PILOT STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF CONDUCTING A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL THAT COMPARES IMMEDIATE VERSUS OPTIONAL DELAYED SURGICAL REPAIR FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY: IODA PILOT TRIAL

Introduction Standard care for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries includes surgical reconstruction of the ACL.However, two randomised controlled trials (RCTs) concluded that conservative treatment does not result in inferior clinical outcomes compared with immediate ACL reconstruction.More research is needed to in the first place verify thes

IntroductionSuicide of a loved one significantly affects the physical and mental well-being of close friends and family members, potentially escalating to suicidal ideation in severe cases.Suicidal ideation among survivors of suicide loss is influenced by a multitude of factors.This study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of suici

Ant Colony Optimization algorithms have been successfully applied to solve the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP).However, they still have a tendency to fall into local optima, mainly resulting from poor diversity, especially in those TSPs with a lot of cities.To address this problem, and further obtain a better result in big-scale TSPs, we propose a

The pervasive and comprehensive nature of social work and empowerment process in supportive institutions such as Imam Khomeini Relief Committee commences with the identification, acceptance and provision of supportive social work for the deprived destitute and, through purposeful timely training and empowering, helps the clients develop the ability