Angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibition versus individualized RAAS blockade: design and rationale of the PARALLAX trial by Rolf Wachter, Sanjiv J. Shah, Martin R. Cowie, Peter Szecsödy, Victor Shi, Ghionul Ibram, Ziqiang Zhao, Jianjian Gong, Sven Klebs, Burkert Pieske

“…We sought to compare the effect of ARNI to background‐medication‐based individualized comparators (BMICs) on N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP), functional capacity [6 min walk distance (6MWD)], symptoms, and quality of life [Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)] in patients with HF and EF >40% in a randomized clinical trial. …”
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Technical Proficiency Analysis in Table Tennis: A Comparative Study Between Advanced and Intermediate Players by Benny Aprial, Denny Setyawan, George Danut Mocanu, Candra Brema Tarigan, Ghulam Mustafa, John Michael D. Aquino, Bilal Azmi Sarıtaş

“…This empirical investigation was undertaken at seven Table Tennis clubs located within the confines of Medan city, Indonesia. Results. Results revealed significant differences between skill levels in most measured parameters: advanced players demonstrated superior forehand drive accuracy (85.3% vs 67.1%, p<0.001), backhand drive accuracy (82.7% vs 63.4%, p<0.001), and rally consistency (28.4 vs 15.6 hits, p<0.001). …”
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DNA metabarcoding of benthic algae and associated eukaryotes from Lake Baikal in the face of rapid environmental changes by Yu. S. Bukin, L. S. Kravtsova, T. E. Peretolchina, A. P. Fedotov, A. E. Tupikin, M. R. Kabilov, D. Yu. Sherbakov, E. V. Mincheva

“…The composition and taxonomic diversity of algae and other organisms associated with them on different sites of Lake Baikal (near Bolshoi Ushkaniy Island, in Listvennichny Bay) and in the Kaya (within the city of Irkutsk, located in the same drainage basin as Lake Baikal) were determined using DNAmetabarcoding. …”
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Dental Teaching Faculty Involvement in Research Activities by Dolar Doshi, Jagadeeswara Rao Sukhabogi, Jenisha Patel, D Satyanarayana, Parupalli Karunakar

“…Purpose: This study aimed to examine personal and professional factors in determining the research activity and research culture among dental teaching faculty members in Hyderabad City, Telangana. Materials and Method: Two dental schools with ongoing dental undergraduate and postgraduate programmes were included in the study. …”
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Perspective on Agapeic Ethic and Creation Care by Loveday Chigozie Onyezonwu, Ucheawaji Godfrey Josiah

“…This research was conducted across Port Harcourt City, Obio Akpor, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Oyibo, and Eleme municipal areas of Rivers State, Nigeria. …”
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LitSpatz: An App for Literary Walks to Promote and Record Primary Students' Text Comprehension, Perspective Taking and Related Skills by Nora Heyne, Maximilian Pfost, Peter Kuntner

“…Within this app, primary students are offered the opportunity to take part in literary walks through the city of Bamberg (Germany), either on-site or off-site. …”
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AI-powered estimation of tree covered area and number of trees over the Mediterranean island of Cyprus by Anna Zenonos, Sizhuo Li, Martin Brandt, Jean Sciare, Philippe Ciais

“…This study presents a deep learning neural network model applied to high resolution (10 cm) airborne images collected during the year 2019, to generate segmented tree crowns and the number of individual trees over selected areas of Cyprus, including a large national forest park, a forest park in the capital city, and a small urban area, encompassing a total studied area of 107km2. …”
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Effect of census-based correction of population figures on mortality rates in Germany by Andreas Stang, Markus Deckert

“…Conclusions Even though the Census 2011 corrected nationwide mortality rates without age stratification differed only slightly from the uncorrected rates, there were noticeable increases in mortality, particularly in the city states of Hamburg and Berlin and in old age. …”
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Freins et leviers pour l’installation de jardins en bord de voies by Grégoire Chelkoff, Magali Paris

“…Roadsides territories have their own rules which could inform a way to design in another way the city. Sensed from a personnal vehicule or from public transport, roadside natures, and in particular the domestic nature of allotment gardens, form unprecedented landscapes : chaotic, colored, textured, precarious, changing through seasons and years, patinated by time… How are they experienced from inside by those who model them day by day and also by those taking a walk though and around the gardens ? …”
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Cultural Aspects of Type-2 Diabetes-related Social Stigma: A Cultural Epidemiological Study among General Community Members in Urban Pune, India by Abhay Machindra Kudale, Mayuri Dnyandeo Ghawat, Akshada Vikram Gopale, Mugdha Sharad Phutane, Saju Joseph

“…A cross-sectional community-based survey using a locally adapted Explanatory Module Interview Catalog was conducted among 100 randomly selected general community members who did not have diabetes from slum pockets of Pune city. The stigma index was computed based on the responses of stigma indicators and the internal consistency assessed. …”
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The double-edged sword effect of conscientiousness on the work engagement of medical staff in Chinese public hospitals by Hui Sun, Xuelu Hua, Shibing Wu, Ling Sun

“…Conscientiousness has a significant impact on the work engagement of medical staff, but the mechanism between the two is not yet clear.ObjectiveThis study examined the double-edged sword effect of conscientiousness on medical staff work engagement, with a particular focus on exploring the mediating effects of thriving at work (TAW) and workload, as well as the moderating effect of perceived insider status (PIS).MethodsThe study sample was drawn from four public hospitals in the Jiangsu Province, Shanghai City, and Zhejiang Province. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS, and mediation and moderations effects tested were conducted through the Bootstrap method.ResultsThe results demonstrate the following: (1) conscientiousness has a positive effect on the work engagement of medical staff; (2) conscientiousness has a positive effect on work engagement through thriving at work (TAW), and a negative effect on work engagement through workloads; (3) perceived insider status (PIS) moderates the relationship between conscientiousness and TAW, and the relationship between conscientiousness and workloads; and (4) PIS moderates the indirect effect of conscientiousness on work engagement through TAW, whereas the mediated relationship is strengthened when medical staff members exhibit a higher PIS. …”
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Microbiological quality of the air in the area of influence of the former wastewater treatment plant in Cajamarca, Peru by Claudia E. Rodriguez-Zevallos, Jessica K. Sanchez-Altamirano, Marco A. Sanchez-Peña, Kenny Diaz

“…Therefore, this research aimed to evaluate the air’s microbiological quality in the area of influence of the former Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the city of Cajamarca. Microbiological air sampling was conducted during the rainy and dry seasons using the RCS Standard Hycon air sampler, planting on tryptic soy agar medium to determine the total count of all microorganisms, bacteria, and fungi separately. …”
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Self-Care Interventions as a Health Technology for Managing Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Study in Iran by Zahra Yousefi Malekroodi, Seyed Ali Majidi, Amirmohammad Taalipasand

“…Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 384 participants were selected from a population of 40,000 people with type 2 diabetes in Rasht city, using the Karjesi and Morgan table. Tobert’s self-care questionnaires, the Perceived Social Support Scale by Zimmet, Dalhem, Zimmet, and Farley, and the Perceived Stress Scale by Cohen, Kamark, and Mermelstein were utilized for data collection. …”
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RME model based on ethnomathematics “prol tape” typical of Jember in improving fraction concept understanding of madrasah ibtidaiyah students by Sufraini Sufraini, Sintha Sih Dewanti, Titi Anriani, Tegar Setia Budi, Safira Wahyu Isnaini

“…Aim: This research aims to develop an RME learning model based on ethnomathematics "prol tape" typical of Jember City in improving the understanding of the concept of fractions of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah (MI) students. …”
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An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Late Islamic Cemeteries Within the Cathedral (15th–18th Century CE) and the Ruins of Adulis (Mid-19th–Early 20th Century CE), Massawa, Eritrea:... by Omar Larentis, Nelly Cattaneo, Paolo Lampugnani, Susanna Bortolotto, Emanuele Zappa, Andrea Gregorini, Yotam Gezae, Tsegai Medin, Ilaria Gorini, Serena Massa

“…Since 2018, excavations at the Cathedral and surveys in the ruins of the city of Adulis (Massawa, Eritrea) have uncovered 326 Muslim graves: six dating to the 15th and 18th centuries CE and 320 attributed to the mid-19th to the early 20th century CE. …”
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Analysis of the Deformation Characteristics and Formation Mechanism of Reservoir Landslides under Rainfall Conditions by DOU Sijun, XU Xingqian, LI Jiguo, LING Huikun, ZHOU Shasha

“…Hexi reservoir landslide is located in Tianyuan Town,Changning County,Baoshan City,Yunnan Province.There are obvious tensile cracks,fault,bank slope retaining wall and cut-off ditch crack deformation at its rear edge,which bring a serious threat to the safety of spillways and dam body.Based on the basic morphological features and geological environment conditions of the landslide,combined with the geological survey data,this paper analyzes the deformation characteristics and induced factors of the landslide and judges the landslide as a large-scale thick-layer traction-pushing bedding landslide,simulates the change of slope pore water pressure and safety coefficient under the conditions of different rainfall intensity and reservoir water level change by Geo-Studio numerical software,and analyzes &amp; evaluates its stability.The results show that:Under continuous rainfall,the reservoir water level rises,the front edge of the slope body softens,the pressure of pore water in the slope body increases,the natural discharge effect produces,and the sliding force increases,which aggravate the deformation,failure and destabilization of slope body.In the process of the sudden drop of reservoir water level,the backpressure effect of the reservoir water is weakened,and the water penetration of the pre-slope body produces the dynamic water pressure,which is more likely to lead to the occurrence of such landslides.The steep slope terrain and bedding structure of downward rock formation in the landslide area create favorable conditions for the development of the landslide,and thecontinuous rainfall is the main factor of the landslide.The joint cutting slope and backpressure anti-slip pile is an effective means to prevent and control the landslide.The results can serve as theoretical reference for the analysis,judgment and timely prevention of similar landslides in daily operation and management of reservoir.…”
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Physical functioning trajectories over statutory retirement: a finnish occupational cohort study by Pauliina Saha, Jatta Salmela, Aapo Hiilamo, Anna Liisa Aho, Tea Lallukka

“…Participants consisted of 2736 employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland who retired during the follow-up. …”
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Virtual Reality Design and Realization of Interactive Garden Landscape by Xuanfeng Zhang, Song Yan, QuanQi

“…In this paper, we study the implementation method of virtual landscape gardening system and establish a virtual environment based on the ancient city of Yangcheng. On the computer platform, we study and realize a virtual roaming system of medium complexity with more complete roaming functions. …”
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Multi-level lag scheme significantly improves training efficiency in deep learning: a case study in air quality alert service over sub-tropical area by Benedito Chi Man Tam, Su-Kit Tang, Alberto Cardoso

“…We used public data set of more than two base stations with pollution varying from low to high and including southern to northern district of a small city. Conclusions can be drawn from the analysis of multiple experimental results, proving that the proposed solution can effectively improve the training efficiency of the model. …”
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La disciplina escolar como vigilancia heteronormativa. Etnografía del castigo en una secundaria de Iztapalapa by Daniel Dionisio Hernández Rosete Martínez, Ana Francisca Juárez Hernández

“…The qualitative study was carried out in a public high school located in the east of Mexico City. We found that school discipline gives rise to a form of institutional heteronormative surveillance that produces and reinforces gender roles that naturalize aggressive language towards women, homosexuals and males in general. …”
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