Exploiting the power of stepwise intraoperative irrigant activation to maximize oval canal disinfection: an ex-vivo investigation by Mohammed Turky, Shaimaa Hamdy, Soha Elhady

“…To optimize the disinfection process, it would be essential to implement supplementary techniques in conjunction with standard root canal preparation. …”
Get full text

The role of big data analysis for resources optimization of immunization programmes in Pakistan by Abdul Raheem Rizvie, Muhammed Ifham Imtiyas, Abdul Thawwab Ishaque

“…This holistic approach seeks to establish a digital healthcare ecosystem, involve the public, and implement data-driven solutions for improved immunization and overall public health in Pakistan. …”
Get full text

Multiple insecticide resistance in Anopheles funestus from Mopeia, Central Mozambique by Caroline Kiuru, Luis Constantino, Gildo Cole, Jonathan Karisa, Caroline Wanjiku, Miguel Okoko, Baltazar Candrinho, Francisco Saute, N. Regina Rabinovich, Carlos Chaccour, Marta Ferreira Maia

“…Abstract Background The main malaria vector control methods implemented in Mozambique are insecticide-treated nets (ITN’s) and indoor residual spraying (IRS). …”
Get full text

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. …”
Get full text

The effect of sports specific warm-up on lower and upper extremity visual response time in female athletes by Ramazan Göğebakan, Dede Baştürk, Abdullah Arguz, Yasemin Bayraktar, Nurtekin Erkmen, Selver Say

“…No significant difference was found in the comparison of volleyball and football players' pre-warm-up (t = 1.905, p = 0.071) and post-warm-up (U = 43.000, p = 0.247) two-hand visual response times. …”
Get full text

SUBJECT-CENTRED CONTENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AS A FACTOR IN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF A SPECIALIST by I. A. Leskova

“…The methodological framework of the study is performed with the involvement of the regulators of human cognitivetransformational activity, based on the post-non-classical paradigm of cognition; the key principles of the competency-based, activity and personal-centred approaches to training. …”
Get full text

Immunomarker profiling in human chronic wound swabs reveals IL-1 beta/IL-1RA and CXCL8/CXCL10 ratios as potential biomarkers for wound healing, infection status and regenerative st... by Julian-Dario Rembe, Waseem Garabet, Matthias Augustin, Joachim Dissemond, Wiebke Ibing, Hubert Schelzig, Ewa K. Stuermer

“…Abstract Background Chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and post-surgical wound healing disorders pose a significant challenge due to prolonged healing, risk of infection, and impaired quality of life. …”
Get full text

From Hospital to Home: Applying a Co‐Design Approach to Determine the Key Components of an Intervention to Support Transition‐To‐Home After Stroke by Geraldine O'Callaghan, Martin Fahy, Patricia Hall, Deirdre McCartan, Peter Langhorne, Rose Galvin, Frances Horgan

“…These components focussed on enhancing collaboration, streamlining transition processes and facilitating post‐discharge support. While a stroke coordinator was considered a top priority, increased cross‐setting information sharing and community in‐reach, where community‐based healthcare staff extended their services into hospital settings to provide continuity care, were considered most feasible to implement. …”
Get full text

Pattern and correlates of obesity among public service workers in Ondo State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study by Isaac Aladeniyi, Oladele Vincent Adeniyi, Olufunmilayo Fawole, Mary Adeolu, Daniel Ter Goon, Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Eyitayo O Owolabi

“…In the bivariate analysis, female sex (p < 0.000), age above 41 years (p < 0.000), post-primary education level (p < 0.001), marriage (p < 0.000), no alcohol consumption (p < 0.001), diabetes (p < 0.000) as well as hypertension (p < 0.000) were significantly associated with obesity. …”
Get full text

A workplace-based HIV self-testing intervention as a determinant for self-testing knowledge, beliefs, and use among unskilled workers in Wakiso Uganda by Gerald Mukisa Nsereko, Khamisi Musanje, Eron Robinah Ayesiga, Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye, Rhoda Namubiru, Moses Sempala, Christine Kiwala, Martin Mabunda Baluku

“…Organizations, alongside HIV testing implementing partners, should awaken people operating in risky environments and those engaging in risky sexual acts on the threat of succumbing to HIV as this greatly increases HIVST and repeat testing.…”
Get full text

Financial Management Practices and Performance of Private Universities in Uganda. by Habassa, Ivan Akatwijuka

“…To achieve the research objective, the study draws on the interdisciplinary theories of Agency and Stakeholders as its theoretical foundations. The study adopts a post-positivist approach, which advocates for an explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach. …”
Get full text

Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Median maximum flow rate and post-void residual volume were predictors for detrusor underactivity. …”
Get full text

Pramipexole in addition to mood stabilisers for treatment-resistant bipolar depression: the PAX-BD randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial by Hamish McAllister-Williams, Nicola Goudie, Lumbini Azim, Victoria Bartle, Michael Berger, Chrissie Butcher, Thomas Chadwick, Emily Clare, Paul Courtney, Lyndsey Dixon, Nichola Duffelen, Tony Fouweather, William Gann, John Geddes, Sumeet Gupta, Beth Hall, Timea Helter, Paul Hindmarch, Eva-Maria Holstein, Ward Lawrence, Phil Mawson, Iain McKinnon, Adam Milne, Aisling Molloy, Abigail Moore, Richard Morriss, Anisha Nakulan, Judit Simon, Daniel Smith, Bryony Stokes-Crossley, Paul Stokes, Andrew Swain, Zoë Walmsley, Christopher Weetman, Allan H Young, Stuart Watson

“…Starting specific psychotherapy from 4 weeks before randomisation through to week 12 post randomisation. Currently taking part in another clinical trial that would interfere with the outcomes of PAX-BD. …”
Get full text

Improving health-promoting workplaces through interdisciplinary approaches. The example of WISEWORK-C, a cluster of five work and health projects within Horizon-Europe by Deborah De Moortel, Michelle C Turner, Ella Arensman, Alex Binh Vinh Duc Nguyen, Víctor Gonzalez

“…The INTERCAMBIO project aims to promote the health of workers in work environments impacted by climate change, implementation of new sustainable work practices, and the green transition (20). …”
Get full text

Incorporating Evidence of Migrant Women with Schizophrenia into a Women’s Clinic by Alexandre González-Rodríguez, Bruma Palacios-Hernández, Mentxu Natividad, Leah C. Susser, Jesús Cobo, Elisa Rial, Helena Cachinero, Eduard Izquierdo, Mireia Salvador, Ariadna Balagué, Jennipher Paola Paolini, Noelia Bagué, Anabel Pérez, José Antonio Monreal

“…The goal of this review is to explore the literature on migrant and culturally diverse women suffering with schizophrenia to develop and implement effective strategies in specialized clinics. …”
Get full text

From transition management towards just transition and place-based governance. Τhe case of Western Macedonia in Greece by Lefteris Topaloglou, Lefteris Ioannidis

“…This region has all the characteristics of a coal-dependent locality, under an urgent need to design and implement a post-lignite, just, transition strategy. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of skills lab communication training in a bachelor’s programme in psychology based on communicative self-efficacy by Menzel, Maren, Philipp, Swetlana, Schulz, Katrin, Fankhänel, Thomas, Rehmer, Sabine, Hardecker, Susanne, Portius, Dorothea, Ramminger, Sara, Zergiebel, Ulrike, Schochow, Maximilian, Paridon, Hiltraut, Sänger, Sylvia, Trummer, Anja, Ernst, Alexander, Meusel, Sandra, Wick, Katharina

“…To do this, a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental design and a retrospective pre-post measurement (then-test) was conducted. The sample consists of 16 students in the undergraduate psychology programme at the SRH University of Applied Sciences Campus Gera (age: M=20.9, SD=1.7; 87.5% female). …”
Get full text

A longitudinal study of healthcare workers’ mental health during Western Australia's unique policy response to COVID-19 by Elizabeth A. Newnham, Enrique L. P. Mergelsberg, Susanne Stanley, Sean Hood, Jessica Tearne, Antonio Celenza, Teresa Stevenson, Nahal Mavaddat, Gavin Demore, Hyranthi Kavanagh, Peter M. McEvoy

“…Background Western Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic was swift and effective in implementing public health protections and preventing the spread of the virus for the first 2 years. …”
Get full text

Biological control of citrus pests: A systematic bibliometric analysis 2000–2023 by Mohamed El Ammari, Rabea Ziri, Fatima El Bahja, Meriem Hamrani, Hassan Boukita, Najiba Brhadda, Said Bouzakraoui, Kaoutar Fahad

Get full text

Predicting leakage of the VERCORS mock-up and concrete containment buildings - a digital twin approach by Laurent Charpin, Jessica Haelewyn, Anass Cherki El Idrissi, Julien Niepceron, Benoît Masson, Charles Toulemonde, Guillaume Boulant, Jean-Philippe Mathieu, François Hamon, Sylvie Michel-Ponnelle, Jean-Marie Hénault, Frédéric Taillade, Jean-Luc Adia, Florian Escoffier

“…An important numerical effort has also been made to implement structural computations of the mock-up and to capitalize these computations as well as their post-processing (so as to compare automatically with the monitoring data) in what can be called a digital twin of the mock-up. …”
Get full text