Ultrasound renal denervation in hypertensive patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Roy Novri Ramadhan, Derren David Christian Homenta Rampengan, Felicia Angelica Gunawan, Nathania, Sebastian Emmanuel Willyanto, Hiroyuki Yamada, Mochammad Thaha, Satriyo Dwi Suryantoro, Maulana Antiyan Empitu

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Hypertension is the leading noncommunicable disease case affecting 1.28 billion individuals worldwide, with most cases located in low- and middle-income countries. While there are numerous techniques for treating mild to moderate hypertension, properly controlling severe or resistant hypertension poses substantial challenges. …”
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Testing the Psychometric Properties of a Chinese Version of the Level of Expressed Emotion Scale by Wai Tong Chien, Zenobia Chung-Yee Chan, Sally Wai-Chi Chan

“…The Chinese version demonstrates sound psychometric properties to measure families’ expressed emotion in Chinese patients with severe mental illness, which are found varied across countries.…”
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Peer support and social networking interventions in diabetes self-management in Kenya and Uganda: A scoping review. by Habil Otanga, Brian Semujju, Lynn Mwaniki, Justus Aungo

“…While the use and effectiveness of diabetes self-management interventions is well documented in high-income countries, little information exists in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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MODERN STATE LANGUAGE POLICY by Olga B. Akimova, Tatyana S. Tabachenko

“…The perspective directions of the state language policy in the field of the Russian language and literature are specified and formulated: the analysis of the programs and projects aimed at the development, distribution and support of the Russian language; providing coordination of actions of executive authorities in the presented study; improvement of the Russian language studying quality in schools in accordance with features of the general education in the national republics; professional level improvement of teachers of the Russian language; preservation of national languages of Russia; scientific studying and codification of the modern language, promoting of scientific knowledge of Russian and languages of the people of the Russian Federation; support expansion of the private initiatives connected with preservation and development of Russian in neighboring countries; creation of base for studying of Russian by foreign experts and labor migrants; cooperation with foreign specialists in the Russian philology, translators of the Russian literature and teachers of Russian.…”
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Assessment of community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and their willingness to provide vaccination services in Saudi Arabia. by Abdulkarim M Meraya, Mamoon H Syed, Abdulwahab A Shabi, Huthaifa A Madkhali, Younis A Yatimi, Khalied Y Khobrani, Yahia A Mubarki, Amani Khardali, Hilal Thaibah, Ayesha Yasmeen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Community pharmacists play an important role in increasing vaccination rates especially in countries where they offer vaccination services and administration. …”
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Assessment of Stakeholder Involvement and Borehole Water Projects Delivery in Kogi West Senatorial District, Nigeria by Adeyemi Adepoju, Tokunboh Obademi

“… There is huge challenges in the supply of clean water for household consumption in many countries, in particular, Nigeria. Kogi West Senatorial District (KWSD) has witnessed more borehole projects in Nigeria but the challenge of clean water still persists. …”
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Contact tracing indicators for COVID-19: Rapid scoping review and conceptual framework. by Florian Vogt, Karishma Krishna Kurup, Paul Mussleman, Caroline Habrun, Madeleine Crowe, Alexandra Woodward, Giovanna Jaramillo-Gutierrez, John Kaldor, Sirenda Vong, Victor Del Rio Vilas

“…<h4>Background</h4>Contact tracing is one of the key interventions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic but its implementation varies widely across countries. There is little guidance on how to monitor contact tracing performance, and no systematic overview of indicators to assess contact tracing systems or conceptual framework for such indicators exists to date.…”
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Consolidating Medical Education in Sudan During War by Mohamed H. Taha, Nazik E. Husain, Wail Nuri Osman Mukhtar, Mohamed Elhassan Abdalla

“…Four major databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar) were searched using keywords related to medical education, war, armed conflict, and affected countries. Data synthesis identified common themes, challenges, and trends and suggested solutions for medical education in conflict zones. …”
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Brexit and the Future of the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom by A. A. Aleshin, S. V. Kislitsyn

“…On the basis of quantitative analysis of the U.S. and British databases of international treaties, the authors provide a comparative analysis of the dynamic of bilateral relationship between the two countries from 1940 to 2017, as well as of their relations with the leading European powers — France and Germany. …”
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Estimating the Risk of Maternal Death at Admission: A Predictive Model from a 5-Year Case Reference Study in Northern Uganda by Gasthony Alobo, Cristina Reverzani, Laura Sarno, Barbara Giordani, Luigi Greco

“…Uganda is one of the countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa with a very high maternal mortality ratio estimated at 336 deaths per 100,000 live births. …”
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What’s happening in the kitchen? The influence of nutritional knowledge, attitudes and, practices (KAP), and kitchen characteristics on women’s dietary quality in Ethiopia by Temesgen Awoke Yalew, Masresha Tessema, Edward Lahiff

“…Abstract Background Low dietary quality significantly contributes to public health risks in low-income countries. This situation is particularly concerning for vulnerable groups, such as women and children, who are at increased risk of malnutrition due to inadequate access to proper nutrition. …”
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Measurement tools and indicators for assessing nurturing care for early childhood development: A scoping review. by Joshua Jeong, Lilia Bliznashka, Eileen Sullivan, Elizabeth Hentschel, Youngkwang Jeon, Kathleen L Strong, Bernadette Daelmans

“…We conducted a scoping review to identify articles that measured at least one nurturing care outcome in a sample of caregivers and/or children under-5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We systematically searched five electronic bibliographic databases for peer-reviewed articles published from database inception until November 30, 2020. …”
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Development and validation of a tool to measure telehealth educational environment (THEEM) by Marium Arif, Madiha Sajjad, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Hafiz Rabbi ul Ehsan

“…Despite its potential, healthcare providers in developing countries struggle to effectively utilize telehealth tools, highlighting the need for structured training. …”
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Evaluation of Waste Stabilization Pond Efficiency and Its Effluent Water Quality: a Case Study of Kito Furdisa Campus, Jimma University, Southwest Ethiopia by Belay Desye, Biniam Belete, Embay Amare Alemseged, Yonas Angaw, Zinabu Asfaw Gebrezgi

“…Waste stabilization pond (WSP) technology is one of the most promising wastewater treatment methods. In developing countries, including Ethiopia, only a small proportion of the wastewater is being treated. …”
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Nutritional Status of a Group of Children Under Five Suffering from Malaria in a Timor Leste District by Anagalys Ortega Alvelay, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Sol Esther García Morales, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Malaria is a health problem in underdeveloped countries. The child population is particularly vulnerable. …”
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Gouvernance de l’eau potable et dynamiques locales en zone rurale au Bénin by Bernard G. Hounmenou

“…In populations’ basic service supplying, the public policies, especially those of developing countries, have met deep changes in the last recent years. …”
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Strengthening mycology research through coordinated access to microbial culture collection strains by D. Smith, A. Kermode, G. Cafà, A. G. Buddie, T. S. Caine, M. J. Ryan

“…The WDCM Analyzer of Bio-resource Citations reports that 79,224 strains from 131 collections from 50 countries have been cited in 145,133 papers published in 50,307 journals from January, 1953 until April, 2020. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Utilization of Healthcare Services Among People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Systematic Review by Enyinnaya Ukaegbu, Maulenkul Tilektes, Antonio Sarria-Santamera

“…<i>Results:</i> There was an overall decline in the utilization of health services such as medical consultations, ART uptake, and viral load monitoring by PLHIV at primary health centers at the forefront of care delivery. However, the countries in the sub-Saharan African region showed a progressive service increase over the pandemic. …”
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Imperfect bipolarity: The ‘third power’ factor in Soviet-American relations in the nuclear field (1958–1968) by V. А. Veselov

“…In conclusion, the author focuses on yet another important lesson from the Cold War: the experience of arms control negotiations during that period suggests that the meetings of politicians should be preceded by joint brainstorming sessions with scholars from interested countries. In the current situation, representatives of the academic community should take the lead so that by the time the political climate eventually changes, there would already be coherent and viable options for nuclear arms control adapted to new realities.…”
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Contribution of domestic animals’ feces to the occurrence of diarrhoea among children aged 6–48 months in Sidama region, Ethiopia: a laboratory-based matched case-control study by Argaw Ambelu, Gorfu Geremew Gunsa, Alemayehu Haddis

“…Background In developing countries, due to improper management of domestic animals’ exposures, under-five (U5) children have been affected by diarrhoea. …”
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