Arab representation in Israeli healthcare professions: achievements, challenges and opportunities by Bruce Rosen, Sami Miaari

“…Conclusions Arab professionals play a substantial and recently increased role in the provision of health care services in Israel. It is important to recognize, appreciate, and maintain this substantial role. …”
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The analgesic effects of quadratus lumborum block versus caudal block for pediatric patients undergoing abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yu Zhu, Jin Wu, Shenglong Qu, Peng Jiang, Chetan Bohara, Chetan Bohara, Yi Li

“…The primary endpoint was the rate of postoperative rescue analgesia, defined as the proportion of patients who returned to acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and other analgesics when the pain score was greater than the protocol preset value within 24 h after surgery. …”
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GDP OF THE G7 AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS by Svitlana Radziyevska

“…The contradictory course of globalization will push nations towards self-sufficiency, as well as cooperation with others on the regional level in order to survive amid turbulence. …”
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Determinants of family planning services uptake among women within the reproductive age in the Yendi municipality in Northern Ghana by Iddrisu Sulemana, Collins Gbeti, Maxwell Dalaba, Adadow Yidana, Gifty Apiung Aninanya

“…Abstract The study investigated the prevalence and determinants of family planning services uptake among women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years) in the Yendi municipality in the northern region of Ghana. A health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 396 reproductive-aged women, sampled from 6 randomly selected health facilities in the Yendi municipality. …”
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Autoinducer-2 enhances the defense of Vibrio furnissii against oxidative stress and DNA damage by modulation of c-di-GMP signaling via a two-component system by Heng Zhang, Wenjin Zhao, Wenguang Yang, Huimin Zhang, Xinyu Qian, Kai Sun, Qiao Yang, Xihui Shen, Lei Zhang

“…In contrast with another well-known AI-2 receptor LuxP that recognizes the borated form of AI-2, AsrK is found to show higher affinity with AI-2 under borate-depleted conditions, and thus boron has a negative effect on AI-2 sensing by AsrK in regulation of the biofilm and motility phenotypes. …”
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Factors influencing waist circumference among urban bank employees in Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Woynshet Yimer, Lakew Asmare, Fikre Bayu Gebeyehu, Tihtna Alemu, Anisa Mehamed, Fanos Yeshanew Ayele

“…IntroductionA widely recognized public health issue affecting people worldwide is central obesity. …”
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Assessing COVID-19 Pandemic-Era Vaccine Uptake and Adherence to Prevention Measures: A Comparative Analysis Among Men and Women Using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling in Central Ugan... by Anguyo RO, Mukama SC, Tasaga C, Bindeeba DS, Senyimba C, Ezajobo S, Nakawesi JS, Mugisa A, Nakubulwa SK, Namitala II E, Aniku G, Katongole SP

“…Robert Onzima DDM Anguyo,1 Semei Christopher Mukama,2 Charles Tasaga,2 Dedrix Stephenson Bindeeba,2 Catherine Senyimba,2 Simons Ezajobo,2 Jane Senyondo Nakawesi,2 Andrew Mugisa,2 Susan Kiwanuka Nakubulwa,2 Eve Namitala II,3 Gilbert Aniku,4 Simon Peter Katongole5 1Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Kampala, Uganda; 2Mildmay Uganda, Naziba Hill, Lweza, Kampala, Uganda; 3RA International, Medical Department, Mogadishu Somalia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 4Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Arua, Uganda; 5School of Public Health, Gudie University Project, Kampala, UgandaCorrespondence: Simon Peter Katongole, Email spkatongole@gmail.comAim: This study examined citizens’ knowledge and compliance with COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), vaccine acceptance and hesitancy, and factors that could influence these behaviors.Methods: The study that utilised the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) approach was conducted in eight districts of Central Uganda; Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Kasanda, Mityana, Luwero, Nakaseke, and Nakasongola districts. …”
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Community disaster exposure and first onset of depression: A panel analysis of nationally representative South African data, 2008-2017. by Andrew Tomita, Busisiwe P Ncama, Yoshan Moodley, Rashieda Davids, Jonathan K Burns, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Albert T Modi, Rob Slotow

“…Despite the potential danger of such cumulative community disaster exposure on mental health (e.g. depression), large-scale population-level evidence for the region is limited. We investigated the association between exposure to cumulative disaster and the first onset of depression in a nationally representative survey in South Africa. …”
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Analisis Efek Augmentasi Dataset dan Fine Tune pada Algoritma Pre-Trained Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) by Theopilus Bayu Sasongko, Haryoko Haryoko, Agit Amrullah

“…In deep learning CNN (Convolutional Neural Network) plays a very important role which is often used to analyze (classify or recognize) visual images. In the era of deep learning models such as the complex Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) as it is today, it has new challenges such as gradient vanishing, overfitting due to dataset limitations, parameter optimization to hardware limitations. …”
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Rolado de fachinales e infiltración de agua en suelo en el chaco occidental (Argentina) by Carlos Kunst, Roxana Ledesma, Mario Basan Nickish, Gabriel Angella, Daniel Prieto, José Godoy

“…El rolado es un tratamiento mecánico que trata de solucionar el problema de la baja receptividad y accesibilidad de fachinales o arbustales causados por manejo inadecuado del campo natural en la región chaqueña occidental. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar el efecto instantáneo, y luego de una estación de crecimiento, del rolado y la presencia/ tipo de mantillo sobre el proceso de infiltración de agua en el suelo, un indicador clave de calidad del mismo. …”
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Differences in the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Cardiology Outpatients in Mali: Comparison between Framingham Body Mass Index-Based Tool and Low-Information World Health Organ... by Bâ Hamidou Oumar, Sangaré Ibrahima, Camara Youssouf, Sidibé Noumou, Coulibaly Souleymane, Cissoko Yacouba, Sidibé Samba, Konaté Massama, Maiga Asmaou Kéita, Doumbia Coumba Thiam, Touré Mamadou, Diakité Mamadou, Menta Ichaka, Diall Ilo Bella

“…The cardiovascular risk (CVR) was evaluated using a calculator prepared by D‘Agostino et al. for the bmi-Frm and the li-WHO chart for the Afro-D region of the WHO. The risk score for both ranged from <10 to ≥40. …”
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Prospective multi-centre analysis of rural trauma team development training for medical trainees and traffic law enforcement professionals in Uganda: an interrupted time series stu... by Herman Lule, Micheal Mugerwa, Robinson Ssebuufu, Patrick Kyamanywa, Jussi P. Posti, Michael Lowery Wilson

“…Acceptability of the training for promulgation to other rural regions and its relevance to participants’ work needs were evaluated on 5- and 3-point Likert scales respectively. …”
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Sistem Informasi Geografi untuk Analisis Potensi Sumber Daya Lahan Pesisir Kepulauan Padaido Kabupaten Biak Numfor, Papua by Rosalina Giovani Mandowen, Rinto H Mambrasar

“…The results of the study with the Padaido Islands case study can be concluded that currently with the GIS being built, the Regional Government of Biak Numfor has been able to cultivate coastal land to be used according to the potential of the land that should be, such as the potential land for seaweed cultivation business area of 13,269.41 ha or 94%, for sea cucumber cultivation covering 7,069.91 ha or 83%, as coastal tourism activities covering 7,778.45 ha or 86%, as conservation activities covering 2,957.54 ha or 163%, for reef catchments covering 2,078.92 ha or 80%, and as a pelagic catchment area 1,585.61 ha or 87%.   …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis for implementation of smoking cessation strategies at primary health care settings in Tamil Nadu. by Vasantha Mahalingam, Ramesh Kumar Santhanakrishnan, Muniyandi Malaisamy, Karthick Chelvanayagam, Kavi Mathiyazhagan, Adhin Bhaskar, Karikalan Nagarajan, Jerard Maria Selvam, Surendran Veeraiah, Kavitha Rajsekar, Kirti Tyagi, Ponnuraja Chinnaiyan

“…It is a leading cause of preventable diseases and deaths, with a significant economic burden on healthcare systems and society as a whole. Recognizing the need to address this issue, the implementation of smoking cessation strategies at primary health care (PHC) settings has gained attention. …”
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Presenting a Leadership Empowerment Model through Sense-making by Using the Cognitive and Behavioral Scripts by Hamid Zare, Aliasghar Pourezzat, Hasan Zareei Matin, Arezoo Salmani

“…Objective Leadership has consistently been recognized as a fundamental element in any group of individuals, playing a critical role whether in defining their roles within society or within the structural confines of an organization. …”
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Sources of economically valuable traits for winter triticale breeding in the northwest of the Russian Federation by V. A. Uspenskaja, L. P. Bekish, N. N. Chikida

“…However, the expansion of triticale production in the Northwestern Region of the Russian Federation is hindered by the unresolved breeding and genetic problems, like tendency to lodging, sprouting in the ear, unstable productivity and insufficient disease resistance. …”
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MAZ-mediated tumor progression and immune evasion in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: Targeting tumor microenvironment and PCLAF+ subtype-specific therapy by Gaofeng Ni, Yuwei Sun, Hongling Jia, Zhikai Xiahou, Yumeng Li, Fu Zhao, Hongyan Zang

“…The findings underscored the importance of overcoming drug resistance, recognizing novel treatment targets, and crafting tailored diagnosis regimens.…”
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Exploring the benefits and prescribing informations of combining East Asian herbal medicine with conventional medicine in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review... by Hee-Geun Jo, Jihye Seo, Eunhye Baek, Donghun Lee

“…In particular, given that the ACR index integrates multiple aspects of RA patients, the results are expected to provide valuable complementary decision support for the management of RA patients who do not respond well to CM therapy, both for medical and economic reasons. Additionally, the key herbs derived through the multifaceted analysis, which actively reflect clinicians' implicit preferences for prescribing EACMs, may serve as important hypotheses for further research and clinical application. …”
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Dexmedetomidine versus Dexamethasone as Perineural Adjuvants in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: An Interventional Study by Charmi Hitenbhai Shah, Jinesh Pareshbhai Kothari, Nilesh Vrajmohan Shah, Rajsi Rajan Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Introduction: Supraclavicular block is a common regional anaesthetic technique for upper limb surgeries. …”
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To what extent are digital health interventions targeting HIV care cascade among mobile populations feasible, acceptable, and effective? A mixed methods systematic review protocol by Thulile Mathenjwa, Bessie Malila, Lucia Knight, Frank Tanser, Patricia Makwambeni, Tamsin K. Phillips

“…Mobile individuals, broadly defined as those who temporally, seasonally, or permanently move from one place to another for voluntary or involuntary reasons, face many challenges in accessing HIV care services. …”
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