Global demand for rice genetic resources by Nelissa Jamora, Venuprasad Ramaiah

“…Methods We examined the patterns of use of the IRRI genebank using distribution data and analyzed the results from a survey of germplasm recipients. …”
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Pectoralis minor index range of healthy 18–24-year-old students from a Kenyan public university by Eugene C. Agweyu, Joseph M. Matheri, Benita Olivier, Elzette Korkie

“…These findings provide a foundational reference for assessing PMI in clinical settings, supporting physiotherapists and clinicians in evaluating and treating shoulder dysfunction using precise muscle length data. Clinical implications: Establishing baseline PMI values assists physiotherapists in identifying deviations, enabling targeted interventions for shoulder dysfunction.…”
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Beyond BRCA: A scoping review of person-centred care for women diagnosed with a BRCA gene mutation by Jane Murray Cramm, Cornelia van Diepen, Leonie Emilia Witte

“…Due to the distinctive biopsychosocial implications of a BRCA diagnosis, the care trajectory for these women is highly personalised, yet their care needs frequently remain unmet. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake in a multi-ethnic UK healthcare workforce: A cross-sectional study. by Christopher A Martin, Colette Marshall, Prashanth Patel, Charles Goss, David R Jenkins, Claire Ellwood, Linda Barton, Arthur Price, Nigel J Brunskill, Kamlesh Khunti, Manish Pareek

“…Those who had previously had confirmed COVID-19 (by PCR) were less likely to be vaccinated than those who had tested negative. Limitations include data being from a single centre, lack of data on staff vaccinated outside the hospital system, and that staff may have taken up vaccination following data extraction.…”
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Revised Age Estimates for Northern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Based on Observed Life‐History Events and Demographic Discounting by Andrew W. Bateman, Jessica MacLean, Eva Stredulinsky, Brianna Wright, Graeme Ellis, Thomas Doniol‐Valcroze, Chris Darimont, John K. B. Ford

“…We use Bayes' law to determine conditional probability distributions from age‐at‐event data, incorporating mathematical descriptions of demographic patterns parameterised from the data. …”
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Risk Factors, Etiology, Pathology, and Diagnostic Methods for Acute Kidney Injury: A Review Study by Tamer A. Addissouky, Majeed M. A. Ali, Ibrahim El Tantawy El Sayed, Yuliang Wang, Ayman El Baz, Naglaa Elarabany, Ahmed A. Khalil

“…Quality was considered during data extraction, prioritizing well-performed randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and large epidemiological studies. …”
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Exercise Intolerance in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Kara C. Anderson, Nathan R. Weeldreyer, Zachary S. Leicht, Siddhartha S. Angadi, Zhenqi Liu

“…As cardiorespiratory fitness predicts both all‐cause mortality and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, these data have important implications for risk reduction in individuals with T2D.…”
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Assessing the comparative effects of interventions in COPD: a tutorial on network meta-analysis for clinicians by Katrin Haeussler, Afisi S. Ismaila, Mia Malmenäs, Stephen G. Noorduyn, Nathan Green, Chris Compton, Lehana Thabane, Claus F. Vogelmeier, David M. G. Halpin

“…We discuss key considerations when conducting an NMA and interpreting NMA outputs, and provide guidance on the most appropriate methodology for the data available and potential implications of the incorrect application of methods. …”
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A structure-based tool to interpret the significance of kinase mutations in clinical next generation sequencing in cancer by Amith Rangarajan, Ilona Sviezhentseva, Emma Gunderson, Yana Pikman, Yana Pikman, Matthew P. Jacobson, Beth Apsel Winger, Beth Apsel Winger

“…IntroductionClinical workflows to analyze variants of unknown significance (VUSs) found in clinical next generation sequencing (NGS) are labor intensive, requiring manual analysis of published data for each variant. There is a strong need for tools and resources that provide a consistent way to analyze variants. …”
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Incidence and mortality of alcohol-related hepatitis in Denmark – an update, 2016–2023 by Khaibar Ghulam Hazrat, Sidsel Hyldgaard Støy, Thomas Damgaard Sandahl, Peter Jepsen

“…Mortality remains high, emphasizing the need for better treatment strategies. Impact and implications: This study investigated the incidence and mortality of alcohol-related hepatitis (AH) in Denmark from 2016 to 2023, providing updated data in the context of declining alcohol consumption. …”
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Prevalence of childhood mental disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis to inform policymaking by Charlotte Waddell, Christine Schwartz, Jenny Lou Barican, Donna Yung, Yufei Zheng, Katholiki Georgiades

“…(All data were collected pre-COVID-19.) Overall prevalence of any childhood mental disorder was 12.7% (95% CI 10.1% to 15.9%; I2=99.1%). …”
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Physician experiences of electronic health record interoperability and its practical impact on care delivery in the English NHS: a cross-sectional survey study by Ara Darzi, Jonathan Clarke, Hutan Ashrafian, Ana Luísa Neves, Edmond Li, Olivia Lounsbury, Mujtaba Hasnain

“…Limited EHR interoperability impaired physician access to clinical data, hampered communication between providers and was perceived to threaten patient safety.Conclusion As healthcare data continues to increase in complexity and volume, EHR interoperability must evolve to accommodate these growing changes and ensure the continued delivery of safe care. …”
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The effect of a COMSKIL-based education program on nursing students' communication skills during the COVID-19 pandemic: A quasi-experimental study by Maryam Sedaghati kesbakhi, Leila Hosseini Tabaghdehi, Simin Arab, Camelia Rohani

“…The data were analyzed using independent t tests, one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and repeated measures analysis of variance. …”
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Common mental disorders in young adults: temporal trends in primary care episodes and self-reported symptoms by Judi Kidger, James B Kirkbride, Kate Walters, Shamini Gnani, Francesca Solmi, David P J Osborn, Jennifer Dykxhoorn, Antonio Lazzarino

“…Background Rates of common mental disorders (CMDs) including anxiety, depression and stress, treated in primary care have increased among young adults, but it is unclear if this reflects more help-seeking and/or an increase in symptoms, and if there are differences across sociodemographic groups.Objective This study examined trends in primary care-recorded CMD and self-reported psychological distress symptoms in young adults over time.Methods We used data from participants born between 1980 and 2003 in two datasets: UK primary care records and longitudinal cohort data. …”
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Microfinance services and MSE growth in Pakistan: The mediating perspective of social and psychological capital by Muhammad Farhan Jalil, Azlan Bin Ali, Zeeshan Ahmed

“…Structured questionnaires were used to collect the data from 357 micro and small enterprises operating in the developing market of Pakistan. …”
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Diagnostic Models for Differentiating COVID-19-Related Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Machine Learning Methods by Eylem Gul Ates, Gokcen Coban, Jale Karakaya

“…<b>Methods:</b> This retrospective study included MRI data from 57 patients diagnosed with AIS who presented to the Department of Radiology at Hacettepe University Hospital between March 2020 and September 2021. …”
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A Dual-Source Deep Learning Model for Mapping Wet Anabranches in Braided Rivers on the Tibetan Plateau by Xiaolu Liu, Xiaoyi Ma, Shuai Qin, Tang Liu, Chenghu Zhou

“…The model employs dual encoders to extract features from optical and radar data, combined with a unified decoder and an attention mechanism for efficient feature fusion. …”
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GaitCSF: Multi-Modal Gait Recognition Network Based on Channel Shuffle Regulation and Spatial-Frequency Joint Learning by Siwei Wei, Xiangyuan Xu, Dewen Liu, Chunzhi Wang, Lingyu Yan, Wangyu Wu

“…This paper addresses these challenges by introducing a multi-modal gait recognition network based on channel shuffle regulation and spatial-frequency joint learning, which integrates two complementary modalities (silhouette data and heatmap data) to construct a more comprehensive gait representation. …”
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Does capital efficiency influence economic growth in Bangladesh? Application of the Harrod-Domar model by Sakib Bin Amin, Bismi Iqbal Samia, Farhan Khan

“…Design/methodology/approach – We use annual data from 1980 to 2019 for this paper. Three steps are taken in the data analysis. …”
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Development and evaluation of large-language models (LLMs) for oncology: A scoping review. by Namya Mehan, Teshan Dias Desinghe, Ashirbani Saha

“…The application areas were heterogeneous, used diverse data sources, were directed towards a variety of users, and resulted in variety of evaluation methods. …”
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