Study protocol of a pilot randomised controlled trial assessing the feasibility and acceptability of RecoverEsupport: a digital health intervention to enhance recovery in women und... by Christopher Oldmeadow, Mitch J Duncan, Penny Reeves, Priscilla Viana da Silva, Rebecca Wyse, Helen Moore, Alison Zucca, Sancha Robinson, Stephen Ridley Smith, Emma Sansalone, Owen Morris, Rebecca Chenery, Lara Riley, Anna Palazzi-Parsons

“…This pilot trial aims to assess the feasibility of conducting a trial of RecoverEsupport and the acceptability of the RecoverEsupport intervention to support patients to recover from breast cancer surgery.Methods and analysis Participants will be recruited from the perioperative clinic and breast surgery units at a major cancer hospital in New South Wales, Australia and randomised (1:1) to receive (1) control: usual care or (2) intervention: usual care plus RecoverEsupport. …”
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Effectiveness of Vestibular Rehabilitation in Children Post-Concussion: A Systematic Review by Devashish Tiwari, Melisa Erdal, Kristyn Alonzo, Victoria Twombly, Paige Concannon, August West, Mairead O'Byrne

“…# Background Concussion in children is a significant public health burden in the United States with 2.3 million children under the age of 17 years sustaining a concussion in 2022 alone. …”
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Incidence of Surgical Site Infection and Factors Associated among Cesarean Deliveries in Selected Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 by Hana Lijaemiro, Semarya Berhe Lemlem, Jembere Tesfaye Deressa

“…Convenience sampling method was used to select study units from the randomly selected hospitals. Descriptive statistics were run for determining the rate of cesarean delivery surgical site infection. …”
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A One Session Gait Retraining Protocol with Metronome Augmentation Increases Cadence in Novice and Recreational Runners by Angie Huber, Dave Verhoff

“… # Conclusion A pragmatic gait retraining protocol with metronome augmentation including one instructional and four to six independent sessions over a two-week duration increased cadence without negative effects on HR, RPE, distance. …”
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Hipertensión arterial: Recomendaciones básicas para la prevención, detección, evaluación y tratamiento by Pedro Ovidio Orduñez García, Yanelis La Rosa Linares, Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Frank C. Álvarez Li

“…<p>Cada informe del <em>Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure</em> de los Estados Unidos de Am&eacute;rica, es esperado por los m&eacute;dicos, y cada vez m&aacute;s por el p&uacute;blico en general, y por los hipertensos en particular, como una especie de hoja de ruta. …”
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The Double-Edged Sword of Third-Party Resources: Examining Use and Financial Burden of Extracurricular Tools in Medical Students [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wit... by Dimitrios Papanagnou, Saaniya Farhan, Andres Fernandez, Meryem Guler, Drake Kienzle, Faizaan Siddique

“…Studies suggest third-party resources are used in a task-dependent manner with a supplemental role to lectures during the preclinical years and a primary role for United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) preparation during clinical years. …”
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Termelve fogyasztás (prosumption): elméleti alapok és kutatási irányok a fenntartható fejlődés szemszögéből by Noémi Csigéné Nagypál, Mariann Szabó

“…Additionally, the study explores its alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, identifying numerous beneficial contributions. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of 30 years of research on transarterial radioembolization (TARE) for hepatocellular carcinoma by Tongyao Hu, Tongyao Hu, Qifan Xu, Qifan Xu, Guorong Jia, Tao Wang, Changjing Zuo

“…VOSviewer, SCImago Graphica, and Pajek were utilized for the analysis of researchers’ co-authorship, co-occurrence, and visualization. …”
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Estimation of peak current as a basis for sustainable watershed conservation using the number-curve land conservation by Naharuddin ., Rukmi ., S.D. Massiri, B. Toknok, Akhbar ., I.N. Korja

“…This method was developed by the United States Soil Conservation Service in 1972 and applied in this study with due consideration for several variables, including (a) land use classification and intensity for settlements, rice fields, plantations, rivers, etc., (b) basic physical conditions of the area such as rainfall and hydrology, as well as (c) classes of soil hydrology significantly influencing carbon-nitrogen value.FINDINGS: The result showed that carbón-nitrogen values for all types of land use or cover were in normal conditions from 5 to 25 years. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus caused by high BMI from 1990 to 2021, and forecasts to 2045: analysis from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Xin Huang, Yanyan Wu, Yulu Ni, Haiyan Xu, Yinhui He

“…In 2021, among the 204 countries and territories, the top 3 largest number of T2DM-related burden caused by high BMI occurred in China, India, and United States. The top three countries with highest T2DM-related rate caused by high BMI were Fiji, Marshall Islands, and Kiribati.ConclusionOur study reveals that the disease burden of T2DM caused by high BMI is significantly increasing and is expected to continue rising in the future. …”
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MANIPULATIVE TACTICS IMPLEMENTATION IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by Tatyana P. Paliy, Inna N. Poteryakhina

“…These include: the use of epithets and metaphors, lexical repetitions, quotations from famous and outstanding personalities, phraseological units and emotionally charged lexemes.…”
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Quantification of [99mTc]Tc-HDP bone SPECT/CT: can we improve the body weight based standardized uptake value with a more robust normalization? by Tiberiu Damian, Noel Spielhofer, Jakob Heimer, Alexander W. Sauter, Cristina Popescu, Daniel Hausmann, Jason L. Manser, Karim Eid, Rahel A. Kubik-Huch, Irene A. Burger

“…Measurements of bone activity (kBq/cc) and bone density in Hounsfield Units (HU) in a standard volume of interest in the femur, the first and the fifth lumbar vertebra of all patients, without active disease within these regions was made. …”
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İlkokul Hayat Bilgisi Ders Kitaplarındaki Yaşlı Karakterlerin İncelenmesi by Gülseren Erhan, Gülşah Doğanay

“…Bu amaçla araştırmada ders kitaplarının ünite, bölüm ya da sayfalarında yer alan anlatımlarında yaşlı karakterlerin rolleri, sosyal yaşam etkinlikleri, sağlıklı ya da aktif olma gibi özelliklerinin yansıma düzeyi ve biçimi incelenmiştir. …”
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Technological-Based Interventions in Cancer and Factors Associated With the Use of Mobile Digital Wellness and Health Apps Among Cancer Information Seekers: Cross-Sectional Study by Ogochukwu Juliet Ezeigwe, Kenechukwu Obumneme Samuel Nwosu, Oladipo Kunle Afolayan, Akpevwe Amanda Ojaruega, Jovita Echere, Manali Desai, Modupe Olajumoke Onigbogi, Olajumoke Ope Oladoyin, Nnenna Chioma Okoye, Pierre Fwelo

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to identify the factors influencing the use of mobile health and wellness apps among cancer information seekers in the United States. MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the Health Information National Trends Survey. …”
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Age-dependent interaction between serum zinc and triglyceride-glucose index among American adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jun Lai, Jun Lai, Xin-Qing Li, Yinglin Zheng, Zongyan Liu, Qiquan Wu, Yongxiao Cao

“…The triglyceride-glucose index (TyG) is frequently utilized in epidemiological research to assess insulin resistance. …”
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A Deep Learning Framework for the Classification of Brazilian Coins by Debabrata Swain, Viral Rupapara, Amro Nour, Santosh Satapathy, Biswaranjan Acharya, Shakti Mishra, Ali Bostani

“…Several financial institutions, such as banks and hardware-based devices such as vending machines and slot machines, play an essential role in all monetary unification fields. Accurate coin recognition is essential in various contexts, including vending machines, currency exchange, and archaeological research. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Virologically Confirmed Respiratory Syncytial Virus in English Primary Care: Protocol for an Observational Study of Acute Respiratory Infection by Uy Hoang, Utkarsh Agrawal, José Manuel Ordóñez-Mena, Zachary Marcum, Jennifer Radin, Andre Araujo, Catherine A Panozzo, Orsolya Balogh, Mihir Desai, Ahreej Eltayeb, Tianyi Lu, Catia Nicodemo, Xinchun Gu, Rosalind Goudie, Xuejuan Fan, Elizabeth Button, Jessica Smylie, Mark Joy, Gavin Jamie, William Elson, Rachel Byford, Joan Madia, Sneha Anand, Filipa Ferreira, Stavros Petrou, David Martin, Simon de Lusignan

“…More data would enhance our assessment of the need for an RSV vaccination program for adults in the United Kingdom. ObjectiveThis study aimed to implement point-of-care-testing (POCT) in primary care to describe the incidence, clinical presentation, risk factors, and economic burden of RSV among adults presenting with acute respiratory infection. …”
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Effect of a Vibration System on Pain Reduction during Injection of Dental Anesthesia in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Muhanad AlHareky, Jehan AlHumaid, Sumit Bedi, Maha El Tantawi, Mazin AlGahtani, Yousef AlYousef

“…This study was registered with clinical trial registry of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03953001).…”
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Uncovering the hidden mechanics of upper body rotations in tennis serves using wearable sensors on Dutch professional players by B. van Trigt, B. van Trigt, E. Faneker, E. Faneker, A. J. R. Leenen, A. E. Hoekstra, M. J. M. Hoozemans

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate if the magnitude and (intersegmental) timing of peak angular velocities of body segments in professional tennis players are different between first and second serves and if they are associated with serve performance.MethodsEight (two female and six male) professional tennis players performed each 48 tennis serves on a tennis court. …”
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Modified GIC Estimation Using 3‐D Earth Conductivity by Anna Kelbert, Greg M. Lucas

“…We estimate that the proposed modified 3‐D GIC modeling approach produces GIC values that are well within 50% of those obtained with the full‐scale power line integration of spatially variable geoelectric fields, for storms comparable in scale to the 2003 Halloween storm, all geological structures, and power lines located in the contiguous United States and other low‐ to middle‐latitude regions.…”
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