Employment of Social Workers in the Public Sector: Current Situation, Challenges and Future Prospects by kamil Alptekin, Selami Topuz, Murat Öz

“…Apart from these, low levels of professionalization, recognition of other professions, lack of initiative and self-confidence, lack of recognition, and ongoing neoliberalist policies have also played a role in the contraction of employment in the public sector. …”
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Differences in technical and clinical perspectives on AI validation in cancer imaging: mind the gap! by Ioanna Chouvarda, Sara Colantonio, Ana S. C. Verde, Ana Jimenez-Pastor, Leonor Cerdá-Alberich, Yannick Metz, Lithin Zacharias, Shereen Nabhani-Gebara, Maciej Bobowicz, Gianna Tsakou, Karim Lekadir, Manolis Tsiknakis, Luis Martí-Bonmati, Nikolaos Papanikolaou

“…Within the cancer imaging domain, attracting the attention of clinical and technical AI enthusiasts, this work discusses current gaps in AI validation strategies, examining existing practices that are common or variable across technical groups (TGs) and clinical groups (CGs). …”
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Integrating frailty interventions into existing care models: a comprehensive approach to enhancing patient outcomes in chronic disease management by Izabella Uchmanowicz, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Kenneth M. Faulkner, Paolo Iovino, Adrian Kwaśny, Stanisław Surma, Camilla Elena Magi, Grzegorz K. Jakubiak, Yari Longobucco, Dawid Janczak, Alina Rak-Pasikowska, Michał Czapla, Michał Czapla, Bartosz Uchmanowicz

“…Frailty syndrome (FS) is a complex and multifaceted condition commonly observed in old adults patients with chronic diseases, often accompanied by cognitive impairments. …”
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Chikungunya: From Hypothesis to Evidence of Increased Severe Disease and Fatalities by Carlos Brito, Melissa Barreto Falcão, Maria de Fatima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Thiago Cerqueira-Silva, Maria Glória Teixeira, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira Franca

“…Chikungunya virus infection often manifests as an acute, self-limiting febrile illness, with arthralgia and musculoskeletal symptoms being the most commonly reported. Arthralgia can persist for months or even years, and approximately 50% of cases progress to chronic conditions. …”
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ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN 2024 protocol for paediatric functional constipation treatment guidelines (standard operating procedure) by Marc A Benninga, Morris Gordon, Nikhil Thapar, Osvaldo Borrelli, Vassiliki Sinopoulou, Merit Tabbers, Anil Darbari, Julie Khlevner, Anna de Geus, Marcin Banasiuk, Mary Boruta, Dawn Dore-Stites, Michelle Gould, Juliette Hawa, Kirsten Brooke Jones, Alexandra Kilgore, Hayat Mousa, Samuel Nurko

“…Introduction Functional constipation is common in childhood, with chronicity leading to a significant impact on patients and their families. …”
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Quality of Chatbot Responses to the Most Popular Questions Regarding Erectile Dysfunction by İrfan Şafak Barlas, Lütfi Tunç

“…Objective: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common cause of male sexual dysfunction. We aimed to evaluate the quality of ChatGPT and Gemini’s responses to the most frequently asked questions about ED. …”
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Qarar in International Oil and Gas Contract by Mohammad hossein Esfandiarpour, Ahmad Shaabani

“…In other word, according to the oil and gas professionals’ course of conduct such risks could be waived and consequently, the common risks of these contracts can not affct their validity totally.…”
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The Mechanism of Safety Culture Construction in Chinese Universities Based on POI Data and Gravity Model by Wu Zhao, Zhe Zhou, Haibo Jiang

“…Campus security is not only related to the common interests of the campus teachers and students but also related to the fundamental interests of each individual in the campus. …”
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Evaluating a system-wide, safety investigation in healthcare course in Norway: a qualitative study by Carl Macrae, Siri Wiig, Veslemøy Guise, Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Lene Schibevaag, Janne Gro Alsvik, Adriana Rosenberg

“…Data were analysed according to thematic analysis.Results The results showed a need for a common conceptual foundation for the multidisciplinary team of safety investigators who were all employed in the same investigatory body. …”
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An analysis of the burden of migraine and tension-type headache across the global, China, the United States, India and Japan by Rongjiang Xu, Ruonan Zhang, Liang Dong, Xiaonuo Xu, Xiaoping Fan, Jiying Zhou

“…Migraines are becoming more common in young and middle-aged women, so headache treatment professionals should invest more in patient education to raise awareness and improve self-management to reduce disease burden and medical costs.…”
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A comparative analysis of methods of preinduction cervical ripening and induction of labor in Poland and in Germany (Part II): maternal and neonatal outcomes by Agnieszka K. Kleszcz, Dorota Ćwiek, Olimpia Sipak-Szmigiel

“…Understanding the benefits and potential complications is crucial for healthcare professionals to make informed decisions and provide optimal care. …”
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Accepting your Body after Cancer (ABC), a group-based online intervention for women treated for breast cancer: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Sarah Byford, Abigail Jones, Shelley Potter, Paul White, Diana Harcourt, Helena Lewis-Smith, Patricia Fairbrother

“…Introduction Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. While increasing numbers of women are living beyond breast cancer, treatment-related body image concerns are common and associated with adverse consequences. …”
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Financial Toxicity and Kidney Disease in Children and Adults: A Scoping Review by Siligato R, Gembillo G, De Giorgi A, Di Maria A, Scichilone LM, Capone M, Vinci FM, Nicoletti S, Bondanelli M, Malaventura C, Storari A, Santoro D, Dionisi S, Fabbian F

“…Further studies involving different professionals able to consider environmental, physical and emotional risk factors are needed. …”
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Enhancing collaborative clinical reasoning among multidisciplinary healthcare teams in a neurosurgery ICU: insights from video-reflexive ethnography by Ching-Yi Lee, Ching-Hsin Lee, Sze-Yuen Yau, Hung-Yi Lai, Po-Jui Chen, Mi-Mi Chen

“…Abstract Background Clinical reasoning is a critical skill for healthcare professionals, vital for making accurate diagnoses and effective treatment decisions. …”
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Multitenancy in Single Instance of Data Persistence Service for Supporting Low-Code Platforms by Julio Gustavo Costa, Luiz Marcos Garcia Goncalves, Samuel Xavier-de-Souza

“…Corporate digitalization, especially among Small and Medium Enterprises, has led to a significant increase in the demand for scarce professionals with expertise in the IT area, especially in Web Information Systems area. …”
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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Corneal Ectasia at Multiple Medical Centers in Saudi Arabia: A Hospital-based Study by Waleed Alghamdi, Sulaiman Aldakhil, Saif Hassan Alrasheed, Kareem Allinjawi, Mustafa Abdu, Raghda F. Mutwaly, Khaled Al Rashah, Hani M. Ghazal, Ghassan H. Radwan, Naveen Kumar Challa

“…Corneal rigid gas permeable contact lens was most used in treatment of 176 (40.9%) eyes followed by glasses in155 (36. 0%), while corneal cross-linking was the common surgical intervention (10.9%), followed by penetrating keratoplasty (3.0%). …”
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“You’re not taught to think about the words you use and then it just perpetuates”— a qualitative examination of medical students’ perspectives of stigmatising language in healthcar... by Saakshi Daswani, Elizabeth Gorecki, Lisa Mellon

“…Abstract Background Stigmatising language is used commonly in healthcare, affecting healthcare providers’ perceptions of patients and care delivery. …”
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Factor structure of the Jefferson Scale for Empathy among medical undergraduates from South India by Samir Kumar Praharaj, Santosh Salagre, Podila Sathya Venkata Narasimha Sharma

“…Background: Empathy is a multidimensional construct and is considered an essential attribute among healthcare professionals. The Jefferson Scale for Empathy (JSE) is a commonly used tool to measure physician empathy and has been used in medical students as well; however, the psychometric properties have not been well studied in India. …”
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Neuromuscular Monitoring, Muscle Relaxant Use, and Reversal at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital 2.5 Years after Introduction of Sugammadex: Changes in Opinions and Clinical Practice by Thomas Ledowski, Jing Shen Ong, Tom Flett

“…In clinical practice Sugammadex was frequently (57%) mildly overdosed, with 200 mg being the most commonly administered dose.…”
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Automated strabismus detection and classification using deep learning analysis of facial images by Mahsa Yarkheir, Motahhareh Sadeghi, Hamed Azarnoush, Mohammad Reza Akbari, Elias Khalili Pour

“…Abstract Strabismus, or eye misalignment, is a common condition affecting individuals of all ages. …”
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