Efficacy of dietary polyphenol supplement in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a network meta-analysis by Xiao-cui Wang, Xiao-cui Wang, Li Song, Xin-han Wang, Xin-han Wang

“…BackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a public health issue worldwide. Dietary polyphenols are naturally occurring plant active ingredients and are widely employed in the treatment of NAFLD. …”
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Perceptions of home hospitalization among the public and physicians in Israel: findings from surveys conducted for the Dead Sea Health Policy Conference of 2022 by Michal Laron, Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot, Sharvit Fialco, Inbal Halevi Hochwald, Gizell Green, Itamar Offer, Gil Lavie

“…Despite its proven advantages and global experience, HaH did not gain significant traction in Israel until the COVID-19 pandemic. The issue was highlighted at the 2022 Dead Sea Conference on Health Policy. …”
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Gender Differences for the Associations among Housework, Self-Stigma, and Psychiatric Symptoms among Community Severe Mental Disorder Patients by Li Q, Xu M, Chen Y, Su X, Zhong Y, Wang M, Sun L

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Mapping the Brain’s Role in Osteoarthritis: New Evidence for Prevention by Di J, Xi Y, Liu Y, Qi L, Chen S, Qin Y, Xiang C

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The Persistent Threat of Chronic Inflammation on the Mortality Among Cervical Cancer Survivors: A Mendelian Randomization and Machine Learning Analysis Using UK Biobank and Chinese... by Wang J, Chen Z, Guan M, Ma Z, Peng L, Chen J, Fiori PL, Carru C, Capobianco G, Coradduzza D, Zhou L

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Understanding the Phenomenon of Smuggling from the Perspective of Activists Known as “Shoti” by Ali Feizolahi, Zahra Rezaeinasab, Shabnam Yari

“…The target population consisted of Shoti activists residing in the city of Pol-e-Dokhtar, Lorestan Province, who possessed at least 3 years of experience in commodity smuggling and were actively engaged in this work at the time of the study. The research sample comprised 14 individuals selected through the snowball sampling method based on the criterion of theoretical saturation. …”
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A Guideline for the Evolution of Quantitative Accounting Research in Iran: Shifting from Local to International Scientific Patterns by Fakhroddin MohammadRezaei

“…Hypotheses should be based on deductive reasoning and formulated directionally. In the sampling section, the key point is to provide a clear screening table and avoid the misuse of the term “sampling” in archival research. …”
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Prevalencia de sobre peso y obesidad en escuelas primarias por zonas socioeconómicas de la ciudad de Chihuahua (Prevalence of overweight and obesity in elementary schools by socio... by Arturo Iván Chávez Erives, Carlos Javier Ortiz Rodríguez, Samuel Alferdo Islas Guerra, Arturo Martínez Trevizo, Salvador Jesús López-Alonso, Gabiel Gastélum-Cuadras

“…In Mexico, childhood obesity is a relevant issue in public health, it is important to know the different factors that cause this problem. …”
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Strategi Komunikasi PT Jasa Raharja Cabang D.I. Yogyakarta dalam Program Millennial Road Safety by Devin Airlangga, Pratiwi Wahyu Widiarti

“…Informan dalam penelitian ini dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling, sehingga terpilihlah dua informan utama yakni, Pegawai Bagian Humas dan Bagian PKBL PT Jasa Raharja Cabang D.I. …”
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Antecedents of Trust in Sharing Economy Platforms: Prioritization Using the Best-Worst Method by Navid Khanjanzadeh Kakeroodi, Ali Adabi Firoozjaei, Soheil Nejat, Hamidreza Fallah Lajimi

“…The second step focused on sample selection. A systematic review method was employed to select the articles. …”
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EXPLORING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN GAIT SPEED AND BALANCE IN LIMB PROSTHESIS USERS: A PILOT STUDY by Abdullah Alhuzaymi, Goeran Fiedler

“…OBJECTIVE: Our small-sample pilot study aimed to explore whether the general relationship between walking speed and balance holds true for people with limb loss whose physical capabilities are inevitably influenced by their prosthetic devices. …”
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Corporate Governance Code and Earnings Management by Azam Valizadeh Iarijani, Reyhaneh Iranpour

“…The statistical sample of the research included 117 companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange during the years 2014 to2021. …”
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Prevalence of lead poisoning among artisanal gold miners in French Guiana in 2022: a multicenter cross-sectional observational survey by Maylis Douine, Virgile Korsec, Alice Sanna, Lorraine Plessis, Teddy Bardon, Antoine Adenis, Mathieu Nacher, Martha Suarez-Mutis, Stephen Vreden, Olivier Mathieu, Yann Lambert

“…Abstract Background Lead poisoning is a significant public health issue globally. In French Guiana, a French overseas territory in South America, several studies have reported widespread lead exposure in the local population. …”
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Manual Therapy for Fibrosis-Related Late Effect Dysphagia in head and neck cancer survivors: the pilot MANTLE trial by Jihong Wang, Karin Woodman, Katherine Hutcheson, Holly McMillan, Carla Warneke, Christine Porsche, Kiara Savage, Sheila Buoy, Stephen Lai, Clifton Fuller

“…Introduction Late dysphagia that develops or persists years after head and neck cancer (HNC) is a disabling survivorship issue. Fibrosis is thought to stiffen connective tissues and compress peripheral nerve tracts, thereby contributing to diminished strength, flexibility, and in some cases denervation of swallowing muscles. …”
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Determinants of vaccine hesitancy in Switzerland: study protocol of a mixed-methods national research programme by Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Michael J. Deml, Kristen Jafflin, Sonja Merten, Benedikt Huber, Andrea Buhl, Eleonora Frau, Valérie Mettraux, Joanna Sonderegger, Paulina Kliem, Rachele Cattalani, Daniel Krüerke, Constanze Pfeiffer, Philip E. Tarr

“…Introduction Vaccine hesitancy is a complex public health issue referring to concerns about the safety, efficacy or need for vaccination. …”
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A surrogate model for estimating rock stress by a hollow inclusion strain cell in a three-layer medium by Changkun Qin, Wusheng Zhao, Weizhong Chen, Peiyao Xie, Shuai Zhou

“…Furthermore, using Latin hypercube sampling (LHS) and orthogonal experimental design strategies, 764 groups of numerical models encompassing various stress measurement scenarios have been established and calculated using FLAC3D software. …”
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Association of skipping breakfast with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Junwen Tan, Qingwei Meng, Cheng Luo, Shipeng Zhang, Enjie Tang, Yanjie Jiang, Sijing Cheng, Xueying Li, Ling Li

“…ObjectiveDepression is a significant global public health issue, and Breakfast habits may be related to its onset. …”
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Enablers and barriers in the professional development of nurses employed full-time at university nursing studies in Croatia: a qualitative study by Lara Vinko, Valentina Koscak, Mia Plenkovic, Ivica Matic, Marta Civljak, Marin Cargo, Vesna Mijoc, Ivana Barac, Sanja Zoranic, Mario Marendic, Marijana Neuberg, Dijana Majstorovic, Alen Brecek, Kata Ivanisevic, Andrea Vuksa, Natasa Skitarelic, Zrinka Puharic, Snjezana Cukljek, Livia Puljak

“…Results Of the 58 individuals who met the inclusion criteria, 52 (90%) nurse educators participated in the study. The sample comprised 10 men and 42 women, ranging in age from 28 to 64 years. …”
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Slow-Moving Landslide Hazard Assessment Using LS-Unilab Deep Learning Model with Highlighted InSAR Deformation Signal by Xiangyang Li, Peifeng Ma, Song Xu, Hong Zhang, Chao Wang, Yukun Fan, Yixian Tang

“…Then, the deformation annual velocity rate map, coherence map and DEM are used to construct the InSAR sample set. A landslide hazard assessment model named Landslide-SE-Unilab is subsequently proposed. …”
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Cognitive frailty: a useful concept or a source of confusion? Insights from a survey of European geriatricians by Suzanne Timmons, Mary Faherty, Catriona Curtin, Maria Cristina Ferrara, Giuseppe Bellelli, Enrico Brunetti, Mario Bo, Alessandro Morandi, Antonio Cherubini, Massimiliano Fedecostante, Alessandra Coin, Susan D. Shenkin, Pinar Soysal

“…Eligible participants were geriatricians or trainees in their final two years of specialist geriatric training, in a European country. Snowball sampling was used. In total, 440 people replied to the survey, of which 324 responded to the section on cognitive frailty. …”
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