Assessment of Hematological Parameters in Malaria, among Adult Patients Attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital by Nfor Omarine Nlinwe, Tang Bertilla Nange

“…Notwithstanding, some hematological parameters among populations living in malaria endemic regions have not been described consistently, as a standard for measuring malaria burden. …”
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Relationship Between Weight Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in School-age Children in China by Mandana Zanganeh, Peymané Adab, Bai Li, Miranda Pallan, Wei J. Liu, Lin Rong, Wei Liu, James Martin, Kar K. Cheng, Emma Frew

“…These results have implications for the methods of economic evaluation for obesity treatment and prevention interventions within this population cohort and country setting, as there appears to be no discernible consequences on children’s HRQOL from living with overweight and obesity.…”
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The politics of technology and site location: impact of state interventionism on an Indian public sector firm by Dilip Subramanian

“…The paper concludes by pointing out that however justified the redistributive goals allocated to public enterprises from the standpoint of improving living standards, they proved highly detrimental to their efficient working as well as onerous for the exchequer.…”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“… Population ageing across the advanced economies (though not in large parts of Africa and Asia) has become a growing concern for academics, policy-makers and the public at large. …”
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Health risk assessment through probabilistic sensitivity analysis of carbon monoxide and fine particulate transportation exposure by E. Ernyasih, A. Mallongi, A. Daud, S. Palutturi, S. Stang, R. Thaha, E. Ibrahim, W. Al Madhoun

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The rising number of vehicles used for transportation, which is attributed to the steady increase in population, is known to be a major contributor of air pollution, which, in turn, can have adverse effects on the environment and human health. …”
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Expression of Killer Immunoglobulin Receptor Genes among HIV-Infected Individuals with Non-AIDS Comorbidities by Farouk F. Abou Hassan, Mirna Bou Hamdan, Khalil El Asmar, Nada M. Melhem

“…Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) increased the life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and remarkably reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV infection. …”
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The Situation of Social Cooperatives in Small Villages in Hungary by Katalin Lipták

“…In these settlements, local communities can better understand what hinders and what helps their economies to grow and improve living standards by assessing their economic base. …”
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The impact of HPV/HIV co-infection on immunosuppression, HPV genotype, and cervical cancer biomarkers by Terkimbi Dominic Swase, Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon, Ifie Josiah Eseoghene, Ekom Monday Etukudo, Solomon Adomi Mbina, Chebet Joan, Reuben Samson Dangana, Chinyere Anyanwu, Comfort Danchal Vandu, A. B Agbaje, Tijjani Salihu Shinkafi, Ibrahim Babangida Abubarkar, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja

“…The expression of cervical cancer biomarker such as p16INK4a and Ki-67 emphasized target screening and early detection strategy in high-risk population. However, there was no direct impact of HPV/HIV co-infection reported on these biomarkers and required to be studied more especially in people living with HIV.…”
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Socio-Economic Consequences and Mitigation Strategies of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Phases One and Two) on Rural Farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria by Justin Kelechi Nmerengwa

“…The results showed that disruption in children's education ( =3.02), reduced purchasing power and increased rate of inflation across the country ( =2.83), a reduction in diversity and amount of food consumed ( =2.77), a reduction in the standard of living ( =2.68), a reduction of farm income ( =2.63), reduced off-farm employment and income ( =2.61), loss of lives ( =2.61), an increase in prices of food items ( =2.59), reduced religious activities and gatherings ( =2.57), reduction of remittance ( =2.54) and high foreign exchange rates ( =2.53) were some of the perceived socio-economic consequences of the pandemic. …”
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Investigating the mediating role of academic self-sufficiency and basic psychological needs in the relationship of social skills and social intelligence with academic achievement by Fatimeh Sabih Mahdi, Hasan ghalavandi

“…The method of the current research was correlative-descriptive. The statistical population consisted of 2110 students of the fifth grade of literature in Babol city, 327 of which were selected by random cluster sampling, using Morgan's table. …”
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Budgetary and tax policy at the present stage and its role in forming budgets of different levels by N. Z. Zotikov

“…Budgetary and tax policy is designed to ensure sustainable development of the Russian economy on the basis of modernization, to improve the living standards of the population by reducing social inequality, and to adapt the budget system to modern realities. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…Potential subjects have an interest in exploring alternatives to the high morbidity of a traditional allograft.  This subject population retains the autonomous choice to pursue a standard-of-care allograft or to enroll in xenograft research. …”
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Dietary inflammatory index and disability among older adults in Guangzhou: a cross-sectional analysis by Junbin Liao, Junbin Liao, Wenfeng Cai, Danrong Lin, Yuanyun Xiao, Yanxi Liu, Yahui Wang, Yuquan Zhong, Fan Xiao, Heng Fang, Yilu Yao, Yunfeng Lin, Jiewen Su, Siyu Sun, Bo Zhang, Yan Wang, Wei Zhu, Wei Zhu

“…Disability levels were assessed using the “Assessment Standard for Long-term Care Disability” from the Medical Insurance Bureau, including Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Cognitive Ability, and Sensory Perception and Communication Skills (SPCS). …”
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State Participation in Energy Security Provision of the People’s Republic of China by I. F. Rakhimyanova

“…Due to unprecedented scale industrial processes of modernization and urbanization in China, high rates of economic development, the growth of living standards, China's dependence on energy imports every year is growing significantly. …”
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The Effect of Solar Panels and Vegetation Strategy on the Sustainability of Open Spaces by Kareem Hajer Kamel, Mohammed Younis Mahmoud

“…Cities need to take serious steps to improve the living conditions of their citizens and their surrounding environment as the population of urban centers grows. …”
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Barriers to health equity in the United States of America: can they be overcome? by Allen M. Chen

“…In 1948, the inaugural Constitution of the newly founded World Health Organization clearly stated that “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.” …”
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Presenting a model based on media and social networks in the management of intelligent electricity consumption by Ahmad shojaee arzaneee, Mohamad Hemati, Ali akbar Amin beydokhti

“…Consumption management The energy sector is one of the most important components of the technical and economic infrastructure of society, and the continuation of activities in the production and service sectors and the improvement of people's living standards require the provision of various forms of energy in sufficient quantity. …”
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Internet use and adolescent development in rural China: A scoping review protocol of research landscape and gaps. by Linxiao Zhang

“…Specifically in rural China, adolescents live in disadvantageous and marginalizing contexts, and Internet use is widespread among this population. …”
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Assessing dynamic coastal vulnerability to climate hazards: A geospatial approach in Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh, India by Ganni Satya Venkata Sai Aditya Bharadwaz, Indrajit Pal, Chitrini Mozumder, Mokbul Morshed Ahmad

“…The study recommends enhancing local services such as clean water, sanitation, primary healthcare, skill development, and flood shelters linked by efficient transportation networks could improve living standards and reduce vulnerability.…”
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Investigating the effect of urban governance on urban resilience (Case study: Tehran) by Gholam Reza soroushan, Abdallah hendiani, parvane zivyar pardei, Ali tavakolan

“…This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method. The statistical population of the study consisted of citizens living in Tehran and experts in the field of research. …”
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