Due to ethical and logistical concerns it is common for data monitoring committees to periodically monitor accruing clinical trial data to assess the safety, and possibly efficacy, of a new experimental treatment. Whe...Due to ethical and logistical concerns it is common for data monitoring committees to periodically monitor accruing clinical trial data to assess the safety, and possibly efficacy, of a new experimental treatment. When formalized, monitoring is typically implemented using group sequential methods. In some cases regulatory agencies have required that primary trial analyses should be based solely on the judgment of an independent review committee (IRC). The IRC assessments can produce difficulties for trial monitoring given the time lag typically associated with receiving assessments from the IRC. This results in a missing data problem wherein a surrogate measure of response may provide useful information for interim decisions and future monitoring strategies. In this paper, we present statistical tools that are helpful for monitoring a group sequential clinical trial with missing IRC data. We illustrate the proposed methodology in the case of binary endpoints under various missingness mechanisms including missing completely at random assessments and when missingness depends on the IRC’s measurement.展开更多
This paper retrospectively analyzes the complicated rectovaginal fistula in 2 cases after the successful treatment. Through literatures collected, with the difficulties and contradictions of the treatment of complicat...This paper retrospectively analyzes the complicated rectovaginal fistula in 2 cases after the successful treatment. Through literatures collected, with the difficulties and contradictions of the treatment of complicated rectovaginal fistula as the starting point, the currently used hanging line method, the advantage and deficiency of surgical treatment in recent years, and the change of treatment method were reviewed. We wish to explore which current treatments could be a better choice.展开更多
Aims&Scope Grain&Oil Science and Technology(GOST),quarterly,is a peer-reviewed Open Access(OA)journal with distinctive features in the field of grain and oil food research.Upon acceptance all articles are perm...Aims&Scope Grain&Oil Science and Technology(GOST),quarterly,is a peer-reviewed Open Access(OA)journal with distinctive features in the field of grain and oil food research.Upon acceptance all articles are permanently and freely available on ScienceDirect.GOST publishes original research papers and relevant review articles focusing on grain and oil food science and technology.The journal primarily covers new achievements,advanced technologies,and research progress in key areas such as grain and oil food engineering,food science,and food safety.It is dedicated to building an international academic exchange platform for grain and oil food science and technology that spans the entire chain from post-harvest grain handling to food consumption.展开更多
International Journal of Nursing Sciences(IJNSS,Print ISSN 2096-6296,and Online ISSN 2352-0132,CN10-1444/R)is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Chinese Nursing Association.The IJNSS publishes original...International Journal of Nursing Sciences(IJNSS,Print ISSN 2096-6296,and Online ISSN 2352-0132,CN10-1444/R)is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Chinese Nursing Association.The IJNSS publishes original research papers,reviews,discussion papers,editorial and letters to the editor.展开更多
Chinese Physics Letter's (CPL) is a peer-reviewed,international and multidisciplinary journal sponsored by the Chinese Physical Society (CPS) and Institute of Physics,CAS,and hosted online by IOP Publishing Ltd.La...Chinese Physics Letter's (CPL) is a peer-reviewed,international and multidisciplinary journal sponsored by the Chinese Physical Society (CPS) and Institute of Physics,CAS,and hosted online by IOP Publishing Ltd.Launched in 1984 as the flagship journal of CPS,CPL has become one of the most prestigious periodicals published in China,and been among the good choices for worldwide physicists to disseminate their most important breakthroughs.Nowadays it is dedicated to build an internationally recognized platform for researchers to publish original research works in all the branches of fundamental,applied,and interdisciplinary physics.展开更多
ABOUT THIS JOURNALLaunched in 1988,the Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics(CJCP)is devoted to reporting new and original experimental and theoret-ical research on interdisciplinary areas,with chemistry and physics gro...ABOUT THIS JOURNALLaunched in 1988,the Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics(CJCP)is devoted to reporting new and original experimental and theoret-ical research on interdisciplinary areas,with chemistry and physics groundwork of interest to researchers,faculty and students domestic and abroad in the fields of chemistry,physics,material and biologi-cal sciences and their interdisciplinary areas.As one of the 24 peer-reviewed journals under the Chinese Physical Society(CPS).展开更多
Objective To determine whether frailty is a risk factor for hospitalization and mortality in older adults enrolled in the "Chronic Heart Failure Program" at a hospital in Lima, Peru, between 2018–2021.Metho...Objective To determine whether frailty is a risk factor for hospitalization and mortality in older adults enrolled in the "Chronic Heart Failure Program" at a hospital in Lima, Peru, between 2018–2021.Methods This was an ambispective cohort study. A total of 85 older adults participating in the Chronic Heart Failure Program at Guillermo Almenara National Hospital were included. Each had an initial frailty assessment, forming two cohorts: frail and non-frail older adults. Medical records were reviewed, and patients were followed for one year to track events of interest(hospitalization and mortality). Overall survival and risk factors for hospitalization and death were determined.Results During follow-up, 15.3% of the older adults died, and frailty was identified in 58.8% of the patients. Overall survival using the Kaplan-Meier method was 96.5% at 3 months after entering the Chronic Heart Failure Program;92.9% at 6 months;and85.9% at one year. Multivariate analysis using Poisson regression found that frailty was not a risk factor for hospitalization(a RR =0.92;95% CI: 0.42–2.03). Survival analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model showed that frailty was also not a risk factor for mortality after one year of follow-up(a HR = 1.32;95% CI: 0.27–6.53).Conclusions Our research does not confirm frailty as a risk factor for hospitalization or mortality in older adults enrolled in the“Chronic Heart Failure Program” after one year of follow-up.展开更多
Description Journal of Integrative Agriculture(JIA),formerly Agricultural Sciences in China(ASC),founded in 2002,is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS),co-sponsored by Chinese Association of Ag...Description Journal of Integrative Agriculture(JIA),formerly Agricultural Sciences in China(ASC),founded in 2002,is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS),co-sponsored by Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies(CAASS).JIA is a peer-reviewed and multi-disciplinary international journal and published monthly in English.JIA Editorial Board consists of 289 well-respected scholars of agricultural scientific fields.CAAS President,Academician Kongming Wu is the Chairman of the Board,and Academician Hualan Chen is the Editor-in-Chief.JIA has been available online at ScienceDirect since 2006 and is a leading academic journal in agricultural sciences in China.As released by JCR,the latest IF of the journal is 4.4.展开更多
GENERAL INFORMATION International Journal of Ophthalmology—IJO,published continuously since 2008,a global ophthalmological scientific publication and a peer-reviewed,open access periodical published in print and onli...GENERAL INFORMATION International Journal of Ophthalmology—IJO,published continuously since 2008,a global ophthalmological scientific publication and a peer-reviewed,open access periodical published in print and online monthly(ISSN:2222-3959 print,ISSN:2227-4898 online).IJO is sponsored by the Chinese Medical Association Xi’an Branch,China and obtains guidance.It is indexed in SCI,PubMed,PubMed Central,Chemical Abstract,Scopus,EMBASE etc.The latest JCR IF is 1.8,Five-year Impact Factor is 1.8,CiteScore in 2024 is 2.8.展开更多
The Crop Journal is a bi-monthly,international,peer-reviewed research journal co-sponsored by Crop Science Society of China,Institute of Crop Sciences,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,and China Science Publish...The Crop Journal is a bi-monthly,international,peer-reviewed research journal co-sponsored by Crop Science Society of China,Institute of Crop Sciences,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,and China Science Publishing&Media Group Ltd.(Science Press).展开更多
Aims ENGINEERING Information Technology&Electronic Engineering(EITEE),formerly known as Frontiers of Information Technology&Electronic Engineering(2015-2025)and Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE C(Compute...Aims ENGINEERING Information Technology&Electronic Engineering(EITEE),formerly known as Frontiers of Information Technology&Electronic Engineering(2015-2025)and Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE C(Computers&Electronics)(2010-2014),is a peer-reviewed scientific journal launched by the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Zhejiang University that aims to present the latest developments and achievements in information technology and electronic engineering to stimulate and promote academic exchanges between Chinese and foreign scientists.展开更多
Description Journal of Integrative Agriculture(JIA),formerly Agricultural Sciences in China(ASC),founded in 2002,is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS),co-sponsored by Chinese Association of Ag...Description Journal of Integrative Agriculture(JIA),formerly Agricultural Sciences in China(ASC),founded in 2002,is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS),co-sponsored by Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies(CAASS).JIA is a peer-reviewed and multi-disciplinary international journal and published monthly in English.JIA Editorial Board consists of 289 well-respected scholars of agricultural scientific fields.展开更多
The Editors of Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction wish to thank all reviewers listed below,as well as any others whose names may have been inadvertently omitted,for contributing their time and expertise in reviewin...The Editors of Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction wish to thank all reviewers listed below,as well as any others whose names may have been inadvertently omitted,for contributing their time and expertise in reviewing manuscripts submitted to the journal in 2025.Their efforts have greatly contributed to the continued growth and quality of the journal.Here we acknowledge,with special thanks,to those who reviewed one or more papers during the year.Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the list;we apologize for any errors or omissions.展开更多
Introduction Types of paper Contributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication:Reviews article(>10000 words),Short review(~5000 words),Feature article(>8000 words),Research pa...Introduction Types of paper Contributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication:Reviews article(>10000 words),Short review(~5000 words),Feature article(>8000 words),Research paper,Short communication(~3000 words),Commentary(~1000 words),and Viewpiont(~3000 words).Please ensure that you select the appropriate article type from the list of options when making your submission.Authors contributing to special issues should ensure that they select the special issue article type from this list.展开更多
We sincerely acknowledge all the experts who have dedicated their time and expertise during 2025 for reviewing manuscripts submitted to The Crop Journal.
The editors of International Journal of Ophthalmology gratefully acknowledge the members of IJO Editorial Board and reviewers from 51 countries and regions who participated in the peer-reviews and provided their valua...The editors of International Journal of Ophthalmology gratefully acknowledge the members of IJO Editorial Board and reviewers from 51 countries and regions who participated in the peer-reviews and provided their valuable comments between Nov.1st,2024 and Oct.31st,2025.They volunteer their valuable time and expertise,and without them we would not maintain the necessary quality expected of the journal.We apologize if we have inadvertently missed a reviewer’s name off this list.展开更多
1.Introduction Speaking with an audience as a scientific expert should not be intimidating.I have done more than my share in a variety of roles,so Professors Zhigang Peng(Georgia Tech)and Xiaodong Song(Peking Universi...1.Introduction Speaking with an audience as a scientific expert should not be intimidating.I have done more than my share in a variety of roles,so Professors Zhigang Peng(Georgia Tech)and Xiaodong Song(Peking University)asked me to review pertinent lessons.展开更多
The year 2025 marked a significantmilestone for Laparoscopic,Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery(LERS)—we have awarded our first Impact Factor of 2.0 released by the Journal Citation Reports from Clarivate Analytics,which...The year 2025 marked a significantmilestone for Laparoscopic,Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery(LERS)—we have awarded our first Impact Factor of 2.0 released by the Journal Citation Reports from Clarivate Analytics,which ranks in the second quartile in the surgery category.This remarkable achievement,which reflects LERS’s steadily increasing influencein the area of surgery,would not be possible without the peer reviewer’s invaluable contributions.On behalf of the Editorial Board and Editorial Office,we would express our sincere appreciation to the following reviewers,who reviewed at least one paper with rigorous and insightful comments.We sincerely hope to engage further with them,either as esteemed reviewers or outstanding authors,in 2026 and beyond.展开更多
2025年度,共有下列92位专家为本刊审稿,特提名致谢!(按姓名的汉语拼音顺序排列)Many thanks for our peer reviewers,listed below,for their time and hard work spent on review of manuscripts submitted to China Journal of Oral a...2025年度,共有下列92位专家为本刊审稿,特提名致谢!(按姓名的汉语拼音顺序排列)Many thanks for our peer reviewers,listed below,for their time and hard work spent on review of manuscripts submitted to China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2025 and their excellent support of the editorial process.Sincerely congratulating our authors who have published their high quality work in China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.The future of our journal is bright and it will continue to serve as a top-notch interdisciplinary resources for clinicians involved in the care of patients with oral and maxillofacial disorders,and for scientists striving to elucidate the mechanisms and therapy for these diseases.展开更多
文摘Due to ethical and logistical concerns it is common for data monitoring committees to periodically monitor accruing clinical trial data to assess the safety, and possibly efficacy, of a new experimental treatment. When formalized, monitoring is typically implemented using group sequential methods. In some cases regulatory agencies have required that primary trial analyses should be based solely on the judgment of an independent review committee (IRC). The IRC assessments can produce difficulties for trial monitoring given the time lag typically associated with receiving assessments from the IRC. This results in a missing data problem wherein a surrogate measure of response may provide useful information for interim decisions and future monitoring strategies. In this paper, we present statistical tools that are helpful for monitoring a group sequential clinical trial with missing IRC data. We illustrate the proposed methodology in the case of binary endpoints under various missingness mechanisms including missing completely at random assessments and when missingness depends on the IRC’s measurement.
文摘This paper retrospectively analyzes the complicated rectovaginal fistula in 2 cases after the successful treatment. Through literatures collected, with the difficulties and contradictions of the treatment of complicated rectovaginal fistula as the starting point, the currently used hanging line method, the advantage and deficiency of surgical treatment in recent years, and the change of treatment method were reviewed. We wish to explore which current treatments could be a better choice.
文摘Aims&Scope Grain&Oil Science and Technology(GOST),quarterly,is a peer-reviewed Open Access(OA)journal with distinctive features in the field of grain and oil food research.Upon acceptance all articles are permanently and freely available on ScienceDirect.GOST publishes original research papers and relevant review articles focusing on grain and oil food science and technology.The journal primarily covers new achievements,advanced technologies,and research progress in key areas such as grain and oil food engineering,food science,and food safety.It is dedicated to building an international academic exchange platform for grain and oil food science and technology that spans the entire chain from post-harvest grain handling to food consumption.
文摘International Journal of Nursing Sciences(IJNSS,Print ISSN 2096-6296,and Online ISSN 2352-0132,CN10-1444/R)is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Chinese Nursing Association.The IJNSS publishes original research papers,reviews,discussion papers,editorial and letters to the editor.
文摘Chinese Physics Letter's (CPL) is a peer-reviewed,international and multidisciplinary journal sponsored by the Chinese Physical Society (CPS) and Institute of Physics,CAS,and hosted online by IOP Publishing Ltd.Launched in 1984 as the flagship journal of CPS,CPL has become one of the most prestigious periodicals published in China,and been among the good choices for worldwide physicists to disseminate their most important breakthroughs.Nowadays it is dedicated to build an internationally recognized platform for researchers to publish original research works in all the branches of fundamental,applied,and interdisciplinary physics.
文摘ABOUT THIS JOURNALLaunched in 1988,the Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics(CJCP)is devoted to reporting new and original experimental and theoret-ical research on interdisciplinary areas,with chemistry and physics groundwork of interest to researchers,faculty and students domestic and abroad in the fields of chemistry,physics,material and biologi-cal sciences and their interdisciplinary areas.As one of the 24 peer-reviewed journals under the Chinese Physical Society(CPS).
文摘Objective To determine whether frailty is a risk factor for hospitalization and mortality in older adults enrolled in the "Chronic Heart Failure Program" at a hospital in Lima, Peru, between 2018–2021.Methods This was an ambispective cohort study. A total of 85 older adults participating in the Chronic Heart Failure Program at Guillermo Almenara National Hospital were included. Each had an initial frailty assessment, forming two cohorts: frail and non-frail older adults. Medical records were reviewed, and patients were followed for one year to track events of interest(hospitalization and mortality). Overall survival and risk factors for hospitalization and death were determined.Results During follow-up, 15.3% of the older adults died, and frailty was identified in 58.8% of the patients. Overall survival using the Kaplan-Meier method was 96.5% at 3 months after entering the Chronic Heart Failure Program;92.9% at 6 months;and85.9% at one year. Multivariate analysis using Poisson regression found that frailty was not a risk factor for hospitalization(a RR =0.92;95% CI: 0.42–2.03). Survival analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model showed that frailty was also not a risk factor for mortality after one year of follow-up(a HR = 1.32;95% CI: 0.27–6.53).Conclusions Our research does not confirm frailty as a risk factor for hospitalization or mortality in older adults enrolled in the“Chronic Heart Failure Program” after one year of follow-up.
文摘Description Journal of Integrative Agriculture(JIA),formerly Agricultural Sciences in China(ASC),founded in 2002,is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS),co-sponsored by Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies(CAASS).JIA is a peer-reviewed and multi-disciplinary international journal and published monthly in English.JIA Editorial Board consists of 289 well-respected scholars of agricultural scientific fields.CAAS President,Academician Kongming Wu is the Chairman of the Board,and Academician Hualan Chen is the Editor-in-Chief.JIA has been available online at ScienceDirect since 2006 and is a leading academic journal in agricultural sciences in China.As released by JCR,the latest IF of the journal is 4.4.
文摘GENERAL INFORMATION International Journal of Ophthalmology—IJO,published continuously since 2008,a global ophthalmological scientific publication and a peer-reviewed,open access periodical published in print and online monthly(ISSN:2222-3959 print,ISSN:2227-4898 online).IJO is sponsored by the Chinese Medical Association Xi’an Branch,China and obtains guidance.It is indexed in SCI,PubMed,PubMed Central,Chemical Abstract,Scopus,EMBASE etc.The latest JCR IF is 1.8,Five-year Impact Factor is 1.8,CiteScore in 2024 is 2.8.
文摘The Crop Journal is a bi-monthly,international,peer-reviewed research journal co-sponsored by Crop Science Society of China,Institute of Crop Sciences,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,and China Science Publishing&Media Group Ltd.(Science Press).
文摘Aims ENGINEERING Information Technology&Electronic Engineering(EITEE),formerly known as Frontiers of Information Technology&Electronic Engineering(2015-2025)and Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE C(Computers&Electronics)(2010-2014),is a peer-reviewed scientific journal launched by the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Zhejiang University that aims to present the latest developments and achievements in information technology and electronic engineering to stimulate and promote academic exchanges between Chinese and foreign scientists.
文摘Description Journal of Integrative Agriculture(JIA),formerly Agricultural Sciences in China(ASC),founded in 2002,is sponsored by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS),co-sponsored by Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Societies(CAASS).JIA is a peer-reviewed and multi-disciplinary international journal and published monthly in English.JIA Editorial Board consists of 289 well-respected scholars of agricultural scientific fields.
文摘The Editors of Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction wish to thank all reviewers listed below,as well as any others whose names may have been inadvertently omitted,for contributing their time and expertise in reviewing manuscripts submitted to the journal in 2025.Their efforts have greatly contributed to the continued growth and quality of the journal.Here we acknowledge,with special thanks,to those who reviewed one or more papers during the year.Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the list;we apologize for any errors or omissions.
文摘Introduction Types of paper Contributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication:Reviews article(>10000 words),Short review(~5000 words),Feature article(>8000 words),Research paper,Short communication(~3000 words),Commentary(~1000 words),and Viewpiont(~3000 words).Please ensure that you select the appropriate article type from the list of options when making your submission.Authors contributing to special issues should ensure that they select the special issue article type from this list.
文摘We sincerely acknowledge all the experts who have dedicated their time and expertise during 2025 for reviewing manuscripts submitted to The Crop Journal.
文摘The editors of International Journal of Ophthalmology gratefully acknowledge the members of IJO Editorial Board and reviewers from 51 countries and regions who participated in the peer-reviews and provided their valuable comments between Nov.1st,2024 and Oct.31st,2025.They volunteer their valuable time and expertise,and without them we would not maintain the necessary quality expected of the journal.We apologize if we have inadvertently missed a reviewer’s name off this list.
基金Support was provided by NSF(grant No.EAR-2041892)
文摘1.Introduction Speaking with an audience as a scientific expert should not be intimidating.I have done more than my share in a variety of roles,so Professors Zhigang Peng(Georgia Tech)and Xiaodong Song(Peking University)asked me to review pertinent lessons.
文摘The year 2025 marked a significantmilestone for Laparoscopic,Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery(LERS)—we have awarded our first Impact Factor of 2.0 released by the Journal Citation Reports from Clarivate Analytics,which ranks in the second quartile in the surgery category.This remarkable achievement,which reflects LERS’s steadily increasing influencein the area of surgery,would not be possible without the peer reviewer’s invaluable contributions.On behalf of the Editorial Board and Editorial Office,we would express our sincere appreciation to the following reviewers,who reviewed at least one paper with rigorous and insightful comments.We sincerely hope to engage further with them,either as esteemed reviewers or outstanding authors,in 2026 and beyond.
文摘2025年度,共有下列92位专家为本刊审稿,特提名致谢!(按姓名的汉语拼音顺序排列)Many thanks for our peer reviewers,listed below,for their time and hard work spent on review of manuscripts submitted to China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2025 and their excellent support of the editorial process.Sincerely congratulating our authors who have published their high quality work in China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.The future of our journal is bright and it will continue to serve as a top-notch interdisciplinary resources for clinicians involved in the care of patients with oral and maxillofacial disorders,and for scientists striving to elucidate the mechanisms and therapy for these diseases.
