Improving stroke awareness through a culturally adapted audiovisual intervention in the United Arab Emirates by Michelle Cherfane, Michelle Cherfane, Michelle Cherfane, Jihan Safwan, Jihan Safwan, Chadia Haddad, Chadia Haddad, Chadia Haddad, Chadia Haddad, Hala Sacre, Hala Sacre, Pascale Salameh, Pascale Salameh, Pascale Salameh, Pascale Salameh, Rawan Elkerenawy, Tala Abou El Kheir, Mariam Al Nuaimi, Leen Abou Mattar, Hassan Hosseini, Fouad Sakr, Fouad Sakr, Katia Iskandar, Katia Iskandar, Katia Iskandar

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Exploring perceptions of health literacy, healthcare access, and utilisation among higher education students in Alentejo, Southern Portugal: A qualitative study. by Jorge Rosário, Joana Correia Pires, Sónia Dias, Ana Rita Pedro

“…The students recommended that interventions to improve health literacy be integrated into the higher education curriculum, that navigation support systems be improved and that structural inequalities be explored in order to improve access to and participation in healthcare.…”
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In-hospital nudging intervention increases patients’ healthy dietary choices: a quasi-experimental study by Willem JJ Assendelft, Daan Leonhard de Frel, Veronica R Janssen, Hope Wicks, Zsuzsa Bakk, Nicole van Keulen, Maaike S Kleinsmann, Douwe Atsma

“…In addition, patients in the intervention period expressed a significantly higher intention to eat healthy after discharge compared with the baseline period (β=0.167, SE=0.083, p=0.045).Conclusion This study demonstrates that a straightforward, easily implementable nudging intervention effectively promotes healthy dietary choices among in-hospital cardiac patients and enhances their intention to eat healthy after discharge.…”
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IDENTIFICATION OF THE RELEVANT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS - THE FIRST STEP TO THE STRATEGIC STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL HIGHER EDUCATION - A STUDY CASE IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOV... by Veronica PRISACARU, Tatiana SEVCIUC

“…The basic objectives of the research were: a) mapping the stakeholders of the State Agrarian University of Moldova; b) evaluation of the stakeholders' perception by the management team and the university staff. In order to achieve these objectives, the following research tools were used: the synthesis of a series of scientific publications with reference to the emergence and evolution of stakeholder theory in higher education; mapping process; structured thematic interview; tabular and graphical presentation of the primary data; structural analysis; descriptive method. …”
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Fractional-Order Modeling of Sediment Transport and Coastal Erosion Mitigation in Shorelines Under Extreme Climate Conditions: A Case Study in Iraq by Ibtisam Aldawish, Rabha W. Ibrahim

“…This study introduces a novel fractional-order sediment transport model, incorporating a modified gamma function-based differential operator to accurately describe erosion rates and stabilization effects. …”
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Research on Associative Cognition Networks with Educational Robotics for Learning Healthy Hydration Habits. by Alejandro De la Hoz Serrano, Lina Viviana Melo Niño, Florentina Cañada Cañada, Javier Cubero Juánez

“… Introduction: Neuroeducation establishes the need to analyze cognitive structures in order to assess learning. The demand of technological advancement necessitates the increase of digital resources for teaching and scientific and digital literacy. …”
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An Evaluation Of The Enjoyment Levels Of Participants Of LifeLab, A Health Literacy Intervention For Socially Disadvantaged Adolescents. by Lorna Burke, Dr. Hannah Goss, Craig Smith, Dr. Johann Issartel, Dr. Sarahjane Belton

“…Findings of the focus groups and enjoyment scales were synthesised and integrated resulting in the generation of a series of higher order and lower order themes of enjoyment. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in older adults: A systematic review. by Melissa Co, Darío Moreno-Agostino, Yu-Tzu Wu, Elyse Couch, Ana Posarac, Teodora Wi, Ritu Sadana, Sophie Carlisle, Matthew Prina

“…There is evidence that IECs may improve short-term knowledge about STIs however, it is not clear this translates into long-term improvement or behaviour change as all studies included in this review had follow-up times of 3 months or less. More robust and higher-quality studies are needed in order to confirm the effectiveness of non-pharmacological primary prevention interventions for reducing STIs in the older adult population.…”
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Enhancing prognosis in multiple myeloma bone disease: insights from a retrospective analysis of surgical interventions by Xiangjun Shi, Xingchen Yao, Yue Wu, Boran Du, Xinru Du

“…Surgical interventions were performed based on typical clinical presentations of myeloma-related bone disease, as indicated by imaging results. …”
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Frequency of dyspnea related to intake of ticagrelor or clopidogrel in patients with chronic coronary syndrome undergoing coronary intervention by Dunya Habeeb Shnain, Ghassan Mohammed Mahmood, Sara Omar Ahmed

“…When compared to irreversible P2Y12 inhibitors like clopidogrel, the reversible P2Y12 antagonist ticagrelor has a higher incidence of dyspnea in increasing order.…”
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Acceptability of digital health interventions in perioperative care: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of clinician perspectives by Stephanie Archer, Emma V Carrington, Yasmin Grant, Amal Ahmed, Chik Wai Ho

“…Collaborative discussions with a second and third reviewer enabled higher-order interpretations and the emergence of subthemes. …”
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Healthy eating interventions conducted in small, local restaurants and hot food takeaways: a systematic review by Cinja Jostock, Hannah Forde, Nia Roberts, Susan A Jebb, Rachel Pechey, Lauren Bandy

“…Whilst rare, most interventions measuring business outcomes operated on higher ladder rungs and showed small positive results. …”
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A cost effectiveness analysis of a quality improvement intervention to increase preferential balanced fluid prescribing by Michelle C. Spiegel, Kit N. Simpson, Annie N. Simpson, Andrew J. Goodwin

“…This study sought to conduct an economic evaluation of a recently published quality improvement (QI) intervention to increase preferential balanced fluid prescribing, which significantly increased the relative proportion of balanced fluid orders. …”
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Impact of decreasing the proportion of higher energy foods and reducing portion sizes on food purchased in worksite cafeterias: A stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial. by James P Reynolds, Minna Ventsel, Daina Kosīte, Brier Rigby Dames, Laura Brocklebank, Sarah Masterton, Emily Pechey, Mark Pilling, Rachel Pechey, Gareth J Hollands, Theresa M Marteau

“…A total of 19 cafeterias were randomised to the order in which they introduced the 2 interventions. …”
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Phytotechnological interventions and herbal perspectives of medicinal plants in Ayurveda as phytoimmunoboosters - A novel preventive approach for microbial pathogens by Monalisa MOHANTY, Samita MOHANTY, Pravanjan ACHARYA

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A tablet-based intervention study to alleviate cognitive and psychological symptoms in patients with post-Covid-19 condition by Manuel Leitner, Manuel Leitner, Lucas Paletta, Manuel Leal-Garcia, Maria Fellner, Marisa Koini

“…Additionally, both groups underwent a thorough neuropsychological assessment (attention, memory, executive functions, word fluency, subjective cognitive complaints, fatigue, depression, anxiety, and quality of life) before the training, after 3 months of training, and after 6 months in order to assess long-term effects.ResultsPre-post comparisons revealed that individuals assigned to the intervention group (n = 18 after dropout), as compared to the control group (n = 16 after dropout), showed a reduction in subjective cognitive complaints (p < 0.001) as well as in depressive symptoms (p < 0.001). …”
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Reduction of Salt and Sugar Contents in Canteen Foods and Intakes By Students and Staff at a Malaysian Higher Education Institution: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Yook Chin Chia, Yee-How Say, Maong Hui Cheng, Felicia Fei Lei Chung, Tze Pheng Lau, Pei Boon Ooi

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Mathematical modeling of the impact of HPV vaccine uptake in reducing cervical cancer using a graph-theoretic approach via Caputo fractional-order derivatives by Sylas Oswald, Eunice Mureithi, Berge Tsanou, Michael Chapwanya, Crispin Kahesa, Kijakazi Mashoto

“…Numerical simulations demonstrate that vaccination coverage, timely treatment, and vaccine efficacy critically reduce infection prevalence and disease burden. Furthermore, higher fractional orders accelerate convergence to equilibrium without changing equilibrium values. …”
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Applying Theory to Understand and Modify Nurse Intention to Adhere to Recommendations regarding the Use of Filter Needles: An Intervention Mapping Approach by Julianne Cassista, Julie Payne-Gagnon, Brigitte Martel, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

“…In general, nurses were highly satisfied with the intervention. This study provides support for the use of Intervention Mapping to develop, implement, and evaluate theory-based interventions in order to improve healthcare professional adherence to clinical recommendations.…”
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The Role of Early Engagement in a Self-Directed, Digital Mental Health Intervention for Adolescent Anxiety: Moderated Regression Analysis by Emma-Leigh Senyard, Arlen Rowe, Govind Krishnamoorthy, Susan H Spence, Caroline Donovan, Sonja March

“… Abstract BackgroundDigital mental health (dMH) interventions offer the ability to reach many more adolescents with anxiety than face-to-face therapy. …”
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