Adoption of AI writing tools among academic researchers: A Theory of Reasoned Action approach. by Mohammed A Al-Bukhrani, Yasser Mohammed Hamid Alrefaee, Mohammed Tawfik

“…Results offer practical guidance for tool developers, academic institutions, and publishers aiming to foster responsible and efficient AI writing tool use in academia. …”
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Post-COVID-19 conditions and health effects in Africa: a scoping review by Mustapha Amoadu, Promise Kwame Salu, David N Banaaleh, Edward W Ansah, Martin S Daanko

“…The protocol for this review is already published in BMJ Open; doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082519.Results The prevalence of post–COVID-19 conditions in Africa ranged from 2% to as high as 94.7%. …”
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Towards the design for a new Bible translation in Sesotho by T. J. Makutoane, J. A. Naudé

“…This trend is reflected in the recently published Contemporary English Version (1995), Das Neue Testament (1999), The Schocken Bible, Volume 1 (1995) and the Nieuwe Bijbel Vertaling (New Dutch Version) (2004). …”
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Using the alternative model of personality disorders for DSM-5 traits to identify personality types, and the relationship with disordered eating, depression, anxiety and stress by Tanya Gilmartin, Caroline Gurvich, Joanna F. Dipnall, Gemma Sharp

“…The aim of the research was to explore whether latent Overcontrol and Undercontrol personality types could be identified using pathological personality types as part of the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders published in DSM-5. We further aimed to understand how these personality types were associated with eating pathology, depressed mood and anxiety. …”
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American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Score: a study protocol for the translation and validation of the Dutch language version by Cornelis H Van der Vlies, Esther M M van Lieshout, Michael H J Verhofstad, Duncan E Meuffels, A Siebe de Boer, Wim E Tuinebreijer, P Ted Den Hoed

“…The results of the study are planned to be published in an international, peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration number NTR5613. pre-result.…”
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Virtual 3D reconstruction of complex congenital cardiac anatomy from 3D rotational angiography by Ernesto Mejia, Shannon Sweeney, Jenny E. Zablah

“…Methods Five patients selected at random with 3DRA performed in the pediatric cardiac catheterization suite were selected. 3DRA’s were performed following published institutional protocols and segmentations performed by primary operators. …”
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A longitudinal bottom-up analysis of staff travel patterns (2018–2023) at a research-intensive university hospital by N. Gebhardt, O. A. Kern, L. Schwaab, H.-C. Friederich, C. Nikendei

“…Yet, there exist no data-driven analyses of staff travel at university hospitals, nor have quantitative evaluations of mitigation measures been published so far. Methods. GHG emissions were calculated bottom-up from administrative data for all travel activities in 2018–2023 at a large university hospital active in international research. …”
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Gather together in the name of our next generation: A scoping review of the essence and implementation of community baby showers by Aysha Jawed, Catherine Ehrhardt, Molly Rye, Amy Hess, Elizabeth Murter, Colin Gardiner

“…Results: Specifically, this review synthesizes the commonalities, differences, key findings, intervention components as well as gaps in research and practice on community baby showers across published studies (n=20) and secondary sources (n=4). …”
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A Critique of “Prehistoric Mesopotamia” by rahmat abbasnejadseresti

“…The present paper, in line with the critical approach to academic teaching books, criticizes the form and content of the book of Prehistoric Mesopotamia written by Dr. Hassan Talaei, published by the Organization for Researching and Composing University Textbooks in the Humanities (SAMT). …”
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Drug-Induced Myoclonus: A Systematic Review by Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara, Nidhi Bhal, Rishikulya Repudi, Lea Zlatin, Ian M. Walker

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: Two reviewers assessed the PubMed database using the search term “myoclonus”, without language restriction, for articles published between 1955 and 2024. The medications found were divided into classes and sub-classes, and the subclasses were graded according to their level of evidence. …”
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Risk Factors of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Gang Chen, Kailiang Xu, Fangyuan Sun, Yuxia Sun, Ziyuan Kong, Bangjiang Fang

“…A total of 3,607 articles were retrieved, of which 21 articles representing 20 cohort studies published in English were included after title/abstract and full-text screening. …”
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Content and outcome of non-pharmacological rehabilitation in hospital, or community-based care, for women with traumatic brain injury: a scoping review protocol by Kajsa Lidström Holmqvist, Thomas Strandberg, Grahame Simpson, Jessica Massey, Marie Matérne

“…The following inclusion criteria will be applied: peer-reviewed studies published in English over the years 2000–2024 including description of content and outcomes of non-pharmacological TBI rehabilitation for women aged between 16 and 65 years in both inpatient and outpatient contexts. …”
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Patient perspective: Is intensive screening of women at high risk of breast cancer evidence-based medicine or ? by Kathleen A Fairman

“…Known harms accompanying the benefits of breast screening—overdiagnosis, psychological effects, and mammography-associated radiation-exposure risks—make empirical measurement of patient-centered outcomes essential. Yet, published research on intensive screening of women at high breast cancer risk has largely ignored these outcomes, leaving patients, providers, and guideline developers lacking the evidence needed for best practice. …”
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Multicentre, multitime, multidimension, prospective follow-up cohort study on patients during the first wave of COVID-19 in China: a study protocol by Ming Zhang, Xuan Niu, Tonghui Liu, Chao Zheng, Huijie Yuan, Yanan Zhu, Huiping Liu, Shan Wu, Zhaoyao Luo, Jia Zhu, Danwei Hou, Tianhua Wei, Zhimin Zhu, Weipeng Huang, Weixian Bai, Xinyi Yu, Wenrui Bao

“…Findings will be presented at national and international conferences, as well as published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.Trial registration number NCT05745805.…”
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The impact of community-based non-pharmacological interventions on cardiovascular and kidney disease outcomes in remote dwelling Indigenous communities: A scoping review protocol. by Ikechi G Okpechi, Vinash Kumar Hariramani, Naima Sultana, Anukul Ghimire, Deenaz Zaidi, Shezel Muneer, Mohammed M Tinwala, Feng Ye, Megan Sebastianski, Abdullah Abdulrahman, Branko Braam, Kailash Jindal, Maryam Khan, Scott Klarenbach, Soroush Shojai, Stephanie Thompson, Aminu K Bello, Aminu K Bello

“…Ethical approval will not be required for this scoping review as the data used will be extracted from already published studies with publicly accessible data.…”
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Trade and Scientific-Technical Cooperation with the USSR on the U.S. Leadership’s Agenda During the Era of Détente (1969–1980) by V. T. Yungblyud

“…In Moscow, this notion evolved into a programmatic directive, whereas Washington adopted a more pragmatic stance.Drawing on a broad historiographical foundation, archival documents from Russian repositories (RGANI, RGAE), published materials from the U.S. Department of State, and electronic collections of American intelligence and scientific communities, this article examines the evolving U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union in the 1970s. …”
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Exploring the inequalities experienced by health and care workforce and their bases - A scoping review protocol. by Roomi Aziz, Anuj Kapilashrami, Reza Majdzadeh

“…PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL and SCOPUS will be used to identify relevant literature. All types of published study designs in English language will be included if they discuss any inequality experienced by any category of health and care workers. …”
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An Analysis of Biopsies for Suspected Skin Cancer at a Tertiary Care Dermatology Clinic in the Western Cape Province of South Africa by Johann de Wet, Minette Steyn, Henry F. Jordaan, Rhodine Smith, Saskya Claasens, Willem I. Visser

“…There is a paucity of published scientific data on skin cancer in South Africa. …”
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Evidence-based practice models and frameworks in the healthcare setting: a scoping review by Jarrod Dusin, Andrea Melanson, Lisa Mische-Lawson

“…Specifically, how EBP models and frameworks used in healthcare settings align with the original model of (1) asking the question, (2) acquiring the best evidence, (3) appraising the evidence, (4) applying the findings to clinical practice and (5) evaluating the outcomes of change, along with patient values and preferences and clinical skills.Design A Scoping review.Included sources and articles Published articles were identified through searches within electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus) from January 1990 to April 2022. …”
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Three-dimensional effects on cracked components under anti-plane loading by F. Berto, A. Campagnolo

“…An extended version of the present work has recently been published in the literature. The results obtained from the highly accurate finite element analyses have improved understanding of the behaviour of through cracked components under anti-plane loading. …”
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