Clinical Features and Outcomes of Repeated Endoscopic Therapy for Esophagogastric Variceal Hemorrhage in Cirrhotic Patients: Ten-Year Real-World Analysis by Jia-li Ma, Ling-ling He, Ping Li, Yu Jiang, Ju-long Hu, Yu-ling Zhou, Xiu-xia Liang, Hong-shan Wei

“…Repeated endotherapy combined with effective antiviral therapy is helpful for long-term survival of cirrhotic population with variceal hemorrhage and HBV or HCV infection.…”
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A survey study of physical activity participation in different organisational forms among groups of immigrants and descendants in Denmark by Eva Berthelsen Schmidt, Karsten Elmose-Østerlund, Bjarne Ibsen

“…Abstract Background Several studies have found that immigrants and descendants are less physically active than the majority population, particularly within sports clubs. However, most studies do not provide breakdowns by specific ethnic groups or organisational forms. …”
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Young researchers’ reflections on workshops with youth to develop research recruitment materials by Zeba Khan, Hajar Seiyad, Kaiya Jacob, Ayla Arhinson, Aleyah Williams, Sarah Munro

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Criminological analysis of the state and particularities of determination of the illegal possession of vehicles in Ukraine under conditions of armed aggression by Yu. B. Danylchenko

“…Occupation factors are most intensively reproduced in the conditions of full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and are associated with the same large-scale and complex victimisation of the population who find themselves in the temporarily occupied territories. …”
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Measuring effective indicators for waste disposal in order to assess the sustainable environment: application of fuzzy approach by Mohammad Hossein Kabgani

“…., economic, technical, environmental, and social, based on their respective propensity.In the second step, a statistical analysis questionnaire was distributed among the study population, and Cronbach's alpha was explained for all four main factors of the study. …”
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Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the SCHNOS in French by Marie-Renée Atallah, Daniel Milad, Youcef-Hamza Benamer, Mikhail Saltychev, Sam P. Most, Sami P. Moubayed

“…Conclusions The SCHNOS was translated, adapted, and psychometrically validated for use in a French-speaking population.…”
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Evaluation of Intestinal Parasite Infection in Low and High Coverage of Graduated Households, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative-Based Crosssectional Study by Desalegn Andargie, Yalewayker Tegegne, Ligabaw Worku

“…Intestinal parasite infections are widely distributed and affect various segments of the population in Ethiopia as in many developing countries. …”
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LINE-1 methylation status and survival outcomes in colorectal cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Akbar Bagheri, Tohid Jafari-Koshki, Leila Alizadeh, Mortaza Raeisi, Yaghoub Moaddab, Abbas Karimi

“…The pooled analysis showed no significant association between LINE-1 hypomethylation and OS in the overall population (HR = 1.70, 95 % CI: 0.97–2.96). However, in stage II/III patients, LINE-1 hypomethylation was significantly associated with poorer OS (HR = 1.92, 95 % CI: 1.26–2.91) and DFS (HR = 2.81, 95 % CI: 1.33–5.93). …”
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Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison of the Efficacy at Week 32 of Tralokinumab and Dupilumab in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis by Tiago Torres, Anne Sohrt Petersen, Ulla Ivens, Albert Bosch Vilaro, John Stinson, José Manuel Carrascosa

“…The mean change from baseline in DLQI was statistically significantly larger in the matched tralokinumab plus TCS population than in the dupilumab plus TCS arm (− 12.1 vs − 10.4, p = 0.005). …”
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Proximate values and elemental analysis in wheat and soybean using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry by G. Kowmudi, V. Rashmi, K. Anoop, N. Krishnaveni, S. Naveen

“…These samples were also found to have significant content of essential minerals.CONCLUSION: The tested samples had a high nutritional value and energy content and could be a good source of nutrition for a large population. A comprehensive report on the proximate and mineral composition, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of the wheat and soybean varieties collected from the Rewa district, India, was reported.…”
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USING <i> AVENA MACROSTACHYA </i> FOR IMPROVEMENT OF OAT WINTERHARDINESS IN POLAND by B. . Lapinski, A. . Rachwalska

“…Two of the husked strains, showing winterhardiness level better than the starting A. sativa population, are in the Polish state variety trials (from 2014 and 2015) 2015. …”
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Artificial intelligence on the agro-industry in the United States of America by Jahanara Akter, Sadia Islam Nilima, Rakibul Hasan, Anamika Tiwari, Md Wali Ullah, Md Kamruzzaman

“…Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into agriculture is a pivotal solution to address the pressing challenges posed by rapid population growth and escalating food demand. Traditional farming methods, unable to cope with this surge, often resort to harmful pesticides, deteriorating soil health. …”
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Does forest loss and fragmentation reduce woodpecker-associated ecosystem functions? by Kazuma Yasuda, Daiki Kato, Shoji Naoe, Tatsuya Amano, Tetsuro Yoshikawa, Kahoko Tochigi, Shinsuke Koike

“…This study examined whether the fragmentation and loss of natural forests has resulted in a decline in the woodpecker population, resulting in reduced number of tree cavities, and consequently, a reduced number of tree falls. …”
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Sustainable human resource management practices in organizational performance: The mediating impacts of knowledge management and work engagement by Shatha Abu-Mahfouz, Mutia Sobihah Abd Halim, Ayu Suriawaty Bahkia, Noryati Alias, Ph.D. in Management, Abdul Malek Tambi

“…METHODOLOGY: 500 self-reported questionnaires were distributed to Jordanian university lecturers (research population) for data collection. The study data were assessed with structural equation modeling (SEM) using IBM-SPSS-AMOS 25.0. …”
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Can Cryptogonimids of the Same Genus Influence Each Other’s Level of Genetic Variation? by Ekaterina S. Tokarskaya, Yulia V. Tatonova, Haneef Ahmed Amissah, Polina G. Shumenko, Mikhail Yu. Shchelkanov

“…But data on the dynamics of their shared host on their population structure and genetic variability is lacking. …”
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Expert decision-making in clinicians: An auto-analytic ethnographic study of operational decision-making in urgent care. by Nicola Irvine, Robert Van Der Meer, Itamar Megiddo

“…The study took place in a medium-sized Acute Medical Unit which provided internal medical emergency care for a mixed urban and rural population in the UK. A grounded theoretical model of expert decision-making was created via Gioia Methodology. …”
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Relapse detection in the Danish surveillance program of patients with clinical stage I seminoma: a nationwide study by Niklas B. Lindahl, Jakob Lauritsen, Thomas Wagner, Gedske Daugaard, Mikkel Bandak

“…This study aims to identify patterns of relapse detection methods in an unselected population-based cohort of CSI patients and provide evidence for a risk-adapted follow-up program. …”
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Fifty years of evidence on perinatal experience among refugee and asylum-seeking women in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries: A scoping review. by Marwa Ramadan, Hani Rukh-E-Qamar, Seungmi Yang, Zoua M Vang

“…In addition, perceived isolation and the limited social support experienced by this vulnerable population have negatively impacted their perinatal experiences in several OECD countries.…”
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Resection versus preservation of the middle turbinate in surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: a randomized controlled trial by Marc-Antoine Hudon, Erin D. Wright, Etienne Fortin-Pellerin, Marie Bussieres

“…Abstract Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects up to 16% of the population. When medical treatment fails, endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is considered. …”
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The mutational spectrum of NRAS gene discovers a novel frameshift mutation (E49R) in Saudi colorectal cancer patients by Mahmood Rasool, Absarul Haque, Mohammed Alharthi, Abdulrahman Sibiany, Mohammed Saad Alamri, Samer Mohammed Hassan Alqarni, Irfan A. Rather, Adeel G. Chaudhary, Sajjad Karim, Peter Natesan Pushparaj

“…The aim of this study was to identify pathogenic mutations in the NRAS gene causing colorectal cancer in the Saudi population. We enrolled 80 CRC tumor tissue samples and performed molecular analyses to establish the mutation spectrum status in the western region of Saudi Arabia. …”
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