Analysis of panel physician inquiries to U.S. TB Centers of Excellence, 2018–2022 by E. Leithead IV, S. Subramanian, K. Pimenta, N.D. Goswami, A. Patrawalla, A. Lardizabal, C. Haley, L. Chen, L. Armitige, B. Seaworth, B. Sylvester, R. Bhavaraju

“…BACKGROUND: Applicants seeking entry into the United States are examined overseas for TB by panel physicians and international immigration clinicians guided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) TB Technical Instructions. …”
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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HUMAN-PET RELATIONSHIPS IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: A PUBLIC SENTIMENT ANALYSIS by Nazhan Ilias, Fathrurahiman Saidin, Nur Indah Ahmad, Moniza Waheed, Murni Wan Mohd Noor, Mokrish Ajat

“…Following a study in the United Kingdom reporting positive COVID-19 cases in cats, an upward trend in negative public reaction was observed in Malaysia (35%, n = 7/20) and Indonesia (48.8%, n = 40/82). …”
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Reconfiguración del estado colombiano: el difícil balance entre consenso y coerción by Daniel James Hawkins

“…It is argued that government policies under the Plan are aimed at consolidating a regime of market accumulation and speculation that, while linked to a transnational hegemonic thrust emanating from the United States, is also closely linked to local developments and Colombia's internal conflict. …”
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Political Dimensions of Global Ecological Governance Frameworks by Akhundov Rza, Tangirov Abdukholik, Sultonov Akmal

“…The research employs a comparative analysis methodology, evaluating the role of international institutions, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), alongside national legislative efforts in key regions. …”
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CLIL on the spot: migrant education in Greece by Marina Mattheoudakis, Georgia Fotiadou, Despina Papadopoulou

“…As there is not a clear methodological ‘blueprint’ for CLIL that teachers are required to follow, our study will investigate which of the principles framed for the CLIL approach are in fact applied by educators.MethodsTo this aim, we adopted a survey-based research methodology (web-based questionnaire) and a phenomenological approach (semi-structured interviews).ResultsResults include data from 125 respondents of the questionnaire, working in 21 different regional units of Greece, and the lived experiences of five educators. …”
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Features of Carbon Regulation in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation: Comparative Analysis and Trends by V. A. Liubchyk, V. E. Pinaev, V. N. Ukhova

“…The article reviews international acts in the field of combating climate change (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement), identifies the main trends in the field of carbon regulation: emissions quoting; implementation of climate projects; introduction of greenhouse gas reporting and expansion of the legislative framework. …”
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Quality of Care for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Dubai: A HEDIS-Like Assessment by Shelagh M. Szabo, Katherine M. Osenenko, Lara Qatami, Bonnie M. Korenblat Donato, Ellen E. Korol, Abdulrazzaq A. Al Madani, Fatheya F. Al Awadi, Jaber Al-Ansari, Ross Maclean, Adrian R. Levy

“…Some guideline monitoring was conducted for most patients; and rates of monitoring for selected measures were comparable to benchmarks from the United States. Greater understanding of factors leading to high adherence would be useful for other areas of preventive care and other jurisdictions.…”
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A modified synchronverter for a weak grid with virtual power circles‐based PQ decoupling scheme by Daniel Angelo Kisinga, Peter Makolo, Paul Trodden

“…To mitigate this and restore system inertia, it has been widely proposed to operate the inverters of RES units to mimic synchronous generators; this technology is known as a virtual synchronous generator (VSG). …”
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Research hotspots and future trends in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a bibliometric and visualization analysis by Xing-Yue Chen, Li-Jia Zhi, Jun Chen, Rong Li, Kun-Lan Long

“…This study aims to provide a scientific basis for research directions and critical issues through bibliometric analysis.MethodsWe searched all articles on SA-AKI indexed in the SCI-Expanded of WoSCC up to May 7, 2024, and conducted bibliometric and visual analyses using bibliometric software CiteSpace and VOSviewer.ResultsOver the past 20 years, there has been a steady increase in literature related to renal repair following AKI. China and the United States contribute over 60% of the publications, driving research in this field. …”
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Qualité(s) architecturale(s) des logements sociaux produits par les promoteurs immobiliers : une question qui fait débat by Anne-Laure Jourdheuil

“…However, these housing units built by the same project owner sometimes seem to respond to distinct quality issues. …”
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Corrosion Behavior and Failure Mechanism of Prestressed Rock Bolts (Cables) in the Underground Coal Mine by Qiong Wang, Fengnian Wang, Aiwu Ren, Rui Peng, Jian Li

“…In the 1990s, many failure accidents of bolts which occurred in the United Kingdom were caused by SCC [1]. In this study, the corrosion behavior and failure mechanism of rock bolt (cable) samples obtained from the underground coal mine were examined and discussed. …”
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Starting with the Digital Doesn’t Make it Easier by Amanda Boczar

“…Simple misunderstandings or disconnects between the units facilitating donations and maintaining born-digital collections creates pain-points for donor relations and can result in a lack of transparency over how their records may be processed. …”
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Analysis of the world experience on the approaches to the definition of disability: on the way to reforming the system of medical and social expertise by I.S. Borysova

“…Data from the official websites of the Political Department of the European Parliament, WHO, the United Nations, UNICEF, the World Bank. Аccording to the results of the study, it is determined that a single state body is responsible for determining the status of a person with a disability in sustainable development countries using a multidisciplinary approach. …”
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NUCLEAR STRIKE AGAINST HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI. WARCRIME, THAT COULD BE AVOIDED by N. P. Parkhitko

“…Acknowledging, on the whole, the necessity of demonstration of the newest weapon by the United States in global political aspect, the author reveals a number of targets, which seem more optimal for this goal. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Lens Nuclear Density Using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) with a Liquid Optics Interface: Correlation between OCT Images and LOCS III Grading by You Na Kim, Jin Hyoung Park, Hungwon Tchah

“…The lens grade and nuclear density were represented in pixel intensity units (PIU) and correlations between PIU, BCVA, and LOCS III were assessed. …”
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Economic evaluation of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination programs in Qinghai and Hainan provinces, China by Haonan Zhang, Chaofan Wang, Haijun Zhang, Brian Wahl, Maria Deloria Knoll, Xiaozhen Lai, Hai Fang

“…It was cost-effective at the $68.2/dose in private market and cost-saving at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recommended $25/dose for both provinces. …”
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L'éducation chez Dewey : conversion ou adaptation ? by Michel Fabre

“…Cela nous fait-il sortir de l’idée éducative de l’école de la modernité, telle que Durkheim la définissait comme unité d’esprit de l’enseignement, accès à l’encyclopédie et conversion ? …”
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Serum Cytokines in Young Pediatric Patients with Congenital Cardiac Shunts and Altered Pulmonary Hemodynamics by Leína Zorzanelli, Nair Yukie Maeda, Mariana Meira Clavé, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Marlene Rabinovitch, Antonio Augusto Lopes

“…At catheterization, they had elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (5.7 [4.4–7.4] Wood units·m2, geometric mean with 95% CI). Cytokines were measured by chemiluminescence. …”
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Shear Stress Distribution in a Fuselage of an Aircraft by Chidebe Stanley Anyanwu, Tolulope Babawarun

“… The aircraft is assembled from basic components like fuselages, control surfaces, wings, and tail units. These components vary in different aircraft and have more than one specific function. …”
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Hospital frailty risk score predicts graft failure severe infection and mortality in hospitalized kidney transplant recipients from 2010 to 2018 US data by Lumin Chen, Feifan Chu, Hangbin Ma, Zujie Chen, Yuning Ma, Qiwei Ji, Hao Zhou

“…In this retrospective observational study, we extracted data on 185,742 patients from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database in the United States. The patients were further separated into three groups based on the HFRS. …”
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