How do we measure dysarthria after stroke? A systematic review to guide the core outcome set for dysarthria by Jamie J Kirkham, Claire Mitchell, Audrey Bowen, Joshua Cheyne, Paul Conroy, Sabrina El Kouaissi, Martha Duncan-Zaleski, Brooke-Mai Whelan, Sarah J Jane Wallace

“…There is a need for further psychometric testing of these and the development of new measurement instruments to cover all aspects of intelligibility, conversations, living well with dysarthria and communication partner skills.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022302998.…”
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Frontal Pole Neuromodulation for Impulsivity and Suicidality in Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Common Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions: Protocol for a Pilot Ran... by Alyssa Bernanke, Rebecca Hasley, Niki Sabetfakhri, Harriet de Wit, Bridget M Smith, Lei Wang, Lisa A Brenner, Colleen Hanlon, Noah S Philip, Olusola Ajilore, Amy Herrold, Alexandra Aaronson

“…MethodsThis is a pilot, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial. In developing this protocol, we referenced the SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) guidelines. …”
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Impaired creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate in Thai individuals switching to dolutegravir: illustrating the role of cystatin C testing to aid clinical decision m... by Carlo Sacdalan, Curtis Austin, Aswathy Varma, Suteeraporn Pinyakorn, Eugène Kroon, Donn J. Colby, Phillip Chan, Orlanda Goh, Krittaporn Pornpaisakul, Jintana Intasan, Tassanee Luekasemsuk, Merlin L. Robb, Nitiya Chomchey, Nittaya Phanuphak, Jintanat Ananworanich, Sandhya Vasan, Denise Hsu, the SEARCH 010/RV254 study group

“…During EFV-based ART, an additional 17 (8%) developed eGFRcre < 90 ml/min/1.73 m2, nearly all transient, while mean eGFRcre remained stable and within normal range. …”
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Factors Associated with Access to the Saudi Primary Healthcare in Light of Vision 2030 by Salah Alshagrawi, Ahmed Nasser Al-luhaym

“…The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has developed health-related objectives to enhance the accessibility of healthcare services and refining its policies. …”
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Effectiveness of pharmacological and psychological interventions for treating post-traumatic stress disorder in adults with childhood abuse: protocol for a systematic review and ne... by Nour Waleed Alhussaini, Muhammad Riaz

“…Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental disorder that develops after being exposed to a traumatic event. …”
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Dietary and physical activity recommendations to prevent type 2 diabetes in South Asian adults: A systematic review. by Mirthe Muilwijk, Mary Nicolaou, Samera A Qureshi, Carlos Celis-Morales, Jason M R Gill, Aziz Sheikh, Naveed Sattar, Erik Beune, Anne Karen Jenum, Karien Stronks, Irene G M van Valkengoed

“…Intervention trials and guidelines for the prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in populations of South Asian origin often include strategies to improve diet and physical activity that are based on those developed for other populations. These may be suboptimal for the South Asian target populations. …”
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Copyright Assessment of The Oral Tradition of Making Fishing Traps Among Indigenous Peoples by Marselo Valentino Geovani Pariela, Ronald Saija, Venda Jolanda Pical, Triska Demmatacco

“…Oral culture or oral tradition is a culture in which writing has not been developed for the purpose of keeping records and passing down knowledge and history. …”
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Re-introduction of India ink testing as a low-cost laboratory diagnostic for cryptococcosis among HIV infected patients in Southern Mozambique: An implementation research protocol. by José C Langa, Mohsin Sidat, Jahit Sacarlal, Troy D Moon

“…This study uses implementation science methods framed by the Dynamic Adaption Process (DAP) and the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) conceptual frameworks to develop a multi-phase, stepped-wedged trial using mixed-methods approaches. …”
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Correlative light and electron microscopy imaging of proteinaceous deposits in cell cultures and brain tissues by Peizhou Jiang, Dennis W. Dickson

“…However, the technical challenges with CLEM have limited its application to neuropathology. Here, we developed a simplified efficient CLEM method and applied it to a cell model that produces a high proportion of α-synuclein (αS) inclusions with immunopositivity to phosphorylated αS and the synaptic vesicle marker SV2A and synaptophysin. …”
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Evaluation on the effectiveness on the implementation of WHO caregiver skills training (CST) programme in Hong Kong: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Wai-Ching Paul Wong, Siu-Lun Chow

“…The primary measurement tool was the joint engagement rating inventory developed by WHO experts to gauge how parents engage their children. …”
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Reducing specific phobia/fear in young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) through a virtual reality environment intervention. by Morag Maskey, Jessica Lowry, Jacqui Rodgers, Helen McConachie, Jeremy R Parr

“…Specific fears and phobias can have a serious impact on young people with ASD and their families. In this study we developed and evaluated a unique treatment combining cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) with graduated exposure in a virtual reality environment (VRE). …”
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Enhancing of the Effectiveness of Internationalization Strategies in Higher Education Institutions: A Focus on International Students in Azerbaijan by Jafarli Rajab

“…Whether public or private, regardless of focus, from humanitarian studies to engineering, most of the universities don’t have the International Student Offices or the activities of these offices are not enough in comparison with developed countries of Europe. Country Higher Education Strategy issues related to international students are one of the main priorities. …”
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X-ray transparent testing of leaves from an artistic desk lamp by Zoran M. Karastojković, Nataša A. Ilić, Milesa Ž. Srećković, Zoran V. Janjušević

“…For investigation of artistic components, generally, there are many developed methods, but a lot of them still are not fully reliable or standardized. …”
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Cholecystectomy and the risk of microscopic colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhaoxu Tian, Hongying Tang, Guoming Sun, Jianjun Shen, Yangri Duan, Hangbin Jin

“…Background: Several observational studies suggest a potential association between cholecystectomy and the risk of developing microscopic colitis (MC). However, the current findings remain inconsistent. …”
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Panoramic Image Generation Algorithm Based on Cylindrical Surface Mapping by Fuquan Ji, Yueguang Li, Xianchao Wang

“…The threshold-based SURF algorithm is used for image registration. The normalization processing algorithm is specifically developed to rectify image distortion during stitching. …”
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Opportunities to Improve the Recommendation of Plant Varieties under the Recommended List (RL) System by Chin Jian Yang, Joanne Russell, Ian Mackay, Wayne Powell

“…The current RL system is heavily focused on single-trial analyses developed in the 1980s without making full use of information across varieties and trial sites. …”
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Immunogenicity and Safety of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) as a Homologous Fourth-Dose Booster: A Substudy of the Phase 3 COV003 Trial in Brazil by Sue Ann Costa Clemens, MD, PhD, Sagida Bibi, PhD, Natalie G. Marchevsky, MSc, Parvinder K. Aley, PhD, Federica Cappuccini, PhD, Sophie A. Davies, BSc, Isabela Gonzalez, PhD, Sarah C. Kelly, MSc, Yama F. Mujadidi, MSc, Eveline Pipolo Milan, MD, PhD, Alexandre V. Schwarzbold, PhD, Eduardo Sprinz, MD, DSc, Merryn Voysey, DPhil, Lily Y. Weckx, MD, PhD, Daniel Wright, DPhil, Himanshu Bansal, MS, Maria A.S. Bergagård, MSc, Abby J. Isaacs, MS, Elizabeth J. Kelly, PhD, Dongmei Lan, MS, Shethah Morgan, PhD, Nirmal Kumar Shankar, BAMS, Kathryn Shoemaker, MS, Tonya L. Villafana, PhD, Teresa Lambe, PhD, Justin A. Green, MD, PhD, Andrew J. Pollard, FMedSci

“…Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT04536051…”
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Phototherapy for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and childhood eczema, rhinitis and wheeze by Elizabeth Huiwen Tham, Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo, Anne Goh, Oon Hoe Teoh, Fabian Yap, Kok Hian Tan, Keith M. Godfrey, Hugo Van Bever, Bee Wah Lee, Yap Seng Chong, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek

“…There were also no associations between mean bilirubin peak levels within the phototherapy group with development of eczema, rhinitis and early onset wheeze in the first 5 years of life. …”
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Mental health and sexual and reproductive health services for girls, young women and gender-diverse youth with intersectional identities: protocol for a realist review by Terri Rodak, Sean Kidd, Meaghen Quinlan-Davidson, Jamie Gibson, Amy Gajaria, Jo L Henderson, June Sing Hong Lam, Debbie Chiodo, Jordan Donovan, Mahalia Dixon, Devon Walpole, Karleigh Darnay, Anna I R van der Miesen

“…In the final stage, the narrative will be developed and refined in consultation with Youth Advisory Group members, and findings will be disseminated.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the Research Ethics Board at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (2023/153). …”
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Explaining reproductive health inequalities among people with intellectual disabilities: a meta-narrative review protocol by Rachael Eastham, Alexandra Kaley, Martin Joseph McMahon, Nicola Merrett

“…We will also produce our findings in a range of accessible and easy-to-read formats.PROSPERO registration number CRD42024495199.…”
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