Digging for Literature on Tailoring Cultural Offers With and for Older People From Ethnic Minority Groups: A Scoping Review by Stephanie Tierney, Jordan Gorenberg, Marta Santillo, Debra Westlake, Geoffrey Wong, Kerryn Husk, Sofia Vougioukalou, Ruthanne Baxter, Shoba Dawson, Nia Roberts, Caroline Potter, Harriet Warburton, Beth McDougall, Johannah Latchem, Kamal R Mahtani

“…Barriers to engagement included low energy, language, poor confidence, accessing transport and unfamiliarity with a setting and/or activities. …”
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Impact of Food Physical Properties on Oral Drug Absorption: A Comprehensive Review by Wang Z, Xu W, Liu D, Li X, Liu S, Wu X, Wang H

“…In addition, we introduced the practical application of physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling in predicting oral drug absorption under the influence of food Properties.Plain language summary: In the development of new drugs, understanding how food affects drug absorption is crucial. …”
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Knowledge and Perception of Eponyms in Chemistry by University Students in Belarus and the United States by U. K. Slabin

“…In particular, it is unknown how students perceive this component of language and if there is a difference in perception between school and university students. …”
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Is it feasible to treat polycystic ovarian syndrome with or without insulin resistance using glucokinase activators as novel hypoglycaemic medications? A protocol for a systematic... by Xiaojing Liu, Lei Zeng, Shuo Yuan, Genping Zeng, Xijing Lu, Peiyin Li, Tan Zeng, Zitong Lin, Yuxi Miao

“…The search will encompass all available studies without language restrictions and cover the period from the inception of each database to 10 April 2024. …”
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An Experimental Intervention Study Assessing the Impact of a Thin Silicone Gel Surface Overlay on Interface Pressure by Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh, Andrew England, Sonia Aboagye, Eric Kwasi Ofori, Peter Hogg

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Association between the screen time spent watching short videos at bedtime and essential hypertension in young and middle-aged people: a cross-sectional study by Fengde Li, Fangfang Ma, Shangyu Liu, Le Wang, Lishuang Ji, Mingqi Zheng, Gang Liu

“…The collected data, including self-reported screen time spent watching short videos at bedtime and general information, were partitioned into a training set and a test set, with the former being divided into hypertensive and non-hypertensive groups. R programming language was used for statistical analysis and processing. …”
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Defining the Need for Causal Inference to Understand the Impact of Social Determinants of Health: A Primer on Behalf of the Consortium for the Holistic Assessment of Risk in Transp... by Nrupen A. Bhavsar, PhD, Rachel E. Patzer, PhD, David J. Taber, PharmD, Katie Ross-Driscoll, PhD, Rhiannon Deierhoi Reed, PhD, Juan C. Caicedo-Ramirez, MD, Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH, Roland A. Matsouaka, PhD, Ursula Rogers, BS, Wendy Webster, MBA, Andrew Adams, MD, PhD, Allan D. Kirk, MD, Lisa M. McElroy, MD

“…We illustrate that biases can arise due to socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and incongruencies in language between the patient and clinician. Conclusions:. …”
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The Effect of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma on Endometrial Receptivity: A Narrative Review by Milan Stefanović, Predrag Vukomanović, Ranko Kutlesic, Milan Trenkić, Vanja Dimitrov, Aleksa Stefanović, Vladimir Cvetanović

“…Reports not available in the English language were eliminated from the current review. <i>Results</i>: The results from most of the reviewed studies showed a positive effect of autologous PRP infusions on increasing endometrial thickness, enhancing endometrial receptivity, and elevating clinical pregnancy rates. …”
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Migration of Health Workers and Its Impacts on the Nigerian Health Care Sector: Protocol for a Scoping Review by David Omiyi, Ebenezer Arubuola, Marcus Chilaka, Md Shafiqur Rahman Jabin

“…Exclusion criteria will filter out irrelevant studies, such as studies unrelated to the international migration of health workers and non-English language studies. A total of 2 independent reviewers will screen the titles and abstracts and then review the full text. …”
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Building a near-infrared (NIR) soil spectral dataset and predictive machine learning models using a handheld NIR spectrophotometerZenodo by Colleen Partida, Jose Lucas Safanelli, Sadia Mannan Mitu, Mohammad Omar Faruk Murad, Yufeng Ge, Richard Ferguson, Keith Shepherd, Jonathan Sanderman

“…K), sand, silt, and clay content from their spectra in the R programming language using most of this dataset (1,976 US soils) and are included in this data release. …”
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Use of the Adaptive Behaviour Dementia Questionnaire in a Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic by Nicolas M. Oreskovic, Ayesha Harisinghani, Caroline Bregman, Clorinda Cottrell, Margaret Pulsifer, Brian G. Skotko, Amy Torres, Alexa Gozdiff Spognardi, Stephanie L. Santoro

“…The Down syndrome clinic team modified the ABDQ in an effort to provide clearer language and increased sensitivity. The modified ABDQ showed a sensitivity of 0%, specificity of 93.8%, positive predictive value of 0% and negative predictive value of 75%. …”
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Instruments for assessing patient-reported experience measures among patients with diabetes mellitus: a scoping review by Soe Sandi Tint, Myo Zin Oo, Nida Buawangpong, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Nutchar Wiwatkunupakarn, Kittipan Rerkasem, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Timothy E. O’Brien, Rohini Mathur, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon

“…Methods Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, databases including PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane, and Scopus were searched for English-language articles without year limitations. This scoping review focused on PREMs that evaluate the quality of diabetes care among adolescent and adult patients with type 1 and type 2 DM. …”
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Travoprost Intracameral Implant in Eyes with Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension: Early Short-Term Real-World Outcomes by Teymoorian S, Kaur J

“…No secondary procedures occurred in any eye.Conclusion: Standalone implantation of the travoprost intracameral implant yielded statistically and clinically significant IOP and medication reductions through 3 months in eyes with prior SLT and/or bimatoprost intracameral implant injection with favorable safety.Plain Language Summary: This short-term real-world consecutive case series assesses the efficacy and safety of the novel travoprost intracameral implant (iDose TR) in actual clinical practice. …”
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The Impact of Specific Gut Microbiota Metabolites on Chronic Kidney Disease Progression: Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets by Daria Dąbkowska, Agnieszka Mioskowska, Joanna Szydziak, Aleksandra Hrapkowicz, Kinga Janowska, Olga Szeidl, Dominika Rehan, Julia Wołoszczak

“…Material and methods: An English-language literature review was conducted, analyzing studies from the PubMed database up to December 2024 regarding the correlation between specific gut microbiota and chronic kidney disease. …”
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Perioperative management for people with chronic kidney disease receiving dialysis undergoing major surgery: a protocol for a scoping review by Paul E Ronksley, Matthew James, Janine F Farragher, Brenda R Hemmelgarn, Shannon M Ruzycki, Maoliosa Donald, Tyrone G Harrison, Connor O'Rielly, Deirdre McCaughey, Kelly B Zarnke

“…All study types are eligible for inclusion, without language restriction. Studies reporting a perioperative intervention in adult patients with CKD G5D are eligible for inclusion. …”
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Kleist vs. Musschenbroek – a difficult way to truth by Jerzy Sawicki

“…In the review presented in the article, 117 books are divided by country of issue, language and time of publication. The most frequent errors were classified and assigned to the analyzed publications. …”
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Effects of inulin-type fructans supplementation on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Russell J de Souza, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, John L Sievenpiper, Dena Zeraatkar, Laura Banfield, Vanessa Ha, David J A Jenkins, Jhalok Ronjan Talukdar, Matthew Adam Cooper, Lyuba Lyutvyn, Rahim Ali, Rachel Bierbrier, Sabrina Janes, Pauline B Darling

“…Introduction This review aims to assess the effects of dietary supplementation with inulin-type fructans (ITF) compared with no supplementation on cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults and assess the quality of trial reporting using the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and CONSORT for abstract (CONSORT-A) checklists.Methods and analysis We will search randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Emcare, AMED and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from inception to 31 March 2022, without any language restrictions. The RCTs need to administer ITF in adults for at least 2 weeks and assess effects on at least one cardiovascular risk factor. …”
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Perbandingan Metode Pembobotan Tf-Rf Dan Tf-Idf Dikombinasikan Dengan Weighted Tree Similarity Untuk Sistem Rekomendasi Buku by Yuslena Sari, Andreyan RIzky Baskara, Puguh Budi Prakoso, Noorhanida Royani

“…This system uses the python programming language with the django web framework. …”
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Essential core competencies for scope of practice of paediatric oncology nurses in Latin America: a scoping review protocol by Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima, Soad Fuentes-Alabi, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Karina de Cássia Braga Ribeiro, Courtney E Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Lorena Segovia Weber, Liliana Vásquez Ponce

“…MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, plus additional sources: The ProQuest Dissertation &amp; Theses Global, The British Library, Google Scholar, medRXiv, ClinicalTrials.gov and WHO-ICTRP will be searched. No date or language restrictions will be employed. Two independent researchers will conduct all the steps of this ScR. …”
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Measuring psychological well-being in a danish pregnancy cohort using the self-reported WHO-5 index by Cecilie Holm Christiansen, Karl Bang Christensen, Stinne Høgh, Kristina M. Renault, Marie Stampe Emborg, Vibe G. Frokjaer, Hanne Hegaard

“…Results Lower mean score on the WHO-5 index was seen among pregnant women ≤ 25 years old, with lower educational level, who were unemployed, nulliparous, did not understand Danish language, were not cohabitating, were smokers, and women who did not exercise prior to pregnancy. …”
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