Funding the New Biologics – A Health Economic Critique of the CCOHTA Report: Infliximab for the Treatment of Crohn’s Disease by Craig R Mitton

“…The validity of economic analyses is highly dependent on the underlying assumptions that are made about the implications of health care states and treatments. The authors of the report mapped utilities from three health states, taken from an American study, onto the nine health states that were considered in their economic analysis. …”
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Decision Support System for Single-Valued Neutrosophic Aczel–Alsina Aggregation Operators Based on Known Weights by Sajid Latif, Kifayat Ullah, Abrar Hussain, Amrullah Awsar

“…We constructed a MADM technique to solve an application of engineering and construction materials under consideration of our derived methodologies. An experimental case study is also presented to determine a suitable optimal option from a group of options. …”
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Rec. ad op.: Kuzembayuly A., Abil’ E., Alibek T. The Siberian ulus and Kazakhs: Problems of ethnic continuity and historical memory by Maslyuzhenko D.N.

“…The first one is devoted to the history of research of the Shaybanids and the Taibugid statehoods in the south of Western Siberia, as well as to the theoretical and methodological approaches to the issues of ethnic history reconstruction in the Russian and Kazakh historical fields. …”
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Colonization as a Factor of Russian History in the Understanding of the Scholars of the 19th – early 20th Centuries by Nina S. Tsintsadze

“…The theoretical and methodological basis for the study was the concept of “spatial turn”. …”
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THE PHENOMENON OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS IN THE SOCIAL EXISTENCE OF HUMAN by T. S. Pavlova, V. V. Bobyl

“…The theoretical and methodological basis of the research is the recognition of the significant influence of negative emotions on human activity in society. …”
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Community case study: an academia-industry-government partnership that monitors and predicts outbreaks in Tri-County Detroit area since 2017 by Irene Xagoraraki, Liang Zhao, Yabing Li, Brijen Miyani, John Norton, James Broz, Andrew Kaye, Anna Mehrotra, Anil Gosine, Scott Withington, Stacey McFarlane, Russell A. Faust

“…Our data are available to the local health departments, and our methodological advancements are published and have been used by other communities nationwide and beyond. …”
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Ozone exposure and cardiovascular disease: A narrative review of epidemiology evidence and underlying mechanisms by Qiaoyi Hua, Xin Meng, Jicheng Gong, Xinghua Qiu, Jing Shang, Tao Xue, Tong Zhu

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Trajectory of Steady Growth or Next Disbalance of Mechanisms of the World Economy by E. N. Smirnov, V. N. Kirillov

“…Complication and reformatting of the economic relations between the countries represents serious challenges for modern economic dynamics. Methodological approach of the authors is based on assessment of the defining influence of new factors on delay of economic activity and economic development. …”
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Effect of Genicular Nerve Block (GNB) on Pain in Lesions of the Knee Joint: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Li W, Xu F, Chen F, Cao L, Bao X

“…Computerized searches of randomized controlled trials were conducted in PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science, with a search time frame until January 2024. Methodological and experimental quality was assessed using the risk of bias assessment tool recommended by the Cochrane Handbook. …”
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Efficacy of CAD/CAM Glass Fiber Posts for the Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth by Maira Alejandra Gutiérrez, Camilo Alejandro Guerrero, Paula Alejandra Baldion

“…Literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case reports, in vitro studies with <8 specimens, and noncomparative trials involving prefabricated or metal cast posts were excluded. The authors of this review independently screened the search results, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias. …”
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Antibacterial activity of biodentine against Enterococcus faecalis: a systematic review by Hasan Subhi, Nashwah Subhi, Salah Alhaidary, Mahmood S. Azeez, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh

“…However, randomized clinical trials with well-designed and robust methodologies are required in order to provide information about its clinical behaviour.…”
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Forecasting and modelling the rye market, as a niche grain crop, under conditions of increasing mineral fertiliser costs by Anatolii Dibrova, Viktoriia Baidala, Теtiana Mirzoieva, Ludmila Stepasyuk, Alla Chmil, Larysa Dibrova

“…The research provided a foundation for improving the efficiency of decision-making and implementation of management strategies, contributing to the achievement of national agricultural policy objectives, including ensuring food security. The proposed methodological approaches and research findings may be valuable for public and sectoral authorities in developing priority measures aimed at enhancing the performance of the domestic grain sector…”
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Effect of electrical stimulation with a cochlear implant on tinnitus impact: protocol of an individual patient data meta-analysis by Inge Stegeman, Adriana L Smit, Kelly Assouly

“…Based on a data-sharing agreement, authors of the eligible studies will be invited to share their deidentified and complete IPD. …”
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THE STRATEGY FOR CREATION OF THE MODERN CONCEPT OF INTEGRATIVE-HOLISTIC EDUCATION (A CASE STUDY OF MINING SCHOOLS OF THE URALS) by N. K. Chapaev, M. A. Choshanov

“…The system of technological and methodological support of the process of reconstruction of educational experience in modern conditions on the basis of an integrative-holistic approach is developed and presented.Practical significance. …”
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More than just staffing? Assessing evidence on the complex interplay among nurse staffing, other features of organisational context and resident outcomes in long-term care: a syste... by Matthias Hoben, Megan Kennedy, Katharina Choroschun

“…They will also screen contents of key journals, publications of key authors and reference lists of all included studies. …”
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Legal aspects of protecting the Ukrainian population against emergencies under martial law by O. A. Lukianykhina, S. A. Petrovska

“…The introduction of martial law on the territory of Ukraine affects the civil defence system in terms of the legal framework and the process of organising disaster protection, which is manifested in the following 1) in addition to the Civil Protection Code of Ukraine No. 5403-VI of 2 October 2012 and departmental by-laws in the field of civil protection of the population from emergencies, an extra legal basis appears in the form of the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the introduction of martial law, the provisions of which may define additional tasks in the field of civil defence; ensure the implementation of functions on protection of the population from emergencies; 2) the structure of public administration is changed, which provides for the establishment of military administrations, which, in cooperation with the military command, ensure coordination of public authorities, in particular those responsible for the protection of the population from emergencies; 3) during the legal regime of martial law, it is allowed to involve citizens of Ukraine in socially useful works carried out to eliminate man-made, natural and military emergencies that occurred during martial law and their consequences It is noted that the procedure for engaging representatives of the categories specified in the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Approval of the Procedure for Engaging Able-bodied Persons in Socially Useful Work under Martial Law” needs to be clarified at the level of individual by-laws and regulations at the level of peculiarities of their collection, notification, management of their activities, disciplinary liability and the system of payment of remuneration in cash or in kind, non-material incentives, their institutionalisation and methodological basis for organising and conducting such work.…”
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Effectiveness of interventions for dry eye: a protocol for an overview of systematic reviews by Tianjing Li, Paul McCann, Riaz Qureshi, Zanna Kruoch

“…We will select reliable systematic reviews (ie, those meeting pre-established methodological criteria) for inclusion, assessed by one investigator and verified by a second investigator. …”
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Compliance with ethical standards in the reporting of donor sources and ethics review in peer-reviewed publications involving organ transplantation in China: a scoping review by Angela Ballantyne, Wendy Rogers, Matthew P Robertson, Brette Blakely, Ruby Catsanos, Robyn Clay-Williams, Maria Fiatarone Singh

“…Objectives The objective of this study is to investigate whether papers reporting research on Chinese transplant recipients comply with international professional standards aimed at excluding publication of research that: (1) involves any biological material from executed prisoners; (2) lacks Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and (3) lacks consent of donors.Design Scoping review based on Arksey and O’Mallee’s methodological framework.Data sources Medline, Scopus and Embase were searched from January 2000 to April 2017.Eligibility criteria We included research papers published in peer-reviewed English-language journals reporting on outcomes of research involving recipients of transplanted hearts, livers or lungs in mainland China.Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted by individual authors working independently following training and benchmarking. …”
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Educational Migration Bridge: From Metaphor to Project by O. M. Osiyanova, E. N. Levina, A. V. Osiyanova

“…The practical steps for the strategy realization within the project «Educational migration bridge» are described: formation of the united scientific, educational and cultural environment based on mutual activity in international scientific and educational community; arrangement of universities regional consortium for informing applicants from Asian countries, for training and living in universities campuses; establishment of the Faculty of foreign students’ education and digital educational platform ensuring logistics and student educational improvement management; development and realization of module network programs for foreign students; realization of additional educational programs in OSU Linguistic center. The authors analyze the main indicators of the project effectiveness: quantitative and qualitative results of the Faculty of foreign students’ education activity in training Russian and culture; establishment of the Orenburg branch of Foreign Students Association, students’ involvement in various interaction forms and special career guidance events; scientific and methodological support for teachers. …”
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Risk factors for emergency presentation with lung and colorectal cancers: a systematic review by Una MacLeod, Elizabeth D Mitchell, Benjamin Pickwell-Smith

“…The population was individual or groups of adult patients or primary care practitioners. Two authors independently screened studies for inclusion.Results 22 studies with over 200 000 EPs were included, most providing strong evidence. …”
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