A network meta-analysis of optimal strategies for preventing post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis by Erfan Arabpour, Alireza Azarboo, Amirreza Pouladi, Parya Mozafari Komesh-Tape, Fatemeh Mousavi Eshlaghi, Hadi Golmoradi, Amirhossein Ghaseminejad-Raeini, Amir Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza Zali

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How do we know that they actually use it? Exploring measures of adherence to stress management strategies in university students: A systematic review by Laurianne Bastien, Sohyun Cho, Julia Petrovic, Bassam Khoury, Elana Bloom, Nancy Heath

“…Quality assessments revealed a moderate risk of bias. Future research should explore different approaches to enhance adherence measurement accuracy and further examine the link between adherence and wellness outcomes to determine the optimal dose of strategy use for enhancing wellness among university students.…”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials for physical activity among colorectal cancer survivors: directions for future research by Jiayu Mao, Xiaoke Qiu, Yi Zhang, Can Wang, Xueli Yang, Qiuping Li

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of PA interventions in increasing PA levels and to provide recommendations for developing PA interventions in CRC survivors. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted in Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wan Fang Data from January 2010 to March 1, 2024. …”
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Optimizing Arm Muscle Endurance in Pencak Silat Athletes: Insights from a Literature Review by Jefrio Demitrimus Nubatonis, Sulistiyono Sulistiyono, Muhamad Husein, Irvan Septianto, Salmon Runesi, Dwi Manna Nazmi Zakiah, Julian Dewantara, Jihan Azrina, Syahrizal Islam, Vince Louisse D. Salacup

“…The research process involved a systematic search of electronic databases, including Google Scholar, PubMed, and ScienceDirect, using specific keywords such as “Pencak Silat,” “martial arts,” “arm endurance,” “muscular endurance,” and “training.” …”
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Standardizing and optimizing acupuncture treatment for irritable bowel syndrome: A Delphi expert consensus study by Xin-Tong Su, Li-Qiong Wang, Na Zhang, Jin-Ling Li, Ling-Yu Qi, Yu Wang, Jing-Wen Yang, Guang-Xia Shi, Cun-Zhi Liu

“…Methods: A panel of 74 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) acupuncturists participated in clinical issue investigation. …”
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Benchmarking the identification of a single degraded protein to explore optimal search strategies for ancient proteins by Rodriguez Palomo, Ismael, Nair, Bharath, Chiang, Yun, Dekker, Joannes, Dartigues, Benjamin, Mackie, Meaghan, Evans, Miranda, Macleod, Ruairidh, Olsen, Jesper V., Collins, Matthew J.

“…We systematically investigated the performance of a wide range of sequencing tools and search engines in a controlled system: the experimental degradation of the single purified bovine β-lactoglobulin (BLG), heated at 95°C and pH 7 for 0, 4 and 128 days. …”
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EvoNB: A protein language model-based workflow for nanobody mutation prediction and optimization by Danyang Xiong, Yongfan Ming, Yuting Li, Shuhan Li, Kexin Chen, Jinfeng Liu, Lili Duan, Honglin Li, Min Li, Xiao He

“…The identification and optimization of mutations in nanobodies are crucial for enhancing their therapeutic potential in disease prevention and control. …”
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A Review of Biomechanical Studies of Heart Valve Flutter by Lu Chen, Zhuo Zhang, Tao Li, Yu Chen

“…The biomechanical implications of flutter are profound and can lead to micro-trauma of valve tissue, accelerating its degeneration process and increasing the risk of thrombosis. We conducted a systematic review along with a critical appraisal of published studies on heart valve flutter. …”
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The interplay between agricultural subsidies and climate change: A systematic review of emerging themes and research directions by Muhammad Afaq, Mahesti Okitasari

“…This article consolidates state-of-the-art research on the roles of agricultural subsidies and their linkages to climate adaptation and mitigation, identifying research gaps beneficial in leveraging financial restructuring of agrifood systems for synergized climate action. Applying a systematic review using PRISMA, we analyzed 331 peer-reviewed articles (2000–2024) that discuss agricultural subsidies and finance with climate linkages in country-based studies from an initial 3434 Scopus-indexed articles. …”
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Patient-centered insights into virtual reality rehabilitation for stroke: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis by Kun Ding, Yan Ma, Lingling Zhang, Yufang Gu, Huixuan Pan, Zhi-E Gu, Hengzhu Zhang

“…Understanding stroke survivors’ experiences and expectations is essential for optimizing its application. Objective This systematic review synthesizes qualitative evidence on stroke survivors’ experiences with and participation in VRR to identify benefits, challenges, and areas for improvement. …”
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Characterization and risk stratification of coronary artery disease in people living with HIV: a global systematic review by Martins Nweke, Martins Nweke, Martins Nweke, Sam Ibeneme, Julian D. Pillay, Nombeko Mshunqane

“…This review synthesizes global evidence to classify CAD risk factors in PLWH, aiming to improve predictive models and preventative strategies.MethodsFollowing the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, a systematic review was conducted across six databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, CINAHL, and African Journals (SABINET). …”
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A comparison study and multi-objective optimization of a DICI engine fueled with petroleum diesel and Fischer-Tropsch diesel by Panpan Cai, Zheng Jing, Chunhua Zhang, Bing Han, Gang Li, Wenlong Song

“…Subsequently, non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is applied to realize multi-objective optimization of fuel economy and emissions. The results show that FT100 can operate and achieve multi-objective optimization under a wider range of IT and more decreased Pcr compared to PD100. …”
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Optimizing Crop Yield Prediction: An In-Depth Analysis of Outlier Detection Algorithms on Davangere Region by C. S. Anu, C. R. Nirmala, A. Bhowmik, A. Johnson Santhosh

“…This research focuses on optimizing crop yield prediction in the Davangere region through a thorough analysis of outlier detection algorithms applied to the local agricultural dataset. …”
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Evaluation of Treatment Response and Survival Outcomes in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Patients Following Surgery With and Without Other Treatment Modalities: A Systematic Review by Hossein Negahban, Nazila Heidari, Amirhossein Heidari, Yekta Ghane, Mohammad Shirkhoda, Amirmohsen Jalaeefar

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a rare type of malignancy ranking among the most aggressive diseases globally, with an extremely poor prognosis. …”
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Physical distancing for reducing and mitigating COVID-19 transmission: A rapid review by Ekpereonne B. Esu, Ehimario U. Igumbor, Anthony T. Okoro, Patience O. Idiege, Kelechi Meremikwu, Angela E. Oyo-Ita, Kathleen A. Dunn, Hannah H. Hurwitz, Martin M. Meremikwu

“…Aim: This study aimed to determine whether a distance of 1 m is optimal for reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission. …”
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Optimizing the ITO/MZO/C₂N/CZT heterojunction: a pathway to high-performance photovoltaics by Pratap Kumar Dakua, Subba Rao Polamuri, P. Meena, P. Purushottam, Shaik Nazeera Begum, S. Elisha Rani, Kumar Neupane

“…Abstract This study highlights a purpose-driven design and optimization of a C2N-based solar cell structure using the SCAPS-1D solar cell simulator. …”
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Optimal Joint Defense and Monitoring for Networks Security under Uncertainty: A POMDP-Based Approach by Armita Kazeminajafabadi, Mahdi Imani

“…This paper develops two security policies based on the optimal stationary defense policy for the underlying POMDP state process (i.e., a network with known compromises): the estimation-based policy that performs the defense actions corresponding to the optimal minimum mean square error state estimation and the distribution-based policy that utilizes the posterior distribution of network compromises to make defense decisions. …”
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Optimizing Biomethane Production from Industrial Pig Slurry and Wine Vinasse: A Mathematical Approach by Belén Cañadas, Juana Fernández-Rodríguez, Rosario Solera, Montserrat Pérez

“…This research applies an innovative Design of Experiments (DoE) approach—specifically the Box–Behnken design (BBD)—to systematically optimize the AcoD process, surpassing traditional single-factor methods by efficiently evaluating the interactions. …”
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A Chemistry-Based Optimization Algorithm for Quality of Service-Aware Multi-Cloud Service Compositions by Mona Aldakheel, Heba Kurdi

“…While several methods exist, they struggle to simultaneously minimize the number of combined clouds, examined services, and execution time while maintaining a high QoS. This novelty of this paper is the chemistry-based approach (CA) that draws inspiration from the periodic table’s organizational principles and electron shell theory to systematically reduce the complexity associated with service composition. …”
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From Topology Optimization to Complex Digital Architecture: A New Methodology for Architectural Morphology Generation by Kangqiang Lin, Yongpeng He, Yang Yang, Lei Xiong

“…Although numerous architects have tried to apply topology optimization tools to assist architectural morphology design in practical projects, topology optimization, like other quantitative analysis techniques, has not been systematically incorporated into the architectural morphology design. …”
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