Silent struggles: a qualitative study exploring mental health challenges of undergraduate healthcare students by Shahd Al-Najdi, Abdulla Mansoor, Ola Al Hayk, Najah Al-Hashimi, Kamran Ali, Alaa Daud

“…A purposive sampling method was used to recruit students from five healthcare disciplines- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Sciences and Nursing- who had self-reported mild to moderate depressive symptoms based on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21). …”
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English medium instruction in the higher education in Pakistan: A retrospective analysis using the ROAD-MAPPING framework by K. A. Siddiqui

“…Thus, the work will be worthy of consideration by educators who are interested in studying this concept in the context of Pakistan where the literature desperately lacks any theoretically-backed substantial work in this research area.…”
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Association of oxidative balance score with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in overweight and obese by Shuxin Ying, Hongyan Ding, Yanjin Chen, Su Zheng

“…Mediation analysis indicates that white blood cell count (WBC) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) serve as significant mediators in the association between OBS and mortality risk.ConclusionElevated levels of OBS were strongly linked to reduced potential for both cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among individuals who are overweight or obese.…”
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The Relationship between Routine Blood Parameters and the Prognosis of COVID-19 Patients in the Emergency Department by Birsen Ertekin, Mehmet Yortanlı, Ozan Özelbaykal, Ali Doğru, A. Sadık Girişgin, Tarık Acar

“…A total of 500 patients, who were diagnosed with severe COVID-19 and hospitalized in the intensive care unit between 01.04.2020 and 01.02.2021 in the emergency department of a pandemic hospital, were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Risk stratification for acute stroke development after a transient ischemic attack and the use of scoring systems in pre-hospital scenarios by Janković Tamara, Đorđević Stefan

“…This is crucial because for patients who receive adequate therapy, 80% of cerebrovascular insults after TIA can be prevented.…”
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Integration of Universities and Employers – Potential in Building Social Capital by S. M. Apenko, A. V. Lukash, A. I. Davydov

“…Based on the analyzed sources, the following hypotheses were confirmed: firstly, representatives of employers who have experience of cooperation with universities are more likely to prefer to use and develop such formats of integration with educational organizations that are focused on solving the problems of youth employment, i.e. they use the accumulated social capital to build up the human capital of their organizations; secondly, the level of students’ readiness to recommend an educational organization for admission and graduation. …”
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Supervision, performance assessment, and recognition strategy (SPARS) – a multipronged strategy to strengthen medicines management in Nepal: pilot study methods and baseline result... by Nirajan Bhusal, Anup Bastola, Reekesh Shrestha, Narendra Kumar Khanal, Birna Trap

“…From the middle of 2022, we trained 60 MM supervisors who began conducting supervisory visits at 284 health facilities in 12 randomly selected pilot districts located in three provinces. …”
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Direct anastomosis indwelling needle puncture: a rapid and safe transitional hemodialysis access for patients with renal failure by Chunyan Wu, Jianbo Qing, Xiaoping Wang, Yunmei Li, Xin Zhou, Junnan Wu

“…Moreover, the operative time for the DAINP group was significantly shorter compared to the 17 patients who underwent VC for VAT during the same period. …”
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Practices Regarding Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer in A Sample of Paramedical Staff in Al- Najaf Governorate, Iraq by Alaa Mehdi Salih, Atta Ah Mousa Al –Sarray

“…Most of the paramedics who were evaluated for their practices addressing cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV) received good grades. …”
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Clinical, immune and genetic risk factors of malaria-associated acute kidney injury in Zambian children: A study protocol. by Chisambo Mwaba, Sody Munsaka, David Mwakazanga, David Rutagwerae, Owen Ngalamika, Suzanna Mwanza, Mignon McCulloch, Evans Mpabalwani

“…AKI is defined using the 2012 KIDGO AKI creatinine criteria, and cases are defined as children admitted with malaria who develop AKI within 72 hours of admission, while controls are children admitted with malaria but with no AKI. …”
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Functional Outcomes and Reading Speeds following PRESBYOND LBV Using Nonlinear Aspheric Ablation Profiles Combined with Micro-Monovision by Sheetal Brar, Smith Snehal Sute, Sheetal N. Bagare, Sri Ganesh

“…Data have been collected retrospectively for all patients who underwent PRESBYOND LBV using the MEL 90 excimer laser. …”
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Bacterial profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of adult lower respiratory tract infections in Colombo, Sri Lanka by Nadeesha Amarasinghe, Muthulingam Athavan, Deepal Jayamanne, Yamuna Rajapakshe, Aflah Sadikeen, Kirthi Gunasekara, Amitha Fernando, Lilani Karunanayake

“…This study was conducted to identify the bacterial etiology of LRTIs among patients who attended the Central Chest Clinic in city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and their antibiotic susceptibility profile to enable clinicians to take decisions on effective empirical antibiotics. …”
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Urban-Rural Dimension of Falls and Associated Risk Factors among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in West Java, Indonesia by Susiana Nugraha, Sabarinah Prasetyo, Indri Hapsari Susilowati, Tri Budi W. Rahardjo

“…This study aims to identify the risk factors for falls in the older adults who live in the community, according to the dimensions of the living area: in urban and rural. …”
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Urban vegetation and well‐being: A cross‐sectional study in Montreal, Canada by Rita Sousa‐Silva, Yan Kestens, Zoé Poirier Stephens, Benoit Thierry, Daniel Schoenig, Daniel Fuller, Meghan Winters, Audrey Smargiassi

“…We also observed that increasing tree coverage has a stronger positive effect on the well‐being of individuals who are dissatisfied with the current number of street trees. …”
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Research of court evidence of the time of Kievan Rus accomplished by professor O. I. Paliumbetskyi (1811-1897) by V. A. Grechenko

“…The scholar pointed out that the fight between the parties, according to the Russian law, was used in the absence of evidence of a plaintiff and, moreover, served as evidence for a defendant, who could replace it with other means of defense, except for the oath. …”
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A retrospective study on potential drug‒drug interactions in patients with severe asthma receiving biological therapy: a single-center experience by Mirna Momcilovic, Petra Turcic, Franka Butkovic, Sanja Popovic Grle

“…Methods In this retrospective observational study, patients who were diagnosed with severe asthma and to whom biological therapy was prescribed between September 2015 and December 2020, were enrolled. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Healthcare Resource Use, Treatment Patterns, and Treatment-related Events in Patients with Huntington’s Disease–associated Chorea Initiated on Tetrabenazi... by Victor W. Sung, Sanjay K. Gandhi, Victor Abler, Brian Davis, Debra E. Irwin, Karen E. Anderson, Ravi G. Iyer

“…A total of 41.8% (59/141) of HD patients who initiated tetrabenazine experienced a ≥60-day gap in tetrabenazine therapy, with a median time to discontinuation of 293.5 days. …”
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Prophylactic Therapy of Silymarin (Milk Thistle) on Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Lina Tao, Xiaoyu Qu, Yue Zhang, Yanqing Song, Si-xi Zhang

“…In addition, silymarin significantly improved the liver function in patients who are receiving anti-TB drugs.…”
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The Effect of Counseling Based on Functional Analytic Psychotherapy with Enhanced Cognitive Therapy on Married Adolescent Women’s Sexual Self-efficacy: A Prospective Study by Maryam Gholami, Katayoun Alidousti, Mozhgan Taebi, Yunes Jahani, Atefeh Ahmadi

“…The study included 80 urban and rural married adolescents who met the inclusion criteria and were referred to the health centers in Darab and surrounding villages. …”
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Navigating challenges and maximizing potential: Handling complications and constraints in minimally invasive surgery by Qadrie Zulfkar, Maqbool Mudasir, Dar Mohd Altaf, Qadir Afshana

“…Patient selection plays a pivotal role, with thorough preoperative assessments helping identify individuals who may be at higher risk for complications. Limitations in MIS are diverse and can stem from anatomical challenges, such as restricted access in confined spaces or complex structures. …”
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