Establishing consensus on nutrition competencies for medicine: a Delphi study by Sumantra Ray, Breanna Lepre, Kylie J Mansfield, Eleanor J Beck

“…There remains a need to establish an accepted benchmark on nutrition competencies for medicine, as without consensus standards there is little likelihood of uniform adoption.Objective This study aimed to establish consensus on nutrition competencies using a Delphi process to inform a framework for nutrition education in medicine.Methods A three-round modified online Delphi survey of experts in healthcare practice, education and training, and experts by experience (service users) was conducted to provide a comprehensive consensus on nutrition competencies for medical practice.Results Fifty-two experts (15.1% response rate) participated in Round 1, 42 completed Round 2 and 47 completed Round 3. …”
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COVID-19 in the context of pregnancy, infancy and parenting (CoCoPIP) study: protocol for a longitudinal study of parental mental health, social interactions, physical growth and c... by Topun Austin, Jane Barlow, Ezra Aydin, Staci M Weiss, Kevin A Glasgow, Mark H Johnson, Sarah Lloyd-Fox

“…This study (CoCoPIP) will investigate: (1) how parent’s experiences of the social, medical and financial changes during the pandemic have impacted prenatal and postnatal parental mental health and parent–infant social interaction; and (2) the extent to which these COVID-19-related changes in parental prenatal and postnatal mental health and social interaction are associated with fetal and infant development.Methods and analysis The CoCoPIP study is a national online survey initiated in July 2020. …”
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Pengaruh Gaya Kepemimpinan Situasional, Motivasi dan Kompensasi Terhadap Produktivitas Kerja Karyawan by Yuni Pratikno, Bambang Nurakhim, Eric Hermawan, Maulana Arief Rachman Hakim

“…Design/methodology/approach: Using quantitative methods. Data were collected using online questionnaires to production employees. …”
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Prevalence, characteristics, and treatment outcome of congenital malaria in Nigeria: a systematic review by Emmanuel Kokori, Gbolahan Olatunji, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Israel Charles Abraham, Rosemary Komolafe, Victor Oluwatomiwa Ajekiigbe, Ntishor Gabriel Udam, Stanley Eneh, Chidiogo Ezenwoba, Adetola Emmanuel Babalola, Oluwatobi Omoworare, Nicholas Aderinto

“…This systematic review aimed to assess the prevalence, characteristics, and treatment outcomes of congenital malaria in Nigeria. Methods Twelve studies were included in this review. …”
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Mental health and psychosocial support strategies in highly contagious emerging disease outbreaks of substantial public concern: A systematic scoping review. by Angela M Kunzler, Jutta Stoffers-Winterling, Marlene Stoll, Alexander L Mancini, Sophie Lehmann, Manpreet Blessin, Donya Gilan, Isabella Helmreich, Frank Hufert, Klaus Lieb

“…We assessed the level of evidence using a modified scheme from the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.<h4>Results</h4>Of 4030 records found, 19 studies were included (two RCTs). …”
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Impact of smartphone addiction on health status, mental well-being, and sleep quality among medical students in Sudan by Mohammed Hammad Jaber Amin, Hadia Abdelbagi Alhadi, Asma Eltayeb Abdalla Mohamed, Hiba Kamal Eldin Taha Yacoub, Rabeia MohammedAhmed Hassan Khalifa, Ibrahim Abusufian Elkabashi Dafallah, Fatima Mohamed Osman Yasin, Amira Mohamed Taha, Mohammed Yousif Abdalla Adam, Majdy Osama Abualabasher

“…This study investigates the impact of problematic smartphone usage on health status, mental health, and sleep quality among medical students enrolled in Sudanese universities. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2024, targeting medical students and recent graduates from Sudanese universities through an online survey. …”
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The mental health impact of COVID-19: the need for community interventions and collaboration for recovery by Nadarajah Rajeshkannan, Daya Somasundaram, Balachandran Kumarendran, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Ivan Dinesh Aloysius, Nalayini Sugirthan, Sivanantham Sasikumar, Nalayini Jegathesan

“… Background: Since 2019, the COVID-19 epidemic has spread across the world, affecting millions of individuals on physical, mental, and socioeconomic levels. Materials and methods: This qualitative study aims to map out the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest recovery strategies based on analyzing COVID-19 mental health and psychosocial impact-related comments on social/news media, participant’s observations, and participant action research. …”
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Trends in Specialty Training and National Institutes of Health Funding Among Surgeon-Scientists by Gabriel Velez, MD, PhD, Vinit B. Mahajan, MD, PhD, Ronald J. Weigel, MD, PhD, MBA, Steven R. Lentz, MD, PhD

“…NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool Expenditures and Results was interrogated to identify a cohort of early-career academic surgeon-scientists receiving K-awards from 2011 to 2021. …”
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Building Academic Integrity: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a New Framework to Address and Prevent Contract Cheating by Deepani B. Guruge, Rajan Kadel, Samar Shailendra, Aakanksha Sharma

“…The survey results confirm that the framework can be adopted to address the unique needs of academics and diverse educational environments; however further research is needed to explore its applicability across the broader higher education community.…”
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‘Coming out’/self-disclosure in LGBTQ+ adolescents and youth: International and Indian scenario - A narrative review of published studies in the last decade (2012-2022) by Swapnajeet Sahoo, Velprashanth Venkatesan, Rahul Chakravarty

“…Emerging data indicated an improved trend of adolescents deciding to come out to families or in online platforms, both of which are associated with challenges, more in eastern collectivistic societies and developing countries.…”
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Enhancing athlete performance under pressure: the role of attribution training in mitigating choking by Dan Huang, Dan Huang, Huilin Wang, Yiwei Tang, Hanyue Lei, Denise Koh

“…Correct or improve the subjects’ inappropriate attribution of failure results, and enable them to learn to use appropriate and positive attribution, enhance motivation levels, and thus achieve the purpose of improving behavior and performance levels.MethodsThe snowball sampling technique was used to collect data through the combination of online electronic questionnaires and offline paper questionnaires, so as to explore the choking phenomenon of elite athletes by attributing the influence of training variables on self-efficacy. …”
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Effect of a Short, Animated Storytelling Video on Transphobia Among US Parents: Randomized Controlled Trial by Doron Amsalem, Merlin Greuel, Shuyan Liu, Andrés Martin, Maya Adam

“…We hypothesized that our 2.5-minute video intervention would reduce antitransgender stigma, or transphobia, and improve attitudes toward gender diverse children among US parents. MethodsWe recruited 1267 US parents, through the Prolific Academic (Prolific) online research platform, and randomized them into video intervention or control groups. …”
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Burnout among Nurses Working in Ethiopia by Abrha Hailay, Woldu Aberhe, Guesh Mebrahtom, Kidane Zereabruk, Guesh Gebreayezgi, Teklehaimanot Haile

“…Thus, this review is aimed at identifying the prevalence of burnout among nurses in Ethiopia. Methods. A search strategy was implemented using electronic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Africa-Wide Information, and African Index Medicus) which were systematically searched online to retrieve related articles using keywords. …”
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Engagement factors affect academic success through study approaches among physical education and sport university students: a mediation analysis by Amayra Tannoubi, Amayra Tannoubi, Tore Bonsaksen, Tore Bonsaksen, Gry Mørk, Farruh Ahmedov, Edi Setiawan, Fairouz Azaiez

“…IntroductionUniversity students should engage with the study and ensure they adopt productive study approaches, but the nature of relationships between engagement and study approaches are under-researched. The study aimed to investigate how emotional, cognitive, and behavioral engagement affect academic success through study approaches among physical education and sports students.MethodsOnline forms were submitted by 488 students in physical education and sports (age range 19–25 years, Mean = 21 ± 1.5 year). …”
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Changes in body composition (muscle mass and adipose tissue) among adolescents aged 11–15 from Kraków during the COVID-19 pandemic by Paulina Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń, Łukasz Kryst

“…While certain outcomes indicated regression, possibly linked to reduced physical activity or prolonged sedentary periods, not all research findings exhibited decline. This could be attributed to online physical activity or enhanced dietary habits.…”
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Guidelines for robotic credentialling in reconstructive and functional urology. Consensus study by Frances Harley, Rasa Ruseckaite, Eva Fong, Henry Han‐I Yao, Hashim Hashim, Helen E. O'Connell

“…The substantial variability or absence of a standardised curriculum and credentialing process within a highly specialised surgical field is often insufficient to guarantee surgeon proficiency and could potentially jeopardise patient safety. Subjects and Methods Thirty‐five international robotic surgery experts in urology and urogynaecology, selected based on surgical and research expertise, were invited to participate as expert panellists. …”
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Deconstructing the Monolith: An Educational Module for Understanding Disparities Within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Populations by Karan D. Luthria, Dylan K. Kim, Samantha Xing, Mina Yuan, Jerry Zhou, Catherine A. Shu, Usha S. Krishnan

“…Methods We developed, implemented, and facilitated a workshop for medical students to address AANHPI health disparities, adaptable for in-person and online formats. …”
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Trajectory Planning for Unmanned Vehicles on Airport Apron Under Aircraft–Vehicle–Airfield Collaboration by Dezhou Yuan, Yingxue Zhong, Xinping Zhu, Ying Chen, Yue Jin, Xinze Du, Ke Tang, Tianyu Huang

“…A single trajectory can be planned in just 0.78 s, and for each second of training, 7.54 s of future movement of vehicles can be planned in the simulation world. Future research could focus on online rolling trajectory planning for UGSVs in the apron area, and realistic verification under multi-sensor networks can further advance the application of unmanned vehicles in apron operations.…”
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Ethical leadership and nurses’ job performance: the mediating role of self-compassion by Xingxing Liu, Fang He, Tian Tian, Fangli Guo, Jun Zhang, Yuexia Zhong

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship between self-compassion, ethical leadership, and nurses’ job performance while also validating the mediating role of self-compassion.MethodsThis study employed a convenience sampling method to conduct a cross-sectional online survey involving 968 nurses from four tertiary-level hospitals in Xi’an, China, conducted between April and May 2024. …”
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Gestational Diabetes and Thyroid Autoimmunity by Ester Vitacolonna, Annunziata Lapolla, Barbara Di Nenno, Annalisa Passante, Ines Bucci, Cesidio Giuliani, Dominique Cerrone, Fabio Capani, Fabrizio Monaco, Giorgio Napolitano

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