Dietary Patterns and Their Association with Metabolic Syndrome and Their Components in Middle-Class Adults from Damascus, Syria: A Cross-Sectional Study by Malda Atasi, Ashuin Kammar-García, Rafael Almendra-Pegueros, Addi Rhode Navarro-Cruz

“…A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out in 104 adults aged 40 to 65 years who did not suffer from previous diseases. The sample was chosen from middle-class citizens of the city of Damascus who were contacted by telephone; they were explained about the study, the information that would be collected, and the studies that should be carried out in the clinical analysis laboratory of the Private University of Syria. …”
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Automate humans or humanize automation? The “Atque” Design and Communication System to redefine the relationship between knowledge and know-how by Marta Guarducci, Luca Toschi, Viola Davini, Marco Sbardella, Pandolfini Eugenio

“…It is a system which is constantly transforming itself: it is based on the people who are using it and on the projects that have to be realized, so it changes as a living system. …”
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The Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Bovine Hydroxyapatite (Bio Hydrox) as Bone Graft by Arifin, Ferdiansyah Mahyudin, Mouli Edward

“…Methods: This descriptive study used a consecutive sampling design, including all trauma patients who received BHA at our hospital between 2016 and 2018. …”
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Sleep trajectories and frequency of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents: a person-oriented perspective over two years by S. V. Bauducco, L. Tilton-Weaver, M. Gradisar, M. Hysing, D. Latina

“…Adolescents answered questions about their sleep duration, symptoms of insomnia, NSSI, depressive symptoms, and demographics. Adolescents who reported persistent or increasing sleep problems over time also reported more NSSI. …”
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Efektivitas konseling psikoanalisa menggunakan teknik interpretasi terhadap perkembangan moral siswa SMP by Siti Mahmudah Amrul Khoiriah, Ni Ketut Suarni, Nyoman Dantes

“…Based on prettest data where previously there were 10 students who had a high category, after receiving classical guidance treatment psychoanalysis counseling posttest data interpretation techniques showed very high category changes, it can be interpreted as the tendency of moral development of class VII students of the Quba Foundation after getting treatment has good skills. …”
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The Laws and Customs of the Yorùbá People by E.A. Ajisafe Moore (Undated, M. A. Ola Fola Bookshops, Abeokuta, Nigeria. 87 pages. Price $21.95 on Amazon.com) by Akinloye Ojo Ojo, Kingsley Opia-Enwemuche

“… The Laws and Customs of the Yorùbá People chronicles the prevalent customary practices and native laws of the Yorùbá people who have their ancestral home in South Western Nigeria and descendants in several cities around the world by virtue of forced and voluntary migrations. …”
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The Role of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Administration During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Questionnaire Survey by Cheng Zhou, Ran Jia, Jinqiu Yang, Tong Liu, Xiaoyan Liu, Lin Yang, Wenxia Zhao

“…The objective of this questionnaire was to assess the infection status in the COVID-19 pandemic since December in Henan Province, China, and the prevalence of infection in people who were taking ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) during this period. …”
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN THE PAST AND THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICAN SOCIETY IN THE CONTEXT OFÌWÒRÌTÚRÚPỌ̀NIN IFÁ DIVINATION by SAMUEL KÁYỌ̀DÉ OLÁLẸ́YẸ, OLÚWÁTÓYÌN ADÉBÓ̩LÁ GBÀDÀMÓ̩S̩Í

“… In the contemporary time, the mission of every country in the entire continent is to provide employment support for women who are in one disadvantaged position or the other. …”
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Is It Matters to Have a Higher Education for the Young People Behavior on the Internet? by G. F. Gabdrakhmanova

“…Representatives of Generation Z, who today are still studying at or enrolling in Russian universities, are not inferior to those who have higher education in terms of the information and technological innovations level of use. …”
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Mental Strength of Football Players When Matching: Case Study on Village League Teams Karyamukti Village by Fajar Mohammad Ramdani, Asep Angga Permadi, Azhar Ramadhana Sonjaya, Mohd Izwan Shahril

“…The criteria for determining this sample include: (1) Karyamukti Village players who take part in the village league, (2) are willing to be a sample, and (3) fill out the instrument provided by the researcher in full. …”
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Gluteal Compartment Syndrome following an Iliac Bone Marrow Aspiration by Edmundo Berumen-Nafarrate, Carlos Vega-Najera, Carlos Leal-Contreras, Irene Leal-Berumen

“…We believe clotting and hematologic disorders are a primary risk factor in patients who require bone marrow aspirations or biopsies. …”
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Decomposition of a complex motor skill with precise error feedback and intensive training breaks expertise ceiling by Yudai Kimoto, Masato Hirano, Shinichi Furuya

“…By contrast, neither unskilled pianists who underwent the same training nor skilled pianists who performed the decomposition training without receiving visual feedback on the error showed improved skill through training. …”
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Partnership and Depression in Parkinson’s Disease by S. Seiler, B. Perleth, T. Gasser, G. Ulm, W. H. Oertel, H. Ellgring

“…More than half of the male and female patients who reported an impairment of their relationship also had scores of moderate to severe depression. …”
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Les comités de santé et de sécurité dans les petites entreprises multiethniques de Montréal by Gabrielle Legendre, Sylvie Gravel, Jacques Rhéaume

“…The results indicate that the factors that fostered the establishment and proper functioning of OHS were : the size of the business, the activity sector, the presence of a union, the presence of arguments favourable to OHS, the type of business, the presence of an OHS manager who was in a human resource or OHS position and who had university training in one of these two fields or in administration. …”
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Rare Presentation of Hypoglycemia in a Patient with Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma by Raed Aldahash

“…Thus, involvement of other organs is very rare as we found in a 54-year-old male patient, a known case of hypertension and end-stage renal disease who was on hemodialysis, who presented to the emergency department with a history of generalized weakness and weight loss of about 20 kg for two months. …”
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Elective incisional hernia repair: lower risk of postoperative wound infection with laparoscopic versus open repair by Serene Si Ning Goh, Kaushal Amitbhai Sanghvi, Aaryan Nath Koura, Jaideepraj Krishnaraj Rao, Aung Myint Oo

“…The majority were elderly Chinese women who were overweight. Open repair was performed in 49.4% of patients, while 50.6% underwent laparoscopic repair. …”
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Usefulness of intraoperative transcranial sonography in patients with traumatic brain injuries: a comparison with postoperative computed tomography by Mahn Jeong Ha, Seung Han Yu, Jung Hwan Lee, Hyuk Jin Choi, Byung Chul Kim

“…Methods We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study of 35 patients who underwent TCS during surgery, among those who presented to a regional trauma center and underwent decompressive craniectomy between January 1, 2017 and April 30, 2020. …”
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Time to intubation with McGrath™ videolaryngoscope versus direct laryngoscope in powered air-purifying respirator: a randomised controlled trial by Qing Yuan Goh, Sui An Lie, Zihui Tan, Pei Yi Brenda Tan, Shin Yi Ng, Hairil Rizal Abdullah

“…Methods: To simulate intubation of COVID-19 patients, we randomly assigned 28 elective surgical patients to be intubated with either McGrath™ MAC VL or direct laryngoscope (DL) by specialist anaesthetists who donned 3M™ Jupiter™ powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) and N95 masks. …”
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A History of the Migration and Emergence of an Enclave Settlement of Gobirawa in Kano since Nineteenth Century by Abdulaziz Mamuda, Mustapha Kabiru, Maryam Yusuf Ilu, Musa Datti Kurawa

“…By the end of the 20th century, this new founded settlement witnessed an increasing number of people who were mostly from Gobir and settled in the area for one type of business or the other. …”
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Acute pain management in the trauma patient population: are we doing enough? A prospective observational study by Segni Kejela, Nebyou Seyoum

“…Over the course of 3 months, this study included patients who had no prior pain management at other hospitals before presentation, and who presented within 24 hours of the traumatic event. …”
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