Direct maternal morbidity and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: A population-based prospective cohort stu... by Fahad Aftab, Imran Ahmed, Salahuddin Ahmed, Said Mohammed Ali, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Shabina Ariff, Rajiv Bahl, Abdullah H Baqui, Nazma Begum, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Godfrey Biemba, Simon Cousens, Vinita Das, Saikat Deb, Usha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Karen Edmond, Fabian Esamai, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Peter Gisore, Caroline Grogan, Davidson H Hamer, Julie Herlihy, Lisa Hurt, Muhammad Ilyas, Fyezah Jehan, Mohammed Hamad Juma, Michel Kalonji, Rasheda Khanam, Betty R Kirkwood, Aarti Kumar, Alok Kumar, Vishwajeet Kumar, Alexander Manu, Irene Marete, Usma Mehmood, Nicole Minckas, Shambhavi Mishra, Dipak K Mitra, Mamun Ibne Moin, Karim Muhammad, Sam Newton, Serge Ngaima, Andre Nguwo, Muhammad Imran Nisar, John Otomba, Mohammad Abdul Quaiyum, Sophie Sarrassat, Sunil Sazawal, Katherine E Semrau, Caitlin Shannon, Vinay Pratap Singh, Sajid Soofi, Seyi Soremekun, Atifa Mohammed Suleiman, Venantius Sunday, Thandassery R Dilip, Antoinette Tshefu, Yaqub Wasan, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Sachiyo Yoshida, Anita K Zaidi, Alliance for Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI) maternal morbidity study group

“…Three home visits during pregnancy and 2 home visits after birth were conducted to collect maternal morbidity information and maternal, foetal, and newborn outcomes. We measured blood pressure and proteinuria to define hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and woman's self-report to identify obstetric haemorrhage, pregnancy-related infection, and prolonged or obstructed labour. …”
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PERKEMBANGAN ENZIM PENCERNAAN LARVA IKAN PATIN, Pangasius hypophthalmus sp. by Irzal Effendi, . Widanarni, D. Augustine

“…The amount of food organisms in larval gut, body weight and length, and survival rate of larvae were also measured and discussed. Key Words:  Digestive enzymes, development, larvae, patin catfish, Pangasius hypophthalmus   ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perkembangan enzim protease, lipase dan amilase saluran pencernaan larva ikan patin akibat perubahan skedul pemberian pakan.  …”
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Evidence-based ankle pump exercise in prevention of postoperative deep-vein thrombosis in patients with lower extremity fracture (踝泵运动预防下肢骨折患者围手术期深静脉血栓的循证实践)... by BAO Xiuhong (鲍秀红), ZHANG Fang (张芳), ZHU Yi (朱屹), SHAO Ye (邵烨)

“…Incidence of DVT, ankle pump exercise compliance rate and averaged velocity in the common femoral vein were measured and compared between pre-evidence group and post-evidence group. …”
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Efficacy of Streptococcus agalactiae vaccine strains N3M and N4M in fry tilapia infected by different strains of S. agalactiae by Sukenda, Sukenda, Arif Lukman Firmansyah, Rahman, Rahman, Sri Nuryati, Dendi Hidayatullah

“…Two weeks after vaccination, fry tilapia was tested with 0.1 mL fish-1 of each N3M, N4M, N17O, NK1, and N14G strains through intraperitoneal injection method. Antibody level measured with indirect enzym-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. …”
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The Geometric Series Hypothesis of Leaf Area Distribution and Its Link to the Calculation of the Total Leaf Area per Shoot of <i>Sasaella kongosanensis</i> ‘Aureostriatus’ by Yong Meng, David A. Ratkowsky, Weihao Yao, Yi Heng, Peijian Shi

“…Mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) was used to measure the goodness of fit of the GS. We found that there were 367 out of 388 shoots (94.6%) where 1 < <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>q</mi></mrow><mo>¯</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>A</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> < 1.618 and MAPE < 15%, and these 367 shoots were defined as valid samples. …”
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Development of 3D-Printed Serpentine Fluidic Channel Integrated with Heating Element for Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Process by Muhammad Khairul Faisal Muhamad Atan, Rosminazuin Ab. Rahim, Anis Nurashikin Nordin, Aliza Aini Md Ralib, Teddy Surya Gunawan, Zainiharyati Mohd Zain

“…Sample flow inside each serpentine fluidic channel was measured and compared with the expected flow time of 35 minutes. …”
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Influence of enteral nutrition support via nasointestinal tube combined with fast-truck surgery on nutritional status, complications and postoperative rehabilitation of patients wi... by LU Huixin (卢卉欣)

“…The nutritional status［serum total protein (TP), prealbumin (PAB)、hemoglobin (Hb)］, intestinal mucosal barrier function ［intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP), plasma D- lactic acid (D-LA)］, inflammatory factor ［interleukin-6 (IL-6), hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), postoperative complication, postoperative rehabilitation［Fugl-meyer Motor Function Rating Scale (FMA), The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS)］ of patients were measured and compared between two groups. Results Patients in the observation group had higher levels of TP, PAB, Hb and lower levels of Ⅰ-FABP, D-LA, IL-6, hs-CRP, TNF-α compared with those in the control group after treatment(P＜0. 05). …”
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Hesperidin enhances broiler growth performance by augmenting gastric acid secretion via the proton pump pathway by Yunfei Li, Mingyuan An, Shasha Wan, Yifan Li, Yusong Du, Yufei Zhao, Huimin Li, Qingzhen Zhong, Zewei Sun

“…Fifteen broilers from each group were euthanized and immediately dissected to obtain gizzard, proventriculus, gizzard chyme, and jugular blood samples, The proventriculus and gizzard weight were weighed and the pH of gizzard chyme was measured at the same time. The collected jugular venous blood was used to assess gastrin levels, whereas chicken gizzard chyme was utilized for the analysis of lactate, hydrochloric acid, and pepsin activity. …”
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Pathways Through Which Green Exposure Type Influences Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality in Shanghai, China by Jianzhong HUANG, Yanting XU, Lan WANG, Zhouqian HE

“…The model incorporates three key mediating factors: Air pollution (measured by PM2.5 concentration), extreme high temperature, and physical activity level. …”
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Development and validation of a screening tool for sepsis without laboratory results in the emergency department: a machine learning studyResearch in context by Shan Jiang, Shuai Dai, Yulin Li, Xianlong Zhou, Cheng Jiang, Cong Tian, Yana Yuan, Chengwei Li, Yan Zhao

“…The predictive power of qSepsis and other clinical scores was measured using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). …”
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Neurotoxicity of aluminium chloride and okadaic acid in zebrafish: Unravelling Alzheimer's disease model via learning and memory function evaluation by S.Z. Raduan, Q.U. Ahmed, M.R.A. Rusmili, A.S.M. Sabere, M.S. Haris, M.F. Shaikh, W.A.W. Sulaiman, M.H. Mahmood

“…Methods: In this article, the T-maze tank test was discussed in detail to evaluate which neurotoxins and their optimal dosages are impactful in developing a zebrafish AD model towards learning and memory functions. This evaluation measured four parameters: the amount of time spent in the wrong arm, the total distance travelled in the deeper chamber, and the 3-h and 24-h inflexion ratios. …”
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Pengembangan Deep Learning untuk Sistem Deteksi Dini Komplikasi Kaki Diabetik Menggunakan Citra Termogram by Medycha Emhandyksa, Indah Soesanti, Rina Susilowati

“…Abstract The prevalence of diabetic foot complications globally reaches 66% with a 20 times higher risk of amputation in patients with diabetes mellitus. Preventive measures through early detection of diabetic foot complications are necessary to minimize the risk of amputation. …”
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Evolution of Green Technology, Technology Gap and International Trade A Comparative Study of Developing and Developed Countries by Mehrnoosh Patimar, Zahra Zamani

“…Examples of this technology include renewable energy sources, energy efficiency measures, waste management, environmental monitoring systems, and electric vehicles, all of which contribute to significantly improving the quality of environment. …”
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A study on the interaction of family function of parents of premature infants on home care preparation (早产儿父母家庭功能对家庭护理准备的交互作用研究) by JIANG Canhui (江灿慧), CHEN Yingfang (陈樱芳), YE Yanli (叶严丽)

“…Objective To analyze the interaction between the family functions of the father and mother of premature infants and their preparation for home care, and provide reference for clinical intervention measures to improve home care preparation. Methods Convenience sampling was used to select 218 pairs of parents of premature infants in our hospital as the research subjects. …”
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MVP Risk score y nuevo diagnóstico de fibrilación auricular: estudio de cohorte prospectivo PREFATE by Josep L. Clua-Espuny, Delicia Gentille-Lorente, Alba Hernández-Pinilla, Eva Maria Satué-Gracia, Meritxell Pallejà-Millán, Francisco M. Martín-Luján

“…Participants: Randomized sample of 150 patients aged 65-85 years without prior diagnosis of AF, stroke, or current anticoagulant treatment; high risk of future AF; CHA2DS2-VASc ≥ 2; and ability to use the FibricheckR application (App). Measurements: At baseline, a standard ECG, MVP risk score assessment, and cardiac rhythm monitoring for 15 days using the FibricheckR App were performed. …”
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Effectiveness of a personalised self-management intervention for people living with long covid (Listen trial): pragmatic, multicentre, parallel group, randomised controlled trial by Fiona Jones, Nick Sevdalis, Adrian Edwards, Bernadette Sewell, Monica Busse, Philip Pallmann, Rachel Lowe, Shaun Harris, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Jessica Fish, Claire Potter, Muhammad Riaz, Fiona J Leggat, Andrea Jane Longman, Jackie McRae

“…Usual NHS care was variable, ranging from no access, access to mobile applications and resources, and to specialist long covid clinics.Main outcome measures The primary outcome was the Oxford participation and activities questionnaire (Ox-PAQ) routine activities scale score at three months assessed in the intention-to-treat population. …”
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Research on Current Situation and Countermeasure of Chinese Primary Care Physicians&apos; Community Rehabilitation Service Ability by LIAN Lu, WANG Di, CHEN Jiaying, LIU Wu

“…Background With the promotion of &quot;strengthening the primary health&quot; measures, the number of primary health professionals in China has increased significantly, but there is still a gap between the ability of primary care physicians and basic medical needs of residents. …”
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Local factors determining the response to antiangiogenic therapy with first-line drugs in macular neovascularization by V.G. Likhvantseva, S.G. Kapkova, E.B. Tretyak, S.I. Rychkova, A.S. Gevorkyan, T.E. Borisenko

“…In 18 (19.5%) patients, MNV was bilateral. IOP and mOPP were measured in all patients with MNV who received fixed-interval intravitreal injections of aflibercept. …”
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L’aqueduc de l’Yzeron : nouvelles données sur le double siphon de Craponne (Métropole de Lyon) by David Baldassari

“…The main arches have disappeared.That being said, an existing nearby remnant of this aqueduct shows a preserved arch head where the stones have been tailored to measure up to 0.50 m in length.About a hundred putlock holes were identified on all faces of both piers. …”
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Comparative evaluation of multimarker algorithms for early-stage HCC detection in multicenter prospective studies by Jinlin Hou, Thomas Berg, Arndt Vogel, Teerha Piratvisuth, Jörg Trojan, Enrico N. De Toni, Masatoshi Kudo, Katarina Malinowsky, Peter Findeisen, Johannes Kolja Hegel, Wenzel Schöning, Kairat Madin, Konstantin Kroeniger, Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, Ashish Sharma

“…Serum biomarkers were measured using Elecsys assays (GAAD and GALAD [Cobas]) or μTASWAKO assays (GALAD [μTASWAKO]) while blinded to case/control status. …”
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