Acute effects of physical exercise on cognitive function and neurotrophins in patients with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review by Emanuele Zanardo, Giulia Quinto, Francesca Battista, Federica Duregon, Marco Vecchiato, Chiara Bergia, Kirk Erickson, Andrea Ermolao, Daniel Neunhaeuserer

“…Studies in humans and English written were included. The quality of these studies was assessed using the respective Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. …”
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Psilocybin-assisted therapy for reducing alcohol intake in patients with alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled 12-week clinical trial... by Claus Thorn Ekstrøm, Patrick MacDonald Fisher, Gitte Moos Knudsen, Dea Siggaard Stenbæk, Anders Fink-Jensen, Mathias Ebbesen Jensen, Tobias Søgaard Juul

“…All patients will be provided oral and written information about the trial before screening. …”
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Solid waste management system for small island developing states by J. Weekes, J. Musa Wasil, K. Malave Llamas, C. Morales Agrinzoni

“…Findings were summarised, simplified and presented in formats such as graphs and tables and written descriptive accounts. FINDINGS: Solid waste management affects all countries irrespective of their level of development. …”
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Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up at Chronic Clinic of Nekemte Referral Hospital in West Ethiopia by Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Dureti Bayisa Gemechu, Ginenus Fekadu, Tesfa Tekle Dibessa

“…The level of statistical significance was declared at p value <0.05 levels. The patient’s written informed consent was obtained after explaining the purpose and procedures of the study. …”
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Vaginal progesterone as luteal phase support in natural cycle frozen-thawed embryo transfer (ProFET): protocol for a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial by Kenny A Rodriguez-Wallberg, Christina Bergh, Ali Khatibi, Annika Strandell, Mats Brännström, Caroline Stadelmann, Kristbjörg Heiður Olsen, Margareta Kitlinski, Susanne Liffner, Eva Lundborg, Göran Westlander, Gabriella Widlund, Åsa Magnusson

“…All participants are required to provide written informed consent. The outcome of this study will be disseminated to the public through broadcasts, newspapers and presentations at scientific congresses as well as publications in international scientific journals.Trial registration number NCT04725864.…”
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Defining remission of type 2 diabetes in research studies: A systematic scoping review. by Mireille Captieux, Regina Prigge, Sarah Wild, Bruce Guthrie

“…The main limitations of this systematic review lie in the restriction to published studies written in English with sample sizes of over 100. …”
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Efficacy of Health Literacy Interventions for Caregivers of Individuals with Neurodevelopmental and Chronic Conditions: A Rapid Review by Thom Nevill, Jessica Keeley, Susan Hunt, Rachel Skoss, Olivia Lindly, Jenny Downs, Amanda Marie Blackmore

“…In these studies, 2232 caregivers received interventions through a wide range of media (online, group, written materials, one-to-one, video, phone, and text messages). …”
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Efficacy and safety of Xiongzhitongluo granules in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Yunmeng Chen, Jingjing Wei, Xiao Liang, Yue Liu, Lina Miao, Di Zhao, Yunfan Zhang, Hongxi Liu, Yunling Zhang

“…Data will be recorded using Epidata V3.1 and analyzed with SPSS 26.0.Ethics and disseminationThis study received approval from the Ethics Committee of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (2021XLA102-2). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.Clinical trial registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier, ChiCTR2200061859.…”
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A Systematic Review of Maternal and Child Health Policies in Addressing Stunting: Trends and Challenges by Pratiwi Ramlan, Phill Sukri, Muh. Tang Abdullah, Muhammad Akmal Ibrahim, Jamaluddin Ahmad, Khaeriyad Adri

“…The criteria set emphasized articles written in English, with the data obtained exported in CSV format. …”
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Estimation of Knowledge, Attitude and Prevalence of Female Sex Dysfunction in Elderly Pakistani Women by Khola Noreen, Farah Ayyaz, Lubna Meraj, Tabinda Khalid, Javara Malik, Muhammad Akram Randhawa

“…Results: A total of 150 middle-aged and elderly women were randomly included in the study.The females reporting with some medical or gynaecological problem at the teaching hospital of RMU, willing to participate and gave informed written consent where recruited. Their mean age was 54.5+ 2.5 and the overall FSD prevalence rate, estimated from the ‘Yes’ response to questions related to FSD symptoms, was 56.9%. …”
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Prophylactic Theophyline reduces birth asphyxia related renal injury in term neonates by Salma Aziz, Syeda Maimoona Qudrat, Tanzeela Rani, Qurat-ul-Ain Chughtai, Misbah Aziz, Rai Muhammad Asghar

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this randomized controlled trial, a total of 60 neonates fulfilling inclusion criteria were included in study,--removed for blind review--. After taking written informed consent, all neonates were randomized into either A (Theophylline group) or B (Placebo group). …”
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A Temporal and Dynamic Approach to Enjambments in French Versified Poetry from the 17th to the late 19th Century by Éliane Delente

“…The second part will rely on linear or dynamic grammars that have established that, in any discourse, whether spoken or written, morpho-syntactic units are processed as they unfold over time. …”
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Distress and coping mechanisms among people with diabetes: cross-sectional assessment from an NCD screening clinic of a tertiary care hospital in North India by Madhur Verma, Shivani Sidana, Prakash Kumar, Omna Singh, Vandana Esht, Karthick Balasubramanian, Nitin Kapoor, Rakesh Kakkar, Sanjay Kalra

“…The study was ethically approved, and written informed consent was obtained from the patients. …”
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The global impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis: A thematic scoping review, 2020-2023. by Michael H Marco, Sevim Ahmedov, Kenneth G Castro

“…<h4>Data sources</h4>Publications were captured from three search engines, PubMed, EBSCO, and Google Scholar, and applicable websites written in English from January 1, 2020, to April 30, 2023.…”
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Acupuncture as prophylaxis for chronic migraine: a protocol for a single-blinded, double-dummy randomised controlled trial by Claire Shuiqing Zhang, Bin Li, Lin Zeng, Lu Liu, Luo-peng Zhao, Kelun Wang, Jingxia Zhao, Linpeng Wang, Xianghong Jing

“…The primary outcome is the reduction of monthly headache days, and the secondary outcomes include the reduction of the number of days with acute headache medications, and changes of Migraine Disability Assessment, Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire, Headache Impact Test, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-trait, and Beck Depression Inventory-II scores from baseline to endpoints.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval of this study was granted by the Research Ethical Committee of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University (2017BL-045-01). Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. …”
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Falls and balance impairment; what and how has this been measured in adults with joint hypermobility? A scoping review by Yiduo Wang, Paul H. Strutton, Caroline M. Alexander

“…Electronic searches of primary evidence were performed using the following databases: Medline, Web of Science, CINAHL, Scopus and EMBASE. Papers written in English and published between 1946 and November 2023 were included. …”
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Determination of Palatal Soft Tissue Thickness and Safe Zone for Palatal Soft Tissue Harvest Using CBCT: A Retrospective Study by Hanan Aldhanhani, Bhavna Jha Kukreja, Sesha Reddy, Jovita D’souza, Hossam Abdelmagyd

“…As this was a retrospective analysis of cases previously reported to the hospital, written consent was not acquired. The analysis was carried out on 30 CBCT images. …”
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"LETTER TO THE KING" BY JULES DESTRY: FROM SEPARATISM TO UNITARISM IN BELGIUM by E. V. Ermakova

“…The "Letter to the King", written by eminent Belgian politician and writer, socialist Jules Destree (1863 - 1936 gg.), is one of the most interesting sources on the history of Belgium of this period, It became a kind of manifesto of balance between the ideas of separatism and unitarianism. …”
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Melatonin supplementation for the treatment of infantile spasms: protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled triple-blind trial by Jing Wang, Tao Xu, Miao Liu, Jian Chen, Guang Yang, Weiwei Feng, Yulin Sun, Xiuyu Shi, Liping Zou

“…Patients (n=70) aged 3 months to 2 years with IS will be recruited in this study after receiving written consent from their parents or guardians. Patients will be randomly divided into two equal groups and treated with a combination of adrenocorticotropic hormone, magnesium sulfate and either melatonin or placebo. …”
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Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with or without letrozole for fertility preservation in breast cancer patients: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ping Li, Kun Wang, Qi Fan, Peng Sun, Yuhua Shi, Yanqiu Xie, Weifen Deng, Jiajing Kang

“…The secondary outcomes are the number of high-quality embryos, incidence of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome(OHSS) and recurrence rate of breast cancer.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee of Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (KY-Q-2023-840-02). Written informed consent will be obtained from each participant. …”
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