A mixed-methods systematic review of mental health activities among urban left-behind children in mainland China by Siyu Long, Siyu Long, Zainal Bin Madon, Noris Mohd Norowi, Mei Foong Ang

“…This study includes all studies results available up to December 31, 2023. The protocol has been registered on PROSPERO (CRD42023384078) and includes 14 studies in the review.ResultsThe activity categories included group psychological activities, individual family activities and multiple formats services. …”
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The Age at Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children in Japan by Shigeki Kurasawa, Kiyomi Tateyama, Ryoichiro Iwanaga, Taro Ohtoshi, Ken Nakatani, Katsushi Yokoi

“…Clinical data for children aged less than 18 years diagnosed with ASD between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2013, and in whom follow-up was possible 1 year after diagnosis, were extracted. …”
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Phthisis Bulbi in a Retinitis Pigmentosa Patient after Argus II Implantation by Logan Vander Woude, Ramak Roohipour, Gibran Syed Khurshid

“…The patient met the criteria for Argus II implantation and elected to proceed with surgery in his left eye in December 2017. The surgical implantation of the Argus II was successful without any complications. …”
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The principle of national sovereignty through the lens of Saint Andrew's Day National Assembly by Mitić Sara

“…Andrew's Day National Assembly in Belgrade and its subsequent sessions (from 30 November 1858 to 31 January 1859), including presentations of viewpoints and request, and the events during the three-day revolution (10th -12th December 1858). Then, the author discusses the outcomes of St. …”
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Psychoeducational intervention in students with autism spectrum disorders’ relatives by Adianelys Oduardo Pérez, Enmanuel de Jesús LLanes Oduardo, Angel Luis Gómez Cardoso, Rolando Rodríguez Puga

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a quasi-experimental study of educational intervention was carried out in the nine Rehabilitation Services of the Camagüey municipality health areas, from January to December 2022. The sample consisted of 25 family members who met the eligibility criteria. …”
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Determinants of mortality after massive transfusion - A prospective study by Divya Venugopal, Susheela Jacob Innah, Aboobacker Mohamed Rafi, Ramesh Bhaskaran

“…All MT patients above 13 years of age regardless of cause of bleed were included in the study from December 2015 to October 2017 accounting for a total of 61 patients. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Bariatric Surgery in High-Risk Patients: A Single-Center Experience by Yusef Moulla, Orestis Lyros, Matthias Blüher, Philipp Simon, Arne Dietrich

“…We retrospectively analyzed high-risk patients, who underwent bariatric surgery in University Hospital Leipzig between May 2012 and December 2016. High-risk patients were defined when (Bergeat et al., 2016) at least one of the following risk factors was met: age ≥ 70 years, body mass index (BMI) > 70 kg/m2, liver cirrhosis, end-organ failure, or immunosuppression by status after organ transplantation along with (Birkmeyer et al., 2010) at least two comorbidities associated with obesity. …”
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Effect of Preexisting Asthma on the Risk of ICU Admission, Intubation, and Death from COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Abhinav Bhattarai, Garima Dhakal, Sangam Shah, Aastha Subedi, Sanjit Kumar Sah, Shyam Kumar Mishra

“…We searched the electronic databases PubMed, WHO COVID-19 database, and Taylor and Francis Online for studies that compared the medical outcomes of COVID-19 between patients with and without asthma, from the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019 to the 3rd of September 2021, excluded duplicates, reviews, editorials, and case reports, and screened the titles, abstracts, and full texts. …”
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Characterization of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis in Multidisciplinary Consultation by Caridad Llull Tombo, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández, Ileana García Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Daymí Tió González, Yoandra León Rayas

“…<strong><br /> Methods:</strong> an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out at the Paquito González Cueto de Cienfuegos University Pediatric Hospital in the cystic fibrosis consultation, from January 1 to December 31, 2018. Patients were group according to the following variables: age, sex and municipality of origin, the clinical manifestations that suggested the diagnosis, age of presentation and the age at diagnosis, presence of digestive manifestations, germs isolated in microbiological studies, mutations found in patients with cystic fibrosis. …”
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Health Canada's use of its priority review process for new drugs: a cohort study by Joel Lexchin

“…The purpose of this study is to compare Health Canada's use of priority reviews to therapeutic ratings from two independent organisations, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) and the French drug bulletin Prescrire International, over the period 1 January 1997–31 December 2012.Design Cohort study.Data sources Annual reports of the Therapeutic Products Directorate, and the Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate; evaluations of therapeutic innovation from PMPRB and Prescrire International; WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology.Interventions Assessments by PMPRB and Prescrire International treated as a gold standard for postmarket therapeutic value.Primary and secondary outcome measures Drug-by-drug comparison between the review status from Health Canada and the therapeutic status from PMPRB/Prescrire using κ values, and positive and negative predictive values. …”
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The effect of anti mullerian hormone and follicle stimulating hormone discordance on oocyte quality and live birth rates by Seray Kaya, Murat Genc, Bensu Bulut, Medine Akkan Oz, Mustafa Ozturk

“…This retrospective study was conducted on 82 patients who sought infertility treatment at Assisted Reproductive Techniques Center of Gulhane Training and Research Hospital between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2020. Data collected included age, AMH and FSH levels, number of retrieved oocytes, mature (M2) oocytes, pregnancy outcomes, and embryos obtained. …”
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Outpatient primary care cardiology referrals: Referral patterns, risk stratification and clinical outcomes by Yi Yi Chua, Yilin Jiang, Sinead Zhen Wang, Ian Phoon, Khung Keong Yeo, Terrance Siang Jin Chua, Jonathan Yap

“…Methods Consecutive outpatients referred from primary care to a national cardiac centre between March 2015 to December 2020 were included. Patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD) were excluded. …”
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Lee Silverman Voice Treatment to Improve Speech in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis by Tingting Pu, Min Huang, Xiangyu Kong, Meng Wang, Xiangling Chen, Xixi Feng, Changyou Wei, Xiechuan Weng, Fan Xu

“…Data Sources: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, and SinoMed library were searched from inception to December 2021 related to PD and LSVT. Method. Abstracts were screened and reviewed against the eligibility criteria (intervention group participants were PD assessed based on LSVT (LSVT Loud) and randomized control). …”
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Community Behavior to Prevent Covid-19 and its Associated Factors in North Parigi District by I Kadek Wartana, Veni Mornalita Kolupe, Sitti Fajrah, Rikwan Rikwan, Gustini Gustini

“…Methods: This research was an observational analytical study with a cross sectional design approach in North Parigi District from July until December 2022. Variables in this study include age, gender, occupation, income, education, health insurance, history of covid-19 infection, history of covid-19 vaccination and behavior to prevent covid-19.  …”
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Decision experiences in joint replacement surgery for patients with haemophilic arthritis: A qualitative study by YaNan Kan, YunChun Bao, Fuying Ye

“…Methods Fifteen HA patients who were candidates for joint replacement surgery at a tertiary and first-class hospital in Zhejiang Province were interviewed using a semistructured in-depth interview from January to December 2023. Colaizzi's seven-step method was used to analyse the data and refine the themes. …”
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Prediction of COVID-19 Confirmed, Death, and Cured Cases in India Using Random Forest Model by Vishan Kumar Gupta, Avdhesh Gupta, Dinesh Kumar, Anjali Sardana

“…A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is an unusual viral pneumonia in patients, first found in late December 2019, latter it declared a pandemic by World Health Organizations because of its fatal effects on public health. …”
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Innovative trend analysis of long-term spatial-temporal rainfall patterns over Botswana: Implications for water resources management by P.K. Kenabatho

“…New hydrological insights for the region: The results reveal that most rainfall data show trends when using the ITA method than the TMs for both seasonal rainfall (December-February, DJF), (March-May, MAM), (September-November, SON) and annual rainfall data. …”
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Applying an Instrument for the Stratification of Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department. by Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Maria Caridad Fragoso Marchante, Iris González Morales, Dianelys Perla Sierra Martínez, Sandra Borroto Lecuna, Osmel Chávez Troya

“…The instrument was applied to 394 (hospitalized or already discharged from the institution) with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia between June 2009 and December 2010. As part of the assessment, indicators for process and results were used. …”
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Small Ruminant Brucellosis in West Hararghe Zone of Oromia Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Umer Seid Geletu, Munera Ahmednur Usmael, Yesihak Yusuf Mummed

“…A cross-sectional study design was employed on collected sera samples to investigate brucellosis in small ruminants from December 2018 to November 2019 with the objectives of estimating the seroprevalence and potential risk factors for the occurrence of brucellosis in small ruminants in selected districts of West Hararghe: Chiro, Hirna, and Mieso. …”
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Uric Acid: A Potential Marker For Predicting Maternal And Fetal Morbidity by Aeman Javed, Umber Arooj Tahir, Hafsa Tauseef, Syeda Luba Hussain, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui

“…Methods: It was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted from July 2022 to December 2023. All primigravida women aged 20-45 years in the third trimester of singleton pregnancy attending in Obstetrics and Gynecology outpatient department of Ibn-e-Seina Hospital in study duration were included in the study. …”
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