Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Intake, Dietary Behavior, Mental Health, and Academic Performance of a Ghanaian University Students by Clement Kubreziga Kubuga, Mary Amoako, Frank Kibikal W. Nyimagnun

“…COVID-19 abruptly moved education away from the classroom and mandated that instruction take place either in a small classroom setting or remotely on digital platforms, it added to the already stressed climate. …”
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Improving patient safety through better teamwork: how effective are different methods of simulation debriefing? Protocol for a pragmatic, prospective and randomised study by Wolf E Hautz, Juliane E Kämmer, Julia Freytag, Fabian Stroben, Dorothea Eisenmann

“…Furthermore, teamwork-training sessions and studies examining education effects on undergraduates are rare. The study aims to evaluate the effects of two teamwork-focused debriefings on team performance after an extensive medical student teamwork training.Methods and analyses A prospective experimental study has been designed to compare a well-established three-phase debriefing method (gather–analyse–summarise; the GAS method) to a newly developed and more structured debriefing approach that extends the GAS method with TeamTAG (teamwork techniques analysis grid). …”
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Perspectives of physicians on risk factors for patient aggression and violence against physicians in Chinese hospitals: a Q-methodology study by Yuhan Wu, Kees Ahaus, Jiaming Shi, Dahai Zhao, Martina Buljac-Samardzic

“…Results By employing a by-person factor analysis, four distinct perspectives on the importance of risk factors were identified: (1) unmet expectations of treatment and lack of resources; (2) perpetrator’s educational background and personal characteristics; (3) distrust and limited protection measures; and (4) perpetrator’s emotional well-being and poor interaction. …”
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Early measures for prevention and containment of COVID-19 in the Maldives: A descriptive analysis by Mariyam SUZANA, Sheena MOOSA, Fathmath Nazla RAFEEG, Sofoora K. USMAN

“…Unlike many countries, which imposed restrictions for weeks at a stretch, Maldives applied a strategy of gradual in- tensification of measures, imposed localized restrictive measures compared to a national lockdown and used multiple communication mechanisms to educate and engage the community. The public-private partner- ships explored were strategic in mitigating the loss of income to the tourist industry as well as in breaking the chain of transmission. …”
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Widening access to isotretinoin in primary care: an evaluation of New Zealand national dispensing data for isotretinoin for acne, 2008–2023 by Bruce Arroll, Diarmuid Quinlan, Peter Moodie, Rachel Petronella Roskvist, Jason Arnold

“…This is the first study demonstrating that, given appropriate postgraduate education and support, the isotretinoin risk–benefit profile may be enhanced to safely deliver high-quality, timely, equitable patient access to isotretinoin in primary care.…”
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Do cash or digital payment modalities affect community health worker performance? – a case study of a remote refugee settlement in Western Uganda by Michael T Wagaba, David Musoke, Charles Opio, Arthur Bagonza, Juliet Aweko, Hajarah Nakitende, Alex Mulyowa, Michael Ediau, Peter Waiswa, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho

“…During the cash payment period, at least secondary education (APR 1.71 CI: 1.14–2.58) and having a side occupation (APR 1.58; CI: 1.13–2.21) were positively associated with performance. …”
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Adult L1 users’ attitudes towards their proficiency in written Estonian as evidence of deep-rooted language ideologies by Kristel Algvere

“…Data were collected from 668 participants, with an average age of 48 years (89% were women; 71% had completed higher education). The results show traces of deep-rooted standard language ideology as well as nationalist ideology. …”
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A Study to Check the Readiness of Final-Year Dental Students Vis-à-Vis to a Safe and an Independent Practitioner in Sultanate of Oman Amidst the Recent Pandemic by Triveni Nalawade, Sanjay Saraf, Rachappa Mallikarjuna, Belal Haj-Hamed, Siva Kumar, Nutayla Al Harthy, Mohamed Al Ismaily

“…A study was conducted to measure self-preparedness among graduating students, especially during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic when education was significantly impacted. This study used a validated Dental Undergraduates Preparedness Assessment Scale (DU-PAS). …”
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Allergic Rhinitis and Its Associated Co‐Morbidities Among Patients Attending the ENT Department at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center in Northern Tanzania: Cross‐Sectional Study... by Kenneth Mlay, Gasper Temba, Adrian Matasha, Pendael Mzonge, Denis Katundu, Desderius Chussi

“…Factors such as age OR 0.12, 95% CI (0.03; 0.40), education OR 0.13, 95% CI (0.04; 0.44), occupation OR 3.75, 95% CI (1.36; 10.32), adenotonsillar hypertrophy OR 4.66, 95% CI (2.21; 9.80), and OME OR 4.11, 95% CI (1.32; 12.83) (p = 0.009) were found to be significantly associated with allergic rhinitis. 60.4%, Inferior turbinate hypertrophy is the leading co‐morbidity of allergic rhinitis which accounts for 64.7%. …”
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Variation in Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Cognitive Disorders in Unmedicated Middle-Aged Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study by Hui Zhao, Shunkai Lai, Shuming Zhong, Yiliang Zhang, Hui Yang, Yanbin Jia

“…Age was positively related to reasoning problem-solving in the MDD group (r=0.6249, p=0.0220). Education also showed a positive association with visual learning, social cognition, and composite cognition. …”
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Systemic Poverty Modelling: Case of Central Asia by F. I. Arzhaev, V. Y. Andriukhin, D. V. Saprynskaya

“…The article hypothesizes that in Central Asian countries the factors of poverty persistence are linked to each other in vicious circles, the rupture of which is possible through systemic solutions in three public spheres – education, labor market and development institutions. …”
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Environmental, social, and governance performance: The role of Chinese employee stock ownership plans by Yasi Liu, Shaun McDowell, Chunxiao Xue, Jianing Zhang

“…AcknowledgmentThis study was supported by the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province – General Program (Y202249981, Y202353438), the Wenzhou Association for Science and Technology – Service and Technology Innovation Program (jczc0254), the Wenzhou-Kean University Student Partnering with Faculty Research Program (WKUSPF202404, WKUSPF202411), the Wenzhou-Kean University International Collaborative Research Program (ICRP2023002, ICRP2023004), and the Wenzhou-Kean University Internal Research Support Program (IRSPG202205, IRSPG202206).…”
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Consultations for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis before and after health insurance coverage of pre-exposure prophylaxis to a university-based emergency department in Germany by Lennert Böhm, Björn-Erik Ole Jensen, Hubert Schelzig, Tom Luedde, Michael Bernhard

“…Therefore, PEP remains an important prevention for HIV transmission and presentations to the ED for PEP counseling may provide an opportunity to educate persons at risk of HIV infection about PrEP, thereby helping to prevent new HIV infections.…”
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The curvilinear relationship between Framingham Steatosis Index and depression: insights from a nationwide study by Chunqi Jiang, Bo Wang, Ning Wang, Jun Wang, Yinuo Qu, Guang Zhao, Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…Subgroup analysis revealed statistically significant interactions between FSI and depression within the educational attainment groups.ConclusionOur study’s discovery is the curvilinear relationship between FSI and depression. …”
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Oral health-related knowledge, attitude and practices among nurses: a hospital-based questionnaire survey from a tertiary healthcare setting in Faridabad, India by Manu Raj, Sakshi Sharma, Megha Jain, Shilpa Khullar Sood

“…Their impact on overall oral health of the community is due to the fact that they provide health education as the primary contact of patients and their family members. …”
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Knowledge on Chemical Pesticide use among Farmers Exposed to Pesticides in Panchkhal Municipality, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal by Leela Paudel, Rajendra Neupane, Lochana Shrestha, Lee Budhathoki, Keshav Raj Paudel

“…This study showed that most farmers have good knowledge of pesticide use. Still, educational programs and legislation promoting the use of safer pesticides are needed because they are the ones who handle and use chemical pesticides. …”
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Demographic Correlates of Infant Feeding Practices and Growth Performance in the First Year of Life by Leila M. Shinn, Christy C. Tangney, Caitlyn Busche, Christine M. Sharp, Mary C. Mullen

“…Various demographic correlates (caretaker race-ethnicity, education, and WIC enrollment) were associated with FP. …”
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Effects of screentime on the health and well-being of children and adolescents: a systematic review of reviews by Russell M Viner, Neza Stiglic

“…There was weak evidence for associations of screentime with behaviour problems, anxiety, hyperactivity and inattention, poorer self-esteem, poorer well-being and poorer psychosocial health, metabolic syndrome, poorer cardiorespiratory fitness, poorer cognitive development and lower educational attainments and poor sleep outcomes. There was no or insufficient evidence for an association of screentime with eating disorders or suicidal ideation, individual cardiovascular risk factors, asthma prevalence or pain. …”
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Spatial variation and determinants of skilled birth attendant delivery among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis by Yibeltal Addis Mekuria, Betelhem Gelaw Zeleke, Getahun Workineh Mekonen, Tewabe Malede Chekol

“…Low clustering of skilled birth attendant delivery was detected in the Afar, Amhara, Benshangul-Gumuz, Gambela, Oromia, and Somali regions, whereas high clustering was detected in the Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, and Harari regions. Maternal education level, parity, wealth index, region, place of residence, and community poverty level were significant predictors of skilled birth attendant delivery. …”
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Management of Consumers Embraces Drone Delivery

“…Public awareness campaigns led by governments can educate citizens about the benefits and safe use of drones. …”
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