Syphilis reactivity among blood donors in Brazil: associated factors and implications for public health monitoring by Natalia A. Braga, Sheila de Oliveira Garcia Mateos, Renata Buccheri, Vivian I. Avelino-Silva, Donald E. Warden, Cesar de Almeida-Neto, Maisa Ribeiro, Luiz Amorim, Paula Loureiro, Nelson Fraiji, Marcio K. Oikawa, Eduard Grebe, Mars Stone, Ester C. Sabino, Brian Custer, for the NHLBI Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-IV-Pediatric (REDS-IV-P)

“…Blood donation screening is an opportunity to monitor the burden of asymptomatic infections, providing information on contemporary factors associated with infection and public health insights into transmission. …”
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Assessing the effect of On-site supportive communication training (On-site SCT) on doctor burnout: a randomized controlled trial by K.K. Antonsen, J.D. Lyhne, A.T. Johnsen, S. Eßer-Naumann, L.Ø. Poulsen, L. Lund, S. Timm, L.H. Jensen

“…Doctors were eligible if they worked in the outpatient clinic at least four days per month and provided informed consent. Doctors in the intervention group underwent a two-hour introduction followed by three full days of On-site SCT facilitated by in-house psychologists, while those in the control group continued standard practices. …”
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Early prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with congestive heart failure in intensive care unit: a retrospective observational cohort study by Tao Huang, Rui Yang, Jun Lyu, Didi Han, Fengshuo Xu, Shuai Zheng, Luming Zhang, Haiyan Yin

“…The purpose of this study was to establish a nomogram that predicts the in-hospital death of patients with CHF in the intensive care unit (ICU).Design A retrospective observational cohort study.Setting and participants Data for the study were from 30 411 patients with CHF in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care database and the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD).Primary outcome In-hospital mortality.Methods Univariate logistic regression analysis was used to select risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality of patients with CHF, and multivariate logistic regression was used to build the prediction model. …”
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Preterm preeclampsia screening and prevention: a comprehensive approach to implementation in a real-world setting by Stefania Ronzoni, Shamim Rashid, Aimee Santoro, Elad Mei-Dan, Jon Barrett, Nanette Okun, Tianhua Huang

“…This study assesses the feasibility of implementing preterm preeclampsia screening and prevention by leveraging information from our current aneuploidy screening program in a real-world setting with geographic separation clinical site and laboratory analysis site. …”
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Parents’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the prevention and treatment of dust mite allergy: a cross-sectional study in Shenyang (China) by Li Chen, Bing Dai, Si Liu, Lina Han, Qianlan Zhou, Qinzhen Zhang, Xiaowen Li, Wenxin Shen, Lishen Shan

“…These questionnaires covered demographic information, allergy diagnosis, treatment details and KAP related to dust mite allergy. …”
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The role of health literacy in intervention studies targeting children living with overweight or obesity and their parents—a systematic mixed methods review by Heidi Holmen, Heidi Holmen, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Christine Tørris, Astrid Torbjørnsen, Kari Almendingen, Kirsti Riiser, Kirsti Riiser

“…Health literacy has been suggested as a feasible concept for enabling informed health choices in weight management interventions for children and their parents. …”
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Accounting for observation biases associated with counts of young when estimating fecundity: case study on the arboreal-nesting red kite (Milvus milvus) by Sollmann, Rahel, Adenot, Nathalie, Spakovszky, Peter, Windt, Jendrik, Mattsson, Brady J.

“…This could be particularly important for informing conservation decisions in projects aimed at recovering depleted populations.…”
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Chemical Composition Analysis of the Patented Naoxueshuan Formula Based on UPLC-Q-TOF MS and GC-MS by Chang LIU, Hui-qin WU, Jiang-bo QI, Hong-ling LIANG, Zhi-hua LIU, Hua-qiang HUANG, Su-ming YANG, Xi ZHOU, Fang HUANG, Hui-tai LUO

“…The main chromatographic peaks in both liquid and gas chromatograms were identified and analyzed according to the secondary mass spectrum information, NIST standard spectrum library and literatures. …”
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Analysis of geothermal impact on metabolite compounds of heat-tolerant plant species using clustering and similarity cliff by N.B. Maulydia, K. Khairan, T.E. Tallei, F. Mohd Fauzi, R. Idroes

“…Nevertheless, there is a scarcity of information concerning the precise chemical compounds present in plants originating from geothermal regions, especially in relation to their diversity and potential medicinal uses. …”
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Development and usability testing of a multifaceted intervention to reduce low-value injury care by Mélanie Bérubé, Alexandra Lapierre, Michael Sykes, Jeremy Grimshaw, Alexis F. Turgeon, François Lauzier, Monica Taljaard, Henry Thomas Stelfox, Holly Witteman, Simon Berthelot, Éric Mercier, Catherine Gonthier, Jérôme Paquet, Robert Fowler, Natalie Yanchar, Barbara Haas, Paule Lessard-Bonaventure, Patrick Archambault, Belinda Gabbe, Jason R. Guertin, Yougdong Ouyang, Lynne Moore, the Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium

“…These issues led to numerous improvements, including the addition of information on the drivers and benefits of reducing low-value practices, changes in the definition of these practices, the addition of proposed strategies to facilitate de-implementation, and the tailoring of educational/facilitation visits. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the simple Chinese version of the medication adherence reasons scale in patients undergoing adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer by Lei Xu, Ping Li, Yan Hu, Weijie Xing, Jiajia Qiu, Xiaoju Zhang, Lingying Jia, Feng Jing, Ye Liu, Lili Li, Chunyang Lu

“…Inclusion criteria were: (a) female, (b) aged 18 years or older, (c) diagnosed with Stage I to III BrCa, (d) completed primary treatment for hormone receptor-positive BrCa and had been on AET for more than six months but less than five years, (e) proficient in Mandarin, and (f) provided informed consent. Exclusion criteria included psychiatric illness, cognitive impairment, or a diagnosis of another cancer type. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and perception of Pakistani populations toward monkeypox: a cross-section study by Humayun Yousaf, Abdul Qadeer, Muhammad Sohail, Maqbool Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Zakir Khan, Dalia Fouad, Yu-Chia Liu, Chien-Chin Chen, Chien-Chin Chen, Chien-Chin Chen, Chien-Chin Chen

“…We conducted this study to evaluate the general population’s knowledge, attitude, and perceptions of Mpox in Pakistan.MethodsFrom August 15 to August 30, 2022, 3465 participants in this cross-sectional study provided information via an online survey. The survey has 37 questions divided into four categories: sociodemographic, knowledge, attitude, and perceptions of Mpox. …”
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Application of rapid genotyping of Warfarin individualized pharmacogenetic variants in Warfarin therapy by Defa Huang, Fangfang Xie, Shengpeng Xiao, Minyang Cai, Die Hu, Baodian Ling, Fangsheng Wang, Xuan Lin, Fangli Song, Qi Wang, Tianyu Zhong

“…Accurate genotyping is vital for obtaining reliable genotype-guided warfarin dosing information. The current method for individualized dosing gene polymorphism detection for warfarin has the disadvantages of being easily contaminated, time-consuming, expensive, and unsuitable for clinical use. …”
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Exploring the multifaceted roles of Sonneratia apetala and Nipa fruticans in coastal habitat restoration and bioactive properties discovery by Sabina Yasmine, Rezwana Zaman Proma, Md. Ripaj Uddin, Mohammad Saydur Rahman, Md. Hamedul Islam, Muhammad Abdullah Al Mansur, AHM Shofiul Islam Molla Jamal, Abu Yousuf, Md. Hasnain Mustak, Sarker Kamruzzaman, M. Mahboob Ali Siddiqi

“…Aim of the study: This study aims to provide an in-depth review of these plants, relying on secondary data and information. Methods: Compile the secondary data from at least 50 relevant pieces of literature. …”
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among preschool children in Hainan: a cross-sectional study in China's largest free-trade zone by Wei-Jia Wu, Wei-Jia Wu, Ping-Hao Chen, Ping-Hao Chen, Zhen-Ning Huang, Zhen-Ning Huang, Xue-Lu Lei, Xue-Lu Lei, Chen Wang, Chen Wang, Chun-hui Zhang, Chun-hui Zhang, Ping Wang, Ping Wang, Chui-can Huang, Qing Luo, Qing Luo, Li-Chun Fan, Li-Chun Fan

“…The survey primarily involved anthropometric data collection and questionnaires on children's information and the sociodemographic characteristics of their parents or guardians. …”
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Risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome associated with meteorological factors in diverse epidemic regions: a nationwide longitudinal study in China by Nan Chang, Wenzhong Huang, Yanlin Niu, Zhihu Xu, Yuan Gao, Tingting Ye, Zihao Wang, Xiaohui Wei, Yuming Guo, Qiyong Liu

“…Methods We collected daily meteorological data (temperature and relative humidity) and HFRS incidence cases of 285 cities in China from the Resource and Environment Science and Data Center and the Chinese National Notifiable Infectious Disease Reporting Information System from 2005–2022. Study locations were stratified into three distinct epidemic categories (Rattus-dominant, Apodemus-dominant, and mixed) based on the seasonality of peak incidence. …”
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Artificial-Intelligence-Based Investigation on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Changes in Response to Population Growth in South Punjab, Pakistan by Tanweer Abbas, Muhammad Shoaib, Raffaele Albano, Muhammad Azhar Inam Baig, Irfan Ali, Hafiz Umar Farid, Muhammad Usman Ali

“…Remote sensing and GIS tools can provide valuable information about change detection. This study examines the correlation between population growth rate and LULC dynamics in three districts of South Punjab, Pakistan—Multan, Bahawalpur, and Dera Ghazi Khan—over a 30-year period from 2003 to 2033. …”
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Subjective Taste and Smell Changes in Conjunction with Anxiety and Depression Are Associated with Symptoms in Patients with Functional Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Jie Liu, Chaolan Lv, Dandan Wu, Ying Wang, Chenyu Sun, Ce Cheng, Yue Yu

“…All participants completed questionnaires evaluating taste and smell (taste and smell survey (TSS)), Lower Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale (LGSRS), Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA), and Hamilton depression scale (HAMD). TSS recorded information on the nature of taste and smell changes (TSCs) and the impact of these changes on the quality of life. …”
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Exploring how graft length shapes root system architecture and morphology in grapevine rootstocks by Mathieu Larrey, Jean-Pascal Tandonnet, Clément Saint Cast, Sarah Jane Cookson, Philippe Vivin

“…The insights gathered here contribute to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms governing root development in grafted grapevines, thereby informing strategies to enhance grafting techniques and optimize grapevine cultivation. …”
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Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives in England to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence: APPEAL feasibility and pilot randomised controlled cluster... by Karla Hemming, Jonathan Bishop, Sarah Dean, Jean Hay-Smith, Tim Coleman, Elizabeth Edwards, Christine MacArthur, Debra Bick, Mark Pearson, Rohini Terry, Eivor Oborn, Sara Webb, Eleni Gkini, Victoria Salmon, Ellie Jones, Helena Frawley

“…It increased the number of women who are informed about PFME, with potential to improve PFME adherence and reduce postpartum UI. …”
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