Investigation of the validity, reliability and psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Ottawa sitting scale in patients with Parkinson’s disease by Aysu Yetiş, Mehmet Canli, Nazım Tolgahan Yildiz, Hikmet Kocaman, Hasan Yildirim, Şafak Kuzu, İrem Valamur, Selcen Duran

“…The study included 56 patients diagnosed with PD based on the UK Brain Bank Criteria. Construct validity of the OSS-TR was established through the evaluation of structural and convergent validity. …”
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Microsimulation models on child and adolescent health: a scoping review protocol by Filipa Sampaio, Claire de Oliveira

“…We will also undertake snowballing, Google searches and searches on specific journal (eg, International Journal of Microsimulation) and websites (eg, https://www.microsimulation.ac.uk/) to complement database searches. We will extract relevant data on all studies retrieved and use the Quality Assessment Reporting for Microsimulation Models checklist to assess the reporting quality of each model. …”
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New Models of Emergency Prehospital Care That Avoid Unnecessary Conveyance to Emergency Department: Translation of Research Evidence into Practice? by Helen Anne Snooks, Mark Rhys Kingston, Rebecca Elizabeth Anthony, Ian Trevor Russell

“…We describe the programme and its dissemination, present examples of its influence on policy and practice, internationally, and analyse routine UK statistics to determine whether conveyance practice has changed. …”
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Bimatoprost Intracameral Implant (Durysta®): A New Era in Glaucoma Management Through Sustained-Release Innovation by Vagiakis I, Papadopoulou EP, Amaxilati E, Tsiropoulos GN, Konstas AG, Panos GD

“…Iordanis Vagiakis,1 Eleni P Papadopoulou,1 Efstratia Amaxilati,1 Georgios N Tsiropoulos,1 Anastasios G Konstas,1,* Georgios D Panos1,2,* 1First Department of Ophthalmology, AHEPA University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Georgios D Panos; Iordanis Vagiakis, First Department of Ophthalmology, AHEPA University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Kiriakidi 1, Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece, Tel +30 231 330 3110, Email gdpanos@gmail.com; jvag_@outlook.comAbstract: The bimatoprost intracameral implant (Durysta®) offers a sustained-release approach to glaucoma management, providing consistent intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction over several months and reducing the need for daily topical therapies. …”
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Optimizing heat transfer in a finned rectangular latent heat storage system using response surface methodology by Mohammadreza Ebrahimnataj Tiji, Sina Rezaei, Khashayar Hosseinzadeh, Sami Kaplan, Pouyan Talebizadehsardari, Amir Keshmiri

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Utilization of a Lightweight 3D U-Net Model for Reducing Execution Time of Numerical Weather Prediction Models by Hyesung Park, Sungwook Chung

“…The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) adopted the Met Office Global Seasonal Forecasting System version 6 (GloSea6) NWP model from the UK and runs it on a supercomputer. However, due to high task demands, the limited resources of the supercomputer have caused job queue delays. …”
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Impact of COPD and asthma on in-hospital mortality and management of patients with heart failure in England and Wales: an observational analysis by Claudia Gulea, Rosita Zakeri, Jennifer K Quint, Constantinos Kallis

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Understanding repeated non-attendance in health services: a pilot analysis of administrative data and full study protocol for a national retrospective cohort by Alex McConnachie, Philip Wilson, Ross McQueenie, David A Ellis, Andrea E Williamson

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Enriched phenotypes in rare variant carriers suggest pathogenic mechanisms in rare disease patients by Lane Fitzsimmons, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Brett Beaulieu-Jones, Shilpa Nadimpalli Kobren

“…Methods In this pilot study, we present an approach to understand the underlying pathways leading to seizures in patients from the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) by analyzing aggregated genotype and phenotype data from the UK Biobank (UKB). Specifically, we look for enriched phenotypes across UKB participants who harbor rare variants in the same gene known or suspected to be causally implicated in a UDN patient’s recessively manifesting disorder. …”
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Finerenone in the management of diabetes kidney disease by Parijat De, May T Khine, Andrew Frankel, Gabrielle Goldet, Debasish Banerjee, Rosa M Montero, Tahseen A Chowdhury, Damien Fogarty, Janaka Karalliedde, Ritwika Mallik, Dipesh C Patel, Mona Wahba, Peter Winocour, Sagen Zac-Varghese, Stephen Bain, Adnan Sharif, Srikanth Bellary, Indranil Dasgupta

“…This consensus reviews current evidence and make recommendations for the use of finerenone in the management of diabetes kidney disease in the UK.…”
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Relationship Between Weight Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in School-age Children in China by Mandana Zanganeh, Peymané Adab, Bai Li, Miranda Pallan, Wei J. Liu, Lin Rong, Wei Liu, James Martin, Kar K. Cheng, Emma Frew

“…CHU-9D-CHN utility scores were generated using 2 scoring algorithms (UK and Chinese tariffs). Height and weight measures were taken at school by trained researchers using standardized methods, and BMI _z_ scores were calculated using the World Health Organization 2007 growth charts. …”
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Sub-regional variability in the influence of ice-contact lakes on Himalayan glaciers by Alex C. Scoffield, Ann V. Rowan, Duncan J. Quincey, Jonathan L. Carrivick, Andrew J. Sole, Simon J. Cook

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Developing national frameworks for climate services: Experiences, challenges and learnings from across Europe by Nicola Golding, Keith Lambkin, Louise Wilson, Rozemien De Troch, Andreas Marc Fischer, Hans Olav Hygen, Angela Michiko Hama, Anita Verpe Dyrrdal, Ella Jamsin, Piet Termonia, Christopher Hewitt

“…A group of five European countries (UK, Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland and Norway) has formed an informal peer-group to support, challenge, and share learning throughout the process of developing and evolving their NFCSs. …”
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Public Understanding and Expectations of Digital Health Evidence Generation: Focus Group Study by Paulina Bondaronek, Jingfeng Li, Henry W W Potts

“…MethodsA total of 4 focus group discussions were held with UK residents aged 18 years and older, recruited through targeted advertisements to ensure demographic diversity. …”
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Production of prototype lab-scale oak barrel analogues using additive manufacturing by Hugh Holds, Kerry Wilkinson, David Jeffery, Frances Jack, Sue Bastian

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Effects of physical exercise in reducing caregivers burden: a systematic review by Carla Cardoso, Maria José Lumini, Maria José Lumini, Teresa Martins, Teresa Martins

“…To maximize the effectiveness of these interventions, incorporating flexible, home-based components and engaging multidisciplinary teams could enhance accessibility, adherence, and impact.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023446129, PROSPERO 2023 CRD42023446129.…”
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Estimating BMI distributions by age and sex for local authorities in England: a small area estimation study by Peter Scarborough, Ben Amies-Cull, Linda Cobiac, Jane Wolstenholme

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Genomic epidemiology of invasive Group A Streptococcus infections in Argentina, 2023: high prevalence of emm1-global and detection of emm1 hypervirulent lineages by Lucía Cipolla, Ariel Gianecini, Tomas Poklepovich, Paula Etcheverry, Florencia Rocca, Mónica Prieto

“…Among the emm1 strains, two highly virulent international variants, emm1-UK and emm1-DK, were identified. Additionally, a local variant, called emm1-ST1319, was detected. …”
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The analysis of the relationship between respiratory functions and body compositions of alpine discipline and cross-country skiing athletes by Buket Sevindik Aktaş

“…The heights of the athletes were measured with a stadiometer (Holtain, UK) with an accuracy of ±1mm. The weights of the athletes and BMI values were measured using a Tanita brand (BC, 418 Tanita, Japan) body composition analyzer with a precision of 100 grams. …”
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Budget Impact of RefluxStop™ as a Treatment for Patients with Refractory Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease in the United Kingdom by Sam Harper, Lukasz Grodzicki, Stuart Mealing, Elizabeth Gemmill, Paul Goldsmith, Ahmed Ahmed

“…Standard of care for GORD patients in the UK involves initial treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and laparoscopic antireflux surgery in patients unwilling to continue or intolerant of long-term PPI treatment. …”
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