Persistence of Olfactory Dysfunction in Post CoVid-19 Patients Using Sniffin Sticks-A Prospective Study by Priyanka Thangaraj, Sowmya Gajapathy, Jayita Das Poduval

“…There was no association found between age, co-morbidities and OD at 6, 10 and 12 weeks Post CoVid (p>0.05). Hyposmia was common among females at 10 weeks Post CoVid which was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). …”
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Building ADMISSION – A research collaborative to transform understanding of multiple long-term conditions for people admitted to hospital by Miles D Witham, Victoria Bartle, Sue Bellass, Jonathan G Bunn, Duncan Cartner, Heather J Cordell, Rominique Doal, Felicity Evison, Suzy Gallier, Steve Harris, Susan J Hillman, Ray Holding, Peta Leroux, Tom Marshall, Fiona E Matthews, Paolo Missier, Anand Nair, Mo Osman, Ewan R Pearson, Chris Plummer, Sara Pretorius, Sarah J Richardson, Sian M Robinson, Elizabeth Sapey, Thomas Scharf, Rupal Shah, Marzieh Shahmandi, Mervyn Singer, Jana Suklan, James MS Wason, Rachel Cooper, Avan A Sayer

“…Background Multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs; commonly referred to as multimorbidity) are highly prevalent among people admitted to hospital and are therefore of critical importance to hospital-based healthcare systems. …”
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Efficiency of selection in early generations of crop hybrids for high yield and yield components (a review) by S. B. Lepekhov

“…Despite the success of molecular genetics, overwhelming majority of Russian breeders still rely on selection based on plant phenotype. The most common way of identifying traits for such selection is calculation of their correlation with yield. …”
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Impacts of data consistency levels in cloud-based NoSQL for data-intensive applications by Saulo Ferreira, Júlio Mendonça, Bruno Nogueira, Willy Tiengo, Ermeson Andrade

“…Abstract When using database management systems (DBMSs), it is common to distribute instance replicas across multiple locations for disaster recovery and scaling purposes. …”
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INVESTIGATING RISKS IN DEPENDENCE PRODUCING DRUGS USERS AMONGSUB-POPULATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES IN KARACHI;.A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Shamsul Arfin Qasmi et al

“…Conclusion: As illustrated by this study, the wieldiest most commonly abused substance was tobacco-containing compounds followed by sedatives. …”
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Changes in Predicted Muscle Coordination with Subject-Specific Muscle Parameters for Individuals after Stroke by Brian A. Knarr, Darcy S. Reisman, Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, Jill S. Higginson

“…Muscle weakness is commonly seen in individuals after stroke, characterized by lower forces during a maximal volitional contraction. …”
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A chaotic bursting-spiking transition in a pancreatic beta-cells system: observation of an interior glucose-induced crisis by Jorge Duarte, Cristina Januário, Nuno Martins

“…Nonlinear systems are commonly able to display abrupt qualitative changes (or transitions) in the dynamics. …”
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Salinity and Sugar Content Detection by Wideband Microwave–Based Patch Antenna Sensor by M. N. Rahman, S. M. Taohidul Islam, Md. Maniruzzaman, M. T. Islam

“…With a broken-heart-shaped patch, the sensor is printed on common FR4 material. The size of the antenna sensor size is measured in electrical length which is expressed in wavelengths. …”
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A Weighted Statistical Network Modeling Approach to Product Competition Analysis by Yaxin Cui, Faez Ahmed, Zhenghui Sha, Lijun Wang, Yan Fu, Noshir Contractor, Wei Chen

“…Our findings suggest that the weighted network model outperforms commonly used binary network baselines in predicting product competition as well as market share. …”
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Hybrid Effect of Wollastonite Fiber and Carbon Fiber on the Mechanical Properties of Oil Well Cement Pastes by Jianglin Zhu, Jiangxiong Wei, Qijun Yu, Mingbiao Xu, Yuwei Luo

“…., wollastonite fiber, and common carbon fiber were used in oil well cement, and the micromorphology, mechanical properties, and stress-strain behavior of the cement were evaluated. …”
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Evaluation of Candida Species on Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces among Students Residing in School Hostels in a Tertiary Institution, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria by A. A Adewoyin, Olarinde Olaniran, S. O Awoniyi, A. B Bidmus, O. C Boriwaye

“…It was found that Candida species were fairly common, with an occurrence rate of 86%. The contamination rate on non-food contact surfaces was 64% compared to 76% on food contact surfaces. …”
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Exploring the role of Microbiome in Susceptibility, Treatment Response and Outcome among Tuberculosis Patients from Pakistan: study protocol for a prospective cohort study (Micro-S... by Zia Ul-Haq, Muhammad Shahzad, Simon C Andrews

“…Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a common infectious disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. …”
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The synergistic effect of microwave drying and plasma surface treatments on the wettability of green wood by Sauradipta Ganguly, Jure Žigon, Kavyashree Srinivasa, Marko Petrič, Sebastian Dahle

“…As a preliminary study, the methodology focuses on water contact angle measurements, since these are most commonly used as indicators for surface modifications in industrial applications. …”
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Première observation d’un comportement de Leaf Swallowing chez des chimpanzés vivant en captivité à la Réserve Africaine de Sigean, France by Nathan Cazelles-Durand, Ulrich Maloueki, Lyna Rachid, Marielle Beltrame, Fanny Juillard, Désiré Musuyu-Muganza

“…This allows us to refute the hypothesis of the existence of a roughness threshold, common to all chimpanzees, which would systematically trigger LS behavior.…”
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Télémonitorage des grandes fonctions physiologiques chez les primates vigiles by Guy Germain

“…The common difficulties of the study of nonhuman primates are close to the constraints encountered in implementing the principles of human telemedicine. …”
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An Eleven-Year Retrospective Study of Endogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis by Takashi Nishida, Kyoko Ishida, Yoshiaki Niwa, Hideaki Kawakami, Kiyofumi Mochizuki, Kiyofumi Ohkusu

“…Staphylococcus aureus was the most common causative organism (52.3%) of which 72.7% was methicillin-resistant S. aureus. …”
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Minirhizotron measurements can supplement deep soil coring to evaluate root growth of winter wheat when certain pitfalls are avoided by Jessica Arnhold, Facundo R. Ispizua Yamati, Henning Kage, Anne-Katrin Mahlein, Heinz-Josef Koch, Dennis Grunwald

“…Abstract Background Root growth is most commonly determined with the destructive soil core method, which is very labor-intensive and destroys the plants at the sampling spots. …”
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Exploring the Pharmacological Potential of Carrageenan Disaccharides as Antitumor Agents: An In Silico Approach by Ohana Leticia Tavares Silva, Monique Gabriela das Chagas Faustino Alves, Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha

“…Target prediction using SwissTarget and PPB2 identified five carbonic anhydrases, which are also targets of oncology drugs, as common targets for the disaccharides. Molecular docking performed with AutoDock Vina revealed that the binding energies of the disaccharides with carbonic anhydrases were comparable to or greater than those of existing drugs that target these lyases. …”
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Candiduria in Pediatric Patients: Two Case Reports and a Review of Management Strategies. by Aferdita Ademi, Ferizat Dika Haxhirexha, Agron Dogjani, Kastriot Haxhirexha

“… Introduction: Urinary infections, while common in intensive care and surgical units, present a unique challenge when fungal pathogens are involved. …”
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Measurement and predictors of the financial performance of public health enterprises in Italy by Peter PERGER, Achim HECKER

“…Methods: This study constructs and validates a multidimensional financial performance measure (common factor approach) by the example of Public Health Enterprises (PHEs) in Italy, based on publicly available data. …”
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