Antibiotic Resistance of Enteric Bacteria in HIV-Infected Patients at the Banka Ad-Lucem Hospital, West Region of Cameroon by Ornella J. T. Ngalani, Armelle T. Mbaveng, Wiliane J. T. Marbou, Roland Y. Ngai, Victor Kuete

“…This study was conducted to define the bacterial aetiologies of enteric disorders and their association with CD4+ T-lymphocyte cell count and serum hs-CRP in HIV-seropositive patients coming for consultation at the AD-Lucem Banka Hospital. Stool samples from one-hundred HIV-positive patients with enteric disorders and forty HIV negative patients with enteric disorders were examined for the presence of bacteria by different diagnostic techniques. …”
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Antifungal Activity of Denture Base Resin Containing Nanozirconia: In Vitro Assessment of Candida albicans Biofilm by Reem Abualsaud, Doaa M. Aleraky, Sultan Akhtar, Soban Q. Khan, Mohammed M. Gad

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Colorimetric and Naked-Eye Detection of Inorganic Arsenic in Water using BF2-Curcumin and Silica Nanoparticle-BF2-Curcumin Sheets by Farshid Ghorbani, Sheyda Mohammadi Isaabad

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Bør krigen i Ukraina påvirke vårt syn på atomvåpen? by Torgeir E. Fjærtoft

“…The EU should coordinate an independent European pillar in NATO within established procedures for consultation. Europe needs a necessary contact with Russia that through successive stages of diplomacy may evolve from crisis management to agreement on arms control and a new political order. …”
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Defining patient-reported outcomes in diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease for clinical practice guidelines - perspectives of the taskforce of the... by Katharine Barnard-Kelly, Tadej Battelino, Frank C. Brosius, Antonio Ceriello, Francesco Cosentino, James R. Gavin, Francesco Giorgino, Jennifer Green, Linong Ji, Monika Kellerer, Sue Koob, Mikhail Kosiborod, Nebojsa Lalic, Nikolaus Marx, Prashant Nedungadi, Christopher G. Parkin, Helena W. Rodbard, René D. Rötzer, Lars Rydén, Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu, Eberhard Standl, Britta Tendal Jeppesen, Pinar Topsever, Per Olav Vandvik, Christoph Wanner, Oliver Schnell

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Home Medication Review among Patients with Chronic Diseases in Rural Villages of Pahang, Malaysia: A Case Report by Norny Syafinaz Ab Rahman, Nur Alyaa Anisa Mat Harom, Nor Ilyani Mohamed Nazar

“…Both patients underwent a follow-up HMR visit six months after the initial consultation. During each visit, assessments included blood pressure (BP), pulse rate (PR), and blood glucose tests. …”
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Detection of Invasive Species (Siam Weed) Using Drone-Based Imaging and YOLO Deep Learning Model by Deepak Gautam, Zulfadli Mawardi, Louis Elliott, David Loewensteiner, Timothy Whiteside, Simon Brooks

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PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT THREE-FACTOR MODEL OF EDUCATING HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES by T. A. Lopatukhina, A. V. Rynkevich

“…Their cooperation envisages the following stages: first, teacher’s strict guidance of a student; then – teacher’s soft support of a student; after this – teacher’s accompanying a student at a special request and, at last, – wise consulting a student if needed. In the long run, in the author’s opinion, this system should succeed in creating some special platform for student’s further self-upbringing and self-learning. …”
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Mixed pastures and biological efficiency in buffalo production systems: determinants for a sustainable livestock by Juan Pablo Uzcátegui-Varela, Martha Gloribet Ceballos Ramírez

“…By bringing together the conclusive comments of each scientific instrument consulted, the current philosophy of sustainable development to establish sustainable livestock systems requires in particular: a) designing agroecosystems that favor the increase of biodiversity; b) monitoring key indicators of biological efficiency and including the evaluation of feasibility to implement corrective measures; and c) taking maximum advantage of highly biodiverse or mixed pastures under technical control of grazing to minimize the emission of pollutant gases. …”
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Exploring the application of knowledge transfer to sports video data by Shahrokh Heidari, Gibran Zazueta, Riki Mitchell, David Arturo Soriano Valdez, Mitchell Rogers, Mitchell Rogers, Jiaxuan Wang, Ruigeng Wang, Marcel Noronha, Alfonso Gastelum Strozzi, Mengjie Zhang, Patrice Jean Delmas, Patrice Jean Delmas

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Australian dairy goat farmers towards the control of gastrointestinal parasites by Endris A. Ali, Ghazanfar Abbas, Ian Beveridge, Sandra Baxendell, Berwyn Squire, Mark A. Stevenson, Abdul Ghafar, Abdul Jabbar

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Evaluation of mobile clinics by MSF in pastoralist community in Doolo Zone, Somali region, Ethiopia by Birhanu Sahelie, Luke Baertlein, Bashir AIi Dubad, Mohammed Osman, Nathan Post, Beverley Stringer, Turid Piening, Hanna Majanen, Istifanus Chindong Damulak, Elburg Van Boetzalaer, Anna Kuehne, Patrick Keating

“…Results MSF mobile clinics conducted 90,542 outpatient consultations, across 30 mobile clinic sites during the two-year period. …”
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Leveraging Smart Telemedicine Technology to Enhance Nursing Care Satisfaction and Revolutionize COVID-19 Care: Prospective Cohort Study by You-Lung Chang, Chi-Ying Lin, Jiun Hsu, Sui-Ling Liao, Chun-Ti Yu, Hung-Chueh Peng, Chung-Yu Chen, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Juey-Jen Hwang

“…Innovative methods were developed to enhance usage, including online health education, remote care equipment instructions via QR core links, and video consultations for patients without smartphones. …”
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Implementation of a program to strengthen oral hygiene in patient with cleft deformities: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial by Camille Boeffard, Justine Loin, Roselyne Clouet, Alexis Gaudin, Pierre Corre, Tony Prud’Homme

“…For the test group, a 30–45-min consultation will be added to the annual check-up. During this visit, patients and their parents will receive oral and written oral hygiene instructions to improve oral hygiene knowledge and brushing technique. …”
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Role of Financial Management in Influencing the Performance of Kabale District Local Government. by Ahwera, Ruth

“…The results indicated that most of the respondents were in agreement that community preferences are prioritized during planning for services, community members are consulted, community members are regularly provided with information about the activities taking place in the local government, the local government regularly provides feedback to the community on performance of projects, the budget process always engages all the stakeholders,. …”
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Interest Rates and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprise in Uganda: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council. by Nabaasa, Innocent

“…The study recommends that there is a need for the management of small and medium enterprises to make tireless consultations with other business managers about how financial performance can be attained. …”
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Employee Training and The Adoption of E-Government in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Jinja Local Government by Mugavu, George, Mbabazi, Phelix Businge, Baremwire, Mary Bekoreire, Mucunguzi, Abel

“…We concluded that Employee Training significantly affected the adoption of e-government in Jinja local government ; The researchers vehemently recommended the need for continuous training of the Jinja District Local government staff in computer hardware and software as these would improve on their skills in those areas which would be very critical in helping the staff to undertake the E-government adoption tasks easily and also contribute to a positive attitude towards electronic work among the staff in Local governments in Uganda, the researchers further recommended the need for local government top officials to always consult with, and involve all the relevant the staff of the local governments on how ICTs hardware and software trainings would be conducted and as would always ensure fruitful trainings which would propel ensure efficiency and effectiveness among staff in using the e-government plat forms in Local Governments in Uganda.…”
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Development of core competency index system for stomatological nurse specialist (口腔专科护士核心能力框架的构建) by WU Hong (吴宏), FENG Zhien (冯芝恩)

“…The core competency index system eventually included 4 first-level indexes which were clinical practice ability, nurse consulting ability, research ability, management ability, and 22 secondary indexes. …”
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Prediction model study focusing on eHealth in the management of urinary incontinence: the Personalised Advantage Index as a decision-making aid by Huibert Burger, Henk van der Worp, Marco H Blanker, Marjolein Y Berger, Anne Martina Maria Loohuis, Nienke Wessels, Janny Dekker, Alec GGA Malmberg

“…Of the 350 screened women, 262 were eligible and randomised to app-based treatment or care as usual; 195 (74%) attended follow-up.Predictors Literature review and expert opinion identified 13 candidate predictors, categorised into two groups: Prognostic factors (independent of treatment type), such as UI severity, postmenopausal state, vaginal births, general physical health status, pelvic floor muscle function and body mass index; and modifiers (dependent on treatment type), such as age, UI type and duration, impact on quality of life, previous physical therapy, recruitment method and educational level.Main outcome measure Primary outcome was symptom severity after a 4-month follow-up period, measured by the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire the Urinary Incontinence Short Form. …”
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Integrating Remote Sensing and Soil Features for Enhanced Machine Learning-Based Corn Yield Prediction in the Southern US by Sayantan Sarkar, Javier M. Osorio Leyton, Efrain Noa-Yarasca, Kabindra Adhikari, Chad B. Hajda, Douglas R. Smith

“…Results from this study can help farmers or crop consultants plan ahead for future logistics through enhanced early-season yield predictions and support farm profitability and sustainability.…”
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