Strategies for strengthening cervical cancer screening programmes in Gwanda district, Zimbabwe: a qualitative study by Fennie Mantula, Yoesrie Toefy, Vikash Sewram

“…Abstract Background Numerous studies have been conducted on barriers to cervical cancer screening in low resourced settings. …”
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Use of volunteers in early years interventions for parents: A scoping review of roles and the extent of evaluation research in this area. by Louise Padgett, Sarah L Blower, Hollie Henderson, Maria Bryant

“…A scoping review was conducted according to the Arksey and O'Malley Framework. …”
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Effects of Low-Flux and High-Flux Dialysis Membranes on Erythropoietin Responsiveness in Hemodialysis Patients by Walid A. R. Abdelhamid, Mohamed M. Soliman, Ayman R. A. El-Hameed

“…History taking, examination, and laboratory investigations were conducted for all patients every 3 months from January 2021 to January 2022. …”
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Comparing In-Person and Remote Qualitative Data Collection Methods for Data Quality and Inclusion: A Scoping Review by Julie Roberts, Chinwe Onuegbu, Bronwyn Harris, Corinna Clark, Frances Griffiths, Kate Seers, Puren Aktas, Sophie Staniszewska, Felicity Boardman

“…Sources of Evidence: Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, CINHAL, Web of Science, Scopus and Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts (ASSIA). …”
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Simulation and Optimization of Dynamic Fracture Parameters for an Inverted Square Nine-Spot Well Pattern in Tight Fractured Oil Reservoirs by Le Jiang, Peng Gao, Jie Liu, Yunbin Xiong, Jing Jiang, Ruizhong Jia, Zhongchao Li, Pengcheng Liu

“…Moreover, the optimal penetration ratio and the conductivity of the hydraulic fracture are 0.6 and 40 D-cm, respectively.…”
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Quality of Life in Wilson’s Disease: A Systematic Literature Review by Chakrapani Balijepalli, Kevin Yan, Lakshmi Gullapalli, Stephane Barakat, Helene Chevrou-Severac, Eric Druyts

“…To date, there have been no comprehensive studies synthesizing evidence pertaining to the quality of life (QOL) in WD. **Objective:** We conducted a systematic literature review to identify and synthesize the evidence on QOL in patients with WD. …”
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Barriers and Strategies to Lifestyle and Dietary Pattern Interventions for Prevention and Management of TYPE-2 Diabetes in Africa, Systematic Review by Hirut Bekele, Adisu Asefa, Bekalu Getachew, Abebe Muche Belete

“…The article search was conducted in an electronic database search of PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library. …”
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Isolation and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Haemophilus influenzae from Nasopharynx of Children under Five Years Attending Maternal and Child Health Clinic in Mbarara Region... by Daniel Omoding, Joel Bazira

“…This was a cross-sectional study conducted between January and May 2018, among clinically healthy children under five years attending Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinic in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). …”
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Bayesian Inference of Hidden Cognitive Performance and Arousal States in Presence of Music by Saman Khazaei, Md Rafiul Amin, Maryam Tahir, Rose T. Faghih

“…We decode the arousal and performance states from the skin conductance and behavioral signals, respectively. We derive an arousal-performance model based on the Yerkes—Dodson law. …”
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Reliability of Upper Extremity Functional Performance Tests for the Non-overhead Athlete by Bryan L Riemann, George J Davies

“…# Background While there have been reliability studies conducted on several upper extremity functional performance tests (UEFPT), there are several complicating factors that inhibit the ability to draw definitive consensus about the reliability of the tests in both females and males. …”
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Strategies and Determinants of Knowledge Management and Sharing in Healthcare Organizations: A Narrative Review by Leila Banifatemeh, Nadjla Hariri, Mostafa Farahbakhsh

“…A thorough literature review was conducted using relevant keywords in PubMed, Scopus, and SID databases and the Google Scholar search engine. …”
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Indoor Positioning System in Learning Approach Experiments by Dodo Zaenal Abidin, Siti Nurmaini, Erwin, Errissya Rasywir, Yovi Pratama

“…The test was conducted with a deep learning approach using a deep neural network (DNN) algorithm. …”
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Governmental approaches to food security management: A bibliometric analysis by Eldar Guliyev, Bayali Atashov, Aygun Guliyeva

“…Recognizing the critical importance of this imperative, this study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis that sheds light on the scientific landscape of strategic public administration of food security. …”
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Outcomes of Open Knee Joint Injuries in Trauma Patients at Tibebe-Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir-Dar, Ethiopia by Getachew Wuhib Shumye, Melatwork Assefa Wolle, Mekuriaw Wuhib Shumye, Leul Mekonnen Zeru

“…Methods: An institution-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted by reviewing the medical records of 43 patients treated for open knee joint injuries from January 2019 to July 2021, with an 86% response rate. …”
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Investigation on the Mechanical and Thermal Insulation Properties of Hollow Microspheres/Phenolic Syntactic Foams by Jing Dai, Chao Peng, Shuyue Zhang, Shun Wu, Minxian Shi, Zhixiong Huang

“…Meanwhile, the thermal conductivity of phenolic syntactic foam also increases as the heat treatment temperature rises. …”
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Factors associated with the uptake and utilisation of diabetic retinopathy screening services in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Iheanyi Oby Nwaoha, Albain Ayime Balibuno, Nuha Ibrahim

“…<h4>Methodology</h4>This scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O'Malley (2005) framework. …”
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Heat transfer enhancement by utilizing Al2O3-Water nanofluid in a coiled agitated vessel by Abdulrazzaq Abdzaid Hussein, Ahmed Chead Auda, Ansam F. Showard, H.I. Dawood

“…This study aims to investigate the heat transfer process of Al₂O₃ water-nanofluid using an agitated vessel with coils. The experiment was conducted using three volumetric concentrations of nanofluid (0.15, 0.25, and 0.35 vol%). …”
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Schizophrenia spectrum disorders in India: A population-based study by Prakyath Ravindranath Hegde, Lakshmi P. Nirisha, Chethan Basavarajappa, Satish Suhas, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, NMHS National Collaborators Group

“…Materials and Methods: The NMHS conducted a population-based cross-sectional study in 12 Indian states from 2015 to 2016, encompassing 34,802 adults. …”
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A Strain Rate-Dependent Damage Evolution Model for Concrete Based on Experimental Results by Peng Wan, Xiaoyan Lei, Bin Xu, Hui Song

“…Cyclic uniaxial compression tests were conducted on concrete samples at three strain rates of 10−3s−1, 10−4s−1, and 10−5s−1, respectively, and ultrasonic wave measurements were made at specified strain values during the loading progress. …”
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Coping with COVID-19 using traditional medicine: perspectives from Joe Morolong, Northern Cape by Masego M. Motsumi, Livhuwani D. Nemakonde

“…Setting: The study was conducted in Joe Morolong Local Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa. …”
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