The Effectiveness of Drying on Residual Droplets, Microorganisms, and Biofilms in Gastrointestinal Endoscope Reprocessing: A Systematic Review by Hefeng Tian, Jiao Sun, Shaoning Guo, Xuanrui Zhu, Han Feng, Yijin Zhuang, Xiu Wang

“…JBI quality assessment tool was used to determine bias risk for inclusion in the article. …”
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Risk assessment of non-point source pollution in tropical watersheds considering water functional zones by Shiyu Xue, Yanhu He, Hao Cai, Jun Li, Lirong Zhu, Changqing Ye

“…Therefore, this study employs the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model and integrates the concept of water function zones (WFZ) to comprehensively assess the spatiotemporal characteristics, source apportionment, and wet and dry season-specific risk of NPS pollution in the Wanquan River Basin (WRB), considering both the land surface loading risk and the input risk from adjacent water bodies. …”
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Detecting Freezing of Gait in Parkinson Disease Using Multiple Wearable Sensors Sets During Various Walking Tasks Relative to Medication Conditions (DetectFoG): Protocol for a Pros... by Sébastien Cordillet, Sophie Drapier, Frédérique Leh, Audeline Dumont, Florian Bidet, Isabelle Bonan, Karim Jamal

“…This could serve as an objective tool for monitoring patients and assessing the severity and frequency of FoG. …”
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CXCL12 impact on glioblastoma cells behaviors under dynamic culture conditions: Insights for developing new therapeutic approaches. by Wiam El Kheir, Sahar Naasri, Bernard Marcos, Nick Virgilio, Benoit Paquette, Nathalie Faucheux, Marc-Antoine Lauzon

“…This 3D dynamic model is a valuable tool to analyze parameters like interstitial fluid flow (IFF) and chemokine gradients, influenced by GBM tumor diversity.…”
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Perceptions of Patients and Nurses about Bedside Nursing Handover: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis by Huda Anshasi, Zainab Abdullah Almayasi

“…The authors independently selected reviews, extracted data, and evaluated the quality of included studies using the 10-item JBI Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument tool. Results. A total of 871 articles were retrieved, of which 13 met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Development of metastasis and survival prediction model of luminal and non-luminal breast cancer with weakly supervised learning based on pathomics by Hui Liu, Linlin Ying, Xing Song, Xueping Xiang, Shumei Wei

“…The integration of clinical features and pathomics signature into a nomogram further provides a valuable tool for clinicians to make individualized treatment decisions.…”
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Adherence and influencing factors of high-flow nasal cannula humidified oxygen therapy in elderly patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A meta-analysis by Yang Yang, Ting-Ting Liu, Dong-Mei Li, Xue-Ling Ren, Zheng Luo, Xue-Li Chen, Ying-Zhen Du, Yan-Shuang Cheng

“…Quality scores were assigned using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale and the AHRQ assessment tool. Basic information, sample size, and adherence-related factors were extracted, and heterogeneity and publication bias were assessed. …”
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MORKO: A Multi-objective Runge–Kutta Optimizer for Multi-domain Optimization Problems by Kanak Kalita, Pradeep Jangir, Sundaram B. Pandya, Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani, Fahad Alblehai, Laith Abualigah, Absalom E. Ezugwu

“…The efficiency of MORKO is compared against renowned algorithms like the multi-objective marine predicator algorithm (MOMPA), multi-objective gradient-based optimizer (MOGBO), multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition (MOEA/D), and non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) on several test benchmarks such as ZDT, DTLZ, constraint (CONSTR, TNK, SRN, BNH, OSY and KITA) and real-world engineering design (brushless DC wheel motor, safety isolating transformer, helical spring, two-bar truss, welded beam, disk brake, tool spindle and cantilever beam) problems. We used unique, non-overlapping performance metrics for this comparison and suggested a fresh correlation analysis technique for exploration. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Combination Therapy with Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Laser for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Alamoudi A, Alnabihi AN, Alsudais AS, Almufarriji N, Batais WT, Aldahlawi AK, Altalhi A, Al-Dhibi HA, Alakeely AG

“…The Cochrane Risk of Bias tool was used to assess the risk of bias.Results: Three RCTs involving a total of 162 premature infants were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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Efficacy and safety of antifibrotic drugs for interstitial lung diseases other than IPF: A systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. by Mei Yang, Yuying Tan, Ting Yang, Dan Xu, Mei Chen, Lei Chen

“…The risk of bias was rated with the RoB2 tool and certainty of evidence was assessed by the GRADE approach.…”
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Identification of Hydraulic Connection Points between Different Confined Aquifers in the Liyazhuang Coal Mine by Zhenghe Liu, Peiyun Zhao, Lusheng Yang, Jingui Zhao, Hailong Ye, Jun Yang, Rujun Mo

“…The results demonstrate that, in mining areas subjected to high pressures, numerical simulations of the flow field can serve as an effective tool for determining the location of hidden hydraulic contact points.…”
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Risk prediction models for post-intensive care syndrome of ICU discharged patients: A systematic review by Pengfei Yang, Fu Yang, Qi Wang, Fang Fang, Qian Yu, Rui Tai

“…The Prediction Model Risk of Bias Assessment Tool was employed to assess the quality and applicability of the studies. …”
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Effects of Homeopathic Arsenicum Album, Nosode, and Gibberellic Acid Preparations on the Growth Rate of Arsenic-Impaired Duckweed (Lemna gibba L.) by Tim Jäger, Claudia Scherr, Meinhard Simon, Peter Heusser, Stephan Baumgartner

“…It yielded evidence for specific effects of homeopathic Arsenicum album preparations and it will provide a valuable tool for future experiments that aim at revealing the mode of action of homeopathic preparations. …”
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Strongly Coupled 𝒫𝒯-Symmetric Models in Holography by Daniel Areán, David Garcia-Fariña, Karl Landsteiner

“…Non-Hermitian quantum field theories are a promising tool to study open quantum systems. These theories preserve unitarity if <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="script">PT</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> symmetry is respected, and in that case, an equivalent Hermitian description exists via the so-called Dyson map. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions to improve the patient experience of colonoscopy under moderate or no sedation: a systematic review protocol by Nancy N Baxter, Jill Tinmouth, Diego Llovet, Teruko Kishibe, Colin Sue-Chue-Lam, Matthew Castelo

“…Study quality will be assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool V.2.0. Where multiple studies evaluate a single intervention, evidence will be quantitatively synthesised using pairwise meta-analysis, otherwise narrative syntheses will be undertaken.Ethics and dissemination This is a review of existing literature not requiring ethics approval. …”
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Improving general practitioners’ approaches to functional somatic syndromes: a pilot training program with a focus on compassion and communication by Gonthier Ariane, Linder Audrey, Sommer Johanna, Despland Jean-Nicolas, Ambresin Gilles

“…Including compassion meditation in the teaching seems a promising tool to prevent compassion fatigue.…”
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Ensemble learning based sustainable approach to rebuilding metal structures prediction by Tetiana Vlasenko, Taras Hutsol, Vitaliy Vlasovets, Szymon Glowacki, Tomasz Nurek, Iryna Horetska, Savelii Kukharets, Yuriy Firman, Olexandra Bilovod

“…The innovation of the development lies in the ability to provide an automated tool to support informed decision-making for the reuse of building steel for construction site professionals. …”
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The decision-making process and experiences of women returning to work after parental leave: a qualitative systematic review protocol by Safiye Sahin, Sabine S. Dunbar, Gurmeet Sehgal, Lisa R. Roberts, Jan M. Nick

“…Data extraction will be conducted by two independent reviewers, using the standardized JBI data extraction tool within JBI SUMARI, to identify key themes and findings related to the women’s decision-making process and lived experiences of returning to work after parental leave. …”
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Blockchain and cloud platforms in banking services: A paradox perspective by Piotr Łasak, Sławomir Wyciślak

“…In the second step, we propose a causal loop diagram research procedure, which is a research system dynamic tool used in modeling system dynamics. FINDINGS: There are different types of platforms, and among the most important are blockchain-based and cloud-based platforms. …”
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PSMA PET/CT Identifies Intrapatient Variation in Salivary Gland Toxicity From Iodine-131 Therapy by Vineet Mohan MSc, Wouter V. Vogel MD, PhD, Gerlof D. Valk MD, PhD, Jan P. de Boer MD, PhD, Marnix G. E. H. Lam MD, PhD, Bart de Keizer MD, PhD

“…Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) was recently introduced as a new tool to evaluate the relative loss of vital acinar cells in individual salivary glands. …”
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