Methods for assessing exercise fidelity in unsupervised home-based cardiovascular rehabilitation: a scoping review by Mohammad Jarallah, Thomas M Withers, Sheeba Rosewilliam, Afroditi Stathi, Colin J Greaves

“…Conclusions Most studies to date have conceptualised exercise fidelity or adherence narrowly, ignoring important elements of the initial exercise prescription and many have relied on non-validated self-report measures. …”
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Customized 3D printed helmet in the treatment of metopic craniosynostosis in a 7-month-old infant, a case report by Huthaifa Atallah, Rabee Naeem, Amneh Alshawabka, Anas S. Said, Huda Alfatafta, Evelin Derkács, Dorottya Varga, Bálint Molics

“…Patient has come for two follow-up appointments, at 2 and 5 months.ResultsFive months after the initial fitting, the head shape correction and reduction of deformity were noticed through anthropometric measures. …”
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Multichannel speech enhancement for automatic speech recognition: a literature review by Zubair Zaland, Mumtaz Begum Mustafa, Miss Laiha Mat Kiah, Hua-Nong Ting, Mansoor Ali Mohamed Yusoof, Zuraidah Mohd Don, Saravanan Muthaiyah

“…We conducted keyword searches on several electronic databases such as Google Scholar, IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, ACM Digital Library, and ISI Web of Knowledge to identify relevant journal and conference articles. We selected 240 articles based on inclusion criteria from the initial search results and ended with 35 experimental articles when exclusion criteria were applied. …”
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Clinical Nurse Educators’ Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Kateryna Metersky, Emily Richard, Yasin Yasin, Areej Al-Hamad, Valerie Tan

“…ResultsThe online database literature search was initiated in January 2025, with a total of 4306 records identified during the initial search. …”
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Use of Xpert MTB/RIF in Decentralized Public Health Settings and Its Effect on Pulmonary TB and DR-TB Case Finding in India. by Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Neeraj Raizada, Achuthan Sreenivas, Anna H Van't Hoog, Susan van den Hof, Puneet K Dewan, Rahul Thakur, R S Gupta, Shubhangi Kulsange, Bhavin Vadera, Ameet Babre, Christen Gray, Malik Parmar, Mayank Ghedia, Ranjani Ramachandran, Umesh Alavadi, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Claudia Denkinger, Catharina Boehme, C N Paramasivan

“…Compared with the baseline strategy of selective drug-susceptibility testing only for PTB cases at high risk of drug-resistant TB, Xpert MTB/RIF implementation increased rifampicin resistant TB case detection by over fivefold. …”
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Acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of an online facilitation training program designed to support the implementation of person-centered care in Swedish healthcare—a qu... by Ewa Carlsson Lalloo, Anna Bergström, Leif Eriksson, Lars Wallin, Emmelie Barenfeld

“…Nevertheless, the acceptability was negatively affected by low attendance, low engagement due to the online format, and initial struggles with the systematic implementation model. …”
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Berberine in cardiovascular therapy: bridging modern pharmacology with the traditional Chinese botanicals Huanglian (黄连), Huangbai (黄柏), Amur Cork Tree (黄檗), and Gong Lao Mu (亮叶十大功... by Seema Sharma, Sampat Singh Tanwar

“…We aimed to understand berberine's effectiveness and its molecular mechanisms in cardiovascular health. From 500 initial articles, we selected 250 relevant to our study on berberine's efficacy in various cardiovascular outcomes. …”
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The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission and its effect on life expectancy in two European regions by Carlo Delfin S. Estadilla, Chiara Cicolani, Rubén Blasco-Aguado, Fernando Saldaña, Alessandro Borri, Javier Mar, Joseba Bidaurrazaga Van-Dierdonck, Oliver Ibarrondo, Nico Stollenwerk, Maíra Aguiar

“…In this study, we aim to quantify the influence of NPIs on the transmission of COVID-19 within selected European regions, specifically Spain (including the Basque Country) and Italy (including Tuscany), during the period of February to December 2020, which predates the initiation of COVID-19 vaccinations. …”
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Applications of Indocyanine Green in Breast Cancer for Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Feryal Kurdi, Yahya Kurdi, Igor Vladimirovich Reshetov

“…Out of the 2130 references initially imported, 126 studies met the inclusion criteria after screening. …”
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Exploring Immersive Virtual Reality in Higher Education: Research Gap and Future Direction—A Scoping Review by Sunardi, Meyliana, Spits Warnars Harco Leslie Hendric, Yusep Rosmansyah

“…This study conducts a scoping review using the PRISMA methodology to systematically analyze current literature, identify research gaps, seek the challenge, and propose future research directions. From an initial pool of 414 papers, 75 were selected, comprising 60 research studies and 15 review papers. …”
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Identification and prioritization of population health indices in Iranian population, a qualitative study by Mahshid Roohravan Benis, Zahra Rampisheh, Nogol Motamed-Gorji, Mahnaz Solhi, Batool Tayefi

“…Furthermore, the study underscores the value of involving expert professionals and soliciting diverse perspectives in selecting health indices.…”
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Preliminary exploration of the role of parathyroid volume in predicting the efficacy of cinacalcet on secondary hyperparathyroidism by TANG Li, LIAO Chang-bin, Zhang Jia-li

“…Objective To divide maintenance hemodialysis(MDH)patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism(SHPT)into various groups according to their parathyroid volumes,and preliminarily explore the role of parathyroid volume in predicting the efficacy of cinacalcet on SHPT by observing efficacy of cinacalcet in various groups.Methods Sixty-seven MHD patients with SHPT from Zigong Third People’s Hospital were selected and divided into three groups according to the maximum parathyroid volume:group A(parathyroid volume<500 mm~3,21 cases),group B(500 mm~3≤parathyroid volume<1 000 mm~3,23 cases),group C(parathyroid volume≥1 000 mm~3,23 cases).The initial dose of cinacalcet was 25 mg/day and increased gradually up to 100 mg/day to achieve the control goal covering the intact parathyroid hormone(iPTH)levels(150～300 pg/mL).The main observation index was iPTH compliance rate(150～300 pg/mL),and the secondary observation index was the rate of iPTH decline more than 30%.The changes in serum iPTH,corrected calcium and serum phosphorus were observed during the follow-up period of 24 weeks.Results One patient in group B fell off,and three in group C.The remaining patients were followed up for 24 weeks.There were no significant differences in baseline age,gender,calcium and phosphorus levels between the three groups.The baseline dialysis age of patients in group C was significantly longer than that in group A and B,with statistically significance.The levels of iPTH in the three groups before treatment were statistically different.After 24 weeks of treatment,the levels of serum calcium and serum iPTH in the three groups were significantly declined(P<0.05).The proportions of iPTH decreased by more than 30% in the three groups were high,with no statistically significant differences between the three groups.The iPTH compliance rate was 81% in group A,45.5% in group B and 10% in group C(P<0.05).In this study,29 of 63 patients met the standard of iPTH.Multiple regression analysis indicated that the maximum parathyroid volume before treatment and the pre-treatment iPTH were independent predictors of whether iPTH complied with the standard.Conclusions Cinacalcet had good efficacy in the treatment of SHPT in hemodialysis patients.Baseline maximum parathyroid volume and iPTH are independent predictors of iPTH compliance.…”
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One to All: Toward a Unified Model for Counting Cereal Crop Heads Based on Few-Shot Learning by Qiang Wang, Xijian Fan, Ziqing Zhuang, Tardi Tjahjadi, Shichao Jin, Honghua Huan, Qiaolin Ye

“…The CHCNet model adopts a 2-stage training procedure. The initial stage focuses on latent feature mining to capture common feature representations of cereal crops. …”
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Coping with sand and dust storms: Developing and validating of an adaptation assessment tool by Shiva Salehi, Ali Ardalan, Abbas - Ostadtaghizadeh, Armin Zareiyan, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Abbas Rahimiforoushani

“…Results: After calculating the item effect score index with values higher than 1.5, the content validity ratio higher than 0.49, and the content validity index higher than 0.79, 40 items out of the initial 101 were selected. Through exploratory factor analysis, the items were further reduced to 34 and grouped into four areas, based on the eigenvalue being higher than 1. …”
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Guideline-Based Clinical Decision Support Framework for Multimorbidity: Protocol for a Formulation and Testing Study by Zijun Wang, Ling Wang, Bingyi Wang, Hongfeng He, Zhewei Li, Di Zhu, Jie Zhang, Huayu Zhang, Yaolong Chen, Janne Estill

“…ObjectiveWe aim to develop a guideline-based decision support framework for the management of patients with multimorbidity to help clinicians efficiently evaluate, select, and adapt recommendations focusing on the different comorbidities and aspects of multimorbidity. …”
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University Literacy and Contact with Sources of Information, Keys for Learning at The University by Fabiana Böhm-Carrer, Adrian Edgardo Lucero

“…The 146 participants selected responded to a non-probabilistic sampling strategy, which considered the two universities under study and the four careers chosen. …”
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A comparison of traditional orthodontic polishing systems with composite polishing systems following orthodontic debonding by Elizabeth A. Melvin, Qingzhao Yu, Xiaoming Xu, Camille G. Laird, Paul C. Armbruster, Richard W. Ballard

“…Introduction: At the completion of treatment, the orthodontic practitioner’s goal is to effectively remove all traces of adhesive and return enamel to its initial state. With the advent of new polishing systems being released each year, there may be one product that is superior to others. …”
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Impact of onset-to-door time on outcomes and factors associated with late hospital arrival in patients with acute ischemic stroke. by Eung-Joon Lee, Seung Jae Kim, Jeonghoon Bae, Eun Ji Lee, Oh Deog Kwon, Han-Yeong Jeong, Yongsung Kim, Hae-Bong Jeong

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients who arrived at the hospital within five days of onset from September 2019 to May 2020 were selected from the prospective stroke registries of Seoul National University Hospital and Chung-Ang University Hospital of Seoul, Korea. …”
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Monitoring biweekly dynamics of pan-tropical industrial plantations over 6 years using 100 m PROBA-V data by Audric Bos, Céline Lamarche, Fabrizio Niro, Pierre Defourny

“…Our initial estimates of industrial plantation dynamics suggest that new oil palm plantations cover approximately 3,064 km2 annually, of which 79% is rotation within existing plantations and 21% expansion into new areas. …”
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Characterization of cellular heterogeneity in milk from healthy bovine mammary glands by Gabriela Perez-Hernandez, Andrea J. Lengi, Melissa Makris, Benjamin A. Corl

“…From the base population, 5 multiparous cows (≥300 days in milk (DIM), ≤162 × 103 SC/mL, and milk yield (MY) ≥ 25 kg/d) were selected for fluorescence activated cell sorting and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis. …”
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