Population projections: Challenges in forecasting determinants of demographic development in the context of socio-political changes by Paunović-Radulović Dragana, Anđelković Marija, Subotić Stefan

“…Forecasting demographic trends at lower territorial levels is particularly important, as it forms the basis for development planning and reducing regional disparities at the level of local government units.…”
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Degree of Acute Kidney Injury before Dialysis Initiation and Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients by Charuhas V. Thakar, Annette Christianson, Peter Almenoff, Ron Freyberg, Marta L. Render

“…In a multicenter observational cohort of patients-admitted to intensive care units (ICU), we assessed whether creatinine elevation prior to dialysis initiation in acute kidney injury (AKI-D) further discriminates risk-adjusted mortality. …”
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Vaginal Dysplasia and HIV: An African American and Caribbean American Cohort Study by Lunthita M. Duthely, Jose A. Carugno, Cayla Y. Suthumphong, Erica B. Feldman, JoNell E. Potter

“…Vaginal cancer is a rare disease with poor clinical outcomes and limited therapeutic options. In the United States (US), minority women and older women are disproportionately diagnosed with late-stage vaginal cancer. …”
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Spatial Ecology and Movement of Ornate Box Turtles in the Escalating Drought Conditions of the Great Plains Ecoregion by Rachel E. Weaver, Thanchira Suriyamongkol, Sierra N. Shoemaker, Joshua T. Gonzalez, Ivana Mali

“…Shifts in global climate patterns can alter animal behavior, including movement and space use. The southwestern United States of America is currently undergoing a period of megadrought, which can have profound consequences on small ectothermic organisms like box turtles. …”
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The Effect of Flood Exposure on Insurance Adoption Among US Households by June Choi, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Marshall Burke

“…This low adoption rate could undermine the climate resilience of communities and weaken the financial solvency of the United States National Flood Insurance Program. We study whether repeated exposure to flood events, especially the disaster‐scale floods that are expected to become more frequent in a warming climate, could spur insurance adoption. …”
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Ecological relationships of Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann with other tick species on wildlife hosts at cow–calf farms implementing integrated pest management in eastern Tenness... by Rebecca A. Butler, Lisa I. Muller, Dan Grove, Rebecca T. Trout Fryxell, Ala Tabor

“…Longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) is an invasive tick species that parasitizes a variety of vertebrate hosts and transmits pathogens affecting humans and livestock in the United States (US). Unfortunately, the behaviour of this tick at the wildlife–livestock interface is not well understood. …”
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There is no Such Thing as a Free Market by Dirk van den Heuvel

“…Schumacher’s lecture is analysed within the context of the current housing crisis in the United Kingdom and London in particular, which dates back to the years of the Tory government of Margaret Thatcher. …”
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Citizenship Socialization Process and National Integration: Appraisal of Civics and General Studies Courses in Nigerian Schools by Sirajo Alhaji Ladan, Samaila Bello

“…These challenges include the current assessment methods in schools, which focus on testing cognitive rather than affective abilities, the problem of inadequate funding of education in general, large size lecture halls and other poor teaching and learning conditions and Low credit units or time on the time table on specific curriculum subjects and courses meant citizenship socialization for national integration. …”
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A scientometric analysis of quantity surveying research: trends and future direction by Taiwo Adegbembo, Douglas Aghimien

“…Using an interpretivist philosophical stance, the study found that QS studies have emanated from diverse countries, including the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Africa and Australia. …”
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Central Asian Republic’s Approaches to the Development of the Regional Hydroeconomic Sector by B. N. Mubarakshin

“…After the collapse of the united state the latter group found out themselves under disadvantage: they have to buy oil and natural gas at world prices. …”
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Ca²⁺/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II (CaMKII) Regulates Basal Cardiac Pacemaker Function: Pros and Cons by Tatiana M. Vinogradova, Edward G. Lakatta

“…This review aspires to explain and unite apparently contradictory results of pharmacological studies in the literature that have demonstrated a fundamental role of basal CaMKII activation for basal cardiac pacemaker function, as well as studies in mice with genetic CaMKII inhibition which have been interpreted to indicate that basal spontaneous SANC firing is independent of CaMKII activation. …”
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The enigmatic SLC26A6 multifunctional anion transporter: recent advances in structure-function relationship, pathophysiological significance and novel pharmacological inhibitors by Ursula E. Seidler

“…Secondly, whole exon sequencing of a kidney stone cohort from the United Kingdom database revealed a dominant negative SLC26A6 mutation in a patient with enteric hyperoxaluria, oxalate kidney stones and a low calcium diet. …”
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Do Routine Preoperative and Intraoperative Urine Cultures Benefit Pediatric Vesicoureteral Reflux Surgery? by Daniel R. Hettel, Bradley C. Gill, Audrey C. Rhee

“…A positive culture was defined as >50,000 colony forming units of a single organism. Results. A total of 185 patients were identified and 87/185 (47.0%) met inclusion criteria. …”
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Unstable thoracolumbar injuries: A bibliometric analysis of the most influential papers by Eduardo Cattapan Piovesan, Werner Petry Silva, Alfredo Guiroy, Bruna Zanatta De Freitas, Vinícius Cercena Vargas, Charles Carazzo

“…Spine (38 articles in the top 100 and 3694 citations) was the journal with the greatest number of articles and citations, and the highest number of primary research papers (31 articles, accounting for 2915 citations). The United States was the country with the most articles (45) and citations (4541). …”
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How I do it: lateral canthal web revision—single Z-plasty technique by James Fowler, Corey C. Moore

“…The majority of the blepharoplasties occurred in Ontario (n = 19), but some patients also underwent surgery in Alberta (n = 1), British Columbia (n = 1), and United States (n = 1). The initial surgeries were performed by a variety of specialities including plastic surgery (n = 16), otolaryngology (n = 4), ophthalmology (n = 2), and family medicine (n = 1). …”
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Being Normal Weight but Feeling Overweight in Adolescence May Affect Weight Development into Young Adulthood—An 11-Year Followup: The HUNT Study, Norway by Koenraad Cuypers, Kirsti Kvaløy, Grete Bratberg, Kristian Midthjell, Jostein Holmen, Turid Lingaas Holmen

“…Adolescents, defined as being normal weight, but who perceived themselves as overweight had a larger weight gain into young adulthood than adolescents who perceived themselves as normal weight (difference in BMI: 0.66 units [CI95%: 0.1, 1.2] and in WC: 3.46 cm [CI95%: 1.8, 5.1]). …”
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Social Justice Work in the University: Understanding Student and Staff Perceptions and Aspirations for Decolonising the Curriculum from a University-Wide Survey by Kyra Araneta, Kelsea Costin, Jennifer Fraser, Fatima Maatwk, Özge Süvari, Esra Tahir

“…This article presents the preliminary findings of a university-wide research initiative focused on understanding student and staff perceptions of decolonisation and their aspirations for decolonial work within a post-1992 institution in the United Kingdom. Positioned within the university’s broader commitments to anti-racism and as part of a student–staff partnership project focused on interrogating contemporary coloniality, this research investigates how participants understand and experience decolonial initiatives as well as the perceived impact of these efforts on curriculum, relationships, and institutional culture. …”
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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of Cienfuegos by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Karelis Lastre Navarro, María Lina Valdés Gómez, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Alain Morejón Giraldoni

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the population of the Area I in Cienfuegos by means of a complex three-stage equal probability sample of 581 people. The sampling units consisted of districts, areas and sections containing the dwellings where the subjects were chosen. …”
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Forecasting Optimal Solar Energy Supply in Jiangsu Province (China): A Systematic Approach Using Hybrid of Weather and Energy Forecast Models by Xiuli Zhao, Henry Asante Antwi, Ethel Yiranbon

“…After giving an overview of the sustainable energy issues in China, we have reviewed and classified the various models that existing studies have used to predict the influences of the weather influences and the output of solar energy production units. Further, we evaluate the performance of an exemplary ensemble model which combines the forecast output of two popular statistical prediction methods using a dynamic weighting factor.…”
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Teachers’ pedagogical improvement who participate in the training and specialization of doctors in Venezuela by Felicia Pérez Moya, Nilzer Agramonte Vargas, Silvia Enríquez Vilaplana, Maribel Torres Cobas

“…Evaluative activities were elaborated that favored a better interaction of the teachers with the curricular units of the different academic years and with the students in the assistance scenarios. …”
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