Outcome Mapping as a Monitoring and Evaluation Tool for Livestock Value Chain Interventions: The Case of imGoats by Hailemichael Taye Beyene, Kees Swaans, Birgit Boogaard, Ramkumar Bendapudi, Saskia Hendrickx

“…The OM process was continuously monitored and documented with a support from an external consultant. Data collection and analysis:  Data were gathered through a multi-method process including review of documents, key informant interviews, focus group discussions and participant observations. …”
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Validation of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and IV Score in COVID-19 Patients by Jeroen Vandenbrande, Laurens Verbrugge, Liesbeth Bruckers, Laurien Geebelen, Ester Geerts, Ina Callebaut, Ine Gruyters, Liesbeth Heremans, Jasperina Dubois, Bjorn Stessel

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Peer support for adult social care in prisons in England and Wales: a mixed-methods rapid evaluation by Holly Walton, Efthalia Massou, Chris Sherlaw-Johnson, Donna Gipson, Lucy Wainwright, Paula Harriott, Pei Li Ng, Stephen Riley, Stephen Morris, Naomi J Fulop

“…It is currently not possible to evaluate impact and cost due to limited data. We have developed an evaluation guide which outlines operational, cost and outcome data that needs to be collected to enable regular monitoring and/or evaluation in future. …”
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Clinical Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Levofloxacin for the Prevention of Infection after Traumatic Osteoarthrosis and Internal Fixation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Weiliang Wang, ChuanQi Zou, Jie Zhang

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Evaluating the effects of guide plans on the mental health of villagers (Case study: Central district of Darab County) by Hamid Heidary mokarrar, Hamid reza Nasimi, Zohreh Ramezanpour

“…Descriptive, inferential and spatial analysis was performed using Excel, SPSS and ArcGIS software to analyze the data. …”
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Evaluation of spinal deformity and its progression in pyogenic spondylodiscitis: A retrospective MRI study of 59 cases by Andreas Kramer, Jonathan Neuhoff, Santhosh G. Thavarajasingam, Rebecca Sutherland, Hugh McCaughan, Benjamin Davies, Ehab Shiban, Florian Ringel, Andreas K. Demetriades

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Evaluating Railway Operation Safety Situation in China Based on an Improved TOPSIS Method: A Regional Perspective by Xu Yan, Qiyuan Peng, Yong Yin, Yongxiang Zhang, Qingwei Zhong

“…A brief analysis is conducted, resulting in suggestions for the evaluation results. …”
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Telehomecare Monitoring for Patients Receiving Anticancer Oral Therapy: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluability Study by Dominique Tremblay, Thomas Joly-Mischlich, Annick Dufour, Marie-Claude Battista, Djamal Berbiche, José Côté, Marco Décelles, Catherine Forget, Brigitte Guérin, Manon Larivière, Frédéric Lemay, Manon Lemonde, Éric Maillet, Nathalie Moreau, Michel Pavic, Sara Soldera, Catherine Wilhelmy

“…A steering committee with 3 working groups was established to oversee the technological, clinical, and evaluation aspects of this study. …”
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Stability, performance and participatory evaluation of potato varieties under rain-fed and irrigation conditions at Southeast, Ethiopia by Gizaw Wegayehu Tilahun, Nimona Fufa, Dasta Tsagaye, Demis Fikre, Awoke Ali, Fekadu Gebretensay, Kedir Jaleto

“…The study provides baseline data for potato breeding, and the varieties must be evaluated in the nation's mega-environments for additional recommendations. …”
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Evaluation of Ecological Resilience of Agricultural Ecosystems in Razavi Khorasan Province: Comparison of Integrated and Non-Integrated Ecosystems by Pegah Naghipour, Alireza Koocheki, Mahdi Nasiri mahalati, Soroor Khorramdel

“…The resilience of households in each group was evaluated based on 5 components (asset, adaptive capacity, biodiversity, intensification, and use of ecosystem services), each measured by a number of indicators. …”
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Meta-Analysis: Overweight, Obesity, and Parkinson's Disease by Jinhu Chen, Zhenlong Guan, Liqin Wang, Guangyao Song, Boqing Ma, Yanqin Wang

“…Case-control studies showed that there was no statistical difference between any two groups. Conclusion. Meta-analysis showed that overweight might be a potential risk factor of PD. …”
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Economic Evaluation of Boceprevir for the Treatment of Patients with Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Hungary by Raymond Odhiambo, Jagpreet Chhatwal, Shannon Allen Ferrante, Antoine El Khoury, Elamin Elbasha

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Clinical efficacy and safety of first‐line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia—Nationwide real life data by Petra Belohlavkova, Daniela Zackova, Hana Klamova, Edgar Faber, Michal Karas, Lukas Stejskal, Eduard Cmunt, Olga Cerna, Ivana Jeziskova, Katerina Machova Polakova, Pavel Zak, Tereza Jurkova, Marika Chrapava, Jiri Mayer

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A medical insurance fund operation performance evaluation system under the DRG payment mode reform by Zijian Wang, Zijian Wang, Zijian Wang, Weifu Chang, Weifu Chang, Aijing Luo, Aijing Luo, Aijing Luo

“…BackgroundAn evaluation system for comprehensively measuring medical insurance fund operational performance under China’s Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) payment reform holds critical theoretical and practical significance, especially for enhancing the efficiency of medical insurance fund utilization and the quality of healthcare services. …”
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Do community-based digital health inclusion programmes contribute to tackling health inequalities in disadvantaged population groups?: a qualitative study of experiences of a city-... by Shoba Poduval, Lily Arnold, Emma Carta, Danielle Nimmons, Irene Stratton, Michael Shaw, Katherine Bradbury, Fiona Stevenson

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Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Comparison between a Chinese cohort and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data by Qin Xiao, Haifan Xiao, Shuyu Ouyang, Jinming Tang, Baihua Zhang, Hui Wang

“…Prognostic factors were further analyzed in the Chinese group. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to balance baseline features between the groups. …”
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Assessing agritourism-integrated rural human settlement environment under the “dual-carbon” goal: evidence from Zhejiang, China by Shuaijun Lin, Hongfeng Zhang, Johnny F. I. Lam

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Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation on The Performance of Government Projects: A Case Study of Operation Wealth Creation in Kabale District. by Twehemukama, Agatha

“…The researcher adopted a descriptive status research design to collect qualitative and quantitative data from 90 respondents. Data collection was done using questionnaires, and a documentary checklist, and analysis was done. …”
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Aluminium adjuvants versus placebo or no intervention in vaccine randomised clinical trials: a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis by Christian Gluud, Marija Barbateskovic, Sara Russo Krauss, Janus C Jakobsen, Sesilje Bondo Petersen, Sarah Louise Klingenberg, Snezana Djurisic, Mette Kenfelt, De Zhao Kong

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Protocol for the implementation evaluation of an integrated paediatric and primary care model: Strengthening Care for Children (SC4C) by Yvonne Zurynski, Susan Woolfenden, Peter D Hibbert, Harriet Hiscock, Raghu Lingam, Karen Wheeler, Michael Hodgins, Jade Burley, Rachel Pelly, Jane Le, Sonia Khano, Tammy Meyers Morris, Stephanie Germano

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