A combination of clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic parameters predicts pulmonary hypertension occurrence in patients with end-stage renal disease by Handong Ding, Handong Ding, Handong Ding, Fei Zhang, Fei Zhang, Fei Zhang, Jinbiao Zhong, Jinbiao Zhong, Jinbiao Zhong, Jiashan Pan, Jiashan Pan, Jiashan Pan, Yiding Chen, Yiding Chen, Yiding Chen, Ji Zhang, Ji Zhang, Ji Zhang, Qin Wang, Guiyi Liao, Guiyi Liao, Guiyi Liao, Zongyao Hao, Zongyao Hao, Zongyao Hao

“…Twenty-one patients were excluded due to incomplete data among other reasons. Finally, 349 patients were included in the analysis, of whom, 158 (45%) developed PH.ResultsAnalysis of electrocardiogram reports suggested that a corrected Q-T interval (QTc) of >438.5 ms was associated with PH. …”
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Surgical cooperation of laparoscopic oral mucosa repair and ureteral reconstruction with robotic assistance (机器人辅助腹腔镜下口腔黏膜修复重建输尿管的手术配合)... by ZHAO Yanan (赵雅楠), ZUO Jing (左静), WU Heyu (吴荷玉)

“…Conclusion Adequate preoperative preparation, reasonable operating room layout, and skilled intraoperative cooperation are considerable issues of improving the efficiency of the surgeon's operation and are an important part of the successful completion of the operation. …”
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Acceptability patterns of hypothetic taxes on different types of foods in France by Florian Manneville, Barthélemy Sarda, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Sandrine Péneau, Bernard Srour, Julia Baudry, Benjamin Allès, Yann Le Bodo, Serge Hercberg, Mathilde Touvier, Chantal Julia

“…Participants completed an ad hoc web-based questionnaire to test patterns of hypothetical food taxes acceptability (i.e. overall perception combined with reasons for supporting or not) on eight food types: fatty foods, salty foods, sugary foods, fatty and salty foods, fatty and sugary products, meat products, foods/beverages with unfavourable front-of-pack nutrition label and ‘ultra-processed foods’. …”
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Socio-Political Phenomenon of Changes in Citizenship in Guilan Province in Qajar Era by Mahdi Ebadi, Zoleykha Ghaffari roodsari

“…The study examined the efforts of foreign governments to increase their nationals among the people of Guilan, as well as the measures taken by the Qajar government to prevent this social phenomenon. Examining the reasons and factors behind the acceptance of foreign citizenship in Guilan Province and its consequences could shed light on an important aspect of the challenges faced by the Qajar government during this period of Iran's history. …”
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The Role of Iranians in Istanbul in Publishing and Distributing Modernist and Constitutionalist Texts by Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi, Hassan Hazrati

“….), many Iranians migrated to Ottoman territories due to economic, political, and cultural reasons, with a significant number settling in Istanbul. …”
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Perancangan User Experience Aplikasi Bimbingan Akademik Mahasiswa FILKOM Menggunakan Metode Human-Centered Design by Farassulthana Azzahra Willary Yaasiin, Herman Tolle, Hanifah Muslimah Az-Zahra

“…The data-based evaluation process will be easier to do if you use a system or application that has the appropriate data visualization. For this reason, it is necessary to design the user experience of the PA Guidance application so that it can be a reference in the development of the system later. …”
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VANDAL BEHAVIOUR OF ADOLESCENTS AS A LEGAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM by O. V. Gurova

“…The contradictions in the psychological theory, educational practice and consciousness of society were revealed: between the widespread occurrence of acts of vandal behaviour and the limited methods and means to prevent it; between the mass involvement of adolescents in vandalism and the lack of specialised age-based programmes to correct vandal behaviour; between the prevalence of unauthorized graphic activity of schoolchildren and other forms of vandal behaviour in the educational environment and the reluctance of teachers and administration of educational institutions to recognise this as a noteworthy problem; between the social significance of determination of lawful and effective punishment (in terms of prevention) and insufficient attention to personal reasons that encourage a person to commit or not to commit vandal acts; between common scientific interest in the individual psychological and socio-typological features of adolescents committing vandalism and inadequate attention to the socio-psychological motivational determinants, initiating and forming the readiness to commit vandal actions. …”
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What is the relationship between exposure to environmental pollutants and severe mental disorders? A systematic review on shared biological pathways by Pierluigi Catapano, Mario Luciano, Salvatore Cipolla, Daniela D'Amico, Alessandra Cirino, Maria Chiara Della Corte, Gaia Sampogna, Andrea Fiorillo

“…Articles were considered eligible if they involved humans or animals examining the association between exposure to environmental pollutants and if the resulting biological mechanisms that may have an impact on mental health and may support or even cause severe mental disorders (SMD) are assessed. For this reason, only studies dealing with biomarkers or biological pathways were taken into account. …”
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Development of core competency index system for stomatological nurse specialist (口腔专科护士核心能力框架的构建) by WU Hong (吴宏), FENG Zhien (冯芝恩)

“…Conclusion The core competency index system for stomatological nurse specialist is scientific, reasonable and credible. It provides objective basis for comprehensive specialized development of nurses' ability. …”
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Prevalence and Economic Impact of Acute Respiratory Failure in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Service of the Madrid Community: Retrospective Cohort Study by Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Cristina Horrillo-García, Víctor Quesada-Cubo, Ana María Pérez-Alonso, Alicia Gutiérrez-Misis

“…These respiratory diseases that cause acute respiratory failure (ARF) are one of the main reasons for hospitalization and death, generating high health care costs. …”
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Opioid agonist therapy discontinuation in British Columbia: a cross-sectional study of people who access harm reduction services by Michael Otterstatter, Jane A Buxton, Kristi Papamihali, Brittany Graham, Lisa Liu, Kimia Ziafat, Bradley Kievit

“…Of the 73 participants who discontinued OAT and provided a reason, one-third reported discontinuing OAT because treatment was not effective, 27.4% could not get to the pharmacy during open hours, 23.3% could not make their clinic appointment and 15.1% reported challenges with transportation/travel.Conclusions OAT discontinuation prevention efforts for individuals using substances in BC need to address disparities in healthcare accessibility, especially in rural areas and among younger individuals. …”
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Exploring Web-Based Support for Suicidal Ideation in the Scottish Population: Usability Study by Heather McClelland, Rory C O'Connor, Laura Gibson, Donald J MacIntyre

“…Based on participant responses to the evaluation survey (n=101), the website was associated with a significant reduction in suicidal thoughts (P=.03). Reasons for visiting the website varied. Marketing data implied that people were more likely to engage with advertisements, which they felt were more personal, and visitors to the website were more likely to engage with videos, which corresponded to their age. …”
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Workflow for Conflict and Reinforcement Identification Based on STPA and STRIDE by Andrei Carniel, Juliana de Melo Bezerra, Celso Massaki Hirata

“…Identifying requirements’ inconsistencies and conflicts is challenging due to two reasons. First, requirements identification is generally made using methods of specific concern, e.g. safety, cybersecurity, data privacy, and business, and it does not consider concerns jointly. …”
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Analysis of Perceptions of Milk Consumption and Customer Service in the City of Riobamba, Province of Chimborazo by O. Parada Gutiérrez, J. Vasco, C. Delgado

“… The customer has become a source of strategic information about the quality of products and services. For this reason, the objective of this research was to analyze the level of service and mental processes of clients in making decisions to consume milk in the province of Chimborazo. …”
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Validation of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and IV Score in COVID-19 Patients by Jeroen Vandenbrande, Laurens Verbrugge, Liesbeth Bruckers, Laurien Geebelen, Ester Geerts, Ina Callebaut, Ine Gruyters, Liesbeth Heremans, Jasperina Dubois, Bjorn Stessel

“…Results. 116 patients were admitted to our ICU during the study period. 13 were excluded for various reasons, leaving 103 patients in the statistical analysis of the overall population. 57 patients were treated with anti-Xa adjusted prophylactic dosages of LMWH and were supplementary analyzed in a subgroup analysis. …”
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High temperature QDs organization and re-crystallization in glass supported MgO QDs doped PMMA film by Satya Pal Singh, Archana Kumari Singh, Suraj Vishwakarma

“…We have comprehensively investigated the molecular-scale restructuring and morphological evolution of the composite films and have accounted for the reasons based on the observations made on chemical bonding, crystallinity, bandgap, Urbach energy, and fluorescence and Raman spectra. …”
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Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis technique failure in adult patients treated at a tertiary hospital in central South Africa: a retrospective analytical study by Tshifhiwa B. Sikhipha, Claire Barrett, Nicoline van Zyl, Cornel van Rooyen, Feziwe B. Bisiwe

“…We aimed to describe the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, CAPD survival rate and the reasons for CAPD technique failure over a five-year period among adult patients on CAPD at a tertiary hospital in South Africa. …”
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Conversion from clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis: what paraclinical tests findings are the most characteristic? by M. Malciūtė, I. Čelpačenko, R. Stankevičiūtė, R. Balnytė

“…Unspecified brain MRI lesions are also distinctive for MS patients; however, this result should be interpreted with consideration due to methodological reasons …”
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Moins de rhétorique régionale, plus de diversité. L’urbanisation des Alpes dans l’intérêt de sociétés cohésives by Manfred Perlik

“…In turn, they fuel global mobility, are problematic for ecological reasons and often exclude the local population from use. …”
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Alleviating symptoms of paediatric acute rhinosinusitis and acute otitis media with otorrhea using nasal-spraying Bacillus probiotics: a randomized controlled trial by Thanh Huu Khieu, Dung Phuong Le, Binh Thanh Nguyen, Binh Thanh Ngo, Hong Thi Chu, Duc Minh Truong, Hung Minh Nguyen, Anh Hoa Nguyen, Tung Dinh Pham, Anh Thi Van Nguyen

“…These conditions are among the primary reasons that children visit hospitals and require antibiotic treatment. …”
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