Trends in Canadian Respiratory Clinical Trials from 2001 to 2011 by Claire Elizabeth Tacon, Hina Abbas, Shiyuan Zhang, Barbara Nicholls, Glenn Crater, Zhen Su

“…Clinical research bridges patients’ unmet medical need with innovative medicines, increases knowledge acquisition by clinicians, and creates solutions to improve the sustainability and quality of the Canadian health care system and economy. …”
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Commonly prescribed medications and risk of pneumonia and all-cause mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a UK population-based cohort study by Ann D. Morgan, Georgie M. Massen, Hannah R. Whittaker, Iain Stewart, Gisli Jenkins, Peter M. George, Jennifer K. Quint

“…We also observed a small increased risk for all-cause mortality in the “regular ICS user” group compared with the “non-user” control group (HRadj = 1.19, 1.06–1.33). …”
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INFLUENCE OF THE EFFECT OF INTERSTATES ON THE TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION OF TOURIST AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE RUSSIAN-BELARUSIAN BORDER AREA by S. A. Sherbakova

“…On the one hand, the opportunities that allow the border region to attract and increase resources for the development of the tourism industry are increasing, and on the other hand, the potential of the tourism industry in the border region is noticeably lagging, which increases the infrastructure problems of tourism development and delays tourist flows to the capital regions.…”
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Optimization of the defense forces personnel under mobilization conditions: The role of occupational selection as a personnel allocator by V. V. Kalnysh, A. V. Shvets

“…The second problem is the age aspect in the ranges of 20-30, 30-40 and 40-60 years, for which it is necessary to develop and apply the criteria of occupational suitability for each of the currently relevant professions. A generalized definition of the psychological readiness state was formulated as a stable, multifaceted and hierarchically structured result of preparation for a certain activity, which contains a number of subsystems adequate to the requirements, content and conditions of the activity. …”
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New multifactor spatial prediction method based on Bayesian maximum entropy by YANG Yong, ZHANG Chutian, HE Liyuan

“…., organic matter and heavy metal content) are vital to soil quality evaluation and regional environment assessment. Currently, the spatial distribution of soil properties is usually predicted with classical geostatistics or environmental correlation. …”
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Combined Oral Contraceptives for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: <i>Pro</i> and <i>Contra</i> (Review) by I. A. Mazerkina, I. G. Davydov, O. S. Alyautdina

“…Women with PCOS are at increased risk of endometrial cancer due to prolongation of the oestrogen-dependent proliferative phase. …”
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Dielectric Passivation Treatment of InGaN MESA on Si Substrates for Red Micro-LED Application by Hongyu Qin, Shuhan Zhang, Qian Fan, Xianfeng Ni, Li Tao, Xing Gu

“…Experimental results reveal that Al₂O₃ exhibits superior thermal stability and lower current leakage under high-temperature annealing, while HfO₂ achieves higher light-output power (LOP) and efficiency under increased current densities. …”
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Guidance from key organisations on exploring, confirming and interpreting subgroup effects of medical treatments: a scoping review by Johannes B Reitsma, Maroeska M Rovers, Stan R W Wijn, Ly H Le, Michail Belias, Jeroen Hoogland, Joanna IntHout, Thomas Debray

“…Objectives With the increasing interest in personalised medicine, the use of subgroup analyses is likely to increase. …”
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Advances in vaccine adjuvant development and future perspectives by Genada Sinani, Sevda Şenel

“…Use of highly purified antigens to improve vaccine safety has led to reduced immunogenicity and efficacy, resulting in the need for adjuvants to increase and/or modulate the immunogenicity of the vaccine. …”
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A Comparison of The Content Of The Azerbaijan Press in The Reza Shah Period and The First Four Year Rule Od Mohammad Reza Shah (1925-1945) by Zühre Nur Celep

“…No criticisms were found regarding the current situation of the country or the senior officials of the Pahlavi administration. …”
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Self-Determination as a Mediator Between Mindfulness and Perfectionism in Theory and Practice by João Paulo Teixeira Antunes, Saúl Neves de Jesus, Marta Brás, Cláudia Carmo

“…There was also a significant intragroup increase in mindfulness ( p  ≤ .001), although there were no motivational changes. …”
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Label-free determination of hemodynamic parameters in the microcirculaton with third harmonic generation microscopy. by Steffen Dietzel, Joachim Pircher, A Katharina Nekolla, Mazhar Gull, André W Brändli, Ulrich Pohl, Markus Rehberg

“…The cell free layer containing the glycocalyx was also visualized. Comparison of the current microscopic resolution with theoretical, diffraction limited resolution let us conclude that an about sixty-fold THG signal intensity increase may be possible with future improved optics, optimized for 1200-1300 nm excitation. …”
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EFFECT OF MARINATION WITH PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES ON QUALITY OF BEEF MUSCLE by Daniela Istrati, Camelia Vizireanu, Felicia Dima, Rodica Dinică

“…Application of different treatments aimed to influence the proteolytic activity as is the case of enzymatic tenderization of beef.Improving the meat tenderness with proteolytic enzymes is promising, but current legislation restricting the use of proteolytic enzymes from bacterial origin and recommended tenderizers salts containing papain, ficin and bromelain. …”
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Microencapsulation of Carotenoid Components and Recent Developments in Used Methods by Nuray İnan Çınkır, Erdal Ağçam, Asiye Akyıldız

“…İt is stated in studies that developed microencapsulation techniques or using combine microencapsulation techniques increase encapsulation efficiency and yield. In the present paper, it is aimed to present using microencapsulation techniques in order to enhance stability and bioavailability of carotenoids which are a sensitive component, and current research, developments and trends about the subject.…”
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TOXICOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY OF NAPROXEN (NSAIDS) ON GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT IN WHITE RATS by Thaer Ali, Zainab W. Khudair, Saleh K. Majeed

“…The current study was accomplished to investigate the toxicity of naproxen sodium (NAP) in white rats, and then to detect the pathogenesis of NSAIDs-induced gastro-intestinal injury. …”
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Sargassum Enrichment in Mesoscale Eddies of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt by Yingjun Zhang, Brian B. Barnes, Dennis J. McGillicuddy Jr., Chuanmin Hu

“…Abstract Pelagic Sargassum has increased dramatically in the past decade, primarily in the annually recurrent Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB) that extends from the coast of West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. …”
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Effect of cotton nanocrystals on corrosion resistance and properties of electrodeposited Cu-Sn coatings by Ana Luisa C. de Carvalho, Ferdinando M.R. Borges, Marcus V.B. do Nascimento, Isabel C. Rigoli, Daniel Véras Ribeiro, Carlos A.D. Rovere, Carlos A.C. de Souza

“…Current efficiency increased with 1 %v/v and 2.5 %v/v CNC, indicating reduced energy consumption during electrodeposition. …”
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Prevalence of Narcotics-Induced Poisoning in Children under 18 Years of Age Referring to the Al-e-Jalil Educational and Therapeutic Center, Aq Qala, Golestan Province (2020-2022) by Mohsen Yekrang, Mahsa Besharat, Sima Besharat, Javad Enayat, Khadije Amjadi

“…However, there is strong evidence of increased opium use among young people and some evidence of increased methadone use.…”
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The Comparison of Effects of Supplementation of Zeolite and Yucca Schidigera Powder to Diet on Liver Enzymes (AST, ALT, GGT) in Sheep by Oğuz Kale, İbrahim Durmuş

“…The concern of utilizing native coraps as forage supplements instead of antibiotics has increased in order to manipulate rumen fermentation.The purpose of current work was to determine effects of co-addition zeolites of and Yucca schidigera (YS) plant containing high level of saponin to sheep feed on plasma Aspartat aminotransferaz (AST), ALT (Alanin aminotransferaz) and Gama glutamil transferaz (GGT) levels. …”
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Soil remediation at coastal plains with the help of DC Resistivity Method by Emin Ulugergerli, Öznur Karaca, Buse Özentürk

“…For each type of metal, electrode pairs were placed in the soil that was filled in a plastic container. Current variation was monitored while 1 VDC/cm was applied to electrodes. …”
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