How and why does mode of birth affect processes for routine data collection and use? A qualitative study in Bangladesh and Tanzania. by Harriet Ruysen, Tamanna Majid, Donat Shamba, Shema Mhajabin, Jacqueline Minja, Ahmed E Rahman, Titus Ngopi, Mary Ramesh, Shams El Arifeen, Rosie Steege, Janet Seeley, Joy E Lawn, Louise T Day, EN-BIRTH-2 Study Group

“…Mode of birth affected RHIS data as one part in a multidimensional system; having a caesarean changed the location of birth, availability of health professionals, and the care pathway, impacting data flow and documentation processes at facility-level. Standardised registers were available in the labour wards, but not in all operating theatres. …”
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Evaluación de aplicaciones de navegación GPS para salidas de campo by Marlyn Leonor Milanese, Lautaro Fuentes Errotabere, Celia Torrens, Vanesa Cappelletti

“…Estas aplicaciones son de gran utilidad ya que, por un lado, pueden dar respuesta a las inquietudes relacionadas a la localización de fenómenos geográficos, que surgen antes de y durante el contacto con el área de estudio y por el otro, constituyen una herramienta de fácil acceso tanto para docentes como estudiantes dado que está disponible su descarga de manera gratuita y los dispositivos de soporte se encuentran disponibles en forma masiva. …”
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Optimizing hypertension prediction using ensemble learning approaches. by Isteaq Kabir Sifat, Md Kaderi Kibria

“…Utilizing a dataset of 612 participants from Ethiopia, which includes 27 features potentially associated with HTN risk, we aimed to enhance predictive performance over traditional single-model methods. A multi-faceted feature selection approach was employed, incorporating Boruta, Lasso Regression, Forward and Backward Selection, and Random Forest feature importance, and found 13 common features that were considered for prediction. …”
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Barium Sulfate Scale Removal at Low-Temperature by Hany Gamal, Saad Al-Afnan, Salaheldin Elkatatny, Mohamed Bahgat

“…Precipitation of the scale in the oil and gas reservoirs, surface and subsurface equipment, and processing and production facilities is a big problem as it affects petroleum production. …”
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Ambulatory Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy in Quebec: The Hôpital Charles LeMoyne Experience in 1996 by Laurent Delorme, Charles Frenette, Isabelle Le Corre, Julie Duchesne, Carole Delorme, Pauline Plourde

“…Hospitals that want to relieve pressure on emergency rooms and hospital bed demands should create facilities for both types of patients. Cefazolin and gentamicine/tobramycine were the most commonly used antibiotics in empirical short term therapy and in terms of number of patients treated. …”
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Clinicians’ experience with infographic summaries from the BMJ Rapid Recommendations: a qualitative user-testing study among residents and interns at a large teaching hospital in S... by Thomas Agoritsas, Per Vandvik, Tiffany Hirschel

“…User testing was carried out through guided think-aloud sessions. We assessed six facets of user experience using a revised version of Morville’s framework: usefulness, understandability, usability, credibility, desirability and identification.Setting Setting include Geneva’s University Hospital, a large teaching hospital in Switzerland.Participants Participants include a convenience sample of residents and interns without restriction regarding medical field or division of care.Results Most users reported a positive experience. …”
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Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Its Associated Factors among Mothers of Infants Less Than Six Months of Age in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Getachew Arage, Haileyesus Gedamu

“…Data were collected using pretested and structured questionnaire through face-to-face interview. Odds ratios with their 95% CI were computed and variables having p value less than 0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression were considered as significantly associated with the dependent variable. …”
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Piloting an external quality assurance program (QAP) for COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs): findings and lessons learned from Cambodia by Vonthanak Saphonn, John Kaldor, Deborah Williamson, Sothavireak Bory, Philip Cunningham, Jessica Markby, Kennarey Seang, Jacqueline Prestedge, Chan Leakhena Phoeung, Marilyn Ninan, Kanika Heng, Andrew Valley

“…We collaborated with laboratory experts in Australia and piloted an EQA programme of the commonly used COVID-19 Ag-RDTs at the University of Health Sciences’ MERIEUX Laboratory (Tier 1 site—responsible for the in-country receipt and distribution of QA material) and four other participating laboratories (Tier 2—healthcare facility based) between November 2021 and November 2022. …”
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Oral health-related knowledge, attitude and practices among nurses: a hospital-based questionnaire survey from a tertiary healthcare setting in Faridabad, India by Manu Raj, Sakshi Sharma, Megha Jain, Shilpa Khullar Sood

“…Their impact on overall oral health of the community is due to the fact that they provide health education as the primary contact of patients and their family members. …”
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A SOFTWARE SOLUTION FOR REAL-TIME COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF MEDICAL DATA FOR EPILEPSY PATIENTS by Andrii Kopp, Iryna Liutenko, Viktor Yamburenko, Andrii Pashniev

“…These results confirm the system’s robustness and suitability for deployment in medical facilities. Future work aims to enhance the system by incorporating advanced real-time alert mechanisms and additional health metrics, such as oxygen saturation and activity levels, to provide comprehensive monitoring. …”
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Assessment of healthcare workers’ knowledge and availability of resources for sickle cell disease management in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Nash Mwanza Nangunia, Olivier Mukuku, Viviane Bianga Feza, Yves Mulindilwa Kyembwa, Théophile Barhwamire Kabesha, André Kabamba Mutombo, Stanislas Okitostho Wembonyama

“…Methods A cross-sectional study based on healthcare facilities (HCFs) was carried out between March and May 2024 among 501 nurses and clinicians from 58 HCFs in Bukavu. …”
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Evaluation of needs and supply of emergency care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional household survey by Lee Wallis, Peter Hodkinson, Ken Diango, John Yangongo, Vera Sistenich, Eric Mafuta

“…Ambulance utilisation was almost non-existent (0.2%) and access to health facilities for emergencies was mostly by walking (60.6% and 56.7% by day and night, respectively). …”
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Evaluation of the histopathological spectrum of skin biopsies in patients with chronic kidney disease: A single-center experience by Amany A Fathaddin

“…Here, we present and discuss the histopathology results of skin biopsies performed on renal patients at our facility. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all histopathological reports and slides of skin biopsies taken from CKD patients for the last 5 years at the Pathology Department of King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University in Riyadh. …”
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Economic evaluation of integrated services for non-communicable diseases and HIV: costs and client outcomes in rural Malawi by Luckson Dullie, Emily B Wroe, Elizabeth L Dunbar, Noel Kalanga, Lawrence Nazimera, Adarsh Shah, Bright Mailosi, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Ryan K McBain, Natalie Price, Mahlet Gizaw, Chantelle Boudreaux, Liberty Neba

“…Objective To evaluate the costs and client outcomes associated with integrating screening and treatment for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) into HIV services in a rural and remote part in southeastern Africa.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Primary and secondary level health facilities in Neno District, Malawi.Participants New adult enrollees in Integrated Chronic Care Clinics (IC3) between July 2016 and June 2017.Main outcome measures We quantified the annualised total and per capita economic cost (US$2017) of integrated chronic care, using activity-based costing from a health system perspective. …”
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Evolution of Cluster Policy in Japan by А. V. Belov

“…Consequently, the article underscores that many facets of Japan’s cluster policy hold relevance for countries and regions aspiring to utilize the cluster method as a means of promoting innovative economic growth. …”
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It takes a ‘spark’. Exploring parent perception of long-term sports participation after a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant, school-aged children with c... by Georgina Clutterbuck, Mikaila Gent, Daniel Thomson

“…., in groups at sports facilities) have been shown to be effective in the short-term, however, long-term effects have not been investigated. …”
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National assessment on the frequency of pain medication prescribed for intrauterine device insertion procedures within the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. by Anna D Ware, Terri L Blumke, Peter J Hoover, Zach P Veigulis, Jacqueline M Ferguson, Malvika Pillai, Thomas F Osborne

“…Descriptive statistics described patient and facility characteristics while annual trends were assessed using linear regression.…”
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Transformation of Russian-Chinese Interaction in Central Asia : from Strategic Partnership to Asymmetric Rivalry by Г. Жаксыгулова

“…Based on systematic analysis, the formation of an asymmetric rivalry model has been identified, where behind the facade of declared strategic partnership, there is a consistent replacement of Russian influence by Chinese presence, which is confirmed by quantitative indicators. …”
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Technical and management coaching for government institutions: Lessons learned and health systems transformations across 8 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and India. by Kate Graham, Anna Kalbarczyk, Lekan Ajijola, Emily Das, Fatimata Sow, Kenneth Owino, Maheen Malik

“…While some organizations include sustainability indicators, few focus on transferring technical and financial ownership to governments. …”
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ABORDAGEM ERGONÔMICA PARA ANÁLISE DA QUALIDADE DO PESCADO RESULTANTE DA PESCA COM JANGADAS EM PONTA NEGRA, NATAL-RN by Ineuda Maria Alves Ferreira Lima, Maria Christine Werba Saldanha, Rodrigo Antônio Ponce de Leon Ferreira de Carvalho, Ygor Gardel Santos de Lima, Paula Flaviane Pinheiro do Nascimento

“…O pescado é um alimento rico em proteínas, de fácil digestibilidade, baixo teor de gordura e rico em ácidos graxos do tipo ômega-3 (Silvaet al., 2008), porém altamente suscetível a deterioração, devido a sua composição química e, sobretudo, pelo pH próximo a neutralidade, que favorece o desenvolvimento microbiano (Franco; Landgraf, 2008), necessitando de um manejo e conservação adequada desde a captura para retardar o processo de deterioração. …”
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