PROTOCOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL CORE OUTCOME SET FOR THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND INTERNATIONAL DELPHI SURVEY

Protocol for the development of a global core outcome set for the surgical treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer: a literature review and international Delphi survey

Introduction There is a lack of consensus on the optimal surgical strategy for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), partly due to inconsistent reporting of outcomes.This limits the ability to compare study results, hindering the ability to draw conclusions regarding novel treatment strategies.The development of a core outcome set (COS) reduces hete

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How do animals weigh conflicting information about reward sources over time? Comparing dynamic averaging models

Abstract Optimal foraging theory suggests that animals make decisions which maximize their food intake per unit time when foraging, but the mechanisms animals use to track the value of behavioral alternatives and choose between them remain unclear.Several models for how animals integrate past experience have been suggested.However, these models mak

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Attachment of Adolescents to Parents: Turkey Profile

The present study aims to determine the attachment of adolescents to their parents according to geographical regions in Turkey and gender.The research group consisted of 6061 adolescents.With an age average of 15.53 years.The Inventory of Attachment to Parents and Friends- Brief Form (EABE) was used as data acquisition tool.The results of the study

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