Implementing injury prevention training in youth handball (I-PROTECT) in Sweden: study protocol for a cluster randomised trial by Per Nilsen, Alex Donaldson, Eva Ageberg, Sofia Bunke, Jennie Linnéll, Karin Moesch, Karolina Lucander, Axel Ström, Robert Wedberg, Per Ekberg

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Determinants of Preterm Birth among Women Who Gave Birth in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2018: Institutional Based Case Control Study by Abebayehu Melesew Mekuriyaw, Muhabaw Shumye Mihret, Ayenew Engida Yismaw

“…Data were entered into Epi Info version 7 and export to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 for analysis. Descriptive statics like mean, frequency and percentage was used to describe the characteristics of participants. …”
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Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy among girls aged between 15 and 19 years in Muhanga district, Rwanda by Isaie Nshimiyimana, Mochama Monica, Amos Habimana

“…With a global prevalence of 25%, Africa has 18.8% of female adolescents become pregnant, preventing them from a better standard of living, such as good education and parental care, and adolescent pregnancy, which poses health risks, educational and career disruptions, financial strain, and lower academic achievement, while also increasing public costs and social service demand. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with adolescent pregnancy among girls aged 15–19 years in Muhanga district, Rwanda. …”
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Factors Affecting Performance in Clinical Practice among Preservice Diploma Nursing Students in Northern Tanzania by Helena Marco Gemuhay, Albino Kalolo, Robert Mirisho, Beatrice Chipwaza, Elijah Nyangena

“…Data was gathered using a self-administered questionnaire which collected information on sociodemographic characteristics and factors influencing clinical practice categorized in students’ factors, hospital based factors, social-economic factors, and nurse tutors opinions assessed. …”
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Nephroprotective Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapy of Kidney Disease Induced by Toxicants by Shujun Lin, Wenshan Lin, Chunling Liao, Tianbiao Zhou

“…Preventing and treating kidney damage caused by drug toxicity are essential to maintain patient health and reduce the social and economic burden. In this study, we performed a meta-analysis to assess the nephroprotective effect of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in the treatment of kidney disease induced by toxicants. …”
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Effect of Donor Sperm on Quality of Life in Patients with Severe Oligoasthenosperm After ICSI Failure by Wang K, Xu Y, Qin N, Guo Y, Bai J, Li Z

“…The levels of serum total testosterone, reproductive quality of life, sleep quality and erectile function of the two groups were compared using the general data questionnaire, FertiQoL, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and International erectile Function Index − 5(IIEF-5).Results: There was no significant difference in social demographic data and serum total testosterone level between the two groups after matching propensity score (P> 0.05). …”
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Reliability and validity of the hand-held dynamometer “NOD”: a new instrument for assessment of isometric grip strength by Francesco Sartorio, Lorenzo Lippi, Stefano Vercelli, Federica Gallo, Davide Zanin, Sara Bergesio, Alessandro de Sire, Marco Invernizzi

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Trauma echoes: factors associated with peritraumatic distress and anxiety five days following Iranian missile attack on Israel by Boaz M. Ben-David, Tchelet E. Bressler, Lia Ring, Ortal Shimon-Raz, Yuval Palgi

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Estratificación de riesgo de tuberculosis pulmonar en consejos populares del municipio Cienfuegos by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Lídice González Moreno, María Lina Valdés Gómez, Sara Hernández Malpica, Tamara Montenegro Calderón, Delfín Gerónimo Rodríguez Buergo

“…Mediante programa MapInfo 7.5, los consejos populares se clasificaron en alto, mediano y bajo riesgo según los valores de la mediana de la incidencia de casos y la media de contactos de pacientes con tuberculosis pulmonar, prevalencia de virus de inmunodeficiencia adquirida/sida, población ex reclusa, alcohólicos, casos sociales, población mayor de 60 años y prevalencia de diabetes mellitus. …”
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Special Education Combined with Sensory Integration Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Ya SHAN, Min ZHU

“…The special sensation group was given sensory integration training on the basis of the special education intervention, the personalized sensory integration training program was developed according to the condition, social ability and development of ASD children, which was included the training of tactile, vestibular and proprioceptive sensory, 2 hours each time, 3 times a week, 3 months as a course of treatment. …”
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The role of the Kazan school of journalistic education in the training of national journalists by V.Z. Garifullin

“…A master's program “Tatar social and political journalism” was created, aimed at strengthening the human resources potential in the field of quality media in the Tatar language.…”
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The Effects of Employee Performance Appraisal on the Company Performance Results: The Mediating Role of HRM Outcomes With an Innovative Application of the Efficiency Index by Marzena Stor

“…Furthermore, the analysis did not consider potential differences in economic, legal, or social conditions among the various countries where foreign subsidiaries were located. …”
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O debate público sobre vacinação infantil contra a Covid-19 no Facebook e Instagram by Lídia Raquel Herculano Maia, Luisa Massarani, Marcelo Alves dos Santos Júnior, Thaiane Oliveira, Francisco Jadson Silva Maia

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Integration of simulation-based medical education: Student satisfaction and self-confidence at Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Data collected from Google Forms underwent analysis using These data had been entered and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software version 24.0 (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). …”
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Maternal care utilization and provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: Voices from minoritized pregnant and postpartum women and maternal care providers in Deep South. by Ran Zhang, Tiffany Byrd, Shan Qiao, Myriam E Torres, Xiaoming Li, Jihong Liu

“…At the interpersonal level, family and social networks played a crucial role in accessing care, and the discontinuation of group-based prenatal care had negative consequences. …”
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Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease among Young Adults attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Madurai- A Case-Control Study by Sridevi PN, Thirukumaran R, Kannan Muthuraman A, Arunkumar Yograj, Priya S, Hemamalini B

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Chronic Kidney Disease Preventive Attitude, Practice, and Associated Factors among Type 2 DM Patients in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Addisu Dabi Wake MSc, Sena Babsa Dinsa BSc

“…Data were entered into EpiData 4.2.00 and analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.0. Result A total of 216 study participants were included in to this study. …”
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Using Micro-Learning to Enhance Knowledge and Skills of Airway Management in Nurse Anesthesia Students: An Interventional Study by Masoumeh Albooghobeish, Alireza Ghalandeh, Ali Khalafi, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh

“…Over three weeks, the M-L M group received Micro-Learning-based materials through social media, while the T M group received traditional face-to-face instruction. …”
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The Great Vietnamese Famine of 1944-45 Revisited by Geoffrey Gunn

“…No doubt a court of law would seek to distinguish between deliberate policy, benign neglect, and/or the unanticipated consequences of social action. But, rather than pinning blame as with a court of law or a war crimes trial, what I seek here is closer to a truth commission-style investigation that precisely seeks to uncover a number of thinly veiled truths that could possibly stimulate further research, not only on war and memory issues related to the famine, but also in the field of famine prevention.…”
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Re-imagining education in Haiti through a lens of de-coloniality by Rudolph Damas

“…The purpose of this paper is to widen the scope of Hebblethwaite’s discussion on language and question other social norms within educational institutions, which are having a negative impact on educational attainment. …”
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