Gender Analysis, Milk Value Chain, Kabale Uganda. Kabale: Kabale University. by Tugume, Samuel

“…The government should consider the specific needs and contexts of different regions within Uganda while designing interventions and also promote innovation and exploring technological solutions that can address women's time constraints and labor burdens.…”
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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“… [53] Ingrid Robeyns and Morten Fibieger Byskov, "The Capability Approach," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, last modified December 10, 2020, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/capability-approach/#toc. [54] Bruce Jennings, "Reconceptualizing Autonomy: A Relational Turn in Bioethics," Hastings Center Report 46, no. 3 (2016): 11-16, https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.544…”
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Identifying pre-diabetes ‘hotspots’ in Northern California using geospatial analysis: opportunities to target diabetes prevention strategies and improve health equity by Tannaz Moin, Luis A Rodriguez, Obidiugwu Kenrik Duru, Julie Schmittdiel, Tainayah W Thomas, Maher Yassin, Yelba Castellon-Lopez

“…Objectives The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening of adults aged 35–70 with a body mass index ≥25 kg/m2 for type 2 diabetes and referral of individuals who screen positive for pre-diabetes to evidence-based prevention strategies. The diabetes burden in the USA is predicted to triple by 2060 necessitating strategic diabetes prevention efforts, particularly in areas of highest need. …”
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Evaluation of a peer support group programme for vulnerable host population and refugees living with diabetes and/or hypertension in Lebanon: a before-after study by Leah Anku Sanga, Carla Njeim, Éimhín Ansbro, Rima Kighsro Naimi, Ali Ibrahim, Benjamin Schmid, Jasmin Lilian Diab, Jytte Roswall, Tim Clayton, Lars Bruun Larsen, Pablo Perel

“…Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally, and many humanitarian crises occur in countries with high NCD burdens. Peer support is a promising approach to improve NCD care in these settings. …”
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Efficacy of a Mobile Health–Based Behavioral Treatment for Lifestyle Modification in Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management: Greenhabit Randomized Controlled Trial by Ana Maria Ruiz-Leon, Rosa Casas, Sara Castro-Barquero, Sofia Alfaro-González, Petia Radeva, Emilio Sacanella, Francesc Casanovas-Garriga, Ainhoa Pérez-Gesalí, Ramon Estruch

“…Data on nutrition, anthropometrics, and blood and urine samples were collected at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks. …”
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Life course socioeconomic position and care dependency in later life: a longitudinal multicohort study from 17 countriesResearch in context by Ting Pan, Chenshuang Li, Ying Zhou

“…Promoting equal educational opportunities from an early age to equitably benefit the most socioeconomically disadvantaged could help mitigate care burdens. Encouraging participation in social activities has the potential to reduce socioeconomic differences in care dependency. …”
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Pollution index and load of total nitrogen and phosphate on agriculture and fisheries in Jatigede Reservoir by Zulfia Kamila Mutia, Denny Kurniadie, Dadan Sumiarsa

“…As for good pollution control, by reducing the burden of pollution by involving the community in managing the reservoir environment, routine monitoring of reservoir water quality and mapping potential pollutant sources at each location so that problems will be quickly resolved.   …”
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Quality evaluation and influencing factors analysis of 6-minute walking test in coronary heart disease patients (冠心病患者6分钟步行试验质量评价与原因分析) by WANG Shanshan (王珊珊)

“…It is suggested that quality of 6MWT should be strengthened from following aspects: patient health education, kinesiophobia, financial burden, time of conducting 6MWT after PCI and role of cardiac rehabilitation specialist nurses. …”
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Adapting first aid education to fragile contexts: A qualitative study

“…Evidence for international first aid guidelines predominantly comes from studies conducted in western contexts during peacetime and/or healthcare settings. Yet, internationally the burden of trauma falls on low- and middle-income countries where lay responders might have to act in fragile contexts, where first aid and healthcare resources are limited or not available. …”
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Assessing Mental Illness Referral Request Acceptance: A Nationwide E-Referral Data From Saudi Arabia by Alharbi AA, Aljerian NA, Alghamdi HA, Binhotan MS, Alsultan AK, Arafat MS, Aldhabib A, Aloqayli AI, Alwahbi EB, Horner RD

“…Abdullah A Alharbi,1 Nawfal A Aljerian,2– 4 Hani A Alghamdi,5 Meshary S Binhotan,4,6 Ali K Alsultan,2 Mohammed S Arafat,2 Abdulrahman Aldhabib,2 Ahmed I Aloqayli,2 Eid B Alwahbi,2 Ronnie D Horner7 1Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2Medical Referrals Centre, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 3Emergency Medical Services Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 4King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 6Emergency Medical Services Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 7Health Services Research and Administration Department, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USACorrespondence: Meshary S Binhotan, Emergency Medical Services Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, 22490, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Email hotanm@ksau-hs.edu.saBackground and Objective: Mental disorders significantly impact quality of life and life expectancy, representing a leading cause of global disease burden. Healthcare systems worldwide face challenges in meeting mental health service demands, particularly due to specialist shortages and geographical barriers. …”
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Exploring the Relationship Between Sleep Apnea, Myocardial Infarct Size, and Coronary Collaterals in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Multidisciplinary Study by Kundel V, Devarakonda K, Khan S, Suarez-Farinas M, Cohen O, Santos-Gallego C, Menegus MA, Kini A, Vengrenyuk Y, Okamoto N, Ueda H, Gidwani U, Kizer JR, Redline S, Kaplan R, Shah N

“…Vaishnavi Kundel,1 Kavya Devarakonda,1 Samira Khan,1 Mayte Suarez-Farinas,1 Oren Cohen,1 Carlos Santos-Gallego,1 Mark A Menegus,2 Annapoorna Kini,1 Yuliya Vengrenyuk,1 Naotaka Okamoto,1 Hiroshi Ueda,1 Umesh Gidwani,1 Jorge R Kizer,3 Susan Redline,4 Robert Kaplan,2,5 Neomi Shah1 1Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; 2Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; 3Cardiology Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System and Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 4Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 5Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USACorrespondence: Vaishnavi Kundel, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1232, New York, NY, 10029, USA, Tel +1-212-241-1967, Email Vaishnavi.kundel@mssm.eduPurpose: We designed a study investigating the cardioprotective role of sleep apnea (SA) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), focusing on its association with infarct size and coronary collateral circulation.Methods: We recruited adults with AMI, who underwent Level-III SA testing during hospitalization. …”
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Construction of a prognostic model for gastric cancer based on immune infiltration and microenvironment, and exploration of MEF2C gene function by Si-yu Wang, Yu-xin Wang, Lu-shun Guan, Ao Shen, Run-jie Huang, Shu-qiang Yuan, Yu-long Xiao, Li-shuai Wang, Dan Lei, Yin Zhao, Chuan Lin, Chang-ping Wang, Zhi-ping Yuan

“…Moreover, its higher expression is also negatively correlated with tumor mutation burden (TMB) and microsatellite instability (MSI), but positively correlated with several immunosuppressive molecules, indicating MEF2C may exert its influence on tumor development by upregulating immunosuppressive molecules. …”
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Development and validation of a screening tool for sepsis without laboratory results in the emergency department: a machine learning studyResearch in context by Shan Jiang, Shuai Dai, Yulin Li, Xianlong Zhou, Cheng Jiang, Cong Tian, Yana Yuan, Chengwei Li, Yan Zhao

“…Summary: Background: Sepsis is a significant health burden on a global scale. Timely identification and treatment of sepsis can greatly improve patient outcomes, including survival rates. …”
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Early prediction of long COVID-19 syndrome persistence at 12 months after hospitalisation: a prospective observational study from Ukraine by Dmytro Chumachenko, Tetyana Chumachenko, Oleksii Honchar, Tetiana Ashcheulova

“…A simple artificial neural networks-based binary classification model using peak ESR, creatinine, ALT and weight loss during the acute phase, predischarge 6-minute walk distance and complex survey-based symptoms assessment as inputs has shown a 92% accuracy with an area under receiver-operator characteristic curve 0.931 in prediction of LCS symptoms persistence at 12 months.…”
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Incidence of self-reported tuberculosis treatment with community-wide universal testing and treatment for HIV and tuberculosis screening in Zambia and South Africa: A planned analy... by L Telisinghe, S Floyd, D MacLeod, A Schaap, R Dunbar, J Bwalya, N Bell-Mandla, E Piwowar-Manning, D Donnell, K Shaunaube, P Bock, S Fidler, R J Hayes, H M Ayles, HPTN 071 (PopART) study team

“…Our data support the role of UTT in TB control, in addition to HIV control, in high TB/HIV burden settings.<h4>Trial registration</h4>ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01900977.…”
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Health-related quality of life and health state utility value in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guixiang Zhao, Siyuan Lei, Ya Li, Zhenzhen Feng, Jiansheng Li

“…Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is associated with high mortality, heavy economic burden, limited treatment options and poor prognosis, and seriously affects the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and life expectancy of patients. …”
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NEK4: prediction of available drug targets and common genetic linkages in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder by Bin Gong, Chenxu Xiao, Yu Feng, Yu Feng, Jing Shen

“…BackgroundBipolar disorder (BD) is a mental illness characterized by alternating episodes of elevated mood and depression, while major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating condition that ranks second globally in terms of disease burden. Pharmacotherapy plays a crucial role in managing both BD and MDD. …”
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Implementasi Metode Naive Bayes untuk Mendeteksi Stres Siswa Berdasarkan Tweet pada Sistem Monitoring Stres by Diva Fardiana Risa, Fajar Pradana, Fitra Abdurrachman Bachtiar

“…This is considered to reduce the burden on those with mental disorders. Regarding this, currently the use of social media is very common in society, especially teenagers. …”
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Exploring Future Pandemic Preparedness Through the Development of Preventive Vaccine Platforms and the Key Roles of International Organizations in a Global Health Crisis by Jihee Jeon, Eunyoung Kim

“…As a result, by transforming future pandemic threats from unpredictable crises to surmountable challenges, it is expected to strengthen global health systems and reduce the social and economic burden of emerging infectious diseases in the long term.…”
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Extensive Inactive Neurocysticercosis: A Case Report in Mbeya, Southern Highlands of Tanzania by Makasi CE, Ngowi BJ, Stelzle D, Kilale AM, Mahande MJ, Welte TM, Winkler AS, Mmbaga BT

“…There has been the assumption that NCC is more prevalent in the areas of Tanzania with a higher burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). …”
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