Risk Factors for Macro- and Microvascular Complications among Older Adults with Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing by Marsha L. Tracey, Sheena M. McHugh, Anthony P. Fitzgerald, Claire M. Buckley, Ronan J. Canavan, Patricia M. Kearney

“…Older age, third-level education, and a high level of physical activity were protective factors (p<0.05). …”
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Best practice advice for asthma exacerbation prevention and management in primary care: an international expert consensus by Neil Skolnik, Barbara P. Yawn, Jaime Correia de Sousa, María Mar Martínez Vázquez, Amanda Barnard, Wendy L. Wright, Austin Ulrich, Tonya Winders, Stephen Brunton

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The oppression concept based on Soyinka's a Dance of the Forests by Malek Awfi Jassim

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Dietetics students' opinion on food and their future profession by Priscila Koritar, Maria Clara de Moraes Prata Gaspar, Cristina Larrea-Killinger, Marle dos Santos Alvarenga

“…Introduction: Although it is believed that dietitians will use their opinions about food in their professional practice, few studies evaluated conceptions about food and health among dietitians, and this evaluation could be useful for understanding university education and thinking about possible professional implications. …”
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Health impact (HI-FMEA) decision support application for hospital health technology management by David Mutia, Peter Muchiri, Michael Munywoki, James Wakiru

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Personality organization and anxiety symptoms: Investigating the mediation of perfectionism by Krisztina Csáky-Pallavicini, Zsolt Horváth, Zsolt Unoka, Bernadette Kun, Zsolt Demetrovics

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Construction of a troublemaking risk assessment tool for patients with severe mental disorders in community of China by Shiming Li, Jieyun Yin, Queping Yang, Yingying Ji, Haohao Zhu, Qitao Yin

“…The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that males, ≤ 44 years old, duration of disease ≤ 14 years, high school education and below, unemployed, subsistence allowances, schizophrenia, major symptoms > 1, psychiatric visits ≥ 1 time per year, unwilling to participate in community management and community rehabilitation activities, and delayed diagnosis < 2 months were risk factors for troublemaking. …”
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Bipolar membrane/hydrophobic gas permeable membrane electrochemical systems for highly efficient removal of ammonium nitrogen in wastewater by YAN Zhang, KUANG Wenjie, JIANG Zhuwu, FENG Chunhua*

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Analysis and calculation of higher harmonics of power supply system of plant on basis of packet wavelet conversion by S. A. Gorovoy, A. V. Simakov, V. I. Skorokhodov

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Heat exchange processes in volume of fire-tube boiler with non-water heat transfer fluid by A. G. Mikhailov, O. V. Vdovin, E. N. Slobodina

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Assessment of Brushing Techniques in School Children and Its Association with Dental Caries, Omdurman, 2019 by Rugaia Eltayeb Hag Maki Ibrahim, Maha O. Helaly, Ehab Mohamed Abdelhlim Ahmed

“…There was statistical significance between the level of education of the mother (P value ≤0.001) and father (P value ≤0.012) to the brushing technique used by the child as well. …”
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Research progress on high entropy oxide ceramics: Principles, preparation, and properties by Gang Du, Canhua Li, Jiamao Li, Guangchao Wu, Zhenyi Huang, Aiqin Mao, Mengchen Ma, Zhiyun Guo, Zhao Chen

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Nanocarriers boost non-systemic fluazinam transportation in plants and microbial community enrichment in soil by Wenhui Xiao, Jiang Du, Yuxin Zheng, Shanshan Chen, Zhanyun Liu, Fengping Chen, Feng Liu, Beixing Li, Xili Liu, Can Zhang

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How is cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia delivered to adults with comorbid persistent musculoskeletal pain and disordered sleep? A scoping review. by Abigail Browne, Roisin Cahalan, Kieran O' Sullivan

“…Furthermore, an additional five components were usually involved-a cognitive component, sleep hygiene, sleep education, relaxation/deactivation procedures and relapse planning. …”
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Evaluation of Three Adolescent Sexual Health Programs in Ha Noi and Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam by Van Pham, Hoang Nguyen, Le Huu Tho, Truong Tan Minh, Porntip Lerdboon, Rosemary Riel, Mackenzie S. Green, Linda M. Kaljee

“…The intervention programs included Vietnamese Focus on Kids (VFOK), the gender-based program Exploring the World of Adolescents (EWA), and EWA plus parental and health provider education (EWA+). Programs were delivered over a ten-week period in the communities by locally trained facilitators. …”
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Daily Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Adults with COPD Using Spirometry Data from Canadian Measures Health Survey by P. Bernard, G. Hains-Monfette, S. Atoui, G. Moullec

“…Two weighted analyses of covariance were performed with adjustments for age, sex, body mass index, accelerometer wearing time, season, work, smoking (cotinine), education level, and income. A set of sensitivity analyses were carried out to examine the possible effect of COPD and type of control group. …”
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Study of charge transfer process in system of «hemoglobin-electrode» at level of individual molecules by N. A. Davletkildeev, D. V. Sokolov, E. A. Zimbovich, E. Yu. Mosur, I. A. Lobov

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Randomized controlled trials in central vascular access devices: A scoping review. by Mari Takashima, Gillian Ray-Barruel, Amanda Ullman, Samantha Keogh, Claire M Rickard

“…Insertion-related themes existed in 38% of trials (67 RCTs), 35 RCTs (20%) related to post-insertion patency, with fewer trials on infection prevention (15 RCTs, 8%), education (14RCTs, 8%), and dressing and securement (12 RCTs, 7%). …”
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A Study to Check the Readiness of Final-Year Dental Students Vis-à-Vis to a Safe and an Independent Practitioner in Sultanate of Oman Amidst the Recent Pandemic by Triveni Nalawade, Sanjay Saraf, Rachappa Mallikarjuna, Belal Haj-Hamed, Siva Kumar, Nutayla Al Harthy, Mohamed Al Ismaily

“…A study was conducted to measure self-preparedness among graduating students, especially during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic when education was significantly impacted. This study used a validated Dental Undergraduates Preparedness Assessment Scale (DU-PAS). …”
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Kinetic of Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI)) Removal by Corn Cob-Based Activated Carbon Modified with Nitric Acid by Wahyu Ratnaningsih, Vebri Aningtyas, Husna Muizzati Shabrina, Uma Fadzilia Arifin, Wisnu Prayogo, Muhammad Amin

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