Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Michael Vincent DiCaro, Brianna Yee, KaChon Lei, Kavita Batra, Buddhadeb Dawn

“…ConclusionsThis systematic review and meta-analysis will summarize the best available updated evidence from published randomized controlled trials on the effects of MSC therapy for the treatment of acute MI. …”
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A Review of the Environmental Impact of Buildings with an Emphasis on Performance Assessment Tools and Their Incorporation of LCA by Vidhyalakshmi Chandrasekaran, Jolanta Dvarionienė

“…Scopus and Web of Science databases were searched for articles published between August 2010 and August 2021 in English. …”
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Developing a Transparent Anaemia Prediction Model Empowered With Explainable Artificial Intelligence by Muhammad Sajid Farooq, Muhammad Hassan Ghulam Muhammad, Oualid Ali, Zahid Zeeshan, Muhammad Saleem, Munir Ahmad, Sagheer Abbas, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Taher M. Ghazal

“…The model simulation results are showing promising results in terms of the accuracy (98.13%) and the miss-rate (1.87%) which are the superior performance compared to the previous published approaches.…”
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Preface by Susanne Ditlevsen, Petr Lansky

“…Also selected papers from Praguewere published as a special issue of Mathematical Biosciences andEngineering and in this way a tradition was started. …”
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Timing of Type I Open Distal Radius Fracture Fixation Does Not Affect Early Complication Rates by Eric R. Taleghani, MD, James Rex, MD, Samuel Gerak, BA, John Velasquez, MS, Kathryn Rost, BS, Sonu A. Jain, MD, FACS

“…Purpose: There is limited published evidence regarding the optimal management of type I open fractures of the distal radius. …”
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Gabapentin versus Transdermal Fentanyl Matrix for the Alleviation of Chronic Neuropathic Pain of Radicular Origin: A Randomized Blind Multicentered Parallel-Group Noninferiority Tr... by Chang Ju Hwang, Jae Hyup Lee, Jung-Hoon Kim, Sang Hyuk Min, Kun-Woo Park, Hyoung-Yeon Seo, Kwang-Sup Song

“…A number of studies have been published proposing various approaches to the treatment of neuropathic pain; however, to our knowledge, no attempts have been made to compare gabapentin and fentanyl in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. …”
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Prediction of Ultimate Load of Rectangular CFST Columns Using Interpretable Machine Learning Method by Tien-Thinh Le, Hieu Chi Phan

“…Finally, the ANFIS model developed in this study was compared with other works in the literature, showing that the ANFIS model could improve the accuracy of ultimate load prediction, in comparison to previously published results.…”
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Increasing the level of coordination abilities of young taekwondo athletes aged 13-14 under martial law by Elizaveta Lyuchkova, Olena Nesen, Pavol Bartik, Jerzy Skrobecki

“…All participants were aware during the informed consent process that the results of this study may be published. Results. According to the coaches, the most important qualities for taekwondo athletes are speed and coordination. …”
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Applications of Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models for Social Determinants of Health: Protocol for a Systematic Review by Swati Rajwal, Ziyuan Zhang, Yankai Chen, Hannah Rogers, Abeed Sarker, Yunyu Xiao

“…MethodsA search strategy will be executed across PubMed, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, Scopus, PsycINFO, HealthSource: Academic Nursing, and ACL Anthology to find studies published in English between 2014 and 2024. Three reviewers (SR, ZZ, and YC) will independently screen the studies to avoid voting bias, and two (AS and YX) additional reviewers will resolve any conflicts during the screening process. …”
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Risk factors of stroke-related sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Huan Yan, Juan Li, Lihong Xian, Yujie Li, Simin Li, Qinghua Wen

“…Therefore, we screened the possible risk factors by meta-analysis.MethodsStudies published before March 2024 on risk factors with stroke-related sarcopenia were searched through PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wan Fang, CBM, and VIP library databases. …”
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Amazon Journeys and Poetic Re-Discoveries in Jan Conn’s 'Jaguar Rain' and Malu de Martino’s 'Margaret Mee e a Flor da Lua' by Magali Sperling Beck, Anelise R. Corseuil

“…In 2006, Canadian poet Jan Conn published Jaguar Rain: The Margaret Mee Poems, in which she poetically recreates Mee’s journeys to the Amazon. …”
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Impact of a two-way short message service (SMS) to support maternally administered childhood mid-upper arm circumference monitoring and expand malnutrition screening in Kenya: the... by Jennifer A Unger, Barbra A Richardson, Kirkby D Tickell, Mareme M Diakhate, Jeanne L Goodman, Arianna Rubin Means, Keshet Ronen, Carol Levin, Esther M Choo, Catherine Achieng, Mary Masheti, Benson O Singa, Christine J McGrath

“…A data and safety monitoring board has been convened, and the results of the trial will be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, presented at appropriate conferences and to key stakeholders.Trial registration number NCT03967015; Pre-results.…”
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THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL POLITICAL LEADERS IN THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF ISANLU KINGDOM UNDER OBA IBRAHIM AGBANA AGIE, 1935 - 1971 by Ayorinde Emmanuel Moses

“…Agie in the political leadership of Isanlu • Analyse his roles in the village reorganisation of Isanlu Kingdom • Assess the relationship between the old villages and the new ones with the attendant problems • Interrogate the new layout villages of Isanlu kingdom and • Investigate the attendant problems associated with urban development in Isanlu kingdom The study adopted quantitative approach in analysing data gathered from Primary and Secondary sources of historical methods. Published works and other documents were consulted from Libraries. …”
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Components of cognitive–behavioural therapy for mitigating core symptoms in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Sayo Hamatani, Kazuki Matsumoto, Yoshihiko Kunisato, Yoshifumi Mizuno

“…We searched MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, PsycINFO, ClinicalTrials.gov and Cochrane Library for literature published up to 31 March 2022. This review included only randomised controlled trials.Findings 43 trials with 3817 participants were included in the network meta-analyses. …”
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A scoping review key elements and effects of cardiovascular disease management programs based on community-based participatory research. by Juhyeon Yang, Bohyun Park

“…We selected studies 1) published after 2000; 2) targeting community residents over 18 years old; and 3) proposed a CBPR-based CVD management programme, described its development, and evaluated its effects based on its application. …”
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a web-based routine assessment with integrated recommendations for action for depression and anxiety (RehaCAT+): protocol for a cluster rand... by Reinhold Kilian, Harald Baumeister, Yannik Terhorst, Johannes Knauer, Paula Philippi, Selina Kallinger, Sandro Eiler, Tamara Waldmann, Morten Moshagen, Martina Bader

“…Written informed consent will be obtained for all participants. Results will be published via peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number DRKS00027447…”
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Multilevel determinants of racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: protocol for a concurrent triang... by Bankole Olatosi, Jiajia Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Chen Liang, Jihong Liu, Peiyin Hung, Shan Qiao, Berry A Campbell, Myriam E Torres, Neset Hikmet

“…Study findings will be disseminated with key stakeholders including patients, presented at academic conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.…”
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Using Facebook Ads to promote blood pressure checks among African Americans in the United States: A descriptive study by Katherine J POLAK, Jessica LC SAPP, Jennifer L SEDILLO

“…There were 11 Facebook posts published which reached 2,171 users. Out of the 386 clicks received from the MYP Survey ad, there were only 11 that completed the web-based survey. …”
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Study protocol for a randomised-controlled study on emotion regulation training for adolescents with major depression: the KONNI study by Ellen Greimel, Lisa Feldmann, Charlotte Piechaczek, Frans Oort, Jürgen Bartling, Martin Schulte-Rüther, Gerd Schulte-Körne

“…The results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated through conferences, social media and public events.Trial registration details ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03957850, registered 21st May 2019; URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03957850.…”
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The History of the Creation and Promotion of the First Consolidated Text of the Bashkir Folk Epic “Idukai and Muradim” by Khabutdinova M.M.

“…The history of Naki Isanbet’s cooperation with the Academia publishing house eliminates not only one of the “blind spots” in the history of the existence of this consolidated text, but also indirectly characterizes the circle of collaborative contacts of the Tatar scientist with Russian folklorists in 1930.…”
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