Antecedents And Objectives: The purpose of our study was to showcase that MMS can be used efficiently even if it is not present (James Cook Hospital) in the management of periocular tumors through MMS via referral (Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital) and to describe the clinical and histological features of our patients.
Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective, longitudinal and descriptive study and 58 patients were included. We divided our patients in three groups; pre-COVID-19: patients from January 2019 to January 28th 2020, COVID-19: patients from January 29 2020 to July 2021 and late COVID-19: patients from August 2021 to 24th of July 2023.
Results: There were no differences among each group between; the clinic date and the MMS procedure (p = 0,06), the referral date and the MMS procedure (p = 0,054), the MMS date to reconstruction (p = 0.19), the time of the lesion (p = 0,054). The type of reconstruction was not influenced by the number of days; between the clinic date and reconstruction (p = 0,60), the clinic date and the MMS procedure (p = 0,60), and the referral date and the MMS procedure (p = 0,27). Around 16% of the patients were discharged during the first postoperative visit.
Conclusion: The joint management of periocular tumours between two hospitals showed to be efficient, even though during COVID-19 pandemic times.
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J Physician Assist Educ
January 2025
Janice Sabin, PhD, MSW, is a research professor of Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, School of Medicine at University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Introduction: As new equity, diversity, and inclusion programs emerge in physician assistant/associate (PA) education, there is a need to assess baseline levels of implicit and explicit biases among PA preceptors' and trainees. The objectives of this study were (1) to measure implicit and explicit race (Black/White) and weight (fat/thin) biases among PA preceptors and trainees and (2) to identify potential gaps in PA preceptor and trainee education.
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Vaccinology and Immunology Research Trials Unit, Women's and Children's Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Methods: Disease notification data were provided by SA Health.
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Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Purpose: The greater palatine foramen (GPF) represents the inferior opening of the greater palatine canal and is located posterolaterally on both sides of the hard palate. The aim of this study is to morphometrically characterise the GPF and to determine its anatomical relationships in a Portuguese population.
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School of Business, Xi'an University of Finance and Economics, Xi'an, 710100, China.
The purpose of this study is to solve the problem of ammonia (NH) release when modified magnesium slag (MMS) is used as coal mine backfill cementitious material, and to explore its chemical mechanism and put forward effective solutions. Uniaxial compressive strengths (UCS) hydration kinetics, scanning electron microscope (SEM), and thermogravimetric analysis-derivative thermogravimetry (TG-DTG), X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and other testing methods were used to study the evolution of the properties of MMS-based backfill material, which provided a scientific basis for the safe utilization of MMS. First, the chemical mechanism underlying the release of NH from MMS was identified, and it was confirmed that MgN and LiN are the main nitrogen sources.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
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