Sources and Transmission Routes of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>: Study Design and Methodology of the SAMPAN Study by Anneloes van Veen, Selvi N. Shahab, Amber Rijfkogel, Anne F. Voor in ’t holt, Corné H. W. Klaassen, Margreet C. Vos, Yulia Rosa Saharman, Anis Karuniawati, Silvia Zelli, Desy De Lorenzis, Giulia Menchinelli, Giulia De Angelis, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Merel Kemper, Anniek E. E. de Jong, Sima Mohammadi, Valentine Renaud, Irena Kukavica-Ibrulj, Marianne Potvin, Guillaume Q. Nguyen, Jeff Gauthier, Roger C. Levesque, Heike Schmitt, Juliëtte A. Severin

“…Findings from the cross-sectional study, combined with expert elicitation using a Delphi method, will serve as the input for the surveillance strategy. …”
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Gastrointestinal complications of hepatic glycogen storage disease: a national survey questionnaire study in China by Xiaoyan Zhang, Zexiong Su, Jiaxing Wu, Hanshi Zeng, Xun Jiang, Ying Wang, Huiqing Shen, Xiaoli Xie, Yuan Xiao, Qing Tang, Xiaoping Luo, Xuemei Zhong, Huan Chen, Jiaoli Lan, Yongxin Chen, Xiaolu Zeng, Huiqiong Zhang, Zhiling Li, Yuxin Zhang, Min Yang

“…Methods A national cohort survey questionnaire was distributed to patients diagnosed with GSD type Ia, Ib, III, VI, and IX through genetic testing or their parents in mainland China in May 2022. Expert gastroendoscopists performed endoscopic examinations and evaluations in 10 hospitals. …”
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Seasonality of host-seeking Ixodes ricinus nymph abundance in relation to climate by Hoch, Thierry, Madouasse, Aurélien, Jacquot, Maude, Wongnak, Phrutsamon, Beugnet, Fréderic, Bournez, Laure, Cosson, Jean-François, Huard, Frédéric, Moutailler, Sara, Plantard, Olivier, Poux, Valérie, René-Martellet, Magalie, Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel, Verheyden, Hélène, Vourc’h, Gwenaël, Chalvet-Monfray, Karine, Agoulon, Albert

“…Seasonality of I. ricinus is often based on expert opinions while field surveys are usually limited in time. …”
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Requirements and special considerations for drug trials with children across six jurisdictions: 2. Ethics review in the regulatory approval process by Breanne Stewart, Pirkko Lepola, Gunter F. Egger, Fahimeda Ali, Albert J. Allen, Albert J. Allen, Alysha K. Croker, Andrew J. Davidson, Pamela Dicks, Saul N. Faust, Saul N. Faust, Dionna Green, Collin Hovinga, Collin Hovinga, Agnes V. Klein, Robyn Langham, Hidefumi Nakamura, Laura Pioppo, Shiva Ramroop, Michiyo Sakiyama, Isabel Sanchez Vigil de la Villa, Junko Sato, Donna L. Snyder, Mark A. Turner, Mark A. Turner, Sarah Zaidi, Kanecia Zimmerman, Kanecia Zimmerman, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

“…Harmonized and centralized ethics reviews offer advantages such as expert pediatric reviewers and efficient and consistent evaluations.…”
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Development and usability testing of a multifaceted intervention to reduce low-value injury care by Mélanie Bérubé, Alexandra Lapierre, Michael Sykes, Jeremy Grimshaw, Alexis F. Turgeon, François Lauzier, Monica Taljaard, Henry Thomas Stelfox, Holly Witteman, Simon Berthelot, Éric Mercier, Catherine Gonthier, Jérôme Paquet, Robert Fowler, Natalie Yanchar, Barbara Haas, Paule Lessard-Bonaventure, Patrick Archambault, Belinda Gabbe, Jason R. Guertin, Yougdong Ouyang, Lynne Moore, the Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium

“…Methods We used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change tool as theoretical foundations to identify barriers and facilitators, and strategies for the reduction of low-value practices. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Detective Flow Imaging Endoscopic Ultrasonography for Evaluating Blood Flow Within Mural Nodules of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms by Kazuki Endo, Haruo Miwa, Kazuya Sugimori, Kozue Shibasaki, Shoichiro Yonei, Yugo Ishino, Shotaro Tsunoda, Hayato Yoshimura, Akihiro Funaoka, Hiromi Tsuchiya, Ritsuko Oishi, Yuichi Suzuki, Satoshi Komiyama, Takashi Kaneko, Manabu Morimoto, Kazushi Numata, Shin Maeda

“…Both DFI-EUS and contrast-enhanced EUS (CE-EUS) were performed during the same session. Three expert endosonographers blinded to the patients’ clinical data assessed the MN images obtained with CE-EUS and DFI-EUS. …”
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PlomBOX: a low cost bioassay for the sensitive detection of lead in drinking water by A. Dias, M. Alvarez, Y. Gándola, A. Deisting, E. Alba Posse, H. Arnaldi, H. Asorey, X. Bertou, A. Colque, F. Favela-Pérez, J. Gasulla, M. Gómez Berisso, J. O. Guerra-Pulido, J. Lipovetzky, J. Lobera, M. B. Lovino, L. Marpegan, D. Martín, S. Mejía Muñoz, J. Monroe, A. D. Nadra, R. Pregliasco, G. Rumi, A. Rossen, M. Tallis, A. Thompson, M. Triana, M. L. Vazquez Miranda

“…Our approach does not require expensive infrastructure or expert operators, and its automated sensing, detection and result visualisation platform is user-friendly and robust compared to existing lead biosensors—critical features to enable measurement by non-experts at the point of use.…”
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Optimizing Prescribing for Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Through the Development and Validation of Algorithms for Community Pharmacists by Jennifer Morris, Marisa Battistella, Karthik Tennankore, Steven Soroka, Cynthia Kendell, Penelope Poyah, Keigan More, Mathew Grandy, Thomas Ransom, Natalie Kennie-Kaulbach, Daniel Rainkie, Jaclyn Tran, Syed Sibte Raza Abidi, Samina Abidi, Nicole Fulford, Heather Neville, Heather Naylor, Lisa Woodill, Andrea Bishop, Glenn Rodrigues, Diane Harpell, Michelle Stewart, Jo-Anne Wilson

“…Methods: Evidence- and expert-informed algorithms were developed and revised using Lynn’s 3-step method (domain identification, item generation per domain, and instrument formation). …”
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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada by Chloe Eunice Panganiban, Srushhti Trivedi

“… [3] Health Canada, “Final Report of the Expert Panel on MAiD and Mental Illness,” transparency - other, May 13, 2022, https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/expert-panel-maid-mental-illness/final-report-expert-panel-maid-mental-illness.html…”
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Identification of Suitable Villages for Agritourism Development (A Case Study of Semirom County) by Narges Vazin, Ali Sadeghi, Zahra Barati

“…The study population consists of experts and farmers. Data collection was done through questionnaires. …”
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Elevating larval source management as a key strategy for controlling malaria and other vector-borne diseases in Africa by Fredros Okumu, Sarah J. Moore, Prashanth Selvaraj, Arnon Houri Yafin, Elijah O. Juma, GloriaSalome G. Shirima, Silas Majambere, Andy Hardy, Bart G. J. Knols, Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Marceline Finda, Najat Kahamba, Edward Thomsen, Ayman Ahmed, Sarah Zohdy, Prosper Chaki, Peter DeChant, Kimberly Fornace, Nicodem Govella, Steven Gowelo, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Busiku Hamainza, Jasper N. Ijumba, William Jany, Hmooda Toto Kafy, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Lenson Kariuki, Samson Kiware, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Neil F. Lobo, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Charles Mbogo, Robert S. McCann, April Monroe, Bryson Alberto Ndenga, Halfan S. Ngowo, Eric Ochomo, Mercy Opiyo, Richard Reithinger, Chadwick Haadezu Sikaala, Allison Tatarsky, David Takudzwa, Fedra Trujillano, Ellie Sherrard-Smith

“…This letter is the result of a global, crossdisciplinary collaboration comprising: (a) detailed online expert discussions, (b) a narrative review of countries that have eliminated local malaria transmission, and (c) a mathematical modeling exercise using two different approaches. …”
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Guideline: Neurorehabilitation in patients with disorder of consciousness. Recommendations from the Spanish Society of Neurorehabilitation by E. Noé, M.D. Navarro, B. Moliner, M. O’Valle, J. Olaya, A. Maza, R. Llorens, J. Ferri, R. Rodríguez, T. Pérez, M. Bernabéu, C. Colomer, A. Gómez, C. González, A. Juárez-Belaúnde, C. López, S. Laxe, R. Pelayo, M. Ríos, I. Quemada, Enrique Noé Sebastián, María Dolores Navarro Pérez, Belén Moliner Muñoz, Myrtha O’Valle Rodríguez, José Olaya Sanchez, Roberto Llorens Rodríguez, Anny Maza Pino, Joan Ferri Campos, Rubén Rodríguez Duarte, Teresa Pérez Nieves, Montserrat Bernabeu, Carolina Colomer Font, Antonio Gómez Blanco, Carlos González Alted, Alan Juárez Belaúnde, Cristina López Pascua, Sara Laxe García, Raúl Pelayo Vergara, Marcos Ríos Lago, Ignacio Quemada

“…Any recommendation endorsed by at least 75% of the experts as “appropriate” (with a score of 7–9) was considered accepted. …”
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Guía: Neurorrehabilitación en pacientes en estados alterados de la consciencia. Recomendaciones de la Sociedad Española de Neurorrehabilitación by E. Noé, M.D. Navarro, B. Moliner, M. O’Valle, J. Olaya, A. Maza, R. Llorens, J. Ferri, R. Rodríguez, T. Pérez, M. Bernabéu, C. Colomer, A. Gómez, C. González, A. Juárez-Belaúnde, C. López, S. Laxe, R. Pelayo, M. Ríos, I. Quemada, E. Noé Sebastián, M. Dolores Navarro Perez, B. Moliner Muñoz, M. O’Valle Rodriguez, J. Olaya Sanchez, R. Llorens Rodriguez, A. Maza Pino, J. Ferri Campos, R. Rodríguez Duarte, T. Pérez Nieves, M. Bernabeu, C. Colomer Font, A. Gomez Blanco, C. González Alted, A. Juárez Belaúnde, C. López Pascua, S. Laxe García, R. Pelayo Vergara, M. Ríos Lago, I. Quemada

“…Any recommendation endorsed by at least 75% of the experts as «appropriate» (with a score of 7-9) was considered accepted. …”
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Carbon footprint reduction practices in the Olympic Games: a policy mobility approach by Wesselia Isa Ngoenha

“…Unlike traditional nation-state-centric approaches, policy mobility emphasizes the role of non-state actors, international networks of experts, and global organizations in policy diffusion and transformation (Cochrane & Ward, 2012). …”
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Optimizing Scanning in Youth Female Football: The Role of Verbal Instructions by Mirjam Hintermann, Michael Romann, Dennis Lüdin, Wolfgang Taube, Jörg Fuchslocher

“… Introduction In dynamic sports like football, where game situations change rapidly, gathering information through visual exploration is essential for expert performance (Aksum et al., 2021; Pokolm et al., 2022). …”
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Providing effective innovative strategies in the development of cosmetics industry with emphasis on international entrepreneurship by Ali Khabaz, Jamshid Edalatian shahryari, Heydar Amiran

“…The statistical population of the research includes 7 managers and officials of Sehat Industrial and Trading Company and 3 academic experts. The data collection tool is interview. To analyze the research data, theme analysis; which is a method to determine, analyze, and express of the patterns (themes) in the data, as well as MAXQDA software was used. …”
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Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper by Giacomo Sermonesi, Riccardo Bertelli, Fredric M. Pieracci, Zsolt J. Balogh, Raul Coimbra, Joseph M. Galante, Andreas Hecker, Dieter Weber, Zachary M. Bauman, Susan Kartiko, Bhavik Patel, SarahAnn S. Whitbeck, Thomas W. White, Kevin N. Harrell, Daniele Perrina, Alessia Rampini, Brian Tian, Francesco Amico, Solomon G. Beka, Luigi Bonavina, Marco Ceresoli, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Federico Coccolini, Yunfeng Cui, Francesca Dal Mas, Belinda De Simone, Isidoro Di Carlo, Salomone Di Saverio, Agron Dogjani, Andreas Fette, Gustavo P. Fraga, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Jim S. Khan, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Vitor F. Kruger, Ari Leppäniemi, Andrey Litvin, Andrea Mingoli, David Costa Navarro, Eliseo Passera, Michele Pisano, Mauro Podda, Emanuele Russo, Boris Sakakushev, Domenico Santonastaso, Massimo Sartelli, Vishal G. Shelat, Edward Tan, Imtiaz Wani, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Walter L. Biffl, Ian Civil, Rifat Latifi, Ingo Marzi, Edoardo Picetti, Manos Pikoulis, Vanni Agnoletti, Francesca Bravi, Carlo Vallicelli, Luca Ansaloni, Ernest E. Moore, Fausto Catena

“…An international panel of experts then critically revised the manuscript and discussed it in detail, to develop a consensus on the position statements. …”
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600 meters to VO2max: Predicting Cardiorespiratory Fitness with an Uphill Run by Kübra Stoican, Regina Oeschger

“…This method can be applied by healthy individuals without requiring assistance from an expert since it is simple and inexpensive. Therefore, our approach to estimate CRF level may be adopted by a wide range of people. …”
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How do individuals with mental health disorder and spinal cord injury gain access to participate in voluntary sport groups in Switzerland? by Florence Epiney, Siegfried Nagel, Christopher Klenk

“…A semi-structured interview guideline was developed, discussed with experts and tested in a pilot interview (Braun & Clarke, 2022; Smith & Sparkes, 2020). …”
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A Pattern for Iron Ore Mines Financing by Mehdi Ali Hosseini, Mohammad Hashem Botshekan, Amir Hossein Mozayani, Moslem Peymanifurushani

“…Then, this conceptual model, along with the solutions to improve the identified indicators, have been submitted to the expert survey using a questionnaire. The experts were selected by purposive sampling and their answers were analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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