Evolving View of Coronary Artery Calcium: A Personalized Shared Decision-Making Tool in Primary Prevention by Omar Dzaye, Cara Reiter-Brennan, Albert D. Osei, Olusola A. Orimoloye, S. M. Iftekhar Uddin, Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk, Michael J. Blaha

“…The 2018 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) cholesterol management guideline considers current evidence on coronary artery calcium (CAC) testing while incorporating learnings from previous guidelines. More than any previous guideline update, this set encourages CAC testing to facilitate shared decision-making and to individualize treatment plans. …”
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A measure of modifiable lifestyle factors shaping subjective cognitive reserve in the general population by Carmen Moret-Tatay, Carmen Moret-Tatay, José María Tormos Muñoz, José María Tormos Muñoz, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Alvaro Pascual-Leone

“…ObjectiveThis study examined the psychometric properties of a newly developed scale for measuring subjective cognitive reserve (SCR) across multiple domains, including nutrition, physical condition, sleep, cognition, willingness to learn, socialization, general health, and life plan.MethodThe relationship between SCR scores and other established measures of cognitive reserve and subjective cognitive decline was also explored. …”
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APPLICATION OF INDONESIAN NURSING DIAGNOSIS STANDARDS IN NURSING DIAGNOSIS DOCUMENTATION IN CHILDREN WITH DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER by Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Risma Dysta Nuriantari, Amellia Mardhika, Ilkafah Ilkafah, Lailatul Fadliyah, Emuliana Sulpat

“…Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever cases in Indonesia have experienced a shortening cycle, which has led to a rise in the incidence rate (IR) and a fall in the case facility rate (CFR). This study was to learn how to describe the application of the Indonesian Nursing Diagnosis Standards (SDKI) in documenting nursing diagnoses in children with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). …”
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Experimental Study on Spontaneous Imbibition Characteristics of Fracturing Fluid at Cores from Different Layers in Fuling Shale Gas Reservoir by Sidong Fang, Jing Sun, DeHua Liu, Zhiyuan Yao, Bin Nie

“…In this study, an imbibition experiment was carried out on the shale core of Jiaoshiba block of Fuling shale gas reservoir to learn spontaneous imbibition characteristic of Fuling shale gas reservoir. …”
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MA-VoxelMorph: Multi-scale attention-based VoxelMorph for nonrigid registration of thoracoabdominal CT images by Qing Huang, Lei Ren, Tingwei Quan, Minglei Yang, Hongmei Yuan, Kai Cao

“…Our method was evaluated on four public lung datasets (DIR-Lab dataset, Creatis dataset, Learn2Reg dataset, OASIS dataset) and a local dataset. …”
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Professional training of students by means of teaching reading in large classes model by M. Ashraf, R. A. Memon, A. Ahmed, V. D. Shevchenko

“…This is primarily due to the large number of students in each class, more than sixty. The study aims to learn more about large courses and the teaching of reading in those classes in order to better understand and analyze the difficulty of teaching reading in large classes. …”
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Optimizing data collection for obstetrical ultrasound research at the primary health care level in rural Uganda by Renny Ssembatya, Abimbola Leslie, Kristen DeStigter, Erika M. Edwards, Joyce Nayiga, Samalie Nakibirango, Julian P. Arapa, Nicholas Bahati, Blandina Busingye, Thomas Eremu, Mary Nakafeero, Micheal F. Ssenoga, Frank B. Williams, Delia Horn

“…Here, we describe the methodology, experience and lessons learned while collecting data at lower-level primary health care facilities in rural Uganda. …”
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Less Experienced Telestroke Consultants Are More Likely to Go On-Camera, but Less Likely to Give tPA by Adam de Havenon, Lee S. Chung, Jaleen Smith, Kirby Taylor, Jennifer J. Majersik, Nabeel Chauhan

“…As a result, many providers learn telestroke skills “on the job” after finishing their training. …”
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Trials and tribulations: a qualitative exploration of researcher perspectives on navigating the challenges of health system implementation research by Natalie Taylor, April Morrow, Julia Steinberg, Emily Hogden, Deborah Debono, Elijah Tyedmers, Priscilla Chan, Gabriella Tiernan

“…Barriers and facilitators identified within themes were deductively coded to domains of the updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.Setting Participants were recruited from a research organisation based in Sydney, Australia.Participants A total of seven researcher and administering institution participants took part in four focus groups.Results Analysis highlighted the following themes: navigating bureaucracy, distinguishing implementation trials from clinical trials, the impact of COVID-19, balancing rigour and pragmatism in implementation trials, data access and complexity of analysis, and key learnings and future directions (subthemes: building relationships with ethics committees, communicating implementation concepts, streamlining of the implementation and research approach).Conclusions Findings highlight the need for streamlining current administrative and ethical review processes, as well as procedures that allow greater flexibility for researchers to respond to challenges as they arise. …”
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Usability of ChatGPT in the english essay writing proficiency of the BEED students by Karl Alvin Aglibot, Edrian Mark Tomines, Janel Talaman, Janabeth Soguilon, Rowena Bongolto, Rhona Marielle Abayon

“…The result revealed that BEED students perceived ChatGPT as beneficial in enhancing their essays and found the system easy to use, and learn, and provided satisfying results. The participants also expressed a strong sense of contentment regarding using ChatGPT. …”
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Incremental Instance-Oriented 3D Semantic Mapping via RGB-D Cameras for Unknown Indoor Scene by Wei Li, Junhua Gu, Benwen Chen, Jungong Han

“…To ensure an efficient reconstruction of 3D objects with semantic and instance IDs, the input RGB images are operated by a real-time deep-learned object detector. To obtain accurate point cloud cluster, we adopt the Gaussian mixture model as an optimizer after processing 2D to 3D projection. …”
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The Ukrainian war and the pandemic: the impact on public health and the need for new health digital tools and the next level of intelligence by M. Geanta, B. Cucos, A. Boata, A.C. Nuta, F.M. Nuta, V.V. Semenov

“…Complex adaptive system models, new tools, and the next level of health and digital intelligence are needed to provide timely and valuable insights. Combining lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat of war, and the need for continuous outbreaks surveillance, new public health and digital intelligence tools must be designed and implemented at regional, European, and global levels.…”
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Evaluating translational science knowledge gains following an online short course for a general scientific audience by Amanda L. Vogel, Shadab F. Hussain, Jessica M. Faupel-Badger

“…Students reported the course helped them learn about the trajectory of a drug discovery and development initiative, where their own work fit in, and scientific and operational approaches to apply in their own work. …”
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Towards a net-zero healthcare system in Kenya: Stakeholder perspectives on opportunities, challenges and priorities by Iris Martine Blom, Melvine Anyango Otieno, Susannah Mayhew, Neil Spicer, Andy Haines, Sarah Whitmee

“…To turn these ambitious commitments into outcomes and share learnings with other nations, a comprehensive assessment of the perspectives of key stakeholders likely to be involved in implementing the transition of the healthcare system is needed. …”
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The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of obstetrics and gynaecology trainees: a world-wide literature review by G. Ganeshan, H. Sekar, S. Reilly, C. Kuo, S. Singh, J. Michaels, W. Yoong

“…Addressing these challenges is crucial for future pandemics, highlighting the need to learn from past mistakes and prioritise mental health resources for trainee well-being during and beyond pandemics.…”
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ThermalGS: Dynamic 3D Thermal Reconstruction with Gaussian Splatting by Yuxiang Liu, Xi Chen, Shen Yan, Zeyu Cui, Huaxin Xiao, Yu Liu, Maojun Zhang

“…ThermalGS employs a data-driven approach to directly learn both scene structure and dynamic thermal representation, using RGB and TIR images as input. …”
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The case for development of a core outcome set (COS) and supplemental reporting guidelines for influenza vaccine challenge trial research in swine by Sheila Keay, Famke Alberts, Annette M. O’Connor, Robert Friendship, Terri O’Sullivan, Zvonimir Poljak

“…Clinical heterogeneity and reporting issues complicate and limit what can be learned cumulatively from research and both represent two types of avoidable research waste. …”
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Assessment of post-harvest fish losses at the fishers’ level in Lake Tana, Ethiopia by Solomon Birie, Minwyelet Mingist, Mulugeta Kibret

“…This is a good trend showing proper resource utilization to ensure food security, where other fishers from different parts of the country can learn from. …”
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Communication, inclusion, and environmental justice - journalists’ attitudes towards low-carbon city transformation in China by Yan Wu, Pim Martens, Thomas Krafft, Thomas Krafft

“…Despite an increase in related reports, many media do not prioritize climate change or low-carbon transitions as core topics, and environmental news have a life cycle. (3) We suggests that media enhance collaboration with stakeholders, increase audience interaction to learn diverse voices, using storytelling and integrating technological innovations to improve low-carbon communication. …”
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Behaviours preceding suicides at railway and underground locations: a multimethodological qualitative approach by Lisa Marzano, Jay-Marie Mackenzie, Jo Borrill, Emily Hawkins, Bob Fields, Ian Kruger, Ian Noonan

“…To reduce suicides and suicide attempts by rail, it is important to learn how safe interventions can be made. However, very little is known about how to identify someone who may be about to make a suicide attempt at a railway location (including underground/subways). …”
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