Prevalence of resistance-associated substitutions (RAS) in hepatitis C virus in the Former Soviet Union countries by Sten H Vermund, Salima Davlidova, Syed Hani Abidi, Syed Ali, Robert Heimer, Aidana Mustafa, Dinara Begimbetova

“…The NS5B RASs found in this study were 451S and 556G, associated with resistance to dasabuvir.Conclusion The high prevalence of HCV genotypes 1b and 3a in the FSU region and the presence of specific RASs should be considered when determining the most effective treatment regimen for HCV-infected individuals in the FSU countries.…”
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A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders and Modular Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Positive and Negative... by Maryam Hashemipoor Zavareh, Mansoureh Bahramipour Isfahani, Ilnaz Sajjadian

“…These results underscore its potential as a potent tool for enhancing the emotional well-being of individuals with this condition, thereby contributing to an improved quality of life.…”
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Prevalence of Risk Factors of the Female Athlete Triad among Young Elite Athletes of Pakistan by Jaweria Syed, Anam Jamil, Nazma Namroz, Madiha Shakeel, Ayesha Malik, Sumaira Kanwal, Huma Riaz

“…The Eating Aptitude Test-26 (EAT-26) and questionnaires on risks of amenorrhea and risks of low bone mineral density were completed. Individual prevalence of the risk factors of three components was assessed. …”
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Exploring medical students’ intention to use of ChatGPT from a programming course: a grounded theory study in China by Chen Wang, Changqi Xiao, Xuejiao Zhang, Yingying Zhu, Xueqing Chen, Yilin Li, Huiying Qi

“…It is also found that individual factors, technical factors, information factors, and environmental factors are four important dimensions affecting the willingness to use ChatGPT. …”
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Bioanthropological and Biomechanical Perspectives on Skeletal Senescence Variation by Sayf Muhammad Alaydrus, Muhamad Andri Jauhari

“…Conclusion: Specific population-based healthcare services in geriatrics and gerontology are highly suggested to ensure inclusive healthcare for every aged individual. Due to the minimal data about bone aging in Indonesia (other than osteoporosis), the authors encourage data procurement from the local populations to create more suitable medical guidelines for elders in Indonesia.…”
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Human microbiome, applied to clinical practice by V. T. Ivashkin, K. V. Ivashkin

“…The main features of human microbiome include: great variety at the level of genus and at the level of species, varying modes of diversification within samples, variability of microbiome of separate individuals is much less in comparison to interindividual variability, metabolic pathways remain unchanged until the patient is healthy, the lack of pathogenic bacteria in healthy microbiomes serves as microbiota alteration evidence in the state of disease. …”
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Reinforcing Mothers’ Nutritional Knowledge to Combat the Spread of Non-Communicable Diseases: Food-Based Dietary Guidelines by Yolisa Christina Majija

“…Utilizing a case study design within an interpretive research paradigm, this study sought to assess how reinforcing maternal nutritional knowledge, guided by Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs), could help reduce the prevalence of these NCDs during early childhood. A group of 10 individuals was selected using purposive sampling, and a qualitative approach was employed to gather insights. …”
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Islamic Entrepreneurship: A Study of the Waqf Well Story Saidina Uthman r.a. by Khaulah Hilaluddin, Mohd Nazri Muhayiddin, Mohd Zulkifli Muhammad, Anis Amira Ab Rahman

“…To enhance the quality of life and fulfill the fundamental needs of the Muslim community, efforts should be sustained by individuals, communities, non-governmental organizations, and government entities to develop endowment-based wells.…”
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Fingertip traumatic amputations in children. Treatment with semiocclusive foil dressings-preliminary results by Dimitar Trizlov, Dimitar Raykov, Stoyan Ivanov, Ivan Trizlov

“… Introduction: Traumatic fingertip amputations in childhood constitute 2% of all hand injuries in individuals under the age of 14. These injuries have a significant impact on the psychological and emotional well-being of both the children and their parents. …”
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The Relationship Between Culture and the Modifiable Risk Factors of Dementia Among Indigenous Peoples in Canada, the USA, Australia, and New Zealand: A Scoping Review Protocol by Brittany Skov, Angela M. Ashley, Ishaq Malik, Hannah Storrs, Elaine Toombs, Christopher J. Mushquash

“…Background: Compared to non-Indigenous peoples, the prevalence of dementia is higher among Indigenous Peoples in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, and poses significant challenges to individual, family, and community health and well-being. …”
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Optimizing Pile Bearing Capacity Prediction Using Specific Random Forest Models Optimized by Meta-Heuristic Algorithms for Enhanced Geomechanically Applications by Nengyuan Chen

“…The results of this research unveil three distinct models: RFEO, RFSO, and an individual RF model. Each of these models imparts invaluable insights, enhancing the accuracy of PBC predictions. …”
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A brief essay on the administrative system of astrakhan kalmyks by Ivan Cherkasov: problem of authorship, reflection of the main stages of kalmyk history and features of public adm... by Evgeniy A. Gunaev

“…Since the materials of the essay were originally published in the form of articles in the local Astrakhan Provincial Newspaper, it is assumed that they were censored and generally reflect the official interpretation of historical events. At the same time, individual events and versions of events indicated in the Short Essay are not accurate or controversial from the point of view of the subsequent development of historiography. …”
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Resolution of depression: Antidepressant actions of resolvins by Satoshi Deyama, Katsuyuki Kaneda, Masabumi Minami

“…Major depressive disorder, one of the most widespread mental illnesses, brings about enormous individual and socioeconomic consequences. Conventional monoaminergic antidepressants require weeks to months to produce a therapeutic response, and approximately one-third of the patients fail to respond to these drugs and are considered treatment-resistant. …”
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Transforming Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis: Implementing Vision Transformer (ViT) for MRI Images Classification by Dian Kurniasari, Muhammad Dwi Pratama, Akmal Junaidi, Ahmad Faisol

“…These findings underscore the model’s effectiveness in distinguishing between affected and unaffected individuals, minimising misdiagnosis and enabling timely clinical interventions. …”
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The potential for productive use of the digital service LearningApps in teaching foreign languages by Natalia A. Katalkina, Nadezhda V. Bogdanova

“…Gamification of the process of teaching foreign languages using the digital service LearningApps has shown that the productive use of this resource allows not only to speed up the process of automating grammatical skills, but also to develop the creative potential of students in the course of their independent creation of online games, as well as to ensure autonomy and individualization of learning process.…”
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1+(no)1=3, and more by Carmen García

“…I connect this differentiation with a critique of the notion of unity which can be drawn expanding interconnectedness in a totalising fashion often proposed in monotheistic traditions with which some systemic therapists bridge and, arguing that these can lead to all-encompassing theories that overlook individual differences. From such stance, I discus the ethical implications of othering along with limitations of inclusivity and belonging as proposed by equality and diversity in both corporate and governmental policies. …”
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Signals of propaganda-Detecting and estimating political influences in information spread in social networks. by Alon Sela, Omer Neter, Václav Lohr, Petr Cihelka, Fan Wang, Moti Zwilling, John Phillip Sabou, Miloš Ulman

“…Their methods include the use of synchronized or individual bots, multiple accounts operated by one social media management tool, or different manipulations of search engines and social network algorithms, all aiming to promote their ideology. …”
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Incidence of Rod Shaped Gramnegative Hospital Acquired Bacterial Infection and Antibiotic Resistance: A Retrospective Based Population Study by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…The most common bacteria separatedd from wound and sepsis were Pseudomonas aeruginosa 91.91%. Individual pathogens’ incidence differ significantly between location of infection p<0.001. …”
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Investigating the role of iron status in the development of coeliac disease: a Mendelian randomisation study by Isabel A Hujoel, Margaux Louise Anna Hujoel

“…This consists of 336 638 white British individuals, 1855 with coeliac disease. We performed an MR Egger test for pleiotropy and assessed the plausibility of the assumptions of MR to evaluate for possible causality.Results There were four SNPs strongly associated with systemic iron status. …”
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Understanding the causes of intravenous medication administration errors in hospitals: a qualitative critical incident study by Darren M Ashcroft, Richard N Keers, Jonathan Cooke, Steven D Williams

“…Transcribed interviews were analysed using the Framework approach and emerging themes were categorised according to Reason's model of accident causation.Results In total, 21 intravenous MAEs were discussed containing 23 individual active failures which included slips and lapses (n=11), mistakes (n=8) and deliberate violations of policy (n=4). …”
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