SEAHORS: Spatial Exploration of ArcHaeological Objects in R Shiny by Royer, Aurélien, Discamps, Emmanuel, Plutniak, Sébastien, Thomas, Marc

“…SEAHORS has an easily accessible interface and can import data from text and Excel files (.csv and .xls/xlsx respectively) without preformatting. …”
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Global outcomes and prognosis for relapsed/refractory mature T-cell and NK-cell lymphomas: results from the PETAL consortium by Jessy Xinyi Han, Min Jung Koh, Leora Boussi, Mark Sorial, Sean M. McCabe, Luke Peng, Shambhavi Singh, Ijeoma Julie Eche-Ugwu, Judith Gabler, Maria J. Fernandez Turizo, Caroline T. MacVicar, Aditya Garg, Alexander Disciullo, Kusha Chopra, Alexandra Lenart, Emmanuel Nwodo, Jeffrey Barnes, Min Ji Koh, Eliana Miranda, Carlos Chiattone, Robert Stuver, Steven M. Horwitz, Mwanasha Merrill, Eric Jacobsen, Martina Manni, Monica Civallero, Tetiana Skrypets, Athina Lymboussaki, Massimo Federico, Yuri Kim, Jin Seok Kim, Jae Yong Cho, Thomas Eipe, Tanuja Shet, Epari Sridhar, Alok Shetty, Saswata Saha, Hasmukh Jain, Manju Sengar, Carrie Van Der Weyden, Henry Miles Prince, Ramzi Hamouche, Tinatin Murdashvili, Francine Foss, Marianna Gentilini, Beatrice Casadei, Pier Luigi Zinzani, Takeshi Okatani, Noriaki Yoshida, Sang Eun Yoon, Won-Seog Kim, Girisha Panchoo, Zainab Mohamed, Estelle Verburgh, Jackielyn Cuenca Alturas, Mubarak Al-Mansour, Josie Ford, Maria Elena Cabrera, Amy Ku, Govind Bhagat, Helen Ma, Ahmed Sawas, Khyati Maulik Kariya, Makoto Iwasaki, Forum Bhanushali, Owen A. O’Connor, Enrica Marchi, Changyu Shen, Devavrat Shah, Salvia Jain

“…Abstract: Variances in global access to drugs and treatment practices make it challenging to understand the benefit of contemporary therapies in patients with relapsed and refractory (R/R) mature T-cell and natural killer–cell lymphomas (MTCL and MNKCL). …”
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Time trends in malaria incidence from 1992 to 2021 in high-risk regions: An age‑period‑cohort analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease study 2021 by Yu Cao, Hao Wu, Yongping Zhang, Xueyi Wu, Jingjing Li, Hanwu Chen, Wei Gao

“…Efforts should focus on enhancing access to malaria control measures and implementing targeted public health policies for priority groups.…”
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Conceptualising cultural safety at an Indigenous-focused midwifery practice in Toronto, Canada: qualitative interviews with Indigenous and non-Indigenous clients by Michelle Firestone, Sara H Wolfe, Cheryllee Bourgeois, Janet K Smylie, Mackenzie E Churchill, Helle Moeller

“…Each domain included several themes: Relationships and Communication (respect and support for choices; personalised and continuous relationships with midwives; and being different from past experiences); Sharing Knowledge and Practice (feeling informed about the basics of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period; and having access to Indigenous knowledge and protocols), and Culturally Safe Spaces (feeling at home in practice; and having relationships interconnected with the physical space). …”
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Rapid diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis using machine-learning-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of human vaginal fluids by Xin-Ru Wen, Jia-Wei Tang, Jie Chen, Hui-Min Chen, Muhammad Usman, Quan Yuan, Yu-Rong Tang, Yu-Dong Zhang, Hui-Jin Chen, Liang Wang

“…This method not only addresses the limitations of current diagnostic tools but also provides a more accessible and reliable option for healthcare providers, ultimately enhancing patient care and health outcomes.…”
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Decomposing disparities in the utilization of basic public health services between locals and internal migrants in China: the role of social determinants by Xiaohui Zhai, Zhongliang Zhou, Sha Lai, Jieyu Wang, Yaxin Zhao, Guanping Liu, Zhichao Wang, Hongbin Fan, Yan Zhuang, Dantong Zhao, Dan Cao, Peter C. Coyte

“…Abstract Background Internal migrants in China have long been at a disadvantage in terms of access to publicly financed services, as well as the utilization of public health services. …”
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Role of digital technology in epidemic control: a scoping review on COVID-19 and Ebola by Amanuel Adugna, Gossa Fetene Abebe, Desalegn Girma, Melsew Setegn Alie, Tewodros Yosef, Daniel Asmelash, Dorka Dessalegn

“…Future efforts should focus on integrating digital solutions into health systems, ensuring equitable access and addressing ethical concerns. As public health increasingly embraces digital innovations, collaboration among stakeholders will be crucial for effective pandemic preparedness and management.…”
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From paternalism to self-determination: examining evolving tribal-federal relationships and co-management arrangements through three case studies by Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Lauren Redmore, Christopher Armatas, Jesse Brisbois, Kunsang Choden, Dara Craig, Angelo Baca, Jaime Martin, Michael Ross, Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk, Alfred Lomahquahu, Monte Mills

“….), possibilities for co-management are complicated by historical injustices that have hindered Tribal access to ancestral land and cultural practices. We use a multiple case study approach, examining three case studies from the Western U.S. that illustrate challenges facing Tribes and interventions used to improve land management relationships. …”
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BenchAMRking: a Galaxy-based platform for illustrating the major issues associated with current antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene prediction workflows by Nikolaos Strepis, Dennis Dollee, Donny Vrins, Kevin Vanneste, Bert Bogaerts, Catherine Carrillo, Amrita Bharat, Kristy Horan, Norelle L. Sherry, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P. Howden, Saskia Hiltemann, Leonid Chindelevitch, Andrew P. Stubbs, John P. Hays

“…Conclusions BenchAMRking is a Galaxy-based comparison platform where users can access, visualise, and explore some of the major discrepancies associated with AMR gene prediction from microbial WGS data.…”
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The necessity of gestational vitamin D supplementation depends on ambient temperature: concern for infant vitamin D status by Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Peng Zhu, Peng Zhu

“…BackgroundGiven the ease of access to ambient temperature, it may be a more practical guide than the UVB index. …”
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Informing climate-smart agriculture in low resource settings for practitioners: A review and analysis of interactive tools [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with rese... by Kirsten Franzen, Daniel Lapidus, Tyler Ovington, Caleb Milliken, Jenny Frankel-Reed

“…Agricultural development stakeholders and investors can leverage increasingly available data from a range of online sources to inform their climate smart agriculture investments, but it is not always clear which data tools are easily accessible and which can support different aspects of their programs. …”
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Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Stages of Plantar Melanoma in a Low-Income Country by Ollo Roland Somé, Malick Diallo, Damien Konkobo, Nassirou Yabré, Valentin Konségré, Issouf Konaté, Sidy Ka

“…Alongside ILND adjuvants, treatment must be available and accessible to improve survival.…”
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Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study by Kristine M Erlandson, Jacob John Capin, Amy Nordon-Craft, Sarah E Jolley, Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, Mary Morrow, Meghan Connors, Kristine Hare, Samantha MaWhinney, Michelle Rauzi, Sheryl Flynn

“…Both groups demonstrated clinically meaningful improvement in secondary outcomes with no statistically significant differences between groups.Conclusion Fully remote telerehabilitation was safe, feasible, had high adherence for COVID-19 recovery, and may apply to other medically complex patients including those with barriers to access care. This pilot study was designed to evaluate feasibility; further efficacy evaluation is needed.Trial registration number NCT04663945.…”
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A deep contrastive learning-based image retrieval system for automatic detection of infectious cattle diseases by Veerayuth Kittichai, Morakot Kaewthamasorn, Apinya Arnuphaprasert, Rangsan Jomtarak, Kaung Myat Naing, Teerawat Tongloy, Santhad Chuwongin, Siridech Boonsang

“…The findings may aid in the early diagnosis of anaplasmosis infections in remote areas without access to veterinary care or costly molecular diagnostic tools.…”
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Mothers’ Knowledge of and Practices Toward Oral Hygiene of Children Aged 5-9 Years in Bangladesh: Cross-Sectional Study by Tahazid Tamannur, Sadhan Kumar Das, Arifatun Nesa, Foijun Nahar, Nadia Nowshin, Tasnim Haque Binty, Shafiul Azam Shakil, Shuvojit Kumar Kundu, Md Abu Bakkar Siddik, Shafkat Mahmud Rafsun, Umme Habiba, Zaki Farhana, Hafiza Sultana, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman

“…This underscores the need for educational programs, accessible dental care services, oral health education in the curriculum, media and technology involvement in oral health educational campaigns, and proper research and monitoring.…”
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Utilisation of alcohol-related treatment after a first alcohol use disorder diagnosis in Hamburg, Germany by Jakob Manthey, Kilian Huß, Sven Buth, Ludwig Kraus, Anna Schranz, Carolin Kilian, Jürgen Gallinat, Ingo Schäfer, Bernd Schulte

“…This data-linkage study seeks to characterise treatment utilisation patterns to identify gaps in treatment access and delivery in Germany. Methods Linking individual-level data from three sources (statutory health insurance, pension funds, outpatient addiction care services) identified seven alcohol-related treatment types delivered in outpatient (brief psychiatric consultation; formal psychotherapy; pharmacotherapy; low-threshold counselling), inpatient (standard, somatic inpatient treatment; intensive inpatient treatment with somatic and psychosocial care), or either of the two settings (long-term rehabilitation treatment) during 2016–2021. …”
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Meckel’s Diverticulum Diagnosed by Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy: A Multicenter Report from the Taiwan Association for the Study of Small Intestinal Diseases (TASSID) by Jen-Wei Chou, Chen-Shuan Chung, Tien-Yu Huang, Chia-Hung Tu, Chen-Wang Chang, Chung-Hsin Chang, Yen-Po Wang, Wen-Hung Hsu, Hsu-Heng Yen, Chia-Jung Kuo, Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Ching-Pin Lin, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Ming-Yao Su, Horng-Yuan Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Cheng-Tang Chiu

“…Balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) allows endoscopic access to the entire small intestine. The aim of the current study was to investigate patients with MD diagnosed by BAE in Taiwan. …”
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Why and how should we simulate platform trials? Learnings from EU-PEARL by Elias Laurin Meyer, Tobias Mielke, Marta Bofill Roig, Michaela Maria Freitag, Peter Jacko, Pavla Krotka, Peter Mesenbrink, Tom Parke, Sonja Zehetmayer, Dario Zocholl, Franz König

“…The software we developed is available through open-source licensing to enable users to access and modify the code. The separate use of two of these software packages to implement the same platform design by independent teams obtained the same results. …”
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The Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry Quality of Life Study: Protocol for a population-based assessment of quality of life among people with a Fontan circulation, their pa... by Daniel S J Costa, Kim Dalziel, Yves d’Udekem, David S Winlaw, David S Celermajer, Nadine A Kasparian, Diana Zannino, Rachel Bishop, Kate H Marshall, Susan R Woolfenden, Gary F Sholler

“…A suite of validated psychometric self-report and parent-proxy report instruments capture potential correlates and predictors of QOL, including symptoms of psychological distress, personality attributes, coping and cognitive appraisals, family functioning, healthcare experiences and costs, access to emotional support and socioeconomic factors. …”
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Ophthalmologists’ and patients’ perspectives on treatments for diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy in Vietnam: a descriptive qualitative study by Tunde Peto, Nathan Congdon, Lynne Lohfeld, Hoang Tran, Katie Curran, Van Thu Nguyen, Tung Thanh Hoang, Hue Thi Nguyen, Quan Nhu Nguyen, Catherine Dardis, Hoang Huy Tran, Anh Tuan Vu, Mai Quoc Tung

“…Services must be available, accessible and acceptable to patients if we are to ensure they seek such care.Objectives To understand patients’ knowledge and attitudes towards laser versus antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections to treat DR in Vietnam, and to identify factors Vietnamese ophthalmologists consider when making treatment decisions.Methods This is a descriptive qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews with 18 patients (12 from Ho Chi Minh City and 6 from Hanoi) plus individual interviews with 24 ophthalmologists working in eye clinics in these cities. …”
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