Changes in Quality of Life, Depression, and Menopausal Symptoms After Surgical Menopause and the Efficacy of Hormone Replacement Therapy in Gynecological Cancer Survivors: A One-Ye... by Noriko Karakida, Shintaro Yanazume, Natsuko Uchida, Mika Sakihama, Tsutomu Douchi, Hiroaki Kobayashi

“…Multivariate analysis showed that HRT was not independently correlated with changes in QOL and depression status. …”
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Measuring transit-oriented development (TOD) network complementarity based on TOD node typology by Runjie Huang, Anna Grigolon, Mafalda Madureira, Mark Brussel

“…The results illustrated that differentiation among the TOD nodes in terms of residential housing prices and building uses contributed to a more diversified offer in terms of activities and functions of the TOD region and indicates complementarity between stations. …”
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Psychiatric genome-wide association study enrichment shows promise for future psychopharmaceutical discoveries by Alexander S. Hatoum, Aaron J. Gorelik, Lauren Blaydon, Spencer B. Huggett, Tingying Chi, David A. A. Baranger, Alex P. Miller, Emma C. Johnson, Arpana Agrawal, Ryan Bogdan

“…Evaluation of prior smaller GWAS reveal that more recent larger GWAS improve enrichment. Conclusions GWAS results may assist in the prioritization of medications for future psychopharmaceutical research.…”
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Validity Assessment of the Swiss Orthopaedics Minimal Data Set compared to the subjective shoulder value for rotator cuff repair in relation to Constant score by Daniel Felbar, Vilijam Zdravkovic, Andreas Mueller, Laurent Audigé, Alexandre Lädermann, Claudio Rosso, ARCR_Pred Study Group, Bernhard Jost

“…Sub-item correlations were also highly significant (p < 0.001). Boxplot analysis reveals a more pronounced ceiling effect for the SOMDS compared to the Constant score and the SSV, particularly affecting the joint-specific satisfaction sub-item. …”
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Perspectives of Ag(10%):InP/ZnS MPA nanoparticles application in the treatment of yeast keratomycosis by V.O. Ponomarev, V.N. Kazaikin, S.V. Dezhurov, V.L. Timofeev

“…The limited arsenal of drugs and the low efficiency of surgical treatment often leads to extremely low anatomical and functional results. One of the alternative approaches to the management of fungal keratitis can be the use of nanoparticles, in monotherapy, or as a catalyst for a more effective effect of a native drug. …”
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NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE WITH NORMAL EJECTION FRACTION by A. G. Dushina, R. A. Libis

“…Totally 67 patients included with CHF-NEF (EF&gt;50%), of I-IIA stage, I-III functional class (FC), developed over arterial hypertension and arterial hypertension with ischemic heart disease. …”
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Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Chloride Levels in Patients with Acute Medical Conditions: A Prospective Observational Study by Rhita Bennis Nechba, Jihane Belayachi, Mina Agrou, Elmostapha El Fahime, Nawal Meknassi, Maha Louriz, Naoufel Madani, Redouane Abouqal

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Improving the Efficiency of Using Plywood Production By-Products by Victor K. Lyubov

“…The modernization of the gas cleaning complex has ensured the functioning of the boiler with a nominal steam capacity and has reduced the number of its stops between cleanings by 7–21 times. …”
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RL-Cervix.Net: A Hybrid Lightweight Model Integrating Reinforcement Learning for Cervical Cell Classification by Shakhnoza Muksimova, Sabina Umirzakova, Jushkin Baltayev, Young-Im Cho

“…A novel application of RL for dynamic feature refinement and adjustment based on reward functions was employed to optimize the detection capabilities of the model. …”
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Comprehensive Comparative Rating Assessment of Meat- Processing Enterprises in the Vologda Region by O. A. Shikhova, A. E. Turkina, M. M. Melentyeva

“…The identified problems in the work of the studied enterprises in the industry made it possible to determine the driving factors for the growth of their potential.   Conclusion. The analysis of meat-processing producers participating in the brand “True Vologda Product” conducted on the basis of a comprehensive approach allowed us to identify the strengths and weaknesses of these enterprises, which in general allows us to judge the fairly high economic potential for the development of the meat-processing industry in the Vologda region, the availability of opportunities for expanding the sales market both within the region and beyond, including a more intensive expansion of the geography of exports. …”
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On the usage of artificial intelligence in leprosy care: A systematic literature review. by Hilson Gomes Vilar de Andrade, Elisson da Silva Rocha, Kayo H de Carvalho Monteiro, Cleber Matos de Morais, Danielle Christine Moura Dos Santos, Dimas Cassimiro Nascimento, Raphael A Dourado, Theo Lynn, Patricia Takako Endo

“…It can result in physical disabilities and functional loss and is particularly prevalent amongst the most vulnerable populations in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. …”
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Interleukin-18 and its gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) influence chronic hepatitis C progression by Ebada M Said, Mohamed S Soliman, Hend Ibrahim Shousha, Mohamed Sanad Rashed, Abeer Abo Elazm, Rania Zakaria Aamer, Mai Hamed Kamel, Fatma Mohamed Abdelsalam

“…The A/A allele at -607 position was significantly more frequent (p < 0.05) in patients with F ≤ 1. …”
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Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles to promote seed germination of Zea mays under salinity condition by Hiba Fouad Abdulfatah, May Fahmi Abdulrahman, Enas Fahd Naji

“…FTIR showed O–H and C=C stretching due to phenol and alkene functional groups. X-ray diffraction showed that Fe NPs are mostly amorphous. …”
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A novel spine tester TO GO by Jan Ulrich Jansen, Laura Zengerle, Marcel Steiner, Vincenza Sciortino, Marianna Tryfonidou, Hans‐Joachim Wilke

“…While biomechanics are essential for informed decisions on the functionality of the therapy being studied, scientists often choose histological analysis alone. …”
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Progress in Icephobic Coatings for Wind Turbine Protection: Merging Chemical Innovation with Practical Implementation by Ghazal Minoofar, Amirhossein Jalali Kandeloos, Mohammad Sadegh Koochaki, Gelareh Momen

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WASH and learn: a scoping review of health, education and gender equity outcomes of school-based water, sanitation and hygiene in low-income and middle-income countries by Robert Dreibelbis, Kondwani Chidziwisano, Clara MacLeod, Laura Braun, Jenala Chipungu, Sarah Bick, Katherine Davies, Mwamba Mwenge

“…Our findings underscore the need for standardised outcome measures in WinS research incorporating a complete definition of the assessment and aggregation approach, greater attention to gender-specific impacts, and further exploration of modalities and functions of WinS interventions alongside novel meta-analysis methods to disentangle effects of diverse intervention components.…”
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Leveraging assistive technology for visually impaired people through optimal deep transfer learning based object detection model by Mahir Mohammed Sharif Adam, Nojood O. Aljehane, Mohammed Yahya Alzahrani, Samah Al Zanin

“…Abstract Visual impairment, such as blindness, can have a profound impact on an individual’s cognitive and psychological functioning. Therefore, the use of assistive techniques can help alleviate the adverse effects and enhance the quality of life for people who are blind. …”
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Internal Migration as a Scientometric Stress Factor - a Study of the Dynamics of Changes in Affiliations of Scientists of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University by Kubko Anastasiia

“…The research methodology is based on systemic and structural approaches, on the methods of comparative, logical and structural-functional analysis. The results of the study demonstrated that the migration factor, in particular - internal migration, has been present among scientists in Ukraine since the beginning of the state’s existence; during the period of the full-scale invasion of Russia, there is an increase in internal migration processes, which correlates with a drop in the publishing activity of scientists and scientific teams; the tendency to change affiliation correlates with the growth of the scientific degree. …”
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Embedded Systems Technologies Using IoT and Wireless Sensor Networks in Semi-Real-Time Modeling by T.A. Samoliuk

“…Research on the hardware and software necessary for the functioning of embedded Internet of Things systems is conducted. …”
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Dermatophytes adaptation to the human host exemplified by Microsporum canis by Xin Zhou, Ricardo Belmonte, Chao Tang, Vania Aparecida Vicente, Sybren de Hoog, Peiying Feng

“…Notably, the anthropophilic species M. audouinii and M. ferrugineum exhibited more gene duplication events and expansions in domains such as MFS and Zn2Cys6 transcription factors. …”
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