The care needs of persons with oropharyngeal dysphagia and their informal caregivers: A scoping review. by Aurora Ninfa, Valeria Crispiatico, Nicole Pizzorni, Marta Bassi, Giovanni Casazza, Antonio Schindler, Antonella Delle Fave

“…Only patients reported physical needs (N = 13; 4.9%), while spiritual needs were not cited.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The recurrence of personal and social needs besides physical ones highlighted the manifold impact of OD on patients' and caregivers' lives. …”
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Health inequalities for older people from minority ethnic groups receiving palliative care and end of life care: A scoping review protocol. by Narin Aker, Rachael Frost, Kate Walters, Emily West, Nathan Davies

“…Language barriers, cultural values, and socio-demographic factors have been cited as preventing access to quality palliative and end of life care. …”
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Etude démographique du magot (Macaca sylvanus) dans le site touristique des cascades d’Ouzoud (Maroc) by Abderrazak El Alami, Abderrahman Chait

“…This primate is categorized as endangered by the IUCN and is listed in CITES Appendix II. Deforestation, overgrazing and human interference represent the main causes of the decline of this species. …”
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Investigating the Implications of COVID-19 on PM2.5 in Pakistan by Hassaan Sipra, Faheem Aslam, Jabir Hussain Syed, Tahir Mumtaz Awan

“…Comparative analysis of high frequency (hourly) PM2.5 data for both cities from February to April for 2019 and 2020 revealed inner dynamics of time series through seasonal and trend decomposition (STL) first, then multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MFDFA). …”
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A study on the impact of sports participation support on the level of sports participation of urban junior high school girls in China by Mingyuan Dong, Mingtian Niu, Zhengxin Jiang, Yongchul Choi, Ning Li

“…However, the relationship between middle school girls’ physical activity levels and the actual social support they receive remains unclear.AimThis study aims to explore the support mechanisms that promote increased physical activity participation among middle school girls.MethodsA survey was conducted with 1,371 middle school girls from 16 regions and cities in China. The questionnaire included the Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ), the Social Support and Exercise Survey, the Physical Activity Rank Scale, and the Family Affluence Scale (FAS). …”
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Teaching accounting principles using augmented reality and artificial intelligence-generated IsiZulu language translations by Abejide Ade-Ibijola, Aneetha Sukhari, Solomon Sunday Oyelere

“…Earlier research found that the number of African chartered accountants in South Africa are inadequately represented and cited one of the reasons as being a language barrier. …”
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Design of a Medium Scale Ambient PM2.5 Cleaning System by Sheng-Chieh Chen, Qingfeng Cao, Thomas H. Kuehn, Charles Lo, Manoranjan Sahu, Yelia S. Mayya, David Y. H. Pui

“…It should be applied in highly polluted areas, e.g., cities and industrial parks, where people are spending a considerable time outdoors. …”
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Changes in the shape of the lumbar curve during growth: a geometric morphometric approach by Ruth Pelleg-Kallevag, Sarah Borgel, Einat Kedar, Nathan Peled, Hila May

“…The method and data of this study are beneficial for future studies examining aetiological factors for spinal pathologies and maldevelopment. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2025;14(1):58–68.…”
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Sustainable and smart multi-analyte HPTLC determination of tolperisone HCl together with three pain killers using smartphone camera as a detector: Comparative study with benchtop d... by Mohamed Rizk, Emad Ramzy, Safaa Toubar, Amr M. Mahmoud, Marwa I. Helmy

“…To evaluate the environmental impact and sustainability of the constructed methods and compare them with other published methods reported in the literature, the whiteness of the developed methods utilizing the RGB 12 algorithm combined with the two highly cited greenness assessment metrics, the analytical Eco-scale (AES) and the Analytical GREEnness (AGREE), were employed.…”
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Consumer attitudes and behavior towards organic products: Evidence from the Lithuanian market by Lina Pilelienė, Vilma Tamulienė

“…The survey results are based on the answers of 269 respondents representing the population of the four biggest cities in Lithuania. Findings: The results indicate the structural differences between theory and its application for the Lithuanian market; therefore, the factors are reestablished. …”
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A systematic review and mapping exercise to assess the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures for adults having reconstructive surgery of the lower limb by Jennie Lister, Sophie James, Hemant K. Sharma, Catherine Hewitt, Helen Fulbright, Heather Leggett, Catriona McDaid

“…This can be achieved through development of a new PROM, or through validation of existing measures in representative samples. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2024;5(12):1049–1066.…”
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Low Back Pain, Disability, and Quality of Life One Year following Intradiscal Injection of Autologous Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate by Colin M. Haines, Fenil R. Bhatt, Lindsay D. Orosz, Tarek Yamout, Samuel Namian, Niteesh Bharara, Anthony Bucci, Thomas C. Schuler, Ehsan Jazini, Christopher R. Good

“…Mean ODI scores decreased from 33.5 to 21.1 (p<0.001), and EQ-5D-5L scores improved from 0.69 to 0.78 (p=0.001). Using established MCID values, 59.4% had clinically significant improvement in VAS back pain, 43.8% in VAS leg pain, and 56.3% in ODI scores. …”
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The Contribution of Education, Health, and Unemployment on HDI in East Java, Indonesia by Amrun Rosyid, Elok Damayanti, Sarmilah Sarmilah, ST Rohani, Syalwa Shabila

“…The study analysed data from 38 regencies/cities in East Java, using multiple linear regression to examine the impact of education (average years of schooling), health (number of hospitals), and unemployment (percentage of the labour force) on HDI. …”
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Cultures of Display: The Mirror of Imperialism by John M. MacKenzie

“…Moreover, local studies of the material presence of cities and of the press (together with the cross-over from the presentation of fact into fiction) seemed to suggest the ubiquity of the imperial presence in British culture.…”
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Zoological exhibitions in natural history museums: classic design and modern approach by Igor Evstafiev

“…The author, who has been visiting zoological museums in different cities and countries for many years, has had the opportunity to observe the emergence of fundamentally new approaches to exhibition activities in modern museums, and the impetus was his acquaintance with the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution in Paris, which is part of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. …”
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Artificial Intelligence–Related Dental Research: Bibliometric and Altmetric Analysis by Wei Lu, Xueqian Yu, Yueyang Li, Yi Cao, Yanning Chen, Fang Hua

“…Thereafter, VOSviewer was utilised in co-occurrence analysis and CiteSpace in co-citation analysis. R package Bibliometrix was employed to automatically calculate scientific impacts, determining the core authors and journals. …”
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Designing and Optimizing Heat Storage of a Solar-Assisted Ground Source Heat Pump System in China by Yan Gao, Zhi Sun, Xinxing Lin, Chuang Wang, Zongyu Sun, Yanhong Chen

“…The Beijing, Harbin, and Zhengzhou regions were used in numerical simulations to represent three typical cities where buildings require space heating (a cold region, a severe cold region, and a hot summer and cold winter region, respectively). …”
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The Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Practice: A National Survey of Hand Surgeons by Stephanie Choo, MD, Rown Parola, MD, Benjamin Kirby, MD, Daniel A. London, MD

“…The 247 (58%) respondents who did not use PROMs cited barriers including logistic or administrative concerns, uncertainty on application in practice, having no interest, and cost concerns. …”
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Yield performance and stability of modern breeding stock of spring durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) from Russia and Kazakhstan by P. N. Mal’chikov, M. A. Rozova, A. I. Morgunov, M. G. Myasnikova, Yu. I. Zelensky

“…Field experiments and yield measurements in each ecological cite were similar. To solve these tasks of the experiment, two-factor ANOVA, methods for adaptability assessment cluster analysis and principle component method were applied. …”
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Effects of <i>Bifidobacterium longum longum</i> 35624® on the Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results of the Multicenter Observational Progr... by V. T. Ivashkin, E. A. Poluektova, Z. A. Mamieva

“…A multicenter, observational program (SAGA) was conducted to evaluate the effects of Symbiosys Alflorex on symptoms and quality of life in patients with IBS, which enrolled 3,116 patients and 246 physicians from 48 cities of Russia. Eligible patients were diagnosed with IBS according to the Rome IV Criteria and clinical guidelines of the Russian Association of Gastroenterology and the Association of Colorectal Surgeons of Russia. …”
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