Investigating slope stability of multiple stopes prone to instability in the Ziluoyi iron ore mining site by Zhongao Yang, Ziling Song, Xiaohua Ding, Mvondo Nga Michele Victoire, Ali Moussa Abdoul Wahab, Barry Oumar, Fanghui Yang, Abdullahi Yusuf Ibrahim, Zhen Gao, Zhaoxi Long

“…Abstract The ore mining sites commonly experience slope instability, which is causing concern for the workers’ safety and the operation’s stability. Considering the Ziluoyi iron ore mining site as a case study, uniaxial compression strength and shear tests are performed on the lower disk peripheral rock, ore body, and upper disk peripheral rock, leading to the extraction of compressive strength and elastic modulus (lower disk: 77.7 MPa–9.093 GPa; ore body: 19.6 MPa–4.619 GPa; upper disk: 55.47 MPa–5.573 GPa). …”
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Protocol for a feasibility study and process evaluation of a psychosocially modelled diabetes education programme for young people with type 1 diabetes: the Youth Empowerment Skill... by Nick Sevdalis, Khalida Ismail, Tayana Soukup, Trevor Murrells, Dulmini Kariyawasam, Stephen Thomas, Judith Parsons, Angus Forbes, Rita Forde, Maria Baldellou Lopez, Marie Jones, Martha Ford-Adams, Nardos Yemane, Siobhan Pender, Alex Silverstien

“…The programme aims to facilitate a positive adaptation to life with diabetes and engagement with diabetes care through peer-based learning, immersive simulations and support from an outreach youth worker. Here, we present a protocol for a feasibility study of the YES programme.Methods and analysis The study was designed following the Medical Research Council Complex Intervention Evaluation Framework to: test the feasibility (acceptance, implementability, recruitment and completion) of the YES programme; and estimate its efficacy in relation to metabolic and psychosocial outcomes. …”
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Lost microbes of COVID-19: Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium depletion and decreased microbiome diversity associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection severity by Eamonn MM Quigley, Thomas J Borody, Sabine Hazan, Neil Stollman, Huseyin S Bozkurt, Sonya Dave, Andreas J Papoutsis, Jordan Daniels, Brad D Barrows

“…Exposed controls were individuals with prolonged or repeated close contact with patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection or their samples, for example, household members of patients or frontline healthcare workers. Microbiome diversity and composition were compared between patients and exposed controls at all taxonomic levels.Results Compared with controls (n=20), severely symptomatic SARS-CoV-2-infected patients (n=28) had significantly less bacterial diversity (Shannon Index, p=0.0499; Simpson Index, p=0.0581), and positive patients overall had lower relative abundances of Bifidobacterium (p<0.0001), Faecalibacterium (p=0.0077) and Roseburium (p=0.0327), while having increased Bacteroides (p=0.0075). …”
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Role of the Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Noncritically Ill Patients during the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic by Olivier Taton, Emmanuelle Papleux, Benjamin Bondue, Christiane Knoop, Sébastien Van Laethem, Alain Bauler, Delphine Martiny, Isabel Montesinos, Marie-Luce Delforge, Kahina Elmaouhab, Dimitri Leduc

“…No significant adverse event was noted for patients or health-care staff. All health-care workers remained negative for SARS-CoV-2 NPS and serology at the end of the study. …”
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Impact of a two-way short message service (SMS) to support maternally administered childhood mid-upper arm circumference monitoring and expand malnutrition screening in Kenya: the... by Jennifer A Unger, Barbra A Richardson, Kirkby D Tickell, Mareme M Diakhate, Jeanne L Goodman, Arianna Rubin Means, Keshet Ronen, Carol Levin, Esther M Choo, Catherine Achieng, Mary Masheti, Benson O Singa, Christine J McGrath

“…Secondary outcomes will assess the accuracy of maternal versus health worker MUAC measurements and determinants of acute malnutrition among children 6–18 months of age. …”
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Relation Between Humor Styles and Psychopathological Symptoms in Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study by Miriam Leñero-Cirujano, Héctor González-Ordi, Juan Ignacio Torres-González, Jacinto Gómez-Higuera, Sergi Piñar-Rodríguez, Elena López-Bermejo Minaya, Gregorio Jesús Alcalá-Albert, Álvaro Carmona-Pestaña, María Nieves Moro-Tejedor

“…The main aim of this study was to examine the association between adaptive and maladaptive forms of humor and psychopathological disorders among healthcare workers. <b>Methods</b>: A cross-sectional and descriptive correlational design was employed. …”
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Effects of diesel exhaust inhalation on cognitive performance in human volunteers: A randomized controlled crossover study by Jason Curran, A.J. Hirsch Allen, Christopher F. Rider, Robin Shutt, Chris Carlsten

“…Important implications exist for workers in occupations where attention and reaction time are connected to safety and performance.…”
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Rehabilitation diagnosis of patients with mine-explosive wounds of the lower leg based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health by O.E. Dorofieieva, K.S. Yarymbash, O.A. Glinyana, Yu.V. Syomych, I.T. Skrypchenko

“…In the course of the clinical and instrumental methods of examination of patients with mine-explosive wounds at the level of the lower leg, the assessment of categories according to the ICF revealed disorders at the level of structure: functions: s 75010 bones of lower leg, s 75012 muscles of lower leg, s 75013 ligaments and fasciae of lower leg, s 8104 skin of lower extremity; b 28015 pain in the lower limb, b 4550 general physical endurance, b 7101 mobility of several joints, b 7351 muscle tone of one limb, b 770 function of the stereotype of walking, b 7800 sensation of muscular stiffness, b 810 protective function of skin; activities: d 4104 standing position, d 4106 moving the center of gravity of the body, d 4501 walking long distances, d 465 moving using technical means, d 5100 washing body parts, d 5102 wiping and drying, d 5402 putting on footwear, d 5403 taking off footwear, d 5702 self-health support, d 850 well-paid work, d 920 recreation and leisure, e 1151 assistive products and technologies for personal everyday use, e 310 close relatives, e 355 professional health care workers. Mine-blast injuries of the shin cause impairments at the structural level, but the majority of impairments in patients were found at the level of function, activity, and participation, which significantly affected their quality of life.…”
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Factors affecting implementation of interventions for oral health, substance use, smoking and diet for people with severe and multiple disadvantage: a community-based qualitative s... by Sheena E Ramsay, Richard G Watt, Falko F Sniehotta, Eileen Kaner, Martha Paisi, Neha Jain, Martin Burrows, Emma A Adams, Gillian McLellan, Emma C Joyes, Laura J McGowan, David Landes, Lorenzo Iafrate

“…Environmental factors included funding and integrated services; organisational factors included inclusive services, health promotion, prevention and training healthcare providers; interpersonal factors included the presence of support workers and motivation among service providers.Conclusion The implementation and sustainability of health interventions for people experiencing SMD are influenced by factors across environmental, organisational and interpersonal levels that interact with the inherent challenges of disadvantaged groups. …”
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Interpretation of indoor air surveillance for respiratory infections: a prospective longitudinal observational study in a childcare settingResearch in context by Caspar Geenen, Steven Traets, Sarah Gorissen, Michiel Happaerts, Kurt Beuselinck, Lies Laenen, Jens Swinnen, Sien Ombelet, Joren Raymenants, Els Keyaerts, Emmanuel André

“…Concurrently, we collected the paper tissues used to wipe the noses of 23 regular attendees: children aged zero to three and childcare workers. All samples were tested for 29 respiratory pathogens using PCR. …”
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Effect of Bacille Calmette–Guérin vaccination on immune responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 and COVID‐19 vaccination by Nicole L Messina, Susie Germano, Amy W Chung, Carolien E van deSandt, Natalie E Stevens, Lilith F Allen, Rhian Bonnici, Julio Croda, Claudio Counoupas, Branka Grubor‐Bauk, Ebene R Haycroft, Katherine Kedzierska, Ellie McDonald, Rebecca McElroy, Mihai G Netea, Boris Novakovic, Kirsten P Perrett, Laure F Pittet, Ruth A Purcell, Kanta Subbarao, James A Triccas, David J Lynn, Nigel Curtis, the BRACE Trial Consortium Group

“…Methods Blood samples, from a subset of 275 SARS‐CoV‐2‐naïve healthcare workers randomised to BCG vaccination (BCG group) or no BCG vaccination (Control group) in the BRACE trial, were collected before and 28 days after the primary course (two doses) of ChAdOx1‐S (Oxford‐AstraZeneca) or BNT162b2 (Pfizer‐BioNTech) vaccination. …”
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Factors influencing access, quality and utilisation of primary healthcare for patients living with hypertension in West Africa: a scoping review by Tolib Mirzoev, Pablo Perel, Irene Akua Agyepong, Evelyn K Ansah, Kezia Naa Amerley Akosua Amarteyfio, Eugene Paa Kofi Bondzie, Veronika Reichenberger, Nana Efua Enyimayew Afun, Albert Kofi Mensah Cofie, Mary Pomaa Agyekum, Paul Lamptey

“…Meso (health system) factors include access to medications, tools, equipment and other supplies, out-of-pocket payments, availability of health insurance, health workers numbers, capacity and distribution. Micro (community and patient factors) barriers included financial barriers and limited knowledge, whereas facilitators included the availability of alternative providers and community and household support. …”
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Tuberculosis screening among cough suppressant buyers in pharmacies and drug outlets in Guinea: a cross-sectional study by Jonathon R Campbell, Vanessa Veronese, Aboubacar Sidiki Magassouba, Almamy Amara Toure, Boubacar Djelo Diallo, Gnoume Camara, Desire Lucien Dahourou, Aly Badara Nabe, Souleymane Camara, Adama Marie Bangoura, Hugues Asken Traore, Corinne Simone Collette Merle

“…Pharmacists or outlet owners identified and referred all customers with TB symptoms who were purchasing cough suppressants to healthcare workers for sputum collection either at the pharmacy or drug outlet or at a nearby TB diagnosis and treatment centre (CDT); sputum was subjected to bacteriological testing with acid fast bacilli smear or Xpert MTB/RIF. …”
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Impact of witnessing abuse of their mother and childhood trauma on men's perpetration of intimate partner violence in the cross-sectional UN multi-country study on men and violence... by Rachel Jewkes, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Naeema Abrahams, Nwabisa Shai, Leane Ramsoomar, Bianca Dekel, Andrew Gibbs, Jani Nöthling, Samantha Willan, Esnat Chirwa

“…The masculinity variable indicators were drug use, harmful alcohol use, bullying, gang membership, fighting with other men, having sex with a sex worker and having raped a non-partner. The direct and indirect effects showed both childhood trauma and witnessing maternal IPV to be important, but childhood trauma the more so. …”
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Mobile application adjunct to the WHO basic emergency care course: a mixed methods study by Juma A Mfinanga, Hendry R Sawe, Anya L Greenberg, Andrea G Tenner, Alexandra Friedman, Paulina Nicholaus, Christian C Rose, Newton Addo, Catherine Reuben Shari, Upendo N George, Michael J Losak

“…We assessed whether a mobile application adjunct (BEC app) can have positive impact on knowledge acquisition and retention compared with the BEC course alone and evaluated perceptions, acceptability and barriers to adoption of such a tool.Design Mixed-methods prospective cohort study.Participants Adult healthcare workers in six health facilities in Tanzania who enrolled in the BEC course and were divided into the control arm (BEC course) or the intervention arm (BEC course plus BEC app).Main outcome measures Changes in knowledge assessment scores, self-efficacy and perceptions of BEC app.Results 92 enrolees, 46 (50%) in each arm, completed the BEC course. 71 (77%) returned for the 4-month follow-up. …”
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Mental health in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a community cohort study by Elizabeth Broadbent, Carol Coupland, Trudie Chalder, Kavita Vedhara, Ru Jia, Kieran Ayling, Adam Massey

“…The cohort was predominantly female (n=2618); mean age 44 years; 10% (n=296) from minority ethnic groups; 50% (n=1559) described themselves as key workers and 20% (n=649) identified as having clinical risk factors putting them at increased risk of COVID-19.Main outcome measures Depression, anxiety and stress scores.Results Mean scores for depression (x- =7.69, SD=6.0), stress (x- =6.48, SD=3.3) and anxiety (x- = 6.48, SD=3.3) significantly exceeded population norms (all p&lt;0.0001). …”
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Office environment and employee differences by company health management certification by Shiro Arata, Masaki Sugiuchi, Toshiharu Ikaga, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Tatsuya Hayashi, Shintaro Ando, Shun Kawakubo

“…The economic benefit of higher perceived work efficiency was estimated to be about 224,000 Japanese yen per worker per year, following the methods of previous studies. …”
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‘That’s kind of under my work blanket’—redeployment experiences of children’s hospital staff during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study by Paula Kelly, Susie Aldiss, Jo Wray, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Faith Gibson

“…Redeployment is an intentional process to mobilise human resources by reassigning a healthcare worker to a new role or new work location, to achieve sustainable delivery of patient care. …”
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Hubungan Pelaksanaan Strategi Directly Observed Treatment Short Course dengan Hasil Pengobatan Tuberkulosis Paru Puskesmas Padang Pasir Kota Padang 2011-2013 by Nurmadya ., Irvan Medison, Hafni Bachtiar

“…The results of the chi -square statistical tests showed that the implementation of commitments by health workers (p - value: 0.000), the implementation of sputum examination (p - value : 0.005), availability of OAT (p - value : 0.002) have a correlation with the results of treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis . …”
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The Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with the Presence of Antibiotic Residues in Milk from Peri-Urban Dairy Cattle Farms in Kathmandu, Nepal by Erda E. Rame Hau, Minu Sharma, Bal K. Sharma Khanal, Peter D. Sly, Deirdre Mikkelsen, Nicholas Clark, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães

“…While samples taken from farms where staff administered antibiotics were less likely to have single drug residues and multidrug residues (two, three, and four drugs), farms with more workers were more likely to have single residues. …”
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