Epidemiology and morphology of malignant gastrointestinal tumors in Kabardino-Balkarian Republic for 25 years by A. A. Tkhakakhov

“…To study dynamics of morbidity gastrointestinal tumors in Kabardino-Balkar Republic for 25-year period, to compare to the Russian and world wide epidemiological data. Material and methods. Annual reports of oncological dispensary of Kabardino-Balkar Republic Ministry of healthcare for 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2009-2014, along with archive of biopsies and postoperative specimen of Bureau of pathology for 2009-2012 are studied and statistically analyzed. …”
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Mental Health in Urologic Oncology by Danyon Anderson, Abrahim N. Razzak, Matthew McDonald, David Cao, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…In order to better accommodate patient’s mental health needs when undergoing GU cancer treatment, we recommend incorporation of mental health metrics such as questionnaires to assess early treatment of MHI, a greater emphasis on psychosocial support with the patient’s loved ones, peers, and healthcare team, alongside advising healthy habits such as exercise which has been shown to drastically reduce MHI incidence across all pathologies. …”
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Coherence vortices by binary pinholes by Gautam Akanksha, Agarwal Amit K., Singh Rakesh Kumar

“…The binary pinhole structures have been realized by lithography, followed by wet etching methods. We control the transmittance from the incoherent source plane using these exotic apertures, which finally results in a coherence vortex spectrum that features multiple and pure orbital angular momentum modes. …”
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Digital Ektypon: Using an RTI Dome for Digitizing Squeezes and Epigraphic Research by Ilias N. Gotsikas, Yannis Z. Tzifopoulos, Pericles A. Mitkas

“…The resulting high-resolution Polynomial Texture Maps enable the detailed exploration of inscriptions, enhancing the visibility of faded and subtle relief previously unseen. …”
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Exploration of the Motivational Factors that Influence the Maintenance of Health by Misha Choudry, Latha Ganti

“…The primary objective is to leverage this knowledge to enhance patient-physician relationships and improve the quality of care. # Methods A web-based survey collected data from 204 randomly selected participants aged 16 and older. …”
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Human Resource Panning and its Impact on Organizational Performance in Ministry of Health, Abuja by Khalipha Abba Abdulkadir

“…The sample size of thirty workers, or thirty percent of the target population, was chosen using stratified random selection methods. Questionnaires were utilized to gather information. …”
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DEIXIS FOUND IN KAMIO YOUKO’S HANA YORI DANGO IN ENGLISH VERSION by Mariska Febrianti

“…The objectives of this research can be further detailed as the following; (1) To find kinds of deixis that are in Kamio Yuoko’s Hana Yori Dango. (2) To know the situation of deixis are in  Kamio Youko’s Hana Yori Dango. …”
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Management of Nasoalveolar Cyst by Transnasal Endoscopic Marsupialization by Mohnish Grover, Siddharth Nirwan, Rahul Nahar, Samanvaya Soni

“…Traditionally, the approach of choice was intraoral sublabial marsupialization, however the trend is shifting to lesser invasive and scarless transnasal endoscopic marsupialization. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective observational study comprising of 16 patients who underwent microdebrider assisted endoscopic transnasal marsupialization of nasoalveolar cyst. …”
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How do monomorphic bacteria evolve? The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and the awkward population genetics of extreme clonality by Stritt, Christoph, Gagneux, Sebastien

“…The interplay of evolutionary processes is poorly understood in these organisms. Population genetic methods allowing to infer mutation, recombination, genetic drift, and natural selection make strong assumptions that are difficult to reconcile with clonal reproduction and fully linked genomes consisting mainly of coding regions. …”
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Diet at intestinal diseases: traditional bases and new discoverings by Yu. O. Shulpekova

“…Application of pre- and probiotics for stimulation of regeneration and development of functional nutrition products on their basis invokes major interest.Conclusion. Investigations of methods to reveal those components of food which can have the concealed damaging effect or, on the contrary, to sustain integrity of a mucosa, is still in the progress as well as development of the drugs, food additives and functional nutrition components, which can be applied as addition to traditional diet and promote decrease of intestinal permeability.…”
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Erectile dysfunction in male lymphoma survivors in a Southeast Asian country by Gin Gin Gan, Diana Leh Ching Ng, Yuen Chwan Leong

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence of ED in lymphoma survivors in Malaysia and its association with anxiety and depression, and effects on quality of life. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. …”
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Development and User Evaluation of a Food-recognition app (FoodRec): Experimental Data and Qualitative Analysis by Sebastiano Battiato, Pasquale Caponnetto, Roberto Leotta, Giovanni Marotta, Alessandro Midolo, Alessandro Ortis, Riccardo Polosa

“…This work was an uncontrolled pre-test post-test open pilot study in which an interdisciplinary group created an app for food recognition (FoodRec) to monitor their mood status and dietary habits during the test period. # Methods participants used the FoodRec App for two consecutive weeks for usability and suitability assessment. …”
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Analyzing Psychological Operations: A Case Study of Indo-Pak Hostility (2010-2024) by Jannat Naseeb

“…The study identifies diverse methods used by Indian nationalist movements and propaganda campaigns to manipulate international perceptions of Pakistan. …”
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Comorbidity Networks From Population-Wide Health Data: Aggregated Data of 8.9M Hospital Patients (1997–2014) by Elma Dervić, Katharina Ledebur, Stefan Thurner, Peter Klimek

“…The dataset provides the possibility to researchers to create their own, tailor-made comorbidity networks from real patient data that can be used as a starting point in quantitative and machine learning methods. This data platform is intended to lead to deeper insights into a wide range of epidemiological, public health, and biomedical research questions.…”
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Diet breadth of fish communities in Vamanapuram river, Kerala, South India by S. David Kingston, Koos Vijverber, P. Natarajan, Tigist Ashagre Amare

“…Diet breadth was calculated as per the standard methods widely recommended. The diet breadth calculated for the fish assemblages in Vamanapuram River showed that Puntius amphibius has the highest breadth of 6.64. …”
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Effect of the modified snorkel mask as noninvasive ventilatory support in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 by Raul Montalvo, Eyner Castro, Janet Rojas, Carlos Camargo, Carina Ninahuanca

“… # Purpose The study aims to describe the effect and clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 treated with a snorkel mask and to investigate the factors associated with the failure to use noninvasive ventilation with a snorkel mask. # Methods In this retrospective observational study, adult patients with COVID-19 who were treated with a snorkel mask at Daniel Alcides Carrion Hospital of Huancayo-Perú were selected…”
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Physical and Psychological Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers, Including End of Life Care Providers by Toral Shastri, Kunal Gawri, Estelamari Rodriguez, Richa Dawar

“… # Objective The aim of this study was to gain more insight on the effect of COVID-19 on burnout among oncologists and other healthcare professionals at a large academic center. # Methods A 10-minute electronic questionnaire was distributed to actively employed physicians, APRNs, and PAs affiliated with the University of Miami. …”
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Association between the expression of specific microRNAs and prostate cancer progression- a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jihad Awadallah Alrehaili

“…BackgroundThis systematic review and metanalysis aimed to summarize the evidence supporting the significance of particular MiRNAs in PrCa progression and to thoroughly examine the body of prior research.MethodsIn accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, this review was conducted using a specifically design data extraction protocol and searching several online databases for relevant articles. …”
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Increased Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients with Oral Cancer by Prashant Gupta, Subhash Chandra, Awanindra Kumar Jha, Tanya Khaitan, Anjani Kumar Shukla, Shantala R Naik

“…The aim of our study was to evaluate the serum B12 levels in patients with OC and look for any association between the two. Methods: One hundred subjects were selected for the study and divided into two groups: group A having OC (including cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), verrucous carcinoma and oropharyngeal carcinoma; 50 patients) and group B had age- and gender-matched healthy controls (50 healthy volunteers). …”
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THEORETICAL DISCOURSE by Hamisu Ibrahim

“…But the examination shows that FDI by multinationals brings capital into the economy, new technologies, new methods of doing  business, new skills and increases the set of employment opportunities available to local workers. …”
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