Associations between Children’s Exposure to PM2.5 and their Serum Inflammatory Responses in Taiwan by Wei-Jung Tseng, Jian-He Lu, How-Ran Chao, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Yu-Ting Chang, Liang-Jen Wang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Wan-Nurdiyana-Wan Mansor, Juliana Jalaludin, Chih-Lung Wang, Ying-I Tsai

“…The subjects were sorted into three groups based on residential addresses in loW-PM2.5, high-PM2.5, and traffic-related-air-pollution (TRAP)-PM2.5 areas on the basis of long-term PM2.5 pollution data from air monitoring sites collected over the past decade. Children living in the TRAP-PM2.5 areas had significantly higher TNF-α serum levels than those living in the I0W-PM2.5 areas. …”
Get full text

Natural and Migration Balance of the Population in Sibiu County Between 1992 and 2021 by Raularian RUSU, Ciprian MOLDOVAN, Titus MAN, Elena-Manuela BÎRSĂNUC, Cosmina-Daniela URSU

“…Sibiu County has been characterised by a better demographic situation than the rest of Romania in the past three decades. The birth rate in Sibiu County has been around 10‰ for many years, above the national and regional average. …”
Get full text

Assessment of Knowledge Gaps in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Chinese Women: A Comprehensive Population-Based Study by Huang X, Ruan G, Sun P

“…Factors associated with lower CCS knowledge included low monthly household income, lack of rural cooperative medical insurance, low literacy, not having received CCS within the past 3 years, unmarried status, and childbirth history. …”
Get full text

Poppers use, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and risky sexual behaviors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Chongqing, China by Huailiang Chen, Jin Chen, Qingge Zhao, Min Zhou

“…Results Among the 1501 participants, 32.4% reported poppers use in the past 6 months, of whom 99.6% reported that poppers were used before or during anal intercourse. …”
Get full text

Psychological and autonomous nervous system features of functional gastric dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, duloxetine treatment efficacy by A. P. Pogromov, G. M. Dyukova, M. L. Leonova

“…At physical examination analysis of complaints, past history, examination data was applied. Bristol stool scale (Rome-III 2006), laboratory and instrumental methods: upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, morphological study, Helicobacter pylori breath test, routine blood biochemical tests were used. …”
Get full text

Exploring the Link between Financial Reporting Models and Earnings Characteristics among Tehran Stock Exchange Listed Companies by Roya Amiri, Ali Ashtab, Mahdi Heydari

“…Accruals quality associates accruals with past, present, and future cash flows, and then tests them. …”
Get full text

Assessment of Strategy Disclosure Drivers in Annual Company Report: A Meta-Synthesis Analysis by Akram Taftiyan, Mohammad Salari Abarghuoi

“…These individuals were experts, professors, and researchers who had conducted research in the areas of reporting and capital markets over the past few years. They had accumulated a minimum of 15 years of experience in the fields of accounting and finance.   …”
Get full text

Assessing the Suitability of Snail-Shell Powder as a Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete Production. by Mukundane, Ivan

“…Physical properties of snail shells, fine aggregates, and coarse aggregates were also done and found to be fineness modulus of sand 2.56, water absorption of sand 2.3%, specific gravity of sand 1.23, natural moisture content of sand 1.47%, water absorption and specific gravity of coarse aggregates as 0.5% and 2.68 respectively, bulk density of coarse aggregates of 1555.56kg/m3 specific gravity and water absorption of the snail-shell sample as 2.95 and 2.02% respectively and fineness of SSP as 92.8%. Blended pastes containing OPC and SSP at different percentage replacements, 0%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, and 12.5% were investigated for workability, and compressive strength of grade 20 Concrete at different days ie 7. 14 and 28 days It was found that 10% replacement of SSP gave the maximum concrete and the desired strength of 19.1MPa at 28 days while an increase in the % replacement lowered the workability of concrete.…”
Get full text

Phosphorus transitions driven by cyclone biparjoy linked middle east North Africa (MENA) and Indian Thar Desert dust storm pathways in Asia’s largest grassland by Rupak Dey, Seema B. Sharma, Mahesh G. Thakkar, Ranjit Kumar Sarangi, Abhiroop Chowdhury, Aliya Naz

“…The aerosol data from MERRA-2 for the past 40 years were used to examine the relationships between aerosol concentrations and wind direction and speed. …”
Get full text

Analisis dan Perbaikan Proses Bisnis Sistem Terintegrasi Pembayaran Uang Kuliah dengan Metode Business Process Improvement (BPI) pada Universitas X by Ni Wayan Emmy Rosiana Dewi, Putu Yogie Ayu Nirmala, I Made Suwija Putra, A.A. Kompiang Oka Sudana

“…Penerapan rekomendasi proses bisnis tersebut diharapkan dapat menjadikan kinerja Sistem Terintegrasi Pembayaran Uang Kuliah lebih optimal dan efektif. Abstract   Over the past few years, the role of technology has grown rapidly. …”
Get full text

Arab representation in Israeli healthcare professions: achievements, challenges and opportunities by Bruce Rosen, Sami Miaari

“…This study has several objectives: (1) To provide an overview of the current representation of Israeli Arabs in four key health care professions (medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy) in terms of employment, licensure, and professional studies; (2) To document changes in those parameters over the past decade, subject to limitations of data availability; (3) To provide a broader context on the employment of Israeli Arabs; (4) To explore the policy implications of the key findings. …”
Get full text

The Relationship Between Serum 25 hydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency and Dietary Pattern in Baxshin Hospital, Sulaimani City by Mohammed I M Gubari, Jeza Muhamad Abdul Aziz, Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen, Khalid Anwar Hama-Ghareeb, Bakhtyar Kamal Muhamed, Hemn Abdalla Omer

“…A cross sectional study was implemented in Baxshen hospital in order to find the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its relation with dietary pattern among healthy participants. 1131 participants were enrolled in the current study male and female with age 18 – 65 years old, living in Sulaimani city and its districts have not used any supplement in the past 6 months before enrolling the study.  Two questionnaires were used for collecting of data, the first one was included demographical data of the participants. …”
Get full text

A Localized Model for Branding in the Iranian Dairy Industry by Shaghayegh Sabaghi, Alireza Rousta, Farzad Asayesh

“…The absence of a specific branding model can be interpreted as a primary factor contributing to the disregard of branding activities by dairy company managers. Over the past two decades, there has been a substantial increase in the number of active companies within the dairy industry, driven by shifts in consumption patterns. …”
Get full text

Observed climate trends and farmers’ adaptation strategies in Dendi District, West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia by Busha Getachew, Gonfa Kewessa, Worku Hailu, Gezahegn Girma

“…Rainfall trends have significantly decreased over the past three decades, with seasonal rainfall also declining. …”
Get full text

The incidence of incomplete abortion and the prevalence of abortion-related morbidity in South African public hospitals, 2018 by D N Conco, J Levin, B Komane, K Blanchard, T Bessenaar, N G Nkosi, S Fonn

“…Various factors could explain our findings, but the lack of change in ICA incidence indicates that access to formal abortion care has not improved over the past 20 years. …”
Get full text

Prescription pattern, glycemic control status, and predictors of poor glycemic control among diabetic patients with comorbid chronic kidney disease in Ethiopia: a facility-based cr... by Oumer Sada Muhammed, Minimize Hassen, Samuel Mamusha

“…Presence of hypertension (AOR: 3.70, 95% CI: 1.08–12.71, P = 0.038) and regimen change in the past 01year (AOR: 0.34, 95% CI: 0.11–1.01, P = 0.050) were predictors of poor glycemic control status. …”
Get full text

The Croton genera (Euphorbiaceae) and its richness in chemical constituents with potential range of applications by Carlos Andrés Coy-Barrera, Laura Galvis, Maria Juliana Rueda, Sergio Alejandro Torres-Cortés

“…It aims to summarize information gathered worldwide from studies of Croton species concerning ethnobotanical, pharmacological, and other uses over the past ten years and the respective discussion. An important aspect to consider is that the present review of herbal medicines provides an alternative for developing new therapeutic objectives supported by preclinical studies and promotes new treatment options against the diseases that affect us in the current situation. …”
Get full text

Entrepreneurial Budgeting in the Iranian Government Budget: Obstacles and Solutions by Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi, Alireza Salmanian

“…It can be argued that due to the commonalities between performance-based budgeting and entrepreneurial budgeting, The endeavour towards entrepreneurializing the budget in the country not only does not conflict with past programs but will complement them. In the present study, initially, we seek to identify the obstacles to entrepreneurializing the government budget of Iran and secondly propose appropriate solutions. …”
Get full text

Self-reported knowledge and difficulties towards palliative care among healthcare professionals in rural China: a cross-sectional study by Junwei Niu, Min Feng, Changhui Song, Hui Xie

“…Regarding PC experience, 48.2% had participated in 1–2 training sessions annually over the past two years, and 32.2% reported a poor understanding of PC. …”
Get full text

Credit Risk Management and Profitability of Commercial Banks: A Case Study of ABSA Bank Kabale Branch. by Akanyijuka, Bruno

“…In relation to what extent credit appraisal is used by ABSA, the majority ( 42.9%) of respondents reported to a great extent, 21. 4 % reported to a moderate extent, 19. 6% reported to a very great extent, while just 16.1 % reported to no extent by evaluating the character, record of meeting past obligations, repayment capacity, credit history as well as moral aspect of loan applicant, by requiring collateral as security for the loan, by considering the relationship with the customer, account performance, deposits, etc. …”
Get full text