Operationalising routinely collected patient data in research to further the pursuit of social justice and health equity: a team-based scoping review by Katie Chadd, Anna Caute, Anna Pettican, Pam Enderby

“…Methods An enhanced version of the Arksey and O’Malley’s framework, put forth by Westphalm et al. guided the scoping review. A comprehensive literature search of three databases identified 1584 articles. …”
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Filling the Atlantic coastal tree-ring reconstruction gap: A 195-year record of growing season discharge of the Sainte-Anne River, Gaspésie, Québec, Canada by A.V. Pace, J.-M. St-Jacques, D.D. Noel, G. Fortin

“…A principal components analysis (PCA) and correlation analysis with GRUN (the 5°x5° gridded multi-model ensemble of runoff of Ghiggi et al. (2019. Earth Syst. Sci. Data. 11, (1655–1674) showed common modes of variability through-out this broader region. …”
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A comprehensive review and meta-analysis of the relationships between interleukin-7 levels and COVID-19 severity by Michal MATUSZEWSKI, Michal PRUC, Lukasz SZARPAK, Alla NAVOLOKINA, Katarzyna KIEZUN, Francesco CHIRICO, Gabriella NUCERA, Yuriy STEPANOVSKYY, Murat YILDIRIM, Anna HILFANOVA, Anastasia BONDARENKO

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Reasons of Requests for Psychological Help in an Emergency Hospital by A.A. Rakhmanina, A.S. Gamzatova, M.D. Tseitlina, A.V. Koroleva

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A bibliometric study on the impact of gut microbiota on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients: analysis of the top 100 cited articles by Ziqi Zhao, Kun Xu, Boqian Hu, Yizhuo Jiang, Xisheng Xu, Yuliang Liu

“…Dominant keywords included “gut microbiota,” “immunotherapy,” “efficacy,” and “cancer.” The article by Routy et al. (2018) was the most frequently cited.ConclusionsThis study highlights the significant role of the gut microbiota in ICI development and efficacy, emphasizing the necessity for international and interdisciplinary collaboration. …”
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Validation of mortality risk scores after esophagectomy by Sabine Schiefer, Nerma Crnovrsanin, Ingmar F. Rompen, Nicolas Jorek, Mohammed Al-Saeedi, Thomas Schmidt, Henrik Nienhüser, Leila Sisic

“…Each patient’s risk was calculated using three models: the International Esodata Study Group (IESG) 90-day mortality risk prediction, the Steyerberg 30-day mortality score, and the Fuchs et al. preoperative in-hospital mortality score (Fuchs score). …”
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Protocol for evaluating the activity of R2 retrotransposons in mammalian cells by Yangcan Chen, Shengqiu Luo, Yanping Hu, Qi Zhou, Wei Li

“…This protocol provides a useful reporter system, which can be applied to evaluate the activity of other new retrotransposon systems.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Chen et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Numerical study of the plasticity effect on the behavior of short steel columns filled with concrete loaded axially by Yousria Boulmaali-Hacene Chaouche, Nadia Kouider, Kamel Djeghaba, Bachir Kebaili

“…Indeed, these tubes will be modeled in order to simulate different plastic state behaviours, namely a perfect elasto-plastic state, an elasto-plastic state with multilinear strain hardening and a third elasto-plastic behavior with strain hardening proposed by Tao et al. The tested columns consist of circular hollow sections which are designated in the literature as Concrete Filled Steel Tube (CFST), for which we vary the diameters, heights as well as the wall thicknesses, and which we fill with concrete of different qualities. …”
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Naso-intestinal versus gastric tube for enteral nutrition in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Chuanjin Liu, Junxun Jiang, Zunjia Wen, Tao You

“…Methods We executed an exhaustive search across PubMed et al. databases to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that scrutinize the role of naso-intestinal and gastric tubes for mechanically ventilated (MV) patients up to May 30, 2024. …”
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Każde dziecko i każda jego cecha ma swoiste tempo rozwoju, modyfikowane przez warunki życia w danym okresie. (Raport 2 z dwuletnich comiesięcznych badań na Jukatanie w Meksyku)... by Napoleon Wolański, Armando Rojas, Graciela Valentin, Anna Siniarska

“…In the first report, the specific monthly rate of changes of body build measures, typical for a studied group of youths and /or seasonal changes according to climatic conditions were not observed (Siniarska et al., 2005). The preliminary results suggested that observed changes rather depend on an adjustment to conditions and mode of life than to changes in nature. …”
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A scoping review of interventions to improve strength training participation. by Jasmin K Ma, Jennifer Leese, Stephanie Therrien, Alison M Hoens, Karen Tsui, Linda C Li

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Recommendations by Levac et al. (2010) and PRISMA-ScR were followed in the conduct and reporting of this review, respectively. …”
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Antibiotic evaluation of the nanocomposites IONs-MWCNTs-Pc and IONs-GO-Pc encapsulated in the biocompatible hydrogel poly(VCL-co-PEGDA) based on photodynamic effect by Coralia Cuadrado, Alex Mantilla, Luis Hidalgo, Diego Punina

“…These findings suggest that such nanocomposites could play a pivotal role in advancing antimicrobial strategies against resistant pathogens.How to cite: Cuadrado C, Mantilla A, Hidalgo L, et al. Antibiotic evaluation of the nanocomposites IONs-MWCNTs-Pc and IONs-GO-Pc encapsulated in the biocompatible hydrogel poly(VCL-co-PEGDA) based on photodynamic effect. …”
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Protocol to study the impact of breast cancer on colonization resistance of mouse microbiota using network node manipulation by Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Lourdes Mateos-Hernandez, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Apolline Maitre, Janet Avellanet, Arlem García, Dasha Fuentes, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

“…We then detail steps for constructing co-occurrence networks based on correlations between microbial abundances.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Wu-Chuang et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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What is the current state of precision rehabilitation? Protocol for a scoping study with a consultation phase by Annie Pouliot-Laforte, Evemie Dubé, Dahlia Kairy, Danielle E Levac

“…As such, a greater understanding of the current state of the literature is required, in combination with clinician, researcher and healthcare manager perspectives regarding barriers and facilitators to the practical implementation of precision rehabilitation in clinical practice.Objective Describe and map the current state of knowledge regarding precision rehabilitation to identify gaps in knowledge and inform future research directions and clinical implementation strategies.Methods and analysis A scoping study will be conducted following current methodological recommendations (Peters et al, 2021) and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses—Scoping Review Extension guidelines. …”
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Conspiracy theories and COVID-19: Coping mechanism or cognitive dissonance? A longitudinal study by Livio TARCHI, Francesco CHIRICO, Eleonora ROSSI, Emanuele CASSIOLI, Kavita BATRA, Pietro CRESCENZO, Amelia RIZZO, Giovanni CASTELLINI, Valdo RICCA

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Genotypes of Polymorphic Loci of BDNF and COMT Genes as Factors of Individual Differences in Coping Intelligence by E.V. Volkova, I.O. Kuvaeva, A.V. Varlamov, N.E. Volkova, D.A. Dokuchaev

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Unmasking Job Satisfaction: Insights from Tribal India’s Nurses amongst the COVID-19 Pandemic by Vikrant Kabirpanthi, Vikas Gupta, Subramani Palaniyandi

“…A survey questionnaire was designed according to relevant guides, which gathered demographic details and job satisfaction using Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) developed by Spector et al. The nurses were approached individually by investigator and were requested to complete the questionnaire on the same day. …”
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Análisis relacional de las contingencias asociadas a las prácticas deportivas con los trastornos de alimentación en adolescentes entre los 16 a 18 años by Marcela Noreña Mejía, Natalia Rojas Segura, Mónica María Novoa Gómez

“…Se utilizó un protocolo de evaluación compuesto por la prueba Eating Disorder Inventory (Garner et al, 1983), que busca medir trastornos de alimentación, previamente validada para esta población, y una entrevista conductual para conocer factores sociodemográficos, psicosociales y tipos de prácticas deportivas igualmente validada. …”
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The Role of Youth Social Activity in the Expression of Identities and their Consistency by R.M. Shamionov, E.E. Bocharova

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A transgender medicine curriculum for Internal Medicine residents at a single academic institution by Anthony R. Sandre, Bikrampal Sidhu, Sara Awad

“…Methods We adopted Kern’s six step approach to curriculum design to create and implement an educational curriculum for teaching Internal Medicine residents about transgender patients at a single academic institution in Canada (Kern et al, Curriculum Development for Medical Education, 2009). …”
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