Clinical characteristics of patients with coronary artery disease by smoking status by Olga V. Nakhratova, Daria P. Tsygankova, Joseph M. Tsenter, Evgeny D. Bazdyrev

“…To determine the smoking status, the level of motivation to quit smoking, degree of nicotine dependence, and type of smoking behavior were evaluated using the K. Fagerstrom test, J. Prochaska questionnaire, and D. Horn questionnaire, respectively. …”
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From awareness to action: investigating the impact of big-five teamwork model awareness on rationing of nursing care and patient-centered care by Heba Mohamed Al-Anwer Ali Ashour, Ebtsam Aly Omer Abou Hashish, Nadia Hassan Ali Awad

“…Methods A quasi-experimental pre-post-test design was conducted in critical care units at an Egyptian university hospital. …”
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Associations between Children’s Exposure to PM2.5 and their Serum Inflammatory Responses in Taiwan by Wei-Jung Tseng, Jian-He Lu, How-Ran Chao, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Yu-Ting Chang, Liang-Jen Wang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Wan-Nurdiyana-Wan Mansor, Juliana Jalaludin, Chih-Lung Wang, Ying-I Tsai

“…Children’s serum TNF-α was significantly linked to PM2.5 exposure scenarios (p = 0.031) by the test of the multivariate analysis (adjusted R2 = 0.033, p = 0.039), but the other variables of age (p = 0.147) and gender (p = 0.291) were not statistically significant. …”
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Evaluation method and application for in-situ stress in No. 8+9 coal seam, southern Shenfu block, northeastern margin of Ordos Basin by Jiawei WU, Wei TANG, Yanhe ZHU, Cunwu WANG, Yongjing TIAN, Jingyu ZI, Jianghao YANG, Xian SHI

“…Under constraints of the current in-situ stress magnitude from injection/falloff tests, parameters for the composite spring model were determined, and the current in-situ stress magnitude was further calculated. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Kefir Madu terhadap Profil Lipid Tikus Galur Sprague Dawley Sindroma Metabolik by Ibnu Malkan Bakhrul Ilmi, Angga Hardiansyah, Nikmatul Luailiya, Putri Aria Avrilian, Avliya Quratul Marjan, Dina Sugiyanti, Nur Hayati

“…Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain true experimental dengan pre-post test with control group design terhadap 42 ekor tikus Sprague Dawley jantan yang dikelompokkan menjadi 6 kelompok secara acak yaitu Kontrol Sehat (KS), Kontrol Negatif (KN), Kelompok Positif Quercertin (K1), Kelompok Metformin (K2), Kelompok Kefir (P1), dan Kelompok Preventif (P2). …”
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Effectiveness of ertugliflozin during Ramadan fasting in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a real-world study (ErtuRamadan study) by Md Faruque Pathan, Nazma Akter, Marufa Mustari, M. Saifuddin, Mirza Sharifuzzaman, Mohammad Motiur Rahman, Mohammed Ripon, S. M. Mohiuddin, A. B. M. Kamrul-Hasan, Mohammad Abdul Hannan, Muhammad Shah Alam, Samira Mahjabeen, Faria Afsana, Muhammed Abu Bakar, Tahniyah Haq, Afsar Ahammed, Samir Kumar Talukder, Sourav Sarkar, Shahjada Selim

“…Both visits included history taking, physical examinations, and laboratory tests. The primary endpoints were changes in HbA1c levels, body weight, body mass index (BMI), and the incidence of hypoglycemia during Ramadan fasting.ResultsThe mean age of the study participants was 50.37 ± 11.14 (SD) years, with 40.6% male and 58.7% female. …”
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Experiencias internacionales en el desarrollo de habilidades informacionales en la formación doctoral by Liuris Rodríguez Castilla, Rolando Serra Toledo, Kely Rivero Domínguez

“…Para ello, se analizan los puntos coincidentes en estos proyectos que sirvan de generalización en otros centros educativos. …”
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Economic Outcomes and Incidence of Postsurgical Hypotension With Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Epidural Analgesia in Abdominal Surgeries by Margaret Holtz, Nick Liao, Jennifer H. Lin, Carl V. Asche

“…**Background:** Epidural analgesia can be associated with high costs and postsurgical risks such as hypotension, despite its widespread use and value in providing opioid-sparing pain management. We tested the hypothesis that liposomal bupivacaine (LB) might be a reliable alternative to epidural analgesia in this real-world study. …”
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Prediction model for unfavorable treatment outcome for complicated sever acute malnutrition (SAM) in under five children admitted in hospitals at Amhara Region by Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Chalachew Yenew

“…The developed nomogram comprised seven predictors: baseline Oedema, Diarrhea, CBC test results (Anemia), Pneumonia, Folic Acid supplementation, Vitamin A supplementation and IV antibiotic treatment. …”
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Safety profile of sacituzumab govitecan in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Maria Inez Dacoregio, Isabella Michelon, Caio Ernesto do Rego Castro, Francisco Cezar Aquino de Moraes, Guilherme Rossato de Almeida, Lis Victória Ravani, Maysa Vilbert, Ricardo Lima Barros Costa

“…Heterogeneity was assessed using I2 test. Results: Seven studies – three randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and four single-arm phase I/II – were included, comprising 928 patients receiving SG and 576 on treatment of physician's choice (TPC). …”
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Effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on eustachian tube function in adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis by Mahmoud Atef Abdelghaffar Youssef, Nassim Talaat Nassim, MohamedNourEddin Bashir Alkeeb, Tareq Muhammad Algarf

“…Routine preoperative laboratory investigation including complete blood count (CBC), liver and kidney function tests, and coagulation profile. An electrocardiogram (ECG) examination was done routinely for all patients above 40 years old. …”
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Pengukuran Niat Penggunaan Virtual Reality sebagai Alat Simulasi Pelatihan by Riski Arifin, Adithya Sudiarno

“…This study uses the variable data gained from 60 people to evaluate their intention on the use of virtual technology with partial least square is used in this study as a variable testing tool. The results of this study indicate that the variables of perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment and perceived usefulness affect a person's intention to use virtual reality. …”
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Potential improvement in spatial accessibility of methadone treatment with integration into other outpatient substance use disorder treatment programs, New York City, 2024. by Marcus A Bachhuber, Chinazo O Cunningham, Ashly E Jordan

“…We estimated one-way public transit travel time and compared travel times using population weighted paired t-tests.<h4>Results</h4>For OTPs, 38.2% (95% CI: 38.0, 38.4) of the NYC population was within 15 minutes and 79.7% (95% CI: 79.5, 79.9) was within 30 minutes. …”
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Public insight into knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study from the West Bank, Palestine by Haya Jebreen Mohammed Warasna, Bashar Yaser Hasan Awad, Mohamad A. Banat, Mohammad Yaser Hasan Awad, Ahmed Farid Gadelmawla, Jameel Suliman, Tarek A. Owais, Ahmad J. Warasna

“…R Statistical Software was used for data analysis, which included descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and logistic regression to explore the relationships between demographic factors and osteoarthritis knowledge, whereby a p-value of ≤ 0.05 was set up as a significance level. …”
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Clustering Tingkat Risiko Klasifikasi Lapangan Usaha (KLU) Menggunakan Metode K-Means by Jessica Rahmawati Nugroho, Yoyon K Suprapto, Eko Setijadi

“…Clustering validation using the silhouette test, obtained values of variable A and variable B, respectively 0,65 and 0,93. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Relation to Reproductive Health Among Young Albanian Women by Alketa Zazo, Eliona Kulluri, Enxhi Vrapi

“…RESULTS: Women, participating in this study, appeared to be well-informed regarding the risk factors associated with cervical cancer, yet only 32.7% had carried out a Pap-smear test. ‘Being healthy’, lack of diseases, lack of time, and for a minority of 9% the lack of knowledge were the main reasons listed for not undertaking cervical screening. …”
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Modelos no lineales mixtos para la construcción de curvas de índice de sitio para Tectona grandis Linn. en la Vertiente del Pacífico de Costa Rica by Fernando Mora-Chacón, Mauricio Jerez-Rico, Víctor Meza-Picado, Orlando Chinchilla-Mora, Eladio Chaves-Salas

“…[Metodología]: Los datos provienen del análisis fustal de 55 de árboles dominantes con edades entre 6 y 40 años, a la edad de corte, seleccionados en diferentes localidades de la Vertiente del Pacífico. Estos fueron combinados con mediciones de altura dominante provenientes de 38 parcelas permanentes medidas entre los 10 y 32 años que eran parte de 6 ensayos formales de crecimiento y rendimiento. …”
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DEVELOPING INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCE OF PROSPECTIVE MILITARY SAILORS by Ruslan Shevchenko, Oleh Cherniavskyi, Vasyl Shemchuk, Olena Zlobina, Natalia Benkovska, Nataliia Terentieva, Андрій Гуралюк

“…The scientific novelty of the article is that it presents the successful results of testing a set of classes for the development of information technology competence of future military sailors (Appendix A), and clarifies the essence of the concept of "information technology competence of future military sailors". …”
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MT2A promotes angiogenesis in chronically ischemic brains through a copper–mitochondria regulatory mechanism by Ni Mo, Chuyang Tai, Yang Yang, Cong Ling, Baoyu Zhang, Lei Wei, Cian Yao, Hui Wang, Chuan Chen

“…Finally, a rat model of 2-vessel occlusion plus encephalo-myo-synangiosis (2VO + EMS) with CPO was established to test the proangiogenic effect of MT2A through the copper–mitochondria regulatory mechanism in chronically ischemic brains. …”
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Klasifikasi Kebutuhan Jumlah Produk Makanan Customer Menggunakan K-Means Clustering dengan Optimasi Pusat Awal Cluster Algoritma Genetika by Yudi Istianto, Shofwatul 'Uyun

“…The results of clustering that require certain rules are more effective with optimization because 210 data have 200 data that are worth entering the classification stage. The results of the test get the best accuracy of 58.50% and crossvalidation for five fold managed to get an average accuracy of 50.58% greater than 2.51% of KNN without preprocessing. …”
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