RETRACTION Jean-Berchmans, B., Ilham, I., Tomoliyus, T., Adrian Geantă, V., Ndayisenga, J., Ayubi, N., Andika, H., Erhan Orhan, B., Sukma Perdana, G.., Alfrets Makadada, F., Emor K... by RETOS RETOS

“…Authors in the Word document of the article submitted for review: 8 Authors in the published PDF with modified authors: 13 Differences between the authors between both moments: +5 (Vlad Adrian Geantă, Glady Sukma Perdana, Fredrik Alfrets Makadada, Eduard Emor Kumenap, Yuliana Sattu, Didik Purwanto) …”
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PENGGUNAAN SIMULASI VIRTUAL PADA PEMBELAJARAN FISIKA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL (HOTS) SISWA : META ANALISIS by Miftahul Khirana Anisa, Niki Dian Permana P, Theresia Lidya Nova

“…Meta-analysis was research conducted by summarizing, reviewing and analyzing researchers' data from several previous research results. …”
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The COVID-19 pandemic and blood utilisation in South Africa by R Swanevelder, P-L Wessels, V J Louw, A Swarts, M Lennards, K van den Berg

“…This retrospective study reviews red blood cell (RBC) utilisation during a 4‐year period from 2019 to 2022 in the South African (SA) population, stratified by public and private healthcare sectors. …”
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Breast cancers with neuroendocrine differentiation: Retrospective case studies series from a single institution based on the 2019 WHO classification by Youngkyung Jeon, Ji-Yeon Kim, Jin Seok Ahn, Young-Hyuck Im, Kyuehee Choi, Sun Young Jeong, Yeji Jung, Jaeyeon Jang, Dae-Ho Choi, Joohyun Hong, Hyo Jung Kim, Soo Youn Cho, Yeon Hee Park

“…Clinical presentation, tumor characteristics, and clinical outcomes of breast ‘NENS’ were reviewed retrospectively. Results: A total of 34,370 patients were diagnosed with breast cancer from 1995 to 2022 in SMC, and 14 (0.04 %) patients were diagnosed with breast ‘NENS’: eight NECs, three NETs, and three IBCNST with NED. …”
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Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) for psychological distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): protocol for a feasibility trial of the ACTforIBD programme by Richard Gearry, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Andrew McCombie, Peter Gibson, Simon Knowles, Lisa Olive, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Subhadra Evans, Leanne Raven, Daniel Romano, Eric O, Madeleine Dober, Leesa van Niekerk, Susan Chesterman

“…The results of this research will be published in peer-reviewed journals and shared with various stakeholders, including community members, policy-makers and researchers, through local and international conferences.Trial registration number ACTRN12621001316897.…”
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Progress of Analytical Techniques and Application of Triple Oxygen Isotopes in Dissolved Oxygen by Hongmin ZHENG, Xijie YIN, Haili YANG, Zijun WU

“…The triple oxygen isotopes are increasingly being recognized for their value in fields such as ecology，environmental science，climatology，and marine science. This paper reviews the recent advancements in DO stable isotope analysis techniques in water bodies，introduces the current research and developments of triple oxygen isotopes in primary productivity estimation and paleoclimate evolution，and discusses future directions and trends for triple oxygen isotopes.…”
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Evaluating the Constructive Alignment of Learning Objectives Within Haptics Simulation in the Dental Undergraduate Curriculum by Susha Rajadurai, Tapan Hebballi, Zahra Sharif, Guneet Kaur Kukreja, Ithar Derdour

“…Method: The study incorporated a mixed methods approach to evaluate a module already taking place, which was completed from the perspectives of both the investigators and the students themselves through the triangulation of noninterventional classroom observational data, anonymous Likert-scale questionnaire data, and a literature review. Following data analysis (namely content analysis, coding systems, and descriptive statistics), the quantitative and qualitative findings were used to explore student performance in regard to each of the defined learning objectives – and subsequently related back to the current literature on ‘constructive alignment’ (CA). …”
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The effects of psychosocial and economic factors on the quality of life of patients with end-stage renal disease and their caregivers in Klang Valley, Malaysia: protocol for a mixe... by Norhayati Ibrahim, Sin Yee Chu, Ching Sin Siau, Noh Amit, Rozmi Ismail, Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor

“…The findings will be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented at national or international conferences with minimal anonymised data.…”
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Maintaining Fat-Free Mass and Muscle Mass during obesity therapy with Incretin-Mimetic Drugs by Dariusz Popiela, Karina Urbańska, Łukasz Stojak, Mateusz Grego, Filip Kwiatkowski, Mateusz Baczewski, Katarzyna Grego, Witold Czyż

“…This study aims to analyze current information about strategies that minimize the loss of FFM and MM and muscle function and consider using methods to prevent muscle atrophy in patients treated for obesity with other methods, such as diet, exercise, and bariatric surgery, to form a holistic approach for patients treated with IMDs. This review was conducted by searching scientific publications on PubMed, Google Scholar, and Clinicaltrials.gov databases. …”
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A Retrospective Case Series of a Novel Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial Technique with Less Displacement and Migration of the Trial Leads by N. Shaparin, K. Gritsenko, P. Agrawal, S. Kim, S. Wahezi, A. Gitkind, J. Hascalovici, A. Vydyanathan, J. Bernstein, A. Dizdarevic, N. Mehta, A. Kaufman

“…A retrospective chart review was conducted on 19 consecutive patients undergoing placement of the percutaneous thoracic spinal cord stimulator trial leads for pain associated with lumbar spine pathology over a two-year period (2010–2012). …”
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Does transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation alter pupil dilation? A living Bayesian meta-analysis by Ipek Pervaz, Lilly Thurn, Cecilia Vezzani, Luisa Kaluza, Anne Kühnel, Nils B. Kroemer

“…Based on a systematic review, we included 18 studies (N = 771) applying either conventional or pulsed stimulation protocols. …”
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<i>Macrostomum lignano</i> as a model to study the genetics and genomics of parasitic flatworms by K. V. Ustyantsev, V. Yu. Vavilova, A. G. Blinov, E. V. Berezikov

“…On the other hand, free-living flatworm species, evolutionarily close to parasitic flatworms, do not have the abovementioned diff iculties, which makes them potential alternative models to search for and study homologous genes. In this review, we describe the use of the basal free-living flatworm Macrostomum lignano as such a model. …”
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The Modified Frailty 5-Factor Index Predicts Adverse Outcomes After Ventral Hernia Repair in a National Database by Allison L. Diaz, BS, Wen-Yu Lee, MS, Cheongeun Oh, PhD, Laura L. Kimberly, PhD, MSW, MBE

“…Methods:. A retrospective review of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2015 to 2020 was performed for patients who underwent VHR with the component separation technique. …”
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Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending the Diabetic Clinic of the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Asamere Tsegaw, Shitaye Alemu, Abere Dessie, Christopher C. Patterson, Eldryd H. O. Parry, David I. W. Phillips, Elisabeth R. Trimble

“…They represented approximately 90% and 50% of all T2DM patients under regular review at the urban and rural diabetic clinics of UGH, respectively. …”
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Effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Outcomes among Patients with Polytrauma at a Single Regional Trauma Center in South Korea by Sun Hyun Kim, Dongyeon Ryu, Hohyun Kim, Kangho Lee, Chang Ho Jeon, Hyuk Jin Choi, Jae Hoon Jang, Jae Hun Kim, Seok Ran Yeom

“…Methods We retrospectively reviewed cases of polytrauma at a single regional trauma center in South Korea between January 20 and September 30, 2020 (the COVID-19 period) and compared them to cases reported during the same time frame (January 20 to September 30) between 2016 and 2019 (the pre-COVID-19 period). …”
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Intestinal Microbiota Transplant Prior to Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant (MAST) trial: study protocol for a multicentre, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase IIa trial by Julian R Marchesi, Emma Nicholson, Benjamin H Mullish, Renuka Palanicawandar, Graham Wheeler, Francesca Kinsella, Andrew J Innes, Lauren A Roberts, Shian Anim-Burton, Lee Webber, Nicholas A Johnson, Rohma Ghani, Pakhshan Farshi, Anjum B Khan, Panagiotis Kottaridis, Pramila Krishnamurthy, Frances Davies, Jiří Pavlů

“…Dissemination of results will be in concert with patient and public involvement group input and is expected to be primarily via abstract presentation at conferences and manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration numbers NCT6355583; EudraCT: 2022-003617-10.…”
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Does a Provider Contact Wristband Reduce Emergency Department Visit Rates Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty? by David C. Hein, MD, Ajay K. Srivastava, MD, Seann E. Willson, MD, Paul M. Telehowski, MD, Patrick J. Atkinson, PhD, Theresa S. Atkinson, PhD

“…Residents who responded to calls and call logs were also reviewed. Results: At 2 years after implementation, a total of 1023 joint replacements produced 273 calls or 1 call per 3.75 patients. …”
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Photoaging smartphone app promoting poster campaign to reduce smoking prevalence in secondary schools: the Smokerface Randomized Trial: design and baseline characteristics by Michael Kreuter, Fabian N Fries, Titus J Brinker, Ute Mons, David A Groneberg, Anil Batra, Werner Seeger, Felix Herth, Julia Holzapfel, Tanja G Baudson, Katharina Sies, Lena Jakob, Hannah Maria Baumert, Marlene Heckl, Ana Cirac, Janina L Suhre, Verena Mathes, Hannah Spielmann, Nancy Rigotti, Tobias Raupach, Henning Gall, Claudia Bauer, Pat Marek, Chase H Harrison, Lava Taha, Andreas Owczarek, Felix J Hofmann, Roger Thomas

“…Results will be disseminated at conferences, in peer-reviewed journals, on our websites and throughout the multinational Education Against Tobacco network.Trial registration number NCT02544360, Pre-results.…”
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Medical treatment of patients before surgical myocardial revascularization by I.V. Shklianka, O.J. Zharinov, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…The review summarizes the existing data on patients’ medical treatment before coronary artery bypass grafting. …”
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Development and validation of a model to identify polycystic ovary syndrome in the French national administrative health database by Eugénie Micolon, Sandrine Loubiere, Appoline Zimmermann, Julie Berbis, Pascal Auquier, Blandine Courbiere

“…The sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value (PPV) of different combinations of algorithm criteria were estimated by reviewing the medical records of the Department of Reproductive Medicine at a university hospital for the year 2022, comparing potential women identified as experiencing PCOS by the algorithms with a list of clinically registered women with or without PCOS. …”
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