A novel model-based meta-analysis to indirectly estimate the comparative efficacy of two medications: an example using DPP-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus by Yan Gong, James Rogers, Christian Friedrich, Sanjay Patel, Alexander Staab, Jorge Luiz Gross, Daniel Polhamus, William Gillespie, Brigitta Ursula Monz, Silke Retlich

“…Comparison of two oral dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treatment was used as an example.Design Systematic review with MBMA.Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov, Cochrane review of DPP-4 inhibitors for T2DM, sitagliptin trials on Food and Drug Administration website to December 2011 and linagliptin data from the manufacturer.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trials, ≥12 weeks’ duration, that analysed sitagliptin or linagliptin efficacies as changes in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, in adults with T2DM and HbA1c >7%, irrespective of background medication.Model development and application A Bayesian model was fitted (Markov Chain Monte Carlo method). …”
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Reduction of Lipid-Core Burden Index in Nonculprit Lesions at Follow-Up after ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Study of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold versus Optimal Medical Therapy by Joelle Kefer, Patrick Chenu, Olivier Gurné, Frederic Maes, Théophile Tamakloé, Christophe Beauloye

“…Of these, 15 were LRPs and were randomly assigned to either the BVS + optimal medical therapy (OMT) arm (group 1; N = 7) or the OMT arm (group 2; N = 8). …”
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Strategies to Improve Health Care Provider Prescription of and Patient Adherence to Guideline-Recommended Cardiovascular Medications for Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease: Protocol for Two Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials by Aidan M Kirkham, Dean A Fergusson, Justin Presseau, Daniel I McIsaac, Risa Shorr, Derek J Roberts

“…However, evidence suggests that these patients are not prescribed these medications adequately or do not adhere to them once prescribed. …”
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On the discussion of master-apprentice system in the training of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing talents of integration of medical care (“医护一体化”中医护理人才师承培养新模式探讨) by GUAN Yi (关漪), LIU Dong (刘东)

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Application of diversified health education in patients with brain tumor-related epilepsy and their family members (多元化健康教育在脑肿瘤相关性癫痫患者及其家属中的应用研究)... by LIU Qiaojun (刘巧俊), YANG Fan (杨帆)

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Pharmaceutical spending in non-specialized hospitals with pediatric patient admission. by D. Galante

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Measuring. Monitoring. Management. Control by M.V. Sprindzuk, V.I. Bernik, A.P. Konchits

Subjects: “…medical cybernetics…”

“ICODE Hip US Calculator”: a mobile phone aid for screening with Graf’s sonographic technique by Chlapoutakis Konstantinos, O’Beirne Joseph, Dubs Beat, Maizen Claudia, Placzek Sonja, Tzatzairis Themistoklis, Casini Carolina

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La Directive 2010/63/UE – un tournant pour la primatologie ? by Christophe Joubert

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Uncertainty in a Medico’s Mind: The Way Out by Surajit Bhattacharya, Kaushik Bhattacharya, Neeta Bhattacharya, Subham Sarthak, Divya Sudarshan

Subjects: “…medical education…”
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Sensitivity of hemodynamics in a patient specific cerebral aneurysm to vascular geometry and blood rheology by Alberto M. Gambaruto, João Janela, Alexandra Moura, Adélia Sequeira

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Theoretical foundations of activities of executive authorities to reform health care system in Russian Federation by E. S. Gusar, I. N. Primyshev

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Becoming a leader in psychiatry and mental health: now is the time to step forward by Juan Oms, Roberto Martinez Caballero, Jorge Betancourt, Marcos A. Sanchez-Gonzalez

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Characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus-1 influencing the development and efficacy of anti-HIV-1 vaccines by Božić Dragana D., Arsenović-Ranin Nevena, Jančić Ivan, Antić-Stanković Jelena, Milenković Marina T., Vasilev Saša, Bufan Biljana

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Approach to Publishing a Scientific (Radiology) Book by Harshith Gowda Ramesh, Manisha Jana, Ashu Seith Bhalla

Subjects: “…medical books…”
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Le suicide selon François-Emmanuel Fodéré by Eva Yampolsky

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The Doctrine of Double Effect: An Aid in Decision-Making by Pavol Dancák

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Achieving Faster and Smarter Chest X-Ray Classification With Optimized CNNs by Hassen Louati, Ali Louati, Khalid Mansour, Elham Kariri

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Investigation of <i>Atraphaxis virgata</i>, an Unexplored Medicinal Plant Rich in Flavonoids, as a Functional Material by Soeun Shin, Seunghee Kim, Jeongho Lee, Hyerim Son, Jin-Hyub Paik, Nadezhda Gennadievna Gemejiyeva, Zhanat Zhumabekovna Karzhaubekova, Taek Lee, Hah Young Yoo

Subjects: “…medical plant…”
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Imaging performance of a CaWO4/CMOS sensor by Niki Martini, Vaia Koukou, George Fountos, Ioannis Valais, Ioannis Kandarakis, Christos Michail, Athanasios Bakas, Eleftherios Lavdas, Konstantinos Ninos, Georgia Oikonomou, Lida Gogou, George Panayiotakis

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