A consensus definition of creativity in surgery: A Delphi study protocol. by Alex Thabane, Tyler McKechnie, Phillip Staibano, Vikram Arora, Goran Calic, Jason W Busse, Sameer Parpia, Mohit Bhandari

“…A maximum of 5 rounds will be performed, or until consensus is reached (≥75% agreement). Recruitment is scheduled to begin on 1 August 2024.<h4>Ethics and dissemination</h4>All focus group and panellists will be given written and verbal information on the study and provide signed, informed consent. …”
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Loan Monitoring Costs and Loan Payment in SACCOs: A Case Study of Mitooma People's SACCO in Mitooma Town Council Mitooma District. by Mugarura, Adison

“…Women's access to formal sources of loans is restricted because they often lack collateral as a requirement needed by the microfinance and the inability to retrieve all loans due to the relocation of business activity or the residence of defaulters also affects loan monitoring in SACCOs affects of loan monitoring on loan repayment and recovery in SACCOs. …”
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Recommendations for the optimization of student led free vision screening programs by Nirupama Devanathan, Melanie Scheive, Amrish Selvam, Baraa S. Nawash, Alec Murphy, McKenna Morrow, Shruti Anant, Jessica S. Kruger, Chi-Wah Rudy Yung, Thomas V. Johnson

“…Programs obtained funding from a diverse array of internal and external sources. There was no significant difference in wait time for scheduled appointments compared to a walk-in strategy; overall door-to-door visit times ranged from 15 min to 120 min. …”
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Effectiveness of long-term cluster training and traditional resistance training in enhancing maximum strength in young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiayue Cui, Jiayue Cui, Yin Yu, Yin Yu, Yijun Xu, Hongyu Wu

“…Stata 15.1 was used for drawing forest plots, subgroup analysis, taking sensitivity analysis and meta-regression to explore the sources of heterogeneity, creating a funnel plot to evaluate publication bias, quantifying publication bias, and trimming and filling. …”
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Soil Physicochemical and Metagenomic Analyses of Bacteria and Fungi: Toward Desert Truffle Cultivation in Saudi Arabia by Sakhr Alhuthali, Suleiman K. Bello, Ahmed M. Bageel, Amal Bakr Shori, Noor M. Bataweel, Ahmed M. Al-Hejin, Abdulaziz A. Al-Qarawi, Paul W. Thomas

“…Researchers are exploring plant-based protein sources to address both malnutrition and climate change. …”
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Pyelonephritis in pregnancy: «traditional» drainage tactics and its results by V. V. Levchenko, P. P. Morgun, A. V. Voldokhin, A. Y. Abu Trabi, A. S. Maslovsky

“…Urinary tract drainage for pyelonephritis in pregnancy (PiP) is a topic that is rarely covered in the literature. Available sources are based on personal experience and personal opinions of researchers. …”
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Comparative efficacy of robotic exoskeleton and conventional gait training in patients with spinal cord injury: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Shengye Liu, Fangyuan Chen, Jianqiao Yin, Guanqi Wang, Liyu Yang

“…Abstract Objective The purpose of this meta-analysis was to investigate the effects of Robotic exoskeleton gait training (REGT) on lower limb mobility, walking balance, functional scores and respiratory function in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data sources The PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched from inception until December 24, 2024. …”
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Digital Fire and Salvage Unit: A New Level of Training for Emercom Cadets by Igor A. Malyj, Vladislav V. Bulgakov, Irina Yu. Sharabanova

“…The program includes 12 main functional modules that allow you to organize the administration and management of users, develop methodological and control and measuring materials, form a practice program or training program, a schedule of training sessions, a knowledge base and an electronic journal, receive information about the results of training, organize a game form of training through intellectual duels between users, as well as access to information about the available training fire and salvage unit of fire equipment, fire-technical and rescue equipment, to an interactive map of the area of departure of the fire-rescue guard with the placement of various objects of protection and their characteristics, roads, water sources and other information necessary for the elimination of fires. …”
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Autism, intelligence, language, and adaptive behavior, disentangling a complex relationship by Chiara Failla, Chiara Failla, Ileana Scarcella, Ileana Scarcella, Noemi Vetrano, Noemi Vetrano, Serena Previti, Rita Mangano Mangano, Gennaro Tartarisco, David Vagni, Giovanni Pioggia, Flavia Marino

“…The study calls for a nuanced approach to ASD assessment, integrating various metrics and sources of information for a detailed phenotyping necessary for personalized interventions and biological research.…”
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A Multipronged, Community-Partnered Intervention (The TALK) to Improve Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexual Health and Racial Discrimination Among Black Male Adolescents an... by Schenita D Randolph, Ragan Johnson, Maralis Emerson, Jolie S Jemmott, Elizabeth Jeter, Allison Johnson

“…Data collection for phase 2 began in July 2023 and ended in January 2024. Data analysis is scheduled for completion by July 2025. The primary and secondary results are expected to be published by January 2026. …”
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Efficacy of pentavalent antimoniate intralesional infiltration therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis: A systematic review. by Nayara Castelano Brito, Ana Rabello, Gláucia Fernandes Cota

“…<h4>Methodology</h4>The PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and the Cochrane manual were followed. The sources used were the MEDLINE and LILACS databases and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform of the World Health Organization. …”
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THE APPLICATION OF IOT (INTERNET OF THINGS) FOR SMART HOUSING ENVIRONMENTS AND INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEMS by Andi Hildayanti, M Sya'Rani Machrizzandi

“…Starting from smart cars that can walk alone to various destinations without a human driver, to smart home devices that can automatically remind the voice to do activities on schedule. All of this latest technology is part of the Internet of Things. …”
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Student Mental Health in UK Higher Education Institutions: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Trends, Gaps, and Research Directions by Nicola Cogan, Aja Murray, Emily Long, Maria Gardani, Michelle O'Toole, Menchie Leung, Stella Kyratzi, Jelena Milicev, Katie Dryburgh, Chloe Bolota, Lacey Ho

“…Reference lists of the included studies will be screened for additional sources. All citations will be managed using Covidence, and study selection will involve title/abstract screening and full-text review by independent reviewers. …”
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La construcción de una ideología educativa. Diagnósticos y propuestas de reforma educativa en Argentina, una revisión histórico-crítica / Building an educational ideology. Proposal... by Romina De Luca

“…Both had expression in the schedule, in the administration and in the curricula promoted in this period. …”
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An eHealth Intervention to Improve Quality of Life, Socioemotional, and Health-Related Measures Among Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial by David H Gustafson Sr, Marie-Louise Mares, Darcie Johnston, Olivia J Vjorn, John J Curtin, Gina Landucci, Klaren Pe-Romashko, David H Gustafson Jr, Dhavan V Shah

“…Tested moderators were sex, scheduled health care use, and number of chronic conditions. …”
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The Role of Heat in the Lifestyle of the People of Iran during the Safavid Era by Javad Alipoor silab

“…Although studying the role of environmental elements from a historical perspective is challenging due to the nature of the historical sources available, a detailed examination of these sources, along with the use of medical resources, reveals different aspects of how heat influenced life and social behaviors in Safavid Iran. …”
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Validation of the Diabetomics CovAB SARS-CoV-2 antibody test in children: comparison with serology by Manisha Gurumurthy, Joseph Schwab, Sri Ram Pentakota, Rahul Ukey, Maria Gennaro, Pauline Thomas, Stephen Friedman

“…This cross-sectional study recruited well children, not vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2, aged 18 months to 11 years, who were scheduled for routine bloodwork at an inner-city university-based pediatric clinic. …”
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The Characteristic of Measles Epidemic Process in Kyrgyz Republic by M. S. Niiazalieva, O. V. Tsvirkun, V. S. Toygombaeva, I. Sh. Aldjambaeva, G. S. Ishenapysova, R. A. Frolov, G. S. Dadanova

“…We believe that in combination, this will increase the real coverage of measles vaccinations for children, reduce the number of sources of infection and indirectly reduce the risk of infection in children of the first year of life.…”
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The Effects of Different Levels of Garlicon-Essential Oil on Feed Intake, Body Weight, and Health Scores of Holstein Dairy Calves by Bahram Mohtashami, Hamed Khalilvandi‑Behroozyar, Hadi Mansourikhah

“…Fatty acids in mammals serve more than their role as energy sources. For example, butyrate increases the development of rumen papillae and the development of both villi and pancreas. …”
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Twelve-month prevalence of DSM-5 mental disorders and the psychosocial correlates- a child and adolescent psychiatric epidemiologic survey in Hong Kong SARResearch in context by Sandra S.M. Chan, Oscar W.H. Wong, Samara Hussain, Kelvin K.F. Tsoi, Karen K.Y. Ma, Steven W.H. Chau, Suk Ling Ma, Kelly Y.C. Lai, Winnie C.W. Chu, Holly H.L. Lo, Stephy W.S. Ho, Ching Chi Leung, Karen K.L. Yiu, Suzanne H.W. So, Pak C. Sham, Se Fong Hung, Patrick W.L. Leung

“…The main diagnostic measures were 31 DSM-5 disorders assessed with Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, Version 5 (DISC-5) on the whole study sample. …”
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