Development and validation of a tool to measure telehealth educational environment (THEEM) by Marium Arif, Madiha Sajjad, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Hafiz Rabbi ul Ehsan

“…Internal consistency of the final tool with 30 items was calculated as 0·9, suggesting excellent internal consistency of the tool. …”
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Development and validation of a tool for advising primiparous women during early labour: study protocol for the GebStart Study by Mechthild M Gross, Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin, Antonia N Mueller, Jessica Pehlke-Milde

“…Results will be disseminated at the final study conference, at national and international congresses and by peer reviewed and not peer-reviewed articles in scientific and professional journals. …”
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LoVE4MUM Mobile App to Prevent Postpartum Depression: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Siti Sabrina Kamarudin, Idayu Badilla Idris, Shalisah Sharip, Norfazilah Ahmad

“…As of January 1, 2025, recruitment was successfully completed, with a total of 72 participants enrolled: 36 in the intervention group and 36 in the control group . The final results are anticipated to be available by March 2025, and publication is expected by the end of 2025. …”
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Novel Study of Reaction Kinetics and Mass Transfer in Bioreactor Modelling: Prediction of Bioethanol Fermentation Performance by Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Continuous Fixed Bed Bi... by Christian Aslan, Hary Devianto, Vita Wonoputri, Ardiyan Harimawan

“…Therefore, basic knowledge of chemical engineering in bioethanol fermentation is important to be learnt as a preliminary study, such as reaction kinetics and transport phenomena. …”
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Dynamics of special endurance of athletes aged 13-15 years under the influence of the program of the Cossack duel by Andrij Plokhikh, Gennadij Ogar

“…In the end, the final testing of the level of special endurance development of young athletes was conducted. …”
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REFERENCE POINTS OF THE PATHOGENESIS OF THE PHENOMENON OF MODEL FORMATION RISKY REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR TEENAGE GIRLS by Ирина Вячеславовна Бабенко-Сорокопуд

“…The data analysis was carried out using generally accepted methods of mathematical statistics. For the preliminary analysis of the data, the author's program «MedStat» (Lyakh Yu.E., Guryanov V.G., 2004-2012) was used, for the final analysis and construction of graphic elements of the work, the universal package for statistical analysis «Statistica 6.0» was used. …”
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Development and validation of a risk assessment model for predicting the failure of early medical abortions: A clinical prediction model study based on a systematic review and meta... by An-Hao Liu, Bin Xu, Xiu-Wen Li, Yue-Wen Yu, Hui-Xin Guan, Xiao-Lu Sun, Yan-Zhen Lin, Li-Li Zhang, Xian-Di Zhuo, Jia Li, Wen-Qun Chen, Wen-Feng Hu, Ming-Zhu Ye, Xiu-Min Huang, Xun Chen

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 126,420 patients who had undergone medical abortions were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, and the pooled failure rate was 6.7%. The final risk factors consisted of gestational age, maternal age, parity, previous termination of pregnancy, marital status, type of residence, and differences between gestational age calculated using the last menstrual period and that measured via ultrasound. …”
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The problem of rare tumors in gynecology: a clinical case of benign retroperitoneal sclerosing pelvic pecoma in 49-year-old woman by V. I. Lanchinsky, Yu. V. Chushkov, A. B. Ponomarev, Yu. I. Osmanov, A. I. Ishchenko, N. V. Vorobev

“…Our article describes a clinical case of a patient who had a preliminary diagnosis of uterine fibroids, and because of this fact the planned surgical treatment was carried out. …”
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Comparison of chromogenic and cysteine lactose electrolyte deficient agar for identification of uropathogens in Gujarat, India by Nisha Vadivelu, Rashmika D. Parmar, Hitesh Shingala, Krunal D. Mehta

“…The chromogenic medium provided preliminary results 5.5 h earlier (p  0.001) and final results 24 h earlier (p  0.001) than conventional methods. …”
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Guidelines for robotic credentialling in reconstructive and functional urology. Consensus study by Frances Harley, Rasa Ruseckaite, Eva Fong, Henry Han‐I Yao, Hashim Hashim, Helen E. O'Connell

“…Conclusions This was the first study to develop preliminary guidelines on credentialing for robotic surgery in reconstructive and functional urology. …”
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The Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Glimepiride—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mubara Azhar, Mohammed S. Alasmari, Ammara Zamir, Hamid Saeed, Faleh Alqahtani, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Fawad Rasool

“…The subjects with genotype CYP2C9 *1/*3 depicted a 4-fold higher (AUC_0-∞) as compared to that of the CYP2C9 *1/*1 population. Preliminary meta-analysis results indicated significant variability in (AUC_0-∞) and C_max values among different studies. …”
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Retrieval of Atmospheric CO2 and CH4 Variations Using Ground-Based High Resolution Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra by Tian Yuan, Liu Cheng, Sun You Wen, Xie Pin Hua, Wang Wei, Liu Wen Qing, Liu Jian Guo, Li Ang, Hu Ren Zhi, Zeng Yi

“…Spectral fitting residuals for both VCDCO2 and VCDCH4 are less than 0.5%. Finally, CO2 and CH4 diurnal variations are investigated based on a typical observation. …”
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A conceptual model for advanced/metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer: a review of qualitative studies and results from patient interviews by France Ginchereau Sowell, Thom de Milliano, Keri J. S. Brady, Ginamarie Foglia, Medha Sasane, Samira Bensfia, Matthew Reaney

“…The results, supplemented with the results of two previously identified studies from 2017, were used to develop a preliminary conceptual disease model of aGC/GEJC and an interview guide. …”
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Classification of Cigarette Types Using Computer Vision: An Analysis of Smoke Aggregation Features by Shishuan Guan, Lei Jiao, Zengyu Wang, Xiaofei Ji, Hongwei Zheng, Cunfeng Yu, Hongtao Li, Liwen Zheng, Shuaishuai Sun, Qiang Sun, Jun Li, Guangwei Jiang, Kezhi Wu, Erge Lin, Xinlong Zhang

“…The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of smoke images through computer vision technology, and distinguish different brands of cigarettes by using the aggregation characteristics of smoke, hoping to provide preliminary support for automatic cigarette identification. …”
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Construction of an Index System of the Biosafety Incident Response Capability for Nursing Staff: A Delphi Study by Chao Wu, Mengyi Hu, Xinyan Zhang, Mimi Fu, Lu Li, Qiang Xu, Xiaolan Guo, Hongjuan Lang

“…Methods According to the literature review, preliminary biosafety incident response competence indicators for nursing staff were established, and an expert survey questionnaire was designed. …”
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Flettner Rotor Concept for Marine Applications: A Systematic Study by A. De Marco, S. Mancini, C. Pensa, G. Calise, F. De Luca

“…This model is an effective mathematical tool for the preliminary design of Flettner rotor. Finally, an example of assessment of the Flettner rotor performance as an auxiliary propulsion device on a real tanker ship is reported.…”
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Revealing the Neuroimaging Mechanism of Acupuncture for Poststroke Aphasia: A Systematic Review by Boxuan Li, Shizhe Deng, Bomo Sang, Weiming Zhu, Bifang Zhuo, Menglong Zhang, Chenyang Qin, Yuanhao Lyu, Yuzheng Du, Zhihong Meng

“…However, these studies were still in the preliminary stage. Multicenter randomized controlled trials (RCT) with large sample sizes were needed to verify current evidence, as well as to explore deeply the neuroimaging mechanisms of acupuncture’s effects.…”
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Co-producing a safe mobility and falls informatics platform to drive meaningful quality improvement in the hospital setting: a mixed-methods protocol for the insightFall study by Ben Glampson, Clare Leon-Villapalos, Erik Mayer, Rachael Lear, Phoebe Averill, Catalina Carenzo, Rachel Tao, Robert Latchford

“…Exploratory analysis of a preliminary static dataset will examine the variety (structured/unstructured), veracity (accuracy/completeness) and value (clinical utility) of the data. …”
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Developing a core outcome set for assessing interventions and care for parents after neonatal death in high-income countries (iCHOOSE Neonatal study): protocol for a mixed-methods... by James Webbe, Mehali Patel, Danya Bakhbakhi, Christy Burden, Mary Lynch, Laura Timlin, Lisa Hinton, Abigail Fraser, Anna Davies, Maggie Redshaw, David Odd, Charlotte Williams, Dimitris Siasakos, Abi Merriel, Sadie Mullin, Lucy Moy, Leanne Watts

“…A parent involvement group and stakeholder steering committee have been established and have informed each planned phase: (1) systematic review of quantitative studies evaluating care and interventions provided after neonatal death, to describe interventions, outcomes and outcome measurement tools used to assess intervention effectiveness; (2) qualitative interviews with parents who have experienced neonatal death to identify outcomes important and relevant to them; (3) think-aloud interviews with stakeholders (bereaved parents, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders) to develop and refine an online survey; (4) real-time online international Delphi survey with bereaved parents, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders to shortlist outcomes for consideration in the COS; (5) adapted nominal group online consensus meetings with parents, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders to agree final COS and (6) identification of a preliminary set of measurement tools.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been granted for all activities to be undertaken by the University of Bristol Health Sciences Faculty Research Ethics Committee (reference: 15121). …”
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Immediate modulatory effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on patients with Parkinson’s disease: a crossover self-controlled fMRI study by Chengwei Fu, Chengwei Fu, Chengwei Fu, Xiaoyan Hou, Chunye Zheng, Yue Zhang, Zhijie Gao, Zhijie Gao, Zhaoxian Yan, Yongsong Ye, Bo Liu

“…These findings offer preliminary insights into the mechanism of taVNS in treating PD and bolster confidence in its long-term therapeutic potential. …”
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