Distances to emergency departments and non-urgent utilization of medical services: a systematic review by Uma Kelekar, Debasree Das Gupta, Nicole Theis-Mahon, Emily Fashingbauer, Boyen Huang

“…Objectives A systematic review, guided by a registered protocol (PROSPERO: CRD42023398674), was conducted to interpret the association between distance as a measure of healthcare access and the utilization of EDs for non-urgent care in high- and middle-income countries. Methods The search was conducted on 22 August 2023 across five databases using controlled vocabulary and natural language keywords. …”
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Identification of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Sputum Patients with Suspected Tuberculosis by Fanny Indriyani Biyang, Muhammad Nasrum Massi, Lisa Tenriesa Muslich, Andi Rofian Sultan, Mochammad Hatta, Ahmad Rahmat Ramadhan, Baedah Madjid

“…These pathogens pose significant global health challenges, particularly in developing countries. Differentiating between MTBC and NTM in clinical specimens is often difficult using conventional acid-fast staining methods, leading to an underestimation of NTM prevalence in TB-endemic regions. …”
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Effectiveness of SCM Policies and Procedures Communication by SCM Officers and Senior Managers in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality of the North-West Province. by Elsie Mbua Eposi

“…The study recommends that more studies should be conducted on ineffective communication with policies and procedures by workers in other provinces of South Africa, or a comparative study between South Africa and other countries of the world. …”
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Philosophical and Legal Interpretations of the Deformations of Legal Awareness in the XX - Early XXI Century by M. V. Melnyk

“…It has been stressed that the topic of philosophical and legal interpretations of the deformations of legal awareness in the XX – early XXI century is actively developed by scholars of the countries of the post-Soviet space. Emphasis has been placed on the development of the doctrine on legal nihilism that has been developed in Western European philosophical and legal thought, as well as on the problem of totalitarian legal awareness that has emerged in Soviet society. …”
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The evolution of hospitals from Antiquity to the Renaissance by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…During the Golden Age of Islam the Muslim world was clearly more advanced than its Christian counterpart with regard to the magnificent hospitals which were built in various countries, institutions which eventually became the true forerunners of the modern teaching hospital. …”
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Trends in Adolescent Suicide in Hong Kong for the Period 1980 to 2003 by Daniel T.L. Shek, Britta M. Lee, Joyce Chow

“…Third, although adolescent suicide rates in Hong Kong were lower than those reported in some English-speaking countries and Mainland China, the figures were higher than those reported in Taiwan. …”
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How much bilateral and multilateral climate adaptation finance is targeting the health sector? A scoping review of official development assistance data between 2009-2019. by Tilly Alcayna, Devin O'Donnell, Sarina Chandaria

“…Fragile and conflict affected countries received 25.7% of total health adaptation financing. …”
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Practice of Administrative and Jurisdictional Activity of Community Police Officers – Integral Part of the Principles for the Formation of Local and State Security Policy by M. V. Kalashnyk

“…The determinant of lag of performing professional activity by community police officers from the standards of similar services of the European Union countries has been defined.…”
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THE PALESTINIAN PROBLEM IN THE MIDDLE EAST POLICY OF THE USSR / RUSSIA by T. V. Nosenko, V. A. Isaev, E. S. Melkumyan

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Demographic and clinical characteristics of older people with multimorbidity accessing primary healthcare in Malawi: A cross-sectional study by Duncan Kwaitana, James Jafali, Maya Jane Bates, Dorothee van Breevoort, Thomas Mildestvedt, Eivind Meland, Eric Umar

“…In low- and middle-income countries, data on multimorbidity in primary care beyond prevalence is limited. …”
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Retracted: Application and Practice of VR Virtual Education Platform in Improving the Quality and Ability of College Students by Qian Zhang, Ke Wang, Sheng Zhou

“…The competition among countries in the world is becoming more and more fierce, among which the most important is the talent competition with core competence. …”
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Community health worker and caregiver experiences and perceptions of a multimodal handheld pulse oximeter used in sick child consultations in rural Burundi: A qualitative evaluatio... by Sarah Bauler, Leocadie Nivyindika, Titus Kirwa, Vital Habonimana, Dionis Nizigiyimana, Miles A Kirby, Asrat Tolossa

“…Community Health Workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries are essential in providing primary health care to remote communities. …”
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Temporal dynamics of neonatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy injuries on magnetic resonance imaging by Holly Flyger, Samantha J. Holdsworth, Alistair J. Gunn, Laura Bennet, Hamid Abbasi

“…Moderate to severe perinatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy occurs in ~1 to 3/1000 live births in high-income countries and is associated with a significant risk of death or neurodevelopmental disability. …”
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Many faces of the right-wing populism. Book review of ‘Right-wing populism: Global trend and regional features’ ed. by L.S. Okuneva, A.I. Tevdoi-Burmuli by M. V. Nozhenko

“…However, scholars still haven’t reached a consensus on the nature and content of this phenomenon, its role in the political systems of individual countries and regions, as well as on prospects for its further development. …”
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Lessons learned from syndemic HIV research in an immigrant, latinx sexual and gender minority community by Nicholas Metheny, Dalton Scott, Sandor Santana, Rosa Pache

“…By drawing inferences from study data and contextualizing these with community partners, we learned: (1) Large parts of the target community may be unfamiliar with the underlying constructs captured in important HIV-related measures; (2) Cash incentives may shift motivation from intrinsic to extrinsic and lead to poorer data quality; (3) Deviations in Spanish go beyond vocabulary used in different Latin American countries, and more formal Spanish may relay concepts in unfamiliar ways that are unapproachable; and (4) community members may be unfamiliar with survey data collection processes and the protections in place to ensure confidentiality. …”
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Factors associated with essential newborn care practices among non-institutional births in urban Bangladesh: evidence from Bangladesh Urban Health Survey 2021 by Shimlin Jahan Khanam, Mst. Fatema Begum, Md Badsha Alam, Md Awal Kabir, Md Nuruzzaman Khan

“…Background Non-institutional births remain prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, associated with a majority of adverse maternal and child health outcomes, including maternal and child mortality. …”
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Development and implementation of a digiphysical screening model with nationwide reach to diagnose familial hypercholesterolemia by Karin Littmann, Gustav Kindborg, Matthias Lidin, Linda Mellbin, Daniel Eriksson Hogling, Jonas Brinck

“…FH is underdiagnosed in most countries including Sweden. Aim To develop and evaluate the implementation of a digiphysical screening model to diagnose FH in the clinical routine. …”
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Deconstructing the map of the paradigm struggle: tracing a nationwide debate on “I do not get it” in Art Magazine (Meishu) by Nan Li, Dawei Lu

“…Abstract Understanding the contemporaneity of non-Western art has gained significant attention from scholars across various academic disciplines and different countries. With respect to the notion of “contemporaneity” of contemporary Chinese art, the related theoretical struggles suggest a complex paradigm map that consists of the geographically distinct sociocultural, economic, ideological, political, historical, ethnic and gender characteristics of the PRC. …”
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Females in higher education and leadership: insights from a multi-method approach by Alicia Correa, Maria Gracia Glas, Jana Opara

“…Conducted across both developed and developing countries, the study concludes that achieving gender parity in leadership positions remains a distant goal, underscoring the need to reassess strategies to better align with the 2030 Agenda.…”
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The impact of an urbanizing tropical watershed to the surface -runoff by B.S. Igulu, E.E. Mshiu

“…The lack of hydrological data for urbanizing watersheds in developing countries is one of the challenges facing decision making. …”
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