Supportive supervision visits in a large community hypertension programme in Nigeria: implementation methods and outcomes by Mark D Huffman, Dike Ojji, Lisa Hirschhorn, Namratha R Kandula, Eugenia N Ugwuneji, Gabriel Lamkur Shedul, Boni M Ale, Nanna Ripiye, Erica L Jamro, Ikechukwu A Orji, Grace Julcit Shedul, Emmanuel Okpetu, Samuel Osagie, Abigail S Baldridge

“…Effectiveness outcomes included an increase in patients with blood pressure (BP) checked in the last 3 days (78.4% to 84.4%, p=0.009), treatment cards without errors (71.5% to 85%. p<0.001), but a slight drop in CHEW fidelity to BP measurement technique (91.5% to 86.5%, p=0.02). …”
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Generative artificial intelligence and machine learning methods to screen social media content by Kellen Sharp, Rachel R. Ouellette, Rujula Singh Rajendra Singh, Elise E. DeVito, Neil Kamdar, Amanda de la Noval, Dhiraj Murthy, Grace Kong

“…Human review of 10% of the posts screened out by ChatGPT identified a 99.06% agreement rate for excluded posts. Conclusions ChatGPT has mixed capacity to screen social media content that has been converted into text data using machine learning techniques such as object detection. …”
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Adaptive surge control of variable-mass unmanned surface vehicle based on super-twisting sliding mode observation by Zhaokun YAN, Guanyu YANG, Hongdong WANG

“…Compared to the traditional sliding mode observer, the average observation errors of the draught and mass are significantly reduced by 43.75% and 43.76%, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Large Language Models in Tailoring Educational Content for Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers: Quality Analysis by Darren Liu, Xiao Hu, Canhua Xiao, Jinbing Bai, Zahra A Barandouzi, Stephanie Lee, Caitlin Webster, La-Urshalar Brock, Lindsay Lee, Delgersuren Bold, Yufen Lin

“…LLMs demonstrated strong translation capabilities, achieving an accuracy of 96.7% (87/90) for Spanish and 81.1% (73/90) for Chinese translations. Common errors included imprecise scopes, inaccuracies in definitions, and content that lacked actionable recommendations. …”
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Brain iron accumulation in neurodegenerative disorders: Does air pollution play a role? by Jithin V. George, Kathryn J. Hornburg, Alyssa Merrill, Elena Marvin, Katherine Conrad, Kevin Welle, Robert Gelein, David Chalupa, Uschi Graham, Günter Oberdörster, G. Allan Johnson, Deborah A. Cory-Slechta, Marissa Sobolewski

“…Conclusions Inhaled Fe oxide nanoparticles appeared to lead to olfactory bulb uptake. …”
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Simulation training significantly improves the performance of novice students achieving the standard transesophageal echocardiography views by Aleksander Siniarski, Paweł Piątek, Aleksandra Karcińska, Alicia del Carmen Yika, Kamil Szostek, Tomasz Dziwiński, Maciej Stąpór, Karolina Golińska-Grzybała, Adam Piórkowski, Andrzej Gackowski

“…First, after TEE simulated training, students exhibited a higher frequency of successfully completing the TEE examination without major errors (grade: passed) (P = 0.039). Additionally, precision significantly increased at Test 2 (P < 0.001). …”
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HGF-rs12536657 and Ocular Biometric Parameters in Hyperopic Children, Emmetropic Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Multicenter Quantitative Trait Study by Jesús Barrio-Barrio, Elvira Bonet-Farriol, Marta Galdós, Susana Noval, Victoria Pueyo, Charles E. Breeze, Jose Luis Santos, Belén Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Sergio Recalde, Ana Patiño-García

“…No association was found between rs12536657 and any other topographic or biometric measurements. Conclusions. Our results support a possible role for HGF gene variant rs12536657 in corneal curvature in our population. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Medical Care – Patients' Perceptions on Caregiving Relationships and Ethics: A Qualitative Study by Jana Gundlack, Sarah Negash, Carolin Thiel, Charlotte Buch, Jan Schildmann, Susanne Unverzagt, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Thomas Frese, PEAK consortium

“…Major perceived disadvantages were impersonality, potential data security issues, and fear of errors based on medical staff relying too much on AI. …”
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The hyperopia reserve in 3- to 6- years-old preschool children in North China: the Beijing hyperopia reserve research by Jianing Pu, Yuxin Fang, Zhen Zhou, Wei Chen, Jianping Hu, Shanshan Jin, Xinli Liu, Lihua Wang, Jingjing Feng, Huan Tong, Shanshan Xing, Ya Xing Wang, Yonghong Jiao

“…Background To report the distribution of refractive errors and ocular biometry in a large scale of preschool children in Beijing, in North China. …”
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The FRIENDS preventive programme for reducing anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Trine Filges, Geir Smedslund, Tine Eriksen, Kirsten Birkefoss, Malene Wallach Kildemoes

“…Six studies did not report data that enabled calculation of effect sizes and standard errors. Two studies had partial overlap of data to other studies used, and two were written in Persian. …”
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Dietary misreporting: a comparative study of recalls vs energy expenditure and energy intake by doubly-labeled water in older adults with overweight or obesity by Leinys S. Santos-Báez, Michele N. Ravelli, Diana A. Díaz-Rizzolo, Collin J. Popp, Dympna Gallagher, Bin Cheng, Dale Schoeller, Blandine Laferrère

“…Abstract Background Self-report methods are widely used to assess energy intake but are prone to measurement errors. We aimed to identify under-reported, over-reported, and plausible self-reported energy intake by dietary recalls (rEI) using a standard method (Method 1) that calculates the rEI ratio against measured energy expenditure (mEE) by doubly-labeled water (DLW), and compare it to a novel method (Method 2), which calculates the rEI ratio against measured energy intake (mEI) by the principle of energy balance (EB = mEE + changes in energy stores). …”
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Primary healthcare expansion and mortality in Brazil's urban poor: A cohort analysis of 1.2 million adults. by Thomas Hone, Valeria Saraceni, Claudia Medina Coeli, Anete Trajman, Davide Rasella, Christopher Millett, Betina Durovni

“…Key limitations in this study are potential unobserved confounding through selection into the program and linkage errors, although analytical approaches have minimized the potential for bias.…”
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Effects of a combined nature-based and audio-based virtual mindfulness intervention on stress and wellbeing of COVID-19 healthcare workers: a randomized controlled trial by Polycarpe Bagereka, Rezvan Ameli, Ninet Sinaii, Marcelli Cristine Vocci, Angelina Mangiardi Coulter, Michael Neustedter, Ann Berger

“…This chronic stress may culminate into burnout, which has been associated with impaired patient care and increased medical errors. Exposure to nature-based programs have been shown to reduce levels of perceived stress and promote well-being. …”
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Toward the Question of the Victims' Number of Political Repressions for Orthodox Belief in Russia in ХХ century by Somin Nikolai

“…As a result he makes the conclusion, that the general number of the Victims of Political Repression for Orthodox Belief in Russia during XX c. was about 100 thousand persons (with a margin error in 40 %).…”
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Impact of tear film stability on corneal refractive power measurement and surgical planning for cataract by Yuanfeng Jiang, Xiteng Chen, Yichen Gao, Nan Gao, Huiyu Wang, Yanwen Feng, Meisa Li, Luning Qin, Fei Li, Shaozhen Zhao, Shaochong Bu, Fang Tian

“…Of all formulas, only the SRK-T formula displayed significantly higher variability in IOL power calculations in the tear film instability group compared to the control group (P ​< ​0.05). Conclusions: This study highlights that tear film instability can lead to deviations in corneal refractive power and astigmatism measurements, contributing to increased prediction errors in IOL power calculation, particularly with the SRK-T formula.…”
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Establishing a core outcome set for creatine transporter deficiency and guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency by Zahra Nasseri Moghaddam, Emily K. Reinhardt, Audrey Thurm, Beth K. Potter, Maureen Smith, Celeste Graham, Beth H. Tiller, Steven A. Baker, Deborah A. Bilder, Regina Bogar, Jacobus Britz, Rachel Cafferty, Daniel P. Coller, Ton J. DeGrauw, Vicky Hall, Gerald S. Lipshutz, Nicola Longo, Saadet Mercimek-Andrews, Judith S. Miller, Marzia Pasquali, Gajja S. Salomons, Andreas Schulze, Celine P. Wheaton, Kayla F. Williams, Sarah P. Young, Jasmine Li, Sofia Balog, Theresa Selucky, Sylvia Stöckler-Ipsiroglu, Heidi Wallis

“…Abstract Background Creatine transporter (CTD) and guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiencies are rare inborn errors of creatine metabolism, resulting in cerebral creatine deficiency. …”
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Development and External Validation of [18F]FDG PET-CT-Derived Radiomic Models for Prediction of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth Rate by Simran Singh Dhesi, Pratik Adusumilli, Nishant Ravikumar, Mohammed A. Waduud, Russell Frood, Alejandro F. Frangi, Garry McDermott, James H. F. Rudd, Yuan Huang, Jonathan R. Boyle, Maysoon Elkhawad, David E. Newby, Nikhil Joshi, Jing Yi Kwan, Patrick Coughlin, Marc A. Bailey, Andrew F. Scarsbrook

“…RF, XGBoost, and SVM models produced comparable accuracies internally (1.4–1.5 mm/year) but showed higher errors during external validation (1.9–1.97 mm/year). …”
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Changes in Choroidal Thickness of Healthy Children during Myopia Progression over 4 Years: Boramae Myopia Cohort Study Report 5 by Jeong Hyun Lee, MD, MSc, Joo Young Shin, MD, PhD, Martha Kim, MD, PhD, Kyoung Min Lee, MD, PhD, Sohee Oh, PhD, Seok Hwan Kim, MD, PhD, Ho-Kyung Choung, MD, PhD, Jeeyun Ahn, MD, PhD

“…Main Outcome Measures: Spherical equivalent of refractive errors, axial length, and choroidal thickness. Results: A total of 46 eyes from 23 participants were included, with a mean baseline age of 9.6 ± 1.7 years. …”
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Selective IgG4 deficiency and autoimmune cytopenias by Maria Loutsou, Nikolaos Giannakoulas, Emmanouel Ηatzipantelis, Helen Pergantou, Athina Dettoraki, Vasiliki Antari, Aikaterini Michalopoulou, George Vassilopoulos, Styliani Sarrou, Vasiliki Kalaitzidou, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Fani Kalala, Matthaios Speletas

“…Recent studies have linked these conditions to inborn errors of immunity (IEI), particularly in patients with recurrent and/or chronic forms. …”
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Clinical Implementation of Cone Beam Computed Tomography-Guided Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy in Whole Breast Irradiation by Koen J. Nelissen, MS, Wilko F.A.R. Verbakel, PhD, Judith G. Middelburg–van Rijn, MD, Barbara L.T. Rijksen, MD, Marjan A. Admiraal, PhD, Jorrit Visser, PhD, Jessica van der Himst, Karin N. Goudschaal, MS, Ewa Bucko, Ben J. Slotman, MD, Angelique R.W. van Vlaenderen, MS, Desiree H.J.G. van den Bongard, PhD, MD

“…Skin marks for patient positioning during treatment were no longer necessary. Conclusions: This study showed the feasibility, challenges, and practical solutions for the implementation of oART for breast cancer patients. …”
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