DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC CONSTIPATION: A NARRATIVE REVIEW FROM A BRAZILIAN EXPERT TASK FORCE by Maria do Carmo Friche PASSOS, Ricardo Cerqueira ALVARIZ, Eduardo Antonio ANDRÉ, Ricardo Correa BARBUTI, Henrique Sarubbi FILLMANN, Sthela Maria MURAD-REGADAS, Joffre REZENDE FILHO, Marcos PERROTTI, Luciana GUEDES

“…Methods A Brazilian medical task force searched the scientific literature in the following electronic databases: MEDLINE/PubMed, SciELO, EMBASE and Cochrane, using the following descriptors: chronic constipation, diagnosis, management of chronic constipation. …”
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A Canadian Commentary on the NKF-ASN Task Force Recommendations on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease by Bourne L. Auguste, Annie Claire Nadeau-Fredette, Rulan S. Parekh, Penelope S. Poyah, Jeffrey Perl, Manish M. Sood, Navdeep Tangri

“…In 2021, a committee was commissioned by the Canadian Society of Nephrology to comment on the 2021 National Kidney Foundation–American Society of Nephrology Task Force recommendations on the use of race in glomerular filtration rate estimating equations. …”
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Recommendations for physical activity and exercise in persons living with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): consensus by an international task force by Laurent Arnaud, Savino Sciascia, Karen Hambly, Ioannis Parodis, Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof, Ivan Padjen, Anselm Mak, Manuel F Ugarte-Gil, Simone Appenzeller, Saira Z Sheikh, Linda Li, Alexandra Legge, Alberto Soriano-Maldonado, Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins, Thomas Davergne, Sophie Geneton, Julien Blaess, Thibaut Goepfert, Gabriel Bordier, Yurilis Fuentes, Håvard Haglo, Kuei-Ying Su

“…Objective This international task force aimed to provide healthcare professionals and persons living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with consensus-based recommendations for physical activity and exercise in SLE.Methods Based on evidence from a systematic literature review and expert opinion, 3 overarching principles and 15 recommendations were agreed on by Delphi consensus.Results The overarching principles highlight the importance of shared decision-making and the need to explain the benefits of physical activity to persons living with SLE and other healthcare providers. …”
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Towards the international interoperability of clinical research networks for rare diseases: recommendations from the IRDiRC Task Force by Rima Nabbout, Galliano Zanello, Dixie Baker, Lora Black, Isabella Brambilla, Orion J. Buske, Laurie S. Conklin, Elin Haf Davies, Daria Julkowska, Yeonju Kim, Thomas Klopstock, Harumasa Nakamura, Kim G. Nielsen, Anne R. Pariser, Jose Carlos Pastor, Maurizio Scarpa, Maureen Smith, Domenica Taruscio, Stephen Groft

“…The Task Force created a survey and sent it to pre-identified clinical research networks located worldwide. …”
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Open comments on the Task Force SIRS report: Scholarly Infrastructures for Research Software (EOSC Executive Board, EOSCArchitecture) by Teresa Gomez-Diaz, Tomas Recio

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Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Interpretation of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations Statement by LI Mingyan, SHI Weili, DUAN Hongyan

“…Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated and published recommendations on aspirin use to prevent CVD based on the latest evidence-based research results. …”
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Social Media Guidelines and Best Practices: Recommendations from the Council of Residency Directors Social Media Task Force by Malford T. Pillow, Laura Hopson, Michael Bond, Daniel Cabrera, Leigh Patterson, David Pearson, Harsh Sule, Felix Ankel, Madonna Fernándex-Frackelton, Ronald V. Hall, Jason A. Kegg, Donald Norris, Katrin Takenaka

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Commentary on “Consensus recommendations on sulfonylurea and sulfonylurea combinations in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: International Task Force” by S K Singh

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FDA safety warning on the cardiac effects of lamotrigine: An advisory from the Ad Hoc ILAE/AES Task Force by Jacqueline A. French, Emilio Perucca, Josemir W. Sander, Lennart Bergfeldt, Michel Baulac, David S. Auerbach, Mark Keezer, Roland D. Thijs, Orrin Devinsky, David G. Vossler, Timothy E. Welty

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National Psoriasis Foundation Telemedicine Task Force guidance for management of psoriatic disease via telemedicineCapsule Summary by Natalia Pelet del Toro, MD, Rayan Yahia, BS, Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD, Abby Van Voorhees, MD, Lawrence Green, MD, Sergio Schwartzman, MD, Evan Siegel, MD, Kelly M. Cordoro, MD, Seemal R. Desai, MD, Leon Kircik, MD, Wilson Liao, MD, Jason E. Hawkes, MD, MS, Jeffrey Weinberg, MD, John Koo, MD, Elizabeth Brezinski Wallace, MD, Leah M. Howard, JD, April Armstrong, MD, George Han, MD, PhD

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Prostate Cancer Screening Trends After United States Preventative Services Task Force Guidelines in an Underserved Population by Neel H. Patel, Jonathan Bloom, Joel Hillelsohn, Sean Fullerton, Denton Allman, Gerald Matthews, Majid Eshghi, John L. Phillips

“…We examined trends in Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing in an underserved population before and after the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation against screening. …”
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Final Report (draft version) ICDE Global Task Force on Open Educational Resources (OER) (October 2008) by Fred Mulder, Jos Rikers

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Changing minds and machines: a case study of human rights advocacy in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) by Cath, C

“…This dissertation is a first-hand anthropological study of how the culture of one such important organisation, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), influences infrastructural politics thereby shaping the development of technology across the Internet. …”

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Incontro Fuori Luogo. Intervista a Elisabetta Camussi by Ilaria Marotta

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La construction d’une réflexion métropolitaine : espaces et structures qui précèdent la mise en place de l’agence d’urbanisme de Lyon by Sébastien Gardon, Marie-Clotilde Meillerand

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Toward an indicative strategy for South Kelantan : report of the stage one task force South Kelantan Regional Development Authority by Malaysia. Lembaga Kemajuan Kelantan Selatan

Peranan pasukan petugas khas (task force) Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Kelantan dalam pengambilan balik tanah / by Munzani Abdullah, 1966- author, Kamaruzaman Abd. Rasid, Fakulti Geoinformasi dan Harta Tanah

RADx Variant Task Force Program for Assessing the Impact of Variants on SARS-CoV-2 Molecular and Antigen Tests by Richard Creager, John Blackwood, Thomas Pribyl, Leda Bassit, Anuradha Rao, Morgan Greenleaf, Filipp Frank, Wilbur Lam, Eric Ortlund, Raymond Schinazi, Alexander Greninger, Mia Cirrincione, Dale Gort, Emily Kennedy, Adam Samuta, Megan Shaw, Brian Walsh, Eric Lai

“…Here, we offer an overview of the approach and activities of the RADx Variant Task Force to ensure test performance against emerging SARS-CoV-2 lineages.…”
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