Ações de conscientização sobre uso de repelentes e formas de combate ao mosquito Aedes aegypti by Denise de Abreu Garófalo, Anna Luiza Behling Pinto Chize, Luiz Eduardo Fileto Caldeira, Dalila dos Santos Cerqueira Pinto, Luciana Betzler de Oliveira de Siqueira, Ana Paula dos Santos Matos, Bárbara da Silva e Souza Lorca, Zaida Maria Faria de Freitas, Eduardo Ricci Júnior

“…A simple repellent formulation was also developed, freely distributed, and promptly accepted by participants. The initiatives promoted interaction between pharmacists, students, and the community, reinforcing the importance of actions that bring the university and society closer together. …”
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Reflexive Methods of Knowledge in Educational Activities: Phenomenological Hermeneutics by T. N. Korneenko

“…However, the results of training are still defined by the level of development of easily measured operational skills and cognitive qualities (memory, attention, logic), in which the reflection is presented only partially. Reflexive abilities as the mechanism and instrument of knowledge, which assist a personality to understand himself or herself, to comprehend own feelings, actions, acts and complex external realities, in most cases remain unaccounted in educational process and when analysing and evaluating the results.The aim of the article was to justify the need to form reflexive skills of knowledge in students through a combination of phenomenological and hermeneutical methods in daily pedagogical practice.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Number of children and dementia risk: a causal mediation analysis using data from the HUNT study linked with national registries in Norway by Teferi Mekonnen, Vegard Skirbekk, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bo Engdahl, Bernt Bratsberg, Astanand Jugessur, Catherine Bowen, Geir Selbæk, Hans-Peter Kohler, Jennifer R. Harris, Sarah E. Tom, Steinar Krokstad, Trine Holt Edwin, Yehani Wedatilake, Katrin Wolfova, Dana Kristjansson, Yaakov Stern, Asta Kristine Håberg, Bjørn Heine Strand

“…Methods Using a historic cohort design, we included 9,745 participants born between 1931–48, with a mean age of 78.2 (SD = 6.4) years at the time of cognitive testing in the HUNT4 70 + sub-study (2017–2019). …”
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Misconceptions on COVID-19 Risk Among Ugandan Men: Results From a Rapid Exploratory Survey, April 2020 by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, MacLeod, Ewan, Ssempijja, Fred, Mahero, Michael W., Matama, Kevin, Musoke, Grace Henry, Bardosh, Kevin, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Wakoko-Studstil, Florence, Echoru, Isaac, Tiyo Ayikobua, Emmanuel, Mujinya, Regan, Nambuya, Grace, Onohuean, Hope, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ekou, Justine, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Methods: A cross-sectional survey carried out in early April 2020 was conducted with 161 Ugandans, who purposively participated in the online questionnaire that assessed understandings of COVID-19 risk and infection. …”
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Investigating the effect of learning and motivational strategies on the self-efficacy of physical education and sports science students with the mediating role of academic progress... by Ahmad Sabihabdollah Alharishavi, Hasan ghalavandi, Mohammad hassani

“…In addition, physical education and sports science students are usually familiar with the principles of physical activity theoretically and are expected to participate in physical activity programs with interest and volunteering after completing the curriculum, which is one of the main goals of their study units (Majnoni, 2022). …”
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Identifying the educational components of technology commercialization of universities with metacombination method by Mohammad Khorasani, Hassanali Aghajani, Abdolhamid Safaei Ghadikolaee, HamidReza Fallah Lajimi

“…The findings of the research are based on 21 final reviewed articles out of 110 initial articles, which lead to the extraction of 20 concepts and open codes for the commercialization of universities' technology and 4 core codes including: 1- Hardware 2- Software 3- Brainware 4- Organization-software. …”
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Effect of Midsole Compliance on Oxygen Consumption and Perception of Effort and Comfort during running by Kai Biedermann, Gian-Andri Baumann, Christina M. Spengler, Fernando G. Beltrami

“…No significant differences were found between the shoes concerning perceived effort and comfort. Participants experienced lower impact magnitudes in the NVF (5.4 ± 1.5 g) compared with the NAF (5.6 ± 1.5 g, P < 0.05) and CBE (5.5 ± 1.5 g, P < 0.05). …”
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Assessment of factors influencing job satisfaction among healthcare workers' in public hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya by Lifuleze CM, Muhonja FH, Muchiri J

“…Methodology: This study employed a cross-sectional research design, targeting healthcare workers from five select Hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya. A sample of 400 participants was selected using stratifed random sample based on proportioanl allocation. …”
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L’évolution forestière dans les massifs alpins et jurassiens : conséquence directe sur l'état physico-chimique des niveaux profonds des lacs ? by Van Tuan Nghiem, Rachid Nedjai, Nacer Nasreddine Messaoud

“…Celui-ci est renforcé par la présence et l’importance des ceintures tourbeuses périlacustres, qui par moments participent activement durant les périodes de hautes eaux à la mobilisation d’importantes quantités de matière organique dissoute et particulaire.Dans le cadre de ce travail, l’objectif visé est de démontrer l’impact direct de la fermeture paysagère enregistrée sur les plateaux jurassiens et provoquée par la nette réduction de l’activité agricole sur les trente dernières années. …”
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Ethnic and racial discrimination in maternal health care in Mexico: a neglected challenge in the search for universal health coverage by Edson Serván-Mori, Sergio Meneses-Navarro, Rocío García-Díaz, Diego Cerecero-García, David Contreras-Loya, Octavio Gómez-Dantés, Arachu Castro

“…Findings Indigenous women had lower education, labor market participation, and socioeconomic position, higher parity, and more rural, poorer state residence than non-Indigenous women. …”
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Editorial by Editor

“…The article provides a philosophical and scriptural exploration of Prana as an essential element of existence and consciousness. …”
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Development of a Transcultural Social Ethical and Integrated Care Model, for Dependent and Older People Populations at Risk of Exclusion in the Mediterranean Sea Basin (TEC-MED): A... by Ana María Porcel-Gálvez, Elena Fernández-García, Soledad Vázquez-Santiago, Sergio Barrientos-Trigo, María Dolores Mateos-Garcia, Mercedes Bueno-Ferrán, Jalila El Ati, Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri, Marta Lima-Serrano

“…Methods: The TEC-MED project participants are nine project partners and six associated partners, with geographic coverage from six countries in the Mediterranean basin, Spain, Tunisia, Italy, Lebanon, Egypt, and Greece. …”
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Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and its combined obesity indicators and the risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: A nationwide cross-sect... by Huoping Zheng, Meiling Xu, Jing Yang, Mingjun Xu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 9,248 participants aged 45 and above were selected from the 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. …”
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Patients’ Use of e-Consultations as an Alternative to Other General Practitioner Services: Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Eli Kristiansen, Helen Atherton, Bjarne Austad, Trine Strand Bergmo, Børge Lønnebakke Norberg, Chris Salisbury, Paolo Zanaboni

“…All users who sent e-consultations through Helsenorge were invited to participate between January and February 2023. The survey addressed questions on users’ expectations and experience with e-consultations. …”
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Niacin alters ruminal microbial composition and metabolites in sheep fed a high-concentrate diet by Zhiqiang Cheng, Jiancheng Liu, Yingying Yu, Wentao Liu, Xiaobin Li, Fengming Li, Changjiang Zang, Kailun Yang

“…There were 72 metabolic pathways, mainly citric acid cycle, pyruvate metabolism, and cysteine and methionine metabolism. (7) Correlation analysis showed that a number of microorganisms (such as Succinivibrio and Prevotella) and differential metabolites (such as L-malic acid, propionic acid, succinic acid, and pyruvic acid) participated in tricarboxylic acid cycle metabolism. …”
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Military-Applied Means of Physical Education in Pre-University Educational Institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defence by D. V. Vinograd, A. V. Zykov

“…The following methods were applied: interview, pedagogical observation, questionnaire survey, technique of entrance and final testing of selection of the research participants, formative experi ment, monitoring, comparative analysis and systematisation of indicators (resultant scores) of sports achievements of examinees. …”
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Construire des ressources relationnelles pour franchir des frontières multiples : Trajectoires de jeunes Tunisiens by Hasnia-Sonia Missaoui

“…This article presents the results of a survey conducted between 2014 and 2016 among young adults from the Tunisian-Algerian border region of Kef. …”
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The Effect of Combining mHealth and Health Professional–Led Intervention for Improving Health-Related Outcomes in Chronic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Masashi Kanai, Takahiro Miki, Toshiya Sakoda, Yuta Hagiwara

“…The comparison groups consisted of participants receiving either general care and follow-up or those using mHealth devices without any health care professional involvement. …”
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Effects of open-skill exercise on executive functions in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shunding Hu, Peng Shi, Ziyun Zhang, Xiaosu Feng, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Teng Jin

“…The participants were 1,298 children and adolescents aged 5 to 16. …”
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Evaluation of dried blood spot sampling for real-time PCR malaria diagnostics in a rural setting in Angola by Alejandro Mediavilla, Begoña Febrer-Sendra, Aroa Silgado, Patricia Martínez-Vallejo, Beatriz Crego-Vicente, Arlette Nindia, Carles Rubio Maturana, Lidia Goterris, Joan Martínez-Campreciós, Sandra Aixut, Pedro Fernández-Soto, María Luisa Aznar, Antonio Muro, Inés Oliveira-Souto, Israel Molina, Elena Sulleiro

“…Samples from both phases of the study were analyzed by generic real-time PCR (Plasmodium spp.) and the subsequent positive samples underwent species-specific real-time PCR (Plasmodium species) and (ii) cross-sectional study conducted at the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz, Cubal (Angola), including 200 participants with fever. For each patient, a fresh capillary blood specimen [for thin and thick blood films and rapid diagnostic test (RDT)] and venous blood, collected as DBSs (two 10-µl circles were combined for a total volume of 20 µl of DBS), were obtained. …”
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