Surfaces environmental monitoring of SARS-CoV-2: Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) in comparison with standard Reverse-Transcription qua... by Simona Spiteri, Irene Salamon, Luna Girolamini, Maria Rosaria Pascale, Federica Marino, Carlo Derelitto, Laura Caligaris, Simone Paghera, Manuela Ferracin, Sandra Cristino

“…The persistence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on substrates, and the impact of fomites on Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) transmission, is until now, widely discussed. Consequently, further investigations are required for a correct risk assessment in high-risk facilities such as hospitals, healthcare facilities (HCFs), and long-term care facilities (LTCFs). …”
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The association between TyG index and cardiovascular mortality is modified by antidiabetic or lipid-lowering agent: a prospective cohort study by Changchang Fang, Nanqin Peng, Jiang Cheng, Xiyu Zhang, Wenli Gu, Zicheng Zhu, Xiaoping Yin, Zhiwei Yan, Jing Zhang, Peng Yu, Xiao Liu

“…Mortality outcomes were tracked through linkage with National Death Index records until December 31, 2019. Data on the use of antidiabetic and hypolipidemic medications (including prescribed insulin, diabetic pills, and cholesterol-lowering agents) were self-reported by participants. …”
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Effects of vitamin D supplementation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahsa Ranjbar, Mehran Rahimlou, Maryam Fallah, Kurosh Djafarian, Hamed Mohammadi

“…Methods: We searched electronic databases, using specific search terms in PubMed, Scopus, and ISI Web of Science, until May 2024. Clinical studies involving patients with RA were included if they compared the effects of vitamin D supplementation to either a placebo or standard care. …”
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and its Associated Risk Factors among symptomatic Residents of Sulaimani city, Kurdistan region, Iraq, 2020 by Seerwan Hama Rashid Ali, Sabiha Sharif Salih, Taib Ahmed Hama Sour, Goran Mohammad Raouf, Araz Latif Rahim

“…This is a cross-sectional study, using a Urea breath test or stained the gastric sample with Giemsa stain, which is including adult participants aged (12-87) years during the period starting from 1 January until 31 December 2020 on Iraqi male and female patients were visiting –Center for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Sulaimani, city, Iraq. …”
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Histological chorioamnionitis and its predictors among mothers with premature rupture of membranes delivering at tertiary hospitals in Uganda: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Ibrahim Abdi Abdinasir, Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe, Maxwell Okello, Paul Byaruhanga, Ralph Samson Enyamitoit, Theoneste Hakizimana

“…Early initiation of treatment should be considered until the diagnosis is definitively ruled out. Further research is needed to explore the underlying causes of HCA to inform targeted preventive measures.…”
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Association of workforce participation with depression among US older adults: results from NHANES 2005–2018 by Zhenyu Sun, Yi Wang, Xi Chen, Dongfu Qian

“…A significant decreased PHQ-9 score and depression risk as hours worked per week increased until reaching 34.86 and 25.35 in the RCS for generalised linear and logistic regression models, respectively. …”
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Cohort profile: Born in Wales—a birth cohort with maternity, parental and child data linkage for life course research in Wales, UK by Amrita Bandyopadhyay, Sarah Davies, Michaela James, Sinead Brophy, Sam Dredge, Hope Jones, Mike J Seaborne, Natasha L Kennedy, Adele Battaglia

“…Additionally, survey responses about health and well-being from a cross-section of the population including 2500 parents and 30 000 primary school children have been collected for enriched personal responses and linkage to the data spine.Findings to date The electronic cohort comprises all children born in Wales since 2011, with follow-up conducted until they finish primary school at age 11. The child cohort is 51%: 49% female: male, and 7.8% are from ethnic minority backgrounds. …”
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Comprehensive investigation of ergonomic challenges and predictors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among intensive care unit nurses of Western India through convergent mi... by Sonali Detroja, Rajkumar Mahajan, Ankit Sheth

“…Qualitative insights were obtained through in-depth interviews until saturation of responses. Statistical analysis involved chi-square, t-test and logistic regression, with a significance level set at p < 0.05. …”
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Adverse health effects after breast cancer up to 14 years after diagnosis by Marianne J. Heins, Kelly M. de Ligt, Janneke Verloop, Sabine Siesling, Joke C. Korevaar, Annette Berendsen, Daan Brandenbarg, Anneriet Dassen, Agnes Jager, Jacqueline Hugtenburg, Gerda van der Weele

“…We built Cox regression models for 685 health effects, with time until the health effect as the outcome and survivor/control and cancer treatment as predictors. …”
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Incidence and influencing factors of occupational pneumoconiosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiao Yu, Xinri Zhang, Xuesen Su, Xiaomei Kong

“…Objectives To determine the incidence of pneumoconiosis worldwide and its influencing factors.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Setting Cohort studies on occupational pneumoconiosis.Participants PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched until November 2021. Studies were selected for meta-analysis if they involved at least one variable investigated as an influencing factor for the incidence of pneumoconiosis and reported either the parameters and 95% CIs of the risk fit to the data, or sufficient information to allow for the calculation of those values.Primary outcome measures The pooled incidence of pneumoconiosis and risk ratio (RR) and 95% CIs of influencing factors.Results Our meta-analysis included 19 studies with a total of 335 424 participants, of whom 29 972 developed pneumoconiosis. …”
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Comparative safety and effectiveness of cryoballoon versus radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Muhammad Furqan, Ifrah Inbisat Raza, Shaheera Younus, Hareer Fatima, Hiba Azhar, Sania Kaneez Fatima, Laiba Ali, Sara Khan, Aayat Ellahi

“…Methods This study compared the safety and effectiveness of CBA and RFCA for the treatment of AF using a thorough review of randomized controlled trials up until June 1, 2023. Results The results revealed that CBA and RFCA had similar effectiveness and safety profiles in achieving freedom from AF (RR: 1.00; 95% CI: 0.93 to 1.07, p = 0.99) and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) (RR: 0.99; 95% CI: 0.89 to 1.10, p = 0.79). …”
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Influence of nano-polystyrene on cyfluthrin toxicity in honeybee Apis cerana cerana Fabricius by Yunfei Xue, Xueyang Gong, Linfu Yang, Dandan Zhi, Qingxin Meng, Yulong Guo, Kun Dong, Yakai Tian

“…However, there has been no study on the toxic effects of nano-polystyrene plastics (nanoPS) and cyfluthrin (Cy) on the Apis cerana cerana Fabricius until now. This study found that nanoPS did not significantly impact the mortality of Apis cerana cerana but could reduce cyfluthrin-induced mortality. …”
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Analisis Penerimaan SIMPUS Ditinjau dari Persepsi Pengguna di Puskesmas Mojoagung dengan Metode TAM by Mochammad Choirur Roziqin, Demiawan Rachmatta Putro Mudiono, Nuril Amalia

“…Abstract   Mojoagung Public Health Center had been using Public Health Center Management Information System (SIMPUS) until now, but in application there are still many complaints from several SIMPUS users who are dissatisfied with the system has been running, it can be seen from the user's mistrust of the data  that exist in SIMPUS. …”
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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

“…The idiopathic scoliosis group includes 110 patients who had undergone surgery from 2015 to 2018 at our hospital and 38 patients(2 males, 36 females) were selected by excluding patients who could not be followed up until the age of 18 years and those who did not describe their HR-QOL, and adjusting the mean preoperative cobb angle values to match those of the NF-1 group. …”
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Pendekatan Bayes-HDSS dalam Menentukan Status Pantauan Gizi Balita by Riki Hisbullah, Muhammad Siddik Hasibuan

“…Bayes is used to diagnose disease and AHP and TOPSIS will be used to rank diseases in humans, including nutrition in children where until now the world's biggest problem is how to overcome malnutrition experienced by toddlers including stunting problems, where toddler growth  is not optimal. …”
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Penerapan Algoritma K-Means Dan Metode Marketing Mix dalam Segmentasi Mahasiswa dan Strategi Pemasaran by Siti Monalisa, Tengku Nurainun, Misra Hartati

“…The data collection derived from 614 students of FST in academic year 2015 until 2017. The output of student segmentations were used to determine the target using Marketing Mix 7P.  …”
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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

“…Then decryption will be carried out on the ciphertext when received by the client until the plaintext is displayed.  From the test results, the MORUS V2 algorithm has been successfully implemented through test vector testing with the same keystream value.  …”
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WORLD EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF FOOD SECURITY by Yuliya Pustovit, Olena Dragan, Alina Berher

“…These factors contributed to the adoption of administrative and legal strategic decisions aimed at improving food security and economic sustainability of the country, namely: the law that restored the work of the State Land Cadastre, joining the signing of the Roadmap for Global Food Security; the Food Systems Transformation Plan for the period up to 2030; the Resolution "On Ensuring Stable Operation of Food Producers under Martial Law"; the National Food Security Platform; the draft National Target Programme for Land Use and Protection until 2033 and other regulatory documents aimed at stabilising the agricultural sector, restoring land use and improving the country's food security in times of war. …”
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Implementasi Algoritma Genetika dalam optimasi Performa Truk Sampah Menggunakan Aplikasi Trash Queen by Arief Kelik Nugroho, Muhammad Naufal Faza

“…Trash Queen utilizes genetic algorithm to run simulations repeatedly until an optimal solution is obtained. Trash trucks that run out of fuel before being able to deliver any trash will be considered as failed trucks due to being unable to accomplish their set goal. …”
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Nutritional intake of micronutrient and macronutrient and type 2 diabetes: machine learning schemes by Mohammad Rashidmayvan, Amin Mansoori, Elahe Derakhshan-Nezhad, Davoud Tanbakuchi, Fatemeh Sangin, Maryam Mohammadi-Bajgiran, Malihehsadat Abedsaeidi, Sara Ghazizadeh, MohammadReza Mohammad Taghizadeh Sarabi, Ali Rezaee, Gordon Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…The study population comprised 9704 individuals aged 35–65 years were enrolled regarding their T2D status, and those with T2D history. 15% of individuals are diabetic and 85% of them are non-diabetic. For ten years (until 2020), the participants in the study were monitored to determine the incidence of T2D. …”
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