Factors Predicting Insecticide-Treated Bednet Use among Children under Age Five in Female-Headed Households in Ghana: An Analysis of the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey by Desmond Klu, Grace Frempong Afrifa-Anane, Michael Larbi Odame

“…The study used data from the 2019 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey (GMIS), which included a weighted sample of 2,018 female household heads across the 16 regions of Ghana. This survey was carried out between September 25 and November 24, 2019. …”
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Estimating the met need for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services in three payams of Torit County, South Sudan: a facility-based, retrospective cross-sectional study by Pontius Bayo, Imose Itua, Suzie Paul Francis, Kofi Boateng, Elijo Omoro Tahir, Abdulmumini Usman

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Synapsis and recombination of autosomes and sex chromosomes in two terns (Sternidae, Charadriiformes, Aves) by A. P. Lisachov, L. P. Malinovskaya, A. V. Druzyaka, P. M. Borodin, A. A. Torgasheva

“…We investigated the synaptic patterns of the heteromor phic Z and W chromosomes, localized the pseudoautosomal regions and estimated their lengths. In spite of several autosomal rearrangements, which differentiate these species, the structure and synaptic patterns of the sex chromosomes have not changed over 9 MY, which have passed since the moment of divergence between the genera Sterna and Chlidonias.…”
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Changes in the Parietal Lobe Subregion Volume at Various Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease and the Role in Cognitively Normal and Mild Cognitive Impairment Conversion by Fang Lu, Qing Ma, Cailing Shi, Wenjun Yue

“…Conclusion: Subregions of the angular gyrus are essential in the early onset and subsequent development of AD, and early detection of the volume of these regions may be useful in identifying the tendency to develop the disease and its treatment.…”
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Accidental and Deliberate Self-Poisoning with Medications and Medication Errors among Children in Rural Sri Lanka by Kavinda Dayasiri, S. F. Jayamanne, C. Y. Jayasinghe

“…Patterns of poisoning with medicinal drugs change across different geographic regions and over decades owing to variability in prescription practice, sociocultural factors, safe storage of medicines, and free availability of over the counter medications. …”
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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

“…Selecting appropriate locations for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management facilities, such as landfills, is an important issue in rapidly developing regions. Multiple alternatives and evaluation attributes need to be analyzed to finalize the locations of these facilities. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of ferroptosis: a comprehensive evaluation of its contribution to lung cancer by Feifei Yao, Feng Guo, Chuanzhong Sun, Erdong Wang, Hang Wang, Na Li

“…Overall, authors from 4,033 institutions across 42 countries/regions contributed 606 papers published in 262 academic journals. …”
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Left ventricle function and post-transcriptional events with exercise training in pigs. by Stephanie L Samani, Shayne C Barlow, Lisa A Freeburg, Traci L Jones, Marlee Poole, Mark A Sarzynski, Michael R Zile, Tarek Shazly, Francis G Spinale

“…<h4>Methods and results</h4>Pigs (n = 9; 25 Kg) underwent a 4 week exercise training protocol (10 degrees elevation, 2.5 mph, 10 min, 5 days/week) whereby LV chamber stiffness (KC) and regional myocardial stiffness (rKm) were measured by Doppler/speckle tracking echocardiography. …”
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USING <i> AVENA MACROSTACHYA </i> FOR IMPROVEMENT OF OAT WINTERHARDINESS IN POLAND by B. . Lapinski, A. . Rachwalska

“…They could be recommended for the regions with stable snow cover, because they were not able to survive naked ground surface temperatures below -14oC, which happened twice in Radzikow and once in Grodkowice in the last 8 years of field trials. …”
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Using Targeted Virotherapy to Treat a Resistant Ewing Sarcoma Model: From the Bedside to the Bench and Back by Hesham Abdelbary, Christopher W. Brown, Joel Werier, John Bell

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Acupuncture Reversible Effects on Altered Default Mode Network of Chronic Migraine Accompanied with Clinical Symptom Relief by Yan Zou, Weijun Tang, Xiang Li, Manwen Xu, Ji Li

“…Furthermore, the diminished pairwise FC strengths in some regions of interest (ROIs) within the DMN were also increased, mainly distributed between the right temporal lobe (R_TPL) and left anterior cingulate cortex, between the R_TPL and bilateral superior medial gyrus, and between the R_TPL and right precuneus. …”
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Assessment of Some Culture Media for Optimum Growth and Sporulation of Bipolaris sorokiniana Causing Spot Blotch of Wheat by B. Hijam, G. L. Maharaja, A. Roy, V. Roy, S. Hembram

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Territorial planning in times of crisis (2008-2022): paradigm shift and re-growth on the Coast of Alicante (Spain) by Rubén Alejandro Villar Navascués, Carlos Javier Baños Castiñeira, María Hernández Hernández, Jorge Olcina Cantos

“…Para ello se ha analizado información estadística oficial, documentos de planificación territorial a escala municipal y regional y se han realizado entrevistas con las partes implicadas (administración, sector privado, grupos de la sociedad civil, y expertos en planificación territorial y turística). …”
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Self-reported health complaints and healthcare-seeking behaviour among adult people in rural Bangladesh: results from a cross-sectional study by Ashraful Kabir, Baki Billah, Md Nazmul Karim

“…These factors are crucial for understanding health challenges and designing effective healthcare services in rural areas.Design A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May to October 2021.Setting Four randomly selected administrative districts/regions of Bangladesh.Participants A total of 1645 rural participants aged 18 years and older.Outcome measures The study assessed the prevalence of self-reported health complaints and healthcare-seeking behaviours.Results Among the participants, 66% (1084 out of 1645) reported experiencing health complaints, with 80% seeking care and 20% either not seeking care or opting for self-care. …”
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A concise practical clinical guide to identifying spasticity in neurological shoulder dysfunction by Damon Hoad, Stephen Ashford, Stephen Ashford, Ganesh Bavikatte, Rachel Farrell, Rachel Farrell, Adrian Robertson, Jörg Wissel, Jörg Wissel

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“Encephalopathy Only Stroke Codes” (EoSC) Rarely Result in Stroke as Final Diagnosis by Patrick M. Chen, Dawn M. Meyer, Robert Claycomb, Kunal Agrawal, Brett C. Meyer

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Xico, Veracruz, diseño de rutas de agroturismo como alternativa de desarrollo económico by Vianeth Méndez-Cortés, Oscar Antonio Salvador Hernández, Roberto Alejandro Mateos-Rocha, Miguel Ángel González-Salas, Alfredo González-Castro

“… El objetivo de la investigación fue diseñar las rutas de agroturismo para impulsar el desarrollo regional y económico del municipio de Xico en el estado de Veracruz, con base en un diagnóstico sobre las características de las actividades agropecuarias y artesanales que fomentan el turismo rural en la zona, se realizó una descripción de sus actividades primordiales para crear una propuesta de agroturismo, se trabajó con una metodología de entrevistas e información bibliográfica. …”
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Performance of the Illumina GGP Bovine 100K SNP array for buffalo populations genotyping in Colombia by William Burgos-Paz, Yolanda Gómez-Vargas, Edison J. Ramírez-Toro

“…Moreover, 6 and 20 SNPs with FDR 0.05 and 0.1 respectively, were associated with weight at 25 months, Notably, some of these SNPs located in genomic regions harboring genes such as SLC24A4 or RPUSD4 were previously reported associated with conformation traits or feed efficiency in cattle. …”
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Distinct spatiotemporal patterns between fungal alpha and beta diversity of soil–plant continuum in rubber tree by Yaqing Wei, Zhixiang Wu, Guoyu Lan

“…., P) were mainly caused by regional sites (P < 0.05). Taken together, our study provides an empirical evidence that the distinct spatiotemporal patterns of alpha and beta diversity of rubber tree fungal diversity and significantly expand our understanding of ecological drivers of plant-associated microbial communities.IMPORTANCEPlants harbor diverse microorganisms in both belowground and aboveground compartments, which play a vital role in plant nitrogen supply and growth promotion. …”
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Eosinophilic Asthma Secondary to Adjuvant Anti-PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment in a Melanoma Patient by P. Kissoonsingh, B. Sutton, Syed U. Iqbal, Lalit Pallan, Neil Steven, L. Khoja

“…This is likely to require large regional/national/international databases to detect, monitor, and educate the wider medical community as these patients are followed up in primary care following initial specialist follow-up.…”
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