Interdisciplinary collaboration across secondary and primary care to improve medication safety in the elderly (IMMENSE study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Liv Mathiesen, Jeanette Schultz Johansen, Kjerstin Havnes, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Stine Haustreis, Lillann Wilsgård Skaue, Elena Kamycheva, Kirsten K. Viktil, Anne Gerd Granås, Beate H. Garcia

“…The intervention comprises five steps mainly performed by pharmacists: (1) medication reconciliation at admission, (2) medication review during hospital stay, (3) patient counselling about the use of medicines, (4) a comprehensible and patient-friendly medication list with explanations in discharge summary and (5) postdischarge phone calls to the primary care level. …”
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A new classification for dislocated and displaced proximal humeral fractures by Sadaki Mitsuzawa, Hisataka Takeuchi, Kenta Ijiri, Yuya Furusho, Shinnosuke Yamashita, Yoshihiro Tsukamoto, Satoshi Ota, Eijiro Onishi, Tadashi Yasuda

“…Compared with the Neer and AO/OTA classifications, our new classification system adopted a user-friendly flowchart format and provided satisfactory intra- and interobserver reliability. …”
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SEAHORS: Spatial Exploration of ArcHaeological Objects in R Shiny by Royer, Aurélien, Discamps, Emmanuel, Plutniak, Sébastien, Thomas, Marc

“…The goal of SEAHORS is to make the two and three-dimensional intra-site spatial exploration of archaeological data as user-friendly as possible, in order to give the opportunity to researchers not familiar with GIS and R software to utilise such approaches. …”
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The clean analysis process of Mn2+ for industries: a comparative study on direct determination of high-concentration Mn2+ in solution using spectrophotometry by Yanli Xu, Fuyuan Xu, Yong Liu, Guangbin Zhu, Ying Chen, Ning Duan

“…The findings provide a substantial reference for the direct detection of other industrial components, promoting more efficient and environmentally friendly industrial practice.…”
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Structural performance of lightweight fibre-reinforced oil palm shell concrete subjected to impact loadings under varying boundary conditions by Idris Ahmed Ja'e, Zakaria Che Muda, Agusril Syamsir, Chiemela Victor Amaechi, Hamad Almujibah, Ali.E.A. Elshekh, Maaz Osman Bashir, Abdulrazak H. Almaliki

“…Lightweight concrete produced from recycled agricultural waste, has been used for decades as an eco-friendly product. This innovative approach aims to mitigate environmental pollution and promote sustainable practices in managing industrial waste. …”
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Comparative study of packaging materials developed from fish and legume protein concentrates by Evmorfia Athanasopoulou, Angeliki Katsiroumpa, Chrysavgi Gardeli, Theofania Tsironi

“…The results of the study show the utilization of food industry potential waste for producing environmentally friendly packaging materials.…”
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Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial by Martin R Cowie, Stephen Morris, Gregory Lip, Richard J McManus, Stephen Sutton, Jonathan Mant, Simon J Griffin, Sarah Hoare, Jenni Burt, Rachel Johnson, Mark Lown, Alison Powell, Natalie Armstrong, FD Richard Hobbs, Trudie Lobban, Rakesh Narendra Modi, Ben Freedman, David A Fitzmaurice, Stephen Kaptoge, Jenny Lund, Duncan Edwards, Kate Williams, H Thom, Francesco Fusco, Michael J Sweeting, Andrew Dymond, The SAFER Authorship Group

“…Dissemination will be via publications, patient-friendly summaries, reports and engagement with the UK National Screening Committee.Trial registration number ISRCTN72104369.…”
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Advanced TiO2-polypyrrole nanostructures enhance glucose detection accuracy with cutting-edge non-enzymatic electrochemical capabilities by Ashima Thakur, Sweety Pal, Usha Sharma, Ajit Sharma, Meenakshi Choudhary, Mukesh C. Joshi, Herma Dina Setiabudi, Prabal Pratap Singh, Atheesha Singh, Sudheesh K. Shukla

“…Therefore, the proposed nanocomposite holds great promise for the development of sustainable and environmentally friendly glucose sensing devices.…”
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Antifungal, Insecticidal, and Repellent Activities of Rosmarinus officinalis Essential Oil and Molecular Docking of Its Constituents against Acetylcholinesterase and β-Tubulin by Ghizlane Houzi, Youness El abdali, Ghada Beniaich, Mohamed Chebaibi, Mohamed Taibi, Amine Elbouzidi, Samiha Kaioua, Abdeslam Asehraou, Mohamed Addi, Khalid Chaabane, Rachid Flouchi, Aimad Allali, Soad Khal-Layoun

“…These findings suggest that the EO derived from Moroccan Rosmarinus officinalis has potential as an effective natural agent against pathogenic fungi and could serve as a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative as a bioinsecticide.…”
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Optimization, characterization and biosafety of oregano, rosemary and mint oil mixture against Penicillium digitatum in citrus using L-optimal mixture design by Rahaf Khaled, Sara Mohamed, Amira Mohamed, Aya Khairy, Hesham Elhariry, Ashraf Bakry, Neima K. Elsenosy, Naglaa Ebeed, Salem S. Salem, Thanaa ElNoby, Samah H. Abu-Hussien

“…This study demonstrates the potential of optimized essential oil mixtures as effective and eco-friendly alternatives for postharvest disease control.…”
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A qualitative study to understand the facilitators of and barriers to retention in care to the national PMTCT Option B+ programme in Uganda. by Charity Kyomugisha-Nuwagaba, Rachel King, Rose Baryamutuma, Simon Muhumuza, Linda N Kisakye, William Bazeyo, Evelyn Akello

“…It was also highlighted that presence of friendly clinic staff members, scheduling reminders were important aspects of retention.…”
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Association between maternal satisfaction and other indicators of quality of care at childbirth: a cross-sectional study based on the WHO standards by Marzia Lazzerini, Emanuelle Pessa Valente, Chiara Semenzato, Ilaria Mariani

“…Additionally, ‘victim of abuse, discrimination, aggressiveness’ was inversely associated with the wish to return to the facility or to recommend it to a friend (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.17 to 0.70, p<0.003).Conclusion This study suggested that many variables are strongly associated with women’s satisfaction with care during childbirth and support the use of multiple measures to monitor the QoC at childbirth.…”
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Aging towards walkable futures: insights from a multidisciplinary workshop held in Barcelona, Spain by Enric Vall-Garcia, Laura Delgado-Ortiz, Lisa Alcock, Laura Coll-Planas, José Augusto García-Navarro, Susanne Iwarsson, Josep Maria Jansà, Carl-Philipp Jansen, Sarah Koch, Simon Schwartz, Merja Rantakokko, Adelaida Sarukhan, Willeke van Staalduinen, Lynn Rochester, Judith Garcia-Aymerich

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Evolution characteristics and driving factors of rural living space system in the Three Gorges reservoir area:A case study of Santuo Village in Chongqing Municipality by YAN Yan, YANG Qingyuan, HU Baoqing

“…Summarizing the evolution characteristics of rural living space systems and analyzing their driving factors is a key measure for the construction of livable, business-friendly and beautiful rural areas.…”
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Identification and expression analysis of P-type ATPase IIIA subfamily in Puccinia Striiformis f. sp. tritici by Yingjie Sun, Hong Tao, Hong Han, Yiping Zou, Yingyu Xue, Shiwen Chen, Fei Tao

“…This study not only identifies a target and direction for the development of new, efficient, and environmentally friendly control agents for wheat stripe rust but also establishes a foundation for analyzing its pathogenic mechanisms.…”
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Comparative technoeconomic analysis of centralised and decentralised water source heat pump systems using CATHeaPS by Orestis Angelidis, Anastasia Ioannou, Daniel Friedrich, Alan Thomson, Gioia Falcone

“…This study introduces CATHeaPS, a Centralisation Analysis Tool for Heat Pump Systems, a user-friendly open access modelling tool that enables the technoeconomic assessment of (a) district heating networks with a centralised WSHP, and (b) ambient networks with decentralised building level WSHPs against individual ASHPs and GB for a range of consumer classes. …”
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Awareness and perception of prevention and management options of sexually transmitted infections among students at secondary school in Rivers State, Nigeria by Florence Mandah, Oluebubechukwu Udi, Pamela Thompsom-Abiye, Basil Ogbu

“…Therefore, there is the need to create the most basic level of the awareness on availability of services offered at youth-friendly healthcare services and department to facilitate its utilization.…”
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Ethical issues raised in the care of the elderly during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and possible solutions for the future: a systematic review of qualitative scientific literature by Mohamed Amine Bouchlaghem, Zoé Estey-Amyot, Erika Ethier, Miruna Anohim, Marie-Laurence Ouellet-Pelletier, Lyse Langlois, Félix Pageau

“…We highly recommend that future research be undertaken to test the efficacy of the proposed solutions in providing age-friendly, dilemma-free health care and environments.…”
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Systematic review of reviews on interventions to engage men and boys as clients, partners and agents of change for improved sexual and reproductive health and rights by Sanyukta Mathur, Julie Pulerwitz, Ann Gottert, Jesse Werner, Renay Weiner, Chantalle Okondo, Sarah Magni

“…We summarised the interventions most consistently found to be effective across reviews, in a programmer-friendly visual mapped onto a framework of men as clients, partners and agents of change. …”
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Antifungal, toxicological, and colorimetric properties of Origanum vulgare, Moringa oleifera, and Cinnamomum verum essential oils mixture against Egyptian Prince Yusuf Palace deter... by Asmaa Alhussein Mohamed, Mahgoub A. Ahmed, Abdallah S. Korayem, Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Wael Bakry Rashidy

“…These findings demonstrate the potential of the EOs combination as an effective, eco-friendly approach to mitigating fungal deterioration in wall paintings, contributing to sustainable conservation strategies for cultural heritage preservation.…”
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