Types and cost of wellness services provided by a neighborhood-based academic nursing center by Hae-Ra Han, Hae-Ra Han, Yoon-Jae Lee, Yoon-Jae Lee, Jennifer J. Lee, Chun-An Sun, Ophelia Dapaah-Gyimah, Patty Wilson, Catherine Ling, Eric Slade, Eric Slade

“…The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing’s Center for Community Programs, Innovation, and Scholarship (COMPASS Center) provides free wellness services, aiming to address healthcare disparities in the neighborhoods.ObjectiveTo delineate the types and cost of wellness services provided by the COMPASS Center.MethodsThe study employed a secondary analysis design, utilizing Qualtrics surveys to assess wellness service data from 2017 to 2022 at two main program sites—Wald center and House of Ruth, Maryland.ResultsThe analysis covered 2,194 encounters (826 at Wald center and 1,368 at House of Ruth, Maryland). …”
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Association between social activities and risk of COVID-19 in a cohort of healthcare personnel by Holly Shoemaker, Haojia Li, Yue Zhang, Jeanmarie Mayer, Michael Rubin, Candace Haroldsen, Morgan M. Millar, Per H. Gesteland, Andrew T. Pavia, Lindsay T. Keegan, Jessica Marie Cole, Egenia Dorsan, Matthew Doane, Kristina Stratford, Matthew Samore

“…The impact of these behaviors among healthcare personnel, who face higher workplace exposure risks and possess greater prevention awareness, remains less explored. Design: We conducted a Prospective cohort study from December 2021 to May 2022, using monthly surveys. …”
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Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19 Positive Critically Ill Children by Yudy Fonseca, MD, Alise Davies, PA, Stephanie Jarrin, MD, Liliana Simon, MD, Cortney Foster, DO, Sun Kai, Adnan Bhutta, MD

“…To investigate the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in children admitted to critical care diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. DESIGN:. Retrospective database study. SETTING:. Data reported to the Virtual Pediatric Systems, 2018–2021. …”
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Association of walking cadence to changes in knee pain and physical function: The multicenter osteoarthritis study by Khara A. James, Tuhina Neogi, David T. Felson, Patrick Corrigan, Cara L. Lewis, Irene S. Davis, Kathryn L. Bacon, James C. Torner, Cora E. Lewis, Michael C. Nevitt, Joshua J. Stefanik

“…Objective: Determine the association of walking cadence to incident and worsening knee pain and physical function over 2 years in adults with or at risk for knee OA. Design: Participants from the Multicenter Osteoarthritis study were included.Cadence was measured using a GAITRite walkway. …”
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Association of quality of life in older patients with breast cancer: a cross-sectional study from China by Xi Chen, Qing Li, Xiang Wang, Lei Ji, Jintao Zhang, Qiao Li, Min Xiao, Shanshan Chen, Pin Zhang, Jiani Wang, Heng Cao, Xiaoyan Qian, Meng Xiu, Zhuoran Li, Yiqun Li, Xiaojuan Zheng

“…Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of life (QoL) of older Chinese patients with breast cancer and to explore further the associations of functions, symptoms, financial burdens and comorbidities with global health/quality of life (gQoL).Design This was a cross-sectional study carried out following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology checklist.Setting This study was conducted in two hospitals in Beijing from October 2021 to November 2022.Participants Patients with breast cancer aged over 65 years were included in the final analysis, which comprised a total of 481 patients.Primary and secondary outcome measures The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) were used to assess patients’ QoL and comorbidities. …”
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Investigating the psychology of eating after exercise — a scoping review by Alice Porter, Russell Jago, Luke A Robles, Elin Cawley, Peter J. Rogers, Danielle Ferriday, Jeffrey M. Brunstrom

“…Search terms relating to exercise, eating behaviour, and compensatory eating were used. All study designs were included. Research in children, athletes, or animals was excluded. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of selective digestive decontamination (SDD) versus selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) in intensive care units with low levels of antimicrobial resist... by Marc J M Bonten, Denise van Hout, Nienke L Plantinga, Patricia C Bruijning-Verhagen, Evelien A N Oostdijk, Anne Marie G A de Smet, G Ardine de Wit, Cornelis H van Werkhoven

“…Objective To determine the cost-effectiveness of selective digestive decontamination (SDD) as compared to selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) in intensive care units (ICUs) with low levels of antimicrobial resistance.Design Post-hoc analysis of a previously performed individual patient data meta-analysis of two cluster-randomised cross-over trials.Setting 24 ICUs in the Netherlands.Participants 12 952 ICU patients who were treated with ≥1 dose of SDD (n=6720) or SOD (n=6232).Interventions SDD versus SOD.Primary and secondary outcome measures The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER; ie, costs to prevent one in-hospital death) was calculated by comparing differences in direct healthcare costs and in-hospital mortality of patients treated with SDD versus SOD. …”
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A new scheme for boosting in situ Fenton-like reaction in plant pathogenic tissues for selective structural degradation of capsid proteins by Jun Ma, Ming Chen, Yujie Wang, Jiaying Li, Jian Tang, Shengjun Wu, Chi He, J. Paul Chen

“…Inducing viral capsid protein (CP) degradation via hydroxyl radicals (∙OH) generated by an in situ Fenton-like reaction within plant pathogenic tissues is proposed for combating plant viruses in this study. We designed a new Fenton-like reaction inducer, tCuinter-bCDs, which utilizes an internal doping strategy that reduces copper content by 89.89% compared to conventional doping methods, while still achieving a high coexistence of multivalent copper ions. …”
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Direitos humanos e a formação da identidade no atual paradigma cultural by José Vicente Batista Wociechoski

“…Next, I will present a notion of transculturalism as a route to possible adjustments in the design of social relations to better comply with the reality in which we live. …”
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HPLC-MS/MS-Mediated Analysis of the Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailability, and Tissue Distribution of Schisandrol B in Rats by Dahu Liang, Zijing Wu, Yanhao Liu, Chao Li, Xianghong Li, Bin Yang, Haitang Xie, Hua Sun

“…This study sought to design a sensitive and efficient HPLC-MS/MS approach to measuring Schisandrol B levels in rat plasma and tissues in order to assess the pharmacokinetics, oral bioavailability, and tissue distributions of this compound in vivo. …”
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Standardization in the management of gram-negative bloodstream infections after implementation of a clinical care guideline at a large academic, safety-net institution: a quasi-exp... by Michael A. Deaney, Katherine C. Shihadeh, Alexandra Craig, Margaret M. Cooper, Paul D. Paratore, Timothy C. Jenkins

“… Abstract Objective: To evaluate the impact of implementing a clinical care guideline for uncomplicated gram-negative bloodstream infections (GN-BSI) within a health system. Design: Retrospective, quasi-experimental study. …”
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Advanced process control in laser-based powder bed fusion–Smart Fusion feedback-loop control as a path to uniform properties for complex structures? by Florian Nahr, Tobias Novotny, Dominik Kunz, Ulrich Kleinhans, Lova Chechik, Dominic Bartels, Michael Schmidt

“…Laser-based powder bed fusion of metals (PBF-LB/M) enables the production of complex parts with high freedom of design. However, changes in cross-sectional area with build height influence inter-layer times and heat dissipation, resulting in potential local overheating. …”
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Effects of biophilic virtual reality on cognitive function of patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery: study protocol for a sham randomised controlled trial by Bin Gao, Yanling Zhou, Jianhua Wang, Binbin Zhu, Qiuyan Weng, Wenjun Luo, Xiuchao He, Lufei Jin, Qinwen Wang, Ahmad Khaled Ahmad Harb

“…Due to the lack of an effective postoperative follow-up system, the incidence of POCD in China is not clear, and although many drugs have been proposed to improve POCD in the animal study, their clinical applications are limited, while VR provides an innovative method to provide non-pharmacological management.Methods and design This is a single-centre, randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial. …”
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Protocol for a mixed-methods randomised controlled trial evaluating the psychosocial effects of an expressive arts-based intervention on adults with age-related macular degeneratio... by Qing Li, Temmy Lee Ting Lo, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho, Adrian Ho Yin Wan, Ted Chun Tat Fong, Caitlin Kar Pui Chan, Allen Ming Yan Cheong, Wai Chi Chan

“…Given the limited studies addressing the psychosocial needs of adults with AMD and, in particular, using an expressive arts-based intervention (EXABI) as an intervention, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of such an intervention in enhancing the psychosocial well-being of adults with AMD.Methods and analysis This study will employ a mixed-methods randomised controlled trial design. One hundred fifty-four participants with AMD will be recruited and randomised into either the EXABI or treatment-as-usual waitlist control group. …”
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Microencapsulated Escape Lysine with Tannin as an Adjuvant in Sheep Diets by Roberto Matheus Oliveira, José Morais Pereira Filho, Claudiney Inô, Évyla Andrade, Kevily Henrique Lucena, Juliana Paula Oliveira, Elzania Pereira, Ronaldo Oliveira, Ricardo Edvan, Leilson Bezerra

“…Forty intact male Santa Ines × Dorper sheep (~4 months old, BW 23 ± 1.2 kg) were allocated, in a randomized block design, to four treatments: control group (no lysine addition), supplementation with free lysine, escape lysine, and escape lysine + tannin extract. …”
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Human Action Recognition Using Difference of Gaussian and Difference of Wavelet by Gopampallikar Vinoda Reddy, Kongara Deepika, Lakshmanan Malliga, Duraivelu Hemanand, Chinnadurai Senthilkumar, Subburayalu Gopalakrishnan, Yousef Farhaoui

“…The major challenge in HAR is the design of an action descriptor that makes the HAR system robust for different environments. …”
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Feasibility and psychometric quality of smartphone administered cognitive ecological momentary assessments in women with metastatic breast cancer by Ashley M Henneghan, Emily W Paolillo, Kathleen M Van Dyk, Oscar Y Franco-Rocha, Soyeong Bang, Rebecca Tasker, Tara Kaufmann, Darren Haywood, Nicolas H Hart, Raeanne C Moore

“…Methods Using a prospective design, clinical cognitive and psychosocial assessments (cognitive batteries; patient reported outcomes) were collected at baseline, followed by a 28-day daily EMA protocol that included self-ratings for symptoms and mobile cognitive tests (memory, executive functioning, working memory, processing speed). …”
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Protocol for the implementation evaluation of an integrated paediatric and primary care model: Strengthening Care for Children (SC4C) by Yvonne Zurynski, Susan Woolfenden, Peter D Hibbert, Harriet Hiscock, Raghu Lingam, Karen Wheeler, Michael Hodgins, Jade Burley, Rachel Pelly, Jane Le, Sonia Khano, Tammy Meyers Morris, Stephanie Germano

“…The purpose of this manuscript is to describe the pragmatic methods that will be used to capture implementation evaluation process and outcome data within this trial.Methods and analysis Our implementation evaluation will use a mixed methods design, with data collected in the intervention arm of the SC4C trial guided by a logic model developed using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and Proctor and colleague’s taxonomy of implementation outcomes. …”
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Pandemic or “Plandemic”?: The Mediating Role of Epistemic Justification Strategies in the Relationship Between COVID‐19 Conspiracy Beliefs and COVID‐19 Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs... by Ali Gökalp, Servet Üztemur, Po‐Ching Huang, Aslı Kartol, Hsin‐Chi Tsai, Erkan Dinç, Mark D. Griffiths, Chung‐Ying Lin

“…Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted incorporating a multifactorial correlational design. Using convenience sampling, 690 participants (55.7% females, Mage = 32.24 years, SD = 9.75) from different regions of Türkiye completed an online survey via Google Forms. …”
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Association of HIVEP3 Gene and Lnc RNA with Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Content and Hip Geometry by Genome-Wide Association Analysis in Chinese People by Weiwei Hu, Jinwei He, Luyue Qi, Chun Wang, Hua Yue, Jiemei Gu, Hao Zhang, Yi Wang, Zhenlin Zhang

“…Genetic studies have found that heritability of BMD is 50%–85% while the other half is caused by hip geometric parameters and tissue horizontal characteristics. This study was designed to study the GWAS of osteoporosis in Shanghai Han population. …”
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