Patients’ Experiences of Living with Atrial Fibrillation: A Mixed Methods Study by Marie Stridsman, Anna Strömberg, Jeroen Hendriks, Ulla Walfridsson

“…Patients’ perceived control was higher than their families’, and families experienced more helplessness. …”
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Technological properties of grain and flour in bread wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) genotypes carrying two loci that determine the endosperm structure by A. V. Simonov, T. A. Pshenichnikova

“…At the early stages of selection (F3:4), the families with milling parameters typical of bread wheat were identified, as well as supersoft-grain families with a small flour particle size (9–10 μm) and low endosperm vitreousness (29–49%). …”
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Understanding the unique role of community-based para-professionals delivering early childhood development in low-resource contexts: a Delphi study by Emma Claire Pearson, Maxwell Peprah Opoku

“…A key feature threaded across these three training components was strong emphasis on effective communication and relationship-building with families and communities, to ensure that early childhood development programmes are culturally-responsive and authentic. …”
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Species diversity and catch per unit effort of fish in a perturbed tropical lake, Ibadan, Nigeria by Adedolapo A. Ayoade, Omotolani M. Owolabi, Omolayo T. Patience, Oluwatobi R. Adeduntan, Praise Kujooro

“…Fish encountered in the lake during the study period belong to nine families and fifteen species. Cichlidae, Polypteridae, and Clariidae were the most frequently encountered families. …”
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Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Klaartje M Olde Loohuis, Bregje C de Kok, Winter Bruner, Annemoon Jonker, Emmanuella Salia, Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela, Hedieh Mehrtash, Diederick E Grobbee, Emmanuel Srofeneyoh, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Hannah Brown Amoakoh, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Joyce L Browne

“…Twelve bibliographic databases were searched for quantitative and qualitative studies that evaluated interventions to improve interpersonal communication between health workers and women, their partners or newborns' families. Eligible studies were published in English between January 1st 2000 and July 1st 2020. …”
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Emic definitions of empowerment for just development: learnings from Kenya by Haley Zaremba, Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Nadia Guettou Djurfeldt, Hanna North, Vanya Slavchevska, Annarita Macchioni Giaquinto

“…Finally, results show that to support the effective empowerment of women and men, there is a need to include men, integrate safeguards for backlash against empowered women, and transform norms that hinder the acceptance of empowered women by their families and communities.…”
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Vegetation Structure and Tree Species Diversity inside and outside a Newly Established Zalon Taung National Park in Northwest Myanmar by Tin Hnaung Aye, Shozo Shibata

“…BUCF featured the most Verbenaceae (12.9%) and the ZNP the most Euphorbiaceae (7.2%) families. Protium serratum had the highest IVI in the BUCF (26.91%) and Dipterocarpus alatus (18.39%) in the ZNP. …”
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Examining the Impact of Domestic Violence on Students' Performance in Selected Secondary Schools of Buyanja Sub-County Rukungiri. by Kansiime, Mackline

“…The study recommended that the government should intervene by strengthening the law on the issue of the age of marriage because young married couples are the most victims of domestic violence in today's families and school administrators should learn and know how to handle students from different families because these students face different challenges, therefore, should be handled with care to enable them to fit in others within the school.…”
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Variation in Benthic Macroinvertebrates Along aLongitudinal Gradient of a Disturbed Nyakambu Stream Kabale District Southwestern Uganda. by Byaruhanga, Benson

“…Tolerant families were recorded both in the down and midstream and sensitive species were collected in the upstream such as plecopterans and trichopterans following the EPT concept. …”
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Association Study between Novel CYP26 Polymorphisms and the Risk of Betel Quid-Related Malignant Oral Disorders by Shyh-Jong Wu, Yun-Ju Chen, Tien-Yu Shieh, Chun-Ming Chen, Yen-Yun Wang, Kun-Tsung Lee, Yueh-Ming Lin, Pei-Hsuan Chien, Ping-Ho Chen

“…BQ chewing may produce significant amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in oral mucosa damage, and ROS may be metabolized by CYP26 families. Because the CYP26 polymorphisms associated with malignant oral disorders are not well known, we conducted an association study on the associations between the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of CYP26 families and the risks of malignant oral disorders. …”
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Trio-based whole-exome sequencing reveals mutations in early-onset high myopia by Ding Chen, Xiu-Feng Huang, Juan Huang, Yi-Ming Guo, Junhan Wei, Lu Ye, Yi-Xin Cai, Jiejing Bi, Fen-Fen Li

“…Subsequently, computational methodologies were employed for functional annotations and pathogenicity assessments.Results Our investigation identified 7 genes and 10 variants associated with HM across 7 families, including a novel mutation in the ARR3 gene (c.139C&gt;T, p.Arg47*) and two mutations in the P3H2 gene (c.1865T&gt;C, p.Phe622Ser and c.212T&gt;C, p.Leu71Pro). …”
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Characterization of chemosensory genes in the subterranean pest Gryllotalpa Orientalis based on genome assembly and transcriptome comparison by Amna Chudhary, De-Long Guan, Yandi Xu, Tao Jiang, Lulu Yang, Mengyang Chen, Muhammad Salabat Khan, Wenhui Zhu, Sheng-Quan Xu

“…Conclusions This study provides the first comprehensive identification of chemosensory gene families in the G. orientalis genome, characterized as a scaffold-level draft genome. …”
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SNAP and/or WIC Participation and Diet Quality in Mother-Child Dyads living in Greater Boston after Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study by Thanit Vinitchagoon, Fang Fang Zhang, Rebecca C. Fauth, Erin Hennessy, Ana G. Maafs, Emma M. Browning, Christina D. Economos

“…Conclusions: Since the pandemic, SNAP and WIC appeared to support families experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage (e.g., lower income and educational attainment) to improve diet quality, particularly through increased access to fruits and vegetables. …”
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An ecosystem approach to the evaluation and impact analysis of heterogeneous preventive and/or early interventions projects for veterans and first responders in seven countries by S. Lukersmith, L. Salvador-Carulla, C. Woods, T. Niyonsenga, M.R. Gutierrez-Colosia, I. Mohanty, C.R. Garcia-Alonso, D. Diaz-Milanes, J.A. Salinas-Perez, R. Davey, A. Aryani

“…The Projects aim to improve the mental health and wellbeing of VFRs, their families/significant others. This paper describes the novel external evaluation and impact analysis methods to identify effective Projects having positive impact on VFRs and their families, provide return on investment and the overall Grant Program. …”
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THE BUDGET SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE SUPPORT OF MOTHERHOOD AND CHILDHOOD IN RUSSIA by O. Makhalina, V. Makhalin

“…The issues related to improving the welfare of Russian families, support for motherhood and childhood, the development of systems of various methods and tools of assistance, both in material and non-material form have been considered. …”
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Black thread scale, Ischnaspis longirostris (Signoret) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Diaspididae) by Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges, Catharine Mannion

“…It describes this one of the most serious armored scale pests worldwide, attacking over 50 families of host plants — its distribution, field characteristics, life cycle, hosts, plant damage and economic importance, and management. …”
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Severe hypertriglyceridemia in an adolescent female with diabetic ketoacidosis: A case report by Noopur N. Kulkarni, Bhakti U. Sarangi, Ajay A. Walimbe

“…She did not develop any complications that could be attributed to diabetic lipemia; investigations revealed no sequelae of hyperlipidemia or evidence of familial dyslipidemia.…”
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Nanotechnology in the Treatment of Diabetic Complications: A Comprehensive Narrative Review by Yujing He, Abdulrahman Al-Mureish, Na Wu

“…Complications caused by diabetes bring not only physical and mental pain to patients but also a heavy economic burden to families. And once diabetic complications occur, they are often irreversible and very difficult. …”
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Secondary Hemophagocytic Syndrome: The Importance of Clinical Suspicion by Cristina Oliveira, Sérgio Chacim, Isabel Ferreira, Nelson Domingues, José Mário Mariz

“…Hemophagocytic syndrome is a rare and potentially fatal disorder characterized by pathological immune activation associated with a primary familial disorder, genetic mutations, or occurring as a sporadic condition. …”
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De la campagne écossaise aux milieux aristocratiques londoniens : le déracinement de Thomas Carlyle? by Catherine Heyrendt

“…Their letters to their families—arguably an attempt to fight gradual estrangement—bear witness to their often disapproving yet compelling fascination with London society. …”
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