Comparative CT with stress manoeuvres for diagnosing distal isolated tibiofibular syndesmotic injury in acute ankle sprain: a protocol for an accuracy- test prospective study by João Carlos Rodrigues, Mario Lenza, Laercio Alberto Rosemberg, Durval do Carmo Santos Barros, Mario Ferretti, Alexandre Leme Godoy Santos, Marcelo Pires Prado, José Felipe Marion Alloza, Renato Amaral Masagão, Adham do Amaral e Castro, Marco Kawamura Demange

“…All participants will receive an oral description of the study’s aim, and the choice to participate will be free and voluntary. …”
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Randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, four-way crossover trial to demonstrate the comparative pharmacodynamic equivalence of a non-invasive diagnostic test for adrenal in... by Judith Cohen, Miguel Debono, Kathleen Baster, Richard J Ross, Charlotte J Elder, Kathryn L Date, Sharon L Caunt, Jane Fearnside, Trevor N Johnson, Rosie N Taylor

“…The Short Synacthen Test (SST) is the current diagnostic test of choice for AI, but it is both invasive and resource intensive. …”
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Recommendations of the Russian Gastroenterological Association on Clinical Use of High-Resolution Manometry in Diagnosis of Esophageal Disorders by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, S. A. Abdulkhakov, D. N. Andreev, D. S. Bordin, E. R. Valitova, I. L. Klyaritskaya, V. V. Krivoy, Yu. A. Kucheryavyi, T. L. Lapina, S. V. Morozov, O. A. Sablin, E. V. Semenikhina, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, A. A. Sheptulin

“…It enables a medical professional to obtain evidence that may critically affect the choice of optimal patient care strategy and effective treatment. …”
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Comparison of efficacy and safety of thrombus prevention strategies after abdominal and pelvic cancer surgery: Bayesian network based meta-analysis by Shiran Qin, Shiran Qin, Sitong Guo, Yucheng Yao, Yucheng Yao, Ying He, Dandan Xu, Dandan Xu, Henghai Su, Xiaoyu Chen, Haoru Meng

“…However, there is insufficient evidence supporting the choice of anticoagulation strategies.MethodsWe searched PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science for randomized controlled trials from inception to January 2024. …”
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Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial by Mohamed Abdelrahman, Neil Cowan, Meera Ramcharn, Bassel H Al Wattar, William Parry-Smith, Sarah McRobbie, Michael Rimmer, Nagla Elfaki, Cheryl Dunlop, Damien Coleburt, Olivia Raglan, Jhia Jiat Teh, Maria Fisher, Nilaani Murugesu, Yazid Jibrel, Matthew Wood

“…The trial results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at relevant scientific conferences. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Chemotherapy or EGFR‐TKIs as First‐Line Therapy in NSCLC Patients Harboring Non‐Ex 20 Ins Uncommon EGFR Mutations: A Retrospective Study in China by Chen Liao, Li Bai, Tingting He, Qingle Liang, Defeng Hu, Shipeng Lei, Yong He, Yubo Wang

“…Conclusion Taking into account both efficacy and safety, afatinib and osimertinib are better choices than chemotherapy and first‐generation EGFR‐TKIs for NSCLC patients with non‐ex 20 ins uncommon EGFR mutations. …”
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) colonisation as a predictor for subsequent CRE infection: A retrospective surveillance study by Courtney M. Tubb, Marco Tubb, Jonathan Hooijer, Rispah Chomba, Jeremy Nel

“…Method: We retrospectively reviewed hospital records from 686 patients admitted to a medical high-care ward at a tertiary hospital in Gauteng, South Africa, between October 2019 and May 2022. …”
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Être touareg dans le Sud libyen en transition: une citoyenneté encore inachevée by Pauline Poupart

“…As an illustration, their voting capacity is limited as to their possibility of registering in the public universities of their choice. They also cannot apply for a national passport. …”
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Should the Food and Drug Administration Limit Placebo-Controlled Trials? by Max Goodman, Connor Pedersen

“…Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/center-drug-evaluation-and-research-cder/institutional-review-boards-irbs-and-protection-human-subjects-clinical-trials. …”
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The Role of Human Agency in Global Urban Health by Kai Michael Gensitz, Catherine Woods, Tadhg MacIntyre, Claudio R. Nigg

“…Methods Conceptualization was done through iterative literature reviews, including citation tracking of key papers, which informed a Delphy study to reach consensus with the expert consortium of the EU-Horizon project “GoGreenNext” on key socio-ecological components (SECs). …”
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21st century Latin American synthetic peptides for their application in antivenom production by Jésica A. Rodríguez, Gabriela R. Barredo-Vacchelli, Joaquin A. Eloy, Silvia A. Camperi

“…The present article aims to review the advances in the design of immunogenic synthetic peptides for their application in antivenom production in Latin America during the 21st century. …”
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Using stated-preferences methods to develop a summary metric to determine successful treatment of children with a surgical condition: a study protocol by Nigel Hall, Marian Knight, Nick Lansdale, Lisa Hinton, Charles Opondo, Simon Kenny, Stefano Giuliani, John Buckell, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Kokila Lakhoo, Alexander Macdonald, Crispin Jenkinson, Benjamin Allin, Rema Ramakrishnan, Gregor Walker, Timothy Bradnock, Karolina Kuberska, Benjamin M Craig, Goher Ayman, Anna May Long, Joanne Shepherd

“…We will disseminate all of our results in peer-review publications and scientific presentations. …”
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Advances of wearable silicone rubber-based triboelectric nanogenerators: from manufacturing to application by Dianlong Shen, Taili Du, Fangyang Dong, Hu Cai, Aziz Noor, Xiannan Du, Yongjiu Zou, Chengkuo Lee, Minyi Xu

“…In this conversion process, the choice of material plays a crucial role in affecting the output performance of the TENGs. …”
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of primary hyperthyroidism: security and efficacy analysis by Jing-E Zhu, Chun-Jun Sheng, Hui-Li Zhang, Jia-Xin Li, Xiao-Wan Bo, Jia-Jing Yin, Peng Yang, Song-Yuan Yu, Li-Ping Sun

“…Thyroid function was reviewed 1 week after ablation, and the subsequent reexamination time was determined according to the patient’s specific test results and ATD adjustment. …”
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Effects of exercise and exercise timing on energy intake and appetite control in Danish individuals with overweight or obesity with and without type 2 diabetes: a protocol for a ra... by Louise Groth Grunnet, Martin Bæk Blond, Jonas Salling Quist, Kristine Beaulieu, Graham Finlayson, Kristine Færch, Lea Jalking, Natja Poder Launbo, Marie Møller Jensen, Hanne Enghoff Pedersen, Marina Kjærgaard Gerstenberg

“…All results will be published in national and international peer-reviewed journals and will be disseminated at national and international conferences.Trial registration number NCT05768958.…”
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Simultaneous Liver Venous Deprivation Following Hepatic Arterial Chemoembolization Before Major Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A New Methods to Achieve Hypertrophy Liver... by Zhang S, Song R, Hou C, Yao H, Xu J, Zhou H, Li S, Cai W, Fei Y, Meng F, Yin D, Wang J, Zhang S, Liu Y, Wang J, Liu L

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Rationale and design of a multicentre randomised controlled trial on circulating tumour DNA-guided neoadjuvant treatment strategy for locally advanced rectal cancer (CINTS-R) by Bin Wu, Yi Xiao, Xiao Zhang, Tao Xu, Qian Liu, Wei Fu, Yang An, Yongheng Li, Guole Lin, Huadan Xue, Guoju Wu, Jiaolin Zhou, Hongwei Yao, Zhenjun Wang, Weijie Chen, Junyang Lu, Guannan Zhang, Xiaoyuan Qiu

“…The results of our trial will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and presented at national and international academic conferences.Trial registration number This trial is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and the registration ID is NCT05601505.…”
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Effect of oral antibiotics after two-stage revision for periprosthetic joint infection on subsequent antibiotic resistance within a national cohort of United States veterans by J. Payne, J. Payne, J. D. Sutton, B. E. Blackburn, S. Bansod, S. Bansod, H. Imlay, H. Imlay, E. S. Spivak, E. S. Spivak, J. Pupaibool, J. Pupaibool, J. M. Gililland, J. M. Gililland, L. K. Certain, L. K. Certain, L. K. Certain

“…We recommend further research to identify the best choice of antibiotic and duration after Stage 2 reimplantation, to maximize benefits while minimizing risks.…”
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Examining the impacts of input factor application, production efficiency, and inefficiency model on maize yield: employing the stochastic frontier model in search of more efficient... by Muslim Salam, Ayu Anisa Amir, A Nixia Tenriawaru, Muhammad Hatta Jamil, Letty Fudjaja, Muhammad An-Nashrullah K Samma, Ahmad Imam Muslim, Hamed Noralla Bakheet Ali, Muhammad Ridwan

“…Therefore, in a short-term perspective, from a technical-managerial perspective, expanding the area of land under management, increasing the volume of seeds, urea fertilizer, insecticides, and herbicides to the optimum use is the right choice and an effective way for farmers to increase maize production. …”
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The Effect of Chewing Simulation on Flexural Strength of Different Lithium Disilicate Ceramics by Alsulimani O, Yousief SA, Al-Dabbagh RA, Attar EA, Bukhary DM, Algamaiah H, Musawa K, Subahi A, Abuzinadah SH, Alhaddad AJ, Alqahtani WMS, Emam ANM, Alqhtani MA, Elmarakby AM

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