Family-focused intervention programme to foster adolescent mental health and well-being: protocol for a multicountry cluster randomised factorial trial (FLOURISH Phase 2) by Heather M Foran, Marija Raleva, Nina Heinrichs, Graham Moore, Yulia Shenderovich, Xiang Zhao, Judith Simon, Antonio Piolanti, Viorel Babii, Janina Mueller, Franziska Waller, Dennis Wienand, Swetha Sampathkumar, Ivo Kunovski

“…The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, conferences, webinars in multiple languages, regional forums, stakeholder meetings with policymakers and practitioners, public communication through media engagement and open access platforms, including data sharing and early release of findings.Trial registration details Trial registration: NCT06562244; Project page: https://www.flourish-study.org/about.html…”
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Rozwój usług bibliotecznych w czasach kryzysu. (przeł. Tomasz Olszewski) by Paul Ayris

“…W artykule podano dwa konkretne przykłady takiego rozwiązania: pierwszy, który jest już znany i zyskał dobrą opinię – portal DART-Europe udostępniający prace doktorskie i dyplomowe w formie elektronicznej na zasadach open access; drugi, który znajduje się dopiero w fazie wstępnych dyskusji i planowania – rozwiązanie oparte na chmurze obliczeniowej dla prawdziwie zespołowego katalogowania z udziałem brytyjskich bibliotek naukowych i narodowych. …”
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Prospective surveillance study to detect antimalarial drug resistance, gene deletions of diagnostic relevance and genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in Mozambique: protocol by Alexandra Wharton-Smith, Caterina Guinovart, Pedro Aide, Francisco Saute, Alfredo Mayor, Bryan Greenhouse, Baltazar Candrinho, Joshua L Proctor, Arantxa Roca-Feltrer, Clemente da Silva, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Craig Bonnington, Caitlin Bever, Arlindo Chidimatembue, Maria Rodrigues, Neide Canana, Paulo Arnaldo, Simone Boene, Sonia Enosse

“…Project results will be presented to all stakeholders and published in open-access journals.Trial registration number NCT05306067.…”
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Conjugated Polyvinyl Alcohol Modified SnO2 for Efficient Visible Light Photocatalytic Reduction of Cr(VI) by Shaojie Chen, Yuanyuan Luo, Yuhan Xu, Ying Chen, Yinxing Jiang, Zhao Li, Lin Tian, Furong Wang, Yuanyuan Liu, Jing Li

“…Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).…”
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Do continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics predict macrovascular and microvascular complications in diabetes? The FACULTY protocol of a retrospective real-world cohort study by Eric Vicaut, Ramzi A Ajjan, J Seufert, Gérard de Pouvourville, Emmanuel Cosson, Laure Carcaillon-Bentata, Tadej Battelino, Patrick Blin, Fleur Levrat-Guillen, Michael Joubert

“…Dissemination plans include full publication of the study outcomes in peer-reviewed journal(s) with open access and presentations at national and international diabetes and cardiovascular conferences.…”
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Can Ethiopia eliminate malaria? Malaria burden: insights from the pre-elimination era, current challenges and perspectives by Dagmawi Woldesenbet, Yalewayker Tegegne, Abdulhakim Mussema, Elias Tamene, Kemal Mohamed, Wagaw Abebe, Melese Mekuria, Kasahun Bogale, Habtamu Geremew, Mufta Muzemil Shifa, Mulugeta Aemero Tegegne

“…Understanding the historical context and contemporary challenges is crucial for navigating Ethiopia’s path toward malaria elimination.MethodsFrom October 2023 to January 2024, a systematic search was conducted across open access journals such as PubMed, EMBASE, CINALH, Web of Science, Global Health, and Google Scholar using MeSH and Emtree terms for malaria. …”
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Global Use, Adaptation, and Sharing of Massive Open Online Courses for Emergency Health on the OpenWHO Platform: Survey Study by Jamie Sewan Johnston, Nadine Ann Skinner, Anna Tokar, Elham Arabi, Ngouille Yabsa Ndiaye, Matthew Charles Strehlow, Heini Utunen

“… BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the global need for accessible content to rapidly train health care workers during health emergencies. The massive open access online course (MOOC) format is a broadly embraced strategy for widespread dissemination of trainings. …”
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Development of a comprehensive sustainability index for extractive and mining companies: Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals by Marta Fernández-Hernández, Pedro Mora, Marcelo F. Ortega, Juan Pous Cabello

“…The Susceptibility Index helps management assess contributions on a scale of 0–10, facilitating ongoing improvements and anticipating regulatory changes.This research enhances the assessment of extractive companies' SDG performance, promoting responsible practices. The open-access nature of the methodology enables any organization to conduct a sustainability analysis, fostering transparency and collaboration.…”
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Seasonal malaria vaccination: protocol of a phase 3 trial of seasonal vaccination with the RTS,S/AS01E vaccine, seasonal malaria chemoprevention and the combination of vaccination... by Ismaila Thera, Irene Kuepfer, Daniel Chandramohan, Alassane Dicko, Issaka Zongo, Issaka Sagara, Matthew Cairns, Modibo Diarra, Amadou Tapily, Djibrilla Issiaka, Koualy Sanogo, Almahamoudou Mahamar, Frederic Sompougdou, Serge Yerbanga, Paul Milligan, Halidou Tinto, Opokua Ofori-Anyinam, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, B Greenwood

“…The results will be presented to all stakeholders and published in open access journals.Trial registration number NCT03143218; Pre-results…”
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Simplified Physical Stability Assessment of Chilean Mine Waste Storage Facilities Using GIS and AI: Application in the Antofagasta Region by Gabriel Hermosilla, Gabriel Villavicencio, Giovanni Cocca-Guardia, Vicente Aprigliano, Manuel Silva, Juan Carlos Quezada, Pierre Breul, Vinicius Minatogawa, Jaime Morales

“…This study proposes a simplified evaluation methodology using first-order parameters from open-access data. By integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)—utilizing models like YOLOv11 and convolutional neural networks—we automate the detection and characterization of WRD and LWD from satellite imagery, extracting critical parameters for PS assessment. …”
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Current trends in studying glaucoma: a review of published data by L.A. Zaporozhetc, V.N. Alekseev, E.A. Egorov, Е.В. Martynova, Yu.A. Alekseev

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Materials and Methods:</b> this paper reviews English published data on glaucoma indexed in PubMed database and papers from the "Ophthalmological Journal" and "American Journal of Ophthalmology over 50 years (1970–2019), and open access journals («National Journal Glaucoma" and "British Journal of Ophthalmology") over the last ten years (2010–2019).…”
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Microbiota, parasitic infections and their relationship with nutritional status and neurocognitive functioning in children from Ecuador—Proyecto Guagua: research protocol for a cro... by Sandra Victoria Abril-Ulloa, Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias, Renata Alejandra Alvarado-Barba, Cristina Gabriela Ríos-Romero, Pamela Vinueza-Veloz, Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos, Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos, Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova, Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova, Ruth Irene Arias-Gutiérrez, Manuel Pérez-Quintana, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, María Fernanda Vinueza-Veloz

“…The findings of “Proyecto Guagua” will be disseminated through open-access, peer-reviewed publications and presented at local and international scientific events.…”
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Signature for Pain Recovery IN Teens (SPRINT): protocol for a multisite prospective signature study in chronic musculoskeletal pain by Fiona Campbell, Jennifer Stinson, Sara E Williams, Christopher D King, Laura Simons, Massieh Moayedi, Robert C Coghill, Martin S Angst, Nima Aghaeepour, Brice Gaudilliere, Marina López-Solà, Marie-Eve Hoeppli, Emma Biggs, Ed Ganio, Kenneth R Goldschneider, Danielle Ruskin, Elliot J Krane, Suellen Walker, Gillian Rush, Marissa Heirich

“…We are committed to open-access publication, so that patients, clinicians and scientists have access to the study data and the signature(s) derived. …”
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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

“…The article will be published as an open-access publication.Trial registration number NCT02995005, Pre-results.…”
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Initial treatment of steroid-sensitive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children with mycophenolate mofetil versus prednisone: protocol for a randomised, controlled, multicentre tr... by Burkhard Toenshoff, Martin Konrad, Steffen Luntz, Anja Sander, Peter F Hoyer, Rasmus Ehren, Marcus R Benz, Jorg Doetsch, Alexander Fichtner, Jutta Gellermann, Dieter Haffner, Britta Höcker, Bärbel Kästner, Markus J Kemper, Uwe Querfeld, Lutz T Weber

“…Our findings will be submitted to major international paediatric nephrology and general paediatric conferences and submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed, open-access journal.Trial registration number DRKS0006547; EudraCT2014-001991-76; Pre-result.Date of registration 30 October 2014; 24 February 2017.…”
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Effectiveness–implementation hybrid-2 randomised trial of a collaborative Shared Care Model for Detecting Neurodevelopmental Impairments after Critical Illness in Young Children (D... by Paula Lister, Kristen Gibbons, Zephanie Tyack, Luregn J Schlapbach, Samudragupta Bora, Maria Isabel Castillo, James Best, Debbie Long, Helen G Liley, Belinda Dow, Kerri-Lyn Webb, Christian Stocker, Debra Thoms, Carolyn Wharton, Lori Matuschka

“…Dissemination of the outcomes of the study is expected via publication in a peer-reviewed journal, presentation at relevant conferences, and via social media, podcast presentations and open-access medical education resources.Registration details The trial was prospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry as ‘Pilot testing of a collaborative Shared Care Model for Detecting Neurodevelopmental Impairments after Critical Illness in Young Children’ (the DAISY Pilot Study).Trial registration number ACTRN12621000799853.…”
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Saturated hydraulic conductivity and steady-state infiltration rate database for Brazilian soils by Marta Vasconcelos Ottoni, Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira, Aline Mari Huf dos Reis, Letícia Guimarães Pimentel, Luciana Rodrigues Souza, Jackson Adriano Albuquerque, Valdinar Ferreira Melo, Karina Maria Vieira Cavalieri-Polizeli, José Miguel Reichert, João Herbert Moreira Viana, Ademir Fontana, Lucas de Castro Medrado, Glenio Guimarães Santos, Luís Gustavo Henriques do Amaral, Lúcia Helena Cunha dos Anjos, José Coelho de Araújo Filho, Silvio Barge Bhering, Gabrielle Fernandes de Brito, Pedro Gomes de Campos do Valle, Pablo Nieto Campos, Adriana Monteiro da Costa, Jean Dalmo de Oliveira Marques, Alba Leonor da Silva Martins, Michele Bruna de Souza do Nascimento, Norberto Cornejo Noronha, Ricardo Duarte de Oliveira, Jeane Cruz Portela, Milson Evaldo Serafim, Marlen Barros e Silva, Sueli Rodrigues, Wilk Sampaio de Almeida, Margareth Lopes de Moraes, Nilton Curi

“…The Ksat-SSIR-DB has enormous potential for developing and testing Ksat pedotransfer functions in Brazilian soils, serving as a reference source for different geoenvironmental applications and, in particular, for modeling land surface processes. It is open access and can be accessed at https://www.sgb.gov.br/ksat-ssir-dbbase-de-dados-de-condutividade-hidraulica-saturada-e-de-taxa-de-infiltracao-basica-emsolos-brasileiros, which also includes the python script for data analysis.…”
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Translation of PET radiotracers for cancer imaging: recommendations from the National Cancer Imaging Translational Accelerator (NCITA) consensus meeting by Martina A. McAteer, Daniel R. McGowan, Gary J. R. Cook, Hing Y. Leung, Tony Ng, James P. B. O’Connor, Luigi Aloj, Anna Barnes, Phil J. Blower, Kevin M. Brindle, John Braun, Craig Buckley, Daniel Darian, Paul Evans, Vicky Goh, David Grainger, Carol Green, Matt G. Hall, Thomas A. Harding, Catherine D. G. Hines, Simon J. Hollingsworth, Penny L. Hubbard Cristinacce, Rowland O. Illing, Martin Lee, Baptiste Leurent, Sue Mallett, Radhouene Neji, Natalia Norori, Nora Pashayan, Neel Patel, Kieran Prior, Thomas Reiner, Adam Retter, Alasdair Taylor, Jasper van der Aart, Joseph Woollcott, Wai-Lup Wong, Jan van der Meulen, Shonit Punwani, Geoff S. Higgins

“…While a centralised UK clinical imaging research infrastructure and open access federated data repository were considered necessary, there was ‘agreement without consensus’ regarding the requirement for a centralised UK preclinical imaging infrastructure. …”
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Phase IV adaptive randomised clinical trials evaluating efficacy and cost-efficacy of pre-emptive pharmacogenetic genotyping strategies in the Spanish National Health System: iPHAR... by Xandra García-González, Alberto M Borobia, Antonio J Carcas, Miriam Estébanez, Montserrat Carmona, Irene García García, Francisco Abad-Santos, Luis A López-Fernández, Esther Cubo, Iñaki Imaz-Iglesia, Alicia Marín-Candón, Miriam Saiz-Rodríguez, Irene Taladriz-Sender, Pedro Arias, Rocío Rosas-Alonso, Enrique Seco-Meseguer, Stefan Stewart, Elena Diago-Sempere, María del Mar García Saiz, Emilio J Laserna-Mendieta, Ana M Peiró, Magí Farré, Consuelo Rodriguez-Jimenez, Judith Sanabria-Cabrera, Lucia Pedrosa, Ignacio Bernardino, Javier Guiijarro-Eguinoa, Arturo Gómez López De Las Huertas, Susana Martín-López, Olga Hladun Alvaro, Vicente Arrate, Ana Fries, Daniel Rodriguez Díaz, Fernando Marqués García, Núria Alonso Pedrol, Modesto M Maestre Muñiz, Leticia Rodríguez Alcolado, Carlos Ortiz-Bautista, Angela Remesal-Doblado, María Isabel Lucena, Zaida Salmón González, Inmaculada Coca-Prieto

“…Trial results will be submitted for publication in an open-access peer-reviewed medical speciality-specific publication.Trial registration number EU CT number: 2023-509418-12-00/Clinical trial Identifier (ClinicalTrials.gov): NCT06262685. …”
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Serial measurements in COVID-19-induced acute respiratory disease to unravel heterogeneity of the disease course: design of the Maastricht Intensive Care COVID cohort (MaastrICCht) by Steven J R Meex, Walther N K A van Mook, Iwan C C van der Horst, Jeanette Tas, Coen D A Stehouwer, Rob J J van Gassel, Serge J H Heines, Mark M G Mulder, Nanon F L Heijnen, Melanie J Acampo-de Jong, Julia L M Bels, Frank C Bennis, Marcel Koelmann, Rald V M Groven, Moniek A Donkers, Frank van Rosmalen, Ben J M Hermans, Otto Bekers, Astrid M L Oude Lashof, Fabian H Tijssen, Jan-Willem E M Sels, Chahinda Ghossein-Doha, Rob G H Driessen, Pieter L Kubben, Marcus L F Janssen, Gerry A F Nicolaes, Ulrich Strauch, Zafer Geyik, Thijs S R Delnoij, Kim H M Walraven, Jeanine A M C F Verbunt, Susanne van Santen, Ronny M Schnabel, Marcel J H Aries, Marcel C G van de Poll, Bas C T van Bussel, Joachim E Wildberger, Sander M J van Kuijk, Dennis C J J Bergmans, Paul H M Savelkoul, Alma M A Mingels, Wolfgang F F A Buhre

“…The results will be published in peer-reviewed academic journals, with a preference for open access journals, while particularly considering deposition of the manuscripts on a preprint server early.Trial registration number The Netherlands Trial Register (NL8613).…”
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