Knowledge and Perception of Eponyms in Chemistry by University Students in Belarus and the United States by U. K. Slabin

“…This gap in methodology and teaching technique applies to a number of disciplines including chemistry.The aims of this research publication were to study attitudes of university students in two countries – Belarus and the USA – to chemical eponyms, and to identify correlations between their reflective cognition and solid knowledge of the future professionals.Methodology and research methods. A 27-item questionnaire with different types of answers was developed by the author of the present research. …”
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Evaluation for an Open Society: Then and Now by Robert Picciotto

“…This implies putting value, ethics, and the public interest at the very center of the evaluation occupation; breaking free of Popper’s parsimonious piecemeal social engineering concept to inform systemic social reform; bringing peace to a methodologically divided house; systematic mixing of evaluation methods and models; and the promotion of evaluation independence through professionalization. …”
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International expert consensus on micronutrient supplement use during the early life course by Irene Cetin, Roland Devlieger, Erika Isolauri, Rima Obeid, Francesca Parisi, Stefan Pilz, Lenie van Rossem, Maternal Nutrition Delphi Study Group, Régine Steegers-Theunissen

“…Results Thirty-five experts participated in the panel, who were healthcare professionals (HCPs), researchers and joint HCP-researchers with expertise in nutrition, gynaecology and/or obstetrics. …”
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Item-level measurement properties of the pediatric awareness and sensory motor assessment in children with medical complexity by Brooke Mulrenin, Bryant A. Seamon, Carrie Cormack, Kimberly Lane Kascak, Cynthia Dodds

“…Additional efforts will support health professionals to utilize the PASMA for baseline assessments, guiding personalized interventions, and tracking progress.ConclusionClinical use of the PASMA could provide new opportunities to detect subtle abilities, preferences, and changes in CMC, to promote meaningful participation and improve quality of life.…”
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Development and validation of the Information Literacy Measurement Scale (ILMS-34) in Chinese public health practitioners by Hui Li, Ke-Ying Li, Xia-Rong Hu, Xuan Hong, Yan-Ting He, Hua-Wei Xiong, Yi-Li Zhang

“…Abstract Background Public health professionals (PHPs) have increasing information needs to inform evidence-based public health decisions and practice, which requires good information literacy. …”
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Preferences and Attitudes Towards Digital Communication and Symptom Reporting Methods in Clinical Trials by McDowell B, Dumais KM, Gary ST, de Gooijer I, Ward T

“…Some respondents were interested in having the device read the questions/answers aloud (36.4%) and answer questions verbally (41.8%).Conclusion: Participants were familiar with various communication methods but showed different preferences to communicate with friends and family versus healthcare professionals. For reporting symptoms in a clinical trial while at home, split results suggested a preference for independent reporting as well as live communication with physician, perhaps reflecting the rising use of telehealth. …”
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Interpretable machine learning and radiomics in hip MRI diagnostics: comparing ONFH and OA predictions to experts by Tariq Alkhatatbeh, Ahmad Alkhatatbeh, Qin Guo, Jiechen Chen, Jidong Song, Xingru Qin, Wang Wei

“…This method has the ability to aid both junior and senior medical professionals to precisely diagnose and take prompt treatment measures.…”
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Mortality and Its Predictors among Adult Human Immune-Deficiency Virus-Infected Patients Attending Their Antiretroviral Treatment at Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Multicen... by Selam Tesfayohannes, Sisay Shine, Abinet Mekuria, Sisay Moges

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The development and pilot testing of a behavioral activation-based treatment for depressed mood and multiple health behavior change in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome. by Emily C Gathright, Katherine Diaz Vickery, Woubeshet Ayenew, Matthew C Whited, Melissa Adkins-Hempel, Michelle Chrastek, Jill K Carter, Rochelle K Rosen, Wen-Chih Wu, Andrew M Busch

“…After the initial conceptualization, ten post-ACS patients and eight cardiac rehabilitation professionals completed qualitative interviews. Patients endorsed bi-directional interactions between mood and health behaviors post-ACS. …”
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Models of Integrated Acute Care for Older Adult Inpatients That Incorporate Integrative Health: An Integrative Review by Bonvin E, Perruchoud E, Tacchini-Jacquier N, Perrenoud J, Melly P, Celik S, Jean M, Verloo H

“…The review was completed in June 2024.Results: We retained 32 studies conducted in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, including 46,899 older adult inpatients, 39 physicians, 148 nurses, 695 allied health-care professionals, and 358 informal caregivers. Three integrated acute care models were identified: the Acute Care for Elders model, the Integrated General Hospital model, and the Transitional Care model. …”
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Sunlight exposure practice and its associated factors among infants in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis. by Fanos Yeshanew Ayele, Natnael Kebede, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Mengistu Mera Mihiretu, Yawkal Tsega, Elsabeth Addisu, Niguss Cherie, Tesfaye Birhane, Chala Daba, Ahmed Hussien Asfaw, Zinet Abegaz, Abel Endawekie, Anissa Mohammed, Dagnachew Melak, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Husniya Yasin, Aregash Abebayehu Zerga, Fikre Bayu Gebeyehu, Birhanu Wagaye

“…Therefore, health professionals create awareness for mothers to increase postnatal follow-up, and the importance of health education especially for rural residents.…”
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Emergency Physicians’ and Nurses’ Perspectives on Transgender, Intersexual, and Non-Binary Patients in Germany by Torben Brod, Carsten Stoetzer, Christoph Schroeder, Stephanie Stiel, Kambiz Afshar

“…Emergency physicians (EP) often lack formal training and knowledge about caring for TIN patients, while comparatively less evidence is available for other healthcare professionals, including emergency nurses (EN). Therefore, our goal in this study was to explore the experiences, knowledge, and attitudes as well as education/training needs of both ENs and EPs in Germany regarding the care of TIN patients. …”
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Reflexive Methods of Knowledge in Educational Activities: Phenomenological Hermeneutics by T. N. Korneenko

“…Today, lifelong learning and self-education individual skills are of paramount importance for each representative of the society in relation to the world trends of a post-industrial era: economic domination in the innovative sector, progressive increase of intensity of information flows and rates of distribution of high technologies, rapid development of science and industry of knowledge, quickly changing and becoming tougher requirements to professionalism, qualification and creativity of experts irrespective of the sphere of employment. …”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrition Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

“…It was found out to play an important role as at when one should initiate breastfeeding and when other foods are introduced. Secondly, health professionals need to conduct regular health education to educate masses as when complementary feeding should be initiated. …”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrion Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

“…It was found out to play an important role as at when one should initiate breastfeeding and when other foods are introduced. Secondly, health professionals need to conduct regular health education to educate masses as when complementary feeding should be initiated.…”
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The challenges of evidence-based prehabilitation in a real-life context for patients preparing for colorectal surgery—a cohort study and multiple case analysis by A. D. Talen, N. L. U. van Meeteren, J. A. Barten, I. Pereboom, W. P. Krijnen, H. Jager-Wittenaar, B. C. Bongers, G. van der Sluis

“…Patients with low adherence had multiple impairments, with consequences for their preparation for surgery. For healthcare professionals, it is recommended to pay attention to high-risk patients with multiple impairments and further personalize the prehabilitation program. …”
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Fournier Gangrene Associated with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors: A Pharmacovigilance Study with Data from the U.S. FDA Adverse Event Reporting System by Yang Hu, Ziyu Bai, Yan Tang, Rongji Liu, Bin Zhao, Jian Gong, Dan Mei

“…Multiple statistical analysis methods were applied to evaluate the potential association between SGLT2 inhibitors and FG, thus providing reliable and professionalized medication usage recommendations for SGLT2 inhibitors in clinical practice. …”
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Co-producing a safe mobility and falls informatics platform to drive meaningful quality improvement in the hospital setting: a mixed-methods protocol for the insightFall study by Ben Glampson, Clare Leon-Villapalos, Erik Mayer, Rachael Lear, Phoebe Averill, Catalina Carenzo, Rachel Tao, Robert Latchford

“…This protocol describes the co-design and testing of a safe mobility and falls informatics platform for automated, real-time insights to support the learning response to inpatient falls.Methods Underpinned by the learning health system model and human-centred design principles, this mixed-methods study will involve (1) collaboration between healthcare professionals, patients, data scientists and researchers to co-design a safe mobility and falls informatics platform; (2) co-production of natural language processing pipelines and integration with a user interface for automated, near-real-time insights and (3) platform usability testing. …”
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Predicting survival rates: the power of prognostic nomograms in distal cholangiocarcinoma by Jiangfeng Hu, Yuping Shi, Lihua Jin, Suhong Yi, Jinsuo Chen, Dadong Wan, Weixin Ye, Jingnan Chen, Yajing Zhang, Yang Jiang, Bensong Duan, Yuwei Dong

“…These tools can assist medical professionals in assessing the prognosis of patients with dCCA and in devising more accurate treatment strategies for them.…”
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Comparison of the adequacies of the OSCE and vOSCE to assess the competencies required under Brazilian medical curriculum guidelines: a multicenter study by Hervaldo Sampaio Carvalho, Maria do Carmo Barros Melo, Fabiana Maria Kakehasi, Priscila Menezes Ferri Liu, Fernanda Gontijo Minafra Silveira Santos, Ricardo Luiz de Melo Martins, Marilene Vale de Castro Monteiro, Marcelo Esteves Chaves Campos, Roberto Zonato Esteves, Matheus Belloni Torsani, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tiberio, Akihito Inca Atahualpa Urdiales, Andrea Mora De Marco Novellino, Rosiane Viana Zuza Diniz, Helena Ferreira Moura, Maria Alice de Vilhena Toledo, Célia Regina Machado Saldanha, Andrea Pedrosa Ribeiro Alves Oliveira, Patricia Zen Tempski, Itamar de Souza Santos, Milton de Arruda Martins

“…We conclude that the vOSCE is an effective tool for assessing most competencies of medical professionals and students required under Brazilian guidelines.…”
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