FREQUENCY OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AMONGADULT EPILEPTIC PATIENTS by Monica Vaswani

“…Although not cured but easily managed by anti-epileptic medications, it is known to be associated with many other psychiatric co-morbid conditions including depression and anxiety. …”
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Integrity of Best-Answer Assignments in Large Enrollment Classes; the role of Compulsory Attribution by Kurt Schmitz, Veda Storey

“…Best-answer assignments are popular among instructors of large enrollment classes due to the relative ease with which scoring, and feedback, can be managed at scale. However, cheating is regularly confirmed at disturbingly high levels, and commonly used content comparison tools are unsuited to identify original authors of best-answer assignments. …”
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Response to ‘Response to Doctors for Life on Assisted Suicide’ by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L L Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Utilizing Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Assessment of the Infraspinatus Muscle and Tendon: Implications for Rehabilitation Professionals by Robert C Manske, Michael Voight, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page

“…The evaluation of the infraspinatus muscle and tendon is vital for diagnosing and managing various shoulder pathologies. Accurate imaging to determine the specific muscle involvement and injury severity significantly impacts treatment decisions. …”
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Design of a Hybid Energy Metering System with an Alarm. by Kakuru Isaac

“…Atmega2560 was used to manage the unit consumption; control and monitor the activities of the meter. …”
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Design of a Hybid Energy Metering System with an Alarm. by Kakuru Isaac

“…Atmega2560 was used to manage the unit consumption; control and monitor the activities of the meter. …”
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Assessment of Cassava Peel Ash as a Partial Replacement of Cement in Plain Concrete Production. by Byamukama, Dan

“…At the long run cassava peeling that currently constitutes waste concern in south western Uganda can best be managed through alternative use.…”
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Analysis of Leaching Rate of Heavy Metals from Fly Ash at Varying Leachant pH & Cumulative Liquid to Solid Ratios by Tobby, Micheal Agwe, Sharma, S. N., Pandey, Govind

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The prevalence of chronic kidney disease in people with severe mental illness: A systematic review protocol. by Claire Carswell, Kate Bramham, Joseph Chilcot, Rowena Jacobs, David Osborn, Najma Siddiqi

“…Retrieved records will be managed in Covidence and screened by two independent reviewers. …”
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Assisted suicide: Ethical considerations and the South African debate by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L B Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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CONFLICT BETWEEN PASTORALISTS AND FARMERS IN NIGERIA AND ITS POTENTIALS FOR REGIONAL INSECURITY IN AFRICA by Angela Ajodo-Adebanjoko, Joy Ede Ukoje

“…Besides, the conflict could articulate other types of conflicts on the continent. To manage the conflict, the author recommends that African governments should muster the political will to address the security challenges posed to the African continent by the conflict by reviewing the ECOWAS Transhumance Protocol among others. …”
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Inferior-Medial Dry Needling at the Thoracolumbar Junction: A Cadaveric Study by Christi L. Williams, Sue E. Curfman, Stacey R. Lindsley, Christian R. Falyar, Ryan C. McConnell

“…# Background Dry needling (DN) has emerged as a popular therapeutic intervention for managing musculoskeletal pain. While major adverse events are generally rare, those that have been reported in vulnerable areas such as the spine and thorax can be serious and warrant further investigation regarding safe techniques in and around these areas…”
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Acute Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Rhizopus Infection in a Patient with Diabetes and Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Report by Huang X, Qiu J, Pan L, Wang C, Tang C

“…The patient exhibited substantial improvement, and he was discharged after stabilization.Conclusion: This case highlights the critical role of early diagnosis through mNGS and the need for a multidisciplinary approach to manage severe mucormycosis in immunocompromised patients.Keywords: Rhizopus infection, acute necrotizing fasciitis, diabetes, case report…”
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A Standardized Framework for Evaluating Surgical Enhanced Recovery Pathways: A Recommendations Statement from the TDABC in Health-care Consortium by Ana Paula B.S. Etges, Luciana Paula Cadore Stefani, Dionisios Vrochides, Junaid Nabi, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Richard D. Urman

“…Finally, six recommendations are introduced to demonstrate that using the suggested framework could increase value in ERP care-design initiatives by reducing variability in care delivery, educating multidisciplinary teams about value in health, and increasing transparency when managing surgical pathways. **Conclusions:** Our proposed standardized framework can guide decisions and support measuring improvements in value achieved by incorporating the perioperative redesign protocols.…”
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An efficient interpretable framework for unsupervised low, very low and extreme birth weight detection. by Ali Nawaz, Amir Ahmad, Shehroz S Khan, Mohammad Mehedy Masud, Nadirah Ghenimi, Luai A Ahmed

“…While traditional approaches to managing class imbalance require labeled data, our study explores the use of unsupervised learning to detect anomalies indicative of low birth weight scenarios. …”
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System Dynamics Modeling Can be Leveraged to Predict Critical Care Pathways and Costs for End Stage Renal Disease: US Population to 2020 by Luca Fernandez, Christopher Koliba, Asim Zia, Katharine Cheung, Richard Solomon, Christopher Jones

“…**Conclusions:** Findings suggest that clinical care and policy changes can be leveraged to more effectively and efficiently manage the inevitable growth of ESRD patient populations. …”
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Reflection on the leadership practice of Saul as a failure of leadership for church pastors by D. Ming

“…After observing the results of the leadership practice of Saul as a failure of leadership, researchers can develop a constructive reflection for the transformation leadership model: 1) to manage a vision for the church pastors of today, 2) to transform an interaction with God, and 3) to be persistent in mission for church pastors of today. …”
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Ketamine for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: A Comprehensive Review by Jacob E. Israel, Samantha St Pierre, Emily Ellis, Josephine S. Hanukaai, Nazir Noor, Giustino Varrassi, Markus Wells, Alan D. Kaye

“…As the opioid crisis in the United States continues to persist, this review aims to understand better multimodal analgesia, which can improve how chronic pain is managed.…”
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Analysis of Monetary Policy Objectives as Applied to Uganda’s Economy: The Dream to Achieve the Middle-Income Status in 2020 is Gone by George Stanley, Kinyata, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…This article analyses the effects of monetary policies in terms of monetary objectives, and instruments which are used by most monetary authorities to manage the requirements of the country’s economy and how they influence economic activities of the country. …”
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A multicriteria method to identify and rank IEQ criticalities: Measurements and applications for existing school buildings by Francesco Leccese, Michele Rocca, Giacomo Salvadori, Elisa Belloni, Cinzia Buratti

“…The novelty of the study does not lie in the single stages of which the method is composed (for example in the phase involving field measurements, there are consolidated procedures in the technical and scientific literature to conduct them), but rather in the collection and rationalization of a complete and articulated assessment process that can guide the technicians and managers in the decision making. To show the whole proposed evaluation method, the case study of the university classrooms of the School of Engineering of Pisa was studied. …”
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