Effectiveness and safety of herbal medicines for induction of labour: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Edward Fottrell, Carina King, Chrispin Mandiwa, Collins Zamawe, Hannah Maria Jennings

“…The risk of bias was assessed using ‘John Hopkins Nursing School Critical Appraisal Tool’ and ‘Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool’.Results A total of 1421 papers were identified through the searches, but only 10 were retained after eligibility and risk of bias assessments. …”
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An assessment of South African policy and strategic framework for the development of a sufficient, equitably distributed and well-performing health workforce for the implementation... by S V Mokoena, P Naidoo

“…They were individuals and stakeholders who interact with and/or are in the employment of statutory health councils, regulatory bodies, medical aid administrators, medical schemes, voluntary bodies/organisations and healthcare workers who are registered with the SA Pharmacy Council, Health Professions Council of SA and SA Nursing Council. Results. The findings indicate that the current policies and frameworks to address health worker shortage, their performance improvement and the rural-urban disparities in the distribution of health workers are not sufficient to address the current challenges. …”
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Exploring the prognostic role of microbial and genetic markers in lung squamous cell carcinoma by Fan Yang, Xiaodong Jia, Zihuan Ma, Siyao Liu, Chunzi Liu, Dan Chen, Xiuju Wang, Niansong Qian, Hui Ma

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Artificial intelligence-driven ensemble deep learning models for smart monitoring of indoor activities in IoT environment for people with disabilities by Munya A. Arasi, Hussah Nasser AlEisa, Amani A. Alneil, Radwa Marzouk

“…The support in longer-term care includes nursing, intricate medical, recovery, and social help services. …”
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Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorders by integrating Chinese and Western medicine (English edition) by Wei Chen, Wei Li, Yan Li, Zhen Wang, Jianjun Wang, Hongyan Chen, Zhangsheng Yu, Jing Gao, Lin Yu, Yiying Hu, Yongjun Chen, Zhaojun Yan, Lanying Liu, Wangtao Li, Liyuan Luo, Liyuan Guo, Bin Fen, Hongxiao Jia, Zhangjin Zhang

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The Antibacterial Property of Nigella sativa (Black seed) Oil Against Gram-positive and Gramnegative Bacteria by Sakar Ahmed Abdullah, Tara Faeq M. Salih, Abdullah Ahmed Hama, Salar Ibrahim Ali, Hassan Hussein Hamaamin

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Evaluation of quality policies and strategies in health systems: a scoping review by Zenewton André da Silva Gama, Márcia Cunha da Silva Pellense, Pedro Jesús Saturno Hernández, Anna Cláudia Sales Gomes Caldas

“…This study aims to map studies evaluating policies and strategies for quality in health systems around the world.Design This is a scoping review based on the guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).Data sources The search for articles was carried out in the Embase, Medline/Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases and in the grey literature in July 2024.Eligibility criteria Publications describing a tool for evaluating interventions for quality in the health system and studies containing at least one conceptual framework related to the evaluation of policies and strategies for quality in the health system, in any language, were included.Data extraction and synthesis Data selection was carried out independently by two reviewers, whose conflicts were resolved by consensus and the decision of a third reviewer. …”
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Real-world smartphone-based point-of-care diagnostics in primary health care to monitor HbA1c levels in people with diabetes by Sabrina Rhode, Lisa Rogge, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Till Seuring, Hendra Zufry, Till Bärnighausen, Hizir Sofyan, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Sebastian Vollmer

“…There is no significant difference in test concordance between local nurses and the expert (4.23% versus 5.13% results outside the LoA [CI0.95 = −0.0331; 0.0511]). …”
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How integrated knowledge translation worked to reduce federal policy barriers to the implementation of medication abortion in Canada: a realist evaluation by Sarah Munro, Kate Wahl, Sheila Dunn, Courtney Devane, Linda C. Li, Wendy V. Norman

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Epidemiology of Pandemic COVID-19 and Its Association with Some Chronic Diseases in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Shaxawan Azeez Maulood, Muhammed Babakir Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali

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Identification of m6A methyltransferase-related WTAP and ZC3H13 predicts immune infiltrates in glioblastoma by Liyun Gao, Jiaxin Gao, Jiayin He, Wenyan Fan, Xiangxin Che, Xin Wang, Tao Wang, Chunhua Han

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Engagement factors affect academic success through study approaches among physical education and sport university students: a mediation analysis by Amayra Tannoubi, Amayra Tannoubi, Tore Bonsaksen, Tore Bonsaksen, Gry Mørk, Farruh Ahmedov, Edi Setiawan, Fairouz Azaiez

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‘It takes a village’: patient lived experiences of residential treatment for an eating disorder by Rebekah Rankin, Janet Conti, Lucie Ramjan, Phillipa Hay

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and migration in southern Africa: A rapid review by G Musuka, I Chingombe, E Moyo, T Chikava, B Moyo, M Mapingure, H Musuka, T Dzinamarira

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Comparative Study of Diode Laser Versus Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) for the management of Hirsutism in Sulaimani Government by Burhan Tahir Saeed

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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Ola Demkowicz, Rebecca Jefferson, Pratyasha Nanda, Lucy Foulkes, Jo Lam, Steven Pryjmachuk, Rhiannon Evans, Bernadka Dubicka, Liz Neill, Laura Anne Winter, Georgina Nnamani

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Health inequities among persons with disabilities: a global scoping review by Emre Umucu, Andrew A. Vernon, Deyu Pan, Sang Qin, Guillermina Solis, Rebecca Campa, Beatrice Lee

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Associations of daily steps and step intensity with peripheral arterial disease in Chinese community-dwelling older women by Chenfei Li, Litao Du, Xiangli Xue, Na Zhao, Qiang He, Si Chen, Xianliang Zhang

“…Increasing the intensity during walking may be a viable strategy to reduce the risk of PAD in self-care and cardiovascular nursing.…”
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Efficacy of Group O Washed Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Vital Signs and Hematologic Stability in Trauma Patients With Different Blood Types by Gou XJ, Li LF, He XL, Chen X, Yu AY, Tian WY

“…Xian-Juan Gou,1 Lin-Fei Li,1 Xiao-Li He,1 Xi Chen,2 An-Yong Yu,1 Wei-Yan Tian1 1Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Nursing, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Wei-Yan Tian, Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 19184321912, Email 907359734@qq.comObjective: To comprehensively assess the impact of emergency transfusion of group O washed red blood cells on the vital signs and hematological parameters of patients with severe trauma and to analyze the differential responses among different blood types, thereby providing valuable evidence for optimizing transfusion strategies.Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of patients with severe trauma who underwent emergency transfusion in the hospital’s emergency department from April 2023 to March 2024. …”
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Direct MALDI-TOF MS-based method for rapid identification of microorganisms and antibiotic susceptibility testing in urine specimens by Fouad Assi, Brahim Jabri, Lamia Melalka, Yassine Sekhsokh, Mimoun Zouhdi

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