Water, sanitation, and hygiene insecurity and disease prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income neighborhoods of Beira, Mozambique. by Rebecca S Kann, Jedidiah S Snyder, Courtney Victor, Zaida A Cumbe, Joshua V Garn, Sandy McGunegill, Rassul Nalá, Matthew C Freeman, Karen Levy

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Despite a high level of knowledge about the risks posed by COVID-19 and understanding of the benefits of handwashing and physical distancing, limitations in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure acted as a barrier to people practicing disease prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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Collecting Real-World Data via an In-Home Smart Medication Dispenser: Longitudinal Observational Study of Survey Panel Persistency, Response Rates, and Psychometric Properties by Benjamin Ogorek, Thomas Rhoads, Erica Smith

“…The patients dispensing medication act as a survey panel and respond to questions about quality of life and patient-reported outcomes. …”
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Survey of medication history of patients with stroke after discharge from an acute hospital ward: a case series study by Yuko Fukuda, Risa Ito, Misaki Kakihana, Tsutomu Takahashi, Tetsuji Kanemoto, Toshiyuki Sahara, Masahiko Tsujikawa, Mitsuko Onda

“…Based on the medicinal efficacy classification, four patients treated with other blood and body fluids-related agents (antiplatelet drugs), three patients treated with agents for hyperlipidemia (statins), two patients with agents for peptic ulcers, two patients with vasodilators, one patient treated with antihypertensives, and one patient with other agents affecting digestive organs (antiemetic agents that acts on the central nervous system) had discrepancies. …”
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Multimodal marvels of deep learning in medical diagnosis using image, speech, and text: A comprehensive review of COVID-19 detection by Md Shofiqul Islam, Khondokar Fida Hasan, Hasibul Hossain Shajeeb, Humayan Kabir Rana, Md. Saifur Rahman, Md. Munirul Hasan, AKM Azad, Ibrahim Abdullah, Mohammad Ali Moni

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Effectiveness of Integrated Digital Solutions to Empower Older Adults in Aspects Related to Their Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ana Isabel Martins, Óscar Ribeiro, Gonçalo Santinha, Telmo Silva, Nelson P Rocha, Anabela G Silva

“… BackgroundDigital solutions, such as mobile apps or telemonitoring devices, are frequently considered facilitators in the process of empowering older adults, but they can also act as a source of digital exclusion or disempowerment if they are not adequate for older adults’ needs and characteristics. …”
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First evidence of transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest disease virus in Haemaphysalis and Rhipicephalus ticks in the wild by Sarah J. Burthe, Bhimanagoud Kumbar, Stefanie M. Schäfer, Bethan V. Purse, Abi T. Vanak, Natrajan Balakrishnan, Richard Hassall, Subhash L. Hoti, Darshan Narayanaswamy, Santoshkumar Potadar, Mujeeb Rahman, Mohammed Mudassar Chanda

“…Conclusions Our empirical confirmation of transovarial transmission has important implications for understanding and predicting KFD dynamics, suggesting that ticks may act as a reservoir for KFDV. Moreover, small mammals and cattle may play crucial roles in transmission if small mammals are the main hosts for larvae infected via transovarial transmission, and cattle support large numbers of infected female adult ticks. …”
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Transformasi Lontar Babad Lombok Menuju Digitalisasi Berbasis Natural Gradient Flexible (NGF) by Muhammad Tajuddin Anwar, Syahroni Hidayat, Ahmat Adil

“…As time pass by, the manuscript becomes brittle and breaks easily, therefore maintenances are required. this situation force the need to digitalize the manuscript as an act of preservation, hence the millennial generation, especially on Lombok Island, can enjoy the manuscript. the main challenge is the blurry edge of the text and the slight difference between the text and non-text part caused by the treatment process. …”
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Gcn2 rescues reprogramming in the absence of Hog1/p38 signaling in C. neoformans during thermal stress by David Goich, Amanda L. M. Bloom, Sean R. Duffy, Maritza N. Ventura, John C. Panepinto

“…We studied the role of Hog1/p38 in reprogramming translation during thermal stress adaptation and found that this pathway acts on translation via crosstalk with the Gcn2 pathway, a well-studied regulator of general translation control. …”
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Investigating the potential immunomodulatory effects of commercial oral probiotic supplements on equine gastrointestinal tract barrier function by Agnieszka Żak-Bochenek, Paulina Żebrowska-Różańska, Joanna Bajzert, Łukasz Łaczmański, Bogumiła Szponar, Natalia Siwińska, Klaudia Gładysz, Katarzyna Sikorska, Anna Chełmońska-Soyta

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Exploration of alcohol dehydrogenase EutG from Bacillus tropicus as an eco-friendly approach for the degradation of polycyclic aromatic compounds by Muhammad Naveed, Fatima Iqbal, Tariq Aziz, Ayesha Saleem, Tayyab Javed, Mahrukh Afzal, Muhammad Waseem, Metab Alharbi, Thamer H. Albekairi

“…This suggests that B. tropicus can act as an efficient, non-virulent, and reliable candidate for the eco-friendly and cost-effective bioremediation of PACs.…”
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Report on the Academic Symposium: Youth Quotas − The Answer to Changes in Age Demographics? by Igor Dimitrijoski

“…Based on the premise that young people have the potential to act as change agents, especially with regard to ecological sustainability, it was our aim to stimulate a societal discussion and to raise public awareness on the topic of youth quotas, whilst providing the discussion with a scientific basis. …”
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A Localized Model for Branding in the Iranian Dairy Industry by Shaghayegh Sabaghi, Alireza Rousta, Farzad Asayesh

“…In such a situation, having a branding strategy can act as an important factor in increasing the competitiveness of dairy companies. …”
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Spatial and social relevance perceptions by pre-service teachers of learning about oil palm management as a local or nonlocal socioscientific issue by Finn Kristen Matthiesen, Gina Nolte, Finn Rehling, I Gede Arjana, Lola Utama Sitompul, Upik Yelianti, Susanne Bögeholz, Susanne Bögeholz

“…IntroductionPre-service teachers (PST)' perceived relevance of learning about environmental socioscientific issues (SSI) can be an indicator for their motivation to act as change agents. Until now, science education (research) has often addressed the relevance for learning about SSI insufficiently differentiated regarding spatial and social dimensions. …”
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Association of serum and local GRP78 and CHOP expressions with disease progression in patients with non-traumatic osteonecrosis of femoral head by Peng Zhang, Qing-He Ye, Wen-Xiu Zhu, Yong-Heng Zhao, Hong-Xun Zhu, Biao-Fang Wei

“…Besides, ROC curve analysis indicated that serum and local CHOP and GRP78 expressions may act as indicators of disease progression. The levels of CHOP and GRP78, both in serum and at the local site, were in a positive correlation with VAS scores but an inverse relationship with HHS. …”
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Mixed method study of feasibility and acceptability of electronic screening for measurement-based symptom monitoring of veterans accessing mental health treatment in VA community c... by Erin Almklov, Michael W. Lee, John D. Gault, Brian H. Blanco, Brian Huynh, Abigail Angkaw, Neal Doran, Niloofar Afari, James O. E. Pittman

“…Despite an increase in the number of Veterans accessing care in the community via the MISSION Act Community Care Program (CCP), there is limited information on the quality of mental health care delivered to Veterans in these settings. …”
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The Association of Inflammatory Indexes Derived from Peripheral Blood Cell Count and Clinical Signs with Response to Treatment with Dupilumab in Pediatric Patients with Moderate-to... by Zhang L, Pi J, Wang J, Chen J, Zhang Y, Li J, Wang L, Li Y, Chen A, Luo X, Wang H

“…Logistic regression results indicated that high baseline ELR could predict a poor response to dupilumab treatment.Conclusion: ELR was significantly correlated with disease severity score during the treatment with dupilumab. Baseline ELR could act as a predictor of the efficacy of dupilumab in the treatment of children with atopic dermatitis under 6 years of age.Keywords: atopic dermatitis, dupilumab, eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, blood cell count…”
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Interactive effects of triploidy induction and culture densities on growth performance and stress, immune, and metabolic responses in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Roghayeh Mahmoudi, Mahdi Naderi, Hakimeh Dopeikar, Seyed Ali Khorasaninasab, Seyed Hadi Seyedalhosseini

“…Thus, triploid rainbow trout juveniles can act well and be recommended to the aquaculture industry at a culture density of 40 kg/m3.…”
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Alterations of gray matter volume and functional connectivity in patients with cognitive impairment induced by occupational aluminum exposure: a case-control study by Huaxing Meng, Bo Liu, Xiaoting Lu, Yan Tan, Shanshan Wang, Baolong Pan, Hui Zhang, Qiao Niu

“…Mediation analysis showed GM alteration of left caudate and bilateral hippocampus and FC alteration of left hippocampus to left cerebellar vermis could explained 19.80–32.07% of the effect of MoCA scores change related to Al exposure, besides the GM alteration of right hippocampus acted as indirect mediator (68.75%) of the association between Al and AVLT delayed recall scores.ConclusionOur data indicates that alterations in the structure and function of special brain domain, especially the hippocampus, are associated with Al-induced CI. …”
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Web-based interventions for fear of cancer recurrence: A scoping review with a focus on suggestions for the development and evaluation of future interventions. by Solveiga Zibaite, Sheela Tripathee, Helen Moffat, Beatrix Elsberger, Sara Maclennan

“…The most common theoretical framework for interventions is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), followed by mindfulness-based and mixed CBT, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), relaxation approaches. FCR was the primary focus/measure in 19 Studies, in 9 studies FCR was a secondary/related outcome/measure. …”
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Meta-synthesizing of Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility: External Stake-holders Approach by Maryam Khalatbari Moazam, Hamidreza Yazdani, Naser Asgari

“…Additionally, the expectations of stakeholders compel banks not only to act ethically towards their suppliers and competitors but also to avoid any unethical practices. …”
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