Physical activity interventions in adult kidney transplant recipients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Roseanne E. Billany, Nicolette C. Bishop, Ellen M. Castle, Matthew P. M. Graham-Brown, Sharlene A. Greenwood, Courtney J. Lightfoot, Thomas J. Wilkinson

“…Despite new literature, there is still a need for long-term larger sampled RCTs and more detailed reporting of intervention details and program adherence.…”
Get full text

Personalized Predictions for Changes in Knee Pain Among Patients With Osteoarthritis Participating in Supervised Exercise and Education: Prognostic Model Study by Mahdie Rafiei, Supratim Das, Mohammad Bakhtiari, Ewa Maria Roos, Søren T Skou, Dorte T Grønne, Jan Baumbach, Linda Baumbach

“…Neither the increase in sample size nor the inclusion of additional variables improved previous models. …”
Get full text

Validation and assessment of the arabic psychological first aid scale among physicians, nurses, and counselors in Jordan by Basma Eid Alshareef, Othman A. Alfuqaha, Ibraheem B. Maali, Khaled Amer

“…Moreover, it determined the differences between HCPs based on their knowledge, skills, and attitudes of PFA. Methods A sample size of 389 HCPs (physicians = 68, nurses = 173, and counselors = 148) was conveniently selected to participate during the period of 10 December 2023 to 10 February 2024 after completing the translated PFA scale into the Arabic language. …”
Get full text

Has the pandemic exacerbated sedentary behavior in children? Factors associated with high screen time in schoolchildren during COVID- 19 by Erica Costa Rodrigues, Laudicéia Ferreira Fróis, Natália de Freitas Tavares, Priscila Pena Camargo, Raquel de Deus Mendonça, Adriana Lúcia Meireles

“…Wilcoxon test for paired samples compared screen time median before and after the pandemic's onset. …”
Get full text

The Use of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring to Personalize Once-daily Intravenous Busulfan in Thai Pediatric Patients Underwent Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Cholada Ratanatharathorn, Utairat Meeudompong, Cholatid Ratanatharathorn, Kleebsabai Sanpakit

“…Patients under 10 years face more difficulties in achieving the target AUC, indicating the need for careful monitoring and dose adjustments in this age group. …”
Get full text

Improving women’s health and well-being by exploring the impact of emotional, physical, and sexual intimate partner violence by Bertac Vall, Jaume Grané-Morcillo, Nóra Regös, Alessandra Pauncz, Marianne Hester

“…Background: Over the past two decades, several studies have highlighted the harmful mental and physical effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on its victims. However, more repeated measures research is needed to observe the long-term health and emotional effects of IPV. …”
Get full text

Co-curricular engagement, moral quotient, and pro-environmental behaviors of university students in Bangladesh by Mohd. Ashik Shahrier, Kazi Imrul Kayesh, Atik Mahomud Zubaier, Rawshan Ara Khan, Nahida Sarkar, Md. Luthfor Rahman

“…To this end, this study was designed to investigate the relationship between moral quotient (MQ) and PEBs mediated by the sense of obligation of university students engaged in co-curricular activities. Methods A convenience sample of 683 university students was recruited as study participants. …”
Get full text

The impact of environmental tax reform on industrial green development: evidence from China by Zhaoyang Lu, Diao Gou, Lanqin Yang, Ziyue Wu, Hailong Feng

“…This study addresses this gap by investigating how the reform affects green total factor productivity (GTFP) in key industrial sectors.MethodsWe build a Difference-in-Differences model to assess the causal impact of the 2018 environmental tax change, using it as a quasi-natural experiment. …”
Get full text

Perspectives and experiences with equitable data collection in oral health: a qualitative investigation by Kelly L. Schroeder, Lisa J. Heaton, Paige Martin, Hannah J. Cheung, Eric P. Tranby, Kaz Rafia, Tamanna Tiwari

“…The purpose of this study is to explore challenges related to equitable data collection in oral health research. Methods A phenomenological qualitative approach was utilized which included a convenience sample of individuals with varied demographic backgrounds and engaged in population health efforts to improve access to oral health. …”
Get full text

Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid and Associated Factors among Women Undergoing Childbirth in Maternity Teaching Hospital in Erbil City by Sazan Bahram Ahmed, Srwa Abdulrahman Mustafa, Madiha Abbas Muhammed, Kazhan Ibrahim Mahmood, Awaz Azeez Saeed

“…Results: The majority of women (82.7%) were illiterate, and more than half (58.2%) were multiparous. 57% of the newborns were male. …”
Get full text

Motor development in premature infants: Study protocol for an interdisciplinary hospital-home intervention by Carolina Sandoval-Cuellar, Adriana Lucía Castellanos-Garrido, Angélica María Ospina Romero, Óscar Rafael Boude Figueredo, María Eugenia Serrano-Gómez, César Augusto Fuya Caro, Diana Carolina Molina Cárdenas, Erika Marlen Pinto Rosas

“…The experimental group, hospital-home intervention (HHI) performed in two settings (i.e., hospital neonatal care units and homes), and the control group, traditional intervention, (TI) performed in institutions for premature infants.The sample will be composed of 130 randomly-allocated infants, 65 in the experimental group (HHI) and 65 in the control group (TI) of moderate to late preterm infants (gestational age between 34 and 37 weeks), weighing more than or equal to 1.800 g, who are hemodynamically stable and reside in the cities of Tunja and Bogotá-Colombia recruited between 2021 and 2022.For the pre- and post-intervention assessments, the TIMPSI and the CapDMP are the instruments used to assess motor development and the degree of parents’ or caregivers’ knowledge about motor development. …”
Get full text

Gender differences in awareness and practices of cancer prevention recommendations in Korea: a cross-sectional survey by Yoonjoo Choi, Naeun Kim, Jin-Kyoung Oh, Yoon-Jung Choi, Bohyun Park, Byungmi Kim

“…The sample included 4,000 men and women aged 20-74 years. …”
Get full text

The reliability, sensitivity and specificity of fluorescent oxidation products for measuring global oxidative stress in vivo by Bing Liang, Juan Zhang, Xue Shen, Xiaohua Zhang, Ann M. Vuong, Linghua Yang, Xinyan Shi, Xueru Ge, Huan He, Tong Liu, Shuman Yang

“…Introduction To examine the reliability, sensitivity, and specificity of fluorescent oxidation products (FlOPs; markers of global oxidative damage) for measuring global oxidative stress. Methods To improve FlOP measurement reliability, we mixed plasma samples with the extractant at eight ratios and measured FlOPs with a fluorescent microplate reader (excitation/emission wavelengths 320/420 nm denoted FlOP_320; 360/420 nm [FlOP_360]; and 400/475 nm [FlOP_400]). …”
Get full text

Utilization of radiometric data for mapping primary and secondary sources of gamma radiation and radon/thoron release potentials in Ireland by Mirsina M. Aghdam, Mirsina M. Aghdam, Mark Kavanagh, Quentin Crowley, Quentin Crowley

“…Thoron’s impact on indoor air quality and health has been understudied in Ireland, necessitating more comprehensive studies and monitoring programs to accurately assess the prevalence and impact of both radon and thoron.…”
Get full text

Prevalence and associated factors of pregnancy induced hypertension among pregnant women in public hospitals of Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. by Zerfework Debebe Argago, Nebiyu Dereje, Neena Elezebeth Philip

“…The total sample size (433) was proportionally allocated to each hospital. …”
Get full text

Factors associated with problem drinking among women employed in food and recreational facilities in northern Tanzania. by Aika S Mongi, Kathy Baisley, Trong Thanh-Hoang Ao, Joseph Chilongani, Aura Aguirre-Andreasen, Suzanna C Francis, John Shao, Richard Hayes, Saidi Kapiga

“…At enrolment, women were interviewed to obtain information about alcohol use, using CAGE and AUDIT screening scales, and risk factors for HIV infection. Blood and genital samples were collected for detection of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). …”
Get full text

Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives of childbirth education classes for quality of care and positive childbirth experience: an interpretative phenomenological analysis stu... by Anwar Nader AlKhunaizi, Sami Abdulrahman Alhamidi, Areej Ghalib Al-Otaibi, Amany Anwar AlAbdullah, Kawther Saleh Alosaif, Meral Jehad Al Zayer

“…Data collection involved conducting semi-structured interviews with 15 participants. The sample consisted of physicians, nurses, and educators, ensuring a diverse range of perspectives. …”
Get full text

ANALYSIS OF SURFACE DEFECTS OF ALUMINUM AND ITS ALLOYS WITH A SCANNING KELVIN PROBE by A. K. Tyavlovsky, A. L. Zharin, O. K. Gusev, R. I. Varabei, N. I. Muhurov, G. V. Sharonov, K. U. Pantsialeyeu

“…Higher quality surfaces have characterized as more homogeneous distribution of the physical properties (at half-width distribution histogram). …”
Get full text

Understanding patients’ end‐of‐life goals of care in the emergency department by Aunika Swenson, Robert Hyde

“…Study objectives To determine how well emergency physicians understand their patients’ goals of care. Methods This was a prospective survey study of a convenience sample of ED patients 65 years and older presenting between February 18 and March 1, 2019 to an academic center with 77,000 annual visits. …”
Get full text

Biological Characterisation of Superficial Bladder Cancer by Bivariate Cytokeratin 7/DNA Analysis, Flow Cytometric Assessment of MIB-1, and an Immunohistochemical Study by Elena Leonardi, Paolo Dalla Palma, Alessandro Reich, Orazio Caffo, Lucio Luciani

“…Data obtained from fresh, 3 : 1 methanol=acetone fixed samples were compared with values obtained from both cell cycle analysis methods and routine application of the MIB-1 immunostaining in histological sections. fMIB-1 values were positively correlated with SPF values (r = 0:801, p < 0:01) and S+G2M fraction (percentage of cells in S and in G2M phases) (r = 0:763, p < 0:01) but no correlation with paraffin sections was found. …”
Get full text