OBJECTIVE Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have recently compared intramuscular 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) with vaginal progesterone for reducing the risk of spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB) in singleton gestations with prior SPTB. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of vaginal progesterone compared with 17-OHPC in prevention of SP...

Objective was to update a clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the management of fatigue in children and adolescents with cancer or pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. We reconvened multi-disciplinary multi-national panel. While previous 2018 CPG evaluated adult randomized controlled trials (RCTs) manage fatigue, this 2023 revised recommendations based only on RCTs. Twenty RCTs...

This extended abstract summarizes a rigorous investigation about the effectiveness of the impact of wiki collaborative functionalities on the collaborative ontology authoring. The work summarized in this extended abstract has been published in [DGR14]. Context. This extended abstract summarizes a rigorous investigation about the impact of wiki collaborative functionalities on ontology modelling...

You have accessJournal of UrologyReview Article1 May 2021Systematic Review Time to Definitive Treatment for Intermediate Risk and High Prostate Cancer: Are Delays Associated with Worse Outcomes?This article is commented on by the following:Editorial Comment David-Dan Nguyen, Lorine Haeuser, Marco Paciotti, Chanan Reitblat, Jacqueline Cellini, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Adam S. Kibel, Atish D. Choudhury...

Inference has long been the concern of assorted disciplines that vary in focus, rationale, apparatus, terminology, and achievement. There would appear an inverse proportion between the range and the orderliness of the knowledge accumulated by the various disciplines. Literary study tends to the first extreme, logic and its heritage in modern pragmatics to the second, either imbalance precluding...

This clinical guideline from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) provides an evidence-based approach management of patients with malignant hilar obstruction (MHO). document was developed using Grading Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation framework addresses primary drainage modality (percutaneous transhepatic biliary [PTBD] vs endoscopic [EBD]), strategy...

In recent decades, the United States has witnessed a noteworthy escalation of academic responses to long-standing social and racial inequities in its society. this process, research, advocacy, programs supporting diversity inclusion initiatives have grown. A set themes their relevant discourses now developed most related inclusion; for example, current models are typically designed include rang...

TopicThe magnitude and direction of the association between vision impairment incident dementia cognitive in prospective cohort studies was estimated by systematic review meta-analysis. The global burden associated with then estimated.Clinical RelevanceBecause a predominant proportion is preventable or treatable, investigating its may help to identify an important modifiable factor for preventi...

In patients with low bone mineral density (BMD) after kidney transplantation, the role of bisphosphonates remains unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy and safety of bisphosphonates. We retrieved trials from PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) from inception through May 2015. Only randomized controlle...

This paper proposes design sketching as a way to make abductive reasoning manifest and concrete. Through sketching, the abductive sensemaking leaves the domain of abstract logics and becomes part of the researchers or practitioner’s reflective practice. This practice is especially evident through incorporating sketching as more than a specific technique, but also as ways of applying design thin...