Feasibility Study of the Development of a Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) Investment of Cibulakan Springs Perumda Drinking Water Tirta Rahaja Bandung District – West Java by Hari Sundana, Wateno Oetomo, Risma Marleno

“…From the results of the investment feasibility analysis from the financial aspect with the Net Present Value (NVP) investment assessment, an NPV value of IDR 518,181,911,866 (NPV > 0) was obtained. So, the development of a Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) from the Cibulakan springs of the Tirta Raharja Drinking Water Company, Bandung Regency is worth continuing. …”
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Evaluating the association of depressive symptoms on serum folate and erythrocyte folate levels based on the 2017–2020 NHANES database by Yunhong Yang, Huaqian Qi, Jiahao Zhang, Jie Jia, Yunsong Yang, Hong Zhao

“…When exploring the association between different degrees of depressive symptoms and erythrocyte folate, it was unexpectedly found that major depression was negatively associated with erythrocyte folate with a OR value of −0.18, 95% CI of −0.31 ~ −0.04 after adjusting for all covariates.ConclusionDepression is associated with folate levels. …”
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Targeted therapy and immunotherapy for gastric cancer: rational strategies, novel advancements, challenges, and future perspectives by Dong Luo, Yunmei Liu, Zhengmao Lu, Lei Huang

“…Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibodies are the most commonly used immunotherapeutic agents and have been used with some success in GC treatment. …”
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A prevalent caveolin-1 gene rs926198 variant is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Thai population by Metha Yaikwawong, Pornpimon Ek-eudomsuk, Gunya Sittithumcharee, Vipavee Anupunpisit, Thavatchai Peerapatdit, Chaicharn Deerochanawong, Thep Himathongkam, Siwanon Jirawatnotai, Somlak Chuengsamarn

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Análisis de la demanda laboral de profesionales en Psicología en Costa Rica durante el periodo 2012-2014 / Analysis of labor demand for Psychology professionals in Costa Rica duri... by Johanna Sibaja-Molina, Jorge Esteban Prado-Calderón, Adriana Vindas-González

“…Lo más solicitado fue tres años (21.1%). En casi la mitad de los puestos (45.6%), se requirió el idioma inglés. …”
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Cost Effectiveness of Insulin Glargine versus Neutral Protamin Hagedorn Insulin in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Turkey by Ilhan Satman, Hayley Bennett, Candeger Yilmaz, Sazi Imamoglu, Goksun Ayvaz, Abdurrahman Comlekci, Demet Ozkaya, Toros Sahin

“…While neutral protamin Hagedorn (NPH) insulin has been traditionally prescribed for insulin introduction, insulin glargine has been shown to reduce glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) with a more favourable hypoglycaemic profile. …”
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Social isolation in the young and middle-aged patients with stroke: role of social support, family resilience and hope by Xiao Jia Wu, Ke Ke, Hui Liu, Shao Ping Zhan, Lei Wang, Juan Feng He

“…In the mediating effects model, social support could influence social isolation directly (95% CI -0.250, -0.061) or indirectly through family resilience (95% CI -0.136, -0.062) or patient hope level (95% CI -0.078, -0.017). …”
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Native versus non-native Prosopis woody species: Which fertilize the soil better? by Moslehi Maryam, Ahmadi Farzad, Matinizadeh Mohammad, Sadeghi Seyed Mousa, Izadi Masoumeh, Faunae Nafiseh, Alizadeh Tahereh, Shackleton Ross T.

“…Soil moisture was highest under P. cineraria (14.64 ± 0.3) and lowest in control plots (9.04 ± 0.65). Soil pH was highest in control soils (7.91 ± 0.09), slightly lower under P. cineraria (7.77 ± 0.06), and lowest under P. juliflora (7.49 ± 0.0). …”
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Investigation Report and Analysis Knowledge, attitudes and vaccination status regarding HPV vaccines among female healthcare workers at vaccination clinics in Beijing city: a surve... by Haikun QIAN, Wenyan JI, Luodan SUO

“…ResultsA total of 1 902 valid questionnaires were collected, representing 17.24% (1 902/11 030) of immunization clinic staff in Beijing, with an HPV vaccination rate of 70.77%. …”
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Impact of pharmacist-led intervention for reducing drug-related problems and improving quality of life among chronic kidney disease patients: A randomized controlled trial. by Roheena Zafar, Inayat Ur Rehman, Yasar Shah, Long Chiau Ming, Khang Wen Goh, Amal K Suleiman, Tahir Mehmood Khan

“…The clinical pharmacist identification and proposed intervention for DRPs contributed to a statistically significant improvement in QoL, from mean ±  SD scored 58.64 ±  9.10 at the baseline to 74.48 ± 10.11 at the endpoint, with a p-value of < 0.001.<h4>Conclusion</h4>A significant improvement in the QoL and laboratory parameters for patients with CKD following clinical pharmacist-led interventions having proposed interventions were implemented successfully from baseline to endpoint; however, a considerable number of proposed interventions were not accepted and implemented.…”
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Perceptions of Cardiovascular Healthcare Professionals Regarding Clinical Trials: A Survey-Based Study from the Middle East by Zainab Atiyah Dakhil, Hasan Ali Farhan, Mohammed Dheyaa Marsool, Mohammed Saad Qasim, Michele Peters, Jose Leal

“…The most common barriers to respondents’ participation in trials were lack of electronic health records (52.2% of those surveyed) and time (51.4%), followed by the requirement of additional follow-up visits or investigations (34.1%). …”
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Multidrug Resistance Tuberculosis in the Context of Co-Infection in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Bezawit Kassaw Hailu, Yitayew Demessie, Abebe Tesfaye Gessese, Gashaw Getaneh Dagnaw, Haileyesus Dejene

“…The statistical analysis was performed with R software version 4.4.1. From an original pool of 6,461 papers, 15 studies published between 2014 and 2024 were considered after applying certain inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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L-arabinose alleviates constipation through gastrointestinal peptide，gut microbiota，and Phlpp2 of gastrointestinal rhythms in rats by Ting Gong, Linzheng Liao, Yong Tang, Weiwei Liu, Ling Yao, Zhen Wu, Jianmei Li, Fulai Bai, Qian Zhang, Liling Tang

“…It also improved gastric, liver, and kidney function, while modulating key gastrointestinal peptides, including motilin (MTL), substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), acetylcholinesterase (AchE), endothelin-1 (ET-1), serotonin (5-HT), somatostatin (SS), gastrin (Gas), and nitric oxide (NO). …”
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Shear bond strength of three different fixed retainers: Stainless steel wires versus fiber reinforced composite (An in Vitro study) by Anees Mahmood Mudhir

“…Results: There was a statistically high significant difference among all three retainers groups (p < 0.001); db Straight 8 braid flat soft wire debonding force was (130±29.6N), followed by Speed fiber reinforced splint group (107.5±18.9 N), whereas the minimum was observed 3M Unitek coxial multi strand wire group(76±27.6 N).The site of failure was predominantly at the wire composite interface except in FRC was in enamel/composite interface. …”
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Direct and Indirect Methods for Studying Human Gut Microbiota by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, I. R. Bakhtogarimov, A. E. Karchevskaya

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Reassessment of disease severity routine laboratory tests in the COVID-19 infection by A. A. Simushev, E. Yu. Medvedeva, Yu. O. Shulpekova, V. M. Nechaev, M. R. Skhirtladze, I. R. Popova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…There was only a weak correlation between the blood oxygen saturation and the total NEWS-2 score (r = 0.165, α = 0.1). We found a mild correlation (r = 0.341, α = 0.1) between the patient’s age and NEWS2 score. …”
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Pengaruh E-Payment Trust terhadap Minat Transaksi pada E-Marketplace Menggunakan Framework Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) 3 by Merryana Lestari, Hindriyanto Dwi Purnomo, Irwan Sembiring

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Field Tests of Indoor Air Cleaners for Removal of PM2.5 and PM10 in Elementary School Classrooms in Seoul, Korea by Bangwoo Han, Keejung Hong, Dongho Shin, Hak-Joon Kim, Yong-Jin Kim, Sang Bok Kim, Sangwoo Kim, Cheong-Ha Hwang, Kwang-Chul Noh

“…Average PM2.5 and PM10 levels were 7.3 ± 0.7 and 45.5 ± 4.1 µg m-3 in classrooms equipped with one air cleaner and 4.2 ± 0.6 and 24.6 ± 2.5 µg m-3 in classrooms with two air cleaners, whereas they were 22.1 ± 2.6 and 109.1 ± 9.6 µg m-3 in classrooms with no air cleaner and 36.9 ± 5.1 and 74.1 ± 10.6 µg m-3 outdoors, respectively. …”
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Ponderações sobre o branqueamento em processos de restauração de papel: um panorama químico e teórico do procedimento by Luiza Batista Amaral, Camilla Henriques Maia de Camargos

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Short-term endoscopic alterations of early gastric cancer after successful eradication of Helicobacter pylori by Xiaohan Yan, Jingze Li, Zehua Zhang, Bensong Duan, Meidong Xu, Qinwei Xu

“…All the confidence level of DL (High confidence: 15.6% vs. 93.3%, p value = 0.000) and invasion depth (High confidence: 37.8% vs. 80.0%, p value = 0.000) and histopathological classification (High confidence: 31.1% vs. 91.1%, p value = 0.000) were significantly improved after eradication. …”
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