Barriers and facilitators to participation in electronic health interventions in older adults with cognitive impairment: an umbrella review by Chunyi Zhou, Yating Ai, Sixue Wang, Yue Yuan, Ailin Zhang, Hui Hu, Yuncui Wang

“…Registration This study was registered with the PROSPERO (CRD42023429410).…”
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Accuracy of signs, symptoms and blood tests for diagnosing acute bacterial rhinosinusitis and CT-confirmed acute rhinosinusitis in adults: protocol of an individual patient data me... by Johannes B Reitsma, Mark H Ebell, Morten Lindbaek, Roderick Venekamp, Jens Georg Hansen

“…Multivariable logistic regression analyses will be used to develop prediction models aimed at calculating absolute risk estimates. …”
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Multisectoral One Health collaborations across human, animal and environmental health: a protocol paper for an umbrella systematic review of conceptual and analytical approaches to... by Melika Akhbari, Hadjer Nacer, Osman Ahmed Dar

“…The findings will also be directly disseminated to the Quadripartite agencies.Prospero registration number CRD42018094031…”
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Does pneumonia increase the risk of dementia and cognitive decline? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhen Yan, Min Zhang, Lifang Yu, Fulian Zhang

“…The risk did not significantly differ between bacterial and non-specific pneumonia types.Conclusions This meta-analysis suggests that pneumonia is associated with a significantly higher risk of developing dementia. These findings underscore the need for diligent monitoring and preventive strategies for patients recovering from pneumonia, particularly among the elderly, to mitigate potential cognitive decline.PROSPERO registration number: CRD42024520631.…”
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Mixed-methods exploration of challenges to stoma care for ostomates in four low- and middle-income countries: STomacARe For Improvement reSearcH (STARFISH) study by Marie Carmela M. Lapitan, Marie Dione P. Sacdalan, Marc Paul J. Lopez, Ma. Felina P. Cruz, Vanessa J. Msosa, Adesoji O. Ademuyiwa, Felix M. Alakaloko, Ritu Jain, Amit Mahajan, Vishal Michael, Dhruva N. Ghosh, Parvez D. Haque, Ashwani Kumar, Manisha Aggarwal, James C. Glasbey

“…The results were triangulated to develop a questionnaire-based tool to assess patients’ and carers’ knowledge and attitudes towards stoma and stoma care…”
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Applicability of the “5S Management Method” for Quality Improvement at Health Care Facilities in India by Aesh Katiyar, Jay Patwa, Nikhil Chavda

“… Introduction: The 5S management method, originally developed in Japanese industries for quality improvement, has since been adopted in healthcare settings worldwide. …”
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Effectiveness of adapted self-help plus (SH+) to reduce psychological distress among university students in Indonesia (APRESIASI): protocol of a randomized controlled trial by Dhini Andriani, Fredrick D. Purba, Anke B. Witteveen, Neily Zakiyah, Marit Sijbrandij

“…Therefore, they are at risk of developing symptoms of common mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety (i.e., psychological distress). …”
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Automated system of passenger accounting, committed illegal actions in trains of JSC “FPK” formation, and provision of information to train crews by A. T. Sungatullina, I. B. Gumina, V. A. Dobychina

“…For this purpose the developers of ACS “Express-3” have developed the analytical report system that provides business-processes of accounting and controlling the wrongdoing in long-distance trains and solves the following problems: prepare initial information on the classification of illegal actions and passengers disturbing public order in the trains of JSC “FPK”; form for train crew the information on passengers with previously committing illegal actions in trains of JSC “FPK”; form and provide reference and analytical information on the actions to the branches forming trains. …”
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Pain Assessment Following Open Hemorrhoidectomy Under Local Anesthesia Versus Saddle Block: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. by Sikakulya, Franck Katembo, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Okedi, Xaviour Francis, Baluku, Moris, Lule, Herman, Kiyaka, Sonye Magugu, Kyamanywa, Patrick

“…Background There is a disparity in evidence on pain assessment post open hemorrhoidectomy (OH) using local anes- Thesia and its use in developing countries are different from those in developed countries. …”
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Protocol for a cluster randomised trial evaluating a multifaceted intervention starting preconceptionally—Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EIN... by Mary Barker, Janis Baird, K S Joseph, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Prakesh S Shah, Saumyadipta Pyne, Nalini Singhal, Murali Krishna, Prabhat Jha, Harshpal Singh Sachdev, Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Caroline H D Fall, Stephanie Atkinson, Stephen Lye, Stephen G Matthews, Daniel Sellen, Ghattu V Krishnaveni, Kumar Gavali Suryanarayana, Manohar Prabhu Prasad, Antonisamy Belavendra, Ramaswamy Balasubramaniam, Robert H J Bandsma, Giriraj Ratan Chandak, Elena M Comelli, Sandra T Davidge, Geoffrey L Hammond, Sadhana R Joshi, Kang Lee, Patrick McGowan, Pablo Nepomnaschy, Vivek Padvetnaya, Sirazul Ameen Sahariah, Jacquetta Trasler, Chittaranjan S Yajnik, Marie-Claude Martin, Nusrat Husain

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Climate footprint of industry-sponsored in-human clinical trials: life cycle assessments of clinical trials spanning multiple phases and disease areas by Michael Collins, Thomas Costelloe, Jason Keith LaRoche, Rodrigo Alvarenga, Wouter De Soete, Jeremy Faludi, Kristel Rens, Jason Lanier, Annemie Chiau, Hugh Whetherly

“…Across the multisite phase 2, 3 and 4 trials we analysed, a combination of the observed five largest contributors to GHG emissions were responsible for no less than 79% of GHG emissions for any one trial.Conclusions Based on our LCAs of seven clinical trials spanning all four phases of development and multiple disease areas, there are five activities that drive no less than 79% of the average clinical trial’s GHG footprint. …”
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Interpersonal counselling for adolescent depression delivered by youth mental health workers without core professional training: the ICALM feasibility RCT by Jon Wilson, Viktoria Cestaro, Eirini Charami-Roupa, Timothy Clarke, Aoife Dunne, Brioney Gee, Sharon Jarrett, Thando Katangwe-Chigamba, Andrew Laphan, Susie McIvor, Richard Meiser-Stedman, Jamie Murdoch, Thomas Rhodes, Carys Seeley, Lee Shepstone, David Turner, Paul Wilkinson

“…The adapted intervention for adolescents was recently developed and piloted in a single-arm study by members of the research team. …”
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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for non-pharmacological perioperative neonatal pain management by David de Beer, Mary E Brindle, Michael Scott, Megan A Brockel, Andrew Franklin, Mehul V Raval, Tyara Marchand, Mercedes Pilkington, Brandon Pentz, Kristin Short, Saffa Aziz, Jennifer Y Lam, Adam Spencer, Scott Else, Duncan McLuckie

“…Through systematic review and modified Delphi consensus with anaesthesiologists, paediatric surgeons and researchers, we developed non-pharmacological recommendations to improve perioperative neonatal pain management. …”
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Deterministic form-position deflectometric measurement of monolithic multi-freeform optical structures via Bayesian multisensor fusion by Wei Lang, Xiangchao Zhang, Yunuo Chen, Ting Chen, Peide Yang, Min Xu, Xiangqian Jiang

“…Finally, a geometric-constraint-based registration method was developed to evaluate the form-position quality of freeform surfaces. …”
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Phase waves of local depolarization in biological tissues object speckle fields. Fundamental and applied aspects by Yurii Ushenko, Alexander Ushenko, Alexander Dubolazov, Mykhaylo Gorsky, Irina Soltys, Olexandra Litvinenko, Victor Bachinsky, Ivan Mikirin, Olexander Salega, Ivan Garasim, Jun Zheng, Lin Bin

“…Our goal was to develop and experimentally validate a polarization-interference method for phase scanning of laser speckle fields generated by diffuse layers of birefringent biological tissues. …”
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Child mortality estimation: estimating sex differences in childhood mortality since the 1970s. by Cheryl Chriss Sawyer

“…In many developing countries, I found that sex ratios of mortality have changed in the same direction as historically occurred in developed countries, but typically had a lower degree of female advantage for a given level of mortality. …”
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Natural aging course of paraspinal muscle and back extensor strength in community-dwelling older adults (sarcopenia of spine, SarcoSpine): a prospective cohort study protocol by Ju Chan Kim, Shi-Uk Lee, Se Hee Jung, Jae-Young Lim, Dong Hyun Kim, Sang Yoon Lee

“…However, there are few studies on the precise concept and diagnostic criteria for spinal sarcopenia. Here, we develop the concept of spinal sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults. …”
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Exercise program to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and physical frailty in older adults: study protocol for an open label double-arm clinical trial by Moeko Noguchi-Shinohara, Kunihiko Yokoyama, Junji Komatsu, Junji Komatsu, Kazumi Masuda, Mitsunobu Kouno, Mitsuhiro Yoshita, Kenjiro Ono

“…Furthermore, our newly developed exercise program will be easy for older adults to undertake.Clinical Trial Registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier [jRCT 1040220140].…”
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Effectiveness of additional X-ray protection devices in reducing Scattered radiation in radial interventions: protocol of the ESPRESSO randomised trial by Remzi Anadol, Moritz Brandt, Nico Merz, Maike Knorr, Majid Ahoopai, Martin Geyer, Damian Krompiec, Phillip Wenzel, Thomas Münzel, Tommaso Gori

“…Background A number of devices have been developed to minimise operator radiation exposure in the setting of cardiac catheterisation. …”
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Efficacy of the ECHOMANTRA online intervention to support recovery from anorexia nervosa in adult patients: study protocol of a randomized controlled multi-center trial by Yolanda Quiles, Álvaro Ruiz, Eva León-Zarceño, Javier Manchón, Marie-Carmen Neipp, Sofía Payá-López, Katina Kovacheva, Valentina Cardi

“…Abstract Background Poor quality of life in adults with anorexia nervosa (AN) and persistent high rates of readmission highlight the necessity of developing interventions to optimize treatment outcomes. …”
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