Predicted quality benefits of achievable performance benchmarks of chronic heart failure care in China: results from a nationwide observational study by Xi Li, Chao Wang, Jingkun Li, Yupeng Wang, Xiaoqiang Bao, Meina Liu, Qiuju Zhang, Chang Yin, Xudong Ma

“…Objectives This study aimed to set a data-driven achievable performance benchmark, explore the process–outcome association and speculate about the net gain in quality improvement with benchmarking.Design Observational study.Setting Patient survey conducted at 466 secondary and tertiary hospitals across 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China.Participants 183 334 patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure (CHF) who were treated at 466 Chinese hospitals from January 2011 through May 2017.Primary independent variables Hospital process composite performance (HPCP).Secondary independent variables Patient-level and hospital-level characteristics.Primary outcome measure Patients getting better or recovered after treatment, in-hospital mortality, length of hospital stay (LOS) and medical cost.Methods HPCP was calculated using denominator-based weights. …”
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Gaining stakeholder perspectives to shape a produce prescription program to improve maternal and birth outcomes: a qualitative study by Helene Vilme, Fang Fang Zhang, Perrie O’Tierney-Ginn, Perrie O’Tierney-Ginn, Chenchen H. Sun, Oyedolapo A. Anyanwu, Rukhshan Fahmi, Sara C. Folta

“…Staff expressed some concerns about the staff time needed to implement this type of program.ConclusionThere was strong support for produce prescription programs for this population; however, results indicate that they may best meet needs if patient autonomy and delivery-related barriers are considered in the design. …”
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Тhe features of using PR and advertising in international business by Iryna Derid, Karina Bozhko, Inna Zorianska

“…The goal of our research is to reveal how information about the specifics of the country where international business is conducted can be used to develop effective advertising and PR strategies. …”
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Coordination and persistence of aggressive visual communication in Siamese fighting fish by Claire P. Everett, Amy L. Norovich, Jessica E. Burke, Matthew R. Whiteway, Paula R. Villamayor, Pei-Yin Shih, Yuyang Zhu, Liam Paninski, Andres Bendesky

“…Summary: Outside acoustic communication, little is known about how animals coordinate social turn taking and how the brain drives engagement in these social interactions. …”
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Compliant flooring to prevent fall-related injuries in older adults: A scoping review of biomechanical efficacy, clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and workplace safety. by Chantelle C Lachance, Michal P Jurkowski, Ania C Dymarz, Stephen N Robinovitch, Fabio Feldman, Andrew C Laing, Dawn C Mackey

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Informed by the Arksey and O'Malley framework and guided by a Research Advisory Panel of knowledge users, we conducted a scoping review to answer: what is presented about the biomechanical efficacy, clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and workplace safety associated with compliant flooring systems that aim to prevent fall-related injuries in healthcare settings? …”
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Effect of intramuscular fat level on carcass composition, physicochemical characteristics, texture, and microstructure of breast muscle of broiler chickens by Dariusz Kokoszyński, Karol Włodarczyk, Joanna Żochowska-Kujawska, Marek Kotowicz, Marcin Wegner, Kamil Stęczny, Dorota Cygan-Szczegielniak

“…The IMF content of the m. pectoralis major evaluated male Ross 308 broiler chickens at 42 days of age ranged from 0.88 % to 4.64 %. The majority (about 66 %) carcasses contained pectoral muscle containing no more than 2.04 % IMF. …”
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The Videofluorographic Swallowing Study in Rheumatologic Diseases: A Comprehensive Review by Ambra Di Piazza, Federica Vernuccio, Massimo Costanzo, Laura Scopelliti, Dario Picone, Federico Midiri, Francesco Salvaggi, Francesco Cupido, Massimo Galia, Sergio Salerno, Antonio Lo Casto, Massimo Midiri, Giuseppe Lo Re, Roberto Lagalla

“…Autoimmune connective tissue diseases are a heterogeneous group of pathologies that affect about 10% of world population with chronic evolution in 20%–80%. …”
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A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial of Niacinamide 4% versus Hydroquinone 4% in the Treatment of Melasma by Josefina Navarrete-Solís, Juan Pablo Castanedo-Cázares, Bertha Torres-µlvarez, Cuauhtemoc Oros-Ovalle, Cornelia Fuentes-Ahumada, Francisco Javier González, Juan David Martínez-Ramírez, Benjamin Moncada

“…Niacinamide is a safe and effective therapeutic agent for this condition.…”
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Empirical analysis of control models for different converter topologies from a statistical perspective by Hole Shreyas Rajendra

“…To reduce this ambiguity, a detailed discussion about these models in terms of their context-specific nuances, qualitative advantages, deployment-specific limitations, and functional future scopes is described in this text. …”
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Challenges faced by community health volunteers in offering sexual and reproductive health care services to young women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Khwisero and Nairobi in Keny... by Mariam F. Yusuf, Mariam F. Yusuf, Mariam F. Yusuf, Washington Onyango-Ouma, Jacinta Victoria S. Muinde, Cynthia Khamala Wangamati

“…In addition, CHVs must be trained to address misinformation about relevant medical interventions during epidemics and pandemics and provided with psychosocial support to mitigate the impact of psychological distress.…”
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Vitamin D levels and bone mineral density: a prospective cross-sectional analysis of young orthopedic trauma patients at a rural United States trauma center by Michael Booth, Kenneth Sabacinski, Colleen Watkins, Erin Butcho, Emilie Kramer, Lukas Meadows, Michelle A. Bramer

“…The absence of osteoporosis in our population raises questions about the influence of vitamin D on BMD in this young trauma patient demographic. …”
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Comparative testing of vaccines based on viruses of genetic lineages G1 and Y280 for their potency against low pathogenic avian influenza H9N2 by S. V. Frolov, L. O. Scherbakova, N. V. Moroz, V. N. Irza, V. Yu. Kulakov

“…While low pathogenicity of the agent does not allow demonstrating the vaccine protective properties by the direct methods generally used for potency assessment (e.g. morbidity and mortality), the indirect methods were used: determination of antigenic relatedness of the strains, level of the postvaccinal homologous and heterologous humoral immunity, analysis of the virus genome synthesis inhibition (reduction) in vaccinated birds following their challenge. …”
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THE IMPACT OF FIRM CHARACTERISTICS ON ACCRUALS AND REAL EARNINGS MANGEMENT OF LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Aisha Chado Muhammad

“… The concerns about earnings management arose after the fall of many multinational companies. …”
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Characterization of vortex-shedding regimes and lock-in response of a wind turbine airfoil with two high-fidelity simulation approaches by R. Fernandez-Aldama, G. Papadakis, O. Lopez-Garcia, S. Avila-Sanchez, V. A. Riziotis, A. Cuerva-Tejero, C. Gallego-Castillo

“…This robust characterization and the insight gained about the multiplicity of Strouhal numbers have allowed the present authors to make a fairer comparison between the 2D and 3D simulation results than in previous works. …”
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Impact of Funding Source on Long-Term Outcomes in Prostate Cancer: Analysis of a Large Public Database From Sao Paulo, Brazil by Fernando C. Maluf, Cintia S.K.S. de Oliveira, Patrícia K. Ziegelmann

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Process variables in mixture experimental design applied to wood plastic composites by Javier Cruz-Salgado, Sergio Alonso-Romero, Edgar Augusto Ruelas-Santoyo, José Alfredo Jiménez-García, Israel Miguel-Andrés, Roxana Zaricell Bautista-López

“…Response variable optimization identifies the optimal mixture composition as 90% PET, 10% wood, and no coupling agent. To maximize tensile strength, the largest particle size and longest mixing time should be used, though extrapolating beyond the studied parameters should be done with caution.…”
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Safety of a change of specifications of phytosterols/phytostanols as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, Ángeles Jos, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Margarita Aguilera‐Gómez, Francesco Cubadda, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Morten Poulsen, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Alexandros Siskos, Henk vanLoveren, Wolfgang Gelbmann, Harry J. McArdle

“…These four phytosterols, albeit at lower concentrations, are also found in the NF if produced from soy. …”
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How Interpretable Machine Learning Can Benefit Process Understanding in the Geosciences by Shijie Jiang, Lily‐belle Sweet, Georgios Blougouras, Alexander Brenning, Wantong Li, Markus Reichstein, Joachim Denzler, Wei Shangguan, Guo Yu, Feini Huang, Jakob Zscheischler

“…Specifically, we identify pragmatic application scenarios for IML in typical geoscientific studies, such as quantifying relationships in specific contexts, generating hypotheses about potential mechanisms, and evaluating process‐based models. …”
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Computational and experimental approaches to explore defense related enzymes conferring resistance in Fusarium infected chilli plants by regulating plant metabolism through nutriti... by Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Atiq, Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Muhammad Sagheer, Ye Xia

“…In recent years, the applications of plant nutrient related products have been documented as one of the best performers and considered as alternatives or/and supplements in plant disease management compared to traditional chemicals. However, knowledge about application of plant nutrient related products for the management of destructive fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. capsici and their impact on the components of the antioxidant defense system, especially in chilli plants, still needs to be discovered. …”
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Impact of Saharan dust on particulate matter characteristics in an urban and a natural locality in Central Europe by Jan Loskot, Daniel Jezbera, Martina Nalezinková, Adéla Holubová Šmejkalová, Danilo Fernandes, Jan Komárek

“…PM10 concentrations during the Saharan dust event were about 6–8 times higher than under normal atmospheric conditions, exceeding WHO guidelines by up to 2 times. …”
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