Understanding the risks for post-disaster infectious disease outbreaks: a systematic review protocol by Ilan Kelman, Gina E C Charnley, Katy Gaythorpe, Kris Murray

“…The data will then be analysed both numerically and narratively.Ethics and dissemination Only secondary data will be used and there will be no public or patient involvement; therefore, no ethical approval is needed. …”
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Developing a priority global research agenda for antimicrobial resistance in the human health sector: protocol for a scoping review by Alessandro Cassini, Raph L Hamers, Koe Stella Asadinia, Silvia Bertagnolio

“…A qualitative content analysis is out of the scope of this protocol.Ethics and dissemination The scoping review process will only involve identification, selection and analysis of documents available for use in the public domain, and will not include any personal information on individuals, therefore ethical approval is not required. …”
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Estimating the Effectiveness of Pfizer and Sinopharm Vaccines and their Relationship to Occupation, Residence, Smoking, and Body Mass Index During Pregnancy Smoking by Shahad Th. Jameel, Asmaa Haseeb Hwaid, Abdulrazak SH. Hasan

“…Written consent was obtained by the Research Ethics Committee in the Diyala Health Department(DHD/No-39072/Date-31/8/2022).The researchers collected the data using a specific questionnaire they created after conducting a brief interview with the participants. …”
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Significance of surfactant proteins in respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants by İ.A. Mirzayeva, R.O. Baylarov, Y.A. Gasimova, P.A. Orujova

“…The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the institution indicated in the work. …”
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Optimising transitions of care for acute kidney injury survivors: protocol for a mixed-methods study of nephrologist and primary care provider recommendations by Rozalina Grubina McCoy, Kianoush B Kashani, Joan M Griffin, Heather Personett May, Abby K Krauter, Dawn M Finnie, Erin F Barreto

“…Both deductive analysis and inductive analysis will occur to identify and compare themes.Ethics and dissemination This study has been reviewed and deemed exempt by the Institutional Review Board at Mayo Clinic (IRB 20–0 08 793). …”
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Neuroprotection in intrauterine herpesvirus infection by M.V. Khaitovych, R.I. Zhdanovych

“…The research protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the specified institution. Informed consent of the children's parents was obtained for the research. …”
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Public health programmes to promote mental health in young people: a systematic integrative review protocol by Mihiri Chami Wettasinghe, Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe, Tine Van Bortel, Antony Morgan, Antonis A Kousoulis, Nelum Samarutilake, Julie Feiler

“…Furthermore, a narrative synthesis of the reported facilitators and barriers in relation to the implementation of public health programmes will be provided.Ethics and dissemination Given that the review findings will be focused on understanding the breadth and depth of the global research into public health programmes to promote mental health in young people with a particular emphasis on the facilitators and barriers of programmatic implementation, the findings will be of great value to inform future interventions, programmes and approaches to promote mental health and well-being of young people worldwide.PROSPERO registration number CRD42018099551.…”
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Charting current evidence on the health and non-health benefits and equity impacts of pandemic/epidemic individual-level economic relief programmes: a scoping review protocol by Beate Sander, Ashley Farrell, Gebremedhin Beedemariam Gebretekle, Adeteju Ogunbameru, Adrianna Perryman

“…Our review findings will provide in-depth knowledge on whether and how benefits associated with pandemic/epidemic individual-level economic relief programmes differ across social determinants of health factors.This information is critical for decision-makers as they seek to understand the role of pandemic/epidemic economic mitigation strategies to mitigate the health impact and reduce inequity gap.Ethics and dissemination Since the scoping review methodology aims to synthesise evidence from literature, this review does not require ethical approval. …”
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Glimepiride monotherapy versus combination of glimepiride and linagliptin therapy in patients with HNF1A-diabetes: a protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled t... by Torben Hansen, Tina Vilsbøll, Filip Krag Knop, Alexander Sidelmann Christensen, Heidi Storgaard, Sofie Hædersdal

“…The primary end point is the absolute difference in the mean amplitude of glycaemic excursions between the two treatments (glimepiride+linagliptin vs glimepiride+placebo) at the end of each treatment period.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol is approved by the Danish Medicines Agency, The Scientific-Ethical Committee of the Capital Region of Denmark (H-17014518) and the Danish Data Protection Agency. …”
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Increasing the level of coordination abilities of young taekwondo athletes aged 13-14 under martial law by Elizaveta Lyuchkova, Olena Nesen, Pavol Bartik, Jerzy Skrobecki

“…This study was conducted by the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of University. All participants were aware during the informed consent process that the results of this study may be published. …”
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Digital subtraction angiography of intrahepatic portal vein as the key visualization for mesoportal shunting in children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova, A.H. Rusyn

“…The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the participating institution. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review on tertiary prevention interventions for patients with stroke in African countries by Adamu Addissie, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Thomas Frese, Eric Sven Kroeber, Lucas Adam, Alexander Bauer, Susanne Unverzagt

“…This description will be visualised in structured tables to aid interpretation of study characteristics, intervention effects and certainty of the evidence.Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval is necessary. …”
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Pharmacological interventions for hidradenitis suppurativa: a protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials and non-randomised studies by Phichayut Phinyo, Surapon Nochaiwong, Naritthorn Aroonsakul, Lalita Lumkul, Nutcha Jarupanich, Jacek Szepietowski, Mati Chuamanochan

“…Evidence-based synthesis will be based on the magnitudes of effect size, evidence certainty and the surface under the cumulative ranking curve values.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required because this study is based on existing published data. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the combination of ezetimibe and statins for hyperlipidemia. by Tianfu Yang, Weijuan Li, Weiwei Chen, Donghong Zhu, Yuxi Ren, Xiongfeng Huang

“…This will offer valuable insights for researchers undertaking future investigations and for clinical practitioners specializing in the treatment of hyperlipidemia.<h4>Ethics and dissemination</h4>This study is based on a secondary analysis of the literature, so ethical review approval is not required. …”
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Health system governance for injury care in low- and middle-income countries: a survey of policymakers and policy implementors by Alice Sitch, Justine Davies, Kathryn Chu, Stephen Tabiri, Junaid Razzak, Lucia D’Ambruoso, Alemayehu Amberbir, Abebe Bekele, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Mohammed Bukari, Derbew Fikadu Berhe, Barnabas Alayande, Pascal Nzasabimana, Jean Claude Byiringiro, Huba Atiq, Komal Abdul Rahim, Jane Acquaye, Anita Eseenam Agbeko, Napoleon Bellua Sam, Leila Ghalichi, Denys Ndangurura, Irene Bagahirwa, Dominic Konadu-Yeboah, Frederick Sarfo-Antwi, Lambert Nzungize, Ntombekhaya Tshabalala, Richard Osei, Tamlyn MacQuene, Zaheer Babar Chand, Zabin Wajidali, Adams Dramani, Ebenezer Kwame Amofa, Eric Twizeyimana, Fazila Sahibjan, Ghislaine Umwali, Mehreen Mustafa, Nadine Mugisha, Tariq Jakhro

“…Input was captured in 10 domains: strategic vision; participation and consensus; rule of law; transparency; responsiveness; equity and inclusion; effectiveness and efficiency; accountability; intelligence and information; and ethics.Result The median injury care governance score across all domains and countries was 29% (IQR 17–43). …”
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Case report of neurobrucellosis: a rare complication and neuroimaging findings of a common disease by Yu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Xiao-Yi Zou, Xiao-Yi Zou, Ling Liu

“…This study was approved by and conducted in accordance with the recommendations of West China Hospital’s ethics -.1clinical manifestations of neurobrucellosis in these patients included meningitis, meningoencephalitis, encephalitis, cranial neuropathy, intracranial hypertension, radiculitis, peripheral neuropathy, myelitis, and other psychiatric symptoms. …”
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Protocol for evaluating the activity of R2 retrotransposons in mammalian cells by Yangcan Chen, Shengqiu Luo, Yanping Hu, Qi Zhou, Wei Li

“…This protocol provides a useful reporter system, which can be applied to evaluate the activity of other new retrotransposon systems.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Chen et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Critical appraisal and comparison of recommendations of clinical practice guidelines for treatment of schizophrenia in children and adolescents: a methodological survey protocol by Cristiane de Cássia Bergamaschi, Silvio Barberato-Filho, Izabela Fulone, Maíra Ramos Alves, Flávia Blaseck Sorrilha, Rejane Coan Ferretti Mayer, Daniela Oliveira de Melo, Luciane Lopes

“…We will summarise the different evidence grading systems and compare the recommendations.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required since it is a literature-based study. …”
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VRx@Home protocol: A virtual reality at-home intervention for persons living with dementia and their care partners by Di Qi, Lora Appel, Raheleh Saryazdi, Samantha Lewis-Fung, Lou-Anne Carsault, Eduardo Garcia-Giler, Jennifer L Campos

“…A comprehensive set of measures will be employed to assess the quality and quantity of dyadic interactions, such as verbal/non-verbal language (eg, informativity, gestures) and self-reported measures of well-being and quality of life.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval for the study was granted by the University Health Network (#21–5701). …”
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Protocol to study the impact of breast cancer on colonization resistance of mouse microbiota using network node manipulation by Ana Laura Cano-Argüelles, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Lourdes Mateos-Hernandez, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Apolline Maitre, Janet Avellanet, Arlem García, Dasha Fuentes, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

“…We then detail steps for constructing co-occurrence networks based on correlations between microbial abundances.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Wu-Chuang et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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