Protocol paper: randomized controlled trial of the smart online-to-offline model development for chronic diseases management through digital health in real world setting by Jae Eun Shin, Juho Choi, Heejung Lee, Suk-Won Lee, Juhwan Oh

“…This research bridges the gap between theory and practice, contributing to evidence-based healthcare decision-making and improving patient outcomes in the era of digital health. …”
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Use of Dietary Supplements among Spanish Pediatricians in Daily Practice: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Ignacio Güemes Heras, Alicia Santamaría-Orleans, José F. Colinas Herrero, Pilar Gómez Sorrigueta, Luis Ortiz González, Raquel de la Iglesia-Arnaez, Alejandro Canals Baeza

“…Confidence and previous experience with the product (51.6%), composition and indications of the product (43.1%), and tolerability (39.9%) were main factors involved in decision-making. Children treated with omega-3 supplements were significantly older (mean age 7.6 (3.0) years) than those treated with synbiotics (3.9 (3.9) years) or immune stimulants (3.4 (2.8) years) (P<0.001). …”
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Implementation of international experience in reforming the institute of public administration by Zagurskyy O., Hubska O., Slobodian I.

“…The results of the study can be used during the development of provisions, conclusions and recommendations regarding the state strategy for the development of public administration, to increase the level of appropriate state decision-making in this area, as well as for further improvement of legislation in public administration.…”
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Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Henan, China from 2023 to 2024 by Yun Song, Bicong Wu, Hongxia Ma, Yafei Li, Su Yan, Jingjing Pan, Haifeng Wang, Ying Ye, Xueyong Huang, Wanshen Guo

“…It underscores the importance of continuous viral surveillance and genomic sequencing to guide public health decision-making.…”
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Factors determining primary or delayed surgery for unilateral, non-metastatic Wilms tumor: a multicentric Egyptian study by Ahmed Elgendy, Amr Abdelhamid AbouZeid, Mohamed El-Debeiky, Shaimaa Abdelsattar Mohammad, Marwa Romeih, Ahmed Ebeed, Mohamed Abouheba, Mohammed Hamada Takrouney, Mahmoud Mostafa, Ahmed Khairi, Osama El-Naggar, Sameh Shehata

“…This multicenter study investigates the factors guiding the decision-making between primary surgery and delayed resection for this tumor in our clinical practice. …”
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Association of frailty with non-laboratory based cardiovascular disease risk score among older adults and elderly population: insights from longitudinal aging study in India (LASI-... by Pritam Halder, Semanti Das, Anshul Mamgai, Divya Sharma, Ashish Behera, Pulak Syal, Vineeth Rajagopal, Tanvi Kiran

“…The WHO non-laboratory-based CVD risk scores are reliable predictors of cardiovascular events and are used in treatment decision-making in primary health-care settings. The current study aims to find the association between the non-laboratory-based CVD risk scores and frailty scores. …”
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Advancing GIS-based suitability analysis of BtX, PtX, PBtX, and eBtX facilities using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process by Marcel Dossow, Mengxi Chen, Hartmut Spliethoff, Sebastian Fendt

“…The proposed methodology provides a systematic and quantitative approach to evaluate location suitability, offering valuable insights for spatial decision-making in sustainable fuel production from BtX, PtX, or e-/PBtX.The CES-GIS-SAFAHP methodology uses selected and relevant geospatial data, which is processed to derive criteria-specific datasets, such as spatially resolved energy density maps for biomass-based systems and combined wind and solar energy datasets for hybrid processes. …”
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Associations of the Need for Surgery in Emergency Department Patients with Small Bowel Obstructions by Daniel J. Berman, Alexander W. Mahler, Ryan C. Burke, Andrew E. Bennett, Nathan I. Shapiro, Leslie A. Bilello

“…These associations are a step toward building better prediction models and improving decision-making in the ED, allowing for a more adequate treatment plan.…”
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Chaperones Utilization in Clinical Practice: Intimate and Sensitive Physical Examination Best Practice Strategies and Concepts in Modern Urological Medicine by Tarini Mitra, Nicolas K. Koerber, Harini Shah, Austin C. Kassels, Danyon J. Anderson, Brennen J. Cooper, Meghan B. Schaefer, Alan D. Kaye, Harish B. Bangalore Siddaiah, Jibin S. Mathew, Jeffrey R. Sterritt, Zachary S. Lee, Ivan Urits

“…While more work needs to be done to bridge the divide between clinical practice and patient/physician preferences, the act of offering chaperones to urologic patients, regardless if they want to utilize a chaperone for their examination is respectful of patient privacy and decision making.…”
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Effect of Artificial Intelligence Helpfulness and Uncertainty on Cognitive Interactions with Pharmacists: Randomized Controlled Trial by Chuan-Ching Tsai, Jin Yong Kim, Qiyuan Chen, Brigid Rowell, X Jessie Yang, Raed Kontar, Megan Whitaker, Corey Lester

“…ResultsPharmacists shifted 19%-26% of their total fixations to AI-generated regions when these were available, suggesting the integration of AI advice in decision-making. AI assistance did not reduce the number of fixations on fill images, which remained the primary focus area. …”
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Management of Lobular Neoplasia Diagnosed by Core Biopsy by Chinmay Jani, Margaret Lotz, Sarah Keates, Yasha Gupta, Alexander Walker, Omar Al Omari, Arshi Parvez, Dipesh Patel, Maria Gnata, John Perry, Leila Khorashadi, Lisa Weissmann, Susan E. Pories

“…While ALH and classic LCIS are considered benign, the choice of ongoing surveillance versus excisional biopsy should be made with shared decision making with the patient, with consideration of personal and family history, as well as patient preferences.…”
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In Vivo Evaluation of the Combined Anticancer Effects of Cisplatin and SAHA in Nonsmall Cell Lung Carcinoma Using [18F]FAHA and [18F]FDG PET/CT Imaging by Skye Hsin-Hsien Yeh, Ming Hsien Lin, I. I. Leo Garcia Flores, Uday Mukhopadhyay, Danial Young, Kazuma Ogawa, Jeong-Hwan Jeong, William Tong, Juri G. Gelovani, Nobuyoshi Fukumitsu

“…Detection of changes in HDAC activity/expression may provide important prognostic and predictive information and influence treatment decision-making. Use of [18F] FAHA, a HDAC IIa-specific radionuclide, for molecular imaging may enable longitudinal, noninvasive assessment of HDAC activity/expression in metastatic cancer. …”
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Does a Provider Contact Wristband Reduce Emergency Department Visit Rates Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty? by David C. Hein, MD, Ajay K. Srivastava, MD, Seann E. Willson, MD, Paul M. Telehowski, MD, Patrick J. Atkinson, PhD, Theresa S. Atkinson, PhD

“…Future studies should track ED visits and identify decision-making factors behind ED use in order to find ways to improve the intervention.…”
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A comparative analysis of COVID-19 seroprevalence rates, observed infection rates, and infection-related mortality by Eric W. Ford, Kunal N. Patel, Holly Ann Baus, Shannon Valenti, Jennifer A. Croker, Robert P. Kimberly, Steven E. Reis, Matthew J. Memoli

“…ObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for data-driven decision making in managing public health crises. This study aims to extend previous research by incorporating infection-related mortality (IRM) to evaluate the discrepancies between seroprevalence data and infection rates reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and to assess the implications for public health policy.Study designWe conducted a comparative analysis of seroprevalence data collected as part of an NIH study and CDC-reported infection rates across ten U.S. regions, focusing on their correlation with IRM calculations.MethodsThe analysis includes a revision of prior estimates of IRM using updated seroprevalence rates. …”
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Modified Center-Edge Angle in Children with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip by Katharina S. Gather, Fabian Sporer, Christos Tsagkaris, Marco Götze, Simone Gantz, Sebastien Hagmann, Thomas Dreher

“…Follow–up, as well as therapeutic decision-making in children younger than four years, is challenging because the center–edge (CE) angle of Wiberg is not reliable in this age group. …”
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No Relation Between Cognitive Impairment, Physical Disability and Serum Biomarkers in a Cohort of Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Bartosz Gajewski, Iwona Karlińska, Małgorzata Domowicz, Igor Bednarski, Mariola Świderek-Matysiak, Mariusz Stasiołek

“…The aim of this prospective study in a group of people with progressive MS was to determine whether changes in the levels of selected serum biomarkers and in cognitive function may predict disease progression, and therefore refine the decision-making process in the evaluation of MS patients. …”
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Soundscape analysis reveals fine ecological differences among coral reef habitats by Juan Carlos Azofeifa-Solano, Miles J.G. Parsons, Rohan Brooker, Robert McCauley, Daniel Pygas, William Feeney, Steve Simpson, Sophie L. Nedelec, Eve M. Croxford, Mark Meekan, Christine Erbe

“…This study assesses the ecological relevance of coral reef soundscapes, validating their utility for conservation decision-making. Using the Soundscape Code—a method that summarizes soundscape amplitude, impulsiveness, periodicity, and uniformity—we analyzed habitat differentiation across 25 simultaneous recordings from back, flat, and fore reef zones. …”
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A new indicator for assessing fishing ecological pressure using multi-source data: A case study of the South China Sea by Yanan Guan, Xi Zhang, Gui Gao, Chenghui Cao, Zhongwei Li, Shihao Fu, Genwang Liu

“…This research offered a more precise perspective on fisheries resource development, thereby providing decision-making support for marine ecological protection.…”
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How, why, where and when people feed birds?—Spatio‐temporal changes in bird‐feeding in Finland by Purabi Deshpande, Anna Haukka, Katja Rönkä, Tuomas Aivelo, Andrea Santangeli, Rose Thorogood, Aleksi Lehikoinen

“…Policy implications: Our results highlight that provisioning food to wild animals involves complex decision‐making depending on habitat, geography and economic factors. …”
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CIME4R: Exploring iterative, AI-guided chemical reaction optimization campaigns in their parameter space by Christina Humer, Rachel Nicholls, Henry Heberle, Moritz Heckmann, Michael Pühringer, Thomas Wolf, Maximilian Lübbesmeyer, Julian Heinrich, Julius Hillenbrand, Giulio Volpin, Marc Streit

“…This facilitates making informed decisions during the RO process and helps users to review a completed RO process, especially in AI-guided RO. CIME4R aids decision-making through the interaction between humans and AI by combining the strengths of expert experience and high computational precision. …”
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