Effectiveness of nurse-led volunteer support and technology-driven pain assessment in improving the outcomes of hospitalised older adults: protocol for a cluster randomised control... by Max K Bulsara, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Rosemary Saunders, Kate Crookes, Mustafa Atee, Caroline Bulsara, Beverley Ewens, Olivia Gallagher, Renee M Graham, Karen Gullick, Sue Haydon, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Bev O'Connell, Karla Seaman, Jeff Hughes, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Debra Scaini

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Penerapan Metode Association Rule Mining untuk Asosiasi Ulasan Terhadap Aspek Tempat Wisata Jawa Timur Park 3 by Aisyatul Maulidah, Fitra A. Bachtiar

“…Penelitian ini memanfaatkan teknik Association Rule Mining (ARM) dalam mengelola data ulasan sehingga dapat menemukan hubungan kata yang sering muncul pada ulasan. Teknik ini paling populer untuk menemukan hubungan tersembunyi antar variabel. …”
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Human papillomavirus vaccination hesitancy among young girls in Ethiopia: factors and barriers to uptake by Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Biruk Beletew Abate, Biruk Beletew Abate, Betelhem Anteneh Adamu, Aschalew Mulatu Tefera, Kaleab Temelket Mekonnen, Melkam Alemu Ashagrie, Yabibal Berie Tadesse, Abera Dessie Dagnaw, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Gizachew Kassahun Bizuneh

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A novel nomogram for predicting mortality risk in young and middle-aged patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a retrospective study by Lei Sun, Lei Sun, Yue Zhang, Yue Zhang, Xinliang Zuo, Xinliang Zuo, Yongmei Liu

“…ObjectivesThe annual growth in the population of maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients is accompanied by a trend towards younger age groups among new cases. …”
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Achievement of guideline-based lipid goals among very-high-risk patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes: results in 213,380 individuals from the cv... by Satoshi Shoji, Nishant P. Shah, Peter Shrader, Laine E. Thomas, Jonathan D. Arnold, Nafeesa N. Dhalwani, Neena A. Thomas, Bethany Kalich, Elisa L. Priest, Mahanaz Syed, Cezary Wójcik, Eric D. Peterson, Ann Marie Navar

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Clinical manifestations of COVID-19 infection and its impact on the outcome in children and adolescents with benign and malignant hematological disease in Egypt: a single-center ex... by Fatma Soliman Elsayed Ebeid, Aya Mostafa, Sondos M. Magdy, Haidy Moahmed Abd El Kader, Amal Abdel Azim Lotfy, Nihal Hussien Aly

“…Few reports describe the clinical manifestations and outcomes of COVID-19 infection in children and adolescents with benign and malignant hematological disease with a large sample size from our Egyptian population. Aim As a preliminary step in developing a national registry for children and adolescents with hemato-oncological disease who were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection, in this study we aimed to determine (a) the frequency of COVID-19 infection in children with hematological disease, (b) the presenting clinical manifestations, and (c) the associated underlying disease outcome and its clinical determinants. …”
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Laboratory evaluation of oral fluid for syphilis screening among clinic users from Lima, Peru by Jazmin Qquellon, Silver K. Vargas, Francesca Vasquez, E. Michael Reyes-Diaz, Kelika A. Konda, Carlos F. Caceres, Jeffrey D. Klausner

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Impact of Bone-Modifying Agents on Post-Bone Metastasis Survival Across Cancer Types by Hironari Tamiya, Kazumi Nishino, Yuji Kato, Reina Nakahashi-Kato, Yurika Kosuga-Tsujimoto, Shota Kinoshita, Rie Suzuki, Makiyo Watanabe, Toru Wakamatsu, Shigeki Kakunaga, Satoshi Takenaka

“…Results: Among the overall population, patients with the following cancers had a median survival longer than 24 months: thyroid, 97.2 months; breast, 51.5 months; prostate, 47.2 months; and kidney, 38.8 months. …”
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Visualization analysis of knowledge graph of domestic self-regulated learning researches based on CiteSpace (基于CiteSpace的国内自我调节学习研究知识图谱可视化分析)... by CHEN Qiannan (陈倩楠), QIAN Zhigang (钱志刚), WANG Beibei (王贝贝), JIN Guifang (金桂芳), ZHANG Xueru (张雪茹)

“…Conclusion The research population of self-regulated learning is more and more wide, the research content and the research field are more and more detailed, but the cross research of self-regulated learning and medical discipline needs to be strengthened. …”
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The association between stress-induced hyperglycemia ratio and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy by Boning Cao, Zhendong Guo, Dan-Ting Li, Le-Ying Zhao, Zhen Wang, Ya-Bin Gao, Yao-Xian Wang

“…SHR may serve as a critical biomarker for prognostic assessment in these populations, enabling clinicians to identify high-risk patients and tailor personalized treatment strategies that enhance patient quality of life and mitigate mortality risk. …”
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The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the assessment of schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis: A systematic scoping review. by Eloise S Ockenden, Sandrena Ruth Frischer, Huike Cheng, J Alison Noble, Goylette F Chami

“…Variables extracted included study design, study population, schistosomal PPF characteristics, and diagnostic methods. …”
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Early embryonic developmental toxicity of TPhP and CDP: Roles of PPARγ by Jing HUANG, Yunuo ZHAI, Boyang LI, Jing JI, Chuanhai LI, Shixin LIU, Yiman LIU, Junhua YUAN, Qixiao JIANG

“…It is necessary to elucidate these developmental toxicological effects and underlying mechanisms to improve risk assessments and better protect sensitive populations. ObjectiveTo evaluate potential developmental toxicities in early chicken embryos following exposure to triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) or cresyl diphenyl phosphate (CDP), to reveal TPhP and CDP’s capabilities to activate peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) in vivo in an established chicken embryo gene reporter system, and to investigate the roles of PPARγ in TPhP/CDP-induced developmental toxicities with lentivirus-mediated in vivo gene silencing. …”
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Systemic and mammary inflammation and mammary gland development of Holstein dairy cows around dry-off and calving by J. Gao, T.N. Marins, J.O.S. Calix, Z. Qi, C.G. Savegnago, A.M. Roper, M.W. Woldemeskel, J.K. Bernard, S. Tao

“…ABSTRACT: This study evaluated systemic and mammary inflammation and the immune cell population and developmental pattern of the mammary gland in Holstein dairy cows transitioning from late lactation to the dry period (LTD, n = 6) and from the dry period to early lactation (DTL, n = 7). …”
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The Role of Intravenous Selexipag in Managing PAH and Bridging Gaps in Oral Treatment: A Narrative Review by Goren S, Kidwai N, Aronow WS, Lanier GM

“…Furthermore, it calls for larger clinical trials to refine dosing strategies, explore long-term outcomes, and identify patient populations most likely to benefit from IV selexipag.Plain Language Summary: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and dangerous condition that causes high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, leading to right heart failure and potentially death. …”
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Rationale, design, and methodology of My Body Is Fit and Fabulous at school (MyBFF@school) study: a multi-pronged intervention program to combat obesity among Malaysian schoolchild... by Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Ruziana Mona Wan Mohd Zin, Abqariyah Yahya, Fuziah Md. Zain, Rusidah Selamat, Zahari Ishak, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin

“…The investigators selected government schools from Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan by stratified proportionate random sampling based on the multi-ethnic population and the urban–rural location of schools. …”
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Analisis Perbandingan Algoritma Machine Learning dan Deep Learning untuk Klasifikasi Citra Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI) by Mohammad Farid Naufal, Selvia Ferdiana Kusuma

“…K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), dan Convolutional neural network (CNN) dengan transfer learning adalah tiga algorimta klasifikasi populer yang dibandingkan dalam penelitian ini. Arsitektur transfer learning yang digunakan adalah Xception, ResNet50, VGG15, dan MobileNetV2. …”
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Spatial characteristics and health risks assessments of trace metal pollution from road dusts in the industrialized city of Bangladesh by Masum Howlader, Ashik Md Mamun, Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, Md Hasibur Rahman, Sadhon Chandra Swarnokar, Mahfuza Sultana, Md Tanvir Rahman, Tusar Kumar Das

“…Thirty samples of street dust were collected, considering the city's industrial activity and population density. These samples underwent analysis using ICP-MS to detect potential toxic trace metals. …”
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Using photovoice to define “community” in substance use disorder research engaging service users, providers, and policymakers by McGladrey Margaret L, Marisa Booty, Ramona Olvera, Peter Balvanz, Hilary L. Surratt, Shannon Matthews, Susannah Stitzer, Owusua Yamoah, Sylvia Ellison, Kevin Campbell, Amy Farmer, Bethany Gealy, Mike Greenwell, Felicia Harris, Amy Kuntz, Sara Szelagowski, Alexandrea Shouse, Carrie B. Oser

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Acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative stu... by Elvin Lufele, Sophie Pascoe, Alice Mengi, Alma Auwun, Nalisa Neuendorf, John W. Bolnga, Moses Laman, Stephen J. Rogerson, Kamala Thriemer, Holger W. Unger

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Determinants of infants and young children feeding practices among mothers living in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Fatimah Alsada, Tunny Sebastian, Zainab Alzayer, Hawraa Alabbas, Narjis Alhaddad, Hawraa Abu Shahin, Atheer Alghamdi, Haya F. Alhmly, Malek J. Baassiri, Bedour Alkhalifa, Antonina N. Mutoro, Wesam A. Alyahya

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