The impact of diarrhoea in infants on the quality of life of low-income households by Montagu Murray, Marije Versteeg, Jannie Hugo

“…Diarrhoea was the cause of tension and conflict in a number of households, not only because of inflated financial costs related to efforts to cope with the illness, but also because of differing views among household members regarding the most suitable treatment Western or traditional medicine. Mothers identified different causes of the diarrhoea, including teething, heat, wrong food and ‘the problem of the fontanelle’. …”
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The clinical significance of insulin-like growth factor-1 and cystatin C in predicting the risk of developing complications of chemoresistant pulmonary tuberculosis in patients und... by O. M. Raznatovska, H. V. Khudiakov

“…In contemporaryUkraine, the urgency of pulmonary chemoresistant tuberculosis (CRTB) problem is evident as it is the cause of severe clinical condition, subjective and functional disorders causing disease-specific distress in patients. …”
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Methods to Quantitatively Evaluate the Effect of Shale Gas Fracturing Stimulation Based on Least Squares by DENG Cai, SUN Kexin, WEN Huan, HU Chaolang

“…This method identified the precise number of active perforations and calculated their average diameter after erosion during the fracturing process. …”
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Experience in developing a new test system for screening and diagnosis of infections that cause acute respiratory diseases, and its use by T. V. Priputnevich, A. B. Gordeev, O. D. Goncharuk, V. V. Chubarov, D. Yu. Trofimov, A. A. Bystritsky, A. E. Donnikov

“…Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are a serious health problem not only because of the high frequency of their occurrence, but also because of the economic damage they cause both in the form of direct costs (the cost of diagnosis and treatment) and indirect costs (disability, reduced labor productivity, etc.). …”
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White Matter Anomaly Associated Cognitive Impairment During Systemic Inflammation Is Related to CX3CR1 Mediated Microglia-Node Interactions That Impacts the Conductive Function of... by Shi X, Zhang J, Zhao H, Yang X, Gao F

“…In the context of systemic LPS and associated neuroinflammation, CX3CR1 seems to dominate the disruption of microglia-node communication and CC WM tract conductive function, consequently causing cognitive problem. This may be achieved primarily through CX3CR1 mediated microglia activities and activation and subordinately via the infiltration of CX3CR1high circulating immune cells into the CC WM tract.Keywords: white matter tract, CX3CR1/CCR2 deficiency, microglia-node contact, axon compound action potential, cognitive performance, circulating immune cell infiltration…”
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A REMARKABLE FEATURE OF BIODIVERSITY OF THE COASTAL, MARINE AND ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS OF THE CASPIAN SEA. A NEW LOOK AT THE AGE OF ISLANDS AND LEVEL MODE by G. M. Abdurahmanov, A. A. Teymurov

“…In this group of species identified taxa of species and subspecies rank. The formation and evolutionary stabilization of these taxa requires a time sufficient to cause diagnostically significant features. …”
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Prevalence and drivers of malaria infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic community members in five regions with varying transmission intensity in mainland Tanzania by Gervas A. Chacha, Filbert Francis, Salehe S. Mandai, Misago D. Seth, Rashid A. Madebe, Daniel P. Challe, Daniel A. Petro, Dativa Pereus, Ramadhani Moshi, Rule Budodo, Angelina J. Kisambale, Ruth B. Mbwambo, Catherine Bakari, Sijenunu Aaron, Daniel Mbwambo, Stella Kajange, Samuel Lazaro, Ntuli Kapologwe, Celine I. Mandara, Deus S. Ishengoma

“…Abstract Background Despite implementation of effective interventions in the past two decades, malaria is still a major public health problem in Tanzania. This study assessed the prevalence and drivers of malaria infections among symptomatic and asymptomatic members of selected communities from five regions with varying endemicity in mainland Tanzania. …”
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The global prevalence of antibiotic self-medication among the adult population: systematic review and meta-analysis by Tigist Gashaw, Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Lemma Demissie, Abera Jambo, Nega Assefa

“…Students have been identified as the major users of ASM at 62.1% (95% CI: 53.7, 69.7). …”
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Significance of platelets in the early warning of new-onset AKI in the ICU by using supervise learning: a retrospective analysis by Pan Pan, Yuhong Liu, Fei Xie, Zhimei Duan, Lina Li, Hongjun Gu, Lixin Xie, Xiangyun Lu, Longxiang Su

“…In particular, platelet plays an important role.Key messageThe new-onset of AKI in ICU is a common and important problem, which early be identified the risk of AKI can improve patients’ outcomes.We explored MIMIC-III and determined the exact time point of occurrence of AKI as the basis for the new-onset of AKI in ICU.XGBoost model performed the best prediction in all the time point at new-onset AKI 3–6–9–12 h ahead.For patients with the new-onset of AKI in ICU, platelets become an important factor associated with AKI.…”
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Selection of the Most Suitable Tree and Shrub Species for the Afforestation of Iranian Northern Zagros Forests Using AHP and TOPSIS Techniques (Case Study: Perdanan Piranshahr) by Farzad Yavari, Ahmad Alijanpour, Abbas Banj Shafiei, Hossein Azadi, Hadi Beygi Heiderlou

“…Decomposing the decision-making problem into smaller elements created a hierarchy on three levels. …”
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A MODEL OF THE ENGLISH-UKRAINIAN SUB-CORPUS OF TEXTS OF NATO, UN AND WTO OFFICIAL AND BUSINESS DOCUMENTS by Yuliya I. Demyanchuk

“….), who strengthened the scientific interest to the problem of translation and corpus of texts in particular. …”
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Bioinformatics and immunoinformatics assisted multiepitope vaccine construct against Burkholderia anthina by Maha A. Alshiekheid, Ali M. Dou, Mohammad Algahtani, Wafa Abdullah I. Al-Megrin, Yaseer Ali Alhawday, Arwa Essa Alradhi, Khulud Bukhari, Basmah F. Alharbi, Ahmed N. Algefary, Basmah Awwadh Alhunayhani, Khaled S. Allemailem

“…Hence increased rate of antibiotic-resistant bacterial species vaccine development is the priority to tackle this problem. In research work, we designed a multi-epitope-based vaccine construct against B. anthina using reverse vaccinology immunoinformatics and biophysical approaches. …”
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Facteurs Associés à la vaccination incomplète chez les enfants de 12-23 mois dans le district sanitaire de l’Ogou, Togo, 2019-2020 by Monfaye Sabi, Hamadi Assane, Wemboo Halatoko, Agballa Mébiny-Essoh Tchalla Abalo, Akawulu N’djao, Péléké Mawaba Hilim, Yendoukoi Labite, Ablaga Dzidzova Nyameko Amenyido, Pauline Yanogo

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Fertility, time to pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes among women with recurrent miscarriages in the UK: a prospective observational longitudinal studyResearch in context by Constandina Koki, Rebecca Shields, Rebecca Sweetman, James Boyle, Omar Khan, Sarah N. Lim Choi Keung, Theodoros N. Arvanitis, Adam J. Devall, Nigel John Burroughs, Siobhan Quenby

“…Of the 942 women referred to our recurrent miscarriage clinics and followed up over a period of 3 years, 10.7% (101) did not conceive during this time, indicating a potential subfertility problem. In the time to pregnancy model, increased maternal age, higher BMI, and smoking were associated with reduced likelihood of conception. …”
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Molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus among students and pregnant women in Chad by Nalda Debsikréo, Nafissatou Leye, Gora Lo, Maire Dehainsala, Odan Debsikréo, Ndeye Aminata Diaw, Diao Ba, Diabou Diagne, Abdoulaye Souare, Ndeye Dieynaba Diouf, N’da Kouamé Nazaire Kouadio, Isaac Darko Otchere, Ali Mahamat Moussa, Ndèye Coumba Toure-Kane, Françoise Lunel-Fabiani

“…Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a global public health problem claiming about 1, 1 million lives among the several hundred million people infected with the virus globally. …”
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Strategic Lessons Learned from The Management of Covid-19 That Can Influence Better Management of Future Pandemics in Nigeria. by Basiru, A. , Erhabor, O. 1 , Erhabor, T.

“…SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent for COVID-19. The virus first identified in Wuhan, China in 2019. Nigeria was the first sub–Saharan African country to record a case of COVID-19 after an imported case from Italy was confirmed on February 27, 2020.  …”
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Expert System for the Selection of the Rational Method for Collecting and Processing Information During Russian Census Based on Geographical and Socio-Economic Characteristics of R... by O. V. Manzhula

“…The solution of this problem is an important condition for increasing the coverage of the population, the accuracy and reliability of the results and reducing the cost of conducting a census in each subject of Russia.The use of new information and communication technologies related to introduction of mobile devices and the Internet opens up new opportunities for improving the quality and timeliness of the collection and primary processing of statistical information about the population. …”
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From lab to field with machine learning – Bridging the gap for movement analysis in real-world environments: A commentary by Carlo Dindorf, Fabian Horst, Djordje Slijepčević, Bernhard Dumphart, Jonas Dully, Matthias Zeppelzauer, Brian Horsak, Michael Fröhlich

“…Privacy concerns present significant ethical and legal issues, e.g. with identifiable video data. Additionally, model validation remains a critical problem, as many studies fail to validate their models on diverse datasets, often relying on limited data from a single laboratory. …”
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Peculiarities of morphological indicators of quail spleen (Coturnix japonica Temminck et Schlegel, 1849) when using protein-vitamin mineral supplements by O. F. Dunaievska, I. M. Sokulskiy, L. P. Horalskyi, M. L. Radzikhovskyi, B. V. Gutyj

“…The question of increasing the productivity of quail breeding, as a branch of precocious animal husbandry, has always occupied the attention of biologists, morphologists, physiologists, geneticists and technologists. This topical problem has various scientific aspects: morphological, histochemical, physiological, genetic, etc. …”
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Efficiency and safety of peripheral regional anesthesia application in urgent traumatology by O. A. Lovkin, V. I. Pertsov, K. I. Lurie

“…Peripheral regional anesthesia meets the requirements indicated, but there are a number of outstanding issues: difficulties in identifying plexuses and nerves, high rate of complications. …”
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