Analytical performance evaluation of a commercial next generation sequencing liquid biopsy platform using plasma ctDNA, reference standards, and synthetic serial dilution samples d... by Suman Verma, Mathew W. Moore, Rebecca Ringler, Abhisek Ghosal, Kyle Horvath, Theodore Naef, Sheri Anvari, Philip D. Cotter, Shelly Gunn

“…Yet it is neither practical nor economically feasible for many of these clinical laboratories to internally develop their own liquid biopsy assay. Commercially available ctDNA kits are a potential solution for laboratories seeking to incorporate liquid biopsy into their test menus. …”
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Comparison of international guideline programs to evaluate and update the Dutch program for clinical guideline development in physical therapy by Burgers Jako S, Custers Jan WH, Hendriks Erik JM, Van der Wees Philip J, Dekker Joost, de Bie Rob A

“…</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>As a result of international developments and consensus, the described processes for developing clinical practice guidelines have much in common. …”
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Policy transfer processes and renewable energy penetration: a comparative analysis of Peru, Thailand, and Uganda by Stefan Bößner, Tim Suljada, Francis X. Johnson, Aina Bruno, Jorge Rodriguez Morales, Mengyin Hu, Padmasai Lakshmi Bhamidipati, James Haselip

“…And while experiences particularly in the EU as well as international developments have influenced the policy transfer in case study countries significantly, domestic issues also play a key role in shaping the transferred policies and in adapting them to local contexts. …”
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Aspects of Land Administration in the Context of Good Governance by G Pienaar

“…Recent international developments have emphasised the importance of good governance in land administration. …”
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INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR THE EVALUATION AND FORECASTING OF DEBT LEVELS OF THE SECURITY IN UKRAINE by N. M. Sirenko, A. S. Poltorak, O. I. Melnik, A. S. Lutsenko, L. M. Borysenko

“…Increasing the degree of openness of the national economy, the existing problems of the internal development of the country’s economy, significant changes in the global economic space and adjusting the methodological approaches to integrated assessments and forecasting the level of debt security in Ukraine are all of particular relevance. …”
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Self-directed learning assessment practices in undergraduate health professions education: a systematic review by Tracey A.H. Taylor, Kyeorda Kemp, Misa Mi, Sarah Lerchenfeldt

“…The most common SDL assessment method used was internally-developed perception surveys (49.6%). When evaluating outcomes for SDL activities, most studies reported a positive or mixed/neutral outcome (58.2% and 34.8%, respectively). …”
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Exploring the perceptions of lecturers and final year students about the infusion of inclusion in initial teacher education programmes in South Africa by Mirna Nel, Johnnie Hay, Tanya Bekker, Christa Beyers, Nicky Pylman, Gregg Alexander, Sheila Matoti

“…Influenced by international developments to transform ITE programmes and the national endorsement of inclusive education the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) embarked on a project called the Teaching and Learning Capacity Development Improvement Project (TLCDIP). …”
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Overcoming the stigma of dementia, a challenge to the Cuban society by Rodolfo Bosch Bayard, Juan de Jesús Llibre Rodríguez, Tania Zayas Llerena, Elaine Hernández Ulloa

“…<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Introduction:</strong> Alzheimer´s Disease International developed a campaign to overcome the stigma of dementia in 2012.  …”
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Parasitic wasp responses to symbiont-based defense in aphids by Oliver Kerry M, Noge Koji, Huang Emma M, Campos Jaime M, Becerra Judith X, Hunter Martha S

“…The pea aphid, <it>Acyrthosiphon pisum</it>, receives protection against the parasitic wasp, <it>Aphidius ervi</it>, when infected with the bacterial symbiont <it>Hamiltonella defensa </it>and its associated bacteriophage APSE (<it>Acyrthosiphon pisum </it>secondary endosymbiont). Internally developing parasitoid wasps, such as <it>A. ervi</it>, use maternal and embryonic factors to create an environment suitable for developing wasps. …”
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TRANSFORMATION REFLEXES OF PRE-CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IN KIEVAN RUS LITERATURE by Nataliia O. Stratonova

“…This process has had its impact on the internal development of the mythodogical consciousness of the people, has accelerated the emergence of the epic in his heroic cycles and Kiev, where it was easy, but dosed and originally instilled Christian ritual principles and values.Byzantine and Bulgarian literature’s circle passed to Russ ready and clear truth, and Rus scribes were the first who learnedit as a model for their life. …”
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Emergency Department Triage Scales and Their Components: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Evidence by Jonsson Håkan, Oredsson Sven, Lind Lars, Ehrenberg Anna, Castrén Maaret, Farrohknia Nasim, Asplund Kjell, Göransson Katarina E

“…The results from the studies that met the inclusion criteria and quality standards were synthesized applying the internationally developed GRADE system. Each conclusion was then assessed as having strong, moderately strong, limited, or insufficient scientific evidence. …”
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Investing in quality : identifying the true value of advanced weld inspection technology by Buelsing, Michael T

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The business and dynamics of free-to-play social-casual game apps by Speller, Thomas Hughes, III

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Vranje speech through the prism of diglossia by Trajković Tatjana G., Mihajlović Milica M.

“…Such an analysis of the selection of dialect features in order to adapt to the standard also points to the possible internal development of the dialect itself. This would mean that the most subtle lines would gradually disappear from the dialectal structure. …”
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"Island Effect": A Study on Spatial Connections of Perforated Shrinkage in Metropolitan Areas―An Empirical Analysis of Qingshan District in Wuhan by Jiang Wenjun, Wang Jingwen, Gao Zhe

“…These island effects underscore the importance of coordinated internal development within the region, providing novel perspectives for managing urban shrinkage. …”
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Effect, economic and process-evaluation of a generic function focused care program for long-term care; study protocol of a multicenter cluster–randomized trial by Stan Vluggen, Silke Metzelthin, Valeria Lima Passos, Sandra Zwakhalen, Getty Huisman-de Waal, Janneke de Man-van Ginkel

“…Function-Focused Care (FFC) is a holistic care-philosophy aiming to support nurses to deliver care in which functioning and independence of older people is optimized. Dutch and internationally developed FFC-based interventions often lack effectiveness in changing nurses’ and client’s behavior. …”
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Psychometric characteristics of the FertiQoL questionnaire in a German sample of infertile individuals and couples. by R. E. Sexty, G. Griesinger, J. Kayser, M. Lallinger, S. Rösner, T. Strowitzki, B. Toth, T. Wischmann

“…Abstract Background FertiQoL is a questionnaire internationally developed to measure fertility-specific quality of life. …”
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The Cities' Identities between Critical Regionalism and Globalization by Ingy El Zeini

“…This paper questions the possibility to use critical regionalism in promoting a region’s identity but at the same time adheres to the international developments. The aim is to explore the idea of critical regionalism applications, and whether it could relate to both international design and regional identity. …”
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Considerations in the reliability and fairness audits of predictive models for advance care planning by Jonathan Lu, Amelia Sattler, Samantha Wang, Ali Raza Khaki, Alison Callahan, Scott Fleming, Rebecca Fong, Benjamin Ehlert, Ron C. Li, Lisa Shieh, Kavitha Ramchandran, Michael F. Gensheimer, Sarah Chobot, Stephen Pfohl, Siyun Li, Kenny Shum, Nitin Parikh, Priya Desai, Briththa Seevaratnam, Melanie Hanson, Margaret Smith, Yizhe Xu, Arjun Gokhale, Steven Lin, Michael A. Pfeffer, Michael A. Pfeffer, Winifred Teuteberg, Nigam H. Shah, Nigam H. Shah, Nigam H. Shah

“…We assessed the Epic End-of-Life (EOL) Index model and an internally developed Stanford Hospital Medicine (HM) Advance Care Planning (ACP) model in 3 practice settings: Primary Care, Inpatient Oncology and Hospital Medicine, using clinicians' answers to the surprise question (“Would you be surprised if [patient X] passed away in [Y years]?”) …”
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Expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder through locally-initiated implementation by Jessica J. Wyse, Katherine Mackey, Travis I. Lovejoy, Devan Kansagara, Anais Tuepker, Adam J. Gordon, P. Todd Korthuis, Anders Herreid-O’Neill, Beth Williams, Benjamin J. Morasco

“…While effective, such approaches may be inaccessible to those clinics and systems that lack the resources necessary to partner with an external team, suggesting a need to identify and describe change-processes that are internally developed and promoted. Methods Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), we utilized qualitative interviews and ethnographic observation to investigate the planning, design and implementation of a locally-initiated process to expand access to MOUD within one health care system. …”
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