New Zealand policy experts’ appraisal of interventions to reduce smoking in young adults: a qualitative investigation by Janet Hoek, Heather Gifford, Jude Ball, El Shadan Tautolo

“…Exceptions were social marketing campaigns and extending smoke-free regulations to include outdoor areas of cafes and bars, which participants saw as politically feasible and likely to be effective.Conclusions Our findings suggest the merit of an approach that combines social marketing with regulation that makes accessing and using tobacco less convenient for young adults; however, political barriers may limit the regulatory options available in the short term. …”
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Unpacking the benefits of black soldier fly frass fertilizer towards nematode suppression and potato production by Emmanuel O. Anedo, Emmanuel O. Anedo, Emmanuel O. Anedo, Dennis Beesigamukama, Benson Mochoge, Nicholas K. Korir, Solveig Haukeland, Solveig Haukeland, Xavier Cheseto, Moses Nyongesa, Patrick Pwaipwai, Sevgan Subramanian, Abdou Tenkouano, Betty Kibaara, Chrysantus M. Tanga

“…Application of BSFFF+5% chitin produced 9 – 28% higher tubers per plant compared to other treatments. Over 26% higher tuber yield was achieved using BSFFF+5% chitin compared to NPK+nematicide treatment. …”
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Spinal Instrumentation in the Setting of Nontuberculous Spondylodiscitis: A Prospective Analysis by Himanshu Prasad, P. V. Satyanarayana Murthy, Vamsi K Varma, A. V. Gurava Reddy

“…With minimal complication rates, increased stability achieved following surgery alludes to good pain control and hence early mobilization. However, there is a grave concern about culture-negative spondylodiscitis which can lead to poor outcomes. …”
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Publishing Trends of Informal Lithuanian Youth Publications –Fanzines – at the End of the 20th Century and the Beginning of the 21st Century by Aušra Kairaitytė-Užupė

“…Science fiction fans’ publications differed from those of metalheads and punks by a greater number of continuous issues and fewer one-time publications. Authors of fanzines associated with punk ideology mostly chose to independently reproduce publications using a copying machine, while creators of metal music and science fiction fanzines more often used professional printing services. …”
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Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categoriesAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Pearl A. McElfish, PhD, Britni L. Ayers, PhD, Nicola L. Hawley, PhD, Aaron Caldwell, PhD, Austin Porter, DrPh, Michael D. Macechko, MD, Donya Watson, MD, Jennifer A. Callaghan-Koru, PhD, James P. Selig, PhD, Jennifer A. Andersen, PhD, Nirvana Manning, MD, Lanita White, PharmD, Enrique Gomez-Pomar, MD, Clare C. Brown, PhD

“…However, weight gain beyond the appropriate level increased the risk of cesarean delivery. …”
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Bioaccumulation and Evaluation of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Toxicity and Combination Effects of Vitamin E and C with it on Exposed Male Rats by Soma Ismael Majeed, Sulaf Mustafa Mohammed, Ali Mustafa Mohammad

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the toxic dose of MgO NPs that prepared by the sol-gel method and the roles of vitamins E and C in the toxicity that is produced by MgO NPs. …”
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Liver Radioembolization: a New Chapter in Russian Oncology by A. D. Kaprin, S. A. Ivanov, V. V. Kucherov, A. P. Petrosyan, K. V. Mayorov, N. V. Markov, L. O. Petrov, G. A. Davydov, M. A. Sigov, N. K. Silantieva, T. P. Berezovskaya, A. Yu. Usacheva, D. B. Sanin

“…Clinical research into microspheres containing 90Y has been actively conducted since 1977 all over the world. However, it was only in 2004 that the US FDA authorized the clinical use of glass microspheres containing 90Y for the treatment of hepatocellular cancer and liver colorectal cancer metastases. …”
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Influence of forage-to-concentrate ratio on the effects of a radiata pine bark extract on methane production and fermentation using the rumen simulation technique by N. Vera, S. Suescun-Ospina, C. Gutiérrez-Gómez, P. Williams, C. Fuentealba, R. Allende, J. Ávila-Stagno

“…Use of PBE decreased ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N, P < 0.001) and total volatile fatty acids (VFAs, P = 0.019) concentrations, while it increased acetate (P < 0.001) and propionate (P < 0.001) proportions in both diets. However, CH4 yield [mg/g organic matter (OM) disappeared] tended to be reduced by 33.6% (P = 0.088) only in the HF diet supplemented with PBE. …”
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‘Bulun in Winter Is So Sad’: A. Bogolepov about Everyday Life in Polar Yakutia, 1913–1916 by Lilia I. Vinokurova, Alexander A. Suleymanov, Svyatoslav I. Fedorov

“…Bogolepov’s text is attractive for the breadth of issues covered, its consonance with the social and cultural problems faced by the era and discussed by the advanced public. …”
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Transformer-Based Person Detection in Paired RGB-T Aerial Images With VTSaR Dataset by Xiangqing Zhang, Yan Feng, Nan Wang, Guohua Lu, Shaohui Mei

“…Aerial-based person detection poses a significant challenge, yet it is crucial for real-world applications like air-ground linkage search and all-weather intelligent corescuing. However, existing person detection models designed for aerial images heavily rely on numerous labeled instances and exhibit limited tolerance towards complex lighting conditions commonly encountered in search and rescue (SaR) scenarios. …”
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Comparative efficacy of clopidogrel-aspirin combination therapy versus aspirin monotherapy in preventing recurrent events in transient ischemic attack and minor stroke: a systemati... by Ahmad Mujtaba Bhutto, Rana Ali Raza, Mohammad Bilal Abbasi, Iman Jauhar, Naeemullah Arbani, Muhammad Mubashir, Abdul Raheem, Taha Basit Ameen, Syed Muhammad Sinaan Ali

“…DAPT significantly reduced the risk of recurrent stroke (RR 0.85, 95% CI 0.75–0.97, I 2 = 42%, p = 0.02). However, DAPT was associated with an increased, but not statistically significant, risk of hemorrhagic stroke (RR 1.27, 95% CI 0.55–2.90, I 2 = 51%, p = 0.23). …”
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Evaluation of quality policies and strategies in health systems: a scoping review by Zenewton André da Silva Gama, Márcia Cunha da Silva Pellense, Pedro Jesús Saturno Hernández, Anna Cláudia Sales Gomes Caldas

“…Objectives Improving the quality of care requires specific, comprehensive and continuous attention from the administration of a health system. However, information on evaluations of national and subnational policies and strategies for quality is lacking. …”
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Interval combined prediction of mine tunnel's air volume considering multiple influencing factors. by Zhen Wang, Erkan Topal, Liangshan Shao, Chen Yang

“…To further improve prediction accuracy, the predicted values of wind volume intervals from the single prediction method are transformed into triangular fuzzy numbers, and the generalized induced ordered weighted average operator is introduced for the combination of prediction results. …”
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Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Naa A Buxton-Tetteh, Shakti Pillay, Gugulabatembunamahlubi T J Kali, Alan R Horn

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Data from the adequately described TH studies in SSA indicate outcomes at discharge and twelve months which are similar to global norms. However, these data are limited to South Africa. Interpretation of other studies was limited by loss to follow-up, variable methodology and exclusion of babies with severe HIE in some studies. …”
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Phytomedicine nanoformulations for Parkinson's disease by Chinthu V. Saji, K P Mohanakumar, Rajesh A Shenoi

“…Conclusions: Phytomedicines formulated using nanoliposomes, nanoemlusions, polymeric nanoparticles, nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles have shown promise in improving the drug bioavailability and BBB penetration, resulting in better therapeutic effect in PD cellular and animal models. However, challenges such as scalability, regulatory compliance, and concerns over long term safety of these nanoformulations have to be considered for them to be clinically viable. …”
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Effectiveness of flipped classrooms in Chinese students of clinical medicine major undergoing clinical practice: a meta-analysis by Xinrui Sun, Xin Yuan, Linyu Zhang, Yi Zhang, Xue Xiao, Hanmin Liu, Fang Ma

“…Both the theoretical and skill scores in flipped classroom students were higher than those in traditional lecture students (SMD = 8.33, 95% CI: 5.91–10.75, P < 0.001; SMD = 7.91, 95% CI: 5.86–9.91, P < 0.001, respectively). However, all included studies were of poor quality, and funnel plots indicated the presence of publication bias. …”
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UK multiple sclerosis risk-sharing scheme: a new natural history dataset and an improved Markov model by Jacqueline Palace, Martin Duddy, Thomas Bregenzer, Mike Boggild, Joel Oger, Helen Tremlett, Charles Dobson, Fheng Zhu

“…Objectives In 2002, the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence concluded that the multiple sclerosis (MS) disease modifying therapies; interferon-β and glatiramer acetate, were not cost effective over the short term but recognised that reducing disability over the longer term might dramatically improve the cost effectiveness. …”
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Proposals by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Commission Headed by F. K. Girs to Subordinate the Kirghiz Inner Horde under Astrakhan Governorate: Administrative Structure and Judic... by Evgeniy A. Gunaev

“…The latter circumstance and a meagre population were also viewed by the aforementioned officials as hindrances to that the Inner Horde be transformed into an autonomous oblast. However, the Russian authorities did tend to retain the court of biys for certain spheres of Kazakh life. …”
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Optimizing the selection of quantitative traits in plant breeding using simulation by Rafael Augusto Vieira, Ana Paula Oliveira Nogueira, Roberto Fritsche-Neto

“…Bayesian methods perform well with fewer genes and in early breeding cycles, while BLUP is more robust for traits with many QTL, and RR-BLUP proves flexible across different conditions. …”
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Assessment of Malaysia-wide PM2.5 Forecasts from a Global Model by Zhixian Tan, Mohd Talib Latif, Matthew J. Ashfold

“…Until now, PM2.5 forecasts via a global mechanistic chemical transport model (CTM) have not been evaluated in the setting of Malaysia, where operational PM2.5 forecasting systems for preventive warnings are not yet deployed. …”
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