Effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccination in people with blood cancer by Copland, E, Hirst, J, Mi, E, Patone, M, Chen, D, Coupland, C, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Individuals aged ≥12 years as of 1st December 2020 in the QResearch primary care database were included. We assessed adjusted COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (aVE) against COVID-19-related hospitalisation and death in people with blood cancer using a nested matched case-control study. …”

Management of adult sepsis in resource-limited settings: global expert consensus statements using a Delphi method by Thwaites, L, Nasa, P, Abbenbroek, B, Dat, VQ, Finfer, S, Kwizera, A, Ling, L, Lobo, SM, Sinto, R, Aditianingsih, D, Antonelli, M, Arabi, YM, Argent, A, Azevedo, L, Bennett, E, Chakrabarti, A, De Asis, K, De Waele, J, Divatia, JV, Estenssoro, E, Evans, L, Faiz, A, Hammond, NE, Hashmi, M

“…These include consensus on managing patients with sepsis outside a designated critical care area, triggers for escalating clinical management and criteria for safe transfer to another facility. …”

Effective dietary interventions during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of behavior change techniques to promote healthy eating by O’Connor, H, Meloncelli, N, Wilkinson, SA, Scott, AM, Vincze, L, Rushton, A, Dawson, S, Hollis, J, Whiteoak, B, Gauci, S, de Jersey, S

“…Six databases were searched to identify randomised control trials (RCTs) reporting on dietary intake in pregnant women over the age of sixteen, with an active intervention group compared to a control group receiving usual care or less intensive interventions. The Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool 1 was used to assess study validity. …”

Multicenter diagnostic evaluation of onsite COVID-19 Rapid Test (CTK Biotech) among symptomatic individuals in Brazil and the United Kingdom by Thompson, CR, Torres, PM, Kontogianni, K, Byrne, RL, LSTM Diagnostic group, Noguera, SV, Luna-Muschi, A, Marchi, AP, Andrade, PS, Dos Santos Barboza, A, Nishikawara, M, CONDOR steering group, Body, R, de Vos, M, Escadafal, C, Adams, E, Figueiredo Costa, S, Cubas-Atienzar, AI

“…A total of 496 paired nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs were collected from symptomatic health care workers at Hospital das Clínicas in São Paulo, Brazil, and 211 NP swabs were collected from symptomatic participants at a COVID-19 drive-through testing site in Liverpool, United Kingdom. …”

Differences between neonatal units with high and low rates of breast milk feeding for very preterm babies at discharge: a qualitative study of staff experiences by McLeish, J, Aloysius, A, Gale, C, Quigley, M, Kurinczuk, JJ, Alderdice, F

“…Conclusions: Effective support can be influenced by having a supernumerary post dedicated to infant feeding; strong leadership that champions breast milk feeding and breastfeeding within Family Integrated Care; maintaining accountability by using existing quality improvement tools and accredited standards for neonatal units; and training for the whole multi-disciplinary team that encourages and enables every member of staff to take an appropriate share of responsibility for consistently informing and assisting mothers with expressing and breastfeeding. …”

Understanding the lived experiences of people living with epilepsy: oral history assessment in the Shai Osudoku and Ningo Prampram districts, Ghana by Asiamah, S, Gyeke, PD, Darkwa, EK, Mahone, S, Williams, J, Akpalu, A, Newton, CR, Sottie, C, Adjei, P

“…These healers provide care by offering prayers, spiritual counselling, and incorporating various religious rituals into their healing practices. …”

Interventions for prevention and treatment of trastuzumab-induced cardiotoxicity: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses by Wang, Y, Xu, J, Xie, Y, Zhou, D, Guo, M, Qin, Y, Yi, K, Tian, J, You, T

“…Conclusion: Evidence strongly supports the systematic implementation of cardioprotective strategies in clinical practice, particularly statins and beta-blockers, as part of routine care protocols for patients receiving trastuzumab therapy. …”

Enhancing trauma triage in low-resource settings using machine learning: a performance comparison with the Kampala Trauma Score by Nsubuga, M, Kintu, TM, Please, H, Stewart, K, Navarro, SM

“…These findings suggest a promising opportunity to advance trauma care in LMICs by integrating ML into triage decision-making. …”

RADAR-AD: assessment of multiple remote monitoring technologies for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease by Lentzen, M, Vairavan, S, Muurling, M, Alepopoulos, V, Atreya, A, Boada, M, de Boer, C, Conde, P, Curcic, J, Frisoni, G, Galluzzi, S, Gjestsen, MT, Gkioka, M, Grammatikopoulou, M, Hausner, L, Hinds, C, Lazarou, I, de Mendonça, A, Nikolopoulos, S, Religa, D, Scebba, G, Jelle Visser, P, Wittenberg, G, Narayan, V

“…Timely detection of these symptoms can facilitate early intervention, potentially slowing disease progression and enabling appropriate treatment and care. Methods: The RADAR-AD study was designed to evaluate the accuracy and validity of multiple RMTs in detecting functional decline across various stages of AD in a real-world setting, compared to standard clinical rating scales. …”

Understanding health system responsiveness to public feedback at the sub-national level: Insights from Kilifi County, Kenya by Kagwanja, N, Gilson, L, Tsofa, B, Olivier, J, Leli, H, Molyneux, S

“…SCHMTs comprise middle-level managers with oversight over primary health care facilities and are commonly known as district health management teams in other LMICs. …”

Leveraging transfer learning for spatio-temporal human activity recognition from video sequences by Muneer Butt, Umair, Aman Ullah, Hadiqa, Letchmunan, Sukumar, Tariq, Iqra, Hafinaz Hassan, Fadratul, Wei Koh, Tieng

“…Human Activity Recognition (HAR) is an active research area due to its applications in pervasive computing, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, health care, and social sciences.Moreover, dynamic environments and anthropometric differences between individuals make it harder to recognize actions. …”
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A study plan outlining a randomized control trial with two arms, conducted in parallel, to investigate the impact of a health education intervention on the utilization and implemen... by Onyinyechi, Opara Monica, Ismail, Suriani, Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq

“…Discussion: The research will add to the current understanding of care programs for pregnant women in hospitals in developing nations with limited existing literature. …”
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Factors associated with the successful establishment of breastmilk feeding among very low birth weight infants by Zainudin, Zurina, Azlisham, Nadiah, Nunis, Melissa Anne, Syed Abdullah, Farah Inaz, Abang Abdullah, Aisha Fadhillah

“…This investigation took place in two tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Data encompassing maternal, perinatal, and neonatal characteristics were extracted from medical records and subjected to analysis using SPSS version 25. …”
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Factors associated with depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life among Malaysian parental caregivers of adolescent psychiatric patients: a cross-sectional study by Cham, Choy Qing, Ibrahim, Norhayati, Kalaman, Clarisse Roswini, Ho, Meng Chuan, Visvalingam, Uma, Ahmad Shahabuddin, Farah, Abd Rahman, Fairuz Nazri, Halim, Mohd Radzi Tarmizi A., Harbajan Singh, Manveen Kaur, Azhar, Fatin Liyana, Yahya, Amira Najiha, Roslan, Samsilah, Siau, Ching Sin

“…By addressing the mental health needs of parental caregivers, this study can contribute to improving the overall quality of care and support provided to adolescent patients and their caregivers in Malaysia and beyond.…”
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Streamlined boiling lysis DNA extraction for Gram-positive aquaculture pathogen Streptococcus agalactiae by Habib, Syahir, Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal, Md Yasin, Ina-Salwany, Masdor, Noor Azlina

“…In particular, successful LAMP reaction suggests that boiled extracts are feasible enough for detection, and suited for point-of-care (POC) testing where prompt detection of aquatic pathogens is often critical. …”

ICU nurses' safety performance related to respect for safety and management commitment: A cross- sectional study by Mustafa, Munauwar, Jarrar, Mu'taman, Zubaidi, Faraj, Ismail, Mohd Azril, Meri, Ahmed, Dauwed, Mohammed

“…Nurses, especially those who work in Intensive Care Units (ICU), are very likely to experience mishaps on the job due to the complicated duties they perform. …”
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Leucine-rich α-2-glycoprotein 1 suppresses endothelial cell activation through ADAM10-mediated shedding of TNF-α receptor by Pang, Kuin Tian, Ghim, Mean, Liu, Chenghao, Tay, Hui Min, Fhu, Chee Wai, Chia, Rui Ning, Qiu, Beiying, Sarathchandra, Padmini, Chester, Adrian H., Yacoub, Magdi H., Wilkinson, Fiona L., Weston, Ria, Warboys, Christina M., Hou, Han Wei, Weinberg, Peter D., Wang, Xiaomeng

“…LRG1 in endothelial cells (ECs) of arteries and serum of patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) was assessed by immunohistochemistry and ELISA, respectively. LRG1 expression in sheared and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-treated ECs was analyzed. …”
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Exploring the perceptions of mhealth interventions for the prevention of common mental disorders in university students in Singapore: qualitative study by Salamanca-Sanabria, Alicia, Jabir, Ahmad Ishqi, Lin, Xiaowen, Alattas, Aishah, Kocaballi, A. Baki, Lee, Jimmy, Kowatsch, Tobias, Car, Lorainne Tudor

“…Methods: We conducted 6 web-based focus group discussions with 30 university students and one-to-one web-based interviews with 11 mental health supporters consisting of faculty members tasked with student pastoral care, a mental health first aider, counselors, psychologists, a clinical psychologist, and a psychiatrist. …”
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Carbene-based bioadhesive blended with amine, thiol, and acrylate liquid additives by Ellis, Elizabeth, Djordjevic, Ivan, Muhammad Naziruddin Bin Mohd Ali, Steele, Terry W. J.

“…This work investigates carbene based bioadhesives in the presence of various liquid additives containing reactive functional groups of hydroxyl, thiol, amine, or acrylate. Steady shear viscosity, dynamic mechanical properties, microstructure, and reactive functional groups are evaluated by photorheometry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and FTIR spectroscopy. …”
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Synthesis of epoxidized poly(ester carbonate)-b-polyimide-b-poly(ester carbonate) : reactive single-walled carbon nanotube dispersants enable synergistic reinforcement around multi... by Liu, Bo, Liu, Chengyin, De Luca, Hugo G., Raman Pillai, Suresh Kumar, Anthony, David B., Li, Jianghua, Bismarck, Alexander, Shaffer, Milo S. P., Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng

“…The ultimate interfacial shear strength between the TB3-dispersed SWNT-epoxy matrix and the fuzzy carbon fibers (i.e., fibers having carbon nanotubes grown on them) measured via single fiber pull-out tests was 100 MPa, which was ca. 11% improvement over the baseline unsized carbon fiber in neat epoxy. …”
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