Problems Faced by Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Their Participation in Sports Education: Parent Views by Hüseyin Can İkizler, Seher Akşit, Semra Arslan, İrem Altan Aksu, Reyhan Dağ, Emine Büşra Yılmaz, Sevim Akşit

“…The data obtained from all three groups were thematic analysis and analyzed by creating codes, categories and themes. …”
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Cultivating Leadership Attributes In Undergraduate Medical Education: A Mixed Method Study by Hareem Fatima, Muhammad Nasir Ayub Khan, Mahwish Niaz, Mahrukh Durrani, Shazia Irum, Muneeza Aamir Sami

“…No statistically significance difference was noted between the overall scores of leaders and control groups. However, data analysis of students’ comments to open-ended questions provided information that leadership skills are necessary for successful medical practice and can be learnt with proper guidance given on time. …”
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Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review by Mazin Barry

“…Overall prevalence of LTBI with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was calculated using the random-effects model; heterogeneity was assessed using I2 statistics. Gender and age group-based subgroup analyses were performed to evaluate the basis of heterogeneity. …”
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Unique Case Reports Associated with Ovarian Failure: Necessity of Two Intact X Chromosomes by Lakshmi Rao Kandukuri, Venkata Padmalatha, Murthy Kanakavalli, Raseswari Turlapati, Mangalipally Swapna, Metuku Vidyadhari, Govindaraghavan Saranaya, Kattera Himaja, Mamata Deenadayal, Bipin Kumar Sethi, Prasun Deb, Nalini Gupta, Baidyanath Chakraborthy, Pratibha Nallari, Lalji Singh

“…Since there is paucity of data on chromosomal defects in Indian women, an attempt is made to carry out cytogenetic evaluation in patients with ovarian failure. …”
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Improving quality and safety in nursing homes and home care: the study protocol of a mixed-methods research design to implement a leadership intervention by Eline Ree, Terese Johannessen, Siri Wiig, Torunn Strømme, Ingunn Aase, Roland Bal, Karina Aase, Marianne Storm, Berit Ullebust, Elisabeth Holen-Rabbersvik, Line Hurup Thomsen, Anne Torhild Sandvik Pedersen, Hester van de Bovenkamp

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Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study by Jiaxin Yang, Chongmei Huang, Shuiyuan Xiao, Xuting Li, Meng Ning, Zengyu Chen, Yusheng Tian, Qiang Yu, Yamin Chen, Ya-Min Li

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Safety and Efficacy of Cryoballoon Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in relation to the Patients’ Age: Results from a Large Real-World Multicenter Observational Project by Luigi Sciarra, Saverio Iacopino, Giuseppe Arena, Claudio Tondo, Paolo Pieragnoli, Giulio Molon, Massimiliano Manfrin, Antonio Curnis, Antonio Dello Russo, Giovanni Rovaris, Giuseppe Stabile, Leonardo Calò, Gabriele Boscolo, Roberto Verlato

“…Furthermore, outcomes were analyzed in patients <41 years, ≥41 and ≤74, and >74 years old. Procedural data and complications were collected, and atrial fibrillation recurrences were evaluated during follow-up. …”
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Understanding Community Health Care Through Problem-Based Learning With Real-Patient Videos: Single-Arm Pre-Post Mixed Methods Study by Kiyoshi Shikino, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Nobuyuki Araki, Ikuo Shimizu, Hajime Kasai, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Hiroshi Tajima, Yu Li, Misaki Onodera, Shoichi Ito

“…Thematic analysis was used for qualitative data. …”
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A Novel Artificial Intelligence–Enhanced Digital Network for Prehospital Emergency Support: Community Intervention Study by Ji Hoon Kim, Min Joung Kim, Hyeon Chang Kim, Ha Yan Kim, Ji Min Sung, Hyuk-Jae Chang

“…ResultsA total of 14,853 patients transported by public ambulance were finally selected for analysis. Overall, the median transport time was 10 (IQR 7-14) minutes in the intervention group and 9 (IQR 6-13) minutes in the control group. …”
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Efficacy of Unsupervised YouTube Dance Exercise for Patients With Hypertension: Randomized Controlled Trial by Mizuki Sakairi, Taiju Miyagami, Hiroki Tabata, Naotake Yanagisawa, Mizue Saita, Mai Suzuki, Kazutoshi Fujibayashi, Hiroshi Fukuda, Toshio Naito

“…ResultsA total of 34 patients were included in the study (16 in the intervention group and 18 in the control group). The exclusion criteria were the absence of BP data, medication changes, or withdrawal from the study. …”
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Phenomic characterization of Crotalaria germplasm for crop improvement by Joshua Kiilu Muli, Johnstone O. Neondo, Peter K. Kamau, Eddy Odari, Nancy L. M. Budambula

“…Data on quantitative and qualitative traits was collected. …”
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THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON BANK PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA by Ibrahim Yinka Agbeyinka

“…A yearly panel series data from 2007-2016 were sourced from the banks’ annual reports and Nigerian Exchange Group. …”
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The relationship between activities of daily living and speech impediments based on evidence from statistical and machine learning analyses by Liu Jun, Hongguo Li, Yu Mao, Lan Hu, Dan Wu

“…Machine learning algorithms, specifically Support Vector Machine (SVM), Decision Tree (DT), and Logistic Regression (LR), were implemented in Python 3.10.2.ResultsAnalysis of demographic characteristics revealed that the average BI score in the “With Speech impediments” group was 49.46, significantly lower than the average score of 85.11 in the “Without Speech impediments” group. …”
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Noninvasive Oral Hyperspectral Imaging–Driven Digital Diagnosis of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Model Development and Validation Study by Xiaomeng Yang, Zeyan Li, Lei Lei, Xiaoyu Shi, Dingming Zhang, Fei Zhou, Wenjing Li, Tianyou Xu, Xinyu Liu, Songyun Wang, Quan Yuan, Jian Yang, Xinyu Wang, Yanfei Zhong, Lilei Yu

“…ResultsParticipants were divided into a training group (n=105), internal testing group (n=35), and external testing group (n=35), with consistent baseline characteristics across groups. …”
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Examining The Attitudes Of Amateur Football Players Towards Football by Nuh Asanakut, Gökhan Dokuzoğlu, Mehmet Özdemir, Erhan Buyrukoğlu

“…In the first part, the personal information form created by the researchers was used, and in the second part, the Football Attitude Scale (FUTÖ) scale, which Kayapınar and Kaan's validity and reliability were made (2021), was used. In the analysis of the data in this study, the SPSS 25.00 package program was used, and it was evaluated at the 95% confidence interval and at the 0.05 significance level. …”
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A novel hybrid CLARA and fuzzy time series Markov chain model for predicting air pollution in Jakarta by Nurtiti Sunusi, Ankaz As Sikib, Sumanta Pasari

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Effectiveness of integrated chronic care interventions for older people with different frailty levels: a systematic review protocol by Gurch Randhawa, David Hewson, Nimra Khan

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Effect of two light activated in-office bleaching agents on microhardness of different esthetic restorative materials by Özgün Yusuf Özyılmaz, Tuncay Alptekin, Filiz Aykent, Haluk Barış Kara

“…Baseline and after bleaching microhardness measurements were taken with a Vickers hardness tester that was used with a 300 g for the porcelain and 100 g for the composite and ormocer specimens, the dwell time was 30 s for all groups. Data were analyzed statistically, with one-way-analysis of variance (ANOVA), post-hoc Tamhane's T2 and independent t tests.Results: After application of both office bleaching agents, microhardness of all restorative materials tested were significantly decreased (p&lt;.05). …”
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Integrated communication support program for oncologists, caregivers and patients with rapidly progressing advanced cancer to promote patient-centered communication: J-SUPPORT 1904... by Makoto Ueno, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Tempei Miyaji, Yosuke Uchitomi, Takuji Okusaka, Masafumi Ikeda, Maiko Fujimori, Ayako Sato, Sayaka Jinno, Masato Ozaka, Yukiko Takayama, Yoshiyuki Majima

“…Introduction Communication is an essential aspect of care for patients with progressive serious illnesses. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a new, integrated communication support program for oncologists, patients with rapidly progressing advanced cancer and their caregivers.Methods and analysis The proposed integrated communication support programme is in the randomised control trial stage. …”
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Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Asare Kwaku Offei, Ewurama Andam Idun, Dorothea Anim, Edmund Brakohiapa, Benard Ohene Botwe

“…A multicenter retrospective analysis of four years’ CT head examination data at two radiology centers located in Central and Western Regions of Ghana were reviewed. …”
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