The effect of smart contracts (blockchain technology) on Jordan’s land registry and survey department for sustainable development by AbdelKarim Fawwaz AlBataineh

“…This research provides empirical evidence of blockchain's impact on sustainable development, offering a comprehensive framework for its application in land registries, particularly in developing nations. …”
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Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for drug addiction in Nepal: impact and implications of an initial 2-day training of trainers by Arun Jha, Bharat Goit, Robin Jha, Prerna Jha, Prabhat Kiran Pradhan, Achyut Acharya

“…Apart from basic psychosocial support, there are no evidence-based aftercare services for individuals in recovery. …”
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Adolescent and Adult Children of Parents with Parkinson's Disease: Incorporating Their Needs in Clinical Guidelines by David Morley, Caroline Selai, Anette Schrag, Marjan Jahanshahi, Alan Thompson

“…A significant body of evidence demonstrates the considerable impact of parental MS, with the needs of children being acknowledged in current clinical guidelines. …”
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A Narrative Review of the Velocity and Acceleration Profile in Football: The Influence of Playing Position by Charles Cotteret, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, Jaime Prieto Bermejo, Jaime Almazán Polo, Sergio L. Jiménez Saiz

“…In this regard, it appears crucial to summarize scientific evidence to provide useful information and future directions related to the speed and acceleration profiles of male soccer players. …”
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Gagauz Identity in the Post-Soviet Period by Nesibe Ayşe Sağlam, Yusuf Adıgüzel

“…Contrary to expectations, there is clear evidence that the Gagauz identity has begun to erode rather than strengthen in the post-autonomy period. …”
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Efficacy and safety of conventional synthetic, biologic, and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis-interstitial lung disease: A narrative... by Richard Conway, Luke Corcoran, Elena Nikiphorou

“…The concern for the safety of these treatments has largely emerged from real-world observational data and has often been based on small numbers of case studies or retrospective analyses of observational studies. The evidence has been controversial with many agents implicated both in the context of predisposing or worsening the risk of ILD and at the same time as potentially beneficial treatments in delaying the onset or progression of ILD. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of an Intensive Upper Limb Rehabilitation Therapy for Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: An Economic Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Michael C. David, Hideki Higashi

“…**Conclusions:** Other than the Pain and Impact of Disability domain, there was insufficient evidence demonstrating the intervention to be cost-effective over a 13-week time horizon.…”
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Current Status of Plant-Based Bioactive Compounds as Therapeutics in Alzheimer’s Diseases by Dan Chen, Yun Sun

“…In this review, we analyzed the pathogenesis of AD and comprehensively summarized recent advancements in research on medicinal plants for the treatment of AD, along with their underlying mechanisms and clinical evidence. Ultimately, we aimed to provide a reference for further investigation into the specific mechanisms through which medicinal plants prevent and treat AD, as well as for the identification of efficacious active ingredients derived from medicinal plants.…”
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Examining the epigenetic transmission of risk for chronic pain associated with paternal post-traumatic stress disorder: a focus on veteran populations by James Freeman, Sabrina Salberg, Melanie Noel, Richelle Mychasiuk

“…Although the aetiology is often unknown, recent evidence suggests that susceptibility can be transmitted intergenerationally, from parent to child. …”
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Algorithmic emergence? Epistemic in/justice in AI-directed transformations of healthcare by Imo Emah, SJ Bennett

“…We discuss the implications of socio-technical entanglements between AI and Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) for equitable development and governance of health AI. …”
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Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors, Comorbidity, and Health Service Use in Australian Children by Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Anthony Hogan

“…By age 10 to 11 years significantly reported comorbidities were tonsillitis (OR 4.67; P<0.001), headache (OR 2.13; P=0.006), and asthma (OR 1.67; P=0.003) and ear infection was found to be associated with the use of pediatrician (OR 1.83; P=0.031), other specialist (OR 2.12; P<0.001), and early intervention services (OR 3.08; P=0.010). This empirical evidence can be used to inform the development of intervention and management programs for ear infection.…”
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Comprehensive Approach to Core Training in Sports Physical Therapy: Optimizing Performance and Minimizing Injuries by Lewis G Lupowitz

“…This commentary contributes to the body of literature by providing a comprehensive overview of core training in sports physical therapy, highlighting the significance of a systematic and evidence-based approach, and introducing the "Core Four Pyramid Principles" as a guideline for designing effective core training programs for sports therapists to optimize core function, stability and overall athletic performance while reducing the risk of injuries amongst their athletes.…”
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Increasing experience in the use of papaya for burn injuries in an African context, potential and limitations by Helena W.C. Hofland, Edris W. Kalanzi, Emmie Viyuyi, Tilinde Chokotho, Titus M. Opegu, Eduard E. Zijlstra

“…In LRS the use of papaya paste seems an alternative attractive option; however, evidence-based studies are needed on efficacy, safety, including standardization of the product used and treatment regimens.…”
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Circuitry and Synaptic Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: A New Tau Hypothesis by Siddhartha Mondragón-Rodríguez, Humberto Salgado-Burgos, Fernando Peña-Ortega

“…Here, we will synthesize this new evidence that confronts the leading Tau-based AD hypothesis and discuss the role of pTau modulating neural circuits and network connectivity. …”
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Prolonged Ileus in an Infant Presenting with Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism by Caroline Chua, Shilpa Gurnurkar, Yahdira Rodriguez-Prado, Victoria Niklas

“…Our report highlights the acute gastrointestinal consequences of hypothyroidism despite evidence of effective treatment. We believe that the preclinical detection and immediate therapy for CH have lessened the prevalence of this presentation in general practice, and hence practitioners are less likely to be familiar with its natural history and management.…”
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The Interplay Between Economic Diversification, Foreign Direct Investment, and Climate Change in Saudi Arabia by Louail Bilal, Riache Siham, Alanazi Yazeed Mohammed

“…First, the ARDL model provides empirical evidence supporting long-run cointegrating relationships among the variables. …”
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The intersection of digital health and artificial intelligence: Clearing the cloud of uncertainty by Pooyeh Graili, Bijan Farhoudi

“…A thorough understanding of DH and AI, along with accurate terminology use, would facilitate the timely generation of regulatory and HTA-grade evidence that helps improve health outcomes and decision-making certainty.…”
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Overcrowding in emergency departments: Revealing the social perspectives through a medical sociological analysis by Jeffrey Yuk Chiu YIP

“…In this paper, the congestion of emergency departments is presented within the sociocultural context of Hong Kong, China, which is a metropolitan city that had nearly 2.2 million recorded emergency attendances at public hospitals in 2017. Evidence from the relevant literature is used to support this analysis. …”

Flood change detection model based on an improved U-net network and multi-head attention mechanism by Fajing Wang, Xu Feng

“…Thus, this work not only introduces a novel technical approach for flood disaster monitoring but also has the potential to enhance disaster response procedures and provide scientific evidence for disaster management and risk assessment processes.…”
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Prevalence of dual diagnosis in the south of Peru: descriptive clinical study by Jonathan A. Zegarra-Valdivia, Brenda Nadia Chino Vilca, Ernesto Cazorla Perez

“…The socio-family and individual vulnerability of the population is evidence for protection or resistance to mental illness, as well as the lack of implementation of effective policies in mental health care for dual disorders, showing worse prognosis and indexes every time higher.…”
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