Sexually transmitted infections among key populations in India: A protocol for systematic review. by Mihir Bhatta, Agniva Majumdar, Utsha Ghosh, Piyali Ghosh, Papiya Banerji, Santhakumar Aridoss, Abhisek Royal, Subrata Biswas, Bhumika Tumkur Venkatesh, Rajatsuvra Adhikary, Shanta Dutta

“…<h4>Background</h4>Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are one of the leading causes of health, and economic burdens in the developing world, leading to considerable morbidity, mortality, and stigma. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions for improving timely diagnosis of breast and cervical cancers in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol by Fiona M Walter, Jennifer Moodley, Chukwudi Arnest Nnaji, Paul Kuodi

“…This review will provide a user-friendly evidence summary for informing further efforts at developing and implementing interventions for addressing delays in breast and cervical cancer diagnosis in LMICs.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020177232.…”
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Automatic segmentation of liver structures in multi-phase MRI using variants of nnU-Net and Swin UNETR by Florian Raab, Quirin Strotzer, Christian Stroszczynski, Claudia Fellner, Ingo Einspieler, Michael Haimerl, Elmar W. Lang

“…This study demonstrates the effectiveness of deep learning, particularly nnU-Net variants, for detailed liver structure segmentation from multi-phase MRI. The developed models and preprocessing pipeline offer potential for improved liver disease assessment and surgical planning in clinical practice.…”
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Open government data in health sector: a systematic literature review by Patrícia Nascimento Silva, Sarah Nascimento Silva

“…The availability of open data presents geographic differences, with regions being more developed than others in both the most comprehensive and the most regionalized studies. …”
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The Tralokinumab Pre-Filled Pen Improved Atopic Dermatitis Signs and Symptoms and Was Well Tolerated in Adults and Adolescents with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: A 16-Week,... by Jennifer Soung, Vivian Laquer, Matthew Zirwas, Peter van Iperen, John C. Stinson, Katrine Lykke Albertsen, Linda Stein Gold

“…Abstract Introduction The tralokinumab pre-filled pen was developed to improve patient convenience and deliver 300 mg tralokinumab (the recommended dose for most patients) with one injection. …”
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Suicidal behaviours and associated factors among medical students in Bangladesh: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis (2000–2024) by Sharmin Sultana, Mark D Griffiths, Mantaka Rahman, M H M Imrul Kabir, Afroza Tamanna Shimu

“…Included studies will be critically appraised using Joanna Briggs’s Institutional critical appraisal tools developed for different study designs.Ethics and dissemination The study will synthesise evidence extracted from published studies. …”
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A dual domain systematic review and meta-analysis of risk tool accuracy to predict cardiovascular morbidity in prehypertension and diabetic morbidity in prediabetes by William J. Waldock, Nicholas Tekkis, Joe Zhang, Hutan Ashrafian

“…ObjectiveHealth forecasting predicts population trends through risk prediction algorithms which can estimate the risk of future disease developing. Screening algorithms can systematically identify patients with a high probability of undiagnosed diseases for diagnostic testing. …”
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Survey on the current practice of research ethics committees in the Czech academic environment: a mixed-methods study by Renata Veselska, Jan Sirucek, Josef Kure

“…Methods This was a mixed-methods study, in which the online survey with closed and open-ended questions was chosen to explore the situation regarding ethics assessment of research involving human participants. We developed a questionnaire containing 18 questions concerning several aspects of the functioning of research ethics committees. …”
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Delayed diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in high-burden countries: a systematic review protocol by Kiesha Prem, Alvin Kuo Jing Teo, Li Yang Hsu, Shweta R Singh, Siyan Yi

“…These findings will also inform future research and key stakeholders in developing interventions to reach these undiagnosed cases effectively. …”
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Global approaches to older abuse research in institutional care settings: A systematic review. by Maria Agaliotis, Tracey Morris, Ilan Katz, David Greenfield

“…From the analysis, we develop an Aged Care Abuse Research Checklist (ACARC) as a first step towards achieving a global standardized, evidence-based methodology for this field. …”
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Functional benefits of a chorioretinal anastomosis at 2 years in eyes with a central retinal vein occlusion treated with ranibizumab compared with ranibizumab monotherapy by David A Mackey, Paul G Sanfilippo, Fred K Chen, Ian L McAllister, Lynne A Smithies

“…Twenty-four patients (82.5%) developed a functioning or successful L-CRA; outcome effects were monitored in the monthly as-needed ranibizumab phase from months 7 to 24 and compared with the ranibizumab monotherapy group (n=29).Results From months 7 to 24, the mean (95% CI) injection load for the functioning L-CRA group was 2.18 (1.57 to 2.78) compared with 7.07 (6.08 to 8.06) for the control group (p&lt;0.0001). …”
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Mesh fixation technique for inguinal hernia repair: protocol for an umbrella review with integrated and updated network meta-analysis by Ammarin Thakkinstian, Suphakarn Techapongsatorn, Amarit Tansawet, Wisit Kasetsermwiriya, Oraluck Pattanaprateep

“…The results will be published in peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration number CRD42018111773…”
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Patient priorities and decision-making process when choosing between colonic investigation alternatives: a qualitative interview study by Shaun Treweek, Philip Wilson, Campbell MacLeod, Angus James Mackintosh Watson, Samantha Robinson

“…An interview guide was developed using an iterative approach and published data on patients’ experience of colonic investigations. …”
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Automated craniofacial biometry with 3D T2w fetal MRI. by Jacqueline Matthew, Alena Uus, Alexia Egloff Collado, Aysha Luis, Sophie Arulkumaran, Abi Fukami-Gartner, Vanessa Kyriakopoulou, Daniel Cromb, Robert Wright, Kathleen Colford, Maria Deprez, Jana Hutter, Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh, Christina Malamateniou, Reza Razavi, Lisa Story, Joseph V Hajnal, Mary A Rutherford

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Evaluating craniofacial phenotype-genotype correlations prenatally is increasingly important; however, it is subjective and challenging with 3D ultrasound. We developed an automated label propagation pipeline using 3D motion- corrected, slice-to-volume reconstructed (SVR) fetal MRI for craniofacial measurements.…”
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The use of information and communication technologies to promote healthy lifestyle behaviour: a systematic scoping review by Elizabeth Musili Joseph-Shehu, Busisiwe Purity Ncama, Nomaxabiso Mooi, Tivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson

“…Data were summarised numerically and thematically.Results All the studies reviewed were conducted in developed countries. Most of the studies reported on physical activity, and findings of one study covered all the subscales of HPLP. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced biliary tract cancer: perspectives from US and Chinese payers by Can Jiang, Pei Shu, Kexun Zhou

“…However, the cost-effectiveness of pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy in the USA and China remains uncertain.Objective This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy compared with placebo plus chemotherapy from the perspective of US and Chinese payers.Design Markov models with three health states were developed to simulate the process of advanced BTC. …”
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Dance PREEMIE, a Dance PaRticipation intervention for Extremely prEterm children with Motor Impairment at prEschool age: an Australian feasibility trial protocol by Alicia J Spittle, Natalie A Fini, Jeanie L Y Cheong, Jennifer L McGinley, Kate L Cameron, Kim Allison

“…Children with motor impairment have lower rates of physical activity (PA) participation compared with their typically developing peers. PA participation is an important outcome for children with motor impairment, however, there is limited evidence available to support interventions that improve PA participation in this population. …”
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Physical health trajectories of young people with neurodevelopmental conditions: a protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies by Helen Minnis, Michael Fleming, Neave Corcoran, Naomi Wilson, Ruchika Gajwani, Mia Findlay, Helen Stocks, Graham Walker

“…As a result, our understanding of all the future health risks that young people with NDCs may collectively be at risk of is limited, and the factors which drive these adult health outcomes also remain obscure.Methods and analysis A search strategy has been developed in collaboration with two medical librarians and will be used to conduct systematic searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, APA PsycINFO, CINAHL and Web of Science. …”
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Effect of high-efficiency particulate air filter on children with asthma: a systematic review protocol of RCTs by Muhammad Bilal, Javeria Mansoor, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq, Zeeshan Ahsan, Syeda Sadia Fatima

“…We are following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines developed specifically for the protocol(s). Two reviewers will screen the studies independently and assess study quality using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for Randomised Trials, V.2. …”
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Effectiveness of topical and ablative therapies in treatment of anogenital warts: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Steven Edwards, Victoria Wakefield, Samantha Barton, Colm O'Mahony

“…Search strategies were developed for MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library and the Web of Science. …”
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