Is exposure to cement dust and heavy metals associated with reduced pulmonary function? A cross-sectional study among cement factory workers in Türkiye by Mustafa Necmi Ilhan, Sultan Pinar Cetintepe, Osman Burak Demirbas, Bilginer Dinke

“…Inclusion criteria were more than 70% work history in the cement industry and exclusion of pre-existing respiratory disease and missing data from the participants.Interventions Not applicable.Primary and secondary outcome measures Pulmonary function tests (forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), FEV1/FVC and peak expiratory flow (PEF)) and urinary, cadmium and blood lead concentrations were measured. …”
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Primary care clinicians’ views of paediatric respiratory infection surveillance information to inform clinical decision-making: a qualitative study by Alastair D Hay, Joanna May Kesten, Emma C Anderson, Isabel Lane, Timothy Moss, Christie Cabral

“…Perceptions of surveillance information as presented included: not relevant to decision-making/management; useful to confirm decisions post hoc; and increasing risks of missing sick children. Clinicians expressed wariness of using population-level data to influence individual patient decision-making and expressed preference for threat (high-risk) information identified by surveillance, rather than reassuring information about viral RTIs.Conclusions More work is needed to develop a surveillance intervention if it is to beneficially influence decision-making and antibiotic prescribing in primary care. …”
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Predicting mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement using preprocedural CT by David Brüggemann, Denis Cener, Nazar Kuzo, Shehab Anwer, Julia Kebernik, Matthias Eberhard, Hatem Alkadhi, Felix C. Tanner, Ender Konukoglu

“…Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a widely used intervention for patients with severe aortic stenosis. …”
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Understanding patients’ perceptions of uncomplicated low back pain: a theory-informed qualitative study using the Common-Sense Self-Regulation Model by Shannon M. Ruzycki, Yamile Jasaui, Sameh Mortazhejri, Shawn Dowling, D’Arcy Duquette, Stefanie Linklater, Kelly Mrklas, Gloria Wilkinson, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Andrea M. Patey, on behalf of the De-Implementing Wisely Research Group

“…Dedicated study of patient understanding and experiences of uncomplicated LBP is necessary to design interventions to reduce unnecessary diagnostic imaging. …”
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Predictive factors of adolescents’ happiness: a random forest analysis of the 2023 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey by Eun Joo Kim, Seong Kwang Kim, Seung Hye Jung, Yo Seop Ryu

“…Data pre-processing involved handling missing values and selecting variables to construct an optimal dataset. …”
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Low-cost and scalable machine learning model for identifying children and adolescents with poor oral health using survey data: An empirical study in Portugal. by Susana Lavado, Eduardo Costa, Niclas F Sturm, Johannes S Tafferner, Octávio Rodrigues, Pedro Pita Barros, Leid Zejnilovic

“…Such a model could enable scalable and cost-effective screening and targeted interventions, optimizing limited resources to improve oral health outcomes. …”
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Are Japanese randomized controlled trials up to the task? A systematic review. by Daisuke Yoneoka, Akinori Hisashige, Erika Ota, Karin Miyamoto, Shuhei Nomura, Miwako Segawa, Stuart Gilmour, Kenji Shibuya

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Despite increasing numbers of RCTs done in Japan, existing international databases fail to capture them, and detailed information on the quality of Japanese RCTs is still missing. This study assessed the characteristics and quality of Japanese RCTs and analyzed factors related to their quality.…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on hypertension among patients in a district hospital by Eslah H.H. Ahmed, Olga M. Maphasha, Sunday O. Okeke

“…Practices were moderate, with 70% never missing medication and 58% regularly monitoring weight. …”
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Management of insecticides for use in disease vector control: Lessons from six countries in Asia and the Middle East. by Henk van den Berg, Raman Velayudhan, Rajpal S Yadav

“…Interventions to control the vectors of human diseases, notably malaria, leishmaniasis and dengue, have relied mainly on the action of chemical insecticides. …”
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Serum calcium levels and the risk of sarcopenia in young adults: insights from NHANES 2011–2018 by Junliang Jiang, Ge Chen, Yonggang Li, Qinggang Zhao, Zhong Chen

“…The trend was consistent across age, gender, education, poverty income ratio, and race, with some exceptions.ConclusionThis study highlights a negative association between serum calcium and sarcopenia risk in young and middle-aged adults, suggesting that calcium interventions could be beneficial in preventing sarcopenia in this population. …”
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FIRST RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE OF USING THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF LASER THERMOABLATION THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC LIVER CANCER by D. V. Sidorov, S. O. Stepanov, M. V. Lozhkin, L. O. Petrov, O. V. Gutz, A. A. Kostin, A. G. Isaeva

“…In patients with a reduced functional reserve of the liver or a missing volume of the remaining liver parenchyma, these interventions become impossible because of the increased risk of postresectional acute hepatic insufficiency. …”
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Comparative analysis of developmental outcomes in very preterm infants: BSID-II versus Bayley-III German norms. by Marlene Hammerl, Martina Zimmermann, Anna Posod, Ulrike Pupp Peglow, Michaela Höck, Elke Griesmaier, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Vera Neubauer

“…Exclusion criteria were death or missing outcome. Infants underwent testing with either BSID-II until December 2013 or Bayley-III from January 2014 onward, at 12 and/or 24 months. …”
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Assessment of improved neonatal ward infrastructure on neonatal health outcomes in southern Malawi by Ingunn Haraldsdóttir, Bob Milanzi Faque, Thordur Thorkelsson, Geir Gunnlaugsson

“…Several studies have emphasised the need for interventions to improve procedures and outcomes of childbirth to lower NMR. …”
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Intersectional role of paternal gender-equitable attitudes and maternal empowerment in child undernutrition: a cross-sectional national study from India by Anupam Joya Sharma, Malavika Ambale Subramanyam

“…Our findings not only underscore how patriarchy is embodied in undernourished children, but also suggest programmatic interventions to address this deep-rooted scourge in India.…”
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Joint association of frailty and depression with new-onset digestive disease among elderly Chinese population by Fan Zhang, Yu-Jun Xiong, Xiang-Da Meng, Tian Lv, Du-Juan Yang

“…No multiplicative or additive interaction was observed.ConclusionFrailty and depression synergistically elevate digestive disease risk in aging populations, with bidirectional mediation underscoring their interdependence. Integrated interventions targeting mental health and geriatric vulnerability may mitigate disease burden.…”
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Optimizing public health management with predictive analytics: leveraging the power of random forest by Hongman Wang, Yifan Song, Yifan Song, Hua Bi

“…The study begins with comprehensive data collection from diverse health sources, followed by a systematic preprocessing stage, which includes resolving missing values, normalizing variables, and encoding categorical features. …”
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A Soil Monitoring Law for Europe by Panos Panagos, Arwyn Jones, Emanuele Lugato, Cristiano Ballabio

“…The situation may worsen if no policy interventions are taken. The unsustainable use of natural resources, in particular the degradation of soils, precipitates biodiversity loss, exacerbated by the climate crisis. …”
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The Early Prediction of Kimchi Cabbage Heights Using Drone Imagery and the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Model by Seung-hwan Go, Jong-hwa Park

“…High-resolution drone images were used to generate a canopy height model (CHM) for estimating plant heights at various growth stages. Missing height data were interpolated using a logistic growth curve, and an LSTM model was trained on this time series data to predict the final height at harvest well before the actual harvest date. …”
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Andrew's bridge system: A boon for huge ridge defect in aesthetic zone by Romesh Soni, Himanshi Yadav, Vikram Kumar

“…Tooth loss may pose a challenge for prosthetics when several missing teeth are associated with huge vertical and horizontal bone defects due to cleft palate, road traffic accidents, congenital defects etc.This case report presents prosthetic rehabilitation of a 22 year old male patient of cleft lip and palate with missing upper front teeth along with severe ridge defect since 1 year due to surgical intervention in premaxillary region. …”
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Consistent and Correct Use of Condoms With Lubricants and Associated Factors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men from the Ghana Men’s Study II: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Ratif Abdulai, Edith Phalane, Kyeremeh Atuahene, Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to determine the current scope of consistent and correct use of condoms with lubricants, associated factors, interventions, and user- and service-related challenges on correct condom and lubricant use among the MSM population in Ghana. …”
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