Factors influencing access, quality and utilisation of primary healthcare for patients living with hypertension in West Africa: a scoping review by Tolib Mirzoev, Pablo Perel, Irene Akua Agyepong, Evelyn K Ansah, Kezia Naa Amerley Akosua Amarteyfio, Eugene Paa Kofi Bondzie, Veronika Reichenberger, Nana Efua Enyimayew Afun, Albert Kofi Mensah Cofie, Mary Pomaa Agyekum, Paul Lamptey

“…Meso (health system) factors include access to medications, tools, equipment and other supplies, out-of-pocket payments, availability of health insurance, health workers numbers, capacity and distribution. Micro (community and patient factors) barriers included financial barriers and limited knowledge, whereas facilitators included the availability of alternative providers and community and household support. …”
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Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Saint Peter’s Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Mikyas Arega Muluneh, Abayneh Birlie Zeru, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Abebaw Molla Kebede

“…The World Health Organization as reported in 2019 revealed that Ethiopia is among the 20 countries with the highest estimated numbers of incident MDR-TB cases. However, supporting evidence is limited in the study area after the Ethiopian national strategic plan for tuberculosis prevention and control is started. …”
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Experiments and Index Construction for Disaster Caused by Low Temperature Affecting Hetao Sunflower in Inner Mongolia by Duan Xiaofeng, Liu Wei, Bao Jiajing, Liu Yanli, Li Shuqi, Tang Hongyan

“…The regression analysis method is employed to develop and validate disaster grade indices based on harmful accumulated temperature and ordinal numbers. Results indicate that sunflower seeds exhibit the highest supercooling ability and cold resistance, followed by stems and leaves. …”
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Study on mechanical properties of sandstone damaged by blasting load under triaxial cyclic loading and unloading by Haibo Wang, Genshuo Zhu, Ziyi Lu, Qi Zong, Hao Wang

“…When the confining pressures were 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MPa, the levels of plastic deformation of Grade I cyclic loading and unloading specimens (the amounts of total deformation and peak strain of specimens under different numbers of loading and unloading cycles) were 4.19, 4.30, 4.75, 5.11 and 5.43%, respectively. …”
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Pendekatan Onto-Semiotik Berbasis Problem Solving untuk Memperbaiki Pengetahuan Tanda “Sama Dengan” by Ahmad Hassan Nurdien, Mohammad Faizal Amir

“…The analysis of the literature study of the knowledge of the equal sign "=" focused on whole numbers that correspond to the core competencies and basic competencies that apply in grade one and one elementary school. …”
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The newborn behavioural observations (NBO) system embedded in routine postpartum care in at-risk families in Iceland: a randomised controlled trial by Lisbeth Valla, Kari Slinning, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Gun-Mette Røsand, Stefanía Birna Arnardóttir

“…The control group (n = 28) received the same numbers of home visits with standard care without NBO. …”
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مدى وعى أعضاء هیئة التدریس بجامعة المنوفیة بالانتحال العلمى : دراسة استکشافیة by د. السید رجب الأسرج

“…In Menoufia University, as well as through personal interviews anddirect observation, and the questionnaire was distributed to the study sample andrepresentative of all scientific disciplines for all job categories (graduate student,teaching assistant, assistant teacher, teacher, assistant professor, professor),which numbered about (100) researchers, The study reached a set of results, themost important of which is that more than two-thirds of the study sample reportedtheir knowledge of the difference between quotation and plagiarism, and thestudy also demonstrated the presence of statistically significant differences in thescale of knowledge of the difference between plagiarism and quotation inavoiding plagiarism in scientific research with a different degree, as reported (76)Researcher) proportions Its percentage (76%) of the total sample size is that theyare fully aware of the permissible percentage in the process of scientificquotation. …”
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Prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors among HIV-infected adults at the time of ART initiation at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a r... by Agazhe Aemro, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Mulugeta Wassie, Basazinew Chekol

“…Objective The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors at the time of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation among HIV-infected adults at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.Methods An institution-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 473 patients’ charts enrolled from 2014 to 2018 at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. Patients’ chart numbers were selected from the computer using a simple random sampling technique. …”
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Bacterial contamination in public transport during COVID-19 pandemic: Characterization of an unusual Staphylococcus aureus isolate tolerant to vancomycin by Eva Smelikova, Marcela Krutova, Vaclav Capek, Marie Brajerova, Pavel Drevinek, Jan Tkadlec

“…Public transport represents a potential site for the transmission of resistant pathogens due to the rapid movement of large numbers of people. This study aimed to investigate the bacterial contamination of frequently touched surfaces in the public transport system operating in the proximity of the biggest Czech hospital during the coronavirus pandemic despite extensive cleaning and disinfection efforts. …”
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Lithuanian exile press during five decades of soviet ban by Silvija Vėlavičienė

“…The main event, which marked the beginning of cultural infiltration by emigrant representatives, was the journey of junior Lithuanian emigrant basketball players and the accompanying delegation to Lithuania, during which particularly large numbers of emigrant publications were brought and distributed. …”
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Identification of Breast Cancer Biomarkers by Constructing Protein-Protein Interaction and miRNAs-mRNAs Networks by Azizeh Asadzadeh, Bita Behboodian, Parsa Bernoos, Masoumeh Shojaei Barjouei

“…In this study, to identify breast cancer biomarkers, we construct new protein-protein interaction (PPI) and miRNAs-mRNAs networks by analyzing upregulated and downregulated genes in breast cancer patients.Method: In this in silico study, two gene expression profile datasets, with the accession numbers GSE42568 and GSE154255, were downloaded from the GEO database. …”
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Characterizing the microbiome recruited by the endangered plant Firmiana danxiaensis in phosphorus-deficient acidic soil by Jiayu Li, Jiayu Li, Jiayu Li, Guangda Tang, Guangda Tang, Hongwei Liu, Xiaoying Luo, Juntao Wang, Juntao Wang, Juntao Wang

“…Using the machine learning approach, we characterized 76 bacterial and 20 fungal phylotypes dominated in F. danxiaensis rhizosphere, most of which had strong impacts on microbial ecological network structure (they accounted for only 0.33% node numbers but linked 21.2% of the nodes in the network); specifically, Udaeobacter spp., a highly abundant (constituting 4.07% of the total bacterial community) member of Verrucomicrobiota exclusively accumulated in the rhizosphere of F. danxiaensis but not P. massoniana, demonstrated a pronounced ecological prefers toward F. danxiaensis rhizosphere habitat (high pH, low C:N and high N:P) and potential antagonistic indication. …”
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Electromagnetic navigation system for computed tomography-guided synchronous percutaneous lung biopsy and microwave ablation of pulmonary nodules: a prospective, single-center, sin... by Shengwei Li, Zhixin Bie, Yuanming Li, Jie Sun, Jiangxu Zhang, Xiangyu Zi, Runqi Guo, Xiao-Guang Li

“…The total and subpleural needle trajectory length and distance error were 8.3 ± 2.6 cm, 3.6 ± 1.6 cm, and 1.84 ± 1.08 mm, respectively. The median numbers of needle adjustments and CT acquisitions were 1 (range 1–3) and 3 (range 3–5), respectively. …”
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Geometrical Features of Subbasal Corneal Whorl-like Nerve Patterns in Dry Eye Disease by Ziqing Feng, MD, Kang Yu, MD, Yupei Chen, MS, Gengyuan Wang, MS, Yuqing Deng, MD, Wei Wang, MD, Ruiwen Xu, MD, Yimin Zhang, MD, Peng Xiao, PhD, Jin Yuan, MD, PhD

“…The structure of the corneal nerve was extracted and characterized using the fractal dimension (CNDf), multifractal dimension (CND0), tortuosity (CNTor), fiber length (CNFL), and numbers of branching points. Main Outcome Measures: The characteristics of quantified whorl-like corneal nerve metrics in different groups of severity and subtype defined by symptoms and signs of DED. …”
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HnRNPM modulates alternative splicing in germ cells by recruiting PTBP1 by Peng Lv, Wenchao Xu, Sheng Xin, Yuanxuan Deng, Bin Yang, Dengjianyi Xu, Jian Bai, Deilin Ma, Tao Wang, Jihong Liu, Xiaming Liu

“…Male hnRNPM-deficient mice presented lower numbers of sperm, lower motility, significantly more malformed sperm and even tailless sperm. …”
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Aurora B inhibition induces hyper-polyploidy and loss of long-term proliferative potential in RB and p53 defective cells by Shivam Vora, Saptarshi Chatterjee, Ariel Andrew, Ramyashree Prasanna Kumar, Martina Proctor, Zhen Zeng, Rituparna Bhatt, Deborah Nazareth, Madushan Fernando, Mathew J. K. Jones, Yaowu He, John D. Hooper, Nigel A. J. McMillan, Jelena Urosevic, Jamal Saeh, Jon Travers, Daniela Cimini, Jing Chen, Brian Gabrielli

“…Investigation of mitosis in these cells revealed high numbers of centrosomes that were capable of supporting functional mitotic spindle poles, but these failed to progress to anaphase/telophase structures even when AURKB inhibitor was removed after 2–3 days. …”
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Global, regional and national burdens of bipolar disorders in adolescents and young adults: a trend analysis from 1990 to 2019 by Yifan Chen, Long Sun, Meiqi Wang, Yunxi Zhong, Xiaoying Su, Qixiu Li, Ziming Shao

“…Background Bipolar disorder is identified as a cause of severe damage to the physical, psychological and social functioning of adolescents and young adults.Aims The aim of this study is to ascertain the trends in the burden of bipolar disorder among individuals aged 10–24 years at global, regional and national levels from 1990 to 2019.Methods The data analysed in this study were from the Global Burden of Diseases 2019. The numbers, rates per 100 000 population, average annual percentage changes (AAPCs) of incidence, prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) of bipolar disorder are reported at the global, regional and national levels among individuals aged 10–24 years. …”
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Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking (YESS) study: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adding a personalised smoking cessation intervention to a lung... by Richard D Neal, David Baldwin, Sarah Lewis, John Britton, Rachael L Murray, Qi Wu, Kate Brain, Samantha L Quaife, Matthew EJ Callister, Philip A J Crosbie, Harriet D Quinn-Scoggins, Grace M McCutchan, Alex Ashurst, Suzanne Rogerson, Rebecca Thorley

“…Results will be disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals, presentation at conferences and via the YLST website.Trial registration numbers ISRCTN63825779, NCT03750110.…”
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Longitudinal Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in a Nationwide Screening Program: Comparing Deep Learning and Human Graders by Jirawut Limwattanayingyong, Variya Nganthavee, Kasem Seresirikachorn, Tassapol Singalavanija, Ngamphol Soonthornworasiri, Varis Ruamviboonsuk, Chetan Rao, Rajiv Raman, Andrzej Grzybowski, Mike Schaekermann, Lily H. Peng, Dale R. Webster, Christopher Semturs, Jonathan Krause, Rory Sayres, Fred Hersch, Richa Tiwari, Yun Liu, Paisan Ruamviboonsuk

“…DL and HG captured different numbers of STDR cases, and after simulated referral and excluding ungradable cases, 4,148 and 4,263 patients remained in the second screening, respectively. …”
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A novel, multi-component contingency management intervention in the context of a syndemic of drug-related harms in Glasgow, Scotland: First year of the ‘WAND’ initiative by S. Smith, K.M.A. Trayner, J. Campbell, A. McAuley, J. Craik, C. Hunter, S. Priyadarshi, S.J. Hutchinson

“…Conclusion: WAND was able to engage and re-engage large numbers of high-risk PWID with multiple harm reduction initiatives. …”
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