Change in the Prevalence of Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States: 1999–2012 by Nicholas T. Vozoris, Jane Batt

“…This was a multiyear cross-sectional study using nationally representative data from the 1999-2000 and 2011-2012 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on intention to screen for cervical cancer and predictors among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia by Begetayinoral Kussia Lahole, Tesfahun Simon, Wondimu Ewunetu, Wondafrash Kussia

“…However, in underdeveloped nations such as Ethiopia, very few women have undergone cervical cancer screening. …”
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Exponential forecasting of the monthly volume of the tourism receipts in Bulgaria by Preslav Dimitrov, Maria Kalinova, Gantcho Gantchev, Chavdar Nikolov

“…As a result the Holt-Winters method is applied with the conclusion that the produced forecasts could trigger a process a more financially autonomous national tourism administration that will allow a greater part of the collected tax revenues for the tourism sector to be returned into the tourism industry in a form of public investments through this very same more autonomous national tourism administration.…”
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A Retrospective Study on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Adolescent Pregnancies at a Referral Hospital in Bengaluru by Ramegowda Chethana, Divyarajan Vinitha Kiruffi, K. S. Seema, Anwith Huluvadi Shivalingaiah

“…Background and Aim: Adolescent pregnancy has become an important health and social issue in both developing and developed countries. According to the National Family Health Survey-5, the prevalence of adolescent pregnancy in India is 6.8%. …”
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Associations of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors with Dietary Behaviors among US High School Students by Richard Lowry, Shannon Michael, Zewditu Demissie, Laura Kann, Deborah A. Galuska

“…We analyzed data from the 2010 National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS). …”
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THE UTILITY OF EARLY WARNING SYSTEM AND CRIME PREVENTION: A STUDY OF THE ABDUCTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN NIGERIA by OCHOGA EDWIN OCHOGA, AKHANOLU LILIAN NNENNE

“…This is essential for interrogation, as the abduction of school children has become a threat to national security. The paper used qualitative data from secondary literature and conceptualized theories of early warning signs to provide a theoretical base for its argument. …”
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The Crack in the Cornerstone: Victorian Identity Conflicts and the Representation of the Sepoy Mutiny in Metropolitan and Anglo-Indian Novels by Flaminia Nicora

“…The novels focusing on the event developed a specific chronotope and a subgenre—the Mutiny novel—which largely contributed to shaping national identity, confirming racial and sexual stereotypes. …”
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Normal Deviance: The Dreyfus Affair by Marie-Christine Leps

“…This paper argues that the Dreyfus affair, as a national and then international discursive event, registers a general shift in power relations taking place at the turn of the century, from discipline to governmentality as the dominant mode for the exercise of power. …”
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A META ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA’S POPULATION CENSUS RESULTS FALSIFICATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS by ASA PATRICK SUNDAY, ABDULMALIK JIBO, LUKA YOHANNA

“…The significance of a precise and dependable population census in national development planning cannot be overstated. …”
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The Monetary Policy in the System of State Regulation of the Indian Economy by N. V. Galistcheva

“…One of its main advantages is stimulation of national production's exports and among costs there are difficulties of importing machines and equipment into the country, increase of inflation rate as a result of massive inflow of export revenue, difficulties at external debt's service. …”
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A Retrospective Review of Thiazolidinediones with Development of a Troglitazone Conversion Protocol by Cameron Lindsey, Maqual Graham, Julie McMurphy

“…The objective of this paper was (1) to assess compliance with the National Veterans Affairs Guidelines for the use of troglitazone and rosiglitazone and (2) to develop and implement a conversion protocol that allows effective management of patients receiving troglitazone. …”
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Analysis of Strong Ground Motion Characteristics for the Jishishan MS6.2 Earthquake December 18, 2023 by Duan Xueliang, Liu Yanqiong, Zhou Zhenghua, Bian Zhu, Han Yi, He Jiacong, Peng Chen, Zhang Long

“…Based on some strong seismic acceleration time histories captured by some stations of China National Strong Earthquake Observation Network and National Earthquake Early Warning Network, the spatial distribution characteristics, rupture directivity effect, hanging wall and footwall effect, response spectrum characteristics, and attenuation of the peak ground acceleration (PGA) were analyzed in this paper. …”
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Banking Crises: Identification Problems and Resolution by O. I. Larina

“…They can vary in nature spread of the crisis in the national economy, the depth and severity, the number of affected financial institutions, among other symptoms. …”
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Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) by Mariken J. Tijhuis, Eveline A. van der Wilk, Sarka Dankova, Angela Fehr, Silvia Ghirini, Mika Gissler, Romana Haneef, Heidi Lyshol, Emanuele Scafato, Stefanie Seeling, Hanna Tolonen, Thomas Ziese, Irisa Zīle-Velika, Peter W. Achterberg

“…The ECHI set adds value to European Union health information systems (HIS) for both Member States and EU-associated countries and the European Commission by providing a solid, comparable information base on national public health and healthcare trends and developments. …”
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Boardroom diversity and financial performance in Palestinian banks and insurers by Aladdin Dwekat, Abdulmalik Taweel, Ali Salameh

“…Abstract This study examines the impact of board diversity—precisely age, nationality, and experience—on the financial performance of 13 Palestinian banks and insurance companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange (PEX) from 2011 to 2022. …”
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A pesquisa como princípio pedagógico no ensino de Sociologia: uma análise a partir dos livros selecionados no PNLD 2015 by Amurabi Oliveira, Marcelo Pinheiro Cigales

“…Among them is the production and circulation of textbooks, considering mainly the introduction of Sociology in the National Textbook Plan (NTP) since 2012. While in the first bidding two books were selected, in the second one for the year 2015 six were selected, which mirrors the increase in production and the improvement of these cultural artifacts. …”
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Assessing the impact of the country’s economic security on export development in the agro-industrial sector by E. V. Nagovitsyna, E. A. Bratukhina

“…Measurement tools are proposed that help to assess food security at the national level, assess household access to food and its purchase, and also allow measuring food consumption and use. …”
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'Jami Chadiba Nahin' (We Will Not Leave this Land): Materiality and Imagination in Indigenous Land Ethics by Ananya Mishra

“…I explore Adivasi land ethics, particularly from the contexts of Odisha and Jharkhand, placing them alongside North American First Nations writings. The paper traces a range of resonances to inform queries on land ethics; in this, it begins from particular sites to global spaces to articulate broader questions for Environmental Studies. …”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis Clinical Management in Endemic Districts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh by Megha Raj Banjara, Siddhivinayak Hirve, Niyamat Ali Siddiqui, Narendra Kumar, Sangeeta Kansal, M. Mamun Huda, Pradeep Das, Suman Rijal, Chitra Kumar Gurung, Paritosh Malaviya, Byron Arana, Axel Kroeger, Dinesh Mondal

“…Background. National VL Elimination Programs in India, Nepal and Bangladesh face challenges as home-based Miltefosine treatment is introduced. …”
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Determinants Affecting Family Commitment and Capability in Preventing Stunting in Children Under Two Years by Taufiqurrahman Taufiqurrahman, Nur Hatijah, Ani Intiyati

“…Despite a decline in national prevalence, East Java recorded a stunting prevalence of 32.7%, exceeding national standards and those set by the World Health Organization (WHO). …”
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