What changes does rural medical education need?——a qualitative study exploring the experiences of rural grassroots doctors by Wenjun Yan, Xiuyin Gao, Wei Wang, Qingzhi Wang, Vorapoj Promasatayaprot, Sumattana Glangkarn

“…Continuing education faced skepticism regarding its relevance, leading to low participation rates in certain regions. Despite recognizing humanistic care and patient communication as core values, young doctors exhibited inadequate work engagement. …”
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Quality of work-life and priority improvement areas among nurses working in selected hospitals at Jodhpur – An exploratory survey by P. Gangadevi, Shalini Ganesh Nayak, Melita Sheilini, Ashok Kumar

“…By fostering improved communication, involving nurses in decision-making processes, and providing clear role definitions, we can elevate job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and performance, ultimately leading to decent work, economic growth, and reduced turnover rates.…”
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Evaluating the performance of South African primary care: a cross-sectional descriptive survey by Graham Bresick, Klaus B. von Pressentin, Robert Mash

“…Introduction: In 2018 governments reaffirmed their commitment to implementing primary health care (PHC) in the Astana Declaration. …”
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"Why take the patient back home?": Exploring the lived experiences of caregivers of COVID-19-infected individuals in Blantyre, Malawi. by Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando, Deborah Nyirenda, Leticia Suwedi-Kapesa, Marumbo Chirwa, Victor Mwapasa

“…They further expressed fear resulting from the increase in death rates, and the lack of proper information challenged their expectation of having their patients healed. …”
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Enduring intensity for healing: the patient perspective of intensive outpatient treatment for PTSD by Maria Bragesjö, Volen Z. Ivanov, Sara Farman, Margareta Panagiotidou, Rakel Eklund, Christian Rück

“…Intensified treatment has been suggested as a solution to increase treatment efficacy and reduce dropout rates, but little is known about patients’ preferences for this type of treatment.Objective: To investigate patients’ experiences of prolonged exposure delivered in an intensive format (iPE).Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 participants after completion of iPE.Results: Thematic analysis of the data yielded one overarching theme ‘Brutal Yet Worth It,’ accompanied by five subthemes: Building Blocks of Commitment, Strength through collective support, Overcoming challenges of the intensive treatment week, Therapeutic gains of the intensive treatment, and Facilitating and Enabling Treatment Progress. …”
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Global prevalence of tuberculosis and drug-resistant forms: A 30-year analysis from 1990 to 2019 by Xiaoying Lv, Xiuyuan Ji, Leiqun Xiong, Yongquan Chen, Houzhao Wang, Ying Yang

“…XDRTB increased 71.746% yearly to 0.4 per 100 000. Rates varied widely between countries. ASPR tended to be higher in males and poorer regions. …”
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Breaking prolonged sitting with high-intensity interval training to improve cognitive and brain health in middle-aged and older adults: a protocol for the pilot feasibility HIIT2SI... by Charles Hillman, Talha Syed, Dominika M Pindus, Tomasz S Ligeza, Jin Kuang, Scott Paluska, Joseph So, Miroslaw Wyczesany, Jesus Sarol, Flor B Quiroz, Ramiya Shanmugam, Maciej Kos, Naiman Khan, Art Kramer

“…The primary outcomes include the feasibility (recruitment and retention rates, percentage of valid electroencephalogram data), acceptability of time commitment, HIIT bouts and neurocognitive assessments, fidelity (the intensity of HIIT breaks, percentage of time spent sitting) and the amplitude and the latency of the P3b component of event-related brain potentials measured during the modified Eriksen flanker task at pretests, after the first and the third PA bout and at post-test. …”
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Exploration of the Motivating and Controlling Contexts of Childbearing in Yazd City by Maliheh Alimondegari, Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Hamideh Shiri Mohammad Abaad, Zahra Falakodin, Forozandeh Kalantari

“…One notable development is the rapid decline in fertility rates, which has been observed across all provinces, both urban and rural. …”
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Feasibility of a tailored, combined intervention with mind-body elements to prevent burnout in healthcare professionals (LAGOM) in a mixed-methods multicenter single-arm trial by Marleen Schröter, Anna K. Koch, Julia Berschick, Julia K. Schiele, Martin Bogdanski, Melanie Steinmetz, Judith Czakert, Wiebke Stritter, Christian S. Kessler, Georg Seifert

“…Securing visible leadership commitment and sufficient resources will be critical for future success. …”
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Qatar’s Progress in Curbing Diabetes: A Comprehensive and Proactive Approach by Mohamed Hamad J. T. Al-Thani, Sameh El-Saharty, Zeina Jamal, Amit Mishra, Suresh Babu Kokku, Rehana Nasir Nawaz, Ioanna Skaroni, Abdul Badi Abou-Samra

“…Recent data from the 2023 STEPwise survey indicates a stabilization in diabetes (18.1%) and obesity (33.4%) rates, alongside other lifestyle factors, necessitating ongoing public health interventions. …”
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Addressing unmet social needs for improved maternal and child nutrition: Qualitative insights from community-based organisations in urban South Africa by Agnes Erzse, Chris Desmond, Karen Hofman, Mary Barker, Nicola Joan Christofides

“…Socio-economic disadvantages contribute to high malnutrition rates, particularly in poor urban communities where many disadvantaged mothers cannot fully benefit from services. …”
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Public common-sense assumptions about mathematics by Jasmine Y. Ma, Arundhati Velamur, Nurdan Turan, Ali R. Blake, Lauren Vogelstein, Molly L. Kelton, Wendy Barrales

“…We delineated two key features of “common-sense” assumptions around mathematics learning that circulated in this meeting–math learners stay on a one-dimensional learning trajectory, and with varying rates of advancement–and investigated how these assumptions played out in the construction of a figured world of “schooled mathematics.” …”
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Calponin 3 Regulates Myoblast Proliferation and Differentiation Through Actin Cytoskeleton Remodeling and YAP1-Mediated Signaling in Myoblasts by Mai Thi Nguyen, Quoc Kiet Ly, Thanh Huu Phan Ngo, Wan Lee

“…According to a flow cytometry analysis, CNN3-deficient cells displayed higher S and G2/M phase fractions, which concurred with elevated proliferation rates. Furthermore, CNN3 knockdown impaired myogenic differentiation, as evidenced by reduced levels of MyoD, MyoG, and MyHC, key markers of myogenic commitment and maturation, and immunocytochemistry showed that myotube formation was diminished in CNN3-suppressed cells, which was supported by lower differentiation and fusion indices. …”
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Scoping review with textual narrative synthesis of the literature reporting stress and burn-out in specialist nurses: making the case for inflammatory bowel disease nurse specialis... by Lisa Younge, Karen Kemp, Isobel Mason, Lesley Dibley, Julie Duncan

“…Three core themes were identified: Rates of Burn-out, Mitigating and Alleviating Factors, and Preventing and Resolving Burn-out. …”
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The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Satisfaction: Hospitaly Contex by Paniran Paniran, Juliansyah Noor, Soleh Soleh, Mukhtar Wahyudi

“…Findings/Results: Research has demonstrated that human resource management (HRM) practices, including job security, empowerment, training, and quality of work life, have a substantial influence on employee retention rates. Furthermore, job satisfaction emerges as another critical determinant of the duration employees choose to stay with their present employer. …”
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The sexual and reproductive health needs and preferences of youths in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-synthesis. by Victoria Kalu Uka, Helen White, Debbie M Smith

“…The sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of youths in sub-Saharan Africa are not being fully met, as evidenced by high rates of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections in this population. …”
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Turnover intention among intensive care nurses and the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review by Tanja Lesnik, Anna Hauser-Oppelmayer

“…Especially in intensive care (ICU) and critical care units (CCU) with high workloads, high mortality rates and stressful working conditions, the phenomenon has serious consequences. …”
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Factors affecting breastfeeding initiation among mothers in Riyadh primary healthcare clinics: a cross-sectional study by Alhanouf F. Altamimi, Rayyana Ababtain, Mariah S. Alahmari, Bader A. Altulaihi

“…Older mothers and those with lower educational levels demonstrated higher rates of early initiation, suggesting cultural and generational influences. …”
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Leverage point themes within Dutch municipalities' healthy weight approaches: A qualitative study from a systems perspective. by Maud J J Ter Bogt, Kirsten E Bevelander, Lisa Tholen, Gerard R M Molleman, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Gerdine A J Fransen

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite all efforts of national and local approaches, obesity rates continue to rise worldwide. It is increasingly recognized that the complexity of obesity should be further addressed by incorporating a systems perspective when implementing approaches. …”
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Improving quality outcomes via process improvements and innovation: the largest single-surgeon series of 1,701 consecutive robotic lobectomy and segmentectomy cases by Robert J. Cerfolio, Natalie A. Ostro, Ashley J. McCormack

“…Quality metrics improved over each quartile: conversion rates decreased from 13 patients in our first 62 operations to 1 in our last 600 patients (p &lt; 0.001), 90-day mortality decreased from 0.3% to 0% (p &lt; 0.001), and major morbidity decreased from 6% to 1% (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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