Cardiovascular Characterization of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Anemia by Nancy González Vales, Ximena Laura Graña, Lucía Díaz Morejón, Tamara Sánchez Estrada, Belkis Rodríguez Jorge, Ifraín Machín Caride

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in the hematology and cardiology consultations of the Paquito González Cueto de Cienfuegos University Pediatric Hospital from July 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012. …”
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Assessment of Weight Management Practices among Adults in the United Arab Emirates by Amita Attlee, Nour Atmani, Viktor Stromtsov, Fatima Ali, Rim Tikarly, Sarah Ryad, Ghada Salah, Hayder Hasan, Reyad Obaid

“…Awareness about the ill-effects of unhealthy WM practices and importance of dietitian’s consultation are imperative.…”
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Evaluation of primary health care nurses’ knowledge and neonatal screening performance for phenylketonuria in Alexandria by Esraa Mohammed Abd El-Samie Ismail, Wafaa Mohamed Elarousy, Shaymaa Saeed Mohamed Badawe, Rasha Mohamed Abohadida

“…This is achieved through consult with the child’s provider promptly to arrange a PKU test, accurate collection of blood samples at maternal and child health centers, enable early detection of potential cases. …”
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Digging for Literature on Tailoring Cultural Offers With and for Older People From Ethnic Minority Groups: A Scoping Review by Stephanie Tierney, Jordan Gorenberg, Marta Santillo, Debra Westlake, Geoffrey Wong, Kerryn Husk, Sofia Vougioukalou, Ruthanne Baxter, Shoba Dawson, Nia Roberts, Caroline Potter, Harriet Warburton, Beth McDougall, Johannah Latchem, Kamal R Mahtani

“…Conclusions Reviewed papers showed that consulting with target groups is important to ensure that activities are inclusive and sympathetically delivered. …”
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Long Live Technical Translation: Technical Translation in English Language Learning by E. A. Komochkina, T. V. Selezneva

“…The article stresses the need of transforming the conventional teaching models of technical translation and science-literature reading into a new form of seminar-workshop consultation. Its distinctive features and key principles would include its correlation with physical and mathematical disciplines, the use of specific formulaic expressions. …”
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Seminoma of Testis Masquerading as Orchitis in an Adult with Paraplegia: Proposed Measures to Avoid Delay in Diagnosing Testicular Tumours in Spinal Cord Injury Patients by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L. Hughes, Paul Mansour, Bakul M. Soni

“…To prevent delay in the diagnosis of testicular tumours in SCI patients, we propose the following measures: (1) patients who develop swelling of the testis should consult a physician as soon as possible for clinical examination; blind antibiotic therapy should be avoided if possible; (2) if clinical examination reveals a hard swelling of the testis and the typical features of acute urinary infection are absent, an ultrasound scan of the scrotum should be performed as soon as possible; (3) in patients with equivocal ultrasound findings, ultrasound-guided, fine-needle aspiration cytology may allow an early diagnosis of testicular malignancy; (4) education of SCI patients and their caregivers is needed to implement these recommendations.…”
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Characterization of children under five with severe protein-energy malnutrition treated in a clinic in Timor Leste by Anagalys Ortega Alvelay, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<strong><br />Methods</strong>: an observational, descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional study conducted in all children under 5 years old who attended consultation during that period. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied. …”
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Strategic SWOT analysis of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital using Modified Delphi Technique: implications for strengthening national and regional health systems by Cyril Chukwudi Dim, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Nympha Onyinye Enebe, Wilson Chukwukasi Kassy, Johnpaul Ejikeme Nnagbo, Ikechukwu Emmanuel Obi, Nkiruka Pauline Onodugo, Nwamaka Ngozika Lasebikan, Obinna Donatus Onodugo

“…Thirty key stakeholders and leaders in the organization were first consulted to identify the SWOTs. This was followed by a structured ranking of the SWOTs by 109 staff of UNTH to isolate the priority assets and needs of the organization. …”
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The Impact on Emergency Department Utilization and Patient Flows after Integrating with a General Practitioner Cooperative: An Observational Study by W. A. M. H. Thijssen, M. Wijnen-van Houts, J. Koetsenruijter, P. Giesen, M. Wensing

“…The latter changed from fewer contacts to more contacts (OR 1.015 95% CI 1.013–1.017). Consultations at the regional genereral practitioner cooperative (GPC) increased by 26.0% (183.782 versus 232.246). …”
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Investigating resource productivity: the ecological potential of printed electronics as alternative to PCB by Marieke van Diemen, Jan Brusselaers, Corné Rentrop

“…Performance is evaluated by gathering data from existing literature, expert consultancy and own calculations on production data and product weight. …”
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Worldwide variations in the knowledge and use of fluoroscopy during percutaneous nephrolithotomy—should we do better? A survey by the European Association of Urology Section for Ur... by Otaš Durutovic, Guohua Zeng, Bhaskar Somani, Simon Choong, Giorgio Mazzon, Di Gu, Zeeshan Hameed, TP Rajeev, Bogomir Milojevic, Davide Brusa, Tiago Ribeiro Oliveira, Sergio Pereira, Nariman Gadzhiev, Ali Serdar Gozen, Evangelos Liatsikos, Panagiotis Kallidonis, Uros Bumbasirevic, Andreas Skolarikos

“…Precautions to reduce exposure appeared poorly followed as up to 25.4% of respondents used regularly continuous fluoroscopy, and up to 20.5% used regularly high-frequency setting and this trend was more obvious among senior specialists (6.2% of trainees used high-frequency settings vs. 21.3% of consultants, p<0.05). Additionally, only 24.9% of respondents would provide X-ray protection to patients too. …”
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects on Kidney and Liver and their Correlations with CDAI by Tamara Salman Mohammed, Raya Ezat Maroof, Ali Hussein Al-Hafidh

“…The blood samples were collected from Baghdad Teaching Hospital / Rheumatology Consulting Clinic. General information had been collected from each subject according to a questionnaire that had been applied for this purpose.  …”
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McKenzie’s method effectiveness in patients with cervical vertebral pain. Chambas, Ciego de Ávila, 2022-2023 by Onesio Esteban de León Gutierrez, Israel Triana Pérez, Tania Alemán Martínez, Aray Pérez Pino, Félix Jorge Jiménez Cantero, Iván Castillo Ledo

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> pre-experimental study, with pre-test and post-test, carried out in 64 patients with cervical vertebral pain of non-traumatic origin, who attended the Physiatrist consultation at the Julio Castillo and Camilo Cienfuegos polyclinics, in Chambas municipality, Ciego de Ávila province, from 2022 to 2023. …”
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Features of Medical Care Providing to Patients with Digestive Diseases in the Krasnodar Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, S. A. Gabriel, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, M. A. Basenko

“…The pandemic has increased the need for telemedicine: 378 tele-consultations on the gastroenterological profile was carried out in the Krasnodar Region in 2021.Conclusion. …”
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A South African Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: Clinical Presentation and Six-Year Follow-Up by Alexandra Grubnik, Yastira Ramdas, Barend Van der Bergh, Simon Nayler, Carol-Ann Benn, Bernardo L. Rapoport

“…The patient was a 61-year-old woman who consulted the Breast Care Centre of Excellence in Johannesburg in 2015. …”
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School Management Committee and The Implementation of Universal Primary Education in Primary Schools. A Case of Nakaseke Central Constituency, Uganda. by Isingoma, Tomson

“…The findings were that Consultative roles were the most executed as compared to supervisory/monitoring roles and administrative/ management roles. …”
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Household Income and Educational Completional Rates of Girl Child in Primary Schools of Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale District Uganda. by Ainembabazi, Babrah

“…The challenges faced by girls included a lack of finances, lengthy consultation processes by parents, limited capacity to improve living standards, lack of openness and transparency, lack of responsiveness, and absence of a work plan. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Sustainable Construction Practices on Project Performance. by Niwahereza, Blair

“…Questionnaire surveys were conducted across stakeholders that included site engineers, consultants and contractors. The research categorized the proposed strategies to the implementation of sustainable construction practices using relative importance index (RII) as a basis of analysis. …”
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Mapping the association between mental health and people's perceived and actual ability to practice hygiene-related behaviours in humanitarian and pandemic crises: A scoping review... by Emily Yasmin Ghassemi, Astrid Hasund Thorseth, Karine Le Roch, Thomas Heath, Sian White

“…Published and grey literature was identified through database searches, humanitarian-relevant portals, and consultations with key stakeholders in the humanitarian sector. 25 publications were included, 21 were peer-reviewed published articles and four were grey literature publications. …”
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THE THEORY OF CIVILIZATIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF CONTEMPORARY HUMANITIES by T. V. Danylova

“…For the preservation and further development of the world civilization, there is no other choice but to elaborate the strategies, mechanisms for consultation and dialogue, cooperation and partnership of civilizations and states. …”
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