Environmental life cycle assessments of decentralized municipal solid waste management: a novel waste-to-compost approach by Azad Ibn Ashraf, Eugene Mohareb, Maria Vahdati, Farhat Abbas

“…Abstract Global waste generation is expanding rapidly in parallel with population expansion and urbanization, posing municipal solid waste management difficulties. …”
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EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY OF CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMEN WITH SQ109 IN THOSE SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS by S. E. Borisov, E. M. Bogorodskaya, G. V. Volchenkov, E. V. Kulchavenya, A. O. Maryandyshev, S. N. Skornyakov, O. B. Talibov, A. M. Tikhonov, I. A. Vasilyeva

“…The objective of the study: to assess efficiency and safety of SQ109 used within standard treatment regimens for multiple drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB)Subjects and Methods A multi-center, double, blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study was conducted in two parallel groups from September 21, 2012 to September 30, 2016, in 6 research centers located in 5 cities of the Russian FederationMain results 1 Cessation of bacillary excretion confirmed by cultures on liquid media by the end of the 6th month of the intensive phase of chemotherapy in pulmonary MDR TB patients receiving SQ109 was observed confidently more often versus treatment regimens containing only existing anti-tuberculosis drugs: both for ITT population (610% versus 429%, p = 00412), and PP population (797% versus 614%, p = 00486) 2 There were no statistically significant differences in the achievement of sputum conversion between the groups, but by the end of the 8th week, the sputum converted in 52% of patients in the group treated with SQ109 versus 38% in the group taking a placebo The median time of bacillary excretion cessation confirmed by culture on liquid media in SQ109 group made 56 days, while in the placebo group it was 84 days 3 Use of SQ109 along with basic chemotherapy for pulmonary MDR TB did not result in the higher frequency of adverse events, worsening of their severity, development of new variants of adverse events compared to the basic anti-tuberculosis treatment of this group of patients in combination with placebo 4 Results of the study allow concluding that SQ109 is an effective drug, satisfactory tolerated (compatible with tolerability of placebo) being a part of integral etiotropic chemotherapy of pulmonary MDR TB patients…”
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Brain Health in Neuroradiology by Karl-Olof Lövblad, Isabel Wanke, Daniele Botta, Felix T. Kurz, Roland Wiest, Daniel Rüfenacht, Luca Remonda

“…This has been impacted by the continuous evolution over the last decades of both diagnostic and interventional tools in parallel: this was the case in stroke, where the endovascular treatment was followed closely by developments in fast MRI techniques and multi-slice CT imaging. …”
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Consolidation of municipalities in the newest time by Y. Blagov

“…The article is devoted to the analysis of the causes, the process, the consequencesof the enlargement of municipalities in the Russian Federation.The purpose of this paper is to show that with the initial increase in the number of municipalities,many of them turned out to be incapable of effectively addressing local issues andproviding quality services to the population. In this regard, the reverse process began – theconsolidation of municipalities. …”
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Insurance Innovations as a Part of the Financial Inclusion by Iryna Didenko, Natalia Sidelnyk

“…Systematization of literary sources and approaches to solve the problem of introducing innovative processes in the insurance business development demonstrated that today in the conditions of global digitalization, the direction of insurance tech development is gaining popularity. The paper draws a parallel between the level of financial literacy of the population, as its ability to perceive new financial products and services, and financial inclusion, as a willingness to be an active user in the financial services market with the popularity of insurance policies for both life and non-life insurance. …”
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Determining optimal strategies for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a synopsis of an evidence synthesis study by Olalekan A Uthman, Lena Al-Khudairy, Chidozie Nduka, Rachel Court, Jodie Enderby, Seun Anjorin, Hema Mistry, G J Melendez-Torres, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Aileen Clarke

“…A machine learning study developed a parallel Convolutional Neural Network algorithm with 96.4% recall and 99.1% precision for study screening. …”
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Kaat koort: Study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a multifactorial, multidisciplinary Aboriginal Health Practitioner-led Aboriginal dementia prevention inte... by Carrington CJ. Shepherd, Melissa A. Dunham, Lina Gubhaju, Karen E. Lamb, Digsu N. Koye, Phoebe Fitzpatrick, Emily Banks, Kaarin J. Anstey, Melinda Carrington, Daniel McAullay, Ofra Kalter-Leibovici, Grace Joshy, Lesley Nelson, Jason Agostino, Ellie Paige, Kathleen Abu-Saad, Elise Alexander, Rona MacNiven, Kelsey Griffen, Fiona Collins, Salena Linforth-Milham, Dolores Gilbert, Cindy Prior, Sadia Rind, Richelle Douglas, Sandra Eades

“…Background: Limited available data indicate that dementia prevalence rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Aboriginal) peoples are 3–5 times higher than the overall Australian population. Effective, pragmatic and scalable interventions are urgently required to address this disproportionate burden of dementia in Aboriginal populations. …”
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Distinct subnetworks of the mouse anterior thalamic nuclei by Houri Hintiryan, Mitchell Rudd, Sumit Nanda, Adriana E. Gutierrez, Darrick Lo, Tyler Boesen, Luis Garcia, Jiandong Sun, Christian Estrada, Hyun-Seung Mun, Seita Yamashita, Yeji E. Han, Ian Bowman, Lin Gou, Chunru Cao, Jennifer Gonzalez, Keivan Moradi, Qiuying Zhao, Inga Yenokian, Aishwarya Dev, Brian Zingg, Hanpeng Xu, Qing Xue, Muye Zhu, Lijuan Liu, Xin Chen, Zhixi Yun, Hanchuan Peng, Nicholas N. Foster, Hong-Wei Dong

“…In male mice, comprehensive, systematically collected, pathway tracing data revealed several connectionally unique ATN cell populations, suggesting multiple parallel subnetworks run through each nucleus. …”
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Trans-Saharan migratory patterns in Vanessa cardui and evidence for a southward leapfrog migration by Megan S. Reich, Sana Ghouri, Samantha Zabudsky, Lihai Hu, Mael Le Corre, Ivy Ng’iru, Dubi Benyamini, Daria Shipilina, Steve C. Collins, Dino J. Martins, Roger Vila, Gerard Talavera, Clément P. Bataille

“…Our findings reveal moderate migratory connectivity across the Sahara characterized by a broad-front, parallel migration. We also report evidence of a leapfrog migration, wherein early autumn migrants from higher latitudes cover greater distances southward than their late autumn counterparts. …”
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An enhanced Walrus Optimizer with opposition-based learning and mutation strategy for data clustering by Laith Abualigah, Saleh Ali Alomari, Mohammad H. Almomani, Raed Abu Zitar, Hazem Migdady, Kashif Saleem, Aseel Smerat, Vaclav Snasel, Absalom E. Ezugwu

“…Future work will explore hybrid deep learning-integrated models and parallel implementations to enhance scalability.…”
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A Physics-Informed Cold-Start Capability for xEV Charging Recommender System by Raik Orbay, Aditya Pratap Singh, Johannes Emilsson, Michele Becciani, Evelina Wikner, Victor Gustafson, Torbjorn Thiringer

“…Based on a collaborative-filtering principle, an RS agent will customize charging power transient prioritizing the physical principles governing the battery system, correlated to customer preferences. However, parallel to other RS applications, a collaborative-filtering for charging power transient design may suffer from the cold-start problem. …”
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In perennial allergic rhinitis, RQLQ is improved similarly by Azelastine 0.15 and mometasone furoate by Jean Bousquet, MD, Ludger Klimek, MD, Hans-Christian Kuhl, PhD, Duc Tung Nguyen, MD, Rajesh Kumar Ramalingam, MD, G. Walter Canonica, MD, William E. Berger, MD

“…However, there was no long-term comparison between Aze 0.15% and intranasal corticosteroids (INCS) on safety and quality of life in perennial allergic rhinitis.An open-label, active-controlled, parallel-group one-year study comparing mometasone furoate and Aze 0.15% in adults assessed safety over 1 year. …”
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Effect of Herbal Medicine (Hwanglyeonhaedok-tang) on Insomnia Patients with Bedtime Procrastination: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Yujin Choi, Pyung-Wha Kim, Hyo-Ju Park, So-Young Jung, Ojin Kwon, In Chul Jung, Hyungjun Kim, Kyung-Min Shin

“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of HJD decoction in patients with insomnia and bedtime procrastination.Methods: This study employs a parallel-group design, comparing HJD decoction to usual care in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Molecular profiles, sources and lineage restrictions of stem cells in an annelid regeneration model by Alexander W. Stockinger, Leonie Adelmann, Martin Fahrenberger, Christine Ruta, B. Duygu Özpolat, Nadja Milivojev, Guillaume Balavoine, Florian Raible

“…Our work supports the notion that posterior regeneration involves dedifferentiation, and reveals molecular and mechanistic parallels between annelid and vertebrate regeneration.…”
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A noninvasive hyperkalemia monitoring system for dialysis patients based on a 1D-CNN model and single-lead ECG from wearable devices by Haijie Shang, Shaobin Yu, Yihan Wu, Xu Liu, Jiayuan He, Min Ma, Xiaoxi Zeng, Ning Jiang

“…Therefore, real-time monitoring of hyperkalemia in this population is crucial. We propose a wearable single-lead ECG monitoring system, offering enhanced comfort and feasibility for extended use. …”
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Spectrally extended line field optical coherence tomography angiography by Si Chen, Kan Lin, Xi Chen, Yukun Wang, Chen Hsin Sun, Jia Qu, Xin Ge, Xiaokun Wang, Linbo Liu

“…We introduce spectrally extended line field OCTA (SELF-OCTA), a cost-effective imaging modality that improves transverse sampling rate and SNR through spectrally encoded parallel sampling and increased signal acquired over longer periods, respectively. …”
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Efficacy of Video -based Teaching Versus Lecture cum Demonstration Regarding Compression Only Life Support: A Multi-Arm Randomized Control Study by Kulkarni Sadhana Sudhir, Joshi Bhavna Pramod, Kachare Avinash Prabhakarrao, Bidve Junneshwar Laxman, Gunjale Yashoda Sitaram

“…Material & Methods: A multi-arm parallel-group non-inferiority randomized control study was conducted among 85 first year physiotherapy students. …”
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Correlation between nanomechanical properties and microstructural design concepts of bivalve muscle attachment sites by S. Hoerl, C. Micheletti, S. Amini, E. Griesshaber, K.-U. Hess, A.G. Checa, M. Peharda, W.W. Schmahl

“…Bivalves populate various marine environments and follow diverse lifestyles: attaching to substrates, burrowing into sediments or swimming in water. …”
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“Sometimes it can be like an icebreaker”: A mixed method evaluation of the implementation of the Refugee Health Screener-13 (RHS-13) by Ana Hagström, Henna Hasson, Anna-Clara Hollander, Carl Vahtra, Sara Delilovic, Hanna Augustsson

“…Methods: A mixed-methods convergent parallel design was used, combining nurses self-reported quantitative data on the levels and reasons for RHS-13 use in the health assessment with qualitative interview data on the barriers and facilitators for RHS-13 use. …”
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Effectiveness of an institution-based adapted physical activity programme versus a home-based self-management programme for chronic poststroke adults: protocol for a randomised con... by Pascal Auquier, Etienne Satger, Nicolas Prieur-Blanc, Jean-Michel Viton, Laurent Bensoussan, Maëva Cotinat

“…Adapted PA programmes provide a useful means of increasing the daily PA levels of this population. PA programmes designed to encourage people walking have been found to be more effective than no intervention. …”
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