Technologies for Interoperable Internet of Medical Things Platforms to Manage Medical Emergencies in Home and Prehospital Care: Scoping Review by Mattias Seth, Hoor Jalo, Åsa Högstedt, Otto Medin, Bengt Arne Sjöqvist, Stefan Candefjord

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Cultural humility strategies for recruitment and retention of minoritised participants: a scoping review protocol by Mireille Chehade, Kellie McLean, Samar Mohsen Ashmawi, Moroni Fernandez Cajavilca, Baomi T Phung, Maya N Clark-Cutaia, Brynne Campbell Rice

“…However, little is known about how these practices may be applied to health research. The objective of this scoping review is to understand the extent to which cultural humility practices are applied to health research and how they may be leveraged to optimise recruitment and retention among minoritised populations.Methods and analysis This scoping review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. …”
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Dataset of microscale atmospheric flow and pollutant concentration large-eddy simulations for varying mesoscale meteorological forcing in an idealized urban environmentZenodo by Eliott Lumet, Thomas Jaravel, Mélanie C. Rochoux

“…By 2050, two-thirds of the world's population will live in urban areas under climate change, exacerbating the environmental and public health risks associated with poor air quality and urban heat island effects. …”
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Prevalence of peptic ulcer disease and its associated factors in Jeddah Saudi Arabia by Muazzam Sheriff Maqbul, Reem Saleh Alzaki, Reema Sami Meeralam, Norah Abdulmajeed Alqutami, Bayan Mohammed Alturki, Lina Sultan Alhazmi, Reem Mamdouh Alaseeri, Lama Saad Alghamdi, Reem Khalid bin Brik, Shaima Tariq Mansoor Beig, Muath Saeed Alamri, Wjood Abdullah A. Alshehri, Turki Ayed Almutairi, Maha Abdullah Alqurashi, Ahmed Jamal Nasef

“…The study aims to investigate PUD prevalence, associated factors, healthcare-seeking behavior, and knowledge levels in Jeddah's population to provide insights for public health strategies and clinical practices. …”
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Contagious acquisition of antimicrobial resistance is critical for explaining emergence in western Canadian feedlots—insights from an agent-based modelling tool by Dana Ramsay, Wade McDonald, Michelle Thompson, Nathan Erickson, Sheryl Gow, Nathaniel D. Osgood, Cheryl Waldner

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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…[xxi]  Sun, M., et al., “Negative Patient Descriptors: Documenting Racial Bias in the Electronic Health Record,” Health Affairs 41, no. 2 (2022): 203-11. …”
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Formulating a Blue Ocean Strategy in the Banking Services Industry: Enhancing Customer Satisfaction through Improved Demand Fulfillment and Presenting an Optimal Pattern by Manuchehr Ghanbari, Ali Sabzali Yameqani, Yousef Rabbani, Kobra Sabzali Yamaqani

“…Conducted in an exploratory manner, the research is characterized by a practical orientation and a comparative approach. The statistical population consists of five managers and experts in the field of banking, who were selected using the available sampling method. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and risk factors for infection among children in Uganda: A serial cross-sectional study. by Irene Bagala, Jane Frances Namuganga, Patience Nayebare, Gloria Cuu, Thomas Katairo, Isaiah Nabende, Samuel Gonahasa, Martha Nassali, Stephen Tukwasibwe, Grant Dorsey, Joaniter I Nankabirwa, Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka, Sarah Kiguli, Bryan Greenhouse, Isaac Ssewanyana, Moses R Kamya, Jessica Briggs

“…<h4>Background</h4>Understanding COVID-19's impact on children is vital for public health policy, yet age-specific data is scarce, especially in Uganda. …”
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Efficacy of halopeRIdol to decrease the burden of Delirium In adult Critically ill patiEnts (EuRIDICE): study protocol for a prospective randomised multi-centre double-blind placeb... by John W Devlin, Zoran Trogrlic, Mathieu van der Jagt, Lisa Smit, Robert-Jan Osse, Huibert H Ponssen, Arjen J C Slooter, Nicole G M Hunfeld, Wim J R Rietdijk, Diederik Gommers, M. van den Boogaard, A.J.B.W. Brouwers, J.A. Lens, B.J.M. van der Meer, H. Ponssen, F.J. Schoonderbeek, K.S. Simons, E. Berger, A. Bouman, M. Campo, D. van Duijn, H. Embden – van Donk, D. van de Graaf, E. Hoogendoorn, P. Ormskerk, N. Roovers, E. Toscano, A. Vileito, T. van Zuylen, C. Exler, E. van den Berg, J. van Meeteren, M. Koopmanschap, I. Nutma, E. Kuijper

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Examining Cities’ Outdoor Spaces through the Lens of Children’s Rights by Elena Pagliarino, Maria Letizia Montalbano

“…The transformation of cities’ outdoor public and private spaces needs the integration of policy and action to overcome the fragmentation of initiatives that target specific urban sub-populations or cities issues. …”
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Designing and explaining the improvement model of women's employability capacity with emphasis on the 7th development plan by Mahsa Vahidpour, Akbar Etebarian Khorasgani, Mehrban Hadi Peykani, Saeed Daei-Karimzadeh

“…Supportive policies, territorial development, skill capacities, entrepreneurship platform, explanation of women's employment document and educational system gained the highest importance coefficient.ConclusionThe seventh program is the development of the fourth paragraph of Iran's 20-year vision document; it is the first program in line with the realization of the declaration of the second step of the Islamic Revolution, and the first program that, for the realization of justice in the area of ​​the land, has made the approved documents the basis of an integrated approach to the land, and paid serious attention to and focus on the key issues with a problem-oriented approach; and in this program, the government's priority programs are clear and can be cited in the program due to the existence of the People's Government Transformation Document. The axes of public culture enhancement in consolidating Iranian Islamic lifestyle, national identity promotion, national solidarity and trust, women's growth and prosperity, family institution consolidation, social health promotion and social damage prevention are emphasized in this program in order to be properly introduced into macro policies. …”
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A comprehensive analysis of trends in the burden of gout in China and globally from 1990 to 2021 by Shiwei Xie, Heng Xiao, Lei Xu, Gengwu Li, Fan Zhang, Mingwei Luo

“…These findings underscore the urgent need for enhanced prevention and management strategies, specifically targeting high-risk populations. Effective public health policies and interventions are crucial to mitigate the escalating burden of gout and improve the quality of life for affected individuals. …”
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Serological diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth (Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm) infections: A scoping review. by Sara Roose, Fiona Vande Velde, Johnny Vlaminck, Peter Geldhof, Bruno Levecke

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Ethics of Procuring and Using Organs or Tissue from Infants and Newborns for Transplantation, Research, or Commercial Purposes: Protocol for a Bioethics Scoping Review [version 1;... by Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Joe Brierley, Jerry Menikoff, Trung Nguyen, Brian D. Earp, Dominic Wilkinson, Julian Savulescu, Xiu Lim, Maide Barış, David Shaw, Melanie T Almonte

“…Ethics and dissemination Ethical review is not required as scoping reviews are a form of secondary data analysis that synthesise data from publicly available sources. Our dissemination strategy includes peer review publication, presentation at conferences, and outreach to relevant stakeholders. …”
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Effects of traditional Chinese medicine massage therapy on pain, functional activity, muscle activation patterns and proprioception in knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled... by Xin Zhou, Cheng Tang, Bowen Zhu, Yangyang Fu, Min Fang, Sitong Fang, Qingguang Zhu, Yuen Yee Janice Hiew

“…Introduction Health education, weight control and exercise therapy are recognised treatment options for the non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis (KOA); however, the pain and muscle fatigue associated with exercise make it difficult for patients to initially adhere. …”
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The application of blockchain with a comparative approach and its impact on risk, flexibility and internal control evaluation by mohammadsadegh aminipoor, HamidReza GholamniaRoshan, azadeh kiapour, Iman Dadashi

“…Blockchain in accounting and auditing is only the first stage of the application of the distributed ledger platform, which in the not-so-distant future will enable the creation of a programmable economy (Amri et al, 2021) and plays an effective role in improving accounting and audit practices, and thus increases the financial management capabilities of the company (Zhang et al, 2018); because blockchain provides users with a triple-entry accounting system where all transactions are immutable and time-stamped, real-time recorded and encrypted (Barzegar et al, 2019), so that it can be used to monitor the financial health of the organization and help decision makers to design new control mechanisms (Chitsaz et al, 2019). …”
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Using Community Engagement to Create a Telecoaching Intervention to Improve Self-Management in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis: Qualitative Study by Christina L Duncan, Emily F Muther, Jennifer J Lindwall, Kristine Durkin, Elizabeth Ruvalcaba, Eliza Williamson, Corrine Ahrabi-Nejad, Evelyn Bord, Angela Green, Megan L Harrison, Deepika Polineni

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Identifying facilitators and barriers to culturally responsive communication for racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minoritized patients when screened for COVID-19 vaccinations: A... by Nikhil Kalita, Patrick G Corr, Maranda C Ward, Julia Xavier, Paige L McDonald

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A murine model of Trypanosoma brucei-induced myocarditis and cardiac dysfunction by Nathan P. Crilly, Marcelle Dina Zita, Alexander K. Beaver, Polina Sysa-Shah, Aashik Bhalodia, Kathy Gabrielson, Luigi Adamo, Monica R. Mugnier

“…Along with other recent studies, our work demonstrates the importance of extravascular spaces, including the heart, for T. brucei pathogenesis.IMPORTANCEAfrican trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting both people and cattle, which represents a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa with an enormous socioeconomic impact. …”
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Savoirs médicinaux interspécifiques et interactions entre cornacs et éléphants dans le district de Thongmyxay au Laos by Jean-Marc Dubost, Eric Deharo, Sysay Palamy, Chithdavone Her, Chiobouaphong Haekovilay, Lamxay Vichith, Sébastien Duffilot, Sabrina Krief

“…We investigated in particular the interactions between mahouts' observation of elephants and their own medicinal practices (human and ethnoveterinary), which have been the subject of two previous publications. …”
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