Development of a checklist for cognitive assessment requirements (CARE) based on a Delphi consensus study by Vahid Nejati, Reza Estaji, Vicent Balanzá-Martínez, David A Balota, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Morris Bell, Jacquelyn H Berry, Khatereh Borhani, Munro Cullum, Anthony Feinstein, Charles J Golden, Raul Gonzalez, Jordan Henry Grafman, Steven D Hollon, Petra Jansen, Nicole A Kochan, Ryan Van Patten, Olivier Piguet, Sarah A Raskin, Sean B. Rourke, Andrew Scholey, Yaakov Stern, Steven Paul Woods, Michael I. Posner

“…The development of a robust and well-balanced checklist was guided by a consensus-driven approach, which considered metrics such as Interquartile Deviation (IQD) (> 1.00), Percentage of Positive Responses (PPR, above 60%), and mean importance ratings (< 3 on a 5-point Likert scale) to assess both degree of agreement and item importance. Consensus was reached, leading to a 14-item checklist to evaluate cognitive assessment requirements. …”
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Mobile application adjunct to the WHO basic emergency care course: a mixed methods study by Juma A Mfinanga, Hendry R Sawe, Anya L Greenberg, Andrea G Tenner, Alexandra Friedman, Paulina Nicholaus, Christian C Rose, Newton Addo, Catherine Reuben Shari, Upendo N George, Michael J Losak

“…Mean test scores were not different between the two arms at any time period. Both arms had significantly improved test scores from enrolment (prior to distribution of materials) to day 1 of the BEC course and from day 1 of BEC course to immediately after BEC course completion. …”
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Estimated Aerosol Health and Radiative Effects of the Residential Coal Ban in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region of China by Kelsey R. Bilsback, Jill Baumgartner, Michael Cheeseman, Bonne Ford, John K. Kodros, Xiaoying Li, Emily Ramnarine, Shu Tao, Yuanxun Zhang, Ellison Carter, Jeffrey R Pierce

“…To evaluate the uncertainty of the radiative effects, we calculated the DRE under four black-carbon mixing-state assumptions and both the DRE and AIE assuming three different black-carbon-to-organic-aerosol (BC:OA) ratios for residential-coal emissions. …”
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The Global Burden of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women of Reproductive Age: Findings from the GBD 2019 Study by Jiang B

“…This public health challenge necessitates attention both domestically and internationally. Between 1990 and 2017, the age-standardized prevalence of female infertility and associated DALYs rose by 0.70% and 0.396%, respectively. …”
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Refined analysis of the limit modes of overhead power lines by S. S. Girshin, V. A. Deev, E. V. Petrova, O. V. Kropotin, V. A. Krivolapov, V. N. Goryunov

“…Depending on the length, three characteristic regions can be distinguished in which the limiting modes are determined either only by heating, or only by voltage loss, or both. A combined limit mode is considered separately, in which the wire temperature and voltage loss simultaneously assume the maximum permissible values. …”
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Safety of vancomycin-loaded cement spacers for treating gram-positive periprosthetic joint infections in two-stage resection arthroplasty among patients with renal insufficiency by Yu-Chih Lin, Chih-Hsiang Chang, Chih-Chien Hu, Yung-Chieh Liang, Pang-Hsin Hsieh, Sheng-Hsun Lee, Sheng-Hsuan Lin

“…No significant differences were found in comorbidities, antibiotic regimen, or the weight of the ALBC spacers between the groups (p > 0.05). Both groups exhibited high vancomycin levels in joint fluid, with peak blood vancomycin levels inversely correlated with eGFR (coefficient − 3.612, 95% CI -8.543 to -2.753, p < 0.001). …”
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Serum Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Does Not Differentiate Complex Regional Pain Syndrome from Other Pain Conditions in a Tertiary Referral Setting by K. D. Bharwani, M. Dirckx, D. L. Stronks, W. A. Dik, F. J. P. M. Huygen

“…Median sIL-2R levels of both the CRPS group (2809.0 pg/ml; Q3-Q1: 3913.0-1589.0) and no CRPS group (3654.0 pg/ml; Q3-Q1: 4429.0-2095.5) were significantly higher than that of the control group (1515.0 pg/ml; Q3-Q1: 1880.0-1150.0): CRPS vs. controls, p<.001; no CRPS vs. controls, p<0.001. …”
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Identification and validation of immune and diagnostic biomarkers for interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome by integrating bioinformatics and machine-learning by Tao Zhou, Can Zhu, Wei Zhang, Qiongfang Wu, Mingqiang Deng, Zhiwei Jiang, Longfei Peng, Hao Geng, Zhouting Tuo, Zhouting Tuo, Ci Zou

“…BackgroundThe etiology of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/BPS) remains elusive, presenting significant challenges in both diagnosis and treatment. To address these challenges, we employed a comprehensive approach aimed at identifying diagnostic biomarkers that could facilitate the assessment of immune status in individuals with IC/BPS.MethodsTranscriptome data from IC/BPS patients were sourced from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. …”
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Human Resource Practices and Employee Retention in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District Local Government. by Baingana, Alex

“…A case study research design was used considering utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study targeted 134 participants, but 119 managed to respond, including 117 who filled out the questionnaire and 02 who were interviewed. …”
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Human Resource Practices and Employee Retention in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District Local Government. by Baingana, Alex

“…A case study research design was used considering utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study targeted 134 participants, but 119 managed to respond, including 117 who filled out the questionnaire and 02 who were interviewed. …”
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Adverse Maternal Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Advanced Age delivering at a Tertiary Hospital, Southwestern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Masembe, Sezalio, Migisha, Richard, Turyasingura, Godwin, Aheisibwe, Hillary, Nzabandora, Emmanuel, Lule, John C.

“…Other complications included anemia in pregnancy (4.5%), chorioamnionitis (4.1%), preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (3.9%), and chronic hypertension and preeclampsia (both 2.4%). Factors associated with adverse maternal outcomes were precipitate labor (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR]=1.95, 95%CI: 1.44–2.65), prolonged labor, lasting>12 h (aPR=2.86, 95%CI: 1.48–3.16), and chronic hypertension (aPR=2.01, 95%CI: 1.34–3.9). …”
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Temporal Changes in Plasmodium Falciparum Genetic Diversity and Multiplicity of Infection Across Three Areas of Varying Malaria Transmission Intensities in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Kiwuwa, Steven M., Musinguzi, Benson, Kawalya, Hakiim, Katumba, James Davis, Baguma, Andrew, Mutuku, Irene M., Adebayo, Ismail Abiola, Nsobya, Samuel L., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline, Kalyango, Joan N., Karamagi, Charles, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I.

“…Conclusions: This study highlights the genetic diversity and MOI of P. falciparum in Uganda’s malaria transmission settings, noting a slight decrease in both genetic diversity and MOI over time. …”
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Automated Recipe Generation AI Tool from Food Images using Machine Learning. Approach for Ingredient Extraction and Cooking Instructions by Lwamaza, Eddy, Nuwasiima, Happy

“…Chapter one served as the foundational section of the report, encompassing essential elements such as the introduction, background of the study, problem statement, objectives (both general and specific), research questions, study scope (including time, content, and geographical scope), justification, and theoretical framework. …”
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Career Development Programs and Employee Performance in Kanungu District, South Western Uganda by Ainebyona, Alex, Moses, Agaba

“…This state of affairs raised a lot of concern among politicians, staff and the communities who directly benefit from their services. …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…Under Wilhelm II’s leadership, he encourages further technological and industrial development, paving the way to German Empire to get a unique place in global trade with its specialization. …”
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Management modes and effects analysis of strengthening the volunteer’s normalized nucleic acid sampling (加强志愿者常态化核酸采样的管理方法与效果) by HAN Chunying (韩春英), YOU Chenggang (尤诚刚), PAN Meili (潘美丽), JIANG Yuting (蒋玉婷), XU Yiwen (徐伊雯), LU Weijie (陆玮婕), XIA Hui (夏卉), CHEN Haiyan (陈海燕), HUANG Ying (黄莹), GU Yuanlu (顾元露), CHEN Huiying (陈慧颖), ZHANG Qi (张琪), LI Xu (李旭), WU Weina (吴维娜), SHEN Xiaojie (沈晓洁), ZHOU Yi (周毅), ZHANG Xian (张宪), LI Qin (李琴)

“…The job-site sampling quality was assessed. Results Both of groups had participated into the nucleic acid sampling training and had working experiences. …”
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Optimizing Scanning in Youth Female Football: The Role of Verbal Instructions by Mirjam Hintermann, Michael Romann, Dennis Lüdin, Wolfgang Taube, Jörg Fuchslocher

“…Since these team differences remained consistent across conditions, verbal instruction was similar effective in both teams. The findings of this study confirm the importance of scanning in enhancing the success rate of subsequent actions (Aksum et al., 2021; Jordet et al., 2020). …”
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Designing the alignment model of petrochemical projects with the country's industrial strategies in the Ministry of Petroleum by Abdolrasoul Shojaeian, ghanbar abbaspour esfadan, Changiz Valmohammadi, Aboutorab Alirezaei

“…The proposed framework supports the alignment of project success with organizational goals through critical success factors. Primasari (2022) investigated strategy formulation to achieve alignment between information technology and business in game companies. …”
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Insights from a Pilot Study of Naloxone Education

“…We ran a focus group with educators about delivery, teaching and/or working with this study population as learners. Results: Both the controlled and the experimental sessions increased participants’ confidence to use first aid skills, specific confidence in an overdose situation and willingness to act. …”
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Editorial by Joanna Krasodomska, Nadia Albu, Anna Szychta

“…Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are central to the United Nations’ Agenda 2030, which outlines a global framework for achieving sustainable development across economic, social, and environmental dimensions. …”
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