How using light touch immersion research revealed important insights into the lack of progress in malaria elimination in Eastern Indonesia by Dee Jupp, Sherria Ayuandini, Frisca Tobing, Denny Halim, Enny Kenangalem, Maria E. Sumiwi, Hellen D. Prameswari, Minerva Theodora, Hermawan Susanto, Riskha T. P. Dewi, Dedy Supriyanto, Bayu Kurnia, Mrunal Shetye, Ermi Ndoen, Yuka Onishi

“…Abstract Background By 2022, the Government of Indonesia had successfully eliminated malaria in 389 out of 514 districts but continues to face a challenge in Eastern Indonesia where 95% of the total 2021 malaria cases were reported from Papua, West Papua and Nusa Tenggara Timur provinces. There is an increased recognition that malaria elimination will require a better understanding of the human behavioural factors hindering malaria prevention and treatment, informed by local context and local practice. …”
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Non-human and human service efficiency of long-term care facilities in China by Liangwen Zhang, Liangwen Zhang, Ying Han, Ya Fang

“…The spatial Markov chain and spatial correlation were also applied to explore the heterogeneity of and correlation between the service efficiency of LTCFs in different regions and then analyzes the influencing factors of efficiency using Tobit regression model.ResultsThe quantitative changes in the service efficiency of LTCFs in various provinces showed a “W” shape in two periods, ranging from 0.8 to 1.6. …”
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“They are gaining experience; we are gaining extra hands”: a mixed methods study to assess healthcare worker perceptions of a novel strategy to strengthen human resources for HIV i... by Deanna Tollefson, Nasiphi Ntombela, Sarah Reeves, Salome Charalambous, Gabrielle O’Malley, Geoffrey Setswe, Ann Duerr

“…Methods We conducted a convergent mixed methods study to assess healthcare worker acceptance and perceived appropriateness of YHA as implemented in Gauteng and North West provinces, South Africa and identify issues promoting or hindering high acceptability and perceived appropriateness. …”
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A Partition Modeling for Anthropogenic Heat Flux Mapping in China by Shasha Wang, Deyong Hu, Shanshan Chen, Chen Yu

“…Compared with the AHF in provinces, the AHF in Shanghai is the highest which reaches 12.56 W·m^−2, followed by Tianjin, Beijing, and Jiangsu. …”
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The use of medicinal plants in the prevention of COVID-19 using the Health Belief Model: A survey based on the Iranian population by Masoomeh Latifi, Fatemeh Maraki, Mohammad-Javad Parvaresh, Mohammadreza Zarei, Leili Allabakhshian

“…At the first stage, all provinces were divided into five regions: North, South, East, West, and Center. …”
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Captures of Emerald Ash Borer (<i>Agrilus planipennis</i>) Adults in Post-Invasion White Ash Sites with Varying Amounts of Live Phloem by Molly A. Robinett, Therese M. Poland, Deborah G. McCullough

“…Emerald ash borer (EAB), (<i>Agrilus planipennis</i> Fairmaire), first identified in 2002 in southeast Michigan, has caused catastrophic ash (<i>Fraxinus</i> spp.) mortality in forests within the core of the invasion and has spread to 35 states and five Canadian provinces. Little is known about persistence and densities of EAB populations in post-invasion sites after most ash trees have died. …”
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Exploring patient-reported barriers to advance care planning in family practice by Carrie Bernard, Amy Tan, Marissa Slaven, Dawn Elston, Daren K. Heyland, Michelle Howard

“…The questionnaire, which included closed ended questions followed by three probing open ended questions, was distributed in 20 family practices across 3 provinces in Canada. The free text responses were analyzed using thematic analysis and form the basis of this paper. …”
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The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Job Burnout of Healthcare Workers and Mediating Role of Workplace Violence: A Cross Sectional Study by Yiyin Cao, Lei Gao, Lihua Fan, Mingli Jiao, Ye Li, Yuanshuo Ma

“…This study aims to explore the level of job burnout among healthcare workers who are victims of workplace violence in China, to examine the influence of emotional intelligence on job burnout among healthcare workers, and to verify the mediating role of workplace violence; furthermore, providing a new perspective for health organizations and hospital administrators in order to relieve the level of job burnout and workplace violence among healthcare workers.MethodsA cross-sectional study was used to collect data from six tertiary public hospitals in three provinces (cities) in Eastern (Shandong and Tianjin) and Western (Gansu) China in 2018, which are large healthcare sites providing care to patients upon referral from primary and secondary hospitals. …”
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Provenance and family variations in early growth of Manchurian walnut (Juglans mandshurica Maxim.) and selection of superior families. by Qinhui Zhang, Su Chen, Guanzheng Qu, Yuchun Yang, Zhiming Lu, Jun Wang, Mulualem Tigabu, Jifeng Liu, Lianfeng Xu, Fang Wang

“…Thus, seeds of 44 families from six J. mandshurica provenances in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces were sown in the nursery and then transplanted out in the field. …”
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Geochemistry of Carboniferous–Permian Coal from the Wujiawan Mine, Datong Coalfield, Northern China: Modes of Occurrence, Origin of Valuable Trace Elements, and Potential Industria... by Jialiang Ma, Lin Xiao, Ke Zhang, Yukun Jiao, Zhenzhen Wang, Jinxiao Li, Wenmu Guo, Pengpeng Gao, Shenjun Qin, Cunliang Zhao

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Postnatal care services in rural Zambia: a qualitative exploration of user, provider, and community perspectives on quality of care by Cephas Sialubanje, Jeanette L. Kaiser, Thandiwe Ngoma, Lawrence Mwananyanda, Rachel M. Fong, Davidson H. Hamer, Nancy A. Scott

“…Methods Between October 2018 and February 2019, forty focus group discussions (FGDs) (n = 160 participants) and twelve in-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted in four districts in Southern and Eastern provinces. FGDs comprised women who delivered within the last year, fathers, community elders, and volunteers. …”
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Circumstances, policing, and attrition of multiple compared to single perpetrator rape cases within the South African criminal justice system by Mercilene Tanyaradzwa Machisa, Ruxana Jina, Gerard Labuschagne, Lisa Vetten, Lizle Loots, Rachel Jewkes

“…Methods The sample comprised 3952 rape cases reported to the South African Police Services (SAPS) in 2012, selected through a multi-stage random sampling of 172 police stations from a total of 1164 police stations in the nine provinces, followed by the random selection of cases from each station’s case list. …”
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Are There Long-term Academic Benefits of Full-Day Kindergarten? A Population-Based Analysis by Marni Brownell, Nathan Nickel, Dan Chateau, Carole Taylor, Leah Crockett, Alan Katz, Joykrishna Sarkar, Elaine Burland

“…ABSTRACT Objective Despite the implementation of full-day kindergarten (FDK) in several Canadian provinces, there is little evidence on the long-term outcomes associated with this program. …”
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Distribution and genetic diversity of Blastocystis subtypes in various mammal and bird species in northeastern China by Jianguang Wang, Baiyan Gong, Xiaohua Liu, Wei Zhao, Tong Bu, Weizhe Zhang, Aiqin Liu, Fengkun Yang

“…Methods A total of 1265 fresh fecal specimens (1080 from ten mammal species and 185 from eight bird species) were collected in Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Jilin provinces of China. Each specimen was examined for the presence of Blastocystis by PCR amplification and sequence analysis of the partial SSU rRNA gene. …”
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Peningkatan Determinan Sosial dalam Menurunkan Kejadian Tuberkulosis Paru by Dyah Wulan Sumekar Rengganis Wardani

“…Moreover, Bandar Lampung is located in Lampung, one of the poorest provinces in Indonesia. This research aimed to study the influence of social determinants (measured by indicators of education, income and social class) affecting tuberculosis incidence. …”
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Nutritional composition of tauco as Indonesian fermented soybean paste by Vika Tresnadiana Herlina, Hanifah Nuryani Lioe, Harsi Dewantari Kusumaningrum, Dede Robiatul Adawiyah

“…Proximate composition, NaCl salt, total sugars, total acids, and total amino acid profiles of 24 tauco products, collected from 24 producers in 7 provinces in Indonesia, were analyzed. The proximate composition mapped tauco into solid (containing 29.2–35.3% moisture on wet weight basis or ww), semisolid (42.2–54.5% ww moisture), and liquid (56.2–68.1% ww moisture). …”
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Evaluation of awareness and performance towards COVID-related disinfectant use among the university communities in Lebanon by Wissam Ghach, Jihan Safwan, Racha Kerek, Nisreen Alwan

“…Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to check significant differences in awareness and performance levels among gender, age, provinces, educational level, university status, and field of study. …”
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Relationships Between Perceived Organizational Support, Psychological Capital and Work Engagement Among Chinese Infection Control Nurses by Tian L, Wu A, Li W, Huang X, Ren N, Feng X, Zhang Y

“…Moreover, PsyCap might play a mediating role in the relationship between POS and work engagement.Objective: This study aims to clarify the relationships among POS, PsyCap and work engagement of Chinese ICNs.Methods: A cross-sectional design was performed to collect data on 7382 ICNs from 20 provinces in China. Data collection was conducted by an online questionnaire, including questions about demographics, the Chinese version of the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES), the Chinese version of the psychological capital questionnaire (PCQ) and the perceived organizational support scale for medical staff. …”
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Attribute nonattendance in COVID‐19 vaccine choice: A discrete choice experiment based on Chinese public preference by Jianhong Xiao, Fei Wang, Min Wang, Zegang Ma

“…Public Contribution Chinese adults from 31 provinces in mainland China participated in the study. …”
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Mumps treatment by quacks in Pakistan: A neglected danger to public health by Areeba Mustafa, Faiz Rasool, Khubaib Samdani

“…From 1 January to 31 December 2022, a total of 19,444 mumps cases had been recorded from all provinces of the country. [1] Mumps is a common childhood respiratory infection caused by a paramyxovirus. …”
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