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Reflections from lived experience contributors and researchers on effective collaboration in the trial of a digital parenting intervention: exploring unexpected outcomes of patient involvement and engagement.

This paper examines the experiences of researchers and parent contributors in the OPTIMA trial, revealing that meaningful collaboration in a digital parenting intervention not only enhances research quality and decision-making but also fosters significant professional skill development and a sense of community for those with lived experience.

Claire Ballard, Ellen Hedstrom, Kasia Kostyrka-Allchorne, Claire Cattel, Laura Dennison, Vicki Fuery, Douglas Gordon, Na (…)2026-10-22
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Accounting for the nutritional risks of calorie restriction yields protein-adequate personalised diet plans

This paper presents a personalized diet-planning system that uses an evolutionary algorithm to optimize for protein adequacy and the prevention of calorie-restriction side effects like muscle loss and low mood, successfully generating nutritionally sound plans that outperform standard diets in protein and micronutrient targets despite potential practical limitations in serving them.

Tazayun Shakeel, Afaq Khan, Shagufta khan2026-10-22
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Green Tea-mediated Nanohydroxyapatite-reinforced Alginate composite scaffold for sequential dual-drug delivery for dental bone regeneration

This study developed a green tea-mediated nanohydroxyapatite-reinforced alginate scaffold capable of sequential dual-drug delivery, which demonstrated enhanced mechanical stability, cytocompatibility, osteogenic potential, and superior antibacterial efficacy compared to free antibiotics, offering a promising platform for dental bone regeneration.

Ananya N Nayak, Roshni Ramachandran, Hansel P. Shah, Ishani Chowdhary, Punya Sharma2026-10-22
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Neonatal Antibiotic Exposure and Neonatal Unit Admission in Infants Born to Mothers with Peripartum Bacteraemia: An Eight-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

This eight-year retrospective cohort study of 104 maternal peripartum bacteraemia cases found that while the condition caused significant maternal morbidity, it resulted in no culture-confirmed early-onset neonatal sepsis among liveborn infants, suggesting that current high rates of antibiotic exposure and mother-infant separation for well, term infants may be unnecessary and warrant antimicrobial stewardship interventions.

Meadhbh Collison, Kainat Amin, Eoin O'Currain, Susan J Knowles2026-10-22
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Effects of a preventive mindfulness intervention on perceived stress and anticipatory anxiety before first clinical training in nursing students: A preregistered randomized controlled trial

Although a 6-week preventive mindfulness intervention did not significantly reduce overall perceived stress in nursing students before their first clinical training, it effectively attenuated the sharp increase in anticipatory state anxiety observed in the control group.

Hanae Tainaka, Sachiko Nagaya, Taeko Muramatsu, Jun Inoue, Satoshi Tanaka2026-10-22
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Professional values among nursing students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This systematic review and meta-analysis of 72 studies involving over 32,000 nursing students from 18 countries reveals that professional values are generally at a positive level with an upward trend, though scores vary significantly by assessment instrument, prompting recommendations for culturally and contextually tailored educational strategies.

Xiaowei Tang¹, Xiaojia Shan¹, Yu Yang¹, Yiwen Ding¹, Xuemei An2026-10-22
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A complex systems approach to health workforce modelling: Simulating regional psychology workforce capacity and mental healthcare access to 2050

This study employs a system dynamics model to simulate Australia's regional psychology workforce and mental healthcare access through 2050, revealing that while business-as-usual scenarios rely on recruitment keeping pace with demand, combined pressures of recruitment ceilings and rising mental ill-health lead to significant system deterioration where smaller waiting queues paradoxically coexist with poorer overall access and increased unmet need.

Adam Hulme, Caley Tapp, Eryn Wright, Fiona Charlson, Tegan Hopkins, Birgit Kopainsky, Jefferson K. Rajah2026-10-22
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A Peritonitis Risk Rate Prediction System for Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis with eXplainable AI

This paper presents a web-based, explainable AI system that utilizes meta-analysis-derived risk ratios to predict peritonitis risk in pediatric peritoneal dialysis patients, offering transparent visualizations and preventive recommendations to assist clinicians in communicating with families.

Retno Aulia Vinarti, Reza Fahlevi, Wiwik Anggraeni, Edwin Riksakomara, Fadhila Kamila Ismail, Nadzila Anindya Tejaputri (…)2026-10-22
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Clinical Tasks Explain AI Readiness Across Medical Specialties

This study introduces the Medical Specialty AI Readiness (MSAIR) framework to demonstrate that AI readiness across 22 medical specialties is driven primarily by the nature of specific clinical tasks rather than the specialties themselves, with documentation and diagnostic interpretation showing the highest readiness and emergency decision-making the lowest.

Bertalan Mesko, Gellért Katonai, Shangchu Chen, Bin Sheng, Tien Yin Wong, Eric Topol2026-10-22