Patient-centred evaluation of a reduced dose of botulinum toxin A in the management of myofascial pain by Alice Cameron, Simon Haworth, Jerry N. Farrier

“…In our previous service evaluation, we reported improvement in patients’ pain scores for masseteric pain and spasm, following injection of 50 units of botulinum toxin A (BtA), measured using visual analogue scales (VAS). …”
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Modified Weights-of-Evidence Modeling with Example of Missing Geochemical Data by Daojun Zhang, Frits Agterberg

“…., eliminates bias due to lack of CI and can handle missing data as well. Pixel or unit area input for MWofE consists of positive and negative weights for presence and absence of a pattern plus zeros for missing data. …”
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Continuous electrocoagulation treatment of chromium from tannery wastewater in a cylindrical column by Nahid M. Genawi, Nafis Mahmud, Elfatih A. Hassan, Muftah H. El-Naas

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Strategies to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from the Solid Waste Management Sector: A Case Study of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka by Sobana Kayanan, B. F. A. Basnayake, R. T. K. Ariyawansha

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Lactate to albumin ratio has limited prognostic value for complications in children under five with burn injuries by Vania Cadarso-Saez, Camila Ramirez-Zavala, Miguel A. Pérez-Pino, Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo

“…Abstract Evaluate the prognostic performance of the lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) for complications in children 5 years of age or younger with second and/or third degree burn injuries during hospitalization in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Lima, Peru. In this retrospective cohort study, we conducted prognostic tests by analyzing the medical records of children aged ≤ 5 years who suffered second- and/or third-degree burn injuries and were subsequently admitted to the ICU of a Lima-based hospital between 2017 and 2022. …”
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Classification Method and Determination of Mountainous Area Types at Township Scales: A Case Study of Yuxi City, Yunnan Province by Li Wu, Binggeng Xie, Xiao Xiao, Bing Xue, Jingzhong Li

“…The most appropriate statistical unit (e.g., 2.8224 km2) for topographic relief was defined, and the study area was divided into six mountain types: flatlands, hills, low mountains, medium-low mountains, midmountains, and subhigh mountains. …”
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Hormonal Modulation in Aging Patients with Erectile Dysfunction and Metabolic Syndrome by Inês Campos Costa, Hugo Nogueira Carvalho, Luís Pacheco-Figueiredo, Inês Tomada, Nuno Tomada

“…We selected 179 patients referred for ED to our andrology unit, aiming to evaluate gonadotropins and estradiol interplay in context of ED, MetS, and hypogonadism. …”
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Analisis rantai nilai dalam aspek lingkungan dan ekonomi menggunakan VCOR pada petani kopi di Malang by Imam Santoso, Miftahus Sa'adah, Izzum Wafi'uddin, Naila Maulidina Lu'ayya, Dodyk Pranowo, Retno Astuti

“…The calculation results indicate that the carbon emission footprint in the supply chain activities at the farmer level amounts to 22,734 kg CO2 with a unit cost of 0.75 €/kg. These values suggest that activities in the coffee value chain at the farmer level are still not environmentally friendly (intolerable region). …”
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What does good care look like to people living with congenital heart disease in the 21st century? Qualitative online, asynchronous discussion forums by Christina Pagel, Jo Wray, Sonya Crowe, Louise Coats, Fiona Kennedy, Adrian H Chester

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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Presenting with Predominant Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction: Efficacy of Bromocriptine by Piercarlo Ballo, Irene Betti, Giuseppe Mangialavori, Leandro Chiodi, Gherardo Rapisardi, Alfredo Zuppiroli

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Effectiveness of structured health education program on knowledge regarding forensic nursing among B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing third- and fourth-year students of the College of Nursing,... by Prem Chander, Binu Mathew, Priyanka Choudhary, Rekha, Priyanka Choudhary, Ritu Majumdar, Roji Mandal, Rupal Yadav

“…The results concluded that the importance of specific training in forensic nursing and support the need of development of a curricular unit in this area for inclusion in nursing curricula.…”
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Geoelectric Evaluation of Groundwater Potential: A Case Study of Sabongida-Ora and Environs, Southern Nigeria by FI Chinyem

“…From the geoelectric section, the area shows a vertical and lateral lithologic heterogeneity as a result of variation in depositional conditions which made unit correlation between the VES stations difficult. …”
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Efficacy of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 by Dogan Mustafa, Yilmaz Berna

“…While 959 patients had mild-moderate symptoms, 504 patients had severe-critical symptoms and were treated in the intensive care unit. There was a statistically significant difference in the distribution of the type and doses of vaccines between the patient groups (p = 0.021). …”
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Antenatal Ultrasound Findings in Fetus with Down Syndrome by Mehmet Serdar KÜTÜK, Mahmut Tuncay ÖZGÜN, Mehmet Dolanbay, Gülsüm Uysal, Aslı Uzak, Elif Kulengir, Semih Uludağ, Mustafa Başbuğ

“…STUDY DESIGN: The study was conducted in Erciyes University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Prenatal Diagnosis Unit between 2010-2012. The data of 67 fetus prenatally diagnosed as Down syndrome were analyzed retrospectively with special emphasizes on ultrasound findings. …”
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TB preventive therapy: uptake and time to initiation during implementation of ‘7-1-7’ by A.D. Harries, D. Nair, P. Thekkur, R. Ananthakrishnan, R. Thiagesan, J.M. Chakaya, I. Mbithi, B. Jamil, R. Fatima, M. Khogali, R. Zachariah, S.D. Berger, S. Satyanarayana, A.M.V. Kumar, A.F. Bochner, A. McClelland

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Contribution of Medical Wards Contamination to Wound Infection among Patients Attending Ruhengeri Referral Hospital by Emmanuel Munyeshyaka, Parfait Cyuzuzo, Callixte Yadufashije, John Karemera

“…This was a cross-sectional study where a total of 61 samples including air sampling to evaluate the contamination by airborne bacteria, working surface, equipment, and patients’ surgical wounds swabs were collected in intensive care unit (ICU), pediatrics, and surgery departments. …”
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Effects of Undernutrition and Predictors on the Survival Status of HIV-Positive Children after Started Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Northwest Ethiopia by Mulugeta Molla, Fassikaw Kebede, Tsehay Kebede, Assefa Haile

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Tailoring robot-assisted arm training to individuals with stroke: bridging neuroscience principles and clinical practice by Giovanni Morone, Giovanni Morone, Marco Tramontano, Marco Tramontano, Stefano Paolucci, Antonio Cerasa, Antonio Cerasa, Irene Ciancarelli, Alex Martino Cinnera, Marco Iosa, Marco Iosa, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

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Clinicomycological Characterization of Superficial Mycoses from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal by Sundar Khadka, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Dinesh Binod Pokharel, Bharat Mani Pokhrel, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Subhash Dhital, Basista Rijal

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Marine Automatic Weather System (MAWS) instrumentation system for climate change monitoring based on The Internet of Things (IoT) by Husen Zakaria, Ismail Nazli, Syukri Surbakti Muhammad, Omar Fairuz, Yusibani Elin, Kesuma Fatmawati, Nurhanif Nurhanif, Arif Hasibuan Ahmad, Fauzi Fauzi

“…This instrumentation system consists of several parts, such as a data processing unit using the Arduino Uno microcontroller. This instrument is also equipped with a SIM808 GSM/GPRS/GPS module. …”
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