A qualitative study of healthcare provider perspectives on challenges and opportunities to improve diabetes self-management practices in rural Bangladesh.

Aims: This qualitative study explores healthcare professionals' perspectives on the constraints and opportunities of diabetes self-management practices among rural people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Bangladesh. It also examines suggestions and preferences for future interventions to improve diabetes self-management practices (DSMP) adherence and health outcomes.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews with healthcare professionals that provide care to adults with T2DM in Bangladesh across tertiary, secondary and primary care settings were conducted using purposive sampling techniques.

Birefringence axis rotation and nonlinear response of a side-hole fiber pressure sensor.

The pressure-induced birefringence of side-hole fibers has been widely explored for hydrostatic pressure measurement. This paper studies the effects of the initial birefringence of a side-hole fiber on the pressure response of polarimetric sensors based on side-hole fibers. A mathematical model, where the stress field induced by the pressure is assumed to be uniform in the core region of the fiber, was established to calculate the birefringence and optical axis rotation as a function of the differences between the two principal stress components of the stress field in the core region.

Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV), Aeromonas caviae and aquatic environmental variation- the triad stressors lead mass mortality in Oreochromis niloticus in wetlands of West Bengal, India.

Tilapia () is a vital candidate species of aquaculture in the world. Better ability to thrive adverse water quality and stressors than other commercial fish species made it the most accepted candidate species. Sometimes, multiple infections by bacteria and virus cause massive losses due to higher morbidity, reduced production, mortality, and substantial economic losses.

Fiber-optic bolometers with high-temperature tolerance and reduced time constants for fusion plasma diagnostics.

Fiber-optic bolometers (FOBs) designed for plasma radiation measurement in magnetically confined fusion environments have been previously developed and tested at the DIII-D tokamak. These FOBs utilize a silicon Fabry-Perot interferometer at the fiber tip for temperature measurement and a gold disk as a radiation absorber. This paper presents recent advancements in the development of FOBs with reduced cooling time constants and enhanced temperature tolerance.

Incidence of Rodentolepis nana infection within people seeking asylum and refugees attending health screening at an integrated refugee health service.

Background: Rodentolepis (Hymenolepis) nana (R. nana) is the most common cestode to infect humans, and whilst most infections are asymptomatic, those with a high burden of infection can present with abdominal pain, diarrhoea, or growth stunting. The Respond service, London, offers screening and treatment for common infections to people seeking asylum and refugees (PSAR), including testing for gastrointestinal parasites such as R.