Socioeconomic disparities in risk perceptions and precautionary actions against COVID-19 among the working age population aged 18–59 in Japan: a cross-sectional study by Kyoko Shimamoto, Yoko Ibuka

“…Further, these risk perceptions and precautionary actions showed unexpected relationships with socioeconomic position and health status, contrary to existing evidence or theory, particularly among younger generations and worse health populations.Conclusions This evidence suggests that risk perceptions and precautionary actions do not always seem to align, and their disparities by socioeconomic group and health status have been underscored in Japan, which may suggest complex and distinct pathways by subpopulation group. …”
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Utilization of Oncotype DX in an Inner City Population: Race or Place? by Amber A. Guth, Susan Fineberg, Kezhen Fei, Rebeca Franco, Nina A. Bickell

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Periodontal Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Shared Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Future Research Directions by Serena Incerti Parenti, Claudio Cesari, Veronica Della Godenza, Matteo Zanarini, Francesca Zangari, Giulio Alessandri Bonetti

“…This review highlights the essential role of systematic reviews (SRs) in synthesizing current evidence, identifying research gaps, and guiding future studies. …”
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Canadian Thoracic Society: Presenting a New Process for Clinical Practice Guideline Production by Samir Gupta, Onil K Bhattacharyya, Melissa C Brouwers, Elizabeth A Estey, Margaret B Harrison, Paul Hernandez, Valerie A Palda, Louis-Philippe Boulet

“…A key mandate of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) is to promote evidence-based respiratory care through clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). …”
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Digital interventions for self-management of prediabetes: A scoping review. by Melanie Stowell, Rosie Dobson, Katie Garner, Mirza Baig, Norma Nehren, Robyn Whittaker

“…The aim of this scoping review was to assess the breadth of evidence around digital interventions for prediabetes self-management.…”
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Screening Children with a Family History of Central Congenital Hypoventilation Syndrome by Hina Emanuel, Kimberly Rennie, Kelly Macdonald, Aravind Yadav, Ricardo A. Mosquera

“…All affected individuals had evidence of hypercapnia on blood gas analysis with PCO2 in the range of 32–70 (mean; 61). …”
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Vestibular Rehabilitation as an Early Intervention in Athletes Who are Post-concussion: A Systematic Review by Gabrielle Babula, Edward Warunek, Katherine Cure, Grace Nikolski, Heather Fritz, Susan Barker

“…Tools used to assess quality and risk of bias were the PEDro scale and the _Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine 2011 Levels of Evidence_. The PRISMA method for determining inclusion and exclusion criteria…”
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IL-18 biology in severe asthma by Sarita Thawanaphong, Sarita Thawanaphong, Sarita Thawanaphong, Aswathi Nair, Aswathi Nair, Emily Volfson, Emily Volfson, Parameswaran Nair, Parameswaran Nair, Manali Mukherjee, Manali Mukherjee

“…Furthermore, we discuss the emerging evidence of IL-18’s involvement in autoimmunity and highlight potential therapeutic targets within the IL-18 and inflammasome pathways in severe asthma patients with evidence of infections and airway autoimmune responses. …”
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Pollination deficits increase with urbanization in Chicago by Alexandra Zink, Paul J. CaraDonna, Kelly Larsen, Amy M. Iler

“…Despite its importance in the face of pollinator declines and expanding urban ecosystems, our understanding of the effects of urbanization on pollination mutualisms is scant. There is both evidence that urban areas support diverse pollinator communities and evidence that they degrade them. …”
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Does Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. bovis Survival in the Environment Confound Bovine Tuberculosis Control and Eradication? A Literature Review by Adrian R. Allen, Tom Ford, Robin A. Skuce

“…Although we focus on evidence from Western Europe, the concepts are widely applicable to other multihost bTB episystems.…”
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A scoping review of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) people's health in India. by Venkatesan Chakrapani, Peter A Newman, Murali Shunmugam, Shruta Rawat, Biji R Mohan, Dicky Baruah, Suchon Tepjan

“…To that end, we conducted a scoping review to map and synthesize the current evidence base, identify research gaps, and provide recommendations for future research. …”
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Kinesiology Tape: A Descriptive Survey of Healthcare Professionals in the United States by Scott W Cheatham, Russell T Baker, Thomas E Abdenour

“…Future research should address these gaps to better determine evidence-based guidelines. # Level of Evidence 3…”
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What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol by Helen Henshaw, Paige Church, Emma Broome, Carly Meyer

“…Despite literature reviews listing key barriers and enablers to the uptake and use of hearing aids, there is little evidence to describe how this varies by population and context. …”
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Beta Blocker Therapy in Heart Failure Patients with Active Cocaine Use: A Systematic Review by Baldeep K. Mann, Janpreet S. Bhandohal, Mohammad Saeed, Gerald Pekler

“…Most of the studies were retrospective in nature with Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (OCEBM) Levels of Evidence from 3 to 5. …”
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Effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy: a protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses by Sarah E Lamb, Shona Kirtley, Beth Fordham, Thavapriya Sugavanam, Sally Hopewell, Karla Hemming, Jeremy Howick, Roshan das Nair, Julia Hamer-Hunt

“…The outcomes of interest include: health-related quality of life, depression, anxiety, psychosis and physical/physiological outcomes prioritised in the individual reviews. The evidence will be mapped and synthesised where appropriate by health problem, patient subgroups, intervention type, context and outcome.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required as this is an overview of published systematic reviews. …”
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Omega-3 supplements in the prevention and treatment of youth depression and anxiety symptoms: A scoping review. by Natalie M Reily, Samantha Tang, Ashlee Negrone, Daniel Z Q Gan, Veronica Sheanoda, Helen Christensen

“…Thus, this scoping review aimed to summarise existing evidence on the efficacy of omega-3 supplementation in treating depression and anxiety symptoms in young people aged 14-24. …”
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On the problematic issues of bringing a person to administrative responsibility: organization and legal principles by S. A. Rezanov

“…The purpose of this study is to substantiate theoretically the essence of administrative responsibility, analysis of legal and organization regulation of the offender, prove his or her guilt, record and provide evidence and administrative detention, as well as develop proposals to improve their effectiveness. …”
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The genus Entomophthora: bringing the insect destroyers into the twenty-first century by Carolyn Elya, Henrik H. De Fine Licht

“…Further, we argue that this genus is globally distributed, based on a compilation of Entomophthora records in the literature and in online naturalist databases, and likely to contain additional species. Evidence for strain-level specificity of hosts is summarized and directly compared to phylogenies of Entomophthora and the class Insecta. …”
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The role of pharmacists in mitigating medication errors in the perioperative setting: a systematic review by Lina Naseralallah, Somaya Koraysh, May Alasmar, Bodoor Aboujabal

“…Conclusion While there is some evidence of positive impact of the pharmacist-led interventions on medication errors in perioperative setting, this evidence is generally of low quality and insufficient volume. …”
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Planning for success but facing uncertainty: lessons learned from a native oyster, Ostrea lurida, restoration project in the Salish Sea by James T. McArdle, Julie S. Barber, Sarah K. Grossman, Lindy L. Hunter

“…Our results provide a guide for the evolution of project-specific, evidence-based restoration plans that could allow for further use of adaptive management and conservation aquaculture. …”
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