Influence of Personal Traits, Social Relationships, and External Resources on the Development of Emotional Resilience in Children From East London: Protocol for an Observational Ac... by Francois van Loggerenberg, Milena Nikolajeva, Daniele Porricelli, Imogen Hensler, Aisling Murray, Eleanor Keiller, Julia Michalek, Dennis Ougrin, Jennifer Y F Lau

“…By identifying how personal, social, and community resources may affect resilience in preadolescent children, we will enhance the understanding of how emotional resilience develops in preadolescent children, and future studies will be able to develop interventions to boost resilience by targeting young and diverse populations. …”
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Development and validation of a model to predict mortality risk among extremely preterm infants during the early postnatal period: a multicentre prospective cohort study by Qiang Liu, Jie Zhang, Min Liu, Xiaohui Zhang, Lili Zhao, Yuxin Li, Xiaohui Liu, Yong-hui Yu, Wen-wen Zhang, Shaofeng Wang, Xiaoyu Dong, Zhongliang Li, Fengjuan Zhang, Guo Yao, Guohua Liu, Simmy Reddy

“…Background Recently, with the rapid development of the perinatal medical system and related life-saving techniques, both the short-term and long-term prognoses of extremely preterm infants (EPIs) have improved significantly. …”
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INnovative Steroid Treatment to reduce Asthma development in children after first-time Rhinovirus-induced wheezing (INSTAR): protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial by Maria Vollsæter, Knut Øymar, Svein Arne Nordbø, Tytti Vuorinen, Kari Risnes, Claus Klingenberg, Tuomas Jartti, Henrik Døllner, Anna Partty, Håvard Ove Skjerven, Turid Follestad, Trude Elvebakk, Heidi Jartti, Silje Nerheim, Nina Moe, Johanna Koski, Anita Hofstad, Carina Bjørkvoll Leknessund, Cilla Söderhäll, Erle Sissener, Christopher Stephen Inchley, Jon R Konradsen

“…If proven effective, findings may be implemented directly into paediatric clinical guidelines.Trial registration number NCT03889743.…”
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Latin American Cerebral Palsy Register (LATAM-CPR): study protocol to develop a collaborative register with surveillance of children with cerebral palsy in Latin American countries by Nadia Badawi, Sarah Mcintyre, Mohammad Muhit, Israt Jahan, Gulam Khandaker, Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Maria de las Mercedes Ruiz Brunner, Eduardo Cuestas, Maria Elisabeth Cieri, Johana Escobar Zuluaga, Ana Laura Condinanzi, Federico Sanchez, Raul Díaz, Agripina Diaz, Jorge Carranza, Claudia Durán, Carlos Alberto Quintero Valencia, Mariana Melaragno

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Moving Beyond Simplistic Research Design in Health Professions Education: What a One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design Will Not Prove by S. Beth Bierer, Gary Beck Dallaghan, Nicole J. Borges, Sam Brondfield, Cha Chi Fung, Kathryn N. Huggett, Cayla R. Teal, Satid Thammasitboon, Colleen Y. Colbert

“…Methods Experienced HPE researchers developed this workshop to address common misunderstandings of research design. …”
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Co-designed neck exercise (EPIC-Neck) vs usual exercise care for people with chronic non-specific neck pain: protocol for a randomised feasibility study with process evaluation by Jonathan Price, Alison Rushton, Natalie Ives, Kate Jolly, Priti Parmar, Colin Greaves

“…Trial registrations ISRCTN81746901.…”
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Implementing UML Models, Principles of Knowledge Representation and Bitcoin Blockchain Technology to Enhance Transparency of Property Payments and Property Registries and Property... by Elton Eiji Sasaki, Daniel Grossmann, Egon Walter Wildauer

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Development and validation of a prediction model for chronic post-surgical pain risk: a single-center prospective study of video-assisted thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery by Xiong-Fei Zhang, Chang-Guo Peng, Hua-Jing Guo, Zhi-Ming Zhang

“…Objectives This study aimed to develop and validate a risk prediction model for CPSP in patients undergoing VATS for lung cancer. …”
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Protocol for a theory-based, mixed methods evaluation of Cynnau|Ignite: an active learning programme to foster positive research culture through leadership development at Cardiff U... by Charlotte Hennah, Maleeha Rizwan, Nicola Edwards, Hayley Beckett, Michele Convery, Heidi Dawson, Jonathan Morris, Mair Rigby, James Vilares, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Rebecca Williams, Sofia Gameiro

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Developing and integrating a destination decision support algorithm into an innovative electronic communication platform to improve injury care service coordination in Rwanda: the... by Antonio Belli, Justine Davies, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Jean Marie Uwitonze, Sudha Jayaraman, Abebe Bekele, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Aurore Nishimwe, Jean Claude Byiringiro, Laura Quinn, Barnabas Tobi Alayande, Jean Nepomuscene Sindikubwabo, Didier Hagumimana, Fabien Hagenimana, Gilbert Rukundo, Ephrem Daniel Sheferaw, Oda Munyura, Rob Rickard, Philbert Muhire, Irene Bagahirwa, Jeanne d’Arc Nyinawankusi, Collins Inkotanyi, Assuman Nuhu

“…This study describes the protocol to develop, roll-out and evaluate the effectiveness of a destination decision support algorithm (DDSA) integrated in an electronic communication platform, ‘912Rwanda’. …”
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Development of an international core outcome set for treatment trials in paediatric inguinal hernia: protocol for a three-phase study including a systematic review and Delphi surve... by Martin Offringa, Nancy J Butcher, Ramon R Gorter, Hester Rippen, Joep P M Derikx, Ernest L W van Heurn, Sanne C Maat

“…In the third phase, an expert meeting is held to establish the final COS and develop implementation strategies with participants from all stakeholder groups: healthcare professionals, parents and patients’ representatives. …”
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Sequential multiple assignment randomised trial to develop an adaptive mobile health intervention to increase physical activity in people poststroke in the community setting in Ire... by Julie Bernhardt, Lorna Paul, Cathal Walsh, Liam Glynn, Mairead O Donoghue, Sara Hayes, John McManus, Jon Salsberg, John Forbes, Claire Fitzsimons, Jane C Walsh, Daniel Carter, Aoife Whiston, Emma Carr, Siobhan O'Reilly, Nathan Cardy, Andrew Hunter, Mike Butler, Ita Richardson, James G Bradley

“…The findings will be submitted for publication and presented at relevant national and international academic conferencesTrials registration number NCT05606770.…”
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The effect of diverse sports skills interventions on physical fitness and brain development among Chinese high school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial study protocol by Youzhi Ke, Menghan Bao, Xuliang Qu, Yiping Yan, Li Li, Yemei Wang, Yeli Wu, Xiaokai Li, Yang Liu

“…Abstract Background During adolescence, research concerning physical fitness and brain development has become a focal point in health and neuroscience. …”
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Development of personal air pollution exposure report-back materials to Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial participants in Guatemala and Rwanda: a qualitati... by William Checkley, Vanessa Burrowes, Ghislaine Rosa, Anaité Díaz-Artiga, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Thomas F Clasen, John P McCracken, Mayari Hengstermann, Ashlinn Quinn, Jennifer Peel, Vigneswari Aravindalochanan, Dana Boyd Barr, Alejandra Bussalleu, Devan Campbell, Eduardo Canuz, Adly Castañaza, Yunyun Chen, Marilú Chiang, Rachel Craik, Mary Crocker, Lisa de las Fuentes, Oscar De León, Ephrem Dusabimana, Lisa Elon, Juan Gabriel Espinoza, Florien Ndagijimana, Ajay Pillarisetti, Howard H Chang, Lisa Thompson, Victor G Davila-Roman, Maggie Clark, Laura Ruiz-Aguilar, Gloriose Bankundiye, Carmen Lucia Contreras, Priya D’Souza

“…We used community-engaged methods to co-produce locally and contextually specific materials.Trial registration number NCT02944682.…”
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Development of the continuous ambulatory vestibular assessment (CAVA) system to provide an automatic diagnosis for vestibular conditions: protocol for a multicentre, single-arm, no... by Lee Shepstone, Louisa Murdin, Peter Rea, Juliet High, Ian Nunney, John S Phillips, Gregory Howard, Stephen J Cox

“…The first objective is to develop an algorithm that can discriminate between the three dizziness conditions listed above. …”
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Development and Pilot Testing of an Addiction Clinic–Based Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake and Adherence Intervention for Women with Substance Use Disorders: Protocol for a Pilot R... by Angela M Heads, Diane Santa Maria, Mandy J Hill, Robert Suchting, Kimberly N Evans, Zaneta Gaul, Luba Yammine, Constanza de Dios, Joy M Schmitz

“…ResultsFindings from individual qualitative interviews informed the development of the addiction clinic–based behavioral intervention. …”
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Developing a Multisensor-Based Machine Learning Technology (Aidar Decompensation Index) for Real-Time Automated Detection of Post–COVID-19 Condition: Protocol for an Observational... by Jenny Mathew, Jaclyn A Pagliaro, Sathyanarayanan Elumalai, Lauren K Wash, Ka Ly, Alison J Leibowitz, Varsha G Vimalananda

“…Structured data collection tables will be developed to extract the clinical characteristics of those who experience decompensation events (DEs). …”
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Associations of air pollution exposures in preconception and pregnancy with birth outcomes and infant neurocognitive development: analysis of the Complex Lipids in Mothers and Babi... by Ting Zhang, Hua Zhang, Philip Baker, Anna Hansell, Yinyin Xia, John Colombo, Ting-li Han, John Gulliver, Samuel Cai, Yingxin Chen, Tao Kuang, Alex Harper

“…Increased NO2 exposure was associated with an increased risk of psychomotor development delay during different trimesters of pregnancy.Conclusions Increased exposures to NO2 during pregnancy were associated with increased risks of SGA and psychomotor development delay, while increased exposures to both PM2.5 and NO2 pre-conception were associated with adverse psychomotor development outcomes at 12 months of age.Trial registration number ChiCTR-IOR-16007700…”
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Development and external validation of a dynamic nomogram for delayed cerebral ischaemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a study protocol for a multicentre retrospective... by Hongbo Zhang, Ping Hu, Yang Xu, Xuesong Li, Xu Gao, Gang Deng, Shancai Xu, Yuntao Li, Zhongzhou Su, Yangfan Liu, Liguo Ye, Qianxue Chen

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Development and validation of a prognostic model to predict relapse in adults with remitted depression in primary care: secondary analysis of pooled individual participant data fro... by Simon Gilbody, Dean McMillan, Bob Phillips, Kym I E Snell, Richard D Riley, David A Richards, Jaime Delgadillo, Shehzad Ali, Chris Salisbury, Lewis W Paton, Lucinda Archer, Peter A Coventry, Stephen Pilling, Andrew S Moriarty, Joshua E J Buckman, Nick Meader, Carolyn A Chew Graham

“…We lack evidence-based tools to estimate an individual’s risk of relapse after treatment in primary care, which may help us more effectively target relapse prevention.Objective The objective was to develop and validate a prognostic model to predict risk of relapse of depression in primary care.Methods Multilevel logistic regression models were developed, using individual participant data from seven primary care-based studies (n=1244), to predict relapse of depression. …”
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