On the issue of creating an algorithm for assessing safety culture in modern healthcare institutions by O.P. Yavorovsky, I.V. Serheta, R.P. Brukhno, Yu.M. Skaletskyi, V.D. Chopchyk, D.V. Varyvonchyk, V.I. Zenkina

“…Moreover, maintaining a high safety culture requires an understanding of certain norms of behavior and attitude towards the patient from the stand point of ensuring his maximum safety, which contributes to compliance with treatment standards and the development of safe behavior. …”
Get full text

Association of Fontan Pathophysiology With Plasma Bile Acids by Ashish H. Shah, MD, MD-Research, Arun Surendran, MSc, Pedram Hassan-Tash, BSc, MD, C. Nolan Turnbull, BSc, Nicole Johnston, MSc, David Goodlett, BSc, PhD, Jun Han, PhD, Robin A. Ducas, MD, James W. Tam, MD, Eberhard Renner, MD, Todd A. Duhamel, PhD, Michel Aliani, MSc, PhD, Amir Ravandi, MD, PhD, Richard A. Krasuski, MD

“…Fontan patients had significantly lower skeletal muscle mass, took longer to complete the 5 times sit-to-stand test; achieved lower %VO2 max, and had lower resting and postexercise hemodynamic parameters. …”
Get full text

Projeto de extensão universitária ‘SaúHDe renal’: Efeitos na qualidade de vida e na aptidão física by Jordana Letícia Buratti, Thaís Severo Dutra, Moane Marchesan Krug, Clara Suemi da Costa Rosa, Paulo Ricardo Moreira, Robelius De-Bortoli, Rodrigo de Rosso Krug

“…A six-minute walk assessed physical fitness, sit and stand test, forearm flexion, flexibility, and dynamometry. …”
Get full text

Induced-volatolomics, a new research field in chemical biology by Blochouse, Estelle, Eid, Rony, Cannoni, Elsa, Châtre, Rémi, Geffroy, Claude, Opalinski, Isabelle, Papot, Sébastien, Poinot, Pauline

“…In comparison to their “always-on” counterparts, such stimuli-responsive probes stand out as promising candidates for exploring biological processes because of their high sensitivity, ingenious spatiotemporal resolution, ease of operation, and real-time and in situ imaging capacity. …”
Get full text

Effect of Body-Weight-Based Resistance Training on Balance Ability and Fear of Falling in Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Women by Zhenyue Liu, Shuji Sawada, Pengyu Deng, Hisashi Naito, Shuichi Machida

“…The LRT group participated in the exercise session twice weekly for 12 weeks, while the CON group maintained their daily routine. The 30 s chair stand test (CS-30) was applied to measure lower-extremity muscle strength, balance ability was evaluated using one-leg standing tests with eyes open (OLST-O) and closed (OLST-C), and fear of falling among all participants was assessed using the Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I) before (pre) and after (post) the intervention. …”
Get full text

Desnutrición y obesidad en mayores autónomos y determinantes de salud relacionados con ambos trastornos nutricionales by Claudia Haitzell Bonilla-Barrera, Laura Bea Berges, Jesús Seco-Calvo

“…Conclusion: This results stand out that the study population has a poor nutritional status, detecting a risk of malnutrition, obesity and overweight. …”
Get full text

Cardiac Hemodynamics, Tissue Oxygenation, and Functional Capacity in Post-COVID-19 Patients by Elizane Poquiviqui do Nascimento, Larissa Fernanda Estevam do Nascimento, Lhara de Freitas Castro, Vilena Cavalcante de Barros, Emily Rachel Pereira Bandeira, Thiago Bezerra Wanderley e Lima, Matías Otto-Yáñez, Guilherme Augusto de Freitas Fregonezi, Vanessa Regiane Resqueti

“…Participants underwent two functional capacity tests: the one-minute sit–stand test (1-STS) and the six-minute walk test (6MWT). …”
Get full text

System-and-structural features of the phytobiotaof the fir-beech forests of the Pokuttia Carpathians by Myroslava Soroka, Andrzej Woźniak, Petro Plikhtiak, Anatoliy Goychuk, Ivanna Kulbanska

“…The article presents the results of the system-structural analysis of the flora of fir-beech forests of the low mountain terrain of the Pokuttia Carpathians. A forest stand inventory, flora and mycobiota inventory, phytosociological descriptions of the vegetation and its syntaxonomic analysis were carried out. …”
Get full text

Estimation of mangrove carbon stocks using unmanned aerial vehicle over coastal vegetation by S.H. Larekeng, M. Nursaputra, M.F. Mappiasse, S. Ishak, M. Basyuni, E. Sumarga, V.B. Arifanti, A.A. Aznawi, Y.I. Rahmila, M. Yulianti, R. Rahmania, A. Mubaraq, S.G. Salmo III, H. Ali, I. Yenny

“…Field surveys were conducted to determine the species composition of each mangrove stand and measure their diameter at breast height. …”
Get full text

One-step diagnosis of infection and lung cancer using metagenomic sequencing by Shaoqiang Li, Yangqing Zhan, Yan Wang, Weilong Li, Xidong Wang, Haoru Wang, Wenjun Sun, Xuefang Cao, Zhengtu Li, Feng Ye

“…In bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples, these values stand at 87.5%, 100%, 94.74%, 100%, and 91.67%, respectively. …”
Get full text

Factors associated with physical fitness and disparities in population segments among older adults: A cross-sectional study by Yuqin Rao, Jingjing Wang, Kai Li, Fanhui Zheng, Ying Chen, Bo Zhai, Jintao Hong, Chen Wang, Bao Liu, Dao Wang

“…Participants completed physical fitness assessments encompassing body fat percentage, lung capacity, high leg raise in place, grip strength, seated forward bending, 30-s sit-to-stand test, single-leg standing with eyes closed, and choice reaction time. …”
Get full text

Économie végétale à partir des études carpologiques du boulevard Dr Henri-Henrot à Reims/Durocortorum by Véronique Matterne

“…However, no social differentiation by sector is recorded, but rather differences are the reflection of specific activities: food remains stand out from other remains that potentially testify to an artisanal activity centered on the use of reseda luteola. …”
Get full text

Derivation of allometric equations and carbon content estimation in mangrove forests of Malaysia by Waseem Razzaq Khan, Michele Giani, Stanislao Bevilacqua, Shoaib Ahmad Anees, Kaleem Mehmood, M. Nazre, Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Haddy, Abang Norizan Bin Abang Median, Japanie Bin Bujang, Fatin-Norliyana Mohamad-Ismail, Johar Mohamed, Zaiton Samdin, Rambod Abiri, Tuan-Marina Tuan-Ibrahim, Lydia-Suzieana Mohammad, Hamid-Reza Naji, Seemab Akram, Hazandy Abdul-Hamid, Timothy Dube

“…Pulai Permanent Reserved Forest, representing a mixed-species mangrove stand. We measured 1403 trees across ten species, with Rhizophora apiculata identified as the dominant species. …”
Get full text

Long-term functioning status of COVID-19 survivors: a prospective observational evaluation of a cohort of patients surviving hospitalisation by Linamara Rizzo Battistella, Felipe Fregni, Marta Imamura, Vinicius Delgado Ramos, Lucas Ramos De Pretto, Simon K H A A Van Cauwenbergh, Sabrina Saemy Tome Uchiyama, Denise Matheus, Flavia Kuhn, Ana Alice Amaral de Oliveira, Gabriella Souza Naves, Aline Rossetti Mirisola, Fernando de Quadros Ribeiro, Andre Tadeu Sugawara, Mauricio Cantarino, Rafael Andrade Santos Antunes Cavalca, Vanessa Pagano, Melina Valentim Marques, Elizabeth Mendes da Silva, Alessandra Pereira Gomes

“…It analyses participants' sociodemographic background, COVID-19 clinical manifestations, and clinical and functional evaluations.Setting Tertiary-level university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil.Participants Study participants are COVID-19 survivors admitted to hospital care for at least 24 hours to treat acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.Outcome measures Epworth Sleepiness Scale, EuroQoL-5 Dimensions-5 Levels, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Fatigue, Functional Independence Measure, Functional Oral Intake Scale, Handgrip Strength, Insomnia Severity Index, Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnea Scale, MRC sum score, Modified Borg Dyspnea Scale, pain Visual Analogue Scale, Post-COVID-19 Functional Status, Timed Up and Go, WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0, 1-Minute Sit to Stand Test.Results Many participants required invasive mechanical ventilation (41.57%, 333 of 801). …”
Get full text

Comparison of dark-field chest radiography and CT for the assessment of COVID-19 pneumonia by Florian T. Gassert, Henriette Bast, Henriette Bast, Henriette Bast, Theresa Urban, Theresa Urban, Theresa Urban, Manuela Frank, Manuela Frank, Felix G. Gassert, Konstantin Willer, Konstantin Willer, Rafael C. Schick, Rafael C. Schick, Bernhard Renger, Thomas Koehler, Thomas Koehler, Alexandra Karrer, Andreas P. Sauter, Alexander A. Fingerle, Marcus R. Makowski, Franz Pfeiffer, Franz Pfeiffer, Franz Pfeiffer, Franz Pfeiffer, Daniela Pfeiffer, Daniela Pfeiffer

“…Inclusion criteria were a CO-RADS score ≥4, the ability to consent to the procedure and to stand upright without help. Participants were examined with a clinical dark-field chest radiography prototype. …”
Get full text

COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…The lack of an in-depth planning and of a deep thinking both from a scientific and socio-psychological stand point it is the main mistake many governments are doing during this pandemic. …”

Iconic Celebration of Charms and Friendship in Poetry: Fálétí’s “Adébímpé Ọ̀jẹ́dòkun” by Michael Oladejo Afoláyan

“…Adébímpé gave his partners a break, ordered them to stand aloof and watch him and the leopard in an epic fight for life. …”
Get full text

Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…In their words, the results show that “the average impact of reducing the minimum age to stand for office from 25 to 18 would be to increase the proportion of MPs under 45 by over 5 percentage points”. …”
Get full text

Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…This special issue on “Measuring Intergenerational Justice for Public Policy” aims to take stock of such efforts, and to provide an overview of where we stand today. The first two articles, both winners of the 2016/17 Demography Prize, focus on the dominant methodologies for thinking empirically about intergenerational fairness and sustainability. …”
Get full text