Ecological Health Assessment on the Coastal Waters in the Yellow River Estuary Using Phytoplankton Index of Biotic Integrity (P-IBI) by Mingxiang NIU, Jun WANG, Zhiguo LIU, Tao ZUO, Zhaolong CHENG, Yongtao LI, Zhiwei PANG

“…The reference points and damaged points were determined according to the Shannon-Wiener diversity index H´, and the sites with H´≥3 were reference points; the others were damaged points. …”
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Effect of delay interval and cue focality on prospective memory by Zongbin Sun, Yu Tian, Tongxuan Dang, Qing Yang, Yunfei Guo, Yongxin Li

“…Abstract Background Prospective memory refers to the ability to perform planned things in the appropriate future situations. …”
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Effect of acupuncture on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A multicenter randomized controlled trial by Jiansheng Li, Yang Xie, Yanjun Wang, Lei Wu, Xuefeng Yu, Li Bai, Suju Shao, Miao Zhou, Mingli Zhang, Xueqing Yu, Weihong Han, Xuanlin Li, Tao Chen

“…The symptom scores, motor scores, impact scores and total SGRQ scores at different time points in the three groups tended to change with time, with a time effect (P < 0.05), and there was no group or interaction effect (P > 0.05). …”
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Rhythm training improves word-reading in children with dyslexia by Mélanie Descamps, Charline Grossard, Hugues Pellerin, Claire Lechevalier, Jean Xavier, Joana Matos, François Vonthron, Catherine Grosmaitre, Michel Habib, Bruno Falissard, David Cohen

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Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT by Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake

“…The point estimate changed direction between 18 months and 5 years, being in favour of the UDS group at 18 months and in favour of routine care at 5 years but based on very small differences in means. …”
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Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT by Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake

“…The point estimate changed direction between 18 months and 5 years, being in favour of the UDS group at 18 months and in favour of routine care at 5 years but based on very small differences in means. …”
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Exploring diversity in PE teacher training: Immersive learning challenges & potentials by Silke Haas, Julia Besch

“…The explorative evaluation focusses on the question whether the immersive experience of physical education can be used as a starting point for a reflection process among (prospective) teachers and if so how the immersion experience influences the students' ability to reflect sensu Leonard (2022) by confronting them with 360° instructional videos. …”
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A nomogram prediction of overall survival based on lymph node ratio, AJCC 8th staging system, and other factors for primary pancreatic cancer. by Rui Zhong, Xin Jiang, Yan Peng, Huan Xu, Yongfeng Yan, Li Liu, Xiaowei Tang

“…Besides, the nomogram was able to divide the patients into different groups according to total points.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Hence, our nomogram was highly effective in predicting overall survival in patients with PC, which may provide a reference tool for clinicians to guide individualized treatment and follow-ups for patients with PC, accurately determine the 1-,3- and 5-year overall survival of patients.…”
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Patient buy-in to social prescribing through link workers as part of person-centred care: a realist evaluation by Stephanie Tierney, Geoffrey Wong, Debra Westlake, Amadea Turk, Steven Markham, Jordan Gorenberg, Joanne Reeve, Caroline Mitchell, Kerryn Husk, Sabi Redwood, Tony Meacock, Catherine Pope, Beccy Baird, Kamal R Mahtani

“…This can hinder patients’ ability to ‘connect to’, leaving link workers to continue ‘connecting with’ patients as they act as an anchor point. …”
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Global research trends in Chinese medicine for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A bibliometric study by Kangjie li, Jie Wang, Ming Dang, Runxin Ren, Maomao Fu, Jing Wang, Qiao Zhang, Chongbo Zhao

“…Recent studies have also highlighted TCM's ability to regulate gut microbiota, offering a promising avenue for NAFLD management. …”
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Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia by Jason Chen

“…Consistency demands that this point is not sufficient justification to ban it for humans either…”
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130 YEARS OF FIG: LETTER FROM FIG PRESIDENT PROF. BRUNO GRANDI by Bruno Grandi

“…Impossible; it is beyond human capacity. We need a Code, a point of reference, which will bring structure to the evaluations brought by our judges and allow us to employ the Fairbrother system. …”
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Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a DNA Vaccine (pGX9501) Against SARS-CoV-2 in Healthy Volunteers: A Single-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, and Dos... by Haijing Yang, Yang Zhou, Xin Cheng, Chao Qiu, Shuo Wang, Yu Xia, Xuefen Huai, Zhenning Xiu, Jiarong Wang, Yue He, Guoying Cao, Qiong Wei, Jingjing Wang, Jingwen Ai, Haochen Zhang, Yi Zhang, Jing Zhang, Wenhong Zhang, Bin Wang

“…These insights provide practical references for the future design and development of DNA vaccines.…”
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Does the Brazilian version of the strengthening families program (Familias Fortes) reduce adolescent substance use and change parental behavior? Evidence from a 2-year follow-up st... by Zila M. Sanchez, Sheila C. Caetano, Patrícia P. O. Galvão, Fabiane A. Gubert, Lidiane N. Rebouças, Luis Eduardo Soares-Santos, Juliana Y. Valente

“…Results The results reveal no statistically significant differences between the groups in terms of adolescent drug use after either follow-up. …”
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Evaluating Factors Affecting Interior Architectural Space Quality to Enhance Spatial Resilience and Human Productivity: An Application of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs by Moharam Ghahremani Drvish, Farhang Mozafar, Ceyed bagher Hoseini, Fateme Mahdizadeye seraj

“…Data collection continued until the point of data saturation, at which no new theme was identified. …”
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Exploring the potential of cell-free RNA and Pyramid Scene Parsing Network for early preeclampsia screening by Zhuo Zhao, Xiaoxu Liu, Yonghui Guan, Chunfang Li, Zheng Wang

“…Methods The theoretical maximum Preeclamptic Risk Index (PRI) of patients clinically diagnosed with PE is defined as “1”, and the control group (NP) is defined as “0”, referred to as the clinical PRI. …”
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A digital intervention to improve mental health and interpersonal resilience for young people who have experienced online sexual abuse: the i-Minds non-randomised feasibility clini... by Sandra Bucci, Filippo Varese, Ethel Quayle, Kim Cartwright, Amanda Larkin, Cindy Chan, Prathiba Chitsabesan, Victoria Green, William Hewins, Matthew Machin, Alice Newton, Erica Niebauer, John Norrie, Gillian Radford, Cathy Richards, Marina Sandys, Victoria Selby, Sara Shafi, Jennifer Ward, Pauline Whelan, Matthias Schwannauer

“…Facilitators included the distinct nature and specificity of the i-Minds app for the target group and its ability to support young people on service waiting lists. …”
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Write Precisely by Shahul Ameen

“…In methods, use visuals and concise group names and avoid duplication of information in inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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The effects of Leventhal’s self-regulation model-based educational intervention on stress, anxiety, and depression in women with multiple sclerosis: a randomized educational trial... by Mahsa Hosseini, Soheila Shamsikhani, Ali Jadidi, Fatemeh Rafiei

“…A repeated measures analysis of variance was conducted to assess the changes over three time points. Additionally, the Bonferroni post hoc correction was utilized. …”
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The mediating role of entrepreneurial attitude with entrepreneurial education and self-efficacy on students' entrepreneurial mindset by davoud tahmasebzadeh sheikhlar, mahdiye ruhi, amin parvari

“…Entrepreneurial mindset, the core of entrepreneurship, refers to the ability of budding entrepreneurs to successfully develop their ventures (Neck & Corbett, 2018). …”
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