Integrated bioinformatics analysis identified cuproptosis-related hub gene Mpeg1 as potential biomarker in spinal cord injury by Dandan Mao, Qi Chen, Shuolan Tong, Zixia Xu, Guofeng Yu, Chuan Chang, Yao Lv

“…These findings provide valuable insights for future therapeutic interventions.…”
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Construction of an Index System of the Biosafety Incident Response Capability for Nursing Staff: A Delphi Study by Chao Wu, Mengyi Hu, Xinyan Zhang, Mimi Fu, Lu Li, Qiang Xu, Xiaolan Guo, Hongjuan Lang

“…The authors have provided a more reliable and comprehensive basis for evaluating nurses' biosafety incident response competence in the future. Conclusion and Implications for Nursing It is helpful for nursing staff to perform better in biosafety incident by clarifying the specific items of biosafety response competence. …”
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Effects of empathy mapping and mini-simulation on second-year nursing students’ empathy and communication self-confidence: a quasi-experimental study by Hsiang-Ping Huang, Yun Tien, Yung-Chang Lin, I-Chen Yu, Nai-Hui Chien

“…The teaching materials developed in this study can be employed in future courses to teach empathy and patient communication effectively.…”
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A proposal to measure the resilience of the Andalusian Commnunity Social Services by Elena Ferri-Fuentevilla, Ana Vallejo-Andrada, Aleix Morilla-Luchena, Rocío Muñoz Moreno

“…While acknowledging the study’s limitations, the proposed indicators lay the groundwork for attaining a comprehensive evaluation in the future, underscoring the imperative of addressing data availability in order to achieve a more nuanced assessment of social service resilience.…”
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Practice and application of learning curve theory in improving prescription review skills in standardized training for pharmacists in medical institutions by Jingjing Xu, Qin He, Min Xu, Kun Fu, Jiao Luo, Ying Ma, Xu Liu, Hen Xi

“…Through the practice and application of learning curve theory, regulatory training institutions provide scientific basis for teaching and training, which can serve as an evaluation standard for the standardized training effect of pharmacist prescription review, and also provide valuable reference for the scientific design of teaching practice for future students.…”
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Dosimetric and Radiobiological Impact of Patient Setup Errors in Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer by Jia-Huan Cai MS, Xun Peng BMed, Jia-Yang Lu MS

“…VB immobilization may result in relatively larger impacts of setup errors, but this needs future validation.…”
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Targeted Enrollment in Russian Universities: Current State, Problems and Solutions by Yu. S. Ezrokh

“…The objects of observation were individual IT and medical areas of training.Results and scientific novelty: on the basis of a systemic analysis, the current state of the targeted education system in domestic universities is comprehensively described, on the basis of which the key problems of its functioning at the present stage are formulated: 1) in most cases, a significantly lower level of educational potential of target students in comparison with ordinary “budget” students; 2) the lack of opportunity for universities to influence the quality of applicants within the target quota; 3) proactive nature of the formation of directions for targeted training; 4) the absence in the public domain of formal criteria that are being used for selecting target areas (in most cases); 5) non-objective criteria for selecting potential target students; 6) constraining the choice of an educational institution by target students; 7) insufficient interest of employing enterprises to the implementation of the selection program of potential target groups; 8) lack of means of control and influence on the learning outcomes on the part of future employers; 9) the lack of data-centricity in organizing the targeted training system functioning in Russia. …”
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Development of the US Plans for Post-War Japan during World War II by A. A. Sidorov

“…The needs to promote the interdepartmental cooperation and to reconcile the positions of the State Department, the Military and Naval Ministries on the future of Japan came to the fore. This work resulted in a series of memoranda, which laid the foundation for the US post-war policy towards Japan. …”
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Environmental vulnerability characteristics in an active swarm region by A.V.H. Simanjuntak, U Muksin, A. Arifullah, K. Lythgoe, Y. Asnawi, M. Sinambela, S. Rizal, S. Wei

“…Cluster III features moderate values of amplification and seismic vulnerability and therefore needs attention before future infrastructure development. Cluster IV, located in the southern and northern regions with high amplification and vulnerability, is associated with the Quaternary eruption. …”
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Examination of Business People’s Attitudes Towards Virtual Trade Fairs by Hakan Tunahan, Ayhan Bekar, Ayşegül Karataş

“…Determining the direction of attitudes of the business people, who participated in virtual fairs, will allow for having an idea about the future of these fairs. In addition, it is also essential to determine which company characteristics are associated with these attitudes. …”
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Assessing institutional sanitation and its impact at a citywide level: an exploration of school sanitation in the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana by William Nkonde, William Nkonde, Claire Furlong, Brian Reed, Damir Brdanovic

“…It could be used as a guide for future studies and the further development of methods to explore this topic.…”
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Differential attainment at national selection for higher surgical training: a retrospective cohort study by Amanda Lee, Jennifer Cleland, John Hines, Peter Brennan, Ricky Ellis, Yasin Al-Tawarah

“…MRCS performance was found to be a strong independent predictor of future success at HST selection. Females were more likely to be successful at general surgery selection (OR 2.69 (95% CI 1.63 to 4.45)), older candidates (graduates) were less likely to be successful at ENT selection (OR 0.21 (95% CI 0.05 to 0.95)), and candidates that were the first in their family to attend University were less likely to be successful at urology selection (OR 0.41 (95% CI 0.21 to 0.78)).Conclusions Our findings highlight few statistically significant associations and no consistent patterns between sociodemographic factors and performance at HST selection once we adjusted for prior academic attainment. …”
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Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptation of Lagos Coastal Communities to Flooding by Prince Emeka Ndimele, Akinloye Emmanuel Ojewole, Gabriel Olarinde Mekuleyi, Lateef Akorede Badmos, Christopher Monday Agosu, Emmanuel Sunday Olatunbosun, Oluseyi Olaide Lawal, Jamiu Adebayo Shittu, Olufemi Olabode Joseph, Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin, Felix Chinsom Ndimele, Catherine Oluwalopeye Ojewole, Iman Olawunmi Abdulganiy, Odunayo Temitope Ayodele

“…The state also ranked 30th among 136 port cities in terms of population exposure to flooding under a past climate scenario (2005) and 15th under a future climate scenario (2070s). The state faces significant environmental strains as a result of its geo-economic status. …”
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Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartime by Iryna Skliar, Mykola Kostel’, Olena Melnyk, Kseniia Bliumska-Danko

“…This study highlights the potential of DDP to stimulate the implementation of ESD principles in higher education and suggests directions for future research, particularly in war-affected regions. …”
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Protocol for a feasibility study evaluating a supported self-management intervention for stroke survivors with aphasia (StarStep study) by Faye Wray, Madeline Cruice, Ian Kellar, Anne Forster

“…Feasibility data will inform decision-making regarding progression to a future definitive cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. …”
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Effects of Homeopathic Arsenicum Album, Nosode, and Gibberellic Acid Preparations on the Growth Rate of Arsenic-Impaired Duckweed (Lemna gibba L.) by Tim Jäger, Claudia Scherr, Meinhard Simon, Peter Heusser, Stephan Baumgartner

“…It yielded evidence for specific effects of homeopathic Arsenicum album preparations and it will provide a valuable tool for future experiments that aim at revealing the mode of action of homeopathic preparations. …”
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Association between nutritional inflammation index and diabetic foot ulcers: a population-based study by Zhou Lin, Wanli Zhuang, Lei Wang, Weifeng Lan

“…Given the components of ANLR were widely used and readily available in clinical settings, their future clinical applications hold great potential.…”
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Treatment and prescribing trends of antihypertensive drugs in 2.7 million UK primary care patients over 31 years: a population-based cohort study by Tibor Schuster, Laurent Azoulay, Julie Rouette, Emily G. McDonald, James M. Brophy

“…Not all patients, particularly females, were prescribed recommended agents however, potentially leading to suboptimal cardiovascular outcomes. Future research should aim to better understand the implication of this finding.…”
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A comprehensive scoping review of intergenerational dance programmes for cohorts with a generational gap. by Siobhán O'Reilly, Orfhlaith Ní Bhriain, Sarah Dillon, Amanda M Clifford

“…Definitions and descriptions of dance and intergenerational activity should be considered in future studies to ensure consistency.…”
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Solving unknown primary cancer with earlier diagnosis - the SUPER-ED trial: study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to support earlier diagnosis for... by Anna Ugalde, Richard W. Tothill, Stephen Quinn, Hui-Li Wong, Owen Prall, Catherine Mitchell, Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Clare Fedele, Natalie Richards, Elizabeth Todio, Cindy Bryant, Louisa G. Collins, Sarah McLean, Hyun Soo Ko, Tim Akhurst, Christopher Steer, Bo Gao, Mark Wong, Chloe Georgiou, Narayan Karanth, Anna Kuchel, Louise Nott, Shamsudheen Padinharakam, Mark Shackleton, Ian M. Collins, Madhu Singh, Rachel Wong, Zee Wan Wong, Alexis Butler, Tharani Sivakumaran, Penelope Schofield, Linda Mileshkin

“…This research will generate important evidence with scalability for future research at trial completion. Trial registration ACTRN12622001504707…”
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