Nasal Carriage and Methicillin Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus among Schoolchildren in Sana’a City, Yemen by Arwa Mohammed Othman, Belques Sharaf Al-Huraibi, Rowa Mohammed Assayaghi, Huda Zaid Al-Shami

“…Their age ranged from 5 to 19 years with the mean age and standard deviation equal to 13.3 ± 3.5 years. Nasal swabs were collected from each student for culturing and methicillin susceptibility testing. …”
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Lithuania's Image in Modem History Schoolbooks of Russia by Nerijus Šepetys

“…However, all these problems related to Lithuanian history are equally characteristic of the representation of Russian history itself. …”
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Evaluation of Double-Faced Tubularized Preputial Flap versus Duckett’s Procedure for Repair of Penoscrotal Hypospadias with Significant Penile Curvature: A Comparative Study by Mohamed Shahin, Mohamed Abdalrazek, Mohamed Abdelmaboud, Ibrahim Mahmoud Elsayaad, Muhammad Abdelhafez Mahmoud, Mahmoud Abdelhady Mousa, Ahmed Elshamy, Omar Alsamahy, Mohamed Rehan, Sayed Elhady, Ibrahim Gamaan

“…The patients were randomly divided into two equal groups; group A (n = 72) underwent DFPF, and group B (n = 72) underwent Duckett’s procedure. …”
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Economic, social and cultural human rights in the context of preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine by O. I. Zozulia

“…Theoretical provisions and legal principles of introducing and realizing guarantees and restrictions of economic, social and cultural human rights (rights to health care, safe working conditions, business activity, equal access to public service, education, sufficient standard of living, social protection, etc.) have been analyzed. in terms of preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Ukraine. …”
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Micro-computed tomography measurement of the marginal gap of different types of glass-ceramic veneers fabricated by heat-pressed technique. by Soma Qadir, Bassam Karem Amin

“…The samples were divided into two equal groups of Ten for each group. The impression for all the samples of each group was made by a conventional one-step impression technique using ImpregumTM Penta medium-bodied polyether impression material. …”
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Green Tea and Red Tea from Camellia sinensis Partially Prevented the Motor Deficits and Striatal Oxidative Damage Induced by Hemorrhagic Stroke in Rats by Priscila Marques Sosa, Mauren Assis de Souza, Pâmela B. Mello-Carpes

“…Based on our results, we can consider that the two teas seem to be equally effective to prevent motor deficits and striatal oxidative damage induced by hemorrhagic stroke in rats.…”
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The evolution replacing para rubber sawdust by using bagasse and rice straw with giant mimosa for substrate cultivation P. sajor-caju by Karupakorn Laeid-on, Arunrussame Sangsila

“…When evaluating mushroom proliferation, the 8th procedure to solve the bagasse: straw: giant mimosa (25:30:40%) gave the greatest average number of mushrooms per bag equal to 8.25. The technique that produced the lowest mushroom per bag of 100% of giant mimosa was 5.50, with diameter pileus ranging from 5.93 to 6.77 cm, and flower stripe length ranging from 3.12 to 3.75 cm. …”
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Correction of the Contribution of Scattered Photon Radiation to the Ionization Chamber Readings During X-Ray Radiation Quality Assessment by A. A. Zaharadniuk, K. G. Senkovsky, R. V. Lukashevich

“…This made it possible to calculate correction factors for the source-detector distance equal to 2.5 meters.…”
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Vermicompost enrichment using organic wastes: Nitrogen content and mineralization by Ali Askari, Ali Khanmirzaei, Shekoofeh Rezaei

“…The mineralization rate ranged from 4.24 and 3.62 mg kg^-1 day^-1 for the compost containing 25% chicken and cow blood powder, respectively, to 0.94 and 0.84 mg kg^-1 day^-1 in canola and soybean waste, respectively, whereas those for the control treatment equaled 0.81 mg kg^-1 day^-1.<br /> <strong>Conclusion</strong> Composts containing 25% blood powder were acceptable in terms of quantity and nitrogen release over time, and can serve as a reliable source of available nutrients in the soil.…”
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The emergence of an independent Polish state and the problem of national minorities by G. G. Dedurin

“…It has been proved that due to the lack of mechanisms for monitoring compliance with international norms which were supposed to guarantee the rights of national minorities and imperfections in domestic legislation, the Polish authorities at various levels have repeatedly violated the democratic principles of the March 1921 Constitution and other legal acts designed to ensure equal rights for representatives of national minorities, which, in turn, created constant tension within the Second Polish Republic, destabilising the internal situation in the country. …”
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Multichannel marketing communications at retail enterprises by Liubov Lipych

“…In the process of multi-channel communication, consumers should be perceived as equal partners, without a clear definition of the role of sender and receiver. …”
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How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Higher Education Learning Experience? An Empirical Investigation of Learners’ Academic Performance at a University in a Developing Country by Ghada Refaat El Said

“…A new hybrid model of education is expected to emerge, and, given the digital divide, new shifts in education approaches could widen equality gaps. This is one of the first empirical studies investigating the effect of the sudden shift from face-to-face to online distance learning due to COVID-19 lockdown at one of the universities in Egypt. …”
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Prospective Study of Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy in Absenceof Myelopathy by Umesh D. Jain, Amol Gowaikar, Pradip Patil, Uday Ghate, Rishabh Nair

“…Many comparative studies shows equal beneficial outcome of pcf (posterior cervical foraminotomy)as compared to acdf (anterior cervical disectomy with fusion). …”
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Preferences for public health insurance coverage of new anticancer drugs: a discrete choice experiment among non-small cell lung cancer patients in China by Jingyi Meng, Feifei Yan, Maochun Chen, Yuchen Ding, Zhe Feng, Wenzhang Lu, Jinsong Geng

“…Abstract Background Ensuring equal access to affordable, high-quality, and satisfied healthcare for cancer patients is a challenge worldwide. …”
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Comparing the Efficacy of Local Corticosteroid Injection, Platelet-Rich Plasma, and Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Pes Anserine Bursitis: A Prospective, Rando... by Wesam Gouda, Awad S. Abbas, Tarek M. Abdel-Aziz, Mohamed Z. Shoaeir, Walid Ahmed, Abdelhfeez Moshrif, Ahmed Mosallam, Mohamed Kamal

“…A prospective, randomized, comparative study was conducted on 180 patients diagnosed with chronic PAB. They were equally divided into three groups as follows: Group I received a local corticosteroid injection of 40 mg of methylprednisolone acetate/1 ml; Group II received a PRP injection; and in Group III, ESWT was used. …”
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The essence of the heirs’ obligation to reimburse funeral expenses of the testator and peculiarities of its fulfilment by O. Ye. Kukhariev

“…Heirs, on the other hand, bear these costs in the amount equal to their share in the inheritance. In addition, the heirs must reimburse the funeral expenses of the testator, regardless of the share value of the inherited property. …”
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Functional outcome and quality of life index after endonasal versus external dacryocystorhinostomy by Rashmi A Dave, Suryasnata Rath, Devjyoti Tripathy, Samir Mahapatra, Mohd Hasnat Ali

“…Results: A total of 110 patients were recruited and equally distributed (n = 55) in both groups. The mean age of the population was 47.6 years (SD = 14.02; range 20–79 years). …”
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Spatial and Temporal Monitoring of North African Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur arenicola (Hartert, EJO, 1894): First Migrants Arrive Early and Select Nesting Trees next to Forag... by Mohamed Mounir, Ismail Mansouri, Wafae Squalli, Soumaya Hammada, Mohamed Dakki

“…From the end of February to early September, we monitored the migration dates, counting arrival and departure dates, and breeding chronology, to clarify if the breeding season is divided into sub-breeding phases or not. Equally, the spatial distribution of nests following potential breeding phases was surveyed weekly in Beni Mellal province following a map of a selected orange orchard. …”
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Association between weekend catch-up sleep and chronic kidney disease: insights from NHANES 2017–2020 by Sheng Chen, Ting Zhang, Hongjun Gao, Jianqiang Zhang

“…Subgroup analyses showed stronger negative associations (p < 0.05) for men and women with a WCS of 2-3 h, adults under 60 years of age with a WCS of 2-3 h, those with less than 1 h of catch-up sleep on weekends and a body mass index (BMI) of 25-29.9, those with a BMI of less than 25 or greater than or equal to 30 with a WCS of 2-3 h, and those with less than 7 h of sleep on weekdays and 2-3 h of catch-up sleep on weekends.Conclusion Our findings suggest that when weekday sleep duration is < 7 h, WCS in 2-3 h is strongly associated with a lower prevalence of CKD.…”
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Metabolism-Related Adipokines and Metabolic Diseases: Their Role in Osteoarthritis by Zhang Q, Zhao YX, Li LF, Fan QQ, Huang BB, Du HZ, Li C, Li W

“…Qian Zhang,1,&ast; Yi Xuan Zhao,1,&ast; Long Fei Li,2 Qian Qian Fan,3 Bin Bin Huang,1 Hong Zhen Du,1 Chen Li,3 Wei Li3 1School of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Cerebrovascular Disease Ward, The First People’s Hospital of Ping Ding Shan, Pingdingshan, Henan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Li; Chen Li, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Binzhou Medical University Hospital, No. 661 huanghe 2nd Road, Binzhou, Shandong, People’s Republic of China, Email yishengliwei@163.com; lc_0625@163.comAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects several joints but tends to be more prevalent in those that are weight-bearing, such as the knees, which are the most heavily loaded joints in the body. …”
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