Antenatal care and breastfeeding practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of demographic and health surveys by Bolanle Olapeju, Michael Bride, Mariam Wamala, Deborah Atobrah, Elizabeth H. Lee, Zoé M. Hendrickson

“…Urgent efforts are needed to promote ANC uptake and improve the quality of ANC contacts through behavior change interventions and complementary health service delivery. …”
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Analysis of Bulk Queueing Model with Load Balancing and Vacation by Subramani Palani Niranjan, Suthanthiraraj Devi Latha, Sorin Vlase, Maria Luminita Scutaru

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Perspectives of health workers on the facilitators and barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence following intensive adherence counseling in Northern Uganda by Humphrey Beja, Daisy Nakayiwa, Innocent Ocitti Owachgiu, Micheal Tonny Edek, Veronic Kobusinge, Oscar Akaki, Samson Udho

“…We purposively sampled 15 study participants and conducted face-to-face in-depth interviews using an interview guide formulated based on the components of the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation framework for Behavior change (COM-B framework). Thematic analysis was used based on the COM-B framework. …”
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Gustatory-Visual Interaction in Human Brain Cortex: fNIRS Study by Karolina Jezierska, Aneta Cymbaluk-Płoska, Justyna Zaleska, Wojciech Podraza

“…Differences between the maximum and minimum changes in oxyHb concentrations (ΔoxyHb) for the areas of the brain cortex considered responsible for recording visual and gustatory signals were analyzed. …”
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A preliminary simulator study on exploring responses of drivers to driving system reminders on four stimuli in vehicles by Zhao Zou, Fady Alnajjar, Michael Lwin, Luqman Ali, Hamad Al Jassmi, Omar Mubin, Muhammad Swavaf

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Serum cardiac and inflammatory biomarker levels following chemotherapy among female patients with breast cancer attending at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiop... by Muluabay Getie, Biset Asrade Mekonnen, Daniel Seifu, Yonas Mulugeta, Solomon Tebeje, Chernet Tafere, Asmare Amuamuta

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Transforming Triple Cropping System to Four Crops Pattern: An Approach of Enhancing System Productivity through Intensifying Land Use System in Bangladesh by Md. Aminul Islam, Md. Jahedul Islam, M. Akkas Ali, A. S. M. Mahbubur Rahman Khan, Md. Faruque Hossain, Md. Moniruzzaman

“…Changing three crops pattern to four crops can play a potential role for achieving countries food security. …”
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Chronic and infectious respiratory mortality and short-term exposures to four types of pollen taxa in older adults in Michigan, 2006-2017 by Peter S. Larson, Allison L. Steiner, Marie S. O’Neill, Alan P. Baptist, Carina J. Gronlund

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Establishing trust through home visits during pregnancy: a realist evaluation of a Danish breastfeeding support intervention by Anne Kristine Gadeberg, Ingrid Maria Susanne Nilsson, Ulla Christensen, Marie Honoré Jacobsen, Henriette Knold Rossau, Sarah Fredsted Villadsen

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Analysis of factors associated with intercostal neuralgia after osteoporotic thoracic spine fracture and construction of a prediction model by Zhen-Gang Liu, Fan Yang, Peng-fu Li, Qi Song, Gao Wang, Bo-Yin Zhang

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Liraglutide Regulates the Kidney and Liver in Diabetic Nephropathy Rats through the miR-34a/SIRT1 Pathway by Shan Xiao, Ye Yang, Yue-Tong Liu, Jun Zhu

“…DN rats were randomly divided into two groups (n=10) and were injected with liraglutide or normal saline twice a day. …”
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Project ChemicalBlooms: Collaborating with citizen scientists to survey the chemical diversity and phylogenetic distribution of plant epicuticular wax blooms by Le Thanh Dien Nguyen, Nicole Groth, Kylie Mondloch, Edgar B. Cahoon, Keith Jones, Lucas Busta

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Physical and emotional abuse with internet addiction and anxiety as a mediator and physical activity as a moderator by Jinyin Peng, Yang Liu, Xubo Wang, Zhenxiu Yi, Lei Xu, Fulan Zhang

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Integrated movement models for individual tracking and species distribution data by Frances E. Buderman, Ephraim M. Hanks, Viviana Ruiz‐Gutierrez, Michael Shull, Robert K. Murphy, David A. W. Miller

“…Individual heterogeneity in migration behaviour was modelled for two subpopulations, individuals that make significant northward migrations and those that remained in the southern Rocky Mountain region through the summer. …”
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Effects of harvesting corn varieties at varying maturities on silage quality and digestible dry matter yield of corn silages by Suphi Deniz, Hüseyin Nursoy, İbrahim Yılmaz, M. Akif Karslı

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Assessment of Teachers’ Turnover and its Impact on Academic Performance in Government Aided Secondary Schools of Kayonza Sub-County Kanungu District. by Biryomumeisho, Gideon

“…Respondents indicated that the frequent changes in teaching staff disrupt the continuity of learning, weaken teacher-student relationships, and ultimately hinder students’ academic progress. …”
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Small emission sources in aggregate disproportionately account for a large majority of total methane emissions from the US oil and gas sector by J. P. Williams, J. P. Williams, M. Omara, M. Omara, A. Himmelberger, D. Zavala-Araiza, K. MacKay, K. MacKay, J. Benmergui, J. Benmergui, J. Benmergui, M. Sargent, S. C. Wofsy, S. P. Hamburg, S. P. Hamburg, R. Gautam, R. Gautam

“…While reducing emissions from high-emitting facilities is important, it is not sufficient for the overall mitigation of methane emissions from the oil and gas sector which according to this study is dominated by small emission sources across the US. Tracking changes in emissions over time and designing effective mitigation policies should consider the large contribution of small methane sources to total emissions.…”
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RfxCas13d-mediated inhibition of Circ1647 alleviates renal fibrosis via PI3K/AKT signaling pathway by Yufang Ni, Hongmin Zhang, Qianwen Xian, Wenjie Qin, Hongwei Su, Li Wang, Jianchun Li

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Mosaic loss of the Y chromosome in human neurodegenerative and oncological diseases by I. L. Kuznetsova, L. I. Uralsky, T. V. Tyazhelova, T. V. Andreeva, E. I. Rogaev

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Intelligent diagnosis and prediction of pregnancy induced hypertension in obstetrics and gynecology teaching by integrating GA by Xiaolan Li, Xiaolan Li, Xiaolan Li, Fen Kang, Fen Kang, Fen Kang, Xiaojing Li, Xiaojing Li, Xiaojing Li

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