Risk Factors of Hypertension among Diabetic Patients from Yaoundé Central Hospital and Etoug-Ebe Baptist Health Centre, Cameroon by Beryl Kemche, Brice Ulrich Saha Foudjo, Elie Fokou

“…A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted for 6 months, and 109 participants (types 1 and 2), aged 24–81 years, were enrolled using simple random sampling. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data, habitual behaviors, clinical history blood pressure, and anthropometric measures. …”
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Are preschool Kosovar children anxious on the edge? Validating the Preschool Anxiety Scale by Samire BLLACA BALAJ, Merita SHALA, Mimoza SHAHINI, Pranvera JETISHI ÇOLLAKU

“…Introduction: Our current study aimed to test the reliability, validity, and factorial structure of PAS for Kosovar preschool children. Additionally, we sought to explore the anxiety levels in these children and the demographic variables influencing their anxiety. …”
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Chemometric Methods—A Valuable Tool for Investigating the Interactions Between Antifungal Drugs (Including Antifungal Antibiotics) and Food by Agnieszka Wiesner-Kiełczewska, Paweł Zagrodzki, Alicja Gawalska, Paweł Paśko

“…The correlations obtained can be used in drug modeling to predict interactions with dietary interventions based on the antifungal drug’s chemical structure. Incorporating chemometric techniques into the early drug development stages could facilitate the design of antifungal antibiotics and other antifungal agents with optimized absorption in the presence of dietary components.…”
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Computationally Investigate Low Velocity Hydrokinetic Turbines with Variant Systems by P. P. Gohil, V. Patel, A. U. Mehta

“…The intention is to use this study to install an HK turbine with an optimum constructive structure for maximizing and stabilizing the power that can be used for an isolated application.…”
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Effect of Health Education on Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity among Female Teachers Aged 40–60 Years in Asmara, Eritrea: A Quasiexperimental Study by Helen Gebretatyos, Soliana Amanuel, Lidia Ghirmai, Ghidey Gebreyohannes, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam

“…The effectiveness of health education was seen across the categories of age, educational level, and occupational level where none of them showed significant interaction, displaying similar effect of educational intervention across all categories of the demographic variables. Conclusion. The structured educational intervention was beneficial for the studied women in changing their practice on healthy nutrition and physical activity.…”
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Patient Experiences and Prerequisites of Collaboration as Partners in Person‐Centred Care: An Interview Study by Lena Rosenlund, Sofie Jakobsson, Helen Lloyd, Anna Diffner, Åsa Lundgren‐Nilsson, Anna Dencker

“…Design A qualitative descriptive study design. Methods Semi‐structured individual interviews were conducted with 15 persons with long‐term condition/s who experienced outpatient treatment or follow‐up care. …”
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Vicarious trauma, coping strategies and nurses' health outcomes: An exploratory study by Ilenia Piras, Vanessa Usai, Paolo Contu, Maura Galletta

“…In addition, we analyzed the role of coping strategies in moderating the effect of vicarious traumas on mental health.MethodsThe study was performed in November 2020, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A self-reported structured questionnaire was administered via an online method to reduce face-to-face contact. …”
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Enhanced detection of mild cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease: a hybrid model integrating dual biomarkers and advanced machine learning by John Sahaya Rani Alex, R. Roshini, G. Maneesha, Jeetashree Aparajeeta, B. Priyadarshini, Chih-Yang Lin, Chi-Wen Lung

“…A 3D-CNN architecture is employed to segment the hippocampus from the structural brain 3D-MR images and quantify the hippocampus volume. …”
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Tuberculosis treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients treated at Bosaso TB Hospital, Bosaso, Somalia: A five-year retrospective study. by Saaid Said Jama, Mohamed Mohamud Abdi

“…Demographic, clinical characteristics and treatment outcome data were gathered from the TB register using a structured checklist. Data were entered, cleaned, and analyzed using SPSS version 20. …”
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Preoperative Anxiety Management Practices in Pediatric Anesthesia: Comparative Analysis of an Online Survey Presented to Experts and Social Media Users by Armin Sablewski, Christine Eimer, Marcus Nemeth, Clemens Miller

“…Questions were grouped into 5 categories (pediatric anesthesia expertise, representativity, structural conditions, practices of pharmacological management, and practices in nonpharmacological management). …”
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The impact of land use transition on ecosystem service value in Lixiahe area: Multi-scenario simulation based on Markov-FLUS model by CHEN Xinwei, LI Hongbo, ZHANG Wenbo, GE Xiaoping

“…After using this model to simulate three scenarios for the study area in 2035, namely inertial development, cultivated land protection, and ecological priority, it was found that the ecological priority scenario is the best mode for optimizing land use structure and promoting further growth in ecosystem service value in the Lixiahe area. …”
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Distance and Direction Matters: Risk Perception Among Residents Around a Dump Yard in Kerala, India by Payyappilly AP, Babu P, Nair MR

“…The study focused on the geospatial and sociodemographic factors that might influence these perceptions.Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 302 respondents living within 4 kilometers from the borders of the dump yard using a structured interview schedule. The responses of the participants were used to compute a risk perception score, which reflected participants’ risk perception regarding the environment and their health.Results: Among the participants in the study, those who lived within 2 kilometers (2.3 (95% CI 0.96, 3.7; p< 0.001)), those who lived to the east (2.7 (95% CI 1.1, 4.2; p< 0.001)) and those who reported perceiving strong malodor from the dump yard (2.0 (95% CI 0.54, 3.4; p=0.007)), had a higher risk perception in the multivariate linear regression model. …”
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TAXATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY IN POLAND: THE CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS by Marian Podstawka, Łukasz Podstawka

“…Therefore, when a new income tax structure is introduced, its rate should not exceed 10%. …”
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Optimizing the synergy of strength and ductility in a Fe–18Mn–8Al–1C–5Ni lightweight steel by adjusting the distribution, volume fraction and size of B2 phases and κ-carbides... by P. Li, H.L. Sun, N. Xiao, H. Ding, X.F. Guo

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Giant Parotid Pleomorphic Adenoma Involving Parapharyngeal Space by Sukri Rahman, Bestari J Budiman, Yurni Yurni

“…The management must be performed carefully due to anatomy relation to complex vital structure lead to traumatic injury highrisk. Purposes: How to make diagnosis and management parotid pleomorphic adenoma involving PPS. …”
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Mitigating drought stress in fenugreek through synergistic effects of alanine and potassium-enriched biochar by Wanzheng Ma, Xinyu Fang, Mengru Qiu, Misbah Hareem, Zeki Erden, Çağdaş Can Toprak, Abdullah A. Alarfaj

“…Applying biochar can improve soil structure, water, and nutrient retention in soil, which are allied factors in enhancing plant growth under drought stress. …”
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Analysis of Factors Affecting Consumer Decision-Making in Choosing Online Food Delivery in Indonesia by Elysia Elverda, Tasliyah Athaya Nahdah, Sambudi Hamali

“…Respondents were selected using quota sampling. Structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses and empirically investigate the factors influencing repurchase intention mediated by consumer satisfaction and trust among OFD platform consumers in Indonesia. …”
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Stakeholder involvement in care transition planning for older adults and the factors guiding their decision-making: a scoping review by Whitney Berta, Kerry Kuluski, Kristina Marie Kokorelias, Susan Law, Sarah Carbone

“…Seven factors appeared to guide transition planning across the stakeholder groups: (a) institutional priorities and requirements; (b) resources; (c) knowledge; (d) risk; (e) group structure and dynamic; (f) health and support needs; and (g) personality preferences and beliefs. …”
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La bibliothèque dans Buffy contre les vampires : grimoires et merveilles by Vanessa Bertho

“…Pourquoi mettre en lumière une telle structure ? Que révèle son usage ? Lieu de savoir, espace de narration et même personnage à part entière, son importance est aussi bien qualitative que quantitative. …”
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EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL PROSTHETIC SPACE PARAMETERS IN PARTIAL EDENTATION by Elena-Claudia Sin, Raluca Briceag, Aureliana Caraiane, Gheorghe Raftu, Mihaela-Macrina Manolache, Cristina Nucă, Steliana-Gabriela Buștiuc

“…Failure to accurately assess potential prosthetic space may result in the fabrication of aesthetically and structurally compromised prostheses, ultimately leading to patient dissatisfaction. …”
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