Knowledge and Practices of HealthCare Workers Regarding of Medical Waste Management in Hospitals of Al Najaf Governorate by Naseem B. Saadoon, Luma H.Ali, Suha A. Kadum

“…It includes 443 participants collected during the period of 2nd January until 31th March 2022 using a structured questionnaire which depends on the National Guide to Infection Control in the Iraqi Health Institution and the previous studies. 443 participants with the mean ± SD of their ages was 29.18 ±7.68 years, female was represented (58.9%). …”
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Challenges and opportunities in screening and management of hypertension and type 2 diabetes in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: A qualitative study of multi-sectoral stakeh... by Soohyun Nam, Jane Otai, Minjung Lee, Robin Whittemore, Eunice Omanga, Siobhan Thompson, Mildred Mudany

“…The purpose of the study is to explore barriers and facilitators to noncommunicable disease (NCD) screening and management in Nairobi's informal settlements to inform future NCD programme development. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 38 multi-sectoral stakeholders, comprising of community health workers (CHWs), nurses, clinical officers, physicians, community-based organisation (CBO) staff, individuals living with hypertension or type 2 diabetes (T2D), and individuals who are eligible for screening but never screened. …”
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Integrating prevention into primary care organizations: a case study in France by Estelle Clet, Anais Essilini, Céleste Cornet, Jean-Philippe Joseph, Christine Cohidon, François Alla

“…Data were collected through individual and semi-structured group interviews, observations and a documentary analysis. …”
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Social Media Platforms Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises Use to Enhance Market Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda by Mbowa, Henry Stanley, Marus, Eton, Tushabe, Sylivia Byarugaba

“…Data was collected through structured questionnaires using KoboCollect tool, and interviews. …”
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Direct engulfment of synapses by overactivated microglia due to cadmium exposure and the protective role of Nrf2 by Siyao Li, Mingdan You, Chengjie Chen, Jingqi Fu, Yuanyuan Xu, Jingbo Pi, Yi Wang

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The Relationship Between Fast Food Consumption and Obesity Among Adults at Pekan Labuhan Health Center, Medan, Indonesia by Fauzan Azmi Hasti Habibi Samosir, Kamila Harisah Qalbi, Vincent Wijaya, Kathy Kathy, Yesindi Nakita Miadi, Monica Dwi Putri, Juliandi Harahap

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Assessing and improving labour productivity management in construction: A practical framework and measurement tool by Nhat Minh Huynh, Long Le-Hoai, Chi Dien Do

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Integrating Augmented Reality (AR) in higher education: A breakthrough in EFL reading instruction by Mustakim Sagita, Issy Yuliasri, Abdurrahman Faridi, Hendi Pratama

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Association between BrainAGE and Alzheimer's disease biomarkers by Yousaf Abughofah, Rachael Deardorff, Aaron Vosmeier, Savannah Hottle, Jeffrey L. Dage, Desarae Dempsey, Liana G. Apostolova, Jared Brosch, David Clark, Martin Farlow, Tatiana Foroud, Sujuan Gao, Sophia Wang, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Andrew J. Saykin, Shannon L. Risacher

“…Abstract INTRODUCTION The brain age gap estimation (BrainAGE) method uses a machine learning model to generate an age estimate from structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. The goal was to study the association of brain age with Alzheimer's disease (AD) imaging and plasma biomarkers. …”
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Optimizing the single-step model for predicting fumonisins resistance in maize hybrids accounting for the genotype-by-environment interaction by Jeniffer Santana Pinto Coelho Evangelista, Jeniffer Santana Pinto Coelho Evangelista, Kaio Olimpo das Graças Dias, Maria Marta Pastina, Saulo Chaves, Lauro José Moreira Guimarães, Jorge Hidalgo, Julian Garcia-Abadillo, Julian Garcia-Abadillo, Reyna Persa, Valéria Aparecida Vieira Queiroz, Dagma Dionísia da Silva, Leonardo Lopes Bhering, Diego Jarquin

“…On the other hand, under CV2 the advantages of increasing the training set size are unclear and the improvements are due to better covariance structures. These insights can be applied to plant breeding programs where the GCA, SCA, and G × E interactions are of interest and pedigree information is accessible, but constraints related to genotyping costs for the entire population exist.…”
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Effect of Designing and Implementing Nursing Guidelines on Nurses' Performance in Caring Women with Ectopic Pregnancy by Hanan A. F. Mohamed, Mahmoud R. Fayed, Somaya O. Abd El Meneam, Ola M. El-Sayed

“…Tools of data collection included a structured self-administrated questionnaire to assess nurses' knowledge regarding ectopic pregnancy, an observational checklist to evaluate nursing practice regarding ectopic pregnancy before and after the implementation of the nursing guidelines. …”
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Stepping up: impact of health education on diabetic foot Self-Care in a Resource-Limited tertiary care setting by Aya Mohamed Mehana, Amal Selim, Shimaa M. Saied, Nadira Mansour Hassan

“…A baseline assessment of foot self-care awareness and practice was done for both groups using a structured questionnaire. The control group received their routine care provided by the clinic, while the intervention group received an additional health education program. …”
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Cervical Cancer Screening Cascade: A Framework for Monitoring Uptake and Retention Along the Screening and Treatment Pathway by Sara Izadi-Najafabadi, Laurie W. Smith, Anna Gottschlich, Amy Booth, Stuart Peacock, Gina S. Ogilvie

“…<b>Methods:</b> This paper introduces a structured cascade developed to monitor uptake, retention, and outcomes in HPV-based screening programs. …”
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Outpatient Virtual Care Among People Living With and Beyond Cancer From Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds in Australia: A Protocol for a Realist Evaluation by Prince Peprah, Sagda Osman, Rebecca Mitchell, Ashfaq Chauhan, Ramya Walsan, Maryam Sina, Bronwyn Newman, Nadine El‐Kabbout, Jan Mumford, Emilie Francis‐Auton, Elizabeth Manias, Virginia Mumford, Kate Churruca, Michelle Moscova, Natalie Taylor, Craig Nelson, Alexander Cardenas, Robyn Clay‐Williams, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Reema Harrison

“…Phase 2 will use semi‐structured realist interviews and focus group discussions with stakeholders and retroductive, theory‐driven realist analysis to test and refine the initial program theory. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Two Flavans from the Stem Bark of Embelia schimperi by Babe Guyasa, Yadessa Melaku, Milkyas Endale

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Comparative mucomic analysis of three functionally distinct Cornu aspersum Secretions by Antonio R. Cerullo, Maxwell B. McDermott, Lauren E. Pepi, Zhi-Lun Liu, Diariou Barry, Sheng Zhang, Xu Yang, Xi Chen, Parastoo Azadi, Mande Holford, Adam B. Braunschweig

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L’intégration du développement durable dans la formation postsecondaire québécoise : s’inspirer de la formation spécialisée by Mélanie Drouin, Michel Montpetit

“…This article first describes its administrative structure, programs, pedagogical approaches and the student engagement. …”
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Pertussis models to inform vaccine policy by Patricia T Campbell, James M McCaw, Jodie McVernon

“…We critically discuss the approaches adopted and the impact of chosen model structures and assumptions on study conclusions. Common limitations were a lack of contemporary, population relevant data for parameterization and a limited understanding of the relationship between infection and disease. …”
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Promoting Health Practices of Teenage Mothers Regarding Health Care of Their Infants by Faten K. Elgendy, Hemat M. Abd ElMoneem, Amal K. A. Emam

“…The first tool was a structured interview questionnaire, which consists of three parts includes socio-demographic data of teenage mothers and the characteristics of infants, second part included questions about teenage mothers' knowledge about their infant health care, third part includes questions about infant medical history. …”
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A model of knowledge management and cultural intelligence to reduce talent deficit in Brazil and Peru: a comparative study with Germany by Cristiano Trindade De Angelis

“…The CKI model is constructed based on the results of 35 interviews in two Peruvian Universities, two Brazilian Universities and one German University and empirically tests 3 hypotheses through Structural Equation Modelling. The main conclusion is that Cultural Intelligence impacts maturity and democracy and therefore it would be very important to build a more robust Exchange program than the current Latin American Alianza del Pacifico Program, in partnership with the European Erasmus program.   …”
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