Sex differences in the efficacy of antihypertensive treatment in preventing cardiovascular outcomes and reducing blood pressure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Karina Gasbarrino, Christopher Labos, Victoria Mastropietro, Lindsay Hales, Doreen Rabi, Stella S Daskalopoulou

“…Publication bias will be assessed by visual inspection of funnel plots and by Begg’s and Egger’s statistical tests. …”
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Transcriptions of creative ethnoidentity in the Podlesnaya Tavla by Natalya I. Voronina, Irina L. Sirotina

“…The materials of the article can be used in conducting semiotic research across various fields of visual and decorative-applied arts.…”
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Anterior cervical discectomy with arthroplasty versus arthrodesis for single-level cervical spondylosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Aria Fallah, Elie A Akl, Shanil Ebrahim, George M Ibrahim, Alireza Mansouri, Clary J Foote, Yuqing Zhang, Michael G Fehlings

“…ACDA is associated with a clinically significant lower incidence of neurologic failure (RR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.37-0.75, p = 0.0004) and improvement in the Neck pain visual analogue scale (VAS) (MD = 6.56, 95% CI = 3.22-9.90, p = 0.0001; Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) = 2.5. …”
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On the Credibility and Novelty of Some Results in Modern Research on the Development of Scientific Concepts of Administrative Discretion and Police Law by Yu. P. Solovey

“…The main focus is placed on visually demonstrating, first, the inaccuracy of Zherebtsov's assessments regarding pre-revolutionary and Soviet legal scholars' views on administrative discretion, and second, instances of improper appropriation by Professor K. …”
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STRATEGIES AND CRITERIA FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE READING MATERIALS SELECTION by B.I. Labinska, N.M. Vyspinska, T.P. Koropatnitska, D.V. Paranyuk

“…Reading is of great importance for the modern educational process, as it opens access to leading sources of information, expands people’s outlook, etc. …”
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Quality and reporting of patient-reported outcomes in elderly patients with hip fracture: a systematic review by R Marijn Houwert, Marilyn Heng, Sandra Wilson, Puck van der Vet, Egbert-Jan Verleisdonk

“…Most Quality of Life (QoL) outcomes were measured by the EuroQol 5-Dimension 3-Levels, and pain as well as patient satisfaction by Visual Analogue Scale.Conclusion This study found that a high variety of PRO measures are used to evaluate geriatric hip fracture care. …”
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Use of Preventable Risk Integrated Model on behavioral risk factors: a scoping review and bibliometric analysis by Antonio Castillo-Paredes, Gerson Ferrari

“…In addition, networks are visualized for the follow-up of authors doing research on the use of this model.ConclusionFinally, the use of the model allowed the projection of preventable deaths or those that could be delayed when modifying the risk factors that cause non-communicable diseases; however, caution must be taken in its proper use due to the consultation of various sources such as databases, use of national surveys, or international information repositories.Systematic Review RegistrationIdentifier: DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/WYNHJ.…”
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Low Hepatitis B vaccination rates among medical students in South Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ramesh Lamichhane, Indra Dev Pathak, Bishnu Deep Pathak, Pritha Adhikari, Sagun Dawadi, Aashika Rai, Pratikshya Ojha, Kripa Maharjan, Kirtan Gautam, Nishan Dhakal, Madhusudan Saha

“…Pooled vaccination rates were calculated and visualized using a random-effects model in R Studio (Version 2023.12.0). …”
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The Space of an Image Existence. What do the Internet the Ancient City and the Medieval Temple Have in Common? by M. A. Vasilyeva

“…Most of the actual space`s features which today are called new are found in other spaces and other times. Polyphony, the visual component, one-to-many and many-to-many message addressing, active use of “ready-made” markers and symbolic “blanks”, the iconic character of the signs used – these features of modern communication in the Internet space seem to be new only in comparison with communication within the framework of the New European text. …”
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Calculating Depth for Dark Images Using Self-Supervised Learning: An Investigation of the Role of Edge Maps as Input by Shwetang Dubey, Satvik Watts, Ashok Malhotra, Kunal Prajapati, Pavan Chakraborty

“…In low-light conditions and with multiple light sources where the pixel intensities are not uniform, the problem becomes even more difficult due to the lack of visual information in the image. …”
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Effectiveness of betahistine as an add‐on therapy to epley maneuver for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Renad Alsolamy, Abdulaziz K. Alaraifi, Yazeed Aloqaili

“…We evaluated the effectiveness of this intervention using Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for vertigo, and provocation maneuvers. …”
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Research hotspots and development trends of Brucellar spondylitis in the past 30 years: a bibliometric analysis by Jinyu Wu, Jinyu Wu, Hongxia Yuan, Hongchao Chen

“…This study employed bibliometric analysis to visually illustrate the scientific advancements and research trends in the field of Brucellar spondylitis research, providing a scientific basis for public health prevention and control strategies.MethodThe data were sourced from the Web of Science Core Collection database, covering the period from January 1, 1984, to December 31, 2023. …”
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Insights from feature tracking of optical satellite data for studying rock glacier kinematics in the Northern Tien Shan by Ella Wood, Ella Wood, Tobias Bolch, Tobias Bolch, Richard Streeter

“…We compared different sources of satellite imagery, including 0.5m Pléiades, 3m Planet, 10m Sentinel-2 and 15m Landsat-8 data. …”
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Multimodal malware classification using proposed ensemble deep neural network framework by Sadia Nazim, Muhammad Mansoor Alam, Safdar Rizvi, Jawahir Che Mustapha, Syed Shujaa Hussain, Mazliham Mohd Su’ud

“…The multimodal late fusion of numeric and visual data makes the model more robust in detecting diverse malware variants. …”
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Patient and public involvement in healthcare: a systematic mapping review of systematic reviews – identification of current research and possible directions for future research by Maria-Jose Santana, Axel Wolf, Jana Bergholtz, Vanessa Crine, Helena Cleeve, Ida Björkman

“…The results were organised in narrative, visual or tabular formats.Results 4419 identified records were screened. 37 systematic reviews were eligible for inclusion. …”
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Neonatal Microcephaly and Central Nervous System Abnormalities During the Zika Outbreak in Rio de Janeiro by Marlos Melo Martins, Roberto de Andrade Medronho, Carlos Eduardo Raymundo, Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa, Antonio José Ledo Alves da Cunha

“…This retrospective cohort study analyzed 7870 pregnant women, including 2269 with confirmed Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and 5601 without Zika infection, along with their fetuses and newborns. Data were sourced from multiple databases in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. …”
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The ancient egyptian roots of the image of the panther in the alexandrian Physiologus by Eleonora Kormysheva

“…According to the surviving sources, their rupture and hostility, as well as the transformation of the Panther into a defender of the Sun God, are refl ected in the Pyramids Texts of the Old Kingdom (III millenium B.C.), where the female Panther, Mafdet, acts. …”
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Describing the elements of an effective dementia palliative care service by Siobhan Fox, Jonathan Drennan, Suzanne Guerin, W. George Kernohan, Aileen Murphy, Niamh O’Connor, Suzanne Timmons

“…Accordingly, we set out to describe an effective dementia palliative care service using programme theory, and to visually represent it in a logic model. Methods This was mixed-methods study. …”
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FORMATION OF A POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE FUTURE TEACHER OF HIGHER SCHOOL AS A COMPONENT OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING by Tamara Poyasok, Olena Bespartochna

“…The structure of the teacher’s professional image is highlighted, which reflects the basic requirements for it, and which consists of natural, personal, professional, behavioral components that are basic, as well as visual, auditory, olfactory and kinesthetic components that are the part of the symbolic block. …”
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Dynamic changes in autophagosome formation and lipid droplet accumulation during spermiogenesis in mice by YANG Yixuan, QIAN Xiaojing, LIU Zhenghui, HAN Daishu, CHEN Yongmei

“…Lipid droplets in the seminiferous tubules were visualized by Oil Red O staining, and the relationship between lipid metabolism and energy dynamics was assessed by measuring ATP content and ATPase activity. …”
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