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Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Substance Use (Khat, Cigarette and Shisha) in Somalia: Evidence from the Somali Integrated Household Budget Survey 2022

Using nationally representative data from the 2022 Somali Integrated Household Budget Survey, this study reveals that while overall substance use (khat, cigarettes, and shisha) in Somalia is low, it is sharply concentrated among working-age men, particularly those who are unemployed or divorced, whereas higher education and female sex serve as significant protective factors.

Ahmed Mahdi Abdi, Mohamed Farah Hassan2026-06-26
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Competition-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries in Professional K1 Kickboxing Athletes: A Prospective Observational Study

This prospective observational study of 102 professional Brazilian K1 kickboxers found a high incidence of musculoskeletal injuries, primarily mild lower-limb contusions caused by roundhouse kicks, while utilizing Multiple Correspondence Analysis to map distinct clustering patterns between injury mechanisms, anatomical regions, and severity levels.

Alexandre Sabbag da Silva, Júlia Maria D’Andréa Greve, Bruno Holanda Ferreira, Paulo Sousa-e-Silva, Francisco Rodrigues (…)2026-06-26
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An E-Learning intervention for Reducing presenteeism among employees in a Swiss insurance company – A quasi-experimental study

This quasi-experimental study demonstrates that a tailored e-learning intervention significantly reduced presenteeism among employees of a Swiss insurance company, though it failed to produce significant improvements in team health climate, supervision distrust, or musculoskeletal impairments, suggesting that individual-level training alone is insufficient for broader organizational change.

Christoph Golz, Maisa Gerlach, André Meichtry, Tanja Siegenthaler, Mirjam Hägerbäumer, Gablu Kilcher, Eva Blozik, Jannic (…)2026-06-26
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Assessing Concerns about Falling: A Comparison of Telephone-Based and In-Person FES-I Interviews in Older Adults

While telephone-based FES-I interviews show good agreement with face-to-face assessments for group-level comparisons in older adults, they yield significantly lower scores and are not equivalent for individual clinical decisions, particularly due to age-related differences and specific item variations.

Anja Müller, Robert Kob, Ellen Freiberger, Nicolas Rohleder, Sabine Britting2026-06-26
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Indirect effect, through aspects of neighborhood affluence and racial/ethnic composition, of receiving a Section 8 voucher on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among boys and girls in the Moving to Opportunity study

This study analyzes the Moving to Opportunity experiment to reveal that while receiving a Section 8 voucher improved mental health outcomes for girls by moving them to more affluent neighborhoods, it paradoxically increased mood disorder risks for boys through similar neighborhood changes, highlighting significant sex-specific differences in how neighborhood affluence and racial composition mediate the effects of housing vouchers on psychiatric disorders.

Anna Krasnova, Dustin T. Duncan, Jeremy Kane, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Sarah E. Tom, Kara E. Rudolph2026-06-26
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End of Average. Understanding Overweight & Obesity: Rationale and Design

The "End of Average" study aims to transition from a one-size-fits-all approach to personalized obesity treatment by analyzing 600 individuals' diverse baseline profiles and daily behaviors to identify clusters that predict intervention effectiveness and guide tailored lifestyle interventions.

Eva Vanbrabant, Jikke Hesen, Suzan Jordan, Codrin Mironiuc, Lotte HJM Lemmens, Yuliya Shapovalova, Gijs H. Goossens, Ann (…)2026-06-26
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Discrepancy between the needs of parents of preterm infants in the NICU and nurses’ perceptions of those needs: a cross-sectional study

This cross-sectional study reveals significant discrepancies between the actual needs of parents of preterm infants in the NICU and nurses' perceptions of those needs, highlighting the necessity for targeted family-centered care interventions to better align support with parental priorities.

Miaoqin deng, Mian Zheng, Yanping Teng, Dandan Zhan2026-06-26
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Of Flies, Mosquitoes, and Hygiene: Role of Public and Private Avoidance Measures in Indian

Using nationally representative data from Indian slums, this paper demonstrates that government-led public health measures targeting flies and mosquitoes are significantly more effective at reducing environmental disease morbidity than private household avoidance efforts, a finding that holds specifically for slum areas but not for other urban localities.

Althaf Shajahan, Arnab Mukherji2026-06-26
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Distribution of carbapenemase-encoding genes (blaIMP, blaNDM, blaKPC, blaVIM, and blaOXA-48) in carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Yemen

A study conducted in Sana'a, Yemen, between October 2023 and December 2024 revealed that 65.1% of carbapenem-resistant *Pseudomonas aeruginosa* isolates carry carbapenemase-encoding genes, predominantly *blaOXA-48*, *blaVIM*, and *blaNDM*, highlighting extensive multidrug resistance and the urgent need for enhanced surveillance and infection control measures.

Waleed Yahya Al-Kassar, Saleh S. Bahaj, Ahmed Y. Al-Jaufy, Aref Noman, A B A Fuad, Rasha A A, Abdulilah M M A2026-06-26