Pulmonary function among stone quarry workers in India: The effect of duration of exposure, smoking status and job profile on pulmonary function tests by Junaid Aziz Sheikh, Zahid Ali Khan, Tazeen Khan, Sumaira Chowdhary

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 100 male stone crusher workers, selected through multi-stage random sampling technique. …”
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Assessing genetic diversity and population structure of f4:f5 wheat genotypes using morphological and microsatellite markers under heat stress by Md. Zahid Hassan, M. Hasanuzzaman, Md. Jalil Uddin, Md Badsha Alomgir, Most. Salma Akter, Amorish Chandra Mohanto, Md. Omar Kayess

“…Two field experiments were carried out in 2019–20 and 2020–21 at the research fields of Genetics and Plant Breeding at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh, to identify heat-tolerant wheat advance lines. …”
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND AXIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY’S SELF-ORGANIZATION by І. M. Hoian, V. P. Budz

“…It is proved that the stereotype of social expectations is dependent on its axiological dimension, and the thanatology of social expectations is dependent on its anthropological dimension, which is based on human mortality. It has been studied out that the stereotypical and thanatological nature of social expectations significantly influences the processes of social self-organization. …”
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Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men with sexually transmitted infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: a protocol for a pre-interventional and post-interventional study by Mina C Hosseinipour, Mitch M Matoga, Sara Jewett, Charles Chasela

“…Pre-implementation phase will be used for collecting baseline data, while the RITe intervention will be rolled-out in the implementation phase. The RITe intervention will be implemented in a sequential and incremental manner called implementation blocks: block 1: intensified health education; block 2: intensified health education and SMS/telephonic tracing; and block 3: intensified health education, SMS/telephonic tracing and transport reimbursement. …”
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The Effect of Community Based Intervention on People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review by M Agung Akbar, Junaiti Sahar, Etty Rekawati, Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika, Prateek Gupta

“…Article selection, risk of bias evaluation, data extraction, and synthesis were conducted independently by the authors, with discrepancies resolved through discussion and consensus. Results:Out of 4.463 identified articles, 13 met the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the review. …”
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Grounds and conditions for the application of preventive measures during the pre-trial investigation of corruption criminal offenses by V. V. Romaniuk, R. I. Login

“…The specified scientific search was carried out taking into account the specifics of the mechanism of commission and, accordingly, investigation of the selected category of criminal offenses. …”
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Food loss in Pacific Island Countries: a scoping review of the literature by Christian-Yves Amato-Ali, Viliamu Iese, Gayathri Mekala, Daniela Hidalgo, Hilda Sakiti-Waqa

“…A total of 5,787 studies for food loss interventions were identified and out of these only 49 met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Heavy metals loads in soil, farmlands and plant crop at open dumpsite by O.B. Akintan, J.A. Olusola, A.M. Azeez

“…Evaluations of heavy metals (Ni, Zn, Cd, Cr, Pb and Cu) in soil samples and in different parts of <em>Carica papaya</em> plants were carried out using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The study revealed higher concentration of Pb in the dumpsite than the farmlands. …”
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Quality assessment of compost produced from agricultural wastes: Impact on the growth and yield of Zea Mays L. by Francisca Okoli, Edna Chukwura, Augustine Mbachu

“…This study assessed the quality of compost produced from agricultural wastes and its impact on the yield of Zea mays L.Method The composting process was carried out on a windrow (2 m × 1 m × 1.5 m) in a portion of land beside the Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing Laboratory, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. …”
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Underlying Anticancer Mechanisms and Synergistic Combinations of Phytochemicals with Cancer Chemotherapeutics: Potential Benefits and Risks by Muhammad Ayaz, Asif Nawaz, Sajjad Ahmad, Osama F. Mosa, Alashary Adam Eisa Hamdoon, Modawy Alnour Khalifa, Abdul Sadiq, Farhat Ullah, Abdul Wadood, Atul Kabra, H. C. Ananda Murthy

“…However, herbal medicines which possess positive interaction and improve the quality of life of patients should be sorted out and integrated with the chemotherapy. There should be a quality control system for the appraisal of herbal medicine, and there should also be an appropriate system of patient-doctor communication to counsel the patients regarding the beneficial and deleterious effects of the herbal medicine in combination with chemotherapy.…”
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Designing Buildings and Building Environments for Greater Resilience against the Encroachment of Seasonal Forest Fires by Adekunle Olubowale Mofolasayo

“…Project and methods: A site visit was carried out at local fire station to have a better understanding of the equipment used in firefighting operations. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Study of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Two Parts of Cupressus arizonica Essential Oils by Sara Cherrad, Imane Jaouadi, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Loubna Koursaoui, El Mahjoub Aouane, Badr Satrani, Mujeeb A. Sultan, Amal Alotaibi, Riaz Ullah, Mohamed Ghanmi, Abdelaziz Chaouch

“…The chemical analysis of the constituents of the two essential oils of Cupressus arizonica was carried out by using the GC and GC/MS techniques. The results of this analysis show that the leaves are dominated by cis-muurola-4 (14), 5-diene (21.27%), umbellulone (19.88%), α-pinene (9.39%), and α-muurolene (7.87%7); on the other hand, the cones are rich in α-pinene (51.07%) accompanied by other variable content constituents, myrcene (17.92%), limonene (9.66%), β-pinene (4.92%), meta-cymenene (2.6%), and α-terpineol (2.38%). …”
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Effectiveness of physical activity counselling provided for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary healthcare in North Karelia, Finland: a register-based evaluation study by Tiina Laatikainen, Tuula Marketta Martiskainen, Marja-Leena Lamidi, Mika Venojärvi, Heikki Tikkanen

“…This study evaluated the effectiveness of PA counselling in primary healthcare (PHC) on clinical outcome measures in patients with T2D, comparing them with a registry-based controls.Setting The study was carried out in North Karelia, Finland, among PHC clients who have been diagnosed with T2D in 2016–2018.Participants The study population consisted of patients aged 19–87 years diagnosed with T2D (n=1803). …”
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Malignancy Risk and Related Factors of Atypia of Undetermined Significance/Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration by So-hyeon Hong, Hyejin Lee, Min-Sun Cho, Jee Eun Lee, Yeon-Ah Sung, Young Sun Hong

“…Age, sex, and thyroid function were not significantly associated with malignancy risk. We also found out that malignancy risk was not different between the group which underwent immediate operation following the AUS/FLUS diagnosis and the group which underwent repeated FNA after the initial diagnosis.…”
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Personnel training for the security and defense sector as a prerequisite for ensuring the national security of Ukraine by V. V. Sokurenko

“…It has been established that due to the fact that training for security and defense sector bodies is carried out in higher education institutions with specific training conditions subordinated to the relevant central executive bodies, a situation of double subordination arises: these higher education institutions are simultaneously subordinated to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, as well as they must comply with the requirements of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. …”
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Do The Facts of Voting Rights Support Chief Justice Roberts’s Opinion in Shelby County? by Morgan Kousser

“…Based on the largest database of voting rights “events” – successful lawsuits, Section 5 Justice Department objections and “more information requests,” and consent decrees or settlements out of court that led to pro-minority changes – ever compiled, this paper provides a unique overview of the history of U.S. voting rights from 1957, when the first U.S. civil rights law in 82 years passed, through 2013. …”
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Acceptability of artificial intelligence in breast screening: focus groups with the screening-eligible population in England by Jo Waller, Rumana Newlands, Lauren Gatting, Angie A Kehagia, Syeda Ahmed, Priscilla Meccheri

“…Data were analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis.Results Four themes described public perceptions of AI in breast screening found in this study: (1) Things going wrong and being missed summarises a predominant and pervasive concern about an AI tool being used in breast screening; (2) Speed of change and loss of control captures a positive association of AI with technological advances held by the women but also feelings of things being out of their control, and that they were being left behind and in the dark; (3) The importance of humans reports concern around the possibility that AI excludes humans and renders them redundant and (4) Desire for thorough research, staggered implementation and double-checking of scans included insistence that any AI be thoroughly trialled, tested and not solely relied on when initially implemented.Conclusions It will be essential that future decision-making and communication about AI implementation in breast screening (and, likely, in healthcare more widely) address concerns surrounding (1) the fallibility of AI, (2) lack of inclusion, control and transparency in relation to healthcare and technology decisions and (3) humans being left redundant and unneeded, while building on women’s hopes for the technology.…”
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The importance of Naples prognostic score in predicting long-term mortality in heart failure patients by Sidar Şiyar Aydın, Selim Aydemir, Murat Özmen, Emrah Aksakal, İbrahim Saraç, Faruk Aydınyılmaz, Onur Altınkaya, Oğuzhan Birdal, İbrahim Halil Tanboğa

“…The mortality rate was 8.3% (145 patients). We carried out Model-1 and -2 Cox regression analyses to identify long-term mortality determinants. …”
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Results of studying wheatgrass (<i>Agropyron</i> Gaertn.) accessions from the VIR global genetic resources collection in Yakutia by V. M. Koryakina, A. A. Kochegina

“…Winter hardiness of 12 accessions turned out to be 100%, with 80% in another 7 accessions.…”
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Experimental study on pressure relief blasting in rock-blast tunnel by ZhenLin Chen, Wenjing Cai, Meng Wei, Cassandra J. Rutherford, Xiao Zhu, Zelin Wang, Tao Su

“…An in-situ blasting test was carried out in a tunnel under excavation, and the geology stress (geo-stress) of the surrounding rock was tested before and after the pressure relief blasting. …”
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