Training and Assessing Teamwork in Interprofessional Virtual Reality–Based Simulation Using the TeamSTEPPS Framework: Protocol for Randomized Pre-Post Intervention Study by Marie Lehmann, Jan Mikulasch, Horst Poimann, Joy Backhaus, Sarah König, Tobias Mühling

“…ResultsAs of May 2024, a total of 28 interprofessional teams have been enrolled. Data analysis will begin in late 2025. …”
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Cuidado ao adolescente: contribuições para a enfermagem [Care to adolescents: contributing to nursing] [Atención al adolescente: contribuciones para la enfermería] by Rachel Franklin da Costa, Maria Veraci Oliveira Queiroz, Regina Célia Gollner Zeitoune

“…Subjects were four managers and fourteen nurses of Primary Health Care Units in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed on the basis of content analysis technique. …”
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Research on postural behavior and structural response prediction of scraper conveyor based on digital twin by Qiang ZHANG, Wei LIU, Yang WANG, Shouxiang MA, Jinpeng SU, Runxin ZHANG

“…A visualization interface for the digital twin model of the scraper conveyor was developed based on Unity. By deploying sensors to collect load information from the scraper conveyor, the sensor-acquired data is used to drive the DNN in real time, predicting the global deformation and stress responses of the middle trough under different load conditions. …”
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Detrimental impact on work productivity in patients with glaucoma: a systematic review by Hamza Inayat, Mura Abdul-Nabi, Bernice Leung, Jason Jiang, Sara Robertson, Monali S. Malvankar-Mehta

“…The Modified Downs and Black Checklist was used to evaluate study quality and thematic analysis was used to analyze data. Results: 17 studies met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Epidural Analgesia as a Part of Combined Anesthesia during Abdominal Oncological Surgeries (Results of the Survey among the Russian Anesthesiologists and Resuscitators) by N. S. Smolin, K. N. Khrapov, V. M. Miroshkina

“…The objective: to analyze the contemporary specific parameters of intraoperative management of epidural analgesia (EA) in combined anesthesia in abdominal oncological surgeries in different medical organizations of Russia.Subjects and Methods. The data necessary for analysis and statistical processing were obtained by developing a formalized questionnaire (21 questions, some of which with the possibility of choosing several answers at the same time – multiple choice), published on the official website of the Association of Anesthesiologists-Resuscitators (https://association-ar.ru/). …”
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Differences in external game loads are inconsistent and predominantly small between seasons in semi-professional, male rugby league players: a three-year team-based observational s... by Aaron T. Scanlan, Thomas M. Doering, Justen Parle, Nathan Elsworthy

“…These findings suggest practitioners working with semi-professional, male rugby league players could develop long-term plans for upcoming seasons based on typical game data from previous seasons, but plans should be adaptable given the inconsistent and tenuous way loads may vary longitudinally.…”
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Simulation of the turbulent air flow of inhalation and exhalation in the respiratory system using computational fluid dynamics by Dheyaa J. Jasim, Mustafa Habeeb Chyad, Laith S. Sabri, Soheil Salahshour, Omid Ali Akbari, M. Hekmatifar

“…Limited research was conducted in the field of respiratory systems to examine the respiratory system as a true model for various input structures in inhalation and exhalation, although numerous studies were conducted by researchers. This study aimed to develop a dependable method for obtaining the true respiratory system geometry from a 24-year-old man's CT scan data and preparing it for input into CFD software. this research performs a numerical analysis of the airflow from the nasal inlet in both the inhalation and exhalation modes, using a turbulent airflow mode with a flow rate of 60 liters per minute. …”
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Diachronic changes in local food heritage: the ethnobiology of wild foods in central Tuscany by Mousaab Alrhmoun, Valter Guiggi, Syed Waseem Gillani, Muhammad Manzoor, Naji Sulaiman, Andrea Pieroni

“…This study explores shifts in wild food knowledge and practices over two decades, comparing data collected in 2024 with findings from a 2004 study. …”
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Using Music to Promote Hong Kong Young People’s Emotion Regulation and Reduce Their Mood Symptoms and Loneliness: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Yuan Cao, Yuanxin Shi, Debbie Chi Wing Low, Daniel T L Shek, David H K Shum, Radhika Tanksale, Genevieve Dingle

“…Feedback on the project arrangement will be gathered through qualitative input. A mixed methods analysis will be conducted following data collection. …”
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Ingested Foreign Bodies in Erbil by Saleh Ahmed Tawfique

“…Patients and Methods This is a prospective study where data of cases collected and saved on computer for future analysis . …”
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Performance of MRI-based radiomics for prediction of residual disease status in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radical radiotherapy by Qinqin Wu, Weiguang Qiang, Liang Pan, Tingting Cha, Qilin Li, Yang Gao, Kaiyang Qiu, Wei Xing

“…SVM models were constructed by combining the optimal radiomic features from each sequences with clinical data. Model performance was compared and validated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, calibration curves and decision curve analysis (DCA), and differences between models were assessed using the DeLong test. …”
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Facilitators and Barriers to Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review by Enos Moyo, Perseverance Moyo, Hadrian Mangwana, Grant Murewanhema, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira

“…Two reviewers independently selected the articles and extracted the data. We used NVivo to develop codes and categories of facilitators and barriers. …”
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Efficacy of DaXianXiong Decoction in Preventing the Progression of Acute Pancreatitis Severity: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Dongsheng Ren, Judan Tan, Yuling Zhou, Zhenchun Luo

“…The trial was registered in April 2024, and data analysis is expected to be completed by April 2025. …”
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The Outcomes of Delayed Revascularization in Lower Extremity Vascular Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Chai KS, Faisham WI, Wan-Sulaiman WA, Rosli MA, Mat-Saad AZ, Jusoh MH, Paiman M, Halim AS

“…Thirty-one patients developed rhabdomyolysis, with 6 cases (19.4%) requiring temporary inpatient renal replacement therapy (RRT). …”
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Challenges for remote patient monitoring programs in rural and regional areas: a qualitative study by Joel Fossouo Tagne, Kara Burns, Teresa O’Brein, Wendy Chapman, Portia Cornell, Kit Huckvale, Ishaan Ameen, Jaclyn Bishop, Alison Buccheri, Jodie Reid, Anna Wong Shee, Marc Budge, Catherine E. Huggins, Anna Peeters, Olivia Metcalf

“…However, if strategies developed for urban settings are not recalibrated to address rural challenges, the risk of RPM failure may escalate. …”
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Synthesis, physical-chemical and biological properties of derivatives of 3-methyl-7-ethylxanthinyl-8-thioacetic acid hydrazide by M. I. Romanenko, O. P. Dolhikh, D. H. Ivanchenko, K. V. Aleksandrova, N. M. Polishchuk

“…The preparative method of synthesis of 7-ethyl-3-methylxanthinyl-8-thioacetic acid benzylidene hydrazides, unspecified in scientific papers earlier, was developed. The structure of the synthesized compounds and their existence in the form of a mixture of E- and Z-isomers in the ratio 2:1 was proved with the help of the NMR spectroscopy data. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Effect of Hepatoprotectors on Oxidative Homeostasis in the Blood of Patients with Alcoholic Hepatitis: A Randomized Experimental Study by I. M. Bykov, G. A. Ermakova, K. A. Popov, I. Yu. Tsymbalyuk, M. I. Bykov, Ya. E. Denisova, S. M. Tutarisheva

“…Background. An analysis of published results on the chemical structure, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of hepatoprotective agents, as well as their practical application, shows that a holistic view on the pharmacology of hepatoprotective agents is yet to be developed. …”
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Changes in sarcopenia and incident cardiovascular disease in prospective cohorts by Qingyue Zeng, Lijun Zhao, Qian Zhong, Zhenmei An, Shuangqing Li

“…Methods This study utilized prospective cohort data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). …”
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The effect of post-polymerization methods and varying thicknesses on colour stability and flexural strength of denture base polymers produced with stereolithography (SLA) technique by Esra Kul, Saba Ostovar, Seyhan Kahraman, Nuran Yanıkoğlu, Faruk Yeşildal

“…The spectrophotometer was used to measure the colour changes (ΔE00) of the specimens that underwent different post-curing procedures and were immersed in coffee. The data analysis involved the use of ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc tests, with a significance level (α) set at 0.05. …”
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Clinical progression and genetic pathways in body-first and brain-first Parkinson’s disease by Massimiliano Passaretti, Daniel Veréb, Mite Mijalkov, Yu-Wei Chang, Hang Zhao, Blanca Zufiria-Gerbolés, Jiawei Sun, Giovanni Volpe, Natalia Rivera, Matteo Bologna, Joana B. Pereira

“…Methods To address this, we analyzed 910 prodromal and 1120 clinical PD cases with comprehensive longitudinal clinical, imaging, and genetic data from the Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative over a 12-year period. …”
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