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• Reimagining peer review as an expert elicitation process.

  Authors:Alexandru Marcoci, Ans Vercammen, Martin Bush, Daniel G. Hamilton, Anca Hanea, Victoria Hemming, et al.From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 5, 20223,732 words Article 1640LJournal peer review regulates the flow of ideas through an academic discipline and thus has the power to shape what a research community knows, actively investigates, and recommends to policymakers and the wider public....

• Overcrowded housing increases risk for COVID-19 mortality: an ecological study.

  Authors:Karan Varshney, Talia Glodjo, and Jenna AdalbertFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 5, 20221,803 words Report 1590LObjectives Overcrowded housing is a sociodemographic variable associated with increased infection and mortality rates from communicable diseases. It is not well understood if this association exists for COVID-19. Our...

• Excess all-cause mortality and COVID-19 reported fatality in Iran (April 2013-September 2021): age and sex disaggregated time series analysis.

  Authors:Seyed Amir Ahmad Safavi-Naini, Yeganeh Farsi, Walid Q. Alali, Ali Solhpour, and Mohamad Amin PourhoseingholiFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 5, 20222,898 words Report 1360LObjective The actual impact of the pandemic on COVID-19 specific mortality is still unclear due to the variability in access to diagnostic tools. This study aimed to estimate the excess all-cause mortality in Iran...

• Large variations in hospital pricing for standard procedures revealed.

  Authors:Chan Shen and Jennifer L. MossFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 5, 20221,981 words Report 1420LObjective The CMS mandated hospital price transparency reporting on January 1, 2021 aiming to empower patients, enhance market competition, and curtail healthcare costs in the US. We aimed to characterize variability...

• Serum IGF-1 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: correlation with disease activity.

  Authors:Hanna Lee, Young Sun Suh, Sang-Il Lee, Yun-Hong Cheon, Mingyo Kim, Hae Sook Noh, et al.From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 5, 20221,890 words Report 1320LObjective Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 participates in modulating immunity and inflammation. Its bioactivity is controlled by six IGF-binding proteins (IGFBP-1 to IGFBP-6). In particular, the IGFBP-3 level is...