Clinical characteristics and risk factors of premature rupture of membranes infection in pregnant and lying-in women by Shufang Xiao, Meimei Lin

“…Premature rupture of membranes is one of the more common symptoms of pregnant women before labor, which can lead to an increased rate of preterm birth and a higher mortality rate of the fetus born from it. …”
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Dismissed Industrial Areas: The Urban Project of the Montedison Factory of Akgragas in Porto Empedocle Between the Past, Present, and Future by Karim Syed, María J. Andrade, Luis Machuca Casares

“…In recent decades, in Italy, as in the international context, the phenomenon of disused industrial buildings has acquired considerable dimensions, with inevitable social, urban and economic repercussions. …”
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Average nutrient and chlorophyll distributions in the western Mediterranean: RADMED project by María del Carmen García-Martínez, Manuel Vargas-Yáñez, Francina Moya, Rocío Santiago, María Muñoz, Andreas Reul, Teodoro Ramírez, Rosa Balbín

“…Nutrient and chlorophyll concentrations and the intensity of the deep chlorophyll maximum decrease northeastward. The deep chlorophyll maximum depth increases to the northeast. …”
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Conflitos envolvendo indígenas e agricultores no Rio Grande do Sul: dilemas de políticas públicas contraditórias by Henrique Aniceto Kujawa

“…This article discusses these conflicts and analyzes them from the point of view of their historical roots and the current context. It characterizes the social subjects involved (indigenous and farmers) from the perspective of the emerging diversity and shows that the current public policy contributes to increase the conflict and does not meet the needs neither of indigenous people nor of farmers. …”
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Antiplatelet therapy – platelet function test for platelet response assessment by D. Dineva, Е. Doncheva, I. Paskaleva

“…With the introduction of prasugrel and ticagrelor – medications that offer a stronger and more predictable antiplatelet effect – our focus shifted to identifying increased response and bleeding in the context of dual antiplatelet therapy, and to individualizing therapy to minimize bleeding. …”
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A Comparative Approach of Cultural Intelligence Profile of Management and Non-Management Romanian Students by Laura BRANCU, Valentin MUNTEANU, Ionut GOLET

“…Cultural intelligence (CQ) is defined as the as individuals’ ability to act efficiently in different cultural contexts. Due to a significant growth of Internet-based communication, enabling virtual work teams, geographically and culturally dispersed (Stanko & Gibson , 2009), and to increased globalization over the past 20 years, the number of people who currently get in touch with other cultures has grown significantly (Eisenberg et al., 2013). …”
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THE SALARY NEGOTIATION STRATEGY by ANCA JARMILA GUŢĂ

“…One of the main concerns of the employees of any company is motivation through the salary level. In this context, the paper proposes several strategies that can be used by employees to negotiate the first salary and increase salary in the current job. …”
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Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Point-Of-Care CD4 Testing on the HIV Epidemic in South Africa. by Alastair Heffernan, Ella Barber, Ranjeeta Thomas, Christophe Fraser, Michael Pickles, Anne Cori

“…We estimated that POC CD4 testing introduced in the current South African care context can prevent 1.7% (95% CI: 0.4% - 4.3%) of new HIV infections over 1 year. …”
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Regional Innovation Strategy — from Design to Implementation. Lubelskie Voivodship Case Study by Dagmara Kociuba

“…The first part presents the idea of Smart specialization and its implementation in the current programming period, as well as the legal basis, premises, and assumptions of development of RIS3. …”
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The Role of Different Planting Types in Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effects: A Case Study of Gaziantep, Turkey by Ahmet Salih Günaydın, Murat Yücekaya

“…In this context, different planting options with only leafy, only coniferous, leafy and coniferous at half at 4 m, 6 m, and 8 m intervals along with the current planting state of the study area in Gaziantep, Turkey were prepared. …”
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Participant perceptions of Range Rider Programs operating to mitigate wolf–livestock conflicts in the western United States by Molly Parks, Terry Messmer

“…We conducted semistructured phone and personal interviews with 51 participants from 17 RRPs in Montana, Oregon, and Washington during January to April 2014 and October 2014 to January 2015 to develop a typology of NRM RRPs and assess participant perceptions of current programs. Although the RRPs we studied varied in context, program focus, and scale, they shared similar organizational components that included a sponsor; collaboration among several organizations; a funding mechanism; a structure that included a supervisor, the landowner(s), and the range rider(s); and a mechanism for stakeholder feedback. …”
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The association between type 2 diabetes and asthma incidence: a longitudinal analysis considering genetic susceptibility by Fei Chen, Ying Yang, Liping Yu, Lulu Song, Cong Zhang, Yifan He, Lili Wu, Wanlu Ma, Bo Zhang

“…After adjusting for age, sex, current smoking status, and other confounding variables, T2D was significantly associated with an increased risk of developing asthma (Hazard Ratios [HR] 1.16, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–1.26). …”
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Using Legume-Enriched Cover Crops to Improve Grape Yield and Quality in Hillside Vineyards by Oriana Silvestroni, Edoardo Dottori, Luca Pallotti, Tania Lattanzi, Rodolfo Santilocchi, Vania Lanari

“…Natural covering (NATC) has spread on hillside vineyards of central Italy as a replacement for tillage to reduce soil erosion, although it increased nitrogen and water needs. Therefore, in the current context of global warming, using cover crops (CCs) that require less water and provide nitrogen becomes crucial. …”
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Land surveying and geodetic sectors of Ukraine during wartime: transformations and challenges by A. Martyn, N. Bavrovska

“…This article is dedicated to the current state of the land surveying and geodetic sectors in Ukraine, particularly in the context of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian military aggression. …”
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Addressing the Challenges in Protecting Child Victims of Sexual Violence within Non-Formal Education Institutions by Dani Krisnawati, Ria Restu Wikansari

“…In recent years, violence against women and children has markedly increased in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. …”
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Currency and Financial Crisis: A Review Study of Prediction Models and Crisis Management Strategies by Haitham Assi Kareem, Idress Mohammed Husien

“…This review article summarizes current research from 2019 to 2024 with an emphasis on the kinds of datasets, timeframes, and models used. …”
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Company Specific Determinants of Adopting Internal Carbon Pricing As Carbon Management Strategy by R. Desai, A. Raval, N. Baser, D. Saraf

“…Further, the results also depict that even though the number of firms using ICP has increased, the current mean adoption rate is only 23%. …”
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AI-enhanced chatbot for improving healthcare usability and accessibility for older adults by Abdulrahman Khamaj

“…Thus, the iterative approach based on direct user feedback in the context of the current work allowed for the overcoming of such drawbacks and the provision of the target population of older adults with the needed healthcare services.…”
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Role of Vitamin D in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Literature Review by Anatoly I. Khavkin, Andrew V. Nalyotov, Dmitry I. Masyuta, Ravil F. Makhmutov

“…This article presents current data on the vitamin D effect on the intestinal mucosa barrier function, on the immune system and on the intestinal microbiota in the context of inflammatory bowel diseases pathogenesis.…”
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Optimising the public health benefits of sex work regulation in Senegal: Results from qualitative interviews with policy stakeholders. by Aurélia Lépine, Fanny Procureur, Sandie Szawlowski, Carole Treibich, El Hadj Mbaye, Khady Gueye, Cheikh Tidiane Ndour

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To identify which modifications to the current registration policy have the potential to increase uptake of registration by FSWs and to assess their feasibility in the context of Senegal.…”
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