Quantity and quality of conflict of interest policies at German medical schools: a cross-sectional study and survey by Sophie Gepp, Peter Grabitz, David Klemperer, Zoe Friedmann, Leonard Hess, Lisa Specht, Maja Struck, Sophie Kira Tragert, Tobias Walther

“…Objectives To assess the quantity and evaluate the quality of policies and curricula focusing on conflicts of interests (COI) at medical schools across Germany.Design Cross-sectional study, survey of medical schools, standardised web search.Setting Medical schools, Germany.Participants 38 German medical schools.Interventions We collected relevant COI policies, including teaching activities, by conducting a search of the websites of all 38 German medical schools using standardised keywords for COI policies and teaching. …”
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Gendered impact of COVID-19 containment measures on unpaid care work and mental health in Europe: a scoping review protocol by Kathleen Pöge, Hande Gencer, Regina Brunnett, Maria A Marchwacka, Petra Rattay, Tobias Staiger, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin

“…We will conduct a grey literature search using Google Scholar and targeted hand-search on known international and European websites and include reports, working papers, policy briefs and book chapters that meet the inclusion criteria. …”
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Knowledge, Awareness, and Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students of Biomedical Faculties: A Cross-Sectional Study by Bruno Špiljak, Luka Šimunović, Ana Marija Miličević, Marko Granić, Lana Bergman, Jasminka Peršec

“…Students who consulted the scientific literature and official websites had higher knowledge levels (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Protocol for the development of a reporting guideline for causal and counterfactual prediction models in biomedicine by Yi Guo, Hua Xu, Fei Wang, Jie Xu, Jiang Bian, Robert Lucero, Mattia Prosperi

“…The dissemination of PRECOG and its products will be done through journal publications, conferences, websites and social media.…”
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Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study by Sarah Callinan, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Shiwei Liu, Sally Casswell, Thomas Karlsson, Jintana Jankhotkaew, Surasak Chaiyasong, Pranil Man Singh Pradhan, Gillian Shorter, Timothy Naimi, Ingeborg Rossow, Keitseope Nthomang, June Yue Yan Leung, Mindaugas Štelemėkas, Mom Kong, Khem Karki, Steve Randerson, Lathika Athauda, Arvind Banavaram, Orfhlaith Campbell, Song Dearak, Emeka W Dumbili, Laura Romero-García, Romtawan Kalapat, Norman Danilo Maldonado Vargas, Juan Felipe Gonzalez-Mejía, Opeyemi Oladunni, Kwame Owino, Juan Camilo Herrera Palacio, Phasith Phatchana, Vanlounny Sibounheuang, Dao The Son, Kate Vallance, Wim van Dalen, Ashley Wettlaufer, Arianne Zamora

“…Several sources of publicly available information were used, such as government or alcohol industry reports, websites, media releases, news articles and research articles. …”
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Nurturing care during COVID-19: a rapid review of early evidence by Bernadette Daelmans, Tarun Dua, Vanessa Cavallera, Kristy Hackett, Kerrie Proulx, Rachel Lenzi-Weisbecker, Rachel Hatch, Carina Omoeva

“…A rapid review of evidence was conducted to examine emerging evidence on the effects of the pandemic on three components of nurturing care, including responsive caregiving, early learning, and safety and security.Design Two academic databases, organisational websites and reference lists were searched for original studies published between 1 January and 25 October 2020. …”
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Mapping the Gaps: A Scoping Review of Virtual Care Solutions for Caregivers of Children with Chronic Illnesses by Nicole Pope, Kathyrn A. Birnie, Melanie Noel, Justine Dol, Danyu Li, Megan Macneil, Darrel Zientek, Victoria Surry, Jennifer N. Stinson

“…., self-guided apps and websites), with psychological strategies being predominant (84%). …”
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Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh: A scoping review of policy and practice in human, animal and environment sectors. by Roksana Hoque, Syed Masud Ahmed, Nahitun Naher, Mohammad Aminul Islam, Emily K Rousham, Bushra Zarin Islam, Shaikh Hassan

“…We used Google Scholar, Pubmed, and Biomed Central databases for searching peer-reviewed literature in human, animal and environment sectors during January 2010-August 2019, and Google for grey materials from the institutional and journal websites. Two members of the study team independently reviewed these documents for inclusion in the analysis. …”
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Nutritional content and healthiness in sweet and salty snacks and beverages popular in South Korea and the United States assessed by nutrition labels: a cross-sectional comparative... by Bo Jeong Gong, Segovia Lucas, Diewo Camara, Pauline E. Jolly, Chandrika Piyathilake, Taisun Hyun

“…Nutritional information and percentages of fruit and vegetable content in each product were collected from brand websites and grocery stores in each country. The FoPNL system was used to assess the healthiness of the products, which included multiple traffic light labels, a Health Star Rating, and a Nutri-Score. …”
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Rate of cesarean section among breech deliveries in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ibsa Mussa, Adera Debella, Lemma Demissie Regassa, Badhasa Ahamed, Usmael Jibro, Addis Eyeberu

“…As unnecessary C-sections may be associated with an increased risk of maternal and neonatal mortality, this meta-analysis was aimed at determining the rate of caesarean sections among breech deliveries in Ethiopia.MethodsAll published and unpublished articles were obtained from legitimate databases and websites. The PRISMA guidelines were used to conduct this systematic review and meta-analysis. …”
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How do families access holiday activities and food programmes and other support? Learnings from the Borough of Southwark holiday activities and food club’s evaluation by Lorraine McSweeney, Anita Sewornu, Louis Goffe, Bronia Arnott, Ashley Adamson

“…Finding out about the clubs online was reported to be time-consuming and websites not user-friendly. Parents/carers spoke of the frustration in trying to navigate booking systems. …”
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Survey of Dental Implant and Restoration Selection by Prosthodontists in Dubai by Fatma Al Saleh, Moosa AbuZayeda, Sudarat Kiat-amnuay, Alexander Milosevic

“…Prosthodontists were identified from regulatory authority websites and contacted by e-mail with the questionnaire attached. …”
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The global impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis: A thematic scoping review, 2020-2023. by Michael H Marco, Sevim Ahmedov, Kenneth G Castro

“…<h4>Data sources</h4>Publications were captured from three search engines, PubMed, EBSCO, and Google Scholar, and applicable websites written in English from January 1, 2020, to April 30, 2023.…”
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Seeking abortion medications online: experiences from a mystery client study in Colombia by Daniel Arango Arango, Alice F Cartwright, Ava Braccia, Ann Moore, Maria M Vivas

“…This study sought to understand whether online sellers provide the instructions and medication dosages necessary for effective medication abortions.Design The study design involved mystery clients contacting sellers identified across websites and social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok) to purchase abortion pills. …”
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Safety outcome trials in four mainline medical journals 30 years apart: a narrative review and the need for the transparency of informed consents by Sinem Nihal Esatoglu, Ayse Ozdede, Yesim Ozguler, Koray Tascilar, Hasan Yazici

“…Methods Initially two observers and an arbiter tabulated the main aims of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in 1990–1991 vs. 2019–2020 as efficacy, safety, or undecided in four mainline medical journals, from the websites. A pragmatic design as well as other salient features was also tabulated. …”
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Multi-Media Tools and Service Delivery in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Bishop Berham University. by Barigye, Damas

“…The researcher got information from different and related sources or scholars, magazines, journals, and websites that all point and relate to this study, and information from the university library. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Human African Trypanocide Resistance by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Ewan Thomas, MacLeod, Susan Christina, Welburn

“…Methods: Electronic searches of 12 databases and 3 Google search websites for human African trypanocide resistance were performed using a keyword search criterion applied to both laboratory and clinical studies. …”
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School-to-work and school-to-university transition and health inequalities among young adults: a scoping review by Matthias Richter, Nico Dragano, Benjamin Wachtler, Stephanie Hoffmann, Max Herke, Katharina Diehl, Marvin Reuter, Paula Mayara Matos Fialho, Maria-Inti Metzendorf, Wiebke Schüttig, Christian Deindl, Sarah Schleberger, Claudia R Pischke

“…Ovid MEDLINE and Web of Science, and websites of the International Labour Organization and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health were searched, using a predetermined search strategy. …”
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The Impact of Social Media for Hand Surgeons: A Prevalence and Correlation Study With Online and Academic Reputations by Sameer R. Khawaja, BS, Krishna N. Chopra, MA, Musab Gulzar, BS, Ozair R. Khawaja, HS, Shammah E. Udoudo, BS, Joseph G. Monir, MD, Michael B. Gottschalk, MD, Adrian L. Huang, MD, Nina Suh, MD, Eric R. Wagner, MD, MS

“…Conclusions: Social media involvement is positively associated with surgeon ratings and the number of reviews and comments on physician rating websites. Using web-based marketing tools is still rare in hand surgery, especially among orthopedic surgeons. …”
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Automated Generation of Multiple-Choice Questions for Computer Science Education Using Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks by Muhammad Shoaib, Ghassan Husnain, Nasir Sayed, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Masoud Alajmi, Ayman Qahmash

“…The model is trained on a carefully constructed dataset that includes material from more than 20 subareas in computer science, consisting of materials such as textbooks, online encyclopedias and Q&#x0026;A websites. Through rigorous evaluation using comprehensive performance metrics, including Question Relevance Score (QRS), Diversity Index (DI), and Difficulty Alignment Accuracy (DAA), we demonstrate the efficacy and robustness of our framework in generating high-quality MCQs. …”
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