Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control Programmes on Antibiotic Usage and A. baumannii resistance: A 2016–2023 Multicentre Prospective Study by Liu L, Liu B, Li L, Li Y, Zhou X, Li Q

“…Lei Liu,1,2,* Bin Liu,1,2,* Liang Li,1,2 Yu Li,3 Xiangdong Zhou,1,2 Qi Li1,2 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 2Hainan Province Clinical Medical Center of Respiratory Disease, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qi Li, Email lqlq198210@sina.comObjective: This study assesses the efficacy of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention and control programmes (IPCP) in guiding the use of antibiotics and the control of A. baumannii (AB) resistance at multiple medical centres.Methods: We evaluated the effectiveness of the policy on antibiotic consumption and AB resistance by determining the relationship between the defined daily doses (DDD) for antibiotics – or alcohol-based hand gel (ABHG) consumption – and the incidence of carbapenem-resistant AB (CR-AB), multidrug-resistant AB (MDR-AB) and extensively drug-resistant AB (XDR-AB) at two medical centers from 2016– 2023.Results: In total, 4057 AB isolates were collected; 64.95% of the AB isolates were CR, 59.48% were MDR and 1.41% were XDR. …”
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N-2-Hydroxypropyl Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride Chitosan-Aluminum Nano-Adjuvant Elicit Strong Immune Responses in Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Inactivated Vaccine by Jin Z, Liu J, Guo S, Xu S, Gong X, Zhang C, Zhao K

“…Zheng Jin,1 Jiali Liu,1 Sihan Guo,2 Shangen Xu,1 Xiaochen Gong,1,3 Chunjing Zhang,3 Kai Zhao1,2 1Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou Key Laboratory of Biomedicine and Advanced Dosage Forms, School of Life Sciences, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318000, People’s Republic of China; 2Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150080, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Medical Technology, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, 161006, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Kai Zhao; Chunjing Zhang, Email zybin395@126.com; cjzhang2005@163.comBackground: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) inactivated vaccine lacks an effective vaccine adjuvant as an immune activator. …”
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Predictors and Prognostic Effects of Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement According to VARC-3 Criteria by Hu X, Zhao Z, Wang C, Feng D, Chen Y, Niu G, Zhou Z, Zhang H, Li Z, Ye Y, Wang M, Wu Y

“…Xiangming Hu,1,* Zhenyan Zhao,1,* Can Wang,1,* Dejing Feng,1 Yang Chen,2 Guannan Niu,1 Zheng Zhou,1 Hongliang Zhang,1 Zhe Li,1 Yunqing Ye,1 Moyang Wang,1 Yongjian Wu1 1Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Moyang Wang; Yongjian Wu, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, People’s Republic of China, Email wangmoyang1983@vip.sina.com; fuwaiwyj@163.comPurpose: The impact of periprocedural myocardial injury (PPMI) according to VARC-3 criteria in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remains unclear. …”
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A Study on Education and the Organization of School Libraries in the Perspective of Total Quality Management by Cengiz Aslan

“…The arrangement of enriched school libraries (Z Library) established by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education are analyzed in the perspective of total quality management in terms of institutionalization and supervision, goals and productivity.…”
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The topical problems of the improvement of juridical education by A. M. Tsaliev

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Fixed Points of Meromorphic Solutions for Some Difference Equations by Zong-Xuan Chen, Kwang Ho Shon

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Asymptotic -Algebras from -Actions on Higher Rank Graphs by Inhyeop Yi

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Stability for the Kirchhoff Plates Equations with Viscoelastic Boundary Conditions in Noncylindrical Domains by Jum-Ran Kang

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Femtosecond Laser in Anterior Segment Surgery by Sang Beom Han, Jodhbir S. Mehta, Yu-Chi Liu, Karim Mohamed Noriega

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On Convergence Results for Lipschitz Pseudocontractive Mappings by Shin Min Kang, Arif Rafiq

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Interdisciplinary Aspects of Childhood Obesity and Physical Fitness by Jana Pařízková, Françoise Rovillé-Sausse, Denes Molnár

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Parameter Identification Problem for the Kirchhoff-Type Equation with Viscosity by Jinsoo Hwang

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Blow-Up Time for Nonlinear Heat Equations with Transcendental Nonlinearity by Hee Chul Pak

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A general asymptotic dynamic model for Lipschitzian elastic curved rods by Rostislav Vodák

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Some Properties and Distribution of the Zeros of the q-Sigmoid Polynomials by Jung Yoog Kang

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NETWORK EFFECT IN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY PROVIDED BY EDUCATION CLUSTERS by Darya-Anna A. Kaybiyaynen

“…This article describes the best practices of Tatarstan Republic in creation and development of industrial science and education clusters in the leading universities and their impact on the development of network environment in the regional economy of Tatarstan.…”
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Some Identities on the 𝑞-Integral Representation of the Product of Several 𝑞-Bernstein-Type Polynomials by Taekyun Kim

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Approximation by Lupas-Type Operators and Szász-Mirakyan-Type Operators by Hee Sun Jung, Ryozi Sakai

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Uniform Estimates for Damped Radon Transform on the Plane by Youngwoo Choi

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The Map of Watchful Architecture by Garrett Carr

“…The international border between Northern Ireland and the South (the Republic of Ireland) came into beingin 1922, but there are many important historical antecedents to the notion and expression of spatial separation in this borderland. …”
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