Classification-Friendly Sparse Encoder and Classifier Learning by Chunyu Yang, Weiwei Wang, Xiangchu Feng, Shuisheng Zhou

“…Extensive experiments show that our method outperforms some state-of the-art model-based methods.…”
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More than meets the eye: phenomenological insights into the functioning of people with lipoedema by Lise Maren Kloosterman, Renske Eilers, Aldo Scafoglieri, Ad Hendrickx, Rienk Dekker, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to explore the functioning of people with lipoedema from their perspective. Methods This was a qualitative study following a phenomenological perspective using individual in-depth interviews with a convenience sample of 13 Dutch people with lipoedema. …”
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Increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with thyroid cancer: a nationwide cohort study by Young Bin Cho, Kyoung Sik Park

“…This study aimed to elucidate the association between thyroid cancer and NAFLD. Methods We used data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service Sample Cohort. …”
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The Effects of Increasing Running Speed on the Displacement and Velocity of the Center of Pressure by Mohadeseh Jafari Rajeouni, Razieh Yousefian Molla, Ali Fatahi

“…Objective The aim of this study was to determine the effect of increasing running speed on the displacement and speed of the center of sole pressure. Methods For this purpose, 28 professional runners with at least 5 years of experience in athletics, from among Tehran province teams in the national league, were selected as volunteers as a sample. …”
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Trends in Systemic Antibiotic Therapy of Endodontic Infections: a Survey among Dental Practitioners in Lithuania by Alexander Mende, Tadas Venskutonis, Migle Mackeviciute

“…The aim of this study was to assess prescription behaviours of Lithuanian general dental practitioners concerning the systemic antibiotic therapy of endodontic infections. Material and Methods: A sample of 198 Lithuanian dentists, registered on the database of the Lithuanian Dental Chamber, provided anonymous information about their clinical work by means of an online questionnaire. …”
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The Acquisition of Jordanian Arabic Plural Morphology by Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Сатех Абдулла Аль-Тунебат, Абдель Рахман Алтахіне, Амаль Тнейбат

“…The primary objective of the study is to assess children’s capacity to use plural morphology in Jordanian Arabic, aiming to identify the most frequently utilized form of the plural and the reasons behind its prevalence. Methods. The study involved a sample of 10 male and female children with ASD, averaging twelve years old, from Tawasul Center for Autism in Amman, Jordan. …”
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Experts' content validation of the parosmia, phantosmia, and anosmia test (PARPHAIT): A qualitative study. by Annelin Espetvedt, Siri Wiig, Kai Victor Myrnes-Hansen, Daniel Adrian Lungu

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the content of the novel PARPHAIT in an expert panel.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a qualitative interview study with experts in the field of olfaction. …”
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“If you prick us, do we not bleed?” Antisemitism and psychosocial health among Jews in Germany by Maor Shani, Dana Goldberg, Maarten H. W. van Zalk

“…The LPA revealed three distinct groups, with the high-identity, high-antisemitism group (53% of the sample) reporting significantly higher anxiety levels than those with average identification and more rare experience with antisemitism.DiscussionThese findings underscore the pervasive nature of antisemitism and its detrimental effects on the well-being of Jewish individuals. …”
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Climate change news exposure, first and third-person effects, and eco-anxiety in the Chinese general population: a moderation model by Yuan Yao, Zhujun Dai

“…Abstract Objective This study examines the relationship between exposure to climate change news and eco-anxiety in the Chinese general population, exploring the moderating effects of first-person effect (FPE) and third-person effect (TPE). Methods Utilizing a non-representative sample of 1483 Chinese adults, we conducted an online survey assessing media consumption across traditional and digital platforms, FPE, TPE, and eco-anxiety. …”
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Surgical Fear and Related Factors Before Total Knee Arthroplasty by Esra Kuşçu, Aliye Okgün Alcan

“…Objective: The aim of this descriptive study was to determine the level of surgical fear and related factors in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.Methods: The study sample consisted of 181 patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty in a training and research hospital in Izmir. …”
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eSports’ Event Sponsorship: Sponsor’s Brand Authenticity, Brand Equity and Purchase Intention by Lucas Ribeiro da Silva, Victor Manoel Cunha de Almeida

“…The theories supporting this study are the balance theory and attribution theory. Methods: the study’s sample consists of League of Legends fans capable of recalling at least one sponsor of the championship. …”
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Making "inclusion" more than a buzzword: A critical interpretive synthesis of literature about recruiting seldom-heard groups in health research. by Meghan Bradway, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Perez, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Ana Maria Claudia Wagner, María Luisa Álvarez-Malé, Garlene Beatriz Zamora Zamorano, Kari Dyb

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This paper presents a critical interpretive synthesis (CIS) of the literature. …”
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Should the Postgraduate Dental Curriculum Be Revamped? - A Stress Assessment Study by B R Premalatha, Usha Hegde, Priyanka Nitin, H S Sreeshyla, Nitin V Muralidhar, P Swetha

“… Dental education is widely regarded as a demanding experience. Information about the stress sources and their degree is crucial since it will aid in the development of appropriate interventional methods for the student's overall development. …”
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Agent-based modeling for personalized prediction of an experimental immune response to immunotherapeutic antibodies. by Omri Matalon, Andrea Perissinotto, Kuti Baruch, Shai Braiman, Anat Geiger Maor, Eti Yoles, Ella Wilczynski, Uri Nevo, Avner Priel

“…We performed mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) experiments on blood samples of healthy volunteers to model the dose-response kinetics of the immune response to anti-PD-L1 antibody. …”
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P300 event-related potential in children with hypothyroidism by Naveen Ravi, Rajay N. Bharshankar, Sandip M. Hulke, Avinash Eknath Thakre, Santosh Laxman Wakode, N. Subba Krishna, Nitin Ashok John, Madhuri Taranikanti, M. Kalpana, K. Prafull, Vandana S. Daulatabad, Anish Singhal, Vidya Ganji, Madhusudhan Umesh, Archana Gaur

“…In this study, P300 was recorded in hypothyroid children. Materials and Methods: This study involved 52 children between the ages of 8 and 15 years who were newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. …”
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Quantifying monochromatic and polychromatic optical blur anisotropy in the periphery of myopes and emmetropes using a radial asymmetry metric by Chloe Degre Kendrick, Dibyendu Pusti, Geunyoung Yoon

“…These differences were minimized when chromatic aberrations were included, though the trend remained the same.ImplicationsA trend of more vertical optical blur in the temporal periphery of myopes strengthens the hypothesis that myopes experience different peripheral optical blur than emmetropes, though the small sample size of the current study limits generalizability of the results. …”
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Concept of Happiness in Children and Older Adults: Situational Context by N. A. Bulkina

“…The study relied on the methods of content analysis and comparative analysis based on the chi-squared test with the Cohen’s h effect size. …”
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Determinants of Psychosocial Difficulties Experienced by Persons with Brain Disorders: Towards a 'Horizontal Epidemiology' Approach. by Carla Sabariego, Michaela Coenen, Carolina Ballert, Maria Cabello, Matilde Leonardi, Marta Anczewska, Tuuli Pitkänen, Alberto Raggi, Blanca Mellor, Venusia Covelli, Piotr Świtaj, Jonna Levola, Silvia Schiavolin, Anna Chrostek, Jerome Bickenbach, Somnath Chatterji, Alarcos Cieza

“…Our objective is to determine a brief set of environmental and psychologic-personal factors that are shared determinants of PSD among persons with different brain disorders.<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional study, convenience sample of persons with either dementia, stroke, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, migraine, depression, schizophrenia, substance dependence or Parkinson's disease. …”
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Psychological Outcome in Young Survivors of Severe TBI: A Cross-Informant Comparison by Karoline Doser, Ingrid Poulsen, Anne Norup

“…To investigate the psychological outcome and the agreement between self-ratings and proxy-ratings in young individuals after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods. Twenty pairs of former patients who sustained a severe TBI in their adolescence or early adulthood and their significant others (SOs) were contacted around 66 months after injury to complete a measure of psychological and behavioral problems. …”
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Living with technological challenges: does socioeconomic status affect people’s health? by Jia Xu, Chun Xia, Xiuzhen Ding

“…This study posits that individual’s subjective socioeconomic status (SES) contribute to differing levels of technological challenges when seeking medical care services, subsequently impacting their health conditions. Methods A questionnaire survey was administered to 1,932 residents in China (1,037 men, 891 women, and 4 missing; M age: 64.28 ± 11.30 years, range: 45–99 years). …”
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