Joint statement on evidence-based practices in mechanical ventilation: suggestions from two Brazilian medical societies by Juliana Carvalho Ferreira, Arthur Oswaldo de Abreu Vianna, Bruno Valle Pinheiro, Israel Silva Maia, Sérgio Vasconcellos Baldisserotto, Alexandre Marini Isola

“…Seventy-five experts from all regions of Brazil worked in pairs to perform scoping reviews, searching for publications on their specific topic of mechanical ventilation in the last 20 years in the highest impact factor journals in the areas of intensive care, pulmonology, and anesthesiology. …”
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Las relaciones entre la enseñanza de la Historia Reciente Presente y la formación ciudadana by Francisca Díaz-Zúñiga, Antoni Santisteban Fernández, Neus González-Monfort

“…La metodología fue una revisión bibliográfica o Scoping Review a partir del trabajo con bases de datos de acceso abierto y actas de seminarios. …”
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Bioactive compounds in the aboveground part of hemiephemeroid onions (Allium L.) by T. I. Fomina, T. A. Kukushkina

“…We studied the freshly harvested raw materials – leaves and flower scapes. Dry matter content was measured by drying 1 g of raw material at 100–105°C to constant weight. …”
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Food access interventions in American Indian and Alaska Native communities by Danya Carroll, Lynn Mad Plume, Nicole Redvers

“…Food access is influenced by a myriad of factors that may interact at different levels of the social ecological model (SEM). Using a scoping review methodology, we aimed to map the existing Indigenous community food access literature in the U.S. to the SEM to identify common SEM impact leve ls that food access interventions are targeting. …”
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What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol by Helen Henshaw, Paige Church, Emma Broome, Carly Meyer

“…This review will describe what factors are important to whom in what context when considering the provision of hearing aids for hearing loss in adults.Methods and analysis The aims of this review are as follows: (1) To iteratively review and synthesise evidence surrounding the provision of hearing aids for hearing loss in adults. (2) To generate a theory-driven understanding of factors that are important, for whom, and in what context. (3) To develop a programme theory describing contexts that can support the provision of hearing aids to result in improved outcomes for adults with hearing loss. A scoping literature search will aid the development of programme theories, to explain how the intervention is expect to work, for whom, in what circumstances and in which contexts. …”
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Extrication following a motor vehicle collision: a consensus statement on behalf of The Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh by Tim Nutbeam, Rob Fenwick, Charlotte Haldane, Caroline Leech, Emily Foote, Simon Todd, David Lockey

“…Methods A systematic scoping review identified 170 relevant articles from 7083 records. …”
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Assessment of Ecosystem Vulnerability in the Tropic of Cancer (Yunnan Section) by Hui Ye, Die Bai, Jinliang Wang, Shucheng Tan, Shiyin Liu

“…This study aims to comprehensively assess the ecological vulnerability of the Yunnan section of the Tropic of Cancer, addressing this research gap by utilizing geographic information system (GIS) technology and the Vulnerability Scoping Diagram (VSD) model. The study constructs a multidimensional evaluation index system based on exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity, with a specific focus on the effects of land use, human activities, and natural disasters. …”
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Multi-omics approaches for understanding gene-environment interactions in noncommunicable diseases: techniques, translation, and equity issues by Robel Alemu, Nigussie T. Sharew, Yodit Y. Arsano, Muktar Ahmed, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Tesfaye B. Mersha, Azmeraw T. Amare

“…These challenges include the inherent complexity and heterogeneity of multi-omic datasets, limitations in analytical approaches, and severe underrepresentation of non-European genetic ancestries in most omics datasets, which restricts the generalizability of findings and exacerbates health disparities. This scoping review evaluates the global landscape of multi-omics data related to NCDs from 2000 to 2024, focusing on recent advancements in multi-omics data integration, translational applications, and equity considerations. …”
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Systematic development of quality indicators for skin cancer management in primary care: a mixed-methods study protocol by Frances Rapport, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Anne E Cust, David Wilkinson, Andrea Smith, Bela Ines Laginha

“…A standardised set of quality indicators is yet to be developed in the context of primary care skin cancer management.Aims This research aims to identify, develop and generate expert consensus on a core set of quality indicators for skin cancer management in primary care.Methods This mixed-methods study involves (1) a scoping review of the available evidence on quality indicators in skin cancer management in primary care, (2) identification and development of a core set of quality indicators through interviews/qualitative proforma surveys with participants, and (3) a focus group involving discussion of quality indicators according to Nominal Group Technique. …”
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Systematic literature review on Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) nomenclature: condition elements and clinical states— A Gout, Hyperuricaemia and Crystal-Associated Disease... by Georgios Filippou, Antonella Adinolfi, Emilio Filippucci, Nicola Dalbeth, Robert Terkeltaub, Tristan Pascart, Edoardo Cipolletta, Silvia Sirotti, Charlotte Jauffret, Sara Tedeschi, Daniele Cirillo, Luca Ingrao, Alessandro Lucia

“…For each concept, labels were analysed to determine their frequency.Results Among the 2375 articles identified, 886 articles were included, of which 394 (44.5%) were case reports and 169 (19.0%) were scoping reviews. Overall, the most common labels used to designate the pathogenic condition were ‘pseudogout’ in 365/783 (46.6%), ‘chondrocalcinosis’ in 207/783 (26.4%) and ‘calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease’ in 181/783 (23.1%) occurrences. …”
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Pediatric Intracochlear Schwannoma: Case Series and Review of the Literature by Enrico Liaci, Maurizio Negri, Francesco Maccarrone, Silvia Piccinini, Enrico Pasanisi, Andrea Bacciu, Filippo Di Lella

“…Methods: A retrospective review was performed searching for pediatric patients affected by ICS treated at the Otolaryngology Department, Ospedale Ramazzini, Carpi (Italy), and Otolaryngology and Otoneurosurgery Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, (Italy). A scoping literature review of the period January 2000 - June 2024 was performed. …”
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Pharmaceuticals as emerging pollutants: Implications for water resource management in Malaysia by Asvinidevi Arumugam, Khai Ern Lee, Pei Yuen Ng, Aida Soraya Shamsuddin, Aziemah Zulkifli, Thian Lai Goh

“…Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, a scoping review of studies from 2007 to 2024 was conducted using the Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases. …”
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Characterisation of EfbA from the Endodontic Pathogen Enterococcus faecalis and Prediction of Immunodominant EfbA Epitope Peptides: An In-vitro and In-silico Study by Dev Arora, AS Smiline Girija, J Vijayashree Priyadharsini

“…Total of 20 carious scrapings were collected from patients with root caries and were phenotypically characterised for E. faecalis and the EfbA genetic determinant by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification. …”
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Unveiling User Sentiment: Aspect-Based Analysis and Topic Modeling of Ride-Hailing and Google Play App Reviews by Viktor Handrianus Pranatawijaya, Nova Noor Kamala Sari, Resha Ananda Rahman, Efrans Christian, Septian Geges

“…Methods: A total of two datasets were used in this research, with the first collected by scraping user reviews of Ride-Hailing App while the second was obtained from Kaggle, and to identify relevant topics, modeling was performed using LDA. …”
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RAGE and its ligands in breast cancer progression and metastasis by Madalina Coser, Bogdan Mihai Neamtu, Bogdan Mihai Neamtu, Bogdan Pop, Bogdan Pop, Calin Remus Cipaian, Calin Remus Cipaian, Maria Crisan, Maria Crisan

“…Recent studies reported an interplay between the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and its ligands, S100 protein group, advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and high-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) and breast cancer growth and metastasis.Materials and methodsWe used articles available in the NCBI website database PubMed to write this scoping review. The search words used were ‘RAGE receptor’ AND/OR ‘breast cancer, RAGE ligands, glycation end products’. …”
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Design of a novel Cu-Cr-X alloy with high strength and high electrical conductivity based on mechanical learning by Yunqing Zhu, Yicheng Cao, Lijun Peng, Qian Yu, Zhen Yang, Zengde Li, Junsheng Wu, Haofeng Xie

“…The outstanding performance enhancement and rapid prediction of process scopes leads us to recognise that the great potential of multi-objective machine-learning-aid design in the complex composition and process problems.…”
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‘I am happy to be listened to’: co-creation of a simple tool to measure women’s experiences of respectful maternity care in urban Tanzania by Brenda Sequeira D’mello, Natasha Housseine, Hussein Lesio Kidanto, Nanna Maaløe, Jos van Roosmalen, Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch, Thomas van den Akker, Zainab Muniro, Evance Polin, Nuswe Ambokile, Charles Festo, Jane Brandt Sørensen, David Sando

“…Method We employed a participatory approach utilizing multiple mixed methods. This included a scoping review, stakeholder engagement involving postnatal women, healthcare providers, health leadership, and global researchers through interviews, focus groups, and two surveys involving 201 and 838 postnatal women. …”
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Development of a core measurement set for research in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a study protocol (AO Spine RECODE-DCM CMS) by Robert Chen, Angus G K McNair, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Julio C Furlan, Benjamin M Davies, Oliver D Mowforth, Iwan Sadler, Bizhan Aarabi, Brian K Kwon, Michael G Fehlings, James S Harrop, Armin Curt, Ellen Sarewitz, Carl Moritz Zipser, Timothy F Boerger, Mark R N Kotter, James Milligan, Lindsay Tetreault, Danyal Khan, Keng Siang Lee, Alvaro Yanez Touzet, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto, James D Guest, Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan, Shirley Widdop

“…Constructs with and without tools were identified, and scoping reviews were conducted for constructs without tools. …”
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The advancement of primary care dentistry in Hungary: progress of the dental cluster model since 2021 legislation by András Sztrilich, Csilla Kaposvári, Csilla Kaposvári, Csilla Kaposvári, Gergő Túri, Gergő Túri, Gergő Túri, Rita Teller, István Vingender

“…This study aims to describe the advancement of primary care dentistry in Hungary and the progress of the dental cluster model since the 2021 legislation.MethodsA mixed method study was designed that included a scoping review of the literature in December 2023 to collect information on the health policy developments of Hungary’s publicly funded primary dental care system; (b) secondary data analysis was carried out to assess the development of primary care dentistry and the formation and operation of dental cluster practices in Hungary.ResultsPrimary care dental clusters in Hungary were established to allow active professional cooperation within the dental clusters to improve the population’s access to preventive dental services and the quality of services. …”
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Changing the trajectories of mental health difficulties in Norfolk and Suffolk: a research-priority-setting project with patients, the public, clinicians, policymakers and other st... by Caitlin Notley, Jayati Das-Munshi, Craig Morgan, Kristy Sanderson, Sherifat Oduola, Zarnie Khadjesari, Helen Parretti, Niall Broomfield, Amy Zile, Sol Morrissey, Joni Holmes

“…This National Institute of Health and Care Research-funded project aims to bring together key stakeholders to conduct extensive scoping work to identify mental health needs and priorities as a basis for conducting larger research to address the identified priorities over the next 5 years.Methods and analysis This 12-month mixed-methods research-priority-setting project consists of five phases. …”
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