Exploring factors affecting the timely transition of ventilator assisted individuals in Ontario from acute to long-term care: Perspectives of healthcare professionals by Anne-Marie Selzler, Leanna Lee, Dina Brooks, Raj Kohli, Louise Rose, Roger Goldstein

“… # Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with ten healthcare providers involved in VAI transitions. # Main Results Perceived barriers included long wait times for long-term care settings, insufficient bed availability at discharge locations, medical complexity of patients, long waitlists, and a lack of transparency of waitlists. …”
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Toward a green economy in China: current status and perspective in electricity generation by Jorge Morales Pedraza

“… China, a leading global energy consumer, is undergoing a significant shift toward a green economy. The main factors driving this shift are ambitious objectives to achieving carbon neutrality and a growing focus on environmental sustainability. …”
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Promoting Lampung’s coffee to the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey by Rindu Rika Gamayuni, N. Nairobi, Ernie Hendrawaty, Agrianti Komalasari, Arif Darmawan

“…The activity was carried out through three main stages: (1) Preparation: situation analysis, preparation of material, making brochures for Lampung coffee producers; (2) Implementation: providing material to participants discussion to strengthen understanding and application of the material. (3) Evaluation and Reporting: comprehensive evaluation of community service results so that the participants can get to know the characteristics and taste of coffee in two countries (Indonesia, especially Lampung coffee and Turkish coffee), can understand and learn strategies for increasing the quality and quantity of coffee products and their marketing. …”
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Socio-ecosystem Services for Integrated Heritage Assessment (IHA). A new approach to valuing cultural heritage by Manuel Arcila-Garrido, Gema Ramírez-Guerrero, Javier García-Onetti, J. Adolfo Chica-Ruiz

“…The Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) and the European Union project "Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services" (MAES) serve as the primary references. The main objective is to transcend the concept of heritage as an object-based, historical, and aesthetic treasure and instead develop a more comprehensive definition that encompasses geographical, physical-natural, social, and cultural dimensions while also recognizing the value of usage. …”
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The Role of Islamic Social Capital in Strengthening National Governance by Luqman Mahmud, Ayu Nor Azilah Mohamad

“…Social capital refers to networks, norms, friendships, values, and mutual understanding that improve an organisation's quality and quantity of cooperation. It has three main components: social networks, social norms, and social rules, all of which help strengthen information flow and harmony among organisation members. …”
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“Pandemic” lessons on constraints, enablers, and preservice teachers’ training (mis)alignment in physical education teacher education by Cláudio Farias, João Martins FMH Martins, Javier Fernandez-Rio

“…Data was collected via multiple sources and thematically analyzed. Results: the main constraints to Preservice teachers’ practices included shortcomings in the teacher education program, pandemic and school restrictions, and technological barriers. …”
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ENHANCING PROJECT QUALITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT by Sławomir Wawak

“…The study found that the main types of requirements identified by respondents were business, stakeholder, and functional requirements. …”
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Isolation and Screening of Highly Cellulolytic Filamentous Fungi by Ibatsam Khokhar, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Sobia Mushtaq, Irum Mukhtar

“…A large number of microorganisms are capable of degrading cellulose, only a few of these microorganisms produce significant quantities of enzymes capable of completely hydrolysing cellulose. Fungi are the main cellulase-producing microorganisms. In this purposed study, seventeen fungal species belonging to three genera i.e. …”
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Lifetime of patients and prognostic value of manifestations and complications of liver cirrhosis by G. K. Mirodzhov, S. A. Avezov, N. S. Tukhtayeva, A. Bakhtibekov, M. M. Giyasov

“…Studying of liver cirrhosis (LC) prevalence in Tajikistan, survival rates, lifetimes and principal causes of death of patients, and evaluation of prognostic value of manifestations and complications of LC.Material and methods. 1374 patients of the LC were investigated. Main etiological factors of development of disease were: hepatitis virus B, hepatitis virus C, alcohol. …”
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Heat integration retrofit for a sustainable energy-efficient design: a case study of Aramco’s refinery by Abdulrahman Hazazi, Zeeshan Farooq

“… One of the main factors to consider when building an industrial plant is the life cycle cost, which opposes several energy efficiency considerations. …”
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Consuetudo Legis: Writing Down Customs in the Roman Empire (2nd–5th Century CE) by Soazick Kerneis

“…In the Late Empire, customs are mainly visible in administrative matters, and those administrative customs could be part of the very legacy of Rome. …”
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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND THE CURTAILMENT OF RAPE IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS by DORCAS JOHNSON

“…The study revealed that Nigeria being a signatory to the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women is mainly just on paper with international convention having significant impact in a coordinated coalition against rape in the country. …”
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The role of bismuth drugs in elevation of Helicobacter pylori infection eradication efficacy by A. A. Sheptulin

“…Bismuth-based quadrotherapy mainly - with bismuth tripotassium dicitrate (BTD) is alternative to standard triple mode therapy nowadays. …”
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Zooplankton Diversity, Dynamics and Correlation with Physicochemical Parameters at Ugbevwe Pond in Delta State, Nigeria by J.A. Edoreh, T.O.T IMoobe, E. Ikpokpo, M.M. Ubrei-Joe, C.M. Ubrei-Joe

“… Zooplankton are microscopic floating animals, which drift in water and whose swimming power if any, serve mainly to keep them afloat. A field study was conducted to determine the spatial and temporal variation in the zooplankton composition, dynamics and diversity at Ugbevwe Pond, Oghara, Delta State. …”
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Experimental evaluation of nanoclay assisted water based EOR method by Hamid Mohammad Soleimani, Mohammad Taghi Sadeghi

“…However, the experimental analysis of nanoclay in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) applications was rarely investigated. The main goal of this study is to find an ideal nanoclay concentration for the EOR fluid in two steps. …”
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Anomalous origin of a right pulmonary artery identified with echocardiography combined with CT: a case in a juvenile patient by Yan-ling Li, Ping Xie, Jia Wei, Zhao-xia Guo

“…Its clinical manifestations depend mainly on the associated significant pulmonary hypertension, with an extremely high mortality rate in the first year of life. …”
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Sentinels of environmental change: shifts in fish diversity through the lens of artisanal fishers by Marco Aurélio Alves Santos, Fernando Mayer Pelicice

“…Fishers mentioned nine taxa that appeared in the impounded area, and 20 that disappeared, mainly large migratory catfishes. Fishery catches before river regulation were composed of large migratory characids and catfishes, while landings in the reservoir were composed of mid-sized non-migratory fish. …”
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Images of the Pleiades of the Turkic and Mongolic Peoples by Marina M. Sodnompilova, Bair Z. Nanzatov

“…The purpose of this article is to solve two problems, one of which is to study the distribution of the main names of the Pleiades in the Turkic and Mongolic languages, to identify the most complete set of their versions in different dialects, to clarify and supplement the etymology of the names. …”
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Modern approaches of effective prevention of NSAIDs-gastropathy by A. Ye. Karateyev

“…Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) play a special role as the main class of drugs used for NSAIDs gastropathy prevention at the present time. …”
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Effects of Environmental Pollution on Public Health in Dhaka City, Bangladesh by Najmun Nahar, Sanjia Mahiuddin, Md. Faruk Hossain

“…Therefore, the paper attempts to represent the status of the effects of significant environmental pollution on public health in the study area. The study was mainly based on primary data, although secondary data was used.  …”
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