Assessing the Roles of Molecular Markers of Antimalarial Drug Resistance and the Host Pharmacogenetics in Drug-Resistant Malaria by Peter Hodoameda, Nancy Odurowah Duah-Quashie, Neils Ben Quashie

“…A major finding in our recent study published in the Malaria Journal indicates that the parasite’s genetic factors rather than the host are likely to energize resistance to an antimalarial drug. …”
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A clinical decision model for failed adrenal vein sampling in primary aldosteronism by Sophie N. M. ter Haar, Sofie J. van Goor, Eleonora P. M. Corssmit, Arian R. van Erkel, Bartholomeus E. P. B. Ballieux, Olaf M. Dekkers, Olaf M. Dekkers, Michiel F. Nijhoff

“…LAV/IVC values <1.2 indicated unilateral right-sided disease (specificity 91%, sensitivity 96%, AUC 0.98, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.95-1.0), values 1.2-2.4 suggested bilateral disease (sensitivity 93%, specificity 64%, AUC 0.85, CI 0.73-0.96), whereas values ≥4.4 predicted unilateral left-sided disease (specificity 93%, sensitivity 60%, AUC 0.85, CI 0.73-0.96). Published literature aligns with our results on cut-off values.ConclusionsUtilizing the LAV/IVC index, over 70% of unsuccessful AVS procedures due to failed right adrenal cannulation could be interpreted with over 90% certainty regarding the PA subtype, preventing unnecessary resampling and aiding in determining the preferred treatment.…”
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Application and implementation of brief geriatric assessment in primary care and community settings: a scoping review by Lay Khoon Lau, Penny Lun, Jonathan Gao, Edward Tan, Yew Yoong Ding

“…Methods CENTRAL, PubMed and Embase were searched using specific text words and MeSH for articles published from inception that studied evaluation or implementation of brief geriatric assessments in primary care or community setting. …”
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Development and internal validation of prognostic models for event-free survival in newly diagnosed Ewing sarcoma patients based on routinely collected clinical characteristics fro... by Richard Riley, BERNADETTE BRENNAN, Kym Snell, Piers Gaunt, Laura Kirton

“…The results from this study will be published in peer-reviewed journals to act as a benchmark for future studies.Trial registration number EudraCT number 2012-002107-17. …”
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Cancer Loyalty Card Study (CLOCS): protocol for an observational case–control study focusing on the patient interval in ovarian cancer diagnosis by Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Sudha Sundar, Yasemin Hirst, Hannah R Brewer, James M Flanagan

“…Study outcomes will be disseminated through academic publications, the study website, social media and a report to the research sites that support the study once results are published.Trial registration number ISRCTN 14897082, CPMS 43323, NCT03994653.…”
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Using the Circular Economy to Mitigate the Global Electronic Waste Challenge: A Systematic Literature Review Approach by Mfowabo Maphosa, Vusumuzi Maphosa

“…It identifies the research landscape, the key research clusters, relevant topics, and research hotspots from research output from the 949 publications selected from the Scopus database published from 2014 to 2023. The analysis involved quantitative descriptions of several metrics related to the research outputs. …”
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The effect of anesthesia on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in adults undergoing cataract surgery: a systematic review by Elaheh Foroughi, Etrusca Brogi, Francesco Forfori, Seyyed Taghi Hashemi

“…Methods The Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus databases were searched for relevant English reports published from 2000 to August 2024. After full-text screening and checking the quality assessment of each article using the JBI checklist, 9 relevant articles were included in this study. …”
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Body composition, mitochondrial oxygen metabolism and metabolome of patients with obesity before and after bariatric surgery (COMMITMENT): protocol for a monocentric prospective co... by Sina M Coldewey, Charles Neu, Philipp Baumbach, Utz Settmacher, Kornel Skitek, Hermann Kissler, Ricardo Esper Treml

“…The results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at appropriate conferences.Trial registration number DRKS00015891.…”
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A qualitative systematic review of umbilical cord care practices in Nigeria by Precious Ebube Anyakorah, Florence Chinelo Aguna, David Chinaecherem Innocent, Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma, Uzochukwu Godswill Ekeleme, Chidera Chisom Obasi, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Chidinma Peace Ahunam, Ihuoma Chimdimma Dike, Vivian Chidimma Maduekwe, Oluwaseunayo Deborah Ayando, Chinazaekpere Oguguo Duruji, Rejoicing Chijindum Innocent, Princess Chidiebube Uwaezuoke, Oluwafunmilayo Opeyemi Adenuga, Chiagoziem Ogazirilem Emerole

“…Methods A comprehensive search for literature was performed across PubMED, MEDLINE and Google scholar for studies published between 2010 and 2023. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines was followed for the execution of this study. …”
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Prenatal stress and child development: A scoping review of research in low- and middle-income countries. by Giavana Buffa, Salomé Dahan, Isabelle Sinclair, Myriane St-Pierre, Noushin Roofigari, Dima Mutran, Jean-Jacques Rondeau, Kelsey Needham Dancause

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We searched PubMed, Scopus, and PsycINFO for English-language abstracts published from Jan 1960-Jan 2017. Search terms were related to stress and psychosocial health; pregnancy; infant or child development; and LMICs.…”
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Combined surgery for large macular hole in complicated cataract: case report (retracted article) by M.M. Bikbov, O.I. Orenburkina, A.A. Zinnatullin, A.L. Yarmukhametova, A.E. Babushkin, M.R. Kalanov

“…Kalanov </p> <p> Ufa Research Institute of Eye Diseases of the Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russian Federation </p> <p> The only effective treatment for macular holes (MH) is surgery. Published data demonstrate that surgery (vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane/ILM peeling, and vitreous tamponade) of small and medium MHs is usually highly effective. …”
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Value of DWI Combined with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Differential Diagnosis between Recurrent Glioma and Radiation Injury: A Meta-Analysis by Hongyi Li, Yang Duan, Na Liu, Junyi Dong, Yuanzi Liang, Ronghui Ju

“…Chinese and English studies related to the diagnosis of recurrent glioma and radiation injury using DWI and MRS and published before 15 October 2022 were retrieved from PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biomedical Literature Database, VIP Journal Database, and Wanfang Database for a meta-analysis. …”
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Effect of cochlear implant surgery on vestibular function: meta-analysis study by Iman Ibrahim, Sabrina Daniela da Silva, Bernard Segal, Anthony Zeitouni

“…Data sources MEDLINE, PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Library from January 1, 1995, through July 12, 2016. Study selection Published studies of adult patients who received unilateral or bilateral CIs and whose vestibular function or postural stability was assessed before and after surgery. …”
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The Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry Quality of Life Study: Protocol for a population-based assessment of quality of life among people with a Fontan circulation, their pa... by Daniel S J Costa, Kim Dalziel, Yves d’Udekem, David S Winlaw, David S Celermajer, Nadine A Kasparian, Diana Zannino, Rachel Bishop, Kate H Marshall, Susan R Woolfenden, Gary F Sholler

“…Study findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international meetings and seminars.…”
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Impact of Soybean Bioactive Peptides on Growth, Lipid Metabolism, Antioxidant Ability, Molecular Responses, and Gut Microbiota of Oriental River Prawn (<i>Macrobrachium nipponense<... by Chang Yang, Bo Liu, Liangkun Pan, Dong Xia, Cunxin Sun, Xiaochuan Zheng, Peng Chen, He Hu, Qunlan Zhou

“…SBPs enhanced inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity to synthesize nitric oxide (NO) by activating the <i>imd</i>-<i>relish</i> pathway. Most importantly, SBPs increased the potential probiotic <i>Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group</i> abundance and decreased the abundance of the conditional pathogen <i>Pseudomonas</i> in the gut. …”
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Antipsychotic prescribing practices and patient, family member and healthcare professional perceptions of antipsychotic prescribing in acute care settings: a scoping review protoco... by Zahinoor Ismail, Daniel Niven, Kirsten Fiest, Lisa Burry, Karla D Krewulak, Natalia Jaworska, Stephana Julia Moss, Zara Stelfox

“…Qualitative synthesis describing perceptions on antipsychotic prescribing practices will include deductive thematic analysis with mapping of themes to the domains of the Theoretical Domains Framework, a 14-domain behaviour and behaviour change framework.Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval will be required for this study as only data from published studies in which informed consent was obtained by primary investigators will be retrieved and analysed. …”
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Feasibility of integrated, multilevel care for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and HIV in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A scoping review. by Temitope Ojo, Lynette Lester, Juliet Iwelunmor, Joyce Gyamfi, Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Deborah Onakomaiya, Angela Aifah, Shreya Nagendra, Jumoke Opeyemi, Mofetoluwa Oluwasanmi, Milena Dalton, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Dorice Vieira, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Bernadette Boden-Albala

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic search of published articles including systematic and narrative reviews that reported on integrated CVD-HIV care was conducted, using multiple search engines including PubMed/Medline, Global Health, and Web of Science. …”
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Research hotspots and frontiers in the tumor microenvironment of colorectal cancer: a bibliometric study from 2014 to 2024 by Xinran He, Tingyi Xie, Li Shi, Xuyi Kuang, Lei Li, Xingyu Shang, Bo Fu

“…Elkord, Eyad is the most prolific author, and Frontiers in Immunology is the journal that published the most papers on the TME of CRC. In addition, keyword and cluster analysis showed that immune checkpoint inhibitors, cancer-associated fibroblasts, macrophage polarization, intestinal microbiota, colorectal cancer liver metastasis, drug resistance, scRNA-seq, etc. may be the research hotspots and trends in this field.ConclusionsColorectal cancer and tumor microenvironment research is in the developmental stage, and strengthening international cooperation can help to drive this field forward. …”
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Inaugural Lecture by Kabale University

“…Prof. Makara is widely published in internationally recognized journals, and book chapters. …”
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Proving the Innocence of Prophet Noah in Facing His Son Based on the Appearances of the Verses with a Critique on the Theory of Allameh Tabatabai by mohammad daneshnahad, Mohammad Hasan Vakili

“…But due to his tolerance and high existence from a position and God's promise to save his family from divine punishment, this false impression arose for Prophet Noah that his son would be one of the saved, while such an idea was incorrect. …”
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