Economic evaluation of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination programs in Qinghai and Hainan provinces, China by Haonan Zhang, Chaofan Wang, Haijun Zhang, Brian Wahl, Maria Deloria Knoll, Xiaozhen Lai, Hai Fang

“…This study evaluated the health and economic impact of including PCV in immunization programs in Qinghai and Hainan.Research design and methods A decision tree Markov model was constructed to simulate health outcomes and lifetime costs among children under different 13-valent PCV (PCV13) vaccination strategies compared to current practices, from societal and healthcare perspectives. …”
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Small extracellular vesicles derived from sequential stimulation of canine adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells enhance anti-inflammatory activity by Saranyou Oontawee, Parkpoom Siriarchavatana, Watchareewan Rodprasert, Irma Padeta, Yudith Violetta Pamulang, Poorichaya Somparn, Trairak Pisitkun, Boondarika Nambooppha, Nattawooti Sthitmatee, Daneeya Na Nan, Thanaphum Osathanon, Hiroshi Egusa, Chenphop Sawangmake

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Understanding the educational inequalities in suicide attempts and their mediators: a Mendelian randomisation study by Jing Wang, Ye Yang, Rui Gao, Lilu Ding, Jiahao Zhu, Dan Zhou, Yingjun Li, Houpu Liu

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Meat consumption and racial/ethnic disparities in population-based study in the city Campinas, Brazil by Samara Agda dos Santos, Josiane Steluti, Natália Simonian Rodrigues Valente Ghedini, Semíramis Martins Álvares Domene

“…The World Cancer Research Fund recommends consuming between 50 and 71.4 g/day of red meat; thus, these findings reinforce the importance of studies that investigate the impact of ethnicity on food consumption, since racial disparities may be in the origin of the insufficient or excessive consumption of certain types of meat, and understanding the factors associated with the consumption of types of meat is relevant for the adoption of health actions aimed at adequate food intake.…”
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Towards fiscal sustainable practices in Mexico: The quality of municipal tax regulation and tiered tariffs improve income from solid waste management services by Sergio López-Olvera, Juan Carlos Olivo-Escudero, Mauricio Hernández-Marroquín, Fausto Rafael López-Olvera, Yessica Lourdes Vallejo-Rivera, Marco Antonio Rodríguez-Gómez, Pedro Hipólito Rodríguez-Herrero

“…In Mexico, municipalities face financial constraints and heavily depend on subsidies rather than robust fiscal frameworks to fund SWM operations. This study analyzed the impact of municipal tax regulation and sustainable taxation practices—specifically differentiated and progressive tariffs—on the income generation capacity of 240 Mexican municipalities. …”
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Genetic factors shaping the plasma lipidome and the relations to cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescentsResearch in context by Yun Huang, Sara Elizabeth Stinson, Malte Thodberg, Louise Aas Holm, Roman Thielemann, Karolina Sulek, Morten Asp Vonsild Lund, Cilius Esmann Fonvig, Min Kim, Kajetan Trost, Helene Bæk Juel, Trine Nielsen, Peter Rossing, Maja Thiele, Aleksander Krag, Cristina Legido-Quigley, Jens-Christian Holm, Torben Hansen

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The Economic Analysis of the Overlooked Recurrent Low Back Pain: Three Years Retrospective Observational Study by Szyszka J, Matuska J, Szyszka BG, Walkowiak D, Skorupska E

“…We aimed to compare the cost per visit for LBP and recurrent LBP, including the impact of gender and type of medical service, estimating the approximate annual cost of recurrent LBP.Patients and Methods: Data on LBP categorized according to ICD-10 codes (G54, G55, M45, M46, M47, M48, M49, M51, M53, and M54) from the Polish National Health Fund (NHF) and Opolskie Rehabilitation Center (OCR) were analyzed based on the recurrent state as outlined in the new chronic pain definition.Results: In OCR, a recurrent LBP was confirmed for 22.78% of patients, of which 59.72% were female (p< 0.001). …”
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Summer Research Internship Curriculum to Promote Self-Efficacy, Researcher Identity, and Peer-to-Peer Learning: Retrospective Cohort Study by Yulia A Levites Strekalova, Rachel Liu-Galvin, Samuel Border, Sara Midence, Mishal Khan, Maya VanZanten, John Tomaszewski, Sanjay Jain, Pinaki Sarder

“…HuBMAP, a 400-member research consortium funded by the Common Fund at the National Institutes of Health, offered a 10-week summer research internship that included an academic enrichment curriculum delivered synchronously via the web to all students across multiple sites. …”
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New Models of Emergency Prehospital Care That Avoid Unnecessary Conveyance to Emergency Department: Translation of Research Evidence into Practice? by Helen Anne Snooks, Mark Rhys Kingston, Rebecca Elizabeth Anthony, Ian Trevor Russell

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Covid-19 And Performance of Selected Non-Governmental Organizations in Kabale District, Uganda. by Karungi, Molly

“…The major conclusion was that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on networking and funding activities of organizations, as a majority of respondents agreed that networking was not possible and funds were diverted to other activities. …”
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Equity of access and participation in tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand: the tale of three regions by Sharon Brownie, Patrick Broman, Cathy Cooney, Leith Comer

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Mixed-methods process evaluation of a proactive approach to healthcare in Parkinson’s disease—ParkProReakt: a protocol of a hybrid efficacy-implementation study by Xinyu Huang, Max Geraedts, Elke Kalbe, Carsten Eggers, David José Pedrosa, Ann-Kristin Folkerts, Marcin Grzegorzek, Marlena van Munster, Johanne Stümpel, Natalie Altschuck, Ingmar Wellach, Hannes Boebinger, Anna Pedrosa, Kati Niemand, Dirk Becker, Nicole Pohlschmidt, Isabel Doblinger, Kristina Schmidt, Daniel Wolferts, Marius Nisslmueller, Gennet Beer, Mohammad Osman Ashraf, Florian Eberhardt, Rebecca Wichartz, Birgit Samans, Volker Gross, Keywan Sohrabi, Linda Kerkemeyer, Uemran Seven, Paulina Olgemoeller, Artur Piet, Mona Irsfeld, Marlena van Munster

“…Introduction People with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD) experience a wide range of motor and non-motor symptoms that have a significant impact on their health and quality of life. Effective care management for PwPD involves monitoring symptoms at home, involving specialised multidisciplinary care providers and enhancing self-management skills. …”
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A comparative cohort study of post-COVID-19 conditions based on physical examination records in ChinaResearch in context by Zhong Liu, Boqiang Hu, Tao Zeng, Cuiping You, Nan Li, Yongjing Liu, Jie Zhang, Chenbing Liu, Piaopiao Jin, Xiaoxi Feng, Jun Chen, Jinyan Huang

“…Interpretation: These findings highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular health and its potential interaction with chronic diseases. …”
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Effect of Co-Curricular Activities on Academic Performance of Pupils in Buyanja Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Kyobutungi, Brendah

“…Additionally, further research should be conducted to investigate the impact of having trained personnel on the quality and effectiveness of co-curricular activities, as well as to explore how adequate funding influences the sustainability and outcomes of these activities.…”
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A Cross-Sectional Study on the Affordable Care Act from the Perspective of People Living with HIV: The Interplay between Knowledge, Stigma, Trust, and Attitudes by Christopher Kaperak, Sarah Elwood, Tamara Saint-Surin, Christopher Winstead-Derlega, Robert O. Brennan, Rebecca Dillingham, Kathleen A. McManus

“…Many AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) purchased Affordable Care Act (ACA) Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) for low-income people living with HIV (PLWH). …”
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On the time spent preparing grant proposals: an observational study of Australian researchers by Nicholas Graves, Adrian G Barnett, Philip Clarke, Danielle L Herbert

“…Objective To estimate the time spent by the researchers for preparing grant proposals, and to examine whether spending more time increase the chances of success.Design Observational study.Setting The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia.Participants Researchers who submitted one or more NHMRC Project Grant proposals in March 2012.Main outcome measures Total researcher time spent preparing proposals; funding success as predicted by the time spent.Results The NHMRC received 3727 proposals of which 3570 were reviewed and 731 (21%) were funded. …”
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Larviciding for malaria control and elimination in Africa by Gretchen Newby, Prosper Chaki, Mark Latham, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Eric Ochomo, Derric Nimmo, Edward Thomsen, Allison Tatarsky, Elijah O. Juma, Michael Macdonald

“…However, malaria programmes hoping to implement larviciding face significant barriers, including (1) poor global technical, policy, and funding support; (2) fragmented implementation and experience; (3) high complexity of delivery and impact evaluation; and (4) limited access to the full range of WHO prequalified larvicide products. …”
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Protocol on establishing a prospective enhanced surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases in residential aged care facilities in Central Queensland, Australia: an observational... by Mohammad Rashidul Hashan, Robert Booy, Michael Kirk, Gulam Khandaker, Gwenda Chapman, Jacina Walker, Sonya Jayne Davidson, Jill Auriac, Nicolas Smoll, Delwar Akbar

“…The study aims to measure the burden, identify aetiologies, risk factors, predictors of severe outcomes (eg, hospitalisations, mortality) and impact of the existing National Immunization Program (NIP) funded vaccines in preventing VPDs in this vulnerable population. …”
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Energy management education for persons living with long COVID-related fatigue (EMERGE): protocol of a two-parallel arms target trial emulation study in a multicentre outpatient in... by Emilia Riggi, Marco Barbero, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Ruth Hersche, Andrea Weise

“…Four self-reported questionnaires (fatigue impact, self-efficacy in performing energy management strategies, competency in performing daily activities, health-related quality of life) will be administered at baseline (T0; week 0), after lesson 7 (T1; week 6), post-intervention (T2; week 14) and follow-up (T3, week 24). …”
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Comparison of autism domains across thirty rare variant genotypesResearch in context by Nabila M.H. Ali, Samuel J.R.A. Chawner, Leila Kushan-Wells, Carrie E. Bearden, Jennifer Gladys Mulle, Rebecca M. Pollak, Raquel E. Gur, Wendy K. Chung, Michael J. Owen, Marianne B.M. van den Bree, Harriet Housby, Irene Lee, David Skuse, Jeanne Wolstencroft, William Mandy, Spiros Denaxas, Kate Baker, Lucy Raymond, Marianne van den Bree, Samuel Chawner, Jeremy Hall, Peter Holmans, Josh Hope-Bell, Danielle Le Roux, Sally Morrin, Michael Owen, Shreeya Sivakumar

“…Further research is needed in order to understand these influences, improve risk prediction and inform genetic counselling and interventions. Funding: This work was funded by the Tackling Multimorbidity at Scale Strategic Priorities Fund programme (MR/W014416/1) (van den Bree) delivered by the Medical Research Council and the National Institute for Health Research in partnership with the Economic and Social Research Council and in collaboration with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. …”
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