Prevalence of Lp(a) in a real-world Portuguese cohort: implications for cardiovascular risk assessment by Miguel Saraiva, Jonatas Garcez, Beatriz Tavares da Silva, Inês Poças Ferreira, José Carlos Oliveira, Isabel Palma

“…Recently, lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has gained attention for its distinctive role in atherosclerosis, yet its prevalence and impact for cardiovascular risk assessment are not well-documented in the Portuguese population. This study aimed to characterize Lp(a) levels in a real-world Portuguese cohort, investigating its prevalence and association with CVD risk. …”
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Organization of the regional cancer service to improve the detection of malignant new formations during the COVID-19 pandemic by S. V. Golubev, V. Yu. Startsev, Yu. V. Samsonov

“…The available sources of information (documents of the Ministry of Health of the MagO), databases of the oncological dispensary (IODE), based on information from the state reporting forms – ff. 7 and 30, as well as from Internet resources. …”
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A divulgação do conhecimento bibliográfico no Estado Novo no Brasil: uma perspectiva da Organização Social do Conhecimento na Revista Cultura Política by Alessandra Nunes de Oliveira, Walter Moreira

“…A análise do texto alia a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, sob a perspectiva da Análise Crítica do Discurso. …”
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Pharmacist interventions for older adults with polypharmacy in an ambulatory geriatric clinic by Antonietta Paneccasio, Anna Bondar, Emily Fargo, Marcie Parker, Ardeshir Hashmi, Kenneth Koncilja, Gina Elder

“…Baseline characteristics and study outcomes were analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results A total of 137 patients were included for analysis, and a notable 82% of the study population had cognitive impairment documented. During the 137 initial visits with the pharmacist, 494 DRPs were identified, and more than half of these were resolved during the initial visit. …”
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Characterization of Two Historical Postage Stamps Made from Cotton Fibers and Their Restoration Trials Based on the Experimental Studies by Maisa M.A. Mansour, Yassin E. Zidan, Abou El Fettouh A Abd El Hakim, Mohamed Mahmoud Allam, Hayssam M. Ali, Mohammad Akrami, Mohamed Z. M. Salem

“…The two historical stamps were documented through different spectroscopic analyses, and from the restoration trials, it was observed that the mixture of 7% Klucel G + 0.2% TiO2 NP appeared to be a new and effective method for recovering the historical postage stamps.…”
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Sources and Effects of Fluids in Continental Retrograde Shear Zones: Insights from the Kuckaus Mylonite Zone, Namibia by C. A. Stenvall, A. Fagereng, J. F. A. Diener, C. Harris, P. E. Janney

“…Our findings imply that the range of seismic styles recently documented at active retrograde transform faults may not require high fluid pressures but could also arise from other local weakening mechanisms.…”
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Care, conflict, and coexistence: Human–wildlife relations in community forests by Madison Stevens, Shalini Rawat, Terre Satterfield

“…While the governance and livelihood dimensions of the VP are well documented, their engagement with wildlife is sparsely investigated, despite that community forests are important spaces of human–wildlife interaction in shared landscapes. …”
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Visible Goiter among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Public Health Facilities of Debre Markos Town, East Gojjam, North West Ethiopia by Yihun Endalamaw, Haji Kedir, Tadesse Alemayehu

“…Though there are studies on goiter in Ethiopia, the magnitude is not well known and documented in Debre Markos town on pregnant women. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess the magnitude of visible goiter and associated factors among pregnant women visiting antenatal clinic in three public health facilities of Debre Markos town, North West Ethiopia. …”
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La tutoría a distancia: acciones del tutor en la Estrategia de Formación Doctoral en tiempos de COVID 19 by José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, Miriam Iglesias León, María Lina Valdés Gómez

“…<br /><strong>Métodos:</strong> se utilizaron métodos del nivel teórico como el analítico sintético, el inductivo deductivo, la sistematización y el enfoque de sistema, y del nivel empírico la observación, el análisis documental y la triangulación.<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> se precisaron las acciones esenciales del tutor para la tutoría a distancia, las cuales se estructuraron de manera sistémica en las etapas de planificación, ejecución y control en correspondencia con las fases del proceso de investigación científica. …”
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Local self-government powers: on content and correlation with related concepts by M. A. Sambor

“…At the same time, it is substantiated that the powers of local self-government bodies are a system of rights and obligations of local self-government officials enshrined in legal documents which ensures the realisation of the interests of the territorial community by providing relevant services within the framework of certain functions for these bodies and is based on the competence and competence of officials, employees of local self-government bodies and institutions and organisations established by them aimed at achieving the tasks set by these bodies.…”
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Role of the Arab League in Structuring the Arab Regional Space by E. S. Melkumyan

“…The Arab-Israeli conflict, due to the targeted efforts of the Arab League, consolidated the Arab geopolitical community and contributed to the formation of a national Arab identity. The LAS in its documents built a common Arab narrative, having two underpinnings: the recognition of the Palestinian Arab people as a victim of the Western powers and Zionists, as well as foreign policy of Israel.The article traces the relationship between the activities of the Arab League and the changes that have occurred in the regional and international environment. …”
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The effect of mind mapping-based learning model on listening skills by Elisabet Janul

“…The data collection techniques used in this research are observation, interview, and documentation. The subjects of this study were homeroom teachers and elementary school students. …”
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Labour Education and Vocational Training in Germany: A Brief Historical Review by E. Yu. Esenina, L. N. Kurteeva, S. A. Osadcheva, A. I. Satdykov, H Kress

“…The content analysis and systematisation of documents and other historical and pedagogical resources were employed. …”
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Does protruding headless cannulated screw reduce fixation stability in tension band wiring technique for patella fractures? a biomechanical study by Mehmet Maden, Omer Berkay Bayraktar, Tayfun Bacaksiz, Ihsan Akan, Bora Uzun, Cemal Kazimoglu

“…Displacements at 300 Newtons (N), loads at 2 millimetres (mm) displacement, and failure loads were documented for each sample in the static test. In the dynamic test protocol, 10,000 repetitive cycles were performed under physiological load between 100 and 300 N, and final displacements were recorded. …”
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Indonesian mosaic: the essential need for multicultural education by Dwi Mariyono

“…Through a systematic review of academic literature, policy documents and reports, this study aims to provide insights into the challenges and opportunities associated with multicultural education and propose action-based and actionable solutions to promote tolerance, understanding and unity among diverse cultural groups. …”
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A representação da surdez na literatura: vivências e experiências de surdos e familiares de surdos by Bianca Silva Lopes Costa, Sátila Souza Ribeiro

“…La metodología de carácter cualitativo utilizada por este estudio fue el análisis documental y, a la luz del análisis crítico del discurso, tal análisis ha permitido la comprensión acerca de las representaciones de la sordera tejidos de las obras, así como la identificación de marcadores culturales en las obras analizadas. …”
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Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty and Argon Laser Pupilloplasty: Alternative Management for Medically Unresponsive Acute Primary Angle Closure by Wenkai Zhou, Fangkun Zhao, Dong Shi, Majida Qadri, Lingfeng Jiang, Liwei Ma

“…Additionally, the angle-opening status was monitored before surgery and 48 h after the treatment by using an ultrasonic biological microscope (UBM), and the presurgical and postsurgical cornea edema statuses were observed by using a slit lamp. We also documented the complications of laser treatment. Results. …”
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Navigating the shots: Parental willingness to immunize their children with COVID-19 vaccines in Saudi Arabia explored through a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Moustafa Abdelaal Hegazi, Mohamed Hesham Sayed, Nadeem Shafique Butt, Turki Saad Alahmadi, Nadeem Alam Zubairi, Wesam Abdelaziz Elson

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Although COVID-19 vaccines have been recommended for children and adolescents since 2021, suboptimal vaccination uptake has been documented. No previous systematic review/meta-analysis (SRMA) investigated parents' willingness to administer COVID-19 vaccines for their children in Saudi Arabia. …”
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A review of approaches to the integration of humanitarian and development aid: the case of drought management in the Horn of Africa by Tahira Shariff Mohamed, Todd Andrew Crane, Samuel Derbyshire, Guyo Roba

“…We suggest that this is due in part to the well documented complexity of the aid system, and the forms of bureaucracy and upward accountability that make change extremely difficult, and in part to a lack of meaningful community participation in planning and practice.…”
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The role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units in averting endemic crop diseases: the example of rice blast in Bangladesh by Yuji Enriquez, Melinda Smale, Nelissa Jamora, Mohammod Hossain, Lava Kumar

“…To date, there is no systematic documentation of the pathways and extent to which GHUs contribute to economic impact in recipient countries. …”
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