Genetic, Metabolic, and Proteomic Polymorphisms and Clinical Phenotypes of Sepsis by V. A. Kovzel, L. A. Davydova, T. A. Lapina, A. A. Semushkina, A. I. Gutnikov

“…From over 300 sources, 120 were selected for analysis as being most relevant to the aim of the review. …”
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Non-isothermal mathematical model of blocking tecnogenic fractures by Anton M. Kasperovich, Alexander P. Shevelev, Alexander Y. Gilmanov

“…To maintain the previous rates of oil production, it is necessary to force selections by increasing the value of downhole pressure on the injection wells. …”
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Harmonization of community health worker programs for HIV: A four-country qualitative study in Southern Africa. by Jan-Walter De Neve, Henri Garrison-Desany, Kathryn G Andrews, Nour Sharara, Chantelle Boudreaux, Roopan Gill, Pascal Geldsetzer, Maria Vaikath, Till Bärnighausen, Thomas J Bossert

“…Limitations of our study include subjectively selected case studies, our focus on decision-makers, and limited generalizability beyond the countries analyzed.…”
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Community-mobilized soil and water conservation and farmers' preferences for mitigating land degradation by Hailu Kendie Addis, Simegnew Tamir, Beyene Belay, Shigdaf Mekuriaw, Tadesse Birehanu, Yismaw Wuletaw

“…The study utilized primary and secondary data from 92 selected watersheds across 13 zones, 45 woredas, and 1,739 households. …”
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Inhalation vs Total Intravenous Anesthesia in Cancer Surgery: Where is the «Pendulum» Now? (Meta-Analysis and Review) by V. Likhvantsev, M. Yadgarov, M. Di Piazza, K. Kadantseva

“…Out of the 759 articles which were initially identified, we selected 3 studies regarding the clinical significance of anesthetic cardioprotection and 10 studies comparing IA and TIVA in patients undergoing surgery for malignant diseases.Two meta-analyses and one multi-regional clinical trial (MRCT) suggest that further studies of the effectiveness of anesthetic cardioprotection is futile.A meta-analysis of 9 retrospective cohort studies and 1 MRCT showed a detrimental effect of IA on 3-year survival in surgical oncology (Hazard Ratio (HR): 1.73 (1.36; 1.96) Heterogeneity: Q = 8.336, df = 3, I2; f2= 64.01, overall effect analysis: Z = 2.386 (P<0.017)). …”
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Is the use of two versus one long-acting bronchodilator by patients with COPD associated with a higher risk of acute coronary syndrome in real-world clinical practice? by Rod Jackson, Simon Horsburgh, Jack Dummer, Lianne Parkin, Sheila Williams, David Barson, Katrina Sharples

“…For each case we used risk set sampling to randomly select up to 10 controls, matched by date of birth, sex, date of cohort entry (first LAMA and/or LABA dispensing), and COPD severity.Results From the cohort (n=83 417), we identified 5399 ACS cases during 281 292 person-years of follow-up. …”
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Breast Cancer Knowledge and Awareness Among Kurdish Women in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Rejoin Iraq by Niyan Hakim Ismael, Khanda Mustafa Ahmed, Nawroz Fatih Muhammed

“…A simple random sampling method was used to select participants among the population. Inclusion criteria included females, willing to participate and visiting the center for other reasons other than breast cancer, while non-Kurdish-speaking females were excluded. …”
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Molecular and phenotypic characterization of 5-FU resistant colorectal cancer cells: toward enrichment of cancer stem cells by Amirhesam Babajnai, Saeed Rahmani, Mohammad Jamal Asadi, Elmira Gheytanchi, Glavizh Adibhesami, Faezeh Vakhshiteh, Zahra Madjd

“…Abstract Cancer stem cells (CSCs) as a subgroup of cells within a tumor capable of self-renewal, thereby driving tumor initiation and spread. Addressing treatment failures in cancer, linked to CSCs and their resistance mechanisms, requires effective preclinical models for testing targeted therapies. …”
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Heart Rate Variability (HRV) as a Marker of Improved Autonomic Function in PMS: A Homeopathy Intervention-Based Single Blind Randomized Control Study by Nayana P. Barde, Pradip B. Barde, Ajay O. Dahad, Tripathi Shatrugan, Anagha Kulkarni, Tapas K. Kundu

“…Results: Out of the initially screened 37 subjects, 31 completed the study. …”
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The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on inferior vena cava collapsibility as measured by bedside ultrasound by Jessica Solis‐McCarthy, Christopher Gelabert, Joel Michalek, Craig Sisson

“…As CPAP pressures increased, the CI calculated from the subxiphoid area in both the anterior short and anterior long axis orientations initially trended upwards at 5 cmH2O, then began to downtrend as the pressures increased to 10 and 15 cmH2O. …”
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Design of Wood Impact Limiter for Spent Fuel Transportation Casks by LAN Tianbao1, 2, BAI Xujuan1, FENG Tianyou1, SHENG Feng1, LU Keke1

“…Therefore, in this study a small-scale compression test was initially conducted, and the Gaussian stress distribution of the yield platform of paulownia wood was obtained through the experiment to lay the foundation for subsequent research. …”

Accelerated Predictive Stability Testing: Accelerating Registration Phase and Application of Reduced Designs for Shelf-Life Determination of Parenteral Drug Product by Lara Pavčnik, Mateja Prunk, Tina Trdan Lušin, Robert Roškar

“…Consequently, we applied the selected model on various formulations, demonstrating the suitability of the model and impurity levels below the ICH specification limit. …”
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The Role of Twitter in Raising Users' Awareness in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease by Mostafa Akhavan-Safar, Mohammad Mohsen Sadr, Mohsen Yoosefi Nejad

“…English tweets have been selected due to the prevalence of the English language. …”
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Association of Vasomotor and Other Menopausal Symptoms with Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Taulant Muka, Clare Oliver-Williams, Veronica Colpani, Setor Kunutsor, Susmita Chowdhury, Rajiv Chowdhury, Maryam Kavousi, Oscar H Franco

“…<h4>Results</h4>Out of 9,987 initially identified references, ten studies were selected, including 213,976 women with a total of 10,037 cardiovascular disease outcomes. …”
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Multi-objective optimization and characteristic analysis of contra-rotating fan double-row blades coupling by Xinyu ZHANG, Hua JIANG, Wuqi GONG

“…To enhance the aerodynamic performance of contra-rotating fan and ensure the safe working environment of mine, based on feedforward neural network agent model and genetic algorithm, the multi-objective optimization of contra-rotating fan double-row blades coupling is carried out. Initially, double-row blades of the contra-rotating fan are parameterized, with the installation angles of each blade’s height span and the control parameters of the mean cambers selected as high-dimensional optimization variables. …”
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Adherence to pharmacological therapy for hypertension in Portugal: a health professionals focus groups study by Beatriz Rosendo-Silva, João Gonçalves, Filipe Prazeres, Luiz Miguel Santiago, Inês Rosendo

“…These included shared informatics software among healthcare professionals; using mobile applications and wearables; health literacy initiatives and patient empowerment; preprepared medication in pillboxes; involving family and the concept of a “family pharmacist”. …”
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Desenvolvimento rural do semiárido brasileiro: transformações recentes, desafios e perspectivas by Antonio Marcio Buainain, Junior Ruiz Garcia

“…In the recent period, the Northeast Region, the Semiarid included, has benefited from a wide range of initiatives of the federal government, which are generating numerous positive effects that have the potential to transform the structures of the Semiarid and insert it into a virtuous cycle accumulation. …”
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Risk factors for and a preliminary prediction model of coronary artery calcification in patients beginning hemodialysis by Hao Xiong, Cuifang Sun, Jie Song, Yan Yu, Chang Wang, Fang Yuan

“…Thus, this study aimed to determine the risk factors of VC and to establish a prediction model for evaluating VC progression in new patients undergoing hemodialysis. Methods This study selected 86 patients who initiated in-center MHD between March 2021 and November 2022. …”
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Research methodology for analyzing transformation of higher pedagogical education today by Pisareva, Svetlana A., Tryapitsina, Alla P.

“…By examining transformation practices in a specifi c context, researchers can select appropriate scenarios (analog, adaptive, innovative) and develop prospective assessments. …”
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Bio-Magneto Sensing and Unsupervised Deep Multiresolution Analysis for Labor Predictions in Term and Preterm Pregnancies by Ejay Nsugbe, Oluwarotimi Williams Samuel, Jose Javier Reyes-Lagos, Dawn Adams, Olusayo Obajemu

“…DWS is combined with select pattern-recognition-based prediction machines in order to assemble a clinical decision pipeline for the prediction of the states of various pregnancies, with a greater degree of machine intelligence. …”
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