Boosting clerkship preparedness: student insights on the effectiveness of an intensive post-COVID transition course by Quang Thanh Nguyen, Thuy Minh Ha, Siaw Cheok Liew, Jeffrey Mayne, Thuong Thi Ha Luong, Phuoc Van Le

“…Abstract Background The Medical Doctor program at VinUniversity, developed in collaboration with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, comprises three years of preclinical education followed by three years of clinical rotations. …”
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Home physical exercise program: analysis of the impact on the clinical evolution of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus by Paulo Cesar Modesto, Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto

“…There was no statistically significant difference for the sub-items: quality of life, NPH grading scale and risk of falls, based on the Berg scale.…”
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Classification of endoscopic spine procedures by Mazda Farshad, MD, Christoph J. Laux, MD, Florian Wanivenhaus, MD, José M. Spirig, MD, Jonas Widmer, PhD, Michael Kelly, MD, Javier Quillo-Olvera, MD, Jin-Sung Kim, MD, Facundo van Isseldyk, MD, Sohrab Gollogly, MD, James Yue, MD, Xuexiao Ma, MD, Vincent Hagel, MD, Frédéric Cornaz, MD

“…ABSTRACT: Background: A consensus on grading the complexity of endoscopic spinal procedures is lacking, but urgently needed to guide training, clinical practice, and regulatory concepts. …”
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Sociodemographic factors and type of delivery: systematic review / Fatores sociodemográficos e via de parto: revisão sistemática by Fernanda Garcia Gabira, Gabriela Oliveira, Keila Cristina Mascarello, Elizabete Regina Araújo Oliveira

“…Os artigos selecionados foram posteriormente analisados pelos sistemas Joanna Briggs Institute e Sistema Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. …”
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Generalist-led hospital models and their alignment with value-based care: a systematic review protocol by Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Ravi Shankar, Fiona Devi

“…A narrative synthesis will be conducted, with a meta-analysis if appropriate. Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation will assess certainty of evidence. …”
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A Comparative Investigation of Transfer Learning Frameworks Using OCT Pictures for Retinal Disorder Identification by Ghadah Naif Alwakid, Mamoona Humayun, Walaa Gouda

“…The suggested method may influence the development of a tool for automatically identifying retinal disorders. …”
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Mixed teaching quality evaluation of organizational behavior course based on CIPP model by Sujun Zhang, Lifen Bai, Binbin Yang

“…Its indicator system and grading criteria are generalizable to similar courses, offering referential value for optimizing instructional design and teacher professional development.…”
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Erector spinae plane block versus intercostal nerve block for postoperative analgesia: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Donghang Zhang, Yinglong Wu, Zihan Xiong

“…Sensitivity analysis will be used to examine the reliability of the pooled data. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach will be used to recommend evidence quality. …”
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China promotes coastal wetland restoration to protect wetland ecosystems by Quansheng Wang, Guoqing Han, Qi Zhang

“…During the economic development of the past 70 years, the area of coastal wetlands has significantly decreased, leading to damage to coastal wetland resources. …”
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A general simulation-based study on printability of inks in direct ink writing by Md. Asaduzzaman Sourov, Seyda Islam Emu, Md. Shajedul Hoque Thakur, Maruf Md Ikram, A. K. M. M. Morshed, Muhammad M. Rahman

“…However, the most challenging aspect of DIW is the development of inks with suitable printability. To address this, we demonstrate a numerical approach using the finite element method (FEM) to model the printability of inks. …”
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Relationship between Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength with Bone Density in Older Adults: A Systematic Review by Nur Riviati, Surya Darma, Muhammad Reagan, Muhammad Baharul Iman, Fara Syafira, Bima Indra

“…The Appraisal Tool for Cross-Sectional Studies (AXIS) tool assessed the risk of bias, and the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) framework evaluated the evidence quality. …”
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Physical measures of physical functioning as prognostic factors in predicting outcomes for neck and thoracic pain: Protocol for a systematic review. by Rabea Begum, Alison Rushton, Alaa El Chamaa, David Walton, Paul Parikh

“…Two reviewers will independently perform study selection, data extraction, risk of bias assessment (QUIPS, Quality in Prognostic Studies tool), and quality assessment (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation).…”
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Quality of Evidence Supporting the Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Essential Hypertension: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses by Hongshuo Shi, Zixuan Wu, Dan Wang, Chengda Dong, Pulin Liu, Guomin Si, Ting Liu

“…Methodological quality, risk of bias, reporting quality, and quality of evidence were assessed by means of the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR-2), the Risk of Bias in Systematic (ROBIS) scale, the list of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA), as well as the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system. …”
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Effectiveness of laser photobiomodulation therapy in pulpotomy of primary teeth: A systematic review by Mohammad Kamran Khan, Deepa Gurunathan, Ramanandvignesh Pandiyan, Aman Kumar

“…Each step of SR including literature search, risk of bias (RoB) assessment using the JBI tool, and quality of evidence assessment using the Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach was performed by the review authors independently. …”
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Comparison of the effects of ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block and erector spinae plane block on postoperative pain in abdominal surgeries: a protocol for systematic revie... by Donghang Zhang, Xiaoqing Wang, Yiyong Wei, Xiangdong Zhang

“…RevMan V.5.3 software will be used for data processing and statistical analysis. The Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach will be used to assess the evidence quality of outcomes.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required for this study. …”
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Short birth interval prevalence, determinants and effects on maternal and child health outcomes in Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Catherine Chojenta, Melissa L Harris, Desalegn Markos Shifti, Tahir Ahmed Hassen

“…The risk of bias will be assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute quality appraisal. Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation framework will be used to evaluate the quality of cumulative evidence from the included studies.Ethics and dissemination This review does not require ethics approval. …”
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Hormone therapy with different administration routes for patients with perimenopausal syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Liping Wang, Xinrui Luo, Mulan Ren, Yan Wang

“…The quality of the included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were measured by the Cochrane risk of bias tool. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) method was applied to grade the quality of evidence in this network meta-analysis. …”
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The effectiveness of care bundles for reducing caesarean section safely: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Kate O'Doherty, Aileen Rothwell, Valerie Smith

“…The certainty of the evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. …”
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Intranasal ketamine for procedural sedation and analgesia in children: A systematic review. by Naveen Poonai, Kyle Canton, Samina Ali, Shawn Hendrikx, Amit Shah, Michael Miller, Gary Joubert, Michael Rieder, Lisa Hartling

“…The methodological qualities of studies and the overall quality of evidence were evaluated using the Cochrane Collaboration's Risk of Bias tool, and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system, respectively.…”
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Hypercritical or Superficial? Investigating the Metacognitive Awareness of Indonesian Bilingual Students in Writing Class by Melti Oktavianda, Sistiadinita

“…The findings underscore the importance of fostering metacognitive awareness and accurate self-assessment in foreign language writing instruction to promote effective learning and self-regulated development.…”
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