Effect of educational interventions on knowledge of the disease and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised... by Melaku Desta, Ayelign Mengesha Kassie, Pammla Margaret Petrucka, Yared Asmare Aynalem, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Wondimeneh Shibabaw Shiferaw

“…The overall certainty of the evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach.Results A total of 19 trials with 2708 study participants were included in the review. …”
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Impact of life kinetik training on balance, agility, jumping, proprioception, and cognitive function in preadolescent recreational fencing athletes: a randomized controlled trial by Yunus Emre Yarayan, Kadir Keskin, Okan Burçak Çelik, Betül Canbolat Güder, Serkan Kurtipek, Mehdi Aslan, Tarkan Söğüt, Tebessüm Ayyildiz Durhan, Nouf H. Alkhamees, Bodor Bin Sheeha, Abdullah F. Alghannam, Sameer Badri Al-Mhanna, Gerasimos V. Grivas, Alexios Batrakoulis

“…Conclusions These findings indicate that while LK exercises are effective in boosting overall athletic performance, they may not be sufficient for developing specific skills such as proprioception. Trial registration The randomized controlled trial was registered on 04/01/2025 at ClinicalTrials.gov, under the registration number NCT06781268.…”
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Construction and validation of a risk prediction model for postoperative frailty in older adults:a multicenter study by Shilong Lu, Hao Liang, Jiamin Fang, Rui Chen, Huilian Liao, Mingming Xu, Yumei Chen, Huijin Sun, Lijuan Dong, Yingui Guo, Zhixia Jiang, Hui Xiao, Lin Wei

“…Predicting the onset of postoperative frailty is significant importance for the rehabilitation of the elderly people after surgery. Our study aims to develop and evaluate a predictive model for postoperative frailty on the 30th day in elderly patients. …”
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Clinical efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer of unknown primary: a multi-center retrospective study by Haowen Wang, Siqi Song, Yuzhou Nie, Jinting Wu, Linyue Pan, Qizhen Zou, Gaizhen Kuang, Chen Chen, Xiaochen Zhang, Wenfeng Li, Shirong Zhang

“…Finally, a predictive nomogram model was developed to accurately forecast the response of patients with CUP to ICIs. …”
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Comercio y atlantización del Pacífico mexicano y sudamericano: La crisis del lago indiano y del Galeón de Manila, 1750-1821 by Mariano Ardash Bonialian Assadourian

“…The essay has to aims to identify the factors that contributed to the crisis and disappearance of a trading system that was developed by the colonial Pacific between 1580 and 1750. …”
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Modifying exercise and physical therapy in medical rehabilitation to promote a physically active lifestyle: Protocol for a multicenter controlled hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implem... by Eva Grüne, Johannes Carl, Wolfgang Geidl, Johanna Popp, David Victor Fiedler, Natalie Boss, Regina Brinkmann, Juliane von dem Bussche, Gabi Eichner, Kathrin Kleinert, Christoph Löhr, Florian Mex, Paul Schwanitz von Keitz, Till Richter, Joachim Schmidt, Rainer Tischendorf, Gorden Sudeck, Klaus Pfeifer

“…Methods As part of the STABEKO study, we will use cooperative planning as a co-creation approach for planning, developing, and implementing actions to modify exercise and physical therapy by engaging relevant actors from practice, policy, and research in an equal decision-making process. …”
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Optical Remote Sensing Analysis of Exhaust Emissions During Aircraft Taxiing at Hefei Xinqiao International Airport by Yusheng Qin, Xin Han, Xiangxian Li, Huaqiao Gui, Weiwei Xue, Minguang Gao, Jingjing Tong, Yujun Zhang, Zheng Shi

“…The taxiing stage of an aircraft is characterized by its long duration, low operating thrust, and low combustion efficiency, resulting in substantial emissions of CO, CO₂, and VOCs, which adversely affect air quality near airports. This study has developed an open-path Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (OP-FTIR) monitor with second-level time resolution to enable the optical remote monitoring of pollutants during taxiing. …”
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DRTB-HDT: a randomized controlled trial of two adjunctive host-directed therapies in rifampin-resistant tuberculosis by Nestani Tukvadze, Sehlomola Mashatole, Anne Jacobs, Tlhago Ngwanto, Norbert Heinrich, Annelies Van Rie, Valeriu Crudu, Elena Tudor, Leila Goginashvili, Elmira Ibraim, Celso Khosa, Pauline Howell, Shakira Rajaram, Kinita Naidoo, Stefan Niemann, Klaus Reither, Robert S. Wallis

“…Trial registration EudraCT Number: 2020–004295-18. South African National Clinical Trial Registration (SANCTR) Number: DOH-27–042021-8345.…”
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Screening for ТВ Infection. State of the Problem by E. A. Borodulina

“…Against the background of the current debate about the effectiveness of TB infection immunodiagnostics the technique of posing skin tests using a skin prick test, developed and patented in the Samara State Medical University. …”
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MAX-PLUS ALGEBRA MODEL ON INAPORTNET SYSTEM SHIPS SERVICE SCHEME by Nurwan Nurwan, Muhammad Rezky F. Payu

“…Therefore, the InaPortNet scheme was developed to facilitate and minimize queues in and out of ships. …”
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Methodical Principles for Determination of Optimum Breaking Places of Distributive Electrical Networks with Due Account of Supply Network of 110 kV and Higher by M. I. Fursanov, A. A. Zalatoi, V. V. Makarevich, A. N. Mukha

“…A specified model and algorithm for optimization of slit points in a distributive 10 (6) kV electrical network with due account of supply network of 110 kV and higher have been developed in the paper. In order to determine loss values in supply network a special mathematical model of the closed network has been constructed and the model permits to execute the given operation with minimum computing expenses. …”
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Modern approaches and technologies in infectious epidemiology (as an example, infections caused by pathogenic streptococci) by A. A. Totolian

“…Some proposals were developed to improve an official registration of streptococcal diseases and their complications as well as diagnostic abilities for them.…”
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Evidence of health care offered to women in situations of violence by Laura Ferreira Cortes, Jaqueline Arboit, Stela Maris de Mello Padoin, Cristiane Cardoso de Paula

“…Methods: integrative review developed in Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences database and Public Medline database. …”
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Target product profiles for digital health technologies including those with artificial intelligence: a systematic review by Trystan B. Macdonald, Trystan B. Macdonald, Trystan B. Macdonald, H. D. Jeffry Hogg, H. D. Jeffry Hogg, Jacqueline Dinnes, Jacqueline Dinnes, Lucy Verrinder, Gregory Maniatopoulos, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Bethany Shinkins, J. Kevin Dunbar, Ameenat Lola Solebo, Ameenat Lola Solebo, Hannah Sutton, John Attwood, Michael Pogose, Rosalind Given-Wilson, Felix Greaves, Felix Greaves, Carl Macrae, Carl Macrae, Russell Pearson, Adnan Tufail, Adnan Tufail, Xiaoxuan Liu, Xiaoxuan Liu, Xiaoxuan Liu, Alastair K. Denniston, Alastair K. Denniston, Alastair K. Denniston, Alastair K. Denniston

“…Our findings emphasise the need for guidelines for TPP development, could help inform these, and could be used as a basis to develop future DHT TPPs.Systematic Review Registration: https://www.researchprotocols.org/2024/1/e50568/authors.…”
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Low-value clinical practices in adult traumatic brain injury: an umbrella review protocol by Belinda J Gabbe, Henry Thomas Stelfox, Patrick Archambault, François Lauzier, Fiona Lecky, Francois Lamontagne, Michaël Chasse, Pier-Alexandre Tardif, Lynne Moore, Imen Farhat, John Kortbeek, Paule Lessard-Bonaventure, Catherine Truchon, Alexis F Turgeon

“…This work will support the development of metrics to measure the use of low-value practices, inform policy makers on potential targets for deimplementation and in the long term reduce the use of low-value clinical practices in acute TBI care.PROSPERO registration number CRD42019132428.…”
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Fit for School Study protocol: early child growth, health behaviours, nutrition, cardiometabolic risk and developmental determinants of a child’s school readiness, a prospective co... by Peter Szatmari, Mark S Tremblay, Peter Jüni, Christopher Allen, Julia Thompson, Kevin Thorpe, Douglas Campbell, Andreas Laupacis, Elise Mok, Catherine S Birken, Jessica A Omand, Kim M Nurse, Cornelia M Borkhoff, Jonathon L Maguire, Muhammad Mamdani, Patricia C Parkin, Janis Randall Simpson, Eric Duku, Caroline Reid-Westoby, Magdalena Janus, Catherine S. Birken, Jonathon L. Maguire, Ronald Cohn, Cornelia M. Borkhoff, Charles Keown-Stoneman, Christine Kowal, Dalah Mason, Jillian Baker, Denis Leduc, Patricia Li, Navindra Persaud, Susan Shepherd, Carolyn Taylor, Farnaz Bazeghi, Imaan Bayoumi, Sarah Carsley, Patricia Raso, Amanda Offord

“…Introduction School readiness is a multidimensional construct that includes cognitive, behavioural and emotional aspects of a child’s development. School readiness is strongly associated with a child’s future school success and well-being. …”
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No-reference digital image quality assessment of offline signature by Y. I. Golub

“…The purpose of this paper is to develop a simple criterion for image quality assessment of a signature scanned from a paper (i. e., a static or offline signature). …”
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The State and Catholics in Vietnam by Małgorzata Pietrasiak

“…New forms of cooperation with religious groups have been developed. However, some of them are still criticized, including limitations related to the registration of religious groups and control by the state apparatus. …”

Real-Time Multichannel Imaging Framework for Endoscopy, Catheters, and Fixed Geometry Intraoperative Systems by Rahul A. Sheth, Rabi Upadhyay, Ralph Weissleder, Umar Mahmood

“…To address the need for a clinically applicable intravital optical imaging system, we developed a new hardware and software framework. We demonstrate its utility by applying it to an endoscope-based white light and fluorescent imaging system. …”
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Association between long-term use of calcium channel blockers (CCB) and the risk of breast cancer: a retrospective longitudinal observational study protocol by Christopher M Reid, Rachael Moorin, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Max K Bulsara, David B Preen, Gita Mishra, David Youens, Jeffery David Hughes, Ninh Thi Ha, Bruno H Stricker, Rikje Ruiter, Cameron Wright, Chau Ho, Walter P Abhayaratna, Christobel M Saunders, Frank J A van Rooij

“…Fine and Gray competing risks regression will be used to assess the association between CCB use and development of breast cancer using a generalised propensity score to adjust for baseline covariates. …”
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