Creation and validation of a roadside rescue skills scale for training pre-hospital medical teams: the RoadRes-Q scale by Killien Lavabre, Nicolas Marjanovic, Denis Oriot, Mathilde Chenu, Adrien Gransagne, Michel Gentilleau, Anthony Moreau, Paul Contal, Olivier Mimoz, Bertrand Drugeon, Road Rescue Study Group

“…Methods We used a two-round Delphi method to develop the RoadRes-Q scale. A panel of 9 international roadside rescue experts, including 7 firefighters and 2 engineers in road rescue equipment, agreed to participate. …”
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Understanding the causal effects and heterogeneity between metabolic syndrome and lung function: a nationwide prospective cohort study in China by Jun Wang, Hai-bin Yu, Si-yuan Lei, Huan-rong Ruan, Xiao-chuan Guo, Jian-sheng Li

“…Such causal machine learning models could evolve into clinically useful tools for personalized treatment decisions in MetS. Trial registration Not applicable.…”
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Measuring Mental Health in 2 Brazilian University Centers: Protocol for a Cohort Survey by Talita Di Santi, Ariana Gomes Nascimento, Pedro Fukuti, Vinnie Marchisio, Gian Carlo Araujo do Amaral, Camille Figueiredo Peternella Vaz, Luiz David Finotti Carrijo, Lilian Cristie de Oliveira, Luiz Octávio da Costa, Elisângela Mancini Marion Konieczniak, Luana Aparecida Zuppi Garcia, Vanessa Cristina Cabrelon Jusevicius, Eduardo de Castro Humes, Paulo Rossi Menezes, Euripedes Miguel, Arthur Caye

“…Trial RegistrationOSF Registries OSF.IO/AM5WS; https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/AM5WS International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/63636…”
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Effectiveness of non-technical skills training in intensive care units: a systematic review by Isac Davidson Santiago Fernandes Pimenta, Ádala Nayana de Sousa Mata, Isaac Newton Machado Bezerra, Rícia Medeiros Palmeira de Araújo, Jorge Lucas Alves Santana, Helaine Carneiro Capucho, Adriana Catarina de Souza-Oliveira, Paloma Echevarría-Pérez, Daniel Guillén-Martínez, Grasiela Piuvezam

“…However, it is necessary to conduct more robust experimental studies to establish causality and explore broader impacts on patient safety and costs. Registration CRD42021244769.…”
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Treatment options for women with heavy menstrual bleeding: a protocol for comprehensive systematic review, network meta-analyses and health economic assessment by Rachael M Hunter, Ewelina Rogozinska, Claire L Vale, Khalid Saeed Khan, David J Fisher, Bassel H Al Wattar, Davor Jurkovic, Ngawai Moss, Jayne F Tierney, Ekaterina Bordea, Niccola Hutchinson-Pascal, Lily Nicholson

“…We will produce an evidence-based decision aid toolkit and will publish the findings in peer-reviewed journals, as well as lay media outputs to inform health professionals, policymakers and the patient community.PROSPERO registration numbers https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/4MUSF, CRD42023468055, CRD42024519622, CRD42024520558 and CRD42024520634.…”
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Effects of antihypertensives, lipid-modifying drugs, glycaemic control drugs and sodium bicarbonate on the progression of stages 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease in adults: a systema... by Amitava Banerjee, Julie McLellan, Rafael Perera, Nia Roberts, Susannah Fleming, Kathryn S Taylor, Jan Y Verbakel, Clare R Bankhead, Daniel S Lasserson, Nicola Pidduck, Christopher A O'Callaghan, FD Richard Hobbs

“…However, given the data limitations, further research is needed to confirm these findings.PROSPERO registration number CRD42015017501.…”
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Incidence and risk factors of post-transplant diabetes mellitus among kidney transplant recipients: a retrospective study from a tertiary center in Saudi Arabia by Mutlaq Alotaibi, Najlaa Almalki, Manal E. Alotaibi, Majed Alosaimi, Monther Alazwari, Mohamed Hussein, Faisal Alhomayani, Abdulmajeed Alotaibi, Ameerah Bajaber, Fahad Bhutto, Abdulmajeed Algethami, Bassem A. Almalki

“…Close monitoring and individualized immunosuppressive strategies may mitigate PTDM risk and improve post-transplant outcomes. Trial registration Not applicable. The study is not a clinical trial.…”
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Patient satisfaction with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag localization compared with wire localization for nonpalpable breast lesions: the RFID trial by Raphaël Pete, Céleste Pinard, Fanny Sirodot, Ioana Molnar, Margot Dressaire, Angeline Ginzac, Catherine Abrial, Xavier Durando, Marielle Tekath

“…Several wire-free techniques have been developed to overcome these drawbacks; one technique is localisation by Radiofrequency Identification (RFID). …”
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Pulmonary uptake value (PUV): a new quantification method for lung PET/CT imaging by Pierre-Yves Le Roux, Romain Le Pennec, Vincent Bourbonne, Frédérique Blanc-Béguin, Mathieu Pavoine, Kevin Kerleguer, Maëlle Mauguen, Olivier Pradier, Pierre-Yves Salaun, François Lucia, David Bourhis

“…Abstract Background A current limitation to the use of lung PET/CT is the absence of a tool that reliably and reproducibly quantifies the intensity of tracer uptake. We aim to develop a quantitative approach for lung perfusion PET/CT imaging. …”
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Cancer symptom experience and help-seeking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a cross-sectional population survey by Jo Waller, Graham Moore, Kate Brain, Victoria Whitelock, Rebecca Cannings-John, Katriina L Whitaker, Julie Hepburn, Yvonne Moriarty, Julia Townson, Michael Robling, Harriet D Quinn-Scoggins, Grace M McCutchan, Detelina Grozeva, Jacqueline Hughes, Kirstie Osborne, Mark Goddard, Ardiana Gjini

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Smart Technology Facilitated Patient-Centered Venous Thromboembolism Management (the SmaVTE Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Zhi-Geng Jin, Zhe-Qi Zhang, Bin-Bin Liu, Hao Wang, Ying Yang, Li-Na Ren, Hui Zhang, Wei Ji, Zhen-Guo Zhai, Yu-Tao Guo

“…To address this, we have developed a smart technique–assisted patient-centered care mobile health app for managing VTE (mVTEA), which integrates psychological frameworks to improve patient outcomes in VTE management. …”
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Cross-national research on adolescent mental health: a systematic review comparing research in low, middle and high-income countries by Xiao Zhang, Anne Abio, David M Ndetei, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Wan Mohd Azam Wan Mohd Yunus, Yuko Mori, Zahra Kafami Khorasani, Sonja Gilbert, Meytal Grimland, Nikita Bezborodovs, Sanju Silwal, Minja Westerlund, Hitoshi Kaneko, Emmi Heinonen, Andre Sourander

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Proposal and Strategy for Nursing-Led Research: Protocol for an Unfunded Clinical Trial by Leticia Carmen Simón-López, Ismael Ortuño-Soriano, Raquel Luengo-González, Paloma Posada-Moreno, Ignacio Zaragoza-García, Rubén Sánchez-Gómez

“…Our trial consisted of different methods of vein cannulation, which was performed in the ongoing commercial trial. Thus, the entire development of our low-interventional clinical trial was conducted without interfering at any point with the parallel commercial clinical trial. …”
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Catch-up growth following early-life stunting in a low-resource area in rural Tanzania: the MAL-ED Metabolic study by Estomih Mduma, Samwel Jatosh, Mark D DeBoer, Eric R Houpt, Kiya Nemati, Yotham Z Michael, Bernadetha P Hhando

“…The results offer valuable insights towards improving child health outcomes in similar contexts.Trial registration number NCT02441426 (post-results) and NCT05121935.…”
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Outdoor Exercise Facility–Based Integrative Mobile Health Intervention to Support Physical Activity, Mental Well-Being, and Exercise Self-Efficacy Among Older Adults With Prefrailt... by Janet Lok Chun Lee, Arnold Y L Wong, Peter H F Ng, S N Fu, Kenneth N K Fong, Andy S K Cheng, Karen Nga Kwan Lee, Rui Sun, Hao Yi Zhang, Rong Xiao

“…To assess the acceptability of the intervention, individual semistructured interviews were conducted with, and a self-developed questionnaire was administered to, 14 participants from the intervention group. …”
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The EmpaTeach intervention for reducing physical violence from teachers to students in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. by Camilla Fabbri, Katherine Rodrigues, Baptiste Leurent, Elizabeth Allen, Mary Qiu, Martin Zuakulu, Dennis Nombo, Michael Kaemingk, Alexandra De Filippo, Gerard Torrats-Espinosa, Elizabeth Shayo, Vivien Barongo, Giulia Greco, Wietse Tol, Karen M Devries

“…<h4>Trial registration</h4>clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03745573).…”
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Post hoc analysis of ADAMANT, a phase 2 clinical trial of active tau immunotherapy with AADvac1 in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, positive for plasma p-tau217 by Branislav Kovacech, Nicholas C. Cullen, Petr Novak, Jozef Hanes, Eva Kontsekova, Stanislav Katina, Vojtech Parrak, Michal Fresser, Jeroen Vanbrabant, Howard H. Feldman, Bengt Winblad, Erik Stoops, Eugeen Vanmechelen, Norbert Zilka

“…Tau-targeting immunotherapies are being developed to stop the spread of tau pathology and thus halt disease progression. …”
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The Effectiveness of a Chatbot Single-Session Intervention for People on Waitlists for Eating Disorder Treatment: Randomized Controlled Trial by Gemma Sharp, Bronwyn Dwyer, Alisha Randhawa, Isabella McGrath, Hao Hu

“…Further research is needed to determine the longer-term effectiveness of ED ESSI. Trial RegistrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry ACTRN12623000680662; https://tinyurl.com/2h9v7hh7…”
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Should oral contraceptive pills be available without a prescription? A systematic review of over-the-counter and pharmacy access availability by James Kiarie, Ping Teresa Yeh, Caitlin E Kennedy, Lianne Gonsalves, Hussain Jafri, Mary Eluned Gaffield, Manjulaa L Narasimhan

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Evaluasi Kualitas Layanan E-Government Pada Aplikasi Pendaftaran Seleksi Calon Aparatur Sipil Negara Menggunakan Model E-GovQual Berdasarkan Perspektif Pengguna by Puja Putri Abdullah, Rina Rahmawati, Dana Indra Sensuse, Sofian Lusa, Assaf Arief, Prasetyo Adi

“…Abstract The goal of this research is to assess one of the e-government applications at National Civil Service Agency (BKN), namely SSCASN (Sistem Seleksi Calon ASN) which is used in the registration process for selection of State Civil Apparatus (ASN) candidate. …”
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