Effectiveness of an electronic clinical decision support system in improving the management of childhood illness in primary care in rural Nigeria: an observational study by Marek Kwiatkowski, Rodolfo Rossi, Torsten Schmitz, Fenella Beynon, Capucine Musard, Marco Landi, Daniel Ishaya, Jeremiah Zira, Muazu Muazu, Camille Renner, Edwin Emmanuel, Solomon Gideon Bulus

“…Intervention and control facilities received supportive supervision based on the national supervision protocol.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was caregiver-reported recovery at day 7, collected over the phone. …”
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Investigating the feasibility of developing a collective action for biological control of fall armyworm among smallholder farmers in rural communities of Zambia by Léna Durocher-Granger, Sara Fiorito, Sibajene Kambanja Mudenda, Milimo Mildred Chiboola, Monica K. Kansiime, David Ludwig, Cees Leeuwis

“…In addition, collective action has been acknowledged to be a critical component for invasive species management, but is still poorly studied in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) where the national plant health system, in-place to prevent and manage biological invasions, is limited. …”
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Association between chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy and benzodiazepine prescription in patients with radicular low back pain: a retrospective cohort study using real-world... by Jeffery A Dusek, Robert James Trager, Zachary A Cupler, Kayla J DeLano, Jaime A Perez

“…We hypothesise that utilisation of CSMT for newly diagnosed rLBP is associated with reduced odds of benzodiazepine prescription through 12 months’ follow-up.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting National, multicentre 73-million-patient electronic health records-based network (TriNetX) in the USA, queried on 30 July 2021, yielding data from 2003 to the date of query.Participants Adults aged 18–49 with an index diagnosis of rLBP were included. …”
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Menopause and obstructive sleep apnea: revealing an independent mediating role of visceral fat beyond body mass index by Yuhan Wang, Hailing Liu, Beini Zhou, Wuriliga Yue, Mengcan Wang, Ke Hu

“…Methods This research performed a cross-sectional analysis utilizing data from the 2015–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Comparing some blood parameters of ski racers and long-distance athletes by Banu Can, Metin Bayram, Gökhan Bayraktar, Harun Akyol

“…Sixty male and female sedentary and national elite level athletes in the range of 18-22 years voluntarily participated in this research. 60 volunteers were divided into 3 groups as the control group (10 males, 10 females), the experimental group 1 (10 males, 10 female athletes) and the experimental group 2 (10 males, 10 female ski runners). …”
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Detection of the Effect of Climate Change on the Mechanism of Heat Islands in Tehran Province by Niloofar Mohammadi, Zahra Hejazizadeh, Parviz Zeaiean Firouzabadi, Alireza Karbalaee

“…Considering Tehran's new climate, it is necessary to develop a national climate change action plan to reduce emissions, pay attention to the future urban temperature, and adapt to global warming.…”
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Battling time restrictions with collective discourse: collaborative quizzes in a condensed human anatomy course by Zi Guo, Natascha Heise

“…It was hypothesized that the implementation of collaborative quizzes facilitates group learning while ultimately helping students to be better prepared for the NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners) unit examinations used as summative assessment within the course. …”
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Eugenol inhibits NEAT1 as a ceRNA in pre-cancerous breast lesions by Yusheng Liu, Guijuan Zhang, Yi Ma, Min Ma, Xuefeng Jiang

“…Methods: Initially, the gene expression profiles of patients (n = 880) in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database were analyzed. …”
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Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) implementations to control cholera outbreak in Oromia region, Ethiopia by Dabesa Gobena, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Getahun Fetensa, Tizta Tilahun Degfie, Tessema Debela, Afework Tamiru, Zenebu Begna Bayissa, Dereje Diriba, Tarekegn Sarbessa, Daniel Bekele, Natinel Teferi, Achalu Layesa, Abate Zewdie, Dawit Worku Ayele, Meron Debebe Mersha, Chala Bafikadu, Senahara Korsa Wake, Lemi Abebe, Tesfaye Kebebew, Tefera Goshu, Birhanu Kenate, Yadeta Dessie, Zeleke Mekonnen

“…Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) activities were assessed using standard questionnaires adapted from national cholera guideline later categorized as poor, satisfactory and good. …”
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Association between the triglyceride glucose body mass index and asthma: evidence from NHANES 2011–2018 by Sijia Yu, Shiping Wu, Shouxin Wei

“…Method This cross-sectional study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database for the 2011–2018 cycles. …”
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World Health Organization priority antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacterales, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium hea... by Laura C. Antochevis, Camila M. Wilhelm, Beatriz Arns, Daniel Sganzerla, Letícia O. Sudbrack, Thais C.R.L. Nogueira, Ricardo D. Guzman, Amanda S. Martins, Daniela S. Cappa, Ândrea C. dos Santos, Joseani C. Pascual, Vitor Hugo Perugini, Eliana C. Vespero, Maria Helena P. Rigatto, Dariane C. Pereira, Larissa Lutz, Robson S. Leão, Elizabeth A. Marques, Danielle M. Henrique, André A.M. Coelho, Lígia L. Frutuoso, Erika E. de A Sousa, Luiz F. Abreu Guimarães, Adriana L.P. Ferreira, Anna Carla Castiñeiras, Marcelle D. Alves, João Paulo Telles, Carolina H. Yamada, Francieli P. de Almeida, Evelyne S. Girão, Paulo C.P. de Sousa, Antonio G.N.D. de Melo, Elisa T. Mendes, Verônica de F.D. Rocha, Euclimeire da S. Neves, Marcello T. Ribeiro, Carlos Ernesto Ferreira Starling, Maura S. Oliveira, Jorge L.M. Sampaio, Andreza F. Martins, Afonso L. Barth, Alexandre P. Zavascki, Jéssica Nesello dos Santos, Charles Francisco Ferreira, Tarsila Vieceli, Julival Ribeiro Fagundes, Raquel Nascimento Matias, Shisue Karina Katagiri, Olavo José Vicente Neto, Rafaela Kuczynski da Rocha, Claudia Maria Dantas de Maio Carrilho, Mila Muraro de Almeida, Heloisa da Silva Rosa, Valéria Paes Lima, Tazio Vanni, Simone Aranha Nouer, Elizabeth Mendes Alves, Jorge Luiz Nobre Rodrigues, André Jhonathan Dantas, Gyselle de Souza Rebouças, Jailton Santos de Oliveira

“…Interpretation: A high frequency of WPAP bacteria, particularly CRKP and CRAB, were found in healthcare-associated BSIs in Brazil, posing them as a major public health problem in this country. Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil.…”
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The association between lipid-related obesity indicators and severe headache or migraine: a nationwide cross sectional study from NHANES 1999 to 2004 by Xu Sun, Jimei Song, Rixun Yan, Jianwei Diao, Yibo Liu, Zhangzhi Zhu, Weichi Lu

“…Consequently, we set out to look into this association utilizing National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 1999 to 2004. …”
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Provincial Administration and Local Nobility in Courland in the Middle of the 19th Century by N. A. Mogilevskii

“…The main issue considered in the work is the problem of the relationship between the imperial center and the national outskirts in the middle of the 19th century, which, in turn, is closely related to the results of the Northern War (1700-1721), which ended for Russia with a victory over Sweden and the annexation of the former part of the Swedish kingdom Estonia and Livonia. …”
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Pollution Mitigation in Vermicelli Wastewater: Integrated Fenton and Aerobic Sludge Treatment for Water Quality Improvement by Phuoc Bao Niem Nguyen, Van Toan Pham, Hoang Viet Le, Pankaj Kumar, Gowhar Meraj

“…As a result, the removal rate of those parameters climbed quite notably, except in SS (95.6%, 96.0%, 84.6%, 84.1%, and 83.6%), and their concentration parameters remained within the allowance levels of the National Technical Regulation in Vietnam before being discharged into the environment. …”
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Narratives of change: how climate change narratives have evolved since the 1970s by Zarina Kulaeva

“…A period marked by growing concern and the creation of national and global organizations to address the effects of climate change. …”
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Epithelial stem cells from human small bronchi offer a potential for therapy of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisResearch in context by Zeyu Liu, Qi Zheng, Zhoubin Li, Moli Huang, Cheng Zhong, Ruize Yu, Rong Jiang, Haotian Dai, Jingyuan Zhang, Xiaohua Gu, Yongle Xu, Chunwei Li, Shan Shan, Feng Xu, Yue Hong, Tao Ren

“…Our findings offer a potential for IPF treatment by targeting small airways. Funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China (82430001, 81930001, and 81900059), Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center (SHDC2020CR3063B), Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province (2024HWYQ-058).…”
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Reconstructive trends and complications following parotidectomy: incidence and predictors in 11,057 cases by Cory Donovan Bovenzi, Peter Ciolek, Meghan Crippen, Joseph M. Curry, Howard Krein, Ryan Heffelfinger

“…This study aims to demonstrate national trends in parotidectomy patients and identify factors associated with adverse postoperative outcomes. …”
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Control System of Fire Rescue Robot for High-Rise Building Design by Junfang Yu

“…In recent years, with the steady and rapid growth of the national economy, various industries have developed rapidly and the resulting fire accidents have also been on the rise. …”
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Analyzing Radiation Protection Risks in Nuclear Medicine: Cause Investigation and WSR-Based Countermeasure Evaluation by Sun P, Li G, Zhu Y

“…Peng Sun,1 Guanting Li,2 Yunhe Zhu1 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China; 2Research School of Physics, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCorrespondence: Yunhe Zhu, Email zjkc139@163.comObjective: To analyze and investigate the causes of radiation protection safety risks in nuclear medicine diagnosis and treatment, formulate radiation protection safety management countermeasures, and evaluate their effectiveness.Methods: In October 2020, the Department of Nuclear Medicine at our hospital established a radiation protection safety management team, utilizing association rules to investigate and analyze the causes of radiation protection safety risks. …”
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START—the Swiss tele-assisted rehabilitation and training program to support transition from inpatient to outpatient care in the subacute phase after a stroke: feasibility, safety... by Szabina Gäumann, Carina Ziller, Carina Ziller, Nele Paulissen, Nele Paulissen, Frank Behrendt, Frank Behrendt, Zorica Suica, Zorica Suica, Björn Crüts, Luana Gammerschlag, Katrin Parmar, Katrin Parmar, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft

“…Clinical Trial RegistrationThe study is registered with the Swiss National Clinical Trial Portal (SNCTP000005943), EUDAMED (CIV-CH-24-05-046954), and clinicaltrils.gov (NCT06449612).…”
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