Effect of cognitive-only and cognitive-motor training on preventing falls in community-dwelling older people: protocol for the smart±step randomised controlled trial by Catherine Sherrington, Barbara Toson, Jessica Turner, Jacqueline Close, Daina L Sturnieks, Jasmine Menant, Michael Valenzuela, Kim Delbaere, Robert D Herbert, Amit Lampit, Kathryn Broadhouse, Daniel Schoene, Stephen R Lord, Daina Sturnieks, Stephen Lord, Rob Herbert, Cameron Hicks, Mayna Ratanapongleka, Natassia Smith, Carly Chaplin, Bethany Halmy, Angeliki Stivactas, Ashley Woodbury, Dinaz Parekh, Matthew Hand, Isabella Hoi Kei leung, Polly Barr, Jennifer Davis

“…This is despite good evidence of improvements in fall-related cognitive and physical functions following both intervention types. This manuscript describes the study protocol for a three-arm randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of home-based cognitive and cognitive-motor training interventions, compared to a minimal-intervention control group, in preventing falls in older people. …”
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Child Health, Agriculture and Integrated Nutrition (CHAIN): protocol for a randomised controlled trial of improved infant and young child feeding in rural Zimbabwe by Paul Kelly, Lisa Langhaug, Robert Ntozini, Kuda Mutasa, Bernard Chasekwa, Andrew Prendergast, Batsirai Mutasa, Naume V Tavengwa, Tim Brown, Laura E Smith, Dexter. T Chagwena, Claire Bourke, Ruairi Robertson, Shamiso Fernando, Jill Cairns, Thokozile Ndhlela, Exhibit Matumbu, Kavita Datta, Alice Tengende, Dzivaidzo Chidhanguro, Maggie Makanza, Jonathan Swann

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Risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection caused by ribotype 027 strains in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: a matched case-control study by Sandra Y. Silva, Brigid M. Wilson, Curtis J. Donskey

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Effects of different exercise modalities on balance performance in healthy older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Shikun Zhang, Guoping Qian, Hong Xu, Meiling Gu, Sujie Mao, Yan’an Wang, Yuqing Zhang, Wensheng Zhou

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Purging viral latency by a bifunctional HSV-vectored therapeutic vaccine in chronically SIV-infected macaques by Ziyu Wen, Pingchao Li, Yue Yuan, Congcong Wang, Minchao Li, Haohang Wang, Minjuan Shi, Yizi He, Mingting Cui, Ling Chen, Caijun Sun

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Selective neoadjuvant therapy of rectal cancer patients (SELREC): study protocol for a European randomised controlled, open, multicentre non-inferiority trial by Markus W Büchler, Lukas Baumann, Peter Schirmacher, Christoph W Michalski, Markus K Diener, Dirk Jäger, Pascal Probst, Mohammed Al-Saeedi, Martin Schneider, Alexis Ulrich, Constantin Schwab, Anja Sander, Christina Klose, Christoph Kahlert, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Jürgen Debus, Rosa Klotz, Solveig Tenckhoff, Cosima Engerer, Kristin Uzun-Lang, Caroline Wild, Bruno C Köhler

“…The experimental intervention involves performing TME surgery without n(C)RT. In contrast, the control intervention adheres to German S3-guidelines, incorporating neoadjuvant radiotherapy (nRT) with a dosage of 5×5 Gy or a total of 50.4 Gy. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard of Care Recovery for Emergency Cesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda by Moris, Baluku, Francis, Bajunirwe, Joseph, Ngonzi, Joseph, Kiwanuka, Stephen, Ttendo

“…BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) expedites return to patient baseline and functional status by reducing surgical trauma, stress, and organ dysfunction. …”
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Peer delivered, emotion regulation-focused mental health prevention training for fire fighter trainees: Design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial by Eric C. Meyer, Todd Farchione, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Oi-Man Kwok, Michelle L. Pennington, Jessica Rostockyj, Suzy B. Gulliver

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Effect of music listening on delirium after hip fracture operations (MLDHFO) in a regional hospital in Taiwan: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Ling Wang, Lin-Yu Chao, Chun-Chih Lin, Hsing-Ju Lu, Jiun-Liang Chen, Han-Chang Ku

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Needs of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) in Community based Cancer Awareness and Screening Programme: A Mixed Method Study from a Ru... by L Meenu, N Divyamol, K Anupriya, TK Abdu Saleem

“…Primary prevention through health education and secondary prevention through early detection and treatment can alter cancer burden and outcomes. …”
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Randomised controlled clinical trial of a structured cognitive rehabilitation in patients with attention deficit following mild traumatic brain injury: study protocol by Roshan das Nair, Nor Asiah Muhamad, Avril Drummond, Mazlina Mazlan, Norhamizan Hamzah, Vairavan Narayanan, Norlisah Ramli, Nor Atikah Mustapha, Nor Adibah Mohammad Tahir, Li Kuo Tan, Mahmoud Danaee, Sing Yau Goh

“…Objectives To measure the clinical, structural and functional changes of an individualised structured cognitive rehabilitation in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) population.Setting A single centre study, Malaysia.Participants Adults aged between 18 and 60 years with mTBI as a result of road traffic accident, with no previous history of head trauma, minimum of 9 years education and abnormal cognition at 3 months will be included. …”
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OPTIMIZING MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE WORK AT CATERING ENTERPRISES IN UNIVERSITIES by Raisa V. Savkina, Valentina I. Feoktistova, Evgeniya V. Klicheva, Irina N. Lukiyanchuk

“…Organization of students’ and employees’ catering in university is an important licensing condition to conduct education activity. Due to the fact that this type of economic activity is secondary in universities, problems of fulfilling social and economic functions entrusted to catering enterprises could arise. …”
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Effectiveness of Cadaver Compared to Plastination as Anatomy Learning Media: Medical Student Perspective by Muhammad Ilham Suharto, Taureni Hayati, Hanifah Hanifah, Mozart Mozart

“…Background: Anatomy is a fundamental component of medical education, playing a pivotal role in understanding the structure and function of the human body. …”
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On the concept of university competitiveness management by E. V. Pirogova

“…It is determined that its content is a set of goals, principles, functions, methods, and tools that ensure the competitiveness of a university in the educational services market. …”
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A novel self-assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel with glucagon-like peptide-1 functionality enhances islet survival to improve islet transplantation outcome in diabetes treatment by Xiangheng Cai, Mengnan Zhang, Jiaqi Zou, Le Wang, Yixiang Zhan, Dandan Li, Tingsheng Jiang, Nijat Alim, Zhaoce Liu, Jiuxia Yang, Na Liu, Tengli Liu, Peng Sun, Xuejie Ding, Boya Zhang, Zewen Liu, Xuelian Wang, Rui Liang, Jinzhen Cai, Jie Gao, Jinglin Cao, Shusen Wang

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The ASSIST Trial: Acute Effects of Manipulating Strength Exercise Volume on Insulin Sensitivity in Adults Living With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled, Crossover, Clinical Trial by Luis Filipe Rocha Silva, Paulo H. Evangelista Silva, Jordan Ottoni do Carmo, Bruna Caroline Chaves Garcia, Elizabethe Adriana Esteves, Zachary Aaron Mang, Fabiano Trigueiro Amorim, Marco Fabrício Dias‐Peixoto, Fernando Gripp, Valmor Tricoli, Flavio de Castro Magalhaes

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Association of Auditory Interference and Ocular-Motor Response with Subconcussive Head Impacts in Adolescent Football Players by Zachary S. Bellini, Grace O. Recht, Taylor R. Zuidema, Kyle A. Kercher, Sage H. Sweeney, Jesse A. Steinfeldt, Keisuke Kawata

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Trends in functional limitations among middle-aged and older adults in the Asia-Pacific: survey evidence from 778,507 observations across six countriesResearch in context by Marie Ishida, Sumit Kane, Teralynn Ludwick, Victoria Fan, Ajay Mahal

“…Higher prevalence of functional limitations was observed for respondents with lower education and among those are not currently married across countries. …”
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Write-rite: Enhancing Handwriting Visualization Proficiency in Dysgraphic Children by Norsafinar Rahim

“…Dysgraphic-customized application, Write-rite, integrates IxD to improve visualization, motor control, and letter memory. Write-rite utilizes tracing exercises, animations, and repetition to enhance letter formation. …”
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Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment on comorbid depressive symptoms in patients with chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Meike Shedden-Mora, Robert Schleip, Francesco Cerritelli, Tobias Schmidt, Lucas Bohlen, Michael Eggart, Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen, Jürgen Lorenz, Torsten Liem, Jorge E Esteves

“…Interestingly, CLBP and DS seem to be associated with changes in interoception, which may be reversed by OMT.Methods and analysis The study protocol proposes a single-blinded, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial to investigate the effect of OMT on clinical symptoms (depression, pain and disability) and interoceptive functions (interoceptive accuracy, sensibility and awareness) in patients with CLBP and comorbid DS. …”
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