Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the maternal mortality rate in Brazil: trend and spatial distribution by Izabel Cristina da Silva Carvalho, Márcio Dênis Medeiros Mascarenhas, Malvina Thais Pacheco Rodrigues, Jesusmar Ximenes Andrade, Fernando Ferraz do Nascimento, Jardeliny Corrêa da Penha

“…The Maternal Mortality Ratio values were subjected to Prais-Winsten linear regression analysis using Stata program, version 14.0. The evolution of the Maternal Mortality Ratio in the regions was presented on maps created using the TabWin software. …”
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État des maraudes et des dégâts de cultures liés aux éléphants à l’ouest du secteur de Djouroutou dans le sud-ouest du Parc National de Taï (Côte d’Ivoire) by F.A. Ouattara, O. Soulemanee, A. Nandjui, E.J. Tondoh

“…Elephant density was estimated to be 1.1 ± 0.7 elephants per km-2 in the sector of the Park bordering the crops. …”
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Rabies and canine distemper virus epidemics in the red fox population of northern Italy (2006-2010). by Pierre Nouvellet, Christl A Donnelly, Marco De Nardi, Chris J Rhodes, Paola De Benedictis, Carlo Citterio, Federica Obber, Monica Lorenzetto, Manuela Dalla Pozza, Simon Cauchemez, Giovanni Cattoli

“…We estimated the rate of intake of oral vaccine at 0.006 per day, allowing us to estimate that roughly 68% of the foxes would be immunised. …”
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Spectral Response Function Retrieval of Spaceborne Fourier Transform Spectrometers: Application to Metop-IASI by Pierre Dussarrat, Guillaume Deschamps, Dorothee Coppens

“…In the past decades, satellite hyperspectral remote sensing instruments have been providing key measurements for environmental monitoring, such as the analysis of water and air quality, soil usage, weather forecasting, or climate change. …”
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The impact of the strategic action plan to combat chronic non-communicable diseases on hospital admissions and deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Brazil. by Rafaella Alves da Silva, Luiza Gabriela de Araújo Fonseca, João Pedro de Santana Silva, Núbia Maria Freire Vieira Lima, Lucien Peroni Gualdi, Illia Nadinne Dantas Florentino Lima

“…Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the main causes of death worldwide, responsible for millions of hospital admissions per year, especially cardiovascular diseases (CVD). …”
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Application of information technologies for automation management of environmental activity by V. A. Rybak, A. D. Grib, Sh. Ahmad

“…On the basis of existing systems, a new model of monitoring the implementation of innovative projects within the framework of the State Innovative Development Program of the Republic of Belarus is proposed, which includes five main levels: implementing organizations, Government customers, GU BelISA, State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus, Council of Ministers of the Republic Belarus, Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus. …”
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Dynamics of structural, functional and vegetative changes of heart under the influence of combined therapy with the use of ursodeoxycholic acid and L-arginine in patients with coro... by N. S. Mykhailovska, L. Ye. Miniailenko

“…All patients underwent daily ECG monitoring and two-dimensional echocardiography. Statistical data processing was carried out using the program package Statistica 10.0. …”
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Brugada syndrome: A brand new case by Jurčević Ružica, Angelkov Lazar, Vukajlović Dejan, Ristić Velibor, Tomović Milosav, Kojić Dejan, Đukanović Boško

“…Brugada syndrome unmasked with appearance of type I ECG pattern. A programed ventricular stimulation induced non sustained ventricular tachycardia. …”
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Uncertainty Assessment for Mean Snow Cover Depth Derived from Direct Measurements on Aldegondabreen Glacier (Svalbard) by A. V. Terekhov, I. I. Vasilevich, U. V. Prokhorova

“…The two-decade history of the ongoing mass-balance monitoring program on this glacier shows that the methodology of field work on snow-measuring survey varies somewhat from year to year: the number and location of measurement points change. …”
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Organ donation and transplantation in the Russian Federation in 2022. 15^th Report from the Registry of the Russian Transplant Society by S. V. Gautier, S. M. Khomyakov

“…Objective: to monitor the current trends and developments in organ donation and transplantation in the Russian Federation based on data from the year 2022.Materials and methods. …”
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Seroepidemiology of trachoma in a low prevalence region receiving annual mass azithromycin distribution in Maradi, Niger. by Abdou Amza, Boubacar Kadri, Beido Nassirou, Ahmed Arzika, Elisabeth Gebreegziabher, Huiyu Hu, Lina Zhong, Cindi Chen, Danny Yu, Thomas Abraham, YuHeng Liu, Karana Wickens, Thuy Doan, Diana Martin, Benjamin F Arnold, Thomas M Lietman, Catherine E Oldenburg

“…<h4>Background</h4>Trachoma programs use the indicator trachomatous inflammation--follicular (TF) to monitor indication for and response to treatment for trachoma at the district level. …”
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Assessment of Cardiac Autonomic Function by Short-Term Sensor-Based and Long-Term Heart Rate Variability Analyses in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury After Long-Term Table Tenni... by Georgia Vogiatzi, Vasiliki Michou, Nikos Malliaropoulos, Vasileios Tsimaras, Asterios Deligiannis, Evangelia Kouidi

“…Twenty males with tetraplegia (C6–C7), with a mean age of 38.50 ± 4.04 years old, were randomly assigned into two equal groups: A, who followed a 6-month exercise training program with table tennis 3 times per week, and B, who remained untrained. …”
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A Hardware Accelerator for Real-Time Processing Platforms Used in Synthetic Aperture Radar Target Detection Tasks by Yue Zhang, Yunshan Tang, Yue Cao, Zhongjun Yu

“…In recent years, achieving real-time monitoring of regions has become a pressing need, leading to the direct completion of real-time SAR image target detection on airborne or satellite-borne real-time processing platforms. …”
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Using the Community Perception Tracker (CPT) to inform COVID-19 response in Lebanon and Zimbabwe: a qualitative methods evaluation by Fiona Majorin, Anika Jain, Christine Haddad, Eddington Zinyandu, Ghassan Gharzeddine, Mutsawashe Chitando, Aline Maalouf, Ntandoyenkosi Sithole, Rita Doumit, Raissa Azzalini, Thomas Heath, Janet Seeley, Sian White

“…The Community Perception Tracker (CPT) was designed by Oxfam to systematically record real-time information on disease perceptions and outbreak response actions in order to adapt programmes. Methods We conducted a phased, qualitative methods, process evaluation in Zimbabwe and Lebanon to understand whether the CPT approach was a feasible way to incorporate community perceptions into COVID-19 response programming and whether this resulted in more relevant programming. …”
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Impacts of early postpartum behavioral patterns on the fertility and milk production of tropical dairy cows by Aqeel Raza, Kumail Abbas, Theerawat Swangchan-Uthai, Henk Hogeveen, Chaidate Inchaisri

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Hand hygiene versus additional non-sterile gloves and gowns use to prevent sepsis in preterm infants colonized with multi-resistant drug bacteria: the study protocol of the cluster... by Kirstin Faust, Clara Haug, Julia Pagel, Reinhard Jensen, Anja Stein, Ursula Felderhoff-Müser, David Frommhold, Kirsten Brebach, Christian Wieg, Georg Hillebrand, Barbara Naust, Esther Schmidt, Lutz Koch, Susanne Schmidtke, Arne Simon, Michael Zemlin, Sascha Meyer, Christopher Scholzen, Natascha Köstlin-Gille, Christian Gille, Ann-Carolin Longardt, Manuela Kärlin, Mirjam Lusga, Wolfgang Göpel, Manuel Krone, Stefanie Kampmeier, Franziska Strecker, Dennis Nurjadi, Inke R. König, Egbert Herting, Jan Rupp, Christoph Härtel

“…Cross over was performed after 12 months for another 12 months per site. Primary outcome was the rate of healthcare-associated (HA) Gram-negative bloodstream infections. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN KREATIVITAS MASYARAKAT UNTUK MENCIPTAKAN DESA MANDIRI DI NAGARI GURUN PANJANG BARAT by Rosnita Rauf, Sunreni Sunreni, Wahyouni Wahyouni

“… Tujuan kegiatan ini, melakukan sosialisasi dan pendampingan dari program yang akan dilakukan. metode pelaksanaan kegiatan ini dimulai dari mengidentifikasi masalah, melakukan pemetaan permasalahan yang ada dan monitoring pelaksanaan pada saat kegiatan berlangsung. …”
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Antimicrobial data set and occurrence of acute kidney injury in patients admitted to a hospital in Western Pará, BrazilMendeley Data by Hiago Sousa Pinheiro, Camila Castilho Moraes, Géssica Aleane Moraes Esquerdo, Elenn Suzany Pereira Aranha, Luige Pinho Moraes, Tânia Mara Pires Moraes, Waldiney Pires Moraes

“…Pharmacovigilance among other activities is implemented in hospitals for the purpose of receiving and monitoring reports of adverse effects related to medications administered to patients. …”
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High-flow nasal cannula therapy versus continuous positive airway pressure for non-invasive respiratory support in paediatric critical care: the FIRST-ABC RCTs by Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, Alvin Richards-Belle, Karen Thomas, Laura Drikite, Zia Sadique, Silvia Moler Zapata, Robert Darnell, Carly Au, Peter J Davis, Izabella Orzechowska, Julie Lester, Kevin Morris, Millie Parke, Mark Peters, Sam Peters, Michelle Saull, Lyvonne Tume, Richard G Feltbower, Richard Grieve, Paul R Mouncey, David Harrison, Kathryn Rowan

“…Total costs per patient for up to 6 months post randomisation were reported. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of Wear Time of a Wearable Device to Enhance Postpartum Depression Screening and Detection: Cross-Sectional Study by Eric Hurwitz, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Rena C Patel, Noémie Elhadad, Melissa A Haendel

“…We found no difference in the number of hours per day females in the PPD and non-PPD cohorts wore their Fitbit during any period of pregnancy. …”
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