Can Ethiopia eliminate malaria? Malaria burden: insights from the pre-elimination era, current challenges and perspectives by Dagmawi Woldesenbet, Yalewayker Tegegne, Abdulhakim Mussema, Elias Tamene, Kemal Mohamed, Wagaw Abebe, Melese Mekuria, Kasahun Bogale, Habtamu Geremew, Mufta Muzemil Shifa, Mulugeta Aemero Tegegne

“…To achieve sustained success in malaria elimination, there is an urgent need for continued vigilance, customization of intervention strategies, and robust collaboration between stakeholders to address these challenges effectively.…”
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Robotic-assisted surgery and kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty (RASKAL study): a protocol of a national registry-nested, multicentre, 2×2 factorial randomised trial as... by Ian A Harris, Samuel J MacDessi, Aziz Bhimani, Darren B Chen, Ian Harris, Michelle Lorimer, David Parker, Tamara Hooper, Richard Boyle, Jonathan Mulford, Daniel Franks, Gregory C Wernecke, Durga Bastiras, Emma Heath, Anthony Leong, Brett Fristch, David Penn, George Kirsh, John Limbers, Julian Yu, Maurice Guzman, Peter McEwen

“…Statistical analysis will include a generalised linear mixed model for repeated measures for continuous KOOS-12 scores. Kaplan-Meier estimates with adjusted HRs of implant survivorship will be calculated.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was obtained from Sydney Local Health District-Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Approval X20-0494 and 2020/ETH02896 10.24/DEC20). …”
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Optimization of the management of pregnant women with new COVID-19 coronavirus infection: An open prospective cross-sectional study by Irina V. Medyannikova, Yuliya Ch. Kuklis, Irina V. Saveljeva, Galina B. Beznoshchenko, Elena G. Galyanskaya, Olga Yu. Tsygankova, Galina V. Krivchik, Elena A. Bukharova, Natalya V. Nosova, Pavel V. Davidov

“…An open-label prospective continuous cross-sectional study enrolled 114 patients following SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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Surgical resection, radiotherapy and percutaneous thermal ablation for treatment of stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Arun Chockalingam, Menelaos Konstantinidis, Brandon Koo, John Timothy Moon, Andrew Tran, Sahar Nourouzpour, Emily Lawson, Kathleen Fox, Peiman Habibollahi, Bruno Odisio, Mohammed Loya, Ali Bassir, Nariman Nezami

“…As interventional techniques become more popular, it will be important for providers in multidisciplinary teams caring for these patients to receive continuing medical education related to these interventions. …”
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Evaluation of the needs assessment process of the training courses for the staff of the general sports and youth departments by Shahin Hayati, Haleh Fazel, Lora Chapari

“…Based on this, high-priority educational needs can be considered mandatory in the continuing education policy of health workers. Awareness of the importance of health promotion, which is emphasized at the global level, should also be promoted through school health policy. …”
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Presenting a model based on media and social networks in the management of intelligent electricity consumption by Ahmad shojaee arzaneee, Mohamad Hemati, Ali akbar Amin beydokhti

“…These trainings must be repeated periodically and alternately to have a proper effect and efficiency; otherwise, they will be forgotten due to lack of continuity. In this regard, the following methods can be used: Attention to the belief and emotional aspect of religiosity and religion;…”
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Presenting the internal evaluation model on the performance of the banking industry based on the data theory method of the foundation by Zahra Ramzanpour Osmavandani, mehdi Rouholamini, Shahrbanoo Gholipour

“…The statistical population of the research includes 8 experts of the banking industry, and the sampling was done in a targeted manner and the interviews continued until reaching theoretical saturation. Semi-structured interview was used in this research. …”
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Seasonal spatial-temporal trends of vegetation recovery in burned areas across Africa. by Oswaldo Maillard, Natasha Ribeiro, Amanda Armstrong, Ana I Ribeiro-Barros, Samora Macrice Andrew, Lucy Amissah, Zeinab Shirvani, Jonathan Muledi, Omid Abdi, Huascar Azurduy, João M N Silva, Stephen Syampungani, Hastings Shamaoma, Victorino Buramuge

“…These results indicate a strong component of seasonality with respect to fires, trends of vegetation increase or decrease in the different vegetation covers of the African continent, and they contribute to the understanding of climatic conditions that contribute to vegetation recovery. …”
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Ambient PM2.5 Temporal Variation and Source Apportionment in Mbarara, Uganda by Silver Onyango, Crystal M. North, Hatem A. Ellaithy, Paul Tumwesigye, Choong-Min Kang, Vasileios Matthaios, Martin Mukama, Nuriat Nambogo, J. Mikhail Wolfson, Stephen Ferguson, Stephen Asiimwe, Lynn Atuyambe, Data Santorino, David C. Christiani, Petros Koutrakis

“…Abstract Air pollution is the leading environmental cause of death globally, and most mortality occurs in resource-limited settings such as sub-Saharan Africa. The African continent experiences some of the worst ambient air pollution in the world, yet there are relatively little African data characterizing ambient pollutant levels and source admixtures. …”
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Dynamiques socio-politiques et territorialités de l’immigration ivoirienne en Tunisie by Camille Cassarini

“…Like other Maghrebi countries, Tunisia has been at the heart of various flows and mobilities coming from all over the African continent, especially from its sub-Saharan portion, for at least twenty years. …”
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The financial character of policing in Tunisia: collusions, extraversion and the criminalization of informality by Daniela Musina

“…Experiments with new technologies, such as blockchain, come into play here (and in line with a broader trend visible in the whole African continent) not only as extraversion practices to reassure investors in European countries and international economic institutions, and consequently exit sanctioning lists, but as they strengthen the contemporary experimental and infrastructural character of 'security' which maintains and reproduces its regimes. …”
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A variant in GRN of Spanish origin presenting with heterogeneous phenotypes by M. Menéndez-González, A. García-Martínez, I. Fernández-Vega, A. Pitiot, V. Álvarez

“…Introduction: The variant c.1414-1G>T in the GRN gene has previously been reported as probably pathogenic in subjects of Hispanic origin in the American continent. Methods: We report 5 families of Spanish origin carrying this variant, including the clinical, neuroimaging, and laboratory findings. …”
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The first experience of two-stage treatment of transsphincteric fistulas of rectum by means of fibrin sealant by S. A. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, V. Yu. Korolik, I. S. Bogormistrov, M. O. Chernozhukova, Sh. T. Minbayev

“…Assessment of anal sphincter continence after carried out surgery revealed no disorders. …”
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Assessment of Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Pediatric Patients With Burkitt Lymphoma at Kenyatta National Hospital by Divya Kumari Toor, Amsalu Degu, Peter N. Karimi

“…In addition, there is limited comprehensive data within the African continent, including Kenya, about the outcomes of treatment for this cancer. …”
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Observed upper-ocean structure and seasonal production in the southern Kerguelen Plateau region, 1994-2021 by Man Liang, Annie Foppert, Annie Foppert, Karen J. Westwood, Karen J. Westwood, Sophie Bestley, Sophie Bestley

“…We collate ship-based hydrographic data on the vertical structure of the upper water column near 80°E from eight voyages spanning 1994 to 2021, from 58°S towards the Antarctic continent. The study aims to investigate the mixed layer oceanography, the implications for nutrient supply from deep to near-surface waters, and associated biological production. …”
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Designing a Policy Making Model in Iran' Sport with the Approach of Sport for All Development by Behdad Sadeghi, Rahmatollah Gholipour, Mojtaba Amiri, Marjan Saffari

“…In Iran, 'sport for all' and organized recreation have received limited attention, and currently, there is no mechanism for monitoring sports policies and their continuous implementation. Therefore, it is recommended to implement a national physical activity monitoring plan based on a comprehensive and electronic system. …”
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La mise en œuvre d’un aqueduc : l’exemple de la Brévenne à Lyon by Catherine Coquidé, Antoine Valois

“…On the lengthwise profile of the segments, slopes and counter-slopes alternate continuously. However, the real anomalies are the short spans –often of about fifteen metres long, a hundred at the most– within the 70 linear kilometres that constitute the whole structure. …”
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Properties of new polycationic bacteriochlorin photosensitizers: cytotoxicity and interaction with biofilms by Irina Tiganova, Yulia Zhizhimova, Eteri Tolordava, Elena Makarova, Natalia Shevlyagina, Alexander Barmashov, Maria Baryshnikova, Vladimir Zhukhovitsky, Yulia Romanova

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Seasonal Mathematical Model of Salmonellosis Transmission and the Role of Contaminated Environments and Food Products by Mohammed H. Alharbi, Fawaz K. Alalhareth, Mahmoud A. Ibrahim

“…Salmonellosis continues to be a global public health priority in which humans, livestock, and the contaminated environment interact with food to create complex interactions. …”
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Effects of practical models of low-volume high-intensity interval training on glycemic control and insulin resistance in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized... by Yining Lu, Julien S. Baker, Shanshan Ying, Yichen Lu

“…ObjectivesThe aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the effects of practical models of low-volume high-intensity interval training protocols (LV-HIIT) on glucose control and insulin resistance compared with moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) protocols and no-exercise controls (CON).MethodsFour databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Library) were searched for randomized controlled studies conducted using LV-HIIT interventions (HIIT/SIT protocols involving ≤ 15 min of intense training, within a session lasting ≤ 30 min; < 30 s all-out sprint for SIT additionally). …”
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