Efficacy, efficiency and safety of a cardiac telerehabilitation programme using wearable sensors in patients with coronary heart disease: the TELEWEAR-CR study protocol by Andrew Xanthopoulos, Eleni Kapreli, Garyfallia Pepera, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis, Varsamo Antoniou, Gregory Giamouzis, Constantinos Davos, Ladislav Batalik, Vasileios Stavrou, John Skoularigis

“…Assessments will be held at baseline, end of intervention (12 weeks) and follow-up (36 weeks).Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Thessaly (1108/1-12-2021) and by the Ethics Committee of the General University Hospital of Larissa (3780/31-01-2022). …”
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Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) for psychological distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): protocol for a feasibility trial of the ACTforIBD programme by Richard Gearry, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Andrew McCombie, Peter Gibson, Simon Knowles, Lisa Olive, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Subhadra Evans, Leanne Raven, Daniel Romano, Eric O, Madeleine Dober, Leesa van Niekerk, Susan Chesterman

“…Using a randomised controlled trial, 25 participants will be randomised to ACTforIBD, and 25 patients to an active control condition.Ethics and dissemination This protocol has been approved by Deakin University Research Ethics Committee in September 2021 (Ref. 2021-263) and the New Zealand Central Health and Disability Ethics Committee in December 2021 (Ref. 2021 EXP 11384). …”
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Vulnerability for alcohol use disorder after adverse childhood experiences (AUDACE): protocol for a longitudinal fMRI study assessing neuropsychobiological risk factors for relapse by Falk Kiefer, Cagdas Türkmen, Noah Machunze, Haoye Tan, Sarah Gerhardt, Sabine Vollstädt-Klein

“…The general linear model will be applied on the first level fMRI analyses, whereas for the second level analyses and analyses of behavioural data, t-tests, regression analyses, repeated-measures and one-way analysis of variances will be used.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the ethics committee of the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University (ethics approval number: 2018-560N-MA with amendment from 29 June 2021). …”
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Protocol for the development and multisite validation of the Quality of Dying and Death-Revised Global Version scale by Camilla Zimmermann, Ekaterina An, Sarah Hales, Gary Rodin, Eve Namisango, Kenneth Mah, Lameck Thambo, Christian Ntizimira, Alyssa Tilly, Warren Lewin, Mano Chandrakumar, Arnell Baguio, Nazira Jaffer, Maria Chikasema, Kayla Wolofsky, Mary Goombs

“…Psychometric evaluations will include internal consistency and convergent and concurrent validity.Ethics and dissemination The North American arm received approval from the University Health Network Research Ethics Board (21-5143) and the University of North Carolina Institutional Review Board (21-1172). …”
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Visual hermeneutics as a tool to introduce empathy and core physician attributes in doctor-patient relationship for first-year medical undergraduate students by Sushma Prabhath, Uma Kulkarni, Vani Lakshmi R., Bikash Patra, Eshwari K., Divya Arvind Prabhu, Kirtana R. Nayak

“…Trial registration The institutional ethics committee approved the conduct of the study [IEC180/2023].…”
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Effects of biophilic virtual reality on cognitive function of patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery: study protocol for a sham randomised controlled trial by Bin Gao, Yanling Zhou, Jianhua Wang, Binbin Zhu, Qiuyan Weng, Wenjun Luo, Xiuchao He, Lufei Jin, Qinwen Wang, Ahmad Khaled Ahmad Harb

“…Serum samples will be collected on the day before surgery and 7 days after surgery.Ethics and dissemination This trial has ethical approval from the Medical Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University (KY20210302). …”
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Autism Spectrum Social Stories In Schools Trial (ASSSIST): study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial analysing clinical and cost-effectiveness of Social Stories... by Dean McMillan, Victoria Allgar, Barry Wright, David Marshall, Shehzad Ali, Joy Adamson, Chris Williams, Elizabeth Littlewood, Dominic Trépel, Lisa Dyson, Hannah Ainsworth, Liz Cook, Lisa Hackney, Danielle Collingridge Moore, Rebecca Hargate, Anne McLaren, Jo Whitehead

“…Qualitative analysis will ascertain information on perceptions about the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention.Ethics and dissemination National Health Service Ethics Approval (NHS; ref 11/YH/0340) for the trial protocol has been obtained along with NHS Research and Development permission from Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. …”
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Problems and Barriers Related to the Use of AI-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems: Interview Study by Godwin Denk Giebel, Pascal Raszke, Hartmuth Nowak, Lars Palmowski, Michael Adamzik, Philipp Heinz, Marianne Tokic, Nina Timmesfeld, Frank Brunkhorst, Jürgen Wasem, Nikola Blase

“…These emerged in 7 problem categories: technology (46/309, 14.9%), data (59/309, 19.1%), user (102/309, 33%), studies (17/309, 5.5%), ethics (20/309, 6.5%), law (33/309, 10.7%), and general (32/309, 10.4%). …”
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Fingolimod and risk of skin cancer among individuals with multiple sclerosis: a population-based cohort study protocol by Lisa Kuramoto, Larry D Lynd, Amir Khakban, Jacquelyn J Cragg, Anthony Traboulsee, Jiwon Oh, Analisa Jia, Weng Sut Sio, M A De Vera, Jonathan Loree, Roger Tam

“…Survival analysis will be used to estimate HRs and corresponding 95% CIs, adjusted for potential confounders.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval for this study was obtained from the University of British Columbia Clinical Research Ethics Board (H24-03199). …”
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Different Approaches to requesting Consent for Routine data linkage in Neonatal follow-up (ACORN): protocol for a 2×2 factorial randomised trial by Jane E Harding, Barry Milne, Jenny Rogers, Greg Gamble, Jane Marie Alsweiler, Christopher McKinlay, Gavin Brown, Aakash Bajirao Rajay, Caroline Anne Crowther, Nike Franke, Trecia Wouldes

“…The effects of factors will be tested using generalised linear models and presented as ORs and 95% CIs.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval by the New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committee (19/STH/202). …”
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Improving the Detection, Assessment, Management and Prevention of Delirium in Hospices (the DAMPen-D study): protocol for a co-design and feasibility study of a flexible and scalab... by Najma Siddiqi, Chao Huang, Maureen Twiddy, Miriam Johnson, Margaret Ogden, Kathryn Sartain, Imogen Featherstone, Jason Boland, Mark Pearson, Catriona Jackson, Gillian Jackson

“…Descriptive statistics, rapid thematic analysis and a realist logic of analysis will be used be used to analyse quantitative and qualitative data, as appropriate.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval obtained: Hull York Medical School Ethics Committee (Ref 21/23), Health Research Authority Research Ethics Committee Wales REC7 (Ref 21/WA/0180) and Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group (Ref 21/CAG/0071). …”
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Study protocol for using a smartphone application to investigate speech biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease and other synucleinopathies: SMARTSPEECH by Jan Rusz, Tomáš Kouba, Vojtěch Illner

“…A significant increase in several aspects of PD-related speech disorders is expected, and is anticipated to reflect the underlying neurodegeneration processes.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic and all the participants will provide written, informed consent prior to their inclusion in the research. …”
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TOMO AKVINIEČIO ŽMOGAUS LAISVĖS TEORIJOS TYRIMAI XX AMŽIUJE (I STRAIPSNIS) by Lina Šulcienė

“…The first one considers Aquinas' conception of natural law (the question of the status of his ethics) and has the presuppositions of his solution of the problem of human freedom in focus. …”
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Caring for Form: Ali Smith and Contemporary Refugee Life-Writing by Miriam Nandi

“…In this collision of forms, “The Detainee’s Tale” unmasks and contests the inhumane side of the British asylum system, but it also carefully gestures towards possible ethical alternatives. The ethical aspects of Smith’s contribution are best described in terms of a feminist ethics of care, which values the moral salience of recognising and attending to the vulnerability of others (see Held).…”
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A workplace organisational intervention to improve hospital nurses’ and physicians’ mental health: study protocol for the Magnet4Europe wait list cluster randomised controlled tria... by Peter Griffiths, Jonathan Drennan, Jackie Bridges, Luk Bruyneel, Jane Ball, Linda H Aiken, Douglas M Sloane, Anners Lerdal, Matthew McHugh, Herbert Smith, Anne Marie Rafferty, Reinhard Busse, Walter Sermeus, Julia Köppen, Lars E Eriksson, Kaat Siebens, Matthew D McHugh, Anne Scott, Ingeborg Strømseng Sjetne, Sydney Anstee, Peter Van Bogaert, Rikard Lindqvist, Linda Aiken, Douglas Sloane, Hans De Witte, Wilmar B Schaufeli, Hans De Witte, Simon Dello, Dorothea Kohnen, Claudia Bettina Maier, Lisa Smeds Alenius, Mary Del Guidice, Timothy Cheney, Claudia Maier, Joan Kleine, Elaine Lehane Vera McCarthy, Noeleen Brady, Monica Bukkøy Kjetland, Paul Van Aken, Danny Van Heusden

“…The process of implementation will be evaluated using qualitative data from focus group and key informant interviews.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Ethics Committee Research UZ/KU Leuven, Belgium; additionally, ethics approval is obtained in all other participating countries either through a central or decentral authority. …”
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Corrigendum: Authenticity doubt on the Tomioka (Yishen Lun) manuscript: A discourse analysis by David T.W Tam

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FEATURES OF MANAGEMENT OF THE PERSON, TEAM AND GROUP IN THE SPHERE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNAL SERVICES by U. Slinyakow

“…The article describes the main approaches to control a person, team and group in the sphere of housing and communal services, the analysis of current practice development of internal regulations, of the proposal to develop a "code of business ethics for employees, filing requirements for employee accounting services.…”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Patient with a Dual Chamber Pacemaker by Lynne Martina Millar, Andrew George Robinson, Maurice Thomas O'Flaherty, Niall Eames, Nicola Johnston, Gary Heyburn

“…This case highlights that in certain conditions an MRI can be performed in patients with permanent pacemakers and outlines the role of clinical ethics committees in complex medical decision making.…”
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Information needs and mHealth applications for carers of people with dementia in managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of care recipients: an integrative review protocol by Samath Dharmaratne, Thilanka Jagoda, Sarath Rathnayake

“…The findings may identify the need for planning interventions for carers of people with dementia concerning the management of BPSD.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval not required. …”
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Resilience of family caregivers of people with dementia in South Korea: protocol for a scoping review by Hyun-Ju Seo, Min-Jung Choi, Song-I Park, Jeong-hwan Park

“…The extracted data will undergo descriptive analysis of the contextual data and a quantitative analysis using the appropriate descriptive statistics.Ethics and dissemination Because the scoping review methodology consists of reviewing and collecting data from the published literature, this study does not require ethics approval. …”
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