The minimal clinically important difference of the Participation Measurement Scale in chronic stroke by Oyéné Kossi, Soraia M. Silva, Francesco Lena, Mendinatou Agbetou, Thierry Adoukonou, Peter Feys, Félix Nindorera

“…Clinical implications: An improvement of at least 1.98 logit on the PM-Scale is required to induce a clinical change in the independence in activities of daily living in people with chronic stroke.…”
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NT-proBNP, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, and Nutritional Status in Hemodialysis Patients by Jacques Ducros, Laurent Larifla, Henri Merault, Lydia Foucan

“…In model 1, high levels of NT-proBNP (≥6243 pg/mL) were independently associated with PEW OR 14.2 (3.25–62.4), male gender 2.80 (1.22–6.57), hsCRP > 5 mg/L 3.90 (1.77–8.57), and dialysis vintage > 3 years 3.84 (1.35–10.8). …”
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Identification and prevalence of frailty in diabetes mellitus and association with clinical outcomes: a systematic review protocol by David A McAllister, Frances S Mair, Peter Hanlon, Isabella Fauré, Neave Corcoran, Elaine Butterly, Jim Lewsey

“…Two reviewers will independently review titles, abstracts and full texts. …”
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Effect of bortezomib on the treatment of multiple myeloma: a systematic review protocol by Vania dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira, Lucas Oliveira Cantadori, Rafael Dezen Gaiolla

“…Two reviewers have independently selected eligible studies, will assess the risk of bias, and will extract data from the included studies. …”
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Applications of Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models for Social Determinants of Health: Protocol for a Systematic Review by Swati Rajwal, Ziyuan Zhang, Yankai Chen, Hannah Rogers, Abeed Sarker, Yunyu Xiao

“…Three reviewers (SR, ZZ, and YC) will independently screen the studies to avoid voting bias, and two (AS and YX) additional reviewers will resolve any conflicts during the screening process. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Antihypertensive Agents in Flow-Mediated Vasodilation of Patients with Hypertension: Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial by Hong Ding, Shu Liu, Ke-Xin Zhao, Jie Pu, Ya-Fei Xie, Xiao-Wei Zhang

“…The outcomes were variations in mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Two reviewers independently reviewed and filtered the literature and extracted the data; the Cochrane “risk of bias” method was used to evaluate the methodological quality of the randomized controlled trials. …”
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Monitoring the physical fitness of students aged 10-15 and 15-18 during online education by Olena Nesen, Lesia Korobeinikova, Iryna Ivanyshyn, Olga Goncharova

“…The physical fitness testing was carried out using suggested tests that could be performed independently at home. Results. The presence of significant correlational relationships between the outcomes of certain tests has been established. …”
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Ivermectin Strengthens Paclitaxel Effectiveness in High-Grade Serous Carcinoma in 3D Cell Cultures by Mariana Nunes, Sara Ricardo

“…Also, it explored synergistic interactions using zero interaction potency, Loewe, Bliss independence, and High-single agent reference models. …”
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Evaluating causes and gestures: source-related and crossmodal features in the perception of environmental sounds by Sven-Amin Lembke

“…For both groups, however, measures for gesture identification and the evaluation of underlying materials and actions correlated only weakly, suggesting task independence. Overall, findings suggest that untrained listeners perceive sound gestures in environmental sounds and can reliably use them to form crossmodal associations, while also evaluating properties related to the sound source and cause. …”
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A scoping review key elements and effects of cardiovascular disease management programs based on community-based participatory research. by Juhyeon Yang, Bohyun Park

“…Data were extracted independently by each of the two researchers, using a standardised form.…”
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User Acceptance of a Home Robotic Assistant for Individuals With Physical Disabilities: Explorative Qualitative Study by Linda Sørensen, Dag Tomas Sagen Johannesen, Helinä Melkas, Hege Mari Johnsen

“…Participants were generally positive about robotic assistance as it increases independence and lessens the need for human caregivers, although they acknowledged some current shortcomings. …”
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Factors influencing the occurrence of ischemic stroke in elderly patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study by Chujun Li, Yuzhen Chen, Xiuli Ou, Tianhui You

“…Conclusions HHcy, FIB, and HDL-C independently influence the occurrence of ischemic stroke in elderly patients with hypertension combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and their combined enhanced predictive capability for ischemic stroke occurrence.…”
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Impact of Serum Uric Acid Levels on Outcomes following Renal Artery Revascularization in Patients with Renovascular Disease by Xiao-jun Chen, Alfonso Eirin, Garvan C. Kane, Sanjay Misra, Stephen C. Textor, Amir Lerman, Lilach O. Lerman

“…In multivariate linear analysis SUA independently predicted delta urine protein/creatinine ratio (β: 26.0; 95% confidence interval, 13.9 to 38.1). …”
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Unveiling the Exodus: A scoping review of attrition in allied health. by Su Ann Yeoh, Saravana Kumar, Anna Phillips, Lok Sze Katrina Li

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Adhering to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines, a comprehensive search was conducted across academic databases (PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare, CINAHL, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library database) and grey literature (Google, Google Scholar, organisational websites). Two reviewers independently undertook a two-stage screening process along with data extraction using customised data extraction forms. …”
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Effect of the hour-1 bundle on clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. by Shukun Hong, Hongye Wang, Xiaoguang Fan, Jian Liu, Lujun Qiao

“…All stages of the literature search, study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment will be conducted independently by two reviewers. Any disagreements between the two reviewers will be resolved by discussion or arbitration by a third reviewer. …”
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Coastal drowning: A scoping review of burden, risk factors, and prevention strategies. by William Koon, Amy Peden, Jasmin C Lawes, Robert W Brander

“…Systematic searches were conducted in six databases, two authors independently screened studies for inclusion and one author extracted data using a standardised data charting form developed by the study team.…”
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Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: Preoperative Radiographic Findings and Risk Factors for Reoperation at 3–6 Years Postoperatively by Andrea H. Johnson, Laura A. Stock, Jane C. Brennan, Justin J. Turcotte, Benjamin M. Petre

“…These patients were also more likely to have had a postoperative injection in the 1st year (P < 0.001). No factor was independently predictive of revision HA in multivariate analysis. …”
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Primary and Secondary Hypogonadism in Male Persons with Diabetes Mellitus by João Martin Martins, Mafalda de Pina Jorge, Catarina Martins Maia, João Roque, Carlos Lemos, Daniel Nunes, Dinis Reis, Catarina Mota

“…TT levels were reduced independently by metformin (364 ± 160 vs. 431 ± 242 ng/dL, t = 2.241, p<0.05) and statins (359 ± 156 vs. 424 ± 230 ng/dl, t = 2.224, p<0.05). …”
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Cataract Surgery with or without Intraocular Lens Implantation in Pediatric Uveitis: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses by Diana Chabané Schmidt, Moug Al-Bakri, Asrin Rasul, Regitze Bangsgaard, Yousif Subhi, Daniella Bach-Holm, Line Kessel

“…On 12 November 2020, we systematically searched the Cochrane Central, PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, ClinicalTrials.gov, and all affiliated databases of the Web of Science. Two authors independently reviewed studies and extracted data. Studies were reviewed qualitatively in text and quantitatively with meta-analyses. …”
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Macrofocal multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents in China by Xuelin Dou, Ruixia Liu, Yang Liu, Nan Peng, Lei Wen, Daoxing Deng, Leqing Cao, Qian Li, Liru Wang, Fengrong Wang, Xiaodong Mo, Jin Lu

“…In multivariate analysis of the entire cohort, exposure to immunomodulatory drugs and ASCT consolidation in frontline therapy were independently associated with improved PFS and OS. For the MFMM cohort, a Ki-67 index ⩾20% was associated with inferior PFS, providing valuable prognostic information in a group where staging and cytogenetic guidance are often inadequate. …”
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