Clinical effectiveness of an individually tailored strengthening programme, including progressive resistance exercises and advice, compared to usual care for ambulant adolescents w... by Sally Hopewell, David J. Keene, Ioana Marian, Daniel C. Perry, Ines Rombach, Morag Andrew, Catherine Barry, Loretta Davis, Gregory Firth, Heidi Fletcher, Beth Fordham, Vivi Gregory Osborne, Helen Gregory Osborne, Lesley Katchburian, Joanna O'Mahoney, Jeremy Parr, Rachel Rapson, Jennifer Ryan, Elnaz Saeedi, Megan Stone, Helen Wood, Tim Theologis

“…Participants (n = 334) will be randomized (centralized computer-generated 1:1 allocation ratio) to either: 1) a progressive resistance exercise programme, with six one-to-one physiotherapy sessions over 16 weeks; or 2) usual NHS care, with a single physiotherapy session and an assessment session, and advice regarding self-management and exercise. …”
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An approach to nonparametric inference on the causal dose–response function by Hudson Aaron, Geng Elvin H., Odeny Thomas A., Bukusi Elizabeth A., Petersen Maya L., van der Laan Mark J.

“…It is often preferable to instead use nonparametric methods for inference, which only make mild assumptions about the data-generating mechanism. We propose a nonparametric test of the null hypothesis that the dose-response function is equal to a constant function. …”
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Barriers and challenges: a descriptive qualitative study of job satisfaction among direct care workers who provide long-term care services in Shandong Province, China by Qiang Sun, Jia Yin, Jing Gao

“…Background The special nature of the functional ability of older individuals with disabilities places higher demands on the quantity and quality of long-term care (LTC) services. …”
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The value of inpatient music therapy for gynae-oncology palliative care in Singapore by Kayla C. Wong, Wendy L. Magee, Sylvia Mun, Yu Zhen Sim, Tanuja Nair, Komal Tewani

“…When cancer treatment can no longer offer a cure, palliative care becomes the focus. This study aimed to understand how music therapy is valuable for women undergoing inpatient gynae-oncologic palliative care in a Singapore hospital since current evidence demonstrated limited knowledge on supportive care for this population. …”
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Conceptual model of collaborative pharmaceutical practice in healthcare and social care for the elderly by Ilić Velibor O., Marinković Valentina, Tasić Ljiljana

“…Therefore, a conceptual model of the collaborative healthcare and social care of the elderly provides an insight into a multi-layer structure that has to be established in order to achieve a functioning system of the collaborative healthcare practice. …”
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Perspectives and Experiences With Large Language Models in Health Care: Survey Study by Jennifer Sumner, Yuchen Wang, Si Ying Tan, Emily Hwee Hoon Chew, Alexander Wenjun Yip

“…MethodsAn electronic survey was administered to elicit stakeholder perspectives of LLMs (health care providers and support functions), their experiences with LLMs, and their potential impact on functional roles. …”
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Late Posthemorrhagic Structural and Functional Changes in Pulmonary Circulation Arteries by S. A. Andreyeva, V. T. Dolgikh

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Plasmonic coffee-ring biosensing for AI-assisted point-of-care diagnostics by Kamyar Behrouzi, Zahra Khodabakhshi Fard, Chun-Ming Chen, Peisheng He, Megan Teng, Liwei Lin

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Assessment of Immunological, Skeletal, and Thyroid Function Abnormalities in Paediatric Morphoea by Vibhu Mendiratta, Anuja Yadav, Amit K. Meena, Suvarna Samudrala, Ritu Singh, Vishal Parmar

“…There is paucity of studies on various immunological, skeletal, and thyroid function abnormalities in paediatric morphoea. Aims and Objectives: To describe immunological, skeletal, and thyroid function abnormalities present in paediatric morphoea patients. …”
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The value of experience: A historical sociology of data‑driven health care systems by Tiago Moreira

“…One of the key expectations associated with health data is their potential ability to make health systems more reactive, adaptable (“smart”) and efficient by integrating patient generated information into the digital infrastructure of these systems. …”
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Development of core outcome set for healthy aging treatment in primary care settings by Soobin Jang, Hyein Jeong, Jungi Park, Mi Mi Ko, Jeeyoun Jung

“…Background: Healthy aging is a global public health priority, with increasing interest in the promotion of functional ability and well-being among older adults. …”
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Personalized care in dilated cardiomyopathy: Rationale and study design of the activeDCM trial by Farbod Sedaghat‐Hamedani, Ali Amr, Theresa Betz, Elham Kayvanpour, Christoph Reich, Reto Wettstein, Oliver Heinze, Isabell Mohr, Regina Krisam, Anja Sander, Christina Klose, Birgit Friedmann‐Bette, Norbert Frey, Benjamin Meder

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Evolutionary search algorithm for learning activation function of an artificial neural network by Yurshin Viacheslav

“…Neural networks require careful selection of activation functions to optimize performance. …”
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SCHOOL MODEL PATIENT IN PALLIATIVE CARE GERIATRICS: A NEW LOOK AT THE PROBLEM by I. P. Рonomareva, K. I. Рrashchayeu, A. N. Ilnitsky

“…Describes the algorithm for generating the patient as a medical technology school and social work in the provision of out-patient assistance to those elderly and senile patients with severe chronic disease and high demand for palliative care. …”
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IoMT Architecture for Fully Automated Point-of-Care Molecular Diagnostic Device by Min-Gin Kim, Byeong-Heon Kil, Mun-Ho Ryu, Jong-Dae Kim

“…In a previous clinical study involving 510 patient specimens, the system demonstrated high concordance with a commercial assay with limits of detection below 10 copies/μL, supporting the feasibility of this architecture for point-of-care molecular diagnostics. By addressing existing limitations, this system establishes a new standard for next-generation diagnostics, ensuring rapid, reliable, and accessible disease detection.…”
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Soft Robotics for Parkinson’s Disease Supported by Functional Materials and Artificial Intelligence by Hirak Mazumdar, Kamil Reza Khondakar, Suparna Das, Ajeet Kaushik

“…To develop an enhanced support system for people with PD, this article explores the potential of next-generation soft robotics, specifically hydrogel materials, integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) to provide an innovative solution for PD management. …”
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Subregions of the Rotator Cuff Muscles Present Distinct Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Function by Emma Cavanaugh, Atenas Arcot Santillan, Kyosuke Hoshikawa, Hugo Giambini

“…Understanding these functional subregional differences is vital for diagnosing and managing shoulder pathologies like RC tears. …”
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Early integration of palliative care in cervical cancer: Experiences from a pilot study by Treshita Dey, Anindya Mukerjee, Bhavana Rai, Minni Arora, Divyesh Kumar, GY Srinivasa, Sushmita Ghoshal

“…Material and Methods: Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (stage IB2 to IIIB) having eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance score 0–2 were randomized into EIPC arm and standard of care arm of concurrent chemoradiation by a computer-generated table of random numbers. …”
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Interventions to improve mental health and well-being in care-experienced children and young people aged less than 25: the CHIMES systematic review by Rhiannon Evans, Sarah MacDonald, Robert Trubey, Jane Noyes, Michael Robling, Simone Willis, Soo Vinnicombe, Maria Boffey, Charlotte Wooders, Asmaa El-Banna, GJ Melendez-Torres

“…From rich-process evaluations, we generated five key context themes that might serve as facilitators or inhibitors to implementation and acceptability: (1) lack of system resources; (2) the time, cognitive and emotional burden of delivery and participation; (3) tensions in interprofessional relationships; (4) the systemic devaluing of care-experienced young people where their needs and preferences are not prioritised and (5) the discounting of carers’ expertise, knowledge and other potentially conflicting commitments, which can mean that interventions do not fit with the wider context of their lives. …”
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Environmental Levels and Degradation Behavior of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the Water Environment by Zhaohe ZHANG, Dian CHEN, Wei ZHAO, Guoli YUAN, Jun LI, Xingchun JIAO

“…Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a class of chemicals used by humans for daily life. …”
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