Food Addiction, Saturated Fat Intake, and Body Mass Index in Peruvian Adults: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Dulce E. Lopez-Lopez, Ivett K. Saavedra-Roman, Yaquelin E. Calizaya-Milla, Jacksaint Saintila

“…More than half of the participants who presented food addiction are overweight (54.1%, p<0.001). …”
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Life Thinning and Gaming Disorder: A Longitudinal Qualitative Registered Report by Karhulahti, Veli-Matti, Siutila, Miia, Vahlo, Jukka, Koskimaa, Raine

“…Accompanied by a rich health survey, interpretative phenomenological analysis was adapted to understand in-depth interview data from treatment-seeking (n=5) and esports-playing (n=4) participants, the latter of which did not experience any gaming-related health problems. …”
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Research on smart city construction in the context of public culture by Yuhang Zhang, Jiaji Gao

“…Further, the research delineates five key values of public culture in smart city development and constructs a comprehensive evaluation framework comprising 31 indicators across six dimensions: supply, participation, innovation, fairness, suitability, and richness. …”
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Challenges of healthcare financing in the world’s largest refugee camp: a mixed-method study among healthcare stakeholders for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by Isabel Smith, Imdadul Haque Talukdar, Sayeeda Tarannum, M A Rifat, Priyanka Boga, Jubayer Mumin, Pablo André Veronés, Ziba Mahdi, Syeda Saima Alam, Arif Faysal Khan

“…Financial documents (available online) and reports from respective coordinating agencies were also reviewed.Setting Online key informant interviews (KIIs) were conducted from Stockholm with participants residing in Bangladesh between June 2022 and September 2022.Participants Eight KIIs were conducted with professional health programme managers, executives and personnel involved in policy coordination and implementation in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh.Results We identified four themes and three subthemes outlining key challenges in healthcare funding, including decreasing funds (supported by a quantitative assessment) due to macroglobal issues, conflicting short-term and long-term priorities between implementing partners, insufficient efficacy due to challenges with collaborative priority-setting and implementing common processes, and a lack of consensus regarding equity between host and refugee communities.Conclusions The study identified unique challenges beyond the commonly discussed health financing issues in a resource-deficient setting: stakeholders’ conflicting priorities regarding funding and undecided equity issues among the host and refugee communities are worth scholarly and policy focus. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Dysphagia Handicap Index in Bangladesh by Mehrin Sultana, Md. Muid Hossain Reshad, Md. Shohidul Islam Mridha

“…It has followed a systematic process of forward translation, participation in expert discussions, and subsequent back translation to obtain a reviewed version. …”
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Implementation of support meetings for patients undergoing outpatient chemotherapy by a multidisciplinary cancer team by Miho Jinno, Misako Dai, Kaori Ito, Yosuke Ando, Seira Toyosato-Nishibe, Maki Akiyoshi, Sachie Noda, Hidezo Matsuda, Naho Tsujii, Miho Zennami, Masami Yamamura, Yoko Katagata, Akemi Ito, Aki Takai, Shigeki Yamada, Kenji Kawada, Junko Sugama, Keiko Mano

“…Findings: The 32 participants had a median age (interquartile range) of 63.5 years (55–70 years). …”
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Dissemination through trusted credible messengers: 133 weeks of the Flint Community Webinar on COVID-19 by Heatherlun Uphold, E. Yvonne Lewis, Amy Drahota, Blair Warren, Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, Mary Katherine Crawford, Richard Sadler, Susan J. Woolford, Roni Ellington, Marc Zimmerman, Alison Grodzinski, C. Debra Furr-Holden

“…Results The webinar reached a minimum of 877 unique within-webinar participants, representing more than 9,190 in-webinar participant hours and an additional 17,303 YouTube views. …”
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Analysis of status of resilience indices in urban fabric (Case study: Faruj worn out fabric) by ameneh naghdi, Ezzatolah Mafia, mehdi vatanparast

“…A total of 380 households participated in completion of questionnaires. Then, the collected data were entered into SPSS and analyzed by single sample t-test.Four dimensions of resilience were compared with each other and based on average scores. …”
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The role of Pnut and its functional domains in Drosophila spermatogenesis by K. A. Akhmetova, N. D. Dorogova, E. U. Bolobolova, I. N. Chesnokov, S. A. Fedorova

“…Drosophila Pnut protein belongs to the family of septins, conservative GTPases participating in cytokinesis and many more other fundamental cellular processes. …”
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O nieprzedstawieniach i twórczości. Raport z wstępnych badań nad abstrakcją w aktualizowaniu i stymulowaniu twórczego myślenia u dzieci w wieku wczesnoszkolnym by Iwona Tomas

“…This article is a report on the planned and conducted series of experimental art classes dedicated to children in early school age. …”
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1961-1971 Yılları Arasında Türkiye’de Kürtçülük by Mutlu Akkurt

“…Türkiye’de yaşayan Iraklı Kürt öğrencilerin desteğiyle 1963 yılında kurulan Türkiye Kürt Öğrenci Derneği (Türkiye Kürt Talebe Cemiyeti), Barzani hareketinin Türkiye’de illegal olarak 1965 yılında kurduğu Türkiye Kürdistan Demokrat Partisi (TKDP), 1967 yılında yapılan Doğu Mitingleri ve Devrimci Doğu Kültür Ocakları (DDKO), ayrılıkçı Kürt siyasal hareketlerinin merkezi konumunda olmuştur. …”
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Professors and students’ perceptions about the use of the portfolio in the Prevention in Health subject by Bárbara Zabala Enrique, Natasha Sánchez Bouza, José Demián Rodríguez Medina, Esteban Sánchez Martínez, Rubén Darío García Núñez, Ileana María Enrique Corona

“…The sample was randomly selected, 64 students and 36 teachers, who agreed to participate in the research respecting ethical principles. …”
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Factor Structure and Reliability of the Lithuanian Version of the Public Speaking Anxiety Scale by Livija Arcimavičiūtė, Olga Zamalijeva, Goda Gegieckaitė, Emily M. Bartholomay, Jonas Eimontas

“…The PSAS-LT, administered to 227 participants aged 18–25, comprises 17 Likert-scaled items, evaluating cognitive, behavioral, and physiological aspects of PSA. …”
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Identification of Public Awareness on Environmental Effects and Recycling of Waste Vegetable Oils: The Case of Malatya Province by Nesrin Dursun

“…The results were evaluated by applying a questionnaire consisting of 19 questions. 150 individuals from each district and in total 300 individuals participated in the questionnaire which consisted of information about demography, environmental effects and recycling of waste vegetable oils. …”
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PERCEPATAN PENERAPAN TEKNOLOGI PEMBUANGAN LIMBAH DOMESTIK ONSITE SISTEM KOMUNAL BERBASIS PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT by WINDA, HANI BURHANUDIN

“…Needed a helping hand to help the public to participate in the government's handling of domestic waste issues. …”
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The efficacy of a low-dose combination of febuxostat and benzbromarone versus each drug used alone for the treatment of gout by Caiyu Zheng, Caiyu Zheng, Qingwen Tong, Qingwen Tong, Zhijun Zhang, Chunmei Lin, Zhiyi Wang, Dongshu Kang, Yanmei Lin, Jianqing Tian

“…The null model without participant-specific benefits was a linear mixed model for ALT, AST, eGFR, TC, TG, LDL, UA, CRP, CA724, and 24-h uric acid with age, BMI, treatment period and treatment as fixed factors, and the intercept as a random factor by participant. …”
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Assessing Willingness to Pay for IVF Among Infertile Women in Greece: A Single‐Center Case Study by Christos Ntais, Mary Artsita, Michael A. Talias, John Fanourgiakis, Nikolaos Kontodimopoulos

“…Moreover, WTP is not influenced by the professional status or educational level of the participating women. Conclusion This study highlights the financial barriers many couples face when pursuing assisted reproduction. …”
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Sandwiched Strut Allografts with Stem Retention to Treat Fragile Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures: A Case Report by Hyoung Tae Kim, Hyun Jun Lee, Suenghwan Jo

“…Robust cable fixation was performed to partially crush the native cortical bone against the stem to enhance stability. …”
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Achieving Universal Access for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis: Potential Prevention Impact of an Integrated Multi-Disease Prevention Campaign in Kenya by Reuben Granich, Nicolas Muraguri, Alexandre Doyen, Navneet Garg, Brian G. Williams

“…We analysed the CD4 distributions from a district hospital cohort, campaign participants and from the 2007 Kenya Aids Indicator Survey (KAIS). …”
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RadBone: bone toxicity following pelvic radiotherapy – a prospective randomised controlled feasibility study evaluating a musculoskeletal health package in women with gynaecologica... by Janelle Yorke, Sarah O’Connell, Sally Taylor, Karen Johnson, Robert G Bristow, Martin Eden, Kate Haslett, John Moore, Rohit Kochhar, Victoria Chatzimavridou Grigoriadou, Lisa H Barraclough, Ivona Baricevic-Jones, Zoe Merchant, Thomas Westwood, Anthony David Whetton, Claire E Higham

“…Moreover, a plain English report will be shared with the study participants, patients’ organisations and media.Trial registration number NCT04555317.…”
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