WKB ameliorates DSS-induced colitis through inhibiting enteric glial cells activation and altering the intestinal microbiota by Qi Sun, Bai-Rong Li, Dong-Hao Li, Xiao-Ying Wang, Qian-Yi Wang, Zhi-Meng Jiang, Shou-Bin Ning, Tao Sun

“…The rising prevalence of IBD, linked to Western diets in developing countries, highlights the need for dietary interventions. …”
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The financial character of policing in Tunisia: collusions, extraversion and the criminalization of informality by Daniela Musina

“…Experiments with new technologies, such as blockchain, come into play here (and in line with a broader trend visible in the whole African continent) not only as extraversion practices to reassure investors in European countries and international economic institutions, and consequently exit sanctioning lists, but as they strengthen the contemporary experimental and infrastructural character of 'security' which maintains and reproduces its regimes. …”
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Healthcare resource use of patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy by Rosa Lauppe, Johan Liseth Hansen, Anna Fornwall, Katarina Johansson, Mark H. Rozenbaum, Anne Mette Strand, Merja Vakevainen, Johanna Kuusisto, Einar Gude, J. Gustav Smith, Finn Gustafsson

“…Methods and results Data from nationwide healthcare registers in the four countries were used. ATTR‐CM patients were defined as individuals diagnosed with amyloidosis and cardiomyopathy or HF between 2008 and 2018. …”
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Associations between Physical Exercise, Quality of Life, Psychological Symptoms and Treatment Side Effects in Early Breast Cancer by Leena Vehmanen, Johanna Mattson, Evangelos Karademas, Albino J. Oliveira-Maia, Berta Sousa, Ruth Pat-Horenczyk, Ketti Mazzocco, Panagiotis Simos, Fátima Cardoso, Greta Pettini, Chiara Marzorati, Eleni Kolokotroni, Georgios Stamatakos, Diana Frasquilho, Paula Poikonen-Saksela

“…At the beginning of adjuvant therapy and after twelve months, 32% and 26% of participants were physically inactive, 27% and 30% exercised between 30 and 150 minutes per week, while 41% and 45% exercised the recommended 150 minutes or more per week. Relative to other countries, Finnish participants were more likely to be active at baseline and at twelve months (89% vs. 50%, p<0.001 and 87% vs. 64%, p<0.001). …”
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Feeding Practices among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Infants in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Habtamu Temesgen, Ayenew Negesse, Temesgen Getaneh, Yibelu Bazezew, Dessalegn Haile, Wubetu Woyraw, Melaku Desta, Alehegn Aderaw Alamneh

“…Additionally, replacement feeding was also practiced even though not recommended for developing countries. Therefore, the government of Ethiopia should strengthen the health institutions to implement the existing infant feeding strategies and guidelines to increase exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and to avoid mixed feeding during the periods of six months.…”
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Surgery lengthens survival for collecting duct carcinoma: analysis of hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan by Shuya Kandori, Shuhei Suzuki, Kosuke Kojo, Bunpei Isoda, Takazo Tanaka, Satoshi Nitta, Masanobu Shiga, Yoshiyuki Nagumo, Atsushi Ikeda, Takashi Kawahara, Akio Hoshi, Hiromitsu Negoro, Bryan J. Mathis, Ayako Okuyama, Hiroyuki Nishiyama

“…Conclusions Japanese CDC patients face poor prognoses similar to Western countries, especially in advanced cases that receive only chemotherapy. …”
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Spatial distribution and determinants of improved shared sanitation facilities among households in Ethiopia: Using 2019 mini-Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. by Baye Tsegaye Amlak, Daniel Gashaneh Belay

“…Although shared facilities are not classified as improved sanitation due to potential infection risks, inaccessibility, and safety concerns, this is a significant issue in developing countries like Ethiopia. Evidence on the distribution of shared sanitation services and their determinants in Ethiopia is limited. …”
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Cryptocurrencies as a subject of financial fraud by Małgorzata Kutera

“…Therefore, it can be a clear indication for the governments of individual countries or international institutions for further efficient changes to the law. …”
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Causal machine learning models for predicting low birth weight in midwife-led continuity care intervention in North Shoa Zone, Ethiopia by Wudneh Ketema Moges, Awoke Seyoum Tegegne, Aweke A. Mitku, Esubalew Tesfahun, Solomon Hailemeskel

“…Abstract Background Low birth weight (LBW) is a critical global health issue that affects infants disproportionately, particularly in developing countries. This study adopted causal machine learning (CML) algorithms for predicting LBW in newborns, drawing from midwife-led continuity care (MLCC). …”
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Impacts of tropical climate on outdoor treatment of anaerobically digested sanitary wastewater using native microalgae by Gabriela Santos Cardozo, Graziele Ruas, Fabiana Alves Fiore, Gustavo Henrique Ribeiro Silva

“…Microalgal technology can serve as a tertiary treatment in countries with tropical climates, promoting the reintegration of water into the production cycle, which aligns with circular economy principles.…”
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Global regional and national burden of intracerebral hemorrhage between 1990 and 2021 by Zhao-wei Wang, Mei-ping Wan, Jia-hui Tai, Yong Wang, Min-yi Yin

“…Our innovative analysis during COVID-19 revealed healthcare system strength significantly impacted ICH outcomes, with well-resourced countries maintaining better outcomes. Regional risk factor assessment showed varying impacts of high systolic blood pressure across regions, highest in Southern Sub-Saharan Africa and lowest in Oceania. …”
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Nematocidal Activity of Ethanol and Aqueous Extracts of Persea americana Seeds against Heligmosomoides polygyrus using the Worm Microtracker Method by Yamssi Cédric, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Sandra Nfufu, Mounvera Abdel Azizi, Tientcheu Noutong Jemimah Sandra, Vincent Khan Payne

“…Infections with gastrointestinal helminths constitute a serious obstacle to the good health of the local population in most African Countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anthelminthic activity of Persea americana ethanol and aqueous extracts against Heligmosomoides polygyrus using the worm microtracker. …”
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Prevalidation of an ELISA for Detection of a New Clinical Entity: Leishmania donovani-Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Bhagya Deepachandi, Sudath Weerasinghe, Himali Gunathilake, Thisira P. Andrahennadi, Mahendra N. Wickramanayake, Shantha Siri, Vishvanath Chandrasekharan, Preethi Soysa, Yamuna Siriwardana

“…Leishmania donovani, the most virulent and visceralizing parasite, is increasingly reported to cause CL in many countries in the world. Although CL is generally not considered to evoke a humoral immune response except for a nonrobust and a variable response in minority of cases, VL is associated with a clear strong humoral response. …”
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The use of emergency medical services for palliative situations in Western Cape Province, South Africa: A retrospective, descriptive analysis of patient records by C Gage, B Spies, K Crombie, L Gwyther, W Stassen

“…This imbalance is particularly acute in low-to middle-income countries (LMICs), where up to 80% of patients requiring palliative care reside. …”
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STRATEGY OF SOCIALLY-ANTHROPOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN IDEAS AND SYSTEM OF MODERN SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION: INTEGRATION OF MODEL OF THE INSTRUMENTALISM AND THE NEOPRAGMATISM WIT... by Viktor Zinchenko

“…In conditions when against crisis of an education system of the government of the USA and the leading countries of Europe are compelled to begin its long-term reform, its theorists substantially pay attention to democratic workings out of concepts of an instrumentalism of a pragmatism/neopragmatism in modern social philosophy of education, in particular on their aspiration to introduce in process of social development, education and education idea and practical model both educational, and a social equality. …”
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Ten Years of the Global Reform of Financial Regulation: What is ahead? by L. S. Khudyakova

“…That time a range of difficulties and contradictions between leading countries revealed. First of all these problems related to the spheres where the regulations of transnational activities of financial institutions had to be agreed. …”
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Challenges in developing a split drive targeting dsx for the genetic control of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by Mireia Larrosa-Godall, Joshua X. D. Ang, Philip T. Leftwich, Estela Gonzalez, Lewis Shackleford, Katherine Nevard, Rob Noad, Michelle A. E. Anderson, Luke Alphey

“…Since 2012, it has invaded several countries of eastern Africa, creating an emerging risk of urban transmission. …”
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The effect of educational intervention through sending emails on improving physical posture in female computer users of Eastern Iran: a quasi-experiment study by Zahra Hosseini, Arash Ziapour, Arash Ziapour, Seyyede Fateme Rahimi, Fatemeh Dalake, Murat Yıldırım, Murat Yıldırım

“…BackgroundMusculoskeletal disorders are among the most common occupational injuries and disabilities in developing and industrialized countries. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of e-mail training to improve the physical posture of female computer users at Birjand University of Medical Sciences in Iran.MethodsThe present interventional research explores the effect of email-based training to correct the body posture of female computer users in Birjand, Iran. …”
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Substantial Impact of Later-Life Depression Among Community Older Adults on the Family Caregivers’ Burden in the Home Care Setting of Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand by Keisuke Shimizu, Myo Nyein Aung, Saiyud Moolphate, Thin Nyein Nyein Aung, Yuka Koyanagi, Siripen Supakankunti, Motoyuki Yuasa

“…It is particularly burdensome in low- and middle-income countries, where care for older people mainly relies on the family in the absence of long-term care facilities. …”
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Development of an imputation model to recalibrate birth weights measured in the early neonatal period to time at delivery and assessment of its impact on size-for-gestational age a... by Joanne Katz, James M Tielsch, Luke C Mullany, Diwakar Mohan, Subarna K Khatry, Seema Subedi, Scott L Zeger, Elizabeth A Hazel

“…Objectives In low-income countries, birth weights for home deliveries are often measured at the nadir when babies may lose up of 10% of their birth weight, biasing estimates of small-for-gestational age (SGA) and low birth weight (LBW). …”
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