Alendronate versus Raloxifene for Postmenopausal Women: A Meta-Analysis of Seven Head-to-Head Randomized Controlled Trials by Tiao Lin, Shi-Gui Yan, Xun-Zi Cai, Zhi-Min Ying, Fu-Zhen Yuan, Xi Zuo

“…Methods/Principal Findings. Electronic databases were searched for relevant articles that met our predefined inclusion criteria. …”
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Reputation Detection for Information Diffusion in Social Network Systems by Yifeng Zhou, Fang Yu

“…Reputation detection in traditional distributed systems (e.g., electronic commerce systems and peer-to-peer systems) relies heavily on the factor of interaction reputation, which can be derived from direct interactions between agents through bidirectional relationships. …”
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The Role of the Patient Information Leaflet in Patients’Medication Therapy: A Case Study within the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana by Frederick W. A. Owusu, Genevieve Naana Yeboah, Rahel Adutwiwah Aboagye, Cedric Dzidzor K. Amengor, Philomena Entsie

“…In Ghana, the patient information leaflet is available through various sources including health-care professionals (HCPs) and electronic forms. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 70% of patients, especially in the developing countries, who receive medications do not read the accompanying leaflet. …”
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Development of the blockchain curriculum system based on the PRIDE teaching mode by Yizhong LIU, Jianwei LIU, Qianhong WU

“…In recent years, with the widespread attention received by its currency attributes from all sectors of society, blockchain technology has been rapidly developed.Being an emerging technology, blockchain technology possessed characteristics such as decentralization, immutability, and anonymity that found extensive applications in digital currency, supply chain management, electronic voting and other fields.In response to the government's call, universities across the country began offering blockchain courses.However, during the actual teaching process, common problems such as lack of educational resources and untimely curriculum updates were encountered.Many blockchain courses in universities remained at the theoretical level and lacked practical application and practice, resulting in poor learning effectiveness and difficulty in meeting societal needs.To address these problems, a blockchain curriculum construction scheme based on the PRIDE teaching model was proposed.This scheme combined the advantages of traditional teaching models with the characteristics of blockchain courses were combined, incorporating political teaching, research teaching, inspiration teaching, seminar teaching, and example teaching into blockchain courses.The aim was to improve students’ learning effectiveness and practical application abilities.Through years of teaching verification, it was proven that this scheme successfully resolved the issues existing in traditional blockchain courses and improved learning effectiveness and practical application abilities.Additionally, the scheme met the requirements for training cyberspace security talent, providing a strong talent guarantee for the development and application of blockchain technology in China while achieving significant teaching effects.…”
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New biomarkers for diagnosis of bladder cancer: a bibliometric analysis by Roberto Falabella, Valentina De Simone, Felice Crocetto, Francesco Del Giudice, Angelo Porreca, Nazario Foschi, Biagio Barone, Luca Di Gianfrancesco, Valentina Di Pasquale, Vincenzo Francesco Caputo

“…This bibliometric analysis aims to identify and evaluate scientific literature addressing new biomarkers for bladder cancer diagnosis, as well as to identify the most prolific organizations, authors, journals, countries, and keywords within this research domain. Methods: An electronic search was conducted using Elsevier's Scopus database. …”
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Relaying Memory through a Generated Environment by Ahmad Beydoun

“…Keywords: Reconstruction of memory, technological occupation, border territories, electronic surveillance.…”
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Does Cataract Surgery Improve the Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration? A Meta-Analysis by Yuanyuan Liu, Qinhua Cai

“…We performed a systematic literature search in the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases, and the electronic databases were last searched in January 2019. …”
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Catheter-directed therapy for pulmonary embolism in pediatrics: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Basel F. Alqeeq, Dina Essam Abo-elnour, Mohamed Rifai, Luis L. Gamboa, Ibrahim Qattea, Mohammed Hamzah, Khaled M. Al-Farawi, Alaa Ahmed Elshanbary, Ibrahim Kamal, Mohammed Alsabri

“…In patients presenting with massive/submassive PE, catheter-directed Therapy (CDT) presents an emerging therapeutic modality by which PE can be managed. Methods Electronic databases were systematically searched through May 2024. …”
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The adoption of telemedicine by healthcare practitioners in South Africa by Margaret Cullen, Andre Calitz, Sasha Boucher, Prashna Buddan

“…It includes both provider-to-provider and provider-to-patient communication, which can be synchronous (telephone and video) or asynchronous (messaging and electronic consultations). Research purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic sparked interest and awareness of telemedicine; however, there is a need to explore the adoption of telemedicine in the context of South Africa. …”
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Time Domain Equalization and Digital Back-Propagation Method-Based Receiver for Fiber Optic Communication Systems by Fazal Muhammad, Farman Ali, Usman Habib, Muhammad Usman, Imran Khan, Sunghwan Kim

“…Fiber optic communication systems (FOCSs) have attained a lot of attention by revolutionizing the telecommunication industry and offering new possibilities with the technical advancements in state-of-the-art high speed digital electronics. Advanced modulation formats make use of the phase, amplitude, and polarization of the optical signals at the same time to provide high spectral efficiency as compared with 1 bit/s/Hz for the intensity modulation direct detection system (IMDD), but are highly prone to transmission impairments. …”
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Binary decision diagram‐based synthesis technique for improved mapping of Boolean functions inside memristive crossbar‐slices by Anindita Chakraborty, Vivek Maurya, Sneha Prasad, Suryansh Gupta, Rajat Subhra Chakraborty, Hafizur Rahaman

“…Abstract Memristors are two‐terminal nano‐electronic devices that make it possible to design non‐volatile memory and logic circuits with high integration density. …”
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Therapeutic extraction of second molars in orthodontics: a scoping review by Ziad M. Montasser, Mona A. Montasser

“…The included studies were thoroughly summarized by extracting the most important information. Results The electronic search located a total of 103 articles distributed among the databases. …”
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The safety and efficacy of cannabinoids for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jack Wilson, Andrew Langcake, Zachary Bryant, Tom P. Freeman, Janni Leung, Gary C. K. Chan, Amir Englund, Myfanwy Graham, Emily Stockings

“…Therefore, the current systematic review will (a) identify all RCTs examining the efficacy of cannabinoids in treating MH and SUD, (b) provide a quantitative or narrative synthesis of the evidence examining efficacy, and (c) synthesise adverse event data to examine evidence of harm. Electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Embase) were searched from 1980 to 24 May 2023. …”
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Automated CATS system for distance learning by Yu. B. Popova

“…The proposed system covers all the main components of the educational process, including the simple and convenient formation of educational material, tasks for laboratory works, tests to check knowledge, allows you to monitor the progress of students, the process of studying educational content, check completed work for plagiarism, send incorrectly completed tasks to correction, keep an electronic journal and much more. The automated CATS system has been introduced into the educational process at the Belarusian National Technical University and is actively used, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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A Retrospective Review of Lead Migration Rate in Patients Permanently Implanted with Percutaneous Leads and a 10 kHz SCS Device by Mayank Gupta, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Meghan Hughes, Anand Rotte

“…Data were collected from the hospital’s electronic medical records and the manufacturer’s database. …”
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Experimental Approach to Active Mounts Using Electromagnetic Actuator and Rubber with Consideration of Shock Resistance for Naval Shipboard Equipment by Yun-ho Shin, Seok-jun Moon, Woo-jin Jung, Soo-ryong Bae

“…., or for the protection of delicate electronic equipment. In the defense sector, the need for equipment which is better at avoiding detection has led researchers to focus more on improving vibration isolation. …”
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Calculation of Involved and Noninvolved Organs Doses in Carbon Therapy of Brain Tumor Using GEANT4 Simulation Toolkit by Maria Ahmadi, Seyed Mohammad Motevalli, Payvand Taherparvar, Vahid zanganeh

“…Beam parameters were also evaluated per ICRU guidelines.Results: This study estimated the flux and dose distributions of secondary particles—protons, electrons, neutrons, alpha particles, and photons—in the brain tumor and surrounding tissues. …”
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Orthodontic variables influencing the mini-implant’s success rate – A narrative review by Dannis Brij, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Vivek Kumar Sharma, Pramod Kumar Yadav

“…The objective of this study is to comprehensively examine and compile the body of research on orthodontic factors that influence mini-implant success. Methods: Using electronic databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, a thorough literature search was carried out to find pertinent publications published up until the February 2021 knowledge cutoff date. …”
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Comprehensive Characterization of the Odor-Active Compounds in Different Processed Varieties of Yunnan White Tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i>) by GC×GC-O-MS and Chemometrics by Junaid Raza, Baosong Wang, Yue Duan, Huanlu Song, Ali Raza, Dongfeng Wang

“…The aroma profile of white tea varieties was analyzed using two-dimensional gas chromatography–olfactometry–mass spectrometry (GC×GC-O-MS), electronic nose (e-nose), and descriptive sensory evaluation. …”
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Education programmes on performance-based assessment for allied health and nursing clinical educators: A scoping review protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wit... by Lucy Alpine, Emer Barrett, David Mockler, Anne O'Connor, Julie Broderick

“…Methods This review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for conducting scoping reviews. Electronic databases relevant to this research topic will be searched including, EMBASE, ERIC, MEDLINE (Ovid), Web of Science and CINAHL and other targeted databases for grey literature. …”
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