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Reply to "Double-counting of effect sizes and inappropriate exclusion of studies in "The influence of vitamin D supplementation on IGF-1 levels in humans: A systematic review and meta_analysis"
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Other)
Dear Editor,
We appreciate the comments provided to us in the letter from Amiri et al. We would like to offer some clarifications in response to the comments.
Firstly, the authors claimed that we included the control ...
25-Hydroxyvitamin D serum levels inversely correlate to disease severity and serum C-reactive protein levels in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
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Wiley
, 2021 , Other)
Vitamin D exerts functions in skin physiology by modulating keratinocyte proliferation and different immunoregulatory processes.1 In several dermatoses, vitamin D correlates to disease severity and is significantly lower ...
Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine against the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 Variants.
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Massachusetts Medical Society
, 2021 , Other)
The messenger RNA vaccine BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) has 95% efficacy against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Qatar launched a mass immunization campaign with this vaccine on December 21, 2020. As of March 31, 2021, ...
Characterization of critical health promotion: a scoping review protocol.
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2023 , Other)
This scoping review will explore how critical health promotion is characterized in the health promotion literature. Critical health promotion has emerged as a social justice approach to health promotion to address the ...
Medical students’ perspectives on an assessment of reflective portfolios [response to letter]
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Dove Medical Press
, 2020 , Other)
We thank Forenc et al1 for their interest in our study titled Construct Validity of an Instrument for Assessment of Reflective Writing-Based Portfolios of Medical Students.2 In their Letter to Editor, their main critique ...
The female medical workforce
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Other)
As a female consultant anaesthetist, I fully support the remarks from Critchley et-al. in their article regarding females in leadership and the attribution of undesirable comments when women take authority, using agenic ...
The Statistical Toolbox: Reflections on My Dissertation Experience
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2019 , Other)
Starting work on your dissertation is a truly daunting task. While working on my own dissertation, two pieces of advice given to me by my advisor shaped how I approach the topic of research. This article summarizes my ...
Modeling Count Data Using Poisson and Negative Binomial Models
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2019 , Other)
I teach management at the university level, and one of the most important topics covered in the curriculum is human behavior in organizations. As an instructor, I have always been fascinated by the behavior of university ...
Probing the Minds of Female Engineers: The Richness of Qualitative Research
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2019 , Other)
This case is a reflection on my first experience using interviews in a research project. Although I believe in the power and elegance of quantitative methods, qualitative methods allow for research that is richer, deeper, ...
Preface : 60 Years of the Loeb-Sourirajan Membrane
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Other)
It has been over 60 years since the development of the first asymmetric polymeric membrane by Dr. Sidney Loeb and Dr. Srinivasa Sourirajan (University of California, Los Angeles, United States) for seawater desalination. ...