Efficacy and Safety of Iguratimod for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Jiangtao Li, Hejuan Mao, Yan Liang, Yanrong Lu, Shuo Chen, Nanping Yang, Guixiu Shi

“…All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of iguratimod for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to assess its efficacy and safety are included in this paper. …”
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An Evaluation of Human Conversational Preferences in Social Human-Robot Interaction by Chapa Sirithunge, A. G. Buddhika P. Jayasekara, D. P. Chandima

“…During this study, conversational preferences of users could vary from “no interaction at all” to a “long conversation.” We changed three factors in an encounter which can be different from each other in each circumstance: the audience or outsiders in the environment, user’s task, and the domestic area in which the interaction takes place. …”
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MANAGING RISK IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA by Oluwaseyi Alabi Awodele, Dorcas A Ayeni

“…However, due to inherent risks in terms of some key issues, in tourism development projects, all efforts made by successive governments in Nigeria to develop this important sector of the economy have yielded few positive results. …”
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Dietary Patterns among Eight Grade Adolescents and their Impact on Dietary Adequacy by Zeida Bárbara Alejo, Amarelis Rodríguez Fuente, Daysi López Sosa, Pilar Almaguer Sabina

“…<strong><br />Methods</strong>: descriptive study including a universe integrated by all eight grade students in the 5 de Septiembre Junior High School of Cienfuegos. …”
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Neonatal mortality outcome and trends: A 6-year retrospective analysis from a North Indian teaching college hospital by Ritu Rakholia, Mohd Maroof, Damini Kharkwal, Gurpreet Singh

“…Material and Methods: A retrospective study of medical records of all neonates admitted in the special care neonatal unit (SCNU) over the 6-year period of 2018–23 at a teaching medical college. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance in diverse urban microbiomes: uncovering patterns and predictive markers by Rodolfo Brizola Toscan, Wojciech Lesiński, Piotr Stomma, Balakrishnan Subramanian, Paweł P. Łabaj, Witold R. Rudnicki, Witold R. Rudnicki

“…MGEs were found to play a critical role in AMR dissemination, with 394 genes shared across all cities. Removal of MGE-associated AMR genes altered resistome profiles and reduced model performance. …”
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School and meal characteristics associated with plate waste in K-12 cafeterias in the United States. by Eunice S Adjapong, Kathryn E Bender, Sophia Schaefer, Brian E Roe

“…We find several nuanced patterns of waste related to the prevalence of free and reduced meal service and whether all meal elements are offered versus served. While this study cannot support rigorous evaluation of intervention effectiveness, it provides insights into school and program characteristics that may pose challenges for schools interested in reducing student plate waste.…”
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Transcription Factor Lbx1 Expression in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Phenotypes by Stefanie Schmitteckert, Cornelia Ziegler, Liane Kartes, Alexandra Rolletschek

“…Here, we used mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells which have the capacity to develop into cells of all three primary germ layers. During in vitro differentiation, ES cells recapitulate cellular developmental processes and gene expression patterns of early embryogenesis. …”
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Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization on the Growth and Seed Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) by Gebregergis Zenawi, Amare Mizan

“…It is typically grown by smallholders with nearly all of its production in developing countries. It is an important source of high-quality oil and protein. …”
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Myricetin exposure reduces PC differentiation in vitro in primary human B cells by Shabirul Haque, Betty Diamond

“…Results Myricetin treatment significantly reduced PC differentiation in primary human B cells and all B cell subsets. Myricetin exposure reduced Ig production both IgM and IgG, in culture supernatants at day 5. …”
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Reliability Assessment of an Improved Single‐Input Switched‐Capacitor Boost 7/9‐Level Inverter Suitable for Renewable Energies by Armin Ghelichi, Kazem Varesi, Milad Khoubrooy Eslamloo

“…The proposed inverter utilizes single DC supply, two capacitors, ten switches (all unidirectional) and a single diode to provide a triple/quadruple boosting factor in its seven/nine‐level operation mode. …”
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Diagnostic Lessons from a Complex Case of Postintestinal Transplantation Enteropathy by Cian Wade, Philip Allan, Elena Collantes, Srikanth R. Reddy, Peter J. Friend, Georgios Vrakas

“…We present the case of a patient who suffered severe postintestinal transplantation allograft enteropathy, primarily characterized by extensive mucosal ulcerations, and was refractory to all conventional therapy. This progressed as chronic rejection; however crucially this was not definitively diagnosed until allograft function had irreversibly diminished. …”
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Welcome Note by Faisal Masud Faisal Masud

“…DeBakey With this quote in mind from a giant leader in medicine, I welcome all the readers to the inaugural edition of International JRMC. …”
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Praktek Penggunaan Alat Pelindung Diri (APD) dan Keselamatan Kerja Mahasiswa di Laboratorium Keperawatan, Poltekkes Tanjungpinang by Santa Novita Yosephin Silalahi, Yas Suriani

“…The researcher involved all students of the second semester of Nursing Study Program for the 2021-2022 academic year and were willing to be involved in research. …”
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Ground Water Quality of Gandhinagar Taluka, Gujarat, India by Mayur C. Shah, Prateek G. Shilpkar, Pradip B. Acharya

“…Water Quality Index (WQI) was also calculated to know the over all quality of water samples. The statistical analysis like mean, standard deviation (SD), coefficient of variance (% CV), analysis of variance (ANOVA), t-test, coefficient of correlation (r) and regression analysis of obtained data were carried out. …”
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Bladder Tumor in Women with Microscopic Hematuria: An Iranian Experience and a Review of the Literature by Shahin Abbaszadeh, Saeed Taheri, Mohammad Hossein Nourbala

“…Final diagnosis of malignant tumors was done with cystoscopy and biopsy specimen pathological assessment in all cases. Results. Age for the study population was 49.7±11.8 years. 95 (38%) of patients were identified during routine check up and presenting symptoms in other patients were frequency, dysuria, stress urge incontinence, urge incontinence, feeling of incomplete urine emptying, and flunk pain, respectively. …”
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Injury and Injury Prevention in United States Para Swimming: A Mixed-Methods Approach by Jay Salerno, Stephanie Tow, Elizabeth Regan, Stephen Bendziewicz, Matthew McMillan, Shana Harrington

“… # Results Twenty-one of 56 surveys were returned: 11 of 21 participants (52.4%) reported experiencing an injury that altered their weekly training. All (21/21) reported participating in strength training and 19 of 21 (90.5%) reported incorporating stretching into their training regimen, although strengthening/stretching regimens included routines that may not have been specifically targeted toward injury prevention. …”
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Improving Driver Assistance in Intelligent Transportation Systems: An Agent-Based Evidential Reasoning Approach by M. Benalla, B. Achchab, H. Hrimech

“…In order to improve the knowledge base of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), ITS are strongly concerned with data fusion techniques of all kinds of sensors deployed over the traffic network. …”
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Queering the Queer by Tracey Sibisi, Charlene van der Walt

“…This has contributed to queer people moving towards alternative spaces of worship and the development of the queer church in which all bodies are welcomed. Although queer bodies have created these alternative faith spaces to move away from the systems of heteropatriarchy that force them to conform to heteronormative standards within the church, a study conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, found that queer people often recreate these systems in their own spaces. …”
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SHORT MOVIE PRODUCTION TO ENCOURAGE ASIAN DIGITAL NATIVES TO SPEAK ENGLISH by Nur Alfa Rahmah, Afifah Linda Sari

“…Students who cannot fulfill all those requirements might get problems during speaking, especially those who have low confidence level, insufficient communication skill, lack of vocabulary and lack of automaticity. …”
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