Health Canada's use of its priority review process for new drugs: a cohort study by Joel Lexchin

“…The purpose of this study is to compare Health Canada's use of priority reviews to therapeutic ratings from two independent organisations, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) and the French drug bulletin Prescrire International, over the period 1 January 1997–31 December 2012.Design Cohort study.Data sources Annual reports of the Therapeutic Products Directorate, and the Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate; evaluations of therapeutic innovation from PMPRB and Prescrire International; WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology.Interventions Assessments by PMPRB and Prescrire International treated as a gold standard for postmarket therapeutic value.Primary and secondary outcome measures Drug-by-drug comparison between the review status from Health Canada and the therapeutic status from PMPRB/Prescrire using κ values, and positive and negative predictive values. …”
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Perceptions et attitudes vis à vis de l’utilisation du préservatif chez les étudiants camerounais [Perceptions and attitudes towards condom use among cameroonian students] by Jean Pierre Mbame, Adolf Mote, Fernand Félix Kammoe-Youdom, Mouliom Adeline Mayoughoud, Théophile Mpaba Minkad, Patrick Monfils Ngomba, Denise Ovassa, Angèle Nganga

“… French Abstract : Introduction- La sexualité des jeunes est devenue une préoccupation de santé publique dans le monde. …”
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CHATGPT: ATTITUDES AND EXPERIENCES OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN UKRAINE by Oksana Chugai, Kateryna Havrylenko

“…Statistical analysis, specifically the calculation of median (Mdn) and Inter-Quartile Range (IQR), revealed a consensus regarding ChatGPT’s positive impact on academic performance and its suitability for peer recommendation. …”
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A Time-motion Comparison of Itemized Treatment Costs in First and Second In Vitro Fertilization Attempts: A United Kingdom Fertility Centre Experience by Christopher A. Jones, Olivia J. Carpinello, Dev Kumar, Louis G. Keith, Renju S. Raj, E. Scott Sills

“…Aggregating data from all IVF cycles performed within the fertility centre during the study interval, initial cycles were found to be front-loaded, resulting in £252,420 more in institutional costs as compared with subsequent IVF cycles. …”
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Enhancing CO₂ selectivity in MOFs through a dual-ligand strategy: Experimental and theoretical insights by Amir Kazemi, Akram Karbalaee Hosseini, Mahyar Ashourzadeh Pordsari, Mohsen Tamtaji, Saber Keshavarz, Faranak Manteghi, Azadeh Tadjarodi, Ahad Ghaemi, Sohrab Rohani, William A. Goddard

“…The presence of thiazole rings improves CO₂ selectivity through π-electron interactions and coordination with metal centers, contributing to higher adsorption efficiency. …”
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Assessment of air pollutants when burning alternative fuels by Olena Levytska, Artem Sikorsky

“…In the future, it is planned to expand the range of alternative energy sources and analyze emissions from their combustion. …”
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Videocolonoscopy and chromoscopy in diagnostics of flat adenomas of the large intestine (<i>Prospective study</i>) by S. I. Zaikin, V. V. Agadzhanyan, T. V. Levchenko, Ye. A. Pervov, P. A. Frolov

“…Total colonoscopy by CF-V70L device («Olympus», Japan) after preparation by Fortrans (macrogoal) «Ipsen» company (France) was carried out in 1859 patients, inhabitants of Kuzbass region. …”
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Effect of Cocoa (<i>Theobroma cacao</i>) Plantation Types on the Distribution of Anuran Communities in Ore, Ondo State, Nigeria by AB Onadeko

“…Farmers are encouraged to engage in intercropping (polyculture) especially with food and economic crops in a biodiversity friendly manner which could have similar characteristics of a natural ecosystem, thereby enhancing the  biological diversity of agro-ecosystems. © JASEM Keywords: Anuran, cocoa, pesticides, intercropped, biological diversity and agro-ecosystems …”
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Estasyon Meteyo nan Jaden: Gid pou Enstalasyon ak Antretyen by Caroline G. Staub, William Eisenstadt, William Blanc, Nicole Monval, Clyde W. Fraisse, William Lusher, George Braun, Lee Staudt

“…Kòm kounye a teknoloji yo amelyore e vin pi bon mache, anpil kiltivatè konstwi epi enstale estasyon meteyo ki fèt pou jaden menm, pou yo ka swiv kondisyon meteyo yo, chwazi semans oswa varyete semans ki adapte pou zòn nan, planifye kilè pou plante ak rekòlte, pran desizyon ki gen rapò ak pwoteksyon kont fredi, ak desizyon nan anpil lòt sitiyasyon. Enstalasyon yon estasyon meteyo bay kiltivatè yo yon opòtinite inik pou yo konprann pi byen kouman chanjman meteyo yo afekte jaden ak betay yo, sepandan, desizyon sa yo dwe baze sou bon kalite obsèvasyon. …”
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BOOK REVIEW: CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU NECUNOSCUT (CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU UNKNOWN), PUBLISHING BY ED. LIDANA, SUCEAVA, 3 EDIŢII, 2011-2013 (ISSN: 2284-712X) by Gabriela COCA

“…These papers are all included, in this presented volume, with other two studies: Ciprian Porumbescu – Friends and his Collaborators of Braşov (author: the regretted musicologist professor Constantin Catrina from the Transylvania University of Braşov) and The Aspects of the Musical Language and of its Architecture in Compositions by Ciprian Porumbescu (author: Ozana Kalmuski-Zarea – from the “Mihail Jora” Philharmonic of Bacău). …”
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Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli in urban and peri-urban garden ecosystems in Bangladesh. by Pritom Kumar Pramanik, M Nazmul Hoque, Md Liton Rana, Md Saiful Islam, Md Ashek Ullah, Fahim Haque Neloy, Srinivasan Ramasamy, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Ricardo Oliva, Md Tanvir Rahman

“…These findings underscore the urgent global health concern posed by the significant presence of E. coli in fresh vegetables, highlighting the need for improved safety measures and monitoring to prevent the spread of antimicrobial resistance through the food chain.…”
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Leadership and Nigeria's Regional Hegemonic Quest in Africa: A Critical Discus by GAMBO Nanven Audu, PULDU Samdi Gloria, KUMS Simon Nankap

“…The international political system experienced an unprecedented and remarkable shift from a United States (US) led unipolar global order to a fresh wave or emergence of multiple competitors. …”
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Co-designing action-oriented mental health conversations between care providers and ageing Canadians in the community: a participatory mixed-methods study protocol by Carrie McAiney, Paul Holyoke, Heather McNeil, Justine L Giosa, Elizabeth Kalles, Nelly D Oelke, Katie Aubrecht, Olinda Habib Perez

“…This study aims to co-design and test an evidence-based approach to mental health conversations at the point-of-care in home and community settings with older adults, family and friend caregivers and health and social care providers that could facilitate help-seeking activities and care access.Methods and analysis A participatory mixed-methods study design will be applied, guided by a Working Group of experts-by-experience (n=30). …”
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Influence of forage-to-concentrate ratio on the effects of a radiata pine bark extract on methane production and fermentation using the rumen simulation technique by N. Vera, S. Suescun-Ospina, C. Gutiérrez-Gómez, P. Williams, C. Fuentealba, R. Allende, J. Ávila-Stagno

“…Hence, the incorporation of radiata PBE into HF diets could serve as an environmentally friendly additive, potentially offering an alternative use for a forestry industry by-product, while beneficially modulating ruminal fermentation.…”
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Green remediation of lead (pb) from Pb-toxic soil by combined use of silicon nanomaterials and leguminous Lens culinaris L. plants by Tayyaba Naz, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Bilal Raza, Muhammad Asad Mubeen, Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Abdullah Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed S Elshikh, Muhammad Rizwan, Rashid Iqbal

“…The result showed that Pb toxicity reduced the plant growth, yield, total chlorophyll contents, membrane stability index, relative water content, shoot fresh weight and dry weights of lentil. Whereas Si and nano-Si lessened the negative effect of Pb toxicity by significantly reducing its concentration in plant roots and shoot, and improved agro-physiological traits of lentil in normal and Pb-toxic soil conditions. …”
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TepiSense: A Social Computing-Based Real-Time Epidemic Surveillance System Using Artificial Intelligence by Bilal Tahir, Muhammad Amir Mehmood

“…Finally, we develop an interactive and user-friendly dashboard to disseminate the analytics of our system. …”
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Efficacy of osmotic laxative polyethylene glycol 4000 in treatment of constipation in pediatrics by S. I. Erdes, B. O. Matsukatova, S. A. Revyakina, Ye. V. Casanave

“…For treatment of constipation in 15 children aged 5 to 17 years (average – 9,9±3,9 year) 14-day's course of intake of osmotic laxative PEG (Forlax®, «Beaufour Ipsen Pharma», France) was prescribed. The drug was prescribed under following mode: to children under 8 years of age - 1 sachet (4 g) bid (8 g/day), over 8 years – 1 sachet (10 g) 2 times day (20 g/day) for 14 days. …”
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Global Surgeon Opinion on the Impact of Surgical Access When Using Endocutters Across Specialties by Marina Gutierrez, Nadine Jamous, William Petraiuolo, Sanjoy Roy

“…**Methods:** Colorectal, bariatric, and thoracic surgeons from Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and France participated in a 2-round modified Delphi panel. …”
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ASSESSING THE EFFICACY OF CLOUD SERVICES FOR DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS by Tetiana V. Bondarenko, Nadia M. Stetsenko, Volodymyr P. Stetsenko, Halyna V. Tkachuk

“…This determination is grounded in their extensive functionality, provision of free accounts, and user-friendly interfaces. Analysis of domain ratings further highlighted the popularity of Sway, Canva, and Prezi, underscoring the pronounced demand for these platforms among users. …”
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Multi-omics reveals that ST6GAL1 promotes colorectal cancer progression through LGALS3BP sialylation by Yuanchao Shi, Zhenzhong Pan, Jingwei Duan, Zexing Wang, Yiliang Fang, Bo Tang, Quanlin Guan

“…We found that ST6GAL1 was significantly upregulated in tumor samples than in matched normal samples by analyzing fresh clinical samples from public databases (mean mRNA expression level: tumor vs. normal samples = 0.002712:0.000966, P < 0.05, n = 22). …”
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