Health Care Professionals and Data Scientists’ Perspectives on a Machine Learning System to Anticipate and Manage the Risk of Decompensation From Patients With Heart Failure: Quali... by Joana Seringa, Anna Hirata, Ana Rita Pedro, Rui Santana, Teresa Magalhães

“…MethodsA total of 13 individual, semistructured, qualitative interviews were conducted in Portugal between October 31, 2022, and June 23, 2023. …”
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Assimilating ESA CCI land surface temperature into the ORCHIDEE land surface model: insights from a multi-site study across Europe by L.-E. Olivera-Guerra, C. Ottlé, N. Raoult, P. Peylin

“…We use the land data assimilation system for the ORCHIDEE model (ORCHIDAS) to conduct a series of synthetic twin data assimilation experiments accounting for actual data availability and uncertainty from ESA CCI-LST to find an optimal strategy for assimilating LST. …”
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The epidemiology of malaria in four districts in southern Mozambique receiving indoor residual spray as part of a cross-border initiative by Rajendra Maharaj, Nada Abdelatif, Mara Maquina, Ishen Seocharan, Vishan Lakan, Krijn Paaijmans, Francois Maartens, Pedro Aide, Francisco Sauté

“…Methods The study was a cross-sectional survey conducted in 6 sentinel sites in each of the four afore-mentioned districts, focusing on children 6 months to < 15 years from selected households. …”
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Telomerase inhibiting phytochemicals derived from Blumea eriantha for cancer treatment: A comprehensive computational analysis by Rahil Ummar Faruk Abbu, Shaik Mohammad Abdul Fayaz, Divyashree M S, Raghu Chandrashekhar H, Prasanna Kumar Reddy Gayam, Archana Mahadev Rao

“…To further assess the interaction and stability of these phytochemicals and predict their behavior in a biological environment when targeting telomerase, we conducted molecular dynamic simulations using Desmond–Schrödinger. …”
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Occurrence of Taenia species and Toxoplasma gondii in pigs slaughtered in Bujumbura city, Kayanza and Ngozi provinces, Burundi by Salvator Minani, Emma Spiessens, Alyssa Labarrière, Pascal Niyokwizera, Anastasie Gasogo, Jean-Bosco Ntirandekura, Chiara Trevisan, Sarah Gabriël

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in pig slaughter slabs located in Bujumbura city, Kayanza and Ngozi provinces. …”
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Wound-healing activity of solvent fractions and antiinflammatory activity of crude extract and solvent fractions of Acokanthera schimperi Schweinf (Apocynaceae) leaves in mice mode... by Workineh Woldeselassie Hammeso, Tesfaye Yimer, Getnet Tadege, Wakuma Wakene Jifar, Dejen Nureye

“…Study design: The experimental study design was conducted to evaluate wound healing and the anti-inflammatory properties of the A. schimperi leaf 80 % methanol extract and its fractions in mice. …”
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COPD with Eosinophilic Inflammation is Susceptible to Particulate Air Pollution Exposure by Amja Manullang, Chi-Li Chung, Yueh-Lun Lee, Tzu-Hsuen Yuan, Huan Minh Tran, Firdian Makrufardi, Kian Fan Chung, Kang-Yun Lee, Jer-Hwa Chang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted on 291 COPD patients recruited from hospitals in Taipei between January 2014 and 2021, including 147 patients with eosinophil blood count ≥ 2% and 144 patients < 2%. …”
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Effect of stress management based self-care counseling on glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial study by Atefeh Bagheri-Tirtashi, Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri, Hajar Adib-Rad, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Ezzat Kiani

“…Methods A randomized trial with two parallel arms was conducted involving 75 pregnant women diagnosed with GDM at 20–30 weeks of gestation, who were referred to Shohada Hospital in Behshahr city from July 2022 to March 2023. …”
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Digital Platform for Pediatric Mental Health Support During Armed Conflicts: Development and Usability Study by Hila Segal, Arriel Benis, Shirley Saar, Iris Shachar-Lavie, Silvana Fennig

“…A focus group of 7 primary users, selected for their relevant hospital and community roles, provided feedback on the platform’s user experience, content relevance, and layout. The evaluation was conducted using a structured questionnaire complemented by qualitative comments. …”
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A Live Video Resiliency Dyadic Intervention for Persons With Dementia and Their Care-Partners Early After Diagnosis: Protocol for Open Pilot of Resilient Together for Dementia by Sydney McCage, Kristin Walker, Talea Cornelius, Robert A Parker, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Brad Dickerson, Christine Ritchie, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Sarah Bannon

“…MethodsAll study procedures will be conducted on the web (via phone and health care system–supported videoconferencing) to optimize accessibility, inclusion, and representativeness. …”
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Study on improving yield and antioxidant enzyme activities in millet by rationing molybdenum and nitrogen by Yuan Zhao, Guoliang Wang, Min Liu, HongTao Xue, PeiYue Zhao, BaiShu Han, HuiPing Fan, Rui Wang, LiXia Wang, ErHu Guo, AiYing Zhang, AiYing Zhang

“…The net photosynthetic rate (Pn) and stomatal conductivity (gs) increased first and then decreased with the increase of molybdenum fertilizer concentration gradient, and reached the maximum values under N1Mo3 condition, which were 24.77 μmol•m-2•s-1 and 391.33 mol•m-2•s-1, respectively. …”
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Response surface methodology and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system for adsorption of reactive orange 16 by hydrochar by J. Oliver Paul Nayagam, K. Prasanna

“…The batch adsorption process was conducted for 6 hours in a 250 milliliter Erlenmeyer conical flask with a 100 milliliter working volume using an orbital shaker. …”
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Modified single-incision MIS-TLIF with expandable tubular assistance for degenerative lumbar spine diseases by Wenlong Hu, Wenlong Hu, Fei He, Fei He, Kai Sun, Kai Sun, Haiwu Wan, Sijun Ruan, Bo Huang

“…ObjectiveEvaluating the clinical value of the modified single-incision posterior median approach with expandable tubular assistance for lumbar interbody fusion in managing degenerative lumbar spine diseases.MethodA retrospective analysis was conducted on 121 patients with single-level degenerative lumbar spine disease treated in our spine surgery department from January 2017 to December 2021. …”
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Re-examining the Division of Candi Borobudur into Kāmadhātu, Rūpadhātu, and Arūpadhātu by So Tju Shinta LEE, Agus Aris Munandar, Lilawati Kurnia

“…Thematic narrative analysis was conducted to inquire the narrative reliefs in relation to key themes and subjects they represent. …”
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Phenotypic Identification of Blood Groups in Blood Donors: A Peruvian Multicenter Analysis by Yovera-Ancajima CDP, Calderon Cumpa LY, Lezama-Cotrina ID, Walttuoni-Picón E, Cárdenas-Mendoza WW, Culqui-García JE, Retuerto-Salazar WR, Céspedes Poma RC

“…The objective of the study was to carry out the phenotypic identification of blood groups in blood donors from three hospitals in Lima.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, including 20,141 blood donors in three hospitals in Lima, Perú during the period from January to June 2023. …”
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Fournier Gangrene Associated with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors: A Pharmacovigilance Study with Data from the U.S. FDA Adverse Event Reporting System by Yang Hu, Ziyu Bai, Yan Tang, Rongji Liu, Bin Zhao, Jian Gong, Dan Mei

“…Although several previous studies conducted reviews of cases, objective scientific analysis was not applied, and the prognosis data were inadequate. …”
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Accumulation Characteristics and Hydrological Effects of Litter in Mixed Robinia pseudoacacia Plantations by CAO Zetao, DENG Yangxu, TIAN Jing, WANG Bing, LIU Guobin, YANG Yanfen

“…Through field investigations and laboratory experiments, quantitative research was conducted on the accumulation, water-holding capacity, and evaporation characteristics of litter in these mixed plantations. …”
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Glycated hemoglobin and microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Afrim Zeqiraj, Dafina Zeqiraj, Teuta MullaGoga, Fidel Krasniqi, Agim Shabani, Sanije Berisha, Agim Berisha, Blerim Morina, Florjana Zogaj

“…This prospective study was conducted in the Dukagjin Plain in the Republic of Kosovo. …”
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Differences in abundance of Thaumatotibia leucotreta and its natural enemies between organic and conventionally farmed citrus ecosystems by Luke Cousins, Mellissa Peyper, Tamryn Marsberg, Sean Moore, Martin Hill

“…Therefore, field surveys were conducted to determine if T. leucotreta infestation was lower on organic citrus farms and to compare natural enemy abundance and species richness between the two farming types. …”
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Six MicroRNA Prognostic Models for Overall Survival of Lung Adenocarcinoma by Juan Li, Xuyu Gu, Chanchan Gao, Jun Zhang

“…Further study needs to be conducted to verify this result.…”
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