Flexural Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Beam Using BFRP Composites: Finite Element Approach by Asaad M. H. Kadhim, Hesham A. Numan, Mustafa Özakça

“…Finally, all the results of midspan deflection, crack patterns, and strain response of the composite system were analysed and discussed briefly.…”
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Prevalence of Primary Dysmenorrhoea and Its Impact on Academic Performance among Croatian Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Marta Horvat, Doroteja Pavan Jukić, Lovro Marinović, Dina Bursać, Rosana Ribić, Marijana Neuberg, Danijel Bursać

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2021. All data were collected by an anonymous self-assessed web‐based questionnaire. …”
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Herding unmasked: Insights into cryptocurrencies, stocks and US ETFs. by An Pham Ngoc Nguyen, Martin Crane, Thomas Conlon, Marija Bezbradica

“…We find that herding behavior exists at all times across all types of investment vehicle at a subset level, although perhaps not at the superset level, and that this herding behavior tends to stem from specific events that solely impact that subset of assets. …”
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Efficacy of Aloe vera, Ananas comosus, and Sansevieria masoniana Cream on the Skin Wound Infected with MRSA by Yos Adi Prakoso, Chylen Setiyo Rini, Roeswandono Wirjaatmadja

“…The tropical area has a lot of herbal medicines such as Aloe vera (AV), Ananas comosus (AC), and Sansevieria masoniana (SM). All the three have a unique potential effect as an antibacterial and wound-healing promoter. …”
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Commentary on “The Feasibility of Hybrid IMRT treatment planning for Left-sided Chest wall irradiation: A Comparative Treatment Planning Study” by Gautam Sarma, Hrishikesh Kashyap, Partha Medhi

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Group A Streptococcal Endometritis: Report of an Outbreak and Review of the Literature by Ziad A Memish, Denise Gravel-Tropper, Catherine Oxley, Baldwin Toye, Gary E Garber

“…Investigation by the infection control service identified all 10 obstetric personnel who performed any invasive procedure on both cases. …”
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Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Pyelopyelostomy for Retrocaval Ureter without Excision of the Retrocaval Segment: Experience on Three Cases by Y. El Harrech, O. Ghoundale, E. H. Kasmaoui, D. Touiti

“…Blood loss was less than 50 mL in all patients. The mean hospital stay was 5 days (4–6 days). …”
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Intraoperative PTH Assay during Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy May Be Helpful in the Detection of Double Adenomas and May Minimise the Risk of Recurrent Surgery by E. Ypsilantis, H. Charfare, W. S. Wassif

“…The median hospital stay was 2 days (range 1–7 days). All patients remained normocalcaemic after a median of 6 months (range 1–10 months). …”
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Foliar Sprays of Citric Acid and Malic Acid Modify Growth, Flowering, and Root to Shoot Ratio of Gazania (Gazania rigens L.): A Comparative Analysis by ANOVA and Structural Equatio... by Majid Talebi, Ebrahim Hadavi, Nima Jaafari

“…The display time of flowers on the plant increased in all treatments compared to control treatment. The root to shoot ratio was increased significantly in 300 mg L−1 citric acid compared to all other treatments. …”
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High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients by Han Li, Xiangxue Lu, Ruifang Xiong, Shixiang Wang

“…The primary end point was all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. …”
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The Comparative Analyses of Six Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Morphologically Diverse Chenopodium album L. (Amaranthaceae) Collected in Korea by Jongsun Park, Juhyeon Min, Yongsung Kim, Youngjae Chung

“…In total, 56 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 26 insertion and deletion (INDEL) regions (308 bp in total) were identified from the six chloroplast genomes, presenting a low level of intraspecific variations in comparison to the other angiosperm species. 376 normal simple sequence repeats were identified in all seven C. album chloroplast genomes. The phylogenetic analysis based on all available complete Amaranthaceae chloroplast genomes presents phylogenetic positions of six C. album samples as well as correlation with one of C. album morphological features. …”
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Mobilization of plant genetic resources from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan by N. P. Loskutova, T. M. Ozerskaya

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An analysis of the quality of educational services provided for rural administrators (A case study of Dehyars in Nasrabad District, Torbat Jam County) by hamdolah sojasi qedari, hamide mahmoodi, mahboobe shirmohamadi

“…The population was comprised of all Dehyars in Nasrabad District, Torbat-e-Jam County. …”
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Types of organizational culture as predictors of corporate social responsibility by Gunchao Zi

“…Three hypotheses have been put forward that: all types of organizational culture predict the direction of corporate social responsibility “the effectiveness of the organization’s activities in relation to social issues»; all types of organizational culture predict the direction of corporate social responsibility “the organization meets the interests of its agents”; different types of organizational culture dominate in different industries.An empirical study of enterprises in eight industries has shown the relationship between types of organizational culture and corporate social responsibility. …”
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Early Maladaptive Schemas in Depressed Women and Its Relationship with Depression by Hacer Bolat KONUKÇU, Serkan AKKOYUNLU, M. Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR

“…In this study we aimed to investigate the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and depression and relationship between schema scores and depression severity in depressed women and compare it with non-depressed controls.Methods: 40 women attending to an outpatient psychiatry clinic and 30 healthy controls participated. All participants were assessed with SCID-1. Data were obtained by using a Sociodemographic Questionnaires, Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form 3 (YSQ) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).Results: All except one (enmeshment/undeveloped self) maladaptive schema scores of depressed women were higher than controls. …”
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Revealing the Role of Social Support on Cognitive Deficits in Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Carmen M. Galvez-Sánchez, Gustavo A. Reyes del Paso, Casandra I. Montoro

“…Results showed that FMS patients exhibited lower values in all social support dimensions in comparison with healthy individuals, especially in the socializing dimension. …”
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WILD SOUR CHERRY SPECIES OF THE CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA AND THE FAR EAST AND THEIR USE IN BREEDING by A. A. Yushev, Yu. S. Orlova

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On Some Tendencies in Defense Policy of Germany by N. K. Meden

“…Here in Russia, one must take all this into account, as an idea of the low fighting capacity of the Bundeswehr, which was formed in the last years, is getting obsolete, and could became a dangerous illusion.…”
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Vulnerabilities of Prostate Glandular Concretions Considered as Artefacts: A Cross-sectional Biopsy Slide Study by Surraj SUSAI, Rohini MOTWANI, Mrudula CHANDRUPATLA

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Inhibitory Activities of Thai Culinary Vegetables against Key Enzymes Relevant to Diabetes Mellitus and the Kinetics of Enzyme Inhibitions by Khakhanang Ratananikom, Panorjit Nitisuk, Panida Wongpreedee, Jittawan Kubola

“…All the samples exhibited mixed, noncompetitive, and uncompetitive inhibition. …”
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