In-silico trials of targeted screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms using linked healthcare data: A study protocol. by Liam Musto, Athanasios Saratzis, Mintu Nath, Emmanuel Katsogridakis, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Susan Hodgson, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J Bown

“…The study findings will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals and presented at scientific meetings.…”
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Improving tuberculosis diagnosis in South Africa's private sector: The results of a pilot public-private mix intervention in eThekwini health district. by Jody Boffa, Tsholofelo Mhlaba, Buyisile Chibi, Mergan Naidoo, Keeren Lutchminarain, Khine Swe Swe-Han, Jeremiah Chikovore, William Mapham, Sizulu Moyo

“…While tuberculosis (TB) is primarily addressed in South Africa's public sector, people with TB also present to private sector General Practitioners (GPs), where TB may be missed or treatment delayed. …”
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Determining anatomical position of the umbilicus in Iranian girls, and providing quantitative indices and formula to determine neo-umbilicus during abdominoplasty by Rafi Parnia, Ladan Ghorbani, Nariman Sepehrvand, Sanaz Hatami, Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi

“…Conclusion: By applying these quantitative methods, the natural site of neo-umbilicus could be determined. This may reduce practice errors and increase patient satisfaction. …”
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Effect of a surgical sponge counting stand on counting discrepancies, time efficiency, and operating room staff satisfaction: A quality improvement study by Naeimeh Eftekhari, Akram Aarabi, Aygineh Hairabedian

“…Background: Retained surgical items (RSIs), particularly surgical sponges, represent a significant and preventable error in surgical practice, leading to severe patient complications and legal repercussions for healthcare providers. …”
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Etiology of Prolonged Fever in Children Using a Protocol-based Approach from a Tertiary-level Hospital in India: A Descriptive Study by Maria Lewin, Teslin Mary, Sushma K

“…Background: Prolonged fever contributes significantly as a health problem, and the etiology remains a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice, determined by factors including age-group, ethnicity, season, or geographic location. …”
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Operating conditions of container cars in railway trains of special formation by A. M. Brzhezovskiy, N. M. Voluyskiy

“…For this purpose, at the request of the Rosatom corporation, a necessary set of experimental works was carried out. Authors presented results of control running dynamic, stationary and running braking tests of container transporters of various types, following as part of the same echelon, on the infrastructure of the Test Loop of JSC “VNIIZHT”, including when running along the frst ring track and along various combinations of turnouts along a tangent line (main) and lateral directions. …”
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Spatial variability of soil properties and cotton yield in the Brazilian Cerrado Variabilidade espacial de propriedades do solo e produtividade do algodoeiro no cerrado brasileiro by Anamari V. A Motomiya, José P Molin, Wagner R Motomiya, Sidney R Vieira

“…Geostatistical analysis indicated that most cotton yield factors presented spatial dependence and this should be considered when defining sampling schemes for soil and crop management practices.…”
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GABRINOX-2 protocol: a French, prospective, multicentre, randomised phase II trial evaluating gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel followed by FOLFIRINOX versus FOLFIRINOX alone as first-lin... by Sophie Gourgou, Fabienne Portales, Marc Ychou, Catherine Fiess, Eric Assenat, Fanny Salasc

“…It will be carried out in accordance with European Reglementation 536/2014 on clinical trials, the Declaration of Helsinki, Good Clinical Practice guidelines and the French Public Health Code. …”
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Participatory research with carers: A systematic review and narrative synthesis by Bryher Bowness, Claire Henderson, Samia C. Akhter Khan, Mia Akiba, Vanessa Lawrence

“…Patient and Public Involvement The initial findings and themes were presented to a group of carers who had been involved in research and whose reflections informed the final synthesis.…”
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History of Agroengineering Science in Saint Petersburg by V. D. Popov, A. Yu. Bryukhanov

“…It remains steadfast in its commitment to these traditions in tackling emerging challenges in agricultural science and practice.…”
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Optimization with a Very Simple Hybrid Grey Wolf—JAYA Metaheuristic Optimizer by Chiara Furio, Luciano Lamberti, Catalin I. Pruncu

“…However, most MAs (especially hybrid algorithms) have very complicated formulations. The present study demonstrated that it is possible to build a very simple hybrid metaheuristic algorithm combining basic versions of classical MAs, and including very simple modifications in the optimization formulation to maximize computational efficiency. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF ENTRY LEVEL OF MARKETOLOGIST LEADERSHIP COMPETENCE FORMATION by Olena I. Kazakevych

“…The results of the levels of competence components are presented in the form of comparative tables, with the results in the control and experimental groups compared with those obtained when questioning professionals – university graduates. …”
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HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION AND MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY: A SUBANALYSIS OF THE MAGYN STUDY by D. V. Blinov, T. I. Ushakova, N. A. Makatsariya, N. M. Khamani, V. O. Bitsadze, Ch. Dadak

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Poor-tasting pediatric medicines: Part 1. A scoping review of their impact on patient acceptability, medication adherence, and treatment outcomes by Sejal R. Ranmal, Sejal R. Ranmal, Jennifer Walsh, Catherine Tuleu

“…BackgroundMany medicines for children taste bitter and unpleasant, presenting a significant barrier to effective pharmacotherapy. …”
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Salesian pedagogy of accompaniment in the social rehabilitation of minors by Bogdan Stańkowski

“… • In the context of social rehabilitation, accompanying minors in the spirit of Don Bosco also means being physically and actively present among the youth in creative, inspiring, and motivating ways (Salesian assistance). …”
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Socio-cultural projects: narrative techniques of marketing communications by Olesya A. Blinova, Evgeny Yu. Seidyafarov

“…The authors of the work consider a socio-cultural project as a social practice aimed at qualitative transformation of the surrounding reality and the person himself. …”
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Recommendations on phenylketonuria in Turkey by Turgay Coşkun, Mahmut Çoker, Neslihan Önenli Mungan, Hülya Gökmen Özel, H Serap Sivri

“…PKU follow-up is a dynamic process with uncertainties and differences in clinical practice. …”
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Effects of Cultivation Modes on Soil Protistan Communities and Its Associations with Production Quality in Lemon Farmlands by Haoqiang Liu, Hongjun Li, Zhuchun Peng, Sichen Li, Chun Ran

“…The transition from traditional agricultural practices to greenhouse farming resulted in a significant transformation of the soil protistan community. …”
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Long-term pain and health economic outcomes in adults receiving multidisciplinary CBT for chronic pain: the role of psychological inflexibility by Sophia Åkerblom, Sophia Åkerblom, Lance M. McCracken, Marcelo Rivano Fischer, Marcelo Rivano Fischer, Sean Perrin

“…BackgroundLittle is known about whether the recommended, non-pharmacological treatments for chronic pain yield reductions in healthcare utilization, social costs and increased productivity in actual practice.MethodsThe primary aim of this study (n = 232) was to conduct secondary analyses of health economic outcomes using data from national registries combined with clinical outcome data from a large pain center in Sweden conducting multidisciplinary treatment based on a cognitive behavioral approach. …”
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Using the SWAT model to characterise the water regime of soils in agrolandscapes by E. V. Shein, A. G. Bolotov, A. V. Dembovetskiy, D. Yu. Usenko, N. A. Kharkhardinov, Yu. I. Vernyuk

“…Numerical methods for representing the hydrological regimes of soils in the agricultural landscape are based on physically validated mathematical models of the soil water movement and spatial GIS information, which together allow to calculate, analyze and predict soil water regime, runoff in the scale of watersheds, substance transport in the soil profile, leaching processes, as well as the content of available soil moisture reserves in the agrolandscape structure – which is important for practice. A spatial-dynamic SWAT (Soil-Water-Atmosphere-Tool) model is presented to describe the water regimes of soils in the agro-landscape of the finite moraine ridge of the Upper Volga postglacial region (East European Plain, Tver region), as an example of landscape numerical hydrological models. …”
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