The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality–Based Mindfulness Interventions for Managing Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized... by Ravi Shankar, Anjali Bundele, Amartya Mukhopadhyay

“…The findings will inform clinical practice guidelines for integrating VR-based mindfulness, guide technology development specifications, and establish evidence-based recommendations for health care policy regarding therapeutic VR reimbursement and regulatory frameworks. …”
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A Gamified mHealth App to Promote Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Autistic Adults: Protocol for a Remotely Delivered Pilot Intervention Study by Daehyoung Lee, Lia McNulty, Swetha Kathiravan, Matthew Louis Mauriello, Vijay Vasudevan, Anjana Bhat, Iva Obrusnikova, Richard Suminski

“…This gap is compounded by the lack of community-based participatory approaches in the development of mHealth intervention for autistic adults. …”
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Promising benefits of six-month Phaeodactylum tricornutum microalgae supplementation on cognitive function and inflammation in healthy older adults with age-associated memory impai... by Emily Goodbody, Jonathan Maury, Andrea Doolan, Gillian DunnGalvin, Charles Kakilla, Rémi Pradelles, Timothy G. Dinan, Timothy G. Dinan, Timothy G. Dinan

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Use of artificial intelligence for gestational age estimation: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sabahat Naz, Sahir Noorani, Syed Ali Jaffar Zaidi, Abdu R. Rahman, Saima Sattar, Jai K. Das, Jai K. Das, Zahra Hoodbhoy

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Pregnancy after bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zainab Akhter, Judith Rankin, Dries Ceulemans, Lem Ngongalah, Roger Ackroyd, Roland Devlieger, Rute Vieira, Nicola Heslehurst

“…However, bariatric surgery, particularly malabsorptive procedures, can make patients susceptible to deficiencies in nutrients that are essential for healthy fetal development. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to investigate the association between pregnancy after bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes.…”
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Delivering nutrition interventions to women and children in conflict settings: a systematic review by Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Michelle F Gaffey, Jai K Das, Mariella Munyuzangabo, Fahad J Siddiqui, Sarah Meteke, Daina Als, Reena P Jain, Amruta Radhakrishnan, Shailja Shah, Anushka Ataullahjan, Zahra Ali Padhani, Wardah Ahmed

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Process evaluation protocol of a cluster randomised trial for a scalable solution for delivery of Diabetes Self-Management Education in Thailand (DSME-T) by Kittipan Rerkasem, Sanjay Kinra, Kara Hanson, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Iliatha Papachristou Nadal, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish, Orawan Quansri, Supattra Srivanichakorn, Win Techakehakij, Nutchanath Wichit, Chanapat Pateekhum, Chanchanok Aramrat, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Nutchar Wiwatkunupakarn, Nick Birk, Elisha Ngetich

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Neurodevelopmental outcome of infants without central nervous system anomalies born to symptomatic RT-PCR ZIKV positive women. by Luis Alfonso Díaz-Martínez, Mario Augusto Rojas, Luz Stella Pinilla-García, Carlos Hernán Becerra-Mojica, Luis Alfonso Pérez-Vera, Luz Ángela Gutiérrez-Sánchez, Gustavo Adolfo Contreras-García, Carol Gisela Rueda-Ordoñez, Luis Villar

“…Previous studies have identified a cause-effect relationship between fetal exposure to the ZIKV and the development of microcephaly and other central nervous system (CNS) anomalies with variable degrees of neurodevelopmental delay. …”
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Placental architectural characteristics following laser ablation within monochorionic twins complicated by twin–twin transfusion syndrome: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of... by Jack Hamer, Nashwa Eltaweel, Rebecca Man, Matilde Rogerson, Victoria Hodgetts Morton, R. Katie Morris, Tamas Marton, Leo Gurney

“…A large prospective study is necessitated to assess the relationship between abnormal cord insertion and residual anastomoses development post‐laser.…”
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Ultrasound features of epibulbar malignancies of various histogenesis (melanoma and carcinoma) by I.O. Safronenkova, O.S. Buiko, V.A. Yelagina

“…A thickness of the sclera underlying the tumor not exceeding 0.30 mm may be considered as a risk factor for the development of scleromalacia (odds ratio (OR) = 7.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.2-53.8) (Copyright Registration Certificate for a Work No. 134003 issued on March 3, 2025). …”
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A maChine and deep Learning Approach to predict pulmoNary hyperteNsIon in newbornS with congenital diaphragmatic Hernia (CLANNISH): Protocol for a retrospective study. by Ilaria Amodeo, Giorgio De Nunzio, Genny Raffaeli, Irene Borzani, Alice Griggio, Luana Conte, Francesco Macchini, Valentina Condò, Nicola Persico, Isabella Fabietti, Stefano Ghirardello, Maria Pierro, Benedetta Tafuri, Giuseppe Como, Donato Cascio, Mariarosa Colnaghi, Fabio Mosca, Giacomo Cavallaro

“…A software system for automatic fetal lung volume segmentation in MRI based on the DL 3D U-NET approach will also be developed.<h4>Ethics and dissemination</h4>This retrospective study received approval from the local ethics committee (Milan Area 2, Italy). …”
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WORLD PRACTICE OF STATE PURCHASE: SINGAPORE by Natalya A. Prodanova, Elena I. Zatsarinnaya

“…The article shows specific features of Singaporean system of state purchase; describes procedures of purchasing subject to imputed cost of state purchase and registration on the portal of e-state order. The author demonstrates that critical perception of experience of the country, which during less than 50 years managed to jump from the level of third-world countries to that of the most developed countries of the Asia-Pacific Region, making innovation and more advanced legislative and technical decisions could allow us in the future to build more developed and efficient system of state purchases in Russia.…”
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Micro-learning and Mindtools in Mobile-Learning (M-Learning): effects on knowledge and self-efficacy in laparoscopy education for surgical nursing students by Fatemeh Akbari HajiAbad, Fatemeh Keshmiri, Fatemeh Jabinian, Seyed Mostafa Shiryazdi

“…Abstract Background In this study, an online Mobile-Learning (M-learning) application was developed based on the principles of mindtools and micro-learning strategy to educate surgical nursing students in laparoscopic surgical units. …”
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Implementing telehealth support to increase physical activity in girls and women with Rett syndrome—ActivRett: protocol for a waitlist randomised controlled trial by Nicholas Buckley, Helen Leonard, Cochavit Elefant, Kingsley Wong, Jenny Downs, Meir Lotan, Michelle Stahlhut

“…Results will be presented at conferences and consumer forums. We will develop an online resource documenting the physical activity programme and available supporting evidence.Trial registration number NCT04167059; Pre-results.…”
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Improving machine learning models through explainable AI for predicting the level of dietary diversity among Ethiopian preschool children by Gizachew Mulu Setegn, Belayneh Endalamaw Dejene

“…Datasets were used. We developed a predictive model using a decision tree, random forest, gradient boosting, light gradient boosting, CatBoost, and XGBClassifier. …”
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Evaluation of a school-based depression prevention approach among adolescents with elevated depressive symptoms attending special education: study protocol of a cluster randomized... by Wendy C. H. Rongen, Daan H. M. Creemers, Jan Spijker, Ad A. Vermulst, Sanne P. A. Rasing

“…Abstract Background Adolescents are at risk of developing depressive symptoms and suicidality. Those attending special education, because of cognitive, physical, behavioral, emotional or learning disabilities, form a particularly vulnerable subgroup concerning the development of depressive disorders. …”
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Measuring technology-facilitated sexual violence and abuse: a scoping review protocol of existing measurements by Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Pui Hing Chau, Edmond Pui Hang Choi, Sharon Hoi Lam Pak, Chanchan Wu

“…The results of this review are expected to highlight various types of TFSVA measurement developed in different settings. Further work is required to develop measurements adapted for specific populations and tested to ensure acceptability and cultural competence. …”
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Comparative analysis of methodological approaches to morphological description of plant varieties in Ukraine and European Union countries by Н. В. Лещук, Н. В. Павлюк, О. Б. Барбан

“…National Methods for Plant Varieties Examination for Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability are developed under mandatory requirements of the DOCUMENT TGP 7/3 DEVELOPMENT OF TEST GUIDELINES adopted by the Council at its forty-eighth ordinary session on October 16, 2014. …”
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Using contactless methods of diagnostics of high electric fields by A. V. Golenischev-Kutuzov, D. A. Ivanov, A. A. Potapov, V. I. Krotov

“…Based on this fact, we developed various methods of non-contact diagnostics of high-voltage insulators in order to identify defects at an early stage of their development. …”
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Serum creatinine to cystatin C ratio in relation to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Ruting Wang, Kai Huang, Hangfeng Ying, Jiahao Duan, Qinwen Feng, Xinying Zhang, Zifeng Wu, Riyue Jiang, Bin Zhu, Ling Yang, Chun Yang

“…The sarcopenia index (SI), based on serum creatinine to cystatin C ratio, was developed as a simple tool to evaluate skeletal muscle mass but has not been well-studied in the correlation of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). …”
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