A Bayesian phase 2 model based adaptive design to optimise antivenom dosing: Application to a dose-finding trial for a novel Russell's viper antivenom in Myanmar. by James A Watson, Thomas Lamb, Jane Holmes, David A Warrell, Khin Thida Thwin, Zaw Lynn Aung, Min Zaw Oo, Myat Thet Nwe, Frank Smithuis, Elizabeth A Ashley

“…Model based adaptive dose-finding studies make efficient use of accrued patient data by using information across dosing levels, and converge rapidly to the contextually defined 'optimal dose'. …”
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Nursing Students’ Viewpoints: Effect of Hidden Curriculum on Learning by Fereshteh Barzegar, Ezzat Paryad, Shirin Jafroudi, Ehsan Kazem Nezhad Leyli, Atefeh Ghanbari Khanghah

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Miscarriage communication in Australia: insights from women and general practice trainees by Joanne Wong, Jacqueline Frayne, Sarah Smith, Jade Bilardi, Meredith Temple-Smith

“…Online focus groups were conducted to discuss personal experiences, challenges and needs related to the miscarriage consultation. The data was transcribed, analysed using NVivo and coded using an inductive thematic approach. …”
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Attitudes, barriers, and facilitators to adherent completion of the recombinant zoster vaccine regimen in Canada: Qualitative interviews with healthcare providers and patients by Sydney George, Jessica Regan, Amnah Awan, Meaghan O’Connor, April Foster, Kimberly Raymond, Iris Gorfinkel, Shelly A. McNeil

“…Interview transcripts were coded and analyzed using a two-part thematic analysis approach. …”
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“Ich-Mupong”, a swollen stomach: an ethnographic study of the daily lived experiences of schoolchildren in schistosomiasis high transmission areas along Lake Albert, Hoima District... by Paskari Odoi, Stella Neema, Fred Bateganya, Birgitte J. Vennervald, Shona Wilson

“…Code reports were generated inductively using ATLAS.ti (Version 7). …”
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A quantitative framework for tree–soil interaction mechanisms in expansive clay: Field investigation and empirical modeling by Xi Sun, Jie Li, You Gao, Xin Liu, Annan Zhou

“…Although vegetation-induced moisture changes are known to affect ground movement, quantitative characterization of tree–soil interactions remains limited due to insufficient field data and unclear relationships between tree water uptake and soil response. …”
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Association between weather variables and fascial space infections of the head and neck: a retrospective chart review by Teresa E Fowler, Ryan F Bloomquist, Jeffrey N James

“…The study sample included all patients presenting between October 2012 and September 2019 for head and neck infections identified by ICD10 code. Those with pre-existing oral or maxillofacial disease, including recent infection, were excluded. …”
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AutoTarget: Disease-Associated druggable target identification via node representation learning in PPI networks by Hyunseung Kong, Inyoung Kim, Byoung-Tak Zhang

“…AutoTarget uses node2vec + for node classification, incorporating neighborhood context and structural equivalence in PPI networks derived from the STRING database. Data from the Therapeutic Target Database (TTD) and DisGeNET were integrated to identify known drug targets and gene-disease associations, respectively. …”
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Effect of micro-arc oxidation coatings with graphene oxide and graphite on osseointegration of titanium implants-an in vivo study by Bahar Tekin, Serkan Dundar, Samet Tekin, Ebru Emine Sukuroglu, Zohaib Khurshid, Yusuf Ezgi, Fatih Demirci, Muhammad Faheemuddin

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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Barrett’s Esophagus, and Barrett’s Esophagus-Related Neoplasia in the United States... by Prateek Sharma, Gary W. Falk, Menaka Bhor, A. Burak Ozbay, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Annie Guerin, Sherry Shi, Margaret M. Elvekrog, Paul Limburg

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Revisiting the link between true-self and morality: Replication and extension Registered Report of Newman, Bloom, and Knobe (2014) Studies 1 and 2 by Shuk Ching Lee, Gilad Feldman

“…Extending the replication, we examined associations between true-self attributions and perceived social norms and found that social norms were positively associated with true-self attributions (Study 1: most rs ranged from 0.07 to 0.21; Study 2: rs = 0.10 to 0.30). Materials, data and analysis code are available on https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/9FVTQ. …”
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Use of erythromycin and metoclopramide in hospitalized dogs: a multicenter historical cohort study by Ee Fung Teo, Claire R. Sharp, Claire R. Sharp, Corrin J. Boyd, Weiqin Chee

“…Data collected for each dog included signalment, diagnosis, reason(s) for starting prokinetics, the injectable prokinetic(s) used, frequency, and doses. …”
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Racial and socioeconomic disparities in surgical care for post‐prostate cancer treatment complications: A nationwide Medicare‐based analysis by Oluwafolajimi Adesanya, Sirikan Rojanasarot, Alysha M. McGovern, Arthur L. Burnett

“…Materials and Methods Utilizing the Medicare Standard Analytical Files (SAF), a retrospective cohort study was performed on data of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) from 2015 to 2021. …”
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Modeling Foreground Spatial Variations in 21 cm Gaussian Process Component Separation by Kangning Diao, Richard D. P. Grumitt, Yi Mao

“…Gaussian processes (GPs) have been utilized for component separation in 21 cm data analyses, exploiting the distinct spectral behavior of the cosmological and foreground signals, which are modeled through the GP covariance kernel. …”
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Alleviating stressfeeding in the emergency department: Elucidating the tensions induced by workplace lactation space issues by Kimberly L. Moulton, Samantha A. Izuno, Nicole Prendergast, Nicole Battaglioli, Stefanie S. Sebok‐Syer

“…The logistics and stressors of workplace lactation pose a particular challenge during an already stressful time for a new mother returning to work in a busy emergency department (ED), but limited empirical data exist regarding this experience. We aimed to explore the stressors associated with workplace lactation spaces in order to better inform the creation of lactation spaces for individuals working in EDs. …”
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Emergency Physician Assessment of Productivity and Supervision Practices by Kraftin Schreyer, Diane Kuhn, Vicki Norton

“…Introduction: Despite a lack of data guiding safe standards for physician productivity and supervision of non-physician practitioners (NPP), legislation dictating supervision ratios for emergency physicians (EP) has been enacted in Florida and elsewhere across the country. …”
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Participation of Mothers in the Care of Premature Infants and its Associated Factors by Sharare Zabihi Afroozi, Seyedeh Noshaz Mirhaghjou, Sedigheh Pakseresht, Ehsan Kazem Nejad Leili, Zahiruddin Quazi Syed

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University Students’ Views on the Challenges Faced by Students with Difficulties by Sonia Ruiz de Azua, Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria, Maitane Picaza, Eneritz Jiménez-Etxebarria, Nahia Idoiaga

“…Methods: We conducted an online survey distributed across various faculties at a university in the north of Spain, with participation from 519 students. The data collected from the survey were coded and subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS version 28 to generate descriptive and comparative statistics. …”
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Stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences with the quality of essential medicines in primary healthcare facilities in Ghana: a qualitative study by Irene A. Kretchy, Gifty Sunkwa-Mills, Maxwell A. Antwi, Stanley K. Alor, Antoinette Squire, George Y. Afful, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit, Kwabena F. M. Opuni

“…Methods Thirty-four stakeholders comprising health facility administrators, pharmacy managers, healthcare providers, medicine manufacturers and distributors, and regulators were interviewed using face-to-face audio-recorded semi-structured interviews. Transcribed data were coded and analysed to generate themes relating to the study aim and organised into facilitators and barriers guided by the capability, opportunity, motivation and behaviour (COM-B) model. …”
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Effects of Exercise on Mental Health of Elderly by Nafiseh Hekmati Pour, Hamid Hojjati

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