Global, regional, and national burden of pancreatic cancer from 1990 to 2021, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the global burden of... by Tianyu Li, Chen Lin, Weibin Wang

“…Furthermore, our projection model estimates that the ASIR and ASMR of pancreatic cancer will significantly decline, while the ASDR is anticipated to maintain a steady downward trend by 2050. …”
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Trends in vegetation cover changes in Bonny area of the Niger Delta by A Adoki

“…The area covered by mangrove forest consistently declined over all the epochs while the reverse was the case with respect to the area covered by sparse vegetation. …”
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Smartphone apps for mental health: systematic review of the literature and five recommendations for clinical translation by Aljawharah Almuqrin, Ryan Hammoud, Ilham Terbagou, Stefania Tognin, Andrea Mechelli

“…While smartphone apps were generally effective and acceptable, their feasibility appeared to decline over time.Conclusions Smartphone apps are promising tools for mental healthcare, demonstrating effectiveness and acceptability. …”
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Development of clinical decision support for patients older than 65 years with fall-related TBI using artificial intelligence modeling. by Biche Osong, Eric Sribnick, Jonathan Groner, Rachel Stanley, Lauren Schulz, Bo Lu, Lawrence Cook, Henry Xiang

“…The combination of increased frailty and susceptibility to clinical decline creates a significant ongoing challenge in the management of geriatric TBI. …”
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Using Micro-Learning to Enhance Knowledge and Skills of Airway Management in Nurse Anesthesia Students: An Interventional Study by Masoumeh Albooghobeish, Alireza Ghalandeh, Ali Khalafi, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh

“…Results: Based on within-group comparisons, in both M-L M and T M groups mean scores of both Knowledge and Skills significantly increased from the Pre-test to 1st Post-test, then declined from 1st Post-test to 2nd Post-test. Yet, 2nd Post-test mean scores remained significantly higher than the Pre-test for both groups. …”
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A Serious Game to Study Reduced Field of View in Keyhole Surgery: Development and Experimental Study by Phoebe Whitley, Connor Creasey, Matthew J Clarkson, Stephen Thompson

“… BackgroundDuring keyhole surgery, the surgeon is required to perform highly demanding tasks while only being able to see part of the patient’s anatomy. …”
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Assessment of students’ ability to represent determinants of health and health systems science content on concept maps in a pre-clerkship curriculum by Tovah Tripp, Miriam Hoffman, Mitchell Miller, Joshua S. Josephs

“…DoH content was inconsistently present in group concept maps throughout the first three courses, increased towards the end of the first academic year, and then showed a steady decline towards the end of the pre-clerkship curriculum. …”
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Implications of the Improvement in Atmospheric Fine Particles: A Case Study of COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern Taiwan by Chuan-Hsiu Huang, Yi-Ru Ko, Tzu-Chi Lin, Yu-Hsiang Cheng, Yu-Cheng Chen, Yu-Chieh Ting

“…This implied that secondary traffic-related aerosols could be easily controlled when traffic volume declined, while primary traffic source needs more efforts in the future, especially for the reduction of carbonaceous matter. …”
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Growth, Yield and Quality of Maize under Ozone and Carbon Dioxide Interaction in North West India by Achchhelal Yadav, Arti Bhatia, Sudesh Yadav, Archana Singh, Ritu Tomer, Ramesh Harit, Vinod Kumar, Bhupinder Singh

“…O3 exposure of 27 ppm hr (AOT4O) under elevated O3 (EO) treatment led to a significant decline in yield (p < 0.01) by 9.2% in HQPM-1 and 9.8% in PMH-1. …”
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Assessing routine childhood vaccination acceptance, hesitancy and refusal in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa: a mixed-method study protocol by Charles Shey Wiysonge, Lindi Mathebula, Moleen Zunza, Sara Cooper

“…In South Africa, vaccination has contributed substantially to the decline in under-five childhood deaths from 89 418 in 2005 to 47 409 in 2013. …”
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Efficacy, Feasibility, and Acceptability of an Emotional Competence Tele-Intervention for Mandarin-Speaking Children Aged 5 to 7 Years With Developmental Language Disorder: Pilot S... by Hsin-Hui Lu, Shih-Yuan Liang, Yi-Chia Huang

“…MethodsFive children with DLD from study 1 declined to participate in study 2, the emotional competence tele-intervention, and were excluded from the analysis. …”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of alemtuzumab in participants with highly active MS: TOPAZ clinical trial and interim analysis of TREAT-MS real-world study by Tjalf Ziemssen, Ann D. Bass, Bart Van Wijmeersch, Sara Eichau, Stephan Richter, Frank Hoffmann, Nicole M. Armstrong, Magdalena Chirieac, Janete Cunha-Santos, Barry A. Singer

“…Annual treatment-emergent AE incidences declined in TOPAZ and were lower in TREAT-MS. Conclusion: Sustained efficacy of alemtuzumab was observed for clinical and radiological outcomes in participants with HAD in the TOPAZ clinical trial and real-world TREAT-MS study with no new safety signals. …”
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Water Risk and Mining Firms’ Stock Return by Maryam Davallou, Shirin Mehrali

“…Additional research findings indicate that during water crises, mining companies may experience a decline in value ranging from 15 to 45 percent. However, there was no direct relationship between the drought risk index and the value at risk of the firm’s value. …”
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From awareness to action: investigating the impact of big-five teamwork model awareness on rationing of nursing care and patient-centered care by Heba Mohamed Al-Anwer Ali Ashour, Ebtsam Aly Omer Abou Hashish, Nadia Hassan Ali Awad

“…However, the significant demands on their time and resources often lead to the rationing or omission of essential nursing care activities, undermining patient outcomes. …”
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Emotion dysregulation in adolescents is normalized by ADHD pharmacological treatment by Krisztina Kondi, Mária Takács, Evelyn Kovács-Posta, Claudia Szajli, Tünde Sebők-Welker, János M. Réthelyi, Nóra Bunford

“…Results In case of parent-reported ED, ever medicated adolescents with ADHD exhibited a decline in ED over time whereas adolescents without ADHD and never medicated adolescents with ADHD exhibited no changes in ED over time. …”
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&lsquo;That&rsquo;s Enough&rsquo; - Workplace Violence Against Physicians, Pharmacists, and Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review of Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences by Alhomoud F

“…Causes included staff shortages, overcrowding, long waiting times, miscommunication, unmet patient demands, insufficient penalties, and inadequate security measures. …”
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Reconocimiento, redistribuición y condición inmigrante: Las luchas de los trabajadores agrícolas de la región de Murcia by Andrés Pedreño Cánovas

“… La cuestión del reconocimiento y la redistribución, en cuanto dimensiones de la justicia social, ha cruzado las ciencias sociales de las últimas décadas. En un primer momento, el debate apareció como una dicotomía contrapuesta en la que las perspectivas materialistas ponían el acento sobre las desigualdades producidas en el ámbito económico y por tanto en la redistribución como el elemento esencial de la justicia social y, por el contrario, las tendencias postmodernas y multiculturales afirmaban que los cambios culturales en marcha requerían de un énfasis en el reconocimiento. …”
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Analisis Kemiskinan Digital Indonesia di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0 by Permata Sakti

“…The ease of internet access and better distribution of infrastructure could be the causes of this decline. Provinces that are getting much better in digital condition within the periode of 2019-2020 are East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and Aceh. …”
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Co-effects of COVID-19 and Meteorology on PM2.5 Decrease in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: A Comparison of 2016–2019 and 2020–2021 by Cong-Thanh Tran, Le My Thuan Nguyen, Tzong-Gang Wu, Chang-Fu Wu, To Thi Hien, Kuo-Liong Chien

“…Besides the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on the PM2.5 decrease, noticeable co-effects of meteorological variables on the decline of PM2.5 in HCMC were also observed in the rainy season and with the west-south-west monsoon wind direction. …”
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Revisiting teacher educators' training in Ethiopia: Implications for a new approach to curriculum development by Haftu Hindeya Gebremeskel, Ahmed Yibrie Ahmed, Dawit Asrat Getahun, Meskerem Lechissa Debele, Dawit Tibebu, Dereje Taye Wondem

“…A total of 37 participants (10 deans and vice-deans, 10 department heads, 6 teacher educators, 2 experts, 2 policy makers, 7 previous graduates) were purposely selected from five CTEs, two universities and from the Science and Mathematics Subjects Improvement Center at the Ministry of Education (MoE). …”
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