Self-management of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Jason Hearn, Isaac Ssinabulya, Jeremy I Schwartz, Ann R Akiteng, Heather J Ross, Joseph A Cafazzo

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Using the scoping review methodology proposed by Arksey and O'Malley, PubMed was searched for relevant articles published between January 2007 and December 2018. The implemented search strategy comprised three major themes: self-management, NCDs and LMICs.…”
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The development, feasibility and credibility of intra-abdominal pressure measurement techniques: A scoping review. by ZhiRu Li, HuaFen Wang, FangYan Lu

“…The PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, EBSCO, Scopus and ProQuest databases were searched, and we only considered studies published from 2000 as we have extended the data from two previous reviews. …”
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Autologous Peripheral Blood-Derived Orthobiologics for the Management of Shoulder Disorders: A Review of Current Clinical Evidence by Ashim Gupta, Nicola Maffulli

“…Methods Multiple databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Scopus) were searched employing terms for APBOs and various shoulder disorders for articles published in the English language to September 11, 2024, adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. …”
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Research progress of MRI-based radiomics in hepatocellular carcinoma by Xiao-Yun Xie, Rong Chen

“…MRI radiomics specifically holds significant importance in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the methodology of radiomics and delineate the clinical advancements facilitated by MRI-based radiomics in the realm of hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis and treatment.MethodsA systematic review of the literature was conducted, encompassing peer-reviewed articles published between July 2018 and Jan 2025, sourced from PubMed and Google Scholar. …”
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Novel numerical and artificial neural computing with experimental validation towards unsteady micropolar nanofluid flow across a Riga plate by Muhammad Bilal, F. Maiz, Muhammad Farooq, Hijaz Ahmad, Mohammad Khalid Nasrat, Hassan Ali Ghazwani

“…The numerical outcomes are compared to both published numerical and experimental results for validity purposes. …”
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A Systematic Review on Serious Games in Attention Rehabilitation and Their Effects by Leila Shahmoradi, Fatemeh Mohammadian, Meysam Rahmani Katigari

“…The inclusion criteria were (1) journal articles, (2) English language, (3) being published in the last 10 years, (4) human participants, and (5) game-based intervention. …”
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Exploration of the optimal deep learning model for english-Japanese machine translation of medical device adverse event terminology by Ayako Yagahara, Masahito Uesugi, Hideto Yokoi

“…Methods English-Japanese parallel data for IMDRF-AET published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan was obtained from 50 sentences randomly extracted from the terms and their definitions. …”
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Systematic review of educational interventions to improve the menstrual health of young adolescent girls by Frances Griffiths, Bronwyn Harris, Chinwe Onuegbu, Rebecca Lane Evans

“…A logic model was constructed to frame the effect of menstrual education interventions on menstrual health.Setting Papers reporting on interventions in high-income and low-income and middle-income countries were sought.Information sources Seven electronic databases were searched for English-language entries that were published between January 2014 and May 2020.Participants The interventions were aimed at younger adolescent girls aged 10–14 years old.Interventions The interventions were designed to improve the menstrual health of the recipients, by addressing one or more elements of menstrual knowledge, attitude or practices (KAP).Eligibility criteria Interventions that had not been evaluated were excluded.Primary and secondary outcomes The most common type of output was a difference in knowledge or skill score ascertained from a pre and post test. …”
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Polymorphism of microsattelite loci within the grape germplasm collection maintained at the Dagestan Experiment Station of VIR by M. M. Agakhanov, V. A. Volkov, P. S. Ulianich, K. M. Abdullaev, E. N. Kislin

“…The analysis of microsatellite loci was based on PCR with the primers that were published previously. The size of alleles was estimated with Nanophor 05 sequencer (Syntol, Moscow). …”
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Models of provider care in long-term care: A rapid scoping review. by Candyce Hamel, Chantelle Garritty, Mona Hersi, Claire Butler, Leila Esmaeilisaraji, Danielle Rice, Sharon Straus, Becky Skidmore, Brian Hutton

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted this review over 10-weeks of English language, peer-reviewed studies published from 2010 onward. Search strategies for databases (e.g., MEDLINE) were run on July 9, 2020. …”
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Determinants of inappropriate antibiotic prescription in primary care in developed countries with general practitioners as gatekeepers: a systematic review and construction of a fr... by Mattijs E Numans, Frederike L Büchner, Martijn Sijbom, Nicholas H Saadah, Mark G J de Boer

“…Objectives This study aimed to identify determinants of inappropriate antibiotic prescription in primary care in developed countries and to construct a framework with the determinants to help understand which actions can best be targeted to counteract development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).Design A systematic review of peer-reviewed studies reporting determinants of inappropriate antibiotic prescription published through 9 September 2021 in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library was performed.Setting All studies focusing on primary care in developed countries where general practitioners (GPs) act as gatekeepers for referral to medical specialists and hospital care were included.Results Seventeen studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were used for the analysis which identified 45 determinants of inappropriate antibiotic prescription. …”
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Study design and protocol of a low to high intensity computer-based cognitive training at home in supplement to standard care in patients with AD by Bernard Croisile, Samar Dimachki, Franck Tarpin-Bernard, Hanna Chainay

“…Results will be disseminated in oral communications or posters in international conferences and published in scientific journals.Trial registration number NCT04010175.…”
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Integrated malaria vector control strategies and their effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol for interventional studies by Diederick E Grobbee, Lihanimpo Djalogue, Marianne van der Sande, Patrice Ngangue, Gountante Kombate, Kamba Andre-Marie Soubeiga

“…This systematic review is designed to assess the effectiveness of integrated vector control versus single vector control interventions on malaria incidence and prevalence to guide decisions on controlling malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa.Methods and analyses We will systematically retrieve published and grey literature from electronic databases and clinical trial registries. …”
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A Five-Year Data Report of Long-Term Central Venous Catheters Focusing on Early Complications by Harald Lenz, Kirsti Myre, Tomas Draegni, Elizabeth Dorph

“…We have a high success rate of first-attempt insertions compared with other published data, as well as an acceptable and low rate of pneumothorax, hematoma, and infections. …”
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'The last genius...' or people should know their heroes (Yuri Knorozov's new biography) [Review: Ershova G.G. The Last Genius of the 20th Century. Yuri Knorozov: The Researcher's F... by D.E. Martynov

“…Porshnev and G.P. Shchedrovitskii published in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively.…”
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Chlamydial bacteriophage: No Role in Acute Coronary Events? by David M Patrick, Karuna Karunakaran, Adrian R Levy, Kenneth Gin, Valencia Remple, Mei Chong, Heather Abbey, Laura Tarry, Caixia Shen, Robert C Brunham

“…BACKGROUND: A relationship between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and acute coronary syndromes has not been consistently found in published studies. It has been hypothesized that a bacteriophage-infected subset of C pneumoniae may be uniquely equipped to promote atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndromes through the expression of phage genes. …”
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HUMAN CAPITAL AS THE SOURCE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH by Nhat Thien Tran

“…Dalat University Journal of Science, 13(4S), 30–41. As initially published, this article contained an error in the author list. …”
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Eales&rsquo; Disease in Inuit: A Short Report and Clinical Update by Forshaw TRJ, Moldow B

“…Thomas Richard Johansen Forshaw,1,2 Birgitte Moldow1,3 1Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Sygehus Sønderjylland, Sønderborg, Denmark; 3Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence: Thomas Richard Johansen Forshaw, Department of Ophthalmology, Sygehus Sønderjylland, Sydvang 1, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark, Tel +45 79975800, Email forshawthomas@yahoo.co.ukPurpose: We report a case of Eales disease in Inuit and reflect on advances in telemedicine and treatment of retinal disease since the first report of Eales’ disease in Greenlandic Inuit was published.Patients and Methods: A 41-year-old Inuit female complaining of blurred vision was referred to our eye department. …”
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Colon Cancer Genetic and Epigenetic Changes, Etiopathogenesis, Risk Factors, Treatment: Literature Review by Gabrielė Ūbaitė, Aurelija Remeikaitė, Justas Žilinskas

“…Selection criteria for publications: scientific articles in English relevant to the research topic and 90% of articles published in the last 10 years (2014–2024). Results. …”
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Novel Study of Reaction Kinetics and Mass Transfer in Bioreactor Modelling: Prediction of Bioethanol Fermentation Performance by Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Continuous Fixed Bed Bi... by Christian Aslan, Hary Devianto, Vita Wonoputri, Ardiyan Harimawan

“…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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