Challenges and possible improvements for healthcare teams at outreach clinics in Nepal – a qualitative study by Ingrid Eriksen, Eirin Helene Rasmussen, Biraj Karmacharya, Seema Das, Elisabeth Darj, Maria Lisa Odland

“…Potential ways of overcoming the perceived challenges of underutilising available healthcare services include financial and human resources. The rural population´s health awareness needs to be increased, and the work environment for rural healthcare workers needs to be improved. …”
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ORGANIZATION OF STUDENTS’ SELF-GUIDED WORK IN BIOMEDICAL DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY USING DISTANT LEARNING TECHNOLOGY by Eduard F. Barinov, Raisa V. Basiy, Olga P. Shatova

“…The aim of the investigation to substantiate and analyze the practical implementation of using distance learning technologies (DLT) for managing the formation of basic knowledge during students’ individual work in the Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology, Human Anatomy and Biological Chemistry.Methods. The methods involve analysis of an individual students’ work.Results. …”
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A Novel Pattern Recognition Method for Self-Powered TENG Sensor Embedded to the Robotic Hand by Azat Balapan, Rauan Yeralkhan, Alikhan Aryslanov, Gulnur Kalimuldina, Azamat Yeshmukhametov

“…This paper presents the development and implementation of a human-like robotic hand integrated with advanced triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) based tactile sensors for shape and material recognition. …”
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Assessing Educators’ Readiness for Innovative Professional and Pedagogical Activities by G. R. Khusainova, S. G. Karstina, M. F. Galikhanov

“…The ongoing transformations in the modern world have a significant impact on the sustainable development of national economies, unify the requirements for human capital, and its educational level. Taking into account current trends, governments are taking significant measures to ensure and maintain the link between education, the economy and socio-economic development. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Usefulness of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth by Adrian Martyniak, Magdalena Wójcicka, Iwona Rogatko, Tomasz Piskorz, Przemysław J. Tomasik

“…This review is based on research studies no older than 10 years old and those using only human models. In summary, clinical studies have shown that the efficacy of SIBO therapy can be increased by combining antibiotics with probiotics, especially in vulnerable patients such as children and pregnant women. …”
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Challenges and Current Trends in Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance in EU Water Law Context by Justyna Rogowska, Grażyna Gałęzowska, Agnieszka Zimmermann

“…The increasing consumption of pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics, and their improper disposal have resulted in both pharmaceuticals and their metabolites being released into the environment, where they pose a risk to both ecosystems and human health. One of the most serious threats to public health associated with the presence of antibiotics in the environment is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). …”
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Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Repair Necrotic Pancreatic Tissue and Promote Angiogenesis by Secreting Cellular Growth Factors Involved in the SDF-1α/CXCR4 Axis in Rats... by Daohai Qian, Jian Gong, Zhigang He, Jie Hua, Shengping Lin, Chenglei Xu, Hongbo Meng, Zhenshun Song

“…The capacities of proliferation, migration, and repair of human umbilical vein endothelial cells were enhanced by BMSCs supernatant. …”
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Traditional knowledge, uses, and perceptions of mushrooms among the Wixaritari and mestizos of Villa Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico by Mara Ximena Haro-Luna, Felipe Ruan-Soto, Laura Guzmán-Dávalos

“…Abstract The relationship between humans and nature is defined by culture. Accordingly, the use, conceptions, and perceptions of resources differ among cultural groups, even among those inhabiting the same region or those who come into contact with the same biota. …”
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Emission of Brominated Pollutants from Waste Printed Circuit Boards during Thermal Treatment: A Review by Jun Wan, Jia Sun, Xiang-Lin Zhao, An-Sheng Le, Peng-Bo Ren, Ming-Xiu Zhan, Xiao-Qing Lin, Tong Chen

“…The disposal of WPCBs generates many brominated pollutants, which have a great impact on human health and the surrounding environment. At present, research on the WPCB disposal process has mainly been focused on efficient resource recovery; studies of pollutant emission have been limited to chlorinated dioxins, and research on brominated pollutants is relatively limited. …”
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SDES-YOLO: A high-precision and lightweight model for fall detection in complex environments by Xiangqian Huang, Xiaoming Li, Limengzi Yuan, Zhao Jiang, Hongwei Jin, Wanghao Wu, Ru Cai, Meilian Zheng, Hongpeng Bai

“…In the field of object detection, while YOLOv8 has recently made notable strides in detection accuracy and speed, it still faces challenges in detecting falls due to variations in lighting, occlusions, and complex human postures. To address these issues, this study proposes the SDES-YOLO model, an improvement based on YOLOv8. …”
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Municipal public spending in environmental management: efficiency and determinants by Vanderléia de Souza da Silva, Johan Hendrik Poker Junior, Marco Antonio Milani Filho, Ieda Kanashiro Makiya, Denise Rugani Topke

“…The determinants of efficiency were: the overall municipal human development index; the percentages of people: with piped water and installed toilets, those with higher education above 25 years old, and the poor. …”
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Rapid change in red cell blood group systems after the main Out of Africa of Homo sapiens by Stéphane Mazières, Silvana Condemi, Wassim El Nemer, Jacques Chiaroni

“…Abstract Despite the advances in paleogenomics, red cell blood group systems in ancient human populations remain scarcely known. Pioneer attempts showed that Neandertal and Denisova, two archaic hominid populations inhabiting Eurasia, expressed blood groups currently found in sub-Saharans and a rare “rhesus”, part of which is found in Oceanians. …”
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Pivotal roles of Plasmodium falciparum lysophospholipid acyltransferase 1 in cell cycle progression and cytostome internalization by Junpei Fukumoto, Minako Yoshida, Suzumi M. Tokuoka, Eri Saki H. Hayakawa, Shinya Miyazaki, Takaya Sakura, Daniel Ken Inaoka, Kiyoshi Kita, Jiro Usukura, Hideo Shindou, Fuyuki Tokumasu

“…These findings highlight PfLPLAT1 as a potential target for antimalarial therapy, particularly due to its unique role and divergence from human orthologs.…”
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Efficacy of non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy on immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis... by Juhong Shi, Gang Liu, Meng Wang, Tao Wang, Yi Li, Yi Yang, Xuezhong Yu, Huadong Zhu, Yong Ma, Zongru Li, Lixi Zhang, Kun He, Jianqiang He

“…Publication bias will be identified with the funnel plot.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required since it is not carried out in humans. The systematic review will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated extensively through conferences.…”
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Development of Safe and Non-Self-Immunogenic Mucosal Adjuvant by Recombinant Fusion of Cholera Toxin A1 Subunit with Protein Transduction Domain by Byoung-Shik Shim, In Su Cheon, Eugene Lee, Sung-Moo Park, Youngjoo Choi, Dae-Im Jung, Eunji Yang, Jung-ah Choi, June Young Chun, Jae-Ouk Kim, Cheol-Heui Yun, Cecil Czerkinsky, Man Ki Song

“…However, native CT is highly toxic to be used as a mucosal adjuvant in humans. Here, we demonstrate a new approach to generate a mucosal adjuvant by replacing the B subunit of CT with HIV-1 Tat protein transduction domain (PTD), which efficiently delivers fusion proteins into the cell cytoplasm by unspecific binding to cell surface. …”
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Evaluation on the effectiveness on the implementation of WHO caregiver skills training (CST) programme in Hong Kong: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Wai-Ching Paul Wong, Siu-Lun Chow

“…A set of other measurements of caregivers’ knowledge, confidence and experience of using the caregiving skills were also measured.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was received from the Human Research Ethics Committee (EA1901033), The University of Hong Kong. …”
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Label-free proteomic analysis of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy showed decreased sarcomere proteins and increased ubiquitination-related proteins by Juliana Cristina Tobar da Silva, Mariângela Rangel Alves Nogueira, Yara Martins da Silva, Fábio César Sousa Nogueira, Nathalie Henriques Silva Canedo, Katia Carneiro, Denise de Abreu Pereira

“…Enrichment of functions associated with cell structure and RNA binding was also observed, including cytoskeletal protein binding and RNA binding. The human phenotypes most related to the proteomic signature were abnormal circulating metabolites, muscle physiology, and weakness. …”
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Evaluation of the Environmental Performance of Seasonal Spaces in the Vernacular Architecture of the Regions With Cold Climate: A Case Study in Ardabil by Marjaneh Kharrat Sadeghi, Mahsa Javadi Nodeh, Mehrdad Sarabi

“…In contrast, during the hot seasons, while indoor temperatures in most spaces exceeded outdoor temperatures, they remained within the acceptable range of human thermal comfort.…”
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Exploring Methacrylated Gellan Gum 3D Bioprinted Patches Loaded with Tannic Acid or L-Ascorbic Acid as Potential Platform for Wound Dressing Application by Federica Scalia, Alessandra Maria Vitale, Domiziana Picone, Noemi De Cesare, Maria Swiontek Brzezinska, Beata Kaczmarek-Szczepanska, Alfredo Ronca, Barbara Zavan, Fabio Bucchieri, Marta Anna Szychlinska, Ugo D’Amora

“…The cytocompatibility of the patches was demonstrated by direct and indirect tests on human dermal fibroblasts (HDF) as per ISO 10993. …”
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Knowledge about sexually transmitted infections in adolescents from the Naiguatá Parish. La Guaira. Venezuela, 2021 by Bárbara Teresa Zabala Enrique, Natasha Sànchez Bouza, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Magdalena Omayda Albelo, Josè Demiàn Rodrìguez Medina, Yusimì Cabada Martìnez

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> sexually transmitted infections are a problem that can harm human beings, especially adolescents.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to describe the adolescents’ knowledge about sexually transmitted infections from the Naiguatá Parish. …”
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