Standardization of epistemic trust/mistrust/credulity questionnaire: Examining validity and reliability among adolescents Standardization of ETMCQ among adolescents by Raziyeh Hashemi, Mehdi Reza Sarafraz, Habib Hadian Fard, Mohammad Reza Taghavi

“…Examining the three-factor structure of the Epistemic Trust Questionnaire, confirmatory factor analysis was performed, with results shown in the table below.The value of X2/df and RMSEA indices are 86.2 and 0.078 respectively. …”
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Index System and Evaluation Method of Geological Environment Suitability for Human Health by Xingchun JIAO, Zhaohe ZHANG, Wei FANG, Ruimin LI, Jiuchen LIU, Wenbin JIA

“…Geological background characteristics, including tectonic structure, lithologic features, and landform configuration shape the living conditions of human being. …”
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Designing an efficient model of employee behavior intelligence by Mohammad Ali Sadeghi, Abbas Babaeenezhad, Reza Zeinalzadeh, Mehdi mohammad Bagheri

“…The research collection tool is a semi-structured interview. In order to identify the dimensions and components of employee behavior intelligence, detailed and in-depth interviews were conducted with academic experts and managers of the General Directorate of Customs and Taxation of Hormozgan Province. …”
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Co-producing a transition model of care for eating disorders: lessons learned from a multi-perspective qualitative study with young people, carers and mental health professionals by Maria Livanou, Anya Heneghan, Grace Hill, Alanta McKenzie, Marta Marlais, Francesca Marshall, Zara Smalley, Eleni Xanthopoulou, Nora Kornai, Jessica Wilks, Ailsa McKay, Jun Teh, Isabel Taylor, Charlotte Burton, Julian Baudinet

“…Methods Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with young people (n = 6) and carers (n = 9), alongside two focus groups involving 12 mental health professionals. …”
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Intensification of Natural Disasters in the State of Pará and the Triggering Mechanisms Across the Eastern Amazon by Everaldo B. de Souza, Douglas B. S. Ferreira, Luciano J. S. Anjos, Alan C. Cunha, João Athaydes Silva, Eliane C. Coutinho, Adriano M. L. Sousa, Paulo J. O. P. Souza, Waleria P. Monteiro Correa, Thaiane S. Silva Dias, Alexandre M. C. do Carmo, Carlos B. B. Gutierrez, Giordani R. C. Sodré, Aline M. M. Lima, Edson J. P. Rocha, Bergson C. Moraes, Luciano P. Pezzi, Tercio Ambrizzi

“…Based on statistical analyses applied to official data from the Digital Atlas of Disasters in Brazil over the last 25 years, we evidenced a consistent intensification in the annual occurrence of natural disasters in the state of Pará, located in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. …”
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A Multiwavelength Portrait of the 3C 220.3 Lensed System by Sóley Ó. Hyman, Belinda J. Wilkes, S. P. Willner, Joanna Kuraszkiewicz, Mojegan Azadi, D. M. Worrall, Adi Foord, Simona Vegetti, Matthew L. N. Ashby, Mark Birkinshaw, Christopher Fassnacht, Martin Haas, Daniel Stern

“…New three-color Hubble Space Telescope (HST) data reveal a full Einstein ring and allow a more precise lens model. …”
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PIEZO1 mechanical insensitivity in generalized lymphatic dysplasia with the potential for pharmacological rescue by Melanie J. Ludlow, Oleksandr V. Povstyan, Deborah M. Linley, Silvia Martin-Almedina, Charlotte Revill, Kevin Cuthbertson, Katie A. Smith, Emily Fay, Elisavet Fotiou, Andrew Bush, Claire Hogg, Tobias Linden, Natalie B. Tan, Susan M. White, Juan C. Del Rey Jimenez, Ege Sackey, Esther Dempsey, Sahar Mansour, Gregory Parsonage, Antreas C. Kalli, Richard Foster, Pia Ostergaard, David J. Beech

“…Two of the variants encode amino acid changes in the channel’s cap structure (Ile2270Thr and Arg2335Gln), one in the ninth transmembrane helical unit (THU) below the cap (Gly1978Asp) and one in the fifth THU distant from the cap (Glu829Val). …”
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Deep learning-based carotid plaque vulnerability classification with multicentre contrast-enhanced ultrasound video: a comparative diagnostic study by Yanli Guo, Hongxia Zhang, Yang Guang, Wen He, Bin Ning, Chen Yin, Mingchang Zhao, Fang Nie, Pintong Huang, Rui-Fang Zhang, Qiang Yong, Jianjun Yuan, Yicheng Wang, Lijun Yuan, Litao Ruan, Tengfei Yu, Haiman Song, Yukang Zhang

“…Moreover, with a more powerful network structure and better utilisation of video information, DL-DCCP provided greater diagnostic accuracy than a state-of-the-art static CNN model.Trial registration number ChiCTR1900021846,…”
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A Multifaceted Computational Approach to Identify PAD4 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) by Mansour S. Alturki, Mohamed S. Gomaa, Nada Tawfeeq, Abdulaziz H. Al Khzem, Mohsina B. Shaik, Murtadha Alshaikh Jafar, Mohammad Alsamen, Hasan Al Nahab, Mohammad Al-Eid, Alhassan Almutawah, Thankhoe A. Rants’o, Khaled A. G. Ayil, Mohammed Almaghrabi

“…Methods: We utilized Maestro Schrödinger as a computational tool for preparing and docking simulations on the PAD 4 enzyme crystal structure that is retrieved from RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB ID: 4X8G) while the docked FDA-approved medications are obtained from the Zinc 15 database. …”
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Key motor and non-motor features in early dementia with Lewy bodies by Anna Planas-Ballvé, Anna Planas-Ballvé, José Rios, Lourdes Ispierto, Mireia Gea, Laia Grau, Marta Jiménez, Cynthia Cáceres, Sílvia Martínez, Katrin Beyer, Ramiro Álvarez, Pau Pastor, Dolores Vilas, Dolores Vilas

“…Demographic and clinical data were collected, and motor and non-motor symptoms were assessed using structured interviews and validated scales and questionnaires.ResultsA total of 107 participants were included (23 DLB, 27 PD, 26 AD, and 31 controls). …”
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Bidirectional associations among positive affect, anhedonia and meaning in life during major depressive episode: ecological momentary assessment study in unipolar and bipolar indiv... by Heidi Ka Ying Lo, Roger S. McIntyre, Iris Wai Tung Tsui, Fiona Yan Yee Ho, Ting Kin Ng, Corine Sau Man Wong, Suet Ying Yuen, Chit Tat Lee, Chun Yin Poon, Inez Myin-Germeys, Ka Fai Chung

“…Multilevel modelling analysis was conducted, with estimation of first-order autoregressive model structure and time-lagged relationship between pleasure and positive affect. …”
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Behavioural activation in nursing homes to treat depression (BAN-Dep): study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Simon Gilbody, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Kathryn A Ellis, Leon Flicker, Diana Velasquez Reyes, Hema Patel, Nicola Lautenschlager, Andrew H Ford, Eleanor Curran, Rachael Kelly, Rhoda Lai, Terence Chong, David Ekers, Dina Lo Giudice, Angelita Martini, Osvaldo P Almeida

“…Only de-identified group data will be presented.Trial registration ACTRN12618000634279.…”
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Design and methods of an adaptive trial to test comparative effectiveness of readmission reduction approaches following infection and sepsis hospitalizations (ACCOMPLISH) by Kristin Mayes, Victor B. Talisa, Adelina Malito, Florian B. Mayr, Kelly Williams, Kalpana Char, Richard Wadas, Elizabeth Lorenzi, Kert Viele, Rana Awdish, Derek C. Angus, Chung-Chou Ho Chang, Sachin Yende

“…Methods: Adults admitted to the hospital with sepsis or lower respiratory tract infection (index admission) are recruited and randomized to usual care (structured telephonic support [STS]) or one of four post-discharge RPM care models in addition to STS. …”
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Implementation of a Patient Navigation Program to Support Representative Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials by Sukh Makhnoon, Fabian Robles, Jessica L. Lee, D'Angelo Grant, Marisol Rojas, Ang Gao, Carla Pezzia, Venkata Eluri, Navid Sadeghi, Song Zhang, Thomas Hulsey, Rebecca Renn, Erin L. Williams, Heather Kitzman, David E. Gerber

“…Evaluation was guided by the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance framework and incorporated programmatic data, structured surveys of patients and staff, and qualitative patient interviews. …”
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Application of HRCT-based radiomics to predict interstitial lung disease for juvenile dermatomyositis by Lingke Liu, Minfei Hu, Yun Zhou, Fei Zheng, Xiaohui Ma, Li Yang, Yiping Xu, Liping Teng, Bin Hu, Meiping Lu, Xuefeng Xu

“…Methods We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 56 children with JDM, and all participants gave written informed consent. …”
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The effects of formula milk on development, nutrient absorption, and immune characteristics of piglets by Chuang Tang, Zhengjiang Liu, Lu Lu, Bo Zeng, Zhi Li, Ruohan Yang, Duoduo Zhang, Xiaolan Fan, Jiaxue Cao, Haohuan Li, Jing Sun, Jinwei Zhang, Xiaoyuan Wei, Wei Sun, Liangpeng Ge, Mingzhou Li, Fanli Kong

“…Given the ethical constraints in conducting experimental studies on human breastfeeding, we employed pig, which have similar physiological structure with humans, to examine the impacts of different feeding practices. …”
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The impact of nuchal ligament ossification resection on cervical stability after modified laminoplasty: a long-term follow-up study by Chong Chen, Wenlin Ye, Tao Yu, Xing Cheng, Lutong Wang, Xingchen Zhao, Xiang Long, Jun Ouyang, Yunbing Chang, Xiaoqing Zheng

“…For DCM patients with long segmental ONL, more attention should be paid to protecting the MLC structure during posterior cervical surgery. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Australian treatment outcome study: protocol for the 18–20-year follow-up of a prospective longitudinal cohort examining the natural history of heroin dependence and associated mor... by Maree Teesson, Paul S Haber, Christina Marel, Katherine Mills, Rachel Visontay, Jack Wilson, Shane Darke, Joanne Ross, Tim Slade, Katherine Haasnoot, Madeleine Keaveny, Chris Tremonti

“…The 18–20-year follow-up will consist of: (1) a structured interview; (2) physical health assessment; and (3) data linkage. …”
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Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in feeding and questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from Southern Sweden by Chiara Cialini, Alessandra Cafiso, Mattias Waldeck, Åsa Lundgren, Johan Fält, Bo Settergren, Phimphanit Choklikitumnuey, Giulia Chiappa, Eleonora Rosso, Laura Roveri, Elisa Fesce, Nicola Ferrari, Per-Eric Lindgren, Chiara Bazzocchi, Giulio Grandi

“…This study highlights the presence of several zoonotic TBPs in Skåne, emphasizing the need for a structured monitoring plan and preventive strategies within a One Health framework.…”
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Patient participation in free cataract surgery: a cross-sectional study of the low-income elderly in urban China by Bo Qu, Hui Chen, Xuhua Tan, Xiaohang Wu, Haotian Lin, Zhenzhen Liu, Lixia Luo, Bo Zhang, Erping Long, Duoru Lin, Weirong Chen, Yizhi Liu, Haofeng Jiang, Jingjing Chen, Zhuoling Lin, Xiaoyan Li, Jinzhu Tang, Yingfen Lin

“…In this study, participants who underwent free cataract surgery between January and August 2014 received a telephone interview based on a structured questionnaire. Data were collected on patient demographics, resources, health conditions, reasons for undergoing the free surgery and overall evaluation of the free cataract surgery programme.Results Among the 833 participants, the mean surgical age was 76.85±7.46 years (95% CI 76.34 to 77.36), and the male to female ratio was 385:448. …”
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