NeuroSAFE PROOF: study protocol for a single-blinded, IDEAL stage 3, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial of NeuroSAFE robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy versus standard r... by Eoin Dinneen, Jack Grierson, Ricardo Almeida-Magana, Rosie Clow, Aiman Haider, Clare Allen, Daniel Heffernan-Ho, Alex Freeman, Tim Briggs, Senthil Nathan, Susan Mallett, Chris Brew-Graves, Nicola Muirhead, Norman R. Williams, Elena Pizzo, Raj Persad, Jon Aning, Lyndsey Johnson, Jon Oxley, Neil Oakley, Susan Morgan, Fawzia Tahir, Imran Ahmad, Lorenzo Dutto, Jonathan M. Salmond, Anand Kelkar, John Kelly, Greg Shaw

“…Postoperative erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence are common associated adverse side effects that can negatively impact patients’ quality of life. …”
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Case Study Protocol to Evaluate the Impact of Training Intervention on Cleaners’ Knowledge Level, Perceptions and Practices regarding Correct Cleaning Techniques at Selected Care F... by Takalani Grace Tshitangano

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Advanced engineering and materials : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Materials (ICMEM 2014), November 5-6, 2... by Jin, Wen, editor, Ming Lin, Chao, editor

PROMOTING GLOBAL HEALTH: THE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL EDITORS POSITION ON EDITORS’ RESPONSIBILITY by Lorraine E Ferris, World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) Ethics and Policy Committee, WAME Board

“…Also available at https://www.globalbrigades.org/media/Global_Health_Towards_a_Common_Definitition.pdf.  This Statement has been approved by the WAME Ethics and Policy Committee and endorsed by the WAME Board. …”
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Large variations in atrial fibrillation screening practice after ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack in Sweden: a survey study by Kajsa Strååt, Eva Isaksson, Ann Charlotte Laska, Elisabeth Rooth, Emma Svennberg, Signild Åsberg, Per Wester, Johan Engdahl, on behalf of AF SPICE steering committee

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Egyptian pediatric clinical practice adapted guidelines: evidence-based [2] steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) 2022 by Bahia Moustafa, Sawsan Moselhy, Moftah Rabie, Ayman Hammad, Doaa Youssef, Mohamed Shouman, Samuel Makar, Ahmed Badr, Sameh Mansour, Dina Ebrahim, Marwa Nabhan, Fatma Ateia, Hend Abdel-Nabi, Ahmed Hussein, Manal Salman, Mai S. Korkor, Esraa A. Elbahkiry, Marwa Dagher, Abeer Selim, Yasser S. Amer, Tarek Omar, Ashraf Abdel Baky, on behalf of the Egyptian Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines (EPG) Committee (Chairman Ashraf Abdel Baky), SRNS Clinical & Methodology work group

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Assesment of Alkali Resistance of Basalt Used as Concrete Aggregates by al-Swaidani Aref M., Baddoura Mohammad K., Aliyan Samira D., Choeb Walid

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Machine-learning analysis of leadership formation in China to parse the roles of loyalty and institutional norms by Lee, Jonghyuk, Shih, Victor C.

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Antibiotic resistance patterns of urinary tract infections in Sanandaj, Iran by Mohsen Rajabnia, Mohammad Bahadoram, Ahmad Fotoohi, Masha Mohammadi

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Technical aspects of virtual augmented reality-based rehabilitation systems for musculoskeletal disorders of the lower limbs: a systematic review by Shamim Kiani, Iman Rezaei, Sanaz Abasi, Somayyeh Zakerabasali, Azita Yazdani

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“Editorial Letter” Managing Authorship Conflicts: A Guide for Researchers by S Joolaee

“…In some cases, the most experienced person is considered the last author and correspondence, and sometimes the names may be mentioned in alphabetical order. Usually, selection based on the roles and responsibilities of people in the research, and then in writing the article, is more common than other methods. …”
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Attitudes of Covid‐19 patients toward sharing their health data: A survey‐based study to understand security and privacy concerns by Khadijeh Moulaei, Elnaz Iranmanesh, Parasto Amiri, Leila Ahmadian

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Extended-spectrum ß-lactamases in gram negative bacteria by Deepti Rawat, Deepthi Nair

“…At present, however, organizations such as the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (formerly the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards) provide guidelines for the detection of ESBLs in Klebsiella pneumoniae, K. oxytoca, Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis. …”
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Reviewing the discoverability and accessibility to data and information products linked to Essential Climate Variables by Maria Teresa Miranda Espinosa, Gregory Giuliani, Nicolas Ray

“…We find that ECV data discovery and access is difficult and time consuming due to the lack of common data and metadata catalogues. In addition, the selection of fit-for-purpose data records by end-users requires the implementation of interoperable standards and scalable data infrastructures to allow the generation of tailored applications and data-driven information products in support of decision-making processes.…”
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Global Variability in Deep Brain Stimulation Practices for Parkinson’s Disease by Abhimanyu Mahajan, Ankur Butala, Michael S. Okun, Zoltan Mari, Kelly A. Mills

“…IntroductionDeep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a standard treatment option for select patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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Anemia among hospitalized children at a multispecialty hospital, Bangalore (Karnataka), India by Firdos Saba, Siddaraju Poornima, Pishey Ashwathnarayan Rao Balaji, Smitha Ranoji Rao Varne, Krishnamurthy Jayashree

“…After obtaining the consent, data were obtained and statistically analyzed using statistical tools like mean, median, standard deviation, and Chi-square test. Results: Out of 882 children selected, 642 (72.79%) were anemic, out of which a majority of 629 (98%) children suffered from nonhemoglobinopathies and a meagre 13 (2%) suffered from hemoglobinopathies. …”
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Evaluation of heavy metals in tobacco and hookah water used in coffee houses in Sanandaj city in 2017 by Yousefinejad V, Mansouri B, Ramezani Z, Mohammadzadeh N, Akhlaghi M

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Quality Assessment of Published Articles in Iranian Journals Related to Economic Evaluation in Health Care Programs Based on Drummond’s Checklist: A Narrative Review by Aziz Rezapour, Abdosaleh Jafari, Kosha Mirmasoudi, Hamid Talebianpour

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The concise guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: ion channels by Alexander, Stephen P. H., Mathie, Alistair A., Peters, John A., Veale, Emma L., Striessnig, Jörg, Kelly, Eamonn, Armstrong, Jane F., Faccenda, Elena, Harding, Simon D., Davies, Jamie A., Aldrich, Richard W., Attali, Bernard, Baggetta, Austin M., Becirovic, Elvir, Biel, Martin, Bill, Roslyn M., Caceres, Ana I., Catterall, William A., Conner, Alex C., Davies, Paul, De Clerq, Katrien, Delling, Markus, Di Virgilio, Francesco, Falzoni, Simonetta, Fenske, Stefanie, Fortuny-Gomez, Anna, Fountain, Samuel, George, Chandy, Goldstein, Steve A. N., Grimm, Christian, Grissmer, Stephan, Ha, Kotdaji, Hammelmann, Verena, Hanukoglu, Israel, Hu, Meiqin, Ijzerman, Ad P., Jabba, Sairam V., Jarvis, Mike, Jensen, Anders A., Jordt, Sven E., Kaczmarek, Leonard K., Kellenberger, Stephan, Kennedy, Charles, King, Brian, Kitchen, Philip, Liu, Qiang, Lynch, Joseph W., Meades, Jessica, Mehlfeld, Verena, Nicke, Annette, Offermanns, Stefan, Perez-Reyes, Edward, Plant, Leigh D., Rash, Lachlan, Ren, Dejian, Salman, Mootaz M., Sieghart, Werner, Sivilotti, Lucia G., Smart, Trevor G., Snutch, Terrance P., Tian, Jinbin, Trimmer, James S., Van den Eynde, Charlotte, Vriens, Joris, Wei, Aguan D., Winn, Brenda T., Wulff, Heike, Xu, Haoxing, Yang, Fan, Fang, Wei, Yue, Lixia, Zhang, Xiaoli, Zhu, Michael

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Comparison of susceptibility test methods to detect penicillin susceptibility in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates by Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir, Navaratnam, Parasakthi

“…The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of penicillin to serve as the reference was determined by the agar dilution method in which, based on the MIC breakpoints recommended by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS), 27 strains had decreased susceptibility to penicillin with 17 strains resistant and 10 intermediate. …”
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