Optimisation and clinical validation of a metagenomic third-generation sequencing approach for aetiological diagnosis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with pneumoniaRese... by Shanshan Zhang, Xi Li, Xia Li, Ying Fu, Long Chen, Wei Wang, Qinqing Lin, Hui Lou, Yake Yao, Wenyu Chen, Cheng Zhong, Jian Ye, Yinan Yao, Huimin Guo, Yunsong Yu, Hua Zhou

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Evaluation of Temporal Changes in Evapotranspiration and Crop Water Requirements in the Context of Changing Climate: Case Study of the Northern Bucharest–Ilfov Development Region,... by Florentina Iuliana Mincu, Daniel Constantin Diaconu, Dana Maria Oprea Constantin, Daniel Peptenatu

“…The methodology used highlights this fact, showing that major changes are needed in the choice of crop schemes and future technological processes in the current context of climate change. The current results of the study, conducted over a period of 30 years (1991–2020), showed that the climatic, land use and economic changes in the study area have led to a decrease in evapotranspiration and crop water requirements due to the amounts of precipitation that can provide for the water needs of strawberry, sunflower and pea crops. …”
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A Computational Approach to Increasing the Antenna System’s Sensitivity in a Doppler Radar Designed to Detect Human Vital Signs in the UHF-SHF Frequency Ranges by David Vatamanu, Simona Miclaus

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Impact of strategic public health interventions to reduce tuberculosis incidence in Brazil: a Bayesian structural time-series scenario analysisResearch in context by Klauss Villalva-Serra, Beatriz Barreto-Duarte, Moreno M. Rodrigues, Artur T.L. Queiroz, Leonardo Martinez, Julio Croda, Valeria C. Rolla, Afrânio L. Kritski, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Timothy R. Sterling, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Bruno B. Andrade

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Trusted health system implementation strategies to increase vaccination (TRUE SYNERGI): a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to reduce HPV-related cancers by Daisy Y. Morales-Campos, Prajakta Adsul, Yuanyuan Liang, Erin Donovan, Leticia R. Moczygemba, Jessica A. Kahn

“…In addition, we will employ theory-guided, qualitative methods, to assess the complexity associated with context and the recipients involved in the implementation of strategies in practices, along with sustainability. …”
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Study protocol for an observational research study with an embedded N-of-1 design: Increasing the availability of goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation for people living with deme... by Caoimhe Hannigan, Antoine Lemercier, Garret McDermott, Helena Lydon, Sean P Kennelly, Michelle Kelly

“…Sub-study 1 will evaluate the impact of GREAT-CR in this context and sub-study 2 will evaluate the implementation model. …”
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Is screening for microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes feasible in the Cape Town public sector primary care context? A cost and consequence study by H.O. Ibrahim, D. Stapar, B. Mash

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Ethnic disparities in the association between maternal socioeconomic status and childhood anemia in Peru: a nationwide multiyear cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Ali Al-kassab-Córdova, Claudio Intimayta-Escalante, Pamela Robles-Valcarcel, Diego Urrunaga-Pastor, Baltica Cabieses

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The recent trend of twin epidemic in the United States: a 10-year longitudinal cohort study of co-prescriptions of opioids and stimulantsResearch in context by Seungyeon Lee, Wenyu Song, David W. Bates, Richard D. Urman, Ping Zhang

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Real-world uptake of nirsevimab, RSV maternal vaccine, and RSV vaccines for older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Daira Trusinska, Bohee Lee, Sohail Ferdous, Harley H.Y. Kwok, Becky Gordon, Junyi Gao, Liantao Ma, Hanbiao Xiong, Sir Aziz Sheikh, Jürgen Schwarze, John Busby, Cheryl Gibbons, Simon B. Drysdale, Sir Lewis Ritchie, Thomas Williams, Ting Shi

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Desigualdad urbana: la segregación residencial en contextos metropolitanos sin ordenación territorial integrada = Urban inequality: Residential segregation in metropolitan contexts... by José Manuel Gómez Giménez

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Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on factors influencing provision of chronic care self-management support by nurses: an exploratory qualitative study from the South Asian con... by Ambreen Tharani, Ann Van Hecke, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Veerle Duprez

“…However, there is a lack of evidence on this important topic from the South Asian context. This study aimed to understand what influences nurses’ role in the provision of self-management support in chronic care within the South Asian context. …”
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Prevalence of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV: a systematic review with meta-analysisResearch in context by Dimitra V. Pouliopoulou, Nicole Billias, Joy C. MacDermid, Erin Miller, Kelly K. O'Brien, Kieran L. Quinn, Monali S. Malvankar-Mehta, Tiago V. Pereira, Angela M. Cheung, Fahad Razak, Saverio Stranges, Pavlos Bobos

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Clinician underprescription of and patient nonadherence to clinical practice guideline-recommended medications for peripheral artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysisR... by Aidan M. Kirkham, Maude Paquet, Dean A. Fergusson, Ian D. Graham, Justin Presseau, Daniel I. McIsaac, Sudhir K. Nagpal, David de Launay, Sami Aftab Abdul, Risa Shorr, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Derek J. Roberts

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The Impact of Increasing Seawater Temperatures over the Last 30 Years on the Reproductive Cycle of the Pearl Oyster <i>Pinctada radiata</i> (Leach, 1814) in the Arabian Gulf by Razan Khalifa, Radhouane Ben Hamadou, Bruno Welter Giraldes, Sandra Joaquim, Zainab Hizam, Shafeeq Hamza, Anne Bassères, Jean-Charles Massabuau, Alexandra Leitão

“…These findings highlight the importance of further monitoring reproductive dynamics in the context of climate change.…”
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A Life Cycle Carbon Assessment and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Framework for Building Renovation Within the Circular Economy Context: A Case Study by Mohammed Seddiki, Amar Bennadji

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The Influence of Running Technique Modifications on Vertical Tibial Load Estimates: A Combined Experimental and Machine Learning Approach in the Context of Medial Tibial Stress Syn... by Taylor Miners, Jeremy Witchalls, Jaquelin A. Bousie, Ceridwen R. Radcliffe, Phillip Newman

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Identifying a Complex Carbohydrate Mixture in Context of a High-Protein Diet That Is Able to Steer Microbial Fermentation to Improve Metabolic Health: The DISTAL Study by Thirza van Deuren, Colin van Kalkeren, Koen Venema, Ellen Blaak

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Can LLMs effectively assist medical coding? Evaluating GPT performance on DRG and targeted clinical tasks by Yeli Feng

“…This framework aims to improve the performance of GPT for complex medical coding tasks by augmenting it with specific prior knowledge, utilizing techniques such as meta prompt, many-shot learning, and dynamic in-context learning. Then its effectiveness is evaluated with three different medical coding tasks. …”
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Unpacking the Mood States of Children and Youth in Saskatchewan, Canada, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from the “See Us, Hear Us 2.0” Study by Nahin Shakurun, Tamara Hinz, Daniel A. Adeyinka, Nazeem Muhajarine

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