Risk of sound-induced hearing loss from exposure to video gaming or esports: a systematic scoping review by Shelly Chadha, Carolina Der, Xinxing Fu, Lauren K Dillard, Peter Mulas

“…Background There is little information on whether video gaming might be a modifiable risk factor for hearing loss and/or tinnitus, despite the plausibility of these relationships given that video games are often played at high-intensity sound levels and for long periods of time.Objective To synthesise current evidence related to relationships between gaming and the potential risk of hearing loss and/or tinnitus.Design Systematic scoping reviewData sources We searched three databases (PubMed, Scopus, Ovid MEDLINE) in January 2023 for peer-reviewed articles, and searched grey literature sources, from inception to 2023.Eligibility criteria Observational, mixed-methods, trials, or case studies published in (or that could be translated into) English, Spanish or Chinese were eligible for inclusion. …”
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions for people living with HIV with cognitive impairment: A scoping review. by Lucinda Stuart, Kate Alford, Jamie H Vera

“…Criteria for study inclusion were studies describing a non-pharmaceutical intervention published after 1st January 2000 in English, in a population of adults living with HIV with CI detected at baseline, without significant psychiatric or substance-misuse co-morbidity.…”
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MBI-KG: A knowledge graph of structured and linked economic research data extracted from the 1937 book “Die Maschinen-Industrie im Deutschen Reich”MADATA by Renat Shigapov, Thomas Schmidt, Jan Kamlah, Irene Schumm, Jochen Streb, Sibylle Lehmann-Hasemeyer

“…The MaschinenBauIndustrie Knowledge Graph (MBI-KG) is a structured and semantically enriched dataset extracted from the 1937 publication “Die Maschinen-Industrie im Deutschen Reich” (The Machinery Industry in the German Reich), published by the “Wirtschaftsgruppe Maschinenbau” and edited by Herbert Patschan. …”
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Numerical Study on the Thermal Performance of Trombe Wall for Passive Solar Building in Semiarid Climate by Maher Dhahri, Nima Khalilpoor, Hana Aouinet, Alibek Issakhov, Habib Sammouda, Sampath Emani

“…Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer shows good agreement with published data in literature. The thermal comfort level was calculated according to ASHRAE (55-2013). …”
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Fault Prediction and Recovery Using Machine Learning Techniques and the HTM Algorithm in Vehicular Network Environment by Salah Zidi, Bechir Alaya, Tarek Moulahi, Amal Al-Shargabi, Salim El Khediri

“…The application of machine learning techniques in the environment of vehicular ad hoc networks (VANET) is very promising and is beginning to show results in terms of applications designed and articles published. These techniques are increasingly accessible and used intensively, as many researchers are working to detect anomalous data. …”
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Evolution of artificial intelligence in healthcare: a 30-year bibliometric study by Yaojue Xie, Yuansheng Zhai, Yuansheng Zhai, Guihua Lu, Guihua Lu

“…This study undertakes a dynamic and longitudinal bibliometric analysis of AI publications within the healthcare sector over the past three decades to investigate the current status and trends of the fusion between medicine and artificial intelligence.MethodsFollowing a search on the Web of Science, researchers retrieved all reviews and original articles concerning artificial intelligence in healthcare published between January 1993 and December 2023. The analysis employed Bibliometrix, Biblioshiny, and Microsoft Excel, incorporating the bibliometrix R package for data mining and analysis, and visualized the observed trends in bibliometrics.ResultsA total of 22,950 documents were collected in this study. …”
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Indirect Comparison Showed Survival Benefit from Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Completely Resected Gastric Cancer with D2 Lymphadenectomy by Qiong Yang, Ying Wei, Yan-Xian Chen, Si-Wei Zhou, Zhi-Min Jiang, De-Rong Xie

“…Little data on directly comparing chemoradiotherapy with observation has yet been published in the setting of adjuvant therapy for resected gastric cancer who underwent D2 lymphadenectomy. …”
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Teaching Academic English to Russian-speaking Academic Staff: The Case of the Office of Academic Writing by M. A. Chernysheva, A. O. Kozlova, E. V. Donova

“…The courses of academic writing are most popular among associate professors who have experience in publishing papers in Russian. Authors are especially interested in intensive practice-oriented programs. …”
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The economic evaluation of Cystic echinococcosis control strategies focused on zoonotic hosts: A scoping review. by Jo Widdicombe, María-Gloria Basáñez, Mahbod Entezami, Daniel Jackson, Edmundo Larrieu, Joaquín M Prada

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>There are very little published data pertaining to the cost and cost effectiveness of CE control interventions targeting its zoonotic hosts. …”
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Training and education provided to local change champions within implementation trials: a rapid systematic review by Laura Jolliffe, Natasha A. Lannin, Stacy Larcombe, Brendan Major, Tammy Hoffmann, Elizabeth Lynch

“…To identify studies published after these reviews, we searched Medline, PsycINFO, OVID, CINAHL, ProQuest, SCOPUS, and EBSCO. …”
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USE OF ISOTOPE DILUTION METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF Ce, Sm, AND Yb ABUNDANCES IN GEOLOGICAL SAMPLES BY ICP-MS by Cao Đông Vũ, Trương Đức Toàn, Nguyễn Đăng Khánh, Đỗ Tâm Nhân, Võ Trần Quang Thái, Nguyễn Lê Anh, Nguyễn Việt Đức, Nguyễn Giằng, Nguyễn Trọng Ngọ

“…For NIST SRM 2711a with soil matrix, the results of the accuracy and reproducibility were approximately 10%, except for the result obtained for Ce, with a dilution factor of 3000, which was 15.4% lower than the published value.…”
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TYPES OF TERMINOLOGICAL COLLOCATIONS IN MEDICAL ENGLISH DISCOURSE by Oksana O. Lyamova

“…Courses of medical English published by Oxford and Cambridge University press: «English in Medicine» (E.H. …”
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Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders in the context of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic by R. Kaladytė Lokominienė

“…International Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Society has published recommendations and priorities for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic which state that all measures of social distancing currently in place for the general population almost globally must be strictly and carefully practiced, direct consultations must be held in exceptional cases (e.g., for adjusting or checking deep brain stimulation programming, battery failure, levodopa duodenal pump treatments, botulinum toxin therapy), and patients should be encouraged to use sports equipment available at home and /or play virtual reality games. …”
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Evaluating Benefits and Risks of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Methyl Mercury from Fish and Seafood Consumption in Peninsular Malaysia by Nurul Izzah Ahmad, Noraishah Mohammad Sham

“…Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (LC ω-3 PUFA; DHA and EPA) data were obtained from locally published articles. The estimated weekly intake (EWI), provisional tolerable weekly intakes (PTWIs), hazard quotient (HQ), and maximum safe weekly consumption (MSWC) were calculated for each seafood studied. …”
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What are the perceived needs of people living with chronic pain regarding physiotherapy services? A scoping review protocol. by Jonathan Gervais-Hupé, Arthur Filleul, Kadija Perreault, Isabelle Gaboury, Timothy H Wideman, Céline Charbonneau, Fatiha Loukili, Martine Gagnon, Anne Hudon

“…The grey literature will also be searched using Google Scholar, OpenGrey and ProQuest Dissertation & Theses Global (PQDTGlobal). Studies published in English and French will only be considered. …”
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Evidence base of economic evaluations of workplace-based interventions reducing occupational sitting time: an integrative review by Raija Korpelainen, Paulus Torkki, Sanaz Akhavan Rad, Frank Kiwanuka

“…The databases were searched for articles published from inception to January 2022. Subsequent citation searches were also conducted in Google Scholar. …”
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Health Care Costs attributable to Hospital-diagnosed Back Pain: A Longitudinal Register-based Study of the Danish Population by Rikke Søgaard, Jan Sørensen

“…One-year prevalence was defined according to a previously published and validated algorithm, which was applied to the Danish national patient registry. …”
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Global scenario of silica-associated diseases: A review on emerging pathophysiology of silicosis and potential therapeutic regimes by Prasad Sherekar, Sanvidhan G. Suke, Archana Dhok, Srikant Malegaonkar, Shrikrishna A. Dhale

“…This review paper discusses the burden of silicosis and associated co-morbidities in developed as well as developing countries globally using the published data of various government agencies, related organizations, and epidemiological findings. …”
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Examining the effectiveness of psychological interventions for marginalised and disadvantaged women and individuals who have experienced gender-based violence: protocol for a scopi... by Dillon Thomas Browne, Busra Yalcinoz-Ucan, Laura Zilney, Agnes Zientarska-Kayko, Timothy Ireland

“…The search will target research studies published after 2010. The primary eligibility criterion for study selection is having a focus on psychological interventions for GBV survivors from marginalised and disadvantaged groups. …”
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Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations by Ronan A Lyons, Aziz Sheikh, Vahe Nafilyan, Frank Kee, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Chris Robertson, Ben Humberstone, Jane Lyons, Christopher R Cardwell, Steven Kerr

“…Findings will be made available to national policy-makers, presented at conferences and published in peer-reviewed journal.…”
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