Towards health justice: Implementing structural competency in women’s healthcare education by Daina Charnelle Fougang, Charles Mpofu, Dianne Wepa

“…Introduction: The World Health Organization advocates for preparing medical students to address health disparities experienced by minority groups. …”
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The impact of staple crop price instability and fragmented policy on food security and sustainable development: a case study from Bangladesh by Zia Ahmed, Abdul Kadir, Rafiul Alam, Hafiz-Al-Rezoan, Md. Aminul Haque Laskor

“…Using data from the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS), the Ministry of Food, and the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), we examined price trends, seasonality, volatility, consumer price index, and food inflation. …”
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A scoping review on heat indices used to measure the effects of heat on maternal and perinatal health by Anayda Portela, Debra Jackson, Nathalie Roos, Chuansi Gao, Francesca Conway, Ijeoma Solarin, Chloe Brimicombe, Darshnika Lakhoo

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The interplay of trophic interactions and game dynamics gives rise to life-history trade-offs, consistent personalities, and predator–prey and aggression power laws by Mohammad Salahshour

“…This perspective strengthens the emerging view that ecology and evolution are two faces of the same coin, each shaping the other in a self-organized, energy-driven system.…”
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Magnitude and Predictors of Dietary Diversity among HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy: The Case of North-Western, Ghana by Louis Nebayeng Mornah, Mahama Saaka, Diana Pireh

“…Starchy staple foods and flesh food were the most consumed foods, while organ meats, dairy products, and eggs were eaten less. …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Characteristics of the Heat Treatment Process of Multilayer Composite Products in Heat Technology Installations by V. N. Romaniuk, A. M. Niyakovskii, A. N. Chichko, Yu. V. Yatskevich, Т. N. Ryzhova

“…The formulation of boundary conditions for this model is proposed, considering the multilayer structure of products and the peculiar properties of the organization of their heat treatment process in a heat technology installation. …”
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COLLABORATIVE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING: SUGGESTIONS FOR UKRAINIAN MEDICAL EDUCATION AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION by Yu.V. Lysanets, J. Ward, C. Zhang, T. Downing, O.M. Bieliaieva

“…The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the feasibility of applying Coventry University's experience in organizing and implementing COIL exchanges in the academic setting of medical and ecological education in Ukraine, thereby fostering enriching opportunities for students and staff to collaborate at the intersection of healthcare, sustainability, business, and law. …”
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Sintesis dan Karakterisasi Komposit Mn-N-TiO2/Bentonit untuk Degradasi Polutan Organik by Ruslan, Prismawiryanti, Ni Ketut Sumarni, Ahmad Ridhay, Mutiara Zalfa Riski, Sitti Nurhalisa, Anggi Marsela

“…Research has been conducted on the synthesis and characterization of Mn-N-TiO2/Bentonite composites for the degradation of organic pollutants. This study aims to synthesize the Mn-N-TiO2/Bentonite composite as a catalyst in degrading congo red in visible light and to determine the effect of irradiation time on the effectiveness of photodegradation of congo red catalyzed Mn-N-TiO2/Bentonite. …”
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Integrated Management of Spot Blotch Disease of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc.) Shoem by Deepak Kumar, Ramji Singh, Durga Prasad, Ajay Tomar

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Implementing essential diagnostics-learning from essential medicines: A scoping review. by Moriasi Nyanchoka, Mercy Mulaku, Bruce Nyagol, Eddy Johnson Owino, Simon Kariuki, Eleanor Ochodo

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) model list of Essential In vitro Diagnostic (EDL) introduced in 2018 complements the established Essential Medicines List (EML) and improves its impact on advancing universal health coverage and better health outcomes. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Organizational Commitment and Climate with Public Health (Case Study: Physical Education Teachers in Kermanshah Province) by Mohammad Saeid Kiani, Leila Nazari

“…If physical education teachers are in better condition, they will have more general health and can be more motivated to move towards the goals of the organization.…”
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A pilot study of dimeticone oils versus sodium carbonate treatment for tungiasis: A randomized cohort trial in Homa Bay County, Kenya. by Kana Suzuki, Yasuhiko Kamiya, Chris Smith, Satoshi Kaneko, Gordon Okomo, Asiko Ongaya, Evans Amukoye

“…Two-component dimeticone (NYDA) is the only treatment for tungiasis recommended by the World Health Organization; however, this topical drug is not available in Kenya. …”
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Combined application of vermicompost and mineral K fertilizer improves root yield of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] in Southern Ethiopia by Alemu Degwale, Geletaw Kebede, Ashenafi Woldeselassie, Fanuel Laekemariam

“…Although the rate depends on many factors, organic inputs such as vermicomposts are suggested as alternatives or combined with mineral fertilizers. …”
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Learning-induced sensory plasticity of mouse olfactory epithelium by A. V. Romashchenko, Р. Е. Kireeva, M. В. Sharapova, Т. A. Zapara, A. S. Ratushnyak

“…However, evidence is accumulating that some forms of learning can in fact drive stimulus­specifc changes very early in sensory systems, including not only primary sensory cortices but also precortical structures and even the peripheral sensory organs themselves. In this study, we investigated the effect of olfactory associative training on the functional activity of olfactory epithelium neurons in response to an indifferent stimulus (orange oil). …”
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Loss of BRCA1 Spontaneously Induces the Tumorigenesis in Lacrimal Gland by Sun Eui Kim, Hye Jung Baek, Eun Jung Park, Sung Chul Lim, Sang Soo Kim

“…These results suggest that BRCA1 is involved in genetic stability of the lacrimal gland, providing new insight into genomic instability in organism maintenance and tumorigenesis of the lacrimal gland.…”
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Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System Using Hybrid Machine Learning with Supervised Ensemble Stacking Model by Godfrey A. Mills, Daniel K. Acquah, Robert A. Sowah

“…Three machine learning algorithms comprising a multilayer perceptron neural network, a modified self-organizing map, and a decision tree were used for the detection framework. …”
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Deep learning and radiomics for gastric cancer serosal invasion: automated segmentation and multi-machine learning from two centers by Hui Shang, Tao Feng, Dong Han, Fengying Liang, Bin Zhao, Lihang Xu, Zhendong Cao

“…The clinical features, radiomic features, and deep learning features were organized and integrated, and five machine learning methods were employed to develop 15 predictive models. …”
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Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in dairy cattle from Shahrekord, Iran by M. Rahmani Dehkordi, Z. Hemati, M. Ghorbanpour, R. Goethe, L. Abdolmohammadi Khiav

Dosimetric and Radiobiological Impact of Patient Setup Errors in Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer by Jia-Huan Cai MS, Xun Peng BMed, Jia-Yang Lu MS

“…In the VB group, D 95% , D 98% , iHI, CI and TCP of PTV decreased by 2.5%, 4.5%, 4.2%, 15.6% and 2.0%, with D 2% increasing by 0.5%; D 2% of CTV increased by 0.5% while D 98% decreased by 0.2% ( P  < .05). The dose of organs at risk (OARs) changed slightly in both groups. …”
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Targeted Enrollment in Russian Universities: Current State, Problems and Solutions by Yu. S. Ezrokh

“…The objects of observation were individual IT and medical areas of training.Results and scientific novelty: on the basis of a systemic analysis, the current state of the targeted education system in domestic universities is comprehensively described, on the basis of which the key problems of its functioning at the present stage are formulated: 1) in most cases, a significantly lower level of educational potential of target students in comparison with ordinary “budget” students; 2) the lack of opportunity for universities to influence the quality of applicants within the target quota; 3) proactive nature of the formation of directions for targeted training; 4) the absence in the public domain of formal criteria that are being used for selecting target areas (in most cases); 5) non-objective criteria for selecting potential target students; 6) constraining the choice of an educational institution by target students; 7) insufficient interest of employing enterprises to the implementation of the selection program of potential target groups; 8) lack of means of control and influence on the learning outcomes on the part of future employers; 9) the lack of data-centricity in organizing the targeted training system functioning in Russia. …”
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