Burnout in Healthcare Professionals during Covid-19 Crisis by Nasim Hajipoor Kashgsaray, Maryam Soleimanpour, Sina Behmanesh, Hassan Soleimanpour

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study included 67 doctors and nurses working in the Emergency Department of Imam Reza Hospital of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences who had been working there during the COVID-19 outbreak. …”
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Healthcare workers’ perspectives on trauma and mental health access for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar by Lindsey Green, Linda Kaljee, Shahanoor Akter Chowdhury, Thomas McHale, Ranit Mishori, Ranit Mishori, Dahlia Fateen, Nima Sheth

“…This study examines the impact of these human rights violations on the trauma experiences of Rohingya survivors, their resulting mental health, and the availability and access to post-migration mental health services.MethodsQualitative one-on-one interviews were conducted with 26 health care professionals who cared for Rohingya refugees after their arrival in Bangladesh.ResultsTrauma experienced by the Rohingya spanned the period before, during, and following migration and was ongoing at the time of data collection. …”
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Crisis response strategies of universities during the ongoing war: Beyond experience and responsibilities by Oleksandr Spivakovsky, Serhii Omelchuk, Daria Malchykova

“…The opinions expressed herein are the authors’ own and do not necessarily express the views of either the Bridge USA or American Councils.The authors express their gratitude to the vice-presidents, deans of faculties, and academic and non-academic staff of Kherson State University who participated in the development of institutional documents that implement crisis management decisions presented in this paper and form a crisis response strategy for the university during martial law.…”
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The PainSMART project: Protocol for a research program on effectiveness, mechanisms of effect and patient-practitioner experiences of the PainSMART-strategy as an adjunct to usual... by Richard Thompson, Maria Fors, Ann-Sofi Kammerlind, Pia Tingström, Allan Abbott, Kajsa Johansson

“…Subjects: Adults (18 years or older) seeking primary care for MSKP who are triaged and booked for an initial physiotherapy consultation at five primary care physiotherapy departments within the Swedish public healthcare regions of Östergötland and Jönköping. …”
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Aaron Temkin Beck (born July 18, 1921-) Biography by K. Fatih Yavuz, M. Hakan Türkçapar

“…He has been listed as one of the “10 individuals who shaped the face of American Psychiatry” and one of the 5 most influential psychotherapists of all time by The American Psychologist (July 1989). …”
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Clinico-spirometrical correlation of newly detected COPD patients with known tobacco smoking exposure or biomass smoke exposure presenting to a teaching institution in Vadodara, Gu... by Bhavesh Patel, G Mothiganesh, Arti D. Shah, Chirag H. Chakravarti, Parshwa Naik, Princee Patel

“…The current investigation aimed to establish a clinical profile of patients with recently diagnosed COPD who present to a healthcare facility in Vadodara. …”
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About the Master’s Program “Creative Personnel Management”: Methodological Foundations by A. O. Grudzinskiy, I. V. Guskova, N. E. Serebrovskaya, V. V. Mariko

“…Based on the results of the study, HRtechnologies were clarified and the content of professional competencies, which should be possessed by specialists in HRM departments of organizations and enterprises who belong to the category of creative personnel, was disclosed. …”
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Tuberculosis and Sudden Death in Lithuania by Gintarė Zarembaitė, Gabrielė Žiūkaitė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Sigitas Laima, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…In cases of sudden death, autopsy helps to identify tuberculosis cases that have not been clinically detected and ensures tuberculosis monitoring. Therefore, the person who performs autopsy remains at high risk of contracting tuberculosis. …”
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Effects of traditional Chinese medicine massage therapy on pain, functional activity, muscle activation patterns and proprioception in knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled... by Xin Zhou, Cheng Tang, Bowen Zhu, Yangyang Fu, Min Fang, Sitong Fang, Qingguang Zhu, Yuen Yee Janice Hiew

“…Eligible patients with KOA who agree to participate will be randomised via a 1:1 randomisation system into the experimental group (receiving TCM massage and exercise treatment) and the control group (receiving exercise treatment). …”
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The European Union’s Policies Towards Iraq (2014–2020) by L. D. Oganisyan

“…However, these efforts have not yet been explored in depth by the Russian experts, who traditionally focus on the EU relations with the Southern Mediterranean countries.The author aims to reveal the logic behind the evolution of the European Union’s policy towards Iraq since 2014, as well as its impact on the EU assistance programmes to this country. …”
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The value of lung ultrasound score combined with echocardiography in assessing right heart function in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and experiencing pulmonary hyper... by Ying Xia, Xin Liu

“…Methods Eighty five patients who underwent MHD combined with elevated PASP, at the First Central Hospital of Baoding City were selected. …”
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Cost Impact Model of a Novel Multi-mRNA Host Response Assay for Diagnosis and Risk Assessment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Sepsis in the Emergency Department by John E. Schneider, Jonathan Romanowsky, Philipp Schuetz, Ivana Stojanovic, Henry K. Cheng, Oliver Liesenfeld, Ljubomir Buturovic, Timothy E. Sweeney

“…Reductions in hospital days (-0.80 days, -36.7%), antibiotic days (-1.49 days, -29.5%), and percent 30-day mortality (-1.67%, -13.64%) were driven by HostDx Sepsis providing fewer “noninformative” moderate risk predictions and more “certain” low- or high-risk predictions compared to standard of care, especially for patients who were not severely ill. These results were robust to changes in key parameters, including disease prevalence. …”
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A contentious intervention to support the medical workforce: a case study of the policy of introducing physician associates in the United Kingdom by Martin McKee, Louella K. Vaughan, Giuliano Russo

“…This has led to a widespread grassroots backlash by the medical profession, often challenging their leaders who had supported this idea. As a consequence, professional bodies that were initially in favour are now expressing serious concerns and it seems likely that the roles and responsibilities of physician associates (and related occupations) will be curtailed. …”
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Effect of ticagrelor combined with metoprolol extended-release tablets on cardiac function and clinical prognosis in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome after percutaneou... by Lili Wang, Linlin Gao, Qin Chen, Li Chen, Hui Xu, Ling Sun, Youbin Hu

“…This study sought to assess the impact of combining ticagrelor and metoprolol extended-release tablets on clinical prognosis and cardiac function in elderly ACS patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).MethodsFrom February 2022 to February 2023, 90 elderly ACS patients who underwent PCI at our institution were retrospectively enrolled and divided into two groups: an observation group (OG) and a control group (CG), with 45 patients in each group. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) for detection of tuberculosis drug resistance in India, South Africa and Georgia: a modeling analysisResearch in co... by Suvesh Shrestha, Angelina Addae, Cecily Miller, Nazir Ismail, Alice Zwerling

“…This study explored the potential cost-effectiveness of tNGS for the diagnosis of DR-TB across 3 settings: India, South Africa and Georgia. Methods: To inform WHO guideline development group (GDG) on tNGS we developed a stochastic decision analysis model and assessed cost-effectiveness of tNGS for DST among rifampicin resistance individuals. …”
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Transcatheter Closure of Perimembranous and Intracristal Ventricular Septal Defects Using Amplatzer Duct Occluder II in Children by Shenrong Liu, Wenqian Zhang, Junjie Li, Shushui Wang, Mingyang Qian, Jijun Shi, Yumei Xie, Zhiwei Zhang

“…We retrospectively analyzed all children, who presented to our hospital consecutively between March 2014 and June 2020 for attempted transcatheter closure of pmVSD or icVSD with the ADO II device. …”
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Attitudes Toward General Vaccination Mediate the Association Between Influenza Vaccination History and Pneumococcal Vaccination Intention Among Older Adults in China by Siwen Huang, Chi Ruan, Yan Jiang, Yudan Song, Yuhang Zhang, Zeying Qin, Xinyu Shi, Mengyue Zhang, Jingtao Zhou, Dingwan Chen, Yongkang Xiao, Liang Wang, Lili Tian, Rui Peng, Zongchao Peng, Sitong Luo

“…<b>Method:</b> A multi-center cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1031 older adults, and 658 participants (median age: 65.0 ± 9.0 years) who had not received pneumococcal vaccination were included in the analysis. …”
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Shoulder and Hip Range of Motion and Strength Changes Throughout a Season in College Softball Players by Cameron R Guy, Giorgio Zeppieri Jr., Michelle L Bruner, Katie Davis, Kevin W Farmer

“… # Study Design Descriptive Cohort Study # Methods Data was collected over the course of six seasons, and a total of fifty-four healthy softball athletes (including pitchers and postiion players) who completed at least one set of preseason and postseason measurements were included. …”
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Dynamic Changes in Lung Function and Imaging in Patients with COVID-19 by Lingyan Ye, Bingyu Hu, Shuangxiang Lin, Meifang Chen, Yicheng Fang, Susu He

“…This study collected 80 patients diagnosed with 2019-nCoV infection who were discharged from the Taizhou Public Health Medical Center in Zhejiang Province between January 31, 2020, and March 10, 2020. …”
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Human exploitation of adult horseshoe crab and public awareness campaign in Hong Kong SAR, China by Pui Yi Tang, Hei Wut Fong, Shan Yee Lee, Wing Tung Chang, Lee Yan Pang, Tin Yan Hui, Kelvin Jun Yin So

“…However, such knowledge improved with an increased education level, particularly among those in the 50–59 age group and those who visited horseshoe crab habitats. Nearly all respondents (975) pledged not to consume horseshoe crabs upon being informed of their conservation status. …”
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