Normalization of tumor vasculature by imiquimod: proposal for a new anticancer therapeutic indication for a TLR7 agonist by Jarosz-Biej Magdalena, Czapla Justyna, Ciepła Joanna, Smolarczyk Ryszard, Drzyzga Alina, Sprus-Lipka Dorota, Pilny Ewelina, Matuszczak Sybilla, Cichoń Tomasz

“…Despite studies conducted, there are no unambiguous data showing how IMQ affects the condition of tumor blood vessels. …”
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Evaluating acceptability and experiences of pregnant women at high risk of developing gestational diabetes who take part in antenatal intervention trials: a qualitative systematic... by Gözde Sultan Çakır, Manar Abduljalil Bakhsh, Ola F. Quotah, Olivia Righton, Catherine V. George, Lucilla Poston, Sara L. White, Angela C. Flynn, Zoë Bell

“…All were pilot RCTs using semi-structured interviews in high-income countries (UK n = 3, USA n = 1). …”
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Rationale and design of a large trial of perioperative ketamine for prevention of chronic post-surgical pain by Philip J. Peyton, Sabine Braat, Anurika De Silva, David Story, Lisbeth Evered, Paul S. Myles, Matthew Chan, Stephan Schug, Malcolm Hogg, Alex Holmes, Sofia Sidiropoulos, Kate Leslie

“…Incidence of pain in the area of the index surgery is measured by structured telephone interview at 3 months (primary trial endpoint) and 12 months. …”
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Navigating the decision landscape: understanding interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome patients’ motivations and medical support needs for fecal microbiota transplantation: a... by Hongyuan Liu, Yaodi Wei, Peng Jiang, Siyu Fan, Yu Zhao, Zhi Li, Shiyu Wang, Na Zhang, Junjie Zhi, Qun Wei, Yifeng Gu, Bihong Yang, Ninghan Feng, Yufan Wu, Fengping Liu

“…Data analysis was conducted using a thematic approach. …”
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Eco-anxiety, climate concern, and fatalistic outlooks: Insights from U.S. crisis text conversations on climate distress by Jennifer D. Runkle, Kelsey Herbst, Sophie Ryan, Kelly Sewell, Ashley Mallare, Ian Berry, Emma Getz, Arden McKee, Martie P. Thompson, Margaret M. Sugg

“…A comprehensive codebook was developed, incorporating predetermined and emergent codes for climate change exposures, crisis flags, emotional responses, and special topics. Using a structured, iterative thematic analysis approach that combined deductive and inductive methods, the study identified and categorized emerging themes. …”
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Farmers’ knowledge, perceptions, and practices on animal trypanosomosis and the tsetse fly vector: A cross-sectional study around Kenya’s Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve at the lives... by Joel L Bargul, Erick K Serem, Osman A Abdullahi, Moses M Ngari, David M Mburu

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during November and December 2017 to collect data from 404 randomly selected cattle-rearing households using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Co-designing a peer support programme for carers of people treated under the Mental Health Act: views from stakeholders by Imogen Wells, Kelly Wintsch, Abigail G-Medhin, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Steve Gillard, Rose McCabe, Mohamed Yaasir Mohamudbucus, Candelaria Mahlke, Katharina Nagel, Zhenreenah Muhxinga, Swaran Singh, Stefan Priebe, Domenico Giacco

“…Conclusions These findings highlight the need for structured training for peer supporters and a flexible, accessible peer support programme for carers. …”
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Care coordinator delivered Method of Levels therapy for people reporting first-episode psychosis: Experiences and views of service user, care coordinator, and team manager particip... by Robert Griffiths, Sara Tai, Susan Ormrod, Natalie Welsh, Adam Jones, Jasper Palmier-Claus, James Dixon, Alison Dawber, Karina Lovell

“…It also sought to understand participants’ experiences of the MOL training and supervision programme, and to identify any barriers that might impact on the implementation of the approach in routine practice. Methods Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with service users (n = 14), care coordinators (n = 6), and team managers (n = 6) from early intervention in psychosis services. …”
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Effects of caloric restriction and exercise-induced weight loss on physiological dysregulation in postmenopausal women: The mediating role of fat mass and adipose tissue distributi... by Éloïse Routhier, Martin Brochu, Alan A. Cohen, Denis Prudhomme, Ahmed Ghachem

“…Objectives: 1) To evaluate the impact of a 6-month caloric restriction (CR) program, either alone or in combination with structured exercise (CR + Ex), on PD. 2) To investigate whether changes in adipose tissue quantity and distribution mediate the effects of these interventions on PD. …”
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Antibiotic Consumption Patterns in Urban Coari, Amazonas: High Azithromycin Use and COVID-19-Related Prescriptions by Rodrigo Silva Marcelino, Edivã Bernardo da Silva, Abel Santiago Muri Gama, Ananias Facundes Guimarães, Silvia Regina Secoli, Albert Figueras

“…<b>Methods</b>: A cross-sectional study was conducted between October and November 2021 in the urban area of Coari. 394 adults were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data on antibiotic use, sociodemographic factors, health service access, and self-reported illnesses were collected. …”
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The death of a neurotrauma trial lessons learned from the prematurely halted randomized evaluation of surgery in elderly with traumatic acute subdural hematoma (RESET-ASDH) trial by R.D. Singh, J.T.J.M. van Dijck, T.A. van Essen, H.P. Nix, R.J.G. Vreeburg, H.F. den Boogert, G.C.W. de Ruiter, B. Depreitere, W.C. Peul

“…Furthermore, non-structured interviews with involved clinical research personnel were conducted. …”
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Retention of medical officers in the district health services of the Western Cape, South Africa: An exploratory descriptive qualitative study by Robert J. Mash, Werner Viljoen, Steve Swartz, Mumtaz Abbas, Leigh Wagner, Herma Steyn, Gavin Hendricks, Dusica Stapar, Andrew Williams, Adeloye Adeniji, Johan Schoevers, Paul Kapp

“…Medical officers were purposefully selected in terms of districts, facility types, gender, seniority and perceived likelihood of leaving in the next four years. Semi-structured interviews were performed by family physicians, and the qualitative data were analysed using the framework method. …”
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Impact of young people’s admissions to adult mental health wards in England: national qualitative study by Anne-Marie Burn, Josephine Holland, James Roe, Elinor Hopkin, Lorna Wild, Michelle Fisher, Tamsin Ford, Saeed Nazir, Bernadka Dubicka, Anthony James, Helena Tuomainen, Nicole Fung, Adam Wagner, Richard Morriss, Kapil Sayal

“…Aims To explore the impact of young people’s admissions to adult wards, from the perspectives of young people, parents/carers and mental health professionals working in adult services. Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 participants to explore experiences of receiving and delivering care in adult mental health wards. …”
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Protocol for PD SENSORS: Parkinson’s Disease Symptom Evaluation in a Naturalistic Setting producing Outcome measuRes using SPHERE technology. An observational feasibility study of... by Catherine Morgan, Walter Maetzler, Oliver Watson, Lynn Rochester, Ian Craddock, Helen Matthews, Emma L Tonkin, Kirsi M Kinnunen, Roisin McNaney, Sam Whitehouse, Majid Mirmehdi, Farnoosh Heidarivincheh, Ryan McConville, Julia Carey, Michal Rolinski, Rachel Eardley, Alan L Whone

“…Acceptability of the technology will be evaluated qualitatively using semi-structured interviews.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been given to commence this study; the results will be disseminated as widely as appropriate.…”
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Developing a national clinical competency committee for family medicine training, South Africa by Louis S. Jenkins, Mergan Naidoo, Kefilwe Hlabyago, Dirk T. Hagemeister, Neetha Erumeda, Busisiwe Cawe, Tasleem Ras, Mulimisi Ramavhuya, Owen Eales

“…These EPAs provide a structured approach to assessing and developing the competencies required for independent practice in family medicine. …”
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Prioritising Key Concepts for informed health choices in cancer: An evidence-based online educational programme by Mengqi Li, Declan Devane, Claire Beecher, Maura Dowling, Austin G. Duffy, Caitriona Duggan, David Robert Grimes, Avril Kennan, Claire Kilty, Allen Nsangi, Andrew D. Oxman, Derek C. Stewart, Elaine Toomey, Marie Tierney

“…The process involved disseminating pre-reading materials, training sessions, and a structured judgement form to evaluate concepts for inclusion. …”
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Anaemia during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of antenatal attendants at the Madina Pentecost Hospital, La Nkwantanang Municipality, Ghana by Richard Vikpebah Duneeh, Wina Ivy Ofori Boadu, Lois Tekutey Narh, Joseph Frimpong, Abdul-Wahab Mawuko, John Gameli Deku, Kofi Mensah, Charles Nkansah, Samuel Kwasi Appiah, Felix Osei Boakye, Enoch Odame Anto, Lilian Antwi Boateng, Benedict Sackey, Otchere Addai-Mensah

“…This cross-sectional study conveniently recruited 300 Ghanaian pregnant women attending the Madina Pentecost Hospital for antenatal care. A structured questionnaire was administered to obtain data on sociodemographics (age, marital status, level of education, occupation and religion) and knowledge level of anaemia. …”
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Research on coal mine robot positioning algorithm based on integration of ORB-SLAM3 vision and inertial navigation by Wei CHEN, Shuaida WU, Zijian TIAN, Fan ZHANG, Yi LIU

“…In order to improve the positioning accuracy of monocular visual positioning algorithm of coal mine mobile robot in low illumination, weak texture and unstructured environment features, the ORB-SLAM3 positioning algorithm is improved. …”
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A comparison of educational events for physicians and nurses in Australia sponsored by opioid manufacturers. by Quinn Grundy, Sasha Mazzarello, Sarah Brennenstuhl, Emily A Karanges

“…We compared event characteristics across three attendee groups: (a) physicians only; (b) at least one nurse in attendance; and (c) nurses only. We coded the unstructured data using iteratively generated keywords for variables related to location, format, and content focus.…”
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Impact of Kangaroo Mother Care on Physiological Parameters and Health Experiences of Primiparous Mothers at a Tertiary Care Center: A Mixed-Methods Study by Rathiswari Posan, Theranirajan Ethiraj, Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran, Rema Chandramohan, Kannan Kasinathan, Thillainayaki Chandran, Baby Ilavarasi

“…Data tools were validated for accuracy and reliability, and ethical considerations were meticulously observed, including informed consent from all participants. …”
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