Thyroid disrupting chemicals during pregnancy: an invitation to collaborate in the consortium on thyroid and pregnancy by Arash Derakhshan, Akhgar Ghassabian, Leonardo Trasande, Tim I. M. Korevaar

“…Abstract This is an invitation letter for the principal investigators and cohort studies to join the Consortium on Thyroid and Pregnancy. …”
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The Role of Scientometric Thresholds for the Evaluation of Grant Applications by K. S. Guba, A. M. Zheleznov, E. A. Chechik

“…The authors analyze the effect of using quantitative indicators in grant allocation by using the natural experiment with the increasing publication threshold for principal investigators between two waves of grant selections in 2014 and 2017. …”
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An analysis of crime reporting (and audience perceptions of it) in selected South African media by Daan du Plessis

“…Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA, and is part of a larger study of the definition of news in ten countries. The principal investigators are Dr Pamela J. Shoemaker (Syracuse University) and Dr Akiba Cohen (Tel Aviv University, Israel). …”
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Creation and evaluation of a gender diversity focused cultural competency training for phlebotomists: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Henrietta Maku, Christina C. Pierre, Dina N. Greene, E. Henderson, Camille L. Rogers, Cameron Whitley, Gabrielle N. Winston-McPherson

“…Conclusions: The principal investigators anticipate that providing adequate training to phlebotomists will statistically improve their overall cultural competency and lead to an improved ability to provide affirming, safe and competent care to patients within the gender-expansive community. …”
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The availability and distribution of health services and resources across different regions in Afghanistan by Nelly Hegazy, Sherif El Deeb, Marwa Rashad Salem, Jerome A. Shaguy, Ramesh Nassery Mohammed, Abdullah Khawari, Jamshed Tanoli, Alaa Abouzeid, Alaa Abouzeid

“…This study analyzes the availability and distribution of health resources across Afghanistan, aiming to provide a data-driven understanding of healthcare resource access and identify potential disparities, a critical aspect of effective humanitarian response planning.MethodsPrincipal investigators collated related data and literature from databases and data warehouses in a systematic approach using search strings and collection tools to query databases and available data warehouses to assess the availability and distribution of health services and resources across different regions in Afghanistan, with the principal database queried being the Afghanistan Health Resources Availability database (HeRAMS), an electronic and web-based system conceived by the World Health Organization. …”
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First-time use of electronic patient-reported outcome measures in a cluster randomized trial: a qualitative study by Terese Solvoll Skåre, Tonje Lundeby, Jo Åsmund Lund, Marianne Jensen Hjermstad, May Helen Midtbust

“…This study aimed to explore the facilitators and barriers encountered by principal investigators (PIs) (oncologists) and study nurses during the implementation of the Eir ePROM within a cluster randomized trial (c-RCT) in cancer outpatient clinics. …”
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European ILD registry algorithm for self-assessment in interstitial lung diseases (eurILDreg ASA-ILD). by Ekaterina Krauss, Laurenz H Claas, Silke Tello, Jennifer Naumann, Sandra Wobisch, Stefan Kuhn, Raphael W Majeed, Karen Moor, Maria Molina-Molina, Oisin Byrne, Rebecca Borton, Marlies S Wijsenbeek, Nik Hirani, Carlo Vancheri, Bruno Crestani, Andreas Guenther, eurILDreg investigators

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The European ILD Registry Algorithm for Self-Assessment in ILD (eurILDreg ASA-ILD), developed by all eurILDreg principal investigators, includes questionnaires on symptom burden, respiratory infections, and quality of life (EQ5D VAS, K-BILD, LCQ). …”
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Refining Established Practices for Research Question Definition to Foster Interdisciplinary Research Skills in a Digital Age: Consensus Study With Nominal Group Technique by Jana Sedlakova, Mina Stanikić, Felix Gille, Jürgen Bernard, Andrea B Horn, Markus Wolf, Christina Haag, Joel Floris, Gabriela Morgenshtern, Gerold Schneider, Aleksandra Zumbrunn Wojczyńska, Corine Mouton Dorey, Dominik Alois Ettlin, Daniel Gero, Thomas Friemel, Ziyuan Lu, Kimon Papadopoulos, Sonja Schläpfer, Ning Wang, Viktor von Wyl

“…Target groups are lecturers who can use these tools to design interdisciplinary courses, supervisors who guide PhD and master’s students in their interdisciplinary projects, and principal investigators who design and organize workshops to initiate and guide interdisciplinary projects. …”
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Serum NFL and neuropsychological performance over ∼8 years in women with and without HIV: a longitudinal repeated measures studyResearch in context by Deborah R. Gustafson, Xuantao Li, Alison E. Baird, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Jinbing Zhang, Amanda Blair Spence, Pauline Maki, Anjali Sharma, Kathleen Weber, Recai Yucel

“…MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS) (Principal Investigators: Bronx CRS (Kathryn Anastos, David Hanna, and Anjali Sharma), U01-HL146204; Brooklyn CRS (Deborah Gustafson and Tracey Wilson), U01-HL146202; Data Analysis and Coordination Center (Gypsyamber D'Souza, Stephen Gange and Elizabeth Topper), U01-HL146193; Chicago–Cook County CRS (Mardge Cohen and Audrey French), U01-HL146245; Northern California CRS (Bradley Aouizerat, Jennifer Price, and Phyllis Tien), U01-HL146242; Metropolitan Washington CRS (Seble Kassaye and Daniel Merenstein), U01-HL146205. …”
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