Patient-Related Determinants of Glycaemic Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review by Mohammed J. Alramadan, Afsana Afroz, Sultana Monira Hussain, Mohammed Ali Batais, Turky H. Almigbal, Hassan Ahmad Al-Humrani, Ahmed Albaloshi, Lorena Romero, Dianna J. Magliano, Baki Billah

“…MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases were searched from their date of inception to May 2016. Two researchers independently identified eligible studies and assessed the risk of bias. …”
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The epidemiology of cervical cancer among indigenous women living in Latin America: A systematic review by Iria Riberio Novais, Camila Olegario Coelho, Carla Fabrine Carvalho, Fernanda Surita, Diama Bhadra Vale

“…Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the evidence contained in 10 databases spanning 2003–2019. Two reviewers independently compared papers' titles and abstracts against the inclusionary criteria, and a third reviewer resolved discrepancies. …”
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Publicly Available Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Rehabilitation Protocols Show High Variability and Frequent Divergence from the 2020 ASSET Recommendations by Nabil Mehta, Alexander J Acuna, Johnathon R McCormick, William E Harkin, Hasani W Swindell, Steven F Defroda, Mike Reinold, Gregory P Nicholson, Grant E Garrigues

“…Each collected protocol was independently reviewed by two authors to identify recommendations regarding immobilization, initiation, and progression of passive (PROM) and active range of motion (AROM), as well as the initiation and progression of strengthening and post-operative exercises and activities. …”
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Resource Allocation in D2D-Enabled 5G Networks Using Multiagent Reinforcement Learning by Kwame Opuni-Boachie Obour Agyekum, Alex Yaw Boakye, Benedict Appati, Jochebed Akoto Opoku, Justice Owusu Agyemang, Gordon Owusu Boateng, James Dzisi Gadze

“…Decentralized execution enhances scalability and system robustness by enabling agents to learn and act independently without relying on communication with other agents. …”
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MEDIATION AS A METHOD OF PRE-TRIAL SETTLEMENT OF PUBLIC LEGAL DISPUTES IN THE FIELD OF STATE REGISTRATION by Olena S. Lunina, Volodymyr Yu. Poplavskyi

“…It has been determined that mediation is the activity of professional intermediaries who direct participants of legal dispute into compromise and settlement of the dispute independently by the participants. The article considers peculiarities of mediation procedure in administrative court. …”
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Facilitators and barriers of relatives' involvement in nursing care decisions and self-care of patients with acquired brain injury or malignant brain tumour: A scoping review proto... by Rikke Guldager, Mia Ingerslev Loft, Sara Nordentoft, Lena Aadal, Ingrid Poulsen

“…Two reviewers will independently screen the studies and determine if their title, abstract and full text meet the study's inclusion criteria. …”
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North American avian species that migrate in flocks show greater long-term non-breeding range shift rates by Stephen H. Vickers, Timothy D. Meehan, Nicole L. Michel, Aldina M. A. Franco, James J. Gilroy

“…For migratory species, colonisation of new areas can require novel migratory programmes that facilitate navigation between independently-shifting seasonal ranges. Therefore, in some cases range-shifts may be limited by the capacity for novel migratory programmes to be transferred between generations, which can be genetically and socially mediated. …”
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Circadian distribution of epileptiform discharges in epilepsy: Candidate mechanisms of variability. by Isabella Marinelli, Jamie J Walker, Udaya Seneviratne, Wendyl D'Souza, Mark J Cook, Clare Anderson, Andrew P Bagshaw, Stafford L Lightman, Wessel Woldman, John R Terry

“…We calibrated this forcing term using independently-collected human cortisol (the primary stress-responsive hormone characterised by circadian and ultradian patterns of secretion) data and sleep-staged EEG from healthy human participants. …”
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A Decision-Making Approach for Ranking Tertiary Institutions’ Service Quality Using Fuzzy MCDM and Extended HiEdQUAL Model by Olufunke Oladipupo, Taiwo Amoo, Olawande Daramola

“…The MCDM methods are engaged independently to validate the reliability of the ranking results. …”
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Problems of magnetic resonance diagnosis for gastric-type mucin-positive cervical lesions of the uterus and its solutions using artificial intelligence. by Ayumi Ohya, Tsutomu Miyamoto, Fumihito Ichinohe, Hisanori Kobara, Yasunari Fujinaga, Tanri Shiozawa

“…Calculations were performed twice independently. ICC (2,1) between first- and second-time CNN was evaluated, and these results were compared with those of readers.…”
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EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS: AXIOLOGICAL BASES OF MEGALOPOLIS YOUTH’S READINESS by Olga V. Kruzhkova, Irina V. Vorobyeva

“…Value priorities of megalopolis youth are highlighted: independence of thoughts and actions, hedonism, reputation and goodwill. …”
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Review of how we should define (and measure) adherence in studies examining older adults' participation in exercise classes by C Todd, H Hawley-Hague, M Horne, D A Skelton

“…Adherence is poor and reporting of adherence differs considerably between studies.Objective To explore how adherence to exercise classes for older people is defined in the literature and devise a definition for pooling data on adherence in future studies.Design Methodological review of the approaches used to measure adherence.Methods A review of the literature was carried out using narrative synthesis, based on systematic searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsychINFO. 2 investigators identified eligible studies and extracted data independently.Results 37 papers including 34 studies were identified. 7 papers (7 studies) defined adherence as completion (retention). 30 papers (27 studies) identified adherence using attendance records. 12 papers (11 studies) based adherence on duration of exercise and 5 papers (4 studies) specified the intensity with which participants should exercise. …”
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Comparison of Microbiota in Zirconia and Titanium Implants: A Qualitative Systematic Review by Majid Bonyadi Manesh, Neda Vatankhah, Fatemeh Bonyadi Manesh

“…A thorough systematic search was carried out in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. Two reviewers independently assessed the reports against the Participants, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcomes criteria, including the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Phakic Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens with a Central Hole in Treating Patients with Moderate to High Myopia: A Meta-Analysis by Ying Tang, Jian Ye

“…Literature search, screening literature, data extraction, and quality evaluation were independently performed by two reviewers. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 software. …”
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Research Progress on Responsiveness of Activities of Daily Living Scales of Patients with Stroke by XUE Kaiwen, LIU Xiangxiang, ZHANG Zeyu, WANG Yulong

“…In this paper, we summarized the assessment items, characteristics and target population of the Barthel index (BI), functional independence measure (FIM) and modified Rankin scale (mRS), which were commonly used at home and abroad for ADL evaluation of stroke patients, and analyzed the responsiveness of these three scales in stroke patients at different stages of disease. …”
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Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on results in the animal naming test in patients with and without liver cirrhosis. by Eva Maria Schleicher, Julia Tuchscher, Matthias Weber, Peter Robert Galle, Marcus-Alexander Wörns, Simon Johannes Gairing, Christian Labenz

“…In multivariable logistic regression analysis, the only variables independently associated with performance in S-ANT1 were PHES-MHE, school education, sodium, and age, while diabetes mellitus was not. …”
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Internalization of Religious Character Values Through Himpunan Putusan Tarjih Muhammadiyah Learning in College Student Boarding School by Abiyyul Ridho, Triono Ali Mustofa

“…The research results show that five religious character values are internalized through Himpunan Putusan Tarjih learning to mahasantri: collaboration, independence, hard work, honesty, and brotherhood. The strategy of internalizing religious character values in Himpunan Putusan Tarjih uses the lecture method, demonstration method, and problem-based learning through discussion. …”
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Peers To Professors: Exploring The Role Of Students And Faculty In Same-Level Reciprocal Peer Assisted Learning In Family Medicine Clerkship by Muneeza Aamir Sami, Lubna Ansari Baig, Saima Perwaiz Iqbal, Riffat Shafi, Sobia Parveen

“…Coding of the transcripts was carried out by three researchers independently, with themes agreed upon mutually. COREQ guidelines were followed throughout the planning, implementation, and analysis of this study. …”
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Balancing globalisation process through Development Agenda: sustainable global justice by S. M. Aamir Ali, A. Ghose

“…Although the concept of globalisation was initially intended to enhance the agency of developing nations, it has instead resulted in the erosion of their autonomy to independently determine their course of action. The democratic process has been impacted by the loss of decision-making power experienced by emerging countries as a consequence of globalisation. …”
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