The Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Children with Febrile Seizure by Fargol Nabavi, Javad Akhondian, Sepideh Karkon Shayan, Sepideh Babaniamansour, Raheleh ِDerafshi

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Effect of exercise on depression and fatigue in breast cancer women undergoing chemotherapy: A randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Mostafaei, Mohammad Azizi, Amir Jalali, Nader Salari, Parvin Abbasi

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Prevalence and risk factors determinants of the non-use of insecticide-treated nets in an endemic area for malaria: analysis of data from Cameroon by Magloire T. C. Kuetche, Raymond N. Tabue, C. D. Fokoua-Maxime, Armel M. Evouna, Serge Billong, Olivier Kakesa

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Clinical manifestation for immunoglobulin A deficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ahmad Vosughimotlagh, Seyed Erfan Rasouli, Hosein Rafiemanesh, Molood Safarirad, Niusha Sharifinejad, Atossa Madanipour, Maria Marluce Dos Santos Vilela, Edyta Heropolitańska-Pliszka, Gholamreza Azizi

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Impact of Peer Education on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Primiparous Women by Safie Rezapour, parvin Aziznejadroshan, Mousa Ahmadpour-kacho, Ali Zabihi, Karimollah Hajian Tilaki, Yadollah Zahedpasha

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Prevalence of hypertension and related risk factors in central Iran: Results from Yazd Health Study by Masoud Mirzaei, Mohsen Mirzaei, Somaye Gholami, Hossein Abolhosseini

“…Blood pressure (BP) was measured using a standard protocol and categorized based on the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and ‎Treatment of High Blood Pressure ‎(JNC-7) classification. …”
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Brain connectivity-guided, Optimised theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation to improve Central Pain Modulation in knee Osteoarthritis Pain (BoostCPM): protocol of a pilot ra... by David Walsh, Richard Morriss, Bonnie Millar, Dorothee P Auer, Sudheer Lankappa, Stefan Pszczolkowski Parraguez, Christopher R Tench, Radu Tanasescu, Marianne Drabek, Duncan Hodkinson, Suzanne Horvath

“…Introduction Chronic pain is a common health problem that is not efficiently managed by standard analgesic treatments. …”
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In It Together by Silvia Croydon

“…Human Genome Editing: Position Paper, WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing…”
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Standardised patient encounters to improve quality of counselling for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Kenya: study protocol of a clust... by Jillian Pintye, John Kinuthia, G John-Stewart, Anna Larsen, Kate S Wilson, BA Richardson, Felix Abuna, Harison Lagat, Tamara Owens, Pamela Kohler

“…At baseline, unannounced SP ‘mystery shoppers’ present to clinics portraying AGYW in common PrEP scenarios for a cross-sectional assessment of PrEP delivery. …”
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Drug-related problems in hospitalized patients with chronic kidney diseases and clinical pharmacist interventions by Su Zhang, Guo-bing Zhang, Ping Huang, Yan Ren, Bo Lin, Yan-fei Shao, Xiao-lan Ye

“…Treatment safety accounted for the highest proportion of problems (43.84%), followed by treatment efficacy, accounting for 43.20%. Drug selection was the most common cause of DRPs (60.26%), and antibiotics and cardiovascular agents were the most common drugs associated with DRPs (32.84% and 28.66%, respectively). …”
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Implementing early rehabilitation and mobilisation for children in UK paediatric intensive care units: the PERMIT feasibility study by Barnaby R Scholefield, Julie C Menzies, Jennifer McAnuff, Jacqueline Y Thompson, Joseph C Manning, Richard G Feltbower, Michelle Geary, Sophie Lockley, Kevin P Morris, David Moore, Nazima Pathan, Fenella Kirkham, Robert Forsyth, Tim Rapley

“…HRA ref: 21/SC/0127. Trial oversight committee A study oversight committee and data-monitoring ethics committee were recruited to oversee the study processes and results (see Appendix 1). …”
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Suctioning of clear amniotic fluid at birth: A systematic review by Joe Fawke, Jonathan Wyllie, Enrique Udaeta, Mario Rüdiger, Hege Ersdal, Mary-Doug Wright, Myra H. Wyckoff, Helen G. Liley, Yacob Rabi, Gary M. Weiner

“…Context: Upper airway suctioning at birth was considered standard procedure and is still commonly practiced. …”
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Prevalence of allergic rhinitis, related comorbidities and risk factors in schoolchildren by Monika Sultész, Alpár Horváth, Dávid Molnár, Gábor Katona, Györgyi Mezei, Andor Hirschberg, Gabriella Gálffy

“…The study was approved by the Ethics Committee at Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute,…”
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The Effectiveness of Reminiscence Therapy on Alleviating Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: A Systematic Review by Zhuo Liu, Fan Yang, Yifan Lou, Wei Zhou, Feng Tong

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Cardiovascular disorders in children with COVID-19 by V.V. Yevtushenko, I.Yu. Seriakova, S.O. Kramarov, N.S. Kyrytsia, V.O. Shadrin, O.O. Voronov

“…The study was approved by the bioethics committee of the hospital. Results. Among 305 children hospitalized with a diagnosis of U07.1 (2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease), there were selected 195 medical histories of patients aged 15 days to 18 years (median of 5.37 years), who were examined for cardiac activity by ECG and/or echocardiography. …”
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Combination of Quantitative MRI Fat Fraction and Texture Analysis to Evaluate Spastic Muscles of Children With Cerebral Palsy by Tugba Akinci D'Antonoli, Tugba Akinci D'Antonoli, Francesco Santini, Francesco Santini, Xeni Deligianni, Xeni Deligianni, Meritxell Garcia Alzamora, Meritxell Garcia Alzamora, Erich Rutz, Erich Rutz, Oliver Bieri, Oliver Bieri, Reinald Brunner, Reinald Brunner, Claudia Weidensteiner, Claudia Weidensteiner

“…Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of physical disability in childhood. …”
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Issues in data monitoring and interim analysis of trials. by Grant, A, Altman, D, Babiker, AB, Campbell, M, Clemens, F, Darbyshire, J, Elbourne, DR, McLeer, S, Parmar, M, Pocock, S, Spiegelhalter, D, Sydes, MR, Walker, A, Wallace, SA

“…It is recommended that groups responsible for data monitoring be given the standard name 'Data Monitoring Committee' (DMC). Areas for further research include: widening DMC membership beyond clinicians, trialists and statisticians; initiatives to train DMC members; methods of DMC decision-making; 'open' data monitoring; DMCs covering a portfolio of trials rather than single trials; DMC size and membership, incorporating issues of group dynamics; empirical study of the workings of DMCs and their decision-making, and which trials should or should not have a DMC.…”

RA V7 N1 2017, Mensaje del Editor en Jefe y del Editor invitado (Enero - Abril 2017) by Pedro Castro Borges

“…Keynote lectures were given by eminent international researchers. As the technical committee was very pleased with the quality of the papers, they have decided to publish a selection in international journals. …”
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INTRODUCTION - Mechanism-based Development of Natural Products for Human Health by Basil D Roufogalis, Arthur D Conigrave, Emanuel E Strehler

“…Are they effective, safe and properly standardized in their existing formulations? Are there opportunities to isolate single active components for standardization and conventional drug discovery and development? …”
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Effectiveness and costs associated with a lay counselor-delivered, brief problem-solving mental health intervention for adolescents in urban, low-income schools in India: 12-month... by Kanika Malik, Daniel Michelson, Aoife M Doyle, Helen A Weiss, Giulia Greco, Rooplata Sahu, James E J, Sonal Mathur, Paulomi Sudhir, Michael King, Pim Cuijpers, Bruce Chorpita, Christopher G Fairburn, Vikram Patel

“…Participants were recruited from 6 government schools over a period of 4 months (August 20 to December 14, 2018) and were selected on the basis of elevated mental health symptoms and distress/functional impairment. …”
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