Factors associated with suicide risk among Chinese adults: A prospective cohort study of 0.5 million individuals. by Rongqin Yu, Yiping Chen, Liming Li, Junshi Chen, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Jun Lv, Canqing Yu, Xianmin Xie, Dan Huang, Zhengming Chen, Seena Fazel

“…Suicide and possible suicide deaths were identified through linkage to the local death registries using ICD-10 codes. We conducted Cox regression to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) for suicide and for possible suicide in sensitivity analyses. …”
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Multistage pig identification using a sequential ear tag detection pipeline by Martin Wutke, Damiano Debiasi, Shobhana Tomar, Jeanette Probst, Nicole Kemper, Kai Gevers, Marc-Alexander Lieboldt, Imke Traulsen

“…However, challenges such as poor lighting conditions and the complexity of ear tag coding continue to restrict the effectiveness of Computer Vision and Deep Learning techniques. …”
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Healthcare professionals’ and patients’ views and experiences of surgical and medical treatment for nasal obstruction: a qualitative interview study for a Nasal Airway Obstruction... by Leila Rooshenas, David Hamilton, Nikki Rousseau, Emma Clark, Janet A Wilson, Caroline Wilson, Sean Carrie, Kelly E Lloyd

“…However, they felt that it was important to retain an element of clinical judgement. Despite generally good outcomes from septoplasty, some patients still felt they had received little to no benefit from the operation. …”
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Experiences and perceptions about vaccines and reporting of adverse events following immunisation: a qualitative study among mothers in Northern Ghana by Daniel Weibel, Abraham Oduro, Miriam Sturkenboom, Nana Akosua Ansah, Samuel Tomilola Oladokun, Enyonam Duah, Patrick Ansah, Samuel Tamti Chatio

“…All the interviews were recorded, transcribed and coded into themes using QSR NVivo V.12 software to aid thematic content analysis.Results The results revealed that mothers understood the need for vaccinations, although some were unaware of the diseases that the vaccines protect against. …”
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Feasibility of implementing family-integrated newborn care for hospitalised preterm and low birthweight infants in newborn care units of Ethiopia: a mixed-methods design by Hege Langli Ersdal, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Damen Haile Mariam, Siren Rettedal, Znabu Hadush Kahsay

“…However, its practicality (0.53), integration (0.52) and adaptability (0.50) could be generally constrained mainly by the poor organisational infrastructure related to NCU space and infection prevention measures. …”
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Measuring mortality due to HIV-associated tuberculosis among adults in South Africa: Comparing verbal autopsy, minimally-invasive autopsy, and research data. by Aaron S Karat, Mpho Tlali, Katherine L Fielding, Salome Charalambous, Violet N Chihota, Gavin J Churchyard, Yasmeen Hanifa, Suzanne Johnson, Kerrigan McCarthy, Neil A Martinson, Tanvier Omar, Kathleen Kahn, Daniel Chandramohan, Alison D Grant

“…International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes do not differentiate between HIV-associated TB and HIV more generally. …”
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Prevalence, outcomes, costs, and treatments of a contemporary population with chronic kidney disease in Norway: a nationwide observational study by Trond Geir Jenssen, Johan Bodegård, Kari Anne Sveen, Marcus Thuresson, Kåre I. Birkeland

“…CKD and heart failure costs were higher than those for ASCVD, and generally higher in patients with T2D. SGLT-2 inhibitor utilisation increased two-fold the year after its approval but was still low, used mostly at its highest target dose. …”
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An evaluation of Scottish green health prescriptions using the APEASE criteria by Neil Howlett, Imogen Freethy, Sian Harding, Adam P. Wagner, Lisa Miners, Honey Anne-Greco, Laura Lamming, Nigel Lloyd, Katherine E. Brown

“…Data within each APEASE domain was then inductively coded producing more reflexive sub-themes. Data on funding and resources associated with delivering each programme was also collected to provide further context to the APEASE criteria. …”
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Systematic identification of pathogenic variants of non-small cell lung cancer in the promoters of DNA-damage repair genesResearch in context by Mingxing An, Congcong Chen, Jun Xiang, Yang Li, Pinyu Qiu, Yiru Tang, Xinyue Liu, Yayun Gu, Na Qin, Yuanlin He, Meng Zhu, Yue Jiang, Juncheng Dai, Guangfu Jin, Hongxia Ma, Cheng Wang, Zhibin Hu, Hongbing Shen

“…Summary: Background: Deficiency in DNA-damage repair (DDR) genes, often due to disruptive coding variants, is linked to higher cancer risk. …”
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Staff-reported barriers and facilitators to the implementation of healthcare interventions within regional and rural areas: a rapid review by Anna Chapman, Alison Buccheri, Devdini Mohotti, Anna Wong Shee, Catherine E. Huggins, Laura Alston, Alison M. Hutchinson, Sze Lin Yoong, Hannah Beks, Kevin Mc Namara, Anna Peeters, Anna Ugalde

“…Barrier and facilitator data were coded and grouped into sub-themes and broader themes, with results presented narratively. …”
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Developing a syndromic surveillance tool to support the epidemiological investigation into paediatric acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in England by Alex J. Elliot, Helen E. Hughes, Christopher Bennett, Thomas C. Hughes, Kirsty Challen, Conall H. Watson, Sema Mandal, Gillian E. Smith, Daniel Todkill

“…Methods Syndromic surveillance is generally based on the collection of patient symptoms or chief complaints, which are collected using automated routines in near real-time. …”
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Focus on patient perspectives in climate action policies for healthcare. A German survey analysis on what patients are willing to do by Florian Scholz, Nikolaus Börner, Sophie Anne Schust, Josefine Schardey, Florian Kühn, Bernhard Renz, Martin Angele, Jens Werner, Markus Guba, Sven Jacob

“…Patients were invited to participate in a voluntary, anonymous online survey via strategically placed QR codes throughout the hospital. The survey explored patients’ demographic information, environmental awareness, attitudes toward climate-friendly practices in healthcare, and willingness to support sustainable initiatives. …”
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Navigating family-witnessed resuscitation in hospitals: content analysis of free-text survey data by Annette Waldemar, Ingela Thylén

“…While patients and families generally support family presence for its reassurance and emotional closure, healthcare professionals express concerns about its potential to cause trauma. …”
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Carrying out embedded implementation research in humanitarian settings: A qualitative study in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. by A S M Shahabuddin, Alyssa B Sharkey, Debra Jackson, Paul Rutter, Andreas Hasman, Malabika Sarker

“…Two researchers developed and agreed on codes and relevant themes based on the objectives of this study. …”
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THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF ADAPTOGENIC COMPLEX ON GUMS CONDITION DYNAMICS AND ORAL CAVITY COLONIZATION STABILITY IN CHRONIC CATARRHAL GINGIVITIS PATIENTS by V.V. Chereda, T.A. Petrushanko, H.A. Loban

“…The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of chronic catarrhal gingivitis treatment in young people in terms of oral hygiene level, inflammation degree and mouth colonization resistance state. 23 chronic catarrhal gingivitis patients and students about 19-29 years of Higher State Educational Establishment of Ukraine "Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy" were examined in treatment dynamics. A generally accepted clinical oral cavity examination with the definition of CFE codes, hygienic Grenn-Vermilion (OHI-S) index, interdental hygienic index (HYG), PMA modification S.Parma, Muhlemann index, PBI index were performed. …”
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cigFacies: a massive-scale benchmark dataset of seismic facies and its application by H. Gao, X. Wu, X. Sun, M. Hou, M. Hou, H. Gao, G. Wang, H. Sheng

“…The predictions are highly consistent with expert interpretation results, demonstrating that the diversity and representativeness of our benchmark dataset are sufficient to train a network that can be generalized well in seismic facies classification across field data. …”
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Integration of a medication reminder app into the RABBIT-SpA disease registry to record patient data on daily drug usage by Regierer, Anne C., Reich, Andreas, Weiß, Anja, Feuchtenberger, Martin, Zinke, Silke, Lorenz, Hanns-Martin, Syrbe, Uta, Böhm, Peter, Wiegand, Julius, Strangfeld, Anja, Poddubnyy, Denis, Baraliakos, Xenofon

“…As of now, 367 patients have been invited to participate, with 139 consenting and 76 successfully using the app. App users are generally younger and more often male compared to the overall registry cohorts. …”
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β-caryophyllene sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to chemotherapeutics and inhibits cell malignancy through targeting MAPK signaling pathway by Irum Basheer, Hai Wang, Guangyue Li, Shah Jehan, Ali Raza, Chentao Du, Najeeb Ullah, Dangdang Li, Guangchao Sui

“…During hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development, cancer cells generally exhibit increased cell proliferation due to mutations or aberrant expression of key regulatory genes. …”
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LncRNAs regulates cell death in osteosarcoma by Ping’an Zou, Zhiwei Tao, Zhengxu Yang, Tao Xiong, Zhi Deng, Qincan Chen, Li Niu

“…Three machine learning algorithms—Support Vector Machine, Random Forest, and Generalized Linear Model—were utilized to select feature genes. …”
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Evaluation and Management of Patients with Seizures in the Emergency Department: A One-Year Analysis by K. Puteikis, K. Zdanytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Adult patients with diagnoses (coded in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, ICD-10-AM) of syncope (R55), epilepsy (G40) or other and unspecified convulsions (R56.8) assigned either by the emergency medical services or the ED staff were involved in the study (315 cases). …”
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