Assessing the Use of Standardized Outcome Measures for Stroke Rehabilitation among Physiotherapists in Ghana by Seth Kwame Agyenkwa, Cosmos Yarfi, Adjoa Nkrumah Banson, Woyram Abla Kofi-Bediako, Ulric Sena Abonie, Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh, Eric Kwasi Ofori

“…There is poor usage of outcome measures by Ghanaian physiotherapists, with more than half of the participants not using any standardized outcome measures for rehabilitation of patients in their practice. …”
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Food safety practices and its associated factors among food handlers in selected food establishments in Jigjiga Town, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Dek Kahin Yosef, Tewodros Tesfa, Getachew Kabew Mekonnen, Kassahun Bogale, Mohammed Ahmed

“…Nearly, 63% (254) of participants were male. The findings of this study revealed that a considerable number, 138 (34.0%) of the respondents were found to have an unfavorable attitude towards food safety practices with a mean score of 46.26 (SD = 6.84), while 232 (57.1%) had good food safety practices. …”
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Correlates of access to sanitation facilities and benefits received from the Swachh Bharat Mission in India: analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2018 National Sample Survey by Pradeep Kumar, Sayeed Unisa, Srayasi Prakash, Preeti Dhillon

“…This study assesses the level of different sanitation facilities accessed by households and attempts to understand the socioeconomic characteristics of the households that received financial benefits from the Swachh Bharat Mission (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan), a Government of India flagship programme.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting and participants The study extracted data from the 76th round (2018) of the National Sample Survey, consisting of 106 837 households in India.Outcome measures Sanitation services and benefits received from the Swachh Bharat Mission in the last 3 years preceding the survey were the two outcome variables of this study. …”
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The Economic Impact of COVID-19 Treatment at a Hospital-level: Investment and Financial Registers of Brazilian Hospitals by Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges, Ricardo Bertoglio Cardoso, Milena S Marcolino, Karen Brasil Ruschel, Ana Paula Coutinho, Elayne Crestani Pereira, Fernando Anschau, Fernando Aranha, Filipe Carrilho, Giovanna Vietta, Gisele Alsina Nader Bastos, Joanna d’Arc Lyra Batista, José Miguel Chatkin, Juliana da Silva Nogueira, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Luciana Haddad, Maiara Floriani, Marília Teixeira de Siqueira, Patrícia Ziegelmann, Petrônio José de Lima Martelli, Roberta Pozza, Umbelina Cravo Teixeira Lagioia, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Luciane Kopittke

“…The chief financial officer, the chief medical officer, and hospital executives of each participating hospital provided information regarding investments attributed to COVID-19 patient treatment. …”
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In vitro antimicrobial activity of selected mouthwashes on Streptococcus species isolated from adult patients with dental caries by Francisca Nwaokorie, UO Edet, OM Odeniyi, UC Ndu, O Alabi, KA Umeizudike

“…Pure wild-type Streptococcus sp. isolated were subjected to antimicrobial assay against three commonly used mouthwashes obtained within the study area. Results: The participants were forty consenting adults consisting of 27 males and 13 females. …”
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Popular English Songs as Motivational Resources and Instructional Aids for Grammar Education by John Arvin V. De Roxas, Daisy O. Casipit, Mercedita M. Reyes, Lyan Mae Micah V. Dela Cruz, Joan C. Ravago

“…Method: A quantitative research approach was employed, utilizing a quasi-experimental single-group pretest-posttest design. Participants included 44 Grade 7 students. The study, grounded in the Affective Filter Hypothesis Theory, used Adair’s seven key dimensions of motivation as a framework. …”
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Prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Baki Billah, Sohail Akhtar, Jamal Abdul Nasir, Aqsa Sarwar, Nida Nasr, Amara Javed, Rizwana Majeed, Muhammad Abdus Salam

“…Only articles published in the English language articles were considered. …”
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Consultations on driving in people with cognitive impairment in primary care: A scoping review of the evidence. by Carol Sinnott, Tony Foley, Justin Forsyth, Kathleen McLoughlin, Linda Horgan, Colin P Bradley

“…<h4>Setting</h4>Primary care practice.<h4>Participants</h4>PCPs or their equivalent and/ or individuals with cognitive impairment across the spectrum of mild cognitive impairment to dementia.…”
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A holistic approach is needed for women with an inflammatory arthritis in the different phases around pregnancy; the results of the CAPRI study by A. J. van Steensel – Boon, H. M. Wintjes, E. Röder, H. T. W. Smeele, L. J. C. Kranenburg - van Koppen, R. J. E. M. Dolhain, L. F. Perez-Garcia

“…Descriptive statistics and paired t-tests were used for data analysis.ResultsParticipants reported high satisfaction with care, rating rheumatologists an average of 8.8/10 and specialized nurses 9.2/10. …”
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Vitamin K Antagonist Use and Level of Anticoagulation Control Among Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania by Sarah K. Gharib MMed, Abid M. Sadiq MMed, Faryal M. Raza MMed, Sophia S. Muhali MMed, Annette A. Marandu MMed, Norman J. Kyala MMed, Eliasa K. Ndale MMed, Venance P. Maro MMed, William P. Howlett PhD, Elifuraha W. Mkwizu MMed, Nyasatu G. Chamba PhD, Furaha S. Lyamuya MMed, Elichilia R. Shao MMed, Kajiru G. Kilonzo MPhil

“…Methods This was a retrospective cohort study that examined the anticoagulation data of patients on long-term VKA from 1 st January 2020 to 31 st December 2022. Eligible participants were those on VKAs for at least 7 days and with at least 3 international normalized ratio (INR) results. …”
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Assessing the impact of mindfulness programs on attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review by Meshal A. Sultan, Faisal A. Nawaz, Batol Alattar, Eman Khalaf, Sidra Shadan, Naila El-Abiary, Shakeel Tegginmani, Rakhtan K. Qasba, Jigar Jogia

“…These studies, conducted in five countries, involved participants aged 7 to 18 years. Six studies showed improvement in hyperactivity/inattentive symptoms, and five studies showed improvement in impulsivity. …”
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Prostate Cancer Screening and Willingness among Staff of Faculties of Health Sciences and Technology and Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria by Rita I. Ogu, Cornelius O. Ogu, Christopher C. Wogu

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 66 participants out of 80 male staff in the two faculties. …”
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Longitudinal association between food frequency and changes in body mass index: a prospective cohort study by Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco

“…Objectives Analysing data of the Young Lives Study in Peru, we aimed at assessing the association between daily food frequency and body mass index (BMI) changes between 2006 and 2016.Design Secondary analysis of a prospective ongoing cohort study.Setting 20 sentinel sites in Peru.Participants Children enrolled in the younger cohort of the Young Lives Study. …”
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Pattern-reversal visual evoked potentials in prosthetic vision and simulated visual reduction by Sandra R Montezuma, Yingchen He, Jonathon Toft-Nielsen, Gordon Legge

“…Objective To quantitatively evaluate visual evoked potentials (VEPs) in prosthetic vision and simulated visual reduction.Methods and analysis Four blind patients implanted with the Argus II retinal prosthesis and seven sighted controls participated. VEPs were recorded with pattern-reversal stimuli (2 cycles of a horizontal square wave grating, 0.1 cycle/degree) at 1.07 reversals per second (rps) for Argus II subjects and 3.37 rps for controls. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge of Legal Provisions on Organ Donation and Transplantation amongst Healthcare Workers in Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study by Oludamilola Adebola Adejumo, Oluseyi Ademola Adejumo, Olalekan Ezekiel Ojo, Imuetinyan Rashida Edeki, Olubukola Ayoola Ojo, Roli Cynthia Madubuko

“…Results: A total of 836 physicians and nurses with a mean age of 37.61 ± 9.78 years participated in the study. Females and physicians constituted 53.3% and 62.9% of the respondents, respectively. …”
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Teoria do discurso como semiótica dos fluxos by Ronaldo Laurentino de Sales Júnior, Clóvis Alberto Vieira de Melo

“…Nesse modelo, a compreensão dos campos de discursividade como campos de vetores estruturalmente estáveis, sua caracterização em termos de elementos constitutivos de um campo (pontos de equilíbrio, trajetórias) constitui ponto de partida para o estudo de mudanças estruturais (bifurcações), onde decisões desempenham papel estratégico na estabilidade das formações discursivas, sistemas regulados de dispersão. …”
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Iron deficiency and symptoms in women aged 20–49 years and relation to upper gastrointestinal and colon cancers by Jean-Luc Szpakowski, Lue-Yen Tucker

“…Our aim was to determine the association of IDA and symptoms with cancers.Design Retrospective cohort study within Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Participants were women aged 20–49 years tested for iron stores and anaemia during 1998, 2004 and 2010 and followed for 5 years for outcomes of oesophageal, gastric and colon cancers. …”
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The impact of teaching approach on horse and rider biomechanics during riding lessons by Anna Byström, Agneta Egenvall, Marie Eisersiö, Maria Terese Engell, Sigrid Lykken, Susanne Lundesjö Kvart

“…The aim was to investigate how riding instructions affect horse and rider motion and rein tension during transitions between walk and trot.Two Swedish (S1, S2) and two Norwegian (N1, N2) riding teachers, and five riders per location participated. Each rider rode two horses, 40 lessons total. …”
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Tracking of Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents in Germany in the Context of Risk Factors for Hypertension by Giselle Sarganas, Angelika Schaffrath Rosario, Claudia Niessner, Alexander Woll, Hannelore K. Neuhauser

“…BP was measured and analyzed in 2542 participants of the German Health Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (t0 2003-2006; 3 to 17-year olds) and of a six year follow-up “Motorik Modul” (t1 2009-2012; 9 to 24-year olds). …”
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Systems biology analysis of the WOX5 gene and its functions in the root stem cell niche by E. A. Oshchepkova, N. A. Omelyanchuk, M. S. Savina, T. Pasternak, N. A. Kolchanov, E. V. Zemlyanskaya

“…Protein WOX5 is expressed in the quiescent center of the root apical meristem, preventing differentiation of columella initials and altogether with SCR, SHR, PLT1 and PLT2 participating in the control of differentiation of other root meristem initials. …”
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