Artificial intelligence driven malnutrition diagnostic model for patients with acute abdomen based on GLIM criteria: a cross-sectional research protocol by Yu Wang, Lu Wang, Hua Jiang, Wei Ma, Bin Cai, Ming-Wei Sun, Charles Damien Lu

“…The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria have rapidly developed into a principal methodological tool for nutritional diagnosis. …”
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Substantiation of methodical approaches to the control of indoor radon concentration in existing public buildings with non-round-the-clock stay of people by A. S. Vasilyev, I. K. Romanovich, D. V. Kononenko, T. A. Kormanovskaya, K. A. Saprykin, T. A. Balabina

“…The proposed approach can be further used as the basis for developing special guidelines for radiation control of existing operated public buildings with non-round-the-clock stay of people.…”
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Survival and neurological function in patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and therapeutic hypothermia: a protocol for updating a systematic review by Pengfei Cheng, Haizhen Wang, Luyao Guo, Meiling Wang, He Xu, Peipei Gu, Jinjing Wu, Minfei Yang

“…Research findings will be released in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration number CRD42023435353.…”
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Canadian educational resources about cannabis use and fertility, pregnancy and breast feeding: a scoping review protocol by Lindsey Sikora, Kelly D Cobey, Daniel J Corsi, Kira Bombay, Malia S Q Murphy, Kathryn M Denize, Ayni Sharif, Rebecca Murray

“…We will conduct a scoping review to identify and characterise all publicly available online educational resources discussing cannabis use related to fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding developed by Canadian organisations.Methods and analysis Using Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review methodology as a guide, we will search Medline (Ovid), Medline in Process (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), ERIC (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCOhost) and Education Source (EBSCOhost). …”
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Influencing factors affecting health-promoting lifestyles in patients with primary liver cancer: a latent profile analysis by Xuerui Wang, Jiarong Ding, Liping Zhou, Qiaomei Fu, Ye Zhang, Yao Lu

“…Nursing staff should develop targeted health promotion strategies, focusing on improving patients’ health behaviors to enhance their quality of life.…”
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MHC-restricted phosphopeptide antigens: preclinical validation and first-in-humans clinical trial in participants with high-risk melanoma by Mark E Smolkin, Gina R Petroni, Kimberly A Chianese-bullock, Kelly T Smith, Geoffrey Weiss, Nico Buettner, Mark Cobbold, Jeffrey Shabanowitz, Nikole Varhegyi, Elizabeth Gaughan, Victor H Engelhard, Rebecca C Obeng, Kara L Cummings, Angela L Ambakhutwala, Amanda Lulu, Paisley Myers, Keira E Mahoney, Emily H Hall, Kathleen Haden, Donald F Hunt, Craig L Slingluff, Jr

“…Future studies will define ways to further enhance the magnitude and durability of phosphopeptide-specific immune responses.Trial registration number NCT01846143…”
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Precision computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) intervention for adolescents with depression (SPARX-UK): protocol for the process evaluation of a pilot randomised contr... by Charlotte Lucy Hall, Chris Hollis, Kareem Khan, Peter Fonagy, Kirsty Sprange, Cathy Creswell, Yi Yang, Vibhore Prasad, Kapil Sayal, Nitish Jawahar, Ellen Townsend, Dorothee Auer, Praveetha Patalay, Aja Murray, Yvonne Kelly, Boliang Guo, Christopher R Tench, Paul Stallard, Louise Arseneault, Sieun Lee, Sally Merry, Charlotte Hall, Jo Gregory, Rory O’Connor, Emma Nielsen, Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Hannah Wright, Petr Slovak, Emily Lloyd, Josimar De Alcantara Mendes, Carolyn Ten Holter, Marina Jirotka, Aaron Kandola, Sonia Livingstone, Kasia Kostryka-Allchorne, Jake Bourgaize, Mariya Stoilova, Marianne Etherson, Chris Greenhalgh, Jim Warren, Vajisha Wanniarachchi, Kevin Glover, Mathijs Lucassen, Karolina Stasiak, Camilla Babbage, Adam Parker, Joanna Lockwood, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Rebecca Woodcock, Sarah Doherty, Lucy-Paige Willingham, Camilla May Babbage, Matthew Jeffery, Peiyao Tang, Holly Griffiths, Lily Roberts, A. Jess Williams, Lucy Hitcham

“…The findings from this process evaluation will also inform the decision about whether and how to proceed with a full randomised controlled trial, as well as the development of more effective interventions which can be personalised more precisely via varying levels of human support. …”
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Denosumab as an immune modulator in HER2-negative early breast cancer: results of the window-of-opportunity D-BIOMARK clinical trial by Andrea Vethencourt, Eva M. Trinidad, Eduard Dorca, Anna Petit, M. Teresa Soler-Monsó, Marina Ciscar, Alexandra Barranco, Gema Pérez-Chacón, María Jimenez, Mario Rodríguez, Clara Gomez-Aleza, Elvira Purqueras, Enrique Hernández-Jiménez, Ander Urruticoechea, Idoia Morilla, Isaac Subirana, Amparo García-Tejedor, Miguel Gil-Gil, Sonia Pernas, Catalina Falo, Eva Gonzalez-Suarez

“…Preclinical models suggest that inhibition of RANK signaling can prevent mammary tumor development by reducing proliferation and tumor cell survival. …”
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A clinical prediction model for blood pressure changes after renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension by Yishuan Zhang, Ruiqing He, Chen Chen, Hong Zhang, Lingyan Li, Rongxue Xiao, Shuangyu Chen, Shuyi Wu, Zongjun Liu, Junqing Gao

“…Subsequently, two distinct clinical prediction models were developed and subjected to comparative evaluation. …”
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A Blended Learning Course on the Diagnostics of Mental Disorders: Multicenter Cluster Randomized Noninferiority Trial by Gabriel Bonnin, Svea Kröber, Silvia Schneider, Jürgen Margraf, Verena Pflug, Alexander L Gerlach, Timo Slotta, Hanna Christiansen, Björn Albrecht, Mira-Lynn Chavanon, Gerrit Hirschfeld, Tina In-Albon, Meinald T Thielsch, Ruth von Brachel

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop and evaluate a blended learning course in a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial. …”
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Improving specialist palliative care discharges from hospitals and hospices to community settings: a qualitative interview study of the communication experiences of patients, carer... by Katharine Weetman, Catherine Grimley, Cara Bailey, Celia J. Bernstein, Jeremy Dale, Aprella Fitch, Sarah Mitchell, Rumandeep Tiwana, John I. MacArtney

“…Two overarching key themes were developed. The first described the multiple ways that ‘discharge’ was understood depending on the setting and circumstances of the patient. …”
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Attributes of family physician encounters valued by older adults: a systematic review by Rebecca H. Correia, Darly Dash, Zain Pasat, Ryan P. Strum, Komal Aryal, Humayun Kabir, Maya Potter, Elaine Swayze, Pat Beaudoin, Pat Ward, Henry Yu-Hin Siu

“…Older adult patient partners provided strategic input throughout the key phases of this review, including developing the research question, literature screening and synthesis, and interpreting the findings to enhance relevance and applicability. …”
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Impact of short-term reconstructive surgical missions: a systematic review by Thom C.C. Hendriks, Matthijs Botman, Charissa N.S. Rahmee, Johannes C.F. Ket, Margriet G. Mullender, Barend Gerretsen, Emanuel Q. Nuwass, Klaas W. Marck, Henri A.H. Winters

“…This review indicates that missions should develop towards sustainable partnerships. These partnerships should provide quality aftercare, perform outcome research and build the surgical capacity of local healthcare systems.PROSPERO registration number CRD42018099285.…”
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Comparison of progesterone-modified natural cycle and hormone replacement therapy cycle for endometrial preparation in single frozen blastocyst transfer (COMPROSET): protocol for a... by Hai-Ning Yuan, Jing-Yan Song, Jing-Yan Song, Zhen-Gao Sun, Zhen-Gao Sun

“…IntroductionAs infertility incidence increases gradually, frozen–thawed embryo transfer (FET) techniques are continuously being developed and enhanced. Although endometrial preparation regimens are strongly linked to live birth rates (LBR), there has been controversy over the ideal regimen. …”
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Application of Esophageal Sponge Cytology in Screening Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a High‐Risk Region of China by Shu Huang, Xuexiang Gu, Hailang Zhou, Yadong Feng, Ruihua Shi, Wei Wang, Aijun Zhou, Jie Lin

“…Using an esophageal cell collector that was independently developed in China for esophageal sponge cytology, a positive cytology was determined as detection of atypical squamous cells or more severe lesions. …”
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Crosswalk between HRSD and MADRS outcomes for rTMS in patients with depression by Xiao Chen, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, Zafiris J Daskalakis, Daniel M Blumberger, Jonathan Downar, Chao-Gan Yan, Tyler S Kaster

“…The optimal model was the newly developed equipercentile model, though the results of the SVR model were promising. …”
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Blastocyst selection through an interpretable artificial intelligence method versus traditional morphology grading: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lei Chen, Yu Sun, Shanshan Wang, Chen Sun, Hang Liu, Guanqiao Shan, Haixiang Sun

“…To address this issue, the authors developed a novel interpretable AI method for blastocyst selection. …”
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Evaluating the role of paternal factors in aetiology and prognosis of recurrent pregnancy loss: study protocol for a hospital-based multicentre case–control study and cohort study... by Saskia le Cessie, Nadia du Fossé, Marie-Louise van der Hoorn, Michael Eikmans, Sebastiaan Heidt, Annemarie Mulders, Jan van Lith, Eileen Lashley

“…The findings of this study will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications and presentations at international conferences.Trial registration number NL7762…”
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Evaluation of Visceral Adipokines: Omentin, Vaspin, and Visfatin in Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Mehmet Yilmaz, Serif Aksin, Nizamettin Bozbay, Deniz Balsak, Yasmin Aboalhasan, Fatma Zehra Kurnuç, Leyla Seyhan, Ibrahim Batmaz

“…Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common metabolic disorder characterized by glucose intolerance that develops during pregnancy. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of GDM involve complex interactions between genetic, environmental, and hormonal factors, including adipokines secreted by visceral adipose tissue. …”
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Comparison of the percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy with and without flexible bronchoscopy guidance in intensive care units by Özlem Öner, Sinem Dağlı, Mehmet Çağatay Gürkok, Ejder Kamil Öztürk, Begüm Ergan, Volkan Hancı, Ali Necati Gökmen, Erdem Yaka

“…The secondary outcome was the major/minor complications that might develop during and after tracheostomy. Results The mean PDT procedure time was 8 (4-14) minutes in the FOB (-) group and 7 (3-14) minutes in the FOB (+) group, with no statistically significant difference between them (p = 0.081). …”
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