Schistosome feeding and regurgitation. by Patrick J Skelly, Akram A Da'dara, Xiao-Hong Li, William Castro-Borges, R Alan Wilson

“…Unusual among parasitic helminths, the long-lived adult worms, continuously bathed in blood, take up nutrients directly across the body surface and also by ingestion of blood into the gut. …”
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Postnatal consultations with an obstetrician after critical perinatal events: a qualitative study of what women and their partners experience by Marianne Johansen, Jette Led Sørensen, Stinne Høgh, Laura Emdal Navne, Mette Nordahl Svendsen

“…We did semi-structured individual narrative interviews exploring the lived experiences. Interviews were analysed using a phenomenological approach and the thematic analysis was validated by a transdisciplinary group of anthropologists, obstetricians and a midwife.Setting Department of obstetrics at a large hospital in Denmark.Participants We did a qualitative study with 17 participants (10 women and 7 partners) who had experienced critical perinatal events.Results Five major themes were identified: (1) a need to gain understanding and make sense of the critical perinatal events, (2) a need for relational continuity, (3) the importance of discussing emotional effects as well as physical aspects of occurred events, (4) preparing for future pregnancies and (5) closure of the story.Most of the participants emphasised the importance of knowing the obstetrician undertaking the postnatal consultation. …”
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THE ROLE OF INFORMANTS IN THE ACCENTUATION OF ARMED BANDITRY IN NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF ZAMFARA STATE by TUKUR ABDULKADIR, ABDULNASIR UMAR

“…There should be concerted effort by all stakeholders to enlighten the citizens on the consequences ofproviding information to criminals to earned living and its consequences in the society. …”
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Understanding the Rural–Rural Migration of Health Workers in Two Selected Districts of Tanzania by Nathanael Sirili, Daudi Simba

“…The major underlying factors for migration in both districts were: Caring for the family and Unfavorable working and living conditions. In Kilwa, unlike Rombo, rejection by the community, superstitious beliefs, and lack of social services, were the other major factors underlying migration of the health workers. …”
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THE FEMININE AND MASCULINE ARCHETYPES IN THE STRUCTURE OF A PAGON MYTH by Tetiana A. Kuptsova

“…The social and cultural secondary role of woman was softened by female mystic charisma, based on the ability to give birth and to be mother of every living being. In the Ukrainian culture this role was embodied in the sacral archetype of the Mother-Land, which led to complimentary attitude of national philosophy to feminine concept. …”
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Ethno-cultural tourism as a promising area for inter-municipal and inter-regional cooperation in the development of rural areas in the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Chelyabinsk... by V. Ya. Akhmetov

“…The organisation of national (ethno) villages in the Argayashskiy, Kunashakskiy districts of the Chelyabinsk region and in the south-north-eastern regions of Bashkortostan, inter-municipal and inter-regional ethno-tourist clusters can contribute to a more efficient use of the ethno-cultural potential of the indigenous Bashkir population living in them, the preservation of their culture, traditions and customs, activating ethno-tourism and improving the quality of life of the villagers.…”
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Quality of Life in Wilson’s Disease: A Systematic Literature Review by Chakrapani Balijepalli, Kevin Yan, Lakshmi Gullapalli, Stephane Barakat, Helene Chevrou-Severac, Eric Druyts

“…**Methods:** To address this gap in the literature, we conducted a systematic literature review in MEDLINE and EMBASE to identify observational studies and clinical trials reporting QOL outcomes among people living with WD. **Results:** A total of 442 publications were identified, 41 publications were eligible for full-text screening, and 7 articles, representing 7 studies, met all inclusion criteria. …”
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DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE ON WOOD FUEL IN RURAL SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA: A CASE IN ABELA ABAYA DISTRICT. by Deginet Berhanu, Biruk Birhan, Gemedo Furo, Gezahegn Seyoum

“…Wood fuel production was regarded as the most favourable primary means of making a living among the participants, despite the fact that it has a negative impact on the environment. …”
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Il carteggio fra Felice Casorati e Angelo Genocchi: rinnovamento scientifico e nuovi approcci didattici nell’Italia post-unitaria - The correspondence between F. Casorati and A. G... by Arrigo Pisati

“…Recent historiography, which also agrees with the opinion of Vito Volterra, brings out a portrait of Casorati as a man who “lived almost exclusively for his pupils and his school”. …”
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Philosophical Ideas of Arne Næss in the Humanitarian Diplomacy of Norway by M. G. Zubov

“…These eight principles, according to philosopher, are based on the concept that every living being has his own value. The author of the arcticle makes it a point to show on separate examples to what extend the ideas of Næss A. are compatible with the basic principles of Norway's contemporary humanitarian diplomacy - humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, - as well as with the aims put forward by Norway in this respect which are to encure the needed with the necessery security and assistance; to finance humanitarian actions based on the international principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence; to prepare international community to responses to global humanitarian challenges of the future; to prevent and respond to humanitarian crises and participate in eleminating their aftermath. …”
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Socioeconomic Inequity in Access to Medical and Long-Term Care Among Older People by Shohei Okamoto, Atsuhiro Yamada, Erika Kobayashi, Jersey Liang

“…Findings The pooled incidence across waves of forgone medical care, self-reported unmet support for activities of daily living (ADL) or instrumental ADL (IADL), and those not certified for LTC services even with ADL or IADL limitations were 4.6%, 15.5%, and 62.5%, respectively. …”
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Parcours-travail et cancers professionnels. Recherche-action en Seine Saint Denis (France) by Annie Thébaud-Mony, Laura Boujasson, Michael Levy, Catherine Lepetit, Parvine Goulimaly, Hélène Carteron, Michèle Vincenti

“…Our goal was to collect qualitative data on occupational exposure to carcinogenic agents in the job histories of new patients living in Seine Saint Denis.In this paper, we present out theoretical and methodological approach, along with some results. …”
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Graphical modeling of additive color mixing. Analyses of electromagnetic effects as colors of the vision analyzer by I. Ignatov, T.P. Popova

“…In fishes, the visual analyzer evolved. Fishes living below 100 m depth inhabit a world with blue light. …”
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Characterization of sexual and reproductive behaviour in female high school students by Perla Caridad López Hernández, Eneida Bravo Polanco, Carmen Benítez Cabrera, Lisbet Cepero Äguila

“…<strong>Introduction:</strong> The need of love plays an important role in the lives of adolescents. The success they integrate their sexuality with, depends on a complex set of factors. …”
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Artificially Positive Crossmatches Not Leading to the Refusal of Kidney Donations due to the Usage of Adequate Diagnostic Tools by G. Schlaf, B. Pollok-Kopp, E. Schabel, W. Altermann

“…Two prospective female recipients destined for a living as well as for a cadaver kidney donation, respectively, exhibited positive CDC-based crossmatch outcomes although for both patients no historical immunizing events were known. …”
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A Ray of New Hope for the Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability by Nancy Thakur, Kamli Prakash, Sanchita Pugazhendi, Achla Gaikwad

“…In addition to this, parenting intervention helps the parents to realize their own potential to manage their daily life stress, thereby living a happy and successful life with the intellectual disability child. …”
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Postnatal quality of care measures for mothers and newborns at home: A scoping review. by Ann-Sofie Mespreuve, Lise Apers, Ann-Beth Moller, Anna Galle

“…The postnatal period is one of the most critical periods in the lives of mothers and newborns. Yet, the postnatal period remains the most neglected period along the maternal health care continuum. …”
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Exploring Embodiment Form Factors of a Home-Helper Robot: Perspectives from Care Receivers and Caregivers by Katherine M. Tsui, Rune Baggett, Carol Chiang

“…Our research focuses on robotic mobility and stability assistance for independent living OAs. We draw upon best practices from Occupational Therapy for sit-to-stand (STS) transfer techniques and question what sit-to-stand could look like if performed by a robot. …”
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The Life Adjustment Process in Chronic Pain: Psychosocial Assessment and Clinical Implications by Ann-Christine Gullacksen, Jan Lidbeck

“…A new picture of the future emerged that could be handled. However, living with pain still required regular maintenance work. …”
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Arlington Park: Variations on Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway by Monica LATHAM

“…The novel is made up of an accumulation of little snippets of life (“patches of life,” Arlington Park 220) and the narrative switches between various characters that lead subjective and introspective “Woolfian” lives, microscopically observed by the narrator who renders their obsessive self-analysis and interrogations. …”
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