The prevalence of all types of diabetes and pre‑diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean countries: a meta‑analysis study by Asra Moradkhani, Mobin Azami, Pardis Mohammadzadeh, Hamid Reza Baradaran, Lotfolah Saed, Kianush Asvad, Rojina Kakaei, Sorour Khateri, Farhad Moradpour, Yousef Moradi

“…The results call for policymakers and healthcare providers to collaborate in addressing the growing public health burden of diabetes in the region.…”
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Datos FAIR en Argentina. Desarrollo y desafíos del Repositorio de Datos Académicos RDA-UNR = FAIR Data in Argentina: Development and challenges of the Academic Data Repository RDA-... by Paola Carolina Bongiovani, Fernando Díaz Pacífico, Paulina Freán

“…Secondly, the main activities undertaken by information professionals in collaboration with UNR researchers within an interdisciplinary framework are described. …”
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Identifying community-driven priority questions in acoustic backscatter research by Vincent Lecours, Benjamin Misiuk, Benjamin Misiuk, Felix Butschek, Felix Butschek, Philippe Blondel, Giacomo Montereale-Gavazzi, Vanessa L. Lucieer, Chris McGonigle

“…The ranking of priority questions encourages collaboration within the community and will serve as a roadmap for backscatter research programs over the next decade.…”
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Analgesic efficacy and safety of ketamine after total knee or hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled studies by Xiang Ding, Guanghua Lei, Chao Zeng, Jie Wei, Jiatian Li, Yilun Wang, Dongxing Xie, Bei Xu, Hongyi He

“…The Cochrane Collaboration’s recommended tool was used to determine the methodological quality of included studies.Results A total of 10 studies were included. …”
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Hands-Free UAV Control: Real-Time Eye Movement Detection Using EOG and LSTM Networks by Niloofar Zendehdel, Khosro Ghorbani Zadeh, Haodong Chen, Yun Seong Song, Ming C. Leu

“…Industry 4.0 has created a growing need for effective human-robot collaboration (HRC). As robots and humans work more closely together, efficient communication becomes essential for coordinating their actions seamlessly. …”
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ZIF-8 with encapsulated dihydroartemisinin in a drug delivery system for protection against Plasmodium berghei ANKA-induced experimental cerebral malaria in C57BL/6N mice by Yuting Li, Liu-Gen Li, Huiyin Zhu, Daiqian Zhu, Haimei Shi, Wei Wang, Jinyu Mo, Jianhai Yin, Tong-fei Li, Jian Li

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Evaluation Indicators of Science, Technology, and Innovation: A Comparative Study of Iran, Australia, and New Zealand by Leila Namdarian

“…Australia and New Zealand were selected as benchmarks due to their leadership in STI evaluation practices. …”
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Exploring healthcare workers’ perceptions and experiences regarding post-traumatic stress disorder after 2 years of the last global pandemic by Maryam Khazaee-Pool, Tahereh Pashaei, Fereshteh Yazdani, Koen Ponnet

“…Eligible candidates were selected through both purposive sampling (with maximum variation) and snowball sampling to ensure diversity in demographic characteristics and lived experience of phenomena. …”
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Impact of different renal artery clamping strategies on postoperative renal function in patients with pre-existing renal insufficiency in robotic partial nephrectomy by LI Linfei, WANG Cong, WEI Ling

“…Objective‍　‍To compare the effects of main artery clamping (MAC) and selective artery clamping (SAC) strategies on postoperative renal function in patients with chronic renal insufficiency undergoing robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. …”
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Exploring the Current Situation and Developing Strategies for Behavior Change to Improve Antibiotic Use in West Africa: Protocol for a Multidisciplinary Interventional Research Pro... by Maresa Neuerer, Carine Baxerres, Denise Dekker, Blandine Bila, Daniel Arhinful, Leslie Mawuli Aglanu, Charity Wiafe Akenten, Boubacar Coulibaly, Ali Sié, John Humphrey Amuasi, Aurélia Souares

“…First, baseline data will be collected on AMR pathogens along dominant food production chains. extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)–producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae will be selected as indicator mechanisms for AMR because of their high occurrence among animals and humans. …”
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The Neuromusculoskeletal Modeling Pipeline: MATLAB-based model personalization and treatment optimization functionality for OpenSim by Claire V. Hammond, Spencer T. Williams, Marleny M. Vega, Di Ao, Geng Li, Robert M. Salati, Kayla M. Pariser, Mohammad S. Shourijeh, Ayman W. Habib, Carolynn Patten, Benjamin J. Fregly

“…This hypothetical treatment demonstrates how NMSM Pipeline tools could allow researchers working collaboratively with clinicians to develop personalized neuromusculoskeletal models of individual patients and to perform predictive simulations for designing personalized treatments that maximize a patient’s post-treatment functional outcome.…”
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Evaluating the implementation of weekly rifapentine-isoniazid (3HP) for tuberculosis prevention among people living with HIV in Uganda: A qualitative evaluation of the 3HP Options... by Allan Musinguzi, Joan R Kasidi, Jillian L Kadota, Fred Welishe, Anne Nakitende, Lydia Akello, Jane Nakimuli, Lynn T Kunihira, Bishop Opira, Yeonsoo Baik, Devika Patel, Amanda Sammann, Christopher A Berger, Hélène E Aschmann, Payam Nahid, Robert Belknap, Moses R Kamya, Margaret A Handley, Patrick P J Phillips, Noah Kiwanuka, Achilles Katamba, David W Dowdy, Adithya Cattamanchi, Fred C Semitala, Anne R Katahoire

“…We conducted 72 in-depth interviews among PLHIV purposively selected to investigate factors influencing 3HP acceptance and completion. …”
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PEMAHAMAN KONSEP MATEMATIKA MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS BERBASIS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING by Luh Riska Mahayani, Sariyasa Sariyasa, I Nyoman Sukajaya

“…The research population consists of all 11th-grade students at a public senior high school in Singaraja, with two classes selected as samples through cluster random sampling. …”
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Efficacy and safety of abaloparatide, denosumab, teriparatide, oral bisphosphonates, and intravenous bisphosphonates in the treatment of male osteoporosis: a systematic review and... by Liangshi Chen, Bomei Ji, Cong Xia

“…Therefore, clinicians should consider the specific needs of the patient, the treatment goals, and the safety profile of the drug when selecting a medication, particularly for long-term use.ConclusionThe results indicate that abaloparatide and teriparatide are significantly superior to other drugs in improving lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD, while oral bisphosphonates is the most effective in improving total hip BMD. …”
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Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy and its outcome: A prospective study by Dipali Prasad, Ravi Vishnu Prasad, Manoj Kumar Choudhary, Kanchan Kumari

“…Materials and Methods: This prospective study of one year was done on pregnant with heart disease coming to the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department in collaboration with the cardiology department of IGIMS, Patna. …”
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Developing a Digital Tool to Calculate Protein Quality in Plant-Based Meals of Older Adults: User Engagement Design Approach With End Users by Lotte van Dam, Sine Højlund Christensen, Inge Tetens, William Riley III, Mariëlle Timmer, George Suciu Jr, Iuliana Marin, Lisette De Groot, Pol Grootswagers

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to develop a digital tool that ensures adequate protein quality in plant-based meals for older adults experiencing low protein intake through an interdisciplinary collaboration and user engagement with potential end users. …”
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Perceived drivers of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Mubende and Kassanda districts, Uganda: a qualitative study by Jörn Klein, Luke Nyakarahuka, Lesley Rose Ninsiima, Siobhan M Mor, Javier Sánchez Romano, Lydia Nabawanuka Namakula, Clovice Kankya, Joseph Kungu, Lawrence Mugisha

“…The subcounties of Madudu (Mubende district) and Kikandwa (Kassanda district) were purposively selected within each district because Ebola cases were known to have occurred within these areas. …”
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Mortality Prediction Performance Under Geographical, Temporal, and COVID-19 Pandemic Dataset Shift: External Validation of the Global Open-Source Severity of Illness Score Model by Takeshi Tohyama, MD, PhD, Liam G. McCoy, MD, MSc, Euma Ishii, MD, PhD, Sahil Sood, Jesse Raffa, PhD, Takahiro Kinoshita, MD, MPH, Leo Anthony Celi, MD, MPH, MSc, Satoru Hashimoto, MD, PhD

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Factors associated with hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes: evidence from a resource-limited setting—Southern Ethiopia by Begidu Yakob, Eskinder Israel, Mesfin Menza Jaldo, Awoke Abraham, Tagese Yakob

“…A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. The data were cleaned, coded, and entered into Epi-data version 4.6.0.2 and exported to STATA version 14 for analysis. …”
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Prevalence of successful vaginal birth after caesarean section and its associated factors among women delivered in the university of Gondar comprehensive specialized referral hospi... by Yeshiwas Ayale Ferede, Yohannes Ayanaw Habitu, Worku Chekol Tassew, Desalegn Anmut Bitew

“…Methods Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among 409 women who were randomly selected and had one previous caesarean section delivery and underwent a trial of labor. …”
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