Hospitalizations for bronchiolitis among infants before and after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: an area-based study of the Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy by Elisa Ballardini, Marco Manfrini, Silvia Fattori, Elena Pellacani, Branislava Ćosić, Giancarlo Gargano, Alberto Berardi

“…Conclusions This area-based study shows reduced hospital admissions due to bronchiolitis during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and a resurgence of RSV infection after the easing of preventive measures. We also provide information on length of stay and need for hospital treatments. …”
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Cobalt titanate nanocatalyst for enhanced photodegradation of atrazine: kinetics, degradation efficiency, and mechanistic analysis by Jeremiah Suleiman Nuhu, Femi Emmanuel Awe, Rajni Garg, Rishav Garg, Nnabuk Okon Eddy, Hazratullah Paktin

“…Adsorption rate constants were found to range from 0.03828 to 0.166528 min⁻1, while photocatalytic rate constants ranged from 0.373692 to 0.977135 min⁻1. The CoTiO₃ NPs also showed excellent recyclability, maintaining high degradation efficiency after five cycles. …”
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Incomplete Antenatal Steroid Therapy Can Enhance Outcomes in Preterm Infants with Emergency Conditions by Sebnem Calkavur, Senem Alkan Ozdemir, Ruya Colak, Ezgi Yangin Ergon, Ferit Kulali, Tulin Gokmen Yildirim

“…Surfactant requirement, inotropic requirement, and hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus were lower in the steroid exposure group leading to a statistical difference (p <0.05). Also, it was found that mortality and Bronchopulmonary dysplasia was lower in the incomplete and complete dose steroid groups, leading to a statistical difference (p <0.05). …”
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Staphylococcal skin infection isolates from dogs without recent antibiotic exposure are 100% susceptible to clindamycin by W. Cooper Brookshire, Larry D. Ballard, Vernon C. Langston, Joo Youn Park, Keun-Seok Seo

“…Additionally, a subset of 49 isolates were also susceptible to chlorhexidine. The isolates were susceptible to a very low concentration of chlorhexidine, which supports its use as a preferred topical treatment. …”
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Medicinal plants as alternatives for the management of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria: Analysis of the structured interview of Nigerian patients by Rosemary A. Sylver-Francis, Olavi Pelkonen

“…Potentially, the use may predispose patients to severe hypotension or hypoglycaemia and other adverse effects e.g. drug interactions and direct toxicities. Also, poor quality and scanty or anecdotal directions of TMPs raises safety concerns. …”
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Molecular study of the status of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats in Haiti by Fedna Jimmy, Borne Romain, Rieffel Dominique, Bornette Gudrun, Henrys Jean-Hugues, Grenouillet Frédéric, Raoul Francis

“…These results confirm that A. cantonensis is an endemic parasite in Haiti not only in the capital Port-au-Prince, but also in several rural areas. Direct molecular screening for Angiostrongylus DNA in rat lung tissue showed higher sensitivity than visual detection of worms during dissection and could be useful for further prevalence studies.…”
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Farmed fish welfare in Egypt: Surveying current practices and future directions for tilapia culture by Charlotte Flores, Christopher Bryant, Mohamed Bakr, Wasseem Emam

“…This survey identified a need for establishing minimum animal welfare standards in Egyptian tilapia farming either through regulators or certification schemes. There is also a clear need for establishing training programmes that cover animal health and welfare aspects in aquaculture.…”
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Design and Evaluation of an Electromagnetic Bounce-Type Refreshable Braille Display by Dapeng Chen, Song Zhang, Lianshun Shen, Chenkai Li, Jianying Hua, Jia Liu, Aiguo Song

“…Benefiting from the full-latching structure, the RBD proposed in this paper is characterized by a large latching force, a high refresh rate, and an easy scalability. It also has the advantages of low cost, low energy consumption, reliability, and durability, providing an easy-to-promote tool for BVI to read digital information.…”
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Young Adults Rehabilitation experiences and Needs following Stroke (YARNS): A scoping review of the rehabilitation care experiences and outcomes of young adults post-stroke. by Colin Chandler, Catherine Clarissa, Arcellia Farosyah Putri, Lissette Aviles, HyeRi Choi, Jonathan Hewitt, Emily Hennessy, Helen Noble, Joanne Reid, Aisha Holloway, Daniel Kelly

“…In most instances, stroke was reported to negatively impact young adults, although positive consequences were also documented. The focus and the outcomes of stroke rehabilitation were predominantly physical especially in the areas of movement, communication and memory. …”
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AI-Based Holistic Framework for Cyber Threat Intelligence Management by Arnolnt Spyros, Ilias Koritsas, Angelos Papoutsis, Panos Panagiotou, Despoina Chatzakou, Dimitrios Kavallieros, Theodora Tsikrika, Stefanos Vrochidis, Ioannis Kompatsiaris

“…Furthermore, the proposed framework leverages the MISP platform for storing, enriching and sharing while also integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms for advanced data enrichment.…”
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Subwavelength-scale off-axis optical nanomanipulation within Gaussian-beam traps by Zhou Lei-Ming, Sun Wan, Tao Zong-Qiang, Xiong Ning-Jun, Huang Chan, Jiang Xiao-Yun, Ren Yu-Xuan, Yang Yuanjie, Shi Yu-Zhi, Hu Ji-Gang, Zhan Qiwen

“…These potential-wells work for not only the metallic particles, but also the high refractive-index dielectric particles. …”
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Use of Minimal Residual Disease Status to Reduce Uncertainty in Estimating Long-term Survival Outcomes for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients by Naomi van Hest, Peter Morten, Keith Stubbs, Nicola Trevor

“…**Results:** This response-based PSM demonstrated reduced uncertainty in long-term survival outcomes compared with the standard PSM (range across extrapolations of 3.4 and 7.7 LYs for daratumumab plus BTd and BTd, respectively, vs 14.8 and 11.8 LYs for the standard PSM). It also estimated a narrower interquartile range of LYs in the probabilistic analyses for the majority of parametric extrapolations. …”
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Telehealth and people with disabilities in the United Kingdom: a scoping review by Mezhen Ko, Mezhen Ko, Matthew Azzopardi, Constantinos Loizou, Abison Logeswaran, Benjamin Ng, Agata Pacho, Yu Jeat Chong

“…IntroductionTelehealth, also sometimes known as telemedicine, is the use of communication technologies to deliver healthcare remotely, has become increasingly vital, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Causality Analysis of Air Quality and Meteorological Parameters for PM2.5 Characteristics Determination: Evidence from Jakarta by Tri Istiana, Budhy Kurniawan, Santoso Soekirno, Alberth Nahas, Alvin Wihono, Danang Eko Nuryanto, Suko Prayitno Adi, Muhammad Lukman Hakim

“…During the JJA (June–August) season, most of the meteorological parameters did not have any impact, whereas the increased humidity during the SON (September– November) season also increased the PM2.5 concentration. In conclusion, the significant outcome of our research is to show that individual air quality and meteorological parameters had an influence on local PM2.5 concentrations in the Jakarta region. …”
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Patterns of colonic dismotility and visceral hypersensitivity at various clinical variants of irritable bowel syndrome by Ekaterina A. Bubnova, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. L. Khalif, V. V. Pavlenko

“…Stimulated motility examination revealed also electric activity disorders of the colon as well. …”
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Geosystem services from the subsurface: A literature review and a proposed set of indicators tailored to a Swedish setting by Emrik Lundin-Frisk, Lars O. Ericsson, Paula Lindgren, Lorena Melgaço, Fredrik Mossmark, Olof Taromi Sandström, Victoria Svahn, Tore Söderqvist, Yevheniya Volchko, Maria de Lourdes Melo Zurita, Jenny Norrman

“…Furthermore, to convey the benefit or value of a given geosystem service, the proposed indicators must also be complemented with estimates of accessibility and societal importance of said service. …”
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Strategy Design of PM2.5 Controlling for Northern Thailand by Karuna Jainontee, Prapat Pongkiatkul, Ying-Lin Wang, Roy J. F. Weng, Yi-Ting Lu, Ting-Shiuan Wang, Wang-Kun Chen

“…In addition to reducing biomass burning pollution, this improvement plan also has a co-benefit of achieving resources recycling concomitantly. …”
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Effectiveness, Safety, and Costs of Thromboprophylaxis with Enoxaparin or Unfractionated Heparin Among Medical Inpatients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Heart Failur... by Alpesh N. Amin, Alex Kartashov, Wilson Ngai, Kevin Steele, Ning Rosenthal

“…Enoxaparin recipients also had significantly lower total hospital costs during index admission (mean reduction per patient: COPD, $1280; HF, $2677) and readmission (COPD, $379; HF, $1024). …”
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Differences in health related quality of life among older migrants and nonmigrants in India by Vasim Ahamad, Ram B. Bhagat

“…Moreover, the origin-destination place of migrants was also found to be significantly associated with poor HRQoL compared to non-migrants. …”
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The combined effect of bed-to-nurse ratio and nurse turnover rate on in-hospital mortality based on South Korean administrative data: a cross-sectional study by Hyun-Young Kim, Yunmi Kim, Jiyun Kim

“…When hospitals with a low bed-to-nurse ratio also experienced high nurse turnover, the risk of in-hospital mortality was even greater. …”
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