surgeons frequently introduce biases into surgical research. The abstracts submitted for presentation in scientific congresses are usually vetted for any indication of commercial bias. Members of review program committees regularly have recognized qualifications, and therefore certain COI are unavoidable. This study aims to determine the prevalence and magnitude of possible COI among those responsible for the selection of presentations at two important international conferences on spine surgery during a five-year period. Methodology COI declarations by those responsible for the final programs of the annual SRS (Scoliosis Research S…

Medical DoctorsMedical ImplantsEconomicsHealth Care ProvidersOrthopedic Surgerylcsh:MedicineSocial Sciences0302 clinical medicineSpine surgeryShareholderMedicine and Health SciencesMedical Personnellcsh:ScienceMusculoskeletal SystemReimbursementSocieties MedicalSurgical research030222 orthopedicsMultidisciplinaryProfessionsScoliosisEngineering and TechnologyAnatomyResearch ArticleBiotechnologymedicine.medical_specialtyAdvisory CommitteesMEDLINESurgical and Invasive Medical ProceduresBioengineeringmacromolecular substances03 medical and health sciencesHealth EconomicsMusculoskeletal System ProceduresPolitical sciencePhysiciansparasitic diseasesmedicineHumansSpinal implantSurgeonsConflict of InterestResearchlcsh:RfungiConflict of interestBiology and Life SciencesCongresses as TopicSpineHealth CareFamily medicinePeople and Placeslcsh:QPopulation GroupingsMedical Devices and Equipment030217 neurology & neurosurgeryFinance
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Helps from flipped classroom in learning suturing skill: The medical students' perspective.

2018

Background Today, flipped classroom (FC) has been widely used in medical education. However, the effectiveness of FC remains controversial. The variation may cause by different subjects or different course design. Moreover, those studies did not explain how the association among different domains of learning objective was in FCs. The purpose of this study was to explore the help of learning domains from a FC of suturing skill in year-5 medical students. Design This study determined sample size according to statistical power. A minimum number of 77 participants for regression analysis are needed. Therefore, this study enrolled 78 medical students in a 2-hour suturing course, which consisted …

Medical psychologyStudents Medical020205 medical informaticsPsychometricsSocial Scienceslcsh:Medicine02 engineering and technologyFlipped classroom0302 clinical medicineLearning and MemoryCognitionSociologySurveys and Questionnaires0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringMedicine and Health SciencesPsychology030212 general & internal medicinelcsh:ScienceData ManagementPsychomotor learningMultidisciplinaryCognitionControlled VocabulariesProfessionsClinical CompetenceCurriculumPsychologyResearch ArticleEducation Medical UndergraduateMediation (statistics)Computer and Information SciencesModels EducationalPsychometricseducationTaiwanEducation03 medical and health sciencesHuman LearningCronbach's alphaLearningHumansCurriculumTaxonomyMedical educationSuture Techniqueslcsh:RCognitive PsychologyBiology and Life SciencesTeachersAffectMedical EducationPeople and PlacesCognitive SciencePopulation Groupingslcsh:QMedical HumanitiesPsychomotor PerformanceNeurosciencePLoS ONE
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Skewed Differentiation of Circulating Vγ9Vδ2 T Lymphocytes in Melanoma and Impact on Clinical Outcome

2016

OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate over time circulating γδ T lymphocytes in melanoma patients in terms of frequency, effector functions, and relationship with clinical stage and evolution, by comparing preoperative values to those obtained at a mean follow-up of 36 months or in the event of recurrence or disease progression, and to those of healthy controls. Also, we correlated the presence of tumor-infiltrating γδ T lymphocytes with clinical evolution of melanoma. RESULTS:Mean frequencies of circulating γδ T cells before and after melanoma removal were very similar and comparable to healthy subjects, but patients who progressed to stage III or IV showed a significantly decrea…

MelanomasMale0301 basic medicineSkin NeoplasmsCellular differentiationmedicine.medical_treatmentSettore MED/19 - Chirurgia Plasticalcsh:MedicineWhite Blood Cells0302 clinical medicineAnimal CellsMedicine and Health SciencesMedicineCytotoxic T cellStage (cooking)lcsh:ScienceMelanomaγδ T lymphocytes melanoma prognostic biomarkerCultured Tumor CellsAged 80 and overMultidisciplinaryT CellsEffectorMelanomaCell DifferentiationReceptors Antigen T-Cell gamma-deltaMiddle AgedPrognosisPhenotypeSurgical OncologyPhenotypeCytokineOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisCutaneous MelanomaMelanoma CellsFemaleImmunotherapyBiological CulturesCellular TypesResearch ArticleAdultDeath RatesImmune CellsImmunologyMalignant Skin NeoplasmsSurgical and Invasive Medical ProceduresDermatologyResearch and Analysis Methods03 medical and health sciencesLymphocytes Tumor-InfiltratingPopulation MetricsHumansDemographyAgedNeoplasm StagingSettore MED/04 - Patologia GeneraleBlood CellsPopulation Biologybusiness.industrylcsh:RCase-control studyBiology and Life SciencesCancers and NeoplasmsCell BiologyCell Culturesmedicine.disease030104 developmental biologyCase-Control StudiesPeople and PlacesImmunologylcsh:QClinical ImmunologyClinical MedicinebusinessPLOS ONE
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Willingness to pay for a cure of low-risk melanoma patients in Germany

2018

Malignant melanoma is potentially life-threatening but in most cases curable if detected early. Willingness to pay (WTP) is a preference-based construct that reflects burden of disease by assessment of the monetary value for a hypothetical cure from disease. Since WTP (directly as total amount of money) has not been assessed so far in patients with low risk melanoma, it was interesting to gain insights in this patient population and then, in a second step, compare it directly with the WTP of their treating dermato-oncologists. WTP was assessed in 125 patients with low-risk melanoma and additionally in 105 treating physicians, asking for the one-time and continuous payments they would be wil…

MelanomasMaleSkin NeoplasmsMedical DoctorsEconomicsHealth Care ProvidersCancer TreatmentMedizinSocial Scienceslcsh:MedicineDisease030207 dermatology & venereal diseases0302 clinical medicineSociologyCost of IllnessMedizinische FakultätGermanySurveys and QuestionnairesMedicine and Health SciencesOdds RatioPublic and Occupational HealthMedical Personnellcsh:ScienceMelanomaMultidisciplinaryMelanomaPatient PreferenceMiddle AgedProfessionsOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisIncomeFemaleResearch ArticleAdult-Education03 medical and health sciencesHealth EconomicsBreast cancerWillingness to payDiagnostic MedicinePhysiciansPsoriasisCancer Detection and DiagnosismedicineHumansddc:610Educational AttainmentAgedNeoplasm StagingHealth economicsbusiness.industrylcsh:RCancers and Neoplasmsmedicine.diseaseHealth CareRosaceaPeople and PlacesCutaneous melanomaPopulation Groupingslcsh:QbusinessFinanceDemography
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Sublimare le emozioni: il sacro Monte della devozione (Palermo, secc. XVII-XX)

2021

Il caso di studio presentato è incentrato su Monte Pellegrino, luogo sacro dall’antichità, dove furono rinvenute le reliquie attribuite a S. Rosalia, mentre la città era flagellata dalla peste (1624). Il saggio intende evidenziare come emozioni individuali e collettive abbiano inciso sui processi decisionali e contribuito alla riconfigurazione degli spazi di riferimento. The case study presented focuses on Monte Pellegrino, a sacred place since ancient times, where the relics attributed to St. Rosalia were found, while the city was plagued by the plague (1624). The essay intends to highlight how individual and collective emotions have affected decision-making processes and contributed to th…

Monte PellegrinoemotionSettore M-STO/02 - Storia ModernaSanta Rosaliaspaziospaceluoghi urbaniemozioniurban places
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Temporal variability analysis reveals biases in electronic health records due to hospital process reengineering interventions over seven years

2019

[EN] Objective To evaluate the effects of Process-Reengineering interventions on the Electronic Health Records (EHR) of a hospital over 7 years. Materials and methods Temporal Variability Assessment (TVA) based on probabilistic data quality assessment was applied to the historic monthly-batched admission data of Hospital La Fe Valencia, Spain from 2010 to 2016. Routine healthcare data with a complete EHR was expanded by processed variables such as the Charlson Comorbidity Index. Results Four Process-Reengineering interventions were detected by quantifiable effects on the EHR: (1) the hospital relocation in 2011 involved progressive reduction of admissions during the next four months, (2) th…

Multivariate analysisData managementPsychological interventionElectronic Medical Records02 engineering and technologyGeographical locationsDatabase and Informatics Methods0302 clinical medicineMathematical and Statistical TechniquesHealth care0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringCIENCIAS DE LA COMPUTACION E INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIALMedicine and Health Sciences03.- Garantizar una vida saludable y promover el bienestar para todos y todas en todas las edadesElectronic Health Records030212 general & internal medicineData ManagementMultidisciplinaryQStatisticsRHospitalsPatient Discharge3. Good healthEuropePhysical SciencesMedicineEngineering and TechnologyMedical emergencyRelocationMATEMATICA APLICADAManagement EngineeringResearch ArticlePatient TransferComputer and Information SciencesScienceMEDLINESurgical and Invasive Medical ProceduresHealth InformaticsResearch and Analysis Methods03 medical and health sciencesBias020204 information systemsmedicineHumansEuropean UnionStatistical MethodsQuality of Health CareProtocol (science)Business Process Reengineeringbusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseHealth CareHealth Care FacilitiesSpainData qualityFISICA APLICADAMultivariate AnalysisPeople and placesbusinessMathematicsPLoS ONE
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Serological prevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Luanda (Angola): Geospatial distribution and its association with socio-demographic and …

2020

We report a study on toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Luanda, Angola, determining the seroprevalence, geospatial distribution and its association with socio-economic features, dietary habits and hygiene and health conditions. Anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM were quantified in serum samples of women attended at the Lucrecia Paim Maternity Hospital between May 2016 and August 2017. The IgG avidity test and qPCR assay were used for dating the primary infection. Data were collected by questionnaire after written consent, and spatial distribution was assessed through a Kernel Density Function. The potential risk factors associated with Toxoplasma infection were evaluated using bivariate and…

Multivariate analysisEpidemiologyMaternal HealthAntibodies ProtozoanMiscarriageToxoplasma GondiiSerologyGeographical LocationsMedical ConditionsPregnancySeroepidemiologic StudiesPrevalenceMedicine and Health SciencesLongitudinal StudiesProtozoansMammalsMultidisciplinaryGeographybiologyCoinfectionObstetricsLiver DiseasesQRObstetrics and GynecologyEukaryotaMiddle AgedHepatitis BPopulation SurveillanceVertebratesMedicineFemaleToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisMaternal AgeResearch ArticleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentScienceGastroenterology and HepatologyLower riskYoung AdultParasitic DiseasesmedicineHumansAnimalsSeroprevalenceLiver Disease and PregnancyPregnancyProtozoan Infectionsbusiness.industryOrganismsBiology and Life SciencesToxoplasma gondiimedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationParasitic ProtozoansToxoplasmosisPregnancy ComplicationsCross-Sectional StudiesLogistic ModelsAngolaPregnancy Complications ParasiticMedical Risk FactorsPeople and PlacesAfricaAmniotesCatsWomen's HealthbusinessZoologyPLoS ONE
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Viaggi nell’immaginario: il turismo virtuale nel sito UNESCO di Tarragona

2023

Le nuove tecnologie hanno trasformato in modo radicale non solo la geografia come disciplina, ma anche le geografie del mondo. Il digitale ha assunto, infatti, un ruolo di mediazione sempre più pervasivo nella produzione dello spazio, come delle conoscenze e degli immaginari geografici. Le possibilità offerte dal virtuale, in particolare, offrono oggi un contributo decisivo nella comunicazione dei significati attribuiti ai luoghi e rispondono in modo sempre più efficace ai bisogni emergenti del settore turistico. Le esperienze di visita mediate dal digitale mirano a coinvolgere i sensi e risultano efficaci quando promuovono immersioni rigorosamente realistiche. Nel quadro di queste riflessi…

New technologies have radically transformed not only geography as a discipline but also the geographies of the world. Indeed the digital has assumed an increasingly pervasive mediating role in the production of space as of geographic knowledge and imaginaries. The possibilities offered by the virtual in particular now offer a decisive contribution in communicating the meanings attributed to places and respond increasingly effectively to the emerging needs of the tourism sector. Digitally mediated visitor experiences aim to engage the senses and are effective when they promote rigorously realistic immersions. Within the framework of these reflections the paper highlights the renewed relevance of authenticity both of the tourism experience and of cultural heritage in relation to its potential for attraction and proposes a contextualization of the theme in light of the unprecedented opportunities granted by technologies for the creation of virtual and augmented spaces. The proposed discussion is therefore also a journey aimed at exploring authenticity as a tool through which new technologies can effectively mediate a sense of place and foster brand communication of a destination. The case study is the UNESCO site of Tarragona whose most relevant image for urban policies is presented. This shared figuration spatially defined and rooted in a precise historical moment is reconstructed on the one hand through the analysis of functional documentation for the candidacy and on the other by means of a review of mobile applications developed for the promotion of the city's cultural heritage. The proposed journey and exploration of the place return in light of the research data and in conclusion the central role played by digital technologies in mediating the UNESCO imaginary. The forms of virtual tourism in Tarragona confirm that to travel is to experience a text enveloped in time and inscribed in space.Settore M-GGR/01 - Geografia
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Cultural institutions as agents of urban and community regeneration in the (post-)pandemic city. The case of the «Laboratorio Zen Insieme» in Palermo

2022

Although all cities in the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, its impacts on the territories, yet to be understood, are unevenly distributed, revealing extremely varied imbalances depending on the places. However, it is clear that the virus and its variants have aggravated pre-existing socio-spatial inequalities, creating new ones and bringing attention back to those implications between space, planning, public health and citizenship that are at the origins of contemporary urbanism. In a reference framework in which the crisis is globalized but unequal and in the absence of a welfare system capable of responding to the urgencies of the most marginalized social contexts and g…

Olsen 2018Settore ICAR/21 - UrbanisticaSettore M-GGR/01 - GeografiaSacco and Blessi 2009). In the current (post-) pandemic context and through the lens of a southern European perspective the purpose of this article is to critically reflect about the role of culture as possible vehicle of urban and community regeneration. In particular we will focus on the activities of the no profit organization «Laboratorio Zen Insieme» in ZEN2 one of the last large popular and peripheral neighborhoods built in Palermo at the end of 80s in order to explore and understand how cultural practices work as agent of urban and social transformation capable of addressing emerging issues especially in the pandemic scenario we are experiencing. Thecasestudy has been conducted through analysis of documents participative observations (Honer and Hitzler 2015) and qualitative in-depth interviews with key actors involved in the conception organization and management of the activities carried out by Laboratorio Zen Insieme with representatives of local institutions and non-formal conversations with participants of the workshops heldin the neighborhood. The experience we narrate finds that cultural practices have re-conceptualized their design and functions as strategies of urban and community regeneration and at the same time have contributed to answer to emergent issues in developing proximity and local based strategies facing up to problems inherent civil rights educationalpoverty socio-spatial justice and have changed the image and identity of urban places they inhabit.In this sense the research provides a framework for development of strategies and legitimization for cultural practices and a point of discussionabouttheirrolein urban development.Although all cities in the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic its impacts on the territories yet to be understood are unevenly distributed revealing extremely varied imbalances depending on the places. However it is clear that the virus and its variants have aggravated pre-existing socio-spatial inequalities creating new ones and bringing attention back to those implications between space planning public health and citizenship that are at the origins of contemporary urbanism. In a reference framework in which the crisis is globalized but unequal and in the absence of a welfare system capable of responding to the urgencies of the most marginalized social contexts and groups a response to the new social and individual needs has been offered by cultural institutions that play a role of territorial agency often independently or in the absence of political institutions. Far from the idea of entertainment and divertissement it is in fact increasingly clear how the practices of cultural innovation experimenting with various forms of action and participation can in some cases play a fundamental role in the processes of social cohesion and community building representing an antidote to the worsening of the phenomena of marginalization and socio-spatial inequalities within cities and territories (Colantonio and Dixon 2011
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Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planning

2021

Recent evidence suggests that, in some foci, elimination of onchocerciasis from Africa may be feasible with mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin. To achieve continental elimination of transmission, mapping surveys will need to be conducted across all implementation units (IUs) for which endemicity status is currently unknown. Using boosted regression tree models with optimised hyperparameter selection, we estimated environmental suitability for onchocerciasis at the 5 × 5-km resolution across Africa. In order to classify IUs that include locations that are environmentally suitable, we used receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to identify an optimal threshold for suitabil…

OncocercosisDecision AnalysisRC955-962Onchocerciasislaw.inventionGeographical LocationsMedical Conditions0302 clinical medicinelawArctic medicine. Tropical medicineMedicine and Health Sciences030212 general & internal medicineOnchocerca11 Medical and Health SciencesData ManagementbiologyPharmaceuticswc_695Enfermedades ParasitariasOnchocerciasi3. Good healthInfectious DiseasesGeographyTransmission (mechanics)Helminth InfectionsEngineering and TechnologyMass Drug AdministrationOnchocercaPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Management EngineeringCartographyHumanResearch ArticleNeglected Tropical DiseasesComputer and Information SciencesDrug Administration030231 tropical medicineDecision treewa_395Dermatologywc_765Environmentwc_885Research and Analysis MethodsSkin Diseases03 medical and health sciencesDrug TherapySDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingDiagnostic MedicineTropical MedicineParasitic DiseasesmedicineHumansDisease EradicationSpatial analysisIvermectinData collectionReceiver operating characteristicData VisualizationDecision TreesPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Health06 Biological SciencesOnchocerciasis ; Elimination planning ; Africa ; Implementation units ; Public healthTropical Diseasesmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationHealth CareROC CurvePeople and PlacesAfricaHealth StatisticsMorbidityOnchocerciasisScale (map)ForecastingPLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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