Factors associated with iron deficiency aneamia among pregnant women at Chuk hospital in Kigali, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Hashim Abdullahi, Fardosa

“…In conclusion, appropriate programme regime for combatting the deficiency during pregnancy period might be too short period to manage iron deficiency anaemia. …”
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Temporal relationship between hospital admissions for pneumonia and weather conditions in Shanghai, China: a time-series analysis by Yuan Liu, David Rogers, Yue Zhang, Haidong Kan, Weibing Wang, Jianming Xu, Renjie Chen, Xiaofang Ye, Li Peng

“…Hospitalisations for pneumonia increased by 15.99% (95% CI 0.06% to 34.46%) in the cold period.Conclusions Cold temperature may be one of the important risk factors for pneumonia hospitalisations. Prevention programmes are needed to reduce the impact of cold temperature on pneumonia hospitalisations such as developing a weather warning system within a wide public health context.…”
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Adaptive adjustment to the needs of families caring for children and adolescents with physical disabilities in north-eastern Tanzania: a grounded-theory study by Elia Asanterabi Swai, Haleluya Imanueli Moshi, Sia Emmanueli Msuya, Marie Lindkvist, Ann Sörlin, Klas Göran Sahlen

“…In resource-poor settings, policies and programmes that address the needs of and challenges faced by families are often inaccessible or unavailable. …”
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Parametric Modelling Techniques for Rhine Castle Models in Blender by Etienne Sommer, Mathieu Koehl, Pierre Grussenmeyer

“…Developed as part of the <i>Châteaux Rhénans-Burgen am Oberrhein</i> project, funded by the European Interreg VI programme, this approach focuses on digitizing and promoting the Rhine castles’ heritage. …”
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Evaluating the Influence of Execution Speed on Real-Time Simulation Accuracy: A Buck Converter Case Study by Jesus Camacho, Luis Ibarra, Pedro Ponce

“…As a result, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are typically preferred, while microcontrollers have been mostly overlooked under the premise of their inferior throughput. …”
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Factors influencing food preferences and eating behaviour among the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) adolescents in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey by Mahamudul Hasan, Azaz Bin Sharif, Rashedul Islam, A B M Nahid Hasan, Nusrat Jahan Ferdous

“…Food preferences and eating behaviours among FDMN adolescents in Cox’s Bazar were found to be influenced by a range of factors, including peer influence, access to nutritional education, food sources, cultural beliefs, ration sufficiency, food prices as well as age, gender, education level and household income.Conclusions In conclusion, understanding and addressing the multifaceted factors that influence the food preferences of FDMN adolescents is crucial for developing targeted interventions and comprehensive nutritional programmes.…”
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Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with tinnitus in the UK: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Peter M Allen, David M Baguley, Gerhard Andersson, Eldré W Beukes, Vinaya Manchaiah

“…If this intervention proves effective, it may be possible that at least some tinnitus sufferers can be managed though an iCBT e-learning treatment programme. This would be cost effective and potentially will free up services for those with more severe problems that need face-to-face treatment.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov; NCT02370810, date 05/03/2015.…”
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SIRENA, une plateforme participative au service de la gouvernance du delta transfrontalier du fleuve Sénégal by Marie-Christine Cormier-Salem, Labaly Toure, Mathilde Fabre, Yasmin Bouaita, Boubacar Ba Mamadou El Abass, Élisabeth Habert

“…This collaborative process, that seeks to be permanent, is now confronting the challenge of developing an action-research programme for the sustainable governance of the Senegal Delta, potentially expanding to other deltas in West Africa.…”
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Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of awareness and visitation of community clinic among ever married women: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2017–201... by Md Akib Al-Zubayer, Hasibul Hasan Shanto, Rabeya Kumkum, Sk Tasnuva Alam, Benojir Ahammed

“…Priority-based public health programmes for women through community health workers are urgently needed to increase the awareness and visitation of CCs.…”
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Blended digital health intervention for adolescents at high risk with digital media use disorders: protocol for a randomised controlled trial within the Res@t-Consortium by Oliver Labrenz, Oliver Labrenz, Lucie Waedel, Lucie Waedel, Michael Kölch, Michael Kölch, Susanne Lezius, Christina Wacker, Antonia Fröhlich, Antonia Fröhlich, Kerstin Paschke, Rainer Thomasius, Olaf Reis, Olaf Reis

“…The objective is to reduce DMUD-related symptoms and improve media use behaviour through the implementation of an app-based training programme.MethodsThe efficacy of Res@t digital, initially conceived as an adjunct to child and adolescent psychiatric treatment, is to be evaluated for n= 32 children and adolescents with a media use disorder or at risk of developing this disorder, and their families enrolled in child and youth welfare services. …”
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Research on optimisation of rural tourism development path in Henan province by Dou Yingying, Dzhylkychieva Zhyldyz, Liang Zongzheng, Zhang Shuolei, Liang Liuke

“…Therewith, it was established that investment difficulties, uneven infrastructure development, lack of qualified personnel in the field of tourism and the lack of effective programmes limit the potential of rural tourism in this region. …”
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Identifying Occupational Therapy Research Priorities in Trinidad and Tobago: A Group Concept Mapping Study by Savannah Murray-Mendes, Anastasia Raquel Martinez, Katie L. Hackett

“…With the development of a new Master of Science Occupational Therapy programme in the country, the profession is continuously growing. …”
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Measures to support students’ research activities and scientific mentoring in Russian universities by P. A. Ambarova, N. V. Shabrova

“…The prospects for the development of a research programme to support research and scientific mentoring in universities are considered.…”
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Effects of water nutrient concentrations on stream macroinvertebrate community stoichiometry: a large-scale study by Beck, Miriam, Billoir, Elise, Usseglio-Polatera, Philippe, Meyer, Albin, Gautreau, Edwige, Danger, Michael

“…Relying on a stoichiometric database for >200 taxa and >1300 standardized sampling events of macroinvertebrate assemblages from the French national monitoring programme, we investigated the effect of water phosphorus and nitrogen load on stream macroinvertebrate community stoichiometry. …”
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Strengthening teamwork and respect (STAR) in maternity units: developing a health system intervention in South Africa by Tanya Doherty, Ruwayda Petrus, Sandra Land, Christiane Horwood, Veronique Filippi, Lyn Haskins, Cleo Phewa, Sphindile Mapumulo, Silondile Luthuli, Vaughn M. John

“…Strategies to improve the quality of health care typically involve once-off didactic teaching or outside technical consultants focused on improving specific health programmes. These approaches fail to encourage self-reflection or to establish learning cultures. …”
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Enhancing end-of-life care practices on the medicine units: perspectives from nurses and families by Julie C Reid, Deborah J Cook, Neala Hoad, Anne Boyle, Rajendar Hanmiah, Lucinda Landau

“…These focus groups were in follow-up to a comprehensive need assessment survey as part of a programme to enhance EOL care practices on the general internal medicine units at our hospital. …”
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Coproducing healthcare service improvement for people with common mental health disorders including psychotic experiences: a study protocol of a multiperspective qualitative study by Alexandros Georgiadis, Robbie Duschinsky, Jesus Perez, Peter B Jones, Debra Russo, Clare Knight, Emma Soneson, Mary Dixon-Woods

“…These individuals may experience a treatment gap: their symptoms neither reach the increasingly high threshold for secondary care, nor do they receive full benefit from current interventions offered by the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. The result may be poorer clinical and functional outcomes. …”
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Association between physical activity and quality of life in haemodialysed and peritoneal dialyzed patients in Hungary by Enikő Király, Gergő József Szőllősi, Zoltán Jenei, István Kárpáti

“…For the quality of life measures, we found a significant (p = .004) difference regarding Physical Component Summary (PCS) scores, with higher PCS scores in patients treated in the PD programme compared to HD. Furthermore, higher physical activity levels were associated with better quality of life parameters in both groups.Conclusion This study confirms the importance of physical activity among dialysis patients with ESKD, suggesting that greater activity could be associated with a better quality of life.…”
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Natural population cohort study on long-lived adults: West China longevity and ageing procedure (WCLAP) by Li Wang, Yan Zhang, Qiukui Hao, Xiaoyan Chen, Birong Dong, Yan He, Meijuan Chen, Jirong Yue, Xiaochu Wu, Tianyao Zhang, Yan She, Yanling Gao, Yiping Deng

“…Purpose The West China longevity and ageing procedure (WCLAP) cohort study aims to provide guidance for older adults in western China with the aim of improving quality of life, reducing the burden of family care, summarising the characteristics of longevity lifestyles, building a Chinese-longevity-population biobank and exploring the mechanisms underlying population ageing.Participants Since the establishment of the WCLAP research baseline in 2018, a population of 1537 adults aged 80 years and above, living in the community, have been enrolled in the programme as research participants. Of these, 231 are aged 100 years and above. …”
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Perception and impact of customized physical activity programs on objective physical activity parameters in prediabetes by Radhika Aditya Jadhav, G. Arun Maiya, Vidyut Rajhans, Shashikiran Umakanth, Shivashankara K N

“…The effectiveness of the Physical Activity Promotion Programme (PAPP) has rarely been studied extensively regarding objective Physical Activity (PA) assessment and subjective acceptance in prediabetes. …”
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