Fostering transformative learning and whole patient care among teaching hospital staff through artistic creation: a qualitative study by Kang-Ju Chou, Ying-Yao Cheng, Wen Cheng, Hsueh-Hua Chuang, Chun-Teng Tsai, Hua-Chang Fang

“…The participants included 127 men and 99 women aged between 22 and 55 years. The researchers identified 4 themes and 12 subthemes of transformational learning concerning the meaning of life and the value of WPC across Mezirow’s phases. …”
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Acupuncture and Kinesitherapy Improve Physical Activity More than Kinesitherapy Alone in Patients with Acute Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Who... by Dejan Ilic, Zoran Jovic, Zorica Mladenovic, Vesna Pejovic, Branislava Lung, Aleksandra Kozic, Slobodan Obradovic

“…<b>Results</b>: A total of 120 patients completed the study. The average age was 74 years, 73.3% were male, median EF was 32%, and 83.3% were New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III. …”
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Behavioural intentions in response to a potential menthol cigarette sales ban: a survey examining smokers in Washington, DC public housing by Kimberly Horn, Craig T Dearfield, Ian Crandell, Debra H Bernat

“…This study examined public housing residents’ behavioural intentions if menthol-flavoured cigarettes were no longer sold.Setting 15 District of Columbia Housing Authority properties between March 2019 and March 2021.Participants 221 District of Columbia Housing Authority residents ages 18–80 years who reported smoking menthol cigarettes (83.3% African-American/black).Primary and secondary outcomes Cigarette quitting and switching intentions due to a hypothetical menthol-flavoured cigarette sales ban.Results Nearly one-half (48.0%) of residents said they intended to quit cigarette use if menthol-flavoured products were no longer sold, while 27.2% were unsure if they would quit, and 24.9% reported they would not quit. …”
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Differential impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol consumption between Scottish men and women: controlled interrupted time series analysis by Peter Anderson, Eileen F S Kaner, Jakob Manthey, Jürgen Rehm, Amy O'Donnell, Eva Jané Llopis

“…Objective To assess the immediate impact of the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland on alcohol consumption and whether the impact differed by sex, level of alcohol consumption, age, social grade and level of residential deprivation of respondents.Design Primary controlled interrupted time series analysis and secondary before-and-after analysis of the impact of introducing MUP in Scotland using alcohol consumption data for England as control.Setting Data from Kantar Worldpanel’s Alcovision survey, a continuous retrospective online timeline follow-back diary survey of the previous week’s alcohol consumption.Participants 53 347 women and 53 143 men.Interventions Introduction of a minimum price of 50 pence per UK unit (6.25 pence/g) for the sale of alcohol in Scotland on 1 May 2018.Main outcome measures Number of grams of alcohol consumed per week, in total, in off-trade (eg, at home) and in on-trade (eg, in pubs, restaurants).Results Primary interrupted time series analyses found that the introduction of MUP was associated with a drop in reported weekly total alcohol consumption of 5.94 g (95% CI 1.29 to 10.60), a drop in off-trade consumption of 3.27 g (95% CI −0.01 to 6.56) and a drop in on-trade consumption of 2.67 g (95% CI −1.48 to 6.82). …”
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Occurrence and assessment of chronic pain fatigue and sleep disturbance in axial spondyloarthritis patients by Eman Abdel Ghani Sayed, Samer Samy, Faruk Ali Abdi, Anna Abou-Raya

“…The relationship between fatigue, age, BMI, CRP, ESR, PSS, and HADS was not statistically significant.Conclusion The increased occurrence of sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and chronic pain and elevated ESR, CRP, HLA-B27, and disease activity scores with lowered QoL explain the association of these factors with disease comorbidities. …”
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The Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Local Government Performance in Service Delivery. A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Musinguzi, Joshua

“…The study recommends that tailored approaches are needed, recognizing the diverse effects of lockdowns according to young people's gender, age, stage of education, socioeconomic status, and location (rural, peri-urban, and urban). …”
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Association of Family Well-Being Parenting Style and Child Care in Southern Division Kabale District. by Niyomigisha, Saviour

“…Research findings showed that family well-being includes the safety, health, and financial stability of all family members, promoting well-being involves understanding and addressing child, youth, and caregiver functioning in physical, behavioral, social, and cognitive areas, clearly the most important characteristic is the health status of the parents, which declines with age, that marital status, employment, and the presence of young children in the household are three factors that often are thought to be associated with a decreased ability or willingness of daughters to provide care, Parents/caregivers have been forced to figure out ways to meet their families' most basic needs despite job insecurity, income loss, acute concerns about health and safety, emotional distress among both parents/caregivers and their children is higher in families facing more material hardship. …”
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The Contribution Of Universal Education Towards Girl Child Education: A Case Study Of Nyarubuye Sub-County Kisoro District. by Nizeyimana, Bakunzi Moses

“…The study concluded that although universal education policy had achieved much in terms of access and retention of school-age pupils in primary schools in Nyarubuye sub-county in Kisoro District, it had, on the contrary, compromised the quality of education not only in Nyarubuye sub-county but in Uganda as a country at large. …”
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Impacts of Tax Laws on the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Abaasa, Ruth

“…The education level of respondents showed that the smallest percentage, 2 (1.4%), had not attained higher education, while the majority, 57 (38.5%), had obtained certificates in various fields. The dominant age group was 18-34 years old, comprising 73 (49.3%) of respondents. …”
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Role of Government Projects and Youth Employment in Kisoro District: A Case Study of Youth Livelihood Program. by Zaninka, Esther

“…The study recommends that it is of significant importance that the Ministry of Gender, labor, and Social Development develops mechanisms that will enhance youth access to YLP by scrapping business registration costs, and business licensing costs, Equally, the age bracket for registration of businesses should be flexible from 17 years to 35 years old to ensure youth are encouraged early enough to venture into entrepreneurship, and also accessing YLP.…”
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Plasmodium Falciparum Genetic Diversity and Multiplicity of Infection Among Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Malaria-Infected Individuals in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Ocan, Moses, Cummings, Bryan, Musinguzi, Benson, Kiyaga, Shahid, Kiwuwa, Steven M., Okoboi, Stephen, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Bikaitwoha, Everd Maniple, Kalyango, Joan N., Karamagi, Charles, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I., Nsobya, Samuel L., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline

“…Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed 225 P. falciparum isolates from both asymptomatic and symptomatic malaria patients, ranging in age from 6 months to≥18 years. P. falciparum genetic diversity, MOI, and multilocus linkage disequilibrium (LD) were assessed through genotyping of seven neutral microsatellite markers: Polyα, TA1, TA109, PfPK2, 2490, C2M34–313, and C3M69–383. …”
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Investigating the Causes of Antisocial Behaviour Among Teenagers in Central Division Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Muhoza, Marie Alliance

“…The study was conducted using a cross-section research design where the researcher surveyed those teenagers in the age bracket of 13-19 years and other relevant individuals who provided information regarding the causes of anti-social behavior. …”
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Reproductive Health Services and Quality of Health Status of Woman in Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District. by Atwongyeire, Precious

“…Community sensitization on how to review some of the counseling and testing procedures so as to encourage reproductive mothers to test on before giving birth and there is need for government intervention on reproductive health care services among adolescent mothers and quality of health status with in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district and people should join in the fight against sexual transmitted diseases by not cooperate with ignorance or primitive mothers on individuals and officials basis, Basing on study objectives, the study included that there were the importance of reproductive health services and quality of health status of Women in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included: health care quality, increased mortality rate, hospital committee, early detection, behavioral change, age of an individual, famil y influence, stigma and cervical education with, were chal enges faced by reproductive health care services by women in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included; poverty, trust, culture, care, lack of government concern, ignorance, family size and lack of access to informa t ion and possible ways in which Reproductive health services and quality of health status of women can be strengthen its services in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included; palative care, clinical care, spiritual care, social care, psychological support, government concern and community sensitization.…”
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Multi-Media Tools and Service Delivery in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Bishop Berham University. by Barigye, Damas

“…The study also found that The researcher considered the sex, age, and years of study of respondents. This biographic data was essential for the researcher and the study to describe the best respondents selected for the study. …”
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Epidemiology of Trypanosomiasis in Wildlife—Implications for Humans at the Wildlife Interface in Africa by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Buyinza, Bridget, Alzahrani, Khalid J., Matama, Kevin, Nakimbugwe, Helen N., Alkazmi, Luay, Onanyang, David, Bogere, Paul, Ochieng, Juma John, Islam, Saher, Matovu, Wycliff, Nalumenya, David Paul, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Osuwat, Lawrence Obado, Abdelhamid, Mahmoud, Shen, Tianren, Omadang, Leonard, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Tolerance is influenced by age, sex, species, and physiological condition and parasite challenge. …”
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Incidence and predictors of respiratory tract infections among birth cohorts in Ethiopia, 2023 by Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Anissa Mohammed, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Natnael Kebede, Yawkal Tsega, Bayu Hailemariam Mersha, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare

“…Hence, this study was aimed to determine the incidence and predictors of respiratory infections among infants aged less than six months in Ethiopia, 2023. Methods This was a retrospective follow up study using data from Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia (PMA Ethiopia). …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of occupational burnout among healthcare workers in the Chinese mainland during the late 2022 Omicron COVID-19 outbreak: a multicenter cross-sect... by Shu Jing, Zhenwei Dai, Yijin Wu, Xin Liu, Ling Zhang, Xiaoyang Liu, Tianrui Ren, Jiaqi Fu, Xu Chen, Wenjun Wang, Xiaofen Gu, Li Ma, Shaokai Zhang, Yanqin Yu, Li Li, Zhili Han, Xiaoyou Su, Youlin Qiao

“…The results showed that the prevalence of occupational burnout and associated mental disorders, such as depressive symptoms, anxiety, and PTSD in HCWs were 44.56%, and 70.75%, 47.87%, and 37.49%, respectively. Older age, female gender, higher income, more doses of COVID-19 vaccine, a higher level of mindfulness, resilience, and perceived social support were protective factors of occupational burnout. …”
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Role of Cannabis in the Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Narrative Review by Lou’i Al-Husinat, Shrouq Obeidat, Saif Azzam, Yara Al-Gwairy, Fatima Obeidat, Sarah Al Sharie, Deema Haddad, Fadi Haddad, Martina Rekatsina, Matteo Luigi Giuseppe Leoni, Giustino Varrassi

“…Short-term cannabis use can impair cognition and motor skills, while long-term use may lead to dependency and cognitive decline, especially if used from an early age. Adverse effects vary by gender and prior use, with addiction mainly linked to THC and influenced by genetics. …”
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Listening habits and subjective effects of background music in young adults with and without ADHD by Kelly-Ann Lachance, Pénélope Pelland-Goulet, Pénélope Pelland-Goulet, Pénélope Pelland-Goulet, Nathalie Gosselin

“…To achieve this, 434 young adults aged 17 to 30 responded to an online survey. The results indicate that certain listening habits differ significantly between the neurotypical and ADHD-screened groups. …”
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AmelOBP4: an antenna-specific odor-binding protein gene required for olfactory behavior in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) by Fang Liu, Yu Lai, Lixian Wu, Qiang Li, Linyue Lei, Wei Yin, Yuan Zhang, Zachary Y. Huang, Hongxia Zhao

“…Previously, we found that AmelOBP4 has a significantly higher expression in the heads of foragers than that of nurses regardless of their ages, revealing its importance in foraging behaviour of the honey bee. …”
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