“They tossed me up like a ball”: informal settlement residents’ experiences in accessing healthcare in Kampala, Uganda by Julia Dickson-Gomez, Kirsten Beyer, Arthur Kiconco, Ronald Anguzu, Agnes Nyabigambo

“…The focus group interviews indicated that private healthcare systems have created incentives to draw resources away from already depleted public healthcare systems, further decreasing access to the most vulnerable. Conclusions Our study reveals important and substantial gaps in the current healthcare system in Uganda. …”
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Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: a narrative review on the growing syndemic in low- and middle-income countries by Ibrahim Khalil, Md. Imran Hossain

“…Methods This narrative review synthesizes current evidence on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical management of TB-DM co-infection in LMICs. …”
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Tendencia de las inversiones petroleras en la Argentina. Un caso más de las transformaciones del mercado petrolero mundial by MARÍA JIMENA SEGURA BORDENAVE-GASSEDAT

“…We consider relevant in the context of the preparation of the present paper, the development of the determinations of the capital investment in the energy sector at the end of the historically specific features of the current production. …”
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New perspectives on heterogeneity in astrocyte reactivity in neuroinflammation by Daniel Evangelista Santos, Sarah Alexandra Silva Lima, Leticia Santos Moreira, Silvia Lima Costa, Clarissa de Sampaio Schitine

“…Astrocyte reactivity, previously considered uniform and functionally inactive, is currently a very diverse event in different inflammatory processes. …”
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Exploring voluntary sector specialist services for victim-survivors of sexual violence in England: the PROSPER co-production study by Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Sarah Damery, Kirsten Fruin, Clare Gunby, Jenny Harlock, Lucy Hebberts, Louise Isham, Anne-Marie Jones, Fay Maxted, Amelia Mighty, Priti Parmar, Laura Patterson, Jason Schaub, Fee Scott, Harriet Smailes, Debs Smith, Julie Taylor

“…However, from a less positive viewpoint, we identified a complex patchwork of services across statutory and VSS organisations that victim-survivors can struggle to naviagte. Within the VSS context, a concerning feature is the pressurised environment (e.g. high caseloads, rising demand, higher client need) and working with increasing complexity in clients’ lives. …”
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Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome with ganglioneuroblastoma: a case report and literature review by Jiaji Zhou, Tang Dan, Lan Zeng, Fu Xiong, Guanghuan Pi, Ai Chen, Haiting Liu, Shuyao Zhu

“…The aim of this study is to elucidate the tumors associated with CREBBP variants in the context of RSTS by presenting a case of ganglioneuroblastoma (GNB) in a patient diagnosed with RSTS. …”
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Facilitating active participation in anticoagulant decisions in advanced kidney disease: co-production of a question prompt list by Kathrine Parker, Abigail Needham, Jecko Thachil, Sandip Mitra, Penny Lewis

“…Currently, there are no support tools for people with chronic kidney disease regarding anticoagulant therapy decisions. …”
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Faut-il en finir avec la Charte de Venise ? by Claudine Houbart

“…However, many of the issues that currently shape the global heritage landscape are absent from the document, which was drafted in a context very different from our own. …”
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Determining the Cost-Effectiveness of Home Care: A Scoping Review by Katerina Gousia, Hansel Teo, Stacey Rand, Florin Vadean

“… Context: The demand for long-term care services provided at home (home care) has increased over time. …”
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Formation of Innovative Infrastructure of the Industrial Sphere by M. Ya. Veselovsky

“…The purpose of article is increase in efficiency of innovative infrastructure of the industrial sphere. …”
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Assessment of Reader Technologies for Over-the-Counter Diagnostic Testing by Mia Cirrincione, Maren Downing, Kevin Leite, Samuel Dolphin, Adam Samuta, Mack Schermer, Kimberly Noble, Brian Walsh

“…Reader technology type, which is predictive of core reader attributes, should be considered when selecting a reader technology for a specific LFA test within the context of regulatory guidance. As diagnostics increase in complexity, readers provide solutions to accessibility challenges, facilitate public health reporting, and ease the transition to multiplex testing, therefore increasing market availability.…”
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Defining, assessing, and implementing organizational health literacy: barriers, facilitators, and tools – a systematic review by Nicola Pelizzari, Loredana Covolo, Elisabetta Ceretti, Carlotta Fiammenghi, Umberto Gelatti

“…This systematic review synthesizes current research on OHL, focusing on its definitions, assessment tools, implemented practices, outcomes, and the factors influencing successful OHL integration within healthcare settings. …”
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Relevance of reporting leprosy related disability at the completion of multi drug therapy: A 5-year retrospective analysis of disability in persons affected by leprosy at ALERT Hos... by Bereket Abebayehu Tegene, Thomas Asfaw Atnafu

“…WHO should make some changes in the way it counts disability as the current definitions are prone to interpretation bias and lacks uniformity among various programmes and health workers. …”
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Co-benefits of resilience planning: a review of analysis tools and methods by Jennifer F. Helgeson, Azin Al Kajbaf, Juan F. Fung

“…Fung and Helgeson reviewed the literature on co-benefits with a specific focus on the definition of co-benefits, areas where co-benefits are used the most (considering the literature related to climate change), and co-benefit measurement and assessment methodologies in the context of resilience planning. The current study further explores these areas by focusing on the development of the literature on co-benefits published since 2017. …”
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Target image detection algorithm of complex road scene based on improved multi-scale adaptive feature fusion technology by Xu Zhaosheng, Liao Zhongming, Xiao Xiaoyong, Ahmad Suzana, Mat Diah Norizan, Ismail Azlan

“…This study introduces computer vision-based approaches, including colour and texture recognition, object detection, and scene context understanding using Deep Neural Networks (DNN). …”
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The science behind the lifesum app: an intervention design analysis by Signe Svanfeldt, Chris Seth, Marcus Gners, Andreas Blomqvist

“…This was an intervention design analysis, designed to describe the theoretical model and intervention theory used to create the Lifesum app in its current embodiment. A pragmatic theoretical model describing behaviour change in the context of healthy eating was devised based on findings in literature. …”
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CMIP6 multi-model ensemble projection of reference evapotranspiration using machine learning algorithms by Milad Nouri, Shadman Veysi

“…This highlights the critical necessity for adaptive strategies in agricultural water management to mitigate the adverse CC effects. In this context, the current findings can assist decision-makers in identifying hotspots and quantifying CC impacts, thereby enabling the design of crucial adaptations.…”
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Insurtech innovations and telematics as «drivers» of change in the insurance industry by A.Yu. Polchanov, K.O. Halatiuk

“…The purpose of the article is to analyze the impact of the introduction of innovative technologies (Insurtech) and telematics on the development of the insurance market in the context of increasing globalization trends. Results. …”
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Modelling the supply and need for health professionals for primary health care in Ghana: Implications for health professions education and employment planning. by James Avoka Asamani, Christmal Dela Christmals, Gerda Marie Reitsma

“…By 2035, US$ 2.374 billion must be planned for the employment of those that would have to be trained to fill the need-based shortages and for sustaining the employment of those currently available.…”
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Protocol for implementation of intraoperative adverse event recording during WHO checklist sign-out by Guy Haller, Lauren Clack, Christian Schindler, Luzius A Steiner, Salome Dell-Kuster, Dieter Hahnloser, Jörn-Markus Gass, Christoph S Burkhart, Andreas P Vogt, Katrin Burri-Winkler, Anne C Auderset, Valentin Neuhaus, Giorgio Prouse, Judith Winkens, Amanda Van Vegten, Zuzanna Kita, Monika Finsterwald, Nico Streit, Lisa M Willms

“…Introduction & aim Intraoperative adverse events (iAEs) increase postoperative complications, which are devastating to patients and costly to healthcare systems. …”
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