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View article: Global carbon storage in harvested wood products: a forest sector model inter-comparison
Global carbon storage in harvested wood products: a forest sector model inter-comparison Open
Forests can contribute to climate mitigation through the use of harvested wood products (HWPs), which provide a significant long-term source of carbon sequestration, replacement of more emissions-intensive building materials, and the integ…
View article: Sentiment Analysis of Naturalistic Speech Using Open-Weight Large Language Models
Sentiment Analysis of Naturalistic Speech Using Open-Weight Large Language Models Open
Artificial intelligence is increasingly used to analyze emotion in text, but its performance on naturalistic speech remains poorly understood. We evaluated 20 large language models (LLMs), ranging from 1 to 120 billion parameters, on their…
View article: Early Symptom Warnings and Long-Term Health Conditions in Childhood Cancer Survivors: Insights from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study
Early Symptom Warnings and Long-Term Health Conditions in Childhood Cancer Survivors: Insights from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study Open
View article: Insights From the International Consensus on Neuro-Irritability in Pediatric Palliative Care
Insights From the International Consensus on Neuro-Irritability in Pediatric Palliative Care Open
This first international expert consensus aims to support physicians in identifying and addressing neuro-irritability in children with SNI. Our work provides a framework to enhance knowledge on neuro-irritability and advance clinical pract…
View article: Pediatric Hematology–Oncology Provider Attitudes and Beliefs About the Use of Acupuncture for Their Patients
Pediatric Hematology–Oncology Provider Attitudes and Beliefs About the Use of Acupuncture for Their Patients Open
Background/Objectives: Children with cancer suffer due to the underlying disease and prescribed cancer-directed therapies, and non-pharmacologic modalities may offer improved symptom control without additional medications. We sought to eli…
View article: Digital health technologies in the accelerating medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia Program
Digital health technologies in the accelerating medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia Program Open
Although meta-analytic studies have shown that 25-33% of those at Clinical High Risk (CHR) for psychosis transition to a first episode of psychosis within three years, less is known about estimating the risk of transition at an individual …
View article: Preferences for Communication About Prognosis Among Children With Cancer, Parents, and Oncologists
Preferences for Communication About Prognosis Among Children With Cancer, Parents, and Oncologists Open
Importance Pediatric oncologists infrequently ask patients and parents about their preferences for receiving information about prognosis prior to initiating difficult conversations. The willingness of patients, parents, and oncologists to …
View article: “We Were Still Left in the Back Field, Not Knowing”: Pediatric Cancer Patients and Parents Describe Obstacles to Prognostic Communication
“We Were Still Left in the Back Field, Not Knowing”: Pediatric Cancer Patients and Parents Describe Obstacles to Prognostic Communication Open
Purpose Patient/parent perceptions of poor‐quality prognostic disclosure have not been well described, and these data offer important lessons to shape clinical practice and communication skills training. In this study, we aimed to characte…
View article: Transdisciplinary Collaborations for Advancing Sustainable and Resilient Agricultural Systems
Transdisciplinary Collaborations for Advancing Sustainable and Resilient Agricultural Systems Open
Feeding the growing human population sustainably amidst climate change is one of the most important challenges in the 21st century. Current practices often lead to the overuse of agronomic inputs, such as synthetic fertilizers and water, r…
View article: Mapping of Children’s Palliative Care Development Globally in 2023
Mapping of Children’s Palliative Care Development Globally in 2023 Open
Background: The demand for children’s palliative care is increasingly urgent, with over 21 million children worldwide needing access, yet only 5–10% currently receiving it. Mapping the development of children’s palliative care is important…
View article: Investing in U.S. forests to mitigate climate change
Investing in U.S. forests to mitigate climate change Open
View article: Leveraging natural language processing and machine learning to characterize psychological stress and life meaning and purpose in pediatric cancer survivors: a preliminary validation study
Leveraging natural language processing and machine learning to characterize psychological stress and life meaning and purpose in pediatric cancer survivors: a preliminary validation study Open
Objective To determine if natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) techniques accurately identify interview-based psychological stress and meaning/purpose data in child/adolescent cancer survivors. Materials and Methods …
View article: Survey Adaptation and Distribution for Physicians Caring for Children Diagnosed With Cancer in Asia Pacific: Unique Study Challenges and Lessons Learned
Survey Adaptation and Distribution for Physicians Caring for Children Diagnosed With Cancer in Asia Pacific: Unique Study Challenges and Lessons Learned Open
View article: Treatment and Decision‐Making Preferences of Adolescents and Young Adults With Advanced Cancer and Their Parents or Trusted Persons: An Adaptive Conjoint Analysis Study
Treatment and Decision‐Making Preferences of Adolescents and Young Adults With Advanced Cancer and Their Parents or Trusted Persons: An Adaptive Conjoint Analysis Study Open
Purpose Treatment decision‐making in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) requires preference consideration and tradeoffs. Using MyPref, an adaptive conjoint analysis tool, we examined and compared the decision‐making and treatment preferen…
View article: Pediatric Advance Care Planning and Adolescent Preparedness and Quality of Life: An RCT
Pediatric Advance Care Planning and Adolescent Preparedness and Quality of Life: An RCT Open
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of Family-Centered Advance Care Planning for Teens With Cancer (FACE-TC) on adolescents’ quality of life. METHODS A clinical trial randomized adolescent-family dyads at a 2:1 ratio to eithe…
View article: The St. Jude Global Academy: A Multifaceted Education Program to Expand Pediatric Oncology Workforce Capacity
The St. Jude Global Academy: A Multifaceted Education Program to Expand Pediatric Oncology Workforce Capacity Open
There is currently a global shortage of healthcare professionals equipped to handle the rising burden of childhood cancer. St. Jude Global is an initiative to improve survival rates of children with cancer worldwide while improving access …
View article: Early Symptom Warnings and Long-Term Health Conditions in Childhood Cancer Survivors: Insights from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study
Early Symptom Warnings and Long-Term Health Conditions in Childhood Cancer Survivors: Insights from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study Open
View article: Paediatric palliative care in cancer
Paediatric palliative care in cancer Open
More than 21 million children globally need access to palliative care (PC) - including children with cancer. Providing Paediatric Palliative Care (PPC) for children with cancer is an ethical imperative with pain relief being recognised as …
View article: Spiritual Communication between Pediatric Oncologists, Caregivers, & Patients with Brain Tumors
Spiritual Communication between Pediatric Oncologists, Caregivers, & Patients with Brain Tumors Open
View article: Exploring treatment decision-making at diagnosis for children with advanced cancer in low- and middle-income countries
Exploring treatment decision-making at diagnosis for children with advanced cancer in low- and middle-income countries Open
View article: Perceptions of physicians caring for pediatric patients with cancer in Europe: insights into the use of palliative care, its timing, and barriers to early integration
Perceptions of physicians caring for pediatric patients with cancer in Europe: insights into the use of palliative care, its timing, and barriers to early integration Open
Background Integrating pediatric palliative care (PPC) into pediatric oncology standard care is essential. Therefore, it is important to assess physicians’ knowledge and perceptions of PPC to optimize its practice. Objective To evaluate th…
View article: Implementation of a hospital-based end-of-life and bereavement care program in a latin American middle-income country. A source of light and compassion in the midst of cloudy times
Implementation of a hospital-based end-of-life and bereavement care program in a latin American middle-income country. A source of light and compassion in the midst of cloudy times Open
View article: Language to Support Dignity for Children With Advanced Cancer and Their Families
Language to Support Dignity for Children With Advanced Cancer and Their Families Open
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Conversations about dignity are fundamental to person-centered care in pediatrics, yet practical language strategies to promote and support dignity remain understudied. To address this gap, we aimed to identify an…
View article: Author Correction: A joint international consensus statement for measuring quality of survival for patients with childhood cancer
Author Correction: A joint international consensus statement for measuring quality of survival for patients with childhood cancer Open
View article: Parent and oncologist perspectives on prognostic disclosure in advanced childhood cancer: communication pearls and pitfalls
Parent and oncologist perspectives on prognostic disclosure in advanced childhood cancer: communication pearls and pitfalls Open
View article: Multilevel Characteristics of Cumulative Symptom Burden in Young Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Multilevel Characteristics of Cumulative Symptom Burden in Young Survivors of Childhood Cancer Open
Importance Symptom burden and its characteristics among survivors of pediatric cancers aged 8 to 18 years remain understudied. Objective To examine the prevalence of symptom burden among young childhood cancer survivors and identify associ…
View article: “Understanding why she had to leave me”: The roles of religion and spirituality in narratives of parents grieving the loss of a child to cancer
“Understanding why she had to leave me”: The roles of religion and spirituality in narratives of parents grieving the loss of a child to cancer Open
Religion and spirituality often influence how people experience illness, death, and grief. The roles of religion and spirituality for parents who have lost a child to cancer remain underexplored. This study aimed to describe how cancer-ber…
View article: Voices of Loss and Grief
Voices of Loss and Grief Open
View article: Oncologists Endorse Divergent ‘Best Practices’ for Disclosing Prognosis in Advanced Pediatric Cancer (RP124)
Oncologists Endorse Divergent ‘Best Practices’ for Disclosing Prognosis in Advanced Pediatric Cancer (RP124) Open
View article: Improving Quality of Life in Pediatric Advanced Cancer: Results from the PediQUEST Response RCT (CO101C)
Improving Quality of Life in Pediatric Advanced Cancer: Results from the PediQUEST Response RCT (CO101C) Open