Blood Genomics Identifies Three Subtypes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: “IFN-High,” “NE-High,” and “Mixed” by Mintian Cui, Taotao Li, Xinwei Yan, Chao Wang, Qi Shen, Hongbiao Ren, Liangshuang Li, Ruijie Zhang

“…Three data sets were used in this paper that were collected from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, which contained two published data sets of pediatric and adult SLE patients (GSE65391, GSE49454) and public longitudinal data (GSE72754) from a cohort of SLE patients treated with IFN-α Kinoid (IFN-K). …”
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Knowledge on hydroxychloroquine prescription and attitude toward its use in COVID-19 – A survey-based study among doctors by T P Afra, N A Uvais, Anuradha Bishnoi, Edavalath Sukesh, Salin Eliyas, N A Bishurul Hafi, T Muhammed Razmi

“…Results: Of 115 respondents, the majority considered HCQ a safe drug (86.1%) and were in favor of its usage in COVID-19 trials (81.7%) or health-care/contact prophylaxis (60.9%) but against its use as a mass prophylactic agent (80.9%). Contrary to the published guidelines/recommendations, 80% and 55.7% of respondents opined for routine cardiac and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase evaluations before prescribing HCQ. …”
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Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Transdermal Electrical Stimulation in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis by Kaiming LI, Shangquan WANG, Linghui LI, Qing ZHANG, Long LIANG, Ming CHEN, Jiawen ZHAN, Jing YIN, Zhuo WANG

“…Objective:To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of transdermal electrical stimulation (TES) in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Methods:A computerized systematic search of randomized controlled trials published in CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, Embase, PubMed, CBM, Cochrane libraries on the treatment of KOA by TES prior to October 2019. …”
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Zionism and Academic Hegemony: The Intersection of Power, Knowledge, and Suppression in the United States Universities by Mehmet Rakipoğlu

“…Additional examples include the suppression of pro-Palestinian viewpoints and the punishment of students and faculty who advocate for Palestinian rights at various prominent U.S. institutions, which further demonstrate the broader, systematic efforts to control academic discourse. …”
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CONSORT-DEFINE explanation and elaboration: recommendations for enhancing reporting quality and impact of early phase dose-finding clinical trialsResearch in context by Jan Rekowski, Christina Guo, Olga Solovyeva, Munyaradzi Dimairo, Mahtab Rouhifard, Dhrusti Patel, Emily Alger, Deborah Ashby, Jordan Berlin, Oliver Boix, Melanie Calvert, An-Wen Chan, Courtney H. Coschi, Johann de Bono, Thomas R. Jeffry Evans, Elizabeth Garrett–Mayer, Robert M. Golub, Kathryn S. Hayward, Sally Hopewell, John D. Isaacs, S. Percy Ivy, Thomas Jaki, Olga Kholmanskikh, Andrew Kightley, Shing Lee, Rong Liu, Israel Maia, Adrian Mander, Lynley V. Marshall, James Matcham, Richard Peck, Khadija Rerhou Rantell, Dawn P. Richards, Lesley Seymour, Yoshiya Tanaka, Moreno Ursino, Christopher J. Weir, Christina Yap

“…For each new or modified checklist item, we provide a detailed description and its rationale with supporting evidence, and present examples from EPDF trial reports published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. When reporting the results of EPDF trials, authors are encouraged to consult the CONSORT-DEFINE E&E document, together with the CONSORT and CONSORT-DEFINE statement papers, and adhere to their recommendations. …”
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Education as a Resource for the Formation of “Soft Power” in Working with Young Compatriots Living in the CIS countries by T. K. Rostovskaya, E. N. Vasilieva

“…During this period 1949 documents were published, the sample is solid but not every document contained information on the studied problem. …”
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Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Prepapillary Arterial Loop: An Isolated Ocular Disease? Case Report and Literature Review by Mansour AM, Parodi MB, Casella AMB, Kheir WJ, Bashshur ZF

“…The search was for all relevant articles published from inception until October 31, 2024.Results: A total of 33 cases of prepapillary artery loop with retinal artery occlusion were reviewed. …”
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The Role of Intraarterial Chemotherapy in the Management of Retinoblastoma by Aleksandra Pekacka

“…The final results included 23 studies. The studies were published between 2011 and 2019. The studies evaluated the technical success rate of IAC, globe salvage rate, and ocular and systemic complications, as well as the occurrence of deaths, metastasis, and secondary neoplasms. …”
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Food loss in Pacific Island Countries: a scoping review of the literature by Christian-Yves Amato-Ali, Viliamu Iese, Gayathri Mekala, Daniela Hidalgo, Hilda Sakiti-Waqa

“…Studies focusing on food loss in PICs published in English from 2011 to 2023 were included. …”
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Comparing propofol anaesthesia guided by Bispectral Index monitoring and frontal EEG wave analysis with standard monitoring in laparoscopic surgery: protocol for the ‘EEG in Genera... by Luzius A Steiner, Salome Dell-Kuster, Bettina U Gruber, Valerie Girsberger, Lukas Kusstatscher, Simon Funk, Anita Luethy, Lien Jakus, Julien Maillard, Christoph S Burkhart

“…The findings of the trial will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, presented at international conferences, and may lead to a change in titrating propofol in clinical practice.Trial registration number www.clinicaltrials.gov:NCT04105660…”
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Comparative CT with stress manoeuvres for diagnosing distal isolated tibiofibular syndesmotic injury in acute ankle sprain: a protocol for an accuracy- test prospective study by João Carlos Rodrigues, Mario Lenza, Laercio Alberto Rosemberg, Durval do Carmo Santos Barros, Mario Ferretti, Alexandre Leme Godoy Santos, Marcelo Pires Prado, José Felipe Marion Alloza, Renato Amaral Masagão, Adham do Amaral e Castro, Marco Kawamura Demange

“…The results will be presented at national and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals and social media.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov Registry (NCT04095598; preresults).…”
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The impact of chronic kidney disease on developed countries from a health economics perspective: A systematic scoping review. by Sarah Elshahat, Paul Cockwell, Alexander P Maxwell, Matthew Griffin, Timothy O'Brien, Ciaran O'Neill

“…Costs were examined from a health system and societal perspective, and HRQoL was assessed from a societal and patient perspective. Papers published in English from 2015 onward found through a systematic search strategy formed the basis of the review. …”
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Explore the Conflict and Resolution of Pollution NIMBY Facility Construction in the Context of New Media: An Evolutionary Game Theoretical Approach by Jie Yu, Changzheng Zhang, Dechun Huang, Yujia Shao, Hong Ren

“…The local government’s punishment to the new media spreading rumors should be kept above a certain level to restrain the new media spreading rumors. …”
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Effect of neutering timing in relation to puberty on health in the female dog-a scoping review. by Rachel Moxon, Gary C W England, Richard Payne, Sandra A Corr, Sarah L Freeman

“…However, variation between published studies in terms of study populations and methodologies makes comparison and consolidation of the evidence difficult.…”
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Cost-effectiveness of tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment strategies for chronic myeloid leukemia in South Africa by Rochelle Woudberg, Edina Sinanovic

“…Effectiveness and utility data were obtained from published literature. Cost data was obtained from local sources for generic imatinib and branded second-generation TKIs and based on national tariffs. …”
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Database quality assessment in research in paramedicine: a scoping review protocol by Dean Kriellaars, Gordon Giesbrecht, Neil McDonald, Malcolm Doupe, Rob T Pryce

“…This strategy will be applied to MEDLINE (National Library of Medicine), Embase (Elsevier), Scopus (Elsevier) and CINAHL (EBSCO) to identify studies published from 2011 through 2021 that assess paramedic data quality as a stated goal. …”
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Practice patterns on the management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in the United States: Results from a modified Delphi panel. by David E Henner, Beatrice Drambarean, Teresa M Gerbeling, Jessica B Kendrick, William T Kendrick, Lisa Koester-Wiedemann, Thomas L Nickolas, Anjay Rastogi, Anis A Rauf, Brenda Dyson, Michael C Singer, Pooja Desai, Kathleen M Fox, Sunfa Cheng, William Goodman

“…Consensus was determined via iterative responses to a questionnaire based on the 2009 and 2017 KDIGO guidelines and published literature on the identification, evaluation, monitoring, and interventional strategies for patients with SHPT. …”
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Psychosocial functioning of adolescents with ADHD in the family, school and peer group: A scoping review protocol. by Kinga Karteczka-Świętek, Sylwia Opozda-Suder, Agnieszka Strojny

“…The following databases: Academic Search Ultimate, ERIC, MEDLINE, ProQuest Central, PsycInfo, Scopus, and databases under the Web of Science will be searched for primary studies in peer-reviewed journals, written in English and published since 1987. The analyses will be based mainly on frequency counts of the components of psychosocial functioning and population characteristics. …”
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DETECTION OF PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 3 IN RUSSIAN PIG HOLDINGS by M. V. Biryuchenkova, A. M. Timina, A. V. Shcherbakov

“…Later, data on PCV-3 detection in Asia, Europe and South America were published. Analysis of literature data on current epidemic situation on PCV-3 infection in foreign countries as well as the disease clinical manifestations and postmortem lesions are described. …”
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Exploring mental health in veterinary students: common stressors and effective coping strategies: a narrative review by Rahib K. Islam, Emily K. Cobb, Hannah K. McCowan, Kylie Watson, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Anjali Chandra, Warda Mohiuddin, Karen Gruszynski, Karen Gruszynski, Amanda H. Wilkerson, John J. Dascanio, Robert E. Davis, Vinayak K. Nahar, Vinayak K. Nahar

“…This review explores the demographic and psychosocial variables influencing mental health outcomes, highlighting common stressors and coping strategies.MethodsA systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed, CAB Abstracts, and Google Scholar. Studies published up to 2021 involving veterinary students were included. …”
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