Development and validation of a questionnaire for table tennis teaching in physical education by Miguel Ángel Ortega-Zayas, Antonio José Cardona-Linares, Alberto Quílez, Alejandro García-Giménez, Miguel Lecina, Francisco Pradas

“…The RSAS is a Spanish instrument developed using the Delphi method and consists of 42 questions divided into five subsections benefits of table tennis (TT), facilitators for the application of TT, barriers to applying tennis table in physical education (PE), difficulties in applying the tennis table as a PE content and positive attitude toward racket sports), designed to evaluate the use and impact of the practice of the racket sports, in particular TT, among PE teachers. …”
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Systematic review of reviews on interventions to engage men and boys as clients, partners and agents of change for improved sexual and reproductive health and rights by Sanyukta Mathur, Julie Pulerwitz, Ann Gottert, Jesse Werner, Renay Weiner, Chantalle Okondo, Sarah Magni

“…We conducted a review of the effectiveness of interventions to engage men and boys across SRHR domains, lessons learnt about successful programming, and about harms/unintended consequences, in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).Design Systematic review of reviews following Cochrane guidelines.Data sources PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science and Cochrane were searched (18 October–9 November 2022; 9 September 2024).Eligibility criteria Eligible reviews were published since 2015, covered WHO-defined SRHR domain(s) and focused mostly on LMIC.Data extraction and synthesis Data extraction by multiple reviewers focused on intervention effectiveness, implementation best practices, unintended consequences, and quality/risk of bias.Results Thirty-five systematic reviews were included, comprising ~960 primary studies. …”
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A Scoping Review of Factors Associated with Delayed Extubation in Post Cardiac Surgery Patients by Kumalasari RI, Kosasih CE, Priambodo AP

“…The articles analyzed met the inclusion criteria, such as full-text articles in English, published from 2014– 2024, with case-control, cross-sectional, longitudinal, and cohort study designs and had good quality as assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist. …”
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Antifungal, toxicological, and colorimetric properties of Origanum vulgare, Moringa oleifera, and Cinnamomum verum essential oils mixture against Egyptian Prince Yusuf Palace deter... by Asmaa Alhussein Mohamed, Mahgoub A. Ahmed, Abdallah S. Korayem, Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Wael Bakry Rashidy

“…Out of the three oils, oregano oil showed the strongest antifungal effect with an inhibition zone diameter (IZD) of 4.5 cm followed by moringa (3.5 cm) and cinnamon (3.2 cm). A mixture design approach optimized the EOs combination, with the most effective composition being (44% oregano, 46% moringa, 10% cinnamon), yielding an IZD of 6.5 cm. …”
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RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF INORGANIC FERTILIZER AND BIOCHAR ON LEAD AND CADMIUM UPTAKE BY Amaranthus cruentus L. ON CONTAMINATED SOIL OF BAGEGA, NIGERIA by Victor Odiamehi Onokebhagbe, Kingsley Chinyere Uzoma, Abdu Nafiu, Nkechi Mary Chinke, Ayorinde Ogunsesin, Adeniyi Olarewaju Adeleye

“…The experiment was factorial and laid out in a completely randomized design with biochar at seven levels (control; woodchar and bonechar at three rates each) and mineral fertilizer (15-15-15 NPK) at three rates to give rise to twenty-one biochar and fertilizer treatment combinations with three replications. …”
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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in intraocular fluid of 11 suspected tuberculous uveitis patients by multiplex PCR by Huirong Xu, Min Xu, Fang Chen, Hong Chen, Wei Du, Jing Yu

“…Methods Primers targeting three specific genes (MPB64, CYP141, and IS6110) within the MTBC genome were designed. Multiplex PCR was conducted using DNA from the H37Rv strain as well as DNA extracted from fluids of confirmed tuberculosis patients to assess primer specificity and method feasibility. …”
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Post-Trial Feedback Alters Landing Performance in Adolescent Female Athletes Using a Portable Feedback System by Thomas W Kernozek, Drew Rutherford, Becky Heinert, Jessica Onsager, Maria Lee, Jeremie Schiedermayer, Stephanie Dietrich, Renee Dade, Thomas Gus Almonroeder

“… # Purpose/Hypothesis The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a single training session using a custom portable feedback training system that provides performance cues to promote changes in impact kinetics and lower extremity position during landing in female athletes. # Study Design Repeated measures # Methods One hundred fifty female athletes (ages 13-18 years old) landed from a 50 cm platform with and without feedback related to vertical ground reaction force (vGRF), vGRF symmetry and lower extremity position. …”
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Role of the very low frequencies of the renal oxygen saturation signal in acute kidney injury in newborns with perinatal asphyxia by Daniel Botero-Rosas, Sergio Agudelo-Pérez, Sergio Agudelo-Pérez, Gloria Troncoso, Maria C. Gómez, Eduardo Tuta-Quintero

“…This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the power of the very low-frequency component of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and AKI during therapeutic hypothermia (TH) treatment in neonates with perinatal asphyxia.Study designA retrospective longitudinal study was conducted on neonates with moderate and severe perinatal asphyxia. …”
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Digitala läspraktiker i förskolan by Malin Nilsen

“…The findings highlight the need to design digital reading activities to include social interaction and encourage children to discuss text and images.  …”
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THE EFFECT OF MOTIVATION ON THE MOTOR ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS UNDER DIFFERENT PHYSICAL EDUCATION APPROACHES by E. M. Revenko, V. A. Salnikov

“…In order to evaluate motivation for the realization of motor activity, a specially-designed questionnaire was used. IBM SPSS Statistics 22 and Microsoft Excel software programs were employed for statistical processing of primary experimental material.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Risk Factors and Clinical Predictors of Suicidal Behaviors and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Pediatric Psychiatry Emergency Admissions Pre- and Post-Pandemic: A Retrospective Coho... by Roxana Șipoș, Tudor Văidean, Elena Predescu

“…Further research using prospective designs is recommended.…”
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ACESSIBILIDADE E ERGONOMIA NA INCLUSÃO DE CRIANÇAS COM DEFICIÊNCIA FÍSICA_ ANÁLISE DAS E.M.E.FS DO MUNICÍPIO DE GUARIBA (SP) by ADRIANA FRANCISCA DE ARAÚJO, MARIA INÊS ALVES DE SOUZA, DÉBORA COUTO DE MELO CARRIJO, LUIS CARLOS PASCHOAREL

“…CONCLUSÃO: Para facilitar esse acesso faz-se necessário um trabalho em conjunto com profissionais das áreas da educação (professores e coordenadores), saúde (terapeutas ocupacionais, fisioterapeutas, psicólogos) e exatas (arquitetos, designers, engenheiros), e que contemplem, especialmente, o equilíbrio entre acessibilidade e ergonomia escolar. …”
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Implementing injury prevention training in youth handball (I-PROTECT) in Sweden: study protocol for a cluster randomised trial by Per Nilsen, Alex Donaldson, Eva Ageberg, Sofia Bunke, Jennie Linnéll, Karin Moesch, Karolina Lucander, Axel Ström, Robert Wedberg, Per Ekberg

“…The ‘Implementing injury Prevention training ROutines in TEams and Clubs in youth Team handball (I-PROTECT)’ uses an ecological participatory design incorporating the perspectives of multiple stakeholders throughout the project. …”
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Economic evaluation of encorafenib with cetuximab in patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer in France: a cost-effectiveness analysis using data from the BEACO... by David Malka, Philippe Laramée, Mondher Toumi, Jean-Baptiste Trouiller, Bérengère Macabeo, Andrew Poll, Dan Howard, Andy Buckland, Marine Sivignon, Emilie Clay, Emmanuelle Samalin

“…We aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of encorafenib with cetuximab in adult patients with BRAF-mutant mCRC after prior systemic therapy, from the perspective of the French healthcare system.Design A partitioned survival analysis model was developed to assess the cost-effectiveness of encorafenib with cetuximab using data from BEACON CRC (encorafenib with cetuximab and cetuximab with FOLFIRI or irinotecan). …”
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Perceptions and Motivations of Japanese Medical Students Regarding Course Evaluations: A Cultural Perspective by Suzuki S, Imafuku R, Kawakami C, Abe Y, Jego EH, Hidai C, Saiki T

“…Logistics, including the timing of evaluations and the design of the online evaluation form, also contributed to either encouraging or discouraging their participation.Conclusion: This study has illuminated factors shaping medical students’ perceptions and motivations regarding course evaluation through Hofstede’s model. …”
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The effectiveness of dyadic interventions for health outcomes of prostate cancer patients and informal caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuan Xiao, Jiao Sun, Min Liu, Haifeng Wang, Jingjing Guan

“…However, given features such as research quality and sample size, further randomized controlled trials with excellent study designs are needed in the future to evaluate and validate the efficacy of dyadic care treatments for patients with prostate cancer. …”
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Predicting largest expected aftershock ground motions using automated machine learning (AutoML)-based scheme by Xiaohui Yu, Meng Wang, Chaolie Ning, Kun Ji

“…In contrast to classical machine learning techniques, AutoML requires minimal human involvement in model design, selection, and algorithm tuning. We collected 2500 sets of mainshock and in-situ aftershock recordings from a global database to train the AutoML model. …”
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Energy-Efficient Harvested-Aware Clustering and Cooperative Routing Protocol for WBAN (E-HARP) by Zahid Ullah, Imran Ahmed, Fakhri Alam Khan, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Nawaz, Tamleek Ali, Muhammad Khalid, Fahim Niaz

“…Therefore, minimum consumption of energy is an essential design requirement of the WBAN schemes. In the proposed work, Energy-efficient Harvested-Aware clustering and cooperative Routing Protocol for WBAN (E-HARP) are presented. …”
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A cross-sectional study on posttraumatic growth and influencing factors among parents of premature infants by Wang Xingyanan, Lv Yuanhong, Liu Yang, Xiao Zhitian

“…Parents’ demographic information and birth-related characteristics were collected through a self-designed general information questionnaire. PTG was assessed using the Chinese version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). …”
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Electrocatalytic detection of Acetaminophen by sodium ferrite by Saima Perveen, Jameel Ahmed Baig, Mohammad Nur-e-Alam, Mohsin Kazi, Shahabuddin Memon, Tasneem Gul Kazi, Khalil Akhtar, Sajjad Hussain

“…Thus, the current study was designed to synthesize the sodium ferrite nanoparticles (Na2Fe4O7-NPs) based on the Tamarindus indica fruit extract for selective trace electrochemical detection of APN. …”
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