''Practices and factors affecting on-site medical equipment maintenance at Wau Teaching Hospital, South Sudan''.

Background Of The Study: Along with developments in the clinical domain, medical equipment is becoming more sophisticated, and it needs to function at peak efficiency. In this case, hospitals should priorities the prompt and effective maintenance of life-saving equipment. The purpose of the study was to determine medical equipment maintenance practices, to find out an important factor that influences on-site medical equipment maintenance practices and to suggest possible areas for improvement.

Common mental disorders and associated factors among adults after COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Global mental health has been threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, both directly through long-lasting neuropsychiatric disorders that occur during primary infection in affected individuals and indirectly through stressful and disruptive societal changes. Thus, this study determined the pooled prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors among adults after COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia.

Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted using primary published and unpublished studies that were retrieved from various databases.

Manufacturing enterprises move towards sustainable development: ESG performance, market-based environmental regulation, and green technological innovation.

The traditional extensive development of the manufacturing industry has caused significant environmental damage. Consequently, the manufacturing sector urgently needs a green transformation to achieve sustainable development. The primary goal of current research is to examine the extent to which green technological innovation (GTI) impacts enterprises' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.

Digital epidemiology of high-frequency search listening trends for the surveillance of subjective well-being during COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a dramatic increase in online searches related to psychological distress. Governments worldwide have responded with various measures to mitigate the impact of the virus, influencing public behavior and emotional well-being. This study investigated the relationship between government actions and public reactions in terms of online search behaviors, particularly concerning psychological distress during the pandemic.

Supporting the care to breast cancer patients with unique needs: Evidence from online community members' responses.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women globally. Online cancer communities (OCCs) provide platforms for breast cancer patients to connect, share experiences, and support each other. These communities facilitate discussions on a range of health- and non-health-related topics.

HPLC-MS/MS monitoring and health risk assessment of carbosulfan and its metabolites in date palm fruit (Phoenix dactylifera).

This study investigated residual levels of carbosulfan and its metabolites in date palm fruit in the UAE using HPLC-MS/MS and QuEChERS method. The method demonstrated excellent linearity (R > 0.998), low LOD (0.

Artificial intelligence neural network and fuzzy modelling of unsteady Sisko trihybrid nanofluids for cancer therapy with entropy insights.

The main objective of the current endeavor is to monitor hypothetical processes utilizing a Sisko tri-hybrid fluid over a rotating disk with entropy generation suspended in Darcy-Forchheimer porous medium. Electro Magneto Hydro Dynamics (EMHD), non-linear thermal radiation and exponential and thermal- space dependent heat source/sink coefficients are considered with the intent of conceiving an Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method with shooting procedures integrated with a combination of an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) and Reptile Search Algorithm (RSA). Then, ANFIS-RSA, is used to predict the Nusselt number, skin friction co-efficient in radial and tangential velocities.

Analysis of constraints and opportunities in maize production and marketing in Ethiopia.

Maize, primarily composed of carbohydrates, is the cheapest source of calories. It plays a crucial role in domestic food supply, income generation, and employment. Additionally, maize constitutes a large share of the marketable surplus and is allocated a significant portion of cereal farmland.

Chartered Accountants' perception of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is an era of enormous technical progress that has impacted professionals across industries, including Chartered Accountants (CAs). This study explored how CAs view the impact of the 4IR on their profession, focusing on the shifting roles, competencies, and challenges they face during this transitional period. The research adopted a qualitative approach to data collecting, including 14 semi-structured interviews with participants from various CA backgrounds.

Applications of distance measure between dual hesitant fuzzy sets in medical diagnosis and weighted dual hesitant fuzzy sets in making decision.

This paper introduces a novel distance measure for dual hesitant fuzzy sets (DHFS) and weighted dual hesitant fuzzy sets (WDHFS), with a rigorous proof of the triangular inequality to ensure its mathematical validity. The proposed measure extends the normalized Hamming, generalized, and Euclidean distance measures to dual hesitant fuzzy elements (DHFE), offering a broader framework for handling uncertainty in fuzzy environments. Additionally, the utilization of a score function is shown to simplify the computation of these distance measures.

Lightweight consortium blockchain-enabled secured Vehicular ad Hoc Network using certificateless conditional privacy-preserving authentication mechanism.

Towards the intelligent transportation systems, Location Based Service (LBS) are widely engaged in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) that are becoming as significant application that change the human driving experience in today's world. LBS systems facilitate the users with intelligent services by collecting an accurate location information. Due to the frequent exchange rate of the location information in an open environment, VANETs are inherently susceptible to privacy and security attacks.

Deciphering the complex interplay: Heterogeneous, threshold, and mediation effects of trade openness on CO2 emissions in Africa.

Despite having barely anything to do with the issue of CO2 emissions, Africa has been experiencing more severe climate change and its adverse effects than most other regions of the globe. However, the issue of CO2 emissions and its adverse effects has received relatively little attention in the African research arena. To this end, the present research assesses the effect of trade openness on the CO2 emissions utilizing panel data from 46 African countries spanning 2000 through 2022.

Impact of ICT diffusion and opportunity entrepreneurship on environmental sustainability in Saudi Arabia.

The need to prioritize sustainable development is expanding in light of the world's environmental concerns. To address these concerns, entrepreneurship is essential as a catalyst for inventions, economic expansion, and social change. Entrepreneurship activities have direct and indirect effects in the face of environmental risks and uncertainties.

Machine learning-based remission prediction in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: findings from the Kuwait rheumatic disease registry.

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common condition treated with biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic medicines (bDMARDs). However, many patients exhibit resistance, necessitating the use of machine learning models to predict remissions in patients treated with bDMARDs, thereby reducing healthcare costs and minimizing negative effects.

Objective: The study aims to develop machine learning models using data from the Kuwait Registry for Rheumatic Diseases (KRRD) to identify clinical characteristics predictive of remission in RA patients treated with biologics.

Health outcome convergence and the roles of public health financing and governance in Africa.

Progress in health outcomes across Africa has been uneven, marked by significant disparities among countries, which not only challenges the global health security but impede progress towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 10 (SDG 3 and SDG 10) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This paper examines the progress of African countries in reducing intra-country health outcome disparities between 2000 and 2019. In other words, the paper investigates the convergence hypothesis in health outcome using a panel data from 40 African countries.

The impact of FinTech technology on financial stability of the UAE.

Financial markets have witnessed significant disruptions driven by ongoing waves of financial innovation, and digitalization brought about by technological advances which are referred to as "FinTech". Consequently, this paper examines connectedness and risk transmission between FinTech industry, Blockchain, and stability of the financial sector in the UAE. Furthermore, it explores the impact of economic and financial turbulences such as COVID-19 pandemic on the transmission of shocks across FinTech and financial instability using a Time-varying Parameter Vector Autoregressive model.

Return-on-Investment Analysis of an Enhanced Community Doula Program: Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Considerations.

Background: Community doulas are perinatal health workers who provide peer education, resource navigation, and support during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Evidence suggests that doulas improve the experience of care, reduce cesarean birth, and improve breastfeeding outcomes. However, people with low incomes cannot access affordable community doula support in most states due to lack of insurance reimbursement.

Course-Skill Atlas: A national longitudinal dataset of skills taught in U.S. higher education curricula.

Higher education plays a critical role in driving an innovative economy by equipping students with knowledge and skills demanded by the workforce. While researchers and practitioners have developed data systems to track detailed occupational skills, such as those established by the U.S.

Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion, access to health care, and financial behavior of the United States adults.

The access to care benefits of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansions are important for 45-64-year-old adults who are living below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, a particularly vulnerable group in the United States (US). Gaining coverage from Medicaid expansions should improve access to healthcare and affect social determinants of health, including financial behavior. We analyzed data from 2009 to 2018 from the National Financial Capability Survey (NFCS) and utilize a difference-in-differences model to compare outcomes changes in states with and without expansion before and after the ACA Medicaid expansions.

The effects of perceived therapist guidance and advice on adherence to home-based exercise programs in mothers of children with cerebral palsy in Rwanda.

Background: The alarming prevalence of non- or poor adherence to Home-based Exercise Programs (34-79.2 %, HEP) in parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy (C-CP) is a global health concern due to its detrimental effect on treatment outcomes.

Objective: To examine whether Perceived Therapist Guidance and Advice (TGA) or social support moderate the effects of PTSD, depression, parenting stress, low self-efficacy, the burden of care, or the effects of perceived family stigma on adherence to HEP.

Inventory Management Performance for Tracer Medicines in Public Health Facilities of Southwest Shewa Zone Oromia Region, Ethiopia: A mixed study.

Introduction: Tracer medicines are medicines that must be available in sufficient quantities at all times to satisfy the priority health care needs of the population. Inventory mismanagement of these medicines poses significant challenges to public health systems, especially in countries like Ethiopia, where access to healthcare services is already limited.

Objective: This study aims to assess inventory management performance for tracer medicines at public health facilities of the southwest Shewa zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia.