The diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care nucleic acid-based isothermal amplification assays for scrub typhus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rashi Dixit, Sandeep Manikandan, John Antony Jude Prakash, Manisha Biswal, Dharitri Mohapatra, Natarajan Gopalan, G. Gnanamani, Sujit Kumar Behera

“…Active research and development focused on optimization of novel molecular diagnosis that are efficient, rapid, and cost-effective shall foster timely diagnosis and aid in reduction of the overall burden of scrub typhus.Protocol and registrationA detailed protocol of this review is registered and available in Prospero at: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/. …”
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The socioecological model levels, behavior change mechanisms, and behavior change techniques to improve accelerometer-measured physical activity among Hispanic women: a systematic... by Elizabeth Lorenzo, Jeni Page, Rebeca Wong, Elizabeth Lyons

“…The protocol for this systematic review was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), registration number CRD42021285063.…”
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Measures of diabetic retinopathy treatment coverage: protocol for a methodological review by Stuart Keel, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Iris Gordon, Jennifer Evans, Nyawira Mwangi, Covadonga Bascaran, Rinki Murphy, Pushkar Raj Silwal, Subash Bhatta, Nayana Pant, Nimisha Chabba

“…The findings will also be considered in conjunction with an ongoing review on retinal screening for diabetic retinopathy to develop indicators for monitoring of services along the diabetes eye care pathway, which may include an indicator of effective service coverage.Registration Open Science Framework registration 6/08/2024: https://osf.io/5b93m…”
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Associations between knee pain and knee-loading physical activities at work and leisure – a cross-sectional study based on accelerometer measurements by Margareta Törnblom, Emma Haglund, Ann Bremander, Anna Nilsdotter, Maria LE Andersson, Pasan Hettiarachchi, Peter J Johansson, Magnus Svartengren, Katarina Aili

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Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) Germany: improving efficiency in stroke care with nurse-initiated FeSS-protocols by Anne-Kathrin Cassier-Woidasky, Sandy Middleton, Simeon Dale, Kelly Coughlan, Catherine D’Este, Elizabeth McInnes, Dominique A. Cadilhac, Waltraud Pfeilschifter

“…Conclusions Supported implementation of the FeSS Protocols significantly improved acute care for post stroke complications of fever, hyperglycaemia and dysphagia in terms of higher adherence and shorter time to treatment. Trial registration As this is a pre-test/post-test study and does not meet the WHO/ICMJE definition of a clinical trial, registration was not required.…”
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Policy changes and the screening, diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients from 2015 to 2018 in Zhejiang Province, China: a retrospective cohort study by Shenglan Tang, Bin Chen, Frank Cobelens, Fei Huang, Ying Peng, Weixi Jiang, Xiaomeng Wang, Chris Elbers

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The effect of mindfulness-based nursing support on the psychosocial status of women receiving infertility treatment: a randomized controlled trial by Özen İnam, İlkay Güngör Satılmış

“…Date of Registration: 01\24\2023.…”
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The value of subcutaneous tissue closure and drain in obese women undergo elective caesarean section: a randomized controlled trial by Mohamed A. Shalaby, Hanan H. M. Metwally, Ahmed M. Maged, Yomna A. Bayoumi, Noha Salah

“…Conclusion The additional use of a subcutaneous drain along with a standard subcutaneous suture reapproximation technique is effective for the prevention of wound complications named seroma, redressing, dehiscence and infection in obese women undergoing CD. Trial Registration NCT04177381 Date of registration: 21/11/2019.…”
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Clinical evidence of acupuncture for amnestic mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Guangyao Lin, Stella Lim Jin Yie, Shanshan Guo, Xuanling Li, Lianwei Xu

“…Background: People with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) carry a substantial risk of developing dementia compared to non-amnestic MCI (naMCI). …”
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Too uncertain to consent, too supportive to refuse: the sociocultural dilemma of hesitant organ donors in Kazakhstan by Aidos Bolatov, Aidos Bolatov, Aidos Bolatov, Aruzhan Asanova, Aigerim Abdiorazova, Yuriy Pya

“…BackgroundUnderstanding the factors influencing posthumous organ donation decisions is essential for developing effective strategies to increase donor registration. …”
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Trends and inequalities in full immunisation coverage among one-year-olds in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019 by Augustus Osborne, Camilla Bangura, Umaru Sesay, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

“…These steps are crucial to achieving universal immunisation coverage. Trial registration Registration was not necessary since we analysed a secondary dataset.…”
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Effects of a social network enhancement intervention for older adults: a feasibility study by Jiangning Fu, Zhiwei Zheng, Boyu Zhai, Rongxia Guo, Nuo Kong, Xiaomei Liu, Juan Li

“…This pilot study investigates the feasibility of a newly developed intervention to enhance older adults’ social networks. …”
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Evaluation of the gambling habits of Spanish adolescents and young adults post-COVID-19 and implementation of a digital escape room intervention for preventing gambling: study prot... by Alberto Barceló-Soler, Alicia Monreal-Bartolomé, Adrián Pérez-Aranda, Daniel Campos, María Beltrán-Ruiz, Marta Puebla-Guedea, Itxaso Cabrera-Gil, Javier García-Campayo, Yolanda López-del-Hoyo

“…Abstract Background Gambling behaviors among adolescents and young adults have been experiencing an upward trend in the last years, possibly because of new habits developed during the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. …”
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Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Activation of Mirror Neuron Network in Healthy Adults during Motor Execution and Imitation: An fNIRS Study by Yao Cui, Fang Cong, Fu-Biao Huang, Ming Zeng, Jun Wang

“…Clinical Trial Registration: This study was registered on the China Clinical Trial Registration Center (identifier: ChiCTR2200064082, registered 26, September 2022, https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?…”
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Prediction of gastrointestinal bleeding hospitalization risk in hemodialysis using machine learning by John W. Larkin, Suman Lama, Sheetal Chaudhuri, Joanna Willetts, Anke C. Winter, Yue Jiao, Manuela Stauss-Grabo, Len A. Usvyat, Jeffrey L. Hymes, Franklin W. Maddux, David C. Wheeler, Peter Stenvinkel, Jürgen Floege, on behalf of the INSPIRE Core Group

“…Methods An eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) and logistic regression model were developed using an HD dataset in United States (2017–2020). …”
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Investigation of influence of defectiveness in aluminous porcelain structure on fracture process under compressive loading using acoustic emission method by Przemysław Ranachowski, Feliks Rejmund, A. Pawełek, A. Piątkowski

“…Purpose of this work was registration the stages of the process of degradation in ceramic material structure. …”
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Analysis of Common Ethical Review Issues in Biomedical Research in Medical Universities by Hui JIANG, Huixian HUANG, Min CHEN

“…Additionally, the article emphasizes that medical scientific activities should strictly adhere to international ethical standards to promote the development of ethical governance and social progress in China, ensuring the healthy advancement of biomedical research.…”
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Updating methodological and source database of binominal denominations of introduced cultivars with elements of extrapolation by Н. В. Лещук, Н. П. Костенко, Н. В. Павлюк, В. А. Павлюк

“…It is the binary nomenclature of introduced cultivars that requires a scientific approach to structuring and developing the methodological and source learning database of botanical names in Ukrainian and Latin. …”
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Conveying Cappadocia. A new representation model for rock-cave architecture by contour lines and chromatic codes by Fabio Colonnese, Marco Carpiceci, Carlo Inglese

“…Laserscanner is an appropriate tool concerning the registration of geometric and spatial properties of artificial caves in continuity with the external topography, but automatic representations are often unable to convey their hidden geometric and spatial relationships. …”
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Smart Contract Blockchain for Supporting Therapy of Neurological Patients by U. А. Vishniakou, Yu Chuyue

“…The functional structure of the therapy support subsystem (smart contract in the Etherium blockchain) has been developed, including initialization of patient data, treatment plans, registration of medical staff, record management, dynamic switching of therapy plans based on diagnostic data, monitoring of medical staff warnings, as well as management of payments and their distribution. …”
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