Understanding the use of the National Early Warning Score 2 in acute care settings: a realist review protocol by Nia Roberts, Geoff Wong, Michelle Treacy, Mandy Odell

“…A systematic search will be completed, based on subject relevancy on the following databases: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medline, Embase (OvidSP), Web of Science (Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Joanna Briggs Institute, Ethos, Proquest Dissertations and Theses Global, and Google Scholar for documents dating from 1997 (date of the first published EWS) to present. …”
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Serum hsa-miR-22-3p, hsa-miR-885-5p, Lipase-to-Amylase Ratio, C-Reactive Protein, CA19-9, and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as Prognostic Factors in Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Ade... by Jakub Wnuk, Dorota Hudy, Joanna Katarzyna Strzelczyk, Łukasz Michalecki, Kamil Dybek, Iwona Gisterek-Grocholska

“…The relative expression levels of miR-22-3p and miR-885-5p were measured using RT-qPCR. Serum hsa-miR-22-3p was detected in 22 cases (44%), while hsa-miR-885-5p was detected in 33 cases (66%). …”
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Association of Hematological and Biochemical Parameters with Serological Markers of Acute Dengue Infection during the 2022 Dengue Outbreak in Nepal by Bibek Raj Bhattarai, Abhishek Mishra, Suraj Aryal, Mandira Chhusyabaga, Rajshree Bhujel

“…The purpose of the study is to find the predictive hematological and biochemical parameters in each serological phase of dengue infection (NS1 and IgM) that may assist in dengue diagnosis, severity assessment, and patient management via the use of rapid serological tests. Method. A laboratory-based cross-sectional study was conducted among dengue patients. …”
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Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Provided Through a Web Application for Subthreshold Depression, Subthreshold Insomnia, and Subthreshold Panic: Open-Labeled 6-Arm Rand... by Kayoko Taguchi, Mirai Miyoshi, Yoichi Seki, Shiori Baba, Eiji Shimizu

“…Secondary outcomes were analyzed using complete-case analysis and repeated-measures ANOVA. …”
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Application of the 2021 AAPOS Guidelines in Clinics with Revision and Validation of SPOT Referral Criteria by Li R, Yan Q, Lin X, Wu Z, Zhu H, Guo W, Zhang P, Zuo F, Wu Z, Liu H, Huang D

“…Rui Li,1,* Qi Yan,2,* Xiao Lin,3,* Zhujian Wu,4 Hui Zhu,4 Wei Guo,4 Peibin Zhang,4 Feidi Zuo,5 Ziyan Wu,5 Hu Liu,4 Dan Huang4 1Department of Ophthalmology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 5The Fourth School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hu Liu; Dan Huang, Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 (25) 68136470, Fax +86 (25) 83275171, Email liuhu@njmu.edu.cn; huangdan@njmu.edu.cnPurpose: This study aims to validate and revise the Spot Vision Screener referral criteria for detecting amblyopia risk factors (ARFs), visually significant refractive error (VSRE), and amblyopia.Methods: In clinics, we gathered data from children aged 12 months to 7 years. …”
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Impact of Key DMD Parameters on Modal Analysis of High-Reynolds-Number Flow Around an Idealized Ground Vehicle by Hamed Ahani, Mesbah Uddin

“…This study provides a detailed analysis of the convergence criteria for dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) parameters, with a focus on sampling frequency and period in high-Reynolds-number flows. The analysis is based on flow over an idealized road vehicle, the Ahmed body (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>R</mi><mi>e</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>7.7</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mn>5</mn></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>), using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) data from improved delayed detached eddy simulation (IDDES). …”
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Fatty Acids of Erythrocyte Membranes and Blood Serum in Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by M. V. Kruchinina, I. O. Svetlova, M. F. Osipenko, N. V. Abaltusova, A. A. Gromov, M. V. Shashkov, A. S. Sokolova, I. N. Yakovina, A. V. Borisova

“…The study of fatty acids (FA) composition of RBC membranes and BS was carried out using GC/MS system based on three Agilent 7000B quadrupoles (USA).Results. …”
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Association between the hemoglobin A1c/High-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and stroke incidence: a prospective nationwide cohort study in China by Chaojuan Huang, Hongtao You, Yuyang Zhang, Ligang Fan, Xingliang Feng, Naiyuan Shao

“…Stroke cases were identified based on self-reported, physician-confirmed diagnoses. …”
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Circulating Isthmin-1 Levels and Their Relationship with Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases in Kuwaiti Adults by Eman Alshawaf, Sulaiman K. Marafie, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Ahmed N. Albatineh, Tahani Alramah, Aldana Albuhairi, Yafa Al Qassar, Reem Zinoun, Rawan Shalabi, Sarah Behbehani, Dalal Mohammed, Fahad Alajmi, Mohammed A. Abdalla, Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Mohammad Shehab, Muhammad Abdul-Ghani, Fahd Al-Mulla, Jehad Abubaker

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Sport commitment among children and adolescent through the lens of theory of organismic integration: A systematic literature review by Anna Pavlova

“…The initial data collection was conducted in the academic databases Scopus and Web of Science using formal searches. Since the documents were selected from two scientific databases, duplicate publications were excluded from the output (Pavlova, 2024). …”
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Amplifying children’s leadership roles and voice in decision-making through co-production in outside of school hours care: qualitative findings from the connect promote and protect program by Alyssa C. Milton, Alyssa C. Milton, Alyssa C. Milton, Kristin Ballesteros, Helen Hernandez, Yenni Hwang, Nick Glozier, Nick Glozier, Tom McClean, Haley M. LaMonica, Haley M. LaMonica, Karen Thorpe, Karen Thorpe, Ian B. Hickie, Ian B. Hickie

“…The impact related sub-themes included the following: empowerment of children through meaningful engagement; we all have a role in the team (a space for growing leadership skills); a spark through engagement and enjoyment; and being and belonging (the impact on children’s social and emotional wellbeing).ConclusionThis is the first known qualitative study to examine the use and impact of co-production processes in OSHC—where children not only co-design but also co-plan, co-deliver, and co-evaluate the activity programming alongside OSHC educators and their communities. …”
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L’aqueduc du Gier : étude des ponts-siphons du Garon à Brignais et Chaponost (Rhône) et de Beaunant à Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) by Kilian Blanc, Laurie Danielou

“…The lime mortar was made from the sand of the rivers flowing under the two bridges; the Yzeron in the case of the Beaunant bridge, the Garon in bridge. …”
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Utility of Visceral Adiposity Index and Lipid Accumulation Products to Define Metabolically-Unhealthy Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Asian Indian Women - A Cross Sectional Study by R. A. Shreenidhi, Reeta Mahey, Monika Rajput, Rohitha Cheluvaraju, Ashish D. Upadhyay, Jai Bhagwan Sharma, Garima Kachhawa, Neerja Bhatla

“…Results: VAI and LAP had good ability to correctly discriminate MU-PCOS from MH-PCOS (area under the curve [AUC] [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 0.89 [0.82–0.95]) and (AUC [95% CI [0.81–0.92] =0.86) using ROC, respectively. …”
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Analysis of HPV genotype differences in different stages of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by YU Jingmin, CHEN Yan, YANG Xuewen

“…ObjectiveTo explore the differences in human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype among patients with varying stages of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).MethodsThis retrospective study included 113 patients with CIN who were treated at the Third People’s Hospital of Hangzhou from April 2020 to March 2023. The patients were divided into three groups based on the progression of CIN: CIN Ⅰ (n=30), CIN Ⅱ (n=42), and CIN Ⅲ (n=41). …”
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Analisis Kinerja Algoritma CART dan Naive Bayes Berbasis Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) untuk Klasifikasi Kelayakan Kredit Koperasi by Eko Arif Riyanto, Tri Juninisvianty, Doddy Ferdian Nasution, Risnandar Risnandar

“…The study using 113 data member of credit union. From the calculation reference to the criteria of occupation, income, age, gender, loan amount, loan term, will get the best method for this study. …”
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Low ITN utilization among households in SWEPR Ethiopia: challenge for malaria elimination, a mixed design approach by Wondwossen Niguse, Bezuayehu Alemayehu, Tadesse Gebremedhin, Mathewos Alemu, Girma Mamo, Ephrem Negeri, Ibrahim Temam, Haile Zewdie, Tamirat Bogale, Erkyihun pawulos, Endale Sahlie

“…Data was collected by using structured and pre-tested tools through an electronic data collection software, Kobo tool kit was analyzed by using STATA version 14. …”
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Association of preoperative blood biomarkers with postoperative major adverse cardiac events and mortality in major orthopaedic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lin Lu, Yi Ren, Zhen Hua, Yanxia Sun, Zhenghao Wen, Suzhen Zhou

“…This study aimed to assess the association between preoperative blood biomarkers and postoperative MACEs as well as all-cause mortality in patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery.Design A systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from inception to 20 October 2024 were searched.Eligibility criteria Observational or experimental studies reporting the correlation between preoperative blood biomarkers and postoperative MACEs—categorised as short-term (within 3 months) or long-term (beyond 3 months)—and all-cause mortality in patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery.Data extraction and synthesis Data from studies reporting OR or HR and its 95% CI were pooled for analysis using random-effects model.Results 21 preoperative blood-based biomarkers from 80 studies with 226 468 patients were analysed. …”
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The Groundwater Geochemistry and the Human Health Risk Assessment of Drinking Water in an Area with a High Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu), Sri Lank... by W. S. M. Botheju, J. A. Liyanage, S. D. P. Kannangara

“…To assess the possible links between drinking water chemistry and expansion of CKDu, the study was compared with hydrogeochemical data of drinking water sources in a CKDu prevalent area (Girandurukotte GND, Badulla District) and a reference area (Dambethalawa GND, Ampara District) in Sri Lanka. Based on the results, nephrotoxic heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Pb, and As) concentrations were significantly higher in the CKDu prevalent site than the reference area, compromised the harmful consequences to the people in the CKDu hotspot. …”
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Nitidine chloride inhibits the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by suppressing IGF2BP3 and modulates metabolic pathways in an m6A-dependent manner by Dan-dan Xiong, Zhen-dong Chen, Jian-di Li, Yu-long Deng, Rong-quan He, Zhi-guang Huang, San-qi An, Yi-wu Dang, Gang Chen

“…Downstream target genes were confirmed using RNA stability assays. Results In this study, utilizing HCC cell and zebrafish xenograft models, we validated NC’s ability to inhibit the growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis of HCC. …”
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Steady-state mixing state of black carbon aerosols from a particle-resolved model by Z. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, N. Riemer, C. Liu, C. Liu, Y. Jin, Y. Jin, Z. Tian, Z. Tian, J. Cai, J. Cai, Y. Cheng, Y. Cheng, G. Chen, G. Chen, B. Wang, B. Wang, S. Wang, A. Ding, A. Ding

“…The rapid attainment of a steady state suggests that it is reasonable to disregard this pre-steady-state period and instead concentrate on the average properties of BC across extensive spatial and temporal scales. …”
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