The management and clinical outcome of paracetamol poisoning in South African adults: A single-centre retrospective review by C Kotze, J Swanepoel, E C Kruger, E Decloedt

“…A significant proportion of deaths occurred in those with accidental overdose compared with those with intentional overdosing (57% v. 7.2%; p=0.004). People living with HIV (p=0.04), a history of chronic alcoholism (p=0.04), chronic liver disease (p=0.01) and severity of acute kidney stage (p<0.001) were all associated with increased mortality. …”
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Effect of Long-term Moxibustion at Baihui (GV20) on Urinary Incontinence Patients with Cognitive Dysfunction after Stroke by Jun LENG, Fangyue WEI, Wen GUO, Huimin LIU, Xiaoxue LENG

“…At both the before treatment, and after treatment for eight weeks, the cognitive dysfunction score was evaluated by Mini-mental state examination (MMSE), the bladder urination function was evaluated by 24 hours of urination, bladder safety capacity, residual urine volume, the ability of daily living was evaluated by the modified Barthel index (MBI).Results:After treatment for eight weeks, the MMSE, MBI scores, single urine output, bladder safety capacity of the control group were (21.86±2.41) scores, (57.30±7.33) scores, (124.41±24.35) mL a time, (215.11±17.86) mL, and the observation group were (23.08±2.62) scores, (60.53±6.37) scores, (179.29±18.23) mL a time, (264.21±20.05) mL. …”
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Experiences of midwifery students and graduates in Somalia: evidence from qualitative data by Hawa Abdullahi, Asia Mohamed Mohamud, Maryan Abdulkadir Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmed Omar, Abdirisak A. Dalmar, Hannah Tappis, Shatha Elnakib

“…Yet, limited research has explored the lived experience of midwives in conflict. This qualitative study seeks to explore the experiences, plans, and aspirations of midwifery students and recent graduates from nine midwifery schools in Somalia and to understand how the safety and security situation impacts their educational experience and willingness to join the profession.MethodsThis is a sub-study embedded within a broader prospective multi-cohort study of midwifery students and early career midwives conducted in 2023 and which will continue until 2025. …”
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Socio-economic inequalities in access to COVID-19 tests in France in 2020: evidence from the EPICOV socio-epidemiological cohort by Pierre-Yves Geoffard, Pierre-Yves Geoffard, Florence Jusot, Antoine Sireyjol, Josiane Warszawski, Nathalie Bajos

“…The second group included individuals, with or without symptoms, who reported that a close relative had tested positive for COVID-19 (N = 5,360).FindingsIn both groups, testing was more frequent among individuals living in urban areas. For individuals who had no close relative test positive but reported COVID-19-like symptoms, women were 1.04 (95%CI [1.01–1.06]) more likely than men to be tested, and testing decreased with age up to 35. …”
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Tradition and Development of Lithuanian Terminology by Antanas Smetona

“…Terminology work has become much more lively and varied, acquiring a truly international character, and Western ideas of terminology have been widely adopted. …”
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Virtual Reality Interventions for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Qin Yang, Liuxin Zhang, Fangyuan Chang, Hongyi Yang, Bin Chen, Zhao Liu

“…However, the effects of the intervention were very small in terms of general cognitive function, language proficiency, visuospatial abilities, depression, daily living ability, muscle performance, and gait and balance. …”
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USSR in World War II by M. Yu. Myagkov

“…One of the goals of "Bagration" was to help the Allies.Soviet soldiers liberated Europe at the cost of their lives. At the same time, Moscow could not afford to re-establish a cordon sanitaire around its borders after the war, so that anti- Soviet forces would come to power in the border states. …”
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“Enhancing equitable impact: ethical, legal, and sustainable approaches in short-term surgical outreach for global child health” by Zoe Blumenthal, Walid A. Farhat, Kelly McQueen

“…Short term surgical aid has a long history and has likely positively impacted the lives of children and adults with no other option for surgical, especially complex surgical care. …”
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Changes in the menstrual hygiene management facilities and usage among Bangladeshi school girls and its effect on school absenteeism from 2014 to 2018 by Farjana Jahan, Noshin Sayiara Shuchi, Abul Kasham Shoab, Mahbub-Ul Alam, Sk. Md. Kamrul Bashar, Khairul Islam, Hasin Jahan, Mahadi Hasan, Md. Masud Alam, Mahbubur Rahman

“…In the GEE model, we found that living in rural areas (coef: −5.6; CI: −10.06 to −1.14), parental restrictions on going outside (coef: 4.47; CI: 0.75 to 8.2), education levels of girls (coef: −9.48; CI: −14.17 to −4.79), girl’s belief that menstruation affects school performance (coef: 23.32; CI: 19.71 to 26.93), and using old cloths (coef: −4.2; CI: −7.6 to −0.79) were significantly associated with higher absenteeism. …”
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Setup of a densely distributed and quality-controlled meteorological sensor network in Pune, India, for urban microclimate research and citizen participation in the context of clim... by N. Eingrüber, W. Korres, U. Löhnert, K. Schneider

“…In order to connect the needs of research with citizen participation, it is essential (i) to provide quality-controlled microclimatic measurements with high spatial and temporal resolution; (ii) to provide a basis to analyse cause-and-effect relationships in a given urban microclimatic setting; (iii) to enable suitable climate change adaptation measures to be identified and the participation potential of stakeholders to be assessed; and (iv) to support the building of a community of learners, participants and activists towards becoming actively involved in climate change adaptation in their own living environment. The transferability and expandability of the approach requires that the measurement network must be affordable to facilitate citizen participation. …”
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Reducing medical cannabis use risk among Veterans: A descriptive study by Laura M. Harris-Lane, Mitchell Sheehy, Courtney A. Loveless, Joshua A. Rash, David P. Storey, Gregory K. Tippin, Vikas Parihar, Nick Harris

“…Methods Canadian Armed Forces Veterans living with chronic pain (N = 582) were recruited online and through the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans. …”
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Capital formation and production of carbon emissions in low-carbon development by E.S. Siregar, S.U. Sentosa, A. Satrianto

“…Low carbon development is a new platform to maintain economic growth through reducing carbon emissions and reducing the use of natural resources, because it was predicted that reducing emissions will increase economic growth while preventing forest loss, improving air quality and living standards, and reducing mortality rates.METHODS: Utilizing a quantitative method, this study integrates a novel viewpoint by combining low-carbon development with related emission factors. …”
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TIPOLOGI DENAH RUMAH BUGIS (BOLA UGI) DI DUSUN KAJUARA KABUPATEN BONE by Hamka Hamka, Amar Rizqi Afdholy

“…Has 3 function zones which include the ‘lego-lego’ area (front area) which is the terrace of the house, the ‘lalengmpola’ area (middle/inside area) is the main residential zone consisting of a living room, family room, and bedroom, ‘annasung’ area or ‘bola annasung’ (service area) is the kitchen, dining room, and washing area. …”
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Effect of Rehabilitation Training based on Mirror Vision Feedback on the Old Age Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia by Bo GENG, Hanchao FENG, Jian ZHANG, Xiaoxue WANG

“…The muscle strength of upper and lower extremities was assessed by the modified Ashworth muscle tension scale (MAS), the motor function of upper and lower extremities was assessed by Fugl-Meyer motor function score (FMA), and the quality of life was assessed by activity of daily living scale (ADL).Results:Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the scores of muscle strength, motor function and quality of life between the two groups (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). …”
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The challenges of evidence-based prehabilitation in a real-life context for patients preparing for colorectal surgery—a cohort study and multiple case analysis by A. D. Talen, N. L. U. van Meeteren, J. A. Barten, I. Pereboom, W. P. Krijnen, H. Jager-Wittenaar, B. C. Bongers, G. van der Sluis

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Prevalence and Determinants of Home Delivery among Women with Easy Access to Health Facilities in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Multi-level Mixed Effect Analysis by Berhan Tekeba, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Deresse Abebe Gebrehana, Tadesse Tarik Tamir

“…After adjusting for confounders, being above 35 years, being a rural resident, being from the poorest and lowest wealth quintile, and living in rural regions all increase the likelihood of home birth among women in sub-Saharan Africa who have easy access to healthcare. …”
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Associations of social isolation with sociodemographic aspects and health indicators in Brazilian middle-aged and older adults: ELSI-Brazil by Paulo Afonso Sandy Júnior, Flávia Silva Arbex Borim, Daniela de Assumpção, Anita Liberalesso Neri

“…Social isolation was the dependent variable, as defined by living arrangement, frequency of contact with children, relatives, and friends, and degree of participation in social activities within the community. …”
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Pulse Pressure Relationships with Demographics and Kidney Function in Ashanti, Ghana by Debasish Banerjee, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Nihil Chitalia, Kwabena Kumi, Frank B. Micah, Francesco P. Cappuccio, John B. Eastwood

“…Data were collected on 944 participants [aged 40-75 y], living in villages in the area around the city of Kumasi, Ghana, on demographics, medications, height, weight, BP and 24-hour creatinine clearance (CrCl). …”
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THE RECEPTION OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION AS A WAY OF FORMING AMERICAN PERSONALISM: THE POST-SECULAR VIEW by V. O. Patsan

“…On the base of analyzing Bowne's revision of Kant's transcendental idealism aimed at the explication of the immediacy of self-experience the author reveals that such argumentation for its cognitive primacy transforms into affirming the mediation of the inner appeal of the human personality to living God by the outer interpersonal experience of rational cognition. …”
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Community-based interventions against HIV-related stigma: a systematic review of evidence in Sub-Saharan Africa by Emmanuel Kimera, Linda Grace Alanyo, Irumba Pauline, Maureen Andinda, Enos Masereka Mirembe

“…Most studies involved people living with HIV (PLH) alone as intervention recipients and as intervention implementers. …”
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