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Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery versus conventional laparoscopic surgery ...
Importance This review provides a comprehensive comparison of treatment outcomes between robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RLS) and conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS)... -
The quality of reporting in randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for k...
Objective To assess the reporting quality of acupuncture trials for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and explore the factors associated with the reporting. Method Three... -
Entropy and Gravity Concepts as New Methodological Indexes to Investigate Tec...
The volatility and uncertainty in the process of technological developments are growing faster than ever due to rapid technological innovations. Such phenomena result in... -
Perceived conflict of interest in health science partnerships
University scientists conducting research on topics of potential health concern often want to partner with a range of actors, including government entities, non-governmental... -
Validating a scale to measure engineers’ perceived self-efficacy for engineer...
Education outreach in schools has been identified as a critical route to influence children's perceptions and capabilities for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics... -
Give science and peace a chance: Speeches by Nobel laureates in the sciences,...
The paper presents the results of a quantitative analysis of speeches by Nobel laureates in the sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine) at the Prize gala dinner throughout the... -
Ranking of Business Process Simulation Software Tools with DEX/QQ Hierarchica...
The omnipresent need for optimisation requires constant improvements of companies’ business processes (BPs). Minimising the risk of inappropriate BP being implemented is usually... -
Multicentric Genome-Wide Association Study for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Despite elevated incidence and recurrence rates for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax (PSP), little is known about its etiology, and the genetics of idiopathic PSP remains... -
Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing Adjustable Transobturator Male ...
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Urinary incontinence is one of the most serious complications of prostate cancer treatment. The objective of this study was to assess efficacy and safety... -
Implementation of intermittent theta burst stimulation compared to convention...
Background Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an evidence-based treatment for depression that is increasingly implemented in healthcare systems across the... -
The feasibility of using citizens to segment anatomy from medical images: Acc...
: The development of automatic methods for segmenting anatomy from medical images is an important goal for many medical and healthcare research areas. Datasets that can be used... -
A comparison of a GPS device and a multi-camera video technology during offic...
: The aim of this study was to compare the agreement of the movement demands data during a soccer match (total distance, distance per minute, average speed, maximum speed and... -
Signatures of medical student applicants and academic success
: The acceptance of students to a medical school places a considerable emphasis on performance in standardized tests and undergraduate grade point average (uGPA). Traditionally,... -
Numerical simulation of stress wave interaction in short-delay blasting with ...
It is generally believed that stress wave superposition does occur and plays an important role in cutting blasting with a single free surface, in which explosive columns of... -
Impact of consumer power on consumers’ reactions to corporate transgression
We addressed how individuals' power influences their judgments regarding corporate transgressions. Based on the Situated Focus Theory of Power, which theorizes that powerful... -
The Role of Social Media in Recruiting for Clinical Trials in Pregnancy
Background Recruitment of women in the periconceptional period to clinical studies using traditional advertising through medical establishments is difficult and slow. Given... -
Researchers’ participation in and motivations for engaging with research info...
Researchers’ participation in online RIMSs This article examined how researchers participated in research information management systems (RIMSs), their motivations for... -
EEG electrode digitization with commercial virtual reality hardware
Accurate spatial co-registration of EEG electrode positions with individual head models is an important component for EEG source localization and imaging. Due to variations in... -
False positive results of Bowie and Dick type test used for hospital steam st...
Objective To determine if the standardized B&D type test for hospital steam sterilizer is correctly indicating cycle failures in slower come-up ramps cycles. Methods... -
StructuRly: A novel shiny app to produce comprehensive, detailed and interact...
Population genetics focuses on the analysis of genetic differences within and between-group of individuals and the inference of the populations’ structure. These analyses are...
