Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection before and after the Omicron wave in a cohort of healthcare workers in Ontario, Canada by Jorge L. Martinez-Cajas, Ann Jolly, Yanping Gong, Gerald Evans, Santiago Perez-Patrigeon, Bradley Stoner, T. Hugh Guan, Beatriz Alvarado

“…In period #2, the hazard of infection was higher among HCWs who had COVID-19-infected children at home, whereas the use of protective measures in the community (maintaining social distance, mask-wearing) and receiving a vaccine booster were associated with reduced risk. …”
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Head and Maxillofacial Injuries in Child and Adolescent Victims of Automotive Accidents by Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti, Thiago Henrique de Araujo Lino, Thaliny Batista Sarmento de Oliveira, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de Oliveira, Andreia Medeiros Rodrigues Cardoso, Rodrigo Feliciano de Macedo, Wilton Wilney Nascimento Padilha, Alidianne Fabia Cabral Xavier

“…Head injuries occurred more frequently in children aged 0–4 years (53.8%, PR = 5.065, 95% CI = 1.617–5.870) and pedestrians (30.4%, PR = 2.039, 95% CI = 1.024–4.061), while facial and maxillofacial injuries occurred in higher proportion among females (31.1%, PR = 0.489, 95% CI = 0.251–0.954). …”
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Association between instillation time of glaucoma eye drops and their efficacy by A.M. Getmanova, A.Yu. Brezhnev, I.R. Gazizova, A.V. Kuroyedov, O.N. Onufriichuk

“…&nbsp;Turner National Medical Research Center for Children’s Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, </b><b>Pushkin, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <i>Modern pharmacotherapy for glaucoma includes a wide range of intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering medications of various groups. …”
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Community health system capacities and capabilities within an evolving community health policy framework: mixed methods study of stakeholders in central Uganda by Raymond Tweheyo, Diana Atwine, Richard Kabanda, Ronald Miria Ocaatre, Bounggui Kim, Simon Erisa Waiswa, Prichard Denzel Kavuma, Yeni Lee, Loretah Mutoni, Solyi Kim, Yein Park, Monica Okuga

“…Households’ most received CHW services included home visits, treatment for sick under-five children and child immunisation.Conclusions The existing CHW system has governance and reporting strengths but could be enhanced through revitalization, enhanced coordination of stakeholders, providing appropriate training, work tools, supervision and engaging the community for accountability of results.…”
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Hubungan Konsumsi Junk Food dengan Status Gizi Lebih pada Siswa SD Pertiwi 2 Padang by Rizki Nur Amalia, Delmi Sulastri, Rima Semiarty

“…Prevalence of overweight in children in Indonesia reaches 10,4 %. One of the risk factors contributing to this condition is consuming junk food. …”
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Demand, utilization, and supply of community smart senior care services for older people in China by Ruobing Fa, Shengxuan Jin, Peng Fan, Fengyuan Tang, Qian Jin, Changqing Wang

“…The results indicated that the number of children (odds ratio (OR) = 1.491), community-provided smart devices (OR = 1.700), number of chronic diseases (OR = 1.218), and self-care capacity (OR = 0.214) are associated with positive demand. …”
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A nursing and midwifery training program in Kathmandu on antimicrobial resistance and stewardship and infection prevention and control: a qualitative and quantitative outcomes and... by Jamuna Tamrakar Sayami, Rakchya Amatya, Kshitij Karki, Deepak Bajracharya, Basudha Shrestha, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Tyler Prentiss, Anita Shallal, Marcus Zervos, Katie Latack, Linda Kaljee

“…At immediate post-training, an increasing number of respondents indicated that they would not dispense antibiotics for adults [14.74% (4.88, 24.60%) CI 95%] and children [8.13% (−1.88, 18.14%) CI 95%] with fever and sore throats, and for non-pregnant women with burning sensation when urinating [10.69% (0.68%, 20.71%) CI 95%]. …”
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Addressing the gap in preterm resuscitation practices in high-income and low-middle income countries: a multicenter survey of the Asian neonatal network collaboration by Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Rizalya Dewi, Jennie Sutantio, Zubair Amin, Young-Ah Youn, Sae Yun Kim, Su Jin Cho, Yun Sil Chang, Satoshi Kusuda, Fuyu Miyake, Tetsuya Isayama

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MODIFICATION OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AS A CONDITION OF MOTIVATION INCREASING FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSONS by E. M. Revenko

“…Reorientation of assessment system of pupils’ achievements at PE lessons on specific features of age development will allow leveling down negative attitude of children to physical exercises.…”
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Investigating the impact of couple counseling based on the CHARMS model on sexual quality of life and marital satisfaction of wives of men suffering from myocardial infarction: a r... by Delniya Ghafuri, Soheila Rabeipoor, Kamal Khademvatani, Samira Barjasteh, Atefeh Yas

“…Findings The average age of women in the intervention and control groups was 45.16 ± 5.90 and 44.75 ± 4.94 years, respectively, with most being housewives and having two children. The average age of men in the intervention and control groups was 48.6 ± 4.51 and 47.5 ± 5.5 years, respectively. …”
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Anti-inflammatory effect of Angiotensin 1-7 in white adipose tissue by Nozomi Nishida, Satoru Sugimoto, Satoshi Miyagaki, Chiharu Cho, Madoka Konishi, Takeshi Goda, Mihoko Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Kawabe, Hidechika Morimoto, Joji Kusuyama, Takuro Okamura, Masahide Hamaguchi, Jun Mori, Hisakazu Nakajima, Michiaki Fukui, Tomoko Iehara

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Hubungan Infeksi Soil Transmitted Helminth dengan Status Gizi pada Murid SDN 29 Purus Padang by Reshka Renanti M, Selfi Renita Rusdji, Elmatris SY

“…<br />Kata kunci: soil transmitted helminth, status gizi, infeksi</p><p>Abstract<br />School-age children are often exposed to a class of worm Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) because of frequent contact with the ground. …”
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Influence of Chronic Alcohol Use on Osteoblastic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Cells, Bone Properties, and Hepatic and Renal Morphology of Rats by Michelle Cardoso de Sousa, Mariana Raquel da Cruz Vegian, Matheus Alves Biserra, Bruno César Almeida Costa, Samira Esteves Afonso Camargo, Sigmar de Mello Rode, Carolina Judica Ramos, Luciane Dias de Oliveira, Luana Marotta Reis de Vasconcellos

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Cytological evaluation by Caco-2 and KU812 of non-allergenic peptides from simulated digestion of infant formula in vitro by Zihao Xu, Hao Bai, Xin Ma, Yong Wu, Zhihua Wu, Anshu Yang, Weixiang Mao, Xin Li, Hongbing Chen

“…Milk allergy is a common allergic reaction found in infants and young children, most of them appear tolerance after growing up. …”
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Autoantibodies in type 1 diabetes: Prevalence and clinical profiles by Raja Hazime, Saad Lamjadli, Morad Guennouni, Mounir Belkrachni, Fatima-Ezzohra Eddehbi, Ider Oujamaa, Lahcen Elmoumou, Aicha Bourrahouate, Imane Ait Sab, Hicham Baizri, Nawal El Ansari, Brahim Admou

“…Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and is associated with acute and serious chronic complications. …”
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Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Mortality Outcome in Critical COVID-19 Patients Infected with Alpha and Omicron Variants by Cheng HI, Chang KW, Wu BC, Teo MY, Hung WS, Wu HM, Huang ACC, Lin CW, Lin TY, Lin HC, Chiu CH, Lin SM

“…Hsin-I Cheng,1 Ko-Wei Chang,1 Bing-Chen Wu,1 Mei-Yuan Teo,1 Wei-Syun Hung,1 Hao-Ming Wu,1 Allen Chung-Cheng Huang,1 Chang-Wei Lin,2 Ting-Yu Lin,1 Horng-Chyuan Lin,1 Cheng-Hsun Chiu,3,4 Shu-Min Lin1,5– 7 1Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkuo, Taiwan; 2Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 3Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children’s Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; 4Molecular Infectious Disease Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 5Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkuo, Taiwan; 6School of Medicine, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; 7School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TaiwanCorrespondence: Shu-Min Lin, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199 Tun-Hwa N. …”
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Enhancing predictive accuracy for urinary tract infections post-pediatric pyeloplasty with explainable AI: an ensemble TabNet approach by Hongyang Wang, Junpeng Ding, Shuochen Wang, Long Li, Jinqiu Song, Dongsheng Bai

“…We retrospectively analyzed data from 764 pediatric patients who underwent unilateral pyeloplasty at the Children’s Hospital affiliated with the Capital Institute of Pediatrics between January 2012 and January 2023. …”
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Validity and reliability of the brief form of the normative male alexithymia scale among Chinese patients after radical prostatectomy by F. Wang, X. Zhang, L. Huang, X. Zhang, W. Jie, X. Chang, Y. Chu, L. Wang, W. Jia, B. Zhang

“…Statistically significant differences in alexithymia levels were observed across patients with varying educational levels, family residence, household monthly income, and number of children. Perceived stress, mutuality, social impact, and self-esteem were identified as significant factors influencing alexithymia. …”
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Syphilis among Female Sex Workers: Results of Point-of-Care Screening during a Cross-Sectional Behavioral Survey in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Ivlabehire Bertrand Meda, Issaka Zongo, Odette Ky-Zerbo, Ashley Grosso, Benoit Cesaire Samadoulougou, Grissoum Tarnagda, Kadari Cisse, Apoline Sondo, Nongoba Sawadogo, Yves Traoré, Nicolas Barro, Stefan Baral, Seni Kouanda

“…Syphilis among female sex workers (FSW) remains a public health concern due to its potential impact on their health and the possibility of transmission to their clients, partners, and children. Recent data on the prevalence of syphilis in the population in West Africa are scarce. …”
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Implementation of prehospital point-of-care ultrasound using a novel continuous feedback approach in a UK helicopter emergency medical service by Salman Naeem, Shadman Aziz, Thomas Hirst, Johannes Strobel, Jamin M. Mulvey, Ailidh Lang, Jankee Patel, Alexander Smith, Ka Jun Cheng, Michael Palmer, Jonas Schlautmann, Michael D. Christian, Daniel Nevin

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