Learning how to swim in 5- to 12-year-old children: a scoping review of evidence-based motor learning methods by Carola Minkels, Carola Minkels, John van der Kamp, Ralph de Vries, Peter J. Beek, Peter J. Beek

“…Peer-reviewed studies in all languages published before 2025 were considered. Studies focusing on children with water-related fear were included. …”
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Genomic regions of Solanum tuberosum L. associated with the tuber eye depth by I. V. Totsky, I. V. Rozanova, A. D. Safonova, A. S. Batov, Yu. A. Gureeva, A. V. Kochetov, E. K. Khlestkina

“…The results of localization in the region 48.1–48.9 Mb of chromosome 10 correspond to previously published studies, the remaining three regions were detected for the first time. …”
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Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review by Guglielmo Dini, Alfredo Montecucco, Nicoletta Debarbieri, Paolo Durando, Giuliana Buresti, Benedetta Persechino, Matilde Inglese, Bruno Kusznir Vitturi, Alborz Rahmani, Elvira Sbragia, Paolo Bandiera, Michela Ponzio, Mario Alberto Battaglia, Tommaso Manacorda

“…One hundred fifty-four (38.2%) articles were published in the last 5 years, mostly from Europe and North America (50.9% and 33.0%, respectively). …”
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Exploring Health Educational Interventions for Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Scoping Review by Neda Barbazi, Ji Youn Shin, Gurumurthy Hiremath, Carlye Anne Lauff

“…Eligible studies were in English, published in peer-reviewed journals, and focused on primary data about educational health interventions for children with CHD. …”
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Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Teklehaimanot Kiros, Lema Workineh, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Tahir Eyayu, Shewaneh Damtie, Debaka Belete

“…Isolates of ESBL-PE from different regions of Ethiopia were searched exhaustively. However, published data regarding the pooled estimate of ESBL-PE are not conducted in Ethiopia. …”
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Experimental inconsistencies undermine accurate characterization of microplastics and identification of environmental drivers:a metadata analysis in Chinese aquatic environment by Qinwei Chen, Peng Wang, Ru Liu, Mingjun Ding, Hua Zhang, Gaoxiang Huang, Minghua Nie

“…The characteristics of microplastics were assessed at 2,430 sampling sites in Chinese aquatic environments using published data. Geographical detectors, correlation analysis, analysis of variance, correspondence analysis, and structural equation modeling were used to examine both the effects of human activities and natural processes on microplastic characteristics and the potential influence of experimental methods on these characteristics. …”
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Methodological advances in seismic noise imaging of the Alpine area by Paul, Anne, Pedersen, Helle A., Bodin, Thomas, Kästle, Emanuel, Soergel, Dorian, Alder, Chloé, Lu, Yang, Nouibat, Ahmed

“…The dense and homogeneous spatial coverage of the AlpArray seismic network, including hundreds of permanent and temporary broadband stations, has motivated a series of methodological developments of ambient-noise-based tomography of the lithosphere across the entire Alps-Apennines regions, which have been published and are reviewed here. To take full advantage of the ocean-bottom seismometers (OBS) in the Ligurian-Provence basin, reconstructed Rayleigh wave signals between OBS have been improved by second-order correlations with onland stations. …”
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Anemia in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, determinants, and health impacts in Egypt by Ahmed Azzam, Heba Khaled, Alrefaey K. Alrefaey, Amar Basil, Sarah Ibrahim, Mohamed S. Elsayed, Muhammad Khattab, Nashwa Nabil, Esraa Abdalwanees, Hala Waheed Abdel Halim

“…Methods We conducted a systematic literature search for studies published between January 1, 2010, and August 18, 2024, to identify studies from Egypt reporting on anemia in pregnant women, including its prevalence, associated determinants, and complications. …”
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Effect of exercise intervention on health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older people with osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Di Geng, Xiaogang Li, Yan Shi

“…Result A total of 14 RCTs involving 1,214 participants were included, published between 2007 and 2022. The pooled results demonstrated that exercise interventions significantly improved general HRQOL (SMD = 0.79, 95% CI [0.34–1.24], p = 0.0006). …”
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The effectiveness of exercise-based interventions on muscle mass, muscle strength, functional performance, aerobic capacity, and health-related quality of life in adults with malig... by Charlotte Groenset, Magnus N. Bech, Mary Jarden, Nina Høgdal, Martin Hutchings, Charlotte Suetta, Jan Christensen

“…Two reviewers independently screened and extracted data and assessed the quality of evidence using the revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials. Results: Six RCTs published between 2009 and 2021, with 838 participants, were included. …”
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Meta-analyses of mouse and human prostate single-cell transcriptomes reveal widespread epithelial plasticity in tissue regression, regeneration, and cancer by Luis Aparicio, Laura Crowley, John R. Christin, Caroline J. Laplaca, Hanina Hibshoosh, Raul Rabadan, Michael M. Shen

“…Methods We have performed meta-analyses of new and previously published scRNA-seq datasets for mouse and human prostate tissues to identify and compare cell populations across datasets in a uniform manner. …”
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Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial by Mohamed Abdelrahman, Neil Cowan, Meera Ramcharn, Bassel H Al Wattar, William Parry-Smith, Sarah McRobbie, Michael Rimmer, Nagla Elfaki, Cheryl Dunlop, Damien Coleburt, Olivia Raglan, Jhia Jiat Teh, Maria Fisher, Nilaani Murugesu, Yazid Jibrel, Matthew Wood

“…The trial results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at relevant scientific conferences. …”
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New spirometry recommendations from the Brazilian Thoracic Association - 2024 update by André Luís Pereira de Albuquerque, Danilo C Berton, Eloara Vieira Machado Ferreira Álvares S Campos, Fernando José Pinho Queiroga-Júnior, Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana, Bruno de Moraes Santos Wong, Diane Rezende Batista, Felipe Xavier de Melo, Fernando Moacyr Fragoso Didier-Neto, João Adriano de Barros, João Marcos Salge, José Alberto Neder, Juliane Penalva Costa Serra, Larissa Rego Voss, Marcelo Bicalho de Fuccio, Maria Raquel Soares, Mariana Lafeta Lima, Paulo Roberto Araújo Mendes, Roberto Rodrigues-Junior, Saulo Maia D’Avila Melo, Sílvia Carla Sousa Rodrigues, Thamine Lessa, Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira, Helen Moreira Coutinho

“…ABSTRACT The latest pulmonary function guideline from the Brazilian Thoracic Association was published in 2002, since which there have been updates to international guidelines (mainly those from the European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society), as well as new national and international publications on various aspects of the performance, interpretation, and clinical implications of spirometry. …”
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Risk Factors and Pharmacological Interventions Impacting Cerebrovascular Ischemic Events in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Narrative Review by Muhammad Osama Siddiqui, Mohammad Ali Syed, Ayaan Ahmed Qureshi, Mustafa Hussain Imam, Jatin Motwani, Verkha Kumari, Arooba Siddiqui, Noor Ul Ain, Mohammed Hammad Jaber

“…As this study was a narrative review, the literature search was done in a nonsystematic manner. Studies published from 2000 to 2024 were reviewed in a nonsystematic manner for information on incidence, pathology, risk factors, pharmacological intervention, and management of GCA‐related CIE. …”
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THE ROLE OF DIET DURING HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN COPD PATIENTS: LITERATURE REVIEW by Rita Citarella, Adriano Brenca, Myriam Palomba, Maria Guarnaccia, Giuseppina Gargiulo, Diodato Ferrante, Jessica Marano, Aniello Lanzuise, Serena Pannetta

“…The electronic research was limited to the articles published in the English language within the past 10 years. …”
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Intra-operative nasal compression after lateral osteotomy to minimize post-operative Peri-orbital ecchymosis and edema by L. Sowerby, L. M. Kim, W. Chow, C. Moore

“…These photographs were then shown to 20 blinded-physicians and the degree of ecchymosis and edema was graded using a previously published scale. Results A total of 16 patients were included in this study. …”
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Very first real-world data on zongertinib use in non-small cell lung cancer patients with HER2 mutations: A brief report by Oliver Illini, Anna Sophie Lang-Stöberl, Hannah Fabikan, Christoph Weinlinger, Arschang Valipour, Maximilian J. Hochmair

“…New agents, including zongertinib, a HER2-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), are being investigated in clinical trials. However, published clinical data on the efficacy and safety of zongertinib are limited to data from a single phase I trial including only 36 patients with NSCLC. …”
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Metabolism: A Novel Shared Link between Diabetes Mellitus and Alzheimer’s Disease by Yanan Sun, Cao Ma, Hui Sun, Huan Wang, Wei Peng, Zibo Zhou, Hongwei Wang, Chenchen Pi, Yingai Shi, Xu He

“…We conclude from the published literature that the body’s diabetic status under certain circumstances such as metabolic abnormalities can increase the incidence of AD by affecting glucose transport to the brain and reducing glucose metabolism. …”
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Game-thinking; utilizing serious games and gamification in nursing education – a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mats Nylén-Eriksen, Marko Stojiljkovic, Daniela Lillekroken, Katrin Lindeflaten, Elisabeth Hessevaagbakke, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Olav Johannes Hovland, Ada Marie Svarstad Solberg, Sylvia Hansen, Ann Kristin Bjørnnes, Christine Tørris

“…Methods A comprehensive search for relevant literature was conducted between April and May 2022 Seven databases ERIC, Scopus, ProQuest Education Source, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Embase were utilized to locate original, peer-reviewed papers published in English. The review was conducted and reported in compliance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 guidelines. …”
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A qualitative systematic review of umbilical cord care practices in Nigeria by Precious Ebube Anyakorah, Florence Chinelo Aguna, David Chinaecherem Innocent, Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma, Uzochukwu Godswill Ekeleme, Chidera Chisom Obasi, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Chidinma Peace Ahunam, Ihuoma Chimdimma Dike, Vivian Chidimma Maduekwe, Oluwaseunayo Deborah Ayando, Chinazaekpere Oguguo Duruji, Rejoicing Chijindum Innocent, Princess Chidiebube Uwaezuoke, Oluwafunmilayo Opeyemi Adenuga, Chiagoziem Ogazirilem Emerole

“…Methods A comprehensive search for literature was performed across PubMED, MEDLINE and Google scholar for studies published between 2010 and 2023. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines was followed for the execution of this study. …”
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