Selected health characteristics are associated with urban Canadians’ acceptability of policies promoting healthier restaurant food environments by Jessica Lambert-De Francesch, Kadia Saint-Onge, Nazeem Muhajarine, Lise Gauvin

“…For all policies and analyses, both those consuming restaurant-prepared foods daily and those never consuming these foods were more likely to be in complete agreement than those consuming these foods once per week. Conclusions: More research is needed to explain discrepancies in acceptability according to health characteristics. …”
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Incidence and predictors of mortality among HIV positive children on anti-retroviral therapy in the selected health facilities of West Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia: Retrospective... by Gelane Gurmu, Emiru Merdassa, Gemechu Tiruneh, Keneni Efrem, Firezer Belay, Lalisa Mekonnen, Jira Wakoya Feyisa, Matiyos Lema, Adisu Tafari Shama, Markos Desalegn

“…<h4>Results</h4>The total follow-up time was 15, 652 child-months, and the overall incidence of mortality was 1.92 (95%CI: 1.34, 2.74) per 1000 child-months. The median time to death following the initiation of ART was 6 months. …”
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Short term outcomes of the first pediatric cardiac surgery program in Rwanda by Yayehyirad Ejigu, Vongai C. Mlambo, Kara L. Neil, Habtamu Sime, Rex Wong, Michel R. Gatera, Gaston Nyirigira, Yilkal C. Sewnet, Yihan Lin, Bertrand Byishimo, Gloria Rukomeza, Yves Mutabandama, Emmanuel Rusingiza

“…With only 0.08 pediatric cardiac surgeons per million people, few cardiac centers routinely perform pediatric cardiac surgery. …”
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Optimizing Operating Room Efficiency for Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Using Performance Benchmarks by Koorosh Kashanian, BMSc, Matey Juric, BSc, Tim Ramsay, PhD, Pascal Fallavollita, PhD, Paul E. Beaulé, MD, FAAOS, FRCSC

“…We hypothesized that implementing benchmarks would improve efficiency and the number of joints performed per day. Methods: Two hundred ninety-five patients from 59 OR days were reviewed. …”
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DNA metabarcoding of benthic algae and associated eukaryotes from Lake Baikal in the face of rapid environmental changes by Yu. S. Bukin, L. S. Kravtsova, T. E. Peretolchina, A. P. Fedotov, A. E. Tupikin, M. R. Kabilov, D. Yu. Sherbakov, E. V. Mincheva

“…The results of the study show that the analysis of the minor component of the eukaryotic community in samples (organisms with low biomass) consisting of a mixture of multicellular and unicellular organisms requires a read-depths of at least 100,000 sequences per sample. In general, the DNA-metabarcoding method is recommended for studying the structure of algal communities and eukaryotes associated with them.…”
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Adding Bismuth to Rabeprazole-Based First-Line Triple Therapy Does Not Improve the Eradication of Helicobacter pylori by Meng-Chieh Wu, Yao-Kuang Wang, Chung-Jung Liu, Fang-Jung Yu, Fu-Chen Kuo, Min-Li Liu, Chao-Hung Kuo, Deng-Chyang Wu, Yao-Kang Huang, I-Chen Wu

“…Comparable compliance and Helicobacter pylori eradication rates were observed in both groups in either intention-to-treat [RAK 72.8% (59/81) versus RBAK 77.8% (63/81); p=0.47] or per protocol analysis [RAK 74.7% (59/79) versus RBAK 81.8% (63/77); p=0.26]. …”
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Disease burden of influenza in Spain: A five-season study (2015–2020) by Iván Sanz-Muñoz, Irene Arroyo-Hernantes, Alejandro Martín-Toribio, Marina Toquero-Asensio, Javier Sánchez-Martínez, Carla Rodríguez-Crespo, Silvia Rojo-Rello, Marta Domínguez-Gil, Marta Hernández-Pérez, Eduardo Tamayo, Ruth Gil-Prieto, Ángel Gil-de-Miguel, José M Eiros

“…The annual direct cost of influenza was approximately €128 million per season, with more than 80% of this cost centered on people over 45 years of age.…”
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Multivariate Analysis of Phenotypic Diversity of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Landraces from Lamjung and Tanahun Districts, Nepal by Anup Dhakal, Amrit Pokhrel, Shishir Sharma, Ankur Poudel

“…Cluster III showed the highest mean value for grain width, flag leaf breadth, yield, and minimum mean value for plant height while mean values of total grain per panicle, filled grain percentage, and thousand-grain weight were maximum in cluster IV. …”
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Influence of type traits on stayability in the Ital- ian Mediterranean buffalo by Damiano Altieri, Stefano Biffani, Mayra Gómez, Yuri Gombia, Dario Rossi, Luca Gubitosi, Nadia Piscopo, Francesca Carnovale, Rossella Di Palo

“… The selection schemes adopted over the past 20 years for the Italian Mediterranean Buffalo, together with the marked improvement in farm management techniques and the systematic application of AI in an increasing number of subjects, have resulted in a sharp improvement in the quantities of milk produced per lactation. Experiences from dairy cows suggest that such an improvement could reduce the average productive life span of breeding females and, therefore, their longevity. …”
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Clinical Study of Repetitive Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with Rehabilitation Therapy for Patients with Consciousness Disorder by CHENG Xiaorong, SUN Dengjuan, ZHANG Yibao, MA Yumei, MA Rui, BAO Yingcun, LI Qun

“…The control group were treated with conventional rehabilitation treatment and the observation group were treated with conventional rehabilitation therapy and tDCS，the anode was placed in the left primary motor cortex （M1） and the cathode was placed in the right shoulder region，current intensity of 2 mA，once daily，20 min once a day，5 times per week，for 6 weeks. Before and after treatment，the level of consciousness was assessed by the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised （CRS-R） and Glasgow Coma Scale （GCS），the Modified Ashworth Scale （MAS） was used to assess changes muscle tone of the right flexor elbow muscle.ResultsBefore treatment，there were no significant difference in CRS-R and GCS scores between the two groups （<italic>P</italic>＞0.05）；After treatment，the scores of the two groups were improved，and the CRS-R and GCS scores of the observation group were better than the control group，the differences were statistically significant （<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）. …”
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Epidemiological trends and predictions of urinary tract infections in the global burden of disease study 2021 by Yining He, Jing Zhao, Lanhui Wang, Chao Han, Ruxue Yan, Peiqi Zhu, Tianyang Qian, Siyao Yu, Xiaolin Zhu, Weiming He

“…From 1990 to 2021, the number of UTI cases increased by 66.45%, reaching 4.49 billion cases, with an ASIR of 5,531.88 per 100,000 population. The greatest incidence of UTIs was seen in women and older adult men. …”
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Validity and reliability of the step test to estimate maximal oxygen consumption in pediatric population by Gerardo Weisstaub, José González, Ignacio Orizola, Juan Borquez, Matías Monsalves-Alvarez, Lydia Lera, Rodrigo Troncoso, Carlos Sepúlveda

“…The step test entailed maintaining a steady pace of 22 steps per minute for 3 min (60 bpm), with the heart rate being recorded at the end of the test. …”
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Within-hospital Temporal Clustering of Postoperative Complications and Implications for Safety Monitoring and Benchmarking Using ACS-NSQIP Data by Mark E. Cohen, PhD, Yaoming Liu, PhD, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, Bruce L. Hall, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS

“…When clustering was adjusted only for patient and procedure risk, an annual average of 0.31, 0.85, and 0.51 clusters were observed per hospital for mortality, morbidity, and SSI, respectively. …”
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Profile of Children With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Referred to a Hospital in Iran by Amin Ghanbari, Mohammadreza Pazoki, Bahar Allahverdi, Pejman Rohani, Parisa Rahmani

“…Children’s PA level was low; 50% engaged in less than 420 minutes of PA per week. Eating habits were also concerning; 68.5% eat fast food and sweets almost daily. …”
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Topical Application of Orabase Bromelain Gel Reduces Inflammatory Process, Bone Loss and Steatosis in Experimental Periodontitis by Even Herlany Pereira Alves, Hélio Mateus Silva Nascimento, Luiz Felipe de Carvalho França, Any Carolina Cardoso Guimarães Vasconcelos, Larissa dos Santos Pessoa, Felipe Rodolfo Pereira da Silva, John Arlley Sousa Pinho de Lira, Paulo Roberto Carneiro Gomes, André dos Santos Carvalho, André Luiz dos Reis Barbosa, Daniel Fernando Pereira Vasconcelos

“…The bromelain-based gel was formulated in two concentrations (1% and 10%). Ten animals were used per group: Control, Periodontitis, Periodontitis + Neutral Gel, Periodontitis + 1% Bromelain Gel, Periodontitis + 10% Bromelain Gel and Periodontitis + 2% Chlorhexidine Gel. …”
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admissions for COVID-19: Insights Using State-Level Data by Rohit S. Loomba, Enrique G. Villarreal, Juan S. Farias, Ronald A. Bronicki, Saul Flores

“…The estimated CPA frequency was 2.8 per million children in a one-month period. A total of 3,235 tests were conducted of which 6.3% were positive. …”
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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis of peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis in South Africa by Evelyn Thsehla, Micheal Kofi Boachie, Susan Goldstein

“…Results The total discounted costs per patient over 5 years were R788 384 for PD versus R1 227 708 for HD. …”
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Epidemiology of clinically significant migraine in Israel: a retrospective database study by A. Shifrin, E. Domany, M. Tirosh, D. Davidovici, S. Vinker, I. Forschner, A. Israel

“…The annual incidence of migraine in 2022 was 43 per 10,000 individuals over 18, with approximately 75% of new cases occurring in women, with a mean age of 36.5 years. …”
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Influence of location on quality parameters of pepper seeds by Živković Ivana, Poštić Dobrivoj, Pavlović Nenad, Tabaković Marijenka, Đorđević Mladen, Cvikić Dejan, Perić Vesna

“…Future research will be related to soil analysis and total yield per plot at the locations of Smederevska Palanka and Kula.…”
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Health Benefits Due to Reduction in Respirable Particulates during COVID-19 Lockdown in India by Anubha Goel, Pallavi Saxena, Saurabh Sonwani, Shubham Rathi, Ananya Srivastava, Akash Kumar Bharti, Supreme Jain, Shubhanshi Singh, Anuradha Shukla, Anju Srivastava

“…Furthermore, the results highlighted a decrease of 29.85 deaths per 100,000 persons during lockdown Phase 1, primarily due to the reduction in PM2.5 concentrations. …”
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