Never boring classics: 100 historians in the optics of iconography [Review: Russian Historians. Iconography. 4 Books. Chernobaev A.A. (Ed.). Moscow, Sobranie, 2008–2019. (In Russia... by V.P. Korzun

“…As a result, the classics of historiography appear not as monuments, but as living people. The visual range clearly highlights the cultural stylistics of various generations of historians.…”
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RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF LONG-TERM TREATMENT OF FELINE IDIOPATHIC CYSTITIS by Anca Bărbos, Vlad Luca, Alexandra Biriș, Radu Lăcătuș

“…Most cats affected by this pathology were neutered males (70%), Domestic ShortHair breed, middle aged (with a mean of 9 years for group A and approximately 8 years and 2 months for group B), overweight and mostly living indoors (80.95%). Most of our patients presented after a triggering event (64.29%) with symptoms such as pollakiuria (75%), stranguria (78.57%), excessive toileting of the pelvic area (75%) and periuria in 71.43% of cases. …”
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Retracted: Application and Development of Big Data in Sustainable Utilization of Soil and Land Resources by Zhaoya Chen, Wei Huang, Lijun Ma, Hao Xu, Yaheng Chen

“…Land is an important part of our living environment. As far as China is concerned, the research on Sustainable Utilization of land resources is relatively late. …”
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Unprotected Sex with Injecting Drug Users among Iranian Female Sex Workers: Unhide HIV Risk Study by Khodabakhsh Ahmadi, Majid Rezazade, Mohammad Nafarie, Babak Moazen, Mosaieb Yarmohmmadi Vasel, Shervin Assari

“…Age, marital status, living condition, HIV knowledge, and perceived behavioral control did not affect the odds of FSWs having sex with IDUs. …”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV care and treatment services among adolescents attending a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a qualitative study by Agricola Joachim, Dorkasi L Mwakawanga, Lilian Nkinda, Eva Kidabulo

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruption on HIV care and treatment programmes, especially for adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) who are known to have poorer health outcomes compared with adults. …”
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Effectiveness of home-based exercise for functional rehabilitation in older adults after hip fracture surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials... by Lijun Zhao, Xiaona Zhao, Bin Dong, Xiaobin Li

“…No significant improvement was observed in gait speed, 6-minute walking test, short physical performance battery performance (SPPB), activities of daily living (ADL), or fear of falling in the home exercise group. …”
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Flood hazard mapping in an urban area using combined hydrologic-hydraulic models and geospatial technologies by B.A.M. Talisay, G.R. Puno, R.A.L. Amper

“…Flooding is one of the most occurring natural hazards every year risking the lives and properties of the affected communities, especially in Philippine context. …”
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Turkic-Speaking Population on the Steppe Borderland of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crimean Khanate in the 15th – the First Half of the 16th Centuries by Vladyslav V. Hrybovskyi

“…Women, children, clients and slaves lived in stationary settlements, were engaged in agriculture and horticulture. …”
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Factors affecting women's access to primary care in the United States since the Affordable Care Act: A mixed-methods systematic review. by Allison Gilchrist, Gunasekara Vidana Mestrige Chamath Fernando, Paula Holland, Faraz Ahmed

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Adoption of ACA's expanded Medicaid eligibility criteria would expand insurance coverage to women living in non-expansion states. Innovative healthcare policies, programs, and interventions at the federal, state, and local levels are needed. …”
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A review based study on emotional distress and physical pain in oral and head and neck cancer patients pre- and post-chemotherapy by Sanya Mehndiratta, Ravindra Singh, Saanjli Bhandari, Mansha Dadhich

“…Cancer patients face a lot of exhaustion which makes them physically and mentally dysfunctional in their daily lives. However, the Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) patients face some serious issues due to the site of tumour or surgery itself. …”
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Burden of Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana: The Korle-Bu Experience by Eugenia V. Asare, Ivor Wilson, Amma A. Benneh-Akwasi Kuma, Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh, Fredericka Sey, Edeghonghon Olayemi

“…Our centre has a large number of patients living with sickle cell disease. From our experience, early recognition and referral of sickle cell related complications can reduce morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. …”
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Biomonitoring potential of trace metal accumulation and bioavailability in coral skeletons and reef sediments of Persian Gulf: A comparative study by Seyed Hassan Mousavi, Mehdi Gholamalifard, Seyed Mahmoud Ghasempouri

“…Nayband Marine National Park in the northern Persian Gulf is an important ecological areas, significantly impacted by industrial activites that poses risk of trace metal pollution to living organisms. In this study, we investigated the bioaccumulation of trace metals in scleractinian corals using annual growth bands and biota-sediment accumulation factor to assess their potential as biomonitoring organisms. …”
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Re-conceptualizing trafficking-in-persons victimization using latent class analysis: Results from a community study in Cape Town, South Africa by Annah K. Bender, Erica L. Koegler, Edna G. Rich, Nicolette V. Roman, Rumi Kato Price

“…The impact of human trafficking upon the lives and livelihoods of those subjected to exploitative and illegal labor and commercial sex practices includes violence and threats of violence, deleterious health and mental health sequelae, and social and economic marginalization. …”
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The minimal clinically important difference of the Participation Measurement Scale in chronic stroke by Oyéné Kossi, Soraia M. Silva, Francesco Lena, Mendinatou Agbetou, Thierry Adoukonou, Peter Feys, Félix Nindorera

“…Clinical implications: An improvement of at least 1.98 logit on the PM-Scale is required to induce a clinical change in the independence in activities of daily living in people with chronic stroke.…”
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Diagnostic value of miR-193a-5p in severe pneumonia and its correlation with prognosis by Xiaoji Su, Lijuan Zhu, Jiajia Zhuo, Shihai Zhang

“…Abstract Background Severe pneumonia is a common disease in children, with rapid progression and easy complications of respiratory failure, endangering the lives of children. This study aimed to elucidate the clinical significance of miR-193a-5p in severe pneumonia and to provide a new biomarker for the disease. …”
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Investigating the Association between Healthy Eating Index and Early Childhood Caries in Iranian Preschool Children: A Case-Control Study by Maryam Mehrabkhani, Taraneh Movahhed, Mohsen Nematy, Melika Hoseinzadeh, Homeira Mohammadi

“…Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the association between dietary Healthy Eating Index (HEI) and ECC in children living in Mashhad, Iran. Methods: In the current case-control study, 732 preschool children (aged 3–6 years) were examined for dental caries and then categorized into two groups of children with ECC, or who were Caries-Free (CF). …”
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The use of human antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in broiler chicken and domestic pig farming in Tanzania by Zuhura I. Kimera, Emmanuel C. Balandya, Mecky I. N. Matee, Lisa V. Adams

“…Abstract Background The use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in Tanzania has led to a significant reduction in morbidity and mortality and improved quality of life among people living with HIV infection. However, the ease of access and availability of the drugs has, in some cases, led to misuse of the ARV in areas such as animal farming, posing a risk of the emergence of ARV resistance. …”
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Identification and prevalence of frailty in diabetes mellitus and association with clinical outcomes: a systematic review protocol by David A McAllister, Frances S Mair, Peter Hanlon, Isabella Fauré, Neave Corcoran, Elaine Butterly, Jim Lewsey

“…Introduction Diabetes mellitus is common and growing in prevalence, and an increasing proportion of people with diabetes are living to older age. Frailty is, therefore, becoming an important concept in diabetes. …”
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Increasing TB/HIV Case Notification through an Active Case-Finding Approach among Rural and Mining Communities in Northwest Tanzania by R. Abeid, C. Mergenthaler, V. Muzuka, A. Goodluck, T. Nkwabi, J. Bigio, Aguilera Vasquez N, T. Pande, F. Haraka, J. Creswell, T. Rahman, M. Straetemans

“…For TB, this is true not only amongst miners but also FSW living in the same communities, who appear to be at similar or equally high risk of infection. …”
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Has the share of the working life expectancy that is spent receiving a partial or full disability pension changed in Finland over the period 2005–2018? A longitudinal register-base... by Eira Viikari-Juntura, Svetlana Solovieva, Taina Leinonen

“…At the population level, the share of the FTE-WLE that is spent receiving a disability pension remained relatively small.Conclusions Increased work participation while receiving a disability pension is likely to have had important implications for prolonging individual working careers but only minor contribution to the length of working lives at the population level.…”
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