Factors associated with the lethality of human leptospirosis in Brazil by Alice Nardoni Marteli, Laurindo Antonio Guasselli, Décio Diament, Daniel Savignon Marinho, Geraldo Marcelo da Cunha, Federico Costa

“…Among the sociodemographic factors associated with death from leptospirosis, notable ones included contact with trash/rubble, work-related infection, male gender, non-white skin color, and increased risk with age. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE PERSONNEL’S CONSISTENT READINESS FOR CHANGES AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE EXAMPLE OF AN EXPORT-ORIENTED BIOTECHNOLOGICAL ENTERPRISE by E. V. Kazakova, V. P. Trukhin, I. A. Narkevich, I. I. Basakina

“…The biotechnology industry is currently one of the most dynamically developing sectors of the pharmaceutical industry, that is why it requires improvement in the personnel management system aimed at increasing the flexibility and adaptability of the organization.The aim of the research is to determine the degree of readiness of the organization’s employees for innovations as illustrated by the example of an export-oriented enterprise.Materials and methods. …”
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Income support programmes for the older adults in South Asia: a scoping review protocol by Shradha S Parsekar, Eti Rajwar, Bhumika Tumkur Venkatesh, Prachi Pundir, Tobias Vogt

“…Eligibility criteria for the scoping review will be based on the ‘PCC’ or the ‘Population–Concept–Context’ concept. Advanced search for the relevant articles will be conducted in MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, Scopus, Campbell Collaboration, 3ie International Initiative for Impact Evaluation and Web of Science. …”
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Review of Australian seaweed aquaculture: Limitations and opportunities with a focus on two candidate species Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan (1845) and Chaetomorpha linu... by Joel Wynhorst, Benjamin Camer-Pesci, Ravi Fotedar, Janet Howieson

“…Industry development however is currently limited by major knowledge gaps regarding the unique environmental, social and regulatory conditions in Australia. …”
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Disaster characteristics and policy implications of the MS6.2 Jishishan earthquake in Gansu Province by Xu Wang, Benyong Wei, Yanjun Wen, Jiakang Wang, Wenhua Qi, Donghui Chen

“…This study examines the disaster characteristics of the Jishishan earthquake by analyzing its spatiotemporal context within the historical seismicity of Gansu Province and comparing it to other earthquakes of similar magnitude in the region. …”
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Development of a Best Practice Guide to Optimise the Reporting of Patient Reported Measures by Clinical Quality Registries for Quality Improvement Purposes by Rasa Ruseckaite, Chethana Mudunna, Ilana Ackerman, Belinda Gabbe, Susannah Ahern

“…A preliminary BPG was refined during the workshop discussions. Conclusion: An increasing number of CQRs use PRMs to enhance QI reporting, however there are no published guidelines currently to support this. …”
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Acute Effects of a Single-Bout Session of High-Intensity Functional Training and Moderate-Intensity Functional Training on Cognitive Functions, Anxiety, and Stress in Healthy Adult... by Francisco José Trujillo-Gutiérrez, José López-Aguilar, Francisco Álvarez-Salvago, Honorato Morente-Oria, José Daniel Jiménez-García

“…Background: Currently, it has been observed that a fast-paced lifestyle, along with factors such as work pressure and economic and political uncertainty, among others, negatively impacts cognitive functions and increases levels of anxiety and stress in the population. …”
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Conceptualización de los medios sociales: oportunidades para la gestión del deporte (Conceptualisation of Social Media: opportunities for Sport Management) by Samuel López-Carril, Miguel Villamón Herrera, Vicente Añó Sanz

“…Social Media is a phenomenon that is changing the way that people communicate and relate among others, with many millions of users around the world. In the context of Sport Management, Social Media currently is playing a role increasingly more relevant in the day to day of clubs, athletes, federations, companies, researchers, etc. …”
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Intervention through an intelligent technological platform for socio-emotional development and health promotion in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (emoTICare): A study pr... by Javier Martín-Ávila, Esther Rodríguez-Jiménez, Selene Valero-Moreno, José-Antonio Gil-Gómez, Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla, Marián Pérez-Marín

“…Additionally, the presence of a chronic illness during this stage, such as Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), introduces additional medical and psychological needs, which can increase vulnerability. In this context, serious games emerge as a promising tool to address educational and psychoemotional aspects while maintaining the motivation and playability typical of a video game. …”
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Identifying Patient-Reported Care Experiences in Free-Text Survey Comments: Topic Modeling Study by Brian Steele, Paul Fairie, Kyle Kemp, Adam G D'Souza, Matthias Wilms, Maria Jose Santana

“…Results are discussed in the context of person-centered care, patient safety, and health care quality improvement. …”
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Anesthetic problems in concomitant systemic lupus erythematosus (literature review) by O.V. Kravets, V.V. Yekhalov, V.V. Gorbuntsov

“…SLE is a very complex systemic autoimmune disease that presents major challenges in the surgical context; in the field of anesthesia, such patients should always be considered at higher risk. …”
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Methods of Calculating the Indexes of Intellectual Capital of Organizations by V. A. Korzhak

“…In this context, it is appropriate to measure and evaluate intellectual capital, which includes not only goodwill, shares and intellectual property, but also organizational aspects (strategy, database, network data), and relationships with customers, partners, etc. …”
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Construction and application of a stratified nursing intervention program for postoperative delirium after Stanford type A aortic dissection: a quasi-experimental trial by Xueping Li, Miaomiao Zheng, Ailin Lin, Chaohong Chen, Yuanbo Wu, Huai Zhang, Zhiqin Yin

“…Conclusion Implementing this nurse intervention in the ward context can shorten postoperative delirium and hospital stays, increase patient satisfaction with care, and improve patient prognosis and quality of life. …”
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Adsorption Study of Rhodamine –B Dye on Plant (Citrus Leaves) by Ahlam M. Farhan, Ahlam M. Zaghair, Hussein I. Abdullah

“… The current research includes the adsorption of Rhodmine-B Dye on the surface of Citrus Leaves using the technique of UV. …”
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Structural and electrical changes in multilayer graphene induced by negative oxygen ion bombardment by Shalu Gupta, Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Kumar, Kshetrimayum Devarani Devi

“…The roughness of graphene layer decreases at lower fluence of O− ions bombardment and then again increases at higher fluence, have been probed through AFM in contact mode. …”
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The effect of laser ablation on the corrosion behavior, morphology and wettability of TiAlCrSiZr coating deposited by PVD by Esmaeil Khorasani-javadi, Hassan Elmkhah, Erfan Lotfi-khojasteh, Ensiye Shabanlou, Babak Jaleh, Arash Fattah-alhosseini

“…Moreover, the water contact angle of laser irradiated samples increased with days passing owing to the absorption of carbon complexes. …”
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Structural Identification Using Digital Image Correlation Technology by Samira Azizi, Kaveh Karami, Stefano Mariani

“…Structural health monitoring has gained increasing research interest, particularly due to the societal concerns tied to the aging of current civil structures and infrastructures. …”
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Mpox in Africa: What we know and what is still lacking. by Jia Bainga Kangbai, Umaru Sesay, Ulrich Vickos, Fatmata Kagbanda, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Augustus Osborne

“…Mpox is endemic in several African countries, and currently, the infection has spread in non-endemic countries, including Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya. …”
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Effects of a short-term removal of the dominant male on vocalization in captive groups of large-billed crows (Corvus macrorynchos) by Illia Aota, Mayu Takano, Ei-Ichi Izawa

“…Dominance signals are well-known mechanisms that allow individuals to assess their opponent’s fighting ability without physical contact, thereby maintaining dominance relationships. …”
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Standardized Loads Acting in Hip Implants. by Georg Bergmann, Alwina Bender, Jörn Dymke, Georg Duda, Philipp Damm

“…With the increasing success of hip joint replacements, the average age of patients has decreased, patients have become more active and their expectations of the implant durability have risen. …”
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