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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RESULTS OF CLINICAL AUDITS APPLIED IN UROLOGY PRACTICE: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW FROM 2008 TO 2023 by Taras Gutor, Andriy Zimenkovsky

“…During the analyzed period, repeated clinical audits took place, the purpose of which was to monitor the effectiveness of implementations. A key feature that unites the analyzed clinical audit reports is the identification of needs and potential opportunities for improvement. …”
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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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Hypothesis generation for rare and undiagnosed diseases through clustering and classifying time-versioned biological ontologies. by Michael S Bradshaw, Connor Gibbs, Skylar Martin, Taylor Firman, Alisa Gaskell, Bailey Fosdick, Ryan Layer

“…Rare diseases affect 1-in-10 people in the United States and despite increased genetic testing, up to half never receive a diagnosis. …”
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Nitrogen-carbon nanotubes as a basis for a new type of semiconductor materials for electronics devices by Irina V. Zaporotskova, Sergey V. Boroznin, Natalia P. Boroznina, Evgeniy S. Dryuchkov, Kseniya Yu. Verevkina, Yulia V Butenko, Pavel A. Zaporotskov, Lev V. Kozhitov, Alena V. Popkova, Aleksandr D. Grigoriev

“…The results are of utmost importance for the design and fabrication of components and units for nanoelectronics and microsystems: our theoretical study has confirmed the possibility to control the refraction index and conductivity of media by implementing a carbon-for-nitrogen substitution reaction to various concentrations. …”
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Persea americana Glycolic Extract: In Vitro Study of Antimicrobial Activity against Candida albicans Biofilm and Cytotoxicity Evaluation by D. Jesus, J. R. Oliveira, F. E. Oliveira, K. C. Higa, J. C. Junqueira, A. O. C. Jorge, G. N. Back-Brito, L. D. Oliveira

“…After incubation (37°C/48 h), the values of colony forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL) were converted to log10 and analyzed (ANOVA and Tukey test, 5%). …”
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History of the development of telecommunications infrastructure in Japan by Yoshio Arai

“…First, a westward route to European countries was built at the beginning of telegraph services and then the eastward route connected directly to the United States was opened. During the construction of the international coaxial submarine cables after World War II, the combined use of the westward and eastward telecommunications routes similar to the early international telegraph networks was retained. …”
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Strengthening health systems to tackle oral diseases in Africa: Africa centers for disease control and prevention’s role by Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Adeyinka Ganiyat Ishola, Ahmed Bhayat, Ahmed Bhayat, Maha El Tantawi, Maha El Tantawi, Nicaise Ndembi

“…Promising interventions included dental education programs, task-shifting to mid-level workers, and mobile dental units. Key recommendations emphasize integrating oral health into national policies, addressing inequities, expanding training, and improving infrastructure and workforce retention through incentives. …”
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Approximate CNN Hardware Accelerators for Resource Constrained Devices by P Thejaswini, Gautham Suresh, V. Chiraag, Sukumar Nandi

“…The AFHA design is achieved through the incorporation of hardware pruning and Approximate Multiply Accumulate (AMAC) units. Our proposed architectures are validated for functionality through an image classification application, utilising the popular MNIST dataset for 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit operational word size. …”
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Exploring variation in the six-month review for stroke survivors: a national survey of current practice in England by Rich Holmes, Suzanne Ackerley, Rebecca J Fisher, Louise A Connell

“…Abstract Background The Six-Month Review (6MR) was introduced in the United Kingdom to provide a holistic, systematic review of the ongoing needs faced by stroke survivors. …”
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An Examination of International Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflict: Perspective from the Legal Issues on War Crimes in Africa by NWALA Paul

“…This study concludes that there should be adequate unilateral and collective security and sanctionable measures by the United Nationssufficient enough to protect innocent civilians, basic survival infrastructures, surrendered combatants, prisoners of war during armed conflict and that any warlord(s) who must have acted in contrary to the law of war as was codified at the Hague Conference of 1889 and 1907 as well as in fundamental breach of international law should be prosecuted accordingly by the International Criminal Court. …”
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Analyzing CLIL Studies in Primary Education: Bibliometric analysis by Lazzat Yegizbayeva, Wilfried Admiraal, Makpal Zhazykova, Altyngul Mustoyapova, Almagul Akiyeva, Bakitgul Nurseitova, Asem Saimagambetova

“…The most prolific countries were Spain, China, and Australia, with notable collaboration occurring between Spain, China, and the United Kingdom. This study underscores the significant contributions of Spain in terms of authors, institutions, and citations, solidifying its role as a key contributor to the realm of CLIL research within primary education.  …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Paradiplomacy Research on The Scopus Database Using the VOSviewer Application by M. Syaprin Zahidi, Muhammad Fuad Bin Othman

“…These topics included subnational government, United States, diplomacy, diplomatic relations, cultural paradiplomacy, free trade, European Union, Quebec, decentralization, developing countries, federalism, assemblage theory, foreign relations, foreign policy, and sub-state diplomacy. …”
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Implementing a teleophthalmology referral platform in routine practice: Understanding a digital health intervention implementation using normalisation process theory by Sarah Abdi, Dilisha Patel, Josie Carmichael, Konstantinos Balaskas, Ann Blandford

“…Our study uses normalisation process theory (NPT) as a theoretical approach to explore the facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a teleophthalmology referral platform in the United Kingdom, as an illustrative case of the implementation of a digital health intervention in routine practice. …”
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