The role of the Hygiene Department of Stephen Bathory University in the development and promotion of Public Health in Vilnius in the years 1922–1939 by Aistis Žalnora

“…Biomedical treatment had become much more effective, and the development of social hygiene research in Eastern Europe had experienced stagnation. For ideological reasons the disease etiology in the Soviet bloc could not be associated with social factors. …”
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Hypofractionated image-guided radiotherapy with 70 Gy in 28 fractions for prostate cancer confined to the pelvis: a single institute experience in Taiwan by Hui-Lei Mu, Mau-Shin Chi, Hui-Ling Ko, Guang-Dar Juang, Thomas I-Sheng Hwang, Kwan-Hwa Chi, Kai-Lin Yang

“…Therefore, as a solution to enhance patient convenience, hypofractionated radiotherapy is a reasonable option for the definitive treatment of prostate cancer. …”
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A cross-sectional study exploring the predictors of herpes zoster vaccination for people aged over 50 years old in Chaoyang district, Beijing by Jiao Zhang, Shuo Zhang, Bin Jia, Yunhua Bai, Zhen Li, Fang Liu, Yingxue Hu, Xiaojing Guo, Jianxin Ma, Shuming Li, Qian Shi

“…Among those willing but not vaccinated, 48.06% cited high cost as the reason for abstaining from vaccination. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that certain factors were associated with lower vaccination coverage, including being female, having a low frequency of influenza episodes (less than twice per year), and having chronic diseases. …”
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Secular trends of physical fitness for college students in Anhui Province over the past decade by Jianzhong Sun, Hui Liang, Lei Wang, Zhongju Chen, Cunjian Bi, Feng Zhang

“…It is crucial to promptly identify the underlying reasons for the deteriorating physical fitness among college students, particularly in relation to obesity, and to implement effective measures promptly to address this issue.…”
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Application of dynamic systems modeling approach to rank optimal urban waste management strategies using SWOT method by Hamid Shahbandarzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Kabgani

“…First, we identified and modelled the factors affecting municipal waste production with dynamic systems. The reasons for using the dynamic systems approach for this research can also be enumerated as follows: 1) an appropriate approach in determining and predicting the effects of factors affecting waste production, 2) helping to understand the relationships between variables and examining the behaviour and structure of systems, incredibly complex systems (creating a conceptual model), 3) a flexible approach with the ability to analyze quantitatively and qualitatively, 4) the ability to review the system in the future under different scenarios and policies of decision makers and 5) dynamic system models are considered as simulation models; therefore, they have the advantages of using the simulation method over the analysis methods. …”
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MODIFICATION OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AS A CONDITION OF MOTIVATION INCREASING FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSONS by E. M. Revenko

“…On the contrary, sixth grade pupils with relatively weak nervous system and the predominance of inhibition on the internal balance characteristic have shown better dynamics of intelligence and low dynamics of motor abilities development.Consequently, there is reason to believe that during adolescence, biological factors influence much on the ratio of the dynamics of mental and motor areas of the personality. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Neonates and Infants Younger Than 3 Months by Fatemeh Varshoei, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Roya Farhadi, Azin Hajialibeig, Saeid Mohammadi, Masoud Moradi, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh

“…Conclusions: Although this study showed a 5% vertical transmission rate, only delivery from a mother with COVID-19 or having a positive COVID-19 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result without symptoms is not a reason for a sepsis workup. Moreover, in infants under 3 months who are hospitalized due to confirmed COVID-19 and do not have sepsis symptoms, there is no indication of a lumbar puncture (LP) procedure.…”
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Relationship between obesity indicators and hypertension–diabetes comorbidity among adults: a population study from Central China by Li Li, Ling Li, Ying Wang, Wenwen Wu, Xiaodong Tan, Fen Yang, Jinru Yang, Yifan Wu, Donghan Sun, Ziling Ni, Yaofei Xie

“…However, the odds of HDC prevalence increased only when WHtR≥P75 in males, whereas the probability of HDC increased when WHtR≥ P25 in females.Conclusion High BMI and WHtR can increase the risk of HDC among Chinese adults. Reasonable control of BMI and WHtR may be beneficial in preventing HDC. …”
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Neural Network and Hybrid Methods in Aircraft Modeling, Identification, and Control Problems by Gaurav Dhiman, Andrew Yu. Tiumentsev, Yury V. Tiumentsev

“…However, the process of forming such models requires a very large consumption of computational resources. For this reason, the paper considers another variant of the hybrid ANN model. …”
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Long-term effects of orthognathic surgery on masticatory function in individuals with cleft lip and palate: A prospective study by Patricia Martins Bueno, Paulo Alceu Kiemle Trindade, Laís Hollara Medeiros, Leide Vilma Fidélis da Silva, Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam

“…Three variables were evaluated: 1) Bite Force (BF) (measured in Newtons – N) presented as the average of the bite force from the right and left molars (x‾ RM + LM), using a gnathodynamometer (IDDK Kratos), 2) Masticatory Efficiency (ME) (ranging from 0 to 1, with values closer to 1 indicating poorer efficiency), assessed through a dual-color masticatory gum test analyzed visually and optoelectronically (ViewGum©), and 3) Masticatory Capacity (MC): patient-reported ability to chew, rated on a two-point scale (P/R = poor to reasonable, G/O = good to optimal). Results: In the PRE-ORTHOG phase, the BF for the CLP group (x‾ RM + LM = 285 ± 141) was significantly lower compared to the CON group (x‾ RM + LM = 524 ± 202). …”
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Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial 1 (DETECT 1): outcome masked, placebo-controlled trial comparing two types of corneal transplant surgeries and effect of rho kinase... by Thomas M Lietman, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Bennie H Jeng, Benjamin F Arnold, Winston Chamberlain, Charles C Lin, Jennifer Y Li, William Gensheimer, Jameson Clover, Nicole Varnado, Sarah Abdelrahman

“…Data from the trial will be made available on reasonable request.…”
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Parental Mental Health and Child Maltreatment in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Importance of Sampling in a Quantitative Statistical Study by Lara Engelke, Claudia Calvano, Steffi Pohl, Sibylle Maria Winter, Babette Renneberg

“…Specifically, we aimed to (1) investigate if outcomes on parental health and child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic from a convenience sample differ from those of a specific representative sample and (2) investigate reasons for differences in the results. …”
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Your period and your pregnancy, a cohort study of pregnant patients investigating the associations between menstruation and birth outcomes in Australia: study protocol by Miranda Davies-Tuck, Billie Bradford, Adrienne Gordon, Beverley Vollenhoven, Kirsten Rebecca Palmer, Kirstin Tindal, Caroline E Gargett, Fiona Cousins, Stacey Ellery

“…Participants will also be excluded if there is a planned termination of pregnancy or a termination of pregnancy for psychosocial reasons. Women will complete a menstrual history survey to capture menstrual cycle length, regularity, level of pain, heaviness of flow and other menstrual symptoms. …”
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Scoping review of costs of implementation strategies in community, public health and healthcare settings by Hongmei Wang, Jungyoon Kim, Tzeyu L Michaud, Emiliane Pereira, Gwenndolyn Porter, Caitlin Golden, Jennie Hill, Cindy Schmidt, Paul A Estabrooks

“…Lack of D&I strategy cost data was the predominant reason (55% of the excluded studies) for study exclusion. …”
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The Mechanisms of Guaranteeing the Right to Clean Air in Iran and International Documents by Fatemeh Hamidi, Maryam Afshari, Ali Mashhadi

“…International instruments also lack a clear guarantee of implementation, and the mechanism provided for in the conventions seems to be very simple and inefficient.Discussion: The laws and approvals related to air pollution have not been properly implemented, and this issue is more noticeable in the case of the Clean Air Act. The most important reasons for the lack of law enforcement are lack of financial resources, lack of priority to the issue of air pollution, lack of adequate and effective supervision, inconsistency between the executive agencies and island operations, personal interpretation of the law's texts, and finally, the flaws in the text of the law. …”
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KATALIKYBĖ IR VISUOMENĖ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…Such formal membership, which entitled an individual to call him (herself) a believer, as well as the aesthetical-demonstrative manner of being a member of the Church, expressing itself by almost obligatory participation in all mass religious actions (various arrangements), aiming to manifest the Catholic "acting" and solidarity, did not stimulate a conscious and authentic confession of the faith. For this reason, they thought that the Church must refuse too active wardship of believers. …”
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Role of stability analysis and waste discharge concentration of ternary hybrid nanofluid in a non-Newtonian model with slip boundary conditions by Nurhana Mohamad, Shuguang Li, Umair Khan, Anuar Ishak, Ali Elrashidi, Mohammed Zakarya

“…Data availability: The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.…”
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Bifurcation analysis of multistability and hysteresis in a model of HIV infection by I. V. Mironov, M. Yu. Khristichenk, Yu. M. Nechepurenko, D. S. Grebennikov, G. A. Bocharov

“…HIV-1 control efforts with reliance on immunotherapy remain at a conceptual stage due to the complexity of a set of processes that regulate the dynamics of infection and immune response. For this reason, it is extremely important to use methods of mathematical modeling of HIV-1 infection dynamics for theoretical analysis of possibilities of reducing the viral load by affecting the immune system without the usage of antiviral therapy. …”
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Identifying and Ranking the Causes of Delay Based on Production Strategies in Manufacturing Projects by Mohsen Rouzbahani, Mohammad Forozandeh

“…No research has been performed on investigating the reasons for delays in various types of production environments in the manufacturing organizations in Iran, as a developing country exhibiting differences in the aspects of cultures, social, political, economic, technological, personnel and personal.…”
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INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEGAL MECHANISMS OF JUDICIAL LIABILITY IN THE CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC GLOBALISATION OF MODERN SOCIETY by Konul Akhundova

“…The procedure for holding judges criminally and disciplinarily liable is highlighted separately, and the reasons, grounds, procedure and subjects of the above-mentioned proceedings are determined, which indicates the special status of bodies that ensure the achievement of a social compromise in the influence of society on the judiciary, in combination with the construction of ensuring the immunity of judges.…”
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