Home-monitoring for neovascular age-related macular degeneration in older adults within the UK: the MONARCH diagnostic accuracy study by Ruth E Hogg, Robin Wickens, Sean O’Connor, Eleanor Gidman, Elizabeth Ward, Charlene Treanor, Tunde Peto, Ben Burton, Paul Knox, Andrew J Lotery, Sobha Sivaprasad, Michael Donnelly, Chris A Rogers, Barnaby C Reeves

“…Future work Future research should focus on the methodological challenge of efficiently evaluating mobile health technologies which deal with constantly emerging new technology. …”
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Preeclampsia-eclampsia como factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de enfermedad renal crónica by Norlys Margoth Fontalvo Díaz, Boris Marcelo Torres Zavala, Jorge Washington Vélez Páez

“… • Zhang S, Wu QJ, Liu SX. A methodologic survey on use of the GRADE approach in evidence syntheses published in high-impact factor urology and nephrology journals. …”
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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

“…A recent Cochrane review concluded that psychological interventions, including cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT), may improve depression in people with COPD, but the reviewers called for larger, more methodologically robust studies. The current study was proposed in response to a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment brief based on a systematic review that concluded that psychological interventions combined with exercise training resulted in clinically significant improvements in symptoms of anxiety and depression in COPD, compared with CBT alone. …”
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Development and evaluation of machine-learning methods in whole-body magnetic resonance imaging with diffusion weighted imaging for staging of patients with cancer: the MALIBO diag... by Andrea Rockall, Xingfeng Li, Nicholas Johnson, Ioannis Lavdas, Shalini Santhakumaran, A Toby Prevost, Dow-Mu Koh, Shonit Punwani, Vicky Goh, Nishat Bharwani, Amandeep Sandhu, Harbir Sidhu, Andrew Plumb, James Burn, Aisling Fagan, Alf Oliver, Georg J Wengert, Daniel Rueckert, Eric Aboagye, Stuart A Taylor, Ben Glocker

“…Design This was an observational study (study limited to working with data), using different patient cohorts, and methodologies, being evaluated in series during three consecutive phases. …”
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Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: Creating Public Sentiment

“…Information technology capabilities, polling methodologies, communications, media, particularly social media and global influences combine today to create an overwhelmingly dynamic landscape of public opinion. …”
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Development and evaluation of a de-escalation training intervention in adult acute and forensic units: the EDITION systematic review and feasibility trial by Owen Price, Cat Papastavrou Brooks, Isobel Johnston, Peter McPherson, Helena Goodman, Andrew Grundy, Lindsey Cree, Zahra Motala, Jade Robinson, Michael Doyle, Nicholas Stokes, Christopher J Armitage, Elizabeth Barley, Helen Brooks, Patrick Callaghan, Lesley-Anne Carter, Linda M Davies, Richard J Drake, Karina Lovell, Penny Bee

“…Synthesising these new data with the findings of our original review did not change its conclusions. The methodological quality of prior evaluations is weak and there is stronger indication of effects on training outcomes (e.g. knowledge and skills demonstration) than improvements in clinical or safety outcomes. …”
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What to Ask Women Composers: Feminist Fieldwork in Electronic Dance Music by Magdalena Olszanowski

“…I highlight the theoretical and methodological processes that went into the making of this documentary, subtitled “exploring women’s space in electronic music”. …”
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PESQUISA NA GRADUAÇÃO. CRITÉRIOS DE AVALIAÇÃO DE PROJETOS DOS ALUNOS: A QUALIDADE CIENTÍFICA HOLÍSTICA. by José Antonio Bonilla Castillo

“…The interaction of both elements leads to a new concept : “</span><span style="font-family: " lang="EN-US">holistic scientific quality</span><span style="font-family: " lang="EN-US"> “, on which the structure of the criteria of evaluation of the researches is based, in a total de 24 ( 11 scientific or methodological aspects ; 08 ethical-social and 05 complementary aspects). …”
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