The role and perception of the caregiver in a specialized pediatric palliative care center in medicine preparation and administration: a survey study by Fernando Baratiri, Chiara Zanella, Barbara Roverato, Daniele Mengato, Laura Camuffo, Lisa Pivato, Irene Avagnina, Irene Maghini, Antuan Divisic, Francesca Rusalen, Caterina Agosto, Francesca Venturini, Franca Benini, Anna Zanin

“…Few data are available regarding the influence of this burden on quality of life in terms of time, concerns as well as a considerable risk of administration errors and adverse effects. This study aims to investigate how caregivers prepared and administrated medication, including errors and associated expectations, to identify improvement interventions. …”
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Enhancing Eye-Hand Coordination with Therapy Intervention to Improve Visual-Spatial Abilities using ‘The Re-training Approach’ in Children with Down Syndrome: Three Case Studies... by Deena Ashok, Sumi S, Shruti Nadkarni

“…This improvement manifested in the reduction of time taken to perform the coordination tests and in the errors made while performing the tests.</p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">doi 10.5463/DCID.v23i2.87</span></p>…”
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Psychotherapy versus treatment as usual and other control interventions in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a protocol for systematic review with meta-analysis... by Christian Gluud, Janus C Jakobsen, Rajeeb Rashid, Inge Lissau, Laura Condon

“…Psychotherapy will be compared with no intervention; wait list control; treatment as usual; sham psychotherapy or pharmaceutical placebo. …”
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Effects of a combined nature-based and audio-based virtual mindfulness intervention on stress and wellbeing of COVID-19 healthcare workers: a randomized controlled trial by Polycarpe Bagereka, Rezvan Ameli, Ninet Sinaii, Marcelli Cristine Vocci, Angelina Mangiardi Coulter, Michael Neustedter, Ann Berger

“…Mindfulness-based interventions represent a promising additive option to enhance benefit. …”
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Using erroneous examples as a strategy to teach Grade 9 algebraic linear equations by Julius Gwenzi, Tšhegofatšo P. Makgakga

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Development of the modified Safety Attitude Questionnaire for the medical imaging department by Ravi Chanthriga Eturajulu, Maw Pin Tan, Mohd Idzwan Zakaria, Karuthan Chinna, Kwan Hoong Ng

“…Introduction: Medical errors commonly occur in medical imaging departments. …”
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Mitigating Algorithmic Bias Through Probability Calibration: A Case Study on Lead Generation Data by Miroslav Nikolić, Danilo Nikolić, Miroslav Stefanović, Sara Koprivica, Darko Stefanović

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Understanding episodic memory dynamics: Retrieval and updating mechanisms revealed by fMRI and tDCS by Dong-ni Pan, CuiZhu Lin, Ma Xin, Oliver T. Wolf, Gui Xue, Xuebing Li

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Estimated cumulative incidence of intervention by children's social care services to age 18: a whole-of-England administrative data cohort study using the child in need census by Matthew A Jay, Patricio Troncoso, Andy Bilson, Dave Thomson, Richard Dorsett, Rachel Pearson, Bianca De Stavola, Ruth Gilbert

“…We carried out sensitivity analyses to address possible bias induced by linkage error using one of two encrypted identifiers in the dataset. …”
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Evaluation of timed dexamethasone eye drops to prevent proliferative retinopathy of prematurity: a study protocol for a randomized intervention, multi-centre, double-blinded trial... by Ann Hellström, Mariya Petrishka-Lozenska, Aldina Pivodic, Anders K. Nilsson, Ulrika Sjöbom, Ingrid Hansen Pupp, David Ley, Lotta Gränse, Hanna Maria Öhnell, Gunnar Jakobsson, Karin Sävman, Lois E. H. Smith, Pia Lundgren, the DROPROP collaboration group

“…An ophthalmological follow-up will be initiated at 2 and 5.5 years of age, evaluating visual acuity, refractive errors, strabismus, retinal morphology and ophthalmological complications. …”
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Acute hepatic porphyrias for the neurologist: current concepts and perspectives by Paulo Victor Sgobbi de Souza, Bruno de Mattos Lombardi Badia, Igor Braga Farias, Eduardo Augusto Gonçalves, Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Rezende Pinto, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira

“…ABSTRACT Background: Acute hepatic porphyrias represent an expanding group of complex inherited metabolic disorders due to inborn errors of metabolism involving heme biosynthesis. …”
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Evaluating Eye Tracking Technology in Nursing Education: A Scoping Review on Medication Administration Training by Jiranut Chaichana, Rob Eley, Chris Watling, Linda Ng

“…<b>Background:</b> Eye tracking technology, when used in nursing, helps to reduce medication errors by analyzing eye movements. In education, it provides insights into student learning, cognitive load, and instructional design, allowing for more personalized learning. …”
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Update on Reye Syndrome by Sandeep Negi, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Pratibha Singhi

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Effect of a surgical sponge counting stand on counting discrepancies, time efficiency, and operating room staff satisfaction: A quality improvement study by Naeimeh Eftekhari, Akram Aarabi, Aygineh Hairabedian

“…Background: Retained surgical items (RSIs), particularly surgical sponges, represent a significant and preventable error in surgical practice, leading to severe patient complications and legal repercussions for healthcare providers. …”
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Zinc oxide nanoparticle-reinforced sodium alginate/hydroxyapatite scaffolds for osteoporosis treatment in fragility fracture patients: Development and characterization using artifi... by Yuanyuan Zhou, Shujuan Wang, Yuanyuan Hu

“…This research presents a comprehensive intervention to enhance osteoporosis management in patients with fragility fractures. …”
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Effect of Integrated Postural Training in Individuals with Text Neck Syndrome by Radha Bhende, Sandeep Shinde, Pooja Jain

“…Currently, symptomatic treatment for text neck syndrome includes neck pain, postural changes, and cervical proprioceptive errors. The condition is chronic and progressive, and timely intervention and postural correction are crucial to minimize early consequences in later life. …”
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Long-term mortality outcome of a primary care-based mobile health intervention for stroke management: Six-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial. by Xingxing Chen, Enying Gong, Jie Tan, Elizabeth L Turner, John A Gallis, Shifeng Sun, Siran Luo, Fei Wu, Bolu Yang, Yutong Long, Yilong Wang, Zixiao Li, Yun Zhou, Shenglan Tang, Janet P Bettger, Brian Oldenburg, Xiaochen Zhang, Jianfeng Gao, Brian S Mittman, Valery L Feigin, Ruitai Shao, Shah Ebrahim, Lijing L Yan

“…<h4>Background</h4>Despite growing evidence of primary care-based interventions for chronic disease management in resource-limited settings, long-term post-trial effects remain inconclusive. …”
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An Incongruent 2-Minute Stroop Task Alters the Response Time Performance in Semi-Elite Soccer Players: A Pilot Study by Andrés Prieto-Sánchez, Juan M. García-Ceberino, Juan Luis Leon-Llamas, Santos Villafaina

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A multi-sectoral intervention model to scale up family planning services utilization at the primary health care level: evidence from a priority district, Fayoum governorate, Egypt by Nesreen Mohamed Kamal Elden, Walaa Ahmed Khairy, Tarek Tawfik Amin

“…Results: Following the implementation of the interventions, the overall family planning utilization at the district level showed a significant increase in mean ± Standard Error of the Mean (SEM) of new family planning clients (44.4±11.0vs. 63.3±13.8; P= 0.006) recording 43% change. …”
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Using a large language model (ChatGPT) to assess risk of bias in randomized controlled trials of medical interventions: protocol for a pilot study of interrater agreement with huma... by Christopher James Rose, Julia Bidonde, Martin Ringsten, Julie Glanville, Rigmor C. Berg, Chris Cooper, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Hans Bugge Bergsund, Jose F. Meneses-Echavez, Thomas Potrebny

“…RoB assessment is subject to human error and is time-consuming. Machine learning-based tools have been developed to automate RoB assessment using simple models trained on limited corpuses. …”
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