Contribution of women’s development army to maternal and child health in Ethiopia: a systematic review of evidence by Kiddus Yitbarek, Gelila Abraham, Sudhakar Morankar

“…Moreover, well-established groups have strengthened the linkage of the health facility to the community so that delays in maternal health service use were minimised; health extension workers could effectively refer women to a health facility for birth and utilisation of skilled birth service was improved.Conclusion Voluntary health service intervention in Ethiopia has improved maternal and child health services’ outcome. …”
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Interventions to promote the implementation of pressure injuries prevention measures in nursing homes: a scoping review protocol by Yu Liu, Chun-Tao Wu, Long-Fei Yang, Yan-Ling Liu, Cui-Ping Ni

“…Therefore, dissemination plans include publication in international journals and sharing it at conferences to inform more healthcare workers about the scope and gaps of the studies.…”
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The Example of Herta Müller, A Nobel Literature Prize Author, in The Relationship of Tourism and Literature by Yüksel Gürsoy

“…In this village, the farmers, many craftsmen, and workers working in the factories in the city were living. …”
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From Science to Utopia: Marcuse and Critical Utopianism by L. A. Agamalova

“…Since the 1970s—against the backdrop of the failures of May 68, the self-exposures of the USSR, and the decline of the workers’ movement, as well as in accordance with the immanent history of the logic of the history of philosophy itself—the concept of utopia has been running through new areas of meaning and is extremely dialectical in two modes: temporal and ontological. …”
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Drivers of success in global health outcomes: A content analysis of Exemplar studies. by Nadia Akseer, David E Phillips, Exemplars in Global Health Partner Network

“…The EGH studies (N = 31) spanned six topics including under-five child mortality (n = 6), childhood stunting (n = 5), community health workers (CHW) (n = 4), vaccine delivery (n = 3), COVID-19 response (n = 6), and newborn and maternal mortality reduction (n = 7) across 19 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, South and Central Asia, and the Caribbean regions. …”
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Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review. by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Ali Ben Charif, Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane, Tewelde Yohanes, David Kariuki, Maritza Titus, Charles Batungwanayo, Aminata Binetou-Wahebine Seydi, Araia Berhane, Jacinta Nzinga, David Njuguna, Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Edith Andrews Annan, Benson Droti

“…For example, telemedicine models which covered software (technologies) and hardware (health workers) elements were used as a strategy to address issues of access to essential services. …”
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Identification of Industrial Occupational Safety Risks and Selection of Optimum Intervention Strategies: Fuzzy MCDM Approach by Gülay Demir, Mouhamed Bayane Bouraima, Ibrahim Badi, Željko Stević, Dillip Kumar Das

“…This research emphasizes the critical importance of prioritizing occupational diseases and natural hazards in the formulation of occupational safety strategies and thus aims to contribute to the protection of workers in industrial plants such as LISCO.…”
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Monitoring Implementation Impact of the EU-Indonesia’s VPA on SME Livelihood by Rahmanta Setiahadi, S. R. Kartika Sari, Ahmad Maryudi, Julia Kalmirah, Liliana Baskorowati

“…This group includes vulnerable groups of aspects of adaptability and sensitivity to the effect. Third, SME’s worker groups who do not have a labour organisation are sensitive to the impact on the workplace company. …”
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Work-related smartphone use during off-job hours and work-life conflict: A scoping review. by Holly Blake, Juliet Hassard, Jasmeet Singh, Kevin Teoh

“…Articles were eligible that reported on a sample of workers, were published in English between 1st January 2012 and 29th November 2023. …”
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Labor Market Slack in the EU during the COVID–19 Crisis by Ewa Rollnik‑Sadowska, Ewa Cichowicz, Katarzyna Dębkowska

“…Analysis of the labor market based solely on the unemployment rate is insufficient, which is even more visible in the face of the consequences caused by the COVID–19 pandemic as that measure does not include the “discouraged worker effect”. For the EU, there is a research gap regarding this effect, which can be gleaned from the labor market slack statistics. …”
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Burnout in healthcare – the Emperor’s New Clothes by Wojciech Marlicz, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Dafni Charisopoulou, Janusz Jankowski, Maria Marlicz, Karolina Skonieczna-Zydecka, Patrycja Krynicka, Igor Loniewski, Jerzy Samochowiec, Grażyna Rydzewska, George Koulaouzidis

“…Examples of new initiatives include new collaborative projects, such as COH-FIT (The Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times – https://www.coh-fit.com), which aims to collect global data and understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health in order to identify various coping strategies for patients and healthcare workers during infection times, or MEMO (Minimizing Error, Maximizing Outcome), funded by the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). …”
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Prevalence of lumbar disc herniation and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study in Gansu. by Zhiwei Chen, Jirong Zhao, Li Wang, Hong Shao, Liangjia Cao, Xueyun He, Zhenghan Yang, Junfei Ma, Qianwen Chen, Peng Jiang, Licun Zhang, Jihong Hu

“…Logistic regression showed higher LDH risk at high (OR = 2.250) and middle latitudes (OR = 2.551), among males (OR = 0.808), ages 35-49 (OR = 1.530) and 50-64 (OR = 1.991), Tibetans (OR = 1.533) and Hui (OR = 0.557), alcohol consumers (OR = 0.696), those with moderate (OR = 0.742) and mild physical activity (OR = 0.840), cadres (OR = 0.46), workers (OR = 1.568), farmers/herdsmen (OR = 1.840), married individuals (OR = 2.239), residents for ≥36 months (OR = 0.618), annual income ≥50,000 yuan (OR = 1.246), central obesity (OR = 1.399), and those with tumors (OR = 3.953), hypertension (unknown, OR = 1.817), diabetes (yes, OR = 0.529, unknown, OR = 0.565), CHD (unknown, OR = 1.404), and osteoporosis (unknown, OR = 1.404).…”
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Features of the Processes of Digitalization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in Ukraine by Reshetnyak Olena I., Bielikova Nadiia V., Yurchenko Oleksiy K., Kalashnikova Kateryna Yu.

“…Among the main obstacles to the implementation of digitalization of SMEs are: the inability to invest in high-value digital tools and relatively high operating costs for maintenance; lack of digital competencies among managers and employees; resistance to change on the part of workers and unwillingness to change on the part of managers. …”
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Establishment of a Comprehensive Platform for Sustained Delivery of Yoga Therapy for Sickle Cell Anemia in Rural and Remote Tribal Pocket in India by Thota Neeraja, Ramesh Nanjundaiah Mavathur, Himanshu Anirudhbhai Shukla, Manmath Gharote

“…This center was equipped with basic health facilities and Information and Communication Technology infrastructure, managed in a hybrid model by ISCARP staff and incentive-based government health workers. A Central Control Center was established at SVYASA University in Bangalore to coordinate all the activities. …”
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A wireless sensor network for coal mine safety powered by modified localization algorithm by Hafiz Zameer ul Hassan, Anyi Wang, Ghulam Mohi-ud-din

“…Temperature control is difficult due to fluctuating underground conditions, potentially causing heat stress or equipment malfunction. Real-time worker tracking is challenging in these environments, making it harder to monitor safety and respond swiftly to emergencies. …”
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A closer look at the work behavior of Gen Z in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises of developing countries by I. Astuty, R. Astuti, S. Mahmud, V. Widodo

“…Therefore, this study aimed to explore the role of workplace happiness as a mediator between motivation and performance among employees in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in developing countries.METHODS: The study adopted a survey design, obtaining data from 186 young workers across 23 MSMEs in developing countries. Path analysis was also used to test the proposed model.FINDINGS: The first results in this study showed that motivation significantly affected happiness at work with a p-value of 0.000 below the specified significance level of ≤0.005 (5%). …”
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Navigating Work and Breastfeeding: A Qualitative Exploration of Breastfeeding Experiences among Nurses and Support Staff in South India by Limalemla Jamir, Desham Chelimela, Amrita Datta

“…Objective: The personal experiences of breastfeeding healthcare workers may influence the quality of breastfeeding support provided. …”
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Is the Family Health Center Professionals’ Knowledge Level About Child Abuse and Neglect Sufficent? A Comprehensive Field Study by Serdar Deniz, Muhammet Bayraktar, Tufan Nayir, Elçin Balcı, Feyza İnceoğlu

“…Interviews were conducted with 97.26% (<i>n</i> = 249) of family physicians and 98.04% (<i>n</i> = 251) of family health workers working in the 256 units included in the sample. …”
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Reassessing the Significance of Mycobacterium in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Study Protocol in Nigeria by Ngozi Ekeke, Francis Sunday Iyama, Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Joseph Ngozi Chukwu, Chinwe Chika Eze, Daniel Egbule, Charles Nwafor, Martin I. Njoku, Anthony O. Meka, Michael Odama, Okechukwu E. Ezeakile, Ngozi N. Murphy-Okpala

“…The role of trained Healthcare Workers (HCWs) and NTD champions (NTD-Cs) will be explored to enhance health outcomes in this population. …”
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Achieving universal health coverage in India: a scoping review on the requisite public health actions by Avani Radheshyam, Vinod K. Ramani, Radheshyam Naik

“…UHC will improve access to health care and prevent financial impoverishment, which will be advantageous to the rural people and urban poor including workers of the unorganized sector.ConclusionUHC enables health systems to efficiently deliver a wide range of healthcare services to the population, as well as adopt sustainable financing mechanisms. …”
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