Effects of boxing exercise in people with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review by Zhihai Wang, Baofu Song, Cong Liu, Huihui Ma, Zirong Bai, Zirong Bai, Marcelo A. S. Carneiro, Layale Youssef, Chao Chen, Lingli Zhang, Dan Wang, Dexin Wang

“…We selected studies reporting on the pre-post assessment of a boxing intervention with lower extremity strength, balance, mobility, gait, depression, quality of life, disease severity, exercise safety, and adherence in patients with PD. …”
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Quantitative Ethnobotany of Multiple‐Use Species and Management of the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Daddy D. Kipute, Alain L. Katayi, Nestor K. Luambua, Jean‐Marie Kahindo, Salomon Mampeta, Ursil Lelo, Daou Véronique Joiris, Jean‐Pierre Mate

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Comparison of clinic-based assistance versus a centralized call center on patient-reported social needs: findings from a randomized pilot social health integration program by Ammarah Mahmud, Meagan C. Brown, Edwin S. Wong, India J. Ornelas, Robert Wellman, Roy Pardee, Sophia Mun, Ariel Singer, Emily Westbrook, Kathleen Barnes, Heidi Den Haan, Cara C. Lewis

“…Participants were assessed at 2- and 5-months post-randomization. We compared the count of social needs across programs at each timepoint using joint tests, and estimated differences between programs using generalized linear mixed effects models at each timepoint. …”
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Exploring mediators of the Amaka Amasanyufu Multiple Family Group Intervention (2016–2022) on parenting stress reduction among caregivers of children with disruptive behavior disor... by Rachel Brathwaite, Massy Mutumba, Fred M. Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Torsten B. Neilands, Phionah Namatovu, Mary M. McKay, Kimberly Hoagwood

“…An evidence-based intervention designed to help parents tailor their parenting style to effectively manage children with DBDs was implemented in Uganda between 2017 and 2023. At the end of the intervention, caregivers displayed lower levels of parenting stress than controls, however the mechanisms by which stress reduction occurred is unknown. …”
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Causal link between humid heatwaves and ischemic heart disease: assessing hospitalizations and economic burden across 955 Chinese counties by Teng Wang, Hanxu Shi, Zhisheng Liang, Haojun Fan, Taojiang Meng, Fan Dai, Wei Huang, Ming Xu, Huining Yang, Shyam Biswal, Murugappan Ramanathan, Gorden G. Liu, Minghui Ren, Shengzhi Sun, Zhenyu Zhang

“…Identifying strategies and implementing actionable adaptation measures to minimize disruptions in healthcare delivery following these extremely hot and humid events is crucial to reducing IHD hospitalizations.…”
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Prevalence and network structure of depression and its association with quality of life among older stroke survivors: findings from a national survey in China by Ling Zhang, Chee H Ng, Mu-rui Zheng, Gabor S Ungvari, Yu-Tao Xiang, Yuan Feng, Pan Chen, Teris Cheung, Nicole Xun Xiang, Qinge Zhang

“…Background Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a common neuropsychiatric problem associated with a high disease burden and reduced quality of life (QoL). …”
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PELAKSANAAN KOORDINASI MELALUI MUSYAWARAH MINGGUAN (MINGGON) DALAM PEMBANGUNAN MASYARAKAT DESA LEMAHSUBUR PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID 19 by Suroso, Delia Shukmalla

“…Development is needed to fill the post-independence void. The achievement of development cannot be separated from the role of the village government as the driving force for this development. …”
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Rapid human movement and dengue transmission in Bangladesh: a spatial and temporal analysis based on different policy measures of COVID-19 pandemic and Eid festival by Jahirul Islam, Wenbiao Hu

“…Consequently, the implemention of effective mosquito control interventions prior to large festival periods is necessary for preventing the spread of the disease nationwide. …”
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Effect of behavioural modification for small portions size consumption on BMI in college students of North India: a quasi experimental study by Atul Gupta, Pritam Halder, Rachana Srivastava, Savitesh Kushwaha, Madhu Gupta, Manmeet Kaur, Poonam Khanna

“…Motivating group therapy, individual counselling, classroom training including power point presentations, lectures, and messaging via WhatsApp were implemented to the intervention group. No intervention was applied to the control group. …”
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The burden of traditional neonatal uvulectomy among admissions to neonatal intensive care units, North Central Ethiopia, 2019: A triangulated crossectional study. by Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Biniam Minuye Birhan, Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu

“…Most of these admissions had post uvulectomy sepsis [59 (88.1%)] followed by anemia (55.23%). …”
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Construction and validation of a test for the assessment of psychological complexes based on Jungian analytical psychology by Mohammad Khorsandi, Fatemeh Golshani, Fariba Hassani, Roya Koochak Entezar

“…Methods: The research method is a qualitative (qualitative-quantitative) exploratory type that in the first stage of the research was qualitative and with the thematic analysis method, and in the quantitative stage, a descriptive study of the developmental-applied type was designed and implemented. The statistical population in the qualitative section of all experts in the field of clinical psychology in Tehran was familiar with Jung's concepts and Jung works and Post-Jungians. …”
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Anticipated effects of centralising complex gastrointestinal surgery in a rural area in Germany - perspective of health professionals: a qualitative study by Charlotte M. Kugler, Stephan Gretschel, Julia Scharfe, Stefanie Pfisterer-Heise, René Mantke, Dawid Pieper

“…Abstract Background For centralising complex gastrointestinal surgery, minimum volume standards have been implemented in Germany. To increase centralisation and thus patient safety, the minimum volume standards for complex oesophageal and pancreatic surgery were set to rise in 2023 and 2025, respectively. …”
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Protocol for an observational study to assess the impact of pharmacogenetics on outcomes in vascular surgery (PROSPER) by John H McDermott, William G Newman, Stuart Wright, Kerry Anne Burke, Selman Mirza, Nicholas S Greaves

“…Patients taking clopidogrel post-procedure, as well as those prescribed a non-clopidogrel based medication regimen, will be recruited prior to or shortly after revascularisation. …”
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Well-being trajectories and dynamic resource shifts in the transitions of retirement: a longitudinal study of Taiwanese older adults by Wan-Chen Hsu, Nuan-Ching Huang, Nuan-Ching Huang, Susan C. Hu

“…Then, we applied the generalized linear model (GLM) to examine how physical, financial, cognitive, emotional, and social resources influence these trajectories across the following three stages: pre-retirement, transition, and post-retirement.ResultsOur findings revealed two main trajectories of subjective well-being during retirement: a “High-Increase” group and a “Low-Decline” group. …”
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Regional variations in Italy’s COVID-19 death toll: a descriptive analysis of excess mortality and associated factors from 2020 to 2021 by Francesco Sanmarchi, Angelo Capodici, Davide Golinelli, Jacopo Lenzi, Manuel Zamparini, Federico Toth, Giovanni De Girolamo, Michael A. Stoto

“…Abstract Background Italy implemented various measures, including lockdowns and a mass vaccination campaign, to address the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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The application of quality control circle in improving the accuracy of ICD coding on medical records by Wenjing Ou, Peiyan Chang, Jinghua Zhou, Zhiqiang Zhou, Mingfang Jiang, Chao Wu

“…Guided by the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle framework, the team implemented QCC activities following its ten-step methodology. …”
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POTENSI MODAL SOSIAL MASYARAKAT DAERAH PASCA BENCANA DI KABUPATEN PONOROGO (INISIASI MODEL AGUNAN ALTERNATIF BERBASIS MODAL SOSIAL) by Ririn Tr Puspita Ningrum

“…It is hoped that this research can produce data/ information that is useful for implementing a participatory development system based on local strengths. …”
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Transforming PrEP marketing: understanding the place of PrEP in the hearts and minds of adolescent girls and young women in sub‐Saharan Africa by Emily de Lacy Donaldson, Elmari Briedenhann, Patriciah Jeckonia, Casey Bishopp, Anelde Greeff, Definate Nhamo

“…In 2023, these were further explored and developed with eight young women representatives under the age of 30 (build), then refined with PrEP implementers and Ministry of Health representatives from eight SSA countries (iterate), through five consultative virtual workshops of up to 25 participants each. …”
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Responses of microbial metabolic rates to non-equilibrated silicate- versus calcium-based ocean alkalinity enhancement by L. Marín-Samper, J. Arístegui, N. Hernández-Hernández, U. Riebesell

“…This manipulation led to a sustained increase in pH and a decrease in <span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i></span>CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> throughout the experiment, as full natural equilibration through sea–air gas exchange did not occur. Implemented in a neritic system under post-bloom conditions, a midway mixing event was simulated. …”
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Expecting the expected – learning from the past to provide forward scenarios through geomorphic change detection, monitoring and modeling by G. Bossi, M. Cavalli, M. Mantovani, F. T. Catelan, A. Ballaera, F. Ceccotto, G. Marcato, A Pasuto

“…In 2020, a new LiDAR survey of the area allowed assessment of the sediment dynamics within the catchment through the comparison with the post-2010 event LiDAR DTM. Based on DEM of difference maps, new insight into the behaviour of the catchment emerged, which appears to be influenced both by natural processes and anthropic activities. …”
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