Access Differentials in Primary Healthcare among Vulnerable Populations in a Health Insurance Setting in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gertrude Acquah-Hagan, Daniel Boateng, Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong, Peter Twum, Joseph Amankwa Atta, Peter Agyei-Baffour

“…This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among multilevel participants of vulnerable groups in Kumasi Metropolis: 710 vulnerable people constituting elderly/aged (n = 359), pregnant women (n = 117), head poters (teenage girls who migrated from the northern Ghana mainly to the capital cities of the Ashanti and Greater Accra region to help in carrying of goods for their livelihood) (n = 86), sex workers (n = 75), and other vulnerable groups (people with disabilities and street participants) (n = 73). …”
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Development and validation of the Information Literacy Measurement Scale (ILMS-34) in Chinese public health practitioners by Hui Li, Ke-Ying Li, Xia-Rong Hu, Xuan Hong, Yan-Ting He, Hua-Wei Xiong, Yi-Li Zhang

“…The ILMS-34 was further validated among 526 PHPs recruited from four cities in Guangdong Province, China, using convenience sampling. …”
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Methodological challenges using routine clinical care data for real-world evidence: a rapid review utilizing a systematic literature search and focus group discussion by Michelle Pfaffenlehner, Max Behrens, Daniela Zöller, Kathrin Ungethüm, Kai Günther, Viktoria Rücker, Jens-Peter Reese, Peter Heuschmann, Miriam Kesselmeier, Flavia Remo, André Scherag, Harald Binder, Nadine Binder, for the EVA4MII project

“…Limitations of this type of data cited in the discussion sections were extracted and classified according to different bias types: main bias categories in non-randomized studies (information bias, reporting bias, selection bias, confounding) and additional routine data-specific challenges (i.e., operationalization, coding, follow-up, missing data, validation, and data quality). …”
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Assessment of occupational hazards in midwifery setting and impact of occupational stress and job satisfaction on midwives’ quality of work-life: multicenter study in IRAN by Nasibeh Sharifi, Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Nazanin Rezaei, Masoumeh Yaralizadeh, Zahra PourMohammad

“…Sampling was done in multiple stages in two large cities, Tabriz and Ahvaz. All midwifery staff meeting the inclusion criteria participated in the study. …”
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Mapping knowledge landscapes and emerging trends in artificial intelligence for antimicrobial resistance: bibliometric and visualization analysis by Zhongli Wang, Zhongli Wang, Gaopei Zhu, Shixue Li, Shixue Li

“…The analysis integrated multiple bibliometric approaches: VOSviewer for visualization of collaboration networks and research clusters, CiteSpace for temporal evolution analysis, and quantitative analysis of publication metrics. …”
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Variations in Sources, Composition, and Exposure Risks of PM2.5 in both Pre-Heating and Heating Seasons by Dingyuan Yang, Zhiyong Li, Ziyuan Yue, Jixiang Liu, Zhen Zhai, Zelin Li, Minglei Gao, Ailian Hu, Wenjia Zhu, Ning Ding, Zhenxin Li, Songtao Guo, Xiangxue Wang, Lei Wang, Jihong Wei

“…Nevertheless, CH impacts on PM2.5 chemical components, sources, and health risks in small cities remain unclear. A field measurement was taken at an urban site within the central Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region covering the pre-heating season (PHS) and heating season (HS) in the winter of 2019. …”
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Analysis of Air Pollution Data in India between 2015 and 2019 by Disha Sharma, Denise Mauzerall

“…Although inter-annual variability exists, we found no significant trend of these pollutants over the five-year period. In the five cities with Air-Now PM2.5 measurements - Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, there is reasonable agreement with CPCB data. …”
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Preparation For Flight: The Physical Profile of Pre-Professional and Professional Circus Artists in the United States by Stephanie J Greenspan, Melanie I Stuckey

“… # Study Design Descriptive laboratory study # Methods Circus artists (n=201; ages 13-69y; 172 females ASAB, 29 males ASAB) from 10 cities across the United States underwent a baseline physical examination including shoulder, hip and trunk measures of passive (PROM) and active (AROM) range of motion, measures of flexibility (shoulder and hip), strength (manual muscle tests, grip strength), cardiovascular fitness (3 minute-step test), balance (single limb and handstand), and performance, (pull-ups, and the closed kinetic chain upper extremity stability test \[CKCUEST\]). …”
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Transport Systems Tracking and Inventory Security: A Case of Mega Bakery, Kabale. by Ntaribi, Elijah

“…One of the respondent cited out example of mega bakery firm may need to provide proof of vehicle registration along with evidence that their drivers have completed training on food safety protocols before they can legally transport their products as represented by 21% of the respondents.…”
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Development of an Evidence-Based First Aid Guideline for First Responders in Sub-Saharan Africa by Bert Avau

“…[Translation by: Aurélia Feyssaguet Voluntary translator for the Global First Aid Reference Centre]   Resumo Enquadramento: Muitos países da África Subsariana carecem de serviços médicos de emergência eficazes. …”
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Editorial by Christian Gütl

“…This interest is reflected in a notable impact factor with a Scopus Cite Score of 2.2 and a Web of Science Journal Impact Factor of 0.7. …”
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VELEBITSKA MIRILA U ISTRAŽIVANJU ANTE GLAVIČIĆA I DRUGIH TE NEKOLIKO TEZA O NARODU KOJEM PRIPADAJU VELEBITSKA MIRILA ZAJEDNO S NJIHOVIM DVOVJERJEM by MIRKO VALENTIĆ

“…Tu se radi o starim Ilirima, supstratu romaniziranih Ilira, koje su doseljeni Hrvati tijekom dva prva stoljeća od svojega doseljenja kroatizirali i kristijanizirali, dajući im novo ime Starohrvatski Vlasi, dakako katoličke vjere. Njima, očito, pripada geneza velebitskih mirila. Oni već zarana imaju i svoja "počivala" kao mjesta na kojima se odmaraju noseći ili prevozeći karavanske terete od mora prema sjeveru i obrnuto, kao najbolji poznavaoci velebitskih karavanskih putova prema Jadranu i Sredozemlju. …”
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Editorial by Professor José Orlando Gomes

“…Prezados Associados da Abergo, Pesquisadores da Ergonomia Brasileira e Leitores interessados pela Ergonomia, É com muita satisfação que publicamos esta edição da Revista Ação Ergonômica da Associação Brasileira de Ergonomia, uma forte demanda de toda a comunidade brasileira de ergonomia: professores, pesquisadores, estudantes de pós-graduação e graduação, trabalhadores e demais profissionais, que no dia=a=dia de suas vidas, tem como foco o trabalho humano. …”
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Editorial by Professor José Orlando Gomes

“…Prezados Associados da Abergo, Pesquisadores da Ergonomia Brasileira e Leitores interessados pela Ergonomia, É com muita satisfação que publicamos esta edição da Revista Ação Ergonômica da Associação Brasileira de Ergonomia, uma forte demanda de toda a comunidade brasileira de ergonomia: professores, pesquisadores, estudantes de pós-graduação e graduação, trabalhadores e demais profissionais, que no dia=a=dia de suas vidas, tem como foco o trabalho humano. …”
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Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in promoting sustainable agriculture by V. Dhayalan, K. Sudalaimuthu

“…This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, as long as the original authors and source are cited. No permission is required from the authors or the publishers…”
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Robotic total knee arthroplasty safely reduces length of stay in an Asian public healthcare system by Kai C. A. Chan, Amy Cheung, Ping-Keung Chan, Michelle H. Luk, Kwong Y. Chiu, Henry Fu

“…Individual differences between R-TKA systems contributed to variable clinical outcomes. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2024;6(1):12–20.…”
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Effectiveness of HPV vaccination in reducing infection among young Brazilian women by Ana Carolina da Silva Santos, Nayara Nascimento Toledo Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva, Mariângela Carneiro, Wendel Coura-Vital, Angélica Alves Lima

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the quadrivalent vaccine in reducing the prevalence and incidence of HPV infection in women, aged 18 to 24 years old, in the cities of Ouro Preto and Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil. …”
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“Un gran lugar para vivir”: Branding Buenos Aires como una ciudad global atractiva by Sören Scholvin

“… La literatura sobre las ciudades globales en la tradición de la red de investigación “Globalization and World Cities” carece de estudios del atractivo de unos lugares para la élite global del conocimiento y las compañías transnacionales. …”
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The impact of a hazardous external environment on the quality of life, physical activity, and health of students in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania by Vladimir Potop, Igor Vypasniak, Iryna Ivanyshyn, Vasyl Lutskyi, Iryna Kryventsova, Lyudmila Shesterova, Krzysztof Prusik

“…The issue of quality of life, physical activity, and health of students is becoming increasingly relevant in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Daily shelling of cities and settlements for over two years may have significantly affected the quality of life of Ukrainian students. …”
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The methyl-CpG binding domain 2 regulates peptidylarginine deiminase 4 expression and promotes neutrophil extracellular trap formation via the Janus kinase 2 signaling pathway in e... by Biao Peng, Mu-Yun Yan, Yun-Rong Chen, Fei Sun, Xu-Dong Xiang, Da Liu

“…Western blotting and immunofluorescence were conducted to detect the protein of MBD2, JAK2, PAD4, and CitH3. HL-60 cells were differentiated into neutrophil-like cells by culturing in a medium containing dimethyl sulfoxide and then stimulated with LPS. …”
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