Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in people with intermittent claudication: the OPTIMA systematic review by Ukachukwu O Abaraogu, Philippa Dall, Chris Seenan, Sarah Rhodes, Trish Gorely, Joanna McParland, Julie Brittenden, Ebuka M Anieto, Lorna Booth, Cathy Gormal, Jeremy Dearling, Candida Fenton, Sarah Audsley, Kimberley Fairer, Lindsay Bearne, Dawn A Skelton

“…Conclusions The behaviour change technique-based interventions are effective, targeting intention to engage in physical activity, in improving daily physical activity and functional outcomes in the short term, although evidence is limited for maintenance. …”
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Impact of short-term aircraft noise on cardiovascular disease risk in the area surrounding London Heathrow airport: the RISTANCO epidemiological study by Xiangpu Gong, Nicole Itzkowitz, Calvin Jephcote, Kathryn Adams, Glory O Atilola, John Gulliver, Marta Blangiardo, Anna Hansell

“…Are there interactions with factors such as age, gender, ethnicity and deprivation that may function as effect modifiers? Is there variability in risk estimates between areas with consistent patterns of noise exposure versus those with changing patterns of noise exposure? …”
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Analyzing the Reproductive Characteristics of the Naked Carp Gymnocypris Przewalskii (Kessler) Based on the Oxygen Isotopes of Otolith Core Using SHRIMP by Ling ZHOU, Linbo QIAN, Sumei ZHAO, Xiulan ZHANG, Yinglie LIU, Qiaoling TANG, Jie YUAN

“…Otolith, a calcium carbonate mineral in bony fish, has both auditory and balancing functions and is known as the “recorder” of time and water environment. …”
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Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: a realist review by Joy Duxbury, Alina Haines-Delmont, John Baker, Peter Baker, Gary Bourlet, Elaine Craig, James Ridley, Rachel Whyte, Beth Morrison, Michaela Thomson, Anthony Tsang, Tella Lantta

“…The search covered evidence from 1 January 2001 up to 21 July 2021 and yielded 16,775 hits, which were then reduced to 14,383, after using EndNote X9’s (2013) inbuilt duplication detection function and manual de-duplication. Results were imported to Covidence. …”
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Remote work – the new normal needs more research by Annina Ropponen

“…However, the long-term effects of poor physical working conditions or positions may negatively impact musculoskeletal organs, eye ergonomics, or cognitive functions (35, 36). This is especially concerning since young employees or those with lower socioeconomic status might be more vulnerable to these working conditions in their homes and have less economic incentives or knowledge of possibilities to adjust them. …”
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The Circular Kitchen by Bas Jansen

“…To support the development of circular products, existing LCC techniques were adapted to (1) consider products as composite entities with varying use cycles, (2) include post-use processes, (3) offer practical information to stakeholders, and align functional units and system boundaries with life cycle analysis (LCA). …”
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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Multiple imputation by chain equations was used to handle missing data and fractional polynomial functions were used to fit continuous variables. The discriminative ability of the models was assessed using the c-index, and calibration was assessed using calibration plots and the calibration slope. …”
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Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling by Asra Asgharzadeh, Mubarak Patel, Martin Connock, Sara Damery, Iman Ghosh, Mary Jordan, Karoline Freeman, Anna Brown, Rachel Court, Sharin Baldwin, Fatai Ogunlayi, Chris Stinton, Ewen Cummins, Lena Al-Khudairy

“…Treatment with insulin is aimed at replicating the function of the pancreas to manage hyperglycaemia and avoid hypoglycaemia. …”
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Software with artificial intelligence-derived algorithms for detecting and analysing lung nodules in CT scans: systematic review and economic evaluation by Julia Geppert, Peter Auguste, Asra Asgharzadeh, Hesam Ghiasvand, Mubarak Patel, Anna Brown, Surangi Jayakody, Emma Helm, Dan Todkill, Jason Madan, Chris Stinton, Daniel Gallacher, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Yen-Fu Chen

“…When using software with vessel suppression function only, reading time was similar with and without software (one study). …”
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Enhanced recovery pathway for older people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment in acute hospitals: the PERFECTED research programme including an RCT by Chris Fox, Simon P Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Fiona Poland, Catherine Henderson, Tamara Backhouse, Bridget Penhale, Simon Donell, Martin Knapp, Douglas Lewins, Alasdair MacLullich, Martyn Patel, Opinder Sahota, Toby O Smith, Justin Waring, Jane L Cross

“…In the 12 months after fracture, patients are at increased risk of cognitive and functional decline, admission to long-term care institutions and higher mortality. …”
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Exploring nutritional supplement use for countering respiratory tract infections through an X (formerly Twitter)-based survey by Rajeev K. Singla, Himel Mondal, Shailja Singla, Ronita De, Sahar Behzad, Mihnea-Alexandru Găman, Siva Sai Chandragiri, Merisa Cenanovic, Jayanta Kumar Patra, Jennifer R. Depew, Hemanth Kumar Boyina, Abdulkadir Yusif Maigoro, Soojin Lee, Omar M. Atrooz, Gitishree Das, Fabien Schultz, Emad Mohamed Abdallah, Hitesh Chopra, Jamil Ahmad, Rupesh K. Gautam, Sourav S. Patnaik, Bey Hing Goh, Smith B. Babiaka, Sharad Vats, Michael P. Okoh, Atallah F. Ahmed, Ankit Kumar Dubey, Ronan Lordan, Parasuraman Aiya Subramani, Amit Kumar Singh, José M. Alvarez-Suarez, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan, Shravan Kumar Paswan, Prabhakar Semwal, Johra Khan, Sadeeq Sheshe, Neeraj Kumar Sethiya, Tomasz M. Karpiński, Muhammad Riaz, Zahra Emam-Djomeh, Girish Kumar Gupta, Reecha Madaan, Suresh Kumar, Neeraj Choudhary, Salvatore Parisi, Harald Willschke, Vasil Pirgozliev, Rehab A. Rayan, Valentin Ritschl, Shaikat Mondal, Gokhan Zengin, Pritt Verma, Bhupinder Kapoor, Monica Gulati, Gareeballah Osman Adam Balla, Dan Khoa Le, Valeria Pittalà, Amr El-Demerdash, Garba M. Khalid, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Qushmua E. Alzahrani, Gian Luigi Russo, Kiran R. Kharat, Anupam Bishayee, Dongdong Wang, Ilkay Erdogan Orhan, Hammad Ullah, Michael Heinrich, Bikash Baral, Nikolay T. Tzvetkov, Andy Wai Kan Yeung, João M.L. Dias-Ferreira, Scarlett Perez Olea, Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Azazahemad A. Kureshi, Claudiu T. Supuran, Neeraj Rani, Rohit Gundamaraju, Eoghan Joseph Mulholland, Sara Di Lonardo, Albena T. Dinkova-Kostova, Elena González-Burgos, Lucian Hritcu, Pravin Badhe, Abhilasha Singh, Fuad Al-Rimawi, Antoni Sureda, Rambod Abiri, Nady Braidy, Lorenz Kapral, A.N. Abdullahi, Christhian Delfino Villanueva Medina, Helen Sheridan, Massimo Lucarini, Alessandra Durazzo, Francesca Giampieri, Davide Barreca, Witkowska Anna Maria, José Carlos Andrade, Carmela Fimognari, Faizan Akram, Aleksei Tikhonov, Maurizio Battino, Akolade R. Oladipupo, Mila Emerald, Thomas Efferth, Said Amrani, Javier Echeverría, Anna Maria Louka, Surya Kant Tripathi, Bernd L. Fiebich, Nour Eddine Es-Safi, Shafaat Yar Khan, Vivek P. Chavda, Muhammad Asim Masoom Zubair, Samrina Hussain, Muhammad Fasih Ur Rahman, Joy Odimegwu, Jaroslaw Olav Horbanczuk, Hari Prasad Devkota, Alejandro Cifuentes, Rupinder Sodhi, Antonello Santini, Ourlad Alzeus G. Tantengco, Sandeep Ramchandra Pai, Ananda Kumar Chettupalli, Sebastian Granica, Nikola M. Stojanović, Devesh Tewari, Vineet Mittal, Vandana Garg, Mohammad Akhlaquer Rahman, Rajan Logesh, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe, Rohit Sharma, Artur Jóźwik, Maima Matin, Emil D. Parvanov, Nina Strzałkowska, Farhan Bin Matin, Olena Litvinova, Jivko Stoyanov, Monika Michalczuk, Bogumila Zima-Kulisiewicz, Okyaz Eminaga, Awanish Mishra, Nishat Jahan, Joanna Bensz, Tanuj Joshi, Aman Upaganlawar, Kiran Patni, Aleksandra Zielińska, Dalibor Hrg, Artur Stolarczyk, Olga Adamska, George Perry, Michał Ławiński, Agnieszka Kamińska, Mario Štefanović, Bodrun Naher Siddiquea, Sara Frazzini, Luciana Rossi, Marek Wieczorek, Michel Edwar Mickael, Leif-Alexander Garbe, Atanas G. Atanasov, Bairong Shen

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