Parametric and non-parametric estimation of reference intervals for routine laboratory tests: an analysis of health check-up data for 260 889 young men in the South Korean military by Taeyun Kim, Hyunji Choi, Sun Min Lee

“…Objectives Determination of reference intervals (RIs) using big data faces several obstacles due to heterogeneity in analysers, period and ethnicity. …”
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Chronological development of environmental protection and sustainable development in Ethiopia: Systematic review by Tsegay Kahsay Gebrekidan, Muuz Gebretsadik Gebremariam, Meaza Kidane Teferi, Selama Gebreslassie Yebyo

“…Despite these advancements, Ethiopia faces numerous environmental challenges, including land degradation, climate change, deforestation, pollution, and inadequate implementation of environmental policies. …”
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اعتماد برنامج المکتبات والمعلومات بجامعة المنوفية : المشکلات والصعوبات by فاطمة خمیس

“…The study aimed to identify the problems and difficulties that the Librariesand Information Department faced when applying the standards, indicators,elements and characteristics of the evaluation and accreditation guide for theeducational program in higher education institutions and Al-Azhar through theexperience of accrediting the Library and Information Program at the University ofMenoufia.The study identified problems at the level of five main axes focused Thefirst axis focused on problems from a formal point of view, while the second axisdealt with coding at the level of standards, while the third axis represented theabsence of forms for questionnaires required for accreditation, while the fourthaxis devoted to problems at the level of procedures, and finally the fifth axisaddressed problems at the level of relationships between standards, Theresearcher used the Descriptive Analytical Methodology, as the researcheranalyzed the actual content of the actual application of the evaluation andaccreditation guide for the educational program in higher education institutionsand Al-Azhar through the experience of accrediting the library and informationprogram at the University of Menoufia , The study reached to identify thoseproblems in the above five axes, the most important of which are the presence ofindicators, elements and characteristics in other than their correct locations, therecurrence of coding at the level of the first three criteria under each of theprogram management axis and the axis of educational effectiveness, theabsence of models of questionnaires required to meet the criteria , The guidedoes not include flowcharts in which the starting point and the end point arespecified to meet the standard, the absence of a model procedural guide thatclarifies the steps of work within the standard and one of the most importantrecommendations of the study is the preparation of a model procedural guide bythe National Authority to ensure the quality of education and accreditationclarifies the method of work within Evaluation and accreditation guide for the  educational program in higher education institutions and Al-Azhar, preparing anew edition of the "evaluation and accreditation guide for the educationalprogram in higher education and Al-Azhar institutions taking into account thefollowing: Non-repetition of coding at the level of the first three criteria under boththe program management axis and the educational effectiveness axis and toinclude The new version of the guide provides flow charts that define a point Thestart and the end point to meet the standard…”
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Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh: Activities, Challenges, and Suggestions by Taufique Joarder, Tahrim Z. Chaudhury, Ishtiaq Mannan

“…This study explores the existing health policy environment and current activities to further the progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the challenges faced in these endeavors. This qualitative study involved document reviews (n=22) and key informant interviews (KII, n=15). …”
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CYCLICAL DYNAMICS OF THE «EXTERNAL» AND «INTERNAL» ENVIRONMENTS OF BUSINESS-ORGANIZATIONS IN GR-MANAGEMENT by A. A. Degtyarev, М. D. Bondarev, A. S. Teteryuk

“…During such activities GR-specialist regularly faces the practical problems of frequent temporary error (“temporal asynchrony”) and low level of spatial contingency (“spatial incongruence”) between the “sectoral (environmental)” types of managerial dynamics and their autonomous rhythms and paces, special sectoral functioning and development strategies, deployed within each of these sectors (industry business strategy vs public policy area) and specific phases of the cycles of corporate and public governance, yet weakly interlinked. …”
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Promoting Internal Armed Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: The Case of the U.S.-Colombia Relations (Part II) by A. A. Manukhin

“…In the present paper the author continues the study of the challenges faced by Colombia in its struggle to overcome the internal armed conflict, as well as the role of the United States in this process. …”
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The 4E theory-based performance benchmarking of aged care service provision in community care facilities: a case study of Nanjing, China by Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Ying Hu, Lingzhi Li, Chendi Wang, Luyao Liu

“…Community-care facilities (CCFs) play a key role in this process, but their service performance often faces challenges, with high input costs and limited output benefits. …”
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Justification on Choosing Screw Pumping Units as Energy Efficient Artificial Lift Technology by D. I. Sidorkin, K. S. Kupavykh

“…Currently Russian oil and gas industry are facing the task of accelerating reduction of energy consumption while preserving, or even increasing, production rates. …”
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NCHD handover in the acute mental health setting: a quality improvement initiative implementing an electronic handover tool by Karen O’Connor, Stelios Naxakis, Megan Wafer, Syeda Gardezi, Aamina Sadia, Rimsha Mujahid

“…Background Cork University Hospital, Ireland’s largest teaching hospital, faced challenges in maintaining consistent handover processes in its Acute Mental Health Unit (AMHU). …”
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Overweight and Obesity Coexist with Thinness among Lao’s Urban Area Adolescents by Katiya Ivanovitch, Sonemany Keolangsy, Nontiya Homkham

“…Laotian adolescents are facing the spectrum of malnutrition in urban areas. …”
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On The Possible Leakage of ET-RR1 Liquid Waste Tank: Hydrological and Migration Modes Studies by N. S. Mahmoud, S. T. EL-Hemamy

“…Therefore, at present, it faces a serious problem due to aging equipment, especially those directly in contact with the environment such as the underground settling tanks of nuclear and radioactive waste. …”
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Social determinants of student mental health before and after the Beirut port explosion: two cross-sectional studies by Julia Scheuring, Tania Bosqui

“…Abstract Background Students in Lebanon are facing the devastating impact of multiple national crises, including an unprecedented economic collapse and the Beirut port explosion that killed hundreds, injured thousands, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. …”
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Topical issues of legal regulation of medical humanitarian care in a pandemic by O. E. Karpov, D. N. Nikitenko, V. V. Tretyakov, D. S. Voronov

“…At the same time, the receiving organization was faced with the task of promptly transferring humanitarian aid to the final recipients in order to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation. …”
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China’s Political Reforms in the Early 21^st Century by Nguyen Xuan Сuong

“…But also at the beginning of the second decade of the XXI century implementation of the legislation, democracy faces many calls, especially intensification of nationalism at the beginning of the century. …”
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Factors affecting the risk of gender-based violence among 2SLGBTQIA+ adolescents and youth: a scoping review of climate change-related vulnerabilities by Szymon Parzniewski, Xing Luo, Siyu Ru, Nevcihan Ozbilge, Kyle Breen, Haorui Wu

“…The findings revealed the necessity for multi-level strategies that account for the compounded risks faced by 2SLGBTQIA+ adolescents and youth, including those introduced by environmental crises. …”
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GENDER GENEALOGY OF READING AS CULTURAL PRACTICE by N. Yu. Kryvda, L. V. Osadcha

“…Using the text; a person faces the cultural meanings without any institutional mediation; thus forming self-identity.…”
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Integration of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Into a Medical Student Clinical Reasoning Curriculum by Julia Caton, Elaina Suridis, Gabrielle R. Goldberg

“…Introduction Integration of geriatrics and palliative medicine principles into preexisting medical student curricula is imperative to train future physicians to care for older adults and those facing serious illness. Methods We developed a case of an older adult presenting with a change in mental status within a preexisting small-group case-based interactive clinical reasoning curriculum. …”
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Exploring Early Learning Challenges in Children Utilizing Statistical and Explainable Machine Learning by Mithila Akter Mim, M. R. Khatun, Muhammad Minoar Hossain, Wahidur Rahman, Arslan Munir

“…Furthermore, we explored robust machine learning (ML) models to analyze and predict the learning challenges faced by children. These include logistic regression (LRC), decision tree (DT), k-nearest neighbor (KNN), random forest (RF), gradient boosting (GB), extreme gradient boosting (XGB), and bagging classification models. …”
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The impact of free-standing online, asynchronous modules on student child maltreatment knowledge and skills acquisition by Pamela Schuetze, Tyler Counsil, Kathy R. Doody

“…Background: Training on identifying and responding to child maltreatment for students preparing for child-facing careers is often inadequate. Although the Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) curriculum developed specifically to address this need is effective, many students are in academic programs (i.e., education) that do not have room for such coursework. …”
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Socioeconomic disparities in depression risk: Limitations of the moderate effect of physical activity changes in Korea. by Su Kyoung Lee, Yong Jin Kwon

“…Across the overall PA patterns, medical aid beneficiaries consistently faced higher depression risks, with risk increases of 1.80 times for increased activity, 1.68 times for continuous inactivity, and 1.34 times for decreased activity compared to health insurance beneficiaries with the same PA change patterns. …”
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