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The research question: a first, essential step in study design

Italian Journal of Medicine
Dear Editor, The process of building and refining a research question is the first and most important step in the study design, since a research question that is not well considered makes the subsequent work a waste of time...
Aldo Bonaventura, Roberta Buso, Francesco Dentali   +2 more
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Can vaccinating sheep reduce the occurrence of caseous lymphadenitis?

Veterinary Evidence, 2020
PICO question Is there a decrease of caseous lymphadenitis in vaccinated sheep compared to unvaccinated sheep? Clinical bottom line The evidence provided by the studies used is strong (all have been randomised controlled trials), supporting the ...
Vitória Souza de Oliveira Nascimento
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Using PICO Methodology to Answer Questions About Smoking in COPD Patients

Archivos de Bronconeumología (English Edition), 2017
The ALAT and SEPAR Treatment and Control of Smoking Groups have collaborated in the preparation of this document which attempts to answer, by way of PICO methodology, different questions on health interventions for helping COPD patients to stop smoking.
Jiménez Ruiz C.A., Buljubasich D., Riesco Miranda J.A., Acuña Izcaray A., de Granda Orive J.I., Chatkin J.M., Zabert G., Guerreros Benavides A., Paez Espinel N., Noé V., Sánchez-Angarita E., Núñez-Sánchez I., Sansores R.H., Casas A., Palomar Lever A., Alfageme Michavila I.   +15 more
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In dogs with chronic enteropathy (idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease) is budesonide more effective than prednisolone or prednisone in resolving clinical signs?

Veterinary Evidence, 2023
PICO Question In dogs with chronic enteropathy (idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease) is budesonide more effective than prednisolone or prednisone in resolving clinical signs or improving the canine inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity index ...
Victoria Alice Coates
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Functional redundancy in natural pico-phytoplankton communities depends on temperature and biogeography

bioRxiv, 2020
Biodiversity affects ecosystem function, but how this relationship will pan out in a changing world is still a major question in ecology. It remains especially understudied for pico-phytoplankton communities, which contribute to carbon cycles and aquatic
Duyi Zhong, Luisa Listmann, Maria-Elisabetta Santelia, C. Schaum   +3 more
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Managing atopic dermatitis in dogs: are antihistamines as effective as glucocorticoids?

Veterinary Evidence, 2020
PICO question In dogs with atopic dermatitis, are antihistamines as effective as glucocorticoids at reducing the severity of clinical signs?   Clinical bottom line Category of research question Treatment The number and type of study ...
Sarah Long
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Can straw based enrichment treat tail biting in pigs?

Veterinary Evidence, 2022
PICO question Can straw based enrichment be used successfully as a treatment intervention to reduce tail biting injuries in weaner to finisher pigs housed in indoor farming systems?
Abigail Liston
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A Scoping Review on Artificial Intelligence–Supported Interventions for Nonpharmacologic Management of Chronic Rheumatic Diseases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
This review summarizes artificial intelligence (AI)‐supported nonpharmacological interventions for adults with chronic rheumatic diseases, detailing their components, purpose, and current evidence base. We searched Embase, PubMed, Cochrane, and Scopus databases for studies describing AI‐supported interventions for adults with chronic rheumatic diseases.
Nirali Shah, Alexis Castellanos, Yen Chen, John Piette, Amy Bucher, Susan Murphy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

European guidelines from the EHTG and ESCP for Lynch syndrome: an updated third edition of the Mallorca guidelines based on gene and gender

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Recommendations for clinical and molecular identification of LS, surgical and endoscopic management of LS‐associated colorectal cancer and preventive measures for cancer were produced. The emphasis was on surgical and gastroenterological aspects of the cancer spectrum.
T. T. Seppälä, A. Latchford, I. Negoi, A. Sampaio Soares, R. Jimenez‐Rodriguez, L. Sánchez‐Guillén, D. G. Evans, N. Ryan, E. J. Crosbie, M. Dominguez‐Valentin, J. Burn, M. Kloor, M. von Knebel Doeberitz, F. J. B. van Duijnhoven, P. Quirke, J. R. Sampson, P. Møller, G. Möslein, on behalf of the European Hereditary Tumour Group (EHTG) and European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Physical Therapy after a TPLO Lead to Improvement of the 1-Year Post-Operative Peak Vertical Force?

Veterinary Evidence, 2016
Clinical bottom lineBased  on the lack of sufficient clinical studies investigating the PICO question, it is not possible to conclude if physical therapy should be recommended as a routine postoperative treatment after TPLO. 
Andrea Faure Beaulieu, Antonio Pozzi
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