Factors Influencing the Maintenance of Public Health Behaviors After an Epidemic: Cross-Sectional Study by Xingmin Wang, Hongli Yan, Lushaobo Shi, Ting Li, Yi Xia, Dong Wang

“…ResultsThis study collected 1216 valid samples, including 726 females and 490 males, with an average age of 27.38 (SD 8.52) years, and most of them had been infected with COVID-19 at least once (1054/1216, 86.68%). …”
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Alfalfa stem count estimation using remote sensing imagery and machine learning on Google Earth Engine by Hazhir Bahrami, Karem Chokmani, Saeid Homayouni, Viacheslav I. Adamchuk, Md Saifuzzaman, Rami Albasha, Maxime Leduc

“…Our proposed framework model can offer valuable information to growers and decision-makers, enabling them to make timely and informed decisions.…”
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Implications of Data Extraction and Processing of Electronic Health Records for Epidemiological Research: Observational Study by Melissa H J van Essen, Robin Twickler, Yvette M Weesie, Ilgin G Arslan, Feikje Groenhof, Lilian L Peters, Isabelle Bos, Robert A Verheij

“…However, data must be processed and prepared for secondary use, and decisions made during this process could significantly impact research outcomes. …”
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Ecologization and Its Socioeconomic Implications: Exploring the Influence of Environmental Values on Students' Attitudes Toward Green Entrepreneurship by Kouteiba Selmane, Chafik Chatter, Samir Salmi

“…The points of view of the sample were assessed on a five-point Likert scale. …”
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Second Trimester Screening Markers of Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities Other than Common Trisomies: A Case-Control Study by Zhiling Wu, Min Ou, Xueyan Wang

“…Our findings thus provide data to support clinical decision-making.…”
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Assessing veterinary professionals’ perspectives on community knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dog rabies in Turkana, Kenya by Moumita Das, Moumita Das, María Sol Pérez Aguirreburualde, Job Ronoh Kipkemoi, Erenius Lochede Nakadio, Andres M. Perez, Andres M. Perez, Melinda Wilkins

“…A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze occupational differences, while a two-sample t-test was conducted to evaluate regional differences. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner sexual violence among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the most recent DHS data 2015–2022 by Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Gebreeysus Abera Zeleke, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye

“…Methods: The analysis was conducted using a weighted sample of 10,775 women who were pregnant during the survey period (2015–2022). …”
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Identification of novel prognostic biomarkers for thyroid cancer by integrated transcriptome analysis of metastasis-associated genes by Bushra Alnwisser, Salman Alshehri, Salman Alshehri, Amal Qattan, Minjing Zou, Abdelilah Aboussekhra, Ali S. Alzahrani, Ali S. Alzahrani, Yufei Shi

“…Mutation load was increased in patients with seven-gene expression signature: 26 samples had more than one driver mutation (47%, 26/55). …”
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The Role of AI in Nursing Education and Practice: Umbrella Review by Rabie Adel El Arab, Omayma Abdulaziz Al Moosa, Fuad H Abuadas, Joel Somerville

“…Eligibility was guided by the Sample, Phenomenon of Interest, Design, Evaluation, Research type framework; databases (PubMed or MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, and IEEE Xplore) were searched using comprehensive keywords. …”
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Construction and demolition waste material library based on vision systems dataZenodo by Maria Teresa Calcagni, Giovanni Salerno, Gloria Cosoli, Giuseppe Pandarese, Gian Marco Revel

“…The data collection process included the preparation and analysis of representative samples, with the aim of ensuring maximum accuracy and reproducibility of the measurements. …”
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Intelligent Data Processing Methods for the Atypical Values Correction of Stock Quotes by T. V. Zolotova, D. A. Volkova

“…In general, the determination of outliers is subjective, and the decision is made individually for each specific dataset, considering its characteristics or existing experience in this area. …”
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Navigational health literacy and health service use among higher education students in Alentejo, Portugal - A cross-sectional study. by Jorge Rosário, Sara Simões Dias, Sónia Dias, Ana Rita Pedro

“…The study data were analysed using independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, and post hoc Bonferroni test, followed by multiple linear regression analyses at a significance level of 0.05. …”
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Prevalence of low-level viremia in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lu Xie, Pengyu Li, Guangwei Liu, Yanan Liu, Huijun Guo

“…Thus, it is imperative for clinical decision-makers to consider the various influencing factors of LLV when formulating treatment plans in order to mitigate any potential adverse outcomes.…”
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eVIP2: Expression-based variant impact phenotyping to predict the function of gene variants. by Alexis M Thornton, Lishan Fang, April Lo, Maria McSharry, David Haan, Casey O'Brien, Alice H Berger, Marios Giannakis, Angela N Brooks

“…The eVIP method uses a decision tree-based algorithm to predict the functional impact of somatic variants by comparing gene expression signatures induced by introduction of wild-type (WT) versus mutant cDNAs in cell lines. …”
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Viral and immune dynamics of genital human papillomavirus infections in young women with high temporal resolution. by Nicolas Tessandier, Baptiste Elie, Vanina Boué, Christian Selinger, Massilva Rahmoun, Claire Bernat, Sophie Grasset, Soraya Groc, Anne-Sophie Bedin, Thomas Beneteau, Marine Bonneau, Christelle Graf, Nathalie Jacobs, Tsukushi Kamiya, Marion Kerioui, Julie Lajoie, Imène Melki, Jean-Luc Prétet, Bastien Reyné, Géraldine Schlecht-Louf, Mircea T Sofonea, Olivier Supplisson, Chris Wymant, Vincent Foulongne, Jérémie Guedj, Christophe Hirtz, Marie-Christine Picot, Jacques Reynes, Vincent Tribout, Édouard Tuaillon, Tim Waterboer, Michel Segondy, Ignacio G Bravo, Nathalie Boulle, Carmen Lía Murall, Samuel Alizon

“…To understand viral and immune dynamics in non-persisting HPV infections, we set up an observational longitudinal cohort study with frequent on-site visits for biological sample collection. We enrolled 189 women aged from 18 to 25 and living in the area of Montpellier (France) between 2016 and 2020. …”
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Evaluation of large-scale implementation of obstetric point of care ultrasound in eight counties in Kenya using RE-AIM framework by Grace Githemo, Anthony Wanyoro, Jacob Masika, Lister Onsongo, Sarah Bett, Stephen Githuku, Grace Gachuiri, Dilys Walker, Nicole Santos, Rakesh Ghosh, George Otieno

“…Methods For this cross-sectional evaluation study, trained research staff conducted surveys and in-depth interviews with HCPs, stakeholders, and antenatal and postnatal care clients for one week from a random sample of about half of these facilities (n = 114) six months after O-POCUS introduction. …”
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A protocol for a discrete choice experiment: understanding patient medicine preferences for managing chronic non-cancer pain by Marian Shanahan, Suzanne Nielsen, Briony Larance, Milton Cohen, Maria Schaffer, Gabrielle Campbell

“…Introduction High rates of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), concerns about adverse effects including dependence among those prescribed potent pain medicines, the recent evidence supporting active rather than passive management strategies and a lack of funding for holistic programme have resulted in challenges around decision making for treatment among clinicians and their patients. …”
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Measuring community resilience of flash floods using a multilevel interpretive structure model: Quantification and time-varying responses by Ming Zhong, Feng Ling, Weichen Zhong, Qian Zhang

“…Since most of the surveyed communities are located in areas with frequent flash floods, residents have a high awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation, and rural show the higher community resilience than the sample of urban and suburban. With the expansion of inundation, the resilience of all three types of communities shows a consistent trend of “sharp decrease − rapid increase − slow decrease”. …”
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C2 pars interarticularis length on the side of high-riding vertebral artery with implications for pars screw insertion by Tomasz Klepinowski, Miszela Kałachurska, Michał Chylewski, Natalia Żyłka, Dominik Taterra, Kajetan Łątka, Bartłomiej Pala, Wojciech Poncyljusz, Leszek Sagan

“…Interobserver, intraobserver, and inter-software agreement coefficients for HRVA were adopted from our previous study. Sample size was estimated with pwr package and C2PIL was measured. …”
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The use of sequential multiple assignment randomized trials (SMARTs) in physical activity interventions: a systematic review by Aoife Whiston, K. M. Kidwell, S. O’Reilly, C. Walsh, J. C. Walsh, L. Glynn, K. Robinson, S. Hayes

“…All PA SMARTs involved two decision stages, with the majority including two initial treatment options. …”
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