The role of community health workers in addressing the global burden of ear disease and hearing loss: a systematic scoping review of the literature by James O'Donovan, Misha Verkerk, Niall Winters, Shelly Chadha, Mahmood F Bhutta

“…We performed a systematic scoping review to identify evidence on how CHWs are currently deployed in the prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and management of ear disease and hearing loss; methods to train and support CHWs in this context; and cost-effectiveness of CHWs.Methods We performed a systematic search of the literature from September 1978 to 18 March 2018 from 11 major databases and the grey literature.Results We identified 38 original studies that met the inclusion criteria, taking place across South Asia (n=13), Oceania (n=7), North America (n=7), South America (n=6) and Africa (n=5). 23 studies showed CHWs can increase community participation in screening. …”
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Justification on Choosing Screw Pumping Units as Energy Efficient Artificial Lift Technology by D. I. Sidorkin, K. S. Kupavykh

“…It is recognized that the number of publications in the area of energy efficiency is growing steadily. Currently Russian oil and gas industry are facing the task of accelerating reduction of energy consumption while preserving, or even increasing, production rates. …”
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HippoUnit: A software tool for the automated testing and systematic comparison of detailed models of hippocampal neurons based on electrophysiological data. by Sára Sáray, Christian A Rössert, Shailesh Appukuttan, Rosanna Migliore, Paola Vitale, Carmen A Lupascu, Luca L Bologna, Werner Van Geit, Armando Romani, Andrew P Davison, Eilif Muller, Tamás F Freund, Szabolcs Káli

“…These models were usually built to capture a few important or interesting properties of the given neuron type, and it is often unknown how they would behave outside their original context. In addition, there is currently no simple way of quantitatively comparing different models regarding how closely they match specific experimental observations. …”
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Investigation of Heat and Mass Transfer in the Process of Fuel Preparation from Biomass Particles with High Moisture by A. V. Mitrofanov, O. B. Kolibaba, R. N. Gabitov, D. A. Dolinin, S. V. Vasilevich

“…Currently, in a number of countries an urgent task for development of fuel and energy complexes is to increase the share of generation by involving solid fuels in circulation. …”
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Immune factors and their role in tumor aggressiveness in glioblastoma: Atypical cadherin FAT1 as a promising target for combating immune evasion by Manvi Arora, Archismita Kundu, Subrata Sinha, Kunzang Chosdol

“…The FAT atypical cadherin 1 (FAT1) has shown context/tissue-dependent effects in cancers of different tissue origins, with either oncogenic or tumor suppressor roles. …”
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Phagocytic function of tumor-associated macrophages as a key determinant of tumor progression control: a review by Marc Lecoultre, Valérie Dutoit, Paul R Walker

“…Tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) phagocytic activity is emerging as a new mechanism to harness for cancer treatment. Currently, many approaches are investigated at the preclinical level and some modalities have now reached clinical trials, including the targeting of the phagocytosis inhibitor CD47. …”
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Pilot observational cohort study to determine whether waveform and flow traces from mechanical insufflation–exsufflation (MI-E) can be used to identify laryngeal responses to MI-E... by Stephanie K Mansell, Swapna Mandal, Amar Shah, Francesca Gowing, Rhiannon Parry, Charlotte Greenfield, Yogesh Bhatt

“…Currently, the only method for assessing this is via nasal endoscopy while using MI-E. …”
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Advancements and Challenges in the Management of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Review by Francesco Nappi

“…It is a significant concern in the field of cardiology, and the epidemiology of PVE has seen notable developments over the last five decades. The disease currently affects an older demographic and is becoming increasingly prevalent in patients with transcatheter-implanted valves. …”
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Leveraging agent-based modeling and a randomized intervention to advance childhood physical activity: A study protocol. by Matt Kasman, Adam B Sedlak, Lydia Reader, William J Heerman, Russell R Pate, Amelie G Ramirez, Evan C Sommer, Shari L Barkin, Ross A Hammond

“…Successful early childhood PA interventions can potentially play an important role in both increasing overall population health as well as closing health disparities across subpopulations. …”
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Rate of detection of endocrine diseases in children in the practice of a family doctor by I. I. Redko, E. N. Chakmazova

“…Currently, there is a tendency to increase the prevalence of endocrine pathologists in all age groups of the children's population of Ukraine. …”
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The Influence of Pulsed Electron Beam Processing on the Quality of Working Surfaces of Titanium Alloy Products by Undrakh Mishigdorzhiyn, Aleksey Pyatykh, Andrey Savilov, Nikolay Ulakhanov, Ivan Galetsky, Kirill Demin, Alexander Tikhonov, Maxim Vorobyov, Elizaveta Petrikova, Shunqi Mei

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Epidemiological Manifestation of Combined Natural Foci of Tularemia, Leptospirosis and Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: Mixed Infections by T. N. Demidova, N. E. Sharapova, V. V. Gorshenko, T. V. Mikhailova, A. S. Semihin, A. E. Ivanova

“…The diagnosis is established on the basis of clinical and epidemiological data: a combination of fever and intoxication, determine the relationship of the development of the disease with work and the circumstances in which the patient was. Currently, as a result of the examination of sick people, mixed infections with natural focal infections are increasingly being registered: HFRS + tularemia; tularemia+ leptospirosis; leptospirosis + HFRS; tularemia+ borrelliosis; rickettsiosis +tularemia, etc., the presence of two pathogens of zoonotic infections was detected in the patient during successive studies. …”
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Neural Determinants of Sedentary Lifestyle in Older Adults: A Brain Network Analysis by Mohsen Bahrami, Jonathan H Burdette, Paul J Laurienti, Barbara J Nicklas, W Jack Rejeski, Jason Fanning

“…One of the treatment conditions involved WL + a day‐long movement intervention that explicitly targeted reducing sitting time and increasing steps across the day (SitLess). Method The goal of the current study, using baseline fMRI and accelerometry data from 36 participants and advanced machine learning tools, was to determine if we could identify complex brain circuits underlying variability associated with changes in sitting time and daily steps during the 6‐month intensive phase among participants randomized to the WL + SitLess treatment condition. …”
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Deflection Encounters: Motivational Interviewing and Maximal Minutes by Michael D. Clark

“…With over 1,000 sites of Deflection currently in operation, this practice review calls for the field to place more focus on what treatment mechanics are to be used. …”
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Creatine as a Compound and Supplement Metabolism, Mechanism of Action, Effects, and Adverse Effects - A Review by Szymon Szypulski, Aleksandra Zielińska, Sebastian Iwaniuk, Ignacy Maciejewski, Kinga Tylczyńska, Jakub Skiba, Maria Michalska, Kinga Kowalik, Zuzanna Skiba, Natalia Tylczyńska

“…Over time, attention has also shifted toward exploring creatine’s potential applications in other areas of medicine, as well as its use across various populations and age groups. Currently, the significance and importance of creatine are being highlighted not only in the context of its use across various sports disciplines, but also for its demonstrated beneficial effects in a range of medical conditions. …”
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Challenges and Obstacles in the Development of Winter Sports Tourism in the Ski Slopes of Tehran by Siavash Imeni, Leyla Asadpour Shirazi

“…The ski industry forms a cluster combining skiing, ski entertainment, ski technology, and ski culture (Liu et al., 2022). Currently, there are 68 countries worldwide offering snow-covered outdoor ski areas, with approximately 2,000 ski resorts identified globally (Vanat, 2020). …”
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Zoonotic infections in semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Fennoscandia – a review by Morten Tryland, Kayla Joy Buhler

“…There is a wide range of zoonotic parasites, bacteria and viruses that potentially can be transferred from reindeer to human, but it can be concluded that the zoonotic threat from close contact with reindeer or the consumption of reindeer meat and products thereof currently is of restricted magnitude. …”
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The prognostic value of serum apolipoprotein A1 levels in elderly patients with de novo SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection by Cong Shi, Ruishuang Ma, Miao Zhou, Shujun Yang, Shengping Gong

“…Additionally, we observed a significant increase in C-reactive protein (CRP) and beta-2 microglobulin (β2-MG) levels in individuals with decreased ApoA1 levels. …”
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The Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and the Risk of Cognitive Decline: An Umbrella Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ioannis Mavroudis, Dimitrios Kazis, Foivos Efstratios Petridis, Ioana-Miruna Balmus, Vasileios Papaliagkas, Alin Ciobica

“…Background: There is currently increasing interest in the implication of traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a potential risk factor for long-term neurodegenerative conditions, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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A mathematical approach to the role of chemical reactions and temperature-dependent fluid properties on the peristaltic transport of non-Newtonian Ree-Eyring fluid in a nonuniform... by Prathiksha Sanil, Manjunatha Gudekote, Rajashekhar Choudhari, Madhavi M. R., Hanumesh Vaidya, Kerehalli Vinayaka Prasad

“…Also, the chemical reaction rate is diminished by an increase in the homogeneous reaction parameter, while an increase in the heterogeneous reaction parameter accelerates it. …”
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