Barriers and facilitators for the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people in refugee contexts globally: A scoping review. by Veronika Tirado, Josephine Chu, Claudia Hanson, Anna Mia Ekström, Anna Kågesten

“…We identified 19 sub-categories for barriers and 14 for facilitators at the individual, social and community, institutional and health system, and structural levels. …”
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Environmental health risks and impacts of PM2.5 exposure on human health in residential areas, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia by Azham Umar Abidin, Anisful Lailil Munawaroh, Aulia Rosinta, Arvi Tri Sulistiyani, Iwan Ardianta, Fajri Mulya Iresha

“…This study evaluates PM2.5 exposure among residents and conducts a health risk assessment within the human community in Bantul Regency, Indonesia, utilizing a high-volume air sampler (HVAS) over 24 h in a residential area and interviewing 36 respondents. …”
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Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity and Gastric Cancer: A Case-Control Study by Saba Narmcheshm, Fatemeh Toorang, Bahareh Sasanfar, Maryam Hadji, Ahmadreza Dorosty Motlagh, Kazem Zendehdel

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Repellent Activities of Essential Oils of Some Plants Used Traditionally to Control the Brown Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus by Wycliffe Wanzala, Ahmed Hassanali, Wolfgang Richard Mukabana, Willem Takken

“…Essential oils of eight plants, selected after an ethnobotanical survey conducted in Bukusu community in Bungoma County, western Kenya (Tagetes minuta, Tithonia diversifolia, Juniperus procera, Solanecio mannii, Senna didymobotrya, Lantana camara, Securidaca longepedunculata, and Hoslundia opposita), were initially screened (at two doses) for their repellence against brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, using a dual-choice climbing assay. …”
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Why are there discrepancies between depressed patients’ Global Rating of Change and scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module? A qualitative study of primary car... by Alice Malpass, Glyn Lewis, Jude Robinson, Christopher Dowrick, Naila Khan, Louise Fusco

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How do Spanish consumers perceive different lettuce cultivation systems? Insights from explicit and implicit methods by Juan Diego Torres, Sara R. Jaeger, Patricia Puerta, Amparo Tárrega

“…Local/small agriculture was the most favourably regarded of all aspects under consideration. Urban community gardens were the second most positively evaluated of the five agricultural systems; however, lettuce produced in this system was perceived as less safe to eat. …”
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Home care program for high-risk pregnancies: a qualitative study of care providers perspectives from Iran by Masoumeh sayahi, Shahrbanoo Salehin, Mehrnoosh Zakerkish, Afsaneh Keramat, Shahrbanoo Goli

“…Implementing the home care program requires family and community support, educational empowerment of care providers, and the provision of the necessary infrastructure for the program for high-risk pregnant mothers and their families.…”
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Female genital cutting in Malaysia: a mixed-methods study by Abdul Rashid, Yufu Iguchi

“…Objective This study aimed to understand the reasons for the practice by the Muslim community, traditional practitioners and the views of religious scholars as well as the medicalisation trend of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC).Design This is a mixed-method (qualitative and quantitative) study. …”
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Development and validation of a social vulnerabilities survey for medical inpatients by Maria-Jose Santana, William A Ghali, Tolulope Sajobi, Karen L Tang, Oluwaseyi Lawal, Leonie Tesorero

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The Diversity of Ants in Different Land Develompental: An Agroforestry Phase Approach by Ananto Triyogo, Budiadi Budiadi, SM Widyastuti, Suwito Setyo Budi, Selly Varanita

“…In terms of ecology, the mechanism of how the AF development phase affects the community structure is important to know. This research was conducted to determine the community structure of ants under the AF ecosystem and it is functional groups. …”
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Eurointegration as a Trigger for the Serbian Ethnic Separatism in Bosnia and Herzegovina by A. M. Ponamareva

“…However, the author argues that this fixation on revision of the Dayton Agreements, accompanied by excessive pressure on the Serbian community in BiH may provoke protective reaction of the Serbian community, resulting in a rising nationalism and disintegration of Bosnia and Herzegovina.…”
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Contribution of women’s development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidence by Kiddus Yitbarek, Gelila Abraham, Sudhakar Morankar

“…The linkage between community members and the primary healthcare system served as an effective and efficient mechanism to share information.…”
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The mattering citizen: young adults with mental illness and complex needs’ experiences and perceived opportunities of social inclusion by Silje Nord-Baade, Silje Nord-Baade, Ottar Ness, Michael Rowe, Michael Rowe, Camilla Bergsve Jensen, Anne Landheim, Anne Landheim

“…Seven young adults (three males/four females, aged 22–29) were recruited through Flexible Assertive Community Treatment teams and participated in the study through qualitative semi-structured interviews. …”
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Household food insecurity, living conditions, and individual sense of security: A cross-sectional survey among Burkina Faso refugees in Ghana. by Abdul-Wahab Inusah, Ken Brackstone, Tahiru Issahaku Ahmed, David Tetteh Nartey, Jessica L Boxall, Ashley I Heinson, Michael Head, Shamsu-Deen Ziblim

“…Refugees residing in host communities experienced lower food insecurity than those in designated refugee camps (β = -1.56 [CI: -2.74 --0.39,] p = .009). …”
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Parents’ views and experiences of raising babies born with cleft lip and palate: a qualitative study by Delaram Alinezhad, Farnoosh Mohammadi, Mohammad Javad Kharazifared, Mahdia Gholami, Sarvin Sarmadi, Samaneh Razeghi

“…Access to specialized baby bottles and financial support is crucial, along with establishing a parent-led community for sharing experiences.…”
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The Case for Brutalist Honesty in Medical Education by Markle DT

“…D Thomas Markle Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USACorrespondence: D Thomas Markle, Department of Family & Community Medicine, UNM School of Medicine, MSC08 4720, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001, USA, Email dtmarkle@salud.unm.eduIntroduction: The assumption of a prioi trust between students and institutions of medical education is anachronistic and promotes both unnecessary student anxiety and the adoption of hidden curriculums to offset perceived risk due to a lack of transparency. …”
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The “guild” concept in riparian ecology: Use, limitations and prospects for improving the reproducibility and transferability of results by Philippe Janssen

“…Although the guild approach has advantages for transferring results to managers or simplifying communities for modeling purposes, the way it is implemented does not allow for generalization of results. …”
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Gastronomy vs gastro-anomie? Japan’s foodscape by А. V. Malov, S. V. Chugrov

“…The article focuses on the concept of foodscape, which is relatively new to the Russian academic community. In the theoretical and methodological part of the work, the authors deconstruct the term “foodscape,” identify the epistemological foundations and the conceptual roots of the concept. …”
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Blood Pressure and Global Risk Assessment in a Swedish Population by Jenny Eckner, Charlotte A. Larsson, Lennart Råstam, Ulf Lindblad

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Dynamic changes in physicochemical property, biogenic amines content and microbial diversity during the fermentation of Sanchuan ham by Zhongai Chen, Hong Chen, Huan Du, Cong Chen, Kaixiang Lu, Qiaoli Xue, Yongjin Hu

“…Sanchuan ham is appreciated in Yunnan Province, China, for its characteristic flavor and taste, while the microbial community structure and biogenic amines content remain unclear during fermentation processes. …”
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