A digitally enabled home-based wound care program using the PEDALs model: a mixed-methods study protocol by Lili Chen, Lili Chen, Xuefang Zhuo, Xuefang Zhuo, Hong Cai, Hong Cai, Penghua Zeng, Penghua Zeng, Hongyu Chen, Gang Chen

“…These challenges are compounded by prolonged healing times and substantial socioeconomic costs, particularly in aging populations and resource-limited settings. …”
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Inoculation with Pseudomonas spp. in Solanum lycopersicum increases yield and fruit quality under nutrient shortage conditions by Patricia Torres-Solórzano, Homero Reyes-De la Cruz, Josué Altamirano-Hernández, Lourdes Macías-Rodríguez, Jesús Campos-García, Alfonso Luna-Cruz

“…Additionally, rising global fertilizer costs have made it necessary to seek efficient alternatives with lower contamination risks. …”
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Gendered interplay between socioeconomic position, urbanization and excess weight: a multilevel analysis in Spain by Natalia Tumas, Juan M. Pericàs, Santiago Rodríguez López, Francesc Belvis Costes, Eliana Martínez Herrera, Mariana Gutiérrez-Zamora Navarro, Lucinda Cash-Gibson, Joan Benach

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Research on Random Discrete Ordinates Method Based on Quasi-Monte Carlo Integration Technique by DAI Tao, XU Longfei, LI Baiwen, SHEN Huayun, HU Yuan, MA Ruiyao

“…However, this approach necessitates hybrid code architectures that integrate supplementary transport solvers with SN frameworks, substantially increasing computational complexity and programming challenges, while inheriting inherent limitations from the auxiliary methods: ray tracing struggles with reflective boundary conditions, Monte Carlo suffers from expensive computational costs, and PN method exhibit numerical oscillations in angularly anisotropic problems. …”

Cauliflower leaf diseases: A computer vision dataset for smart agricultureMendeley Data by Sabbir Hossain Durjoy, Md. Emon Shikder, Md Mehedi Hasan Shoib, Md Hasan Imam Bijoy

“…As a result, farmers get more likely to use high amounts of pesticides and harmful chemicals to streamline the process of getting a more reliable yield on their crops. This is not only costly, but it is also harmful both to the quality of crops and to the well-being of the environment. …”
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Using social media listening to identify the real-world challenges faced by dog owners globally when administering oral medications by Georgina Tarrant, Taranpreet Rai, Taranpreet Rai, Andrea Wright, Travis Street, Kevin Wells, Kevin Wells

“…Financial concerns were prominent, with pet owners describing medication costs as barriers to optimal care. Successful pilling strategies included hiding pills in peanut butter, cheese or meat products; crushing pills and mixing with food, and using distraction techniques.DiscussionThe study identified key barriers to compliance including financial constraints, fear and anxiety, mistrust of veterinary advice and practical administration challenges. …”
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Key service delivery processes, challenges and barriers to healthcare access for managing diabetes outside target HbA1c levels in primary care settings in Qatar: a qualitative inqu... by Mohamed Ahmed Syed, Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel, Shajitha Thekke Veettil, Muslim Abbas Syed, Ahmed Sameer Alnuaimi

“…These proposed strategies can improve self-care and timely administration of medication, help achieve desired health outcomes, reduce the burden of disease and associated costs to the healthcare system and further substantiate evidence-based patient-centred care.…”
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Community-based behavioural activation for depression in adolescents: feasibility study, survey and stakeholder consultations by Lucy Tindall, Emily Hayward, Jinshuo Li, Philip Kerrigan, Susan Metcalfe, Lina Gega, Lina Gega

“…A Resource Use Questionnaire for Adolescents collecting information about use of hospital and community-based health and social care services was developed and tested during the study. Intervention costs were modest at £207 (SD: £79) per participant for just over 5 h (M = 286 min, SD = 63 min) of contact on average with a professional.ConclusionsExcellent intervention uptake and adherence (implying robust recruitment and assessment processes), retention to follow-up and data completeness, and a positive direction of change across all outcome measures justify the need for a fully powered randomised controlled trial comparing community-based behavioural activation with usual care for adolescents with mild-to-moderate depression. …”
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Diabetic Foot Talk-Time: framework for effective communication in diabetic foot management by Lavinia Cacciatore, Marco Meloni

“…IntroductionDiabetic foot syndrome is a prevalent and costly chronic complication of diabetes mellitus, linked to high mortality rates and significant psychological and social burdens. …”
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Response Surface Methodology Optimization of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Immunoassay for Rapid Detection of AflatoxinB₁ in Yellow Rice Wine by Mengjie Zhu, Dun Wang, Du Wang, Jing Dong, Xue Wang, Qi Zhang, Man Xiao

“…Yellow rice wine is susceptible to aflatoxinB₁ (AFB₁) contamination, yet existing detection technologies suffer from limitations such as high false-positive rates, cumbersome operational protocols, or elevated costs, rendering them inadequate for large-scale screening requirements. …”
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Core outcomes for the evaluation of new healthcare programmes – a modified Delphi study by Benjamin P. Harvey, Emmelie Barenfeld, Joakim Öhlén, Jana Bergholtz, Carl Johan Orre, Tomas Lindroth, Hanna Gyllensten

“…Abstract Background New healthcare programmes that focus on the encounter between patients and healthcare services, such as those advocated for in different forms on “centredness”, are being pushed to the forefront of the healthcare agenda to, amongst other goals, combat rising costs. However, lack of consensus regarding which outcomes should be evaluated to cover the needs of all stakeholders creates barriers to prioritising between competing alternatives. …”
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Medical treatment of obesity: peculiarities of medical treatments, information, responsibility and relation to medical treatment of obesity of patients by O. V. Lerman, Yy. V. Lukina, N. P. Kutishenko, S. Yu. Martsevich

“…Total 305 patients with obesity in the outpatient “PROFILE” register were surveyed, including self-assessment questions regarding their own body weight, prescription of obesity treatment by doctors, patients’ adherence to the implementation of these recommendations, propensity to self-medication and information about personal financial costs for the treatment of this disease. 42 (12 %) patients refused to participate in the survey. 213 people (69.8 %) who answered the questionnaire were diagnosed with obesity of the 1st degree, 63 (20.7 %) – obesity of the 2nd degree; obesity grade 3 was detected in 29 people (9.5 %). …”
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Unveiling the Diagnostic Landscape: Assessing the Rate of Positive Findings in Radiological Imaging by the Emergency Department - A Retrospective Study (December 2022 – February 20... by Fatema Ali Abdulaal, Amr Gebril, Alaa Saleh, Ali Nawaz, Ahmed Kaabneh, Arun Arya

“…Secondary objectives included evaluating factors influencing imaging outcomes and providing recommendations to enhance patient care, reduce costs, and optimize resource utilization in the ED. …”
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Research Progress and Prospects of Non-Grain Use of Cultivated Land in Marginalized Contexts by Li Shengfa, Wu Zhaojun, Wu Dafang, Du Jianhui, Lin Tong, Ma Chang, Gao Ziya

“…Influenced by the rapid increase in labor costs and the decline in the comparative benefits of grain planting, the phenomenon of Non-Grain Use of Cultivated Land (NGUCL) in China has become increasingly prominent. …”
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QI at Barnet General Hospital: to make the AAU Hub a paperless, Sustainable Green project by Lauren Farber, Ratnadeep Ghadge

“…This increased the workload for admin staff and delayed patient care, leading to higher operational costs and reduced efficiency.A well-established time-tested system and a high volume of patients in the AAU hub were noted to be obstacles for switching to an online system. …”
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Evaluating musculoskeletal imaging communication interventions using behavioural science: a scoping review using the COM-B model by Andrew Bateman, Edward Kirby, Andrew MacMillan, Andrew Brinkley, Bernard X W Liew

“…Objectives Clinicians and patients have been found to attribute musculoskeletal (MSK) pain to normal age-related changes seen on imaging, which can negatively impact patient outcomes and increase healthcare costs. While some studies have tested interventions to improve how MSK imaging findings are communicated, their impact has been limited. …”
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Comprehensive insights into the therapeutic effects of baicalein and baicalin against SARS-COV-2 infection by Cheng-Han Lin, Meng-Wei Lin, Hua-Hsin Chiang, Ting-Hsuan Wu, Chin-Hung Tsai, Chih-Sheng Lin

“…Current treatments, including corticosteroids, antiviral agents, and monoclonal antibody-based immunomodulators, often have limitations, including adverse side effects, limited efficacy, and high costs, especially for patients with comorbidities. …”
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Identification of Target Body Composition Parameters by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry, Bioelectrical Impedance, and Ultrasonography to Detect Older Adults With Frailty and Prefr... by Beatriz Ortiz-Navarro, José Losa-Reyna, Veronica Mihaiescu-Ion, Jerónimo Garcia-Romero, Margarita Carrillo de Albornoz-Gil, Alejandro Galán-Mercant

“…The early identification and management of frailty are essential for improving quality of life and reducing health care costs. Conventional assessment techniques, including dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and muscle ultrasound (US), are efficacious but frequently constrained in primary care settings by financial and accessibility limitations. …”
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Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for Activities of Daily Living Dysfunction in Older Adults: Retrospective Analysis of Data From the China Health and Retirement Lon... by Fangbo Lin, Chao Liu, Hua Liu

“…Activities of daily living (ADL) dysfunction, affecting over 40 million Chinese older adults (16% of the aging population), severely compromises independence and quality of life while increasing health care costs and mortality. ADL dysfunction encompasses both basic ADL (BADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL), which assess fundamental self-care and complex environmental interactions, respectively. …”
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Conceptual Basis for Developing Electric Plot Combine Harvester with Combined Power-Generating Plant by Mikhail E. Chaplygin, Ivan A. Starostin, Alexander S. Ovcharenko

“…Low level of technical support for breeding works results in a high share of manual labor in the industry, violation of agrotechnical requirements, increased losses of expensive seeds, high production costs that is a constraint of developing domestic breeding and expanded reproduction of seeds. …”
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