Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Controlling Hyperglycemia Among Diabetic Patients on Insulin Therapy in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This study investigates the effectiveness of telemedicine in managing glucose levels in insulin-treated diabetes patients compared to standard care. Adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) criteria and Cochrane's risk of bias tool, an analysis of five selected studies reveals telemedicine as a potent tool in diabetes management. Fasting blood sugar (FBS) test results from two studies involving an eight-hour fast with 109 participants demonstrate a significant superiority of telemedicine over usual care (Tau2 = 1.

Simple molecular dynamics simulation of hydrogen adsorption on ZSM 5, graphite nanofiber, graphene oxide framework, and reduced graphene oxide.

The search for the most efficient materials that can store hydrogen has been challenged by various impediments in experimental studies, such as cost and complexity. Simulation study offers an easy method to overcome this challenge, but primarily requires powerful computing resources. In this paper, a simple MD simulation using a Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator (LAMMPS) was developed to calculate the hydrogen uptake in ZSM5, Graphite Nanofiber, Graphene Oxide Framework, and reduced Graphene Oxide.

Diagnosing Post-Cesarean Surgical Site Infections in Rural Rwanda: Development, Validation, and Field Testing of a Screening Algorithm for Use by Community Health Workers.

We aimed to develop and validate a screening algorithm to assist community health workers (CHWs) in identifying surgical site infections (SSIs) after cesarean section (c-section) in rural Africa. Patients were adult women who underwent c-section at a Rwandan rural district hospital between March and October 2017. A CHW administered a nine-item clinical questionnaire 10 ± 3 days post-operatively.

Validating the Global Surgery Geographical Accessibility Indicator: Differences in Modeled Versus Patient-Reported Travel Times.

Background: Since long travel times to reach health facilities are associated with worse outcomes, geographic accessibility is one of the six core global surgery indicators; this corresponds to the second of the "Three Delays Framework," namely "delay in reaching a health facility." Most attempts to estimate this indicator have been based on geographical information systems (GIS) algorithms. The aim of our study was to compare GIS derived estimates to self-reported travel times for patients traveling to a district hospital in rural Rwanda for emergency obstetric care.

Adherence to the recommended physical activity duration among Saudis with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: Physical activity is important in managing type 2 diabetes, since it leads to better glycemic control, decreases macrovascular complications, and controls diabetes-related comorbidities.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the levels of adherence to physical activity in Saudi adults with type 2 diabetes.

Method: Participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus who visited diabetes centers in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Hofuf and completed interviewer-administered electronic questionnaires between May 15 and November 31 in 2017 were included in this study.