Comparison of anterior versus posterior approach for the treatment of cervical compressive myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament by Amr A. A Gaber, Mohamad Alaa El-Din Habib, Mohamed AR AbdelFatah, Mostafa K. Ghobashy

“…We reviewed online databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. This systematic review and meta-analysis (MA) covered 12 research articles including 1070 participants. …”
Get full text

Antibiotic consumption and utilization at a large tertiary care level hospital in Uganda: A point prevalence survey. by Mark Kizito, Darius Owachi, Falisy Lule, Laura Jung, Vivian Bazanye, Ibrahim Mugerwa, Susan Nabadda, Charles Kabugo

“…We used the WHO point prevalence survey (PPS) to analyze AMU data with a systematic sampling of outpatient department (OPD) for a period between June and August 2022 and selected all inpatient department (IPD) patients admitted before 8:00 AM on 27/11/2022. …”
Get full text

Assessment of vegetation in Murchison falls national park five years after the completion of oil and gas exploration by Hindrah Akisiimire, William Tinzaara, Keneth Tumwebaze, Charles K.Twesigye

“…We counted all observed plant species following a systematic random sampling technique using a (1mx1m) quadrat for herbs, (5mx5m) quadrat for shrubs, and (10mx10m) quadrat for trees. …”
Get full text

Rapid Adaptation to Prevent Drug Use (RAPD): protocol of a pilot randomized trial to enhance the impact of an evidence-based intervention for youth by Andria B. Eisman, Christine Koffkey, Robert T. Partridge, Suzanne Brown, Bo Kim

“…After Action Review (AAR) provides a valuable opportunity to review the statewide response to past drug use events, specifically the vaping crisis, using the MMH curriculum, which can systematically guide implementation strategy selection and deployment to meet identified gaps. …”
Get full text

Experimental Study on Well Placement Optimization for Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage to Enhance Recovery of Thin Layer Oil Sand Reservoirs by Lei Tao, Xiao Yuan, Hao Cheng, Bingchao Li, Sen Huang, Na Zhang

“…On the 2D experiment basis, optimal horizontal distance was selected to perform 3D physical simulation experiment to study and verity the production mechanism systematically. The results of 2D visualization experiment showed that the final oil recoveries of experimental groups with 10 cm and 20 cm horizontal distances were 7.6% and 2.3% higher than those of traditional SGAD (horizontal distance was 0 cm), respectively. …”
Get full text

Community structure and diversity of myxobacteria in soils from Inner Mongolia, China by Zhihua Wu, Zhihua Wu, Songyuan Li, Xuehan Wang, Xuehan Wang, Huirong Liu

“…Although myxobacteria have become a research hotspot at home and abroad, there are few systematic studies on the relationship between its diversity, geographical location, and environment factors. …”
Get full text

Neonatal near Miss and Its Predictors among Neonates Delivered at Debretabor General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia; A Retrospective Analysis by Habtamu Abie Tassew, Fisseha Yetwale Kassie, Muhabaw Shumye Mihret

“…Both pragmatic and management criteria of definition of neonatal near miss were utilized. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select the cards of the study participants. …”
Get full text

The Problem of Unity and Plurality in Teftâzânî by Ekrem UĞURLU

“…Undoubtedly, the Islamic philosophical tradition’s approach to the problem of existence reflects the historical development that began with Parmenides and became systematized with Aristotle. It can be said that starting with the Muslim philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina), who was deeply influenced by Aristotelian philosophy, the understanding of existence became more fundamental in the Islamic intellectual tradition, with God’s necessity being determined through the understanding of existence. …”
Get full text

Health utility scores of six common cancers in China measured by SF-6Dv2 by Yuchun Tao, Yiyin Cao, Lijun Xu, Jiaxuan Shi, Lei Leng, Hongbin Yang, Tiemin Zhai, Weidong Huang

“…The aim of the study was to systematically evaluate utility scores of six common cancers in China measured using SF-6Dv2, and identify the potential factors associated with utility scores. …”
Get full text

Social and economic impacts of non-communicable diseases by gender and its correlates: a literature review by Concepción García-Morales, Ileana Heredia-Pi, Carlos M. Guerrero-López, Emanuel Orozco, Enai Ojeda-Arroyo, Gustavo Nigenda, Edson Serván-Mori

“…Methods Following the guidelines proposed in the Cochrane Manual for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and the PRISMA Statement, we conducted a narrative and structured literature review to identify the economic (direct medical and non-medical, and indirect costs) and social (right to health, employment, poverty, social exclusion, and others) impacts of NCDs by gender, and its structural, sociodemographic, health conditions, political and health systems correlates, for the period 2002–2022, in English and Spanish. …”
Get full text

Meta-analysis of retinal transcriptome profiling studies in animal models of myopia by Teele Palumaa, Teele Palumaa, Shruti Balamurugan, Machelle T. Pardue, Machelle T. Pardue, Machelle T. Pardue

“…Retinal gene expression was analyzed with RNA sequencing, followed by differential gene expression analysis with DESeq2 and identification of associated pathways with the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). A systematic search identified four similar retinal transcriptomics datasets in response to experimental myopia using chicks or mice. …”
Get full text

Novel approach for noninvasive pelvic floor muscle strength measurement using extracorporeal surface perineal pressure measurement and machine learning modeling by Ui-jae Hwang, Sun-hee Ahn, Hyeon-ju Lee, Yurin Jeon, Myung Jae Jeon

“…In predicting bladder base displacement, Bland–Altman analysis revealed these models had minimal systematic bias, with mean differences ranging from −0.007 to 0.066, and clinically acceptable limits of agreement. …”
Get full text

Research Status and Prospect of Quality Intelligent Control Technology in Facilities Environment of Characteristic Agricultural Products by GUO Wei, WU Huarui, GUO Wang, GU Jingqiu, ZHU Huaji

“…[Significance]In view of the lack of monitoring means of quality influence factors in the production process of characteristic agricultural products with in central and western regions of China, the weak ability of intelligent control, the unclear coupling relationship of quality control elements and the low degree of systematic application, the existing technologies described such as intelligent monitoring of facility environment, growth and nutrition intelligent control model, architecture of intelligent management and control platform and so on. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of cardiovascular symptoms in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome: a meta-analysis by Li-wei Huang, Hua-min Li, Bei He, Xiao-bo Wang, Qi-zhi Zhang, Wen-xing Peng

“…Methods This meta-analysis adhered to PRISMA guidelines and was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024524290). A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library was conducted up to March 17, 2024. …”
Get full text

Combined mutations in nonstructural protein 14, envelope, and membrane proteins mitigate the neuropathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 in K18-hACE2 mice by Kotou Sangare, Shufeng Liu, Prabhuanand Selvaraj, Charles B. Stauft, Matthew F. Starost, Tony T. Wang

“…Omicron BA.1 variant, however, was found to be non-lethal in this model. Here, we systematically assessed the effect of individual mutations of Omicron BA.1 on the pathogenicity of the virus in hACE2 transgenic mice and found that combination of 5 mutations of Nsp14, E, and M of BA.1 variant significantly lowered brain viral load and reduced lethality. …”
Get full text

Effects of a social participation-focused virtual reality intervention for community-dwelling stroke survivors with physical disabilities: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Janita Pak Chun Chau, Suzanne Hoi Shan Lo, Vivian Wing Yan Lee, Kai Chow Choi, Alexander Yuk Lun Lau, David R Thompson, Eddie Chi Fai Kwok

“…Introduction Studies show that stroke survivors encounter physical and psychological limitations that restrict their participation in social and community activities. Systematic reviews have yielded inconclusive evidence regarding the effectiveness of different interventions intended to support stroke survivors’ social participation. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of complications and comorbidities associated with obesity: a health insurance claims analysis by Jay P. Bae, David R. Nelson, Kristina S. Boye, Kieren J. Mather

“…Understanding the range of obesity-related comorbidities seen in this claims data may encourage healthcare professionals and healthcare systems to systematically diagnose and better manage these disorders. …”
Get full text

Identifying the barriers and facilitators to culturally responsive HIV and PrEP screening for racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minoritized patients: A scoping review protocol. by Julia Xavier, Maranda C Ward, Patrick G Corr, Nikhil Kalita, Paige McDonald

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This scoping review will be performed following the framework set forth by Arksey and O'Malley and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). …”
Get full text

An Analysis of the Vocational-Educational Problematics for Substantiating Production Specialist Competencies by V. E. Steinberg, L. V. Vakhidova, E. M. Gabitova

“…This education should be conducted by means of systematic identification and assessment of multi-dimensional regional and sectoral needs for trained personnel, projections of results of monitoring on educational programmes and development of means for the acquisition of the relevant skills. …”
Get full text

Healthcare workers’ perspectives on trauma and mental health access for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar by Lindsey Green, Linda Kaljee, Shahanoor Akter Chowdhury, Thomas McHale, Ranit Mishori, Ranit Mishori, Dahlia Fateen, Nima Sheth

“…BackgroundIn August 2017, the Rohingya population of northern Rakhine State in Myanmar fled to Bangladesh following “clearance operations” by the Myanmar security forces that were characterized by widespread and systematic violence, constituting severe human rights violations. …”
Get full text