Levels of burnout and its association with resilience and coping mechanisms among orthopaedic surgery residents: a single institution experience from Singapore by Sean WL Ho, Ernest BK Kwek

“…Methods: This is a grant-funded, cross-sectional questionnaire-based study that included 44 orthopaedic surgery residents. …”
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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

“…The experimental design was a 22 factorial arrangement of two F:C ratios [70:30 (HF) vs 30:70 (HC)], without or with PBE (2% on a DM basis). …”
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Neural Network Based Active Disturbance Rejection Control of a Novel Electrohydraulic Servo System for Simultaneously Balancing and Positioning by Isoactuation Configuration by Qiang Gao, Yuanlong Hou, Kang Li, Zhan Sun, Chao Wang, Runmin Hou

“…To satisfy the lightweight requirements of large pipe weapons, a novel electrohydraulic servo (EHS) system where the hydraulic cylinder possesses three cavities is developed and investigated in the present study. …”
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FERRAMENTAS DE FACILITAÇÃO EM ERGONOMIA DE CONCEPÇÃO – A APLICAÇÃO DE MAPAS CONCEITUAIS E PADRÕES NA AÇÃO PROJETUAL by Marcello Silva e Santos, Mario César Rodriguez Vidal

“…Neste artigo fazemos uma reflexão e propomos a discussão acerca de uma abordagem em ergonomia de concepção, no sentido de favorecer a escolha de soluções corretas não apenas para exemplos clássicos de ações em Projeto ou Design, como também para intervenção em certas demandas verificadas no decorrer de diferentes projetos ou ações ergonômicas. …”
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APRECIAÇÃO ERGONÔMICA DA AUDITORIA DE OBRAS PÚBLICAS: UMA APLICAÇÃO DE ENGENHARIA COGNITIVA PARA A CONFECÇÃO DE RELATÓRIOS by Jean Marcel de Faria Novo, Mário Cesar Rodríguez Vidal

“…Esta tese analisa o gerenciamento de obras públicas municipais e a solidez alcançada pela engenharia a serviço da sociedade, tendo como base teórica e metodológica a ergonomia contemporânea, centrada na atividade do trabalho dos engenheiros e técnicos de prefeituras, autarquias e empresas municipais. …”
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Frequency and types of antibiotic usage in a referral neonatal intensive care unit, based on the world health organization classification (AwaRe) by Farzaneh Hematian, Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Aletayeb, Masoud Dehdashtian, Mohammad Reza Aramesh, Arash Malakian, Mahboobeh Sadat Aletayeb

“…This is primarily because neonatologists are concerned about the fragile immune systems of newborns, their vulnerability to serious infectious diseases, and the challenge of accurately distinguishing between infectious and non-infectious conditions. Method A five-month cross-sectional prospective study was conducted in southwestern Iran’s largest neonatal intensive care unit. …”
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“La experiencia del exilio determina y deja una huella para siempre”: entrevista a la escritora Laura Alcoba by Enzo Matías Menestrina

“… La siguiente entrevista tuvo lugar en noviembre de 2019 a partir del intercambio de correos electrónicos y conversaciones en formato audio vía Whatsapp. …”
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Enhancing climate resilience: A data-driven north rift weather prediction system for real-time forecasting and agricultural decision support by John W. Makokha, Peter W. Barasa, Geoffrey W. Khamala

“…By analyzing temporal variations in vegetation health and land degradation from 1995 to 2020, the study identifies a significant inverse relationship between NDVI and BSI, where increasing bare soil exposure corresponds to declining vegetation health. …”
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Coexistence of pancytopenia due to autoimmune myelofibrosis and seizures as presenting complaints in a newly diagnosed case of systemic lupus erythematosus – An interesting combination by Bhumika Vaishnav, Swapnil Patil, Nirali Thakkar, Pragya Sharma

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Bowel Resection and Ileotransverse Anastomosis as Preferred Therapy for 15 Typhoid Ileal Perforations and Severe Peritoneal Contamination in a Very Elderly Patient by Benjamin Momo Kadia, Desmond Aroke, Martin Hongieh Abanda, Tsi Njim, Christian Akem Dimala

“…Typhoid ileal perforation (TIP) is the most lethal complication of typhoid fever. Although TIP is a surgical emergency by consensus, there is still much controversy regarding the most appropriate surgical approach to be used. …”
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L’ḥarga e le sue bruciature. Riflessioni sulla migrazione “irregolare” tunisina a partire da alcune note etnografiche by Carmelo Russo

“…'Stopping' on the stories of those who experienced and/or imagined the ḥarga returns innovative and original approaches, subtracting the protagonists from stereotypes and simplifications, in which personal ambitions and desire for change emerge emphasized by post-Spring disillusionment and a stagnant condition of the “youth,” distrustful of the Tunisian future. …”
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Assessing and comparing compassionate communities benefits across cities in diverse cultural contexts: a step toward the identification of the most important ones by Valentina González-Jaramillo, Alicia Krikorian, Vilma Tripodoro, Margarita Jorge, Sebastián Orellana, Francy López, Maria Clara Vélez, Tatiana Noguera, Silvina Montilla, Sibylle Felber, Sofía C. Zambrano, Steffen Eychmüller

“…Background: As Compassionate Communities (CCs) are developing worldwide, there is a growing need to systematically assess if they are having the expected effects on the community. …”
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Temporal Activity Patterns of the Spider Wasp Pepsis montezuma Smith (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) in a Disturbed Lower Montane Rainforest (Manizales, Colombia) by Carlos Restrepo-Giraldo, Juanita Rodriguez, James P. Pitts

“…Psyche: A Journal of Entomology…”
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Association of Serum Ferritin Levels With Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Overweight/Obese US Populations: A Population-Based Study From the NHANES by Zhang Y, Zhou P, Xu C, Su H, Li R, Sun L, Yang Y

“…Kaplan-Meier survival analyses and Cox proportional hazards regression examined the relationship between ferritin levels and all-cause mortality in OSA patients.Results: After adjusting for potential confounding factors, we found that ln-transformed ferritin levels were associated with an increased risk of OSA (Q4 vs Q2: OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.01– 1.13, P = 0.020, P for trend = 0.010). A non-linear U-shaped association was observed between ferritin levels and OSA risk (P-non-linear = 0.029), with an inflection point at ln-transformed ferritin of 4.58 (corresponding to a serum ferritin concentration of 97.51 ng/mL). …”
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Cardiovascular risk and mortality in men receiving testosterone replacement therapy for Klinefelter syndrome in Denmark: a retrospective cohort studyResearch in context by Simon Chang, Lars Pedersen, Anne Skakkebæk, Agnethe Berglund, Claus H. Gravholt

“…Today, most men with KS go undiagnosed, missing proper medical attention. There is a dire need for a policy change to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment in all men with KS. …”
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Enterococcus faecium Mediastinitis Complicated by Disseminated Candida parapsilosis Infection after Congenital Heart Surgery in a 4-Week-Old Baby by Hanna Renk, Felix Neunhoeffer, Florian Hölzl, Michael Hofbeck, Matthias Kumpf

“…However, infectious complications still remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. …”
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Molecular Identification and Traceability of Illegal Trading in Lignobrycon myersi (Teleostei: Characiformes), a Threatened Brazilian Fish Species, Using DNA Barcode by Alexandre dos Santos Rodrigues, José Henrique Souza Galdino Brandão, Jamille de Araújo Bitencourt, Ricardo Jucá-Chagas, Iracilda Sampaio, Horácio Schneider, Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello Affonso

“…Lignobrycon myersi is a threatened freshwater fish species and endemic of a few coastal rivers in northeastern Brazil. …”
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Neuroprotective and Antiapoptotic Activity of Lineage-Negative Bone Marrow Cells after Intravitreal Injection in a Mouse Model of Acute Retinal Injury by Anna Machalińska, Dorota Rogińska, Ewa Pius-Sadowska, Miłosz P. Kawa, Edyta Paczkowska, Michał Rudnicki, Renata Lejkowska, Bartłomiej Baumert, Barbara Wiszniewska, Bogusław Machaliński

“…Furthermore, transplanted Lin−BMCs differentiated locally into cells with a macrophage-like phenotype. Finally, Lin−BMCs treatment was associated with generation of two distinct transcriptomic patterns. …”
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Optimisation of low and ultra-low dose scanning protocols for ultra-extended field of view PET in a real-world clinical setting by Johanna Ingbritsen, Jason Callahan, Hugh Morgan, Melissa Munro, Robert E. Ware, Rodney J. Hicks

“…Low-dose (1 MBq/kg) and ultra-low dose (0.5 MBq/g) cohorts, each of 20 patients were scanned in a single bed position for 10 and 15 min respectively with list-mode data acquisition. …”
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A Batch Arrival Single Server Queue with Server Providing General Service in Two Fluctuating Modes and Reneging during Vacation and Breakdowns by Monita Baruah, Kailash C. Madan, Tillal Eldabi

“…We study the behavior of a batch arrival queuing system equipped with a single server providing general arbitrary service to customers with different service rates in two fluctuating modes of service. …”
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