Eales’ 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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Association of iron status indicators with thyroid hormone concentrations during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammadamin Parsaei, Mohadese Dashtkoohi, Elahe Amirkhalili, Mohammadreza Chashmyazdan, Tim I. M. Korevaar, Tim I. M. Korevaar, Pantea Nazeri

“…This review examines the relationship between various indicators of maternal iron status and thyroid function during pregnancy.MethodsWe conducted a systematic search in MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library for studies published up to 2023. Meta-analyses determined pooled thyroid hormone levels in patients with and without iron deficiency, using serum ferritin (cut-off = 30 µg/L) and hemoglobin (cut-off = 11 g/dL). …”
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Accuracy-dependent dose-constraints and dose-based safety margins for organs-at-risk in radiotherapy by Joep C. Stroom, Sandra C. Vieira, Carlo Greco, Sebastiaan M.J.J.G. Nijsten

“…Materials and methods: Radiotherapy uncertainties cause real dose-volume histograms (DVHs) to spread around the planned DVH. With a published OAR dose constraint D(Vcrit) < Dcrit such that complication probability < Y%, real differences from planned Dcrit can be described by mean- (MDDcrit) and standard deviations (SDDcrit). …”
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Assessment of genetic diversity of some Siberian and Far Eastern species of the genus Spiraea (Rosaceae) by newly developed multiplex panels of nuclear SSR loci by T. A. Poliakova, A. V. Shatokhina, G. N. Bondarenko, D. V. Politov

“…We screened 37 previously published heterologous oligonucleotide primer pairs for nuclear microsatellite loci and selected eight polymorphic and most reproducible of them for PCR multiplexing which substantially increases performance of routine mass genotyping. …”
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Genetic aspects of lactase deficiency in indigenous populations of Siberia by B. A. Malyarchuk

“…The highest rates of lactase persistence are characteristic of Europeans, and the lowest rates are found in East Asian populations. Analysis of published data on the distribution of the hypolactasia-associated variant rs4988235-C in the populations of Central Asia and Siberia showed that the frequency of this variant increases in the northeastern direction. …”
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Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review. by Bonaventure Amandi Egbujie, Peter Arthur Delobelle, Naomi Levitt, Thandi Puoane, David Sanders, Brian van Wyk

“…Peer reviewed scientific and grey literature was searched using a string of keywords, selecting English full-text articles published between 2000 and 2015. Articles were selected using inclusion criteria, charted and content analyzed.…”
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The impact of gestational age limits on abortion-related outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence by Fiona de Londras, Amanda Cleeve, Maria I. Rodriguez, Alana Farrell, Magdalena Furgalska, Antonella F. Lavelanet

“…We limited our search to papers published in English since 2010, including quantitative studies (comparative and non-comparative), qualitative and mixed-methods studies, reports, PhD theses, and economic or legal analyses. …”
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Predictors of Neonatal Mortality in Ethiopia: A Comprehensive Review of Follow-Up Studies by Derara Girma, Hiwot Dejene, Leta Adugna

“…These were original articles published between 2011 and 2021. The identified predictors were narrated and presented under different domains. …”
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DATA MINING ALGORITHMS FOR PREDICTION OF STUDENT TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE IN ICT: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW by Juma Habibu Shindo, Mohamedi Mohamedi Mjahidi, Mohamed Dewa Waziri

“…The most recently identified articles were published between 2014 and 2022. In terms of study purposes, a large number of studies focused on predicting student performance. …”
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Diabetes Education Program for Nursing Students: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Jeong‐Ah Ahn, Eun‐Mi Kim, Jung Eun Lee, Kyoung‐A Kim

“…Randomised controlled trials and quasi‐experimental studies, published in English between 2013 and 2022, that examined diabetes education programs for nursing students were considered in the review. …”
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Evidence and clinical relevance of maternal-fetal cardiac coupling: A scoping review. by Thomas J Nichting, Maretha Bester, Rohan Joshi, Massimo Mischi, Myrthe van der Ven, Daisy A A van der Woude, S Guid Oei, Judith O E H van Laar, Rik Vullings

“…While several studies have been published on this phenomenon, they vary in terms of methodologies, populations assessed, and definitions of coupling. …”
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The New York Times on The NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia in 1999 by Savić Aleksandra

“…The research corpus is based on articles published from March 24, 1999, to June 10, 1999. This study aims to determine how the bombing itself is represented in the media and which linguistic tools are used to construct the image of Serbs. …”
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Protocol for a scoping review study on the prevalence and public health consequences of non-medical use (NMU) of tramadol in Africa. by Saidou Sabi Boun, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sanni Yaya, Sanni Yaya

“…Upon completion, our findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at relevant conferences and workshops. …”
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Historiography in Vilnius University from 1803 to 1832: between education and romanticizm by Mečislovas Jučas

“…He collected documented materials of Lithuanian history, and they were published under the name of T. Dzialinski, Zbior prav litevskich. …”
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Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Klaartje M Olde Loohuis, Bregje C de Kok, Winter Bruner, Annemoon Jonker, Emmanuella Salia, Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela, Hedieh Mehrtash, Diederick E Grobbee, Emmanuel Srofeneyoh, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Hannah Brown Amoakoh, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Joyce L Browne

“…Eligible studies were published in English between January 1st 2000 and July 1st 2020. …”
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Stigma and social support and their impact on quality of life and self-esteem among women with endometriosis in Latin-America and the Caribbean. by Yatzmeli Matías-González, Astrid Sánchez-Galarza, Ernesto Rosario-Hernández, Idhaliz Flores-Caldera, Eliut Rivera-Segarra

“…Prevalence rates in Latin-America and the Caribbean are largely unknown, with published data only from Puerto Rico and Chile. Pain associated with endometriosis negatively affects patients' health and quality of life. …”
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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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