Life cycle assessment for calcination process of flue gas desulfurization gypsum and transformation into β-CaSO4·0.5H2O by Payal Bakshi, Asokan Pappu, Dhiraj Kumar Bharti

“…Aspect ratio of calcined FGD gypsum samples is reduced from 2.40 to 1.32 due to crack bursting at high temperature and removal of hydroxyl functional group. Environmental impact of calcination process is evaluated by life cycle assessment method using openLCA software and ecoinvent database in conformance with ISO 14040–14044. …”
Get full text

Effects of Combined Intrathecal Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Schwann Cells Transplantation on Neuropathic Pain in Complete Spinal Cord Injury: A Phase II Randomized Active-Controlled... by Mohammadhosein Akhlaghpasand, Roozbeh Tavanaei, Maede Hosseinpoor, Reza Heidari, Ida Mohammadi, Mohsen Chamanara, Melika Hosseinpour, Alireza Zali, Reza Mosaed, Saeed Oraee-Yazdani

“…Based on multiple regression analysis controlled for potential confounders, significant associations between changes in all outcome measures over the study period and the treatment group were found. …”
Get full text

Apoptosis induction and tumor growth suppression by hydroxyapatite nanoparticles–cisplatin combined treatment in Ehrlich solid carcinoma-bearing mice by Shaymaa M. Eissa, Asmaa M. Mahfouz, Saad M. El-Gendy, Al-shimaa Zakaria, Heba Effat, Hanan R. H. Mohamed

“…Methods Forty female mice were inoculated with 200 µl of diluted ascites fluid containing approximately two million viable cancer cells in the mice's left thigh, after 14 days of inoculation, the mice were distributed into four groups: 10 mice in each. ESC group was administrated distilled water, the HAP-NPs group was treated orally with 100 mg/kg of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, the CDDP group was administrated intraperitoneally with 5 mg/kg of Cisplatin, the HAP-NPs + CDDP group was treated with both doses of hydroxyapatite and cisplatin, the animal treatment was conducted for 20 days. …”
Get full text

Association of socioeconomic factors and the risk for unintentional injuries among children in Japan: a cross-sectional study by Nobuhiro Sato, Kohei Akazawa, Yusuke Hagiwara, Junta Ishikawa

Get full text

Leısure tıme management ın marmara unıversıty and kilis 7 aralık unıversıty students traınıng ın sports scıences by Aytekin Alpullu, Ahmet Yılgın

“…In data analysis, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA test were used. …”
Get full text

Study protocol of a randomised controlled trial on SISU, a software agent providing a brief self-help intervention for adults with low psychological well-being by Harald Baumeister, Ann-Marie Küchler, David Ebert, Natalie Bauereiss, Eileen Bendig, Benjamin Erb, Lena Weger, Echo Meißner

“…The aim of this trial is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and acceptance of the brief software agent-based IMI SISU in comparison with a waitlist control group.Methods and analysis Within a two-group randomised controlled trial, a total of 120 adult participants living with low well-being (Well-being Scale/WHO-5) will be recruited in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. …”
Get full text

Prehospital triage of patients with acute cardiac complaints: study protocol of HART-c, a multicentre prospective study by Jan Bosch, Charles JHJ Kirchhof, Mark J Boogers, Enrico de Koning, Tom E Biersteker, Saskia Beeres, Barbra E Backus, Reza Alizadeh Dehnavi, Helen AM Silvius, Martin Schalij

Get full text

Clinical validation of an artificial intelligence algorithm for classifying tuberculosis and pulmonary findings in chest radiographs by Thiago Fellipe Ortiz de Camargo, Thiago Fellipe Ortiz de Camargo, Guilherme Alberto Sousa Ribeiro, Guilherme Alberto Sousa Ribeiro, Maria Carolina Bueno da Silva, Luan Oliveira da Silva, Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva Torres, Denise do Socorro Rodrigues da Silva, Mayler Olombrada Nunes de Santos, William Salibe Filho, Marcela Emer Egypto Rosa, Magdala de Araujo Novaes, Thiago Augusto Massarutto, Osvaldo Landi Junior, Elaine Yanata, Marcio Rodrigues da Cunha Reis, Gilberto Szarf, Pedro Vieira Santana Netto, Joselisa Peres Queiroz de Paiva

“…The results show the algorithm's performance is comparable to Group A physicians, using gold-standard analysis (Group B) as the reference. …”
Get full text

Rationale and design of a prospective, observational, multicentre study on the safety and efficacy of apixaban for the prevention of thromboembolism in adults with congenital heart... by Despoina Ntiloudi, Sotiria Apostolopoulou, Alexandra Frogoudaki, Haralambos Karvounis, George Giannakoulas, Anastasios Kartas, Ioannis Doundoulakis, Athanasios Koutsakis, Diamantis Kosmidis, Georgios Rampidis, Afrodite Tzifa, Dimosthenis Avramidis, Olga Ntzoyvara, Sotiria Liori, Tereza Mousiama, Sophia Anastasia Mouratoglou

Get full text

Theoretical aspects of heterosis by L. V. Khotyleva, A. V. Kilchevsky, M. N. Shapturenko

“…Also, we gathered a brief account of findings for interpretation of genetic effects due to linkage and non-allelic genes’ interactions that make nuances to analysis of dominance and over-dominance. We have provided information about combining ability, its practical application in the context of the concept of heterotic groups. …”
Get full text

Role of Huangqin Qingre Chubi Capsule in the Reduction of the Risk of Re-Admission in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cohort Study by Qi Y, Liu J, Chen Y, Hu Y, Zhou Q, Huang D, Cong C, Li Y

“…Patients were allocated into HQC and non-HQC groups. Baseline data between the two groups were matched with propensity score matching (PSM). …”
Get full text

Assessing the Effectiveness of Interactive Robot-Assisted Virtual Health Coaching for Health Literacy and Disease Knowledge of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Quasiexperiment... by Nai-Jung Chen, Ching-Hao Chang, Chiu-Mieh Huang, Fen-He Lin, Li-Ting Lu, Kuan-Yi Liu, Chih-Lin Lai, Chin-Yao Lin, Yi-Chou Hou, Jong-Long Guo

“…ResultsPostintervention analysis using generalized estimating equations, adjusted for age, revealed that the experimental group (n=14) had significantly greater improvements in health literacy (coefficient=2.51, Wald χ²1=5.89; P=.02) and disease knowledge (coefficient=1.66, Wald χ²1=11.75; P=.001) than the comparison group (n=16). …”
Get full text

Adult Height after Growth Hormone Treatment at Pubertal Onset in Short Adolescents Born Small for Gestational Age: Results from a Belgian Registry-Based Study by M. Thomas, D. Beckers, C. Brachet, H. Dotremont, M.-C. Lebrethon, P. Lysy, G. Massa, N. Reynaert, R. Rooman, S. van der Straaten, M. Roelants, J. De Schepper

“…Patient and Methods. Growth data of 47 short SGA adolescents (22 boys) who started GH treatment at pubertal onset (PUB group) were compared with results from 27 short SGA patients (11 boys) who started GH therapy at least 1 year before pubertal onset (PrePUB group). …”
Get full text

Chronic restraint stress affects the diurnal rhythms of gut microbial composition and metabolism in a mouse model of depression by Yue Wang, Peijin Cui, Maolin Cao, Ling Ai, Li Zeng, Xue Li, Dan Chen, Fang Gong, Liang Fang, Chanjuan Zhou

“…The open field test (OFT) and forced swimming test (FST) were used to evaluate anxiety- and depressive-like behaviours in the control and CRS groups. …”
Get full text

The Relationship Between LRP-5 and LRP-6 Gene Mutations and Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity by Jun Li, Ya Li, Yunqiu Lu, Siyuan Li, Yecheng Zhu, Chuanbing Sun, Partab Rai, Xuehai Jia

“…Methods: Participants were categorized into the Non-T2DM group (n = 53) and the T2DM group (n = 89) based on glycemic levels. …”
Get full text

Feasibility Aspects of Exploring Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Hanna Johansson, Malin Freidle, Urban Ekman, Ellika Schalling, Breiffni Leavy, Per Svenningsson, Maria Hagströmer, Erika Franzén

“…Process feasibility involved recruitment, participant acceptability of assessments and interventions, assessment procedures (focus on imaging, blood sampling, and dual-task gait analysis), and blinding procedures. Scientific feasibility involved trends in outcome response and safety during group training and home exercises. …”
Get full text

Alleviating workplace stress: the role of servant leadership in preventing productivity decline among Pakistan’s private higher education institutions by Warda Naseem, Hamid Mahmood, Abdul Rauf, Yuen Yee Yen

Get full text

Implementation barriers and facilitators of Moyo foetal heart rate monitor during labour in public hospitals in Nepal by Ashish KC, Mikaela Rönnbäck, Urja Humgain, Omkar Basnet, Pratiksha Bhattarai, Anna Axelin

Get full text

Understanding Solid Waste Collectors’ Awareness of Occupational Hazards and Personal Protective Equipment Practices in Northern Malawi by Mercy Ngwira, Moses MN Chitete, Mary Sibande, Yoram Ngwira, Chitsanzo Damazio

“…Subgroups of topics were created by coding the data using a predefined codebook as part of the content analysis process. …”
Get full text

Profiles of women presenting for abortions in Singapore at the National University Hospital: focus on married women by Xiang Wen Gregory Pek, Wei Shan Teoh, Duoduo Wu, Kuldip Singh

“…We hope that this study can guide future policies and interventions to reduce the incidence of unsupported pregnancies in this profile group of women. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the sociodemographic data of 802 women who underwent an abortion for social reasons at our institution in Singapore from January 2016 to September 2018. …”
Get full text