Effectiveness of befriending interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Stefan Priebe, Joyce Siette, Megan Cassidy

“…We aim to conduct a systematic review of the benefits of befriending.Design Systematic review.Methods A systematic search of electronic databases was conducted to identify randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental trials of befriending for a range of physical and mental health indications including depression, anxiety, mental illness, cancer, physical illness and dementia. …”
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Utility of 5-ALA for resection of CNS tumours other than high-grade gliomas: a protocol for a systematic review by Michael D Jenkinson, Ashwin Venkatesh, Colin Watts, Michael T C Poon, Victoria Wykes, Stephen John Price, Puneet Plaha, Georgios Solomou, Melissa Gough, Conor S Gillespie, Aref-Ali Gharooni, Waqqas Patel

“…We sought to conduct a systematic review of the literature summarising surgical outcomes, evaluate the quality of diagnostic accuracy reported in the literature and qualitatively assess the evidence to inform future studies.Methods and analysis We will search electronic databases (Medline, Embase) with subsequent interrogation of references lists of articles reporting the use of 5-ALA for brain tumours other than high-grade glioma adult patients, which also report the extent of resection and/or survival. …”
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Optimal Lane Allocation Strategy in Toll Stations for Mixed Human-Driven and Autonomous Vehicles by Zuoyu Chai, Tanghong Ran, Min Xu

“…Highway toll stations are equipped with electronic toll collection (ETC) lanes and manual toll collection (MTC) lanes. …”
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Understanding the risks for post-disaster infectious disease outbreaks: a systematic review protocol by Ilan Kelman, Gina E C Charnley, Katy Gaythorpe, Kris Murray

“…The strategy will search MEDLINE, Embase and GlobalHealth electronic databases and reference lists of selected literature will also be screened. …”
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Mortality and morbidity patterns in Yaoundé, Cameroon: an ICD-11 classification-based analysis by Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Fabrice Zobel Lekeumo Cheuyem, Boris Edmond Noah, Valérie Ndobo-Koe, Adidja Amani, Léa Melataguia Mekontchou, Marie Ntep Gweth, Annick Collins Mfoulou Minso Assala, Marie Nicole Ngoufack, Pierre René Binyom

“…Less than one-fifth (18.2%) of health care providers were able to understand data flow, correctly archived data (36.6%) and used electronic tools for data quality control (40.0%). Conclusion There were high levels of heterogeneities of morbidity and mortality causes among patients admitted to the Yaoundé Central Hospital in 2021. …”
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Implementation of a rapid host-protein diagnostic test for distinguishing bacterial and viral infections in adults presenting to urgent care centers: a pragmatic cohort study by Boaz Kalmovich, Daniella Rahamim-Cohen, Ilan Yehoshua, Sara Kivity, Noam Orvieto, Shirley Shapiro Ben David

“…Physicians who ordered MMBV reported electronically (in real-time) whether they intended to prescribe antibiotics before ordering the test and upon UCC discharge whether MMBV aided in patient management. …”
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Low Thermal Resistance of Diamond‐AlGaN Interfaces Achieved Using Carbide Interlayers by Henry T. Aller, Thomas W. Pfeifer, Abdullah Mamun, Kenny Huynh, Marko Tadjer, Tatyana Feygelson, Karl Hobart, Travis Anderson, Bradford Pate, Alan Jacobs, James Spencer Lundh, Mark Goorsky, Asif Khan, Patrick Hopkins, Samuel Graham

“…Abstract This study investigates thermal transport across nanocrystalline diamond/AlGaN (aluminum gallium nitride) interfaces, crucial for enhancing thermal management in AlGaN‐based electronic devices. Chemical vapor deposition growth of diamond directly on AlGaN resulted in a disordered interface with a high thermal boundary resistance (TBR) of 20.6 m2‐KGW−1. …”
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The role of vitamin D supplementation on levator ani muscle remodeling post-delivery by Rahajeng, Taufik Ali Zaen

“…Materials and Methods: The literature search was conducted across three electronic databases, namely PubMed, Google Scholar, and Springerlink. …”
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Healthcare Workers’ Perspectives on the Barriers to Providing HIV Services to Children in Sub-Saharan Africa by Chipo Mutambo, Khumbulani Hlongwana

“…English articles published between 2010 and April 2018 were searched in electronic databases including Sabinet, MEDLINE, PubMed, and Google Scholar. …”
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How Russian Doctoral Education Fulfills Its Main Mission: Scientometric Assessments (Article 2) by B. I. Bednyi, A. A. Mironos, N. V. Rybakov

“…Information on the results of each graduate’s research activities was obtained from open sources: the portal of the Higher Attestation Commission, the electronic catalog of the Russian State Library, Scopus and eLibrary.ru databases, as well as the database of the Industrial Property Institute. …”
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Aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio and short-term prognosis of patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized for heart failure by Dan Liu, Li Liu, Nan Li, Yiling Zhou, Hongmei Huang, Jidong He, Heling Yao, Xiangyang Chen, Xiaochi Tang, Miye Wang, Ying Qi, Si Wang, Ye Zhu, Haoming Tian, Zhenmei An, Sheyu Li

“…Material and methods Using a large electronic medical record-based cohort of diabetes in China (WECODe), we gathered data on non-surgical hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure from 2011 to 2019. …”
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Prevalence, comorbidities, and disease-related complications of rheumatoid arthritis in Colombia: a national cross-sectional study based on administrative claims data by Kevin Maldonado-Cañón, Giancarlo Buitrago, Gerardo Quintana-López

“…We used a set of sensitive and specific electronic algorithms (i.e., a set of rules) applied to linked data based on ICD-10 codes and unique medication use codes. …”
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Measuring the condition of Tehran Metropolitan based on Ubiquitous city indicators by Haniyeh Asadzadeh, Afshar Hatami, Farzaneh Sasanpour

“…The ubiquitous city is a future city in which physical spaces and electronic spaces are convergent. In terms of structural view ubiquitous city consists of space, ICT, and human. …”
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The relationship between physician burnout and quality of healthcare in terms of safety and acceptability: a systematic review by Sarah Bonato, Carolyn S Dewa, Desmond Loong, Lucy Trojanowski

“…Design Using a multiphase screening process, this systematic literature review is based on publically available peer-reviewed studies published between 2002 and 2017. Six electronic databases were searched: (1) MEDLINE Current, (2) MEDLINE In-process, (3) MEDLINE Epub Ahead of Print, (4) PsycINFO, (5) Embase and (6) Web of Science.Setting Physicians practicing in civilian settings.Participants Practicing physicians who have completed training.Primary and secondary outcome measures Quality of healthcare related to acceptability (ie, patient satisfaction, physician communication and physician attitudes) and safety (ie, minimising risks or harm to patients).Results 4114 unique citations were identified. …”
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Activated B Lymphocyte Inhibited the Osteoblastogenesis of Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Notch Signaling by Mengxue Pan, Wei Hong, Ye Yao, Xiaoxue Gao, Yi Zhou, Guoxiang Fu, Yuanchuang Li, Qiang Guo, Xinxin Rao, Peiyuan Tang, Shengzhi Chen, Weifang Jin, Guoqiang Hua, Jianjun Gao, Xiaoya Xu

“…In this study, we detected bone quality and bone loss in a trabecular bone by electronic universal material testing machine and microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) in OVX and splenectomized-ovariectomy (SPX-OVX) rats. …”
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Mixed and Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Baffled Channels: A Brief Review by Rabah Henniche, Abdelkader Korichi

“…It should be noticed that baffles are important structural components widely used in various industrial applications like heat exchangers, solar collectors, electronic cooling, etc. In addition, baffles enhance fluid mixing and heat transfer behaviors. …”
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Diagnostic interval of inflammatory bowel disease in Chinese children and its relationship with growth parameters: a retrospective study by Juan Zhou, BinRong Chen, ZhiCheng Wang, Li Liu, HongJuan OuYang, YanHong Luo, WenTing Zhang, ChenXi Liu, MeiZheng Zhan, JiaQi Duan, CanLin Li, Na Jiang, JieYu You, HongMei Zhao

“…Clinical data on children with IBD were collected through electronic medical records. The diagnostic interval includes the time from symptom onset to hospital admission and admission to diagnosis. …”
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Lamellar Body Count With Cell Dyn Emerald And Cell Dyn Ruby Methods On Preterm Birth by Erlinda Widyastuti, Ario Imandiri

“…Lamellar bodies are present in amniotic fluid in increasing quantities as gestation advances, 1 – 5 µm in size, similar in size to small platelets and can be counted on most electronic cell counters in hematology analyzer. Lamellar body count is useful for prediction of fetal lung maturity and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. …”
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Supervised machine learning statistical models for visual outcome prediction in macular hole surgery: a single-surgeon, standardized surgery study by Kanika Godani, Vishma Prabhu, Priyanka Gandhi, Ayushi Choudhary, Shubham Darade, Rupal Kathare, Prathiba Hande, Ramesh Venkatesh

“…Methods This retrospective study included 158 eyes (151 patients) with full-thickness MHs treated between 2017 and 2023 by the same surgeon and using the same intraoperative surgical technique. Data from electronic medical records and OCT scans were extracted, with OCT-derived qualitative and quantitative MH characteristics recorded. …”
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Barriers to Low-Vision Rehabilitation Services for Visually Impaired Patients in a Multidisciplinary Ophthalmology Outpatient Practice by Karima S. Khimani, Carissa R. Battle, Lauren Malaya, Aaleena Zaidi, Mary Schmitz-Brown, Huey-Ming Tzeng, Praveena K. Gupta

“…Potential subjects were screened (n = 577) from the electronic medical record using International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes for legal blindness, impaired vision, and low vision. …”
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