Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on birth weight in Ethiopia: protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial by Joanna Schellenberg, Charles Opondo, Tanya Marchant, Lars Åke Persson, Masresha Tessema, Atkure Defar, Alemneh Kabeta Daba, Girum Taye, Senait Alemayehu, Elias Asfaw, Anene Tesfa, Bedasa Tessema, Kalkidan Zenebe

“…Facility surveys involving pregnant women and healthcare workers at baseline, midline and endline contribute to a process evaluation and cost and cost-effectiveness evaluation.Ethics and dissemination The study received ethical approval from the review boards at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI-IRB-455-2022) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM ref 28021). …”
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Prevalence and risk factors for Sick Building Syndrome among Italian correctional officers: A pilot study by Francesco Chirico, Giuseppe Ferrari, Giuseppe Taino, Enrico Oddone, Ines Giorgi, Marcello Imbriani

“…Chi-square was used to test the difference of prevalence between office workers (OWs) and correctional officers (COs) of personal characteristics, cases of SBS, and general and mucocutaneous symptoms associated with SBS. …”
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Geographic and socioeconomic variation of sodium and potassium intake in Italy: results from the MINISAL-GIRCSI programme by Simona Giampaoli, Francesco P Cappuccio, Chen Ji, Luigi Palmieri, Diego Vanuzzo, Chiara Donfrancesco, Renato Ippolito, Pasquale Strazzullo

“…Those in occupation V (low-skill workers) showed a 3% lower potassium excretion compared with those in occupation I. …”
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Characteristics, clinical manifestations and management of leprosy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A 20-year retrospective study by J S Sons, Z N Mkhize, N C Dlova, C Aldous, P R Bhat, A V Chateau

“…These findings emphasise the urgent need for enhanced patient and healthcare worker education, particularly in primary healthcare settings, to improve adherence to treatment, advocate for prophylactic measures and prevent new cases. …”
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Costs of community-wide mass drug administration and school-based deworming for soil-transmitted helminths: evidence from a randomised controlled trial in Benin, India and Malawi by Judd Walson, ROBIN BAILEY, Katya Galactionova, Maitreyi Sahu, Samuel Paul Gideon, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Chloe Morozoff, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Khumbo Kalua, Euripide Avokpaho, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Arianna Rubin Means, James Simwanza, Wongani Lungu, Parfait Houngbegnon, Adrian J F Luty, Rachel Pullan

“…Accounting for local staff time (volunteers, teachers, health workers) in community programmes is important and drives higher cost estimates than commonly recognised in the literature. …”
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Planetary health education in undergraduate medical education in Germany: results from structured interviews and an online survey within the national PlanetMedEd Project by Fabio Grieco, Sandra Parisi, Anne Simmenroth, Michael Eichinger, Michael Eichinger, Janina Zirkel, Janina Zirkel, Sarah König, Jana Jünger, Jana Jünger, Eva Geck, Eva-Maria Schwienhorst-Stich

“…Despite (inter)national calls to integrate Planetary Health into health workers’ curricula, the current status of Planetary Health Education in undergraduate medical education in Germany is unclear. …”
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Establishment of a rapid and quantitative method for detecting the range of infection exposure in preclinical dental education by Ayaka Ueda, Yuki Shinoda-Ito, Kazu Takeuchi-Hatanaka, Takashi Ito, Shintaro Ono, Kimito Hirai, Kazuhiro Omori, Tadashi Yamamoto, Shogo Takashiba

“…Abstract Backgrounds Safe dental treatments that prevent nosocomial and cross-infections are essential for patients and dental workers. However, dental students sometimes pay inadequate attention to infection control, especially in preclinical practice, because of too much focus on technical training, such as the use of equipment, etc. …”
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Values and professional identity of student-age population by I. A. Koch, В. A. Orlov

“…The research material and results can be employed to organise the pedagogical support for the process of professionalism of university students and to develop the recommendations for vocational guidance work among schoolchildren, college students and young workers.…”
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„... nenábožnost nynějšího věku ...“ Proměny zbožnosti ve druhé polovině 19. století očima katolických kněží by Hana Stoklasová

“…It was very hard for them to keep track of their parishioners who lived in towns, especially in emerging workers’ settlements, where, due to large fluctuation and anonymity of believers, it was not within priests’ powers to have an awareness of all their flock. …”
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Improving antibiotic utilization in West Africa: enhancing interventions through systematic review and evidence synthesis by Eric S. Donkor, Abdul-Halim Osman, Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Aaron Awere-Duodu, Alex Odoom, Bismark Opoku-Asare, Gilbert Lazarus

“…AMS was effective to varying degrees with bundled interventions and gamified antimicrobial stewardship decision support application being the most effective. Healthcare workers demonstrated acceptable antibiotic knowledge but individuals from formal and informal settings self-medicate with antibiotics and had moderate to low knowledge of antibiotic use and resistance. …”
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Low-cost phone-based LiDAR scanning technology provides sub-centimeter accuracy when measuring the main dimensions of motor-manual tree felling cuts by Stelian Alexandru Borz, Andrea Rosario Proto

“…In turn, this will provide the basis for leveraging the losses by considering the operational conditions, the used procedures and experience of the workers while supporting the attempts of quantifying and relating the losses to the mentioned factors.…”
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Prevalence, Indications, and Community Perceptions of Caesarean Section Delivery in Ngora District, Eastern Uganda: Mixed Method Study by Isaac Waniala, Sandra Nakiseka, Winnie Nambi, Isaac Naminya, Margret Osuban Ajeni, Jacob Iramiot, Rebecca Nekaka, Julius Nteziyaremye

“…Although appreciated as lifesaving for young mothers, those with diseases and recurrent intrauterine fetal demise, others considered CS a curse, marriage-breaker, misfortune, money-maker and a sign of incompetent health workers, and being for the lazy women and the rich civil servants. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of different modes of labor induction among pregnant women delivering at referral hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cohort study by Emmanuel Erasto, Martine A. Manguzu, Goodluck G. Nyondo, Manase Kilonzi, Alphonce Ignace Marealle, Ritah F. Mutagonda

“…Conclusion Oxytocin was the most effective and safest method for labor induction within 24 h, resulting in favorable maternal and neonatal outcomes. Healthcare workers should prioritize oxytocin for timely deliveries, while considering alternatives like dinoprostone, misoprostol, and balloon catheter based on individual patient needs and clinical circumstances.…”
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Sistem Pendukung Keputusan untuk Penentuan Prioritas Pemberdayaan Masyarakat melalui Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat Menggunakan Metode Topsis by Alif Catur Murti, Ahmad Abdul Chamid

“…The health office has the responsibility to make efforts to maintain and improve the health of the community, with the help of health workers in the health center in each sub-district. …”
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Policies Affecting the Efficiency of Beef Production in Alberta: A Supply Chain Analysis by Derek Brewin

“…Infrastructure required for worker safety, animal welfare improvements or improved food safety also adds to the cost of the beef supply. …”
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Early Mobilization in Post-Orthopedic Surgery Patients: A Scoping Review by Rhamelani P, Mahdhiya NZ, Yoviana I, Jessica J, Komariah M

“…This literature review can provide additional information for nurses as nursing care providers or other health workers regarding the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in providing early mobilization interventions in post-orthopedic surgery patients. …”
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How long does it take to start minimal enteral feeding in preterm Neonates admitted to NICUs in Southern Oromia, Ethiopia? by Anteneh Fikrie, Terefu Yambo, Alo Edin, Miesa Gelchu, Dejene Hailu, Mark Spigt

“…Abstract Background The timely initiation of trophic feeding (TF) is crucial for premature newborns, but challenging due to immaturity, respiratory instability, abdominal distension, resource scarcity, and healthcare worker expertise. Moreover, there is a dearth of information on predictors of full trophic feeding time. …”
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Behavioural Risk for HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C Infections among a Population of Drug Users and Injectors across Four Regions in Ghana by Chris Guure, Sharren Margaret Obiri-Yeboah Laryea, Samuel Dery, Carlota Baptista da Silva, Comfort Asamoah-Adu, Stephen Ayisi-Addo, Maria-Goretti Loglo, Adamu Mohammed, Kwasi Torpey

“…Drug users who identified themselves as part of the general population were 66% less likely to be tested HIV positive (POR = 0.34, CrI: 0.12–0.81) compared to sex workers. Part time employment respondents had fivefold odds (POR = 5.50, CrI: 1.20–16.16) of being HBV positive as against full-time employment. …”
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Stress and Interpersonal Relationships in Medical Students During Public Health Emergencies: A Network Analysis by Cui Y, Guo Z, Yang T, Zhang M, Mu H, Li J, Fang J, Du T, Yang X

“…Yi Cui,1,* Zhihua Guo,2,* Tianqi Yang,2,3,* Man Zhang,4 Hezi Mu,5 Jiayao Li,1 Jiaxin Fang,6 Tianshu Du,1,2 Xiaomei Yang7 1Department of Nursing, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 3 93575 Unit of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Chengde, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Nursing, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Nursing, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Gynecology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tianshu Du, Department of Nursing, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, 710000, People’s Republic of China, Email dutianshu1985@163.com Xiaomei Yang, Department of Gynecology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, 710000, People’s Republic of China, Email XiaoMeiYang2081@outlook.comBackground: With the growing demand for medical services worldwide, especially during public health emergencies, medical students, as a special group of future medical workers, are important for the development of health services, and they therefore experience more stress than ordinary college students do. …”
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Presenting a merit-oriented service compensation system model for veterans in sports by Hoseain Aeinehchi, Mohammad reza Esmaeilzadeh Ghandehari, Hoseain peymanizad, Hasan Fahim Davin

“…The results of the study showed that meritocratic promotions lead to higher productivity, and more so when workers expect a large increase in wages. However, when promotions are not meritocratic, increasing wage gradients reduce productivity through negative morale effects. …”
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