Factors influencing medication adherence for deep vein thrombosis prevention in post-discharge patients after joint replacement surgery: a qualitative study based on Protection Mot... by Jing Jiang, Jing Zhang, Chao Liu, Lingyun Tian, Yinglan Li, Feng Fu, Wenchao Gu, Leijiang Li, Xiurui Deng

“…Themes were identified based on the dimensions of the PMT: susceptibility, severity, internal rewards, external rewards, response efficacy, self-efficacy and response costs. Two researchers independently coded and extracted themes, with discrepancies resolved through team discussions and verification with respondents.Results Participants acknowledged the importance of adhering to anticoagulant medication to prevent DVT and its complications, understanding the severe consequences, such as the life-threatening nature of pulmonary embolism and the impact on daily activities. …”
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Outcomes in heart failure patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities with delirium by Jacob Lafo, Mriganka Singh, Lan Jiang, Stephen Correia, Caroline Madrigal, Rachel Clements, Wen‐Chih Wu, Sebhat Erqou, James L. Rudolph

“…Managing HF after hospitalization is a complex cognitive task and an increased focus on mental status in the acute care setting prior to discharge is needed to improve HF management and transitional care, mitigate adverse outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs.…”
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Energy storage efficiency modeling of high-entropy dielectric capacitors using extreme learning machine and swarm-based hybrid support vector regression computational methods by Yas Al-Hadeethi, Taoreed O. Owolabi, Mouftahou B. Latif, Bahaaudin M. Raffah, Ahmad H. Milyani, Saheed A. Tijani

“…The dependence of energy storage efficiency of high-entropy ceramics on dopants substitutions, concentrations and coercive energy is experimentally tedious, costly and time consuming hence the need for computational and theoretical approaches to model the energy storage efficiency of these materials. …”
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Low-coverage whole genome sequencing of cell-free DNA to predict and track immunotherapy response in advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Florian Janke, Mateo Gasser, Arlou K. Angeles, Anja L. Riediger, Magdalena Görtz, Louise Appenheimer, Astrid K. Laut, Simon Ogrodnik, Sabrina Gerhardt, Albrecht Stenzinger, Marc A. Schneider, Michael Thomas, Petros Christopoulos, Holger Sültmann

“…Targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has demonstrated potential clinical utility to support clinical decisions, but requires prior tumor genetic profiling for proper interpretation, and wide adoption remains limited due to high costs. Methods Tumor-agnostic low-coverage ctDNA whole genome sequencing (lcWGS) was used to longitudinally track genome-wide copy number variations (CNVs) and fragmentation features in advanced NSCLC patients (n = 118 samples from 49 patients) and healthy controls (n = 57). …”
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Clinical manifestations of dual-gene variants involving ABCA4 in retinal dystrophies by Lasse Wolfram, David A. Merle, Laura Kühlewein, Milda Reith, Melanie Kempf, Krunoslav Stingl, Tobias Haack, Pascale Mazzola, Karin Poths, Nicole Weisschuh, Bernd Wissinger, Susanne Kohl, Katarina Stingl

“…Thus, careful patient selection and complete genotype and phenotype assessment before treatment is essential to manage potential risks and costs effectively.…”
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Influence of lactulose as a composition of organic-mineral feed additive on broiler chicken productivity, feed digestibility, and microbiome by Еlena A. Sizova, Daniil E. Shoshin, Еlena V. Yausheva, Anastasia P. Ivanishcheva, Ksenia S. Nechitailo, Kristina V. Ryazantseva

“…Group II demonstrated superior weight gain (17.9%) but incurred a 3.6% increase in feed costs. Digestibility of crude fat and protein improved significantly in Group II (p = 0.037). …”
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“Koshimagari Exercise” for Adult Spinal Deformity in Older Adults: Assessment of Home-Based Exercise Outcomes in a Prospective Multicenter Study by Hidetomi Terai, Shinji Takahashi, Masatoshi Hoshino, Hiroshi Taniwaki, Koji Tamai, Toshimitsu Ohmine, Tamotsu Nakatsuchi, Goya Shinbashi, Masatoshi Teraguchi, Masakazu Minetama, Kei Watanabe, Naritoshi Sato, Takuya Kitamura, Masaru Kanda, Tadao Tsujio, Yuichi Takeuchi, Tatsuki Mizouchi, Katsuhito Ishizu, Toshihito Ebina, Yasunari Muraoka, Tomonori Sodeyama, Hiroshi Mikami, Yuji Kasukawa, Takahiko Hyakumachi, Kazuhiro Ishida, Kazufumi Miyagishima, Yosuke Oishi, Kiyonori Yo, Ryota Kimura, Hiromichi Sato, Keiji Nagata, Yu Yamato, Ko Matsudaira, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Hirotaka Haro, Hiroshi Hashizume, Hiroshi Yamada, Takashi Kaito, Project Committee of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research (JSSR)

“…Although surgical interventions are effective, they have high complication rates and medical costs. Furthermore, there is a lack of evidence supporting the effectiveness of nonsurgical treatments (e.g., physical therapy) in patients with ASD. …”
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BananaImageBD: A comprehensive banana image dataset for classification of banana varieties and detection of ripeness stages in BangladeshMendeley Data by Md Hasanul Ferdaus, Rizvee Hassan Prito, Ahmed Abdal Shafi Rasel, Masud Ahmed, Md. Jahid Hassan Saykot, Shanjida Sultan Shanta, Sonali Akter, Ankan Chandra Das, Mohammad Manzurul Islam, Mahamudul Hasan, Md Sawkat Ali

“…Therefore, the dataset has a vast capacity for automating banana production and processing, minimizing the costs of manual labor, and improving overall efficiency.…”
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Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in Mexico and Colombia: Analysis of health databases, mathematical modelling and a case-series study. by Agustín Ciapponi, Sacha Alexis Virgilio, Mabel Berrueta, Natalie Claire Soto, Álvaro Ciganda, Moisés Freddy Rojas Illanes, Briseida Rubio Martinez, Johana Gamba, Carlos Arturo González Salazar, José Nicolás Rocha Rodríguez, Bruno Scarpellini, Ana María Bravo Perdomo, Gerardo Machnicki, Leandro Aldunate, Juan De Paula, Ariel Bardach

“…<h4>Background and aims</h4>Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD) have a major impact on quality of life and medical costs. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence, incidence and clinical phenotypes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) cases in Mexico and Colombia.…”
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Plot‐level satellite imagery can substitute for UAVs in assessing maize phenotypes across multistate field trials by Nikee Shrestha, Anirudha Powadi, Jensina Davis, Timilehin T. Ayanlade, Huyu Liu, Michael C. Tross, Ramesh K. Mathivanan, Jordan Bares, Lina Lopez‐Corona, Jonathan Turkus, Lisa Coffey, Talukder Zaki Jubery, Yufeng Ge, Soumik Sarkar, James C. Schnable, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Patrick S. Schnable

“…We demonstrate that satellite remote sensing could play a similar role in crop performance assessment as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) but with far lower labor costs and the greatest ease of collection at remote field sites. …”
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Bottom Trawling and Multi‐Marker eDNA Metabarcoding Surveys Reveal Highly Diverse Vertebrate and Crustacean Communities: A Case Study in an Urbanized Subtropical Estuary by Jack Chi‐Ho Ip, Hai‐Xin Loke, Sam King Fung Yiu, Meihong Zhao, Yixuan Li, Yitao Lin, Chun‐Ming How, Jiezhang Mo, Meng Yan, Jinping Cheng, Vincent Chi‐Sing Lai, Leo Lai Chan, Kenneth Mei Yee Leung, Jian‐Wen Qiu

“…However, monitoring these complex ecosystems using conventional trawling methods is destructive, costly, and labor‐intensive. This study compared trawling and a multi‐marker environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding approach to monitor marine vertebrate and crustacean communities in an estuarine environment in subtropical Hong Kong. …”
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Engaging the private sector to increase access to HIV services and increase sustainability of the HIV response by Hannah Marqusee, Ryan Schowen, Patrick Amanzi, Susanna Baker, Peter Egena, Mai Hijazi, Isa Iyortim, Abimbola Kola-Jebutu, A. K. Nandakumar, Babatunji Odelola, Gene Peuse, Carolina Piña, Jemeh Pius

“…Lessons learned and recommendations SFI demonstrated the feasibility of delivering high-quality HIV services through the private sector and the high demand for those services; the need for evaluation techniques that incorporate patient experience in addition to program costs, benefits, and clinical outcomes; and the need for long-term strategic donor and government coordination around private sector engagement. …”
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Analyzing electronic medical records to extract prepregnancy morbidities and pregnancy complications: Toward a learning health system by Yitayeh Belsti, Lisa Moran, Aya Mousa, Rebecca Goldstein, Daniel Lorber Rolnik, Mahnaz Bahri Khomami, Mihiretu M. Kebede, Helena Teede, Joanne Enticott

“…This project contributes to developing a learning health system infrastructure to deliver high‐value maternal health care while reducing costs.…”
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Finnish Trial on Practices of Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion (FACADE): a protocol for a prospective randomised non-inferiority trial comparing outpatient versus inpatie... by Ville Leinonen, Simo Taimela, Kimmo Lönnrot, Pirjo Toivonen, Pasi Aronen, Anniina Koski-Palken, Janek Frantzen, Marja Silvasti-Lundell, Johannes Förster, Teppo Jarvinen, Jarno Satopää, Behnam Rezai-Jahromi, Marketta Rautanen, Maarit Tuomisto

“…We hypothesise that a shorter hospital stay results in more rapid return to normal daily activities, shorter duration of sick leave and decreased secondary costs to healthcare system. Secondary outcomes in our study are arm pain and neck pain using the Numeric Rating Scale, operative success (Odom’s criteria), patient’s satisfaction to treatment, general quality of life (EQ-5D-5L), Work Ability Score, sickness absence days, return to previous leisure activities and complications.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the institutional review board of the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District on 6 June 2019 (1540/2019) and duly registered at ClinicalTrials.gov. …”
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Development and Validation of the EBP‐Affinity Questionnaire: A Mixed‐Method Study by Lenny J. Tange, Maud Heinen, Raymond T.C.M. Koopmans, Dirk F. deKorne, Anke Persoon, Robert Lindeboom, Debby L. Gerritsen, Marleen H. Lovink

“…ABSTRACT Background Implementation of evidence‐based practice (EBP) in nursing homes is important to improve quality of care and reduce costs. These facilities primarily employ certified nurse assistants (CNAs) and vocationally‐trained registered nurses (VTRNs). …”
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Innovating through tradition: kava-talanoa as a culturally aligned medico-behavioral therapeutic approach to amelioration of PTSD symptoms by S. Apo Aporosa, Dennis Itoga, Julia Ioane, Jan Prosser, Sione Vaka, Emily Grout, Martin J. Atkins, Mitchell A. Head, Jonathan D. Baker, Tanecia Blue, David H. Sanday, Mahonri W. Owen, Chris Murray, Karthik Sivanathan, Tua’ipulotu W. Cuthers, Anau Mesui-Henry, Mary-Jane McCarthy, James Bunn, Ifereimi Waqainabete, Helen Turner, Helen Turner, Helen Turner

“…PTS is also a health economic burden, with costs associated with treatment, long-term morbidity, and increased risk of mortality. …”
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Comparison of outcome of conventional bipolar vs. laser en bloc transurethral resection of bladder tumor: A prospective study by Apurv Shukla, Partha Protim Mondal, Sudipta Kumar Singh, Shashi Kant Tewary, Arvind Arvind, Ankit Agarwal, Ranjan Kumar Dey

“…The quality of transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) strongly determines patient prognosis and overall UBC treatment costs Goals of new strategies should include avoiding second TURBTs and lowering overall treatment regimens. …”
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Smart CAR-T Nanosymbionts: archetypes and proto-models by Juan C. Baena, Juan C. Baena, Juan Sebastián Victoria, Juan Sebastián Victoria, Alejandro Toro-Pedroza, Alejandro Toro-Pedroza, Cristian C. Aragón, Cristian C. Aragón, Joshua Ortiz-Guzman, Joshua Ortiz-Guzman, Joshua Ortiz-Guzman, Juan Esteban Garcia-Robledo, Juan Esteban Garcia-Robledo, David Torres, Lady J. Rios-Serna, Lady J. Rios-Serna, Ludwig Albornoz, Joaquin D. Rosales, Joaquin D. Rosales, Carlos A. Cañas, Carlos A. Cañas, Carlos A. Cañas, Gustavo Adolfo Cruz-Suarez, Gustavo Adolfo Cruz-Suarez, Gustavo Adolfo Cruz-Suarez, Gustavo Adolfo Cruz-Suarez, Felipe Ocampo Osorio, Felipe Ocampo Osorio, Felipe Ocampo Osorio, Tania Fleitas, Ivan Laponogov, Alexandre Loukanov, Alexandre Loukanov, Alexandre Loukanov, Kirill Veselkov, Kirill Veselkov

“…However, its broader adoption is limited by major challenges, including complex manufacturing, high costs, limited efficacy in solid tumors, and potentially severe toxicities. …”
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Efficacy of an intervention to increase therapeutic adherence in patients with secondary prevention for cardiovascular disease: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Francisco Manuel Lidón-Muñoz, José Antonio Quesada, José Antonio Quesada, José Antonio Quesada, Vicente Francisco Gil-Guillén, Vicente Francisco Gil-Guillén, Vicente Francisco Gil-Guillén, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán

“…Therapeutic adherence is crucial, as the lack of it increases morbidity, mortality, reduces quality of life, and raises healthcare costs. However, less than half of patients adhere to all three drugs within the first year post-event. …”
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Management of Chlamydia Cases in Australia (MoCCA): protocol for a non-randomised implementation and feasibility trial by Rebecca Guy, Marcus Y Chen, Basil Donovan, Jane S Hocking, Natalie Carvalho, Christopher Fairley, Claudia Estcourt, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jane Tomnay, Julie Simpson, David Regan, David Hawkes, Lena Sanci, Jane L Goller, Jacqueline Coombe, Helen Bittleston, Marion Saville, Lara Roeske

“…Deidentified general practice and laboratory data will be used to measure pre-post chlamydia testing, retesting, reinfection and PID rates, and to estimate MoCCA intervention costs. Our findings will guide scale-up plans for Australian general practice.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was obtained from The University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (Ethics ID: 22665). …”
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