Post-COVID pain and quality of life in COVID-19 patients: protocol for a meta-analysis and systematic review by Yongxing Xu, Jianwen Gu, Mengrong Miao, Yitian Yang, Pule Li, Mengqi Jia, Zhaoyu Wen, Mengmeng Yu, Jiaqiang Zhang

“…However, meta-analyses that systematically evaluated post-COVID pain are sparse.Methods and analysis A comprehensive screening will be performed by searching MEDLINE and Embase without language restriction from inception to August 2021. …”
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Fructosamine measurement for diabetes mellitus diagnosis and monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Andre Pascal Kengne, Eugene Sobngwi, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Jobert Richie N Nansseu, Joël Fokom-Domgue, Eric V Balti

“…We aim to search for and summarise available evidence on the accuracy of fructosamine measurements to diagnose and monitor DM.Methods and analysis This systematic review will include randomised control trials, controlled before-and-after studies, time series designs, cohort studies, case–control studies and cross-sectional surveys reporting the diagnosis and/or monitoring of DM (type 1 DM, type 2 DM and gestational DM) with fructosamine compared with other measures of glycaemia (fasting glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, random glucose, HbA1c), without any language restriction. We will perform electronic searches in PubMed, Scopus and other databases, supplemented with manual searches. …”
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Re-imagining education in Haiti through a lens of de-coloniality by Rudolph Damas

“…The purpose of this paper is to widen the scope of Hebblethwaite’s discussion on language and question other social norms within educational institutions, which are having a negative impact on educational attainment. …”
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Gaps in cancer care in a multi-ethnic population in Sarawak, Borneo: A central referral centre study. by Melissa Siaw Han Lim, Pei Jye Voon, Adibah Ali, Fitri Suraya Mohamad, Lin Lin Jong, Lee Ping Chew, Mohamad Adam Bujang, Yolanda Augustin, Yuong Kang Cheng

“…Written information and educational videos in local indigenous languages may be more suitable for Sarawak's multi-ethnic population. …”
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Prevalence of delirium in German nursing homes: protocol for a cross-sectional study by Bernhard Holle, Romy Lauer, Horst Christian Vollmar, Petra Thürmann, Rebecca Palm, Jonas Dörner, Alexandre Houdelet-Oertel, Zafer Arslan, Ina Otte

“…The inclusion criteria for residents are valid informed consent, age ≥65 years and sufficient language skills. The exclusion criteria are aphasia, coma, deafness or end-of-life status. …”
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A Chisel Generator for Standardized 3-D Die-to-Die Interconnects by Harrison Liew, Farhana Sheikh, Jong-Ru Guo, Zuoguo Wu, Borivoje Nikolic

“…The generator framework leverages the Chisel hardware description language to allow designers to do the following: 1) compile a port list directly into a PHY; 2) automate design and physical design (PD); and 3) perform design space exploration of interconnect features (e.g., bump map pitch, clocking architecture, and others). …”
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Assessment of the methodological quality of studies on core outcome sets for respiratory diseases: A systematic review and meta-research study. by Mengjuan Liu, Jiajia Wang, Lu Wang, Xinyi Zhang, Ruiyu Hao, Duolao Wang, Tao Chen, Jiansheng Li

“…For the assessment of original studies using the COS-STAD recommendations, the item with the highest non-reporting rate was "care was taken to avoid ambiguity of language used in the list of outcomes" (Item 11, 45.5%), while "the population(s) covered by COS" (Item 3, 31.8%) and "the intervention(s) covered by COS" (Item 4, 31.8%) had relatively high non-reporting rate. …”
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Burden and Determinant of Inadequate Dietary Diversity among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hagos Degefa Hidru, Meresa Berwo Mengesha, Yared Hailesilassie, Fissaha Tekulu Welay

“…The searches were restricted to articles published in the English language only, and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH terms) was used to help expand the search in advanced PubMed search. …”
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Research investigating patient and carer psychoeducation needs regarding post-stroke cognition: a scoping review by Nele Demeyere, Georgina Hobden, Faye Tabone

“…Most articles focused on aphasia with very few studies considering other cognitive domains (eg, memory, attention, executive function).Conclusions The need for psychoeducation regarding cognition is well evidenced throughout the post-stroke care continuum, though most research has focused on language impairments. Further research investigating other cognitive impairments (eg, impairments in memory, attention and executive function) is required.…”
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Proper timing or ERCP and cholecystectomy on acute cholecystitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Giuliana Fulco Gonçalvez, Louise Lopes Barros, Sofia Emereciano Gurgel, Kleyton Santos de Medeiros, Irami Araújo Filho

“…Methods: Various databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, clinical trials, Google Scholar) were searched for randomized trials comparing the different timings for ERCP and cholecystectomy. No language or time restrictions were applied. Risk of bias was assessed with RoB 2.0 (Cochrane’s Risk of Bias 2), and evidence certainty evaluated using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. …”
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Perceptions in 3.6 Million Web-Based Posts of Online Communities on the Use of Cancer Immunotherapy: Data Mining Using BERTopic by Xingyue Wu, Chun Sing Lam, Ka Ho Hui, Herbert Ho-fung Loong, Keary Rui Zhou, Chun-Kit Ngan, Yin Ting Cheung

“…The textual data were preprocessed by natural language processing. BERTopic modeling was performed to identify topics from the posts. …”
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An Efficient Approach to Extract and Store Big Semantic Web Data Using Hadoop and Apache Spark GraphX by Wria Mohammed Salih Mohammed, Alaa Khalil Jumaa

“…First, the proposed approach uses the SPARQL query language to extract Semantic Web data from DBpedia datasets. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Cohort Study of Patients from SPRINT by Kristen L. Nowak, Anna Ostrow, Ester S. Oh, Zhiying You, Michel Chonchol

“…Conclusions: Adjudicated AKI, which was largely mild and reversible, was independently associated with increased risk of probable dementia and the composite of probable dementia and MCI in older adults at high cardiovascular risk. Plain Language Summary: It is well accepted that acute cognitive dysfunction and delirium can occur with severe acute kidney injury (AKI), and recent evidence has indicated that AKI can contribute to new onset of dementia years later. …”
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Religion, faith, and spirituality influences on HIV prevention activities: A scoping review. by Vivian Vigliotti, Tamara Taggart, Mahaya Walker, Sasmita Kusmastuti, Yusuf Ransome

“…We included articles in English language published between 2000 and 2020. We coded and analyzed studies based on a conceptual model. …”
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The potential of gardening and other plant‐related interventions to reduce symptoms of depression: A systematic review of non‐randomized controlled trials and uncontrolled studies... by Claudio D. Rosa, Talisson S. Chaves, Silvia Collado, Lincoln R. Larson, KangJae Jerry Lee, Christiana C. Profice

“…Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.…”
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THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ACADEMIC STUDENT EXCHANGES AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN CHINESE AND RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES by Li Wenze

“…During such exchange, students can improve their foreign language skills, enrich their personal life experience, ensure high competitiveness in employment, and expand their knowledge and skills in the field of their profession. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN DESAIN BAHAN AJAR FISIKA BERBASIS E-MODUL PADA MATERI MOMENTUM by Nadah Qolbi Shobrina, Indra Sakti, Andik Purwanto

“…The results showed that the e-module based physics teaching materials developed included in the category good validity and as a tested design for getting a positive response with the percentage of total validity test is 80.6% and also had reliability on the content aspect and served with coefficient value equal 0.9 and 0.88, the coefficient value language aspect 0.79 with category very high reliability and reliability media aspect 0,88 with category very high. …”
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Endovascular Treatment for Basilar Artery Occlusion: Revisiting Evidence From Randomized Clinical Trials by Sherief Ghozy, Amr Ehab El‐Qushayri, Mohamed Elfil, Alis J. Dicpinigaitis, Krishna Amuluru, Mohammad El‐Ghanem, Chirag D. Gandhi, Fawaz Al‐Mufti

“…Methods We searched for eligible articles from inception to November 1, 2022, in 5 databases and included all randomized controlled trials with no restrictions on the publication date or language. Meta‐analysis statistics were performed using R software version 4.2.1. …”
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The Neurodevelopmental Dynamics of Multilingual Experience During Childhood: A Longitudinal Behavioral, Structural, and Functional MRI Study by Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa, Gerda Videsott, Virginia Maria Borsa, Eleonora Catricalà, Nicolò Pecco, Federica Alemanno, Matteo Canini, Andrea Falini, Rita Franceschini, Jubin Abutalebi

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Use of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Instrument Recognition by Syed Ali Haider, Olivia A. Ho, Sahar Borna, Cesar A. Gomez-Cabello, Sophia M. Pressman, Dave Cole, Ajai Sehgal, Bradley C. Leibovich, Antonio Jorge Forte

“…This study evaluates the accuracy of publicly available Large Language Models (LLMs)—ChatGPT-4, ChatGPT-4o, and Gemini—and a specialized commercial mobile application, Surgical-Instrument Directory (SID 2.0), in identifying surgical instruments from images. …”
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