Offering informed choice about breast screening by Forbes, L, Ramirez, A, Expert group on Information about Breast Screening

“…In response to this, a novel approach to developing the information about cancer screening has been adopted in England. …”

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for irritability in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis with the GRADE assessment by Hangnyoung Choi, Jae Han Kim, Hee Sang Yang, Jong Yeob Kim, Samuele Cortese, Lee Smith, Ai Koyanagi, Elena Dragioti, Joaquim Radua, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Jae Il Shin, Keun-Ah Cheon, Marco Solmi

“…As an augmentation to risperidone, several novel treatments show promising effects, but further RCTs are needed to replicate findings. …”
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Study protocol to test the efficacy of self-administration of dexmedetomidine sedative therapy on anxiety, delirium, and ventilator days in critically ill mechanically ventilated p... by Linda L. Chlan, Craig R. Weinert, Mary Fran Tracy, Debra J. Skaar, Ognjen Gajic, Jessica Ask, Jay Mandrekar

“…Patient triaging among healthcare institutions due to COVID-19 cases also has resulted in inconsistent access to the eligible study population. This has made it even more imperative for the study team to be flexible and innovative to identify and enrol all eligible participants. …”
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Evaluation of vaccine rollout strategies for emerging infectious diseases: A model-based approach including protection attitudes by Mauricio Patón, Juan M. Acuña, Jorge Rodríguez

“…However, the scenario changes significantly when children are not eligible for vaccination, as they constitute a highly interactive population group. …”
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Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor may not prevent atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure: a systematic review by Xiaolan Ouyang, Jiafu Wang, Qian Chen, Long Peng, Suhua Li, Xixiang Tang

“…However, whether sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i), a novel class of anti-HF medication, decreases the risk of AF in HF patients remains unclear. …”
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Best Practices in Recruitment and Outreach to Women and Diverse Veterans for Coronavirus Research at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs by Collaboration group, Collaboration group

“…In September 2020, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched a novel volunteer research registry to rapidly recruit eligible study participants for research on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 vaccines and treatments at VA Medical Centers selected as study sites for COVID-19 clinical trials. …”
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Exploring Suicidal Ideation Using an Innovative Mobile App-Strength Within Me: The Usability and Acceptability of Setting up a Trial Involving Mobile Technology and Mental Health S... by Bruen, Ashley Jane, Wall, Abbie, Haines-Delmont, Alina, Perkins, Elizabeth

“…Service users who were eligible to participate and provided consent were given an iPhone and Fitbit for 7 days and were asked to interact with a novel phone app, Strength Within Me (SWiM). …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on online medical education: a knowledge graph analysis based on co-term analysis by Huijiao Deng, Yi Jiang, Qinrong Han, Xingyu Zhou, Siyang Zhong, Kai Hu, Lin Yang

“…Abstract Background This study aims to identify the characteristics and future directions of online medical education in the context of the novel coronavirus outbreak new through visual analytics using CiteSpace and VOSviewer bibliometric methods. …”
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How Efficient Is the Implementation of Structural Funds Committed to Enhancing ICT Adoption in SMEs? by Carla Henriques, Clara Viseu

“…Without the removal of the environmental factors, the “number of operations supported” is the indicator that requires more attention from management authorities (MAs), whereas with their removal one-third of the OPs need to further reduce the “eligible costs decided” and improve “eligible spending”. …”
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Financial burden of postoperative complications following oesophagectomy: a scoping review protocol by David Liu, Laurence Weinberg, Vered Buchholz, Jordan Berman, Peter Le

“…Introduction The rapid rise in the incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma has resulted in an increasing number of patients undergoing oesophagectomy. Although novel surgical techniques are enhancing surgical outcomes, postoperative complications remain pervasive. …”
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Enhancing Faculty Development Through Compiled Verbal Feedback on Clinical Teaching From Trainees by Guy Katz, Eli M. Miloslavsky, Ana D. Fernandes, Marcy B. Bolster

“…Results Thirteen of 15 eligible faculty and all 4 eligible FITs completed both surveys. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of thoracic endovascular aortic repair with the proximal landing zone 0 by Longtu Zhu, Xiaoye Li, Qingsheng Lu

“…The retrieved data from the eligible studies included basic study characteristics, 30-day/in-hospital mortality rate, indications, comorbidities, stent grafts, techniques, and complications. …”
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Current Main Topics in Multiple Myeloma by Sonia Morè, Laura Corvatta, Valentina Maria Manieri, Attilio Olivieri, Massimo Offidani

“…Similarly, quadruplets-containing daratumumab, particularly when administered as continuous therapies, have improved outcome of patients not eligible for autologous transplant (NTE). Patients who become refractory to conventional therapies have noticeably poor outcomes, making their treatment a difficult challenge in need of novel strategies. …”
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Prognostic and Clinicopathological Significance of MiR-155 in Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review by Anna Maria Grimaldi, Silvia Nuzzo, Gerolama Condorelli, Marco Salvatore, Mariarosaria Incoronato

“…There is an unmet need for novel non-invasive prognostic molecular tumour markers for breast cancer (BC). …”
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‘A Missed Therapeutic Opportunity? SGLT-2 Inhibitor Use in General Medicine Patients With Heart Failure: A Retrospective Audit of Admissions to a Tertiary Health Service’ by Padeepa Perera, Ronan O’Donnabhain, Timothy Fazio, Douglas Johnson, Peter Lange

“…Objective: Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2-I’s) are novel oral hypoglycaemic agents, with proven decreased MACE and re-hospitalisation risk in type 2 diabetic patients with concomitant heart failure. …”
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Association between Osteoprotegerin gene polymorphisms and risk of coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Jia P, Wu N, Jia D, Sun Y

“…Osteoprotegerin (OPG) has been demonstrated to be a novel biomarker for predicting prevalence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). …”
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The effects of COVID-19 on European healthcare provision for working-age adults with major depressive disorder by Wong, WLE, Sually, D, Hidalgo-Mazzei, D, Quoidbach, V, Simon, J, Boyer, P, Strawbridge, R, Young, AH

“…This scoping review aimed to ascertain the impacts of COVID-19 on the delivery of MDD care in Europe, as well as to evaluate any novel MDD care strategies trialled in this period.…”

Staying well after depression: trial design and protocol. by Williams, J, Russell, I, Crane, C, Russell, D, Whitaker, C, Duggan, D, Barnhofer, T, Fennell, M, Crane, R, Silverton, S

“…It recruits participants, screens them by telephone for main inclusion and exclusion criteria and, if they are eligible, invites them to a pre-treatment session to assess eligibility in more detail. …”

Optimizing the Continuum of Care in Gastric Cancer by Riccò B, Martinelli G, Bardasi C, Dominici M, Spallanzani A, Salati M

“…Thus, current research is focusing either on the identification of novel treatment options or the development of personalized strategies to optimize the continuum of care and ultimately improve patients’ outcome. …”
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Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography evaluation of intrahepatic bile duct variations with updated classification by Alaaddin Nayman, Orhan Özbek, Seyit Erol, Hayrettin Karakuş, Hasan Emin Kaya

“…Novel variations described in this study may help to better understand the biliary anatomy.…”
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