Clinical practice guideline adherence in oncology: A qualitative study of insights from clinicians in Australia. by Mia Bierbaum, Frances Rapport, Gaston Arnolda, Geoff P Delaney, Winston Liauw, Ian Olver, Jeffrey Braithwaite

“…The most frequently reported facilitators to adherence were easy accessibility, peer review, multidisciplinary engagement or MDT attendance, and transparent CPG development by trusted, multidisciplinary experts. …”
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December 2020-Printed Issue by Patient Safety Authority

“…</p> <ul> <li>An in-depth study of <a href="https://patientsafetyj.com/index.php/patientsaf/article/view/wrong-site-surgery">variables associated with wrong-site surgeries</a> in Pennsylvania, demonstrating that this “never event” still happens all too often</li> <li> <a href="https://patientsafetyj.com/index.php/patientsaf/article/view/queen-quet-interview">An interview with Queen Quet</a>, head of state of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, about life on the Sea Islands, overcoming racial disparities in healthcare, and more</li> <li> <a href="https://patientsafetyj.com/index.php/patientsaf/article/view/sepsis-covid-interview">A focus on sepsis</a>, a severe condition that is difficult to distinguish from the flu and COVID-19</li> <li>A polio survivor who never had the choice to take the vaccine <a href="https://patientsafetyj.com/index.php/patientsaf/article/view/struggle-with-polio">shares her struggles with the aftereffects of the disease</a> since she contracted it in childhood</li> <li>Researchers delve into <a href="https://patientsafetyj.com/index.php/patientsaf/article/view/wrong-patient-errors">wrong-patient errors related to health information technology</a> </li> <li>A timely look at <a href="https://patientsafetyj.com/index.php/patientsaf/article/view/prone-positioning">risks involved with using prone positioning</a> to treat patients for acute respiratory distress syndrome, a common complication of COVID-19 and other infections</li> </ul> <p>Thank you to our authors, peer reviewers, editorial board members, and Patient Safety Authority staff, who all play a part in the success of our journal and in advancing patient safety everywhere. …”
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International Guidelines and Significant Advances in Diagnosis by Helena Teede

“…Committee members nominated by collaborating organisations provided international peer review, and evidence expert-reviewed methods and outputs were submitted to NHMRC for independent review. …”
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Introductory evidence on data management and practice systems of forensic autopsies in sudden and unnatural deaths: a scoping review by Salona Prahladh, Jacqueline van Wyk

“…A combination of keywords, Boolean terms, and Medical Subject Headings was used to search PubMed, EBSCOhost (CINAHL with full text and Health Sources), Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, WorldCat, and Google Scholar from the 18th to 24th of June 2020 and updated in November 2021 for peer review papers. This study included articles involving unnatural deaths, focused on data practice or data management systems, relating to Forensic Medicine, all study designs, and published in English. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN PERANGKAT PEMBELAJARAN FISIKA BERBASIS PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL) PADA MATERI HUKUM NEWTON DAN PENERAPANNYA KELAS X SMAN 2 MEJAYAN by Susdarwati Susdarwati, Sarwanto Sarwanto, Cari Cari

“…Pengumpulan data prestasi belajar siswa pada kompetensi sikap, pengetahuan, dan keterampilan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan lembar penilaian kinerja dan aktivitas belajar siswa menggunakan lembar observasi.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) perangkat pembelajaran Fisika SMA berbasis Problem Based Learning (PBL) pada materi hukum Newton dan penerapannya kelas X SMAN 2 Mejayan dengan karakteristik kurikulum 2013 dikembangkan berdasarkan komponen pembelajaran scientific dengan model Problem Based Learning (PBL) disertai metode percobaan menggunakan teori belajar Bruner, Konstruktivisme, dan Piaget, 2) perangkat pembelajaran berbasis Problem Based Learning (PBL) pada materi hukum Newton dan penerapannya kelas X SMAN 2 Mejayan layak digunakan dengan kategori sangat baik berdasarkan (a) hasil penilaian validasi oleh dosen ahli, guru, dan peer review, (b) hasil penilaian siswa terhadap pembelajaran pada uji coba terbatas dan uji coba lapangan, dan (c) hasil penilaian guru pada tahap penyebaran, 3) implementasi perangkat pembelajaran berbasis Problem Based Learning (PBL) pada uji coba lapangan menunjukkan bahwa aktivitas belajar siswa kelas X SMAN 2 Mejayan mengalami peningkatan sebesar 13,17 %.…”
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Renin‐Angiotensin Aldosterone System Inhibitors and COVID‐19: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Revealing Critical Bias Across a Body of Observational Research by Jordan Loader, Frances C. Taylor, Erik Lampa, Johan Sundström

“…Conclusions This study reveals the critical risk of bias that exists across almost an entire body of COVID‐19 research, raising an important question: Were research methods and/or peer‐review processes temporarily weakened during the surge of COVID‐19 research or is this lack of rigor a systemic problem that also exists outside pandemic‐based research? …”
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Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Promotion of Scholarly Writing Skills and Standards in the Asia Pacific Region by APAME WPRIM

“…We, the participants in the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) Convention 2012, gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 31 August to 3 September 2012; CONSIDERING That scholarly, scientific and technical health information is an invaluable resource for universal health promotion and policy development, disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment, habilitation and rehabilitation, support and palliation; That this health information must be reliable, comprehensible and available to health care providers and beneficiaries within the Asia Pacific Region and the rest of the World; That the Western Pacific and Southeast Asian Regions of the World Health Organization together represent over 50% of the global population, who both generate and need an enormous amount of health information; That the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) is an important catalyst for the promotion of scholarly writing skills and standards that will increase the reliability, comprehensibility and availability of health information generated within the region; CONFIRM Our commitment to promoting quality scholarly writing skills and standards that will ensure greater access to publication by authors and researchers, especially for developing countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, elevating loco-regional research and publishing to the global arena; Our commitment to the continuing education of researchers, authors, reviewers and editors, to empower them to write, review and edit scholarly manuscripts for publication and dissemination, thereby promoting health and well-being in the region and the world; Our commitment to collaboration with academic societies, universities, government and non-government organisations to promote research and publication to support evidence-based policies for the betterment of health and societal development in the region and globally; COMMIT Ourselves, to improving our scholarly writing skills and standards, setting the example for our peers, authors, reviewers, editors and librarians in the region; Our publications, to attaining increasing scholarly quality worthy of continued production and dissemination through analog and digital library services including, but not limited to, the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM), Asia Pacific Medical Journal Articles Central Archives (APAMED Central) and Global Health Library; Our organization, the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors, to building further networks, convening conferences, and organizing events to educate and empower editors, peer reviewers and authors to achieve and maintain internationally acceptable, but regionally appropriate, scholarly skills and standards. …”
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AI as a Medical Device for Ophthalmic Imaging in Europe, Australia, and the United States: Protocol for a Systematic Scoping Review of Regulated Devices by Ariel Yuhan Ong, Henry David Jeffry Hogg, Aditya U Kale, Priyal Taribagil, Ashley Kras, Eliot Dow, Trystan Macdonald, Xiaoxuan Liu, Pearse A Keane, Alastair K Denniston

“…The review is on track to be completed and submitted for peer review by April 2024. ConclusionsThis systematic review will provide greater clarity on ophthalmic imaging AIaMD that have achieved regulatory approval as well as the evidence that underpins them. …”
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Studi Literatur: Pengaruh Diet Mediterania terhadap Profil Lipid dan Glukosa Darah Puasa pada Orang Overweight atau Obesitas by Gustina Berta Uli, Sekar Ramadhanti Asyahir, Leny Budhi Harti

“…Kriteria inklusi pada studi literatur ini adalah literatur yang telah melalui peer review dan telah terbukti bahwa literatur merupakan literatur yang kredibel baik nasional maupun internasional. …”
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Editor’s Note: Volume 11 by Eric Murphy Selinger

“…Every section of the journal ended up full-to-bursting, and thanks to the hard work of scholars, peer reviewers, copyeditors, guest-editors, and our masthead staff—hats off to Sarah Ficke, our Web Editor, for what must have felt like endless rounds of manuscript processing!…”
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Multi-purpose ECG telemetry system by Mohamed Marouf, Goran Vukomanovic, Lazar Saranovac, Miroslav Bozic

“…In the validation phase, a sample of validation signals followed peer review process wherein two experts annotated the signals in terms of signal acceptability for diagnosis.We found that 96% of signals allow detecting arrhythmia and other signal’s abnormal changes. …”
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Measuring the bias against low-income country research: an Implicit Association Test by Matthew Harris, James Macinko, Geronimo Jimenez, Pricila Mullachery

“…People over 40 years of age were less likely to exhibit pro-poor implicit associations, and being a peer reviewer contributes to a more pro-poor association. …”
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Applying an osteopathic intervention to improve mild to moderate mental health symptoms: a mixed-methods feasibility study protocol by Darren J Edwards, Jerry Draper-Rodi, Josh Hope-Bell

“…Feasibility results from this protocol will be published in a peer review journal and presented at both national and international conferences.Discussion This study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of conducting osteopathic interventions for improving mental health outcomes. …”
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Šimáně 2023 – International Student Conference on Nuclear Engineering by Editorial Foreword

“…Date: June 12 - 13, 2023 Venue: Prague, Czech Republic URL: http://simane.fjfi.cvut.cz Organized by: Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering Guest editor: Martin Ševeček Scientific committee: Milan Štefánik Martin Ševeček Local organizing committee: Martin Cesnek Ondřej Novák Pavel Suk Guarantor of the peer review process: Milan Štefánik Guarantor of language editing: Ondřej Novák …”
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Unification of Cas protein families and a simple scenario for the origin and evolution of CRISPR-Cas systems by Wolf Yuri I, Aravind L, Makarova Kira S, Koonin Eugene V

“…Unification of Cas protein families previously considered unrelated provides for improvement in the classification of CRISPR-Cas systems and a reconstruction of their evolution.</p> <p>Open peer review</p> <p>This article was reviewed by Malcolm White (nominated by Purficacion Lopez-Garcia), Frank Eisenhaber and Igor Zhulin. …”
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Efficacy and optimal dose of acetic acid to treat colonised burns wounds: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial by Anna Casey, Darren Barton, Kristian Brock, Victoria Homer, Gurneet Sur, Tarek Hassouna, Rizwana Imran, Khaled Altarrah, Naiem Moiemen

“…The generated articles based on the trial results will be submitted to peer review journals for publication.Trial registration number ISRCTN11636684.…”
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Claw Trimming as a Lameness Management Practice and the Association with Welfare and Production in Dairy Cows by Mohammed Babatunde Sadiq, Siti Zubaidah Ramanoon, Rozaihan Mansor, Sharifah Salmah Syed-Hussain, Wan Mastura Shaik Mossadeq

“…The papers included in this review fulfilled the following inclusion criteria: published in peer review journal or book chapter within the last 20 years (1999–2019), written in English, and focused on the application of CT for lameness management and the association with either welfare or production variables. …”
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Measuring the bias against low-income country research: an Implicit Association Test by Harris, Matthew, Macinko, James, Jimenez, Geronimo, Mullachery, Pricila

“…People over 40 years of age were less likely to exhibit pro-poor implicit associations, and being a peer reviewer contributes to a more pro-poor association. …”
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A systematic review, and meta-analyses, of the impact of health-related claims on dietary choices by Kaur, A, Scarborough, P, Rayner, M

“…</p> <p>Methods: In September 2016, we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, CAB abstracts, Business Source Complete, and Web of Science/Science Citation Index &amp; Social Science Citation Index for articles in English published in peer-review journals. Studies were included if they were controlled experiments where the experimental group(s) included a health-related claim and the control group involved an identical product without a health-related claim. …”

A guideline for reporting mediation analyses of randomized trials and observational studies: The AGReMA Statement by Lee, H, Cashin, AG, Lamb, SE, Hopewell, S, Vansteelandt, S, VanderWeele, TJ, MacKinnon, DP, Mansell, G, Collins, GS, Golub, RM, McAuley, JH, AGReMA group, Localio, AR, van Amelsvoort, L, Guallar, E, Rijnhart, J, Goldsmith, K, Fairchild, AJ, Lewis, CC, Kamper, SJ, Williams, CM, Henschke, N

“…Improved reporting of studies that use mediation analyses could facilitate peer review and help produce publications that are complete, accurate, transparent, and reproducible.…”