Cultural humility strategies for recruitment and retention of minoritised participants: a scoping review protocol by Mireille Chehade, Kellie McLean, Samar Mohsen Ashmawi, Moroni Fernandez Cajavilca, Baomi T Phung, Maya N Clark-Cutaia, Brynne Campbell Rice

“…The objective of this scoping review is to understand the extent to which cultural humility practices are applied to health research and how they may be leveraged to optimise recruitment and retention among minoritised populations.Methods and analysis This scoping review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. …”
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Machine learning-driven solar irradiance prediction: advancing renewable energy in Rajasthan by Aayushi Tandon, Amit Awasthi, Kanhu Charan Pattnayak, Aditya Tandon, Tanupriya Choudhury, Ketan Kotecha

“…The temperature variable shows the highest correlation coefficient at 0.63, followed by wind with a correlation coefficient of 0.37, while surface pressure has a negative correlation coefficient of − 0.37. …”
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The Impact of nanoparticles (B4C-Al2O3) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites by T. B. Prakash, M. Gangadharappa, Santhosh Somashekar, M. Ravikumar

“…After fabrication, the samples were subjected to five-hour ageing process at temperatures of 100, 120, and 140 degrees Celsius, followed by cooling to ambient temperature (27 degrees Celsius). …”
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Efficacy of Simple Eye Ointment, Polyethylene Cover, and Eyelid Taping in Prevention of Ocular Surface Disorders in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Mehdi Ahmadinejad, Esmat Karbasi, Yunes Jahani, Maryam Ahmadipour, Maryam Soltaninejad, Zahra Karzari

“…The results of this study showed that polyethylene cover followed by simple eye ointment and eyelid taping were the most effective methods in preventing OSD. …”
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Private sector delivery of care for maternal and newborn health: trends over a decade in the Indian state of Bihar by G. Anil Kumar, Sibin George, Moutushi Majumder, S. Siva Prasad Dora, Md Akbar, Tanmay Mahapatra, Rakhi Dandona

“…Birth asphyxia was the leading cause of death in 2016 (37.8%) and 2020–2021 (33.9%) followed by preterm delivery and neonatal pneumonia; a statistically significant reduction was seen in meningitis/sepsis between 2016 and 2020–2021 (77.8%; 95% CI = − 145.4 to − 10.1). …”
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Optimizing the Production of Polysaccharides from Cyanobacterium sp. IPPAS B-1200 by Stanislav A. Sukhikh, Ekaterina A. Budenkova, Yulia-Danae S. Boychenko, Veronika D. Anokhova, Vyacheslav F. Dolganyuk, Egor V. Kashirskih

“…The optimal extraction and purification modes for polysaccharides were as follows. For ultrasonic processing, the best results were obtained at a power of 20 W after 5 min. …”
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Residual TPO Content of Photopolymerized Additively Manufactured Dental Occlusal Splint Materials by Philipp Messer-Hannemann, Max Wienhold, Hoda Esbak, Alexander Brunner, Andreas Schönebaum, Falk Schwendicke, Susanne Effenberger

“…<b>Results</b>: The total amount of extracted TPO was the lowest for LuxaPrint Ortho Plus (Mean ± SD; 44.0 ± 17.1 ng/mL), followed by optiprint splint (80.6 ± 21.1 ng/mL), FREEPRINT splint 2.0 (127.4 ± 25.3 ng/mL), FREEPRINT ortho (2813.2 ± 348.0 ng/mL), V-Print splint comfort (33,424.6 ± 8357.9 ng/mL) and KeySplint Soft (42,083.5 ± 3175.2 ng/mL). …”
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Phytochemical and toxicological evaluation of aqueous leaf extract of Premna integrifolia L. in male balb/c mice by Suman, Pratibha Gaurav, Rajesh Saini, Kavindra Nath Tiwari, Gautam Geeta Jiwatram

“…The study involved administering single doses of ALEPI at 300, 2000, and 5000 mg/kg b.wt., followed by a fourteen-day observation period to monitor any signs of toxicity or adverse effects. …”
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Copper Super-Dosing Improves Performance of Heat-Stressed Broiler Chickens through Modulation of Expression of Proinflammatory Cytokine Genes by Sudipto Haldar, Amrita Kumar Dhara, Sayantani Sihi Arora, Arpana Verma Mukherjee, Arup Nayak

“…Copper (Cu), an active component of a number of antioxidative defence components, should arrest these changes to take place although that may not be possible under the standard dosing regimen followed by the industry. To ascertain the optimum dose response that may be beneficial in sustaining the performance of chickens under heat stress (HS), broiler chickens (n = 400) were exposed to high ambient temperature (between 27.2°C and 35.3°C) during 1–35 d. …”
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Role of Tailored Timing and Frequency Prompts on the Efficacy of an Internet-Delivered Stress Recovery Intervention for Health Care Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial by Auguste Nomeikaite, Odeta Gelezelyte, Maria Böttche, Gerhard Andersson, Evaldas Kazlauskas

“…The self-report data were collected before the intervention (September 2022), postintervention (October 2022), and 6-month follow-up (May 2023). ResultsThe results showed that tailored prompts, although appreciated by the majority (39/40, 98%), did not improve intervention usage indicators, such as the number of logins (t85=–0.91; P=.36), modules opened (t83.57=–1.47; P=.15), modules completed (t85=–0.71; P=.48), exercises completed (t85=–1.05; P=.30), or the time spent using the program (χ22=1.1; P=.57). …”
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Myocardium Assessment by Relaxation along Fictitious Field, Extracellular Volume, Feature Tracking, and Myocardial Strain in Hypertensive Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Seyed Amir Mirmojarabian, Eveliina Lammentausta, Esa Liukkonen, Lauri Ahvenjärvi, Juhani Junttila, Miika T. Nieminen, Timo Liimatainen

“…Kolmogorov-Smirnov was used as the normality test followed by Student’s t-test and Pearson’s correlation to determine the difference between the HTN LVH patients and controls along with Hedges’ g effect size and the association between variables, respectively. …”
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A Study of Some Biochemical Parameters in COVID-19 Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Comparative Study by Asmaa Sattar Abd, Izzat Al-Rayahi

“…The study showed that the highest percentage was in males with diabetes (63.33%), followed by non-diabetics (55.00%), without significant difference. …”
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Cyto-histological correlation of salivary gland lesions according to the Milan reporting system by Shireen Hamid, Muhammad Mudassar, Nida Hamid, Muhammad Sarwar Zia, Tariq Mehmood, Sadia Hameed

“…According to the Milan system, the majority of cases were classified as benign category IVa (58.1%), followed by cases in categories II, V, and VI (14.9%, 6.8%, and 12.2%) respectively. …”
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The Effect of the Teach-Back Method on Knowledge, Performance, Readmission, and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients by Ali Rahmani, Amir Vahedian-Azimi, Masoud Sirati-Nir, Reza Norouzadeh, Hamid Rozdar, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Readmission(s) and quality of life were followed up by telephone interviews three months after patient discharge. …”
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Endoscopic Removal of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in the Stomach: A Single-Center Experience by Yingjie Guo, Xue Jing, Jian Zhang, Xueli Ding, Xiaoyu Li, Tao Mao, Zibin Tian

“…No recurrence or metastasis was observed during the follow-up period of 23±8 months (range: 3-48 months). …”
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Primary and tertiary management of ocular surface lesions in HIV-infected patients in Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga Province by S Mhlanga, A C Turner, S J Biddulph

“…Thirty-one (50%) of the patients were lost to follow-up. Conclusion. OSSN is an important manifestation of HIV infection. …”
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Engineered Perfluorochemical Cancer-Derived Exosomes Loaded with Indocyanine Green and Camptothecin Provide Targeted Photochemotherapy for Effective Cancer Treatment by Lee YH, Huang CY

“…Moreover, tumor growth was significantly arrested by ICFESs containing 40/40 μM [ICG]/[CPT] in combination with 30 sec of NIR exposure without systemic toxicity, and the resulting tumors were approximately 15-fold smaller than those treated for 14 days with 40 μM free CPT alone.Conclusion: We suggest that the aforementioned anticancer efficacy was achieved via a dual-stage mechanism, phototherapy followed by chemotherapy. Taken together, the developed ICFESs are anticipated to be highly applicable for clinical cancer treatment. …”
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Barriers to nurse-led delirium management in intensive care units: an integrative systematic review using COM-B model by Mokhtar Abdu Almoliky, Sameer Alkubati, Khalil Saleh, Salman Alsaqri, Saddam A. Al-Ahdal, Galal Albani, Mujeeb A. Sultan

“…PRISMA guidelines were followed to search about barriers of nurse-led delirium management. …”
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Genome-wide association studies identify two novel BMP15 mutations responsible for an atypical hyperprolificacy phenotype in sheep. by Julie Demars, Stéphane Fabre, Julien Sarry, Raffaella Rossetti, Hélène Gilbert, Luca Persani, Gwenola Tosser-Klopp, Philippe Mulsant, Zuzanna Nowak, Wioleta Drobik, Elzbieta Martyniuk, Loys Bodin

“…To identify genetic variants responsible for the highly prolific phenotype in these two breeds, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) followed by complementary genetic and functional analyses were performed. …”
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Intraoperatively identified patellofemoral osteoarthritis: no significant impact on short-term outcomes of medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty by Bei Li, Changyu Huang, Bingqian Zheng, Zida Huang, Xinyu Fang, Xiaoyong Wang, Wenming Zhang

“…Intraoperative PFOA should not be considered an absolute contraindication for medial UKA. The study’s follow-up duration was relatively short, necessitating further research on the mid- to long-term effectiveness of UKA in patients with combined PFOA.…”
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