Protocol for an adaptive platform trial of intended service user-derived interventions to equitably reduce non-attendance in eye screening programmes in Botswana, India, Kenya and... by Min Kim, David Macleod, Michael Gichangi, Andrew Bastawrous, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Oathokwa Nkomazana, James R Carpenter, Sailesh Mishra, Shalinder Sabherwal, Luke Allen, Sarah Karanja, Ari Ho-Foster, Nigel Bolster, Malebogo Tlhajoane, Bakgaki Ratshaa

“…Each RCT will continually recruit participants until the following default stopping rules have been met: >95% probability that one arm is best; >95% probability that the difference between the best arm and the arms remaining in the trial is <1%; or 10 000 people have been recruited. …”
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The Effect of Oral Gabapentin and Pregabalin as a Prodrug in Pain Control after Orthopedic Surgery on the Upper Limb: A Double-Blind Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial Study by Lida Nouri, Rana Roshanfekr, Azam Biderafsh, Reza Pakzad, Hamed Azadi

“…In this study, 37 subjects were allocated to each group. The participation rate was 92.5%. The mean with 95% confidence interval (CI) of pain scores over 4 times in the PGB group was 4.03 (3.25–4.79), 3.76 (3.02–4.49), 3.65 (3.06–4.23), and 3.41 (2.88–3.93) and in the GBP group was 4.08 (3.33–4.83), 2.78 (2.11–4.45), 2.3 (2.05–2.54), and 2 (1.51–2.50), respectively. …”
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The effect of lavender inhalation aromatherapy on systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with prehypertension by Amir Musarezaie, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Sedigheh Farzi, Tahere Momeni-Ghale Ghasemi, Amir Hossein Saeidi, Maryam Sadat Shahshahani

“…Methods & Materials: This two-group quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2023, involving 70 prehypertensive patients selected from comprehensive health service centers in Isfahan. Participants were selected through convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. …”
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Understanding stakeholder views of the use of digital therapeutic interventions within children and young people’s mental health services by Brioney Gee, Brioney Gee, Tim Clarke, Tim Clarke, Jess Garner, Bonnie Teague, Bonnie Teague, Georgianna Coote, Aoife Dunne, Rachel McGuire, Andrew Laphan, Manjul Rathee, Jon Wilson, Jon Wilson

“…Study 2 involved eight focus groups with children and young people’s clinicians, service managers, commissioners, and policy leads (n=28), exploring participants’ views and experiences of implementing and sustaining digital therapeutic interventions. …”
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Optimal exercise dose on Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and bayesian model-based network meta-analysis by Zan Huang, Gang Sun, Jiayu Li, Bin Zhang, Guangping Lai, Hongwei Jing, Yulan Zhou

“…Results The study included 39 publications with 1,814 participants, 47.3% female and a median age of 14 years. …”
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Relation Between Humor Styles and Psychopathological Symptoms in Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study by Miriam Leñero-Cirujano, Héctor González-Ordi, Juan Ignacio Torres-González, Jacinto Gómez-Higuera, Sergi Piñar-Rodríguez, Elena López-Bermejo Minaya, Gregorio Jesús Alcalá-Albert, Álvaro Carmona-Pestaña, María Nieves Moro-Tejedor

“…<b>Methods</b>: A cross-sectional and descriptive correlational design was employed. The participants consisted of 250 healthcare professionals at a general hospital. …”
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A Research on Professıonal Anxıety Levels of 3and 4 Grade Students of Faculty of Sport Scıences of Selcuk Unıversıty by Ramazan Topuz, İbrahim Bozkurt, Mehmet Özdemir

“…At the  result of the research, no statistically significant difference was observed in all the sub-dimensions of the students who participated in the research, according to the educational level of the parents, age and gender. …”
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Changing consumption of resources for respiratory support and short-term outcomes in four consecutive geographical cohorts of infants born extremely preterm over 25 years since the... by Alicia J Spittle, Lex W Doyle, Peter J Anderson, Li Huang, Jeanie L Y Cheong, Alice C Burnett, Anjali Haikerwal, Merilyn Bear, Margaret Charlton, Janet Courtot, Noni Davis, Julianne Duff, Rachel Ellis, Marie Hayes, Elisha Josev, Elaine Kelly, Marion Mcdonald, Emma Mcinnes, Bronwyn Novella, Gillian Opie, Gehan Roberts, Katherine Scott, Penelope Stevens, Anne-marie Turner, Kim M Dalziel, Katherine Lee, Marissa Clark, Joy E Olsen, Rosemarie A Boland, Alice E Stewart, Leah M Hickey

“…We aimed to determine changes in respiratory support, survival and morbidity in EP infants since the early 1990s.Design Prospective longitudinal cohort study.Setting The State of Victoria, Australia.Participants All EP births offered intensive care in four discrete eras (1991–1992 (24 months): n=332, 1997 (12 months): n=190, 2005 (12 months): n=229, and April 2016–March 2017 (12 months): n=250).Outcome measures Consumption of respiratory support, survival and morbidity to discharge home. …”
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The U-shaped association of fasting plasma glucose to HbA1c ratio with mortality in diabetic and prediabetic populations: the mediating role of systemic immune-inflammation index by Ming Yang, Qing Shangguan, Guobo Xie, Guotai Sheng, Jingqi Yang

“…BackgroundsThis study aimed to assess the association between fasting plasma glucose to glycated hemoglobin (FPG/HbA1c) ratio and mortality and to explore the mediating role of immunity and inflammation in diabetic and prediabetic populations.MethodsOur analysis included 10,267 participants with prediabetes or diabetes from the NHANES (1999-2018). …”
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Implementation and Evaluation of a Long-Term Care at Home (Home LTC) Service in a Rural Community Pharmacy Setting by Megan Ditzman, Stevie Veach, Jessie Schaefer, Kaitlin Luett, Bryan Kendall, Matthew Witry

“…Patient eligibility requirements include taking 6+ medications, having 3+ chronic conditions, and having 2+ limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs). All participants received a comprehensive medication review. …”
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Efficient task scheduling and computational offloading optimization with federated learning and blockchain in mobile cloud computing by Matheen Fathima G, Shakkeera L

“…The Android platform is more vulnerable to attacks since it is open-source, allows third-party app stores and it has extensive app screening. …”
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Factors Associated with Arkansans’ First Use of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jennifer A. Andersen, Holly C. Felix, Dejun Su, James P. Selig, Shawn Ratcliff, Pearl A. McElfish

“…Recruitment emails provided a study description, the opportunity to verify meeting the study’s inclusion criteria and to consent for participation, and a link to follow to complete the survey online. …”
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Protocol for a randomised ‘screen-and-treat’ Helicobacter pylori eradication trial in 14–18-years-old adolescents residing in three regions of Chile: effectiveness and microbiologi... by Ximena Aguilera, Camila Cabrera, Sergio George, Yalda Lucero, Beatriz Zabala Torres, Lilian Fernández, Nora Mamani, Anne Lagomarcino, Miguel O'Ryan

“…Specific aims are to assess eradication efficacy, its clinical and molecular outcomes and potential clinical and microbiological side effects.Methods and analysis The screening phase will involve testing 500–1000 asymptomatic adolescents aged 14–18 from three cities in Chile using the urea breath test (UBT) to identify 210 participants with persistent infection. They will proceed to a randomised, non-blinded, controlled trial, receiving either a sequential eradication scheme for H. pylori or no treatment. …”
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Protocol on establishing a prospective enhanced surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases in residential aged care facilities in Central Queensland, Australia: an observational... by Mohammad Rashidul Hashan, Robert Booy, Michael Kirk, Gulam Khandaker, Gwenda Chapman, Jacina Walker, Sonya Jayne Davidson, Jill Auriac, Nicolas Smoll, Delwar Akbar

“…The CQHHS HREC approved a request to waive consent requirements of study participants as researchers will be provided non-identifiable data. …”
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Knowledge and Awareness of Medical and Dental Students About Oral Cancer Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lilibeth-Stephania Escoto-Vasquez MSc, Mario Alberto Alarcón-Sánchez MSc, Ruth Rodríguez-Montaño PhD, Julieta Sarai Becerra-Ruiz PhD, Sarah Monserrat Lomelí-Martínez PhD, Artak Heboyan PhD

“…Results After the selection process, 41 studies met the eligibility criteria, comprising a total of 14,425 participants, 22% medical students and 78% dental students, primarily female (53%). …”
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Induction training programme of resident doctors: The need of the hour by Md Sameer, Jawahar S. K. Pillai, Biswajeevan Sahoo

“…The findings of the online survey and the feedback of the training program were found to be similar in many aspects though study participants were different in the analyze and evaluate phases. …”
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Acute Effect of Different Stretching Protocols on Fexibility, Yoyo IR-1 and RepeatedSprint Ability Performance by Fahri Safa Çınarlı, Yalçın Aydın, Muhammed Emin Kafkas, Özgür Eken, Armağan Şahin Kafkas

“…Stretching protocols were determined as follows: light jogging for only 5 minutes (NS), light jogging and static strectching (SS), light jogging and dynamic stretching (DS), light jogging and static + dynamic stretching (SDS), light jogging and dynamic + static stretching (DSS). Altough participants did not have a statistically significant effect on flexibility performance (p gt; 0.05), the best flexibility value was SS. …”
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الدور المجتمعى للمکتبة الوطنیة فى تنمیة الوعى السیاسى للمواطنین : دراسة مسحیة by د. هبة ابراهیم مرعى

“…In addition to study the current situation inthe national libraries of the Egyptian national library and archives in greater Cairoin terms of providing knowledge services, activities and programs to develop < br />citizens' awareness of political information and e-government services and theextent of their encouragement for political participation in the stateThis study used the survey method to identify the role that nationallibraries play in developing citizens' awareness towards national services andlaws that, in addition to this, know the availability of activities,  The data was collected through the questionnaire tool that targeted thelibrarian working in the Egyptian national library and archives and its branches ingreater Cairo, and the checklist to collect information about the projects beingimplemented and those implemented by the state, and electronic services thatcitizens are interested in, from the websites of the Egyptian ministries.The researcher used a statistical method using the SPSS program (thestatistical package for social sciences).…”
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Transforming Education: Case-Based Integrated Learning Development and Implementation – A Mixed Methods Study at a Private Medical College by RAHILA ALI, AZAM AFZAL, SARA SHAKIL, AMBER SULTAN, SHAZIA BABAR, JAVERIA REHMAN, MARIB GHULAM RASOOL MALIK, MOHAMMAD SHAHZAIB QADIR, SADAF KHAN, SANA SAEED

“…Faculty from various clinical specialties were trained on CBIL concepts and lesson planning, and the prototypes were used to develop engaging cases for subsequent sessions. Participants included faculty from diverse disciplines and students intheir third and fourth years of medical school.Results: The faculty considered the training very effective (overall satisfaction: 5.17±0.89 out of 6), with a vast majority being very satisfied with its relevance (86%, n=30) and structure (91%, n=32).Among students, 95% (n=116) were satisfied with the developed cases. …”
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The New Normal? by O. A. Donskikh

“…The problem of monitoring of educational activities is discussed, which already in the current conditions makes it possible to record any actions and states of all participants in the process. The article is a reaction to the beginning of the process of widespread introduction of online technologies, and this approach, according to the author, allows to observe vividly the most painful aspects of the new situation (like the first impression of a meeting with the unknown).…”
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