Mucocutaneous Manifestations in HIV-Infected Patients and Their Relationship to CD4 Lymphocyte Counts by Mina Mirnezami, Nader Zarinfar, Masoomeh Sofian, Bahareh Botlani Yadegar, Hoda Rahimi

“…Therefore, regular skin examinations are recommended as routine HIV-infected patients’ healthcare programs.…”
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PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF UTERINE BLEEDING AMONG BREASTFEEDING WOMEN USING PROGESTERONE-ONLY PILLS by Prima Dhewi Ratrikaningtyas, Dian Rosdiana, Siswanto Agus Wilopo

“…Conclusion: The most common uterine bleeding on women using Progesterone-only Pills were spotting and amenorrhea. …”
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Awareness of HPV and HPV vaccination in undergraduate students in the North West region of Turkey: Near future outlook by Gulden Aynaci, Zuhal Guksu

“… Introduction: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women in the world. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide. …”
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Factors Influencing Patient Satisfaction with Zambia's National Health Insurance Scheme: A Systematic Literature Review using Empirical Evidence from Nigeria and Ghana by Wesley Mwambazi, Abubaker Qutieshat

“…Income, age, and education were common factors identified at the socio-demographic level. …”
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LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN THE STATE POLICY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES by E. M. Bukhvald

“…In this regard the measures directed to increase of the common institutional maturity of the Russian economy have to be a principal direction of a state policy concerning MSP. …”
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Burnout syndrome among special education teachers at schools for children with disabilities in the Republic of Serbia: Challenges and risk factors by Drobac Ana, Micić Isidora

“…As such, it constitutes an increasingly common research topic. The present study aimed to assess burnout in special education teachers employed at special education schools in Serbia. …”
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Mother’s Level Of Knowledge Regarding Self-Medication Practices In Overcoming Skin Problems In Coastal Region by Nurhayati Nurhayati, Ade Risma, Juhri Panjaitan

“…Background:  Self-medication for skin diseases is common among mothers in coastal areas and is influenced by environmental factors. …”
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STATUS AND PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL SCIENCE IN UKRAINE by V.M. Kampo

“…In practice, constitutional science analyzes, justifies, predicts and programs the constitutional development of society and the state. …”
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Examining the overlap in lymphatic filariasis prevalence and malaria insecticide-treated net access-use in endemic Africa. by Joanna L Whisnant, Mustafa Kamal Sikder, Gizachew Taddesse Akalu, Tsegaye Alemu, Mubarek Yesse Ashemo, Amelia Bertozzi-Villa, Annie J Browne, Ewerton Cousin, Paulina Agnieszka Dzianach, Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw, Peter W Gething, Taren M Gorman, Simon I Hay, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Cathleen Keller, Juniper Boroka Kiss, Jailos Lubinda, Michael A McPhail, Olivia D Nesbit, Gideon Olamilekan Oluwatunase, Verner N Orish, Amel Ouyahia, Susan Fred Rumisha, Adam Saddler, Afeez Abolarinwa Salami, Francesca Sanna, Desalegn Shiferaw, Jacques Lukenze Tamuzi, Daniel J Weiss, Naod Gebrekrstos Zeru, Francis Zeukeng, Stephanie R M Zimsen, Jonathan F Mosser

“…Eradication and elimination strategies for lymphatic filariasis (LF) primarily rely on multiple rounds of annual mass drug administration (MDA), but also may benefit from vector control interventions conducted by malaria vector control programs. We aim to examine the overlap in LF prevalence and malaria vector control to identify potential gaps in program coverage. …”
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Academic benchmarks for leaders in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery: a Canadian perspective by Terence Fu, Vincent Wu, Paolo Campisi, Ian J. Witterick, Yvonne Chan

“…Conclusions This cross-sectional overview of academic leaders in Canadian OHNS programs demonstrates the following key findings: 1) all leaders completed fellowship training; 2) head and neck surgical oncology was the most common fellowship training subspecialty; 3) leaders were likely to be employed at the institution where they trained; 4) a Master’s degree may be associated with increased research productivity; 5) there is a potential risk of decreased productivity after appointment to a leadership position; and 6) women are underrepresented in academic leadership roles.…”
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Viral DNA in submandibular gland tissue with an inflammatory disorder by Noora Keski-Säntti, Elin Waltimo, Antti Mäkitie, Jaana Hagström, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Timo Atula, Caj Haglund, Saku T. Sinkkonen, Maria Jauhiainen

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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

“…Successful performance of the task is complicated by the fact that educational process in such organisations has a general educational orientation, which is common for the entire system of school education. …”
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Theory-based chatbot for promoting colorectal cancer screening in a community setting in Hong Kong: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Dong Dong, Yue Hu, Thomas Yuen Tung Lam, Xixin Wu, Wai Man Lau, Zixin Johnson Wang, Raymond Shing Yan Tang, Phoenix Kit Han Mo, Mei Ling Helen Meng, Joseph Jao You Sung

“…Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. …”
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Lung cancer survival in China and world-wide: results from CONCORD-3 by Hongcheng Zhu, Veronica Di Carlo, Fatima Baloch, Claudia Allemani, Michel Coleman

“…In 2018, the third cycle of the programme, CONCORD-3, extended the worldwide monitoring of cancer survival trends to include data up to 2014. …”
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Spatial and spatio-temporal methods for mapping malaria risk: a systematic review by Benn Sartorius, Julius Nyerere Odhiambo, Chester Kalinda, Peter M Macharia, Robert W Snow

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Assessment of Medical Waste Segregation, Disposal Practices for Infectious and Sharps Waste in Healthcare Facilities in Somalia: Implications for Infection Prevention and Control by Adam AA, Anyiam FE, Shube MA, Mohamed HD, Ahmed HA, Osman NH

“…For infectious garbage, incineration was the most common approach (33.57%), whereas for sharps waste, pit burning was the most common option (52.48%). …”
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Cadaveric simulation versus standard training for postgraduate trauma and orthopaedic surgical trainees: protocol for the CAD:TRAUMA study multicentre randomised controlled educati... by Damian Griffin, Hannah K James, Giles T R Pattison, Joanne D Fisher

“…The feasibility of delivering cadaveric training, use of radiographic and clinical outcome measures to assess impact and the challenges of upscaling provision will be explored.Methods and analysis We will recruit postgraduate orthopaedic surgeons-in-training in the first 3 years (of 8) of the specialist training programme. Participants will be block randomised and allocated to either cadaveric simulation or standard ‘on-the-job’ training, learning three common orthopaedic procedures, each of which is a substudy within the trial. …”
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Facilitated group care for maternal and child health model fidelity: A scoping review by Ashley Gresh, Phoebe Parker, Anne Batchelder, Jalana Lazar, Christina X. Marea, Camilla Bjelland, Rohan D. Jeremiah, Giovanna Cristina Machado-Kayzuka, Hayden Geibel, Dhruvi R. Patel, Esnath Kapito, Kathleen F. Norr, Crystal L. Patil

“…Twenty-four articles were included spanning 12 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Common themes were: 1) adherence to the three core components; 2) exposure is not well understood; 3) quality of delivery is interconnected with facilitators’ training; 4) participant responsiveness is focused on group dynamics; and 5) programme differentiation focused on type of facilitators. …”
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Ameliorating epistemic injustice in practice: Communication strategies in a research project with refugee youth coresearchers by Elin Inge, Anna Pérez‐Aronsson, Kalid Ibrahim, Reem Aljeshy, Anna Sarkadi, Georgina Warner

“…The communication strategies increased hermeneutical justice by contributing to a common understanding; thus, taking a step towards ameliorating epistemic injustice. …”
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Intensified lipid-lowering treatment with alirocumab in patients with coronary heart disease by Peter Bramlage, Daniel Steffens, Julia Müller, Cornelia Dorn, W Dieter Paar, Celine Scheeff, Mario Kasner, U Rauch-Kröhnert

“…Efficacy and safety were consistent with findings observed in the ODYSSEY Phase III programme.…”
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