Determinants of mortality and prolonged hospital stay among dengue patients attending tertiary care hospital: a cross-sectional retrospective analysis by Yusra Habib Khan, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Amer Hayat Khan, Azmi Sarriff, Azreen Syazril Adnan

“…Early identification of factors relating to prolonged hospitalisation and death will have obvious advantages in terms of appropriate decisions about treatment and management in high dependency units.…”
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Scoping review of cytolytic vaginosis literature. by Roni Kraut, Fabiola Diaz Carvallo, Richard Golonka, Sandra M Campbell, Anoush Rehmani, Oksana Babenko, Mao-Cheng Lee, Pedro Vieira-Baptista

“…Studies were from around the world, including the United States (28%, n = 18), Brazil (11%, n = 7), Portugal (11%, n = 7), and China (11%, n = 7). …”
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Effect of the hour-1 bundle on clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. by Shukun Hong, Hongye Wang, Xiaoguang Fan, Jian Liu, Lujun Qiao

“…<h4>Background</h4>According to the 2018 bundle guidelines of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, many emergency departments and intensive care units currently adopt the hour-1 bundle as a standard practice for sepsis management. …”
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Socio-economic disparities in the utilization of improved sanitation facilities among Indian households by Pradeep Kumar, Nihal Hasan, Rahul Rajak

“…Therefore, achieving improved sanitation facilities and reducing all forms of inequality United Nations Sustainable Development Goal [SDG 6.2] by 2030 is a big challenge to the most populous country in the world. …”
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Identifying households with children who have complex needs: a segmentation model for integrated care systems by Roberta Piroddi, Andrea Astbury, Wesam Baker, Kostantinos Daras, Joe Rafferty, Iain Buchan, Benjamin Barr

“…Abstract Background Adversity in childhood is increasing in the United Kingdom. Complex health and social problems affecting children cluster in families where adults also have high need, but services are rarely aligned to support the whole family. …”
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Development and external validation of the SMA2SH2ERS risk prediction model for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in the general population: a population-based prospective cohort... by Kristiina Rannikmäe, Vita M. Klieverik, Jos P. Kanning, Ina L. Rissanen, Amy E. Martinsen, Bendik S. Winsvold, Mirjam I. Geerlings, Ynte M. Ruigrok

“…We aimed to develop and validate a risk prediction model for ASAH in the general population to identify high-risk individuals.Design We used the population-based prospective cohort studies of the United Kingdom (UK) Biobank for model development and the Trøndelag Health (HUNT) Study for model validation.Participants Participants missing data were excluded. …”
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Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements Contamination of Commonly Consumed Fruits in Bahir Dar Town, Northwest Ethiopia by Biset Asrade Mekonnen, Muluabay Getie Yizengaw, Haile Kassahun, Gebremariam Ketema

“…However, the TCR value in all the studied fruits was above the recommended safe limit (ILCR<1×10−6) set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA). …”
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Time of day effect on oxygen uptake changes and lung function of active female by Farzaneh Movaseghı, Nasibeh Kazemı, Elahe Moeın

“…In contrast no significant circadian variation was observed for VO2 at rest,VO2 at 25, 45, 65, 85, 105, 125 watts, lactate threshold VO2, VO2max, slope of VO2 changes curve and FVC between all measured time units (p gt;0.05). In summary, oxygen uptake changes didn’t vary during the time frame within which exercise is normally conducted. …”
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Parenting after a history of childhood maltreatment: A scoping review and map of evidence in the perinatal period. by Catherine Chamberlain, Graham Gee, Stephen Harfield, Sandra Campbell, Sue Brennan, Yvonne Clark, Fiona Mensah, Kerry Arabena, Helen Herrman, Stephanie Brown, ‘Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future’ group

“…Most studies were conducted in the United States (42/55) and involved mothers only (43/55). …”
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Impact of bridging with left ventricular assist device on right ventricular function following heart transplantation by Annika Ingvarsson, Grunde Gjesdal, Saeideh Borgenvik, Anna Werther Evaldsson, Johan Waktare, Oscar Braun, Gustav J. Smith, Anders Roijer, Göran Rådegran, Carl Meurling

“…At this time point, pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) was also lower [1.2 ± 0.4 Wood Units (WU) vs. 1.6 ± 0.6 WU, P < 0.05] in the LVAD group compared with the non‐LVAD group. …”
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Using informative priors to account for identifiability issues in occupancy models with identification errors by Monchy, Célian, Etienne, Marie-Pierre, Gimenez, Olivier

“…Non-invasive monitoring techniques like camera traps, autonomous recording units and environmental DNA are increasingly used to collect data for understanding species distribution. …”
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Comparison of Community-Associated and Health Care-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canada: Results from CANWARD 2007 by Kimberly A Nichol, Melissa McCracken, Melanie R DeCorby, Kristjan Thompson, Michael R Mulvey, James A Karlowsky, Daryl J Hoban, George G Zhanel

“…METHODS: In 2007, 385 MRSA isolates were collected from Canadian patients attending hospital clinics, emergency rooms, medical/ surgical wards and intensive care units. Susceptibilities to betalactams, clarithromycin, clindamycin, daptomycin, levofloxacin, linezolid, moxifloxacin, tigecycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and vancomycin were determined by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution. …”
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Companion animal and equine clinical research: a Nordic perspective by Bodil Ström Holst, Alejandro Engelmann, Gittan Gröndahl, Lotta Gunnarsson, Anita Haug Haaland, Anna Hielm-Björkman, Lars Moe, Marie Rhodin, Henrik Rönnberg, Marie Stråhle, Ylva Toljander, Annemarie Thuri Kristensen, Malin Hagberg Gustavsson

“…Approximately 18% of the PhD theses (178 out of 970) from veterinary faculties or corresponding units concerned these species, most of them dogs (n = 86), followed by horses (n = 64), cats (n = 15) or a combination of these species (n = 13). …”
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ART AS COMMUNICATION IN HOTSPOTS OF THE PLANET (ON THE EXAMPLE OF MODERN SYRIA). PART ONE by Oksana Kosiuk

“…Since no one has yet studied this aspect of communication, the goal was set to explore the visual arts of modern Syria as a means and method of communication with the help of structuralism (distinguishing the directions, methods and styles of modernism), semiotic and content analyzes (identifying symbolic units of communication), comparison (studying the process and experiences), modelling (defining the features of movements, directions and styles), etc. …”
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Shoulder Pain in Competitive Swimmers: A Multi-Site Survey Study by Brian D. Stirling, Jonathan C. Sum, Lisa Baek, Lori A. Michener, Adam J. Barrack, Angela R. Tate

“…# Background There are 2.8 million youth competitive swimmers in the United States (US), and shoulder pain is the most common complaint among swimmers…”
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Prevalence of metal implants among US adults aged 40 years and older by Qiu-Fu Wang, Yu-Chen Tang, Hao-Ran Liao, Miao Lei, Wei Dong, Ze-Yu Liu, Jie Hao, Zhen-Ming Hu

“…Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of metal implants in the United States (US) among individuals aged ≥ 40 years. …”
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Characterization of Kenyan Honeys Based on Their Physicochemical Properties, Botanical and Geographical Origin by Mary Wanjiru Warui, Lise Hansted, Mary Gikungu, John Mburu, Geoffrey Kironchi, Aske Skovmand Bosselmann

“…Results showed mean parameter values of moisture, 16.34%; HMF, 23.28 mg/kg; diastase activity, 10.67 Schade units; free acidity, 22.95 meq/kg; and electrical conductivity, 0.40 mS/cm. …”
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A GIS-Based Estimation of Bioenergy Potential from Cereal and Legume Straw Biomasses in Alentejo, Portugal by Abel Rodrigues, Alexandre B. Gonçalves, Benvindo Maçãs, António Cordeiro, Paulo Brito

“…The results showed that even if 50% of the estimated total straw biomass produced was used for animal feed, the estimated bioenergy production of the remaining half biomass would be of about 2940 TJy⁻¹, or about 12.5% of the actual regional energy production, which is an energy amount able to supply 35 organic Rankine cycle (ORC) 2.5 MW cogeneration units and 347 boilers with 125 kW thermal power, delivering renewable electricity to the grid, and heating facilities as diverse as buildings, nursing homes, or horticultural greenhouses. …”
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Factors associated with recognition at work among nurses and the impact of recognition at work on health-related quality of life, job satisfaction and psychological health: a singl... by Latifa Alahiane, Youssef Zaam, Redouane Abouqal, Jihane Belayachi

“…Objectives To describe the sociodemographic, occupational and health factors that influence nurses’ recognition at work and to examine a recognition pathway model to assess the relationship between recognition at work and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), job satisfaction, anxiety and depression.Design This is a cross-sectional observational study with prospective data collection based on a self-report questionnaire.Setting University hospital centre in Morocco.Participants The study included 223 nurses with at least 1 year of practice at the bedside in care units.Measures We included the sociodemographic, occupational and health characteristics of each participant. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress among traffic police officers in Kathmandu, Nepal: a cross-sectional survey by Pranil Man Singh Pradhan, Binita Yadav, Anil KC, Sandesh Bhusal

“…Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress, associated factors and stress-coping strategies among traffic police officers in Kathmandu, Nepal.Design Cross-sectional survey.Setting Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.Participants A total of 300 traffic police officers working under the different traffic units of Kathmandu Valley for at least 6 months were recruited via a simple random sampling procedure.Primary outcome measures State of depression, anxiety and stress among traffic police officers based on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale.Secondary outcome measures Coping strategies under stressful conditions based on the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (Brief-COPE) tool.Results Altogether 124 (41.3%) traffic police officers had symptoms of depression, 141 (47%) had anxiety symptoms and 132 (44%) had symptoms of stress. …”
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