Exploring the boundaries of anastomotic leak: experience in a high-volume center by Carolina Riscanevo Bobadilla, Gloria Flórez Dussan, Jorge Vargas, Liliana Suarez, German Jimenez, Carlos Gonzalez, Andrea Carolina Córdoba, Wilmar Martín, Diego Olivera, Raúl Guevara

“…This facilitates the implementation of timely treatments, whether conservative, through the use of endoscopic or percutaneous strategies, or surgical procedures. …”
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The effect of psychosocial stimulation on the development, nutrition, and treatment outcomes of hospitalised children with severe acute malnutrition in Southern Ethiopia: a cluster... by Tesfalem Teshome Tessema, Andamlak Gizaw Alamdo, Eyoel B. Mekonnen, Tewodros G. Yirtaw, Fanna A. Debele, Teklu Gemechu, Tefera Belachew

“…Child development and nutrition outcomes were assessed four times using Denver II-Jimma and anthropometric measurements while the length of hospitalisation was used to measure treatment outcome. …”
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Comparison of scores for predictability of corticosteroid failure in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis by Knežević Milica A., Janjić Nebojša M., Lečić Vuk B., Todorović Nemanja B., Damjanov Dimitrije D.

“…These patients had a 91% higher risk of receiving rescue therapy (infliximab), while this risk is 2.67 times higher in patients with a Lindgren score >8 (it was recorded in 53.3% of patients). …”
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IUENNA – openIng the soUthErn jauNtal as a micro-regioN for future Archaeology: A «para-description» by Hagmann, Dominik, Reiner, Franziska

“…This landscape spans from prehistoric times to the early Middle Ages and encapsulates the diverse Jauntal Valley. …”
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Using verbal and social autopsy approaches to understand why neonates die in rural settings: a case study of a remote rural district in Uganda by Peter Waiswa, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Dinah Amongin, Joseph Akuze, Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu, Felix Kizito

“…Qualitative insights underscored inadequate awareness of neonatal danger signs, deficient referral systems, drug shortages, reliance on unskilled traditional birth attendants and insufficient neonatal care facilities as significant contributors.Conclusion Addressing delays in both home-based care (delay 1) and timely access to appropriate care in healthcare facilities (delays 2 and 3) is pivotal in mitigating neonatal mortality. …”
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Maternal death audit in Rwanda 2009–2013: a nationwide facility-based retrospective cohort study by Jeroen van Dillen, Felix Sayinzoga, Leon Bijlmakers, Fidele Ngabo, Victor Mivumbi, Koos van der Velden

“…Maternal deaths that were not subjected to a local audit are not part of the cohort.Population 987 audited cases of maternal death.Main outcome measures Characteristics of deceased women, timing of onset of complications, place of death, parity, gravida, antenatal clinic attendance, reported cause of death, service factors and individual factors identified by committees as having contributed to death, and recommendations made by audit teams.Results 987 cases were audited, representing 93.1% of all maternal deaths reported through the national health management information system over the 5-year period. …”
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Risk factors for postoperative ileus in hysterectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zhuoer Hou, Ting Liu, Xiaoyan Li, Hangpeng Lv, Qiuhua Sun

“…After the conclusion of risk factors, more accurate screening and identification of high-risk groups can be conducted and timely preventive measures can be taken to reduce the incidence of postoperative ileus.…”
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Fluid flow in crustal fault zones with varying lengthwise thickness: application to the Margeride fault zone (French Massif Central) by Emmy Penhoët, Laurent Arbaret, Laurent Guillou-Frottier, Hugo Duwiquet, Charles Gumiaux, Mathieu Bellanger

“…Located in the southern Massif Central, France, the Margeride fault zone (MFZ) varies in thickness (lateral extension perpendicular to the fault plane) from 100 m to over 2500 m. Reactivated several times under different stress regimes since the Variscan orogeny, this zone is characterized by an intense alteration and fracturing. …”
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Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis (PDKA) among newly diagnosed diabetic patients at Dilla University Hospital, Dilla, Ethiopia: Prevalence and predictors. by Dinberu Oyamo Oromo

“…Moreover, new-onset type 1 DM without DKA was 1.5 times higher in children from families with a high monthly income (AOR = 1.473, 95% CI 0.679-3.195 p value 0.000) compared to those from families with low income. …”
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Evaluating the reinforcements efficiency of sawdust and corncob wastes in structural concrete: A comprehensive review by Abiodun Kilani, Ademilade Olubambi, Bolanle Ikotun, Oladipupo Oladejo, Babatunde Famodu

“…In addition, the final and initial setting times of paste with sawdust ash (SDA) decreased by 28.2% and 20% with increasing use in the percentage of SDA included, while that of CC increased with an increase in the percentage of CC. …”
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Dual-Polarized Wideband Filtering Antenna Array Based on Stacked-PCB Structure by Matti Kuosmanen, Sten E. Gunnarsson, Johan Malmstrom, Juha Ala-Laurinaho, Jari Holopainen, Ville Viikari

“…The operation of the proposed antenna array is confirmed by measurements of an <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$11\times 12$ </tex-math></inline-formula> antenna array prototype, which show that the gain suppression level in the stopband is more than 30 dB up to 37 GHz, and more than 20 dB up to 40 GHz.…”
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Challenges and adaptations in pancreatic cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a high-volume center by Mohammed Al-Saeedi, Ali Ramouz, Elias Khajeh, Sakher Shraim, Alexander Werba, Georgios Polychronidis, Arianeb Mehrabi, Martin Loos

“…These findings underscore the importance of timely surgical interventions for cancer patients, even when the healthcare system is disrupted.…”
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Aptamer-Conjugated Multi-Quantum Dot-Embedded Silica Nanoparticles for Lateral Flow Immunoassay by Kwanghee Yoo, Hye-Seong Cho, Jaehi Kim, Minsup Shin, Jun-Sik Chu, Sohyeon Jang, Han-Joo Bae, Heung Su Jung, Homan Kang, Bong-Hyun Jun

“…In this study, we prepared QD²@PEG@Aptamer, an aptamer conjugated with QD² using succinimidyl-[(N-maleimidopropionamido)-hexaethyleneglycol]ester, which is 130 times brighter than single QDs, for detecting carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 through LFIA. …”
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Substituting Fish Meal with Tubiechong (Eupolyphaga sinensis) By-Product in the Diets of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides): Effects on Growth, Meat Quality, and Liver Health by Yuhua Yue, Binbin Tong, Mingshi Chen, Xiaoxue Bao, Yanming Qiu, Ying Yang, Hui Yu, Yingying Yu

“…Triplicate groups of 30 fish (5.36±0.01 g) were fed two times daily to apparent satiation for 60 days. The experimental results showed that the Tubiechong by-product could improve the growth performance of largemouth bass by increasing the FBW, WGR, and SGR until the replacement ratio was 40%. …”
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Resilience throughout COVID-19: Unmasking the realities of COVID-19 and vaccination facilitators, barriers, and attitudes among Black Canadians. by Obidimma Ezezika, Toluwalope Adedugbe, Isaac Jonas, Meron Mengistu, Tatyana Graham, Bethelehem Girmay, Yanaminah Thullah, Chris Thompson

“…Prominent themes included 39 participants who experienced highly severe COVID-19 infections, 25 who experienced stigma, and 18 who reported long recovery times. Second, COVID-19 elicited lifestyle changes, with 23 themes emerging from 62 codes. …”
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Improving the Generalizability and Robustness of Large-Scale Traffic Signal Control by Tianyu Shi, Francois-Xavier Devailly, Denis Larocque, Laurent Charlin

“…Compared to traditional approaches, RL approaches can learn from higher-dimensionality input road and vehicle sensors and better adapt to varying traffic conditions resulting in reduced travel times (in simulation). However, these RL methods require training from massive traffic sensor data. …”
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Comparison of Two Preparation Methods for Platelet-Rich Plasma Eye Drops for Release of Growth Factors and De-Epithelization Rabbit Model by Tatsuhiko Kobayashi, Takashi Suzuki, Tomohiko Saito, Takashi Itokawa, Yuichi Hori

“…Freezing/thawing PRP eye drops and control were instilled in the de-epithelization rabbit model four times per day for 5 days. Histology was compared between eyes treated with control, D-PRP, and T-PRP. …”
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Nocturnal sweating—a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea: the Icelandic sleep apnoea cohort by Thorarinn Gislason, Christer Janson, Erla Bjornsdottir, Bryndis Benediktsdottir, Erna Sif Arnardottir, Sigurdur Juliusson, Samuel T Kuna, Allan I Pack

“…The control group consisted of 703 randomly selected subjects from the general population.Intervention PAP therapy in the OSA cohort.Main outcome measures Subjective reporting of nocturnal sweating on a frequency scale of 1–5: (1) never or very seldom, (2) less than once a week, (3) once to twice a week, (4) 3–5 times a week and (5) every night or almost every night. …”
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Efikasi daun sembukan Paederia foetida untuk pencegahan infeksi bakteri Aeromonas hydrophila pada ikan nila by Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Mulyati Hasanah, , Rahman

“…Feed was given at satiation with a frequency of three times a day. The results of this study showed that there were significant effect (P<0.05) between the positive control (37.03%) and preventive treatment dosages of 0.8% (88.89%), 1% (74.08%), and 1.2% (74.08%). …”
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Pandemic or “Plandemic”?: The Mediating Role of Epistemic Justification Strategies in the Relationship Between COVID‐19 Conspiracy Beliefs and COVID‐19 Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs... by Ali Gökalp, Servet Üztemur, Po‐Ching Huang, Aslı Kartol, Hsin‐Chi Tsai, Erkan Dinç, Mark D. Griffiths, Chung‐Ying Lin

“…ABSTRACT Background In today's post‐truth times, where personal feelings and beliefs have become increasingly important, determining what is accurate knowledge has become an important skill. …”
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