Transition of care from the emergency department to skilled nursing facility: Retrospective case‐control study by Alec P. Tolentino, Kelli S. Gaus, Yingqiu Gao, Kevin J Chronowski, Jane Helen Brice, Eugenia B. Quackenbush

“…In 2020, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the “COVID‐19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers” eliminating the requirement of a 3‐day qualifying hospital stay before SNF placement. …”
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Pentoxifylline in diabetic kidney disease (VA PTXRx): protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Rajiv Agarwal, Ian Craig, Domenic J Reda, Grant D Huang, Kimberly Carlson, David J Leehey, Christina Clise, Todd A Conner, James S Kaufman, Robert J Anderson, Douglas Lammie, Jeffrey Huminik, Linda Polzin, Conor McBurney, Nicholas V Emanuele

“…However, a large-scale randomised clinical trial is needed to determine whether PTX can reduce ESRD and death in DKD.Methods and analysis Veterans Affairs (VA) PTXRx is a pragmatic, randomised, placebo-controlled multicentre VA Cooperative Study to test the hypothesis that PTX, when added to usual care, leads to a reduction in the time to ESRD or death in patients with type 2 diabetes with DKD when compared with usual care plus placebo. …”
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About the Results of Vaccination against COVID-19 for Employees of a Cheboksary Medical Organization by N. S. Nikolaev, V. V. Nazarova, N. N. Pchelova, E. V. Preobrazhenskaya, T. S. Tarasova, N. Yu. Dobrovol'skaya

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Exploring the ’EarSwitch’ concept: a novel ear based control method for assistive technology by Anna C. Hoyle, Richard Stevenson, Martin Leonhardt, Thomas Gillett, Uriel Martinez-Hernandez, Nick Gompertz, Christopher Clarke, Dario Cazzola, Benjamin W. Metcalfe

“…Methods To explore the viability of the ’EarSwitch’ concept as an AT control method we conducted in-depth online surveys with (N=1853) respondents from the general population and (N=170) respondents with self-declared neurological disorders including Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).This is the largest ever study to explore ear rumbling and the first to explore whether rumbling is preserved among individuals with neurological disorders. …”
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Cholera epidemic amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Moroto district, Uganda: Hurdles and opportunities for control. by Philip Orishaba, Marc Sam Opollo, Christine Nalwadda, Allan Muruta, Issa Makumbi, Kenneth Kabali, Anne Nakinsige, Phillip Lotee, Samuel I Okware, Godfrey Bwire

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>On 21st March 2020, the first COVID-19 case was detected in Uganda and a COVID-19 pandemic declared. On the same date, a nationwide lockdown was instituted in response to the pandemic. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of international travel controls to identify MPXV-infected travelers: a simulation study by Keisuke Ejima, Yuqian Wang, Akira Endo, Hiroaki Murayama, Yun Shan Goh, Alex R. Cook, Yong Dam Jeong, Shingo Iwami, Hyeongki Park, Borame Sue Lee Dickens, Shihui Jin, Jue Tao Lim, Conrad En Zuo Chan, Po Ying Chia, Barnaby E. Young, Yang Yang, Martin Chio, David Chien Lye, Marco Ajelli

“…Abstract Background In August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency due to the rapid spread of mpox in Africa and beyond. …”
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Improvement of perioperative care of the elderly patient (PeriAge): protocol of a controlled interventional feasibility study by Levente Kriston, Cynthia Olotu, Alwin E Goetz, Rainer Kiefmann, Martin Härter, Lisa Lebherz, Anna Mende, Lili Plümer, Christian Zöllner

“…While effective risk-specific perioperative measures have been studied in controlled experimental settings, they are rarely found in routine healthcare. …”
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Take charge after long COVID: a mixed methods randomised controlled pilot study protocol by Subbuh Luker, Amelia Doveton, Kisani Manuel, Zoe Adey-Wakeling, Debrah Jaggard, Maria Crotty, Ian D. Cameron, Jonathan Karnon, Harry McNaughton, Shahid Ullah, Kate Laver

“…The Take Charge intervention is a person-centred, self-management rehabilitation approach that has been effective in recovery after stroke, but not yet tested in post COVID-19 condition.Methods & analysis A prospective, single-centre, parallel, 2 group, mixed methods, randomized controlled trial with embedded process evaluation of the Take Charge intervention in individuals living with post COVID-19 condition. …”
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Comparison of Taiji and aerobic exercise for functional constipation: study protocol for a randomised controlled neuroimaging trial by Tianyu Liu, Sha Yang, Jingwen Chen, Yuyi Guo, Yuke Teng, Rongtao Ying, Zhaoxuan He, Jianwei Wu, Shu-Guang Yu, Fang Zeng

“…The results of the study will demonstrate the differences in regulation brain–gut balance between Taiji and simply aerobic exercise for patients with FC and provide a potential therapy for clinical treatment of FC, and a new approach for the research of mind–body exercise.Methods and analysis In this randomised controlled neuroimaging trial, 80 patients with FC will be allocated into two groups: Taiji group and aerobic exercise group. …”
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Mental health of Urban Mothers (MUM) study: a multicentre randomised controlled trial, study protocol by Ewa Andersson, Liping Zhu, Ganesh Acharya, Simone Eliane Schwank, Ho-Fung Chung, Mandy Hsu, Shih-Chien Fu, Li Du, Hsuan-Ying Huang

“…Any differences in outcomes between cities will be addressed in subgroup analyses.Ethics and dissemination The study will be conducted according to the principles of Good Clinical Practice and will follow the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol has been approved by the ethical review board of Chinese University of Hong Kong (IRB number 2019-8170) and Shanghai Center for Women’s and Children’s Health (international review board (IRB) number 2020-F001-12). …”
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Empagliflozin: a path from glycemic control to reduced cardiovascular mortality and heart failure-related hospitalizations by N. R. Khasanov

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Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak: Strengthening infection prevention and control measures to reduce hospital-acquired infection by Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava

“…The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern and now the overall risk of transmission at global level has also been decided as very high based on the available facts. …”
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METHODS OF IDENTIFICATION OF MUSCLE TISSUE IN MEAT PRODUCTS. PREREQUISITES FOR CREATING A MULTI–LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM by Irina M. Chernukha, Natal’ya L. Vostrikova, Daniil V. Khvostov, Elena A. Zvereva, Nadezhda A. Taranova, Anatoly V. Zherdev

“…Unfair production and products that do not comply with the declared labeling are currently an acute problem in the field of technical regulation, including with regard to food safety and quality. …”
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Determinants of macrosomia among newborns delivered in Jigjiga City, Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study by Abdisalan Elmi Farah, Dureti Abdurahman, Kassiye Shiferaw, Ahmedin Aliyi Usso, Mohammed Abdurke Kure, Beker Feto, Hassen Abdi Adem, Saba Hailu

“…Methods An institutional-based case-control study was conducted among 82 cases and 164 controls in Jigjiga City from June 25 to August 24, 2023. …”
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La problématique du contrôle fiscal dans les petites entreprises en République Démocratique du Congo by Daudet Lilanga Sombola, Chimene Mavika Makaya, Michel Boone Imbolo Jean, Joseph Diebo Miawakana, Elie-Florent Katshaka Katumbayi

“…Le contrôle fiscal permet de vérifier la sincérité ou l’exactitude de la déclaration, en confrontant le revenu déclaré par rapport au revenu existant. …”
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National and supranational mechanisms for the protection of human rights and freedoms in contemporary conditions by L. A. Terekhova

“…Among supranational mechanisms, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 has a unique status: on the one hand, this document is “a symbol of the moral consensus of all states, the starting point for the creation of a modern human rights regime”; on the other hand, it is an act-declaration, the application of which in specific legal relations and the protection of human rights with its help are problematic. …”
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Exoskeletal wearable robot on ambulatory function in patients with stroke: a protocol for an international, multicentre, randomised controlled study by Tae-Woo Kim, Deog Young Kim, Won Hyuk Chang, Dae Hyun Kim, Hyoung Seop Kim, Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah

“…The RAGT group will receive 30 min of gait training using an exoskeleton (ANGEL LEGS M20, Angel Robotics) and 30 min of conventional gait training, while the control group will receive 60 min conventional gait training. …”
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Validation of a Slovenian version of the Healthy Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ) for use with patients in family medicine by Adrijana Svenšek, Gregor Štiglic, Mateja Lorber

“…The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. In addition to assessing the construct validity of the questionnaire, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to determine content and face validity, and internal consistency reliability. …”
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The Multiple Dosing Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma on Cartilage Regeneration in Knee Osteoarthritis: Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Saraf A, Hussain A, Mahipal V, Agarwal T, Kush A

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Paediatric goal management training in patients with acquired brain injury: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Eva Skovlund, Ruth Elizabeth Hypher, Anne Elisabeth Brandt, Kari Risnes, Torstein Baade Rø, Stein Andersson, Torun Gangaune Finnanger, Jan Stubberud

“…Participants will be randomly allocated to either pGMT (n=40) or a psychoeducative control intervention (n=40; paediatric Brain Health Workshop). …”
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