Pharmacist-led DE-eSCALation of opioids post-surgical dischargE (DESCALE) – A multi-centre, non-randomised, feasibility study protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approv... by Ellie Santer, Julie H Hedayioglu, Vanessa J Short, Sabina Hulbert, Emma L Veale, Melanie Rees-Roberts, Johanna Theron

“…Participants aged ≥18 years who have undergone a surgical procedure at a single NHS trust in Southeast England and discharged with opioids and without a history of long-term opioid use, cancer diagnosis or study contraindications will be offered a Medicines Use Review (MUR) within 7-10 days of discharge. …”
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Application of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography to Retinal Disease by Talisa E. de Carlo, Nadia K. Waheed, Jayanth Sridhar, Daniela Ferrara

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Reconstructing a Longitudinal Dataset for Tasmania by Trudy Cowley, Lucy Frost, Kris Inwood, Rebecca Kippen, Hamish Maxwell-Stewart, Monika Schwarz, John Shepherd, Richard Tuffin, Mark Williams, John Wilson, Paul Wilson

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Functional and Social Team Dynamics in Industrial Settings by Dominic E. Saadi, Mark Sutcliffe, Yaneer Bar-Yam, Alfredo J. Morales

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Small RNA Expression Profiling by High-Throughput Sequencing: Implications of Enzymatic Manipulation by Fanglei Zhuang, Ryan T. Fuchs, G. Brett Robb

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Metabolomic Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Chongjue Luohan Tea by QIAN Yuanfeng, YANG Gaozhong, XU Weilin, XU Guodong, DENG Huifang, LAN Bingying, LIN Zhi, LÜ Haipeng

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Associations of health literacy with metabolic status and quality of life among comunity patients with type 2 diabetes in Shanghai by YANG Liping, SONG Haihong, SHEN Jue, GAO Jinli, ZHANG Zhiping, QIAN Liuyu, GONG Huan

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the current status of health literacy among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Shanghai communities, to analyze its correlation with glycemic and lipid metabolic indicators and quality of life (QoL), and to provide an evidence for the development of effective intervention measures.MethodsA follow⁃up survey was conducted among diabetic patients diagnosed at hospitals above the secondary level from March to June, 2023, who were part of a diabetes cohort study jointly established by Songnan Community in Baoshan District and the Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology. …”
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The mRNA-1647 vaccine: A promising step toward the prevention of cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) by Adewunmi Akingbola, Abiodun Adegbesan, Olajumoke Adewole, Kolade Adegoke, Akpevwe Emmanuella Benson, Paul Ayomide Jombo, Sandra Uchechukwu Eboson, Victor Oluwasola, Ademola Aiyenuro

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COVID-19 outbreak rates and infection attack rates associated with the workplace: a descriptive epidemiological study by Yiqun Chen, Fu-Meng Khaw, Timothy Aldridge, Claire Ferraro

“…The objectives of this paper are to identify the geographical areas and industrial sectors with a high rate of outbreaks of COVID-19 and to compare infection attack rates by enterprise size and sector in England.Methods Public Health England (PHE) HPZone data on COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces, between 18 May and 12 October 2020, were analysed. …”
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Budget Impact of RefluxStop™ as a Treatment for Patients with Refractory Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease in the United Kingdom by Sam Harper, Lukasz Grodzicki, Stuart Mealing, Elizabeth Gemmill, Paul Goldsmith, Ahmed Ahmed

“…The current analysis aimed to describe the budget impact of introducing RefluxStop™ within National Health Service (NHS) England and Wales. **Objectives:** To estimate the more immediate, short-term clinical and economic effects of introducing RefluxStop™ as a therapeutic option for patients with GORD treated within NHS England and Wales. …”
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‘An unbidden guest at your table’: Purity, danger and the house-fly in the middle-class home, c. 1870-1910 by Neil Davie

“…The house-fly was an inescapable part of everyday life in Victorian England, and its presence in the home was an unwelcome reminder to middle-class Victorians that for all their efforts to construct the domestic space as a pristine refuge from the external forces of disorder, pollution and dirt, there was no escaping this atavistic symbol of filth and disease. …”
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The Relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Atrial Fibrillation: A Complex Interplay by Jacqueline M. Latina, N. A. Mark Estes, Ann C. Garlitski

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The genome sequence of a sawfly, Abia candens Konow, 1887 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Andrew Cunningham, Andrew Halstead

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