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  • Correction: Monitoring the appropriate prescription of low molecular weight heparins and Fondaparinux through administrative data. A retrospective observational study in the Tuscany region

    by Giaele Moretti, Bruna Vinci, Simona Zito, Alessia Caputo, Francesco Attanasio, Milena Vainieri



  • Spatial distribution of stunting among breast feeding children in Sub-Sahara Africa

    by Bekahegn Girma, Lealem Dibku Sasahu, Azizur Rahman

    Background

    Malnutrition is still a major global public health issue, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where millions of children suffer from stunting, a chronic form of the disease. In addition to limiting physical growth, stunting also impedes social and cognitive development, which frequently has long-term effects. Stunting is still incredibly common in SSA, with notable regional variations, despite international efforts to address hunger. Moreover, no studies have been conducted to assess the spatial distribution of stunting at the SSA level. Therefore, to pinpoint high-burden areas and guide focused treatments; this study intends to investigate the spatial distribution of stunting among breastfeeding children in SSA.

    Methods

    The demographic and Health Survey data from 31 SSA nations were used for this study. The investigation included a total of 174,586 breastfeeding children. Stunting clustering and geographic patterns were evaluated using Geographic Information Systems and spatial analytic methods such as Getis-Ord Gi* and Global Moran’s I. Stunting prevalence in unsampled areas was predicted using spatial interpolation (Kriging techniques). For the participants, descriptive statistics were calculated.

    Result

    Stunting prevalence in SSA varied from 17.63% to 53.68%, with Madagascar (39.43%), Burundi (42.40%), and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (53.68%) having the highest rates. Significant clustering of stunting was found by spatial analysis (Moran’s I: 0.639, p < 0.001), with hotspots primarily located in Central and Eastern Africa, such as Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Southern Africa, cold locations like Namibia and South Africa were found to have lower stunting rates.

    Conclusion

    The significant regional variability in the prevalence of stunting among nursing children in SSA was highlighted by this study. In order to address underlying variables including poverty, food insecurity, and limited access to healthcare, the findings highlighted the necessity of region-specific public health initiatives. To lessen the burden of stunting and its long-term effects, improved geospatial surveillance systems are crucial for locating high-risk locations and directing the distribution of resources.



  • Correction: Cognitive effort investment: Does disposition become action?

    by Corinna Kührt, Sven-Thomas Graupner, Philipp C. Paulus, Alexander Strobel



  • Exploring knowledge sharing intention of digitalization of rural intangible cultural heritage (DRICH): Integrating stimulus-organism-response (SOR) theory and social exchange theory (SET)

    by Bo Zhang, Yannan Zhang

    In the digital age, knowledge sharing is gaining increasing significance, but its contribution in promoting the protection and transmission of rural intangible cultural heritage is still not fully appreciated. Based on the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) theory and the social exchange theory (SET), this study developed a theoretical model to understand the knowledge sharing intention in the digitalization of rural intangible heritage (DRICH). We examined the influence of external stimuli (i.e., heritage rewards and heritage image) on organism feedback (i.e., cultural identity, responsibility, trust, and outcome expectation) and knowledge sharing intention. A total of 363 valid samples were obtained by means of questionnaire survey and analyzed by structural equation model. The results show that: (1) Heritage rewards and heritage image, as important external stimuli, have a positive impact on cultural identity; (2) Outcome expectation, trust and responsibility positively influence knowledge sharing intention, among which outcome expectation has the strongest effect; (3) Heritage-related self-efficacy (SE) positively moderates the relationship between cultural identity and responsibility. By exploring the influence mechanism of the sharing intention in DRICH, this study provides an empirical basis for the theory and practice of the protection and inheritance of rural intangible cultural heritage.

  • Correction: The evolution of bone-eating worm diversity in the Upper Cretaceous Chalk Group of the United Kingdom

    by Sarah Jamison-Todd, James D. Witts, Marc E. H. Jones, Deborah Tangunan, Kim Chandler, Paul Bown, Richard J. Twitchett