Why do we need quality measures in emergency medicine? by Shamie Das, Gregg Miller, Christopher Libby, Cameron J. Gettel, Elaine Rabin, Michelle Lin

“…Abstract Quality measures increasingly influence the delivery and reimbursement of care provided in emergency departments. …”
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Organizational and legal forms and differences in the administrative and legal status of the territorial bodies of the federal executive authorities of the Russian Federation by A. P. Demin

“…The purpose of the study is to assess the current state of legal regulation of the activities of territorial bodies of federal executive bodies. …”
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Analysis of the distribution of Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus in Inner Mongolia under climate change using the GEE platform by Jingxia Guo, Chunhong Zhang, Mingxu Zhang, Yaqiong Bi, Mengchao Wang, Minhui Li

“…Particularly, under the SSP126 scenario (2081–2100), there is a significant decrease of 22.77% in suitable habitat. The SSP245 scenario (2041–2060) exhibits the most pronounced habitat loss, with a reduction of 36.38%. …”
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NSMO-Based Adaptive Finite-Time Command-Filtered Backstepping Speed Controller for New Energy Hybrid Ship PMSM Propulsion System by Dan Zhang, Suijun Xiao, Hongfen Bai, Diju Gao, Baonan Wang

“…In the context of the new energy hybrid ship propulsion system (NE-HSPS), the parameters of the rotor speed, torque, and current of the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) are susceptible to environmental variations and unmodeled disturbances. …”
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Tertiary Trauma Survey: Nurses Performance and Polytrauma Patients’ Outcomes by Zienab M. Salama, Neamatallah G. Ahmed, Asmaa M. Mahmoud

“… Context: Tertiary Trauma Survey is an important tool for the detection of missed injury, and some trauma units have created their protocol for tertiary trauma surveys to decrease the incidence of missed injuries in trauma patients. …”
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Transmission dynamics and elimination potential of zoonotic tuberculosis in morocco. by Mahamat Fayiz Abakar, Hind Yahyaoui Azami, Philipp Justus Bless, Lisa Crump, Petra Lohmann, Mirjam Laager, Nakul Chitnis, Jakob Zinsstag

“…The prevalence of BTB in Moroccan cattle is estimated at 18%, and 33% at the individual and the herd level respectively, but the human M. bovis burden needs further clarification. The current control strategy based on test and slaughter should be improved through local context adaptation taking into account a suitable compensation in order to reduce BTB prevalence in Morocco and decrease the disease burden in humans and animals. …”
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Challenges Caused by Using New Technologies in Holding Public Hearings of Iranian Criminal Courts by Mozhgan Nemati, Nasrin Mehra, Morteza Rasteh

“…Conclusions and Future Research By increasing progress of technology and the need to adapt judicial systems to the requirements of human life and even to respond to crises such as the corona virus epidemic, the criminal proceedings as a collective ritual which have long been based on the face-to-face interaction of activists in the place of hearing, now must be realized in the context of new technologies and with the virtual communication of activists with each other. …”

Non-Thermal Plasma Applications in Maize Seed Remediation, Disinfection, and Improvement for Growth: A Review by Diana Guadalupe Gutierrez-Leon, Jorge Jurado-Paramo, Benjamin Gonzalo Rodriguez-Mendez, Diego Medina-Castro, Regulo Lopez-Callejas

“…In this context, non-thermal plasma (NTP) emerges as a promising technology. …”
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Great Gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) in Central Asia Are Spreading to Higher Latitudes and Altitudes by Xuan Liu, Li Xu, Jianghua Zheng, Jun Lin, Xuan Li, Liang Liu, Ruikang Tian, Chen Mu

“…However, the optimal habitat region will expand relative to the current one. This expansion will increase with the rising CO2 emission levels and over time, potentially enlarging the suitable area by up to 39.49 × 104 km2. …”
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Earthquake resilience of densely populated settlements: A strategic approach to mitigate Istanbul’s earthquake risk by Gülru Koca

“…For this purpose, firstly the previous and current urban design practices adopted in the city was evaluated. …”
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Advancing Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) in Teacher Education: Rasch Model among Indonesian Early Childhood Education Students by Yetty Isna Wahyuseptiana, Munawir Yusuf, Gunarhadi Gunarhadi, Roemintoyo Roemintoyo

“…However, there was an increase in the above-average and excellent categories among older and final-semester students. …”
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Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Simulation of the Tuberculosis Epidemic as a Function of Population Coverage with Screening by A. A. Starshinova, I. F. Dovgalyuk, N. N. Osipov, D. A. Kudlay

“…A simple mathematical model describing the dependence of incidence and sputum smear-positive tuberculosis in the current year on sputum smear-positive tuberculosis in the past year and population coverage with preventive screening in the current and past years was built up. …”
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Anti-amyloid Monoclonal Antibodies for Alzheimer’s Disease: A New Hope? (Review) by I. A. Mazerkina

“…This review aimed to examine the prospects and limitations of anti-amyloid DMTs for AD in the context of the current understanding of AD pathogenesis mechanisms.DISCUSSION. …”
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Multi-Temporal Analysis and Techno-Economic Evaluation of Offshore Wind Energy Integration to the Western Interconnection by Li He, Shahnawaz Siddiqui, Sameer Nekkalapu, Sohom Datta, Travis Douville, Konstantinos Oikonomou, Manisha Maharjan

“…A novel multi-terminal high voltage direct current (MTDC) model was developed and utilized, and its performance is compared with conventional high voltage direct current (HVDC) radial topology. …”
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Death and dying in prehospital care: what are the experiences and issues for prehospital practitioners, families and bystanders? A scoping review by Alison Richardson, Michelle Myall, Helen Pocock, Robert Crouch, Charles Deakin, Susi Lund, Alison Rowsell, Mick Arber, Joanne Turnbull

“…An important outcome is identifying current gaps in knowledge where further empirical research is needed. …”
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Simulation and MCDA-based framework for border crossing process design with static and dynamic control of passenger flow by Piotr Sawicki, Hanna Sawicka

“…The proposed methodology has been applied to redesign the border control process at an airport terminal in the context of new border control procedures. Assuming that 39% of passengers require 10–120% more processing time due to new procedures, the recommended process includes new equipment configuration, increasing the total number of units by two. …”
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Opportunities for a national genomic data governance framework in Australia: a systematic review by Fabian Cannizzo, Miranda E. Vidgen, Rebekah McWhirter, Alan Petersen, Margaret Otlowski, Marco Rizzi, Jasmine Hensley, Ainsley J. Newson

“…Conclusions Our synthesis of the current literature on genomic data governance suggests that the current focus on individual consent as the primary mechanism for protecting data subjects and different priorities in clinical and research governance need to be addressed. …”
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View of Military Epidemiologists on the Problem of Global Spread of a New Coronavirus Infection by A. A. Kuzin, E. V. Lantsov, A. P. Yumanov, A. S. Kucherov, S. V. Artebyakin, D. A. Zharkov, P. V. Kulikov, I. O. Volinkov, D. Yu. Pishugin

“…As the experience of working in the context of a pandemic shows, it is advisable to use the principles of military epidemiology in the practical activities of various specialists in the national health system. …”
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Integrating classical islamic texts and digital technology revitalization of kutub al-turats in ma’had dār al-qur’ān wa al-ḥadīth NW Anjani Lombok by Ulyan Nasri, Fahrurrozi Fahrurrozi, Lalu Fauzi Haryadi, Nasirin Nasirin, Nurdiah Nurdiah, Multazam Hajras, Sohri Ramdana

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Innovating through tradition: kava-talanoa as a culturally aligned medico-behavioral therapeutic approach to amelioration of PTSD symptoms by S. Apo Aporosa, Dennis Itoga, Julia Ioane, Jan Prosser, Sione Vaka, Emily Grout, Martin J. Atkins, Mitchell A. Head, Jonathan D. Baker, Tanecia Blue, David H. Sanday, Mahonri W. Owen, Chris Murray, Karthik Sivanathan, Tua’ipulotu W. Cuthers, Anau Mesui-Henry, Mary-Jane McCarthy, James Bunn, Ifereimi Waqainabete, Helen Turner, Helen Turner, Helen Turner

“…Our core hypothesis is that, combined, kava-talanoa will outperform current standards of care in PTSD symptom management as a culturally augmented cognitive-behavioral group therapy intervention. …”
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