¿Jóvenes y cuentos tradicionales? Estudio exploratorio en la enseñanza superior / ¿Young people and traditional tales? Exploratory study in higher education by Paulo Costa, Ângela Balça

“…The study focused, in particular, on the traditional tale História da Carochinha and was carried out with higher education students. The results point to a weak mobilization, on the part of the students, of this narrative. …”
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Simple hypertrophic tonsils have more active innate immune and inflammatory responses than hypertrophic tonsils with recurrent inflammation in children by Qun Huang, Hu Hua, Wei Li, Xi Chen, Lei Cheng

“…Abstract Background Tonsil hypertrophy has negative impact on children’s health, but its pathogenesis remains obscure despite the fact that numerous bacteriological studies have been carried out. Understanding the innate immune and inflammatory states of hypertrophic tonsils with different clinical manifestations is of great significance for defining the pathogenesis of tonsil hypertrophy and establishing treatment strategies. …”
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Impact of 68Ga-FAPI positron emission tomography/computed tomography on staging and tumor management in patients with gastric cancer by Shunyu Zhang, Minggang Su, Qianrui Li, Qiancheng Hu, Xijiao Liu, Xiaolong Chen, Hongfeng Gou

“…Compared to CT, 29 new findings in 24 patients were diagnosed as, or ruled out, cancer involvement on 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT. Among the 112 patients, 21 patients (18.8%) experienced changes in stage or postoperative recurrence. …”
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Induced Spawning of Giant Gouramy Osphronemus gouramy Lac. by Ovaprim by H. Arfah, L. Maftucha, O. Carman

“…Artificial fertilization will be useful to produce larvae and fry at out of their spawning season.  In this study, three dose levels of ovaprim, i.e. 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8 ml/kg fish were used to induce spawning of giant gouramy.  …”
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Is There a Mild Form of Pediatric Appendicitis? An Eight-Year Single-Center Retrospective Review by Eric Scheier, Khaled Khalilia, Pavel Peslin, Stav Amir, Luba Pasherstnik Bizer

“…While pediatric appendicitis should not be ruled out in the presence of a normal laboratory evaluation, cases that present without gastrointestinal symptoms, without severe pain, and with an appendiceal diameter and inflammatory markers below a certain threshold may warrant continued observation and serial ultrasound to evaluate for progression prior to initiating therapy.…”
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L’aqueduc du Gier : étude des ponts-siphons du Garon à Brignais et Chaponost (Rhône) et de Beaunant à Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) by Kilian Blanc, Laurie Danielou

“…A combined study of the construction and materials was carried out on the Beaunant and Garon venter bridges within the framework of two doctoral theses undertaken at Lumière Lyon 2 University. …”
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Evaluating the therapeutic effect of different forms of silymarin on liver status and expression of some genes involved in fat metabolism, antioxidants and anti‐inflammatory in old... by Samira Faryadi, Ardashir Sheikhahmadi, Ayoub Farhadi, Himan Nourbakhsh

“…Abstract Background Silymarin, the predominant compound of milk thistle, is an extract took out from milk thistle (Silybum marianum) seeds, containing a mixture of flavonolignans with strong antioxidant capability. …”
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Smartphone apps for mental health: systematic review of the literature and five recommendations for clinical translation by Aljawharah Almuqrin, Ryan Hammoud, Ilham Terbagou, Stefania Tognin, Andrea Mechelli

“…A risk-of-bias assessment for each study was conducted.Results Out of 4153 non-duplicate articles screened, 31 studies met full-text eligibility criteria. …”
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Development of the residual knowledge tests on the general course of physics for the students of the National Research University MPEI by Irina V. Mursenkova, Olga I. Lubenchenko, Konstantin M. Lapitsky

“…Approbation of the tests is carried out in order to verify the materials necessary for a complete and systematic control of the level of residual knowledge. …”
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Replacement of Dietary Fishmeal Protein with Degossypolized Cottonseed Protein on Growth Performance, Nonspecific Immune Response, Antioxidant Capacity, and Target of Rapamycin Pat... by Sheng Chen, Yuhang Tang, Zhou Zhang, Jichang Zheng, Yuliang He, Zhen Wang, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai

“…A 70-day feeding experiment was carried out to assess the replacement of dietary fishmeal (FM) protein with degossypolized cottonseed protein (DCP) on large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) with initial body weight (13.09±0.50 g). …”
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Validation of the shortest version of the eating attitude test (EAT-7) as a screening tool for disordered eating in patients with first-episode schizophrenia by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Youssef Boukadida, Majda Cheour, Souheil Hallit

“…Methods This is an observational, cross-sectional survey that was carried out in the department of psychiatry at Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia. …”
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Association between Serum Uric Acid Levels and Perinatal Outcome in Women with Preeclampsia by Robinson Uchenna Ugwuanyi, Irozuruike Munachiso Chiege, Felix Eke Agwu, George Uchenna Eleje, Nonso Martin Ifediorah

“…This was a case-control study carried out in Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria. …”
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Survey of Dental Implant and Restoration Selection by Prosthodontists in Dubai by Fatma Al Saleh, Moosa AbuZayeda, Sudarat Kiat-amnuay, Alexander Milosevic

“…A total of 84.6% (77) of the registered prosthodontists in Dubai completed the questionnaire with 66.2% reported practicing implant dentistry. Out of which, 54.9% reported surgically placing dental implants and 45.1% restore them only prosthetically. …”
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Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Vijay Jaimni, Barkur Ananthakrishna Shasty, Sharath P. Madhyastha, Ganesh V. Shetty, Raviraja V. Acharya, Ragini Bekur, Akhila Doddamani

“…Serum vitamin D levels were significantly lower (P=0.012) in the tuberculosis group (19 (7.75, 27.25) ng/dl) as compared to the control group (25 (19.75, 32.00) ng/dl). Out of 50 TB patients, 27 (54%) had vitamin D deficiency, while among healthy controls, only 13 (26%) had vitamin D deficiency. …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnancies with Uterine Leiomyomas by Caner Kose, Busra Korpe, Tugba Kinay, Seval Yilmaz Ergani, Rahmi Sinan Karadeniz, Ali Turhan Caglar, Yaprak Engin Ustun

“…Myomectomy was performed in 150 out of 188 (79.8%) patients undergoing cesarean section. …”
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Carbon Footprint of Beef Cattle in a Conventional Production System: a Case Study of a Large-Area Farming Enterprise in the Wielkopolska Region by Jerzy Bieńkowski, Radosław Dąbrowicz, Małgorzata Holka, Janusz Jankowiak

“…The research was carried out on the beef cattle farm belonging to a large-area enterprise, Długie Stare Ltd. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies and sociodemographic features of pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional survey study by Maryan Abdullahi Sh. Nur, Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Nima Abdi Hassan, Bashiru Garba, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Najib Isse Dirie, Mohamed Hussein Adam

“…The participants were subjected to questionnaire interviews where their detailed history and practice of prevention against COVID-19 were evaluated.Results The results showed that 175 (36.7%) were positive while 302 (63.3%) samples were negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies. Also, out of the 141 pregnant women who had two children or less, 19.4% were positive for IgG/IgM antibodies. …”
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Empire Seen from Within. Cinema Objects, Spaces and Edifices in the Limelight in Colonial India and Ceylon (1899-1950) by Vilasnee Tampoe-Hautin

“…While research on material culture has focused abundantly on objects of everyday life as a way of observing societies and understanding our past, only in recent times has it concerned itself with the study of those related to cinema, one of the ‘more readily consumable forms of entertainment’ (MacKenzie 2), which came out of the late 19th century workshops of the geniuses of the day, Edison, Urban or Lumière. …”
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Factors of suicide-related behaviors based on stress-vulnerability model and prevention strategies among nurses: a scoping review by Xiaoyu Yang, Xiaoyu Yang, Deying Hu, Lecheng Li, Lecheng Li, Rezvanguli Rezak, Rezvanguli Rezak

“…The process of data synthesis was carried out using narrative analysis.ResultsThe study encompassed 40 papers from 15 different countries. …”
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The Potential of Digital Storytelling as an Ethnographic Research Technique in Social Sciences by Oğuz Hatice Şule

“…Finally, in conclusion, I touch on the discussions – carried out in the workshop mentioned above – regarding the opportunities and difficulties of using the digital stories and the workshop process as one of the ethnographic research techniques.…”
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