The metabolic chronic disease prevention program in Saint Kitts and Nevis: a dietary recall study by Jin-Han Yang, Latoya Matthew-Duncan, Hazel Laws, Sheneil Isles, Yi-Fang Shu, Yi Lee, Lu-Xiang Lin, Shu-Yong Kang, Hsueh-Wen Hsu, Chii-Min Hwu, Chii-Min Hwu, Hsiang-Chi Chen, Guan-Yu Su

“…A 24-h dietary recall method was used to collect food and nutrient intake data. Demographic, physical activity, food intake frequency and other health behaviors were also collected. …”
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Association Between Fasting and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mahmood Moosazadeh, Zahra Foroughi, Moloud Fakhri, Samaneh Farnia, Seyed Hassan Nikookar, Motahareh Kheradmand

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Prevalence of child to parent violence and its determinants: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amirmohammad Dahouri, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Hamideh Zahedi, Mahsa Maghalian, Mina Hosseinzadeh

“…The inclusion criteria were developed based on the SPIDER framework, targeting quantitative studies that focused on the prevalence and risk factors associated with CPV. Data were extracted systematically using a validated collection form, and the risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. …”
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CRITERIA FOR TOBACCO IDENTIFICATION FOR HOOKAH AND NON-TOBACCO MIXTURE FOR HEATING by M. V. Shkidyuk, S. V. Gvozdetskaya, O. K. Bedritskaya, G. P. Shuraeva

“…The smoking pattern on a laboratory smoking machine does not fully reflect the behavioral profile of a person, however, the quantitative composition of the aerosol obtained from machine testing can be used as input to determine the risk of the product.During the research, laboratory and analytical equipment was used: CERULEAN SM 405 linear smoking machine; "Expert-001-1(0.1)" ionomer, SF-16 spectrophotometer, Crystal 2000M / HP 5890 Series 11 chromatograph with FID.Experimental data have been obtained to evaluate consumer and physic-chemical parameters, including organoleptic evaluation, the content of nicotine, glycerin and propylene glycol in samples of tobacco for hookah / non-tobacco mixture for heating.The method of machine generation and collection of the solid-liquid phase of an aerosol has been standardized, which makes it possible to obtain reliable data on the quantitative content of nicotine in the produced aerosol. …”
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Artificial intelligence tools in supporting healthcare professionals for tailored patient care by Jiyeong Kim, Michael L. Chen, Shawheen J. Rezaei, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Jonathan H. Chen, Fatima Rodriguez, Summer S. Han, Rayhan A. Lal, Sun H. Kim, Chrysoula Dosiou, Susan M. Seav, Tugce Akcan, Carolyn I. Rodriguez, Steven M. Asch, Eleni Linos

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The mediating role of feelings of hopelessness and repetitive negative thinking in the relationship between perfectionism and depressive symptoms among medical students with suicid... by Ali Hosseinzadeh Oskouei, Reyhaneh Sardarzehi, Mohammad Sadegh Zamani Zarchi, Seyed Alireza Tavallaei Zavareh, Jamal Shams, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam, Abbas Masjedi Arani

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The relationship between health literacy and exercise self-efficacy in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study by Nasibeh Zerangian, Mohammad Ali Kianfard, Nooshin Peyman

“…A multistage cluster sampling method was used. Data were collected using a socio-demographic checklist and standardized questionnaires for health literacy and exercise self-efficacy in pregnant women, which the study participants completed. …”
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Perspectives of Chinese Adult Patients with Alopecia Areata on Janus Kinase Inhibitors Therapy: A Qualitative Analysis Based on Social Media Platforms by Song H, Xiao Y, Wang D

“…Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility and value of using social media data to explore patient perceptions and health behaviors in various diseases.Keywords: alopecia areata, janus kinase inhibitors, qualitative analysis, patient needs…”
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Possible implication of exposure to VOCs with the development of osteoporosis in the North American population according to NHANES by Xinjie Fu, Yuntao Wang

“…This study examines the potential association between VOC exposure and osteoporosis using NHANES data. Methods: Data from six cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (2005–2018) were utilized to examine the relationship between urinary VOC levels and osteoporosis. …”
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Linking errors introduced by rapid guessing responses when employing multigroup concurrent IRT scaling by Jiayi Deng

“…Method In the analysis, RG responses were identified using response time data. The study utilized data from the Arabic and Chinese groups in the PISA 2018 Form 18 science module. …”
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Knowledge and practice among caregivers having children with autism in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional study by Md. Al Imran, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Sharif Hossain, Shahina Pardhan, Nakiba Bari, Zebunnesa Zeba

“…The data were analyzed using the SPSS software (version 25.0). …”
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Dynamical Analysis of Mpox Disease with Environmental Effects by Mlyashimbi Helikumi, Fredrick Ojija, Adquate Mhlanga

“…We analyze the model’s well-posedness by establishing the existence, uniqueness, and positivity of solutions using the fixed-point theorem. Using data from the Democratic Republic of Congo, we estimate the model parameters and demonstrate that the fractional-order model (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>ϕ</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0.5</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) fits real-world data more accurately than its integer-order counterpart (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>ϕ</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>). …”
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Sex differences in prevalence of metabolic syndrome components and contributing factors among psychiatric patients in Saudi Arabia by Ali Abdullah Alyousef, Pandurangan Subash-Babu, Ghedeir M. Alshammari, Kholoud B. Alabdulkareem, Abu ElGasim A. Yagoub, Mohammed Abdullah Alomar, Abdulmohsen jasem Alrashed, Mohammed A. Mohammed, Mohammed Abdo Yahya

“…A cross-sectional survey was used to collect data on family disease history, health, and eating habits. …”
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A dimensional approach to psychosis: identifying cognition, depression, and thought disorder factors in a clinical sample by Mikkel Schöttner Sieler, Philippe Golay, Sandra Vieira, Luis Alameda, Philippe Conus, Paul Klauser, Raoul Jenni, Jagruti Patel, Thomas A. W. Bolton, Patric Hagmann

“…We focused on the question whether combining measures of psychosis with cognitive and depression-related measures results in meaningful, clinically relevant, and valid latent dimensions in a sample of early psychosis (n = 113) and chronic schizophrenia patients (n = 43, total n = 156). We used exploratory factor analysis to identify the symptom dimensions in the Lausanne Psychosis data, a multi-modal prospective data set that includes a broad behavioral assessment of patients diagnosed with psychotic disorders. …”
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The effects of job cognition and personality type on auditor judgment by Wimpie Yustino Setiawan, Tabita Indah Iswari

“…Mail questionnaires were used to collect data from auditors working at public accounting firms in Jakarta and Surabaya.The multiple regression analysis conducted to test the research hypotheses shows that personality type significantly influences auditor judgment. …”
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An Overview of Father Involvement in Parenting Children with Dyslexia by Iwa Dwi Lestari Hidayati, Shally Novita, Afra Hafny Noer

“…The research participants were three fathers. Data obtained through interviews with openended questions via zoom. …”
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Survey of controller placement problem in software defined network by Xian-ming GAO, Bao-sheng WANG, Wen-ping DENG, Jing TAO

“…In order to change situation of high management complexity in current Internet,software defined network (SDN) was proposed,which mainly aimed to directly control forwarding behaviors of data-flow by using flow strategies generated by controllers.With the deployment and applications of SDN,research communities found that the controller placement in SDN network could directly affect network performance.In recent years,controller placement problem (CPP) has become a hot topic,where performance metric and searching algorithms are important research areas.Based on current researches,the existing controller placement problem was systematically analyzed and summarized,which was expected to be helpful for the follow-up research.…”
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Towards Youth Mental Health Support: Developing a Prototype AI Counselor by Teryn Cha, James Cha, Samuel Lim, Soon Chun

“…Their engagement is aimed to identify the requirements for the automated consulting chatbot, and to generate responses that are using language style more relatable to youths. As a preliminary study, youth engagement was data analytics to understand drug overdose status. …”
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Infrared video thermography: a technique for assessing cold adaptation in insects by Christopher M. Palmer, Katharina Siebke, David K. Yeates

“…However, these techniques require animals to be stationary, precluding behavioral data. We used infrared video thermography to investigate cold adaptation in an alpine insect, expanding such investigations to include behavioral response as an indicator of physiological stress. …”
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The impact of perceived caregiver anxiety and stress during childhood on late-life depression: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Liuyin Jin, Liuyin Jin, Dongdong Wang, Dengxian Yang, Qiong Jin, Mengye Cao, Yuanyuan Li, Jiajie Yang, Guoming Xie, Wenwu Zhang

“…Depression was measured using the CES-10 depression scale. Multivariate logistic regression models examined the relationship between caregiver anxiety and stress frequency and late-life depression, adjusting for confounders like socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and demographics.ResultsChildhood exposure to caregiver anxiety and stress significantly increased the risk of depression in later life (p &lt; 0.05), with stronger effects observed among individuals with female caregivers. …”
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