Menstrual blood and ritual beliefs: a qualitative study on menstrual health and hygiene practices among senior high school girls in Volta Region, Ghana by Sitsofe Gbogbo, Israel Wuresah, Wisdom Axame, Priscilla Klutse, Emmanuel Gbogbo, Robert Kokou Dowou, Sarah Odi Mantey, Sarah Abena Yeome Ayitey, Ishmael Boateng, Paramount Eli Nelson, Nuworza Kugbey, Victor Christian Korley Doku, Julie Hennegan, Frank E. Baiden, Fred N. Binka

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Numerical Simulation of Flow Distribution and Transient Thermal Stratification Characteristics of Passive Residual Heat Removal Heat Exchangers by HE Shaopeng1, 2, WANG Mingjun1, 2, TIAN Wenxi1, 2, QIU Suizheng1, 2, SU Guanghui1, 2

“…Based on data from Japan’s ROSA test facility, program validation was conducted, comparing heat transfer amounts, primary side outlet temperatures, and temperature profiles under single-phase and two-phase conditions, with good agreement between calculated and experimental values. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of Wear Time of a Wearable Device to Enhance Postpartum Depression Screening and Detection: Cross-Sectional Study by Eric Hurwitz, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Rena C Patel, Noémie Elhadad, Melissa A Haendel

“…MethodsUsing the All of Us Research Program dataset, we identified females who experienced childbirth with and without PPD using computational phenotyping. …”
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Effects of Supervised Exercise Therapy on Muscle Function During Walking in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease by Cody P. Anderson, Iraklis I. Pipinos, Jason M. Johanning, Sara A. Myers, Hafizur Rahman

“…Methods: Twelve patients with PAD participated in a 6-month SET program consisting of three weekly exercise sessions (a total of 72 sessions) and adhered to the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) recommendations. …”
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فعالية استخدام لعبة الغاز الكلمة في تنمية مهارة الكلام by Yusuf Arisandi, Syarif Ahmad Al-Fayadh Shahab

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Perubahan Status Fungsi Hati, Status Nutrisi, Kadar 3-β-Hidroksi Butiran Darah, dan Keseimbangan Nitrogen pada Pasien Sirosis Hari yang Menjalankan Puasa Ramadhan by Azzaki Abubakar, Irsan Hasan, Murdani Abdullah, Hamzah Shatri

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Barriers and facilitators to a combined strategy of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening among Mexican women by Leith León-Maldonado, Alejandra Cabral, Gabriela Pages, Brandon Brown, Betania Allen-Leigh, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, Francesc Xavier Bosch, Donna Spiegelman, Leticia Torres-Ibarra, Raúl U. Hernández-Ramírez, Emilie Egger, Berenice Rivera-Paredez, Jorge Salmerón

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Hope is Not a Strategy: Key Lessons from COVID-19 for Future Health Crises by Knudsen SV, Kristensen I, Kure-Biegel N, Bech M, Agerbak H, Hansen CP, Mohr-Jensen C, Valentin JB, Petersen MB, Mainz J

“…Søren Valgreen Knudsen,1,2 Inge Kristensen,3 Nanna Kure-Biegel,4 Mickael Bech,5 Hanne Agerbak,6 Camilla Plambeck Hansen,7 Christina Mohr-Jensen,1,8 Jan Brink Valentin,2 Michael Bang Petersen,9 Jan Mainz1,2,10,11 1Psychiatry, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; 2Danish Center for Health Services Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; 3Danish Society for Patient Safety, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark; 4Health and Care, Aarhus Municipality, Aarhus, Denmark; 5Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; 6Local Government Denmark (KL), Copenhagen, Denmark; 7National Clinical Registries (RKKP), the Danish Clinical Quality Program, Aarhus, Denmark; 8Institute of Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; 9Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 10Department for Community Mental Health, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel; 11Department of Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkCorrespondence: Søren Valgreen Knudsen, Psychiatry, Aalborg University Hospital, Møllegade 10, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark, Tel +45 25215522, Email soeren.k@rn.dkIntroduction: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global economies, social structures, and public health systems. …”
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Improving Safety, Efficiency, Cost, and Satisfaction Across a Musculoskeletal Pathway Using the Digital Assessment Routing Tool for Triage: Quality Improvement Study by Cabella Lowe, Laura Atherton, Peter Lloyd, Anna Waters, Dylan Morrissey

“…Routing to a new osteoarthritis knee program would reduce costs for these patients by 63%, equating to £220.35 (US $278.46), if implemented. …”
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Mitigating antibiotic misuse in dairy farming systems and milk value chain market: Insights into practices, factors, and farmers education in Nyabihu district, Rwanda by Blaise Iraguha, Jean Pierre M. Mpatswenumugabo, Methode Ngabo Gasana, Elina Åsbjer

“…To gain insights within small-scale dairy farming, a study was conducted in Nyabihu district of Rwanda from September 2021 to April 2023 to assess practices and factors associated with antibiotic use, investigate antibiotic residues in cow milk and undertake a comprehensive training program to improve quality milk production. A mixed-methods approach, combining cross-sectional and longitudinal intervention studies, involved 42 regular dairy farmers from both open and zero-grazing systems delivering milk to the Union pour la Promotion des Cooperatives des Eleveurs en Nyabihu (UPROCENYA) milk collection center (MCC). …”
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Prevalence and Correlates of Poor Sleep Quality Among Psychiatry Physicians in Saudi Arabia: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Najim Z. Alshahrani, Abdullah M. Alarifi, Wejdan Saqer Alotaibi, Afnan Abdulrahman Alsayed, Khalid Sultan Latif Alwasm, Alaa Abdulkarim Alhunti, Lana Alaa AlDahleh, Meaad Mohammed A Alshahrani, Abdalrhman M. Albeshry, Mohammed A. Aljunaid

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Family structure factors influencing modern contraceptive use in Cameroon based on analysis of 2018–2019 demographic and health survey data by Samira Amadou, Myungken Lee, Jakyoung Lee, Sangyune Kim, Sunjoo Kang

“…Key policy recommendations include comprehensive family planning education, gender equity promotion, engagement of elderly household heads, and cultural sensitivity in program implementation.…”
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Strip tillage in wheat cultivation: A wind of change in production, greenhouse gas emission and energy use by Md. Nur-e-alam Siddquie, md. Jahedul Islam, mst. Yesmin Abida, md. Monowarul Islam Chowdhury, md. Rashedur Rahman, md. Sajedur Rahman, naznine Khanum

“…The experiment was conducted at Paba MLT site, Rajshahi during the year of 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 in High Ganges River Flood Plain Soil (AEZ-11) to evaluate the performance of Strip tillage (ST) and to estimate the change in input-output energy and GHG emission as compared to Conventional tillage (CT).The production program was done in a compact two hectares' block. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of Musculoskeletal Disorders among quarry workers in The Gambia: a cross-sectional study by Ebrima Touray, Lamin Sambou, Balla Jammeh, Sambou L S Kinteh, Bakary Kinteh, Amadou Barrow

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Precision RNAi using synthetic shRNAmir target sites by Thomas Hoffmann, Alexandra Hörmann, Maja Corcokovic, Jakub Zmajkovic, Matthias Hinterndorfer, Jasko Salkanovic, Fiona Spreitzer, Anna Köferle, Katrin Gitschtaler, Alexandra Popa, Sarah Oberndorfer, Florian Andersch, Markus Schaefer, Michaela Fellner, Nicole Budano, Jan G Ruppert, Paolo Chetta, Melanie Wurm, Johannes Zuber, Ralph A Neumüller

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Uncertainty quantification in multi-parametric MRI-based meningioma radiotherapy target segmentation by Lana Wang, Zhenyu Yang, Zhenyu Yang, Dominic LaBella, Zachary Reitman, John Ginn, Jingtong Zhao, Justus Adamson, Kyle Lafata, Kyle Lafata, Kyle Lafata, Evan Calabrese, John Kirkpatrick, Chunhao Wang

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Exploring decision-makers’ challenges and strategies when selecting multiple systematic reviews: insights for AI decision support tools in healthcare by Beverley Shea, Andrea C Tricco, Clare Ardern, Dawid Pieper, Ba Pham, Salmaan Kanji, Yuan Chi, Sera Whitelaw, Carole Lunny, Areti-Angeliki Veroniki, Nicola Ferri, Jia He (Janet) Zhang, Jasmeen Dourka, Emma K Reid, Ebrahim Bagheri

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Diseño e implementación de un sistema de adquisición de datos sismológicos en tiempo real by Vega V. Pedro A.

“…The used software LabVIEW 6.0 was also National Instruments which is a graphic programming software that controls all card's data acquisition possibilities and additionally has powerful data handling tools. …”
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Efficacy of a Mobile App–Based Behavioral Intervention (DRIVEN) to Help Individuals With Unemployment-Related Emotional Distress Return to Work: Protocol for a Randomized Controlle... by Elizabeth C Danielson, Mystie Saturday, Sarah Leonard, Alexandra Levit, Andrea K Graham, Melissa Marquez, Keith Alperin, Stewart A Shankman, James W Griffith

“…Losing a job creates emotional distress, which can, in turn, interfere with effective job seeking. Thus, a program for job seekers that provides support for both the logistics of job seeking as well as emotional distress may help people find employment and improve emotional well-being. …”
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Impact of a Phytogenic Feed Additive on Diarrhea Incidence, Intestinal Histomorphology and Fecal Excretion of F4-Fimbriated Enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Post-Weaning... by Torres-Pitarch Alberto, Anja Keiner, Maud Le Gall, Francesc Molist, Xiaonan Guan, Anouschka Middelkoop, Encarnación Jiménez-Moreno, Aitor Balfagón, Graziano Mantovani, Miquel Nofrarías, Tobias Aumiller

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