Report on the Academic Symposium: Youth Quotas − The Answer to Changes in Age Demographics? by Igor Dimitrijoski

“…The organisers planned to publish the outcomes of the symposium in an anthology ((April 2015): Youth Quotas and other Efficient Forms of Youth Participation in Ageing Societies. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Optimization of Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy for Febrile Neutropenia in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies by Cui Y, Liu X, Feng S

“…The study aims to update and optimize empirical treatment strategies for hematological malignancy (HM) patients, a population particularly vulnerable to these evolving threats.Methods: A literature review was conducted on studies published between January 2010 and December 2023 regarding empirical treatment of FN in HM patients, focusing on pathogen characteristics, treatment regimens, and duration of therapy.Results: Approximately one-third of HM patients with FN experience fever of unknown origin (FUO), while 40– 50% have clinically documented infections (CDI), and 10– 30% present with microbiologically documented infections (MDI), with a predominance of Gram-negative bacteria (GNB). …”
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Athletic Shoulder Test Differences Exist Bilaterally in Healthy Pitchers by Aaron Trunt, Brandon T. Fisher, Lisa N. MacFadden

“… # What is known about the subject Data from the ASH test has been published previously in non-throwing athletes and was shown to be valid and reliable in that group. …”
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Real-World Evidence of Clinical Outcomes of the Use of the Adalimumab Biosimilar SB5 in Rheumatic and Gastrointestinal Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: 12-Month Data from the... by Bruno Fautrel, Yoram Bouhnik, Carine Salliot, Franck Carbonnel, Mathurin Fumery, Christophe Bernardeau, Yves Maugars, Mathurin Flamant, Fabienne Coury, Ben Braithwaite, Salima Hateb, Janet Addison, the PERFUSE investigators

“…Abstract Background There is a need for published data on real-world use of SB5, an adalimumab (ADL) biosimilar approved in Europe in 2017, on the basis of evidence from pre-clinical and analytic data as well as phase I and III clinical studies demonstrating equivalent efficacy and comparable pharmacokinetics, safety and immunogenicity profiles as the reference ADL. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of laryngeal cancer treatment literature (2003–2023) by Yan Zhao, Jiancheng Xue

“…Results: The analysis showed that 760 theoretical works and review papers were published in 96 academic journals by 4210 authors from 1148 institutions across 60 countries/regions. …”
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FERN: is it possible to conduct a randomised controlled trial of intervention or expectant management for early-onset selective fetal growth restriction in monochorionic twin pregn... by Kerry Woolfall, Jamie J Kirkham, Jane Sandall, Mariana Popa, Enrico Lopriore, Mark Turner, Shakila Thangaratinam, Aris T Papageorghiou, Andrew Sharp, Lawrence Impey, Andy Healey, Jessica Mendoza, Asma Khalil, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Brigitte Vollmer, Zarko Alfirevic, Rajeswari Parasuraman, Jan Deprest, Richard Edmund Ashcroft, Kurt Hecher, Smriti Prasad, Baskaran Thilaganathan, Richard J Jackson, Tracy Karen Mitchell, Natasha Fenwick, Monique C Haak, Liesbeth Lewi, Shauna Leven, Fabricio Da Silva Costa, Odai Yaghi, Tracey Ricketts, George Attilakos, Carolyn Bailie, Christine Cornforth, Mark Denbow, Louise Hardman, Jane Harrold, Joel Marsden, Tommy Mousa, Surabhi Nanda, Michelle Watson, Karen Wilding, Dilly Anumba, Edward D Johnstone, Yoav Yinon, Ahmet Baschat

“…The results of this study will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences. …”
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Components of stakeholder participation to create value in the banking industry in East Azerbaijan Agricultural Bank by Alireza Tagavi, Alireza Bafandeh Zendeh, Samad Aali

“…The results showed that by using the scientific method of meta-synthesis and by reviewing published articles, the articles that dealt with the topic of business process integration were analyzed, and based on 27 selected articles, 37 indicators were extracted. …”
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The Self-Defence Scroll of Kyokushinkai Karate: Analysing the Mokuroku Ōyama Masutatsu Received from Daitō-ryū Aikijūjutsu Master Yoshida Kōtarō by Richárd Gábor Gottner

“…The self-defence techniques found in the aforementioned texts show many similarities to the techniques published in various jūdō, aikidō, and aikijūjutsu books. …”
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L’emploi antique des géomatériaux à Reims/Durocortorum by Gilles Fronteau, Sébastien Laratte, Alain Devos, Claire Pichard

“…Rural peri-urban buildings exhibit almost exclusive use of perishable materials, such as cob and mud bricks or mud tiles, but also relatively abundant use of stone for tools, material goods or larger architectural elements. …”
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The role of Nazi organizations in German repatriation from the Baltic states (1939-1941) by Ingrida Jakubavičienė

“…The "Rigasche Rundschau" published the proclamation of E. Kroeger about the preparation for the repatriation. …”
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Key prognostic risk factors linked to poor functional outcomes in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lili Lin, Senfeng Liu, Wei Wang, Xiao-kuo He, Muhammad Hibatullah Romli, Ruthpackiavathy Rajen Durai

“…Methods A systematic review was conducted to explore all prognostic risk factors in studies published from the initial to June 2024 among 5 Databases included PubMed / Medline, Scopus, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and Cochran Library. …”
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Comparison of GLP-1RAs vs Other Pharmacotherapy for Obesity by Andrew Overholser, Eric Czech, Linda Speer, Joel Wilson, Alex Overholser

“…We excluded articles older than 5 years or published in a language other than English. 19 meta-analyses and 2 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were chosen, and 13 meta-analyses were excluded based on not meeting the inclusion criteria. 6 meta-analyses and 2 RCTs were included. …”
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Relato de uma extensão em tempos de isolamento social: Criação de um recurso educacional sobre matemática na pandemia de COVID-19 by Leila Thomazelli Thieghi, Fabio Luiz Sant'Anna Cuppo

“…The project aimed to periodically publish original texts explaining mathematical topics in a clear manner, ranging from high school content to Differential and Integral Calculus at the university level, using data released about the pandemic. …”
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Health-related quality of life and health state utility value in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guixiang Zhao, Siyuan Lei, Ya Li, Zhenzhen Feng, Jiansheng Li

“…With the aggravation of disease, HRQoL and HSUV shows a relatively downward trend, and income level is also an important factor affecting HRQoL and HSUV. At present, the published studies on IPF HRQoL and HSUV have applied many measurement tools with high interstudy heterogeneity, and future research on the optimal disease measurement tools should be strengthened. …”
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Effectiveness of the Modified WHO Labour Care Guide to Detect Prolonged and Obstructed Labour Among Women Admitted at Eight Publicly Funded, Midwife-Led Community Health Facilities... by Mugyenyi GR, Tumuhimbise W, Atukunda EC, Tibaijuka L, Ngonzi J, Kayondo M, Kanyesigye M, Musimenta A, Yarine FT, Byamugisha JK

“…More controlled and powered studies should evaluate the two tools in different facilities and sub-populations.Trial Registration: This trial registration was registered with clinical trials.gov number NCT05979194 on 2023-08-07, and the protocol was published by BMJ open, as 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079216 on 15 April 2024.21 Trial registration number NCT05979194 clinical trials.gov.Keywords: modified WHO LCG, partograph, effectiveness, labour monitoring, ambispective cohort study, Uganda…”
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Forest fire hazard assessment based on forest typology by Volodymyr P. Voron, Andriy D. Kuzyk, Sergiy V. Ivashyniuta, Yilia R. Tsipan

“…., Carex inflata Huds, Carex pilosa Scop., Carex acutiformis Ehrh., Carex brevicollis D.C., Carex sylvastica Huds., Carex pseudocyperus L, Carex vesicaria L., Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh., Carex melanostachya M.B., Eriophorum vaginatum L.), 4 herbaceous plants from the Ericaceae family (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L., Vaccinium uliginosum L., Vaccinium oxycoccos, Vaccínium myrtillus L.); 5 mosses (Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) …”
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Etelcalcetide: What we know eight years since its approval by Pedro Freitas, Luciano Pereira

“…This narrative review aims to summarize the published data about etelcalcetide, focusing on biochemical, cardiovascular (CV) and bone endpoints, as well as adverse effects and all-cause mortality. …”
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Identifying factors affecting the distribution strategy in the food industry with the attitude of marketing and online sales by solmaz seyedghafouri, Vahid nasehifar, Farid askari

“…This research was analyzed using the scientific method of metasynthesis and by reviewing the published articles; and 85 indicators were extracted based on 23 selected articles. …”
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Explaining the effective variables in measuring intellectual capital and providing the optimal model by hatef mollazadeh jebdreghi, mahdi zeinali, ali akbar nonahal, ahmad mohamadi

“…In two parts in this research; descriptive and inferential meta-analysis, the analysis of the intellectual capital of the researches published in the period of 1366 to 1399, extracted from the Irandoc database, in the number of 51 studies (102 variables - including repeated variables, finally 53 variables) was analyzed. …”
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Resilience Based on Community-Oriented Capacities in Crisis Conditions by Mohammad Jalali, Mahdi Mahmoodzadeh Vashan, Nour Mohammad Yaghoubi, Mohammad Mohammadi

“…Therefore, the current research seeks to identify the factors affecting resilience based on community-oriented capacities in crisis situations using the meta-synthesis method and finally presenting a model in this field.Case studyThe statistical population of this research includes all articles published in domestic and foreign scientific databases between 2000 and 2023, and finally 56 studies that were closely related to the subject under study were selected as a sample.Materials and Methods The research is of an applied type with an exploratory nature, in order to collect data, a meta-synthesis method was used. …”
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