Efficacy of computerized cognitive training using mobile devices to promote cognitive functioning in community-dwelling older adults with or without risk of mild cognitive impairme... by Kenneth N K Fong, Alex W K So, Kevin C H Cheung, Jack Y L Cheung, Anson M H Lee, Ryan C Y Wong, Joyce S Y Lau, Pablo Cruz Gonzalez, Wilson W S Wong, Danny K F Li, Diana S H Kam

“…Objective To investigate the efficacy of a 5-month computerized cognitive training programme (CCT) “Exercise your Brain” using mobile devices in improving cognitive functioning in community-dwelling older adults with and without risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods One hundred thirty-four older adults were recruited from 5-day activity centres for the older adults in Hong Kong using convenience sampling to participate in a 5-month CCT training. …”
Get full text

Parental perspectives on the maltreatment of children with autism spectrum disorder and associated factors: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia by Lilis Lestari, Ramadhaniyati Ramadhaniyati, Ruka Saito, Akiko Tsuda

“…Conversely, participants aged >35 years were more likely to have inappropriate perspectives (OR=0.532, CI=0.290–0.976, p=0.042). …”
Get full text

The relationship between diabetes distress and eHealth literacy among patients under 60 years of age with diabetes: a multicenter cross-sectional survey by Haoyang Chen, Bin Wang, Yongqing Liu, Qiaoyun Liu, Jiayan Bai, Lijuan Yao, Biyu Shen

“…Future research should explore more representative samples and long-term study designs to validate these findings and evaluate the effectiveness of various interventions.…”
Get full text

Evaluation of stroke sequelae and rehabilitation effect on brain tumor by neuroimaging technique: A comparative study. by Xueliang Guo, Lin Sun

“…This study aims at the limitations of traditional methods in the evaluation of stroke sequelae and rehabilitation effect monitoring, especially for the accurate identification and tracking of brain injury areas. …”
Get full text

Knowledge, perceptions, and management of symptoms of hormonal imbalance among adolescent girls in selected schools in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study by Sawudatu Zakariah-Akoto, Benjamin Abuaku, Godfred Egbi, Bismark Edem Kofi Klu, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Michael Fokuo Ofori, Collins Stephen Ahorlu, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

“…IntroductionAdolescent girls are more sensitive to hormonal imbalance with major impact on their nutritional, reproductive, physical, psychosocial, and academic wellbeing. …”
Get full text

Perception and Knowledge of Hospital Workers Toward Using Artificial Intelligence: A Descriptive Study by Ahmad R. Al‐Qudimat, Mohammad R. Alqudimat, Kalpana Singh, Zainab E. Fares, Mohammed Ismail, Hesham E. Yasin, Raed M. Al‐Zoubi, Omar M. Aboumarzouk

“…A convenience sampling method was used to recruit participants, and data were collected via an anonymous online questionnaire distributed through email and WhatsApp, with hard copies provided as needed. …”
Get full text

Synchronous and anti-phase drumming elicit similar prosocial behavior ratings by Sean McWeeny, Sean McWeeny, Adam C. Luoma, Yaseen Al-Saleem, Laurel J. Trainor, Laurel J. Trainor

“…Models provided moderate to extremely strong evidence that the anti-phase and in-phase coordination conditions rated their affect, trust, similarity, and cooperation more strongly than dyads in the alone condition (all BF10 > 3). …”
Get full text

Identifying High-Risk Intersections for Walking and Bicycling Using Multiple Data Sources in the City of San Diego by Mahdie Hasani, Arash Jahangiri, Ipek Nese Sener, Sirajum Munira, Justin M. Owens, Bruce Appleyard, Sherry Ryan, Shawn M. Turner, Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani

“…Data mining techniques, a new sampling strategy, and automated video processing methods were adopted to demonstrate a holistic approach that can be applied to identify facilities with highest need of improvement. …”
Get full text

Complementary feeding and caregiver sleep: findings from a representative survey in Chongqing, China by Ya Shi, Ya Shi, Shengping Li, Junping Chen, Xiangying Su, Zumin Shi, Yan Zhao, Jiaxin Guo, Jiaxin Guo, Yong Zhao, Yong Zhao, Nianrong Wang

“…This study aims to confirm that correct complementary feeding (CCF) practices are complex and crucial, and they can also influence the development of healthy sleep patterns in infants’ caregivers.MethodsUsing a convenience sampling method, we identified a cohort of Chongqing caregiver-infant pairs (CQ CG-Inf P). …”
Get full text

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurses in ICU on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: a cross-sectional study in Gansu Province, China by Xiarong Li, Xiaoliang Zhang, Yujuan Feng, Ziyan Yao, Yi Sun, Lingna Zhang, Haojun Zhang, Junling Wang

“…This study aimed to investigate the current status and influencing factors of ICU nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding VAP prevention in Gansu Province, and to provide a basis for improving the effectiveness of VAP prevention.MethodsA stratified random sampling method was used to select 600 ICU nurses from 24 hospitals in Gansu Province as study participants. …”
Get full text

Factors that influence uptake of routine postnatal care: Findings on women's perspectives from a qualitative evidence synthesis. by Emma Sacks, Kenneth Finlayson, Vanessa Brizuela, Nicola Crossland, Daniela Ziegler, Caroline Sauvé, Étienne V Langlois, Dena Javadi, Soo Downe, Mercedes Bonet

“…High confidence study findings included the perceived low value of postnatal care for healthy women and infants; concerns around access and quality of care; and women's desire for more emotional and psychosocial support during the postnatal period. …”
Get full text

Health-promoting behavior and its determinants towards non-communicable diseases among adult residents of the Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia: the application of the health belief model by Habtamu Endashaw Hareru, Tizalegn Tesfaye Mamo, Mesfin Abebe, Berhanu Gidisa Debela

“…The baseline characteristics of the participants were summarized using descriptive statistics. The independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to compare two groups and more than two groups, respectively. …”
Get full text

Exploring healthcare workers’ immunisation behaviour towards COVID-19 vaccines through psychological patterns by Nour El Houda Benkaddour, Sara Ramdani, Hind Khalil, Asmae Lekfif, Naima Abda, Bouchra Oneib, Yassamine Bentata

“…A snowball sampling method was used to select the participants who were administered a questionnaire. …”
Get full text

Assessment of binary prediction of fraudulent advertisements in ATS candidate tracking cloud systems by V. V. Ligi-Goryaev, G. A. Mankaeva, T. B. Goldvarg, S. S. Muchkaeva, V. V. Dzhakhnaev

“…However, it should be considered that the GBT classifier requires more time for training and prediction; GBT takes 208.738579 seconds, while LSVC and RF take 64.267132 and 71.024914 seconds, respectively. …”
Get full text

Investigating the Incidence of Malignant and Premalignant Oral Lesions in Patients Referr ing to Health Centers of Sari: A Six-Year Study by Anahita Ghorbani, Ali Jafari, Abolfazl Hosseinnataj, Atena Shiva, Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Ghaffari Hamedani, Anahita Lotfizadeh, Tahereh Molania

“…Sampling was performed using a census method, based on records from private offices of oral pathologists, oral medicine specialists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and the Mazandaran Comprehensive Cancer Center. …”
Get full text

Manuscript Title: Regulatory and Implications of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use for Infection Prevention: Insights From the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countri... by Alhomoud FK

“…A self-administered questionnaire was distributed via social media platforms (eg Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter) using a convenience sampling approach, supplemented by snowballing. Although the calculated target sample size was 385, a total of 340 participants completed the survey. …”
Get full text

The impact of information technology applications on the quality of life of disabled older adults in nursing homes in China: a qualitative study by Hong Zhang, Xiaoyan Liao, Shuang Liang, Lifang Tong, Jun Shen, Bin Peng, Lin Wu, Lu Gao, Qianying Jia, Liu Ren, Lanyue Luo, Yixin Wang, Xiaoli Zhang

“…This study explores the adaptation process and experiences of disabled older adults with the use of information technology in nursing homes from four perspectives: physiological, psychological, social, and environmental, and examines its impact on their quality of life.MethodsAn interpretative phenomenological approach was adopted, with purposive sampling used to recruit participants. …”
Get full text

Spatial distribution of microplastics in Mollisols of the farmland in Northeast China: the role of field management and plastic sources by Pengke Yan, Shaoliang Zhang, Hao Xing, Sihua Yan, Xiaoguang Niu, Jiuqi Wang, Qiang Fu, Muhammad Aurangzeib

“…In this study, we investigated the distribution of MPs in the 0–30 cm soil layers of vegetable fields with long-term mulching and surrounded by complex pollution sources under three management methods (MMs) (MM1, high fertilization dose and moderate tillage frequency; MM2, moderate fertilization dose and high tillage frequency; MM3, low fertilization dose and low tillage frequency) in Mollisols of Northeast China. …”
Get full text

Serum Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Level Is Not Associated with Proteinuria in Children with IgA Nephropathy by M. Colleen Hastings, Sabahat Afshan, John T. Sanders, Oulimata Kane, T. Matthew Eison, Keith K. Lau, Zina Moldoveanu, Bruce A. Julian, Jan Novak, Robert J. Wyatt

“…Blood samples were collected on one or more occasions for determination of serum total IgA and Gd-IgA1. …”
Get full text

Risk factors for puerperal sepsis among postpartum women attending public hospitals in the Dawro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Unmatched case‒control study by Temesgen Sebro Balilo, Tsegaye Alemu, Tamirat Gezahegn Guyo, Tarekegn Solomon

“…Design: A facility-based unmatched case–control study. Methods: From February 1 to April 30, 2023, 260 participants (65 cases and 195 controls) were included in the study. …”
Get full text