Learning from intersectoral initiatives to respond to the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants without status in the context of COVID-19 in Quebec and Ontario: a qualita... by Lara Gautier, Erica Di Ruggiero, Carly Jackson, Naïma Bentayeb, Marie-Jeanne Blain, Fariha Chowdhury, Serigne Touba Mbacké Gueye, Muzhgan Haydary, Lara Maillet, Laila Mahmoudi, Shinjini Mondal, Armel Ouffouet Bessiranthy, Pierre Pluye, Saliha Ziam, Nassera Touati

“…In the two most populous Canadian provinces (Quebec and Ontario), to reduce the vulnerability factors experienced by the most marginalized migrants, the public and community sectors engage in joint coordination efforts called intersectoral collaboration. …”
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Implementation analysis of a case management intervention for people with complex care needs in primary care: a multiple case study across Canada by Catherine Hudon, Mathieu Bisson, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Alannah Delahunty-Pike, Mireille Lambert, Dana Howse, Charlotte Schwarz, Olivier Dumont-Samson, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Fred Burge, Shelley Doucet, Vivian R. Ramsden, Alison Luke, Marilyn Macdonald, André Gaudreau, Judy Porter, Donna Rubenstein, Cathy Scott, Mike Warren, Linda Wilhelm

“…Methods A qualitative multiple case study was conducted including six primary care clinics across four provinces in Canada. In-depth interviews and focus groups with nurse case managers, health services managers, and other primary care providers were conducted. …”
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Facility capacity and provider knowledge for cholera surveillance and diarrhoea case management in cholera hotspots in the Democratic Republic of Congo – a mixed-methods study by Mattias Schedwin, Aurélie Bisumba Furaha, Kelly Elimian, Carina King, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Marc K Yambayamba, Thorkild Tylleskär, Tobias Alfvén, Simone E Carter, Placide Welo Okitayemba, Mala Ali Mapatano, Helena Hildenwall

“…Methods We conducted a sequential exploratory mixed-method study, using focus group discussions, facility audits, and provider knowledge questionnaires during September and October 2022 in North Kivu and Tanganyika provinces, Eastern DRC. Content analysis was used for qualitative data. …”
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Determining the association between different living arrangements and depressive symptoms among over-65-year-old people: The moderating role of outdoor activities by Rixiang Xu, Yulian Liu, Yulian Liu, Tingyu Mu, Yaping Ye, Caiming Xu

“…However, changes in the living environment may negatively affect the mental health of the elderly.ObjectiveTo explore the association between different living arrangements and depressive symptoms among over-65-year-old people in China and the moderating role of outdoor activities.MethodThe 2018 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) used a mixed sampling method to collect the health and demographic information of 15,874 older adults over 65 years from 23 provinces in China. After considering this study's inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final sample comprised 12,200 participants. …”
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Coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants after four years of implementation in Sierra Leone by Augustin E. Fombah, Haily Chen, Kwabena Owusu-Kyei, Llorenç Quinto, Raquel Gonzalez, Julian Williams, Mireia LLach Berne, Myrte Wassenaar, Abubakarr Jalloh, Joe-Henry C. Sunders, Maximo Ramirez, Cesc Bertran-Cobo, Francisco Saute, Didier K. Ekouevi, Valérie Briand, Anitta R. Y. Kamara, Tom Sesay, Mohamed Samai, Clara Menendez

“…Methods A cross-sectional, community-based, multi-stage cluster household survey was conducted from November to December 2021 in selected districts of the Northern and northwestern provinces of Sierra Leone among 10–23 months old children, whose caretakers gave written informed consent to participate in the survey. …”
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Caregivers’ understanding of childhood influenza vaccination during the epidemic in China. A mixed-methods study by Kaiyi Han, Kaiyi Han, Zhiyuan Hou, Zhiyuan Hou, Shiyi Tu, Shiyi Tu, Qian Wang, Simeng Hu, Yuting Xing, Jing Du, Shujie Zang, Tracey Chantler, Heidi Larson, Heidi Larson

“…This study aimed to investigate the uptake status and reasons of childhood influenza vaccination during the pandemic in China.MethodsA mixed-methods study combining a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews was conducted in Anhui, Shaanxi, and Guangdong provinces between September and November 2021. 2081 caregivers completed the valid questionnaire. 38 caregivers participated in interviews, and data were analyzed thematically, using deductive and inductive coding.ResultsA total of 2081 caregivers completed the valid questionnaire, and 38 caregivers participated in interviews. …”
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Prediction of the potentially suitable areas of Litsea cubeba in China based on future climate change using the optimized MaxEnt model by Xiaodeng Shi, Jiawei Wang, Li Zhang, Shangxing Chen, Anlin Zhao, Xiaodan Ning, Guorong Fan, Nansheng Wu, Ling Zhang, Zongde Wang

“…The predicted potentially suitable area was mainly concentrated in the 19 provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Basin and its southern area. …”
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Exploring the Coordinated Evolution Mechanism of Regional Sustainable Development and Tourism in China’s “Beautiful China” Initiative by Xiaoyu Wang, Minyi Zhang, Siying Jie, Mu Zhang, Zhan Zhang

“…Furthermore, using the 31 Chinese provinces as the research subject, we further analyzed the state of Beautiful China construction and tourism development, as well as their coupling relationships of the two systems. …”
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Association between early life exposure to the great famine and possible sarcopenia in older Chinese adults: a national cross-sectional study by Ning Ma, Yi Song, Hao Cheng, Ting Wu, Xiaojin Yan, Yunfei Liu, Jiajia Dang, Panliang Zhong, Di Shi, Shan Cai, Patrick W C Lau

“…Objectives We used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to investigate how an early life famine exposure affected possible sarcopenia (PS) and to explore the extent to which a sex difference exists in the association among older Chinese adults, as well as whether risk factors modify the association.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting 28 provinces of China.Participants Considering that the Great Chinese Famine lasted from the spring of 1959 to the fall of 1961, 3557 participants were selected and categorised into four subgroups based on their date of birth: unexposed group (1 October 1962 to 30 September 1964), fetal exposed group (1 October 1959 to 30 September 1961), infant exposed group (1 January 1958 to 31 December 1958) and preschool exposed group (1 January 1956 to 31 December 1957).Outcome measure PS was defined as having low muscle strength or low physical performance.Methods We used multivariable logistic models to analyse the association between early life famine exposure and the risk of PS in elderly life.Results The prevalences of PS among individuals in the unexposed, fetal, infant and preschool exposed groups were 15.1%, 14.4%, 23.6% and 21.9%, respectively. …”
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Novel foci of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks infected with Babesia canis and Babesia caballi in the Netherlands and in Belgium by Frans Jongejan, Moniek Ringenier, Michael Putting, Laura Berger, Stefan Burgers, Reinier Kortekaas, Jesse Lenssen, Marleen van Roessel, Michiel Wijnveld, Maxime Madder

“…Ticks were found throughout the year on dogs in nearly all provinces of the Netherlands. None of the ticks collected from these hosts were infected. …”
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Addressing sociodemographic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake among youth in Zimbabwe by Richard J Hayes, Sarah Bernays, Victoria Simms, Chido Dziva Chikwari, Katharina Kranzer, Tsitsi Bandason, Owen Mugurungi, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Ethel Dauya, Agnes Mahomva, Constance R S Mackworth-Young, Mandikudza Tembo, Leyla Larsson, Constancia Mavodza, Tinotenda Taruvinga

“…Understanding vaccination coverage across different population groups and the sociocultural influences in healthcare delivery is important to inform targeted vaccination campaigns.Methods A population-based survey was conducted in 24 communities across three provinces (Harare, Bulawayo and Mashonaland East) in Zimbabwe between October 2021 and June 2022. …”
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Epidemic Identification of Fungal Diseases in <i>Morchella</i> Cultivation across China by Xiaofei Shi, Dong Liu, Xinhua He, Wei Liu, Fuqiang Yu

“…In this paper, ITS amplicon sequencing and microscopic examination were concurrently performed on the morel ascocarp lesions from 32 sites in 18 provinces across China. Results showed that <i>Diploöspora longispora</i> (75.48%), <i>Clonostachys solani</i> (5.04%), <i>Mortierella gamsii</i> (0.83%), <i>Mortierella amoeboidea</i> (0.37%) and <i>Penicillium kongii</i> (0.15%) were the putative pathogenic fungi. …”
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Overview and large-scale representative estimate of radon-222 flux data in China by Bo Lei, Lingjuan Zhao, Frédéric Girault, Ziqi Cai, Caiwu Luo, Sandeep Thapa, Jiaxin She, Frédéric Perrier

“…Over the whole dataset, the RF results were classified into geographical provinces, time periods and substratum types. Mean RF values yield 180±32, 36.9±4.8, 31.1±1.0, 66.1±1.6 and 1510±100 mBq m−2 s−1 in metamorphic and igneous (n=71), sedimentary (n=24), Quaternary (n=585), faulted areas (n=832) and uranium-related sites (n=898), respectively. …”
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Patient and caregiver perspectives on early identification for advance care planning in primary healthcare settings by Cynthia Kendell, Jyoti Kotecha, Mary Martin, Han Han, Margaret Jorgensen, Robin Urquhart

“…Methods Fourteen participants were recruited from two Canadian provinces. Participants included individuals aged 65 and older with declining health and self-identified caregivers of individuals aged 65 and older with declining health. …”
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Levels and health risk assessment of trace metals in honey from different districts of Bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia by Tamene Beshaw, Kindnew Demssie, Israel Leka

“…The levels of trace metals in honey samples across the provinces ranged as follows; Zn (1.78–4.02 mg/kg), Cu(1.85–2.35 mg/kg), Mn (0.75–1.25 mg/kg), Cd (0.011–0.038 mg/kg), Cr (0.25–0.55 mg/kg), respectively. …”
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Perceived HRM and turnover intentions of elderly care workers: perspective from person-job fit and institutional ownership by Fang Wu, Wei Chen, Ruyi Wan, Jiatong Lu, Qianqian Yu, Qilei Tu

“…The study included questionnaire survey data from a total of 305 elderly care workers from 42 elderly care institutions in 21 provinces in China during June to September 2021. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression, and heterogeneity analyses were performed. …”
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Six years genotype distribution of Human Papillomavirus in Calabria Region, Southern Italy: a retrospective study by Luisa Galati, Cinzia Peronace, Maria Teresa Fiorillo, Rosanna Masciari, Cristina Giraldi, Salvatore Nisticò, Pasquale Minchella, Vincenzo Maiolo, Giorgio Settimo Barreca, Nadia Marascio, Angelo Giuseppe Lamberti, Aida Giancotti, Maria Gabriella Lepore, Francesca Greco, Maria Vittoria Mauro, Annelisa Borelli, Giuseppa Lo Bocchiaro, Giovanni Surace, Maria Carla Liberto, Alfredo Focà

“…Viral types were genotyped by Linear Array HPV Genotyping® test (Roche, USA) at the Clinical Microbiology Operative Unit of six hospitals located in four provinces of the Calabria region. Cervical scrape specimens were also used to perform Pap smears for cytological analysis in a subset of 405 women; cytological classification of the samples was performed according to the Bethesda classification system. …”
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Community-based COVID-19 active case finding and rapid response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Improving case detection and response. by John Otokoye Otshudiema, Gervais Léon Tengomo Folefack, Justus M Nsio, Cathy H Kakema, Luigino Minikulu, Aimé Bafuana, Joel B Kosianza, Antoine K Mfumu, Edith Nkwembe, Yannick Munyeku-Bazitama, Sheila Makiala-Mandanda, Noé Guinko, Gisèle Mbuyi, Jean-Marie K Tshilumbu, Guy N Saidi, Moreau-Serge Umba-di-Masiala, Amos K Ebondo, Jean-Jacques Mutonj, Serge Kalombo, Jad Kabeya, Taty K Mawanda, Faustin N Bile, Gaby K Kasereka, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Karl Njuwa Fai, Amédée Prosper Djiguimde

“…This pilot study was modeled on the DRC's National COVID-19 Response Plan and the COVID-19 Ag-RDT screening algorithm defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), with case findings implemented in 259 health areas, 39 health zones, and 9 provinces. In each health area, a 7-member interdisciplinary field team tested the close contacts (ring strategy) and applied preventive and control measures to each confirmed case. …”
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Disease burden and antimicrobial resistance of invasive group B streptococcus among infants in China: a protocol for a national prospective observational study by Wenjing Ji, Haiying Liu, Zhengjiang Jin, Aimin Wang, Xiaoping Mu, Xiaosong Qin, Weidong Wang, Chunyan Gao, Yuning Zhu, Xiaodan Feng, Jine Lei, Shangyang She, Lan Jiang, Jing Liu, Shuhua Yang, Zeshi Liu, Gang Li, Qiuhong Li, Dawen Guo, Muhammad Majid Aziz, Ali Hassan Gillani, Yu Fang

“…Eighteen large urban tertiary care hospitals from 16 provinces were selected that cover the eastern, southern, western, northern and central regions of China. …”
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Anticancer Potential and Other Pharmacological Properties of <i>Prunus armeniaca</i> L.: An Updated Overview by Dusanka Kitic, Bojana Miladinovic, Milica Randjelovic, Agnieszka Szopa, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Daniela Calina, Veronique Seidel

“…The plant is thought to originate from the northern, north-western, and north-eastern provinces of China, although some data show that it may also come from Korea or Japan. …”
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