Effects of different physical exercise programs on blood pressure in overweight children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis by João Victor Affornali Tozo, Maiara Cristina Tadiotto, Tatiana A Affornali Tozo, Francisco Jose de Menezes-Junior, Jorge Mota, Beatriz Oliveira de Pereira, Rafaela Rosário, Neiva Leite

“…Abstract Aims The purpose of this meta-analysis was to systematically review studies in the literature that evaluated the effect of different exercise programs on blood pressure in overweight children and adolescents. …”
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Comparative efficacy of psychological interventions for internet gaming disorder: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ruofei Wang, Ruofei Wang, Yueqian Zhang, Yueqian Zhang, Zikang Liu, Zikang Liu, Hanwen Dong, Hanwen Dong, Zhao Zhang, Zhao Zhang, Kebing Yang, Yan Liu, Rongjiang Zhao, Qingyan Yang, Yajuan Niu

“…BackgroundThis study employed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of standalone psychological interventions for internet gaming disorder in randomized controlled trials. …”
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Capital Development In Nigeria: Case Study on Guaranty Trust Bank, Gombe State, Nigeria by Matthew Funsho Bello, Rabi Mohammad Aliyu, Biola Muhibat Osungboye

“…The methodology includes data from both primary and secondary sources, analyzed using tables, percentages, questionnaires, oral interviews, and basic statistical methods. …”
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Prognostic significance of KMT2A-PTD in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoyan Liu, Xia Wu, Wu Ye, Mingzhu Ma, Jili Deng, Xue Zheng, Yuping Gong

“…Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to assess the prognostic value of KMT2A-PTD in patients with AML.Methods Eligibility criteria: we included studies concerning the prognostic value of KMT2A-PTD in patients with AML.Information sources: Eligible studies were identified from PubMed, Embase, Medline, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Chinese Biomedical Database. …”
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Pyelonephritis in pregnancy: «traditional» drainage tactics and its results by V. V. Levchenko, P. P. Morgun, A. V. Voldokhin, A. Y. Abu Trabi, A. S. Maslovsky

“…In this way, a wide range of tactical decisions is born in such conditions.Purpose of the study. To evaluate the effectiveness of the «traditional» draining treatment tactics for pyelonephritis in pregnant women.Materials and methods. …”
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Identification of Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors Based on Facial Photos: Exploratory Study on the Use of Deep Learning for Software Development by Yanong Li, Yixuan He, Yawei Liu, Bingchen Wang, Bo Li, Xiaoguang Qiu

“…The model’s predictive mechanisms were explored through correlation analyses with endocrine indicators and stratified evaluations based on the degree of hypothalamic-pituitary-target axis damage. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of anemia in chronic kidney disease patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Eshetu Elfios Endrias, Temesgen Geta, Eskinder Israel, Melesse Belayneh Yayeh, Beker Ahmed, Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro

“…Heterogeneity among the primary studies was evaluated using Cochran’s Q test and the I-squared statistic. …”
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Prevalence of oral frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jun-kai Dou, Huan Liu, Yan Mei, Song Wang, Ying Zhang, Shao-hua Zhao, Xue-zhi Shi

“…Univariate meta-regression analysis revealed that country, measurement method, and publication year might be sources of heterogeneity. …”
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Comparing the impact of cumulative insulin resistance surrogates exposure on stroke: optimizing prevention strategies by Dezhi Hong, Xiaohui Li, Guotai Sheng, Hongyi Yang, Wei Wang, Yang Zou

“…Methods The study population was sourced from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS2011-2018). …”
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Optimizing Cost-Effective Larval Diets for Mass Rearing of <i>Aedes</i> Mosquitoes in Vector Control Programs by Qianqian Li, Tongxin Wei, Yan Sun, Jehangir Khan, Dongjing Zhang

“…Optimizing larval nutrition is essential for mass-rearing programs supporting the sterile insect technique and incompatible insect technique. This study evaluated the effects of three larval diets on key fitness traits, including pupation rate, male flight ability, adult longevity, female fecundity, pupal size, and wing length, which are critical for the success of SIT and IIT programs. (2) Methods: <i>Ae. albopictus</i> (GT strain) and <i>Ae. aegypti</i> (AEG strain) were reared on three diets with varying protein sources: diet 1 (≈1.23 dollars/kg; porcine liver/shrimp/yeast = 6:3:1), the IAEA-recommended diet; diet 2 (≈1.78 dollars/kg; bovine liver/shrimp/yeast = 6:3:1), a modified IAEA diet; and diet 3 (≈0.55 dollars/kg; tortoise food), a low-cost laboratory formulation. …”
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Optimizing FACTS Device Placement Using the Fata Morgana Algorithm: A Cost and Power Loss Minimization Approach in Uncertain Load Scenario-Based Systems by Mohammad Aljaidi, Pradeep Jangir, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, Ali Fayez Alkoradees, Arpita, Aseel Smerat

“…Future work could also investigate the application of FATA in real time, as well as in larger power networks with more renewable energy sources.…”
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Readability of Hospital Online Patient Education Materials Across Otolaryngology Specialties by Akshay Warrier, Rohan P. Singh, Afash Haleem, Andrew Lee, David Mothy, Aakash Patel, Jean Anderson Eloy, Brian Manzi

“…ABSTRACT Introduction This study evaluates the readability of online patient education materials (OPEMs) across otolaryngology subspecialties, hospital characteristics, and national otolaryngology organizations, while assessing AI alternatives. …”
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Safe Listening Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices Among Gamers and Esports Participants: International Web-Based Survey by Nicola Diviani, Shelly Chadha, Peter Mulas, Sara Rubinelli

“…Future research should evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions to ensure comprehensive auditory health protection in the digital entertainment sector.…”
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RESEARCH OF EFFECT OF PLATELET RICH FIBRIN, PRF ON PARADONTOSIS TISSUES REGENERATION DURING THE EXPERIMENT by О. S. Barylo, Т. М. Kanishyna, А.V. Biloshytska

“…Thrombocytes are the natural sources of growth factors. Platelet Rich Plasma PRP, Platelet Rich Fibrin, PRF is used in different branches of medicine. …”
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559 Improving social media advertising campaigns for participant recruitment for clinical trials and other health research studies by Elias Samuels, Ellen Champagne, Lisa Connally, Abbey Hammontree, Anita Johnson, Shokoufeh Khalatbari, Carol F. Scott, Sue Burhop, Diane M. Harper

“…We analyzed data from 160 studies that recruited via social media campaigns on Meta and used the results to make improvements to MICHR’s Participant Recruitment social media campaigns. Methods/Study Population: Data on 440 ad buys purchased for Meta advertising campaigns designed for 160 studies were collected from U-M’s Research Data Warehouse, Meta, and other administrative sources. …”
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Willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials; a survey among a population of healthcare workers in Uganda. by Jonathan Kitonsa, Onesmus Kamacooko, Ubaldo Mushabe Bahemuka, Freddie Kibengo, Ayoub Kakande, Anne Wajja, Vincent Basajja, Alfred Lumala, Edward Ssemwanga, Robert Asaba, Joseph Mugisha, Benjamin F Pierce, Robin Shattock, Pontiano Kaleebu, Eugene Ruzagira

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The survey was conducted between September and November 2020. …”
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Multicohort study testing the generalisability of the SASKit-ML stroke and PDAC prognostic model pipeline to other chronic diseases by Daniel Palmer, Larissa Henze, Uwe Walter, Hugo Murua Escobar, Axel Kowald, Georg Fuellen

“…The datasets were chosen to mimic as closely as possible the SASKit cohort, a prospective, longitudinal cohort study.Data sources Public data were used from the T2D (77 patients with potential pre-diabetes and 18 controls) and IBD (49 patients with IBD and 12 controls) branches of the Human Microbiome Project (HMP), RA Map (RA-MAP, 92 patients with RA, 22 controls) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA, 16 cancers).Methods Data integration steps were performed in accordance with the prepublished study protocol, generating features to predict disease outcomes using 10-fold cross-validated random survival forests.Outcome measures Health deterioration was assessed using disease-specific clinical markers and endpoints across different cohorts. …”
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Reusable Respiratory and Skin Protective Devices Will Help Russian NBC Protection Troops to Avoid Pathogenic Biological Agents by Valerii V. Vasilyev, Sergei N. Solovykh, Nikita V. Danyakin., Pavel V. Gorbachev

“…This set will further be sent to Russian NBC Protection Troops and will help them to avoid pathogenic biological agents.Materials and methods. The materials selection and design features choice have been justified by the analysis of academic sources and patents. …”
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Coverage and distributional benefit–cost of rotavirus vaccine in Uganda: an analysis of routine health facility aggregated data by Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Gatien de Broucker, Anthony Ssebagereka, Aloysius Mutebi, Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho, Bryan Patenaude

“…Abstract Introduction Owing to the lack of local cost and clinical effectiveness data in sub-Saharan Africa, economic evaluations of the rotavirus vaccine are still limited in the region. …”
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Harnessing Residents’ Practice-based Inquiries to Enhance Research Literacy: The Thoughtful Reading of Evidence into Clinical Settings (T-RECS) Initiative by Emmagene Worley, Edward H. Suh, Liliya Abrukin, Michael DeFilippo, Jonathan J. Kamler, Mahesh Polavarapu, Peter C. Wyer

“…We held 90–120 minute sessions three times a year as part of the regular residency didactic conference; post-session evaluations with quantitative and qualitative elements were used to adjust subsequent didactics to refine the approach. …”
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