Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Lineages Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Southwestern, Uganda by Lisa, Nkatha Micheni, Kennedy, Kassaza, Hellen, W. Kinyi

“…The lineage 4 Ugandan family was found to be the most dominant strains accounting for 59.7% of all cases followed by lineage 3 at 15.2%. …”
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New role of platelets in schizophrenia: predicting drug response by Tao Li, Wei Wei, Qiang Wang, Yamin Zhang, Wei Deng, Rui Xue, Wanjun Guo, Xiaojing Li, Hua Yu, Yanghao Zheng, Peiyan Ni, Sugai Liang, Xueyu Qi, Xueli Yu, Liansheng Zhao

“…However, the impact of antipsychotic medications on PLTc and its association with symptom improvement remain unclear.Aims We aimed to investigate changes in PLTc levels following antipsychotic treatment and assess whether PLTc can predict antipsychotic responses and metabolic changes after accounting for other related variables.Methods A total of 2985 patients with schizophrenia were randomised into seven groups. …”
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Improving community-based first response to out of hospital cardiac arrest (FirstCPR): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Sandra Ware, Blake Angell, Julie Redfern, Clara Chow, Cate Ferry, Lee Taylor, Christopher Semsarian, Adrian Bauman, Janet E Bray, Simone Marschner, Michael Nelson, Saurabh Kumar, Matthew Vukasovic, Kevin Lai, Paul M Middleton, Pramesh Kovoor, Garry Jennings, Sonali Munot, Andrew Coggins, Alan Robert Denniss, Sarah Khanlari, Ian Opperman

“…The primary analysis will follow intention-to-treat principles, use log binomial regression accounting for baseline covariates and be conducted at the individual level, while accounting for clustering within communities. …”
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Analysis of acute non-pharmaceutical toxic exposures in children: a 5-year retrospective study by Yanning Qu, Rui Tang, Zhuyan Duan, Mengyi Sheng, Hui Wang, Shuang Liu, Jiao Li, Linlin Guo, Linying Guo, Si Zheng, Si Zheng

“…Accidental poisoning was the predominant cause, accounting for 94.7%, and the primary route of exposure was oral (93.6%). …”
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Analyzing the Influence of Company's Business Strategy and Its Components as a Factor of Information Risk on Excess Stock Returns by Alireza Rahrovi Dastjerdi, Daryoosh Forooghi, Zahra Moradi

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Prevalence of Dermatophytic Infection and the Spectrum of Dermatophytes in Patients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Gebreabiezgi Teklebirhan, Adane Bitew

“…Tinea unguium was the predominant clinical manifestation accounting for 51.1% of the cases. Patients with age group 25–44 and 45–64 years were more affected. …”
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Modeling students’ intentions to learn data science: Using an extended theory of planned behavior by Ram B. Basnet, David J. Lemay, Paul Bazelais

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Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental Impact of Steelmaking Process by Huimin Liu, Qiqiang Li, Guanguan Li, Ran Ding

“…In addition, processes such as fuels, working fluids, and auxiliary materials also cause certain environmental damage, accounting for a relatively small proportion. Optimizing the utilization of scrap steel and molten iron resources and improving the utilization efficiency of resources and energy are helpful to reduce the environmental hazards of steelmaking system.…”
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Clinicopathological study of masses of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses and its correlation with radiology by Soumya Sahu, Garima Malpani, Amit V. Varma, Kamal Malukani, Bela Sharda

“…Nasal obstruction emerged as the predominant symptom, accounting for 46 (35.93%) cases. Conclusion: A broad range of lesions can impact the sinonasal tract. …”
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Innovative technologies for growing digital maturity in auditors by N. V. Ruban-Lazareva

“…The definition of digital maturity in an auditor has been given, which substantiates the need for continuous training in modern technologies such as digital inspector of state and municipal financial audit, conducting and accounting of general audit results, and processing of huge arrays of reporting data, analytical dashboards, and tools for checking counterparties using the analysis of their debts and risks. …”
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Economic Burden Analysis of Parkinson’s Disease Patients in China by Jun-Xiu Yang, Lei Chen

“…The average annual cost per PD patient in China is $3,225.94, with direct and indirect costs accounting for $2,503.46 and $722.48, respectively. …”
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Cell Mechanisms of Post-Mortem Excitability of Skeletal Muscle by H. Stigter, T. Krap, W. L. J. M. Duijst

“…Knowledge concerning the post-mortem cell mechanisms accounting for the post-mortem excitability of skeletal muscle is lacking. …”
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Promoting Lampung’s coffee to the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey by Rindu Rika Gamayuni, N. Nairobi, Ernie Hendrawaty, Agrianti Komalasari, Arif Darmawan

“…The activities were carried out in Istanbul, Turkey, with participants consisting of lecturers and students of the Master of Accounting FEB University of Lampung and management/employees of Kahvegihbikahve, one of the SME's coffee producers in Istanbul, Turkey. …”
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Retrorectal Schwannomas: Atypical Presentation and Controversial Surgical Management by Wided Trimech, Farouk Ennaceur, Hiba Ben Hassine, Hanen Zneti, Faouzi Noomen, Khadija Zouari

“…Retrorectal schwannomas are extremely rare, accounting for 1 to 5% of all schwannomas. They are mostly asymptomatic but may present with symptoms such as pelvic pain, back pain, lower extremities pain, or constipation. …”
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Digital twins in the building sector: Implementation and key features by Lemian Diana, Bode Florin

“…The building industry is a major contributor to global CO2 emissions and energy consumption, accounting for 37% of CO2 emissions and 36% of global energy demand in 2020. …”
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Constant Ductility Site-Specific Yield Point Spectra for Seismic Design by Duofa Ji, Weiping Wen, Changhai Zhai

“…Finally, a prediction equation is proposed accounting for four soil sites and six ductility factors.…”
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Crack path predictions and experiments in plane structures considering anisotropic properties and material interfaces by P.O. Judt, A. Ricoeur

“…Considering fracture toughness anisotropy and accounting for inelastic effects due to small plastic zones in the crack tip region, the numerically predicted crack paths of different types of specimens with material interfaces and internal boundaries are compared to subcritically grown paths obtained from experiments.…”
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Breast cancer screening among married women in Tanzania: does household structure matter? by Roger Antabe, Yujiro Sano, Daniel Amoak, Emmanuel Kyeremeh

“…Moreover, findings from multivariate logit regression analysis indicate that married women from monogamous marriages were more likely to have undergone breast cancer screening compared to their polygamous counterparts, even after accounting for demographic, socioeconomic, and healthcare characteristics (OR = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.24, 2.64). …”
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Study on GIS Visualization in Evaluation of the Human Living Environment in Shenyang-Dalian Urban Agglomeration by Kang Hou, Jieting Zhou, Xuxiang Li, Shengbin Ge

“…The range of the human living environmental evaluation index in most of the study area is at III, IV, and V levels, accounting for 80.01%. Based on these results, it could illustrate the human living environment is in relatively suitable condition in Shenyang-Dalian urban agglomeration.…”
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Une nouvelle procédure d’expérimentation comportementale à l’interface entre les approches « Naturalistes » et « Généralistes » de la cognition du primate by Joël Fagot

“…Investigators in that field attempt to characterize natural behaviors, and to identify the various factors accounting for their evolution in nature.   The second one is referred to as the Generalist approach. …”
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