Mapping evidence on the regulations affecting accessibility, availability and management of snake antivenom globally: a scoping review protocol by Kabelo Kgarosi, Ramsha Majeed, Janette Bester, Morné Strydom

“…This protocol provides an overview of the methodology and analysis which will be used to conduct the scoping review.Method and analysis The scoping review follows the guidelines from the Arksey and O’Malley framework for scoping reviews and will be reported using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. A search strategy was developed with assistance from a health sciences librarian, and the search was done using six relevant databases. …”
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Cognitive prehabilitation for geriatric patients undergoing elective surgery: a PRISMA-P-compliant protocol for a systematic review by Yu He, Nianyi Sun, Wenchen Zou, Anren Zhang, Xiaochai Han, Caitao Chen

“…To construct the search strategy, the Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Study scheme will be used. …”
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Hepatoma-Targeted Radionuclide Immune Albumin Nanospheres: 131I-antiAFPMcAb-GCV-BSA-NPs by Mei Lin, Junxing Huang, Dongsheng Zhang, Xingmao Jiang, Jia Zhang, Hong Yu, Yanhong Xiao, Yujuan Shi, Ting Guo

“…An effective strategy has been developed for synthesis of radionuclide immune albumin nanospheres (131I-antiAFPMcAb-GCV-BSA-NPs). …”
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Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Fuel-Rich Degree in the RBCC Engine under the Ejector Mode by Yizhi Yao, Mingbo Sun, Menglei Li, Peibo Li, An Bin, Rui Gu, Jiaoru Wang, Feng Wei, Taiyu Wang, Jikai Chen

“…Consequently, adjusting the fuel-rich degree alone cannot promote specific impulse (Isp), and a low fuel-rich degree is considered an ideal strategy when combined with adjustable nozzle technology.…”
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Binding and cleavage of pro-urokinase by a tegument extract of Fasciola hepatica newly excysted juveniles activate the host fibrinolytic system by Judit Serrat, María Torres-Valle, Carolina De Marco Verissimo, Mar Siles-Lucas, Javier González-Miguel

“…Collectively, our findings indicate that FhNEJ interact with the host fibrinolytic system at multiple levels, reinforcing the potential of targeting this interaction as a strategy to prevent FhNEJ trans-intestinal migration and infection success.…”
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Perceived stress across population segments characterized by differing stressor profiles-A latent class analysis. by Finn Breinholt Larsen, Mathias Lasgaard, Morten Vejs Willert, Jes Bak Sørensen

“…These insights may inform a strategy aimed at improving mental health in the general population by targeting efforts to particular population segments, notably segments experiencing challenging life situations.…”
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Identification and interpretive ranking of factors affecting the improvement of agility in business process management by Sadegh Hasani Moghadam, Mohammad Mahdi Mohtadi, Hossein Bazargani, Ali Taheri, Mohsen Miri

“…After that, the results showed that environmental awareness, knowledgeable and competent human resources, organizational learning dimension, contingent and appropriate structures, governance, improvisation-based strategy-making, technological infrastructure, dynamic adaptation, culture, and creative sustainability are prioritized, respectively.Originality/Value: Using soft operations research techniques, including the interpretive ranking process, in designing an agile model for managing business processes will significantly help process organizations in complex and dynamic environments to simultaneously exploit the benefits of stability in managing processes and dynamism coming from being agile.…”
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Natural sampling and aliasing of marine geochemical signals by Andrew Curtis, Hugo Bloem, Rachel Wood, Fred Bowyer, Graham A. Shields, Ying Zhou, Mariana Yilales, Daniel Tetzlaff

“…To overcome these issues, we propose that spatially separated aliased records may still be correctly correlated in age, and true geochemical cycles inferred, if a paired-sampling strategy informed by local stratigraphy is adopted. …”
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Research on vehicle scheduling for forest fires in the northern Greater Khingan Mountains by Jie Zhang, Junnan He, Shihao Ren, Pei Zhou, Jun Guo, Mingyue Song

“…Improvement of ordinary genetic algorithm, design of double population strategy selection operation, the introduction of chaotic search initialization population, to improve the algorithm’s solution efficiency and accuracy, through the northern pristine forest area of Daxing’anling real forest fire cases and generation of large-scale random fire point simulation experimental test to verify the effectiveness of the algorithm, to ensure that the effectiveness and reasonableness of the solution to the problem of forest fire emergency rescue vehicle scheduling program. …”
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Engineering and design of a COF-coated probe for the detection and removal of flumequine and enrofloxacin antibiotics in foodstuffs: a molecular dynamics simulation approach by Alireza Nakhaei, Heidar Raissi, Maryam Alaei, Farzaneh Farzad

“…This study emphasizes the potential of using both COFs for the detection and removal of flumequine and enrofloxacin antibiotics in foodstuffs, presenting a promising strategy for identifying antibiotic residues in complex food matrices.…”
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Experiences of internationally educated nurses working with older adults: A scoping review protocol. by Kristina M Kokorelias, Marianne Saragosa, Reham Abdelhalim, Eleni Philippopoulos, Ann Vo

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A scoping review will be conducted guided by the methodological framework set out by Arksey and O'Malley (2005) and later advanced by Levac, Colquhoun and O'Brien (2010). The search strategy will be applied to seven databases (MEDLINE, PubMed (non-MEDLINE records), PsycINFO, PsychArticles, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science). …”
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A novel machine learning-based immune prognostic signature for improving clinical outcomes and guiding therapy in colorectal cancer: an integrated bioinformatics and experimental s... by Yuanchun Zhao, Dexu Xun, Jiajia Chen, Xin Qi

“…Considering the high incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC), in this study, an integrated machine learning survival framework incorporating 93 different algorithmic combinations was utilized to determine the optimal strategy for developing an immune-related prognostic signature (IRPS) based on the average C-index across the four CRC cohorts. …”
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Efficient production of poly-γ-glutamic acid using computational fluid dynamics simulations by Bacillus velezensis for frozen dough bread making by Hong Liu, Qiaojuan Yan, Yuchuan Wang, Yanxiao Li, Zhengqiang Jiang

“…Therefore, an efficient strategy for B. velezensis producing γ-PGA was provided, and the γ-PGA has tremendous potential as a cryoprotectant agent in the baking industry.…”
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Socioeconomic disparities in risk perceptions and precautionary actions against COVID-19 among the working age population aged 18–59 in Japan: a cross-sectional study by Kyoko Shimamoto, Yoko Ibuka

“…Further evidence and strategies for COVID-19 and other infectious disease prevention would be critical in transitions of the infectious disease prevention and control strategy, targeting both the high-risk population group and higher risk-taking group.…”
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Novel Form of Curcumin Improves Endothelial Function in Young, Healthy Individuals: A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study by Jonathan M. Oliver, Lee Stoner, David S. Rowlands, Aaron R. Caldwell, Elizabeth Sanders, Andreas Kreutzer, Joel B. Mitchell, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jäger

“…Oral curcumin supplementation may present a simple lifestyle strategy for decreasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Augmented prediction of vertebral collapse after osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures through parameter-efficient fine-tuning of biomedical foundation models by Sibeen Kim, Inkyeong Kim, Woon Tak Yuh, Sangmin Han, Choonghyo Kim, Young San Ko, Wonwoo Cho, Sung Bae Park

“…To further improve the prediction performance of our model, we applied the augmented prediction strategy, which uses multiple MRI frames and achieves a significantly higher area under the curve (AUC). …”
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Value-based Reimbursement as a Mechanism to Achieve Social and Financial Impact in the Healthcare System by Ana Paula Beck de Silva Etges, Harry H. Liu, Porter Jones, Carisi A. Polanczyk

“…**Background:** Value-based reimbursement strategies have been considered in the continuous search for establishing a sustainable healthcare system. …”
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Development of ICF-based patient-reported outcome and experience measures to study social participation among people with chronic diseases: a mixed-methods protocol by Christophe Vanroelen, Maxim Van den broecke, Sarah de Jong, Régine Kiasuwa Mbengi

“…Advanced psychometric testing (classical test theory and item response theory) is applied to inform an item reduction strategy for the final measures and to develop scales for the ICF components.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of the Ghent University Hospital on 20 February 2023 to organise the patient focus groups (ONZ-2022-0470). …”
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Upstream interventions to promote oral health and reduce socioeconomic oral health inequalities: a scoping review protocol by Richard G Watt, Eleanor R Dawson, Michelle Stennett, Blánaid Daly, Lorna M D Macpherson, Paul Cannon

“…The aim of this scoping review is to systematically map and synthesise evidence on the effectiveness, impact and sustainability of upstream interventions on population oral health and reducing socioeconomic oral health inequalities.Methods and analysis This scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. A detailed search strategy will be used to conduct a comprehensive search of electronic databases: Scopus, Embase and MEDLINE, PsycINFO and CINAHL, ASSIA and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. …”
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Optimized design of a fault-tolerant 12-slot/10-pole six-phase surface permanent magnet motor with asymmetrical winding configuration for electric vehicles by Mahmoud Y. Mohamed, Mahmoud Fawzi, Ahmed Kalas, Ayman S. Abdel-Khalik, Shehab Ahmed, Ahmed Refaat

“…Following this, the Full Range Minimum Loss (FRML) strategy is applied to determine optimal current profiles across these loading points, significantly reducing copper losses. …”
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