‘With this study, we have hope that something is coming’: community members’ perceptions of HIV cure-related research in Durban, South Africa – a qualitative focus group study... by Karine Dubé, Deli Mthimkhulu, Wiseman Ngcobo, Deborah Mindry, Luyanda Maphalala, Vanessa Pillay, Whitney Tran, Ana Korolkova, Thumbi Ndung’u, Krista Dong

“…Focus group participants also emphasized the importance of using simple language to explain HIV cure-related research. Conclusions With HIV cure trials set to launch across Africa in the future, there is a critical need to better understand and respond to local community needs and preferences and to adopt this as standard practice prior to regional trial implementation.…”
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Cortical Reorganization following Injury Early in Life by Moran Artzi, Shelly Irene Shiran, Maya Weinstein, Vicki Myers, Ricardo Tarrasch, Mitchell Schertz, Aviva Fattal-Valevski, Elka Miller, Andrew M. Gordon, Dido Green, Dafna Ben Bashat

“…An increase in cortical thickness at the hemisphere contralateral to the lesion (CLH) was detected in motor and language areas, which may reflect compensation for the gray matter loss in the lesion area or retention of ipsilateral pathways. …”
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Clinically meaningful improvements after gene therapy for aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency (AADCd) in the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale, Second Edition (PDMS-2) a... by Wuh-Liang Hwu, Hui-Min Lee, John Devin Peipert, Rongrong Zhang, Christian Werner, J. Rafael Sierra, Thomas O’Connell, Jonathan J. Woolley, Marjorie Crowell, Antonia Wang, Ioannis Tomazos

“…We sought to characterize clinically meaningful change in motor function, as measured by Total Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-Second Edition (PDMS-2) score, and assess correlations with cognition and language domains of the Bayley-III and motor milestone (MM) achievement. …”
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Why and how should we simulate platform trials? Learnings from EU-PEARL by Elias Laurin Meyer, Tobias Mielke, Marta Bofill Roig, Michaela Maria Freitag, Peter Jacko, Pavla Krotka, Peter Mesenbrink, Tom Parke, Sonja Zehetmayer, Dario Zocholl, Franz König

“…We addressed the functionality limitations of existing software as well as the unavailability of the coding therein by developing a suite of open-source software to use in simulating platform trials based on the R programming language. To give some examples, the newly developed software supports simulating staggered entry of treatments throughout the trial, choosing different options for control data sharing, specifying different platform stopping rules and platform-level operating characteristics. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN INTERAKTIF DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN ADOBE CAPTIVATE PADA MATERI GERAK HARMONIK SEDERHANA by Ramadhanty Mashama Putri, Eko Risdianto, Nyoman Rohadi

“…The results of this research indicated that interactive learning media using Adobe Captivate in simple harmonic motion which developed was included in the very valid category with a percentage of 81% which have high reliability with a score of 0.86 in the material aspect, 0.41 in the aspect of language and 0, 82 on the media aspect. Based on the results and discussion, an interactive learning media was produced by using Adobe Captivate on simple harmonic motion material that had a positive response by teacher and students with a percentage of 84% and 85% and was feasible to use. …”
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Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in patients undergoing nasal surgeries for prevention of emergence agitation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Gustavo R.M. Wegner, Bruno F.M. Wegner, Henrik G. Oliveira, Luis A. Costa, Luigi W. Spagnol, Valentine W. Spagnol, Gilberto T.F. de Oliveira Filho

“…Electronic searches, including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science, without language or date restrictions, were conducted. Two independent reviewers selected studies, and data extraction was performed using standardized tables. …”
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Risk prediction models for breast cancer: a systematic review by Jiang Li, He Li, Jie He, Ni Li, Yadi Zheng, Zheng Wu, Maomao Cao

“…Search was limited to English language only.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently screened, reviewed, extracted and assessed studies with discrepancies resolved through discussion or a third reviewer. …”
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Presencia y severidad de calcio coronario: su relación con la aparición de eventos coronarios agudos by Lázaro E. de la Cruz Avilés, Yanier Coll Muñoz, Félix R. Jorrín Román, Juan J. Navarro López, Dayan García Cuesta, Suleidy Castillo Fernández

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Antenatal depression among pregnant women in Ethiopia: An umbrella review. by Mesfin Abebe, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

“…The search, conducted from August 5 to 15, 2024, used CoCoPop questions and included only English-language reviews. Study quality was assessed with the AMSTAR tool, and data extraction and analysis were performed using Microsoft Excel 2016 and STATA 14.0. …”
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Exome sequencing in Nigerian children with early‐onset epilepsy syndromes by Ibitayo Abigail Ademuwagun, Yagoub Adam, Solomon Oladapo Rotimi, Steffen Syrbe, Maximilian Radtke, Julia Hentschel, Johannes R. Lemke, Ezekiel Adebiyi

“…The integration of genomic medicine into epilepsy management in Nigeria holds promising prospects for improving patient care and reducing mortality rates. Plain Language Summary This study represents the first published exome findings in Nigerian children with early‐onset epilepsy, revealing a genetic diagnosis in 27% of cases. …”
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Key Drivers of Consumption, Conceptual, Sensory, and Emotional Profiling of Cheeses Based on Origin and Consumer Familiarity: A Case Study of Local and Imported Cheeses in Greece by Malamatenia Panagiotou, Efstathios Kaloudis, Danai Ioanna Koukoumaki, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Evangelia Giannakou, Margarita Pandi, Konstantinos Gkatzionis

“…Sensory and emotional attributes of local, local PDO, and imported cheeses, as well as drivers associated with consumers’ choice and acceptance above and beyond their sensory attributes, were studied using three methods: (a) flash profile to gain insight into the sensory positioning of products and description of samples; (b) qualitative analysis of focus groups to pinpoint consumer knowledge, preference, and consumption criteria; and (c) a new methodology for natural language processing and sentiment analysis of social media posts to determine consumer conceptualizations. …”
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Effects of chronic diseases on health related quality of life is mediated by sleep difficulty in middle aged and older adults by Yaoyao Wu, Zesheng Chen, Zongxue Cheng, Zhecong Yu, Kang Qin, Caixia Jiang, Jue Xu

“…And the mediate package in the R language was used to analyze the mediating effect. …”
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Freedom of expression, aspiration and gender: A cultuling in the student demonstration by Siti Nurbayani, Elly Malihah, Millary Agung Widiawaty, Moh. Dede, Bayu Iqbal Anshari, Asep Mahpudz, Erry Sukriah, Sri Wahyuni

“…Men tended to use more direct language, whereas women used examples from their everyday lives. …”
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Systematic literature review on Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) nomenclature: condition elements and clinical states— A Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal-Associated Disease... by Georgios Filippou, Antonella Adinolfi, Emilio Filippucci, Nicola Dalbeth, Robert Terkeltaub, Tristan Pascart, Edoardo Cipolletta, Silvia Sirotti, Charlotte Jauffret, Sara Tedeschi, Daniele Cirillo, Luca Ingrao, Alessandro Lucia

“…This systematic literature review constituted its first step and aimed to provide a state-of-the-art analysis of the medical literature of the last 20 years.Methods A systematic literature search was undertaken in the PubMed, Cochrane and Embase databases between 2000 and 2022, restricted to studies on humans and in the English language. Eight reviewers independently and manually extracted labels related to CPPD concepts, according to an a priori list generated by the authors: pathogenic conditions and pathogenic crystal labels, elementary imaging condition elements and asymptomatic and symptomatic condition states. …”
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Lasater clinical judgment rubric in nursing education: a Turkish validity and reliability study by Esra Sezer, Hilal Yıldız Çelik, Ükke Karabacak, Kathie Lasater

“…For the cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the rubric, simulation videos of 3rd and 4th-year nursing students from a foundation university were used. The language validity of the rubric was performed according to the 10-step translation and cultural adaptation guide of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research; expert opinions were obtained for content validity. …”
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Aplikasi Resep Makanan Bergizi Membantu Pencegahan Stunting Menggunakan Metodologi Agile Framework Scrum by Ridwan Setiawan, Asri Mulyani, Galih Muhammad Ramdan, Fikri Fahru Roji

“…The application was built on a mobile platform using the Dart language and the Flutter framework. The main finding of this study is an application that can enhance mothers' knowledge about stunting and child nutrition, in accordance with the recommendations of the Indonesian Ministry of Health and UNICEF, while also providing ease in software adjustment when changes in requirements occur during development. …”
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Understanding the use of the National Early Warning Score 2 in acute care settings: a realist review protocol by Nia Roberts, Geoff Wong, Michelle Treacy, Mandy Odell

“…Inclusion criteria include all documents (including grey literature) that relate to the use of EWSs/NEWS2 in the English language only. Documents set in the paediatric, maternity and primary care settings will be excluded. (3) Selecting documents and quality appraisal. (4) Extracting and organising the data. (5) Synthesising the data. (6) Disseminating the findings. …”
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A Comprehensive Review on the Effects of Laser Photobiomodulation on Skeletal Muscle Fatigue in Spastic Patients by Sadi F. Stamborowski, Fernanda Púpio Silva Lima, Patrícia Sardinha Leonardo, Mário Oliveira Lima

“…Besides that, a literature review concerning on muscle physiology, fatigue, and LLLT was made. No language filter was applied, and altogether, 689 papers were identified. …”
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Relevance of anxiety in clinical practice of Guillain-Barré syndrome: a cohort study by Raphaël Porcher, Djillali Annane, Andrea Polito, Tarek Sharshar, Takoua Merhbene, Morgane Blanc, Marion Antona, Marie-Christine Durand, Diane Friedman, David Orlikowski, Marie-Hélène Marcadet

“…To address this issue, we assessed whether patient anxiety is associated with subsequent need for intubation in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).Design Incident case-cohort study.Setting Acute secondary care in a teaching hospital (France) from 2006 to 2010.Participants 110 adult GBS patients. Either language barrier or cognitive decline that precluded understanding was considered as exclusion criteria.Primary outcome Acute respiratory failure.Interventions At admission, anxiety and clinical factors (including known predictors of respiratory failure: delay between GBS onset and admission, inability to lift head, vital capacity (VC)) were assessed and related to subsequent need for mechanical ventilation (MV). …”
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Effects of movement behaviors on preschoolers’ cognition: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Catalina Pacheco, Victoria Culkin, Amelia Putkaradze, Nan Zeng

“…The cognitive outcomes evaluated included executive function, attention, memory, and other key domains critical to early childhood development, such as language, processing speed, and social cognition. Results Twenty-two RCTs (14 individual, 8 cluster) met the inclusion criteria. …”
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