Contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) of diabetes in poor urban communities in Ghana: the CARE diabetes project qualitative study protocol by Leonard Baatiema, Daniel Llywelyn Strachan, Lydia Osetohamhen Okoibhole, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Mawuli Kushitor, Raphael Baffour Awuah, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Ernestina Korleki Danyki, Samuel Amon, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Haim Yacobi, Megan Vaughan, Ann Blandford, Publa Antwi, Hannah Maria Jennings, Daniel Kojo Arhinful, Ama de-Graft Aikins, Edward Fottrell, the CARE Diabetes Team

“…The results will be shared with the community in Ga Mashie and with health policy stakeholders in Ghana and other settings where the findings may be usefully transferable for the development of community-based interventions for diabetes prevention and control.…”
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Influenza A H1N1 Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Characteristics and Risk Factors—A Case-Control Study by Romina Abelleira, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Adriana Lama, Gema Barbeito, María E. Toubes, Cristina Domínguez-Antelo, Francisco J. González-Barcala, Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez, Pedro J. Marcos, María L. Pérez del Molino, Luis Valdés

“…Introduction. Influenza A H1N1 community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a quite frequent respiratory disease. …”
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Prevalence and drivers of malaria infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic community members in five regions with varying transmission intensity in mainland Tanzania by Gervas A. Chacha, Filbert Francis, Salehe S. Mandai, Misago D. Seth, Rashid A. Madebe, Daniel P. Challe, Daniel A. Petro, Dativa Pereus, Ramadhani Moshi, Rule Budodo, Angelina J. Kisambale, Ruth B. Mbwambo, Catherine Bakari, Sijenunu Aaron, Daniel Mbwambo, Stella Kajange, Samuel Lazaro, Ntuli Kapologwe, Celine I. Mandara, Deus S. Ishengoma

“…This study assessed the prevalence and drivers of malaria infections among symptomatic and asymptomatic members of selected communities from five regions with varying endemicity in mainland Tanzania. …”
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Interim Report on Drug Utilization Review of Community Acquired, Nursing Home Acquired and Nosocomial Pneumonia: Clinical, Bacteriological and Radiological Spectrum by CW Chow, N Senathiragah, M Rawji, M Chan, LR Lee-Pack, CK Chan

“…OBJECTIVES: To review the epidemiology of community acquired, nursing home acquired and nosocomial pneumonia in terms of clinical. bacteriological and radiological features and to examine the spectrum of and response to antimicrobial agents used in its management.…”
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Elucidating the knowledge, attitude, and stigma associated with tuberculosis: a community based descriptive study in Wau and Jur River, South Sudan by Peter Michael Marin, Morten Tryland, Musso Munyeme, Ambrose Samuel Jubara, Enock Matovu, Peter Waiswa, Javier Sanchez Romano, Francis Mutebi, David Onafruo, Estella Kitale, Esther Sabbath, Kayla J. Buhler, Clovice Kankya

“…This study describes knowledge, attitude, and stigma associated with TB among communities in Wau and Jur River, South Sudan. Methods From March to May 2023, a cross-sectional study was conducted among 352 community members randomly selected from residential blocks. …”
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Authors’ Response to Peer Reviews of “The Impact of Rural Alimentation on the Motivation and Retention of Indigenous Community Health Workers in India: Qualitative Study” by Ajit Kerketta, Raghavendra A N

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MaveDB 2024: a curated community database with over seven million variant effects from multiplexed functional assays by Alan F. Rubin, Jeremy Stone, Aisha Haley Bianchi, Benjamin J. Capodanno, Estelle Y. Da, Mafalda Dias, Daniel Esposito, Jonathan Frazer, Yunfan Fu, Sally B. Grindstaff, Matthew R. Harrington, Iris Li, Abbye E. McEwen, Joseph K. Min, Nick Moore, Olivia G. Moscatelli, Jesslyn Ong, Polina V. Polunina, Joshua E. Rollins, Nathan J. Rollins, Ashley E. Snyder, Amy Tam, Matthew J. Wakefield, Shenyi Sunny Ye, Lea M. Starita, Vanessa L. Bryant, Debora S. Marks, Douglas M. Fowler

“…Here we describe the 2024 update to MaveDB ( https://www.mavedb.org/ ) with four key improvements to the MAVE community’s database of record: more available data including over 7 million variant effect measurements, an improved data model supporting assays such as saturation genome editing, new built-in exploration and visualization tools, and powerful APIs for data federation and streamlined submission and access. …”
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Context makes a difference: a qualitative study exploring how to implement a multifactorial falls prevention intervention in the community by Sara Vandervelde, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Ellen Vlaeyen, Johan Flamaing, Sien Valy, Goedele Belaen, Koen Milisen

Subjects: “…Community setting…”
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How an Audit of Epidural Patients in a Community Hospital Setting Resulted in the Development of a Formal Acute Pain Management Service by David H Goldstein, Elizabeth G VanDenKerkhof, Rebecca Sherlock, Judy Sherlock, Susan Harper

“…PURPOSE: To describe the results of an audit of patients who received epidural analgesics postoperatively and the subsequent development of a formal acute pain management service in a community hospital.…”
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Association between Community Ambulation Walking Patterns and Cognitive Function in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: Further Insights into Motor-Cognitive Links by Aner Weiss, Talia Herman, Nir Giladi, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff

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Intention to utilize mental health and suicide prevention resources in a community sample during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic by Lisa J. Cohen, Rawad El Hayek, Benedetta Imbastaro, Inna Goncearenco, Sifan Zheng, Megan L. Rogers, Maurizio Pompilli, Igor Galynker

“…This study investigated demographic correlates of reported intention to utilize mental health (MH) and suicide prevention (SP) resources in a community sample during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A sample of 1,978 adults in the United States completed an anonymous online survey between June 2020 and February 2021. …”
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Biotechnological Effects of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>, Cellulase, and Xylanase on Nutritional Quality and Microbial Community Structure of Corn Stover Silage by Jianliang Liu, Mingjian Liu, Panjie Sheng, Chaoran Song, Weiqin Ma, Baochao Bai, Jiayu Zhao, Shuai Du, Gentu Ge, Zhijun Wang, Yushan Jia

“…Treatments with <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>, cellulase, and xylanase were applied, and silage samples were analyzed after 30 and 60 days of fermentation to assess fermentation quality, nutritional quality, and microbial community structure. The findings revealed that the nutritional quality of corn stover silage improved progressively with fermentation time. …”
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Utilization of Cempedak (Artocarpus champeden) by Communities in Sabun Village, Central Aitinyo Sub-district, Maybrat Regency, West Papua Province by Ariance Juli Ross Nauw, Sepus M Fatem, Susilo Budi Husodo, Mecky Sagrim

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Prevention and control of cholera with household and community water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions: A scoping review of current international guidelines. by Lauren D'Mello-Guyett, Karin Gallandat, Rafael Van den Bergh, Dawn Taylor, Gregory Bulit, Dominique Legros, Peter Maes, Francesco Checchi, Oliver Cumming

“…The majority of recommendations targeted community-level transmission (45%), 35% targeted within-household transmission and 20% both.…”
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Digital literacy model to improve the marketing skills of micro, small, and medium enterprises women with a community-based educational approach by Trisninawati Trisninawati, Dewi Sartika

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Physical activity, fatigue severity, and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study by Marufat Oluyemisi Odetunde, Ayomide Felix Makinde, Olamide Mary Jimoh, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Francis Fatoye

“…This study was aimed to determine the relationships among PA, FS, and HRQL in community-dwelling SSV and to predict the association with selected socio-demographic and clinical variables. …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of regular physical activity among community-dwelling adults in Shaanxi province, 2018: an analysis of surveillance data by Yali TAO, Rina SA, Weihua WANG, Meng WU, Rong LIU, Lin QIU

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence of regular physical activity and its influencing factors among adult community residents in Shaanxi province, providing a reference for behavioral interventions targeting the general population, especially key groups. …”
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Optimising Xpert-Ultra and culture testing to reliably measure tuberculosis prevalence in the community: findings from surveys in Zambia and South Africa by Richard Hayes, Sarah Fidler, Sian Floyd, María Rupérez, Helen Ayles, Redwaan Vermaak, Kwame Shanaube, Albertus Schaap, Eveline Klinkenberg, Petra de Haas, Barry Kosloff, Thomas Gachie, Pete J Dodd, Chali Wapamesa, Michael J Burnett, Nico Kalisvaart, Tila Mainga, Linda Mureithi

“…We aimed to design an accurate diagnostic algorithm for TB prevalence surveys (TBPS) that limits the use of culture.Design TBPS in four communities, conducted during 2019.Setting Three Zambian communities and one South-African community included in the TBPS of the Tuberculosis Reduction through Expanded Anti-retroviral Treatment and Screening study.Participants Randomly sampled individuals aged ≥15 years. …”
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Indoor Residual Spraying With Fludora Fusion for Malaria Control in Pyrethroid-Resistant Areas of Gujarat, India: A Community-Randomized Trial by Raghavendra Kamaraju, Chandra Sekhar Pant, Sreehari Uragayala, Rajendra Kumar Baharia, Harish Chandra Srivastava, Rajpal Singh Yadav

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Community-Based Health Insurance Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Rural Households in Akaki District, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2021 by Amenti Teka Geferso, Sisay Begashaw Sharo

“…Methods and Materials. A community based cross-sectional study was conducted on 600 households in May 2021. …”
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