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Understanding Local Politics in Mexico: A Precinct-Level Dataset for Municipal Elections
We present a newly published open-access dataset that standardizes and harmonizes electoral results for municipal elections in Mexico at the precinct level, enabling granular, comparative, and causal research on local politics in Mexico.
Improving patient experience by implementing an organisational culture model
A quality improvement project using a patient experience (PX) improvements model demonstrated significant improvements in PX culture within a healthcare facility in the Eastern Saudi Arabia and positively impacted total PX scores across inpatient, outpatient and emergency department settings.
Diagnostic impact of whole exome sequencing in neurometabolic disorders in Syrian children: a single center experience
Neurometabolic disorders in children present a complex diagnostic challenge, especially in regions affected by limited resources and high rates of consanguinity. Our research offers the first in-depth look into the use of whole exome sequencing -shedding light on the diagnostic power of genomics.