Food insecurity characteristics and related factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Karachi by Nasreen Fatima, Muhammad Saad Khan, Marium Fatima, Maliha Khalid, Izere Salomon, Muhammad Tarish Abro

“…This study aimed to describe the prevalence of household food insecurity and patterns of antenatal care (ANC) utilization among pregnant women in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, from June to August 2024. …”
Get full text

“Dentists are never seen”: perspectives on multiple job holding among dentists in Nairobi, Kenya by Cyril Ogada, Cyril Ogada, Laetitia C. Rispel

“…The dentists were selected from the government, the private sector, and faith-based organizations, using snowball sampling. The interviews focused on knowledge and/or experiences of MJH, reasons for, and the consequences of MJH. …”
Get full text

Integrating augmented reality into physical education: a comparative study on traditional and technology-assisted learning approaches by Rifqi Festiawan, Wawan Sundawan Suherman, Tri Ani Hastuti, Eko Sumanto, Idah Tresnowati, Gilang Nuari Panggraita, Syahrir Syahrir, Taufik Rahman, Eko Prabowo, Muchtar Hendra Hasibuan

“…Conclusion: AR-based learning proved more effective than traditional methods in enhancing comprehension, motivation, and motor skills. …”
Get full text

Non-suicidal self-injury behaviours among adolescents in Beijing: protocol for an epidemiological and qualitative exploration by Jian Wang, Han Xu, Lianting Lai, Jiale Guo

“…The purpose of this study is to look at the prevalence of NSSI and the risk factors related to it in Beijing’s adolescent population.Methods and analysis Epidemiological surveys and qualitative interviews will both be used in this study. …”
Get full text

Effect of depression and empowerment on medication adherence in patients with breast cancer: a descriptive survey by Sookyung Jeong, Eun Jeong Kim

“…This study explores the effects of depression and empowerment on medication adherence among patients with breast cancer undergoing anti-hormonal therapy. Methods This descriptive survey involved 183 patients with breast cancer from one hospital in South Korea; participants were recruited using convenience sampling. …”
Get full text

Exploring community perceptions, attitudes and practices regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Karachi, Pakistan by Anam Shahil Feroz, Ridah Feroz, Salima Nazim Meghani, Naureen Akber Ali, Noshaba Akber

“…To understand social responses towards COVID-19, the study aims to explore the understanding of COVID-19 and the acceptance of control measures among community members.Methods We conducted an exploratory qualitative study using a purposive sampling approach, at two communities of Karachi, Pakistan. …”
Get full text

Phenotypes of successful living among adolescents with HIV in Rwanda: a latent profile analysis by Dieudonne Kayiranga, Darius Gishoma, Gallican Rwibasira, Eric Remera, Donatilla Mukamana, Michael V. Relf, Wei Pan

“…We identified phenotypes of successful living among adolescents with HIV in Rwanda. Methods A multi-stage stratified random sampling was used to collect data from 300 AWH using a validated and piloted questionnaire from four provinces and Kigali City in Rwanda. …”
Get full text

Toward an Understanding of the Lack of Transmission of Facts About Human Papillomavirus: Qualitative Case Study by Hind Bitar, Sarah Alismail

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the factors that either block or facilitate the transmission of HPV-related facts among women in Saudi Arabia, using the HPV facts transmission model as a theoretical framework. MethodsA qualitative case study design was used, involving semistructured interviews with 20 women in Saudi Arabia aged 23 to 42 years. …”
Get full text

Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from Guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts. by Leanna Sayyad, Chelsea Harrington, Christina J Castro, Hanen Belgasmi-Allen, Stacey Jeffries Miles, Jamaica Hill, María Linda Mendoza Prillwitz, Lorena Gobern, Ericka Gaitán, Andrea Paola Delgado, Leticia Castillo Signor, Marc Rondy, Gloria Rey-Benito, Nancy Gerloff

“…To explore if other EV's are present in sewage not found through standard methods, five additional cell lines were piloted in a small-scale experiment, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) was used for the identification of any EV types. …”
Get full text

Pediatric Intensive Care Provider Attitudes About Children with Medical Complexity and Neurologic Impairment: A Qualitative Study by Elizabeth J. Bleed, Leonardo Barrera, Mickayla Jones, Seema K. Shah, Megan Crowley-Matoka, Carolyn C. Foster

“…(1) Background: Children with medical complexity (CMC) and neurologic impairment (NI) are a growing population in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). (2) Objective: Our aim was to explore and describe the experiences and beliefs of PICU providers caring for CMC with NI. (3) Methods: A qualitative interview-based study was conducted. …”
Get full text

SFRADNet: Object Detection Network with Angle Fine-Tuning Under Feature Matching by Keliang Liu, Yantao Xi, Donglin Jing, Xue Zhang, Mingfei Xu

“…Existing detectors often utilize feature pyramid networks (FPN) and deformable (or rotated) convolutions to adapt to variations in object scale and orientation. However, these methods solve scale and orientation issues separately and ignore their deeper coupling relationships. …”
Get full text

Perspectives on AI-Driven Nursing Science Among Nursing Professionals from China: A Qualitative Study by Yi Chen, Fulei Wu, Wen Zhang, Weijie Xing, Zheng Zhu, Qingmei Huang, Changrong Yuan

“…<b>Methods</b>: A descriptive qualitative design was employed. …”
Get full text

M3S-GRPred: a novel ensemble learning approach for the interpretable prediction of glucocorticoid receptor antagonists using a multi-step stacking strategy by Nalini Schaduangrat, Hathaichanok Chuntakaruk, Thanyada Rungrotmongkol, Pakpoom Mookdarsanit, Watshara Shoombuatong

“…Abstract Accelerating drug discovery for glucocorticoid receptor (GR)-related disorders, including innovative machine learning (ML)-based approaches, holds promise in advancing therapeutic development, optimizing treatment efficacy, and mitigating adverse effects. While experimental methods can accurately identify GR antagonists, they are often not cost-effective for large-scale drug discovery. …”
Get full text

Non-adherence to growth monitoring and promotion sessions amongst caregivers of children under 5 years in Polokwane Municipality, Limpopo province by Mabitsela H. Mphasha, Matjie Rapetsoa, Nkhaviso Mathebula, Kamogelo Makua, Sanele Mazibuko

“…Therefore, this study explores factors affecting the non-adherence of GMP services. Methods: Qualitative approach and phenomenological exploratory study design were used. …”
Get full text

Factors associated with physical and sexual violence among school-going adolescents in Nepal: Findings from Global School-based Student Health Survey. by Achyut Raj Pandey, Tamanna Neupane, Binaya Chalise, Niraj Shrestha, Sabina Chaudhary, Raja Ram Dhungana, Bihungum Bista

“…The GSHS survey applied a two-stage cluster sampling process to select a representative sample of 7 to 11 grade students from 74 schools across the country. …”
Get full text

Sensitivity-Aware Differential Privacy for Federated Medical Imaging by Lele Zheng, Yang Cao, Masatoshi Yoshikawa, Yulong Shen, Essam A. Rashed, Kenjiro Taura, Shouhei Hanaoka, Tao Zhang

“…Extensive experiments on real-world medical imaging datasets demonstrate that, under equivalent privacy risk, our method achieves an average performance improvement of 13.5% over state-of-the-art methods.…”
Get full text

Anomalous Node Detection in Blockchain Networks Based on Graph Neural Networks by Ze Chang, Yunfei Cai, Xiao Fan Liu, Zhenping Xie, Yuan Liu, Qianyi Zhan

“…In recent years, the mainstream method for detecting anomalous nodes in graphs has been the use of graph data mining techniques. …”
Get full text

Three-Dimensional Discrete Element Analysis of Crushing Characteristics of Calcareous Sand Particles by Zucheng Lu, Heying Hou, Pengming Jiang, Qing Wang, Tianxiang Li, Zhuojie Pan

“…Particle crushing is an important factor affecting the mechanical characteristics of calcareous sand, but at present, most of relative studying methods rely on physical experiments. In order to study the influence of particle crushing characteristics on the micromechanics of calcareous sand, the 14-fragment replacement method satisfying the Apollonian distribution is used to simulate the calcareous sand particles, and the fragment replacement method (FRM) is used to simulate the particle crushing. …”
Get full text

The abnormal traffic detection scheme based on PCA and SSH by Zhenhui Wang, Dezhi Han, Ming Li, Han Liu, Mingming Cui

“…In order to solve the problems that the existing detection methods cannot fully learn the spatio-temporal characteristics of data, the classification accuracy is not high, and the detection time and accuracy are susceptible to the influence of redundant data in the sample. …”
Get full text

Impact of job crafting and work engagement on the mental and physical health of palliative care nurses by Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Donia Elsaid Fathi Zaghamir, Mohamed Gamal Elsehrawy, Hassanat Ramadan Abdel-Aziz, Samia Eaid Elgazzar, Fathia Gamal Elsaid Hassabelnaby, Heba Ahmed Osman Mohamed, Nahed Abd Elazeem Abd Elsalam

“…The study was conducted in the oncology department of Zagazig General Hospital in Egypt, with a stratified random sample of 100 registered nurses who had at least six months of experience in palliative care. …”
Get full text