‘Community health workers are unable to work because they don’t have supervisors’ - mid-level providers’ experiences of a CHW program in rural South Africa by Linnea Stansert Katzen, Mark Tomlinson, Christina Laurenzi, Ncumisa Waluwalu, Mary Jane Rotheram Borus, Sarah Skeen

“…Third, good-quality training and refresher trainings for CHWs is critical. …”
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The understandability and quality of telephone-guided bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the Western Cape province of South Africa: A manikin-based study by Leonel P De Caires, Katya Evans, Willem Stassen

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Navigating language discordance in public health care in rural South Africa: a qualitative descriptive study of occupational therapists’ perspectives by M. C. Ramafikeng, E. Marshall

“…(3) Language definitely impacts that therapy process and lastly, (4) systemic oppression perpetuating language discordance. …”
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Development and evaluation of a de-escalation training intervention in adult acute and forensic units: the EDITION systematic review and feasibility trial by Owen Price, Cat Papastavrou Brooks, Isobel Johnston, Peter McPherson, Helena Goodman, Andrew Grundy, Lindsey Cree, Zahra Motala, Jade Robinson, Michael Doyle, Nicholas Stokes, Christopher J Armitage, Elizabeth Barley, Helen Brooks, Patrick Callaghan, Lesley-Anne Carter, Linda M Davies, Richard J Drake, Karina Lovell, Penny Bee

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Explore the Obstacles to Closeout Phase Success in Oil and Gas Industry Projects (Case Study: South Pars Gas Field Development Program) by Mojtaba Azizi, Farbod Sadeghi Tehrani, Mohammad Hossein Sobhiyah, Farhad Nasrollahpour

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Current use and perceived barriers of emergency point-of-care ultrasound by African health care practitioners by Daniël Jacobus van Hoving, Annet Ngabirano Alenyo, Faith Komagum, Hein Lamprecht

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Hybrid delivery of cluster-set resistance training for individuals previously treated for lung cancer: the results of a single-arm feasibility trial by C. M. Fairman, O. L. Owens, K. L. Kendall, J. Steele, A. R. Schumpp, C. Latella, M. T. Jones, L. Marcotte, J. M. Dawson, C. M. J. Peddle-McIntyre, K. K. McDonnell

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The Effect of 12 Weeks Aerobic Training on PDX-1 and GLUT2 Gene Expression in the Pancreatic Tissue of Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Shokoufeh Sokhanvardastjerdi, Abdolali Banaeifar, Sajad Arshadi, Aredeshir Zafari

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The Determinants of Adherence to Public Health and Social Measures Against COVID-19 Among the General Population in South Korea: National Survey Study by Hye Chong Hong, Hyeonkyeong Lee, Suk Jeong Lee, Chang Park, Mikyung Lee

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Use of Insecticides in Agriculture and the Prevention of Vector-Borne Diseases: Population Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Beliefs in Elibou, South Côte d’Ivoire by Bédjou P. N’Dri, Kathrin Heitz-Tokpa, Mouhamadou Chouaïbou, Giovanna Raso, Amoin J. Koffi, Jean T. Coulibaly, Richard B. Yapi, Pie Müller, Jürg Utzinger

“…We observed a misuse of pesticides among farmers, explained by the lack of specific training. In the community, long-lasting insecticidal nets were the most common preventive measure against malaria, followed by mosquito coils and insecticide sprays. …”
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Applying an Evidence-Based Community Organizing Approach to Strengthen HIV Prevention for Cisgender Women in US South: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Anandi N Sheth, Dazon Dixon Diallo, Celeste Ellison, Deja L Er, Adaora Ntukogu, Kelli A Komro, Jessica M Sales

“… BackgroundMost new HIV diagnoses among cisgender women in the United States occur in the South. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a cornerstone of the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative, remains underused by cisgender women who may benefit. …”
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Investigating the effect of Resistance Training on the Axis / IGF-1 PI3K in Skeletal Muscle and Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Mahdi Nadi, Abdolali Banaifar, Sajjad Arshadi, Mojtaba Eizadi

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Evaluation of a community health worker home visit intervention to improve child development in South Africa: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. by Peter C Rockers, Jukka M Leppänen, Amanda Tarullo, Lezanie Coetzee, Günther Fink, Davidson H Hamer, Aisha K Yousafzai, Denise Evans

“…We designed and evaluated a home visit intervention integrated into community health worker (CHW) operations in South Africa.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We conducted a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Limpopo Province, South Africa. …”
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Does incorporating high intensity interval training in physical education classes improve fitness outcomes of students? A cluster randomized controlled trial by Petra Jurić, Dean A. Dudley, Peter Petocz

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mHealth and e-Learning in health sciences curricula: a South African study of health sciences staff perspectives on utilisation, constraints and future possibilities by Habib Noorbhai, Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo

“…Abstract Background Over the last decade, developments in e-Learning and technologies are creating the groundwork for health sciences and medical education. …”
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Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid PSO Enhanced ANFIS Model in Prediction of Traffic Flow of Vehicles on Freeways: Traffic Data Evidence from South Africa by Isaac Oyeyemi Olayode, Alessandro Severino, Lagouge Kwanda Tartibu, Fabio Arena, Ziya Cakici

“…In this research, we developed an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system trained by particle swarm optimization (ANFIS-PSO) by performing an evaluative performance of the model through traffic flow modelling of vehicles on five freeways (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>N</mi><mn>1</mn><mo>,</mo><mi>N</mi><mn>3</mn><mo>,</mo><mi>N</mi><mn>12</mn><mo>,</mo><mi>N</mi><mn>14</mn><mo> </mo><mi>and</mi><mo> </mo><mi>N</mi><mn>17</mn><mo stretchy="false">)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> using South Africa Transportation System as a case study. …”
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Data on climate change effect and use of adaptation strategies among smallholder maize farmers: Evidence from a microlevel survey in Ehlanzeni District, South Africa by Chrescewell Sanele Nkosi, Oluwasogo David Olorunfemi, Humphrey Khwidzhili

“…This paper focus on presenting a data article on climate change effect and use of adaptation strategies by exploiting the insight from a microlevel survey carried out among smallholder maize farmers in South Africa. The data present the change in maize output and income farmers have experienced in the last two growing seasons attributed to the effect of climate change, climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies currently utilized, and constraints faced by the maize farmers. …”
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Evaluating the feasibility of a normalized competitive index (NCI) to assess the competitiveness of general surgery residency by Rebecca N. Treffalls, John A. Treffalls, Ali M. Michelotti, Qi Yan, Mark G. Davies

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The Effect of Aerobic Exercises Combined with Selen Plus Supplementation on Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Total Antioxidant Capacity in Women with Metabolic Syndrome by Shams Valeh, Abdol Ali Banaeifar, Sajad Arshadi, Valiollah Shahedy

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Artificial Visual Information Produced by Retinal Prostheses by Sein Kim, Hyeonhee Roh, Hyeonhee Roh, Maesoon Im, Maesoon Im

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