Examining the association between child development and parental mental health after preterm birth-related stress: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis protocol by Lotte Haverman, Cornelieke S H Aarnoudse-Moens, Joost G Daams, Gerbrich E van den Bosch, Kirsten S Muller, Celina E Henke

“…This might lead to adjustments in follow-up care, optimising outcomes for infants and parents. Findings will be published in an international, peer-reviewed ad open-access journal.PROSPERO registration number CRD42024518307.…”
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A clinical audit on the utilization of group O-negative red cells and the lesson learnt by Arzina Aziz Ali, Hira Qadir, Areeba Khalid, Bushra Moiz

“…Children at ≤18 years were included in the pediatric population as per our institutional criterion while a female between 15 and 49 years was considered as having childbearing potential according to previously published data. RESULTS: Overall, 807 units (2.8%) of ONEG RBCs were transfused during 577 transfusion events with a median (inter quartile range) of 2 (1–3) units per patient in each transfusion event. …”
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On the utilization of the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) model to study substance use disorders: A scoping review protocol. by Wasiri Niemis, Shenita R Peterson, Chrisabella Javier, Amy Nguyen, Sanchi Subiah, Rohan H C Palmer

“…Primary research, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses were included and limited to studies published in English, at the time from 2007 to March 2022. …”
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The paediatric liver transplant experience in Johannesburg, South Africa: A broad overview and update by K Kinandu, A Beeton, M Beretta, S Berkenfeld, L Brannigan, R Britz, D Demopoulos, L Doedens, M Duncan, P Gaylard, C Hajinicolaou, W Lowman, H Maher, T De Maayer, V Mudau, S Rambarran, M Reynders, F van der Schyff, B Ströbele, S Tager, E Wessels, J Fabian, J Loveland

“…Initial experiences from the unit were published in 2012 and 2014. Since then, significant progress has been made in capacity-building the unit, improving outcomes and enhancing service delivery. …”
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The Role of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure: A Narrative Review by Olivier Uwishema, Ece Karabulut, Dalal Sheikhah, Burhan Kantawala, Misgana Gallo, Fatima Soufan, Magda Wojtara

“…Preference was given to articles published after 2010, but relevant articles even pre‐2010 were included. …”
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Harnessing Internet Search Data as a Potential Tool for Medical Diagnosis: Literature Review by Gregory J Downing, Lucas M Tramontozzi, Jackson Garcia, Emma Villanueva

“…MethodsWe conducted a comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed literature and informational interviews with subject matter experts to examine the landscape of internet search data use in medical research. We searched for published peer-reviewed literature on the PubMed database between October and December 2023. …”
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Exploring happiness factors with explainable ensemble learning in a global pandemic. by Md Amir Hamja, Mahmudul Hasan, Md Abdur Rashid, Md Tanvir Hasan Shourov

“…The World Happiness Report (WHR), published annually, includes data on 'GDP per capita', 'social support', 'life expectancy', 'freedom to make life choices', 'generosity', and 'perceptions of corruption'. …”
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Impact of measles vaccination strategies on vaccination rates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andrew Hayen, Kiddus Yitbarek, Mirkuzie Woldie, Firew Tekle Bobo, Jane Frawley, Abela Mahimbo, Meru Sheel

“…We did a review to identify and synthesise scientific research that evaluated the impact and cost-effectiveness of measles vaccination strategies on measles vaccination coverage, timeliness, hospitalisation rates, and mortality.Methods In this review, we searched for English-language articles published between 2012 and July 2023 in eight databases, including PubMed, ProQuest, MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. …”
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Economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and post-tuberculosis sequelae in low- and middle-income countries: a database compiled from a systematic review and meta-a... by Fabrizio Tediosi, Klaus Reither, Olivia Keiser, Alexandra Walker, Yuling Lin, Marguerite Batta, Sierra Ottilie-Kovelman, Anna Duchenko, Curdin Brugger, Robert S Wallis, Marina Antillon

“…This systematic review summarised the evidence on the costs of COPD, including post-TB diseases in low- and middle-income countries.Methods A systematic review was conducted and studies published between 1 January 2013 and 28 March 2022 (the date of the search) were identified using various electronic databases without language restrictions. …”
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Voriconazole Pharmacokinetics Administered at 4 mg/kg IM and IV in Nursehound Sharks (<i>Scyliorhinus stellaris</i>) Under Human Care by Daniela Cañizares-Cooz, Daniel García-Párraga, Sonia Rubio-Langre, Teresa Encinas, Pablo Morón-Elorza

“…However, scientific knowledge regarding azole pharmacokinetics (PK) in fish remains limited, and despite the recent publication of a PK study with voriconazole in rays, there are still no published PK studies for azoles in sharks. In this study, voriconazole was administered at 4 mg/kg intravenously (IV) and intramuscularly (IM) to nursehound sharks (<i>Scyliorhinus stellaris</i>) (n = 6). …”
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French diplomats and the military on Soviet Russia and the balance of power in Central-Eastern Europe in 1922 by I. E. Magadeev

“…The study is based on a wide range of primary sources from the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, the National Archives of France, the Historical Service of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of the Fifth Republic, as well as on recently published French diplomatic and military documents. …”
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Contribution of the Geodiversity knowledge to social, economic, and environmental health development by Cassio Silva, Edson Farias Mello, Gilberto Dias Calaes, Patricia Duringer Jacques, André Luiz Invernizzi

“… With the support of this study, based on published information, this article highlights that Geosciences enable the research of methods and perspectives aimed at optimizing the management of natural resource use, aligning them with ecological limitations and incorporating environmental and social variables into the territorial planning process. …”
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Discharge instructions given to women following delivery by cesarean section in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Juliet Musabeyezu, Jenna Santos, Anne Niyigena, Ange Uwimana, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Adeline A Boatin

“…Eligible papers included research based in a SSA country, published in English or French, and containing information on discharge instructions addressing general postnatal care, wound care, planning of future births, or postpartum depression targeted for women delivering by c-section. …”
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“The Founder and Father of his Empire”: Voltaire on the Peace of Nystad and the Imperial Status of Russia by S. A. Mezin

“…According to Voltaire, the specific feature of the Russian Empire, created by Peter I, lies in the fact that it was a self-civilizing empire, bringing enlightenment on the neighboring «barbaric» peoples.The author of the paper, reviewing specific cases, arrives at a conclusion, that Voltaire’s works of high confidence for their time took a worthy standing in the world historiography of the Petrine era, due to a wide range of sources, the historian’s ability for their critical assessment, his seeking to maintain a certain evaluation independence in the description of events from different perspectives, his commitment to historical truth, his talent of a writer.The work is carried out within the project, aimed at publishing a first complete scientific edition of «The History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great» in Russian.…”
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Research Participants’ Engagement and Retention in Digital Health Interventions Research: Protocol for Mixed Methods Systematic Review by Luciana Terceiro, Mudassir Imran Mustafa, Maria Hägglund, Anna Kharko

“…The review will encompass studies published between January 2018 and June 2024. Criteria for inclusion will be the presence of digital health care interventions conducted through digital health platforms like websites, web and mobile apps used by patients, and informal caregivers as research participants. …”
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Aaron Temkin Beck (born July 18, 1921-) Biography by K. Fatih Yavuz, M. Hakan T&uuml;rk&ccedil;apar

“…., is the President Emeritus of the non-profit Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, and University Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the Psychopathology Research Unit (PRU), which is the parent organization of the Center for the treatment and Prevention of Suicide. He has published more than 550 scholarly articles and 18 books and has developed widely used assessment scales. …”
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Molecular Imaging of Gliomas by A. H. Jacobs, C. Dittmar, A. Winkeler, G. Garlip, W. D. Heiss

“…Detailed reviews on molecular imaging have been published from the perspective of radionuclide imaging (Gambhir et al., 2000; Blasberg and Tjuvajev, 2002) as well as magnetic resonance and optical imaging (Weissleder, 2002). …”
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Cost Impact Model of a Novel Multi-mRNA Host Response Assay for Diagnosis and Risk Assessment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Sepsis in the Emergency Department by John E. Schneider, Jonathan Romanowsky, Philipp Schuetz, Ivana Stojanovic, Henry K. Cheng, Oliver Liesenfeld, Ljubomir Buturovic, Timothy E. Sweeney

“…Projected accuracies for test predictions, disease prevalence, and clinical parameters was derived from patient-level meta-analysis data of randomized trials, supplemented with published performance data for HostDx Sepsis. One-way sensitivity analysis was performed on key input parameters. …”
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A contentious intervention to support the medical workforce: a case study of the policy of introducing physician associates in the United Kingdom by Martin McKee, Louella K. Vaughan, Giuliano Russo

“…As a consequence, professional bodies that were initially in favour are now expressing serious concerns and it seems likely that the roles and responsibilities of physician associates (and related occupations) will be curtailed. We review published literature and official documentation about this policy to understand the drivers of its development, its benefits, and risks. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) for detection of tuberculosis drug resistance in India, South Africa and Georgia: a modeling analysisResearch in co... by Suvesh Shrestha, Angelina Addae, Cecily Miller, Nazir Ismail, Alice Zwerling

“…Diagnostic accuracy and cost data were sourced from a systematic review conducted for GDG, covering studies published until September 2022. The primary outcome was incremental cost (2021 US$) per disability-adjusted life year (DALY) averted. …”
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