Social innovation in access to healthcare: community-based health insurance among Senegalese migrants in Spain by Modou Diop, Rita Sobczyk

“…Although the law was later amended and some regions introduced alternative programs to restore access, disparities in healthcare access remain. …”
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A Case Study of Computational Thinking Analysis Using SOLO Taxonomy in Scientific–Mathematical Learning by Alejandro De la Hoz Serrano, Andrés Álvarez-Murillo, Eladio José Fernández Torrado, Miguel Ángel González Maestre, Lina Viviana Melo Niño

“…However, it is necessary to investigate in depth evaluations that analyze the acquisition of Computational Thinking skills in pre-service teachers, especially when scientific and mathematical content learning programs are designed. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF SUBSURFACE GROUNDWATER USING THE VES METHOD AROUND DENDAM LAKE, BENGKULU CITY, INDONESIA by Faritz Bagda Maghribi, Refrizon Refrizon, Suhendra Suhendra, Darmawan Ikhlas Fadli, Halauddin, Beni Syakban Idris, Henny Johan, Eli Putriani

“…In addition, there is no information available regarding the precise depth of the groundwater table in the region. On the other hand, the underground groundwater at this location has a depth that is shallower than the norm.…”
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Healthcare providers' perspectives on the organization of health services to manage people with multiple long-term conditions in primary care settings in Kerala, India: a qualitati... by Thoniparambil Ravindranathanpillai Lekha, Linju Joseph, Linju Joseph, Neethu Vasantha Sasidharan, Athira Krishnan, Justine Davies, Paramjit Gill, Sheila Greenfield, Sivadasanpillai Harikrishnan, Jissa Vinoda Thulaseedharan, Mathew Joseph Valamparampil, Semira Manaseki-Holland, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Panniyammakal Jeemon

“…However, several challenges at the health system level including lack of long-term planning, treatment guidelines and combination medicines, leading to fragmentation of care and poor program implementation and uptake by HCPs and patients.ConclusionOur study confirms sub-optimal health system preparedness and highlights the challenges for a transitioning primary care for managing people with MLTCs in one of India's states with a well-developed healthcare system. …”
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Child-Centered Anti-Trafficking Approaches in Mediterranean Migration Routes: Italy and Turkey by Ezgi Yaman Kennedy

“…It has been noted that both Italy and Turkey offer various services to victims of child trafficking, including in-kind and -cash social assistance, free legal aid, shelter services, access to education and healthcare, as well as prevention, awareness, and advocacy programs. …”
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Undergraduate physics students’ experiences: Exploring the impact of underrepresented identities and intersectionality by D. K. Keblbeck, K. Piatek-Jimenez, C. Medina Medina

“…Recent research indicates that the lack of diversity in physics is partially due to an unwelcoming climate within physics departments, as well as differential experiences during college. …”
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Assessing benthic invertebrate vulnerability to ocean acidification and de-oxygenation in California: The importance of effective oceanographic monitoring networks. by Meghan Zulian, Esther G Kennedy, Sara L Hamilton, Tessa M Hill, Genece V Grisby, Aurora M Ricart, Eric Sanford, Ana K Spalding, Manuel Delgado, Melissa Ward

“…Further, we evaluate the efficacy of current monitoring programs by examining how data gaps heighten associated uncertainty. …”
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Detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with litter size in goats using genotyping-by-sequencing and association analysis by Satoshi Kubota, Thara Wongdee, Pramote Paengkoum

“…After filtering for allele depth and missing genotype data, the retained SNPs were subjected to population structure analysis and association analysis with the nine traits. …”
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Egg excretion patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infections in humans following albendazole-ivermectin and albendazole treatment. by Sophie Welsche, Pierre H H Schneeberger, Jan Hattendorf, Somphou Sayasone, Eveline Hürlimann, Jennifer Keiser

“…The assessment of drug efficacies and understanding of drug behavior is pivotal to the evaluation of treatment successes, both in preventive chemo-therapy programs as well as in research of novel treatment options. …”
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"A Baby Was an Added Burden": Predictors and Consequences of Unintended Pregnancies for Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya: A Mixed-Methods Study. by Stanley Luchters, Wilkister Bosire, Amy Feng, Marlise L Richter, Nzioki King'ola, Frances Ampt, Marleen Temmerman, Matthew F Chersich

“…Qualitative data were gathered through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with FSWs who became pregnant during the study, and interviews with five key informants. …”
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Nonlinear mixed models and related approaches in infectious disease modeling: A systematic and critical review by Olaiya Mathilde Adéoti, Schadrac Agbla, Aliou Diop, Romain Glèlè Kakaï

“…When conducting an in-depth analysis of microinfection dynamics, one must account for the substantial heterogeneity across countries. …”
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Topologically associating domains of chromatin on single-cell Hi-C data: a survey of bioinformatic tools and applications in the light of artificial intelligence by Hongqiang Lyu, Yao Li, Xinran Chen, Yuan Liu, Erhu Liu, Xiaoliang Cheng

“…Unfortunately, the contact matrix for a single cell is ultra-sparse due to the low sequencing depth. Coupled with noises, artifacts, and dropout events from experiments, as well as cell heterogeneity caused by the cell cycle and transcription status, the computational analysis of TAD structures at the single-cell level has encountered some challenges not encountered at the bulk level. …”
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Assessment of the impact of training tools on healthcare workers for PCV introduction in Maharashtra, India during the COVID-19 pandemic by Syed Quadri, Pravin Vedpathak, Puskarr Deshmukkh, Arup Deb Roy, Abida Sultana, Amanjot Kaur, Rashmi Mehra, Rhythm Hora, Shyam Kumar Singh, Seema Singh Koshal

“…Conclusion: Overall, the study highlights the importance of well-designed training programs and effective training tools particularly animated videos in ensuring the successful implementation of PCV. …”
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Understanding Caregiver Burden in Severe Pediatric Asthma - A Qualitative Study by Wu P, Zhang J, Hu Y

“…(Incomplete knowledge of disease management; lack of competence in care as well as poor child compliance making care more difficult; lack of support for asthma in schools). 2) Excessive consumption of time and energy. …”
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Th role of counselling to reduce parental fears and anxiety about newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Northern Ghana by Enyonam Duah, Samuel T. Chatio, Lucy O. Ababio, Nicola Lister, Olufolake Egbujo, Kwaku Marfo, Isaac Odame, Patrick Ansah

“…They however suggested various strategies such as adequate training and positive behaviour of counsellors to ensure effective counselling process during the SCD screening program. Conclusion Although counselling has been described as a key component in the planned SCD screening program, adequate training to improve knowledge, counselling skills as well as positive attitude of counsellors towards parents could enhance the effectiveness of counselling services offered.…”
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Experiences and needs of family caregivers for patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in Palestine by Zareefa Shaabna, Maysoon S.Abdalrahim, Ruqayya Zeilani

“…Data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological method to capture the essence of caregivers’ lived experiences. …”
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Implementation of an information system for tuberculosis in healthcare facilities in Indonesia: evaluation of its effectiveness and challenges by Rita Dian Pratiwi, Bachti Alisjahbana, Yanri Wijayanti Subronto, Sigit Priyanta, Suharna Suharna

“…SITB is used by all health workers responsible for TB programs in health facilities or hospitals throughout Indonesia. …”
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Knowledge of alarm signs of stroke among caretakers of stroke patients and first contact healthcare providers at two tertiary referral hospitals in Uganda by Salvatore Ssemmanda, Abdu Kisekka Musubire

“…Half (50%) of the caretakers had their patients arrive to hospital beyond 24 h from their patient’s time last known well for stroke treatment (between 2 and 5 days). …”
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Sport sector as a part of public policy for elderly people in selected EU countries by Aleksandra Malgorzata Goldys

“…There are dozens of documents, recommendations and reports which highlight how crucial role well managed sport-for-all (grassroots sport) can play in health promotion and HP4OP especially. …”
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Role of haptic feedback technologies and novel engineering developments for surgical training and robot-assisted surgery by Imán Laga Boul-Atarass, Imán Laga Boul-Atarass, Mercedes Rubio Manzanares Dorado, Andrés Padillo-Eguía, Jesús Racero-Moreno, Ignacio Eguía-Salinas, Sheila Pereira-Arenas, Sheila Pereira-Arenas, Rosa María Jiménez-Rodríguez, Javier Padillo-Ruiz, Javier Padillo-Ruiz

“…In addition to this, the advances in robotic engineering in the last few years have contributed to the increase in the number of robotic and tele-operated interventions, providing surgeons with fewer hand tremors and increased depth perception during surgery. However, currently, both techniques are totally or partially devoid of haptic feedback. …”
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