Information and communication technology-based health interventions for transgender people: A scoping review. by Horas T H Wong, Sujith Kumar Prankumar, Jialiang Cui, Christopher Tumwine, Isaac Yeboah Addo, Wansang Kan, Muhammad Naveed Noor

“…The 47 articles described 39 unique health projects/programs, covering 8 types of ICT-based interventions: videoconferencing, smartphone applications, messaging, e-coaching, self-learning platforms, telephone, social media, and e-consultation platforms. Over 80% of the health projects identified were conducted in North America, and 62% focused on HIV/sexual health. …”
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Evaluation of University’s Place in the Adult Education Ecosystem by G. Z. Efimova, M. Yu. Semenov

“…The study was conducted using a semiformalized interview method (n=36) with representatives of the commercial and public sector occupying key positions (heads and top management of universities, corporate universities, educational consulting organizations, providers of non-formal education services, etc.).   …”
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Identifying threshold concepts in postgraduate general practice training: a focus group, qualitative study by Katherine Hall, Anna Chae

“…Presented in medical proverbial form for ease of recollection, these included: Money makes the practice go round; Be a legal eagle; Manage time or it will manage you; Guidelines, GPs’ little helpers; Right tool, right word, right place; The whole of the practice is greater than the sum of the parts; The personal enhances the professional; Beat biases by reflection; Chew the Complexity, Unpredictability, Diversity; Embrace the uncertainty; Not knowing is knowing; Seek and you shall find; Waiting and seeing, waiting and being; Look, listen, think between the lines; Treat the patient beyond the disease; No patient is an island; Words work wonders; Hearing is healing; Being you and being there; and; The relationship is worth a thousand consults. These TCs mapped onto core competencies in A/NZ’s PGME in general practice curriculum.Conclusions Participants readily identified transformative and troublesome moments in their PGME in general practice. …”
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Dental caries characteristics in the first permanent molar in school age children. by Yoel González Beriau, Nora Sexto Delgado, Antonia Francisco Local, Ana Gloria Vázquez de León

“…</span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Objective</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>To describe the characteristics of dental caries in the first permanent molars in children between 6 and 13 years-old, and to assess oral hygiene and knowledge about the subject in all the patients treated in the stomatology consultation Barrio adentro “El Guapo”, from November 2005 to March 2006. …”
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Features and Functionalities of Medical Mobile Applications for the Endemic Phase of COVID‐19: Review and Content Analysis by Mei Jun Loy, Khang Wen Goh, Norliza Osili, Long Chiau Ming, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Andi Hermansyah, Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Kah Seng Lee

“…App development companies’ applications show that competent healthcare personnel was not involved in developing the applications. Online consultation with healthcare professionals might help the public who do not have access to the nearest hospital. …”
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Association Between Mental Illness and Diabetes: an Expert Opinion-Based Analysis by Elizabeth Cristina Mayorga Aldaz, Roberto Javier Aguilar Berrezueta, Elizabeth Altamirano

“…A total of 12 experts on this topic, specialists in psychiatry, endocrinology or clinical psychology, whose competence was evaluated, were consulted. For the purposes of the study, two questionnaires were developed. …”
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Quantifying the human wellbeing of the national wetland park: gross ecosystem product accounting of Shandong Mata Lake National Wetland Park by Jian Liu, Meng Xu, Ailing Wang, Tianxu Sun, Chuntao Zhang, Xue Chen, Peng Zhang

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Telemedicine interventions for hypertension management in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Michael Hoffer-Hawlik, Andrew Moran, Lillian Zerihun, John Usseglio, Jennifer Cohn, Reena Gupta

“…Five studies assessed telemedicine interventions for patient-provider behavioral counseling, four assessed patient-provider medical management, and five assessed provider-provider consultation technologies. Out of fourteen individual studies, eleven demonstrated a significant improvement in systolic or diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group. …”
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The Accuracy of the Clinical Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis before the Nerve Conduction Studies by A. Atkočiūnas, A. Šimkutė, Rasa Mameniškienė

“…The most common diagnosis after consultation was carpal tunnel syndrome (42.6%), followed by pathologies of nerve roots or plexuses (14.5%). …”
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Forensic Dermatology Expert Analytical Report: A New Frontier of Forensic Medicine by Philip R. Cohen, Lerah Sutton

“…It is anticipated that the demand for forensic dermatology will increase as individuals who currently evaluate crime scenes become aware of the potential benefit of consulting a forensic dermatologist. An illustrative hypothetical forensic dermatology expert analytical report is presented. …”
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A scoping review on current technology-based approaches to support breastfeeding and informal human milk exchange practices. by Siti Fatimah Abdul Razak, Nur Liyana Rosli, Noor Hisham Kamis, Norsyamlina Che Abdul Rahim, Mohd Fikri Azli Abdullah

“…This study aims to identify the system focused on personalized breastfeeding tracking and monitoring, online discussion forum, web-based consultation, and breastfeeding station locator. Review of current applications in supporting breastfeeding practices was conducted based on the PRISMA-ScR framework. …”
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Mitochondrial disease registries worldwide: A scoping review. by Ammanie Abdul-Fatah, Leila Esmaeilisaraji, Crisel Mae Juan, Martin Holcik

“…Data were extracted in Microsoft Excel. Stakeholder consultations were also performed with patient caregivers, advocates, and researchers to provide perspectives beyond those found in the literature. …”
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Comparison of observational methods to identify and characterize post-COVID syndrome in the Netherlands using electronic health records and questionnaires. by Isabelle Bos, Lisa Bosman, Rinske van den Hoek, Willemijn van Waarden, Matthijs S Berends, Maarten S Homburg, Tim Olde Hartman, Jean Muris, Lilian S Peters, Bart Knottnerus, Karin S Hek, Robert A Verheij

“…<h4>Results</h4>The frequency of PCS was 15% with on average 4.6 symptoms for which the GP was consulted using the narrow definition and 32% with on average 6.8 symptoms for the broad definition. …”
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Research on Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment Method in Data Sparse Regions: A Case Study of Xichong River Basin, China by Xing Liu, Donglong Li, Hongbo Zhang, Shixiang Cai, Xiaodong Li, Tianqi Ao

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Effectiveness of Educational Intervention Regarding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Among Undergraduate Students of Tanahu by Remana Shrestha, Gayetri Darshandhari

“…The questionnaire was developed by the researcher herself/himself through consulting subject experts and searching literature. …”
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Comparative analysis of salivary cytokine profiles in newly diagnosed pediatric patients with cancer and healthy children by Alina Paganini, Nora Fritschi, Cornelia Filippi, Nicole Ritz, Urs Simmen, Katrin Scheinemann, Andreas Filippi, Tamara Diesch-Furlanetto

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Barriers and facilitators of access to sexual and reproductive health services among migrant, internally displaced, asylum seeking and refugee women: A scoping review. by Pengdewendé Maurice Sawadogo, Drissa Sia, Yentéma Onadja, Idrissa Beogo, Gabriel Sangli, Nathalie Sawadogo, Assé Gnambani, Gaëtan Bassinga, Stephanie Robins, Eric Tchouaket Nguemeleu

“…Facilitators included mobile applications for translation and telehealth consultations, patients having a wide availability of information sources, the availability health promotion representatives, and healthcare providers being trained in cultural sensitivity, communication and person-centered care.…”
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Expansion of medical school admission quotas in Korea, is it really necessary? by Jeong Hun Park, Jungchan Lee, Kye-Hyun Kim, Yo Han Shin, Seog-Kyun Mun

“…The inflow-outflow method was used for supply estimation, and assumptions were made regarding national medical examination pass rates, clinical physician consultation rates, mortality rates, and overseas emigration rates. …”
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Axial spondyloarthritis in India: determining the delay in diagnosis, impact on work productivity, and attitude of patients toward treatment by Kamini Narendra Reddy, Asawari Raut, Pravin Patil

“…An incorrect clinical impression was made in 69% of the patients before consultation with the rheumatologist. Median presenteeism and impact on work productivity reported were 20% and 20.34%, respectively. …”
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Key personal insights and changing needs of osteoarthritis patients: an international quantitative survey analysis by Zoltan Szekanecz, Diana Osadcii-Zaiat, András Bajkó, Hajnalka Minda, Dóra Szerencsés

“…The proportion of online consultations rose significantly, increasing from 5% before the pandemic to 12% during it, before stabilizing at 9% in the post-pandemic period. …”
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