Delphi study to identify consensus on patient selection for hydrogel rectal spacer use during radiation therapy for prostate cancer in the UK by Amit Bahl, Suneil Jain, Albert Edwards, Rhodri Saunders, Clive Peedell, Heather Ann Payne, James Andrew Thomas, Prantik Das, Amanda Hansson Hedblom, Emily Woodward

“…Objectives To identify consensus on patient prioritisation for rectal hydrogel spacer use during radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer in the UK.Design Delphi study consisting of two rounds of online questionnaires, two virtual advisory board meetings and a final online questionnaire.Setting Radical radiation therapy for localised and locally advanced prostate cancer in the UK.Participants Six leading clinical oncologists and one urologist from across the UK.Interventions Rectal hydrogel spacer.Primary and secondary outcome measures None reported.Results The panel reached consensus on the importance of minimising toxicity for treatments with curative intent and that even low-grade toxicity-related adverse events can significantly impact quality of life. …”
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Authors' Reply: Commentary on “Protecting User Privacy and Rights in Academic Data-Sharing Partnerships: Principles From a Pilot Program at Crisis Text Line” by Anthony R Pisani, Carlos Gallo, Madelyn S Gould, Nitya Kanuri, John E Marcotte, Brian Pascal, David Rousseau, Megan L Ranney, Bob Filbin, Shairi Turner

“…Regarding potential conflicts of interest, we argue that unpaid, nonfiduciary advisory board service for a nonprofit organization does not constitute a conflict requiring disclosure. …”
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Treatment of e-cigarette use among hospitalised adolescents and young adults: a protocol for intervention development and evaluation of preliminary efficacy and implementation outc... by Delwyn Catley, Kimber P Richter, Karen Wilson, Shelbie Wooten, Melissa K Miller, Abbey Masonbrink

“…Study results will be disseminated to our public committee, youth research advisory board, to relevant stakeholders and through publication.Trial registration number NCT05936099; registered on 30 June 2023. …”
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Developing a youth-friendly internet-enabled HIV risk calculator: A collaborative approach with young key populations, living in Soweto, South Africa. by Mamakiri Mulaudzi, Gugulethu Tshabalala, Stefanie Hornschuh, Kofi Ebenezer Okyere-Dede, Minjue Wu, Oluwatobi Ifeloluwa Ariyo, Janan J Dietrich

“…Data was collected through two peer group discussions with young people aged 18-24 years, a once-off group discussion with the [Name of clinic removed for confidentiality] adolescent community advisory board members and once off face-to-face in-depth interviews with young key population groups: LGBT individuals, MSM, and female sex workers. …”
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HALAL INDUSTRY IN KYRGYZSTAN: CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS by Niyazali Turdalievich Aripov, Murat Zhuratovich Abdiev, Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin, Mirlanbek Baidusenovich Ubaidullaev

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The adaptation process of a safety planning intervention to promote connectedness and reduce distress in Diné adolescents and adults during the COVID-19 pandemic by Joshuaa Dominic Allison-Burbank, Vanessa Begaye, Kyann Dedman-Cisco, Lisa Jim, Shannon Archuleta, Renae Begay, Lacey Howe, Emily E. Haroz

“…These closures created significant disruption to connectedness on the Navajo Nation.MethodsAs part of the Community Based Participatory Research process, our team worked with a Community Advisory Board (CAB) to facilitate a longitudinal cohort study titled “Project SafeSchools” and, most critically, to culturally adapt mental health interventions to be implemented as a part of this study. …”
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Domestic violence victimisation and its association with mental distress: a cross-sectional study of the Yangon Region, Myanmar by Johanne Sundby, Espen Bjertness, Lars Lien, Win Thuzar Aye, Hein Stigum, Berit Schei

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Feline Papillomatosis by Herman Egberink, Katrin Hartmann, Ralf Mueller, Maria Grazia Pennisi, Sándor Belák, Séverine Tasker, Karin Möstl, Diane D. Addie, Corine Boucraut-Baralon, Tadeusz Frymus, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, Fulvio Marsilio, Etienne Thiry, Uwe Truyen, Margaret J. Hosie

“…In this review, the European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD), a scientifically independent board of veterinary experts on feline infectious diseases from 11 European Countries, discusses the current knowledge of feline PV infections. …”
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Perspectives of Hispanic and Latinx Community Members on AI-Enabled mHealth Tools: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Stephanie A Kraft, Shaan Chopra, Miriana C Duran, Janet A Rojina, Abril Beretta, Katherine I López, Russell Javan, Benjamin S Wilfond, Margaret Rosenfeld, James Fogarty, Linda K Ko

“…The analysis team proposed themes based on review of coded data, which were validated through member checking with a community advisory board serving Latino individuals in the region and finalized through discussion with the entire research team. …”
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Feasibility pilot of a novel coaching intervention to optimize cannabis use for chronic pain management among Veterans by Kevin F. Boehnke, Gabrielle Bowyer, Jenna McAfee, Tristin Smith, Catherine Klida, Vivian Kurtz, Evangelos Litinas, Poonam Purohit, Anne Arewasikporn, Dana Horowitz, Laura Thomas, Jennifer Eckersley, Mia Railing, David A. Williams, Daniel J. Clauw, Kelley M. Kidwell, Amy S. B. Bohnert, Rachel S. Bergmans

“…Methods The intervention drew from scientific literature, consultation with cannabis experts, Veteran input via a Community Advisory Board, and tenets of motivational interviewing. …”
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: protocol for a one-arm, open-label intervention study to estimate the optimal timing of tenofovir in pregnancy by François Nosten, Rose McGready, Verena Carrara, Stephan Ehrhardt, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Nan Guo, Yuanxi Jia, Marieke Bierhoff, Kenrad E Nelson, Podjanee Jittamala, Wanitda Watthanaworawit, Clare Ling, Fuanglada Tongprasert, Michele van Vugt, Marcus Rijken, Chloe Lynne Thio

“…Infant growth and neurodevelopment at 6 months will be compared with established local norms.Ethics and dissemination This study has ethical approval by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University (FTM ECF-019-06), Johns Hopkins University (IRB no: 00007432), Chiang Mai University (FAM-2559-04227), Oxford Tropical Research Ethics Committee (OxTREC Reference: 49-16) and by the local Tak Community Advisory Board (TCAB-02/REV/2016). The article will be published as an open-access publication.Trial registration number NCT02995005, Pre-results.…”
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Incidence and prevalence of traumatic and non-traumatic wounds and burns and access to wound care in Sierra Leone; data from a nationwide household survey (PRESSCO) 2020 by Jonathan H. Vas Nunes, Alex J. van Duinen, Daniel Boateng, Amidu J. Tommy, Osman Sankoh, Martin P. Grobusch, Håkon A. Bolkan

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Life after prostate cancer diagnosis: protocol for a UK-wide patient-reported outcomes study by David H Brewster, Victoria Cairnduff, Eila Watson, Amy Downing, Adam W Glaser, Penny Wright, William Cross, Conan Donnelly, Anna Gavin, Carol Rivas, Richard Wagland, Peter Selby, Luke Hounsome, Therese Kearney, Rebecca Mottram, Majorie Allen, Oonagh McSorley, Hugh Butcher, Paul Kind, James W H Catto, Dyfed Huws, Emma McNair, Lauren Matheson, Johana Nayoan, Mike Horton, Jessica Corner, Julia Verne

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Artificial Intelligence in Science and Society: The Vision of USERN by Tommaso Dorigo, Gary D. Brown, Carlo Casonato, Artemi Cerda, Joseph Ciarrochi, Mauro da Lio, Nicole D'Souza, Nicolas R. Gauger, Steven C. Hayes, Stefan G. Hofmann, Robert Johansson, Marcus Liwicki, Fabien Lotte, Juan J. Nieto, Giulia Olivato, Peter Parnes, George Perry, Alice Plebe, Idupulapati M. Rao, Nima Rezaei, Fredrik Sandin, Andrey Ustyuzhanin, Giorgio Vallortigara, Pietro Vischia, Niloufar Yazdanpanah

“…The Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), an organization that promotes initiatives to support interdisciplinary science and education across borders and actively works to improve science policy, collects here the vision of its Advisory Board members, together with a selection of AI experts, to summarize how we see developments in this exciting technology impacting science and society in the foreseeable future. …”
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WASA’IL ITHBAT DALAM UNDANG-UNDANG KETERANGAN ISLAM: ANALISIS PERUNDANGAN TERHADAP KEABSAHAN DOKUMEN ELEKTRONIK DI MAHKAMAH SYARIAH MALAYSIA by Mohamad Aniq Aiman Alias, Wan Abdul Fattah Wan Ismail, Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin, Muzaffar Syah Mallow

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Les réseaux de la qualité de l’air : des associations stratèges actrices de l’action publique by Franck Boutaric

“…Amongst the various settings for exchange and confrontation (within the industry, associations, politics, advisory boards), networks of air pollution control agencies have asserted their skills and expertise in the promotion of their missions and objectives. …”
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Ethics and Institutions of Scientific Policy Advice by Überblick

“…Abstract German policy advice is embedded in an institutional framework consisting of universities, research institutes, experts and advisory boards. Criticism of the German advisory landscape can be heard from time to time, for example that economic policy advice in Germany is not sufficiently oriented towards the latest research or that particular interests (e.g. of employers or employees) are heard too much. …”
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Revolutionizing dental research in the Pacific Islands: the Pacific Islands dental research framework by Hemanth Tumkur Lakshmikantha, Ratu Osea Gavidi, Tokasa Leweni, Kantara Tiim, Kaitlyn Khan, Samantha Kumar

“…PIDRF supports indigenous priority-setting, reciprocal co-gauging, and cross-sector collaboration throughout the research process, guided by cultural relationship specialists and indigenous advisory boards. This framework expands diagnostic assessments to incorporate cultural and social determinants of oral health, combining holistic and culturally tailored therapies. …”
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Early empiric anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis therapy for sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a randomised clinical trial by Mark Conaway, David R Boulware, Scott K Heysell, Stellah G Mpagama, Christopher C Moore, Alphonce Liyoyo, Conrad Muzoora, Catherine Gitige, Bibie Said, Edwin Nuwagira, Rinah Arinaitwe, Rhina Mushagara, Peter Buzaare, Anna Chongolo, Samuel Jjunju, Precious Twesigye, Megan Null, Tania A Thomas

“…We will also present our findings to the Community Advisory Boards that we convened during study preparation.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04618198).…”
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Identifying barriers and potential solutions to improve equitable access to community eye services: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study protocol by Min Kim, David Macleod, Michael Gichangi, Andrew Bastawrous, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Oathokwa Nkomazana, Sailesh Mishra, Shalinder Sabherwal, Luke Nelson Allen, Abhishek Roshan, Sarah Karanja, Ari Ho-Foster, Keneilwe Motlhatlhedi, Nigel Bolster, Mohd Javed, Malebogo Tlhajoane, Bakgaki Ratshaa, John Tlhakanelo

“…We will disseminate our findings through local community advisory boards, national eye screening meetings, in peer-reviewed journals and at conferences.…”
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