Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among multiethnic elderly Asian residents in Singapore: a mixed-methods study by Amudha Aravindhan, Alfred Tau Liang Gan, Ester Pei Xuan Lee, Preeti Gupta, Ryan Man, Kam Chun Ho, Sharon Cohan Sung, Ching-Yu Cheng, Moi Lin Ling, Hiang Khoon Tan, Tien Yin Wong, Eva Katie Fenwick, Ecosse Luc Lamoureux

“…Indians, Malays and participants living in smaller housing had poorer mean scores for knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms. …”
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Evaluation of Dermatology Treatment Satisfaction towards Hospital Reputation among Chronic Skin Disease Patients at An Eastern Indonesian Referral Hospital by Shienty Gaspersz, Ferdi Antonio, Paulus Mario Christopher

“…This study aimed to evaluate the factor of treatment satisfaction moderated with recurrency towards hospital reputation among patients with chronic skin disorder utilizing the modified Dermasat questionnaire with six variables (treatment effectiveness, convenience of use, impact on daily living, medical care information, treatment side effect tolerable) and an additional variable (physician communication). …”
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Barriers and facilitators to implementing six monthly multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral therapy in two urban HIV clinics during the COVID-19 Era in Malawi. by Rachel Chamanga, Agatha Bula, Denview Magalasi, Stella Mahuva, Mulinda Nyirenda, Kwasi Torpey, Thulani Maphosa, Mitch Matoga

“…Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malawi Government released a policy that promoted the scale-up of six-monthly multi-month dispensing (6-MMD) of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to people living with HIV in order to decrease congestion at health facilities and transmission of COVID-19. …”
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High prevalence and co-occurrence of modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases among university students: a cross-sectional study by Ipek Cicekli, Ipek Cicekli, Serap Gokce Eskin, Serap Gokce Eskin

“…The co-occurrence of four or more lifestyle risk factors was significantly greater in students at private universities (aOR: 2.01 95% CI: 1.2; 3.35), those living in student homes (aOR: 3.57 95% CI: 1.96; 6.5), and those with fast food preferences when eating outside (a0R: 2.53 95% CI: 1.62; 3.96).ConclusionTargeted university-based interventions, such as promoting physical activity, providing affordable nutritious meals, and educating students on healthy lifestyles, are essential to reduce non-communicable disease (NCD) risk among students. …”
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Prospective Study of Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy in Absenceof Myelopathy by Umesh D. Jain, Amol Gowaikar, Pradip Patil, Uday Ghate, Rishabh Nair

“…Results: When we analyzed the NDI scores at different intervals there has been a positive trend showing the improvement in overall well being of an individual patient and this has resulted in major porting of the patients that has been taken as a sample has returned to there normal day to day living which they used to have earlier, before suffering from cervical radiculopathy. …”
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“We are Performance Philosophy Problems” by Janet Gibson, Kate Maguire-Rosier, Tony McCaffrey

“…In terms of ‘withusness’, learning disabled theatre provokes a reconsideration of long-held assumptions concerning liveness and co-presence. …”
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A novel cyber threat intelligence platform for evaluating the risk associated with smart agriculture by Navod Neranjan Thilakarathne, Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar, Pg Emeroylariffion Abas, Hayati Yassin

“…Abstract The rapid proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has brought about a profound transformation in our daily lives and work environments. However, this proliferation has also given rise to significant security challenges, as cybercriminals increasingly target IoT devices to exploit vulnerabilities and gain access to sensitive data. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom on adolescent's time use (CONTRAST study). by Irina Pokhilenko, Emma Frew, Marie Murphy, Miranda Pallan

“…<h4>Background</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major changes in everyone's lives, including adolescents. Given that adolescence is a crucial developmental stage, designing strategies to alleviate the impact of the COVID-19 on adolescents is critical. …”
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Clinicians’ experience with infographic summaries from the BMJ Rapid Recommendations: a qualitative user-testing study among residents and interns at a large teaching hospital in S... by Thomas Agoritsas, Per Vandvik, Tiffany Hirschel

“…Avenues for research include the interplay between infographics and the digital authoring platform, multiple comparisons and living guidelines.…”
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A Few Words about the Hybrid Nature of Mawlid’s Text of the 18th Century by Alla Kozhinowa

“…Although, the last rewriting of the manuscript is most likely to have taken place no earlier than the second half of the 18th century, that is, according to some researchers, when the Polish language prevailed in texts written by the Tatars who lived on the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. …”
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A study on the global patterns in the design and development of ventricular assist devices: a visualization approach by Ajay K. Sood, A. K. Prasada Rao

“…These data are crucial for driving innovation in this field and for improving the lives of patients who depend on VADs. Future studies can be conducted to explore the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning that can learn from data about patients and then adapt as per the requirements of the patients.…”
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The Dutch version of the Dignity Therapy Question Protocol for individual Dutch nursing home residents without cognitive impairments (during COVID-19): a pilot study by Herman van Dammen, Kris Vissers, Gert-Jan van der Putten, Yvonne Engels

“…It consists of a semi-structured interview encouraging patients to talk about their lives. The recorded session are transcribed and edited, after which the patient has the opportunity to make further changes to the final document. …”
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Neighborhood characteristics and HIV treatment outcomes: A scoping review. by Linda Jepkoech Kimaru, Magdiel A Habila, Namoonga M Mantina, Purnima Madhivanan, Elizabeth Connick, Kacey Ernst, John Ehiri

“…Recognizing challenges faced by people living with HIV is vital for improving their HIV treatment outcomes. …”
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Detection of gene clusters for biodegradation of alkanes and aromatic compounds in the Rhodococcus qingshengii VKM Ac-2784D genome by Yu. A. Markova, I. S. Petrushin, L. A. Belovezhets

“…These bacteria are widely met in soil, water and living organisms. Previously, we have isolated the Rhodococcus qingshengii strain VKM Ac-2784D from the rhizosphere of couch grass growing on oil-contaminated soil. …”
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Military doctrine in the state-legal paradigm of OUN-UPА by Svorak S., Ilyn L.

“…Thus, among geographic theories, the main causes of wars are defined as the struggle of geographically and economically oppressed nations for "living space", and cosmopolitan theories assert that wars are inevitable as long as there are sovereign nations that will defend their interests, and Marxist theory reveals exclusively economic and class causes of war. …”
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Health Insurance Literacy among the Insured person of the Health Insurance Organization in Tehran, Iran by Parvaneh Bagheri, Alireza Abadi, Ehsan Zarei

“…The mean score of HIL was higher among people living in the northern region, those covered by the special diseases fund, those with a monthly less income, and those without supplementary insurance. …”
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A comparative study of sexual behavior, dysfunction, satisfaction, relationship, and sexual quality of life amongst treatment-naïve and abstinent men (buprenorphine-maintained) wit... by Mahadev Singh Sen, Ankita Chattopadhyay, Nishtha Chawla, Ragul Ganesh, Suraj Verma, Siddharth Sarkar, Atul Ambekar

“…Methods: Married adult males diagnosed with ODS-H, currently sexually active, and living with their partner were recruited. They were assessed for their sexual practices and high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) through a semi-structured questionnaire and sexual functioning, relationships, satisfaction, and sQoL through structured questionnaires. …”
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Determinants of infertility among married women who attend gynecologic unit at health facilities of Gamo Zone and South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a case control study by Firehiwot Haile, Selamawit Gebeyehu, Hanan Abdulkadir, Yordanos Gizachew, Mesrach Hailu

“…Conclusion Factors such as older age, lower education, rural living, smaller families, lack of contraceptive use, history of STIs, past abortions, irregular periods, and current alcohol consumption were found to increase the risk of infertility. …”
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Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process by Paul Aveyard, Susan A Jebb, Nerys M Astbury, Anisa Hajizadeh, Ailsa R Butler, Lucy Goddard, Philippa Seeber, Bruce Crawley

“…Objectives To identify and prioritise the most impactful, unanswered questions for obesity and weight-related research.Design Prioritisation exercise of research questions using online surveys and an independently facilitated workshop.Setting Online/virtual.Participants We involved members of the public including people living with obesity, researchers, healthcare professionals and policy-makers in all stages of this study.Primary outcome measures Top 10 research questions to be prioritised in future obesity and weight-related research.Results Survey 1 produced 941 questions, from 278 respondents. …”
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Validism in the Elderly. Social Context and Functional Capacity by Mairovy Hernández Romero, Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Belkis González Aguiar, Ismaray Sacerio González, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García

“…Retirees were represented at 38.9 %, the main non-communicable diseases that prevailed were: high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, 40.4 % lived alone, 19.8 % had a caregiver, 14.5 % did not receive support and 9.9 % of the elderly who were in a probable state of social need. …”
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