Fairway to fractures: Income inequality and violent crime as the driving factors for golf club-related assaults – a case series of 21 compound skull fractures by R Grobler, E-M Geldenhuys, A J Vlok

“…A retrospective analysis was performed of a prospectively maintained database for patients admitted to Tygerberg Academic Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, with golf club-related compound skull fractures between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2021. …”
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Genetic Variations of Glutathione S-Transferase Influence on Blood Cadmium Concentration by Nitchaphat Khansakorn, Waranya Wongwit, Prapin Tharnpoophasiam, Bunlue Hengprasith, Lerson Suwannathon, Suwannee Chanprasertyothin, Thunyachai Sura, Sming Kaojarern, Piyamit Sritara, Jintana Sirivarasai

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Imperfect bipolarity: The ‘third power’ factor in Soviet-American relations in the nuclear field (1958–1968) by V. А. Veselov

“…In the current situation, representatives of the academic community should take the lead so that by the time the political climate eventually changes, there would already be coherent and viable options for nuclear arms control adapted to new realities.…”
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Evaluation of reporting trends in the MAUDE Database: 1991 to 2022 by Meital Mishali, Nadav Sheffer, Oren Mishali, Maya Negev

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Brazilian criminal organizations as subjects of non-classical wars in the form of criminal rebellion by K. S. Strigunov

“…The first section examines academic discussions regarding the applicability of the concepts of ‘internal armed conflict’ and ‘unconventional warfare’ to the situation of criminal rebellion in Brazil. …”
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Association between university students’ two-staged health screening and student health care utilisation: register based observational study by Tuomas Koskela, Noora Seilo, Susanna Paldanius, Reija Autio, Kristina Kunttu, Minna Kaila

“…The two-staged health screening of FSHS includes the electronic health questionnaire (eHQ) provided annually to university entrants and a subsequent health check, when necessary, based on students eHQ response.Participants A national cohort of university entrants from the 2011–2012 academic year (N=15 723) was assessed. After exclusions the study population consisted of 12 972 students, n (female)=7368, n (male)=5604.Outcome measures The primary outcome measures were students’ health service utilisation pattern obtained by clustering analyses method and the students’ participation in different stages of the health examination process.Results Four distinguishable health care utilisation patterns were identified: (1) constant low use, (2) constant high use, (3) increasing use and (4) decreasing use. …”
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Application of Microbial Bioenzymes in Soil Stabilization by Eshetu Mekonnen, Ameha Kebede, Tekle Tafesse, Mesfin Tafesse

“…Due to this, production of low cost, easily and widely applicable, and environmentally friendly enzymatic formulations from locally available raw materials should be the interest of research and academic institutes of any country.…”
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Prevalence and factors associated with newborn care practices among caregivers: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis in sub-Saharan Africa by Solomon Mohammed Salia, Amidu Alhassan, Billie de Haas, Jelle Stekelenburg, Robert Kaba Alhassan

“…An online search on electronic databases such as CIHNAL, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and AJOL will be conducted from January 2021 to present to identify relevant academic, peer-reviewed quantitative studies published in English Language. …”
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Intelligent Electronic Device-in-the-Loop: A Real-Time Simulation as Modern Educational Aid by Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt, LE Nam Hai Pham

“…These difficulties stem from the need for specialised, often costly equipment, along with a flexible academic environment that accommodates both in-person and remote learning. …”
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The Role of Automated Decision-Making in Modern Administrative Law: Challenges and Data Protection Implications by Grega Rudolf, Polonca Kovač

“…It presents a clear picture of the legislative, organisational, and technological changes required to ensure that ADM systems align with existing legal frameworks. Academic Contribution to the Field: By offering valuable guidance for public administration professionals, the paper enhances the understanding of implementing ADM technologies in administrative practice. …”
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Three-Dimensional Diffusion Model in Sports Dance Video Human Skeleton Detection and Extraction by Zhi Li

“…Among them, the feature detection description and model alignment of 3D nonrigid models are a fundamental problem with very important research value and significance and challenging at the same time, which has received wide attention from the academic community.…”
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Exploring the perceptions of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental well-being and medical education of medical students in Northern Ireland, in addition to the perceive... by Claire Whiteside, Gonnie Klabbers

“…Medical students may have been particularly affected, whom prevalence of mental health conditions was already high before the pandemic hit, due to the difficult and stressful academic programme. In Northern Ireland specifically, mental well-being levels are the lowest across the UK; however limited research exists examining the medical student cohort. …”
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Prevention and management of unprofessional behaviour among adults in the workplace: A scoping review. by Andrea C Tricco, Patricia Rios, Wasifa Zarin, Roberta Cardoso, Sanober Diaz, Vera Nincic, Alekhya Mascarenhas, Sabrina Jassemi, Sharon E Straus

“…<h4>Background</h4>Unprofessional behaviour is a challenge in academic medicine. Given that faculty are role models for trainees, it is critical to identify strategies to manage these behaviours. …”
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Integrative review protocol for Indigenous youth participation in health equity promotion by Janice Linton, Darrien Morton, Andrew R Hatala

“…The review will be shared through various publication and non-academic platforms as well as our university and community research networks. …”
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Whole-body photobiomodulation therapy for chronic pain: a protocol for a feasibility trial by Nicola R Heneghan, Andrew Soundy, Bethany Fitzmaurice, Asius Rayen

“…Findings will be disseminated via local chronic pain groups, public register update, submission for presentation at scientific meetings and open-access peer-reviewed journals, and via academic social networks.Trial registration number NCT05069363.…”
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Contemporary digital sociology in search of meaning-making models: the proper and the actual. Review on articles from the research handbook of digital sociology edited by J. Skopek... by E. V. Andrianova, V. A. Davydenko, A. I. Rozmanov

“…Each chapter is supported by extensive academic literature, both classical and modern, mostly published in recent years, which significantly expands the radius of the proposed subject contexts. …”
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Lessons learnt from a scientific peer-review training programme designed to support research capacity and professional development in a global community by Ella August, Tamrat Endale, Julie M Buser, Kirby L Morris, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Yolanda R Smith

“…A focal point is how to provide specific and respectful feedback to help authors get accepted for peer review at an academic journal. Forty-nine participants from or residing in six continents completed the training. …”
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The Influence of Physical Activity and Chess Sports on Children’s Physical Condition and Cognitive Functions by Ligita Šilinė, Tautvydė Danilčikaitė, Laura Žlibinaitė

“…Children who play chess improve their academic results, cognitive and social skills, however, both cognitive and physical abilities are important for healthy development. …”
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University students’ entrepreneurial intentions during COVID-19: The perspective of social cognitive career theory by Suwaluck Uansa-ard, Wisuwat Wannamakok

“…ORIGINALITY AND VALUE: Social cognitive career theory (SCCT) can rationalize an academic student’s career choice of entrepreneurship by considering their perception of the start-up processes during COVID-19. …”
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Insulin resistance as a mediator in the association between nickel exposure and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by Zhou Liu, Liang Zhang, Yanrui Wu, Zongbiao Tan, Guang Li, Zhenwen Li, Liying Zhan, Weiguo Dong

“…Abstract Background The myriad implications of heavy metal pollution on human health have garnered substantial attention within the academic domain. Nevertheless, a notable research gap persists, as there is currently insufficient direct investigation elucidating the intricate interplay between nickel exposure and the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). …”
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