Non-formal encounters between Israeli families and African immigrant families foster lifelong learning competence by Michal Ganz Meishar

“…Findings – The analysis of the data brought up two main categories that represent the actions and insights from the non-formal encounters for developing lifelong learning competences: create a personal dialogue to strengthen trust and confidence; foster parental involvement. …”
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Absence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors in Middle Eastern Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. The Jordan Absence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors (SMuRF-Le... by Hammoudeh AJ, Aldalal’ah M, Smadi EA, Alrishoud D, Alomari A, Alkhawaldeh M, Rizik A, Okour MF, Araydah M

“…This rate is lower than that reported by most of published studies, mainly due to the high prevalence of the 4 SMuRFs. …”
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Peculiarities of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients who have suffered from COVID-19 by V.O. Zbitnieva, O.B. Voloshyna, I.V. Balashova, E.A. Zubok, O.R. Dukova, L.I. Kovalchuk

“…In patients without a history of AH who have suffered from COVID-19 more than 12 weeks ago, in 21.4% cases there was newly diagnosed AH, in 33.3% of cases, increased variability of systolic blood pressure was observed, mainly during the day, in 21.4% of cases, the degree and speed of the morning rise of systolic blood pressure were increased, which indicated the presence of hypertensive reactions to household loads. …”
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Preliminary effectiveness of social prescription and virtual patient information in increasing tertiary prevention among cancer patients (ESPRIT): protocol for a single-centre, ran... by Karen Steindorf, Michael Koller, Michael Leitzmann, Wolfgang Herr, Daniel Heudobler, Lisa Boyer, Anne Herrmann, Tobias Pukrop, Christine Bernardi, Sabine Einhell

“…The hospital is part of a Comprehensive Cancer Centre mainly treating patients living in rural areas. Primary outcomes are the uptake of physical activity, participation in social activities and psychosocial support. …”
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Salivary testosterone and cortisol responses to seven weeks of practical blood flow restriction training in collegiate American football players by Paul E. Luebbers, Luke M. Kriley, Drake A. Eserhaut, Matthew J. Andre, Michael S. Butler, Andrew C. Fry

“…., test 1 and test 2) of the program, yielding four total. sTes and sCort were analyzed using 4-way (4 × 2 × 2 × 2) mixed model ANOVA’s.ResultsHormonal variables all exhibited main effects for time-of-day (p < 0.001). A significant group × time interaction effect (F3,50 = 3.246, p < 0.05) indicated increases in sTes post-training cycle for the H/S/R group only. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Preoperative Halo Gravity Traction-Assisted Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery for Severe and Rigid Scoliosis: A Comparative Matched-Cohort Study by Yangpu Zhang, Bo Han, Jianqiang Wang, Yuzeng Liu, Yiqi Zhang, Yong Hai, Lijin Zhou

“…There was no significant difference in the etiologies of scoliosis between two groups (15/7/3/2 vs. 25/16/4/2, P=0.85). The main curve in HGT and non-HGT groups were corrected from an average of 113.69°–51.25° and 111.94°–63.79° (P<0.01). …”
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Efficacy of a Blended Low-Intensity Internet-Delivered Psychological Program in Patients With Multimorbidity in Primary Care: Randomized Controlled Trial by Alicia Monreal-Bartolomé, Adoración Castro, M Ángeles Pérez-Ara, Margalida Gili, Fermín Mayoral, María Magdalena Hurtado, Esperanza Varela Moreno, Cristina Botella, Azucena García-Palacios, Rosa M Baños, Yolanda López-Del-Hoyo, Javier García-Campayo, Jesus Montero-Marin

“…Participants diagnosed with depression and either type 2 diabetes or low back pain (n=183) were randomized to “intervention + iTAU” (combining a face-to-face intervention with a supporting web-based program) or “iTAU” alone. The main outcome consisted of a standardized composite score to consider (1) severity of depressive symptoms and (2a) diabetes control or (2b) pain intensity and physical disability 3 months after the end of treatment as the primary end point. …”
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Les capucins discriminent-ils les intentions d’autrui dans un contexte d’interactions interspécifiques ? by Elsa Llerena, Charlotte Canteloup, Helene Meunier

“…Enfin, dans une dernière condition « distracted », l’expérimentateur est capable de donner la récompense à travers le trou, mais au lieu de prendre la récompense en main, il manipule un caillou, c.-à-d. il est distrait. …”
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On Value Distribution for the Mellin Transform of the Fourth Power of the Riemann Zeta Function by Virginija Garbaliauskienė, Audronė Rimkevičienė, Mindaugas Stoncelis, Darius Šiaučiūnas

“…In this paper, the asymptotic behavior of the modified Mellin transform <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi mathvariant="script">Z</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>s</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>s</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>σ</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>i</mi><mi>t</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, of the fourth power of the Riemann zeta function is characterized by weak convergence of probability measures in the space of analytic functions. The main results are devoted to probability measures defined by generalized shifts <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi mathvariant="script">Z</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>s</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>i</mi><mi>φ</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>τ</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> with a real increasing to <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>∞</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> differentiable functions connected to the growth of the second moment of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi mathvariant="script">Z</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>s</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Compliance with the Municipal Agro-Environmental Legislation in Francisco de Orellana, Ecuador by E. Pozo, J. Pozo, A. Bonilla, J. Jimenez

“…Data were collected through analysis of public policies, regulations, legislation and ordinances, and interviews with the main actors of the Decentralized Municipal Autonomous Government. …”
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Herb5GluCon: A novel polyherbal formulation with dual-action inhibiting properties against oxidative stress and glycoside hydrolases – an in silico and in vitro approach by Abbirami Balachandran, Patrick N. Okechukwu, Baskaran Gunasekaran, Jeleń Małgorzata, Beata Morak-Młodawska, Gabriele R.A. Froemming, Sameer Sapra, Charlie A. Lavilla, Jr., Merell P. Billacura, Salini D. Rajendran, Anis Najwa Abdul Rani, Anand Gaurav

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Gender Incidence in the Salary of Informal Workers for the Management of Socioeconomic Strategies by E. Melendres Medina, M. Campaña Lara, B. Riera Riera, J. Orozco Carrillo

“… This research examined the problems experienced by women who work in the informal sector of the city of Riobamba due to receiving poor and lower incomes than men. The main objective was to analyze the influence that gender has on wages of women in this sector, to establish strategies that can promote more equitable development. …”
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In-vitro effect of the methanolic extract of Morinda citrifolia against the life cycle of Dermatobia hominis by Dumar Alexander Jaramillo Hernández, Rafael Felipe Quevedo Carrillo, Diego Arnaldo Cadena Franco, Angélica Elizabeth Gonzalez Reina, Lida Carolina Lesmes-Rodríguez, Luz Natalia Pedraza-Castillo

“…Background: bovine cutaneous dermatobiosis or furuncular myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis is a parasitosis that mainly affects bovines in the tropics and represents a particular interest in public health as zoonosis. …”
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Research status and future prospect of carbon capture technology using steel slag in the context of carbon neutrality by Lei AN, Xiaoyuan ZHANG, Yu LIU

“…In China, steel slag is mainly landfilled, which compromises soil and aquatic environments and results in the waste of potentially recyclable resources. …”
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Niacin alters ruminal microbial composition and metabolites in sheep fed a high-concentrate diet by Zhiqiang Cheng, Jiancheng Liu, Yingying Yu, Wentao Liu, Xiaobin Li, Fengming Li, Changjiang Zang, Kailun Yang

“…There were 72 metabolic pathways, mainly citric acid cycle, pyruvate metabolism, and cysteine and methionine metabolism. (7) Correlation analysis showed that a number of microorganisms (such as Succinivibrio and Prevotella) and differential metabolites (such as L-malic acid, propionic acid, succinic acid, and pyruvic acid) participated in tricarboxylic acid cycle metabolism. …”
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Genome-Wide Profiling of Human Papillomavirus DNA Integration into Human Genome and Its Influence on PD-L1 Expression in Chinese Uygur Cervical Cancer Women by Feng Yang-chun, Wang Sen-yu, Zhang Yuan, Huang Yan-chun

“…The result of GO functional analysis showed that binding molecular function and cellular process biological process were the main ways to influence the cell biological behavior of HPV gene integration. …”
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Perencanaan Strategis Sistem Informasi dengan Metode WARD & PEPPARD Studi Kasus Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kabupaten Boyolali by Setiawan Tri Wibowo, Hanna Prillysca Chernovita

“…This strategic planning is urgently needed by the Boyolali District Administration for Civil Service to avoid investment or procurement of IS / IT that is inconsistent with its main purpose and function as a community service office. …”
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Stakeholder engagement for inclusive climate impact attribution studies by Albert Nkwasa, Inga Menke, Lisa Murken, Liliana Zaharia, Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac, Laura Müller, Melania Michetti, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Gabriela-Adina Morosanu-Mitoșeriu, Maria Theresa Nakkazi, Vytautas Akstinas, Afnan Agramont Akiyama, Konstantin Gregor, Nermin Basaran, Amit Kumar, Vera Shiko, Hamdi Tekin, Elena Vaculovschi, Püren Veziroğlu Biçer, Christopher P O Reyer, Ann van Griensven

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Usability and Usefulness of a Symptom Management Coaching System for Patients With Cancer Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Comparative Mixed Methods Study by Savannah Lucia Caterina Glaser, Itske Fraterman, Noah van Brummelen, Valentina Tibollo, Laura Maria Del Campo, Henk Mallo, Sofie Wilgenhof, Szymon Wilk, Vitali Gisko, Vadzim Khadakou, Ronald Cornet, Manuel Ottaviano, Stephanie Medlock

“…Critical problems regarding the symptom monitoring functionality were mainly found by participants who had received immunotherapy. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Risankizumab in Patients with Psoriasis Showing Suboptimal Response to Secukinumab or Ixekizumab: Results from a Phase 3b, Open-Label, Single-Arm (aIMM) Stud... by Richard B. Warren, Lev Pavlovsky, Antonio Costanzo, Michael Bukhalo, Neil J. Korman, Yu-Huei Huang, Georgios Kokolakis, Andreas Pinter, Nadia Ibrahim, Yanbing Zheng, Leonidas Drogaris, Vassilis Stakias, Ahmed M. Soliman, Simone Rubant, Diamant Thaçi

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