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Practical Relevance: A Formal Definition [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
There is a general agreement that it is important to consider the practical relevance of an effect in addition to its statistical significance, yet a formal definition of practical relevance is still pending and shall be provided within this paper. It appears that an underlying decision problem, characterized by actions and a loss function, is required
arxiv  

Healthcare utilisation in general practice and hospitals in the year preceding a diagnosis of cancer recurrence or second primary cancer: a population-based register study

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background The organisation of cancer follow-up is under scrutiny in many countries, and general practice is suggested to become more involved. A central focus is timely detection of recurring previous cancer and new second primary cancer. More knowledge
Linda Aagaard Rasmussen, Henry Jensen, Line Flytkjær Virgilsen, Alina Zalounina Falborg, Henrik Møller, Peter Vedsted   +5 more
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Availability of point-of-care culture and microscopy in general practice - does it lead to more appropriate use of antibiotics in patients with suspected urinary tract infection?

European Journal of General Practice, 2020
Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common condition in general practice, and urine culture can help reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions. In case of delay of the result, antibiotic treatment can be guided by one or more point-of-care (
Anne Holm, Volkert Siersma, Lars Bjerrum, Gloria Cordoba   +3 more
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Security Best Practices: A Critical Analysis Using IoT as a Case Study [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
Academic research has highlighted the failure of many Internet of Things (IoT) product manufacturers to follow accepted practices, while IoT security best practices have recently attracted considerable attention worldwide from industry and governments. Given current examples of security advice, confusion is evident from guidelines that conflate desired
arxiv  

Increasing the chance of dying at home: roles, tasks and approaches of general practitioners enabling palliative care: a systematic review of qualitative literature

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Many elderly people wish to die at home but end up dying at the hospital. If the patient wishes to die at home, palliative care provided by General Practitioners (GPs) may increase the chance of dying at home, however, there is a lack of ...
Shangavi Balasundram, Anne Holm, Kirstine Skov Benthien, Frans Boch Waldorff, Susanne Reventlow, Gritt Overbeck   +5 more
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Detailed kinship estimation for detecting bias among breeding families in a reintroduced population of the endangered bagrid catfish Tachysurus ichikawai

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
In the process of captive breeding and reintroduction of endangered animal species, it is crucial to minimize familial bias in reproductive success during the reintroduction phase to preserve genetic diversity. In this study, we attempted to identify the familial lineage of individuals of the endangered bagrid fish Tachysurus ichikawai born at the ...
Hinano Mizuno, Kouji Nakayama, Tetsuya Akita, Yasuyuki Hashiguchi, Tomonori Osugi, Hirohiko Takeshima   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of automated audit and feedback on data completeness in the electronic health record of the general physician: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Background The electronic health record (EHR) of the general physician (GP) is an important tool that can be used to assess and improve the quality of healthcare.
Steve Van den Bulck, Tine De Burghgraeve, Willem Raat, Pavlos Mamouris, Patrick Coursier, Patrik Vankrunkelsven, Geert Goderis, Rosella Hermens, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Bert Vaes   +9 more
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Best Practices for IoT Security: What Does That Even Mean? [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
Best practices for Internet of Things (IoT) security have recently attracted considerable attention worldwide from industry and governments, while academic research has highlighted the failure of many IoT product manufacturers to follow accepted practices.
arxiv  

Optimal SNP filtering strategies for pedigree reconstruction: A case study with wild red‐spotted masu salmon population

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
In this article, we tested optimal SNP filtering strategies for accurate parentage assignment and pedigree reconstruction for a wild population of red‐spotted masu salmon, Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae. We found that mid‐point filtering in terms of call rate and minor allele frequency performs well for pedigree reconstruction.
Shohei Noda, Tetsuya Akita, Rui Ueda, Takafumi Katsumura, Yasuyuki Hashiguchi, Hirohiko Takeshima, Takuya Sato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Report on Methodological Quality Assessment of Primary Care and General Practice Research in China in 2021: Quantitative Research, Systematic Review and Guidelines/Consensus Section [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Background At a time when healthcare reforms are being implemented in the new era, the scientific research output in the field of general practice and primary care in China has grown rapidly in recent years.
Quality Assessment Group for Quantitative Research, Systematic Review and Guidelines/Consensus of Chinese General Practice
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