Life-Cycle Assessment of High-Strength Concrete Mixtures with Copper Slag as Sand Replacement by Aysegul Petek Gursel, Claudia Ostertag

“…In terms of material availability, one of the most vulnerable regions is the Asia-Pacific region specifically, Singapore, where there is higher demand but limited availability of natural sand and gravel for use as aggregates in concrete construction projects. …”
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Activities of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Committee by Jonathan Love

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Anthelmintic Efficacy of Ethanol Extract of Raw Kepok Banana Peel (Musa paradisiaca L.) Against Ascaridia galli Worms In Vitro by Annastasya Yuliani Rahayu, Retno Sri Wahjuni, Dewa Ketut Meles, Retno Wulansari

Subjects: “…ascaridia galli…”
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Protocol for a Phase 2 randomized controlled patient-assessor blinded study: efficacy and safety of combined cortical and cerebellar dual-target transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of essential tremor by Jing Xu, Na Cao, Yan Qu, Suhang Shang, Xincheng Liu, Xuexin Wang, Fangfang Hu, Xuerong Bai, Qiumin Qu, Meng Zhang, Hongmei Cao

“…The sham stimulation group will be given sham stimulation for 10 days. Tremor will be assessed using both the subjective The Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale (TETRAS) and objective accelerometer-based tremor analysis. at baseline (before stimulation), after the first, fifth, tenth days of treatment (D1, 5, 10), 24 h after 10 days of treatment (D10-24 h), and 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after stimulation (W1, 2, 3, 4).DiscussionThis is a Phase 2 randomized, controlled, patient-assessor blinded clinical trial. …”
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Imaging in connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease by Praveen P G. Rao, Kushal Joshi, Sidath Liyanage, Daniel Dalili, Gouri Koduri

“…High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) remains the modality of choice in characterization, assessment of disease severity/progression, and response to therapy. …”
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Hubungan Personal Hygiene Dengan Kejadian Enterobiasis Pada Anak Usia 6-12 Tahun Di Panti Asuhan Kota Padang by Elen Pebriyani, Adrial Adrial, Eka Nofita

“…Penelitian dilakukan pada anak usia 6-12 tahun di 13 panti asuhan Kota Padang. Pengambilan sampel dengan teknik proportional random sampling. …”
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Assessment of genetic polymorphism in sea buckthorn (Hippophae L.) of different environmentally-geographical origin by ISSR-markers by A. Y. Zemtsova, Y. A. Zubarev, A. V. Gunin, M. S. Ivanova

“…The occurrence of H. rhamnoides ssp. rhamnoides and H. rhamnoides ssp. caucasica inside the first group allows us to make an assumption about their closer genetic relationship with H. rhamnoides ssp. mongolica, which is consistent with their similar morphological features. …”
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Longitudinal association between food frequency and changes in body mass index: a prospective cohort study by Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco

“…Objectives Analysing data of the Young Lives Study in Peru, we aimed at assessing the association between daily food frequency and body mass index (BMI) changes between 2006 and 2016.Design Secondary analysis of a prospective ongoing cohort study.Setting 20 sentinel sites in Peru.Participants Children enrolled in the younger cohort of the Young Lives Study. …”
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The Association of Health Literacy with High-Quality Home Blood Pressure Monitoring for Hypertensive Patients in Outpatient Settings by Sau Nga Fu, Man Chi Dao, Carlos King Ho Wong, Bernard Man Yung Cheung

“…Three studies used psychometric validated tools to assess health literacy. The quality of HBPM could be assessed by the completion of the procedures’ checklist or the number of HBPM readings recorded. …”
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Mobility-Assisted on-Demand Routing Algorithm for MANETs in the Presence of Location Errors by Trung Kien Vu, Sungoh Kwon

“…We propose a mobility-assisted on-demand routing algorithm for mobile ad hoc networks in the presence of location errors. …”
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Study on the Error Sources and Uncertainty Analysisof Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment by KONG Mengyuan, ZHONG Huaping, WANG Gaoxu, WU Yongxiang

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Association of abstinence time with semen quality in men who undergoing fertility evaluation: a cross-sectional study from 3052 participants by Guanying Yao, Qinglin Qi, Xianchao Dou, Wen Zhou, Shun Bai, Xi Zhang, Xi Zhang

“…Semen parameters including volume, sperm concentration, progressive motility, total motility, total motility sperm count (TMSC), morphology and DNA fragmentation index were assessed for their association with AT.ResultsShort AT was significantly associated with lower semen volume (P< 0.001), sperm concentration (P= 0.01) and TMSC (P< 0.001), while long AT was significantly associated with higher sperm concentration (P= 0.006), reduced progressive motility (P= 0.005) and total motility (P= 0.02), and higher DFI (P< 0.001). …”
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Considering the Juridical and Extra-Juridical Aspects of the Domestic Violence Relief System in Poland by Joanna Dutka

“…Moreover, the discriminatory attitudes towards the victims are prevailing, while the gender aspect of the problem is poorly recognised in everyday institutional practice. …”
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Wood Loss Assessment in Forest of Sal (Shorea robusta) by Heart Rot of Central Terai of Nepal by Shankar Tripathi, Yojana Adhikari

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Oral Hygiene Practices and Associated Factors among Patients Visiting Private Dental Clinics at Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia, 2018 by Desalegn Humna Beyene, Bereket Beyene Shashamo, Lankamo Ena Digesa, Eshetu Zerihun Tariku

“…A multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between independent and outcome variables. …”
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Nurses’ Knowledge, Perceived Practice, and their Associated Factors regarding Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention in Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study by Senay Yohannes, Tarkie Abebe, Kidist Endalkachew, Destaw Endeshaw

“…Objective. To assess the knowledge, practice, and associated factors towards deep venous thrombosis prevention among nurses working at Amhara region hospitals. …”
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Gingival Cyst of the Adult: Report of an Inconspicuous Lesion Associated with Multiple Agenesis by Juliana Mançano Melhado Brod, Fabrício Passador-Santos, Andresa Borges Soares, Marcelo Sperandio

“…Gingival cyst of the adult is a rare slow growing and asymptomatic lesion that arises from the rests of the dental lamina. …”
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Establishing the first ever pediatric procedural sedation clinic in a low-income country: Assessment of the safety and efficacy by Tigist Bacha, Segni Kejela, Scott A. Hagen

“…Our aim is to describe the establishment of the first-ever pediatric sedation clinic in Ethiopia and provide an assessment of its safety and efficacy over the 5 years since its establishment. …”
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La « Reconquista » : una aspiración peninsular ? Estudio comparativo entre dos tradiciones historiográficas by Martín Ríos Saloma

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Microbiological Safety Assessment of Fermented Cassava Flour “Lafun” Available in Ogun and Oyo States of Nigeria by A. O. Adebayo-Oyetoro, O. B. Oyewole, A. O. Obadina, M. A. Omemu

“…There was predominance of Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillus spp., and Escherichia coli in all samples. …”
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