Uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and contraception in South African hair salons: a study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by Christina Psaros, Ingrid Bassett, Sabina Medal Govere, Jana Jarolimova, Joyce Yan, Sthabile Shezi, Lungile M Ngcobo, Shruti Sagar, Dani Zionts, Nduduzo Dube, RA Parker

“…Salons serving primarily female clients will be randomised either to an SRH service package (offer of PrEP, contraception, STI screening and health education) or to health education only. …”
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Computational and experimental study of swirling ring flow by A. A. Kishkin, Yu. N. Shevchenko, A. A. Zuev, D. A. Zhuikov

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Increasing the uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in general practice: the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRoject (ACCORd) cluster randomised controlled trial protocol by Danielle Mazza, Angela Taft, Kevin McGeechan, Kirsten Black, Heather McKay, Marion Haas, Jayne Lucke, Jeffery F Peipert

“…This protocol paper describes the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRojet (ACCORd), a cluster randomised control trial that aims to test whether an educational intervention targeting general practitioners (GPs) and establishing a rapid referral service are a cost-effective means of increasing LARC uptake.Methods and analysis The ACCORd intervention is adapted from the successful US Contraceptive CHOICE study and involves training GPs to provide ‘LARC First’ structured contraceptive counselling to women seeking contraception, and implementing rapid referral pathways for LARC insertion. …”
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Association between leukocyte telomere length and specific antibody levels after vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis by N. S. Yudin, V. A. Belyavskaya, V. N. Maksimov, D. E. Ivanoshchuk, P. S. Orlov, M. I. Voevoda

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Effect of “Helping Babies Breathe” Training on Ethiopian Undergraduate Midwifery Students’ Knowledge and Skills in Neonatal Resuscitation at Public Universities: A Non-Randomized Q... by Endalew Gemechu Sendo, Girum Sebsibe Teshome, Wegnesh Kelbessa Jirata, Lemi Abebe Gebrewold, Rahel Endalew Gemechu

“…The data was correlated in nature due to its inherent source. After testing the assumptions, a paired t -test was used to examine the effect of HBB simulation training on the knowledge level of fourth-year midwifery students. …”
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Effect of a prepartum and postpartum, complex interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention on metabolic and mental health outcomes in women with gestational diabetes m... by Umberto Simeoni, Antje Horsch, Arnaud Chiolero, Yvan Vial, Nicole Sekarski, Jardena J Puder, Pascal Bovet, Yvan Mivelaz, Adina Mihaela Epure, Bobby Stuijfzand, Leah Gilbert, Stefano Lanzi, Justine Gross, Didier Hans, Stefano Di Bernardo, Elena Gonzalez-rodriguez, Alain Lacroix, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Dan Yedu Quansah, Amar Arhab, Sandrine Estoppey Younes, Seyda Mayerat

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Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Using a Multi-Decision Inception-ResNet-Blended Hybrid Model by Santosh Kumar Henge, Nikhil Reddy Viraati, Musaed Alhussein, Ajay Shriram Kushwaha, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Ravleen Singh

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Evaluating Volunteer Motivation for Sea Turtle Conservation in Florida by Bianca M. Bradford, Glenn D. Israel

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Health and school difficulties of children in foster care in the experience of their foster parents by B. Faltová, A. Mojžíšová, J. Holá, L. Shuranová, Z. Čermák

“…The purpose of the research was to support the quality and coordination of services of non-profit organizations providing social, health and educational services to foster families and their children during school attendance to support the school success and well-being of children. …”
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Investigating the relationship between customer experience components on commitment and customer engagement behaviors in the retail industry by Alireza Naalchi Kashi

“…Also, brand experience affects the quality of service. In addition, service quality has a direct effect on customer interaction; and finally, service quality plays a mediating role on the relationship between brand experience and customer engagement. …”
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Understanding the epidemiological HIV risk factors and underlying risk context for youth residing in or originating from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: A scoping r... by Roula Kteily-Hawa, Aceel Christina Hawa, David Gogolishvili, Mohammad Al Akel, Nicole Andruszkiewicz, Haran Vijayanathan, Mona Loutfy

“…Challenges facing other youth groups and bridging populations include: peer pressure, inhibition about discussing sexual health, lack of credible sex education sources, low condom use, and lack of access to HIV protection/prevention services, especially testing.…”
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Association between the attentional network efficiency and change of direction speed ability in young male Indian footballers by Debabrata Chatterjee, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Arkadeb Dutta, Arkadeb Dutta

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Methodological approach to evaluation the level of a university organizational culture by E. V. Kotov, Yu. O. Roschina

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The role of paternal support in breastfeeding outcomes: a meta-analytic review by Si-si Zhou, Jia Lu, An Qin, Yang Wang, Wei Gao, Hong Li, Lin Rao

“…The choice between fixed or random effects models was determined by the outcomes of the heterogeneity test, and relative risks (RR) along with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed. …”
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Time to dietary diversity of complementary feeding improvements and its associated factors among infants aged 6–12 months in Ethiopia: evidence from performance monitoring for acti... by Feyisa Shasho Bayisa, Teshome Demis Nimani, Samuel Demissie Darcho, Abainash Tekola

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NURSES' CHARACTERISTICS AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT by Arlina Dhian Sulistyowati, Istianna Nurhidayati, Nur Isnaini Sudarsono

“…The Chi-Square test result indicate that no relationship was found between age, gender, length of service, and employment status with the continuing professional development of executive nurses. …”
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Identifying and ranking the effective financial factors on rural entrepreneurial small businesses by Khosro Farahi, Parvaneh Gelard, Hamid Tohidi

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The Digital Literacy Academic Writing Scale: Exploratory Factor Analysis by Salim Nabhan, Anita Habók

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Determinants of knowledge of preconception care among healthcare providers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Biruk Beletew Abate, Gizachew Yilak, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Nimona Amena, Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Mulat Ayele, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Eyob Shitie Lake

“…Enhancing awareness and understanding among healthcare practitioners through customised educational programmes, institutional structures and organised training efforts stands out as a crucial approach to improve healthcare services and results throughout Ethiopia.PROSPERO registration number CRD42024516077.…”
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Adapting the Home by Pat J. Dasler

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