Workplace violence against healthcare professionals in a multiethnic area: a cross-sectional study in southwest China by Ying Wang, Qunhong Wu, Mingli Jiao, Kexin Jiang, Huiying Fang, Yameng Wang, Haonan Jia, Ruohui Chen, Lifeng Wei, Gangyu Zhang, Yuanheng Li, Jingqun Li, Xiaowen Jia, Omar Yacouba Ismael, Jingfu Mao

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A population-based study on the burden of hospitalized pediatric pneumococcal disease in Taiwan before and after the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into t... by Ting-An Yen, Jhong-Lin Wu, Chi-Chuan Wang, Ling-Ya Huang, See-Hwee Yeo, Dony Patel, Cindy Thiow Koon Lim, Hung-Wei Lin, Eriko Yamada, Isaya Sukarom

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Early results of primary total hip arthroplasty performed in young adults at a regional Saudi-Arabian orthopedics center: a prospective observational study by Walid M. Al-Shaer, Ali H. Al-Yami, Mokhtar Ahmed Al-Sayed, Ali Mohammed Al-Zaidan, Emad Ruddah Al-Sufyani, Ahmed A. Khalifa, Raad M. M. Al-Thaqafi, Abdulmohsen H. Al-Hamyani, Mohammed M. Al-Subaie

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The mechanisms and control strategies for quality deterioration in surimi gel during freeze-thawing cycles by Qiaoli Zhao, Bin Zheng, Yongqin Gao, Enlin Li, Xinyue Huo, Xue’er Li, Mi Zhang, Saiyi Zhong

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Using Health Utility Index (HUI) for Measuring the Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Among Individuals with Chronic Diseases by Frank Mo, Bernard C.K. Choi, Felix C.K. Li, Joav Merrick

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Presence of liver metastasis correlated with high tumor abundance and indicated adverse prognostic feature in EGFR mutation non-small-cell lung cancer patients by Piyada Sitthideatphaiboon, Pronwasun Simseekeaw, Chinachote Teerapakpinyo, Nicha Zungsontiporn, Wariya Chintanapakdee, Itthi Itthisawatpan, Shanop Shuangshoti, Virote Sriuranpong, Thanisa Tongbai, Chanida Vinayanuwattikun

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Linking Research Data with Physically Preserved Research Materials in Chemistry by Chia-Lin Lin, Pei-Chi Huang, Simone Gräßle, Christoph Grathwol, Pierre Tremouilhac, Sylvia Vanderheiden, Patrick Hodapp, Sonja Herres-Pawlis, Alexander Hoffmann, Fabian Fink, Georg Manolikakes, Till Opatz, Andreas Link, M. Manuel B. Marques, Lena J. Daumann, Manuel Tsotsalas, Frank Biedermann, Hatice Mutlu, Eric Täuscher, Felix Bach, Tim Drees, Steffen Neumann, Shashank S. Harivyasi, Nicole Jung, Stefan Bräse

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Molecular, Cytogenetic, and Hematological Analysis of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients and Discovery of Two Novel Translocations by Muhammad Asif, Abrar Hussain, Abdul Wali, Nazeer Ahmed, Irfan Ali, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Shafiq, Mahmood Rasool

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Optimizing plant density to improve the soil microenvironment and enhance crop productivity in cotton/cumin intercropping systems by Humei Zhang, Humei Zhang, Liwen Tian, Xianzhe Hao, Nannan Li, Xiaojuan Shi, Feng Shi, Yu Tian, Wenbo Wang, Honghai Luo

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Gender equality and quality of life must be central to the design and delivery of sanitation by Sera L Young, Oliver Cumming, Ian Ross, Richard Johnston, Blessing Mberu, Sheela S Sinharoy, Bethany A Caruso, Kelly T Alexander, Tom Slaymaker, Sheillah Simiyu, Claire Chase, Jenala Chipungu, Phylis Busienei, Isha Ray, Akanksha A Marphatia, Meriel Flint O'Kane, Ana Carolina Argolo Nascimento de Castro, Ginette Azcona, Patience Esi Boni-Morkla, Salome A Bukachi, Anju Dwivedi, Indira Khurana, Antoinette Kome, Wanjiku Kuria, James Labadia, Fungai Makoni, Sujoy Mojumdar, Janet Mule, Lydia Namatende Sakwa, Naomi Njeri, Fernanda Abreu Oliveira de Souza, Lauren Pandolfelli, Petunia Ramunenyiwa, Malini Reddy, Pritum Kumar Saha, Utkarsh Sinha, Emmanuel Uguru, Kara Uhl

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Color Stability and Surface Properties of PMMA/ZrO2 Nanocomposite Denture Base Material after Using Denture Cleanser by Mohammed M. Gad, Reem Abualsaud, Shaimaa M. Fouda, Ahmed Rahoma, Ahmad M. Al-Thobity, Soban Q. Khan, Sultan Akhtar, Khalid S. Al-Abidi, Mohamed S. Ali, Fahad A. Al-Harbi

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Adsorption properties and competitive adsorption mechanism exhibited by carbon-nanotube-modified biochar for removal of crude oil and Ni(II) pollutants from water by Di Cao, Ruiyan Niu, Guanglu Mo, Huiwen Deng, Rui Liu, Jie Liu, Jialin Fan

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Real World Experience of Chronic Hepatitis C Retreatment with Genotype Specific Regimens in Nonresponders to Previous Interferon-Free Therapy by Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk, Iwona Buczyńska, Krzysztof Simon, Magdalena Tudrujek-Zdunek, Ewa Janczewska, Dorota Dybowska, Marek Sitko, Beata Dobracka, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Paweł Pabjan, Jakub Klapaczyński, Łukasz Laurans, Włodzimierz Mazur, Łukasz Socha, Olga Tronina, Miłosz Parczewski, Robert Flisiak

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Predictors of late complications after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with stable coronary heart disease by O.J. Zharinov, К.O. Mikhaliev, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

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Accuracy of algorithms to identify patients with a diagnosis of major cancers and cancer-related adverse events in an administrative database: a validation study in an acute care h... by Takashi Fujiwara, Yasuyuki Okumura, Hironobu Tokumasu, Takashi Kanemitsu, Kosei Tajima, Akinori Yuri, Masahiro Iwasaku

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Epidemiology of notifiable outbreaks in different hospital units in Saudi Arabia: A national descriptive study by Nawal M. Alanazi, Nasser H. Alshanbari, Hala M. Roushdy, Yahya I. Alnshbah, Eman Ali Barnawi, Nawaf M. Almatrafi, Rula Felemban, Zainah M. Al Shahrani, Nadeen Burhan, Aiman El-Saed, Khalid H. Alanazi

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Designing supply chain scenarios and investigating how it affects relevant variables in the National Company of Southern Oil-bearing Regions by Amin Mirshekar, Ghanbar Amirnejad, Mohammad Hemati, Ali Kangarani Farahani

“…The statistical population of the research includes the collection of experts working in the procurement and goods affairs department of the National Company of Southern Oil-bearing Regions, selected by judgmental sampling method, and the most knowledgeable people, as many as 14 persons, were selected as members of the statistical sample. …”
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Explaining the model of value creation of tax income and gross domestic product based on tax system reforms by Bahram Ramazani, Mojtaba Malekichoobari, Sina Kheradyar

“…The statistical population of the research in the qualitative part includes 12 managers and assistants of the tax system, experts and consultants selected by non-probability sampling method with multiple strategies (intensity and snowball); and in the quantitative part it includes 265 people from those who were working in the administration of tax affairs of Tehran province, selected by random cluster sampling method. …”
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Security and religion in democratizing Tunisia: re-enacting surveillance through religious narratives and gendered dynamics by Fabrizio Leonardo Cuccu, Alessandra Bonci

“…This research focuses on the intersection between the security apparatus and the state control over religion, examining the role of female civil servants working under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, called wa’ydhat. For the purpose of this research, security is understood as consisting “of everyday, routine, and sometimes unconscious engagements” (Ochs, 2011: 3) of practitioners in the religious and security sector. …”
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Evaluation of Healthcare Outcomes of Patients Treated with 3D-Printed-Titanium and PEEK Cages During Fusion Procedures in the Lumbar Spine by Corso KA, Teferra AA, Michielli A, Corrado K, Marcini A, Lotito M, Smith C, Costa M, Ruppenkamp J, Wallace A

“…Katherine A Corso,1 Andreas A Teferra,1 Annalisa Michielli,2 Kristin Corrado,2 Amy Marcini,3 Mark Lotito,2 Caroline Smith,4 Michelle Costa,4 Jill Ruppenkamp,1 Anna Wallace1 1MedTech Epidemiology and Real-World Data Science, Johnson & Johnson, Raynham, Massachusetts & New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; 2Clinical Research, DePuy Synthes, MedTech, Johnson & Johnson, Raynham, Massachusetts, USA; 3Medical Affairs, DePuy Synthes, MedTech, Johnson & Johnson, Raynham, Massachusetts, USA; 4Franchise HEMA, DePuy Synthes, Medtech, Johnson & Johnson, Raynham, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence: Katherine A Corso, MedTech Epidemiology and Real-world Data Science, Johnson & Johnson, 325 Paramount Drive, Raynham, MA, 02767, USA, Tel +1 857-523-0279, Email kcorso1@its.jnj.comPurpose: The objective of this observational, real-world study was to describe reoperation, revision, index healthcare utilization and hospital costs among patients treated with PEEK (polyetheretherketone) or 3D-printed-titanium cages during lumbar/lumbosacral posterior fusion procedures, either TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion) or PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion). …”
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