Detection of Elder Abuse Through Emergency Care Technicians Screening Tool Revision for Home-Based Primary Care (DETECT-RPC): a cluster randomised controlled trial study protocol by Melvin D Livingston, Brad Cannell, Jason Burnett, Nicholas Sevey, Kristin Lees Haggerty, Carolyn Pickering

“…This protocol seeks to adapt the Detection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians (DETECT) screening tool, previously used by emergency medical technicians, for use by HBPC providers.Methods and analysis The protocol consists of two main phases which include four substudies. Substudy 1 uses a qualitative approach to understand the current barriers to clinician identification and reporting of EM in HBPC, including what adaptations need to be made to DETECT for use in HBPC. …”
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Correction of insulin resistance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under the influence of recovery treatment by O.I. Lemko, N.V. Vantiukh, D.V. Reshetar, S.V. Lukashchuk

“…Treatment was carried out according to three treatment complexes. The main component of the treatment was the use of haloaerosoltherapy and its combination with singlet oxygen therapy or drinking and inhalation of mineral water. …”
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Toxicity Assessment of the Xanthid Crab Demania cultripes from Cebu Island, Philippines by Manabu Asakawa, Gloria Gomez-Delan, Shintaro Tsuruda, Michitaka Shimomura, Yasuo Shida, Shigeto Taniyama, Mercy Barte-Quilantang, Jo Shindo

“…Toxin profiles as determined by high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescent detection analysis (HPLC-FLD) revealed that TTX was the main toxic principle accounting for about 90% of the total toxicity along with 4-epi TTX and 4,9-anhydroTTX. …”
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Exploring clinicians’ perspectives on the ‘Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Care Bundle’ national quality improvement programme: a qualitative study by Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Nick Sevdalis, Edward Morris, Posy Bidwell, Ranee Thakar, James M Harris, Louise Silverton, Alexandra Hellyer, Robert Freeman, Vivienne Novis

“…The majority were female and the mean age was 36.5 years.Results Four main themes emerged: ‘Implementation strategies’, ‘Opportunities to use the OASI Care Bundle’, ‘Does current practice need to change?’ …”
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Imaging abnormalities of the acromioclavicular joint and subacromial space are common in asymptomatic shoulders: a systematic review by Thomas Ibounig, Lasse Rämö, Romi Haas, Mark Jones, Teppo L. N. Järvinen, Simo Taimela, Sean Docking, Sharon Sanders, Rachelle Buchbinder

“…The certainty of evidence was very low mainly due to high risk of bias, imprecision, and indirectness across studies. …”
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Modelación numérica del concreto simple con elementos finitos mediante la teoría de la plasticidad y la función de fluencia de Hu y Schnobrich Numerical modeling of the simple conc... by Luis Rodríguez, Dorian Linero

“…<br>This article describes the formulation, implementation and validation of a constitutive model in the finite element method, which it represents the mechanical behavior of plain concrete subjected mainly to compression, considering the plane stress state and infinitesimal strain. …”
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Statistical analysis based on a two-staged SEM-SVM approach for environmental noise annoyance prediction and identification of influencing factors by M. Rehman, M. Kamal, S. Tiwari

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Noise pollution is an environmental stressor that is mainly caused due to heavy transportation in urban scenarios. …”
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Hubungan Status Gizi dengan Prestasi Belajar Siswa Sekolah Dasar Negeri 01 Guguk Malintang Kota Padangpanjang by Rosita Hayatus Sa’adah, Rahmatina B. Herman, Susila Sastri

“…</p><p>Abstract<br />Nutrition is one of the main determinants of quality of Human Resource. Good nutritional status will affect the growth and development of children, one of which can increase the intellectual capability that will have an impact on learning achievement at school. …”
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Clinical characteristics of patients with coronary artery disease by smoking status by Olga V. Nakhratova, Daria P. Tsygankova, Joseph M. Tsenter, Evgeny D. Bazdyrev

“…CONCLUSION: Smokers with CAD hospitalized for routine myocardial revascularization had mainly a mild or moderate degree of nicotine dependence, more than half of patients was not motivated to quit smoking and had thirst and support types of smoking behavior. …”
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study by Foglia SD, Drapeau CC, Ramdeo KR, Adams FC, Soppitt DB, Rehsi RS, Shanthanna H, Nelson AJ

“…Stevie D Foglia,1 Chloe C Drapeau,2 Karishma R Ramdeo,2 Faith C Adams,2 Daniel B Soppitt,2 Ravjot S Rehsi,2 Harsha Shanthanna,1,3 Aimee J Nelson1,2 1School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 2Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 3Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CanadaCorrespondence: Aimee J Nelson, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, Tel +1 905-525-9140 x28053, Fax +1 905-523-6011, Email nelsonaj@mcmaster.caPurpose: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating chronic pain condition characterized by sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunction with a world-wide prevalence of 26.2 per 100,000 people per year and is 3 to 4 times more prevalent in females. …”
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FENOMENA SPASIAL PADA FLY-OVER URIP SUMOHARJO KM.4 MAKASSAR by Muhammad Ajwad Muzdar, Bambang Heryanto, Arifuddin Akil

“…The position of the Actor is an element that played a main role in defining the space into a place, is also a decisive element in forming an event. …”
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Benign Adrenocortical Tumors and the Detection of Nonadrenal Neoplasia by Meng Hao, Miguel Angel Luque-Fernandez, Diana Lopez, Kathryn Cote, Jessica Newfield, Molly Connors, Anand Vaidya

“…Case-control study of patients with benign adrenocortical tumors (cases; n = 400) and normal adrenal glands (controls; n = 400), who underwent repeated abdominal cross-sectional imaging. Main Outcomes. Primary analyses: association between case-control status and benign abdominal neoplasia detected via cross-sectional imaging. …”
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Rancang Bangun Protokol Perutean SDGR+R pada Vehicular AD-HOC Network Berbasis Arah by Eliyah Acantha Manapa, Sri Wahjuni, Shelvie Nidya Neyman

“…In forming the communication network topology, SDGR looks for the shortest path value between nodes and high node density. The main objective of this research is to analyze the concept of SDGR routing protocol and to develop it, considering the direction of the route (SDGR+R). …”
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Microbiological profile and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria associated with urinary tract infections in Ukrainian adults by K.S. Barannik, O.V. Ishchenko, R.V. Duka, R.M. Molchanov, D.O. Stepanskyi

“…The aim of the study was to analyse the microbial profile of the urinary tract infections (UTIs) due to urolithiases and to study susceptibility to antibiotics in its causative agents. The main method of the research was bacteriological. …”
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Predictive accuracy of lactate albumin ratio for mortality in intensive care units: a nationwide cohort study by Yohei Okada, Yoshitaka Aoki, Mikio Nakajima, Yasuhito Suzuki, Mikihiro Shimizu, Ryo Imai, Soichiro Mimuro, Yoshiki Nakajima

“…We included all patients admitted to ICUs between 2015 and 2021, excluding those under the age of 16 years. The main outcome was in-hospital mortality. The LAR predictive value for this outcome was assessed by examining the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and comparing it against prognostic indicators such as age, lactate, albumin and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score. …”
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A Systematic Review Uncovering Modifiable Influences on Statin Adherence by Rosenberg J, Lampridou S, Moores A, Garfield S, Wingfield D, Judah G

“…While side effects had inconsistent associations with adherence, forgetfulness was mainly addressed in quantitative studies, and social influences were highlighted in qualitative research. …”
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Effects of Extraction Temperature on Physicochemical Properties and Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activities of Polysaccharides from Lycium ruthenicum Murr. by Bing LIU, Jingyu MA, Ting LI, Jun ZHU, Meipeng ZHU, Lihua WU, Xia CHEN, Xinguo ZHANG, Ping ZHAO

“…The relative molecular masses of LRP20, LRP40, LRP60, LRP80 and LRP100 were 293.34, 227.94, 233.45, 273.53 and 233.66 kDa, respectively. LRPs were mainly composed of L-Ara, D-Gal, D-Glc, D-Man, L-Rha and D-GlcA with a small amount of D-Xyl, of which LRP80 and LRP100 contained D-GalA. …”
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Chemical composition and insecticidal activity of Mentha rotundifolia and Chrysanthemum coronarium essential oils against the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta by Krache Farial, Boualem Malika, Benourad Fouzia, Touzout Nabil, Mihoub Adil, Subhan Danish, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Abdullah A. Alarfaj

“…Indeed, 77 volatile compounds representing 98.19% of the total oil of M. rotundifolia, including cyclobutane acetonitrile, 1-methyl-2-(1-methyl ethenyl)-, terpinene-4-ol, p-menthane, germacrene D, caryophyllene and myrcene, were the main compounds. However, farnesene, myrcene, eugenol, germacrene D, phytol, and pinene were significant components among 69 compounds representing 95.39% of the total oil of C. coronarium. …”
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Using a Clinical Decision Support System to Improve Anticoagulation in Patients with Nonvalve Atrial Fibrillation in China’s Primary Care Settings: A Feasibility Study by Xueying Ru, Tianhao Wang, Lan Zhu, Yunhui Ma, Liqun Qian, Huan Sun, Zhigang Pan

“…It seemed that the incidence of adverse clinical events in the software group was lower than that in the control group. The main reason for dropouts in both groups was “following up in other hospitals.” …”
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Characteristics and Differences in the Antler Velvet Microbiota During Regeneration by Yongxiang Li, Yuhang Zhu, Bo Yang, Shaochen Yu, Songze Li, André-Denis G. Wright, Rui Du, Huazhe Si, Zhipeng Li

“…The core microbiota of the two groups were mainly composed of <i>Atopostipes</i> spp., <i>Corynebacterium</i> spp., <i>Burkholderia</i> spp., <i>Staphylococcus</i> spp., and <i>Paracoccus</i> spp. …”
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