Refinement of a meaning-centered counseling program for Chinese patients with advanced cancer: integrating cultural adaptation and implementation science approaches by Florence Lui, Qingyi Zhang, George Chengxi Bao, Bharat Narang, Ruo Yan Chen, Yunshan Niu, Jennifer Leng, William Breitbart

“…Methods Fifteen purposively sampled mental health professionals who work with Chinese cancer patients completed surveys providing Likert-scale ratings on acceptability and comprehensibility of MCP-Ch content (guided by the EVM) and pre-implementation factors (guided by PRISM), followed by semi-structured interviews. …”
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Community-based model for management and follow-up by non-physician healthcare workers to improve awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension: The COTRACO study protocolDetai... by A.J. Lora Mantilla, L.A. Parra Gomez, P.A. Camacho-López, J. Otero-Wandurraga, B. Novella, A. González-Medina, O. Valdez-Tiburcio, F. Lanas, M.C. Rocha-Lezama, J. Alonzo-Arias, C. Rivilla-Piñango, C. Cáceres-Ramírez, S.J. Villabona-Flórez, Y.M. Giraldo-Castrillón, P. López-Jaramillo

“…Using non-medical health professionals, standardized treatment algorithms and free access to antihypertensive medications, these regions can significantly improve awareness, diagnosis and management of hypertension. …”
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Poor sleep quality and associated factors among HIV-positive and negative postpartum women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study by Milen Mihertabe, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Gidey Rtbey

“…It would be better if professionals routinely assess postpartum women for sleep quality and focus on HIV-positive women.…”
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Editorial by Editor

“…We hope this issue inspires researchers, educators, policymakers, and professionals to explore and appreciate the relevance of Indigenous Knowledge in contemporary society. …”
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INNOVATIVE METHODS OF TEACHING HISTORY AT MODERN UNIVERSITIES by A. Yu. Suslov, M. V. Salimgareev, Sh. S. Khammatov

“…Learning activities presented above will definitely help future experts to become competent professionals. Learning objectives can be solved by means of a complex of the following innovative pedagogical technologies: problem-based, design and game methods that stimulate cogitative activity of students; dialogue (interactive) forms of training (case-study, debate, discussion) that promote mutual understanding between a teacher and a student, joint solution of educational tasks, and acquisition of positive communicative skills among students. …”
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Mediating effects of occupational self-efficacy on the relationship of authentic leadership and job engagement by Popy Podder, Hillol Saha

“…This research will help academic professionals in public and private sector universities to know how AL style positively influences employees’ engagement. …”
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Global trends and research frontiers on machine learning in sustainable animal production in times of climate change: Bibliometric analysis aimed at insights and orientations for t... by Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira, Concepta Mcmanus, Iran José Oliveira da Siva

“…The study will provide scholars and professionals with a holistic view of the current state of studies, opportunities and associated risks on this topic, and pathways for future research in this emerging and promising field. …”
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Social Media Use and Oral Health–Related Misconceptions in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Rahaf Hamdan BinHamdan, Salwa Abdulrahman Alsadhan, Arwa Zohair Gazzaz, AlBandary Hassan AlJameel

“…Strategic collaborations with dental professionals are necessary to enhance the dissemination of accurate oral health information and public awareness and reduce the prevalence of oral health–related misconceptions.…”
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Self-reported reproductive morbidity and healthcare-seeking practices of adolescent girls in migrant Rohingya community in Bangladesh by Rejoana Karim, Rupam Mitra, Md. Hafizul Islam, S.M. Symon Bappy, Khaleda Islam, Md. Mohsin Hossain

“…Almost half of the respondents (49.3 %) received healthcare from health professionals. The married adolescent girls were less likely to have an abnormal duration of bleeding (AOR: 0.38, 95 % CI: 0.19–0.74, p = 0.004) and irregular menstruation (AOR: 0.44, 95 % CI: 0.23–0.86, p = 0.016). …”
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Mapping and Summarizing the Research on AI Systems for Automating Medical History Taking and Triage: Scoping Review by Elin Siira, Hanna Johansson, Jens Nygren

“…While most (n=70, 81%) studies included patient populations, only 1 (1%) study investigated patients’ views on AI-based medical history taking and triage, and 2 (2%) studies considered health care professionals’ perspectives. Furthermore, only 6 (7%) studies validated or demonstrated AI systems in relevant clinical settings through real-time model testing, workflow implementation, clinical outcome evaluation, or integration into practice. …”
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Réprimer par le droit : L’intervention de la Brigade nationale de police judicaire dans les procès du Hirak El-Rif by Mariam Benalioua

“…This rearrangement in its structure and operation has enabled the brigade to professionalize its treatment of political cases, orienting its repressive strategy towards the collection of evidence leading to the criminalization of the protest movement. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of Receptor-Based Approaches in Diabetes Treatment by Mohsina Patwekar, Faheem Patwekar, J. Pavan Kumar, P. Dharani Prasad, Nazia Malik, A. Venkata Badarinath, Prashanth Parupathi, Konatham Teja Kumar Reddy, Selvaraja Elumalai, Zainul Abedeen Ab Samad

“…Additionally, patient monitoring, adherence, and self-management will be greatly aided by the integration of digital health technology, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence (AI), thus leading to better treatment outcomes and patient quality of life. Healthcare professionals, researchers, politicians, and patients working together will pave the way to substantial improvements in the management of metabolic disorders including diabetes. …”
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Les voyages reproductifs vers la Tunisie : l’intime au prisme des pratiques de l’assistance médicale à la procréation by Irene Maffi, Betty Rouland, Carole Wenger

“…Although in the Maghreb, and more broadly in Africa, infertility is a source of stigmatisation and social and individual suffering, many countries on the continent still lack reproductive health clinics and health professionals trained in reproductive medicine. This is due to the high cost of biomedical technologies, the lack of specialised training and the absence of national and international policies to support infertile couples in Africa. …”
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Tick-borne encephalitis vaccination in persons with a recent history of Lyme borreliosis: Insights from a Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour survey in Bavaria, Germany by Stefanie Böhm, Andreas Beyerlein, Volker Fingerle, Merle M. Böhmer, Manfred Wildner

“…Engaging trusted sources, such as medical professionals, and both implementing broad public campaigns and focusing on high-risk groups are key strategies for increasing vaccination uptake.…”
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Hydro-mechanical behavior of two clayey soils in presence of household waste leachates by H. Yonli, B. François, D. Toguyeni, A. Pantet

“…For soils from Nouna, the effective cohesion increases from 3 to 21 kPa with a slight decrease of friction angle; for soils from Boudry a slight increase of cohesion is noticed while friction angle increases from 34 to 37°.CONCLUSIONThis comparative study is of practical use to environmental geotechnics professionals because it shows that the choice in designing a bottom liner must be a compromise between long term hydraulic and mechanical behaviors of soils. …”
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ASPECTOS PSICOJURÍDICOS DA SÍNDROME ALCOÓLICA FETAL by Eduardo Jorge Sant'Ana Honorato, Dalila Azevedo da Silva, Eunice Braga Borges dos Santos, Alice Sobral, Daniel Cerdeira de Sousa

“…At that point the family emerges as a protective factor because prevention can start at home with the family where the pregnant women they can be safer, with family watching and meeting their potentialities development needs is also in this context that the psychologist It presents with with its good practice, serving as a link connection between families and public policies to define strategies of integration and inclusion in society and interaction with other professionals. In this study there was no definition if the amount ingested alcohol by pregnant women is relevant to the developing fetus, but it was clear that the complete withdrawal of this substance is of fundamental importance for the prevention of FAS. …”
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Digital Health Technology Interventions for Improving Medication Safety: Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations by Widya Norma Insani, Neily Zakiyah, Irma Melyani Puspitasari, Muhammad Yorga Permana, Kankan Parmikanti, Endang Rusyaman, Auliya Abdurrohim Suwantika

“…Of the included studies, more than half (n=7, 53.9%) evaluated a clinical decision support system (CDSS)/computerized provider order entry (CPOE), 4 (30.8%) examined automated medication-dispensing systems, and 2 (15.4%) focused on pharmacist-led outreach programs targeting health care professionals. In 12 (92.3% ) studies, DHT was either cost-effective or cost beneficial compared to standard care. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Postoperative Stress Hyperglycemia in Patients without Diabetes Following Cardiac Surgery by Mengli Zhang, Ziyi Zhang, Ningning Zhu, Lulu Wang, Hui Huang, Yike Wang, Fang Xue

“…This evidence provides a basis for healthcare professionals to develop predictive management strategies for perioperative stress hyperglycemia in patients without diabetes. …”
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Perspectives on Swedish Regulations for Online Record Access Among Adolescents With Serious Health Issues and Their Parents: Mixed Methods Study by Josefin Hagström, Charlotte Blease, Arja Harila, Päivi Lähteenmäki, Isabella Scandurra, Maria Hägglund

“…Further exploration is needed to understand the experiences of adolescents and parents in diverse clinical and geographic contexts, as well as the perspectives of pediatric health care professionals on restrictive ORA regulations.…”
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Identification of major trauma using the simplified abbreviated injury scale to estimate the injury severity score: a diagnostic accuracy and validation study by David Eidenbenz, Tobias Gauss, Tobias Zingg, Vincent Darioli, Cécile Vallot, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Pierre Bouzat, François-Xavier Ageron

“…First, to develop and validate a simplified AIS (sAIS) chart centred on the most frequent injuries for use by non-trained healthcare professionals. Second, to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the sAIS (index test) to calculate the simplified ISS (sISS) to identify major trauma, compared with the reference AIS (rAIS) to calculate the reference ISS (rISS). …”
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