Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for Streptococcal B colonisation: a cross-sectional study of hospital internal protocols in Switzerland by Sylvie Anne Genier, Gessica Trivelli, Vera Ruth Mitter

“… STUDY AIMS: Streptococcus agalacticae is a pathogen associated with maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The current gold standard for preventing neonatal sepsis is the intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) of Streptococcus agalacticae-positive mothers. …”
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Skin-Inspired Magnetoresistive Tactile Sensor for Force Characterization in Distributed Areas by Francisco Mêda, Fabian Näf, Tiago P. Fernandes, Alexandre Bernardino, Lorenzo Jamone, Gonçalo Tavares, Susana Cardoso

“…Touch is a crucial sense for advanced organisms, particularly humans, as it provides essential information about the shape, size, and texture of contacting objects. In robotics and automation, the integration of tactile sensors has become increasingly relevant, enabling devices to properly interact with their environment. …”
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The Efficacy of Dog Assisted Therapy in depression and anxiety – a review by Dominika Marciniuk, Paulina Głogowska, Wiktor Grela, Jagoda Niewiadomska, Natalia Gniaź, Dawid Tulej, Natalia Marko, Alicja Dziedzic, Daria Furtak, Aleksandra Górska

“…There have also been noted significant increases in beta-endorphin, oxytocyn, β-phenylethylamine and dopamine levels.   …”
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Microstructural transition from ZrO₂ to Zr–Al intermetallics and property evolution in AA5051 composites by G. Anbuchezhiyan, G. Ananth, Vignesh M, K. Logesh, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Elango Natarajan

“…The inclusion of hard ZrO₂ particles minimised wear loss percentage in synthesised composites by reducing direct contact between the matrix and wear surface, resulting in less adhesive wear.…”
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Spin Seebeck in the weakly exchange-coupled Van der Waals antiferromagnet across the spin-flip transition by Xue He, Shilei Ding, Hans Gløckner Giil, Jicheng Wang, Mona Bhukta, Mingxing Wu, Wen Shi, Zhongchong Lin, Zhongyu Liang, Jinbo Yang, Mathias Kläui, Arne Brataas, Yanglong Hou, Rui Wu

“…The spin Seebeck effect increases as the magnetic field increases before the spin-flip transition due to the enhancement of the thermal spin current as a function of the applied field. …”
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Consequences, costs and cost-effectiveness of workforce configurations in English acute hospitals by Peter Griffiths, Christina Saville, Jane Ball, David Culliford, Jeremy Jones, Francesca Lambert, Paul Meredith, Bruna Rubbo, Lesley Turner, Chiara Dall’Ora

“…Study registration This study is registered as Current Controlled Trials ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04374812. …”
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Multi-Hop Relay Based Free Space Optical Communication Link for Delivering Medical Services in Remote Areas by Rajan Miglani, Jagjit Singh Malhotra, Arun K. Majumdar, Faisel Tubbal, Raad Raad

“…This paper proposes 120 Gbps DP-16 QAM modulated multi-hop serial FSO link with coherent reception for delivering medical consultation services in remote and isolated locations. Considering the current situation wherein pandemic of highly infectious nature, COVID-19 has affected millions of people globally; doctors can use the proposed high-speed architecture for “contact-less” supervision of quarantined patients and suspects through video conferencing. …”
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Investigating the Existence of a Cathode Electrolyte Interphase on Graphite in Dual‐Ion Batteries with LiPF6‐Based Aprotic Electrolytes and Unraveling the Origin of Capacity Fade... by Lukas Haneke, Felix Pfeiffer, Katharina Rudolf, Pranti Sutar, Masoud Baghernejad, Martin Winter, Tobias Placke, Johannes Kasnatscheew

“…Affirmed by Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, the active material remains structurally stable, suggesting capacity fading to be dominated by resistance rise at the PE, likely due to an electronic contact resistance from active material grain boundaries and/or from the interface between electrode particles and the current collector in course of high volume changes; as systematically derived by impedance spectroscopy.…”
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Impedance Spectroscopy Study of Charge Transfer in the Bulk and Across the Interface in Networked SnO₂/Ga₂O₃ Core–Shell Nanobelts in Ambient Air by Maciej Krawczyk, Ryszard Korbutowicz, Patrycja Suchorska-Woźniak

“…In these structures, two dissimilar materials with different work functions are brought into contact to form a coaxial heterojunction. The influence of the shell material on the transportation of the electric charge carriers along these structures is still not very well understood. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF CEMENT CONCRETE CONGLOMERATE SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS BY IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY METHOD by S. N. Bandarenka, P. V. Chulkin, G. A. Ragoisha, A. O. Kolikov, A. S. Bandarenka

“…One of the most prospective directions in preservation  and increase of service live of  road pavements is a construction of  automobile roads with cement concrete surface. …”
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Effect of Protein Concentration on the Corrosion Behavior of Magnesium Alloys by MA Yucong, WANG Pengjie, OUYANG Zhengzheng, Mohd TALHA, LIN Yuanhua

“…When magnesium alloy is used in the human physiological environment， it will be affected by protein.In this work， the corrosion mechanism of a magnesium alloy in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) containing various concentrations of bovine serum albumin (BSA) (0，0.5， 1.0， 1.5， 2.0， 3.5 and 5.0 g/L) was systematically investigated.Surface characterisation was carried out by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)， scanning electron microscopy (SEM)，energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and contact-angle measurements，whereas electrochemical behaviour was evaluated through potentiodynamic polarisation， electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM).Complementary immersion tests were performed to corroborate the electrochemical findings.To elucidate the time-dependent effect of protein concentration， the electrochemical response and corrosion products of specimens immersed for 1， 3 and 7 d in solutions containing 0， 2.0 and 5.0 g/L BSA were also examined.Results showed that the presence of BSA up to 2.0 g/L reduced the corrosion rate， and the minimum corrosion current density occurred at 2.0 g/L，whereas a higher concentration (5.0 g/L) of BSA significantly accelerated localized corrosion of magnesium alloy surface.In the later stages of immersion， the overall corrosion resistance of the alloy deteriorated.When the BSA concentration was kept below 2.0 g/L， protein molecules formed a monolayer via chemisorption on the alloy surface， leading to a continuous decrease in corrosion rate with increasing BSA concentration.During prolonged immersion， this non-dense adsorbed layer was penetrated by the corrosive medium and consequently lost its protective effect.At 5.0 g/L BSA， protein molecules chelated the metal ions released from the alloy， forming soluble complexes that accelerated corrosion.With further immersion， the continual deposition， detachment and chelation of high-concentration BSA further intensified the dissolution of the magnesium alloy.…”
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The ‘Hikikomori’ syndrome: worldwide prevalence and co-occurring major psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Andrea Pozza, Fabio Ferretti, Anna Coluccia, Takahiro Kato, Marco Gaetani

“…It has been studied first in Japan and recently has increasingly drawn the attention of researchers and clinicians all over the world. …”
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Technological trends in epidemic intelligence for infectious disease surveillance: a systematic literature review by Hazeeqah Amny Kamarul Aryffin, Murtadha Arif Bin Sahbudin, Sakinah Ali Pitchay, Azni Haslizan Abhalim, Ilfita Sahbudin

“…The increasing intricacy and regular occurrence of disease outbreaks underscore the pressing necessity for improvements in public health monitoring systems. …”
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Older adults’ digital technology experiences: a qualitative study by Lina Emmesjö, Jenny Hallgren, Catharina Gillsjö

“…However, current digital technology has been found to be difficult for older persons. …”
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Anticipating how spatial fishing restrictions in EU waters perform to protect marine species, habitats, and dependent fisheries by François Bastardie, Amaia Astarloa, Logan Binch, Isabella Bitetto, Dimitrios Damalas, Jochen Depestele, Pierre-Yves Hernvann, Sigrid Lehuta, Jonas Letschert, Irida Maina, Stéphanie Mahévas, Georgia Papantoniou, Miriam Püts, Giovanni Romagnoni, Giovanni Romagnoni, Giovanni Romagnoni, Giovanni Romagnoni, Maria Teresa Spedicato, Klaas Sys, Irini Tsikopoulou, Gert Van Hoey, Walter Zupa, Anna Rindorf

“…Our findings emphasize that redistributing fishing effort without reducing overall effort and catches may negate intended decreases in mortality rates of sensitive marine species or restoration of vulnerable marine habitats to the status targeted by the European marine legislation (EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive MSFD). …”
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Comorbid infections in patients with ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis: a prospective cohort study by M. A. Litvinova, N. M. Bulanov, P. I. Novikov, J. Zhao, D. Munblit, S. V. Moiseev

“…State-of-the-art management of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) has significantly improved patient survival, but is associated with an increased risk of infectious complications, that currently are one of the leading causes of hospitalization and mortality in patients with AAV.Objective: to assess the incidence and structure of comorbid infections in patients with AAV.Material and methods. …”
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Influences of intelligent predictive networks on thermal efficiency of radiative magnetohydrodynamics hybrid nanofluid flow considering heat absorption-generation aspects by Muhammad Habib Ullah Khan, Waqar Azeem Khan, Taseer Muhammad, Marei S. Alqarni, Hamid Qureshi, Iftikhar Hussain

“…The profile will be rejected as the values of suction parameter and magnetic field parameter increases. In addition, a profile grows with the values of mixed convection parameter increasing. …”
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Spontaneous Breakaway of Tractional Flap Tear during Acute Posterior Vitreous Detachment after Laser Retinopexy by V. A. Shaimova, V. N. Trublin, G. R. Islamova, S. Kh. Kuchkildina, T. B. Shaimov, R. B. Shaimov, T. G. Kravchenko, S. V. Titova

“…Prophylactic laser retinopexy is performed to create an area of sufficient chorioretinal adhesion completely surrounding the retinal break. Currently, the method of non-contact navigated laser retinopexy is widely used. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Effect of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Mixed with Fluorohydroxyapatite against E. faecalis In Vitro by Behnam Bolhari, Aidin Sooratgar, Maryam Pourhajibagher, Nazanin Chitsaz, Iman Hamraz

“…It is more resistant to local antiseptic agents than other endodontic microorganisms. Currently, mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is considered as an ideal material in many endodontic procedures. …”
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Is consumer response to plain/standardised tobacco packaging consistent with framework convention on tobacco control guidelines? A systematic review of quantitative studies. by Martine Stead, Crawford Moodie, Kathryn Angus, Linda Bauld, Ann McNeill, James Thomas, Gerard Hastings, Kate Hinds, Alison O'Mara-Eves, Irene Kwan, Richard I Purves, Stuart L Bryce

“…<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Standardised or 'plain' tobacco packaging was introduced in Australia in December 2012 and is currently being considered in other countries. The primary objective of this systematic review was to locate, assess and synthesise published and grey literature relating to the potential impacts of standardised tobacco packaging as proposed by the guidelines for the international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: reduced appeal, increased salience and effectiveness of health warnings, and more accurate perceptions of product strength and harm.…”
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