Integrating Palliative Care and Heart Failure: the PalliatHeartSynthesis realist synthesis by Tracey McConnell, Carolyn Blair, Geoff Wong, Claire Duddy, Clare Howie, Loreena Hill, Joanne Reid

“…In 2012, heart failure (HF) was estimated to account for £22.5B of health expenditure globally; between 2012 and 2030 it is estimated that total costs will increase by 127%. …”
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Social media activism and women's health: Endometriosis awareness and support by Hyunjin Seo, K. Macy Burkett, Moses Okocha, Huong Ha, Rim Chaif, Nazra Izhar, Michaella Barros Coelho, Blessing Jona, Azhar Iqbal

“…Objective While endometriosis is estimated to affect 1 in 10 women globally, awareness of the disease as well as research and funding to fight the disease remains lacking as compared with other chronic diseases. …”
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Increase in colonic propionate as a method of preventing weight gain in adults aged 20–40 years: iPREVENT, a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group trial by Gary Frost, Joana C Vasconcelos, Jennifer E Pugh, Aisha Anjum, Katerina Petropoulou, George Thom, Louise McCombie, Martina Tashkova, Sumayya Alshehhi, Daphne Babalis, Leah Holroyd, Christina Prechtl, Tom Preston, Mike J Lean, Waljit Dhillo, A Toby Prevost, and Douglas Morrison

“…The secondary objectives were to: Assess the effect of IPE compared to inulin on blood pressure, fasting biochemistry, and body composition. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF RELIABILITY AND VITALITY OF SYSTEMS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE INTERRELATION OF ELEMENTS WITH SEISMIC EXPOSURE by A. J. Abakarov, R. G. Gasanov

“…Objectives The aim of the study is to develop a model for assessing the reliability of frame systems, taking into account the redistribution of forces between vertical structures when plastic hinges are formed in them from horizontal seismic effects.Method The research method is based on the analysis of the schemes of mechanisms for the transition of frame systems to limit states, as well as probability theory, random processes and system reliability.Results Based on the analysis of the paths of transition of statically indefinable frame systems to failure states due to the formation of plastic hinges at the junction points of the posts with crossbars, a block diagram of the system elements connection has been developed, presented as a separate redundancy scheme. …”
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Cervical ripening at home or in hospital during induction of labour: the CHOICE prospective cohort study, process evaluation and economic analysis by Mairead Black, Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Sayem Ahmed, Linda Williams, Kathleen A Boyd, Maggie Reid, Amar Bhide, Neelam Heera, Jane Huddleston, Neena Modi, John Norrie, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Gordon C S Smith, Rosemary Townsend, Helen Cheyne, Christine McCourt, Sarah Stock

“…Secondary analysis explored the patient perspective utilising cost estimates from qCHOICE data. Setting Twenty-six United Kingdom maternity units. …”
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Household coverage, quality and costs of care provided by community health worker teams and the determining factors: findings from a mixed methods study in South Africa by Frances Griffiths, Margaret Thorogood, Yu-hwei Tseng, Julia de Kadt, Nonhlanhla Nxumalo, Teurai Rwafa, Hlologelo Malatji, Olukemi Babalola, Michel Muteba, Jonathan Levin, Emmanuelle Daviaud, Jocelyn Watkins

“…In this paper, we assess coverage (proportion of households visited by a CHW in the past year and month), quality of care and costs of the service provided by CHW teams with differing configurations of supervisors, some based in formal clinics and some in community health posts.Participants CHW, their supervisors, clinic staff, CHW clients.Methods We used mixed methods (a random household survey, focus group discussions, interviews and observations of the CHW at work) to examine the performance of six CHW teams in vulnerable communities in Sedibeng, South Africa.Results A CHW had visited 17% of households in the last year, and we estimated they were conducting one to two visits per day. …”
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Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren’s contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation by Joseph Dias, Puvan Tharmanathan, Catherine Arundel, Charlie Welch, Qi Wu, Paul Leighton, Maria Armaou, Belen Corbacho, Nick Johnson, Sophie James, John Cooke, Christopher Bainbridge, Michael Craigen, David Warwick, Samantha Brady, Lydia Flett, Judy Jones, Catherine Knowlson, Michelle Watson, Ada Keding, Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson

“…There is limited evidence comparing limited fasciectomy with collagenase injection. Objectives To compare whether collagenase injection is not inferior to limited fasciectomy when treating Dupuytren’s contracture. …”
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Abemaciclib combined with endocrine therapy as adjuvant treatment for hormone-receptor-positive, HER2−, high-risk early breast cancer: 5-year Chinese population analysis of the pha... by Qingyuan Zhang, Kunwei Shen, Chuan-gui Song, Quchang Ouyang, Zhenzhen Liu, Qiang Liu, Jifeng Feng, Joanne W. Y. Chiu, Jinhai Tang, Zefei Jiang, Ling-Ming Tseng, Xiaojia Wang, Liu Yang, Chenxi Qian, Zhimin Shao

“…Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03155997 (first posted: May 16, 2017).…”
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Cluster-randomized trial of the implementation of the Responses to Illness Severity Quantification (RISQ) system in children with acute malnutrition 6 to 59 months of age in Ngouri... by Nancy M. Dale, Youssouf Djidita Hagre, Susan Shepherd, George Tomlinson, Stanley Zlotkin, Masra Ngaradoum, Mahmat Bechir, Marius Madjissem, Charles Tehoua, Christopher Parshuram

“…The RISQ System is to be used as an adjunct to current care practice to aid clinicians in clinical decision-making. The objective of the CRIMSON study is to estimate the effect of implementation of the RISQ System on mortality and processes of care in a nutritional program. …”
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Exploring data quality and use of the routine health information system in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study by Joanna Schellenberg, Della Berhanu, Lars Åke Persson, Misrak Getnet, Joanna Busza, Tsion Tsegaye, Kalkidan Mekete, Magdelawit Mengesha, Abyot Adane, Tewabe M Adege, Mesoud M Ahmed, Habtamu A Anteneh, Emiamrew S Ayalew, Netsanet Berhanu, Tesfahun Bishaw, Eshetu Cherinet, Mamo Dereje, Tsega H Desta, Abera Dibabe, Heven S Firew, Freweini Gebrehiwot, Etenesh Gebreyohannes, Zenebech Gella, Addis Girma, Zuriash Halefom, Sorsa F Jama, Annika Janson, Binyam Kemal, Abiy Kiflom, Yidnekachew D Mazengiya, Meresha W Nega, Israel A Otoro, Tefera Taddele, Gulilat Tefera, Admasu Teketel, Miraf Tesfaye, Kidist Woldesenbet, Yakob Wondarad, Zemzem M Yusuf, Kidist Zealiyas, Mebratom H Zeweli, Seblewengel Lemma

“…Objective A routine health information system (RHIS) enables decision making in the healthcare system. …”
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Rapid intravenous symptom-inhibiting fentanyl induction (SIFI) to optimize rotation onto oral opioid agonist therapy among individuals who use unregulated fentanyl: protocol for an... by Pouya Azar, Martha J. Ignaszewski, Marianne Harris, Zoran Barazanci, Ruth Davison, James S. H. Wong, Anil Maharaj, Nickie Mathew, David Hall, Silvia A. Guillemi, Julie Foreman, Rolando Barrios, Julio S. G. Montaner

“…Discussion This is the first study to rapidly and objectively estimate opioid tolerance and use it to calculate individualized starting doses of oral OAT in an outpatient setting among people who use unregulated fentanyl. …”
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Predictive Model for <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> in RTE Meats Using Exclusive Food Matrix Data by N. A. Nanje Gowda, Manjari Singh, Gijs Lommerse, Saurabh Kumar, Eelco Heintz, Jeyamkondan Subbiah

“…Post-processing contamination of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> has remained a major concern for the safety of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products that are not reheated before consumption. …”
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Job recommender systems: a systematic literature review, applications, open issues, and challenges by Duygu Çelik Ertuğrul, Selin Bitirim

“…Over the past 13 years, JRS studies have explored a variety of themes, including recommending suitable team members, identifying training modules based on skill gaps, developing career path planning systems, assessing employee satisfaction, standardizing professional knowledge, analyzing job postings to determine the busiest job fields, and estimating job tenure and turnover intention. …”
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Public Disclosure of Results From Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Research in Health Care: Comprehensive Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, and Scopus Data (2010-2023... by Shoko Maru, Ryohei Kuwatsuru, Michael D Matthias, Ross J Simpson Jr

“… BackgroundDespite the rapid growth of research in artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), little is known about how often study results are disclosed years after study completion. ObjectiveWe aimed to estimate the proportion of AI/ML research that reported results through ClinicalTrials.gov or peer-reviewed publications indexed in PubMed or Scopus. …”
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Exposure to hate in online and traditional media: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the impact of this exposure on individuals and communities by Pablo Madriaza, Ghayda Hassan, Sébastien Brouillette‐Alarie, Aoudou Njingouo Mounchingam, Loïc Durocher‐Corfa, Eugene Borokhovski, David Pickup, Sabrina Paillé

“…But these platforms also facilitate the posting of divisive, harmful, and hateful messages, targeting groups and individuals, based on their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political views. …”
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Developing a Randomised Efficacy PREcision medicine Platform trial design for Cavernomas: the CARE PREP study by Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, Kasia Adamczuk, Richard A Parker, Christopher J Weir, Roberto Latini, Helen Kim, David White, Helen Evans, Jana Bergholtz, Cornelia Lee, Carlos Casaus

“…There are no platform trials for cerebral cavernous malformations. Objectives (1) Consolidate and initiate international collaborations between cerebral cavernous malformations researchers, cerebral cavernous malformations patient and public involvement groups, cerebral cavernous malformations research networks, and commercial partners; (2) Finalise a protocol for an efficient, international platform trial of multiple drugs using precision medicine (sporadic vs. familial cerebral cavernous malformations) that is both feasible and acceptable to patients and regulators; (3) Estimate the research, support and treatment costs of the platform trial and apply to the National Institute for Health and Care Research Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme. …”
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Consequences, costs and cost-effectiveness of workforce configurations in English acute hospitals by Peter Griffiths, Christina Saville, Jane Ball, David Culliford, Jeremy Jones, Francesca Lambert, Paul Meredith, Bruna Rubbo, Lesley Turner, Chiara Dall’Ora

“…Recruiting unregistered staff is often adopted as a solution to the registered nurse shortage, but recent research found lower registered nurse staffing levels increase hospital mortality with no evidence that higher levels of assistant staff reduced risk. Objectives To estimate the consequences, costs and cost-effectiveness of variation in the size and composition of the staff on acute hospital wards in England. …”
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