BMJ Open

From legalisation to practice: implementation of newly legalised health interventions in healthcare settings – a systematic review

Objectives Over the last decade, a growing number of health interventions (eg, medical assistance in dying and mitochondrial ...
Heart

Artificial chords in endoscopic mitral valve repair: a comparative analysis of surgical techniques and long-term outcomes

Background The use of artificial chords for mitral valve prolapse during minimally invasive mitral valve repair (MIMVR) has ...
Lupus Science & Medicine

Effect of belimumab on patients with lupus nephritis and impaired kidney function: post hoc subgroup analysis of the phase III BLISS-LN trial

Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most serious complications of SLE, manifesting as haematuria and/or proteinuria, ...
Scientific Research Publishing

The Effect of Club Goals on Innovative Behavior in Elementary School Mixed-Age Club Classes: The Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing ()

Mixed-age Grouping, Club Goals, Knowledge Sharing, Innovative Behavior, Mediating Effect Yang, Y. , Liu, S. and Wang, J. (2026) The Effect of Club Goals on Innovative Behavior in Elementary School ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Beyond Financial Access: The Association between Financial Inclusion and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Montserrado County, Liberia ()

Jallah, T.T. (2026) Beyond Financial Access: The Association between Financial Inclusion and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Montserrado County, Liberia. Open Access Library Journal, 13, 1-24. doi: 10 ...
Frontiers

A descriptive multilevel analysis associating COVID-19 with polymyositis: from genetic markers and candidate mediators to clinical hematological profiles

Observational studies suggest an association between Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and polymyositis (PM), but causal inference s limited by confounding. This study adopted a multilevel ...
jnis.bmj

Statistical principles in neurointervention part 1: basic principles, descriptive statistics and univariable analysis

Neurointervention has seen significant advancements in recent decades with the adoption of myriad new technologies and techniques. Initially reliant on case reports and small case series, we now ...
BMJ

Trimodal age distribution of frequent attendance at the emergency department: a descriptive analysis of national, English, secondary care data using a retrospective cohort

Objectives Frequent use of emergency departments (EDs) places a considerable burden on healthcare systems. Although frequent attenders are known to have complex physical, mental health and social ...
The Lancet

Bridging health and community: descriptive analysis of social prescribing for older adults in Cambodia

A cross-sectional study was conducted across ten Cambodian provinces among 1200 older adults aged 60 and above between 1 December 2024 and 31 January 2025. We interviewed older adults in each of the ...
BMJ

Heading in football matches: descriptive analysis of heading events from 687 matches across age groups in English Academy and First Team men’s professional football

Objective To describe the frequency, rates and contextual features of heading in matches across the English men’s elite football pathway. Methods This prospective observational cohort study coded ...
SciELO

Dental visits among adolescents in Brazil: descriptive analysis of the National School Health Survey, 2019

Objective To describe the prevalence of dental visits among adolescents participating in the 2019 National School Health Survey (PeNSE). Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study analyzing dental ...

Median: What It Is and How to Calculate It, With Examples

The median is the middle number in a sorted ascending or descending list. It can be more descriptive of the dataset than the ...