‘The plural of silo is not ecosystem’: qualitative study on the role of innovation ecosystems in supporting ‘internet of things’ applications in health and care by Reidy, C, A’Court, C, Jenkins, W, Jani, A, Ramos, A, Morys-Carter, M, Papoutsi, C

“…Yet, most applications remain experimental with little routine use in health and care settings. We sought to examine the multiple interacting influences on IoT implementation, spread and scale-up, including the role of regional innovation ‘ecosystems’ and the impact of the COVID-19 context.…”

Practical guide to implementing patient-reported outcome measures in gender-affirming care: evaluating acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility by Kamran, R, Jackman, L, Laws, A, Stepney, M, Harrison, C, Jain, A, Rodrigues, J

“…<p><strong>Objective </strong></p>Assess acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of the Practical Guide to Implementing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in Gender-Affirming Care (PG-PROM-GAC) from a sample of patients and healthcare professionals. …”

Cytisine versus varenicline for smoking cessation in a primary care setting: a randomized non-inferiority trial by Oreskovic, T, Percac-Lima, S, Ashburner, JM, Tiljak, H, Rifel, J, Klemenc Ketiš, Z, Oreskovic, S

“…<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>A smoking-cessation program was implemented as a randomized non-inferiority trial in primary care practices in Croatia and Slovenia to investigate whether a standard 4-week treatment with cytisine was at least as effective and feasible as a standard 12-week treatment with varenicline in helping smokers quit.…”

Patient and Health Care Worker Perceptions of Communication and Ability to Identify Emotion When Wearing Standard and Transparent Masks by Chu, Jacqueline N., Collins, Joy E., Chen, Tina T., Chai, Peter R., Dadabhoy, Farah, Byrne, James D., Wentworth, Adam, DeAndrea-Lazarus, Ian A., Moreland, Christopher J., Wilson, Jaime A. B., Booth, Alicia, Ghenand, Omkar, Hur, Chin, Traverso, Giovanni

“…DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This pilot cross-sectional survey study included the general population, health care workers, and health care workers who are deaf or hard of hearing in the United States. …”
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Editorial: Influence of intimate partner violence and male partner involvement in maternity care in low-and-middle income countries by Whembolua, Guy-Lucien, Ilunga Tshiswaka, Daudet, Chereni, Adi

“…Editorial on the research topic: influence of intimate partner violence and male partner involvement in maternity care in low-and-middle income countries. In this issue of Frontiers in Global Women's Health, we present papers that focus on the influence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and male partner involvement in maternity care in low-and-middle income countries.…”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr) among critical care nurses in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Mughni, Muhamad Hafizuddin

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted among critical care nurses at HUSM using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Pricing data tampering in automated fare collection with NFC-equipped smartphones by Dang, Fan, Zhai, Ennan, Li, Zhenhua, Zhou, Pengfei, Mohaisen, Aziz, Bian, Kaigui, Wen, Qingfu, Li, Mo

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Third harmonic generation from mid-IR to near-IR regions in a phase-matched silicon-silicon-nanocrystal hybrid plasmonic waveguide by Huang, Tianye, Sun, Yunxu, Wu, Tingting, Shum, Perry Ping, Shao, Xuguang

“…The conversion efficiency of third harmonic generation (THG) from mid-IR (3600 nm) to near-IR (1200 nm) regions in a silicon-silicon-nanocrystal hybrid plasmonic waveguide (SSHPW) was calculated. …”
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Part geometry-driven crystallographic texture control in a 3D-printed austenitic steel – a strategy for near-monocrystalline microstructure generation by Chandra, Shubham, Tan, Xipeng, Kumar, Punit, Ramamurty, Upadrasta

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Waste to wealth: near-infrared/pH dual-responsive copper-humic acid hydrogel films for bacteria-infected cutaneous wound healing by Zha, Kangkang, Xiong, Yuan, Zhang, Wenqian, Tan, Meijun, Hu, Weixian, Lin, Ze, Cheng, Peng, Lu, Li, Cai, Kaiyong, Mi, Bobin, Feng, Qian, Zhao, Yanli, Liu, Guohui

“…In this study, we explore the ability of HAs to modulate the inflammatory response, particularly macrophage polarization, and the potential underlying mechanism. We fabricate a near-infrared (NIR)/pH dual-responsive Cu-HAs nanoparticle (NP)-based poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel film loaded with SEW2871 (SEW), a macrophage recruitment agent, to treat bacteria-infected cutaneous wounds. …”
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Near-IR and mid-IR (1.55 μm – 2 μm) silicon photonics devices on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform by Zhang, Zecen

“…Many useful applications have been developed in the near-infrared (NIR) data- and tele- communication band (1.3-1.6 µm), such as sensors, switches, modulators, and various passive devices. …”
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Real time monitoring of aminothiol level in blood using a near-infrared dye assisted deep tissue fluorescence and photoacoustic bimodal imaging by Anees, Palapuravan, Joseph, James, Sreejith, Sivaramapanicker, Menon, Nishanth Venugopal, Kang, Yuejun, Wing-Kwong Yu, Sidney, Ajayaghosh, Ayyappanpillai, Zhao, Yanli

“…In this work, we introduced an unsymmetrical near-infrared (NIR) squaraine dye (USq) as an exogenous contrast agent for photoacoustic and fluorescence bimodal imaging of thiol variations in live animals. …”
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Protocol: evaluating engagement with HIV care for people on ART in a high-burden, low-resource setting in South Africa by Keene, C, Phillips, T, Mody, A, Euvrard, J, McKnight, J, English, M, Orrell, C

A perspective on the role of point-of-care "immuno-triaging" to optimize COVID-19 vaccination distribution in a time of scarcity by Zhang, Yi, Rogers, Angela, Nadeau, Kari, Gu, Jun, Yang, Samuel

“…Vaccine bears hope to bring COVID-19 pandemic under control. …”
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Predictive factors for the diagnosis of coeliac disease in children and young people in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Farrier, CE, Wanat, M, Harnden, A, Paterson, A, Roberts, N, Saatci, D, Hirst, J

Evaluating the impact, implementation experience and political economy of primary care networks in Kenya: protocol for a mixed methods study by Amboko, B, Nzinga, J, Tsofa, B, Mugo, P, Musiega, A, Maritim, B, Wong, E, Mazzilli, C, Ng’ang’a, W, Hagedorn, B, Turner, G, Musuva, A, Murira, F, Ravishankar, N, Hussein, S, Barasa, E

“…Background: Primary care networks (PCNs) are increasingly being adopted in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to improve the delivery of primary health care (PHC). …”

The Architectural Layout of Long-Term Care Units: Relationships between Support for Residents’ Well-Being and for Caregivers’ Burnout and Resilience by Rom, Yifat, Morag, Ido, Palgi, Yuval, Isaacson, Michal

“…With a growing need for long-term care facilities in general, and for specialized dementia units in particular, it is important to ensure that the architectural layouts of such facilities support the well-being of both the residents and the unit caregivers. …”
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Can Mobility of Care be Identified from Transit Fare Card Data? A Case Study in Washington D.C. by Shuman, Daniela, Abdelhalim, Awad, Stewart, Anson F, Campbell, Kayleigh B, Patel, Mira, Sanchez de Madariaga, Ines, Zhao, Jinhua

“…While the majority of studies have relied on survey and qualitative data to assess “mobility of care”, we propose a novel data-driven workflow utilizing transit fare card transactions, name-based gender inference, and geospatial analysis to identify mobility of care trip making. …”
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Beyond the Ovaries: Renaming a common yet neglected hormonal condition could be the key to unlocking better care for patients by Stewart, Lily

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Entangled Amid Misaligned Seams: Limitations to Technology-Mediated Care for Repairing Infrastructural Breakdowns in a Youth Empowerment Program by Choi, Adrian, Pfohl, Grace, D'Ignazio, Catherine, Foucault Welles, Brooke, Parker, Andrea

“…The COVID-19 pandemic broke down the human infrastructure of many community-based programs, disrupting in-person care services for low-resourced families. Yet, minimal work has explored how actors repair these breakdowns and how other infrastructures may interfere with repairs in such contexts. …”
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