Environmental Efficiency Assessment of Tunisian Thermal Power Plants in the Presence of Technological Heterogeneity: Non-Parametric Meta-Frontier by Mahdhi Ali, Belgaroui Meriam

“…Using a non-parametric meta-frontier approach based on the hyperbolic distance function with undesirable outputs, the study evaluates both environmental and technological performance. …”
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Effect of Different Rehabilitation Treatment Methods on Patients with Postpartum Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Based on fNIRS Observation by XU Mingyue, SU Min, LI Chunguang, ZU Xiaotong, ZHU Yufei, CAI Siyan, ZHANG Juan

“…The pre and post resting potentials, and flick, tonic and endurance contractions the surface electromyography ralues of pelvic floor muscle in the electrical stimulation, magnetic stimulation and electromagnetic combination groups all improved (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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A Novel Modified ZIF-8 Nanoparticle with Enhanced Interfacial Compatibility and Pervaporation Performance in a Mixed Matrix Membrane for De-Alcoholization in Low-Concentration Solu... by Yun Xiong, Yifan Shu, Niyan Deng, Xiaogang Luo, Shengpeng Liu, Xiaoyu Wu

“…This study focused on the separation of ethanol from low-concentration ethanol/water mixtures (typical post-fermentation concentrations of 5–10 wt%). Specifically, ZIF-8 was modified by the shell–ligand exchange reaction (SLER) with 5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole (DMBIM), resulting in ZIF-8-DMBIM particles with improved hydrophobicity, organophilicity, larger size, and adjustable pore size. …”
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Simultaneous Bilateral Total hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis via Direct Anterior Approach: Long-Term Outcomes by Mohammadreza Razzaghof, MD, MPH, Mohammad Vahedian Ardakani, MD, Mohammad Poursalehian, MD, Seyyed Hossein Shafiei, MD, Mahlisha Kazemi, MD, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, MD

“…Inclusion and exclusion criteria were defined, focusing on a minimum of 7 years of post-THA follow-up. Functional outcomes were assessed using the Harris Hip Score. …”
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More Evidence that Surgical Intervention for Unstable Distal Radius Fracture in Elderly Does not Offer a Superior Patient Perceived Functional Advantage over Time Honored Conservat... by Raghavendra S Kulkarni, Sriram R Kulkarni

“…Conclusion: Elderly patients treated conservatively had overall long-term better functional outcomes and patient satisfaction with improved patient-reported daily living activities than patients treated by surgical intervention.…”
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Determining the association of hyperoxia while on extracorporeal life support with mortality in neonates following Norwood operation by Beshish Asaad G., Aljiffry Alaa, Xiang Yijin, Evans Sean, Scheel Amy, Harriott Ashley, Patel Shayli, Amedi Alan, Harding Amanda, Davis Joel, Shashidharan Subhadra, Kwiatkowski David M.

“…Background: Patients requiring extracorporeal life support (ECLS) support post-Norwood operation constitute an extremely high-risk group. …”
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Administration of Customs Payments: International Standards for the Interaction of Tax and Customs Authorities by M. A. Ryl’skaya, S. O. Shokhin, O. G. Bobrova, A. Y. Kozhankov, N. V. Eremeeva

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Musculoskeletal manifectations of the new coronavirus infection: focus on arthralgia and myalgia by N. A. Shostak, A. A. Klimenko, N. A. Demidova, A. A. Kondrashov, D. Yu. Andryashkina, Yu. M. Saakyan, G. A. Varaksin, A. Yu. Tarantina

“…Rehabilitation programs play an important role in improvement of functional state and patient recovery after moderate and severe COVID-19.…”
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丁苯酞序贯治疗急性缺血性卒中有效性和安全性的meta分析Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Butylphthalide Sequential Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke by 胡燕琴，王铄，赵陶丽，郭东兴，李申，金振波 (HU Yanqin, WANG Shuo, ZHAO Taoli, GUO Dongxing, LI Shen, JIN Zhenbo)

“…Baseline information, treatment details, and efficacy indicators [rate of good prognosis (mRS score 0-2) at 90 days, post-treatment neurological status (assessed by NIHSS score), post-treatment functional status (assessed by mRS score), and post-treatment activity of daily living (ADL) score], and safety indicators (adverse events and serious adverse events) were extracted. …”
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Paquete de ejercicio multicomponente sobre variables psicoemocionales, calidad de vida y capacidad funcional de hondureños con COVID persistente: ensayo clínico aleatorizado simple... by Alex Esaú Chacón Sevilla, Raúl Orlando Figueroa Soriano, Julio Cesar Macias Murillo

“…The results of the study showed that the experimental group reported notable improvements in anxiety (from 30 to 70 points), sleep quality (from 8 to 20 points), and cognitive function (from 18 to 29). …”
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Long-term health related quality of life in adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survivors: a single-centre, cross-sectional study by Xiaoting Zeng, Fuxun Yang, Xiaoxiu Luo, Jiajia Li, Yunping Lan, Fan Zeng, Yu Lei, Chun Pan, Rongan Liu, Xiaobo Huang

“…The findings are intended to provide a reference for optimizing post-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation care. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 106 adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survivors. …”
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Intermittent theta burst stimulation for negative symptoms in schizophrenia patients with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trail by Jing Li, Xian Mo, Dan Jiang, Xinyu Huang, Xiao Wang, Tingting Xia, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…Negative symptoms, cognitive function, emotional state, and social function were assessed at pre-treatment, post-treatment, 4-, 8-, and 12-week follow-ups. …”
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Respiratory and Rehabilitation Expert Consensus on Full-Cycle Rehabilitation Assessment and Treatment for Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by CHEN Xin, JIA Jie, DING Yipeng, YE Xujun, DONG Anqin, HE Jing, LIAO Weijing, ZHENG Jiejiao, YU Binbin, CHEN Zuobing, FANG Yuan, YAO Liqing, ZHU Yiping, FU Jianghong, WANG Siyuan, ZHANG Yangxian

“…Pulmonary rehabilitation can significantly improve patients' respiratory function and physical fitness, alleviate symptoms, reduce hospitalization and mortality rates. …”
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Minimally Invasive Versus Open Spinal Fusion Surgery for Spondylolisthesis Treatment by Shahzad Waqas Munazzam, Vikramaditya Rai, Qazi Adam Asfandyar, Shandana Khan, Cara Mohammed

“…Furthermore, whereas prospective trials establish a connection between MI and improved functional outcomes, it is necessary to conduct longer-term and randomized trials to confirm any correlation identified in this study.…”
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Application of Human Epineural Patch (hEP) as a Novel Strategy for Nerve Protection and Enhancement of Regeneration After Nerve Crush Injury by Katarzyna Kozlowska, Weronika Radecka, Sonia Brodowska, Lucile Chambily, Dominika Kuc, Amber Lopez, Maria Siemionow

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The application of hEP following sciatic nerve crush injury facilitated nerve regeneration, improved functional outcomes, and offered a viable alternative to hAM. …”
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Impact of Full-Mouth Implant Reconstruction on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Highly Atrophied Jaw Bone by Mayur Khairnar, A. Raam Prasath, Tejasvi Seth, Sanika Dhamapurkar, Darshana Raut

“…OHRQoL was assessed using the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) before treatment, five days post-treatment, and at 1, 2, and 4 years. Results: Significant improvements in OHRQoL scores were observed post-treatment. …”
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An Integrated Approach to the Determination of Wages of Bank Employees by Alexander S. Artamonov

“…We define also the procedure of comparison of posts within an organization with the market ones: first we use generic surveys, then, after identifying the lack of data — we use data of boutique surveys ordered by organizations.Result. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of methylphenidate ER multi-unit pellet system in ADHD patients: An open label study by Renata Schoeman, Evelyn Y. Lai, Anne-Marie Nel, Mashra Gani, Muhammed A. Fulat, Akbar A. Mahomed

“…Primary efficacy was assessed by Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale (WFIRS) over 12 weeks. …”
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Evaluating the Quality of Life in Advanced Laryngeal and Oral Cancer Undergoing Extensive Surgeries by Usha Armo, Harbansh Kumar Singh, Arpita Singh, Nageshwar Venkatesh Reddy, Sushil Kumar Sahoo, AR Lingaraju, Mahesh Ghadage, Dipooja Patil

“…Functional scales, such as swallowing and speech, showed significant improvements (swallowing: 40 ± 8 to 65 ± 10; speech: 50 ± 10 to 70 ± 9). …”
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Integrated nursing practice of traditional Chinese and western medicine for a patient with posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid neurogenic bladder (1例创伤后应激障碍共病神经源性膀胱患者的中西医结合护... by CHEN Tao (陈涛), YANG Qian (杨倩), SONG Yaqiong (宋亚琼), LIN Qin (林琴), PU Li (蒲丽)

“…Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework and the biopsychosocial medical model, a multidisciplinary team (MDT)-driven integrated nursing pathway was established, with traditional Chinese medicine emotional regulation (e. g. , five-element music therapy) and Western behavioral training (e. g. , cognitive restructuring) as core interventions to achieve synergistic physiological-psychological-social functional improvement. …”
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