The effect of game-based interventions on children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiaxin Gao, Jiaxin Gao, Wei Song, Dunbing Huang, Anren Zhang, Xiaohua Ke

“…PurposeThe purpose of this meta-analysis was to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of game-based interventions (GBI) for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to identify the clinical efficacy of GBI on core symptoms and other concomitant symptoms of ASD.MethodsPubMed, Web of Science, Embase and the Cochrane Library were systematically searched for articles published until July 2023.ResultsTwenty-four studies with 1,801 patients met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Efficacy of a Low-Cost Weight-Bearing Sensitivity Incentivator After Lower Limb Surgery: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial by Alessandro Manelli, Isella Carola, Fabrizio Mancini, Schiavone Nicola, Rathlef Daniel, Marina Protasoni, Andrea Brambilla, Piero Antonio Zecca

“…Limitations include the small sample, diagnosis heterogeneity, and absence of a sham control. …”
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Prescribing trends and patterns for antihypertensive agents in primary healthcare settings in Qatar: a retrospective observational study by Nada Nabil Abdelkader, Ahmed Awaisu, Hazem Elewa, Ziyad Mahfoud, Samya Ahmad Al Abdulla, Amjad Owais, Maguy Saffouh El Hajj

“…Background An observational retrospective study was conducted in the primary care setting in Qatar to evaluate the prescribing trends and patterns of antihypertensives in hypertensive patients.Methods Included patients were adult patients (aged ≥18 years) diagnosed with essential hypertension and attending Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) clinics in Qatar between January 2017 and March 2021. A sample of 2185 patients was randomly selected. The data were collected from PHCC’s electronic medical records system, Cerner©.Results Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) prescriptions decreased from 38% in 2017 to 21% in 2021, and that of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs) from 37% in 2017 to 31% in 2021. …”
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Clinical study status of diabetic gastrointestinal diseases by Xuechun Fan, Yanyan Wang, Jingsi Cao, Jing Yu, Jiaxing Tian, Jia Mi

“…In addition, most studies were small sample sizes (≤100), randomized parallel controlled trials and 69.01% of the studies used different methods of blinding. …”
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The effect of low-FODMAP diet on patients with irritable bowel syndrome by Amani A. Alrasheedi, Esra A. Jahlan, Marwan A. Bakarman

“…Additionally, dietary data were gathered through a validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) Study participants included 68.9% females and 31.1% males, with the age group 18–30 years (66.7% of the total sample), followed by 31–45 years (33.3%). 62.2% were married and 37.8% were single. …”
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The Effects of Traditional Chinese Exercise in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Yingjie Zhang, Lulu Huang, Youxin Su, Zhengxuan Zhan, Yanan Li, Xingquan Lai

“…<h4>Results</h4>Eight randomized controlled trials with a sample size of 375 cases met the criteria to be included in the study indicating that high quality literature is lacking in this field. …”
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Improving neurocognitive functioning in schizophrenia by addition of cognitive remediation therapy to a standard treatment of metacognitive training by Pasquale Caponnetto, Marilena Maglia, Roberta Auditore, Marta Bocchieri, Antonio Caruso, Jennifer DiPiazza, Riccardo Polosa

“…A sample of 110 residential patients were selected and, during the experimental period, a group of 55 patients was treated with sets of domain-specific exercises (SRT+CRT), whereas an equal control group was treated with sets of non domain-specific exercises (SRT+PBO) belonging to the Cogpack® software. …”
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Visual Motor and Perceptual Task Performance in Astigmatic Students by Erin M. Harvey, J. Daniel Twelker, Joseph M. Miller, Tina K. Leonard-Green, Kathleen M. Mohan, Amy L. Davis, Irene Campus

“…Analyses compared VMI and VMIp scores for corrected and uncorrected astigmats to the control group. Results. The sample included 333 students (control group 170, astigmats tested with correction 75, and astigmats tested uncorrected 88). …”
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Detecting Foci of Malaria Transmission with School Surveys: A Pilot Study in the Gambia. by Ebako N Takem, Muna Affara, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Joseph Okebe, Serign J Ceesay, Musa Jawara, Eniyou Oriero, Davis Nwakanma, Margaret Pinder, Caitlin Clifford, Makie Taal, Momodou Sowe, Penda Suso, Alphonse Mendy, Amicoleh Mbaye, Chris Drakeley, Umberto D'Alessandro

“…Thirty two schools in the Upper River Region of The Gambia were selected with probability proportional to size; in each school approximately 100 children were randomly chosen for inclusion in the study. Each child had a finger prick blood sample collected for the determination of antimalarial antibodies by ELISA, malaria infection by microscopy and PCR, and for haemoglobin measurement. …”
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Private healthcare sector doctors and HIV testing practices in the eThekwini Metro of KwaZulu-Natal by P. Naidoo

“…One hundred private practitioners were randomly selected from a sample of 175 consenting private sector doctors. …”
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Mapping the Risk of Snakebite in Sri Lanka - A National Survey with Geospatial Analysis. by Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardena, Buddhika Asiri Wijayawickrama, Shaluka Francis Jayamanne, Geoffrey Kennedy Isbister, Andrew Dawson, Emanuele Giorgi, Peter John Diggle, David Griffith Lalloo, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>The survey was designed to sample a population distributed equally among the nine provinces of the country. …”
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The effect of abdominal massage applied after surgery on gastrointestinal symptoms and comfort level by Semiha Küçükaydınoğlu, Nuray Turan

“…This study was conducted to determine the effects of abdominal massage on gastrointestinal symptoms and comfort levels in patients who underwent abdominal massage after surgical intervention. Methods The sample of the randomized controlled experimental study consisted of 68 patients: 34 experimental patients and 34 control patients, who underwent inpatient surgery at the orthopedics and traumatology clinic of a university hospital between September 2022 and September 2023, and did not defecate in the first 3 days after surgery. …”
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Overall and work-related well-being of teachers in socially disadvantaged schools: a population-based study of French teachers by Sofia Temam, Nathalie Billaudeau, Marie-Noel Vercambre

“…Regarding overall well-being, the only significant differences were seen among primary school teachers, with teachers in EPA schools reporting a worse perception of physical health and living environment than teachers in non-EPA schools.Conclusion Using a representative sample of French teachers, we did not observe substantial differences in work-related well-being between teachers in EPA and non-EPA schools.…”
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The effect of modeling style in reducing bullying middle school students by Dr. Hiam Qassim

“…To achieve the research goals, the researcher adopted a benign scale and the specialists in this field who confirmed that it was applied to a sample of (400) students of the second grade to restore the truth and stability, from the ground up, the re-evaluation (0.85) and error with stability (0.83) and then the scale is ready for implementation and the total number of paragraphs (44) paragraph and thus assumed by (87). …”
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Health literacy demand and attitudes toward COVID-19 prevention measures among Korean American older adults and their caregivers by Hae-Ra Han, Ji-Young Yun, Deborah Min, Maryam Razaz

“…Health literacy was not associated with COVID-19 related attitudes in the study sample. Men were 2.37 times more likely to be categorized as Mixed than having Positive Attitudes compared to women. …”
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The prevalence of substance use and its associations amongst students attending high school in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town by A.K. Hamdulay, R. Mash

“…Method: A cross-sectional study was performed amongst 12 secondary schools in Mitchells Plain; Grade 8 and Grade 11 classes were randomly selected to produce a sample of 438 learners. …”
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Immediate Effect of Gratitude Journal on Mental Well-Being of College Students in Kerala by Jasmin James, Augustine George, Sunil Alphonse, A Saheedha

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Paired sample “t”-test and ANCOVA were used for the statistical analysis. …”
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Deciphering of groundwater potential zones in hard rock terrain using GIS technology with AHP statistical methods: A case study of Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu, India by Bagyaraj Murugesan, Gurugnanam Balasumbramaniyan, Bairavi Swaminathan, Shankar Karuppannan

“…The outcome revealed that the sample region could be divided into 5 separate groundwater potential (GWP) areas, i.e., very good (10%), good (32%), moderate (21%), low (26%), as well as very low (11%) potentials. …”
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Determinants of Food Insecurity and the Choice of Livelihood Strategies: The Case of Abay Chomen District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Bacha Gebissa, Wandu Geremew

“…The result of this study is based on primary data and obtained from 150 randomly chosen sample households and secondary data generated from various sources. …”
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Program for Providing Iron Tablets in Schools and Reducing the Incidence of Anemia among Adolescent Girls in Padang City by Rita Asriyanti, Azrimaidaliza Azrimaidaliza, Frima Elda, Khiky Dwinatrana

“…The study involved two schools in Padang City, randomly selecting a sample of 274 adolescent girls. …”
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