Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review by Ruth Naughton-Doe, Rebecca Nowland, Stephanie Tierney, Martin Webber, Anja Wittkowski

“…We included studies that described and/or evaluated interventions in published studies that intentionally or unintentionally reduced loneliness, or its proximate determinants, such as social connectedness and social support. We searched eight electronic databases for peer-reviewed academic papers published in any country describing or evaluating these interventions between 2013–2023. …”
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Apical periodontitis in inflammatory bowel disease: a meta-analysis at patient and tooth level by Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa, Alejandro Ismael Lorenzo-Pouso, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Mariangela Valentina Puci, Mariangela Valentina Puci

“…The aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to describe the prevalence of AP in patients with IBDs and evaluate the potential association between AP and IBDs. Electronic (Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science) and manual literature searches were conducted from inception to 31 October, 2023 (updated in August, 2024). …”
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Surgical resection, radiotherapy and percutaneous thermal ablation for treatment of stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Arun Chockalingam, Menelaos Konstantinidis, Brandon Koo, John Timothy Moon, Andrew Tran, Sahar Nourouzpour, Emily Lawson, Kathleen Fox, Peiman Habibollahi, Bruno Odisio, Mohammed Loya, Ali Bassir, Nariman Nezami

“…We will conduct a meta-analysis, reviewing literature investigating these therapies in adult patients diagnosed with stage 1 NSCLC, with neither hilar nor mediastinal nodal involvement, confirmed either through cytology or histology regardless of type.Methods and analysis We will search electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, ClinicalTrials.gov, Cochrane) from their inception to January 2021 to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs), cluster RCTs and cohort studies comparing survival and clinical outcomes between any two interventions (lobectomy, wedge resection, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery/robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, cryoablation and consolidated radiation therapies (external beam radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and 3D conformal radiation therapy). …”
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Association of continuous renal replacement therapy downtime with fluid balance gap and clinical outcomes: a retrospective cohort analysis utilizing EHR and machine data by Chloe Braun, Tomonori Takeuchi, Josh Lambert, Lucas Liu, Sarah Roberts, Stuart Carter, William Beaubien-Souligny, Ashita Tolwani, Javier A. Neyra

“…Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of critically ill adults receiving CRRT utilizing both electronic health records (EHR) and CRRT machine data. …”
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Prevalence and pattern of rheumatic valvular heart disease in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2015-2023, population based studies. by Seid Mohammed Abdu, Altaseb Beyene Kassaw, Amare Abera Tareke, Gosa Mankelkl, Mekonnen Belete, Mohammed Derso Bihonegn, Ahmed Juhar Temam, Gashaw Abebe, Ebrahim Msaye Assefa

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The studies were identified through a comprehensive literature search of the electronic databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Web searches, and manual searches. …”
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A Prospective Study Investigating the Health Outcomes of Bitches Neutered Prepubertally or Post-Pubertally by Rachel Moxon, Sarah L. Freeman, Richard M. Payne, Sandra Corr, Gary C. W. England

“…Data were extracted from an electronic database containing detailed health records for all bitches. …”
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The impact of HPV/HIV co-infection on immunosuppression, HPV genotype, and cervical cancer biomarkers by Terkimbi Dominic Swase, Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon, Ifie Josiah Eseoghene, Ekom Monday Etukudo, Solomon Adomi Mbina, Chebet Joan, Reuben Samson Dangana, Chinyere Anyanwu, Comfort Danchal Vandu, A. B Agbaje, Tijjani Salihu Shinkafi, Ibrahim Babangida Abubarkar, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja

“…The total of eighty-four (84) articles from standard electronic databases mainly Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus were extracted and reviewed. …”
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African animal trypanocide resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Keneth, Iceland Kasozi, Ewan, Thomas MacLeod, Susan, Christina Welburn

“…Methods: A total of seven electronic databases were screened for an article on trypanocide resistance in AATr by using keywords on preclinical and clinical trials with the number of animals with treatment relapse, days taken to relapse, and resistant gene markers using the PRISMA checklist. …”
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Medicinal Plants used for Cutaneous Wound Healing in Uganda; Ethnomedicinal Reports and Pharmacological Evidences. by Gang, Roggers, Okello, Denis, Kang, Youngmin

“…Therefore, this review focused on extensively exploring the plants used for treating cutaneous wounds in Uganda, along with associated ethnomedicinal information and their globally reported pharmacological potential. Methods: Electronic data bases including Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct were searched using key terms for required information contained in English peer reviewed articles, books, and dissertations. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Human African Trypanocide Resistance by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Ewan Thomas, MacLeod, Susan Christina, Welburn

“…Background Human African trypanocide resistance (HATr) is a challenge for the eradica- tion of Human African Trypansomiaisis (HAT) following the widespread emergence of increased monotherapy drug treatment failures against Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense that are associated with changes in pathogen receptors. Methods: Electronic searches of 12 databases and 3 Google search websites for human African trypanocide resistance were performed using a keyword search criterion applied to both laboratory and clinical studies. …”
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On $ \left(\mathit{p}, \mathit{q}\right) $-fractional linear Diophantine fuzzy sets and their applications via MADM approach by Hanan Alohali, Muhammad Bilal Khan, Jorge E. Macías-Díaz, Fahad Sikander

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Applying auxiliary supervised depth-assisted transformer and cross modal attention fusion in monocular 3D object detection by Zhijian Wang, Jie Liu, Yixiao Sun, Xiang Zhou, Boyan Sun, Dehong Kong, Jay Xu, Xiaoping Yue, Wenyu Zhang

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Enhancing pediatric congenital heart disease detection using customized 1D CNN algorithm and phonocardiogram signals by Ihtisham Ul Haq, Ghassan Husnain, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Nisreen Innab, Masoud Alajmi, Hanan Aljuaid

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From micro to macro, nanotechnology demystifies acute pancreatitis: a new generation of treatment options emerges by Wei Du, Xinyue Wang, Yuyan Zhou, Wencheng Wu, Haojie Huang, Zhendong Jin

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An Observer-Based Event Triggered Mechanism for the Detection and Mitigation of FDI Attacks in Deep Brain Stimulation Systems by Ping Yu, Ding Yang, Khalid A. Alattas, Ardashir Mohammadzadeh, Afef Fekih

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Subwavelength-scale off-axis optical nanomanipulation within Gaussian-beam traps by Zhou Lei-Ming, Sun Wan, Tao Zong-Qiang, Xiong Ning-Jun, Huang Chan, Jiang Xiao-Yun, Ren Yu-Xuan, Yang Yuanjie, Shi Yu-Zhi, Hu Ji-Gang, Zhan Qiwen

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The Short-Term Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Electroencephalography in Children with Autism: A Randomized Crossover Controlled Trial by Anuwat Amatachaya, Mark P. Jensen, Niramol Patjanasoontorn, Narong Auvichayapat, Chanyut Suphakunpinyo, Suparerk Janjarasjitt, Niran Ngernyam, Benchaporn Aree-uea, Paradee Auvichayapat

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Cybersecurity in microgrids: A review on advanced techniques and practical implementation of resilient energy systems by Ijaz Ahmed, Ali M. El-Rifaie, Fazia Akhtar, Hasnain Ahmad, Zuhair Alaas, M.M.R. Ahmed

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Student nurse education and preparation for palliative care: A scoping review. by Abiola Durojaiye, Ruth Ryan, Owen Doody

“…A comprehensive literature search of five electronic databases and grey literature were conducted from January 2002 to December 2021. …”
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Epigenetic Biomarkers and the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway in Opisthorchis viverrini-associated Cholangiocarcinoma: A Scoping Review on Therapeutic Opportunities. by Alok Kafle, Sutas Suttiprapa, Mubarak Muhammad, Jan Clyden B Tenorio, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Norhidayu Sahimin, Shih Keng Loong

“…<h4>Principal findings</h4>Relevant published literature was identified by searching major electronic databases using targeted search queries. …”
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