The burden and care of orofacial cleft in Rwanda: a scoping review by Jimoh Amzat, Julienne Murererehe, Peace Uwambaye, Lauriyah Yusuf, Olusegun Olaopa, Afeez Salami, Ingabire Eliane Harerimana, Marie Claire Ineza, Eustache Ntigura, Jenipher Ober-Oluoch, Marie Aimee Dusenge, Dorcas Doree Nishimwe, Vestine Abimana, Gabriel Tuyishime, Danilo Zambrano Milanes, Akinyele Adisa, Ruwan Duminda Jayasinghe, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi

“…This scoping review aims to identify knowledge gaps, establish research agendas, and inform decision-making for policy redirection in Rwanda regarding OFCs. …”
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Nursing Students' Perspectives on Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Clinical Practice and Training: A Qualitative Descriptive Study by Moustaq Karim Khan Rony, Sumon Ahmad, Dipak Chandra Das, Sabren Mukta Tanha, Tuli Rani Deb, Mosammat Ruma Akter, Mst. Amena Khatun, Md Ibrahim Khalil, Umme Rabeya Peu, Mst. Rina Parvin, Daifallah M. Alrazeeni, Fazila Akter

“…Participants were purposively sampled to ensure diverse educational and clinical backgrounds. …”
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An expanded method for malaria parasite genetic surveillance using targeted nanopore sequencing [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] by Alexandria J. R. Harrott, Richard D. Pearson, Collins M. Morang'a, Ahmed Osumanu, Mona-Liza Sakyi, Fagdéba David Bara, Enock K. Amoako, Kess Rowe, Myra Hosmillo, Gordon A. Awandare, Yaw Aniweh, Ian Goodfellow, Francis Zeukeng, Lucas N. Amenga-Etego, Cristina V. Ariani, William L. Hamilton

“…We describe the performance of the DRAG2 assay over a range of parasitaemias and sample types (venous blood and dried blood spots), with suggested systems of quality control including the use of synthetic plasmids for positive controls and recommended coverage thresholds. …”
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Reproducible Effects of Sex and Acquisition Order on Multiple Global Signal Metrics: Implications for Functional Connectivity Studies of Phenotypic Individual Differences Using fMR... by Henry W. Chase, Danella M. Hafeman, Merage Ghane, Alexander Skeba, Tyler Brady, Haris A. Aslam, Richelle Stiffler, Lisa Bonar, Simona Graur, Genna Bebko, Michele Bertocci, Satish Iyengar, Mary L. Phillips

“…Findings Adopting a training/testing sample structure to the analysis, we found no evidence of reproducible brain/behavior relationships despite identifying regions and connections that reflect reliable between‐scan individual differences. …”
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Rapid public health genomics capacity building during the COVID-19 Delta crisis driven by a transnational private, public, and social alliance by Mehul Champaklal Mehta, Mehul Champaklal Mehta, Mehul Champaklal Mehta, Gayatri Nair Lobo, Gayatri Nair Lobo, Gretchen Weightman, Gretchen Weightman, Vidushi Chitalia, Vidushi Chitalia, Jayanthi Shastri, Jayanthi Shastri, Jayanthi Shastri

“…This effort was coordinated across multiple countries, with distributed decision-making and defined responsibilities. An optimal site for a PHG center in Mumbai was identified, and the operational requirements, governance structures, resource and sustainability requirements were defined. …”
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Unsupervised Modelling of E-Customers’ Profiles: Multiple Correspondence Analysis with Hierarchical Clustering of Principal Components and Machine Learning Classifiers by Vijoleta Vrhovac, Marko Orošnjak, Kristina Ristić, Nemanja Sremčev, Mitar Jocanović, Jelena Spajić, Nebojša Brkljač

“…., age, gender, education) influence e-customer preferences in Serbia. From a sample of <i>n</i> = 906 respondents, conditional dependencies between demographics and user preferences were tested. …”
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Assessment of the effect of social media use on medical students’ academic performance: cross-sectional study from Jordan by Hana Taha, Hana Taha, Diana Abu-Surrah, Luna Abu-Awadh, Ameen Mahmoud, Tamara Al-Qadi, Layan Al Hamdan, Moumen Hijazi, Abdulla Al Ani, Vanja Berggren

“…It delivered context-sensitive data for decision-making to enhance the positive use of social media by medical students. …”
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Impact of digital antenatal care intervention on paper-based antenatal care recordkeeping: a before-and-after study in primary healthcare facilities in Nepal by Biraj Man Karmacharya, Emma Radovich, Loveday Penn-Kekana, Clara Calvert, Ona L McCarthy, Abha Shrestha, Oona M R Campbell, Seema Das, Sulata Karki, Rajani Shakya

“…However, the study’s small sample size limited the ability to examine variation in effects.…”
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Characteristics of upper and lower respiratory tract microbiota after lung transplantation by Yuhang Cai, Yuchen Fan, Ao Chen, Xiaohua Wang, Lulin Wang, Jiaqi Chen, Zhang Wang, Jia Li, Xinzhu Yi, Chunrong Ju

“…A total of 150 bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples, 150 throat swab samples, 51 sputum samples, and 36 lung tissue samples were collected from the recipients, at 7 days, 14 days, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, and 6 months post-transplant for 16S rRNA gene sequencing and analysis. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the PSS-QoL questionnaire. by Yu Zhou, Linli Zhuang, Xiaoqin He, Li Xu, Qi He, Xuemei Li, Yali Ye

“…Double forward and backward translations of the PSS-QoL were performed for cultural adaptation to the Chinese language,and the specific steps included forward and backward translations, coordination, expert correspondence, small-sample surveys, and corrections to form the final draft of the Chinese version of the PSS-QoL. …”
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Algorithm for Cloud Particle Phase Identification Based on Bayesian Random Forest Method by Fu Tao, Yang Zhipeng, Tao Fa, Hu Shuzhen, Lu Yuxiang, Fu Changqing

“…This algorithm can be applied to decision-making services for weather processes such as snowfall, enabling minute-level monitoring of precipitation types, phase transition timings, and evolution processes, thereby addressing the issue of automatic precipitation identification in operational settings.…”
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The Lifecycle of Electronic Health Record Data in HIV-Related Big Data Studies: Qualitative Study of Bias Instances and Potential Opportunities for Minimization by Arielle N'Diaye, Shan Qiao, Camryn Garrett, George Khushf, Jiajia Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Bankole Olatosi

“…MethodsOne focus group with 3 health department professionals working in HIV surveillance and 16 in-depth interviews (ie, 5 people with HIV, 5 HCPs, 5 data scientists, and 1 health department professional providing retention-in-care services) were conducted with participants purposively sampled in South Carolina from August 2023 to April 2024. …”
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Surveying consumer preferences for eco-labeled fruits and vegetables in Euro-Mediterranean alternative food systems by Marzieh Aminravan, Sina Ahmadi Kaliji, Luca Mulazzani, Cosimo Rota, Luca Camanzi

“…Using data from an online survey conducted in June 2023 in Italy, France, and Greece with a final sample of 1,163 respondents, this study follows a two-step approach. …”
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Research on Thermal Environment Influencing Mechanism and Cooling Model Based on Local Climate Zones: A Case Study of the Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Urban Agglomeration by Mengyu Ge, Zhongzhao Xiong, Yuanjin Li, Li Li, Fei Xie, Yuanfu Gong, Yufeng Sun

“…Key findings demonstrated that through multi-source remote sensing data integration, long-term LCZ classification was achieved with 1,592 training samples, maintaining an overall accuracy exceeding 70%. …”
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The Effect of Women’s Empowerment on Unmet Needs for Family Planning in Tanzania: Analysis of 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) by Munawar Harun Koray, Sara Sulieman, Fatma Ahmed Said, Sudue Epaphraditus Mieh, Tanya Curry, Mary Modupe Abiona, Mansour Maulid Mshenga, Gifty Marley

“…Methods This cross-sectional study utilized data from the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS). The sample consisted of 9,000 women aged 15–49 years. …”
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Toward value-based care using cost mining: cost aggregation and visualization across the entire colorectal cancer patient pathway by Maura Leusder, Sven Relijveld, Derya Demirtas, Jon Emery, Michelle Tew, Peter Gibbs, Jeremy Millar, Victoria White, Michael Jefford, Fanny Franchini, Maarten IJzerman

“…This approach can also facilitate health economic studies informing decision-makers on where to target care improvement or to evaluate the consequences of new treatments or care delivery interventions. …”
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Evaluation of the Biolabo Turbidimetric Assay for Automated Determination of Haemoglobin A1c by Lorenza Fagnani, Simonetta De Angelis, Pierangelo Bellio, Patrizia Frascaria, Rita Tennina, Giovanni Alloggia, Francesco Gentile, Alessandra Piccirilli, Mariagrazia Perilli, Giuseppe Celenza

“…The results from 178 human sample leftovers, covering the medical decision range, were compared with those obtained using the HPLC-based Menarini ADAMS A1c HA-8180T system. …”
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Awareness and Attitude of Undergraduate Nursing Students at King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University Regarding Palliative Care by Mona H. Afifi, Reema H. Alharby, Haya A. T. Alanizy

“…The study was conducted at the College of Nursing - Riyadh, affiliated to King Saud bi Abdul-Aziz University. A convenience sample of 273 nursing students from level five to level eight voluntarily participated in this study. …”
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Identifying diagnostic errors in the emergency department using trigger-based strategies by Prashant Mahajan, Fernanda Bellolio, Daniel Cabrera, Kalyan Pasupathy, Todd Huschka, Mahsa Khalili, Moein Enayati, Shrinath Patel, Sarah J Parker

“…A random sample of trigger-positive cases was reviewed using the SaferDx tool to determine the presence or absence of a diagnostic error.Results A total of 5791 trigger-positive and 118262 trigger-negative cases were identified. …”
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Predictors of medicine-related perceptions towards deprescribing inappropriate medications among older adult outpatients in Jordan: a cross-sectional study by Mohammad J Rababa, Ali Al Ghazo, Audai A Hayajneh

“…Increased perceived interest in stopping medications was significantly associated with lower levels of self-rated general health (p=0.029), less perceived involvement in decision-making (p=0.013), higher perceived unimportance of medicines (p=0.002), being seen by a clinical pharmacist (p=0.024) and an increased number of prescribed medicines (p=0.001). …”
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