Assessment of vitamin D-related knowledge, attitudes and practices among Sultan Qaboos University students in Oman: a cross-sectional study by Rahma Said Al Hadhrami, Rehab Al Kaabi, Hajer Juma Al Shuaibi, Rawan Salim Al Abdulsalam

“…Despite being a sun-rich country, vitamin D deficiency is widespread in Oman (87.5%).Aim This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding vitamin D among university students in Oman to assess the need for additional awareness campaigns.Methods and sitting This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from September to December 2022 and involved 399 students enrolled in various degree programmes at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Muscat, Oman, using self-administered, 38-item vitamin D-related KAP (D-KAP-38) questionnaire to collect information regarding the participants’ vitamin D-related general knowledge, nutritional knowledge, attitudes and practices.Results Of the 399 college students, 384 (96.2%) were Omani nationals, 283 (70.9%) were women and 255 (64.1%) were between the ages of 20 and 26 years. …”
Get full text

The role of passive surveillance and citizen science in plant health by Nathan Brown, Ana Pérez-Sierra, Peter Crow, Stephen Parnell

“…Passive surveillance contributes vital observations in support of national and international surveillance programs, detecting potentially unknown issues in the wider landscape, beyond points of entry and the plant trade. …”
Get full text

Injuries and Illnesses Across 10 Years of Canada Games Competitions: 2009 – 2019 by Nicole J Chimera, Danielle Merasty, Monica R Lininger

“…# Background The Canada Games are a national level competition held every two years alternating between Summer and Winter Games. …”
Get full text

Experimental prosopis management practices and grassland restoration in three Eastern African countries by René Eschen, Ketema Bekele, Yohana Jumanne, Staline Kibet, Fernadis Makale, John Richard Mbwambo, Berhanu Megersa, Mahamood Mijay, Francis Moyo, Linus Munishi, Mickfanaka Mwihomeke, Winnie Nunda, Moses Nyangito, Arne Witt, Urs Schaffner

“…The three-year study was replicated in Ethiopia (Afar National Regional State), Kenya (Baringo county) and Tanzania (Moshi district). …”
Get full text

Association between cardiometabolic index and overactive bladder in adult American women: A cross-sectional study. by Junhua Li, Min He, Yu Zhou

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional analysis was performed using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) covering the years 2007 to 2018, including 6323 female participants. …”
Get full text

The book science literature in the personal library of Vaclovas Biržiška by Nijolė Lietuvninkaitė

“…He also collected bibliography science and history, including works on Russian, Polish, and German national bibliography. The renowned German scientist G. …”
Get full text

Analisis Upaya Pelayanan Kesehatan di Pusat Pendidikan dan Latihan Olahraga Pelajar (PPLP) Propinsi Sumatera Barat by Pudia M. Indika, Afriwardi ., Delmi Sulastri

“…<br />Kata kunci: pelayanan kesehatan olahraga, PPLP</p><p>Abstract<br />Education and Sport Training Student Centre (ETSC) of West Sumatra performance show instability at the national level. Students of ETSC visited health facility average of 50 of 137 people (36,5%) monthly. …”
Get full text

Variations in Water Stress and Its Driving Factors in the Yellow River Basin by Haodong Lyu, Jianmin Qiao, Gonghuan Fang, Wenting Liang, Zidong Tang, Furong Lv, Qin Zhang, Zewei Qiu, Gengning Huang

“…As one of the most sensitive areas to climate change in China, the Yellow River Basin faces a significant water resource shortage, which severely restricts sustainable economic development in the region and has become the most prominent issue in the basin. In response to the national strategy of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, as well as Sustainable Development Goal 6.4 (SDG 6.4), we applied the water stress index (WSI) to measure water stress in the basin. …”
Get full text

Nebulised 3% hypertonic saline versus 0.9% saline for treating patients hospitalised with acute bronchiolitis: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, multicentre trial by Sara Szupieńko, Aleksandra Buczek, Henryk Szymański

“…The findings of the study will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, and abstracts will be submitted to relevant national and international conferences.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov Registry (NCT06069336).…”
Get full text

Autophagy activation in response to cigarette smoke: Exploring the disparity in laryngeal cancer incidence and outcomes between sexes in South Korea by Min Ji Kim, Jisu Hong, Hyo Won Chang, Yun-Hee Lee, Jun-Pyo Myong, Ah Ra Jung, Yoon Se Lee, Minsu Kwon

“…Methods: This study analyzed the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) data of South Korea to explore sex differences in LC incidence and clinical outcomes. …”
Get full text

UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING PARENTAL VACCINE HESITANCY by Alexandru Paul Baciu, Ancuta Lupu, Ginel Baciu, Carmen Baciu, Tatiana Chisnoiu, Lorenza Forna, Vlad Andrei Pitea, Adriana Luminita Balasa, Larisia Mihai, Bianca-Maria Constantin, Ramona Mihaela Stoicescu, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Cristina Maria Mihai

“…The majority of parents have adhered to vaccination norms, and their children either have received vaccines from the National Immunization Program (NIP) or are scheduled to receive them. …”
Get full text

New-insight UVB Treatment for Psoriasis Vulgaris in Vietnamese Patients by Phuong Pham Thi Minh, Trang Trinh Minh, Phuong Hoang Thi, Giang Quach Thi Ha, Tra Bui Thi, Michael Tirant, Doanh Le Huu

“…However, there are no data on Vietnamese patients to adopt a uniform national protocol. Objectives: This study aimed to establish an optimal NBUVB therapy for the treatment of psoriasis in Vietnamese patients. …”
Get full text

“site suitability analysis for integrating large-scale hybrid photovoltaic and concentrated solar power plants in Cameroon using Monte Carlo, analytic hierarchy process, and geogra... by Fotsing Metegam Isabelle Flora

“…The findings can inform national energy policies, stimulate investment in solar energy, and serve as a model for similar regions.…”
Get full text

Households Sociodemographic Profile as Predictors of Health Insurance Uptake and Service Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Municipality of Ghana by Eric Badu, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Isaac Ofori Acheampong, Maxwell Preprah Opoku, Kwasi Addai-Donkor

“…This paper sought to examine how household profile influences the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) status and use of healthcare in a municipality of Ghana. …”
Get full text

Pediatric bacterial meningitis in southern China: analysis of 838 cases by Lianfeng Chen, Wen-Lin Wu, Yuanyuan Gao, Xiaojing Li, Sida Yang, Huici Liang, Kelu Zheng, Yani Zhang, Haixia Zhu, Yang Tian, Bingwei Peng, Haisheng Lin, Xiuying Wang, Shuyao Ning, Yinyan Gan, Chi Hou, Yinting Liao, Huiling Sheng, Wen-Xiong Chen, Wen-Xiong Chen

“…ObjectiveThis work aims to study the clinical features and risk factors of children with bacterial meningitis (BM) in southern China.MethodsClinical data of children with BM between 2012 and 2018 from one national center were analyzed retrospectively.ResultsA total of 838 patients (male/female = 1.8:1) were enrolled, with 90.6% under 1 year old. …”
Get full text

Construction and Validation of a Major Depression Risk Predictive Model for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: Insights from NHANES 2005–2018 by Li-xiang Zhang, Shan-bing Hou, Fang-fang Zhao, Ting-ting Wang, Ying Jiang, Xiao-juan Zhou, Jiao-yu Cao

“…Methods: Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2018, 1098 adults with CHD were included. …”
Get full text

Intensive home visiting for adolescent mothers in the Family Nurse Partnership in England 2010–2019: a population-based data linkage cohort study using propensity score matching by Ruth Gilbert, Jan van der Meulen, Katie Harron, Eilis Kennedy, Sally Kendall, Francesca Cavallaro

“…Background We evaluated the effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP), an intensive home visiting programme aiming to improve birth outcomes, child health and development, and to promote economic self-sufficiency among teenage mothers.Methods We created a linked cohort of &gt;130 000 mothers aged 13–19 years with live births between April 2010 and March 2019, using administrative data from health (Hospital Episode Statistics), education and children’s social care (National Pupil Database). Using propensity score matching, we compared indicators of child maltreatment, health and development outcomes, and maternal hospital utilisation and educational outcomes up to 7 years following birth for mothers who did or did not enrol in FNP.Results We found no evidence of an association between FNP and indicators of child maltreatment, except for an increased rate of unplanned admissions for maltreatment/injury-related diagnoses up to age 2 years for children born to FNP mothers (6.6% vs 5.7%, relative risk (RR) 1.15; 95% CI 1.07, 1.24). …”
Get full text

COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone: an application of Health Belief Model constructs by Simon Ssentongo, Alex Muhereza, Morie Mustapha, Ruth Gemi, Dennis Cherian, Rebecca Waugh, Benjamin Crookston, Cougar Hall, Mary Linehan, Hayden Borg, Joshua West

“…Abstract Introduction While African countries, in general, experienced a milder COVID-19 impact compared to Western nations, they faced challenges with vaccine uptake. …”
Get full text

Association between adolescent obesity and early adulthood healthcare utilization—a two-cohort prospective study by Emilia Hagman, Vidar Halsteinli, Resthie R. Putri, Christina Hansen Edwards, Gudrun Waaler Bjørnelv, Claude Marcus, Rønnaug A. Ødegård

“…Healthcare utilization and costs were assessed using national patient registries. Results A total of 7592 individuals from Norway (5.7% with adolescent obesity) and 1543 individuals from Sweden with adolescent obesity, accompanied with 7330 matched general population comparators, were included. …”
Get full text

Re-calibrating measurements of low-cost air quality monitors using PCR-GPR air quality forecasting models. by Bing Liu, Shuting Yang, Junqi Wang

“…Subsequently, we established a Principal Component Regression (PCR) model using the concentration of pollutants measured by the national monitoring station as the dependent variable and the 8 principal components extracted above as the independent variables. …”
Get full text