La ‘sofisticación’ como dimensión de cambio en el desarrollo epistemológico / “Sophistication” as a Dimension of Change in Developing a Personal Epistemology by Constanza Ruiz-Danegger, Yolanda Fernández-Acevedo, José Eduardo Moreno

“…Such procedures were used on data from a wider investigation on the development of epistemological beliefs about science and technology in secondary technical vocational education students. A not yet informed epistemological position (“advanced objectivism”), evidence of the distinction between “weak” and “strong sophistication” in the meanings assigned to epistemological beliefs, and several form patterns were found in the trajectories. …”
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“Enhancing equitable impact: ethical, legal, and sustainable approaches in short-term surgical outreach for global child health” by Zoe Blumenthal, Walid A. Farhat, Kelly McQueen

“…These same short-term interventions have also been appropriately criticized for a lack of continuity of care, limited focus on training and education of local providers and capacity building within the local health systems, and perpetuation of power imbalances and neocolonialism. …”
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The Prevalence of Dermoscopy Use Among Dermatology Residents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Abdullah Almeziny, Rahaf Almutairi, Amal Altamimi, Khloud Alshehri, Latifah Almehaideb, Asem Shadid, Mohammed Al Mashali

“…However, the overall extent of dermoscopy use within the dermatology community remains unclear, highlighting the need for further education. In Saudi Arabia, the key factors influencing dermoscopy use include residents’ ages, residency levels, and practice centers. …”
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Assessment of Asthma Control and Quality of Life among Asthmatic Patients Attending Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tesfalidet Gebremeskel Zeru, Ephrem Engidawork, Alemseged Beyene Berha

“…Healthcare providers should therefore focus on asthma education with an integrated treatment plan to improve asthma control and quality of life.…”
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The Association Between Psychological Capital and Self-Management Behaviors in Men with Gout: A Cross-Sectional Study in Southwest China by Wang Y, Chen Y, Qi Q, Song Y, Guo X, Ma L, Chen H

“…Ying Wang,1 Yanling Chen,1 Qi Qi,2 Yuqing Song,3 Xin Guo,1 Ling Ma,1 Hong Chen4 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Operating Room Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 4West China School of Nursing/ West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hong Chen, West China School of Nursing/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18980601733, Email chong@scu.edu.cnPurpose: Gout is a common, chronic inflammatory joint disease, and men are more likely to suffer from gout. …”
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Internal Facilitation by Health Assistants for the “WHO Lay Health Worker Dementia Care” in Rural Uganda: A Formative Evaluation by Wakida EK, Obua C, Rukundo GZ, Samantha M, Maling S, Karungi CK, Talib ZM, Haberer J, Bartels SJ

“…Edith K Wakida,1,2 Celestino Obua,2 Godfrey Zari Rukundo,3 Mary Samantha,2 Samuel Maling,4 Christine K Karungi,2 Zohray M Talib,1 Jessica Haberer,5,6 Stephen J Bartels5,6 1Department of Medical Education, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, California, USA; 2Department of Research and Development, Alpha Center for Research Administration, Mbarara, Uganda; 3Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; 4Department of Psychiatry, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 6Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence: Edith K Wakida, Email Edith.Wakida@cusm.eduBackground: Dementia is characterized by cognitive symptoms like memory loss, difficulty with language, and impaired judgment, alongside behavioral and psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and aggression. …”
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Patterns of beta-blocker use and dose optimization among ambulatory heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) attending public hospitals in Northeast Ethiopia:... by Minimize Hassen, Tsehaynesh Kebede Ebsa, Oumer Sada Muhammed, Tewodros Solomon, Mulat Belete Demessie, Teklehaimanot Fentie Wendie, Nuhamin Alemayehu Tesfaye, Mengistie Yirsaw Gobezie

“…It is crucial to align clinical practice with the latest guidelines, prioritize ongoing research, and enhance educational efforts for both healthcare providers and patients. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Oldest-Old Social Capital and Health and the Role of Digital Inequalities: Longitudinal Cohort Study by Luca Guido Valla, Michele Rossi, Alessandra Gaia, Antonio Guaita, Elena Rolandi

“…We used linear mixed models to assess the impact of COVID-19 and time on changes in social capital, physical and psychological health, and ICT use in a discontinuity regression design while controlling for age, sex, education, and income satisfaction. Then, we assessed the influence of internet use and its interaction with COVID-19 on these changes. …”
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Depression symptom severity and behavioral impairment in school-going adolescents in Uganda by Ronald Anguzu, Catherine Abbo, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Max Bobholz, Arthur Kiconco, Abdul R. Shour, Richard Kabanda, Kenneth Kalani, Laura D. Cassidy

“…Future research should examine school-level factors influencing academic performance by depression status. Policymakers in education and gender sectors should prioritize mental health programs in secondary schools.…”
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Hubungan Tingkat Kecemasan dalam Menghadapi Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) dengan Kelulusan OSCE pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas by Dinda Putri Amir, Detty Iryani, Laila Isrona

“…In student, anxiety affects the educational process. </em><em>OSCE is a part of comprehensive exam that examine medical skills of the students who will enter their clinical stage. …”
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Rekomendasi Pengembangan Fasilitas Wisata Tugu Pahlawan Surabaya Melalui Visualisasi Dashboard Hasil Klasifikasi Analisis Sentimen Ulasan Pengunjung by Fawwaz Roja Mahardika, Ahmad Afif Supianto, Nanang Yudi Setiawan, Raden Sandra Yuwana, Endang Suryawati

“…One solution can be done through sentiment analysis at the aspect level of education, facilities, cleanliness, service, and general aspects by presenting information in the form of a dashboard. …”
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MathVision: An Accessible Intelligent Agent for Visually Impaired People to Understand Mathematical Equations by Muhammad Awais Ahmad, Tauqir Ahmed, Muhammad Aslam, Amjad Rehman, Faten S. Alamri, Saeed Ali Bahaj, Tanzila Saba

“…Many visually impaired people are working in the education sector whether they are students or teachers. …”
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ANALISIS DESKRIPTIF BERBASIS MODEL MENTAL FISIKA TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN KOGNITIF MAHASISWA PADA KONSEP KINEMATIKA PARTIKEL DAN GERAK PARABOLA by Nyoman Rohadi, Iwan Setiawan

“…Kata kunci: model mental, kompetensi kognitif, kinematika partikel dan gerak parabola   ABSTRACT   This article portrays a deskriptif analysis results based on physics mental model toward cognitif reasoning of the first semester in the year of study 2019/2020 students in physics education study program of  the JPMIPA FKIP Bengkulu University on the concepts of kinematics particle and parabolic motion. …”
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Effect of Jin's Three-Needle Therapy Combined with Behavioral Intervention on Preschool Children with Mild-to-Moderate Autism Spectrum Disorder by HONG Yu, KANG Jie, GUO Jingmin, LIU Guihua, OU Ping, CHEN Xiaofang, HUANG Longsheng

“…The control group received behavior analysis therapy combined with structured education, two to four hours a day, lasting for three months; the observation group received Jin's three-needle therapy in addition to the interventions of the control group, in which the acupoints were mainly selected as Sishen needle, mental three-needle, temporal three-needle, Dingshen needle, and the addition and subtraction of acupoints were according to the TCM syndrome differentiation and classification of ASD. …”
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Combination Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment and Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Enhances the Treatment of Skin Photoaging in a Murine Model System by Li L, He Z, Yu C, Zhang C, Yu Y, Li Y, Xu X

“…Li Li,1– 3,&ast; Zeyu He,3– 5,&ast; Chengqian Yu,3– 5 Chao Zhang,3– 5 Yanqiu Yu,6 Yuanhong Li,3– 5 Xuegang Xu3– 5 1ShanXi Medical University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of ShanXi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 030001, People’s Republic of China; 4Key Laboratory of Immunodermatology (China Medical University), Ministry of Education, Shenyang, 110001, People’s Republic of China; 5NHC Key Laboratory of Immunodermatology (China Medical University), Shenyang, 110001, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuegang Xu, Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 Nanjing Bei Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, People’s Republic of China, Email xuxuegang2749290@163.com Li Li, Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of ShanXi Medical University, No. 85 South Jiefang Road, Yingze District, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, 030001, People’s Republic of China, Email lilizaimu0807@163.comBackground: Fractional carbon dioxide lasers and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are commonly employed in the treatment of skin photoaging.Objective: This study was developed to explore the effects of combination carbon dioxide laser treatment and BMSC injection on skin photoaging and the underlying molecular mechanisms.Methods & Materials: In total, 24 mice with experimentally photoaged skin were separated into control, carbon dioxide fractional laser treatment, combination therapy, and BMSC injection groups. …”
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Rusførebygging i skulen som diskursivt forma pedagogisk-politisk fenomen. Eit teoretisk-empirisk bidrag til omgrepsutvikling by Øyvind Wiik Halvorsen, Liv Eide, Olin Blaalid Oldeide

“…The analysis shows how school-based drug prevention is entangled with pedagogy and politics, and the findings are discussed in light of foundational questions in education and political power. …”
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Factors Affecting Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia and Their Relationship with Anxiety and Depression by Zeng G, Liang R, Xiao L, Cao W, Zhou W, Wang W, Liu C, Zhou H, Shi X, Chen B, Chen W

“…Gang Zeng,1,2,&ast; Rongyu Liang,2,3,&ast; Lingxian Xiao,2,4,&ast; Weiye Cao,5 Wenqing Zhou,2,6 Wen Wang,5 Cuixia Liu,2,7 Huarong Zhou,1,2 Xiaolei Shi,1,2 Ben Chen,1,2 Wanhua Chen2,4 1Geriatric Neuroscience Center, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Nursing, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 6Adult Psychiatry Department, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 7Chronic Psychiatry Department, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wenqing Zhou, Adult Psychiatry Department, Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 36 mingXin Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15918636953, Email 996459134@qq.com Weiye Cao, School of Nursing, Guangzhou Medical University, 195 Dongfeng West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13149399874, Email 1271932456@qq.comObjective: Negative symptoms significantly impair daily functioning and worsen clinical outcomes. …”
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Mpox Preparedness and Response 2024: Position Statement of The Disaster Management Experts Club by Heetaf Aloqaily, Rania Abdurhman Alnafea, Shahad Abdullah Alotaibi, Mohamad Bakir, Sharafaldeen Bin Nafisah, Bandr Mzahim

“…The need to augment early warning systems encompasses not only case identification, but also indirect indicators such as absenteeism from employment or education. • Enhancedresilience of healthcare systems: A resilient healthcare infrastructure that facilitates early case detection, isolation, and infection control is essential. …”
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Application of Patient-Generated Health Data Among Older Adults With Cancer: Scoping Review by Yesol Kim, Geonah Kim, Hyeonmi Cho, Yeonju Kim, Mona Choi

“…In this review, the stages of PGHD use were classified as follows: (1) identification, monitoring, review, and analysis (88/88, 100%); (2) feedback and reporting (32/88, 39%); (3) motivation (30/88, 34%); and (4) education and coaching (19/88, 22%). ConclusionsThis scoping review provides a comprehensive summary of the overall characteristics and use stages of PGHD in older adults with various types and stages of cancer. …”
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Sex differences in the relationships between 24-h rest-activity patterns and plasma markers of Alzheimer’s disease pathology by Maxime Van Egroo, Elise Beckers, Nicholas J. Ashton, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Heidi I. L. Jacobs

“…Multiple linear regression models were adjusted for age, sex, education, body mass index, and actigraphic recording duration. …”
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