Research progress of auricular point therapy to relieve preoperative period anxiety before elective surgery in adults (耳穴压豆缓解成年人择期手术术前焦虑的研究进展)... by GAO Yuan (高原), XU Lingzhi (徐凌志), LI Suxia (李素霞)

“…However, current research on auricular acupressure primarily focuses on postoperative scenarios, specific diseases, or types of surgery. Through literature review and analysis, this paper summarizes the application of auricular acupressure in alleviating preoperative anxiety among adults undergoing elective surgery and discusses its physiological mechanisms, providing a reference for clinical practice. …”
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Association of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors and neurofibromatosis type 1: assessing causation versus coincidence. Case report by Mercedes Aguilar-Soto, Julia M. Zuarth-Vázquez, Laura Leyva-Figueroa, Karla Zarco-Ávila, Armando Gamboa-Domínguez, Aldo Eguiluz-Melendez, Laura C. Hernández-Ramírez

“…Similar cases were searched in the literature.ResultsA 54-year-old-man was incidentally diagnosed with a clinically non-functioning PitNET via brain imaging. …”
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Postoperative Outcomes After Robotic Liver Resection of Caudate Lobe: A Systematic Review by Gabriela Del Angel Millan, Gianluca Cassese, Fabio Giannone, Celeste Del Basso, Mariantonietta Alagia, Marco Lodin, Igor Monsellato, Marco Palucci, Federico Sangiuolo, Fabrizio Panaro

“…<i>Conclusions</i>: Few retrospective studies investigating the outcomes of robotic resection of the caudate lobe are currently available in the literature. From published data, it may be a safe and feasible alternative to open and laparoscopic caudate lobectomy in selected patients in referral HPB centers. …”
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Narratives of swiss football players about talent - and positive youth development: The role of social agents and agency. by Philipp Koch, Bryan Charbonnet, Noora Ronkainen

“… Introduction Recent calls emphasize integrating the literature on positive youth development (PYD) and talent development (e.g. …”
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A self-sensing high strength grout used in prefabricated construction: The hybrid effects of carbon black and micro steel fiber by Yubo Li, Dingchao Hu, Xingyang He, Ying Su, Wuyi Lei, Yingbin Wang, Jin Yang, Yuxue Zhu

“…Developing a self-sensing high-strength grout (SHSG) has a great competition in NDT of prefabricated-construction connection. However, current literature lack comprehensive details regarding its preparation and properties. …”
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of sotorasib as second-line treatment for patients with KRAS-G12C-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) in Switzerland by Tämer El Saadany, Judith Lupatsch, Michael Mark, Michaela Barbier, Tarun Mehra, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Roger von Moos

“…QALYs were obtained from the CodeBreak 100 trial and the literature. The costs of drugs, drug administration, diagnostics, disease management, and adverse events were considered. …”
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The infiltration risk prediction models by logistic regression for ground-glass pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mengqian Li, Mengqian Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Yuxin Lai, Yunlong Sun, Tianshu Yang, Xinlei Tan

“…Two researchers screened the literature, established an Excel table for information extraction, used SPSS 25.0 to perform frequency statistics of each independent risk factor, and used Revman 5.4 software for meta-analysis.ResultsA total of 29 articles were included, involving 30 independent risk factors, with a cumulative frequency of 99 times. …”
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Vision impairment and associated daily activity limitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Dong Keon Yon, Hayeon Lee, Tarnjit Sehmbi, Mapa Prabhath Piyasena, Shahina Pardhan

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a systematic review of relevant literature from the inception of the databases to February 2024, using electronic database searches, including PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, and CDSR. …”
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Perencanaan Strategis Sistem Informasi dengan Metode WARD & PEPPARD Studi Kasus Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kabupaten Boyolali by Setiawan Tri Wibowo, Hanna Prillysca Chernovita

“…The analyzes used in this study include SWOT analysis, Value Chain is used for internal business environment analysis, as well as PEST analysis, Five Force Model, it is used to analyze the external business environment, and Mc Farlan Strategic Grid analysis is used for the analysis of the internal IS / IT environment, while the literature study and observation are used to see the external IS / IT environment. …”
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Factors associated with caffeine intake among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by May Hamdan, Souzan Zidan, Fatima Al-Amouri, Hiba Niroukh, Manar Abu Dawod, Sajeda Ashour, Shahd Sameer Dweik, Manal Badrasawi

“…Moderate caffeine intake has beneficial health effects, while increased caffeine intake may have harmful effects in the human body. Existing literature indicated that undergraduates consume caffeine excessively. …”
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Poly (ADP-ribose) (PAR) levels in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) during peri-implantation and early pregnancy in buffalo cows by Giovanna De Matteis, Anna Reale, Michele Zampieri, Emanuela Rossi, Federica Signorelli, Olimpia Barbato, Vittoria Lucia Barile

“…Despite many studies on humans, very little data on PAR in livestock are reported in the literature. Since its involvement in the blastocyst implantation has been hypothesized and considered the importance of markers for predicting pregnancy success, with this study, we wanted to evaluate dynamic changes in PAR levels during peri-implantation and early pregnancy in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in buffalo species. …”
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INdependenT prEscribinG in community phaRmAcy; whaT works for whom, why and in what circumstancEs (INTEGRATE): Realist review study protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Andrew Sturrock, Tony Kelly, Vivienne Hibberd, Ian Maidment, Ola Amr Abdelfatah, Nia Roberts, Ellen Schafheutle, Andrea Hilton, Keith Holden, Geof Wong, Nick Haddington, Lesley Scott

“…In the third stage, we will conduct literature searches to gather secondary data that will help refine our initial programme theories. …”
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Effects of open-skill exercise on executive functions in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shunding Hu, Peng Shi, Ziyun Zhang, Xiaosu Feng, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Teng Jin

“…Both Egger linear regression analyses and literature sensitivity analyses suggested that the Meta-analysis results were stable and reliable.ConclusionOpen-skill exercise has a positive intervention effect on executive functioning in children and adolescents, and strategic skill exercise interventions are more effective. …”
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Adverse events associated with the delivery of telerehabilitation across rehabilitation populations: A scoping review. by Thomas Yau, Josh Chan, McKyla McIntyre, Damanveer Bhogal, Angie Andreoli, Carl Froilan D Leochico, Mark Bayley, Ailene Kua, Meiqi Guo, Sarah Munce

“…This review addresses this gap by summarizing published literature on adverse events during telerehabilitation.…”
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The mutational landscape of ARMC5 in Primary Bilateral Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia: an update by Lucas Bouys, Anna Vaczlavik, Isadora P. Cavalcante, Florian Violon, Anne Jouinot, Annabel Berthon, Patricia Vaduva, Stéphanie Espiard, Karine Perlemoine, Peter Kamenicky, Marie-Christine Vantyghem, Antoine Tabarin, Gérald Raverot, Cristina L. Ronchi, Ulrich Dischinger, Martin Reincke, Maria C. Fragoso, Constantine A. Stratakis, Albain Chansavang, Eric Pasmant, Bruno Ragazzon, Jérôme Bertherat, for the COMETE and ENSAT Networks

“…ARMC5 screening is now routinely performed for PBMAH patients and families. Based on literature review and own observation, this study aims to give an overview of both published and unpublished ARMC5 genetic alterations and to compile the available evidence to discriminate pathogenic from benign variants. …”
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Meta-analysis of Therapeutic Effect of Warm Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Knee Osteoarthritis of Yang Deficiency and Cold Coagulation and Research on Regularity of Acupoint Select... by Zeling HUANG, Shanni SHI, Junjun HE, Hongjian GAO, Haiya GE, Zhenqiang HONG

“…Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted the data and evaluated the quality of the included studies, quality was assessed according to the bias risk assessment tool recommended by the Cochrane Manual. …”
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Designing an Innovative Human Resources Model Based on Perceived Organizational Support Case Study of Qazvin's Government organizations by Hossein Rasouli, Morteza Mousakhani, Mahdi Alvani, parham azimi

“…This thorough investigation led to the emergence of innovative themes that were distinctly extracted from the disparities between the theoretical literature, past research background, and enriched insights obtained from expert interviews. …”
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Effect analysis of radiofrequency catheter ablation in the treatment of 7 children with atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy by Min Zhang, Xiaoxiao Cao, Suqiong Ji, Mohammadreza Kosari, Yong Zhang

“…Cardiomyopathy induced by atrial tachycardia is typically reversible if the arrhythmia is effectively controlled. There are few literature reports of atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy in children, and fewer cases have been effectively treated by radiofrequency catheter ablation in children. …”
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School-to-work and school-to-university transition and health inequalities among young adults: a scoping review by Matthias Richter, Nico Dragano, Benjamin Wachtler, Stephanie Hoffmann, Max Herke, Katharina Diehl, Marvin Reuter, Paula Mayara Matos Fialho, Maria-Inti Metzendorf, Wiebke Schüttig, Christian Deindl, Sarah Schleberger, Claudia R Pischke

“…Second, we aimed to summarise the evidence on potential effects of contextual and compositional characteristics of specific institutional contexts entered during STWT on health and health behaviours.Design Scoping review.Study selection Relevant literature was systematically searched following the methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O’Malley. …”
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Arthroplasty registries at a glance: an initiative of the International Society of Arthroplasty Registries (ISAR) to facilitate access, understanding, and reporting of registry dat... by Anne Lübbeke, Lotje A Hoogervorst, Perla J Marang-van de Mheen, Heather A Prentice, Ola Rolfson, Rob G H H Nelissen, Arnd Steinbrück, Gearoid McGauran, Christophe Barea, Kajsa Erikson, Alma B Pedersen, Martyn Porter

“…Items were chosen based on a literature review and expert advice, selected by 9 ISAR working group members, tested iteratively in 3 registries, and commented upon by 4 external experts. …”
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