Validation of the WHO Hemoglobin Color Scale Method by Leeniyagala Gamaralalage Thamal Darshana, Deepthi Inoka Uluwaduge

“…A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted by the Medical Laboratory Sciences Unit of University of Sri Jayewardenepura in collaboration with National Blood Transfusion Centre, Sri Lanka. A total of 100 subjects participated in this study. …”
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Implementation of regional protectionism in aquaculture in foreign countries by V. M. Mikhaylov, A. Yu. Yakovlev

“…The essence of regional protectionism in aquaculture has been revealed, its relationship with government programs and strategies for the aquaculture development in the country has been determined, the development and implementation of which are based on the formation of strategic competitive advantages in the global market and ensuring national food security.An analysis of the level of food security by the countries of the world allowed the authors to identify some foreign countries from different regions of the world with various forms of government and to characterize the implementation of regional protectionism in aquaculture in these countries. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Hospitalized Burn Patients—A 10-Year Retrospective Study in a Major Burn Center in Serbia by Marina Stojanović, Milana Marinković, Milana Jurišić, Biljana Miličić, Milan Stojičić, Milan Jovanović, Jelena Jeremić, Nemanja Dimić, Svetlana Srećković, Irina Drača Cetušić, Marko Jović

“…This research aimed to analyze the key epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized burn patients in Serbia’s major burn unit over 10 years, as well as to create the very first national epidemiological dataset with the basic requirements for future epidemiological studies. …”
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ECONOMY AS A PHENOMENON OF CULTURE: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ANALYSIS by S. N. Ivaskovsky

“…The research shows that culture is not always identical to social utility, because there are multiple examples when archaic, traditionalist, irrational cultural norms hinder social and economic progress and trap nations into poverty and underdevelopment. One of the reasons for the lack of scholarly attention to cultural dimension of economy is the triumph of positivism in economics. …”
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Development and validation of a rapid loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the detection of Chrysomyxa and characterization of Chrysomyxa woroninii overwintering on Pic... by Wan Ting Yu, Xin Wang, Tan Yin, Clement Kin-Ming Tsui, Chong Juan You

“…Particularly, Three Chrysomyxa species, Chrysomyxa deformans, Chrysomyxa qilianensis, and Chrysomyxa rhododendri, listed as National Forest Dangerous Pests in China, have severely affected many economically and ecologically important spruce native species in China. …”
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Entrepreneurship education: Exploring the missing piece in Ethiopian primary and secondary education pogrammes by Adane Tessera Biru, Reda Darge Negassi

“…Self-employment and entrepreneurship is referred not only as the best solution but also strategically recognized as a competitive advantage for national development and a global future. Entrepreneurship, job creation and enterprise development are currently at the front in the Ethiopian policy agenda. …”
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Engaging in Online Environmental Discussion: Experiences and Reflections of Students in an Undergraduate Science Course by Kazempour Mahsa

“…The findings indicated that students obtained mainly national and international news stories from major mainstream news media outlets, followed by online science or environment-focused news outlets. …”
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Mixed forest conversion from moso bamboo forests in wetland parks increases understory species diversity and improves soils by Yuhua Ma, Duanyang Xu, Ziming Huang, Fengyu Xu, Mengqin Xiang, Jingya Wei, Han Sheng, Zhen Wu, Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Lei Zhang, Wei Wang, Xu Li

“…In summary, stand transformation played a good role in ecological restoration of Huating Lake National Wetland Park, and the contents of soil carbon, nitrogen and organic matter also affected the growth of plants under the forests to some extent. …”
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Dietary Pattern and Metabolic Syndrome in Thai Adults by W. Aekplakorn, W. Satheannoppakao, P. Putwatana, S. Taneepanichskul, P. Kessomboon, V. Chongsuvivatwong, S. Chariyalertsak

“…To determine the dietary patterns of middle-aged Thais and their association with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods. The Thai National Health Examination Survey IV data of 5,872 participants aged ≥30–59 years were used. …”
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Economic cooperation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization analysis by V. V. Pylypenko

“…In general, further economic integration is in line with the member states’ national interests. Eliminating internal tensions and developing effective communication mechanisms will help strengthen the SCO as an organization and realize its economic potential.…”
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Toxicologic Assessment of a Commercial Decolorized Whole Leaf Aloe Vera Juice, Lily of the Desert Filtered Whole Leaf Juice with Aloesorb by Inder Sehgal, Wallace D. Winters, Michael Scott, Andrew David, Glenn Gillis, Thaya Stoufflet, Anand Nair, Konstantine Kousoulas

“…Although consumer interest in aloe likely stems from its association with several health benefits, a concern has also been raised by a National Toxicology Program Report that a nondecolorized whole leaf aloe vera extract taken internally by rats was associated with intestinal mucosal hyperplasia and ultimately malignancy. …”
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An evaluation of practices and policies used in genetics clinics across the United States to manage referrals for Ehlers-Danlos and hypermobility syndromes by Lauren Boucher, Berkley Nestler, Daniel Groepper, John Quillin, David Deyle, Colin M.E. Halverson

“…Because of an absence of nationally recognized referral guidelines for JHS/hEDS, health care institutions are left to develop their own policies. …”
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Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence by Janne H. Maier, Ronald Barry

“…We used five years of data from 2379 adolescent girls in the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study to evaluate the association between physical activity and diet quality during adolescence and to assess both as correlates of obesity. …”
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Benjamin’s gamble: commodifying life in the age of heroic demise by Stephanie Polsky

“…Benjamin became fascinated with charting the social narrative of the future dead, whether they existed in a celebrated state as it was the case with heroic suicide or as tragic disposable bodies that National Socialism would eventually excise by deeming them unworthy of life. …”
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PARTNER CITIES: HISTORICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION by Олег ПЕТРИК

“…It is proved that such initiatives are based on intercultural cooperation, the foundations of the international and national law, which strengthens the reputation and foreign policy integration strategies of the state as a whole. …”
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Bibliometric Survey on Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithms (2001–2021) by Samuel-Soma M. Ajibade, Adegoke Ojeniyi

“…The most active affiliation (Ministry of Education) and funding organization (National Natural Science Foundation) are based in China. …”
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Epidemiological analysis of pulmonary tuberculosis and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Ahmad Almatroudi

“…The study analyzed the frequency of diagnosed TB cases, age-specific incidence rate, year of diagnosis, and prevalence of TB in Saudi Arabia from 2014 to 2020. Based on the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) data, 21,120 patients were diagnosed with TB. …”
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MambaShadowDet: A High-Speed and High-Accuracy Moving Target Shadow Detection Network for Video SAR by Xiaowo Xu, Tianwen Zhang, Xiaoling Zhang, Wensi Zhang, Xiao Ke, Tianjiao Zeng

“…Abundant experiments on the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) video SAR data show that MambaShadowDet achieves superior moving target shadow detection performance with a detection accuracy of 80.32% F1 score and an inference speed of 44.44 frames per second (FPS), outperforming existing models in both accuracy and speed.…”
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Young Cuban Patients with a Clinical and biochemical Diagnosis of Xeroderma Pigmentosum by Judith Beatriz Pupo Balboa, Mónica Marín García, Anamarys Pandolfi Blanco, Lucía Fariñas Rodríguez, Paulina Araceli Lantigua Cruz

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a case series study, including four patients with a presumptive diagnosis of xeroderma pigmentosum, established by a multidisciplinary national medical commission. The capacity of deoxyribonucleic acid repair against ultraviolet C radiation was evaluated by the alkaline comet assay and the expression of eta polymerase was determined by the western blot assay. …”
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The anomalously thundery month of June 1925 in southwest Spain: description and synoptic analysis by F. J. Acero, M. Antón, A. J. P. Aparicio, A. J. P. Aparicio, N. Bravo-Paredes, V. M. S. Carrasco, M. C. Gallego, J. A. García, M. Núñez, I. Tovar, J. Vaquero-Martínez, J. M. Vaquero

“…Lastly, we analyzed the synoptic situation of the thunderstorm events by employing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences/Department of Energy (NOAA/CIRES/DOE) 20th Century Reanalysis V3 (20CR) data. …”
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