Determinants of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Demographic and Physiological Predictors in a Referral Hospital in Iran by Fatemeh Omidi, Soheila Sadeghi

“…Background: Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, significantly contributing to global morbidity and mortality. Understanding the determinants of hypertension is crucial for effective prevention and management. …”
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Analysis of Climate Variability and Trends for Climate-Resilient Maize Farming System in Major Agroecology Zones of Ethiopia by Abebe Zeleke, Kindie Tesfaye, Tilahun Tadesse, Teferi Alem, Dereje Ademe, Enyew Adgo

“…For this reason, it could be required to develop a system of climate-resilient maize farming to address the issues of both global warming and the sub-Saharan countries that make up our study area. …”
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Benchmarking passive-microwave-satellite-derived freeze–thaw datasets by A. Bartsch, X. Muri, M. Hetzenecker, K. Rautiainen, H. Bergstedt, J. Wuite, T. Nagler, D. Nicolsky

“…The achieved performance (91.8 %) is similar to previous methods which apply an empirical local threshold to single-polarized VV backscatter data.</p> <p>All global products, tested with the resulting benchmarking dataset, are of value for freeze–thaw retrieval, although differences were found depending on the season, particularly during the spring and autumn transition.…”
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Chordoma Spontaneous Regression After COVID-19 by Luis Fernando Moura da Silva Junior, Gyl Eanes Barros Silva, Marcos Adriano Garcia Campos, Antonio Augusto Lima Teixeira Júnior, Ramon Moura Santos, Orlando José dos Santos, Natalino Salgado Filho

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Smoking prevalence, exposure to secondhand smoke, and factors associated with smoking among medical, dental, and pharmacy students in a public university in Malaysia by Rashidi Mohamed, Isa Naina-Mohamed, Jaya Kumar, Nadzmi Teh

“…Methods The self-administered online survey utilized in this cross-sectional study was derived from the Global Health Professions Students Survey (GHPSS), which involved medical, dental, and pharmacy students. …”
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Analysis of genetic and pathologic association between diabetes mellitus and cervical cancer by Prakhar Gupta, Aankury Gupta, Bushra Khanam

“…Abstract Background Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally and second most common in India. As per WHO, almost 90% of new cases and deaths worldwide occurred in low- to middle-income countries in 2020. …”
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The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of diabetic foot ulcers in the South African public healthcare sector by M J Turner, S Leigh-de Rapper, T P Mokoena, S van Vuuren

“…These guidelines are developed using evidence-based medicine and are based on global susceptibility patterns rather than local susceptibility data, and may not provide the most appropriate treatment options. …”
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Child diarrhea in Cambodia: A descriptive analysis of temporal and geospatial trends and logistic regression-based examination of factors associated with diarrhea in children under... by Samnang Um, Channnarong Phan, Sok Sakha, Leng Dany

“…Diarrhea is a global public health problem that is the third leading cause of death in under five years, with an estimated 1.7 billion cases in 2023 and 1.8 million deaths from diarrhea diseases every year. …”
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Complex multivariate model predictions for coral diversity with climatic change by Tim R. McClanahan, Maxwell K. Azali, Nyawira A. Muthiga, Sean N. Porter, Michael H. Schleyer, Mireille M. M. Guillaume

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A Quasi-experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Reminiscence Therapy on Depression among Hospitalized Elderly Undergoing Abdominal Surgery Admitted in Nehru Hospital, PGI... by Ritika Tandon, Rajesh Gupta, Sunita Sharma, Mukta Thakur

“…Background: Improved health-care quality has led to a global increase in the elderly population. With the increase in life expectancy, the number of elderly patients with surgically correctable diseases has also increased. …”
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Ecofriendly dyeing of silk fabric with yellow natural and synthetic dye by Hamid Ali Tanveer, Shahid Adeel, Fazal-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Ibrahim, Al Mojnun Shamim, Muhammad Aftab, Muhammad Imran, Rony Mia

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Legal aspects of functional security standardisation of the Internet of Things by P. S. Klimushyn, V. Ye. Roh, T. P. Kolisnyk

“…The structures of standardisation of networks and services of the IoT environments at the regional, European and global international levels have been considered. …”
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Relationship of METS-IR with cardiometabolic multimorbidity in China: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study by Chunyan Zhou, Yanyu Zhang, Xiaoyi Liu, Chenyu He, Shiyang Li, Shiyang Li

“…BackgroundCardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) has emerged as a global health challenge with a high mortality risk. …”
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The relationship between intimate partner violence reported at the first antenatal booking visit and obstetric and perinatal outcomes in an ethnically diverse group of Australian p... by Charlene Thornton, Virginia Schmied, Ana María Muñoz, Hannah Grace Dahlen

“…Objectives Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global health issue affecting mainly women and is known to escalate during pregnancy and impact negatively on obstetric and perinatal outcomes. …”
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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

“…Conclusion: The management of a global pandemic in a resource constrained, tourism reliant, and im- port-oriented vulnerable economy requires decisive leadership, collective effort of multiple stakeholders, strategic partnerships, and a precedence for public health measures over economic considerations. …”
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Effect of Covid-19 on maternal and child health services utilization in Ghana. Evidence from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). by Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, Emmanuel Opoku-Asante, Mylene Lagarde, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Covid-19 has had devastating effect on health systems and health utilization globally. Maternal and newborn care were adversely affected but little or nothing is known about the impact it has caused to it. …”
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Interest in digital health tools for miscarriage support: A qualitative assessment of Canadian women facing early pregnancy loss by Breanna Flynn, Anjali Sergeant, Genevieve Tam, Megan Gomes, Roopan Gill

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Do meteorological variables impact air quality differently across urbanization gradients? A case study of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China by Bohan Wu, Shuang Zhao, Yuxiang Liu, Chunyan Zhang

“…Air pollution has become a major challenge to global urban sustainable development, necessitating urgent solutions. …”
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Developing Ecological Landscape Design Proposals Against Flood Susceptibility in Urban Areas: Antalya, Kemer Example by Onur Aksoy, Elif Altaş, Kamil Erken

“…There are many possible impacts of global climate change such as loss of vegetation in urban and rural areas, deterioration in agricultural patterns, heat island effects. …”
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Thermal Environmental Impact of Urban Development Scenarios from a Low Carbon Perspective: A Case Study of Wuhan by Kai Lin, Qingming Zhan, Wei Xue, Yulong Shu, Yixiao Lu

“…Amidst the increasingly escalating global concern regarding climate change, adopting a low-carbon approach has become crucial for charting the future developmental trajectory of urban areas. …”
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