Acceptability and efficacy of the culturally adapted problem management plus intervention for people with disability in Pakistan: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial by Basharat Hussain, Basharat Hussain, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Ahmed Waqas, Atif Rahman, Ioannis Angelakis, Anum Nisar, Sabir Zaman, Tanveer Akhtar

“…BackgroundIn Pakistan, the mental health care for persons living with disabilities is insufficient, lacking a holistic approach to address their needs. …”
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Restoring coronal pre-arthritic alignment in mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: mid- to long-term outcomes by Yankun Jiang, Changquan Liu, Qidong Zhang, Guoyuan Sun, Ran Ding, Nianfei Zhang, Cheng Huang, Weiguo Wang, Wanshou Guo

“…Although no significant differences in postoperative VAS scores were observed between groups (p = 0.147), the pre-arthritically aligned group demonstrated significantly higher HSS scores and better KOOS subscale scores for daily living activities, sports, and quality of life than the non-pre-arthritically aligned group (all p < 0.01). …”
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Correlates of and changes in aerobic physical activity and strength training before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: findings from the HEBECO study by Lion Shahab, Abigail Fisher, Phillippa Lally, Aleksandra Herbeć, Dimitra Kale, Verena Schneider

“…The odds for decreasing MVPA were lower for white ethnicity (aOR=0.62, 95% CI 0.44 to 0.86), education: post-16 years of age (aOR=0.73, 95% CI 0.58 to 0.91) and access to garden/balcony (aOR=0.75, 95% CI 0.60 to 0.94), and were higher for those living in total isolation (aOR=3.81, 95% CI 2.33 to 6.23), with deteriorated psychological well-being (aOR=1.40, 95% CI 1.15 to 1.71) and conditions limiting physical activity (aOR=1.74, 95% CI 1.27 to 2.39). …”
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The role of Nazi organizations in German repatriation from the Baltic states (1939-1941) by Ingrida Jakubavičienė

“…In 1923, in Lithuania, there lived 28 thousand 671 Germans or 1.5 percent of the population. …”
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Predictive Factors and the Predictive Scoring System for Falls in Acute Care Inpatients: Retrospective Cohort Study by Chihiro Saito, Eiji Nakatani, Hatoko Sasaki, Naoko E Katsuki, Masaki Tago, Kiyoshi Harada

“… Abstract BackgroundFalls in hospitalized patients are a serious problem, resulting in physical injury, secondary complications, impaired activities of daily living, prolonged hospital stays, and increased medical costs. …”
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Dissemination of the Russian emigrant literature and the literature of the Book Program in East Europe in 1950-1990 by Alvydas Kazakevičius

“… Many famous Russian writers, artists, scientists, and public figures lived and worked in emigration. Some of them (M. …”
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Testing an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Platform in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury: PRiORiTy Usability Study by Christel McMullan, Grace Turner, Ameeta Retzer, Antonio Belli, Elin Haf Davies, Laura Nice, Luke Flavell, Jackie Flavell, Melanie Calvert

“…Advances in clinical care have improved survival rates, leading to a growing population living with long-term effects of TBI, which can impact physical, cognitive, and emotional health. …”
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The hidden crisis: double burden of malnutrition among refugee children in South Asia – a systematic review and meta-analysis from observational studies by Pooja Panchal, Mohd Usman, Tajung Longkumer, Reshma Susan Babu, Mahalaqua Nazil Khatib, Shariza Abdul Razak, Kavitha Menon

“…BackgroundChildren living in refugee camps in South Asian countries suffer from undernutrition. …”
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Coexistence and Competition between Tomicus yunnanensis and T. minor (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) in Yunnan Pine by Rong Chun Lu, Hong Bin Wang, Zhen Zhang, John A. Byers, You Ju Jin, Hai Feng Wen, Wen Jian Shi

“…Competition and cooperation between bark beetles, Tomicus yunnanensis Kirkendall and Faccoli and Tomicus minor (Hartig) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) were examined when they coexisted together in living Yunnan pine trees (Pinus yunnanensis Franchet) in Yunnan province in Southwest China. …”
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Attitudes toward Female Circumcision among Men and Women in Two Districts in Somalia: Is It Time to Rethink Our Eradication Strategy in Somalia? by Abdi A. Gele, Bente P. Bø, Johanne Sundby

“…Against this background, this paper explores the attitudes of Somalis living in Hargeisa and Galkayo districts to the practice of FC. …”
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Nanoparticles in biomedical implants: Pioneering progress in healthcare by David Raymond, Induni Nayodhara Weerarathna, John Kessellie Jallah, Praveen Kumar

“…This review provides a roadmap for where this technology is headed and how it can help us design safer, more effective implants that enhance people's lives by examining the most recent research and discoveries. …”
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Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Forest Management for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies by Mokhamad Asyief Khasan Budiman, Hiroki Oue

“… Frequent natural disasters and extreme weather increase the vulnerability to climate change in rural communities living near forests. Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies related to forest management should consider indigenous knowledge in accordance with local community conditions and needs. …”
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பழநிபாரதியின் படைப்புகளில் பெண்கள் மீதான மனிதம் / Humanity on Women in the Works of Palanibharati... by முனைவர் சா. ஜெகன்அண்டோதிலக் / Dr. S. Jeganandothilak

“…The writer chooses the theme for his creation from the lives of the people. The writer who takes the life of the people as the subject not only registers the social life of the people but also expresses his desire. …”
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A Novel Power-Driven Grey Model with Whale Optimization Algorithm and Its Application in Forecasting the Residential Energy Consumption in China by Peng Zhang, Xin Ma, Kun She

“…Along with the improvement of Chinese people’s living standard, the proportion of residential energy consumption in total energy consumption is rapidly increasing in China year by year. …”
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Belt conveyor idler fault detection algorithm based on improved YOLOv5 by Cen Pan, Qing Tao, Hao Pei, Biao Wang, Wei Liu

“…The safe and stable operation of belt conveyor idlers is crucial not only for ensuring efficient coal production but also for safeguarding the lives of coal mine workers. Therefore, this paper proposes a method based on deep learning for real-time detection of conveyor idler faults. …”
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An Action Research on Improving Parents’ Digital Advertising Literacy Skills by Ahmet Ayhan, Hediye Aydoğan

“…For this purpose, the action research model, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was adopted in the study and a 12-hour digital-based training was conducted with the participation of seven parents with children between the ages of 7 and 13 living in Antalya. Semi-structured interview was used to collect research data. …”
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It Is Not All Because of Socialism — On East-West Differences and Their Origins by Sascha O. Becker, Lukas Mergele, Ludger Wößmann

“…As a result of the division of Germany in 1949 into the GDR and the Federal Republic as well as the reunification in 1990, a lively interest in the social sciences has developed as they offer a unique framework for analysing the effects of communism. …”
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Quantification and Evaluation of Soil Erosion in the Estuaries of Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea: Case of Nylon Area by Eric Flavien Mbiakouo-Djomo, Ebénézer Njeugna, Denis Tcheukam-Toko, Didier Fokwa

“…This causes with time an instability of structures and living places which can lead to their progressive disappearance. …”
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Correlation of human development and economic growth of the national economy by Đorđević Vladimir, Cvetković Milica, Momčilović Aleksandar

“…Long-term economic growth determines the standard of living, which directly affects human development. …”
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A contribution to the study of the urbanization of today's old core of Zemun during the 18th century by Mićović Nela

“…An analysis of archival materials and cartographic plans confirmed that the tablet belonged to a house in Glavna Ulica (Main Street) (today's number 15), where, according to the Zemun Magistrate's censuses, Johannes Radmacher lived from 1773 to 1787. This house was damaged in the bombing of 1944 and later demolished, with the Beograd department store being built in its place. …”
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