Gender characteristics, social determinants, and seasonal patterns of malaria incidence, relapse, and mortality in Sistan and Baluchistan province and other province of Iran: A sys... by Maryam Khazaee-Pool, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi, Fereshteh Yazdani, Koen Ponnet

“…Studies from the S&B province, published from 1990 to 2024, written in Farsi and English, and reporting incidence, relapse, or death were included in this study. …”
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The diagnostic accuracy of circulating free DNA for the detection of KRAS mutation status in colorectal cancer: A meta‐analysis by Wenli Xie, Li Xie, Xianrang Song

“…Searches were performed in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library for published studies. We extracted true‐positive (TP), false‐positive (FP), false‐negative (FN), true‐negative (TN) values, survival rate of CRC patients with mutant and wild‐type KRAS and calculated pooled sensitivity and specificity, positive/negative likelihood ratios [PLRs/NLRs], diagnostic odds ratios [DORs], and corresponding 95% confidence intervals [95% CIs]. …”
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A scoping review of interventions to supplement spoken communication for children with limited speech or language skills. by Maria Antonella Costantino, Maurizio Bonati

“…Papers were of average quality and all but one had been published during the previous 10 years by one of 8 research groups, 5 of which from the United States. …”
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Solid Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules Less Than or Equal to 250 mm3: Application of the Updated Fleischner Society Guidelines in Clinical Practice by Andrea Borghesi, Silvia Michelini, Giorgio Nocivelli, Mario Silva, Alessandra Scrimieri, Stefania Pezzotti, Roberto Maroldi, Davide Farina

“…The latest version of the Fleischner Society guidelines for management of incidental pulmonary nodules was published in 2017. The main purpose of these guidelines is to reduce the number of unnecessary computed tomography (CT) examinations during the follow-up of small indeterminate nodules. …”
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Boundary layer flow of a non-Newtonian fluid over an exponentially stretching sheet with the presence of a heat source/sink by Vinod Y．, K.R. Raghunatha, Suma Nagendrappa Nagappanavar, Nodira Nazarova, Manish Gupta, Sangamesh

“…The results align with previously published findings, validating the model. This research is significant for MHD flows of non-Newtonian fluids, with applications in polymer extrusion, metal casting, and cooling technologies. …”
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FEATURES OF THE MODEL OF A SPECIALIZED GEOSPATIAL DATABASE FOR VISUALIZING INDICATORS OF HUMAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC SECURITY IN WARTIME CONDITIONS by Zakharii S. Varnalii, Oleksii P. Fedchenko, Ihor V. Pampukha, Ihor V. Tolok

“…Services, thematic web maps, and web applications based on a specialized geospatial database and published on the ArcGIS Online portal highlight key components impacting socio-economic security in full-scale war conditions. …”
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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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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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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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Mapping evidence on cryptococcal antigen infection among HIV-infected persons in sub-Saharan Africa- A scoping review protocol. by Khululiwe Dlamini, Boitumelo Moetlhoa, Astrid Turner, Kuhlula Maluleke, Tivani Mashamba-Thompson

“…A comprehensive literature search of studies published from the first relevant publication to 2022 will be conducted on multiple electronic databases. …”
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Effect of Exogenous Melatonin Administration in Critically Ill Patients on Delirium and Sleep: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Judith Bellapart, Vinesh Appadurai, Melissa Lassig-Smith, Janine Stuart, Christopher Zappala, Rob Boots

“…This study applies a previously published novel regimen of melatonin with proven sustained levels of melatonin during a 12 h period. …”
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Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: The Possible Effect on the Course of Pregnancy and Fetal Outcomes—A Case Report and Literature Review by Dovile Kielaite, Saule Januskiene, Virginija Paliulyte

“…A total of 28 papers published over a ten-year period were included in the literature review. …”
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The corneal biomechanical changes of phacoemulsification in cataract patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Xinru Li, Xiaofeng Li, Lintong Tan, Hu Chen, Yuan Lai

“…The reference lists of related published reviews were included as well. This meta-analysis was performed with Stata Software and Review Manager, we used mean difference (MD) to evaluate the statistical consequence, using I2 statistic to assess the heterogeneity. …”
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Risk prediction models for dysphagia after radiotherapy among patients with head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by You Pu, Jin Yang, Lian Shui, Qianlong Tang, Xianqin Zhang, Guangguo Liu

“…All studies showed a high risk of bias as assessed by the PROBAST tool.ConclusionMost of the published prediction models in this study have good discrimination. …”
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Pedagogical strategies for enhancing physical activity: A systematic review of trends and approaches by Marina Jagiello, Marc Lochbaum

“…The Web of Science database was used as the source of information. Articles published over the last 10 years were extracted. The search was conducted using the keywords "Pedagogy" and "Physical Activity". …”
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mHealth-based exercise vs. traditional exercise on pain, functional disability, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of r... by Liang Tang, Meng-Ming Wang, He-Xia Wang, Xiao-Ya He, Yue-Shuai Jiang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to compare the efficacy of mHealth-based exercise interventions with traditional exercise in improving pain intensity, functional disability, and quality of life in patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis (OA).MethodRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from their inception to 23 August 2024 were searched in Cochrane, Embase, Medline, Web of Science. …”
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Acupressure intervention for children: A scoping review by Sri Ramdaniati, Mei Neni Sitaresmi, Fitri Haryanti, Arief Tarmansyah Iman

“…Results: Of the 76 articles, 72% came from the Asian continent, 66% were published within the past ten years, and 59% were randomized controlled trials. …”
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High content analysis of primary macrophages hosting proliferating Leishmania amastigotes: application to anti-leishmanial drug discovery. by Nathalie Aulner, Anne Danckaert, Eline Rouault-Hardoin, Julie Desrivot, Olivier Helynck, Pierre-Henri Commere, Hélène Munier-Lehmann, Gerald F Späth, Spencer L Shorte, Geneviève Milon, Eric Prina

“…We validated our approach by using a small set of compounds of leishmanicidal drugs and recently published chemical entities. Based on their intramacrophagic leishmanicidal activity and their toxicity against host cells, compounds were classified as irrelevant or relevant for entering the next step in the drug discovery pipeline.…”
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The book science literature in the personal library of Vaclovas Biržiška by Nijolė Lietuvninkaitė

“…Vaclovas Biržiška collected approximately 300 key theoretical and historical works on book science published in Poland, Russia, Germany, and other countries from the 19th century to the first part of the 20th century. …”
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A scoping review of telehealth diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. by Katherine Kuhl-Meltzoff Stavropoulos, Yasamin Bolourian, Jan Blacher

“…Only peer reviewed articles published in English with a focus on using telehealth for the purposes of diagnosing ASD were included. …”
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