Antepartum Risk Factors for Peripartum Hysterectomy in Women with Placenta Previa by Sündüz Özlem Altınkaya, Sümeyra Nergiz, Metin Güldaş, Selda Demircan Sezer, Hasan Yüksel

“…Antepartum characteristics of women who did and did not undergo peripartum hysterectomy were compared. …”
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From the Guest Editors by Carlos Castillo-Chávez, Christopher Kribs Zaleta, Yang Kuang, Baojun Song

“…Those of us who met the field of mathematical biology as a well-developed,flourishing, and rewarding discipline owe much to those who made it so.This special issue of Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering isdedicated to two such pioneers: Fred Brauer and Karl Hadeler.Since retrospectives of both men have been published in other venues [1, 2], we will only summarize their contributions briefly here.Fred Brauer obtained his Ph.D. from MIT in 1956 under Norman Levinson,and during a long tenure at the University of Wisconsin he co-wrote severaltexts on ordinary differential equations that have become classics.His research entered mathematical biology first through early studies inpredator-prey systems and harvesting, both with and without delays.He then moved into mathematical epidemiology, and the text he co-authoredwith Carlos Castillo-Chavez in both these areas earlier this decade isalready in wide use.For more information please click the “Full Text” above.…”
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Respectful Maternity Care during Childbirth among Women in a Rural Area of Northern India by Ravneet Kaur, Tejbeer Singh, Mani Kalaivani, Kapil Yadav, Sanjeev K. Gupta, Shashi Kant

“…Self-introduction by health providers, the position of choice during delivery, relief from pain, and availability of preferred companions during delivery were the deficient areas. Women who gave birth in private health facilities were more likely to receive RMC than those who gave birth in government facilities, while those belonging to marginalized social groups had lesser odds of receiving RMC as compared to other women. …”
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Good governance based on service information system applications administration population via smartphones by Sitna Hajar Malawat, Dewi Merdayanty, Junaidy Junaidy, Syahrial Shaddiq

“…The results show that the context of the principles of Good Governance at the Department of Population and Civil Registration of Tanah Laut Regency still needs to be improved again, this is because there are still some principles that are still not running optimally, such as the presence of individuals who prioritize the interests of groups/officials, lacking facilities and infrastructure, such our computers and there are employees who are not under their competence.…”
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PENGARUH MOTIVASI WISATAWAN NUSANTARA TERHADAP NIAT BERKUNJUNG KEMBALI KE PANTAI PANDAWA, BALI by Aqmal Faturrachman, I Nyoman Sudiarta, I Wayan Suardana

“…Respondents in this study were 80 respondents with the criteria of respondents being domestic tourists who traveled from their place of residence for at least 24 hours and domestic tourists who had or were visiting Pandawa Beach with an age range of 21 - 40 years. …”
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Radiation-Induced Peripheral Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumor Arising from Vestibular Schwannoma after Linac-Based Stereotactic Radiation Therapy: A Case Report and Review of Literatur... by Putipun Puataweepong, Taweesak Janwityanujit, Noppadol Larbcharoensub, Mantana Dhanachai

“…We present a case of the 34 year-old female who had left vestibular schwannoma and who underwent surgery and postoperative stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), hypofraction in 2005. …”
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Calculation of Unknown Preoperative K Readings in Postrefractive Surgery Patients by Nicola Rosa, Maddalena De Bernardo, Maria Borrelli

“…To determine the unknown preoperative K readings (Kpre) to be used in history-based methods, for intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in patients who have undergone myopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). …”
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Enuresis, a problem to be faced in Primary Health Care due to its educational component by Mislandy Caridad González Guevara, Helena Fernández Esperanza, Marta Amelia Hernández Martínez, Owen Daniel González Cruz

“…Objective: to characterize children who suffer from primary enuresis and who were treated in the Pediatric Mental Health Consultation and referred from their Health Area. …”
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COVID-19 information spaces, boundaries, and information sharing: an interview study by Togzhan Seilkhanova, Theodore Dreyfus Ledford, Jodi Schneider

“…The goal of this paper is to understand who shares information used by the general public about COVID-19 and how they decided what information to share. …”
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Sport specialization and burnout symptoms among adolescent athletes by Benedikt Hösl, Hannah Oberdorfer, Martin Niedermeier, Martin Kopp

“…The aim of this study was to compare adolescents who specialized in a sport and those without specialization in terms of athlete burnout. …”
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Alleviating occupational stress in Chinese junior high school teachers: the role of mindfulness-based interventions by Huimian Bian, Huimian Bian, He Jiang

“…Standardized measures of occupational stress, mental health, coping self-efficacy, and mindfulness were used to assess the outcomes before and after the intervention.FindingsThe findings revealed that teachers who participated in the mindfulness program experienced significant reductions in occupational stress and improvements in mental health and coping self-efficacy compared to the control group. …”
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Systematic Review of the Relationship between Acute and Late Gastrointestinal Toxicity after Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer by Matthew Sean Peach, Timothy N. Showalter, Nitin Ohri

“…A small but meaningful percentage of men who are treated with external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer will develop late gastrointestinal toxicity. …”
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Mobile language app learners’ self-efficacy increases after using generative AI by Audrey K. Kittredge, Elise W. M. Hopman, Ben Reuveni, Danielle Dionne, Cassie Freeman, Xiangying Jiang

“…Before and after using the features, learners reported their self-efficacy and other perceptions.ResultsIn Study 1, learners who had already used the features felt significantly more prepared to use French/Spanish in real-life situations after 1 month, as did learners in Study 2 who used the features for the first time. …”
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“I thought I was going to pass”: Learners’ experiences of grade retention by Maureen Hadebe, Moeniera Moosa

“…Grade retention is the practice of holding back learners who have failed to meet specific promotional requirements as stipulated by policy, in the same grade. …”
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Lower Limb Ischemia: Aortoiliac Thrombosis Related to Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)—Case Report and Review of the Literature by Arnaldo Toffon, Raffaella Piovesan, Consolato Francesco Minniti, Omar Caruso, Paolo Criscenti, Sabina Villalta, Maurizio Cavallo

“…The literature reports the incidence of this syndrome in a third of patients who underwent surgery for peripheral revascularization. …”
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From Bilateral Periorbital Necrotic Wound to Fungal Brain Abscess: A Complicated Case of COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis by Bahram Eshraghi, Nastaran-Sadat Hosseini, Rasoul Mohammadi, Seyed Hamid Reza Abtahi, Alireza Ramezani-Majd, Roya Azad, Mohsen Pourazizi

“…In essence, CAM is an emerging condition that requires increased vigilance in all COVID-19 patients, including those who have recovered. In this case report, we describe a rare case of CAM in a 33-year-old immunocompetent man who developed bilateral periocular pain and a small area of cutaneous necrosis in both medial canthi associated with impaired vision, which progressed into a fungal brain abscess formation in the post-COVID period. …”
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Risk communication in cataract surgery by Diana Lucia Martinez, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, Matthew B. Schlenker

“…Risk framing was the only factor that was significant in risk perception, with no differences found by other patient clinical or demographic characteristics.Conclusion Patients who received positive framing reported lower risk scores for cataract surgery than patients who received negative framing. …”
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Assessing the Safety of Hotel Food: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Food Handlers by Cynthia Esinam Segbedzi, Edward Wilson Ansah, Daniel Apaak

“…There were 233 participants, including 205 food handlers, 10 managers/chefs, and 18 regulatory officials, who were at post after the COVID-19 restrictions were eased on hotel and restaurant activities. …”
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Mohammad Sjafei: A Nationalist Educator in West Sumatra by Listia Anita Wati, Yety Rochwulaningsih, Dhanang Respati Puguh

“…He was a national education figure who had nationalist thoughts in the fields of politics and education. …”
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It Is All in the Genes: A Story of Unexpected Survival in a 67-Year-Old Male with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer by Patsy W. P. Lee, Scott W. Strum, Elena Tsvetkova

“…We describe a case report of a 67-year-old male with PDAC who experienced an exceptional survival outcome during systemic therapy and its implications in precision medicine. …”
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