Analysis of the Role of Land use Change on the Flooding of Shahrokh Castle Catchment Area by Saeed Shahmirzaei, Ahmad Mazidi

“…The lack of proper management of water and soil resources, competition and increased demand in the use of water and soil resources, population growth and climate changes have caused the issues related to the change of uses and water resources to become one of the challenges of mankind in the last decade. Land use change has an effect on water storage in basins and is one of the main factors affecting the hydrological cycle. …”
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Predictors and Significance of Readmission after Esophagogastric Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis by Richard PT Evans, MBBS, FRCS, Sivesh K Kamarajah, MBChB, MRCS, Felicity Evison, MSc, Xiaoxu Zou, PhD, Ben Coupland, MSci, Ewen A Griffiths, MD, FRCS

“…Background:. Over the past decade, the center-volume relationship has driven the centralization of major cancer surgery, which has led to improvements in perioperative mortality. …”
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States, global power and access to medicines: a comparative case study of China, India and the United States, 2000–2019 by Berit S. H. Hembre, Maulik Chokshi, Steven J. Hoffman, Fatima Suleman, Steinar Andresen, Kristin Sandberg, John-Arne Røttingen

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, we found that the patterns from previous decades were continued in terms of cutting-edge innovation coming out of the United States. …”
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Acute malnutrition associated with mid-upper arm circumference among under-five children in tribal areas, India: a cross-sectional study by Shraboni Patra, Shashikant Sambharkar, Sheetal Harode, Kalpana Barde, Amita Pillewan

“… Abstract Objective: For the past three decades, India has implemented several nutrition programmes to address malnutrition in the under-fives. …”
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The record-breaking precipitation event of December 2022 in Portugal by T. M. Ferreira, T. M. Ferreira, R. M. Trigo, T. H. Gaspar, J. G. Pinto, A. M. Ramos

“…In the mid-latitudes, such EPEs are often triggered by intense extratropical cyclones and their associated frontal systems. Over the last decade, several studies have shown the important and specific role played by atmospheric rivers (ARs) in the occurrence of EPEs in western Europe, particularly in the Iberia Peninsula. …”
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Inhibitory effects of rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum l.) leaves ethanolic extract on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes by Leonny Dwi Rizkita, Rizka Ariani, Muhammad Farid, Ardestya Rastrani, Widya Aryana Ramadhania, Ratna Aprillia Eka Putri

“…Antimicrobial resistance poses a global health threat, with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes contributing to the highest mortality rates among Gram-positive pathogens over the last three decades. The search for alternative antimicrobial agents has increasingly concentrated on natural products. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Flooding on Agricultural Lands in Kaharo Sub-County of Kabale District South Western Uganda. by Nyakiti, Dorcas Awino

“…In the last three decades, the impacts of flooding have increasingly assumed from significant to threatening proportions in Kaharo sub-county villages like Kitare, Nyakigugwe, Nkumbura, Kizinga, Karehe resulting in loss of lives and destroying farm lands. …”
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Financial Inclusion and Refugees’ Self-Reliance: An Assessment for Women’s Economic Empowerment at Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Southwestern Uganda. by Mugisha, Abbas, Kaaya, Siraje

“…Oct 2023Keywords: Financial inclusion, Women refugees, Nakivale refugee settlementmabbas@kab.ac.ugIntroductionForced displacement of people from their motherland is a serious and surging challenge globally Th e UNHCR global trend report 2021 (UNHCR, 2022) reveals that the numbers of people forced to fl ee their homes have been increasing every year for a decade. For instance, the number of people displaced by persecution, war, human rights abuse and violence stood at 89.3 million by the end of 2021 and increase of eight percent from 2020 (UNHCR, 2022). …”
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The Effect of Population Growth on Climate Change in Buhara Sub-County Kabale District Uganda. by Muchunguzi, Christine

“…To sum up, Uganda should prioritize population growth and climate change as an ape development agenda in the coming decades to achieve sustainable development. The study recommends that effective leadership ensure that population and its importance in rc\::JbJn to climate- change is discussed at the most influential! …”
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A bibliometric analysis on delirium in intensive care unit from 2013–2023 by Xin Ma, Qingya Wu, Yue Ran, Xueqin Cao, Hua Zheng, Hua Zheng

“…The application of literature clustering and keyword analysis revealed that future research is poised to delve deeper into areas such as pediatric delirium, risk factors, and the development of preventive and therapeutic strategies.ConclusionThis study employs bibliometric analysis to provide a multifaceted overview of the ICU delirium research landscape over the past decade. By examining the topic from various perspectives, we have not only mapped the current state of ICU delirium research but also illuminated potential avenues for future inquiry and areas of emphasis.…”
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An increase in flow-diverter oversizing values as an independent risk factor for developing more severe in-stent stenosis. A retrospective single-center study based on flow diversi... by Georgi Vladev, Georgi Vladev, Alexander Sirakov, Alexander Sirakov, Svetozar Matanov, Kristina Sirakova, Kristian Ninov, Stanimir Sirakov, Stanimir Sirakov

“…IntroductionIn the past decade, flow diverters (FDs) have increasingly been used to treat cerebral aneurysms with unfavorable morphology in which other endovascular techniques fall short of being as effective. …”
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Productivity of coniferous forests evaluated by remote sensing and field-based models by A Kusbach jun, J Krejza, L Homolová, M Fischer, R Janoutová, P Horáček

“…This study investigates spruce forest productivity using in-situ field observations (DendroNetwork) and satellite remote sensing (RS) data in the Czech Republic during the past two decades. Tree growth index and moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer net primary productivity were used to assess productivity at the national scale along an elevation gradient. …”
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Koumine Attenuates Neuroglia Activation and Inflammatory Response to Neuropathic Pain by Gui-Lin Jin, Sai-Di He, Shao-Mei Lin, Li-Mian Hong, Wan-Qing Chen, Ying Xu, Jian Yang, Su-Ping Li, Chang-Xi Yu

“…Despite decades of studies, the currently available drugs largely fail to control neuropathic pain. …”
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Health system financing fragmentation and maternal mortality transition in Mexico, 2000–2022 by Edson Serván-Mori, Carlos Pineda-Antúnez, Diego Cerecero-García, Laura Flamand, Alejandro Mohar-Betancourt, Christopher Millett, Thomas Hone, Rodrigo Moreno-Serra, Octavio Gómez-Dantés

“…Abstract Objective To analyze the temporal and territorial relationship between health system financing fragmentation and maternal mortality in the last two decades in Mexico. Methods We conducted an ecological-longitudinal study of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the 32 states of Mexico during the period 2000–2022. …”
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Anxiety disorders and the gut microbiota: a bibliometric and visual analysis by Linli Guo, Linli Guo, Qin Ding, Qin Ding, Qing Li, Danping Zheng, Danping Zheng, Linglin Guo, Linglin Guo, Xiaotao Cao, Xiaotao Cao, Qianqian Mou, Qianqian Mou

“…R2 to visualize the contributions of countries, institutions, journals, authors, citations, and keywords in this field.ResultA total of 1198 articles were included in this bibliometric analysis. Over the past two decades, both publications and citations have shown a steady increase. …”
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Broad-line Region Characterization in Dozens of Active Galactic Nuclei Using Small-aperture Telescopes by Catalina Sobrino Figaredo, Doron Chelouche, Martin Haas, Michael Ramolla, Shai Kaspi, Swayamtrupta Panda, Martin W. Ochmann, Shay Zucker, Rolf Chini, Malte A. Probst, Wolfram Kollatschny, Miguel Murphy

“…We present the results of a nearly decade-long photometric reverberation mapping (PRM) survey of the H α emission line in nearby (0.01 ≲ z ≲ 0.05) Seyfert galaxies using small (15–40 cm) telescopes. …”
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Skin autofluorescence as part of the comprehensive assessment of clinical and metabolic status of patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease by Darya Yu. Konovalova, Peter A. Lebedev, Olga V. Ushakova, Elena E. Potyakina, Dmitriy V. Kornilin, Vladimir N. Grishanov, Marina V. Komarova

“…These high-cost technologies of renal replacement therapy have significantly improved over recent decades, but the quality of life remains low and mortality is still high, especially in patients receiving PHD. …”
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The use of kinematic photogrammetry and LiDAR for reconstruction of a unique object with extreme topography: a case study of Dutchman’s Cap, Baltic seacoast, Lithuania by Birutė Ruzgienė, Lina Kuklienė, Indrius Kuklys, Dainora Jankauskienė, Dainora Jankauskienė, Sérgio Lousada, Sérgio Lousada, Sérgio Lousada, Sérgio Lousada, Sérgio Lousada

“…This area has been significantly eroded by the sea due to the climatic changes of the last few decades, which have caused substantial damage to the coastline. …”
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Fracture behavior of a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) under airbag deployment conditions evaluated through Reversed Charpy tests by E.A. Paredes-Mogica, U. Figueroa-López, S.B. Mohd Yasin, A.C. Taylor, A. Guevara-Morales

“…For the past decades, polymers such as polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride have replaced metals as the main material for automotive instrument panel construction. …”
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Prospective study of change in liver function and fat in patients with colorectal liver metastases undergoing preoperative chemotherapy: protocol for the CLiFF Study by Katharine Cresswell, Juan W Valle, Michael Braun, Kat L Parmar, Derek O'Reilly, Jo H Naish, Steve R Williams, William K Lloyd, Lee Malcomson, Colin Bamford, Andrew G Renehan

“…Thus, there is a need to predict for this serious complication. Over the past two decades, several tests and derived indices have been developed, which have failed to achieve clinical utility, mainly as they were indirect measurements of liver function. …”
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