Compound events in Germany in 2018: drivers and case studies by E. Xoplaki, E. Xoplaki, F. Ellsäßer, F. Ellsäßer, J. Grieger, K. M. Nissen, J. G. Pinto, M. Augenstein, T.-C. Chen, T.-C. Chen, H. Feldmann, P. Friederichs, D. Gliksman, D. Gliksman, L. Goulier, K. Haustein, K. Haustein, J. Heinke, L. Jach, F. Knutzen, S. Kollet, J. Luterbacher, J. Luterbacher, N. Luther, S. Mohr, S. Mohr, C. Mudersbach, C. Müller, E. Rousi, F. Simon, L. Suarez-Gutierrez, L. Suarez-Gutierrez, L. Suarez-Gutierrez, S. Szemkus, S. M. Vallejo-Bernal, S. M. Vallejo-Bernal, S. M. Vallejo-Bernal, O. Vlachopoulos, F. Wolf

“…This contribution highlights several case studies with special focus on 2018, a year marked by an exceptional sequence of compound events across large parts of Europe, resulting in severe impacts on human lives, ecosystems, and infrastructure. We provide new insights into the drivers of spatially and temporally compound events, such as heat and drought, and heavy precipitation combined with extreme winds, and their adverse effects on ecosystems and society, using large-scale atmospheric patterns. …”
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Life Thinning and Gaming Disorder: A Longitudinal Qualitative Registered Report by Karhulahti, Veli-Matti, Siutila, Miia, Vahlo, Jukka, Koskimaa, Raine

“…The academic debates regarding the psychiatric relevance of gaming disorder continue largely because the lived experiences of treatment-seekers remain mostly unstudied. …”
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The Safety and Tolerability of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Phosphate with Sodium Ferrous Citrate in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bahrain by Feryal Al-Saber, Waleed Aldosari, Mariam Alselaiti, Hesham Khalfan, Ahmed Kaladari, Ghulam Khan, George Harb, Riyadh Rehani, Sizuka Kudo, Aya Koda, Tohru Tanaka, Motowo Nakajima, Abdulla Darwish

“…This prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, dose escalating pilot clinical trial assessed the safety of 5-ALA with SFC at doses up to 200 mg 5-ALA/229.42 mg SFC per day in patients living in Bahrain with type 2 diabetes mellitus that was uncontrolled despite the use of one or more antidiabetic drugs. …”
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Towards the Sustainable Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater Using <i>Arthrospira platensis</i>: A Laboratory-Scale Approach in the Context of a Green Circular Economy by Lamprini Malletzidou, Eleni Kyratzopoulou, Nikoletta Kyzaki, Evangelos Nerantzis, Nikolaos A. Kazakis

“…The use of living <i>Arthrospira platensis</i> (<i>A. platensis</i>) cultures emerges as a promising green solution for the bioremediation of water contaminated by toxic metal waste. …”
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Ecoepidemiology of Chagas Disease in a Biological Corridor in Southeastern Mexico: A Promising Approach to Understand the Risk of Chagas Disease by Ingrid Yazmin Cruz-Alegría, Nancy Gabriela Santos-Hernández, Christian Ruiz-Castillejos, Juan Felipe Ruan-Soto, Adriana Moreno-Rodríguez, Any Laura Flores-Villegas, Javier Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Luis Arturo Hernández-Mijangos, Eduardo Estanislao Espinoza-Medinilla, Dolores Guadalupe Vidal-López, José Antonio De Fuentes-Vicente

“…We set traps for small mammals and bats and conducted interviews with the inhabitants living around the study site. We identified the presence of Triatoma dimidiata and T. huehuetenanguensis species with a percentage of TcI T. cruzi infection of 68.4% (95% CI: 66.9-69.9). …”
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Analisis systematic literature review penguatan pendidik Islam dalam perspektif tafsir, fiqh, dan ilmu sosial prophetic by Herlina Herlina, Arbi Arbi, Syarifuddin Syarifuddin, M. Fahli Zatrahadi, Darmawati Darmawati, Ifdil Ifdil, Istiqomah Istiqomah

“…Through this understanding, Islamic educators will be able to provide proper instruction and be relevant to the context of students' lives.…”
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Improving quality and safety in nursing homes and home care: the study protocol of a mixed-methods research design to implement a leadership intervention by Eline Ree, Terese Johannessen, Siri Wiig, Torunn Strømme, Ingunn Aase, Roland Bal, Karina Aase, Marianne Storm, Berit Ullebust, Elisabeth Holen-Rabbersvik, Line Hurup Thomsen, Anne Torhild Sandvik Pedersen, Hester van de Bovenkamp

“…Introduction Nursing homes and home care face challenges across different countries as people are living longer, often with chronic conditions. There is a lack of knowledge regarding implementation and impact of quality and safety interventions as most research evidence so far is generated in hospitals. …”
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The utility of artificial intelligence in identifying radiological evidence of lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis in a high-burden tuberculosis setting by Z Z Nxumalo, E M Irusen, B W Allwood, M Tadepalli, J Bassi, C F N Koegelenberg

“…Settings with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) and people living with HIV can potentially benefit from the use of AI to augment resource-constrained healthcare systems. …”
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Bacterial diversity determination using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods by M. Ghiasian, A. Akhavan Sepahy, M.A. Amoozegar, S. Saadatmand, M. Shavandi

“…Accordingly, it seems necessary to study this phenomenon from the perspective of microbiology in order to identify prokaryotes living in this area. Prokaryotes diversity in Mud volcano has been studied by cultivation techniques, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of PCR-amplified fragments of 16S rRNA genes. …”
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Multidisciplinary nursing care in chronic Chagas disease: a scoping review by Ângelo Antônio Oliveira Silva, Leonardo Maia Leony, Ramona Tavares Daltro, Emily Ferreira Santos, Natália Erdens Maron Freitas, Larissa de Carvalho Medrado Vasconcelos, Daniel Dias Sampaio, Faber Neves Santos, Lívia Dórea Dantas Fernandes, Roque Aras, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Fred Luciano Neves Santos

“…Conclusion Nurses play a critical role within a multidisciplinary care team in improving the health-related quality of life for individuals living with chronic Chagas disease, irrespective of the cardiac or digestive form of the disease. …”
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Pregabalin for Refractory Radicular Leg Pain due to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Preliminary Prospective Study by Sumihisa Orita, Masaomi Yamashita, Yawara Eguchi, Miyako Suzuki, Gen Inoue, Masayuki Miyagi, Tomoko Watanabe, Tomoyuki Ozawa, Hiroto Kamoda, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Yasuchika Aoki, Toshinori Ito, Go Kubota, Munetaka Suzuki, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Eiji Hanaoka, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Jun Shimbo, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Takane Suzuki, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori

“…We investigated the efficacy of pregabalin (PGB) for neuropathic leg pain in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) patients with disturbed activities of daily living (ADL)/quality of life (QOL) in a prospective observational study. …”
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How physical activity opportunities seized by adolescents differ between Europe and the Pacific Islands: the example of France and New Caledonia [version 1; peer review: 2 approved... by Olivier Galy, Guillaume Wattelez, Francois Potdevin, Marie-Jeanne Urvoy, Thibaut Derigny, Paul Zongo, Pierre-Yves Leroux, Christophe Schnitzler

“…A significant effect was found in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) intensity with the geographical-cultural dimension; participants living in FR were more likely to engage in MVPA, especially in five opportunities: school, supervised leisure, home, school breaks, and transport. …”
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Measuring the impact of managing incontinence on people with dementia and informal caregivers: Cognitive debriefing interviews of ‘ICIQ-Cog’ (English translation) by Miriam Avery, Nikki Cotterill, Mandy Fader, Margaret Macaulay, Ruth Kirschner-Hermanns, Cathy Murphy

“…Aim:: The ICIQ-Cog questionnaire was developed in German to measure the impact of incontinence and/or toilet use problems on people living with dementia and their paid carers and unpaid caregivers; it has been translated into English. …”
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Block strength training improves functional autonomy and quality of life in community-dwelling older women by Sergio Galdames Maliqueo, Álvaro Huerta Ojeda, Emilio Jofré-Saldía, Hernaldo Carrasco-Beltrán, Mercedes-Mercedes Yeomans-Cabrera, Maximiliano Bravo

“…However, the effects of block strength training based on the nature of exertion on functional autonomy and life quality of older women living in the community are unknown. Objective: To determine the effects of a Block Strength Training program based on the level of effort on functional autonomy and self-perceived life quality in community-dwelling older women. …”
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Influence of mimicry on extinction risk in Aculeata: a theoretical approach by Boutin, Maxime, Costa, Manon, Fontaine, Colin, Perrard, Adrien, Llaurens, Violaine

“…A well-documented case of mutualistic interaction is Mullerian mimicry, the convergence of colour pattern in defended species living in sympatry. By reducing predation pressure, Mullerian mimicry may limit local extinction risks of defended species, but this positive effect can be weakened by undefended mimics (Batesian mimicry). …”
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Comparison of Two Field Deployable PCR Platforms for SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A and B Viruses’ Detection by Hakim Bouamar, Grace M. Reed, Wanda Lyon, Hector Lopez, Anna Ochoa, Susana N. Asin

“…Background: Respiratory viral infections are a major public health challenge and the most diagnosed medical condition, particularly for individuals living in close proximity, like military personnel. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli in Chicken Meat and Edible Poultry Organs Collected from Retail Shops and Supermarkets of North Western Province in Sri... by R. A. S. S. Ranasinghe, D. A. Satharasinghe, P. S Anwarama, P. M. S. D. K. Parakatawella, L. J. P. A. P. Jayasooriya, R. M. S. B. K. Ranasinghe, R. P. V. J. Rajapakse, J. T. Y. Huat, Y. Rukayadi, Y. Nakaguchi, M. Nishibuchi, S. Radu, J. M. K. J. K. Premarathne

“…Escherichia coli is a commensal bacterium that lives in human and animal intestines. Shiga toxin-producing strains of E. coli STECs are responsible for most food-related E. coli infections. …”
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Religiosity as a potential mediator for violence in childhood and adulthood: results from a Brazilian nationally representative survey by Homero Vallada, Ronaldo Laranjeira, Juliane Piasseschi de Bernardin Gonçalves, Giancarlo Lucchetti, Maria do Rosario Dias Latorre

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship between religiosity and violence in childhood, as well as the possible mediating role of religiosity between suffering violence in childhood and suffering and/or perpetrating violence in adulthood.Design Cross-sectional population-based study carried out from November 2011 to March 2012.Setting Face-to-face surveys (at participants’ homes) were performed in a Brazilian nationally representative sample.Participants A total of 3378 adults (aged 19 years and above) were included.Primary and secondary outcomes measures The association between suffering violence in childhood and religiosity, and the mediating role of religiosity between childhood and adulthood violence were analysed using logistic regression models.Results Religiosity was associated with childhood violence, showing that those who suffered less violence in childhood were more religious in adulthood and considered religion more important in their lives. However, while there was a significant association between suffering violence during childhood and suffering and/or perpetrating violence in adulthood, religiosity did not mediate this relationship.Conclusions Although religious individuals self-reported less violence suffered in childhood, religiosity did not show evidence of being a potential mediator for childhood and adulthood violence (experienced and/or perpetrated). …”
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Polymorphism T3111C of the Clock gene in ethnic groups of women from Russia and Buryatia by O. V. Kaluzhnaya, N. V. Semenova, T. A. Bairova, I. M.  Madaeva, E. V. Belyaeva, L. I. Kolesnikova

“…The study involved 403 menopausal women aged from 45 to 60 years: 214 Russians (the average age is 52.74±6.28 years) and 189 Buryats (the average age is 51.95±5.13 years) living in Eastern Siberia (Irkutsk region, Irkutsk and Republic of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude). …”
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Vitamin D Status in Central Europe by Pawel Pludowski, William B. Grant, Harjit Pal Bhattoa, Milan Bayer, Vladyslav Povoroznyuk, Ema Rudenka, Heorhi Ramanau, Szabolcs Varbiro, Alena Rudenka, Elzbieta Karczmarewicz, Roman Lorenc, Justyna Czech-Kowalska, Jerzy Konstantynowicz

“…We searched the journal literature with regard to 25(OH)D concentrations among community-dwelling or healthy people living in CE. 25(OH)D concentrations varied by age, season, study sample size, and methodological approach [i.e., 25(OH)D assay used]. …”
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