Using and reporting the Delphi method for selecting healthcare quality indicators: a systematic review. by Rym Boulkedid, Hendy Abdoul, Marine Loustau, Olivier Sibony, Corinne Alberti

“…Reporting of methodological aspects needed to evaluate the reliability of the survey was insufficient: only 39% (31/80) of studies reported response rates for all rounds, 60% (48/80) that feedback was given between rounds, 77% (62/80) the method used to achieve consensus and 57% (48/80) listed quality indicators selected at the end of the survey. A modified Delphi procedure was used in 49/78 (63%) with a physical meeting of the panel members, usually between Delphi rounds. …”
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Effectiveness of a Health Education Program on Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients’ Knowledge in Surgical Specialty Hospital-Cardiac Center in Erbil City by Dlzar Omer Qadir, Yousif Mohammed Younis

“… Background and objective: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft is considered an important surgical procedure, and due to the lack of sufficient knowledge in CABG patients, it is necessary and vital to carry out interventions to improve the knowledge of patients. …”
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Exploring Learning and Unlearning (II): Effective Study Methods for the Individual Practice of Professional Singers by Cristina RADU

“… Education today no longer means just memorizing information and mastering technical procedures. Education today means exploring and discovering as many things as possible from diverse fields that can shed new light on your own field of interest. …”
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Göttingen minipigs present with significant regeneration kinetics after sphincter injury compared to German landrace gilts; a feasibility study by Jasmin Knoll, Niklas Harland, Bastian Amend, Arnulf Stenzl, Wilhelm K. Aicher

“…While smaller animals are preferred for bulk cohort studies, larger animals offer opportunities to investigate surgical procedures at proportions close to the human situation. …”
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Determination of Russian innovative activity tendencies by Marina A. Motova

“…The received forecasts will be the basis for the cluster analysis procedure for the purpose of prospects’ determination for the development of investment activity in innovation-active sectors of economy…”
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Location-independent leadership: managers’ experiences leading prehospital emergency care in Sweden – a qualitative study by Henrik Lindlöf, Carl Savage, Karin Pukk Härenstam, Veronica Vicente

“…The challenges managers faced were a. lack of physical proximity; b. staff needs for knowledge and competency development; c. staff level of responsibility related to operating procedures and guidelines; and d. work culture. Trust was developed through open and personalized communication, trusting relationships, authenticity, and empathic ability. …”
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Tax Mechanism to Counteract Business Fragmentation in Agriculture by Anna V. Tikhonova, Marina V. Pyanova

“…The proposed mechanism includes simplification of the procedure for the application of tax incentives; establishment of indicators of “voluntary” use of benefits in agriculture; strengthening of tax control over transactions involving business splitting. …”
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Bovine pain scale: A novel tool for pain assessment in cattle undergoing surgery in the hospital setting. by Rubia Mitalli Tomacheuski, Cassandra Klostermann, Diane Frank, Marilda Onghero Taffarel, Renata Haddad Pinho, Beatriz Paglerani Monteiro, Pedro Henrique Esteves Trindade, André Desrochers, Sylvain Nichols, Karina Gleerup, Stelio Pacca Loureiro Luna, Paulo Vinicius Steagall

“…A total of 118 videos of 6 minutes were randomized and analyzed by four raters who were unaware of groups, time-points and procedures in two phases with a five-week interval. …”
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Genomic prediction for tuberculosis resistance in dairy cattle. by Smaragda Tsairidou, John A Woolliams, Adrian R Allen, Robin A Skuce, Stewart H McBride, David M Wright, Mairead L Bermingham, Ricardo Pong-Wong, Oswald Matika, Stanley W J McDowell, Elizabeth J Glass, Stephen C Bishop

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We estimated DGVs using genomic best linear unbiased prediction methodology, and assessed their predictive accuracies with a cross validation procedure and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves. …”
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Improvement of Methodological Tools for Business Analysis of the Effective Company’s Performance by N. S . Plaskova

“…The practical application of the proposed adjusted procedures for calculating indicators contributes to getting a reliable and aimed assessment of the quality of the management system of organizations in the real sector of the economy. …”
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Diagnosis of Tubercular Pleural Effusion in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Western India: Role of Cartridge-based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test and other Laboratory Parameters by Sahjid Mukhida, Sameena Khan, Chanda Vyawahare, Nageswari R. Gandham

“…CBNAAT was performed for both pleural fluid and sputum specimens while solid culture was processed on pleural fluids only as per routine microbiological procedures. Pleural fluid was sent for biochemical analysis and investigation of ADA, total leukocyte count, and differential leukocyte count because of lymphocyte predominance. …”
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Intraocular lens calculation for cataract surgery in high myopia: a case report of an extreme axial eyeball length of 35.7 mm by Andreas F. Borkenstein, Eva-Maria Borkenstein

“…With this case report, we would like to demonstrate that even in rare cases of extreme, high myopia and eyeball length &gt; 35 mm, good results can be achieved with correct IOL power implantation if certain considerations are made prior and during the procedure. Special considerations should be taken into account to maximize patient satisfaction.…”
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Climate change and plant-pollinator interactions: global research trends and visualization by Pooja Singh, Vishal Tripathi, V.P. Uniyal, Prabhakar Semwal

“…The Scopus database (2007 to 2023) generated a total of 256 entries, out of which 229 publications were examined after the screening procedure. As per our data analysis, The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory and Journal of Ecology were the most productive organization, and journal, respectively. …”
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L- shape symphyseal autogenous bone block for alveolar ridge augmentation in anterior maxilla and mandible, a prospective single arm clinical study by Wael Mohamed Said Ahmed, Ahmed F. Arafa

“…Abstract Background Alveolar ridge augmentations are challenging procedures in dental implantology, especially in esthetic zone. 3D alveolar defects can be treated by guided bone regeneration (GBR), distraction osteogenesis, or bone blocks. …”
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Pathogenetic Approach to Early Preeclampsia and the Feasibility of Pregnancy Prolongation by L. D. Belotserkovtseva, L. V. Kovalenko, V. V. Pankratov, V. N. Zinin

“…A prospective controlled study of 23 CPF procedures was conducted in 11 pregnant women with early preeclampsia at gestational ages 22 to 31 weeks. …”
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Ultrasound quantification of knee meniscal extrusion: the potential of weight-bearing and dynamic evaluations. A systematic review by Giuseppe Martinese, Fabio Tortorella, Luca Andriolo, Giancarlo Facchini, Marco Miceli, Giuseppe Filardo

“…US in dynamic and weight-bearing evaluations is useful to characterize this anatomical abnormality in different pathologies, including OA, meniscal lesions, and in the follow-up of surgical procedures, providing important data to choose the best treatment to address patients affected by ME.…”
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Occurrence and Risk Factors of Brucellosis in Commercial Cattle Farms from Selected Districts of the Eastern Coast Zone, Tanzania by James P. Warioba, Esron D. Karimuribo, Erick V. G. Komba, Mwemezi L. Kabululu, Godwin A. Minga, Hezron E. Nonga

“…To establish risk factors, a multivariate logistic regression analysis was carried out using a backward elimination procedure, following a univariate analysis, with 0.1 set as a cut-off point for the selection of putative risk factors. …”
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Unnecessary suffering during the slaughter of cattle and pigs: mapping stun quality and associations to stun-to-stick intervals by Josefine Jerlström, Charlotte Berg, Anna Wallenbeck

“…Two key factors are the rapid sticking procedure following stunning and a correct assessment of stunning efficiency. …”
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FUZZY MODELING OF VERBAL INFORMATION FOR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS by Anna Bakurova, Mariia Pasichnyk, Elina Tereschenko

“…Based on the ID of each ordered element, functions of fuzzy sets of terms of a linguistic variable are constructed. Appropriate procedures have been developed to implement the steps. …”
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Charting resilience: a typology of food self-sufficiency in OECD nations by Sagit Barel-Shaked, Erez Buda

“…A stratified sampling procedure was employed, ensuring representation across various economic development levels. …”
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