Relationship between Tai Chi and clinical outcomes in elderly patients with COVID-19: a protocol for systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis by Yang Wang, Na Li, Xiao Peng, Chun Wang, Sheng He, Jinfeng Yang, Yuanpeng Liao

“…The quality of evidence will be assessed by the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation, and the risk of bias will be evaluated by using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database Scale.Ethics and dissemination This study will review published data; thus, obtaining ethical approval and consent is unnecessary. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Field-Based Physical Fitness Tests: A Systematic Review by Carolina Cruz-León, Pablo Expósito-Carrillo, Sandra Sánchez-Parente, José Jiménez-Iglesias, Milkana Borges-Cosic, Magdalena Cuenca-Garcia, José Castro-Piñero

“…Methods The search was conducted through the electronic databases MEDLINE (via PubMed) and Web of Science (all databases) for published studies from inception to 31 January 2023. …”
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Utility of 5-ALA for resection of CNS tumours other than high-grade gliomas: a protocol for a systematic review by Michael D Jenkinson, Ashwin Venkatesh, Colin Watts, Michael T C Poon, Victoria Wykes, Stephen John Price, Puneet Plaha, Georgios Solomou, Melissa Gough, Conor S Gillespie, Aref-Ali Gharooni, Waqqas Patel

“…The data will be presented nationally and internationally and the manuscript will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. No ethical approvals were needed. …”
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A scientometric visualization analysis of the gut microbiota and gestational diabetes mellitus by Zehao Su, Zehao Su, Lina Liu, Jian Zhang, Jian Zhang, Jingjing Guo, Jingjing Guo, Guan Wang, Xiaoxi Zeng, Xiaoxi Zeng

“…The journal Nutrients published the most studies (28 publications, 7.11%), whereas PLoS One was the most commonly co-cited journal, with a total of 805 citations. …”
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Impact of periprocedural factors on revascularization success and good clinical outcomes in anterior circulation stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy by M. Kurminas, A. Berūkštis, N. Misonis, A. E. Tamošiūnas, D. Jatužis

“…Constantly evolving guidelines for the treatment of ischemic stroke in light of widely published clinical trials show no final consensus; many factors that may significantly alter treatment outcomes are still under investigation. …”
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Molecular identification and antibiotic clearance of Mycoplasma arginini and Mycoplasma orale from cell cultures infected with Rickettsia or Ehrlichia species by Michelle E. J. Allerdice, Savannah L. Shooter, Maria F. B. M. Galletti, Joy A. Hecht, Sandor E. Karpathy, Christopher D. Paddock

“…To our knowledge, there are no published studies reporting decontamination of mycoplasmas from Ehrlichia cultures. …”
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Volatile Organic Compounds as Biomarkers of Gastrointestinal Diseases and Nutritional Status by Mariangela Rondanelli, Federica Perdoni, Vittoria Infantino, Milena Anna Faliva, Gabriella Peroni, Giancarlo Iannello, Mara Nichetti, Tariq A. Alalwan, Simone Perna, Clementina Cocuzza

“…This review included 20 previously published eligible studies. VOC analysis has allowed us to highlight differences in lifestyles, intestinal microbiota, and metabolism. …”
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Potential biomarkers for cerebral small vessel disease with cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Libin Liao, Weiquan Huang, Rongchao Ma, Xuan He, Xuan He, Moxi Su, Dujuan Sha, Dujuan Sha, Dujuan Sha

“…Through a systematic review and meta-analysis, this study aimed to assess the relationship between circulating factors and cognitive impairment associated with cerebral small vessel disease, especially the possibility of becoming the potential biomarkers for diagnosis. Articles published before November 2023 were searched in four databases, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library, to identify all relevant studies reporting circulating markers in patients with CSVD. …”
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Deep learning based approaches for intelligent industrial machinery health management and fault diagnosis in resource-constrained environments by Ali Saeed, Muazzam A. Khan, Usman Akram, Waeal J. Obidallah, Soyiba Jawed, Awais Ahmad

“…The difficulties linked to these classifications of IMHM have received noteworthy attention from the research community, leading to a substantial number of published papers on the topic. While there are existing comprehensive reviews that address major challenges and limitations in this field, there is still a gap in thoroughly investigating research perspectives across RUL prediction, edge-based architectures, and complete intelligent fault diagnosis processes. …”
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Multicenter audit of operating room staff compliance with the surgical safety checklist: a cross-sectional study from a low- and middle-income country by Sana J. Yaseen, Sari Taha, Abdulsalam Alkaiyat, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

“…Abstract Background Unsafe surgical practices are a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. The WHO published its surgical safety checklist (SSC) to help reduce surgical errors and complications and improve patient outcomes. …”
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Sonochemically Modified Lapindo Mud Using Sulfuric Acid for Efficient Adsorption of Phenol in Aqueous Media and Real Wastewater Samples by Karna Wijaya, Adyatma Bhagaskara, Maria Francia Mirabella Sani, Marini Fairuz Vebryana, Fernando Alvaro Pratama, Widuri Anggraeni, Amalia Kurnia Amin, Faturrahman Al Ramadhani, Aldino Javier Saviola

“…Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).…”
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Efficacy of solution-focused brief therapy versus case management for psychological distress in adolescents and young adults in a community-based youth mental health service in Sin... by Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Edimansyah Abdin, Charmaine Tang, Cheryl Yunn Shee Foo, Tianyi Hui, Nur Khairunisa Binte Ngaiman, Darshan s/o Dahjalarrajah, Yi Chian Chua, Yi Ping Lee

“…Adverse events and clinical deterioration will be recorded and reported.Ethics and dissemination The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Institutional Research Review Committee (reference 822–2022) and the Singapore National Health Group Domain Specific Review Board (DSRB) (reference 2023/00052) have approved the study protocol. Findings will be published in international, peer-reviewed scientific journals. …”
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Pre-IVF treatment with a GnRH antagonist in women with endometriosis (PREGNANT): study protocol for a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Hugh Taylor, Hao Huang, Lubna Pal, Heping Zhang, Howard J Li, Sandra Carson, Valerie Flores, Jared Robbins, Nanette F Santoro, James H Segars, David Seifer, Steven Young

“…Secondary outcomes include oocyte number, fertilisation rate, embryo morphology and implantation rates, as well as rates of known endometriosis-related obstetrical outcomes (pregnancy-induced hypertension, antepartum haemorrhage, caesarean delivery and preterm birth).Ethics and dissemination The PREGnant trial was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Johns Hopkins University. Results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration number NCT04173169.…”
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Efficacy of brief intervention for drug misuse in primary care facilities: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Toshi A Furukawa, Yan Luo, Norio Watanabe, Ethan Sahker, Masatsugu Sakata, Rie Toyomoto, Chiyoung Hwang, Kazufumi Yoshida

“…If heterogeneity is present, subgroup analyses will consider patient variables of age, sex/gender, race/ethnicity, per cent insured, baseline severity and primary drug misused.Ethics and dissemination This study will use published aggregate data and will not require ethical approval. …”
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Efficacy and safety of single-branched stent graft in the treatment of type B aortic dissection: a meta-analysis of cohort studies by Wenxiao Lin, Fuyuan Cai, Jinliang Yan, Xiaolei Lin

“…This study employs a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SBSG in treating TBAD, thereby providing robust evidence to guide clinical practice. Methods Published literatures on the treatment of TBAD with SBSG were collected from CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library. …”
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Comparing propofol anaesthesia guided by Bispectral Index monitoring and frontal EEG wave analysis with standard monitoring in laparoscopic surgery: protocol for the ‘EEG in Genera... by Luzius A Steiner, Salome Dell-Kuster, Bettina U Gruber, Valerie Girsberger, Lukas Kusstatscher, Simon Funk, Anita Luethy, Lien Jakus, Julien Maillard, Christoph S Burkhart

“…The findings of the trial will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, presented at international conferences, and may lead to a change in titrating propofol in clinical practice.Trial registration number www.clinicaltrials.gov:NCT04105660…”
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Patrimoine juif, pouvoir marocain by Chiara Lutteri

“…Moroccan newspaper articles in French and official documents published by Moroccan ministries have constituted a useful database for the understanding of how these projects have been conceived and covered. …”
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First results of the EuroHeart program by András Jánosi, Zoltán Járai

“…In the first analysis of the EuroHeart data, 40,021 patients registered for acute myocardial infarction (18,686 STEMI and 21,335 NSTEMI) treated in 2022 in 7 countries (Estonia, Iceland, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Singapore) were included. The data was published in 2023. Nationwide myocardial infarction registers operated in Sweden and Hungary, while regional or centre-specific data were analysed in the other countries. 39.3% of the cases analysed came from Sweden, 30.1% from Hungary, and 20.1% from Portugal. …”
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High clinical burden of classical homocystinuria in the United States: a retrospective analysis by Mahim Jain, Mehul Shah, Kamlesh M. Thakker, Andrew Rava, Agnes Pelts Block, Colette Ndiba-Markey, Lionel Pinto

“…However, there is limited published research on the clinical burden of patients with HCU, especially stratified by total homocysteine (tHcy) levels. …”
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Improvement of soil health and crop production through utilization of organic wastes: A sustainable approach by R.Y. Hiranmai, Ajay Neeraj, Parul Vats

“…Methodology: The article is prepared from secondary materials i.e. research and review articles published in different journals. The review of literature from these articles in terms of soil quality, salinity, impact of salinity on crop production and possibilities to reclamate saline soil to improve productivity of soil were systematically carried out. …”
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