Perceived usefulness of trauma audit filters in urban India: a mixed-methods multicentre Delphi study comparing filters from the WHO and low and middle-income countries by Max Petzold, Lovenish Bains, Ulf Ekelund, Kapil Dev Soni, Nobhojit Roy, Martin Gerdin Wärnberg, Swati Gupta, Monty Khajanchi, Anurag Mishra, Jyoti Kamble, Helle Mølsted Alvesson, Johanna Berg, Shamita Chatterjee, Siddarth David, Rajdeep Singh, Prosanta Kumar Bhattacharjee, Pawanindra Lal, Vikas Malhotra, Ravi Meher, Lakshmeswar Nagaraj Mohan, Ritu Saxena, Prabhat Shrivastava, Sumit Sural

“…This may indicate that the transferability of defined trauma audit filters between similar contexts is high and that these can provide a starting point when implemented as part of trauma quality improvement programmes in low-resource settings.…”
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Preoperative dental assessment for the reduction of periprosthetic joint infections in patients undergoing total joint replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zbigniew Putowski, Magdalena Miłobędzka, Michał Kisiołek, Wojciech Szczeklik, Roman Jaeschke, Piotr Puc, Katarzyna Szczeklik

“…The health care systems and individual organisations will likely need to make decisions on continuation of such programmes on the basis of this limited amount of information.…”
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Assessing research methodologies used to evaluate inequalities in end-of-life cancer care research: a scoping review protocol by Sam Harper, Natalie G Coburn, Alyson L Mahar, Laura E Davis, Julie Hallet, Peter Tanuseputro, Geetanjali D Datta, Colleen Webber, Allison Wiens, Lauren Konikoff

“…Methodological choices can lead to results with different implications for research and policy priorities, including where supplementary programmes and services are offered and for whom. The objective of this scoping review is to provide an overview of the methods, including study design, measures and statistical approaches, used in quantitative and qualitative observational studies of health equity in end-of-life cancer care, and to consider how these methods align with recommended approaches for studying health equity questions.Methods and analysis This scoping review follows Arksey and O’Malley’s expanded framework for scoping reviews. …”
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A remote monitoring approach for coastal engineering projects by C. Cabezas-Rabadán, J. E. Pardo-Pascual, J. Palomar-Vázquez, A. Cooper

“…Abstract High costs and project-based (short-term) financing mean that coastal engineering projects are often undertaken in the absence of appropriate post-construction monitoring programmes. Consequently, the performance of shoreline-stabilizing structures or beach nourishments cannot be properly quantified. …”
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Exploring the Reasons for Dropouts of Injectable Contraceptive in Burdwan Municipal area, West Bengal, India: Beneficiaries’ and Service Providers’ Perspectives by Arif Hossain, Pramit Goswami, Kaushik Mitra, Pranita Taraphdar, Suman Sannigrahi, Soumik Dandapat

“…Introduction: The inclusion of the Injectable Contraceptive, Antara Programme into family planning services signals a shift in the nation’s perspective and helps recipients achieve their goals for reproductive health. …”
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Current problems of digital transformation in secondary education by V. L. Nazarov, D. V. Zherdev, A. V. Buinacheva

“…The research results of the study suggest that the mastery of digital technologies by the participants in the educational process is insignificantly associated with the implementation of state strategic programmes in the field of digital transformation of education. …”
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Factors associated with successful treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients in a district municipality of Vhembe, Limpopo by Busisiwe Mkhavele, Slindile Zondi, Lindiwe Cele, Mabina Mogale, Margeret Mbelle

“…Background: Treatment success rate is a critical indicator for monitoring the progress of tuberculosis (TB) treatment programmes at both the patient and population levels. …”
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Development of self-assessment scale of Public health nursing Art to enhance “Strength of Community” (PASC) by Miho Tanaka, Reiko Okamoto, Keiko Koide, Misaki Kiya

“…It is essential to develop a learning programme for public health nurses to acquire public health nursing skills that enhance community strengths and a self-assessment scale for achievement. …”
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Effects of growth factors during in vitro culture of mouse and rat embryos by E. Yu. Brusentsev, T. N. Igonina, I. N. Rozhkova, D. S. Ragaeva, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…Both mouse and rat embryos were first frozen in a programmable freezer after a standard protocol using a mixture of glycerol and sucrose as cryoprotectants, thawed and cultured in vitro in R1ECM (rat one-cell embryo culture medium) for 24 hours (mice) and 72 hours (rats). …”
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Healthcare worker views on antimicrobial resistance in chronic respiratory disease by Sachin Ananth, Adekunle O. Adeoti, Animesh Ray, Peter G. Middleton, Miquel Ekkelenkamp, Stephanie Thee, Anand Shah, the AMR-Lung Clinical Research Collaboration

“…However, only 43.4% of respondents thought that there were adequate antimicrobial stewardship programmes in their area for chronic respiratory disease, with limited availability in outpatient (29.0%) and ambulatory settings (24.7%). …”
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BVDV comprehensive studies and species identification in high-yielding livestock populations in the Sverdlovsk Oblast by N. A. Bezborodova, V. V. Kozhukhovskaya, E. V. Pechura, N. A. Martynov, O G. Tomskikh, A. N. Vasilyeva

“…In some cases, the BVDV RNA, Chlamydophila pecorum and Mycoplasma bovigenitalium DNA were detected in nasopharyngeal swabs of calves. The “Comprehensive Programme for Biosecurity and Bovine Viral Diarrhea Situation Improvement in Agricultural Organizations”implemented in the Sverdlovsk Oblast in 2018 resulted in decreased number of agricultural establishments affected by bovine viral diarrhea. …”
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Characteristics of eye injuries, medical cost and return-to-work status among industrial workers: a retrospective study by Rokiah Omar, Nur Syamilah Anan, Izmel Azim Azri, Chiranjib Majumder, Victor Feizal Knight

“…Awareness and vision rehabilitation programmes at the workplace need to be addressed for better prevention and rehabilitative service.…”
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Social protection of young families as a factor of trust in the state: sociological view by K. A. Aramyan, V. V. Krivopuskov, D. R. Kaberova

“…These factors dictate the need to adjust the package of social protection (support) measures for families with consideration to their real requests: strengthening the economic component (reduction of bureaucratic barriers, tax burden, support for small and medium-sized enterprises and firms that are led, as a rule, by representatives of young married couples); organising a network of centres for specialised psychological assistance to pregnant women and their husbands, then psychological and pedagogical accompaniment of parents; targeting information state policy (with an emphasis on the parental channel), as well as through programmes of educational shifts of youth camps (formation of knowledge among young generations of Russians even before marriage about the state policy of family protection (support), social trust and confidence in their well-being in the future). …”
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Applying Educational Programming Language-Based Learning to Enhance the Programming Skills of Non-ICT Engineering College Students by Jorge Rodas-Silva, Jorge Parraga-Alava, Mariuxi Vinueza-Morales, Ana Eva Chacón Luna, Jesennia Cárdenas-Cobo

“…The need for knowledgeable programmers has increased, highlighting the importance of strong programming foundations in engineering education. …”
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The behaviour of TB patients in East Lombok through a health belief model approach by Suprijandani Suprijandani, Setiawan Setiawan, Pathurrahman Pathurrahman, Slamet Wardoyo, Annisa Maulidia Rahayyu

“…Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health problem, including in Indonesia, with East Lombok as a high prevalence region. Although control programmes have been implemented, TB cases remain high. …”
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Mentoring in education: an analysis of international practices and their implementation in Russia by N. V. Tikhonova, F. L. Ratner, I. Y. Vergasova

“…The content of the article will be beneficial for specialists in the field of comparative education and for members of the scientific and pedagogical community engaged in teacher training programmes.…”
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Sociodemographic and visual characteristics of individuals with oculocutaneous albinism in Botswana by Thanuja Panicker, Gopinath Madheswaran

“…Contribution: These findings can inform interventions for OCA in Botswana, such as vision rehabilitation programmes, social support initiatives, and genetic counselling services.…”
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Public Procurement Reforms and Service Delivery in Rubanda District Uganda. by Niwagaba, Ivan

“…Theresearch study thereafter suggests a number of workable recommendations for instance the use or training Programmes to improve the use of the controls in managing theresourcesofthe district and the over all productivity of the employees to cooperation with other key bodies such as other local governments. …”
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Public knowledge of early stroke symptoms in the Vilnius region by A. Atkočiūnas, M. Mačionytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Therefore, the search for new information programmes, especially directed to the targeted audience, can be useful for better publicity. …”
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Consultations on driving in people with cognitive impairment in primary care: A scoping review of the evidence. by Carol Sinnott, Tony Foley, Justin Forsyth, Kathleen McLoughlin, Linda Horgan, Colin P Bradley

“…Studies evaluating pragmatic educational programmes suggest these can improve physician confidence in FtD consultations.…”
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