Bacterial aetiology of chronic otitis media with effusion in children - risk factors by Izabela Korona-Glowniak, Agata Wisniewska, Marek Juda, Karolina Kielbik, Grazyna Niedzielska, Anna Malm

“…Conclusions Overall we found OME predominantly a single otopathogen infection caused mainly by A. otitidis, which is difficult in identification using standard culture method, ahead to S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae. …”
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Awareness and acceptance of menstrual cups and the factors associated with it among healthcare professionals in Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia: institution-based cross-sectional stud... by Angwach Abrham Asnake, Molalegn Mesele Gesese, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Kelemu Abebe Gelaw, Yohannes Fikadu Geda

“…Type of healthcare profession, broadcast media, and social media use were the main determinants of menstrual cup awareness. Therefore, both government and non-governmental organisations should focus on promoting and providing menstrual cups nationwide.…”
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Stigmas and Petals of Crocus sativus L. (Taliouine, Morocco): Comparative Evaluation of Their Phenolic Compounds, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Activities by Asmaa Benkerroum, Khadija Oubella, Soukaina Zini, Kaoutar Boussif, Hind Mouhanni, Fouad Achemchem

“…The dried stigmas of Crocus sativus L. produce saffron, a precious spice used for its culinary and medicinal properties since ancient times, while its petals are considered the main by-product of saffron production. The present study aimed to comparatively evaluate the phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, and antibacterial activity of methanolic extracts of stigmas and petals of Crocus sativus L. from Taliouine. …”
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Problems and possibilities of studying malting quality in barley using molecular genetic approaches by N. V. Trubacheeva, L. A. Pershina

“…In this regard, the study of the genetic basis of malting quality traits and the breeding of malting barley varieties that are adaptive to their growing conditions are relevant throughout the world, particularly in the Russian Federation, where the cultivation and use of foreign malting varieties of barley prevails. The main parameters of malting quality (artificially germinated and dried barley grains) are malt extract, diastatic power, Kolbach index, viscosity, grain protein, wort β-glucan, free amino nitrogen, and soluble protein content. …”
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Predicting carbon peak at the provincial level using deep learning by Xiaoyan Tang, Kunsheng Fang

“…This study uses Guizhou Province as an example and analyzes the CO _2 emissions of 17 energy consumption types and one production process in 47 socio-economic sectors and discovers that: ① Between 1997 and 2005, the most critical sources of CO _2 emissions were the consumption of Raw Coal; ② Between 2006 and 2021, the critical sources of emissions were the consumption of Raw Coal, Other Washed Coal (OWC), and Diesel Oil, and one industry process (Cement Production Process, CPP); ③ Between 2006 and 2021, the primary contribution sector for Raw Coal and OWC emissions is the Production and Supply of Electric Power, Steam, and Hot Water (PSEPSHW) sector. The main contributors to Diesel Oil emissions are the Transportation, Storage, Post and Telecommunication Services (TSPTS), and Other Services (OS) sectors. …”
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Reaction Kinetics of Cinnamaldehyde Hydrogenation over Pt/SiO2: Comparison between Bulk and Intraparticle Diffusion Models by Ali Al-Shathr, Zaidoon M. Shakor, Bashir Y. Al-Zaidi, Hasan Sh. Majdi, Adnan A. AbdulRazak, Safa Aal-Kaeb, Adel A. Shohib, James McGregor

“…Competitive and non-competitive mechanisms were applied to produce the main intermediate compound, cinnamyl alcohol. Reaction rate parameters for the different reaction steps were calculated by comparing between the experimental and mathematical models. …”
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Brain drain in Emergency Medicine in Lebanon, building locally and exporting globally by Eveline Hitti, Sarah S. Abdul-Nabi, Afif Mufarrij, Amin Kazzi

“…Design and patients This descriptive study utilizes secondary data sourced from an alumni database that includes nine cohorts of graduates from an Emergency Medicine residency program at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon. Measurements and main results Within 12 years since the EM residency program establishment a total of 9 cohorts, including 44 physicians had completed their residency training in EM, with 40.9% being female and 95.5% Lebanese citizens. …”
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Exposure to perchlorate via drinking water from eight major water basins in China and its health risks across different age groups by Jia Lyu, Yongyan Chen, Lan Zhang, Xu Yan, Muyesaier Tudi

“…The results revealed that source water contamination was the main factor in population exposure to perchlorate via drinking water. …”
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I. KANT, T. PARSONS AND POSTPOSITIVISM IN SOCIAL THEORY by Zenonas Norkus

“…Parsons’) "The Structure of Social Action," as his main point of reference in the critique of sociological reason. …”
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Comparison of Satellite-based PM2.5 Estimation from Aerosol Optical Depth and Top-of-atmosphere Reflectance by Heming Bai, Zhi Zheng, Yuanpeng Zhang, He Huang, Li Wang

“…Additionally, we find a large discrepancy in PM2.5 estimates between reflectance-based and AOD-based approaches in terms of annual mean and their spatial distribution, which is mainly due to the sampling difference, especially over northern YRD in winter. …”
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Acetaminophen administration reduces acute kidney injury risk in critically ill patients with Clostridium difficile infection: A cohort study. by Yue Liao, Yulong Wang, Daxue Li, Xuewen Qiu

“…AKI within 7 days of ICU admission was the main outcome that was measured. We utilized multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for potential confounders based on statistical significance and clinical relevance, to investigate the association between acetaminophen exposure and the risk of AKI in patients with CDI. …”
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The Disaster Situation of Van Province and Site Selection Practices in Disaster Housing by Cafer GİYİK, Reşat Atalay OYGUÇ, Serhat Anıktar

“…Although Van carries different disaster risks in terms of disaster, the most earthquake damage occurs in the city due to the tectonic structures that produce earthquakes in the region. The main reason why structures are damaged in disasters is the selection of places in areas with disaster risk and the construction of structures that are not resistant to disasters without disaster risk analysis. …”
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Genetics of aging and longevity by A. A. Moskalev, E. N. Proshkina, A. A. Belyi, I. A. Solovyev

“…Based on the analysis of geroprotective potential of examined genes’ regulation, main targets have been identified to slowdown aging and achieve healthy longevity. …”
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Family Support and Its Association with Glycemic Control in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Adwa M. AlHaidar, Norah A. AlShehri, Munira A. AlHussaini

“…Therefore, in addition to pharmacotherapy, other measures should be studied regarding psychological aspects mainly among adolescents. The family, which acts as the primary caregiver at this age, may play a major role in disease management. …”
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Grazing regime rather than grazing intensity affect the foraging behavior of cattle by You Wang, Rui Yu, Xin Li, Ronghao Chen, Jiahui Liu

“…The effects of grazing strategies on grassland vegetation were analyzed based on spatial remote sensing data acquired from unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The main findings were: (1) the XGBoost classification model has outperformed the others models, with an average accuracy of 0.947; (2) grazing intensity only significantly affected standing behaviors, while grazing regime significantly influenced foraging, walking, standing, ruminating, and resting behaviors; (3) increased grazing intensity had led to a larger proportion of areas with declining normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in the study area; however, the proportion of areas with increased NDVI was consistently higher in rotationally grazed regions compared to that of continuously grazed areas; (4) The changes in NDVI were significantly positively correlated with foraging probability in continuously grazed plots; however, NDVI changes in lightly grazed rotational areas had a weak correlation with foraging probability. …”
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Role of epigenetics in aetiology and therapies for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A narrative review by Yahaya O Tajudeen, Ufuoma B Shemishere

“…To assess the multivariate association between social media (main predictor or exposure variable), and disordered eating as measured by three levels of the 26-item Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) (dependent variable), stepwise backward ordinal regression models were fit to the data. …”
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Revealing excitation-inhibition imbalance in Alzheimer’s disease using multiscale neural model inversion of resting-state functional MRI by Guoshi Li, Li-Ming Hsu, Ye Wu, Andrea C. Bozoki, Yen-Yu Ian Shih, Pew-Thian Yap

“…Moreover, we reveal a core AD network comprised mainly of limbic and cingulate regions. These brain regions exhibit consistent E-I alterations across MCI and AD, and thus may represent important AD biomarkers and therapeutic targets. …”
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Tumor Sinus Paranasal Dengan Perluasan Intrakranial dan Metastasis ke Paru by Sukri Rahman, M. Abduh Firdaus

“…Not infrequently the patient's main complaint due to the expansion of the tumors such as eye or head complaints and sometimes even result of distant metastases. …”
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Comparison of Local Load Influence on Crack Evolution of Coal and Briquette Coal Samples by Hongbao Zhao, Tao Wang, Huan Zhang, Ziqiang Wei

“…The results show that the raw coal and briquette coal samples are different mainly in number, dimension, and complexity of the internal microstructures, so it is not right to replace raw coal with briquette coal when performing observational study of the crack evolution of microstructures; under the effect of local load, local property, randomness of crack initiation position, and crack initiation stress of raw coal samples are greater than those of briquette coal samples; law of instantaneous maximum effective cut-through rate of raw coal samples is more complex than that of briquette coals; under the effect of uniformly distributed load, end effect factor Fe, sample microstructure influencing factor Fs, and preset center hole factor Fh are the major factors influencing crack growth, among which the amplified end effect factor Fe and sample microstructure influencing factor Fs are dominant factors; under the effect of local load, local load influencing factor Fp, end effect factor Fe, sample microstructure influencing factor Fs, and preset center hole factor Fs are the major factors influencing crack growth, among which the local load influencing factor Fp, end effect factor Fe, and sample microstructure influencing factor Fs are dominant factors. …”
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The use of telehealth in the provision of after-hours palliative care services in rural and remote Australia: A scoping review. by Pathmavathy Namasivayam, Dung T Bui, Christine Low, Tony Barnett, Heather Bridgman, Pauline Marsh, Simone Lee

“…<h4>Results</h4>Twelve studies were included in the review. Four main themes were identified: 1) Stakeholder perceptions of service; 2) benefits to services and users; 3) service challenges; and 4) recommendations for service improvement.…”
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