Sport Specialization, Physical Performance and Injury History in Canadian Junior High School Students by Chris Whatman, Carla van den Berg, Luz Palacios-Derflingher, Carolyn Emery

“… # Purpose To describe sport specialization in Canadian youth and investigate associations with previous injury and physical performance. # Study design Cross-sectional study. # Methods Junior high school students (grades 7-9, ages 11-16) were invited to participate. …”
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Understanding Youth Athlete Motivation, Training, and Activity Progression During and After the COVID-19 Sports Interruption by Elliot Greenberg, Eric Greenberg, J. Todd Lawrence, Theodore Ganley

“…A secondary aim was to analyze how youth athletes returned to activity and identify injuries associated with prolonged sports interruption. # Study Design Observational / Survey Study # Methods A survey designed to determine activity changes, type of organized instruction, and athlete preferences for training support were distributed by email using snowball sampling methodology to athletes 14-21 years old who were involved in competitive sports when pandemic restrictions were enacted. …”
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Association of expedited review programmes with postmarketing safety events of new drugs approved by the US food and drug administration between 2007 and 2017 by Bao Liu, Xingyue Zhu

“…Objective To explore the associations between the risks of postmarketing safety events of new drugs and the four expedited programmes of priority review, accelerated approval, fast track and breakthrough therapy established by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and to investigate whether multiple uses of expedited programmes, and the combinations of expedited programmes with orphan designation, were relevant to different safety profiles.Design Cohort study.Setting USA.Participants All new drugs approved by the FDA between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2017, followed up until 10 April 2021.Outcome measures Safety events included safety-related withdrawal, new boxed warning, drug safety communication, postapproval risk evaluation mitigation strategy and safety-related labelling changes. …”
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Final-year students’ perceptions of online integrated primary care learning by Aviva Ruch, Joel Francis, Ann Z. George

“…Our findings suggest that well-designed online content can augment clinical learning. …”
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A comparative analysis for crack identification in structural health monitoring: a focus on experimental crack length prediction with YUKI and POD-RBF by Zenzen, Roumaissa, Ayadi, Ayoub, Benaissa, Brahim, Belaidi, Idir, Sukic, Enes, Khatir, Tawfiq

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Implementation and evaluation of a complex outpatient oral antimicrobial therapy program (COpAT) in Canada by Maggie Wong, Davie Wong

“…Setting: Outpatient ambulatory clinic led by infectious diseases physicians, serving patients from a tertiary hospital and a small community hospital. Design: Retrospective observational study that evaluated the efficacy, safety, and cost savings of patients enrolled in the program from August 2023 to June 2024. …”
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Agreement between 2D Visual- and 3D Motion Capture-based Assessment of Foot Strike Pattern by Haruhiko Goto, Toshinao Kamikubo, Ryota Yamamoto, Toshiharu Tsutsui, Suguru Torii

“…The authors hypothesized that using two description types (NRFS and RFS) would have high inter-method reliability; however, using three description types (FFS, MFS and RFS) would have lower inter-method reliability because of the difficulty in distinguishing between FFS and MFS. # Study design Controlled Laboratory Study # Methods Overall, 162 foot strikes from four healthy runners with various foot strike patterns were analyzed. …”
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Movement Competency Screens Can Be Reliable In Clinical Practice By A Single Rater Using The Composite Score by Kerry J. Mann, Nicholas O'Dwyer, Michaela R. Bruton, Stephen P. Bird, Suzi Edwards

“… # Purpose This study aimed to: (i) determine the inter- and intra-rater reliability of a sport specific field-based MCS in novice and expert raters using different viewing methods (single and multiple views); and (ii) ascertain whether there were familiarization effects from repeated exposure for either raters or participants. # Study Design Descriptive laboratory study # Methods Pre-elite youth athletes (n=51) were recruited and videotaped while performing a MCS comprising nine dynamic movements in three separate trials. …”
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Key components in the professional ethics of sign language interpreters in healthcare contexts: a qualitative study in Colombia by Nora Ellen Groce, Samia Hurst, Laura Catalina Izquierdo Martínez, Angela Martínez-R, Jessica Cuculick, Minerva C Rivas Velarde

“…Objectives To identified the core components of professional ethics for medical sign language interpreters and develop a framework based on empirical data from Colombian sign language (CSL) interpreters.Design Purposive and snowball sampling methods were used in this qualitative study, which involved conducting semistructured interviews to CSL interpreters. …”
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Factors Affecting Continuance Intention Towards Adoption of Linkaja Mobile Payment by Muhammad Damar Hafizh, Arif Imam Suroso, Joko Ratono

“…LinkAja is one of the many mobile payment services in Indonesia Purpose: This study examines the factors in the modified UTAUT2 model and factors affecting continuance intention in using LinkAja. Design/methodology/approach: The research analyzes the impact of factors within the modified UTAUT2 model on influencing continuance intention in using LinkAja, understanding respondent characteristics, and formulating managerial implications to enhance the continued use of LinkAja. …”
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Using ChatGPT for medical education: the technical perspective by Kwan Yin Chan, Tsz Hon Yuen, Michael Co

“…This study employs a mixed-method design that incorporates both quantitative and qualitative approaches. …”
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BioLake: an RNA expression analysis framework for prostate cancer biomarker powered by data lakehouse by Qiaowang Li, Yaser Gamallat, Jon George Rokne, Tarek A. Bismar, Reda Alhajj

“…In terms of data storage design, BioLake adopts the data lakehouse architecture to provide storage scalability and analysis flexibility. …”
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Gluteal Muscle Activation During Common Yoga Poses by B.J. Lehecka, Sydney Stoffregen, Adam May, Jacob Thomas, Austin Mettling, Josh Hoover, Rex Hafenstine, Nils A Hakansson

“…A secondary purpose of the current study was to examine differences in muscle activation between sexes and experience levels. # Study Design Cross-Sectional # Methods Thirty-one healthy males and females aged 18-35 years were tested during five yoga poses performed in a randomized order. …”
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Contextual determinates of under-five malnutrition in mining communities: a critical review of nutrition interventions for optimal impact by Herbert Tato Nyirenda, David Mulenga, Hilda Nyambe-Silavwe

“…Understanding these factors is essential for designing interventions that are not only effective but also sustainable and culturally appropriate.…”
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Dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, and crude fibre digestibility of local goats supplemented with herbs and humic acid by Dwatmadji Dwatmadji, Suteky Tatik, Soetrisno Edi, Situmorang Novi Yanti, Sitinjak Elsa Hotdiantama

“…Twenty-four growing female goats were randomly allocated in completely randomized design experiments with 4 treatments and 6 replications. …”
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Levels of IL-6 and IL-1β in Umbilical Cord Blood in Relation to Mode of Birth by Ebru Aslan Patlakoğlu, Sündüz Özlem ALTINKAYA, Mustafa Uğur, Cuma Taşın, Nezaket Kadıoğlu

“… OBJECTIVE: The present study aims to determine whether normal spontaneous vaginal delivery at term was associated with an inflammatory activation compared with scheduled cesarean section without previous onset of labor by detecting cord blood serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β). STUDY DESIGN: Eighty-eight patients were studied (vaginal delivery n=44 and scheduled cesarean n=44) with cord venous blood sampling after delivery of the fetus. …”
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Individualized Technique Feedback for Instant Technique Improvements and Knee Abduction Moment Reductions – A New Approach for ‘Sidestepping’ ACL Injuries? by Kevin Bill, Patrick Mai, Lasse Mausehund, Sigurd Solbakken, Tron Krosshaug, Uwe G. Kersting

“…Additionally, to determine the effects of technique modifications on the resultant ground reaction force and its frontal plane moment arm to the knee joint center. # Study Design Controlled laboratory cohort study # Methods Three-dimensional biomechanics of 48 adolescent female handball players were recorded during a handball-specific sidestep cut. …”
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Developed a solar still unit for saltwater desalination: numerical prediction and performance verification by Ayman Ibrahim, Nahed El Mahallawy, Islam Elsebaee, Hebatullah Megahed, Galal Aboelasaad, Abdelalim El-Bediwy, Osama Dewedar

“…A four-inclined SBSS was fabricated and examined experimentally according to numerical model findings for best design parameters at Marsa Matrouh, 31° 21′ 10.44″N, 27°14′14.10″ E, Agricultural Station—Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt. …”
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Conductive supramolecular acrylate hydrogels enabled by quaternized chitosan ionic crosslinking for high-fidelity 3D printing by Lukas A. Bauman, Boxin Zhao

“…While 3D printing has enabled the fabrication of hydrogels with complex structures, high fidelity techniques (vat polymerization) that enable precisely engineered design of hydrogels require stiff structures to withstand the forces of printing. …”
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Comparison of frailty instruments for predicting mortality and prolon ged hospitalization in acute coronary syndrome patients. by Anne Langsted, Jocelyne Benatar, Andrew Kerr, Katherine Bloomfield, Gerry Devlin, Alexander Sasse, David Smythe, Andrew To, Harvey White, Gerrard Wilkins, Ralph Stewart

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the relative strengths of 3 frailty assessment instruments for predicting mortality and prolonged hospitalization in acute coronary syndrome patients.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Acute cardiac care units in New Zealand.…”
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