Investigating the implementation of infection prevention and control practices in neonatal care across country income levels: a systematic review by Emanuela Nyantakyi, Julia Baenziger, Laura Caci, Kathrin Blum, Aline Wolfensberger, Angela Dramowski, Bianca Albers, Marta Castro, Marie-Therese Schultes, Lauren Clack

“…Implementation strategies were coded according to the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change taxonomy. A convergent integrated approach was used to narratively summarize results across qualitative and quantitative studies. χ 2 Tests and Fisher’s Exact Tests were performed to analyze differences in implementation determinants and strategies across IPC practices and country income levels. …”
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Genetic determinants of skin ageing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies and candidate genes by Chloe Wong, Jun Yan Ng, Yang Yie Sio, Fook Tim Chew

“…Various phenotypes such as wrinkling, pigmentation changes, and skin cancers have been linked to specific genetic loci. …”
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Adulthood consequences of spinal deformity surgeries in neurofibromatosis type 1 patients by Arihiko Tsukamoto, Koki Uno, Teppei Suzuki, Masaaki Ito, Keita Nakashima, Kenichiro Kakutani, Yoshiki Takeoka

“…Patients undergoing NF-1 scoliosis surgery require careful long-term follow-up, taking into account the possibility of reoperation due to osteolysis, malignant changes in the tumor, and vascular problems due to vascular fragility…”
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Ilaser Submucous Destruction in the Treatment of Hemorrhoids by S. A. Frolov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, A. M. Kuzminov, Yu. L. Trubacheva, V. Yu. Korolik, I. S. Bogormistrov, I. A. Mukhin, A. N. Ryndin, A. A. Anarbaeva

“…When performed sphincterometry, there was no change in the parameters of the anal sphincter function compared to preoperative parameters.Conclusion. …”
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Implementasi Algoritme Morus V2 untuk Pengamanan Data Pada Perangkat Bluetooth Low Energy by Diah Ratih Destyorini, Ari Kusyanti, Reza Andria Siregar

“…The passive attack test was successfully carried out with the result that the plaintext value was unknown when the data was sent, and there was no change when the data arrived at the client. Active attack testing using a known-plaintext attack (KPA) is declared to have failed in obtaining the plaintext value. …”
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Spatiotemporal Assessment of PM2.5 Exposure of a High-risk Occupational Group in a Southeast Asian Megacity by Jarl Tynan Collado, Jose Gabriel Abalos, Imee de los Reyes, Melliza T. Cruz, Gabrielle Frances Leung, Katrina Abenojar, Carlos Rosauro Manalo, Bernell Go, Christine L. Chan, Charlotte Kendra Gotangco Gonzales, James Bernard B. Simpas, Emma E. Porio, John Q. Wong, Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza

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Exploratory study on the ascending pain pathway in patients with chronic neck and shoulder pain based on combined brain and spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging by Zhiqiang Qiu, Tianci Liu, Chengxi Zeng, Maojiang Yang, HongYing Yang, Xiaoxue Xu

“…ObjectiveTo explore the changes in the white matter microstructure of the ascending pain conduction pathways in patients with chronic neck and shoulder pain (CNSP) using combined brain and spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging techniques, and to assess its correlation with clinical indicators and cognitive functions.Materials and methodsA 3.0T MRI scanner was used to perform combined brain and spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging scans on 31 CNSP patients and 24 healthy controls (HCs), extracting the spinothalamic tract (STT) and quantitatively analyzing the fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) which reflect the microstructural integrity of nerve fibers. …”
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WORLD EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF FOOD SECURITY by Yuliya Pustovit, Olena Dragan, Alina Berher

“…The implementation of these measures is aimed at achieving the following goals: replenishing the agricultural market by supporting producers; restoring food industry enterprises; ensuring the availability of food for all segments of the Ukrainian population; strengthening food security by replenishing state reserves with food; creating a food security monitoring system; prioritising the de-mining of agricultural land; adapting to climate change, etc.…”
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The dual anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant effects of Jianpi Huashi Tongluo prescription on Rheumatoid Arthritis through inhibiting the activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathw... by Fanfan Wang, Fanfan Wang, Jian Liu

“…BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often accompanied by abnormal changes in inflammatory responses and coagulation-fibrinolysis indicators. …”
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Anti-inflammatory treatment using alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) does not alter osteoblasts differentiation and fracture healing by Johanna Graue, Melanie Timmen, Katharina Schmitz, Daniel Kronenberg, Markus Böhm, Kishor K. Sivaraj, M. Gabriele Bixel, Richard Stange

“…All four melanocortin receptor-molecules were expressed in murine osteoblastic cells but in very limited amounts and this did not change upon treatment with inflammatory cytokines or α-MSH or both at the same time. …”
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Death trends for 2010 - 2022 for members of a large private medical scheme in South Africa by L Steenkamp, S Collie, T A Moultrie, H Moultrie, G Gray

“…All-cause deaths were compared across years accounting for demographic changes, by analysing age- and sex-standardised rates using 2019 age and sex population weightings. …”
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Modeling Stock High-Low Price Range: Fractional Cointegrating VAR Approach (FCVAR) by Elham Farzanegan

“…Moreover, the high and low prices and the range series are affected by regime changes or a smoothly varying trend. The high and low stock price indices are fractionally cointegrated, in the two levels of stationary and non-stationary ranges. …”
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Bergapten alleviates senescence of chondrocytes in osteoarthritis by YE Yuanlan, LIU Kaiwen, PAN Yiming

“…Senescence β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) staining kit was employed to detect the change of SA-β-Gal level in the cells. Results‍　‍There obtained 145 potential targets of bergapten for OA. …”
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Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Soil CH4 and N2O Fluxes in Typical Broad-leaved Forests in the Yangtze River Delta Region, China by JIA Qinqi, XU Fei, CHEN Bingjiang, LU Yanran, CHEN Lihan, HU Jiahao, GUO Na, FANG Shuangxi

“…To explore the characteristics of changes in CH4 and N2O fluxes in the forest ecosystem soil in this region, as well as the effects of soil physicochemical properties and litter on these two greenhouse gas fluxes. …”
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Microbial community succession characteristics in an anaerobic baffled reactor during phenol gradient acclimation by Yuan LI, Chunmei YU, Daqiang CANG

“…We analyzed hydrogen partial pressure, pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), and phenol concentration to examine changes in reactor performance. The Microbial community dynamics were investigated using Illumina high-throughput sequencing technology. …”
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Solusi untuk Meningkatkan Knowledge Management Readness di Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten/Kota by Herlambang Permadi, Dana Indra Sensuse

“…KM readiness is measured by the Critical Success Factor (CSF) obtained from 8 areas of change in the BPS RB. The questionnaire was distributed through online media to employees who were worked in BPS-Statistics of Regency/Municipality throughout Indonesia. …”
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Identifying the Dimensions and Consequences of Digital Customer Experience: A Phenomenological Study by Fatemeh Eslahi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mirahmadi, Mojtaba Aghajani

“…Along with the emergence of new technologies, communication methods between organizations and customers have changed. The digitalization process allows customers to access a great deal of information around the world without any time or place boundaries and make multiple transactions and purchases at once. …”
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Efficacy of medical thoracoscopy combined with fibrinolytic therapy in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema by Feng-Fu Zhan, Mao-Hong Huang, Yan-Ping Du, Yan Chen, Han-Han Chen, Yi-Li Lin, Yi-Yuan Chen, Ling Cai, Xiao-Bin Zhang

“…Primary outcomes included changes in inflammatory markers (white blood cell count, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin), imaging outcomes (resolution of pleural effusion, pulmonary inflammation, and the incidence of pleural thickening at three months), pulmonary function assessed by forced vital capacity (FVC), and in-hospital mortality. …”
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Peran Interaktivitas dalam Penggunaan E-learning: Perluasan Model UTAUT by Yuni Marlina Saragih, Erwin Setiawan Panjaitan, Roni Yunis

“…Abstract STMIK Mikroskil changed the teaching and learning process to online in order to comply with laws established by the Minister of Education and Culture during the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia. …”
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A Pragmatic Clinical Trial to Compare the Real-World Effectiveness of V-Go versus Standard Delivery of Insulin in Patients with Advanced Type 2 Diabetes by Mark J. Cziraky, Scott Abbott, Matt Nguyen, Kay Larholt, Elizabeth Apgar, Thomas Wasser, Poul Strange, Leon Shi, H. Courtenay Harrison, Beverly Everitt, Lynn Nowak

“…The primary analysis was an unadjusted treatment group comparison of glycosylated hemoglobinA1c (HbA1c) change from baseline to end of study (EOS). A cost of therapy analysis was completed on patients who had received comparable baseline T2DM treatment with multiple daily basal-bolus insulin injections (MDI). …”
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