Effects of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on pain after episiotomy. A systematic review and meta-analysis by Elisa López-Campos, Mercedes Soto-González, Alejandra Alonso-Calvete, Iria Da Cuña-Carrera

“…Background: Episiotomy is a surgical intervention performed during the second stage of labor to facilitate the baby's exit through the birth canal. There are different reasons that lead to an episiotomy; however, it is recommended to be performed occasionally and not systematically, since it may produce negative effects such as pain. …”
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Ethiopia's Potato Seed System: Regulatory Challenges, Quality Assurance Issues, and Pathways for Improvement ─ A mini review [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Ebrahim Seid, Lemma Tessema

“…Methods To tackle these challenges, this mini-review outlines potential improvements, stressing the necessity for a unified regulatory framework tailored to the unique issues of vegetatively propagated crops. For this reason, we have used different literature source from web of science, Pubmed, Google Scholar, ResearchGate and other scientific websites. …”
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Optimizing The Financial Domain With Robotic Process Automation: Invoice Data Extraction by Andre Suryaningprang, Yoyo Sudaryo, Riyandi Nur Sumawidjaja, Andhika Mochamad Siddiq, Dedi Supiyadi

“…So this need becomes a reason for the need for technology. Currently, a new technology has emerged that will revolutionize how humans work in companies, namely Robotic Process Automation. …”
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Chronic periodontitis clinical and epidemiological characterization by Bernardo Pérez Barrero, Clara Ortiz Moncada, Walkyria del Carmen González Rodríguez, Lilian Judith Del Todo Pupo

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: the increase in morbidity due to chronic periodontitis is of special importance, since it affects the life quality of those who suffer from it. For this reason, it is important to carry out studies that contribute to the characterization of this entity behavior.…”
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ZleepNet: A Deep Convolutional Neural Network Model for Predicting Sleep Apnea Using SpO2 Signal by Hnin Thiri Chaw, Thossaporn Kamolphiwong, Sinchai Kamolphiwong, Krongthong Tawaranurak, Rattachai Wongtanawijit

“…In this paper, we propose a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model based on the oxygen saturation (SpO2) signal from a smart sensor. This is the reason why we called ZleepNet a network for sleep apnea detection. …”
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The Nature-based Tourism Sustainability: Cultural Measures and Personality Trait by Ali Imron, Siti Nurhayati, Nur Choirul Afif

“… A tourism that relied on nature-based tourism (NBT) was not enough as a reason for revisit intention. Revisit intention are the key of tourism sustainability. …”
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Research on Performance and Mechanism of the NH3-SCR Reaction over Fly Ash-derived Mn-Ce/Zeolite X by Weijia Ren, Qi Xin, Zhesheng Hua, Zhong Zheng, Lifeng Xiao, Shaojun Liu, Chenghang Zheng, Yang Yang

“…The nitrates on the surface gradually convert to bidentate nitrates, impeding the SCR reaction, could be one of the reasons for reducing the high-temperature activity.…”
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Expansion of medical school admission quotas in Korea, is it really necessary? by Jeong Hun Park, Jungchan Lee, Kye-Hyun Kim, Yo Han Shin, Seog-Kyun Mun

“…In order to establish a reasonable plan for the supply and demand of medical personnel in the mid- to long-term, it is necessary to consider the future medical environment through discussions with medical providers and related organizations.…”
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: MODERNIZING THE CURRENT MODEL OF STATE MANAGEMENT by E. V. Ohotskii

“…The author attempts to analyze, in a number of cases in terms of models, features of public administration systems at different stages of historical development, drawing attention to reasons why the Soviet model of public administration did not manage to meet competition, did not provide the required social effect and as a natural result suffered a defeat in the global confrontation between the two social systems. …”
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Causation Analysis of Hazardous Material Road Transportation Accidents by Bayesian Network Using Genie by Xiaoli Ma, Yingying Xing, Jian Lu

“…For example, the importance of three or more vehicles in an accident leading to the severe accident is higher than less vehicles, and in the absence of other evidences, the most probable reasons for “explosion accident” are vehicles carrying flammable liquids, larger quantity Hazmat, vehicle failure, and transporting in autumn. (2) The model can predict the occurrence of accident by setting the influence degrees of specific factor. …”
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Blast Parameter Optimization Study Based on a Blast Crater Experiment by Xi-liang Zhang, Hai-bao Yi, Hong-hao Ma, Zhao-wu Shen

“…The economical and reasonable blasting parameters were determined as the hole spacing of a=8.5 m and the resistance line width of W=5.5 m, with the rock volume blasted of 413.1 m3 and the bulk rate of 0.218%. …”
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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF INTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN NAMTUMBO DISTRICT, TANZANIA by Hija Walad Mwatawala, Estherbella Martin Burian

“…Adoption of ISFM procedures is also significantly influenced by the availability of better seed varieties. For this reason, smallholder farmers ought to have easier access to more inexpensive, better seed varieties. …”
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A Scrutiny onThe Factors Affecting the Participation of Women Doing Sports and Not Doing sports in Sportive Events by Kadir Pepe, Ali Osman Kıvrak, Barbaros Serdar Erdoğan, Şirin Pepe

“…Upon the assessment of the data obtained, it was determined that the factors affecting  women’s participation in sportive events are religious reasons, family pressure, government policy, the  fact the some branches of sports are not suitable for the physical properties of women, the fact that sportive events inflict damage on their beauties, presence of no suitable areas and venues to perform sports, and the inability of sports culture to take place within the society etc. and  that significant differences are present at the 0,05 statistical significance level in the views of the women doing sports and not doing sports in regards to some questions. …”
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Impact of Health Education on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Human Papilloma Virus and its Vaccination by Santhosh Ramakrishna, Waseem Anjum, Veerabhadra Radhakrishna, Ravi Kudthni, Pooja Vishwanath

“…Background: Despite the recommendation, the rate of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine uptake is poor in developing countries. The possible reasons for this could be limited knowledge, poor acceptance, safety concerns, cost of the vaccine, and lack of awareness. …”
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Tree Species Diversity in a Naturally Regenerated Secondary Forest in the Ruhande Arboretum, Rwanda by Canisius Patrick Mugunga, Mapendo Mindje, Henriette Abimana Cyuzuzo, Jeannine Uwiringiyimana, Richard Mind’je

“…Shannon and Simpson’s diversity indices were 1.772 and 0.707, respectively, while the evenness was 0.532, signifying that the forest was reasonably diverse. It is recommended that this forest can be conserved owing to its rich vegetation and to monitor its successional development.…”
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The Incidence, Gender Predilection and Etiology of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus by Ahmed Naji Abdalrezaq, Hawar Hassan Naqshbandi, Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen, Mohammed IM Gubari

“…The aim of the current study was to determine the incidence of the PNS Disease in the city of Sulaimaniyah and the reasons behind the development of the disease. A prospective cohort study was performed in the period between January 2018 and January 2019(1 year) at the Department of Surgery of Shar Teaching Hospital, Sulaimaniyah City. …”
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Improving Image Quality and Controllability in Speed + Angular Velocity to Image Generation Through Synthetic Data for Driving Simulator Generation by Yuto Imai, Tomoya Senda, Yusuke Kajiwara

“…However, research on video generation from modalities other than text or speech remains limited. One major reason for this shortage is the lack of large-scale datasets, which leads to skewed data distributions and causes issues such as unresponsiveness to untrained patterns, image collapse, and scene skipping. …”
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Investigating the role of foreign aid, FDI, and remittance on the public health of selected South Asian countries by Md. Atik Hasan, Shabikunnahar Suborna, Afrida Jinnurain Urbee

“…Developing countries, especially South Asian countries still need research and policies to efficiently utilize the contributions of these external capital sources in their health sector. For this reason, the present study examined the effects of different globalization-related factors (remittances, foreign direct investment, foreign aid) and health spending from 2000 to 2020 on the quality of healthcare in six South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka. …”
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Surveillance of drug prescribing: why outliers miss their targets – a qualitative study by Julia Gollnick, Nikoletta Zeschick, Franziska Hörbrand, Peter Killian, Maria Sebastiao, Thomas Kühlein, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff

“…The objective of this qualitative study was to understand the reasons physicians miss their targets. Methods We identified outliers based on drug prescribing data from the association of statutory health insurance (SHI)-accredited physicians (KV). …”
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Comparison of Expectant and Excisional/Ablative Management of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 (CIN2) in the Era of HPV Testing by Kevin Dominique Tjandraprawira, Adeola Olaitan, Aviva Petrie, Nafisa Wilkinson, Adam N. Rosenthal

“…Conservative management is a reasonable and effective management strategy in appropriately selected women with CIN2. …”
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