Global availability of medications and health technologies for kidney care: A multinational study from the ISN-GKHA by Kelly, DM, Jones, ESW, Barday, Z, Arruebo, S, Caskey, FJ, Damster, S, Donner, J, Jha, V, Levin, A, Nangaku, M, Saad, S, Tonelli, M, Ye, F, Okpechi, IG, Bello, AK, Johnson, DW

“…A core feature of universal health coverage is equitable access to affordable care not exposing people to financial hardship. This study aims to provide a global overview on availability and access to medications and health technologies for delivery of optimal kidney care. …”

Ethics education for successful infectious disease control of COVID-19 by Lim, Hannah Yeefen

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Car-to-car communication interworking between 5G cellular and DSRC technologies by Ong, Wei Hong

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TutorBuddy : development of mobile-web based system for peer-to-peer personal tutoring services by Lim, Jorina

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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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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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Design of finger-probe holder for continuous non-invasive blood glucose monitoring device for intensive care unit by Soh, Phey Hong.

“…In the hospital intensive care unit (ICU) there is a need to tightly control blood glucose level of critically ill patients. …”
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‘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. …”

Alterations in care for children with special healthcare needs during the early COVID-19 pandemic: ethical and policy considerations by Jones, J, Lignou, S, Unguru, Y, Sheehan, M, Dunn, M, Seltzer, RR

“…Among children with special healthcare needs, research from the United Kingdom (U.K.) has shown that the pandemic response uniquely impacted various aspects of their care, including decreased access to care, delays in diagnosis, and poorer chronic disease control. …”

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.…”

Health economic aspects of childhood excess weight by Onyimadu, O

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Barriers and leverage points for seeing alcohol differently in integrated care systems in England: a senior stakeholder interview study by Madden, Mary, Stewart, Duncan, McCambridge, Jim

“…Introduction: Integrated care systems (ICSs) are the latest major innovation aiming to develop localised, integrated health and social care services to improve population health in England. …”
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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

“…Studies in the literature have found significant differences in travel behavior by gender on public transit that are largely attributable to household and care responsibilities falling disproportionately on women. …”
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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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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

“…To ensure successful implementation of the proposed framework, point-of-care (POC) immunodiagnostic testing is needed to quickly ramp up the testing capability. …”
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Design and build a Microsoft product or software for Microsoft Imagine Cup 2018 (C) : integrated elderly care system by Fong, Thomas Guo Zhen

“…This project aims to develop a complete integrated elderly care system to assist caregivers in monitoring the physical well-being of an elderly living alone at home. …”
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