Assessment of surgical capacity and productivity in high-volume Ethiopian hospitals: mixed method study by Amare Hailekiros Gebregzi, Elubabor Buno Teko, Abiy Dawit Tantu, Natinael Tesfaye Jale, Genanaw Kassie Getahun, Yohannes Molla Asemu

“…Surgical productivity was low, with an average of 2.5 surgeries per week per clinician and 52.39% annual workforce productivity. …”
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Nutritional treatment in patients with cardiovascular diseases, hepatic steatosis and metabolic disorders by Fidel Krasniqi, Afrim Zeqiraj, Dafina Zeqiraj

“…This study was conducted across the territory of Kosovo, targeting patients who sought treatment for specific health issues. …”
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Identifying Cervical Predictors of Recreational Mixed Martial Arts Participation: A Case-Control Study by Leia Holland, Eleuterio A. Sánchez Romero, Juan Nicolás Cuenca-Zaldívar, Rob Sillevis

“…These results support the implementation of targeted mobility, endurance, and injury prevention programs in recreational MMA training.…”
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A Systematic Review on Evaluation of WHO Core Prescribing Indicators Across Healthcare Facilities in Low Resource Asian Setting: A Case of Nepal by Rohit Agrawal B.Pharm, Rajeev Shrestha B.Pharm, Ramesh Sharma Poudel PhD, Shakti Shrestha PhD

“…Eighty-eight studies were identified involving 2108 healthcare facilities and 60 191 patient encounters. The average of three drugs per encounter (95% CI: 2.5-3.2) was determined. …”
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Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) for Health Commodities at Public Health Facilities in Amhara National Regional State of Ethiopia: A Data Quality Evaluation Survey by Mekonen ZT, Cho DJ, Fenta TG

“…To rectify these issues, robust data quality verification processes, clear guidelines, targeted interventions, strengthened monitoring systems, regular audits, and comprehensive training for health supply chain staff are needed.Keywords: LMIS, data quality, RRF, evaluation, performance, health facilities…”
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A century of Azolla filiculoides biocontrol: the economic value of Stenopelmus rufinasus to Great Britain by Corin F. Pratt, Kate Constantine, Suzy V. Wood

“…Results In the absence of biocontrol, the expected average annual costs of A. filiculoides management were estimated to range from £8.4 to 16.9 million (US$9.4 to 18.9 million) (£1 = US$1.12). …”
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Trends in chronic kidney disease mortality among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a U.S. population-based study (1999–2020) by Maria Qadri, Shafiq Ur Rahman, Hammad Javaid, Kritick Bhandari, Rahman Syed, Ameer Afzal Khan, Zaryab Bacha, Rizwana Noor, Maryem Filal

“…These discrepancies underscore the need for targeted healthcare strategies and legislative measures to reduce the growing mortality burden.…”
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A Cost Analysis of Rheumatic Fever Management in Jamaica, 2012 to 2018 by Yohance Rodriguez, Camille-Ann Thoms Rodriguez

“…Categorical costs were calculated using the average number of units used per sub-category (e.g. registration, room and board, consumables, tests, medications) and multiplied by National Health Service fees. …”
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Expert evaluation of mobile health apps for breast cancer management: a feature-based analysis using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) by Ghazaleh Mohammadi Mogharab, Reza Khajouei, Narges Norouzkhani, Zahra Esmaeili, Fatemeh Zahra Bagheri, Mohammad Reza Mazaheri Habibi

“…Results Of the 453 identified apps, 44 met the inclusion criteria. The average MARS and FARM score was 3.3 out of 5, indicating moderate quality. …”
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Comparative analysis of effectiveness of some students’ physical culture training methodic by A.Yu. Osipov, M.D. Kudryavtsev, S.S. Iermakov, M.G. Yanova, T.V. Lepilina, I.I. Plotnikova, O.S. Dorzhieva

“…With it, it is necessary to compulsory consider dynamic of body mass changes and targeted application of cardio-power training programs.…”
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Income and education disparities in childhood malnutrition: a multi-country decomposition analysis by Mukhtar A. Ijaiya, Seun Anjorin, Olalekan A. Uthman

“…Our study provides insights into modifiable elements to inform interventions targeted at distinct contexts and populations to improve child nutrition. …”
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Efficacy of recreational hunters and marksmen for host culling to combat chronic wasting disease in reindeer by Atle Mysterud, Olav Strand, Christer M. Rolandsen

“…Despite all of the changes in legislation, harvest by recreational hunters only increased from 241–316 during 2014–2016 to 582 reindeer in 2017 and was below management targets, while marksmen culled 1,399 reindeer, with a daily average and maximum offtake well above that of the hunters. …”
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Impact of industrial activities on soil quality in urban settings: a study of heavy metal concentrations in Lamashegu, Ghana by Samuel Jerry Cobbina, Anthony Ransford Edu, Erica Ewoenam Bosso, Emmanuel Bampoe, Sneha Gautam

“…Carcinogenic risk estimates for Cr, As, Ni, and Cd fell within the acceptable range of 1 × 10⁻⁶ to 1 × 10⁻⁴, with a total cancer risk (TCR) averaging 3.28 × 10⁻⁵. These findings highlight the need for continuous environmental monitoring and targeted pollution control efforts to mitigate long-term health risks, particularly among vulnerable populations such as children.…”
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The geography of inequalities in access to healthcare across England: the role of bus travel time variability by Zihao Chen, Federico Botta

“…Our analysis reveals notable spatial–temporal patterns of TTV and average travel times, including an urban–rural divide, clustering of high and low TTV regions, and distinct outliers. …”
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Advancing Neurosurgical Oncology and AI Innovations in Latin American Brain Cancer Care: Insights from a Center of Excellence by José E. Valerio, Immanuel O. Olarinde, Guillermo de Jesus Aguirre Vera, Jorge Zumaeta, Noe Santiago Rea, Maria P. Fernandez Gomez, Penelope Mantilla-Farfan, Andrés M. Alvarez-Pinzon

“…Glioblastomas are frequently diagnosed at younger ages, often in the fifth decade of life, compared to the global average. Meningioma incidence has increased by 15–20% over the last decade, yet region-wide data remain fragmented. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of family members of children aged 2–6 years with snoring regarding pediatric snoring and its management by Zhenghan Fang, Yanxia Zhao

“…These insights suggest that targeted interventions focusing on increasing awareness and providing specific education/training are essential to improve the prevention, treatment, and care practices for childhood snoring.…”
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Inequalities in the Distribution of the Nursing Workforce in Albania: A Regional Analysis Using the Gini Coefficient by Blerina Duka, Alketa Dervishi, Eriola Grosha, Dhurata Ivziku, Gennaro Rocco, Alessandro Stievano, Ippolito Notarnicola

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Inequalities in the distribution of nurses in Albania require targeted policy interventions. Policies are needed that incentivize health workers to work in less developed regions, through economic incentives, infrastructure improvements, and lifelong learning programs. …”
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Chagas disease vector control in a hyperendemic setting: the first 11 years of intervention in Cochabamba, Bolivia. by Natalisisy Espinoza, Rafael Borrás, Fernando Abad-Franch

“…A linear mixed model (with municipality as a random factor) suggested that infestation odds decreased, on average, by ∼28% (95% confidence interval [CI95] 6-44%) with each 10-fold increase in control effort. …”
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Organ donation and transplantation in the Russian Federation in 2016 9th report of the National Registry by S. V. Gautier, S. M. Khomyakov

“…The results of 2016 were positively affected by the introduction of targeted financial support of medical activity, related to organ donation, from federal budget resources. …”
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Immunolipid magnetic bead-based circulating tumor cell sorting: a novel approach for pathological staging of colorectal cancer by Qingyan Deng, Weidong Li, Yueming Huang, Haitao Wang, Xinhao Zhou, Zhifen Guan, Bohao Cheng, Yao Wang

“…This system partially solves the problem of difficult tumor tissue sample collection and provides a reference for gene mutation testing in early diagnosis, therapeutic efficacy evaluation, prognosis assessment, and minimal metastasis detection in CRC patients, showing significant potential for clinical application, especially in targeted therapy gene testing for CRC.…”
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