Stigma and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study on the perceptions of healthcare workers in Canada and Singapore by Christine Fahim, Christine Fahim, Chou Chuen Yu, Jeanette Cooper, Suvabna Theivendrampillai, Taehoon (Tom) Lee, Michelle Wai-Ki Lau, Christine Marquez, Bernard Tang, Mathews Mathew, Malika Sharma, Malika Sharma, Eric Wong, Eric Wong, Tracey O'Sullivan, James Alvin Low, James Alvin Low, Sharon E. Straus, Sharon E. Straus

“…Coded data were charted into a framework matrix and used to compare themes in each country.ResultsWe conducted 51 interviews (23 in Canada; 28 in Singapore). …”
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Phantom motor execution as a treatment for phantom limb pain: protocol of an international, double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial by Brian E McGuire, Lina Bunketorp-Käll, Eva Lendaro, Liselotte Hermansson, Helena Burger, Corry K Van der Sluis, Monika Pilch, Katarzyna Kulbacka-Ortiz, Ingrid Rignér, Anita Stockselius, Lena Gudmundson, Cathrine Widehammar, Wendy Hill, Sybille Geers, Max Ortiz-Catalan

“…Complete evaluations are conducted at baseline and at intervention completion, as well as 1, 3 and 6 months later using an intention-to-treat (ITT) approach. …”
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Targeting enolase 1 reverses bortezomib resistance in multiple myeloma through YWHAZ/Parkin axis by Xuejie Gao, Qilin Feng, Qikai Zhang, Yifei Zhang, Chaolu Hu, Li Zhang, Hui Zhang, Guanli Wang, Ke Hu, Mengmeng Ma, Zhuning Wang, Yujie Liu, Dong An, Hongfei Yi, Yu Peng, Xiaosong Wu, Gege Chen, Xinyan Jia, Haiyan Cai, Jumei Shi

“…Using online databases, we conducted an analysis to examine the correlation between ENO1 expression and both clinicopathological characteristics and patient outcomes. …”
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Motor Neuron Disease Systematic Multi-Arm Adaptive Randomised Trial (MND-SMART): a multi-arm, multi-stage, adaptive, platform, phase III randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlle... by Jeremy Chataway, Suvankar Pal, Charis Wong, Elizabeth Elliott, Jenna M Gregory, Siddharthan Chandran, Judith Newton, Shuna Colville, Maria Stavrou, Christopher J Weir, Nigel Stallard, Malcolm R Macleod, Michelle Steven, Richard Anthony Parker, Arpan R Mehta, Robert J Swingler, Mahesh K B Parmar, Rachel S Dakin, Jill Williamson

“…Comparisons will be conducted in four stages. The decision to continue randomising to arms after each stage will be made by the Trial Steering Committee who receive recommendations from the Independent Data Monitoring Committee. …”
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Traditional herbal medicine for Guillain-Barré syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Somin Jung, Han-Gyul Lee, Seungwon Kwon, Seung-Yeon Cho, Seong-Uk Park, Woo-Sang Jung, Sang-Kwan Moon, Jung-Mi Park, Chang-Nam Ko

“…The meta-analysis was conducted using Review Manager (Revman) 5.4.1. software. …”
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Risk factors and prediction model of breast cancer-related lymphoedema in a Chinese cancer centre: a prospective cohort study protocol by Yue Wang, Xin Li, Ying Wang, Hongmei Zhao, Qian Lu, Yujie Zhou, Liyuan Zhang, Aomei Shen, Jingru Bian, Wanmin Qiang, Jingming Ye, Hongmeng Zhao, Yubei Huang, Zhongning Zhang, Peipei Wu

“…Assessments will be conducted presurgery and at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 months postsurgery. …”
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Prognostic significance of albumin corrected anion gap in patients with acute pancreatitis: a novel perspective by Jianjun Wang, Pei Yang, Xintao Zeng, Sirui Chen, Xi Chen, Lan Deng, Ruizi Shi, Chuan Qin, Huiwen Luo, Jianping Gong, Hua Luo, Decai Wang

“…Subgroup analyses were also conducted. A cohort comprising 605 participants was included in this study. …”
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Prevalence of dengue and leptospirosis coinfection and associated mortality rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Suraj Tiwari, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Rekha MM, Mandeep Kaur, Girish Chandra Sharma, Puneet Sudan, K. Satyam Naidu, Rajesh Singh, Teena Vishwakarma, Sonam Puri, Muhammed Shabil, Anuradha Yadav, Takveer Singh, Sahil Khurana, Rachana Mehta, Prakasini Satapathy, Renu Sah, Abhay M Gaidhane, Ganesh Bushi

“…Statistical analyses, including prevalence and mortality estimation, sensitivity analysis were conducted using R, with heterogeneity evaluated by the I² statistic. …”
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The diagnostic performance of International Ovarian Tumor Analysis: Simple Rules for diagnosing ovarian tumors—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Awadia Gareeballah, Moawia Gameraddin, Moawia Gameraddin, Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Amirah Alsaedi, Maisa Elzaki, Walaa Alsharif, Ibrahim Mohamed Daoud, Ibrahim Mohamed Daoud, Shrooq Aldahery, Magbool Alelyani, Elrashed AbdElrahim, Fahad H. Alhazmi, Zuhal Y. Hamd, Raga Ahmed Abouraida, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mohamed Adam

“…This review aims to assess the diagnostic performance of IOTA-SR for classifying ovarian tumors as benign or malignant.MethodsA systematic review was conducted on MEDLINE, Embase, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. …”
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Quality Evaluation of Fresh Cayenne Pepper for Chili Sauce from Different Origins by Jinge XU, Zhuoqi ZHENG, Pengjie HOU, Gaoxing MA, Yandi XIONG, Zhuang MA, Meng LIU, Liang ZHAO, Xiaojun LIAO

“…Therefore, it is necessary to conduct the quality evaluation of fresh cayenne pepper, and summary the quality characteristics of sauce using peppers, in order to provide a scientific basis for variety selection. …”
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Eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles: Enhancing optimization reaction, characterization, and antimicrobial properties with Lantana camara from geothermal area by Pati Kemala, Rinaldi Idroes, Khairan Khairan, Muliadi Ramli, Binawati Ginting, Zuchra Helwani, Rifki Aulia, Ghazi Mauer Idroes, Muhammad Yusuf, Rustam Efendi

“…The antimicrobial testing was conducted against Gram-positive bacterium (S. aureus), Gram-negative bacterium (E. coli), and the fungus (C. albicans). …”
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Trends, outcomes and knowledge gaps in mobile apps for reproductive endocrinology and infertility: a scoping review protocol by Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, Aline Russomano de Gouvêa, Natália Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodriguez Castro, João Daniel de Souza Menezes, Matheus Querino da Silva, Helena Landin Gonçalves Cristóvão, Cíntia Canato Martins, Jéssica Gisleine de Oliveira, Patrícia da Silva Fucuta, Alexandre Lins Werneck, Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho, Heloisa Cristina Caldas, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Júlio César André, Antônio Hélio Oliani

“…Expert consultations will be conducted to validate the findings.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required for this scoping review as it will only use published data. …”
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“Holding on to Hope”: follow up qualitative findings of a tobacco treatment intervention for people experiencing mental health conditions by Tessa-May Zirnsak, Kristen McCarter, Melissa L. McKinlay, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Nadine Cocks, Catherine Brasier, Laura Hayes, Amanda L. Baker, Donita E. Baird, Billie Bonevski, Ron Borland, Ron Borland, David Castle, Erin Forbes, Peter J. Kelly, Catherine Segan, Catherine Segan, Rohan Sweeney, Alyna Turner, Alyna Turner, Jill M. Williams, Lisa Brophy, Lisa Brophy

“…Interviews were conducted with 28 participants in the Quitlink trial (intervention group n = 12, control group n = 16). …”
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Size Effects on Thermal Properties of Thin Metal Films With Rough Surfaces by C. R. Tellier

“…Simple analytical expressions for the thermoelectric power, Sf, and the thermal conductivity, ℒf, are given under the assumption that the energy dependence of the electronic relaxation time in bulk material may be written in the form τo∼Wm . …”
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Mapping information systems maturity: the case of the Portuguese hospitality industry by Nuno António, Gustavo Sá

“…To understand the perception that decision-makers have of information systems’ influence and importance in their organizations, we conduct a case study in Portugal. The objective was to assess information systems' maturity level of independent hotels and small hotel chains, mapping the level to the hotel's characteristics. …”
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Montagnes gatekhili, État gatekhili : gestion fracturée de la forêt alpine et développement post-soviétique en République de Géorgie by Jesse Quinn

“…Analyzing a series of thirty-five semi-structured interviews conducted during the summers of 2012 and 2013, I investigate the ways in which state power operates through governance of Georgia’s alpine forests. …”
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The influence of leadership, training, competence on lecturer performance in higher education by Arniati Arniati, Muryani Arsal

“…The research was conducted to determine the effect of leadership, training, competence on the performance of lecturers of the Development Economics Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Muhammadiyah Makassar. …”
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SUCCESSION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTE IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHERS by Lubov V. Vasilkina, Olga I. Biryukova

“…A number of the events has a resonance in the professional environment of the Republic, is of interest to the teaching community, many activities have become regular (series of workshops, master classes, etc.). Conducted scientific and practical organizational forms of such collaboration enable to implement a consultative, expert and diagnostic, methodological support, as well as summarize the best educational experience.…”
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Prevalance and Intensity of Helminthiasis in Gastrointestinal Tractus of Goat At Kwanyar Sub-District, Bangkalan District by Alivia Fairuz Ilmi, Arimbi Arimbi, Sarmanu Sarmanu, Agus Wijaya

“…This study aims to determine the prevalence and intensity of helminthiasis in gastrointestinal tract of goat at Kwanyar Sub-District, Bangkalan District. The study was conducted in August-October 2018 with 100 samples of stool examination in the laboratory of Helmintology, Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga. …”
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