Exercise therapy for tendinopathy: a mixed-methods evidence synthesis exploring feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness by Kay Cooper, Lyndsay Alexander, David Brandie, Victoria Tzortziou Brown, Leon Greig, Isabelle Harrison, Colin MacLean, Laura Mitchell, Dylan Morrissey, Rachel Ann Moss, Eva Parkinson, Anastasia Vladimirovna Pavlova, Joanna Shim, Paul Alan Swinton

“…Data synthesis was an iterative process involving four reviewers. Results Scoping review: The search identified 13,729 unique studies. …”
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Approximating common fixed points of two asymptotically quasi-nonexpansive mappings in banach spaces

“…Suppose <mml:math alttext="${x_n}$"> <mml:mrow><mml:mo>{</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>}</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:math> is generated iteratively by <mml:math alttext="$x_1in K x_{n+1}=(1-{alpha_n})x_n+{alpha_n}S^{n}[(1-eta_{n})x_n+eta_{n}T^{n}x_n], ngeq 1$"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>&#x2208;</mml:mo><mml:mi>K</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:msub> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mo>+</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>&#x2212;</mml:mo><mml:msub> <mml:mi>&#x03B1;</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:msub> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo><mml:msub> <mml:mi>&#x03B1;</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>S</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msup> <mml:mrow><mml:mo>[</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>&#x2212;</mml:mo><mml:msub> <mml:mi>&#x03B2;</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:msub> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo><mml:msub> <mml:mi>&#x03B2;</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>T</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msup> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>]</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x2265;</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:math> where <mml:math alttext="${{alpha_n}}$"> <mml:mrow><mml:mo>{</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>&#x03B1;</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>}</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:math> and <mml:math alttext="${{eta_n}}$"> <mml:mrow><mml:mo>{</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>&#x03B2;</mml:mi> <mml:mi>n</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>}</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:math> are real sequences in <mml:math alttext="$[0, 1]$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mo>[</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>]</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>. …”
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Impact of interventions to improve recovery of older adults following planned hospital admission on quality-of-life following discharge: linked-evidence synthesis by Debbie Kinsey, Samantha Febrey, Simon Briscoe, Dylan Kneale, Jo Thompson Coon, Daniele Carrieri, Christopher Lovegrove, John McGrath, Anthony Hemsley, GJ Melendez-Torres, Liz Shaw, Michael Nunns

“…Similar concepts and ideas were merged in an iterative process to form themes. Conceptually similar themes were grouped together to form overarching constructs and used to create a Line of Argument. …”
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Vertical integration of general practices with acute hospitals in England: rapid impact evaluation by Sidhu Manbinder, Saunders Catherine L, Davies Charlotte, McKenna Gemma, Wu Frances, Litchfield Ian, Olumogba Fifi, Sussex Jon

“…Working closely with patients, managers, clinicians and health-care professionals, and others from health and care, in the identification, prioritisation, design, delivery and dissemination of evaluation research in a co-produced and iterative manner. Rigour. All evaluation undertaken by the team is theoretically and methodologically sound, producing highly credible and timely evidence to support planning, action and practice. …”
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The implications of competing risks and direct treatment disutility in cardiovascular disease and osteoporotic fracture: risk prediction and cost effectiveness analysis by Bruce Guthrie, Gabriel Rogers, Shona Livingstone, Daniel R Morales, Peter Donnan, Sarah Davis, Ji Hee Youn, Rob Hainsworth, Alexander Thompson, Katherine Payne

“…Elicitation used time trade-off (TTO) (primary analysis) and best–worst scaling (BWS) (exploratory analysis) surveys iteratively developed using think-aloud interviews with 19 patients, and online pilot studies. …”
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Total ankle replacement versus ankle arthrodesis for patients aged 50–85 years with end-stage ankle osteoarthritis: the TARVA RCT by Goldberg Andrew J, Chowdhury Kashfia, Bordea Ekaterina, Blackstone James, Brooking Deirdre, Deane Elizabeth L, Hauptmannova Iva, Cooke Paul, Cumbers Marion, Skene Simon S, Doré Caroline J

“…The CI was generated using the bootstrapping technique (1000 iterations). The total cost of TAR from the NHS and PSS perspective was £2576 higher than the total cost of ankle fusion (95% CI £1181 to £3988; p < 0.01). …”
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The Care Home Independent Pharmacist Prescriber Study (CHIPPS): development and implementation of an RCT to estimate safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness by David Wright, Richard Holland, David Phillip Alldred, Christine Bond, Carmel Hughes, Garry Barton, Fiona Poland, Lee Shepstone, Antony Arthur, Linda Birt, Jeanette Blacklock, Annie Blyth, Stamatina Cheilari, Amrit Daffu-O’Reilly, Lindsay Dalgarno, James Desborough, Joanna Ford, Kelly Grant, Janet Gray, Christine Handford, Bronwen Harry, Helen Hill, Jacqueline Inch, Phyo Kyaw Myint, Nigel Norris, Maureen Spargo, Vivienne Maskrey, David Turner, Laura Watts, Arnold Zermansky

“…WP1 development of service specification Views of residents, relatives, CH staff, CH managers, GPs, and pharmacists with experience of living or working in, or with, CHs regarding how to develop the PIP service were obtained by focus groups and through interviews. Transcripts were iteratively analysed, using the Theoretical Domains Framework, to identify key components, initial codes and themes to inform our study design. …”
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Improving the understanding and management of back pain in older adults: the BOOST research programme including RCT and OPAL cohort by Esther Williamson, Maria T Sanchez-Santos, Ioana R Marian, Mandy Maredza, Cynthia Srikesavan, Angela Garrett, Alana Morris, Graham Boniface, Susan J Dutton, Frances Griffiths, Gary S Collins, Stavros Petrou, Julie Bruce, Jeremy Fairbank, Zara Hansen, Karen Barker, Charles Hutchinson, Christian Mallen, Lesley Ward, Richard Gagen, Judith Fitch, David P French, Sarah E Lamb

“…We developed a programme that successfully improved mobility and reduced falls among older people with NC, and future iterations of the programme will aim to reduce long-term pain-related disability. …”
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A tailored psychological intervention for anxiety and depression management in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: TANDEM RCT and process evaluation by Ratna Sohanpal, Hilary Pinnock, Liz Steed, Karen Heslop-Marshall, Moira J Kelly, Claire Chan, Vari Wileman, Amy Barradell, Clarisse Dibao-Dina, Paulino Font Gilabert, Andy Healey, Richard Hooper, Kristie-Marie Mammoliti, Stefan Priebe, Mike Roberts, Vickie Rowland, Sarah Waseem, Sally Singh, Melanie Smuk, Martin Underwood, Patrick White, Nahel Yaziji, Stephanie JC Taylor

“…Analysis was a reflexive, iterative process involving review and multidisciplinary discussion. …”
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Application of Genetic Algorithms for Parameter Estimation in Liquid Chromatography by Orestes Llanes Santiago, Antônio José da Silva Neto, LeôncioDiogenes TavaresCâmara, Mirtha Irizar Mesa, Reynier Hernández Torres

“…</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -2cm;"><span class="ResumenCar"><span lang="EN-US">Metaheuristics methods are known as general purpose approximated algorithms which seek and hopefully find good solutions at a reasonable computational cost. These methods are iterative process to perform a robust search of a solution space.…”
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Peer support for discharge from inpatient to community mental health care: the ENRICH research programme by Steve Gillard, Rhiannon Foster, Sarah White, Andrew Healey, Stephen Bremner, Sarah Gibson, Lucy Goldsmith, Mike Lucock, Jacqueline Marks, Rosaleen Morshead, Akshaykumar Patel, Shalini Patel, Julie Repper, Miles Rinaldi, Alan Simpson, Michael Ussher, Jessica Worner, Stefan Priebe

“…A total of 66 potential components were identified when combined with outputs of our stakeholder workshops. Through iterative rounds of consensus building and testing we developed and refined our peer support intervention, comprising a bespoke PW training programme and a detailed handbook guiding implementation. …”
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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…The resurgence was prompted by a response to widespread irresponsible attitudes toward science and grounded in a pluralistic perspective of morality.[3] In the second half of the twentieth century, states and the international community assumed the duty to protect human rights, and bioethics became a venue for discussing rights.[4] There is both a semantic gap and a contextual gap between these two iterations, with some of them already being established. …”
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The Bioethics-CSR Divide by Caio Caesar Dib

“…The resurgence was prompted by a response to widespread irresponsible attitudes toward science and grounded in a pluralistic perspective of morality.[3] In the second half of the twentieth century, states and the international community assumed the duty to protect human rights, and bioethics became a venue for discussing rights.[4] There is both a semantic gap and a contextual gap between these two iterations, with some of them already being established. …”
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Simulation-enhanced lean design process by Jon H. Marvel, Charles R. Standridge

“…[endif]--> <p class="Abstract">A traditional lean transformation process does not validate the future state before implementation, relying instead on a series of iterations to modify the system until performance is satisfactory. …”
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O‌P‌T‌I‌M‌U‌M D‌E‌S‌I‌G‌N O‌F R‌C‌M‌R‌F‌S U‌S‌I‌N‌G C‌O‌N‌S‌I‌S‌T‌E‌N‌T A‌P‌P‌R‌O‌X‌I‌M‌A‌T‌I‌O‌N M‌E‌T‌H‌O‌D... by A.R Habibi, M. S‌h‌a‌h‌r‌y‌a‌r‌i, H. R‌o‌s‌t‌a‌m‌i

“…A‌l‌s‌o, i‌t i‌s s‌h‌o‌w‌n t‌h‌a‌t t‌h‌e p‌r‌o‌p‌o‌s‌e‌d a‌l‌g‌o‌r‌i‌t‌h‌m i‌s c‌o‌n‌v‌e‌r‌g‌e‌d i‌n j‌u‌s‌t a f‌e‌w i‌t‌e‌r‌a‌t‌i‌o‌n‌s.…”
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Farmer Field Schools for Improving Farming Practices and Farmer Outcomes: A Systematic Review by Hugh Waddington, Birte Snilstveit, Jorge Hombrados, Martina Vojtkova, Daniel Phillips, Philip Davies, Howard White

“…In the final stage of analysis, we used an iterated approach in which some effect moderators identified during the qualitative synthesis were tested in meta‐analysis and meta‐regression. …”
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