Health education interventions for individuals with visual or hearing impairment: a scoping review by Sohyun Jin, Geumbo Ko, Youngshin Song

“…Abstract Background Visual impairment refers to a deficiency in one or more functions of the visual system, while hearing impairment refers to a loss of auditory function, defined either by its impact on communication and daily activities or by clinical thresholds of hearing ability. …”
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Optical methods for the correction of postkeratoplastic ametropia by M.V. Sinitsyn, A.E. Terent’eva, T.G. Tolmacheva, N.A. Pozdeeva

“…When studying the literature review on PA correction, a search was carried out for sources in the PubMed and Scopus abstract databases for the period up to 2021 inclusive. …”
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Inoculant Formulation for <i>Bradyrhizobium</i> spp.: Optimizing CMC/Starch Blends for Improved Performance by Jaqueline Carvalho de Almeida, Vinício Oliosi Favero, Janaina Ribeiro Costa Rouws, Carla de Sant’Anna Freitas, Érica Barbosa de Sousa, Jéssica Feitoza da Rocha, Nainicelle Cibelle Sousa Chantre, Gustavo Ribeiro Xavier, Paulo Jansen de Oliveira, Norma Gouvêa Rumjanek

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A Comprehensive Review of Detection Methods for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Its Enterotoxins in Food: From Traditional to Emerging Technologies by Assia Mairi, Nasir Adam Ibrahim, Takfarinas Idres, Abdelaziz Touati

“…The review underscores the necessity of context-driven method selection, balancing speed, sensitivity, and resource availability. …”
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Hybrid modeling approaches for predicting COVID-19 mortality: A comparative study across USA, France, and India by B. Uppalaiah, D. Mallikarjuna Reddy, K. Rajalakshmi, P. Vignesh, V. Govindan, Siriluk Donganont

“…The models combine the adaptability of Gaussian Processes with the deep learning functionalities of RBM, LSTM, and CNN to improve prediction precision and uncertainty assessment. …”
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Evaluating Sleep in Pediatric Cancer: A Scoping Review of Assessment Tools for Quality and Care by Elena Rostagno, Veronica Rivi, Pierfrancesco Sarti, Pietro Guastella, Dorella Scarponi, Johanna Maria Catharina Blom

“…Conclusion A wide range of tools exists for assessing sleep in pediatric oncology, each with distinct strengths and limitations. Selection of the most appropriate tool should consider the specific sleep concern, patient age, clinical context, and resource availability. …”
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Emerging Technologies and Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review of Jugular Venous Assessment Techniques by Yichen Cao, Rawan S. Abdulsadig, Esther Rodriguez-Villegas

“…This represents the first systematic review across all technological platforms for JV assessment, providing evidence-based recommendations for method selection based on clinical context, accuracy requirements, and resource availability. …”
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TRENDS IN HIGHER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: PROFESSIONALIZATION OR DEPROFESSIONALIZATION? by Yu. R. Vishnevsky, D. Yu. Narkhov, Ya. V. Didkovskaya

“…Student population is the most important social resource of development of post-industrial information society. …”
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Identification and outcomes of acute kidney disease in patients presenting in Bolivia, Brazil, South Africa, and Nepal. by Rhys D R Evans, Sanjib K Sharma, Rolando Claure-Del Granado, Brett Cullis, Emmanuel A Burdmann, Fos Franca, Junio Aguiar, Martyn Fredlund, Kelly Hendricks, Maria F Iturricha-Caceres, Mamit Rai, Bhupendra Shah, Shyam Kafle, David C Harris, Mike V Rocco

“…High rates of persistent kidney disease and mortality after discharge highlight the importance of AKD follow-up in low-resource settings.…”
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Pharmacological Mechanisms of Cryptotanshinone: Recent Advances in Cardiovascular, Cancer, and Neurological Disease Applications by Zheng Z, Ke L, Ye S, Shi P, Yao H

“…Ziyao Zheng,1 Liyuan Ke,1 Shumin Ye,1 Peiying Shi,2 Hong Yao1,3 1Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource and Bee Products, College of Animal Sciences (College of Bee Science), Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, People’s Republic of China; 3Fujian Key Laboratory of Drug Target Discovery and Structural and Functional Research, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Peiying Shi; Hong Yao, Email peiyshi@126.com; yauhung@126.com, hongyao@mail.fjmu.edu.cnAbstract: Cryptotanshinone (CTS) is an important active ingredient of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Microbiota in Jiani Yaks with Different Rib Structures by Yangji Cidan, Sijia Lu, Hongzhuang Wang, Jia Wang, Munwar Ali, Dalia Fouad, Farid S. Ataya, Yanbin Zhu, Wangdui Basang, Kun Li

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Early mobilization after lung transplantation: A scoping review protocol by Matthieu Reffienna, Adéla Foudhaïli, Colin Sidre, Damien Vitiello, Jonathan Messika

“…After lung transplantation, rehabilitation is part of patients’ standard of care, playing a crucial role in enhancing functional capacity and quality of life. Although early rehabilitation in the intensive care unit has been reported in few studies, it is not yet widely standardized in clinical practice. …”
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Transparency of social-economic determinants in developing the efficient public healthcare system by Svitlana Kolomiiets, Anna Buriak, Maksym Fritsak

“…A thorough bibliometric analysis of the social-economic public healthcare determinants and their transparency in the 2013-2023 Scopus sources is conducted stepwise. Firstly, we select a list of keywords for the studied issue. …”
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Advancing Enzyme-Based Detoxification Prediction with ToxZyme: An Ensemble Machine Learning Approach by Kashif Iqbal Sahibzada, Shumaila Shahid, Mohsina Akhter, Muhammad Faisal, Reham A. Abd El Rahman, Muhammad Imran, Yangyong Lv, Dongqing Wei, Yuansen Hu

“…The aaccurate prediction of enzymes with environment detoxification functions is crucial, not only to achieve a better understanding of bioremediation strategies, but also to alleviate environmental pollution. …”
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Machine learning-based model for acute asthma exacerbation detection using routine blood parameters by Youpeng Chen, Junquan Sun, Yabang Chen, Enzhong Li, Jiancai Lu, Huanhua Tang, Yifei Xie, Jiana Zhang, Lesi Peng, Haojie Wu, Zhangkai J. Cheng, Baoqing Sun

“…Background: Acute asthma exacerbations (AAEs) are a leading cause of asthma-related morbidity and mortality, especially in resource-limited settings where pulmonary function tests are unavailable or when patients are unable to cooperate with testing. …”
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Anterior cervical discectomy with arthroplasty versus arthrodesis for single-level cervical spondylosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Aria Fallah, Elie A Akl, Shanil Ebrahim, George M Ibrahim, Alireza Mansouri, Clary J Foote, Yuqing Zhang, Michael G Fehlings

“…<h4>Study selection</h4>We included RCTs of ACDF versus ACDA in adult patients with single-level cervical spondylosis reporting at least one of the following outcomes: functionality, neurological success, neck pain, arm pain, quality of life, surgery for adjacent level degeneration (ALD), reoperation and dysphonia/dysphagia. …”
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Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) as a radiation detector distinguishing neutrons and gammas by D. J. Valdes, L. Rendon, J. Winkelbauer, P. Koehler, S. C. Vogel, K.-X. Sun

“…Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) is a promising ultrawide bandgap semiconductor for radiation detection with the potential of integrating electronic and scintillation functions within a single crystal device. …”
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Optimizing urban energy flows: Integrative vehicle-to-building strategies and renewable energy management by Jian Hern Yeoh, Kai-Yun Lo, I-Yun Lisa Hsieh

“…The optimization tasks are handled using the Sequential Least Squares Programming (SLSQP) algorithm, which is well-suited for managing quadratic objective functions, nonlinear constraints, and bounded variables. …”
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Radiation diagnostics of the state of ventilation and pulmonary circulation in patients with COPD by O. S. Sementsov, S. V. Stepanenko

“…Also a promising area is the use of functional CT (inspiratory-expiratory CT) - which should improve the assessment of respiratory function, including early detection of patients with COPD, which will promote the in time start of specific treatment, reduce episodes of exacerbations during the disease, assess the dynamics of the pathological process and the effectiveness of treatment, as well as improving the prognosis of work and life expectancy of patients. …”
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Simple fuzzy classification of metal qualities of Ona River, Ibadan, Nigeria, and its implication for fish production and other uses by Olayiwola Akin Akintola, Foluso Oyedotun Agunbiade, Tolulope Omolayo Ariyomo, Toju Esther Babalola, Bolaji Adelanke Adabembe, Oluwaseun Temitope Faloye, Opeyemi Samuel Sajo

“…The results revealed that the PTEs: Fe, Pb, Cd, Cr, and Mn were detected above guideline limits in several sampling points, indicating possible contamination from anthropogenic sources. …”
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