Adverse drug reactions, multimorbidity and polypharmacy: a prospective analysis of 1 month of medical admissions by Girvan Burnside, Munir Pirmohamed, Rostam Osanlou, Dyfrig A Hughes, Lauren Walker

“…Drugs most commonly implicated were diuretics, steroid inhalers, anticoagulants and antiplatelets, proton pump inhibitors, chemotherapeutic agents and antihypertensives. 40.4% of ADRs were classified avoidable or possibly avoidable. …”
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Cancer stem cell populations are resistant to 5-aminolevulinic acid-photodynamic therapy (5-ALA-PDT) by Chantel P. J. Rice, Vipin Shankar Chelakkot, Noah T. Conohan, Kensuke Hirasawa

“…As cancer stem cells (CSCs) are known to drive resistance to other cancer treatments and have high efflux of chemotherapeutic agents via ABC-family transporters, we hypothesize that CSCs underlie 5-ALA-PDT resistance. …”
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ADHERENCIA A LA DIETA MEDITERRÁNEA EN NIÑOS Y ADOLESCENTES DEPORTISTAS: REVISIÓN SISTEMÁTICA by Eva María Peláez Barrios, Mercedes Vernetta Santana

“…En la mayoría de los estudios no existe una relación entre ADM y las medidas antropométricas.Como conclusión, se destaca que la mayoría de los deportistas se encuentran entre una mejorable y óptima adherencia a la dieta mediterránea y son pocos los que obtienen porcentajes bajos de adherencia a la dieta mediterránea; destaca un patrón de adherencia a la dieta mediterránea aceptable casi en su totalidad, pero no óptimo. Además, la mayoría de los estudios incluidos en la revisión sistemática obtienen una alta calidad según las directrices STROBE.…”
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Deformation and failure characteristics of soft rock tunnel surrounding rock under mining and water immersion conditions by XIE Panshi, FANG Jiarui, HU Bosheng, ZHANG Bo, ZHANG Xi, DUAN Siyu

“…Water immersion leads to the failure of anchoring agents, which reduces the anchorage strength of bolts and cables, thereby diminishing their load-bearing capacity and severely compromising the safety of the tunnel face. …”
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Echinococcosis of dogs in the North Caucasian Subjects (infrastructural, epizootological and sanitary-hygienic analysis) by S. Sh. Kabardiev, A. M. Bittirov, S. A. Aigubova, N. Kh. Gyulakhmedova

“…Results of the helminthological tests of 7,500 soil samples from 119 cattle-driving routes of the North Caucasus demonstrate 100% contamination with parasitic agents which poses a threat of epidemiological and epizootological situation of echinococcosis in the Subject.…”
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Evaluation of Leea rubra Leaf Extract for Oxidative Damage Protection and Antitumor and Antimicrobial Potential by Nibedita Das, Sanowar Hossain, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Shahnaj Parvin, Mahadi Hasan, Masuma Akter, Ekramul Islam

“…The leaves of Leea rubra contain an abundance of phenolic constituents and have medicinal uses as antipyretic and diaphoretic agents and are also used in the treatment of stomach ache, rheumatism, arthritis etc. …”
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Effects of different doses of skt-b vibrio probiotic bacteria addition on survival and growth rate of tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) larva by . Widanarni, M.A. Lidaenni, Dinamella Wahjuningrum

“… Probiotic bacteria has been widely used as biocontrol agents in tiger shrimp hatcheries.  Vibrio SKT-b is one of the probiotic bacteria candidates that could suppressed the growth of pathogenic bacteria Vibrio harveyi and could increase survival rate of tiger shrimp larva. …”
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Significados que atribuyen los encargados de convivencia escolar a las conductas violentas presentes en estudiantes agresores de establecimientos educacionales en Temuco by Bonny Medina Castillo, María Olave Figueroa

“…<br /><strong>Conclusiones:</strong> los significados construidos apuntan al rol sistémico que tienen los distintos agentes que participan en el contexto educativo. La falta de especialistas se plantea como un fenómeno recurrente, que afecta a los estudiantes y también a los profesionales del sistema educativo, quienes demandan apoyos por parte de ellos para aprender a manejar mejor las situaciones y aplicar estrategias que sean más constructivas en lugar de punitivas.…”
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Novel insights into immunopathogenesis and crucial biomarkers between primary open‐angle glaucoma and systemic lupus erythematosus by Yixian Liu, Mengling You, Zhou Zeng, Jing Wang, Rong Rong, Xiaobo Xia

“…Furthermore, the DSigDB database yielded 10 potential therapeutic agents, three of which showed strong binding potential to the biomarkers via molecular docking. …”
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Homogeneização curricular e singularização das juventudes: a armadilha da Reforma do Ensino Médio by Rafael Ferreira de Souza Honorato, Juan Cleslay Pereira Ventura, Ranielly Alves da Silva

“…Adotando uma postura pós-estruturalista e pós-fundacional, questionamos as verdades universais e as estruturas fixas que sustentam a narrativa oficial, reconhecendo o currículo como um mosaico discursivo em constante mutação, permeado por disputas de sentidos e relações de poder. Através dessa lente analítica, compreendemos as juventudes não como meras receptoras passivas do currículo, mas sim como agentes ativos na construção de seus próprios conhecimentos e identidades. …”
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Territorial planning in times of crisis (2008-2022): paradigm shift and re-growth on the Coast of Alicante (Spain) by Rubén Alejandro Villar Navascués, Carlos Javier Baños Castiñeira, María Hernández Hernández, Jorge Olcina Cantos

“…Las diferentes respuestas (vuelta a las condiciones pre-pandemia, es decir, crecimiento continuo de la actividad frente a una contención del crecimiento urbano y turístico en línea con las políticas de sostenibilidad y adaptación al cambio climático) evidencian, asimismo, la existencia de conflictos y tensiones entre los sectores y agentes sociales interesados. …”
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Modern possibilities of tear film stability restoration by V.V. Brzheskiy, G.G. Кim, V.А. Bobryshev

“…One of the ways to increase the viscosity, ocular surface stability and humectant duration is the cross-linking of hyaluronic acid using so-called "cross-linking agents" (carbodiimide hydrochloride, urea, divinyl sulfone, thiol-ene reaction, etc.). …”
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Antifungal Activity of Gelatin-Tapioca Starch Film and Coating Containing Copper Nanoparticles against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Causing Anthracnose by Vinh Tien Nguyen, My-Sam Dang-Thi, Khanh Son Trinh

“…We used a green approach, in which CuNPs were synthesized by reducing CuSO4 with ascorbic acid in the presence of gelatin and glycerol as the capping agents. The formation of CuNPs was confirmed by UV-vis absorption spectra of the reaction mixture, which showed a surface plasmon resonance peak at 578–594 nm. …”
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Climate-smart livestock nutrition in semi-arid Southern African agricultural systems by Felix Fushai, Teedzai Chitura, Oyegunle Emmanuel Oke

“…Additives for thermo-functionally enhanced diets include synthetic and natural anti-oxidants, phytogenics, biotic agents (prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics), and electrolytes. …”
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Comparative analysis of the efficacy and safety of fixed-dose combinations versus their individual components for open-angle glaucoma by Z.M. Nagornova, A.V. Kuroyedov, A.V. Seleznev

“…Among them, fixed-dose combinations are of special importance which are considered as first-line agents for some patients (i.e., with advanced glaucoma or high intraocular pressure). …”
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Eosinophilic Asthma Secondary to Adjuvant Anti-PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment in a Melanoma Patient by P. Kissoonsingh, B. Sutton, Syed U. Iqbal, Lalit Pallan, Neil Steven, L. Khoja

“…However, the immune related toxicity associated with these agents can be serious, and the long-term implications are yet to be defined especially in the adjuvant setting. …”
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Study protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial of Game Changers for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Uganda. by Glenn J Wagner, Laura M Bogart, Joseph K B Matovu, Violet Gwokyalya, Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Allison Ober, Harold D Green, Sylvia Nakami, Margrethe Juncker, Eve Namisango, Emmanuel Luyirika, Ryan K McBain, Kathryn Bouskill, Rhoda K Wanyenze

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>This is one of the first studies to use a network-driven approach and empowerment of CC screened peers as change agents to increase CC screening. If shown to be an effective and sustainable implementation strategy for promoting CC screening, this peer advocacy model could be applied to other preventative health behaviors and disease contexts.…”
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Performance of GGBS Cement Concrete under Natural Carbonation and Accelerated Carbonation Exposure by Jun Zhao, Eskinder Desta Shumuye, Zike Wang, Gashaw Assefa Bezabih

“…Factors that can substantially affect carbonation resistance of concrete are temperature, relative humidity, cement composition, concentration of external aggressive agents, quality of concrete, and depth of concrete cover. …”
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El tratamiento de lo corporal en la formación inicial del profesorado by Lucio Martínez Álvarez

“…Sin embargo, en nuestro tiempo gana peso la idea de que las personas no somos seres duales ni compartimentados, sino que tenemos una naturaleza con múltiples dimensiones interrelacionadas que nos constituyen como seres únicos en un proceso dinámico en el que participan lo biológico, lo cultural, lo social o lo histórico, por nombrar solo algunos agentes. De acuerdo con esta premisa, la pregunta que quiero explorar en las páginas siguientes es cómo responde la educación a nuestra naturaleza corpórea. …”
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Evaluación del uso de la fuerza policial y la vulneración de derechos humanos durante las protestas de octubre de 2019 en Ecuador by Fernando Polibio Yánez Llerena, Jessica Mishell Salguero Romero, Paola Margarita Jara Urquizo

“…El objetivo del estudio fue crear un espacio cognoscitivo y evaluar el uso de la fuerza ejercido por los agentes de la Policía Nacional en las manifestaciones de octubre de 2019 en Ecuador, provocadas por la promulgación del Decreto Ejecutivo 883, que contenía la eliminación del subsidio al combustible extra, súper y diésel, tras 45 años de vigor, induciendo a grandes movilizaciones a la capital de la República, como epicentro de estos disturbios. …”
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