Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in a Conflict Area: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Kordofan, Sudan by Rofida Asmally, Abdelmalik A. Imam, Abdullatif Eissa, Abubakr Saeed, Ahmed Mohamed, Eahaa Abdalla, Mariam Alazraa M. Esmaeel, Mariam Elbashir, Mohamed H. Elbadawi, Mohammed Omer, Raghad Eltayeb, Ranya Mohammed, Tibyan Abdalhamed, Tina Merghani

“…Abstract Background The UN General Assembly recognised the human right to water and sanitation through the sixth SDG in 2010. South Kordofan, a state in southern Sudan, faces WASH challenges due to conflict, geographical factors, and inadequate services, impacting over 600,000 residents. …”
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Rehabilitation success and related costs following stroke in a regional hospital: a retrospective analysis based on the Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient (AN-SNAP)... by Fan He, George Mnatzaganian, Michael Njovu, David Rutherford, Tara Alexander, Irene Blackberry

“…Methods Stroke patients’ admission records, during 2010–2020, were linked with rehabilitation registry data. …”
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Targeted Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Lung Transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Colonised with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using Multiple Combination Bactericidal Testing by Helmy Haja Mydin, Paul A. Corris, Audrey Nicholson, John D. Perry, Gerard Meachery, Emma C. L. Marrs, Steven Peart, Christine Fagan, James L. Lordan, Andrew J. Fisher, Frances K. Gould

“…Patients with CF who were infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and underwent lung transplantations between 2000 and 2010 were included. Data was collected from clinical records and our microbiology database. …”
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Intraurban socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy: a population-based cross-sectional analysis in the city of Córdoba, Argentina (2015–2018) by Ana V Diez Roux, Usama Bilal, D Alex Quistberg, Kari A Moore, Harrison Quick, Santiago Rodríguez López, Natalia Tumas, Binod Acharya, Gabriel E Acevedo

“…Objectives To evaluate variability in life expectancy at birth in small areas, describe the spatial pattern of life expectancy, and examine associations between small-area socioeconomic characteristics and life expectancy in a mid-sized city of a middle-income country.Design Cross-sectional, using data from death registries (2015–2018) and socioeconomic characteristics data from the 2010 national population census.Participants/setting 40 898 death records in 99 small areas of the city of Córdoba, Argentina. …”
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Ketamine Infusion as an Adjunct to Opioid Analgesia in Pediatric Patients with High-Risk Neuroblastoma Undergoing Treatment with Dinutuximab: Adverse Effects and Safety in a Non-IC... by Streby KA, Tobias JD, McPhaden E, Downie S, Stanek J, Roth C, Patel PO

“…In addition, the secondary objective is to describe the toxicities of pain management with opioids versus opioid plus ketamine.Methods: A retrospective chart review of 40 hRNBL patients receiving dinutuximab at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, from 2010 to 2022, was conducted. Demographics, pain scores, medication records, and total daily IV morphine milligram equivalents (IVMME) with and without a ketamine adjunct were collected. …”
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The L-shaped association between body roundness index and all-cause mortality in osteoporotic patients: a cohort study based on NHANES data by Ziyao Ding, Ziyao Ding, Ziyao Ding, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Haixu Qi, Haixu Qi, Haixu Qi, Tianci Fang, Qirui Zhu, Qirui Zhu, Qirui Zhu, Xinzhe Qu, Xinzhe Qu, Changchang Chen, Jun Sun, Jun Sun, Yong Pang

“…PurposeThis study aims to investigate the relationship between the body roundness index (BRI) and overall mortality rates in individuals with osteoporosis (OP), utilizing information sourced from the NHANES database, in order to assess BRI’s capability as an indicator for predicting mortality risk.MethodsData from NHANES (2005 to 2010, 2013–2014, and 2017–2018) were analyzed, including 1,596 osteoporotic individuals aged 50 and above. …”
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Revealing Land-Use Dynamics on Thermal Environment of Riverine Cities Under Climate Variability Using Remote Sensing and Geospatial Techniques by Nazia Iftakhar, Fakhrul Islam, Mohammad Izhar Hussain, Muhammad Nasar Ahmad, Jinwook Lee, Nazir Ur Rehman, Saleh Qaysi, Nassir Alarifi, Youssef M. Youssef

“…This study investigates LST variations in Islamabad, Pakistan, from 2000 to 2020 using quantile classification at three intervals (2000, 2010, 2020). The thermal contributions of each LULC type across the LST-based temperature classes were analyzed using the Land Contribution Index (LCI). …”
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Corticosteroid use beyond 1-year post heart transplantation is associated with worse outcomes: A contemporary analysis of the ISHLT registry by Abhishek Jaiswal, MD, William L. Baker, Pharm.D, Ashwin Pillai, MD, Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD, Balaphanidhar Mogga, MD, Zeina Jedeon, MD, Caroline Chen, David A. Baran, MD

“…Methods: We included adults who underwent their first heart-only transplant between January 2010 and June 2018. We compared the risk-adjusted 2-, 3-, and 5-year survival as well as coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV), treated rejection within 2 years, severe renal dysfunction, diabetes and malignancy rates between those with and without steroids by 1-year post-HT follow-up. …”
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Serpina3k lactylation protects from cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury by Le Wang, Dandan Li, Fang Yao, Shanshan Feng, Chao Tong, Rongjia Rao, Meiyan Zhong, Xianqiang Wang, Wei Feng, Zhan Hu, Bo Jin, Li Wang, Shengshou Hu, Bingying Zhou

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Les zones de production du fer en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté : une approche sur la longue durée par le radiocarbone by Marion Berranger, Marc Leroy, Hervé Laurent

“…On the basis of these inventories, a collective research programme began in the 2010s, in order to specify the chronology of the smelting areas in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. …”
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Variations in Water Stress and Its Driving Factors in the Yellow River Basin by Haodong Lyu, Jianmin Qiao, Gonghuan Fang, Wenting Liang, Zidong Tang, Furong Lv, Qin Zhang, Zewei Qiu, Gengning Huang

“…Furthermore, the global Moran’s index values for 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020 were 0.172, 0.280, 0.284, 0.305, and 0.302, respectively, indicating a strong positive spatial autocorrelation within the basin. …”
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Cardiovascular outcomes associated with treatment of type 2 diabetes in patients with ischaemic heart failure by Thomas R. Godec, Daniel I. Bromage, Mar Pujades‐Rodriguez, Antonio Cannatà, Arturo Gonzalez‐Izquierdo, Spiros Denaxas, Harry Hemingway, Ajay M. Shah, Derek M. Yellon, Theresa A. McDonagh

“…The study included 1172 patients with T2DM and prior MI and incident HF between 3 January 1998 and 26 February 2010. Five hundred and ninety‐six patients had the primary outcome over median follow‐up of 2.53 (IQR: 0.98–4.92) years. …”
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The prevalence of malaria in the five districts of Limpopo Province, South Africa, 2015 - 2017 by M T Lamola, A Musekiwa, A de Voux, C Reddy, M Morifi, P C Mutevedzi

“…In South Africa (SA), malaria is endemic in three of nine provinces – KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. During 2010 - 2014, SA reported that ~47.6% of all malaria cases were imported. …”
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Risk factors and consequences of traumatic brain injury in a Swiss male population cohort by Jean-Bernard Daeppen, Gerhard Gmel, Joseph Studer, Valentin Petre Matei, Alina Elena Rosca, Alexandru Neculai Pavel, Radu Mihai Paun

“…Risk factors were measured at baseline (2010–2012) and at follow-up 1 (FU1; 2012–2014), while the consequences and TBI were measured at follow-up 2 (FU2; 2016–2018).Setting Switzerland.Participants All participants at FU2 (Mage=25.43, SD=1.25) of the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors (N=4881 young Swiss men after listwise deletion).Measures The outcomes measured were TBI, SUD (ie, alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, other illicit drugs), depression and personality traits (ie, sensation seeking, anxiety-neuroticism, sociability, aggression-hostility) at FU2. …”
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Survival trends of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for pediatric emergency patients in regional and metropolitan areas in Japan by Noriyuki Kaku, Wakato Matsuoka, Kentaro Ide, Takaaki Totoki, Katsuki Hirai, Soichi Mizuguchi, Kanako Higashi, Kenichi Tetsuhara, Hazumu Nagata, Satoshi Nakagawa, Yasuyuki Kakihana, Akira Shiose, Shouichi Ohga

“…The clinical outcomes of patients of ≤15 years of age who received ECMO during 2010–2019 were investigated, targeting the survival and performance at discharge from intensive care units (ICUs), using medical charts. …”
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Effect of Information Genotype on Investors' Inertia by Fatemeh Jahandari, Amirhossein Taebi Noghondari, Hadis Zeinali

“…The sample included data from 5 industries and 58 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) from 2010 to 2014. Linear regression analysis based on panel data methods was conducted using EViews and Excel software to test the hypotheses. …”
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Investigating factors affecting the financial recovery of businesses admitted to the stock exchange by Fatemeh Sahraei, Jafar Jamali, Hamidreza Vakilifard, Ali Zare, Seyed Yaghoub Zeraatkish

“…In this regard, 144 companies were studied as a statistical sample of the research in the 12-year period of 2010-2021 based on the screening process. The findings of the research showed that, in the examination of the goodness of fit indices of the model, it can be seen that, based on the McFadden coefficient of determination index, the use of predictor variables in the final model of the financial recovery of companies has been able to improve the likelihood function by 71.25%. …”
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Designing a Model for Brand Engagement Value Creation through the Integration of Gamification Technology and Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) by Zahra. Atf, fariz taherikia, kambiz heidarzadeh Hanzaei

“…In this regard, 144 companies were studied as a statistical sample of the research in the 12-year period of 2010-2021 based on the screening process. The findings of the research showed that, in the examination of the goodness of fit indices of the model, it can be seen that, based on the McFadden coefficient of determination index, the use of predictor variables in the final model of the financial recovery of companies has been able to improve the likelihood function by 71.25%. …”
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The moderating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between parents and children and academic participation, considering the mediating variable of learning adaptation among... by meysam karamipour, samaneh mataji, rezvaneh kazem nezhad, maryam esfandyari

“…Data collection tools include parent-child relationship questionnaires (Barenzova and Oson, 1982), learning compatibility (Linbin, 2008), self-efficacy (Zhang, 2010), and academic participation (Scafley, 2002). …”
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Identifying factors affecting delivery points, risk transfer and costs in international trade with an emphasis on Incoterms 2020 by Morteza Babaie, Firouze Haji Aliakbari, Fereshte Lotfizade, Arshad Farahmandian

“…Incoterms 2020 (eighth edition) was required on January 1, 2020. Like the 2010 Incoterms (Seventh Edition), Incoterms 2020 provides eleven law (seven laws for multiple transport and four laws for marine transport), but Incoterms 2020 added DPU law by deleting the DAT law. …”
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