Investigating the effect of plasma activated water on entomopathogenic nematodes under laboratory conditions by Pratik Doshi, Matej Klas, Stanislav Kyzek, Anna Zahoranová, Božena Šerá

“…Seven different PAW prepared at different treatment times, that is, (1s, 3s, 5s, 10s, 20s, 60s, 90s) were tested directly on the three selected nematode species. …”
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Brief intervention to enhance cessation of smokeless tobacco use in newly diagnosed patients with head and neck cancers: A randomized controlled trial in patient-relative dyads by Sai Krishna Tikka, Avinash Shukla, Ripu D. Arora, Sharda Singh, Supriya Mahant, Sachin Verma, Lokesh K. Singh

“…Results: Overall for the dyads using SLT, the relative risk of continuing to use SLT was 3.23 times higher (odds ratio = 7.01) if BTCI was not undertaken at one-month follow-up and 4.43 times higher (odds ratio = 8.65) at 3-months follow-up. …”
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THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND TURMERIC by Farah Dynah Daeq Aszar, Ario Imandiri, Arifa Mustika

“…Methods: Acupuncture therapy at Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Waiguan (TE 5) were given 12 times, 3 times a week. Herbal therapy was given for 30 days, taken 3 times a day with a dose of turmeric 1 gram. …”
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The influenza epidemic in Russia during the 2014–2015 season by Ludmila S. Karpova, Nina M. Popovtseva, Tatyana P. Stolyarova, Nadezhda I. Konovalova, Mikhail Y. Eropkin, Elena I. Burtzeva, Elena L. Feodoritova, Anna A. Sominina

“…The rates of hospitalization with influenza and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) among patients older than 65 years were also higher (1.4 times) as well as the frequency of hospitalization with a diagnosis of “influenza” (2.7 times) and the number of deaths from laboratory confirmed influenza (1.8 times). …”
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Impact of Obesity on Perioperative and Clinical Outcomes After Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy by Sahin Kilic, Murat Sambel

“…The obese group had significantly longer median surgical times, vesicourethral anastomosis times, hospital stays and drain removal times compared to the control group (p < 0.05). …”
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Health Care Consumption during Pregnancy in relation to Maternal Body Mass Index: A Swedish Population Based Observational Study by Elisabeth S. Lindholm, Daniel Altman, Margareta Norman, Marie Blomberg

“…Preeclampsia was more than four times as common, hypertension five times as common, and gestational diabetes 11 times as common when comparing in-patient care, obese to normal weight women (p<0.001 for all comparisons). …”
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Plain Language Summary of Publication: What is the effect of the medicine vibegron in the treatment of overactive bladder in patients with and without bladder leakage? by David Staskin, Jeffrey Frankel, Steven G. Gregg, Janet Owens-Grillo

“…Study participants who took vibegron needed to pee fewer times per day. The number of times they had little warning before the need to pee was also lower. …”
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Średniowieczne źródła antropocentryzmu by Anita Ganowicz-Bączyk

“…One can distinguish at least several stages of the process, which led to this crisis, namely: stage of Magic and Myth, Ancient Times, Middle Ages, and Modern Times. The aim of this article is to show the process of development of an anthropocentric thought in Medieval European culture. …”
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Optimal Injection Parameters for Enhancing Coalbed Methane Recovery: A Simulation Study from the Shizhuang Block, Qinshui Basin, China by Du Liu, Longyong Shu, Yanbin Wang, Zhonggang Huo, Shihu Zhao, Xing Xiong

“…In this study, a numerical model was established based on the GEM component model to evaluate the influences of different N2 injection parameters (production injection well spacing, gas injection timing, gas injection duration, gas injection rate, and the bottom-hole injection pressure) on the production of CBM in the Shizhuang Block of Qinshui Basin, China. …”
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Studies of clinical symptoms of panleukopenia in cats in the Donetsk People’s Republic by I. V. Berdyukova, P. A. Rudenko

“…The disease was reported in adult pet cats 2.4 times less frequently than in stray cats. It is shown that the number of the disease cases in female cats is 1.5 times higher than in male ones. …”
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Reliable Atom Probe Tomography of Cu Nanoparticles Through Tailored Encapsulation by an Electrodeposited Film by Aydan Çiçek, Florian Knabl, Maximilian Schiester, Helene Waldl, Lidija D. Rafailović, Michael Tkadletz, Christian Mitterer

“…In contrast, shorter deposition times provided sufficient surface coverage, ensuring strong adhesion and reducing void formation. …”
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What is the influence of single-entry models on access to elective surgical procedures? A systematic review by Deborah A Marshall, Zaheed Damani, Barbara Conner-Spady, Tina Nash, Henry Tom Stelfox, Tom W Noseworthy

“…Article quality was assessed using a modified Downs and Black checklist.Results 11 studies from Canada, Australia and the UK were included with mostly weak observational design—2 simulations, 5 before–after, 2 descriptive and 2 cross-sectional studies. 9 studies showed a decrease in patient waiting times; 6 showed that more patients were meeting benchmark waiting times; and 5 demonstrated that waiting lists decreased using an SEM as compared with controls. …”
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Impact of patient compliance with inhaler therapy on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity: a rural tertiary care perspective by Nandakishore K. S., Preethiraj Ballal, Anirudha Katipalla, Shruthi Rai P., Supreetha T., Dixith T., Sanjay Srinivas, Shree Dhanusha, Pramod Pujar, Sushmitha Sudeesh, Vignesh T. M.

“…Among the 45 patients who visited the health care facility less than 2 times, 28 (62.22%) patients were compliant with inhalers. …”
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The creation of new aneuploid lines of the cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) with identification of chromosomes by translocation and SSR-markers by M. F. Sanamyan, Sh. U. Bobokhujaev, A. X. Makamov, S. G. Achilov, I. Y. Abdurakhmonov

“…Chromosome 4 of the At subgenome was recovered more frequently (18 times) than chromosome 2 of the At subgenome (4 times) and chromosome 6 of the At subgenome (3 times) during pollen irradiation at different doses and in the progeny of the desynaptic plants. …”
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Blunt trauma of the scrotum and testicle: algorithm of choice of treatment tactics by S. K. Yarovoy, R. A. Khromov

“…When using the algorithm, the following clinical advantages were noted: reducing the likelihood of acute post-traumatic orchitis 2.4 times (p = 0,0271); reduced likelihood of postoperative infectious-inflammatory complications is reduced 2.0 times; reducing the likelihood of orchiectomy or hardening of the testicle 1.4 times.…”
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Asymptomatic female softball pitchers have altered hip morphology and cartilage composition by Stuart J. Warden, Sally L. Coburn, Robyn K. Fuchs, Rachel K. Surowiec, Julio Carballido-Gamio, Joanne L. Kemp, Peter K. Jalaie, David F. Hanff, Antony J. R. Palmer, Scott J. Fernquest, Kay M. Crossley, Joshua J. Heerey

“…Magnetic resonance imaging was used to assess cartilage relaxation times in a second cohort of pitchers (‘Pitch2’, n = 10) and non-athletic controls (‘Con’, n = 4). …”
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Sparse seagrass meadows are critical dugong habitat: A novel rapid assessment of habitat-wildlife associations using paired drone and in-water surveys by Nicole E. Said, Christophe Cleguer, Paul Lavery, Amanda J. Hodgson, Connor Gorham, Julian A. Tyne, Ankje Frouws, Simone Strydom, Johnny Lo, Holly C. Raudino, Kelly Waples, Kathryn McMahon

“…Where both seagrass species simultaneously occurred, the likelihood of dugongs being present increased by over 60 times. The presence of H. uninervis alone was predicted to increase the abundance of dugongs by 1.4 times across all locations and by 6.8 times in one location, Exmouth Gulf, compared to when no seagrass was present. …”
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BR-163 em 5 tempos: uma abordagem geo-foto-gráfica by Confins

“…BR-163 in 5 times: a geo-photo-graphic approach…”
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Functional Analysis of the Differences in the Dimensions of Two Types of Boiled and Steamed Rice Grains by Mirosław Krzyśko, Waldemar Wołyński, Marek Domin, Zofia Hanusz, Leszek Rydzak, Łukasz Smaga, Andrzej Wojtyła

“…The measurements of the dimension characteristics obtained at different times of the cooking process were converted to functional data. …”
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