Efficient and accurate tobacco leaf maturity detection: an improved YOLOv10 model with DCNv3 and efficient local attention integration by Yi Shi, Hong Wang, Fei Wang, Yingkuan Wang, Jianjun Liu, Long Zhao, Hui Wang, Feng Zhang, Qiongmin Cheng, Shunhao Qing

“…This research presents the tobacco industry with a novel rapid detection instrument for tobacco leaf maturity, endowed with substantial practical utility and broad prospects for application. …”
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Access to healthcare: waiting time until the surgical procedure by Cassiane de Santana Lemos, Ana Maria Muller Magalhães, Danielle Saraiva Tuma dos Reis, Alessandra Yuri Takehana de Andrade, Karla Cristina de Almeida, Fabiana Zerbieri Martins, Nancy Reynolds, Vanessa de Brito Poveda

“…Data collection included socio-demographic data and assessment of quality of life using the WHOQOL-Bref instrument in the immediate postoperative period and one month after surgery.Results A total of 250 patients participated in the study, 55.6% patients from the Southeast, 20.4% patients from the North and 24% patients from the South, with a mean age of 51.86 (SD = 14.27) years and clinical history such as arterial hypertension (p < 0.001). …”
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Penerapan Terapi Aktivitas Kelompok Bermain DAKON untuk Meningkatkan Fungsi Kognitif Lanjut Usia di Panti Jompo Taman Boedhi Asri Medan Sumatera Utara by Rinco Siregar, Rinawaty Sembiring, Taruli Sinaga, Elida Sinuraya, Ceria Sinaga

“…Pengukuran fungsi kognitif menggunakan instrument Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) dan University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (UCLA Loneliness Scale) yang di ukur sebelum dan sesudah pemberian TAK bermain Dakon. …”
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Validity and reliability of local endemic language version of the SARI Sigma Scale questionnaire for assessing stigma in leprosy patients by Tri Rahayu, Dewi Friska, Yoslien Sopamena, Sri Linuwih Menaldi, Kahlil Gibran, Dadun, Ida Ruwaida, Yunia Irawati

“…IntroductionThe Stigma Assessment and Reduction of Impact (SARI) Stigma Scale is an instrument developed to evaluate stigma in Leprosy patients. …”
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Cancellation of cloud shadow effects in the absorbing aerosol index retrieval algorithm of TROPOMI by V. J. H. Trees, V. J. H. Trees, P. Wang, P. Stammes, L. G. Tilstra, D. P. Donovan, D. P. Donovan, A. P. Siebesma

“…<p>Cloud shadows can be detected in the radiance measurements of the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on board the Sentinel-5P satellite due to its high spatial resolution and could possibly affect its air quality products. …”
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The blood pressure lowering effect of beetroot juice is impaired in periodontitis and recovered after periodontal treatment by Nydia Y. Sanchez-Orozco, Bob T. Rosier, Alondra Ruiz-Gutierrez, Fabiola Marquez-Sandoval, Alejandro Artacho, Lucrecia Carrera-Quintanar, Alex Mira

“…., professional mechanical plaque removal, oral hygiene instruction, and subgingival instrumentation), as well as in a healthy control group of 15 individuals. …”
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Development of a Multi-Sensor Mobile Device for Urban Air Quality Monitoring at the Street Corner: The SMILE Project by Jonas Pellegrino, Hassen Aziza, Mathieu Guerin, Pascal Taranto, Wenceslas Rahajandraibe, Blaise Ravelo

“…The AQM device was validated by comparing its measurements with data from four reference instruments (i.e., government-operated fixed stations) located within an 8 km radius of the center of Marseille. …”
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Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in Long-Term Postoperative Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: MRI Evaluation 34-51 Years after Surgery and its Changes during Middle an... by Tsutomu Akazawa, Toshiaki Kotani, Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Yasushi Iijima, Yoshiaki Torii, Jun Ueno, Atsuhiro Yoshida, Ken Tomochika, Sumihisa Orita, Yawara Eguchi, Kazuhide Inage, Yasuhiro Shiga, Junichi Nakamura, Yusuke Matsuura, Takane Suzuki, Hisateru Niki, Seiji Ohtori, Shohei Minami

“…Comparison between patients with the lower instrumented vertebra (LIV) at L4 or lower and L3 or higher revealed significantly higher disc scores and 100% prevalence of DD in the L4 or lower group. …”
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Life after prostate cancer diagnosis: protocol for a UK-wide patient-reported outcomes study by David H Brewster, Victoria Cairnduff, Eila Watson, Amy Downing, Adam W Glaser, Penny Wright, William Cross, Conan Donnelly, Anna Gavin, Carol Rivas, Richard Wagland, Peter Selby, Luke Hounsome, Therese Kearney, Rebecca Mottram, Majorie Allen, Oonagh McSorley, Hugh Butcher, Paul Kind, James W H Catto, Dyfed Huws, Emma McNair, Lauren Matheson, Johana Nayoan, Mike Horton, Jessica Corner, Julia Verne

“…A comprehensive patient-reported outcome measure has been developed using generic and specific instruments with proven psychometric properties and relevance in national and international studies. …”
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Validation of the Zarit Burden Interview in Informal Caregivers of Patients with Severe Visual Impairment and Blindness by Raul E. Ruiz-Lozano, Monica I. Herrera-Rodriguez, Jazmin A. Mendoza-Pallares, Natalia Reyes-Godinez, Veronica E. Tamez-Tamez, Eugenia M. Ramos-Dávila, Luis G. Villagomez-Valdez, Lucas A. Garza-Garza, Manuel E. Quiroga-Garza, Ali Khodor, Jose J. Gongora-Cortes, Alejandro Rodriguez-Garcia

“…Conclusions The ZBI is a valid instrument to detect burden in Mexican caregivers of patients with visual impairment. …”
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A national cross-sectional study on latent profile analysis of occupational fatigue among Chinese nurses in the early post-COVID-19 era by Qiuyang He, Qiuyang He, Jianhua Ren, Jianhua Ren, Guoyu Wang, Guoyu Wang, Yonghong Wang, Yonghong Wang

“…This study seeks to explore the enduring impact of the pandemic on occupational fatigue among Chinese nurses through a latent profile analysis, and to identify the associated risk factors.MethodsA comprehensive survey was conducted involving 2,140 nurses from 186 hospitals across China during the initial phase of the post-COVID-19 era. The primary instruments utilized for data collection were the Occupational Fatigue Exhaustion Recovery Scale and the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire.ResultsThree distinct profiles of occupational fatigue were identified: a low fatigue/high recovery group (18.6%), a moderate fatigue/moderate recovery group (48.8%), and a high fatigue/low recovery group (32.6%). …”
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Reverse-Phase Chromatographic Determination and Intrinsic Stability Behavior of 5-[(4-Chlorophenoxy)Methyl]-1,3,4-Oxadiazole-2-Thiol by Shehzadi Naureen, Hussain Khalid, Islam Muhammad, Bukhari Nadeem Irfan, Khan Muhammad Tanveer, Salman Muhammad, Siddiqui Sabahat Zahra, Rehman Aziz-Ur, Abbasi Muhammad Athar

“…Cumulative intra-day, inter-day and inter-instrument accuracy (99.5 ± 1.0, 100.2 ± 1.0 and 100.3 ± 0.4 %, resp.) with RSD less than 5 % indicated that the method was accurate and precise. …”
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Dissecting Causal Relationships Between Antihypertensive Drug, Gut Microbiota, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications: A Mendelian Randomization Study by He Zheng, Shiping Wu, Wenbin Wang, Weida Qiu, Yingqing Feng

“…Thus, we conducted a two‐sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to estimate the potential impact of various antihypertensive drug target genes on T2DM and its complications. Genetic instruments for the expression of antihypertensive drug target genes were identified with expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) in blood, which should be associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP). …”
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Coping with sand and dust storms: Developing and validating of an adaptation assessment tool by Shiva Salehi, Ali Ardalan, Abbas - Ostadtaghizadeh, Armin Zareiyan, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Abbas Rahimiforoushani

“…Materials and methods: The present investigation is a sequential exploratory combined study that utilizes an instrumentation approach. The primary tool, consisting of 101 design items, was developed Based on indicators extracted from two qualitative studies and a systematic review. …”
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The First Ground‐Level Enhancement of Solar Cycle 25 as Seen by the High‐Energy Particle Detector (HEPD‐01) on Board the CSES‐01 Satellite by Matteo Martucci, Monica Laurenza, Simone Benella, Francesco Berrilli, Dario DelMoro, Luca Giovannelli, Alexandra Parmentier, Mirko Piersanti, Gabor Albrecht, Simona Bartocci, Roberto Battiston, William J. Burger, Donatella Campana, Luca Carfora, Giuseppe Consolini, Livio Conti, Andrea Contin, Cinzia De Donato, Cristian De Santis, Francesco Maria Follega, Roberto Iuppa, Alessandro Lega, Nadir Marcelli, Giuseppe Masciantonio, Matteo Mergé, Marco Mese, Alberto Oliva, Giuseppe Osteria, Francesco Palma, Beatrice Panico, Francesco Perfetto, Piergiorgio Picozza, Michele Pozzato, Ester Ricci, Marco Ricci, Sergio Bruno Ricciarini, Zouleikha Sahnoun, Valentina Scotti, Alessandro Sotgiu, Roberta Sparvoli, Vincenzo Vitale, Simona Zoffoli, Paolo Zuccon

“…This is the first direct measurement from space of solar particles emitted during the current solar cycle, recorded by a single instrument in the energy range from ∼50 MeV/n up to ∼250 MeV/n. …”
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Effect of floral therapy in mothers of premature newborns: A randomized controlled trial by Tatiana Carneiro de Resende, Karla Oliveira Marcacine, Erika de Sá Vieira Abuchaim, Marcia Barbieri, Maria Cristina Gabrielloni, Ana Cristina Freitas de Vilhena Abrão

“…The pre-and post-intervention parameters were evaluated using the Instrument Parental Stress Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and cortisol analysis. …”
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Content and face validity in virtual reality with children: a validation in five steps+1 of a wheelchair basketball game by Imanol Ceberio, Mohammad Al-Rashaida, Maitane García, Juan Francisco Lopez Paz, Monika Salgueiro, Nicole Passi, Humberto Pavel, Imanol Amayra

“…The face validity sample assessed the psychological fidelity and the presence of wheelchair basketball scenarios. Instruments: Virtual Reality Content Validity Questionnaire, GAMEX questionnaire and Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ).ResultsThe content validity study showed preference for technical aspects (music, colors and degree of realism). …”
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Dutch Validation of the Self-Evaluation of Negative Symptoms Scale (SNS) by Tim van Brouwershaven, Anika Poppe, Gerdina Hendrika Maria Pijnenborg, André Aleman, Nynke Boonstra, Shiral Gangadin, Sonia Dollfus, Wim Veling, Stynke Castelein, Jan Alexander de Vos, Edith Liemburg, PHAMOUS-researchers, Lisette van der Meer

“…The SNS can be valuable in complementing current observational-based instruments, and future research may investigate whether the SNS can be used as a standalone measurement tool for the assessment of negative symptoms.…”
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Clinical Validation of the Defining Characteristics of the Nursing Diagnosis ‘Activity Intolerance’ in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome by Diana Isabel Cáceres Rivera, Luz Mileyde Jaimes Rojas, Luisa Yaneth Cristancho Zambrano, Jennifer Vanesa Acosta Barón, Diana Ivonne Cañon Gómez, Lyda Z. Rojas

“…This validation was based on operationalising each characteristic using commonly employed nursing scales and instruments. This process contributes significantly to the establishment of evidence‐based nursing practices. …”
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Cost of primary care approaches for hypertension management and risk-based cardiovascular disease prevention in Bangladesh: a HEARTS costing tool application by Andrew E Moran, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Deliana Kostova, Muhammad Jami Husain, Mohammad Sabbir Haider, Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan, Renesa Tarannum, Shamim Jubayer

“…Objective To estimate the costs of scaling up the HEARTS pilot project for hypertension management and risk-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention at the full population level in the four subdistricts (upazilas) in Bangladesh.Settings Two intervention scenarios in subdistrict health complexes: hypertension management only, and risk-based integrated hypertension, diabetes, and cholesterol management.Design Data obtained during July–August 2020 from subdistrict health complexes on the cost of medications, diagnostic materials, staff salaries and other programme components.Methods Programme costs were assessed using the HEARTS costing tool, an Excel-based instrument to collect, track and evaluate the incremental annual costs of implementing the HEARTS programme from the health system perspective.Primary and secondary outcome measures Programme cost, provider time.Results The total annual cost for the hypertension control programme was estimated at US$3.2 million, equivalent to US$2.8 per capita or US$8.9 per eligible patient. …”
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