Use of dietary supplements among lactating women in western Algeria. [Prise des compléments alimentaires chez des femmes allaitantes de l'ouest Algérien] by Amina BAYAZID, Kheira MELIANI, Meriem LEBAINI

“…The most commonly reported micronutrients were vitamin B6 (41.8%), vitamin B12 (36.3%), vitamin C (33.7%), iron (28.4%), magnesium (28.0%), and zinc (30.0%). …”
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Air-Entraining Effect on Rheological Properties of Cement-Based Mixtures by Aigerim Tolegenova, Gintautas Skripkiunas, Lyudmyla Rishko, Kenzhebek Akmalaiuly

“…Modification of cement mortar by AIR in 0.3% dosage leads to a decrease in yield stress by 37.7% and a decrease in plastic viscosity by 35.4% compared to the control specimen without PCE. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer in Women in a Health Area by Naifi Hierrezuelo Rojas, Mileidy Cordoví Hierrezuelo, Naiovis Neira Hierrezuelo

“…They were operationalized as follows (No = absence of the risk factor; Yes = presence of the risk factor) The Odd Ratio, the confidence interval and the Chi square test were determined. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> age over 60 years (OR=3.47), personal pathological history (OR=3.83), early menarche (OR=5.65), late menopause (OR=5.16), abandonment of breastfeeding (OR=6.59), smoking (OR=8.28) and obesity (OR=7.21) were associated with the appearance of breast cancer. …”
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Re-architecture for requirements of academic space development in the universities: design and validitation of RASD questionnaire by Zahra Karimian, Mahmoud Abolghasemi

“…For data analysis and validate the instrument, the face and content validity (CVI/CVR), reliability and construct validity were examined. …”
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PREVALENCIA DE Cystoisospora suis EN GRANJAS PORCINAS INTENSIVAS DE LA REGIÓN CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA by J. C. Pinilla, N. Da Silva Borges

“…Los resultados señalan que C. suis se encontró en 55 granjas (82,1%) y 210 camadas (36,7%), con los mayores valores de prevalencia en las dos primeras semanas de vida (P < 0,05). …”
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A systematic review on the correlation between COVID-19 and lower urinary tract symptoms by Ashkan Shafigh, Amir Mohammadi-Garebagh, Kavous Shahsavarinia, Sona Tayebi, Ali Mostafaei, Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr, Sakineh Hajebrahimi

“…Furthermore, frequency and urgency were the most prevalent symptoms in the eligible meta-analysis studies, with 15.3 % (95 % CI: 5.7 % – 34.9 % in 4 studies) and 11.5 % (95 % CI: 7.1 % - 18.1 % in two studies), respectively. …”
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Biochemical and toxicological evaluation of Solanum viarum fruit extract on Dugesia tigrina by Schaly Felipe, Braguini Welligton Luciano

“…At a concentration of 0.50 g/L, the AEF reduced planarian locomotor velocity by 34.7%, while decreasing fecundity and fertility by 98.4% and 96.7%, respectively, leading to a significant decline in the number of cocoons and emerging planarians. …”
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Critical reflection on the indication for computed tomography: an interdisciplinary survey of risk and benefit management in patients with sepsis by Maria Isabel Opper Hernando, Denis Witham, Ann-Christine Stahl, Peter Richard Steinhagen, Stefan Angermair, Wolfgang Bauer, Friederike Compton, Andreas Edel, Jan Matthias Kruse, York Kühnle, Gunnar Lachmann, Susanne Marz, Holger Müller-Redetzky, Jens Nee, Oliver Paul, Damaris Praeger, Carsten Skurk, Miriam Stegemann, Alexander Uhrig, Stefan Wolf, Myrto Bolanaki, Kerstin Rubarth, Joachim Seybold, Elke Zimmermann, Marc Dewey, Julian Pohlan

“…Responders saw the strongest indication for contrast media administration in septic patients for (1) CT examinations of the abdomen (92.7%, n = 333/359) and (2) combined CT examinations of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis (94.1%, n = 337/358). …”
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Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Admitted with Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Kenya by Sophie Nyaombe Musoma, Anjumanara Omar, Beatrice Chepngeno Mutai, Paul Laigong

“…High risk of mortality was reported among children who had high serum creatinine (OR 5.8 (95% CI 1.6-21.2)), decreased urine output (OR 9.0 (95% CI 2.2-37.3)), and altered level of consciousness (OR 5.2 (95% CI 1.1-25.1)). …”
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among front-line healthcare workers in Northeast Brazil: a respondent-driven sampling approach by Thalia Velho Barreto de Araújo, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Wayner Vieira de Souza, Cresio Romeu Pereira, Cynthia Braga, Celia Landmann Szwarcwald, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza-Junior, Morgana Nascimento Xavier, Clarice Neuenschwander Lins de Morais, Gabriela Diniz Militao de Albuquerque, Cristiane Bresani-Salvi, Carolline Araújo Mariz, Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira-Filha, Jadson Mendonça Galindo, Cláudio Luiz França-Neto, Jessyka Mary Vasconcelos Barbosa, Maria Amelia Sousa Mascena Veras, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Luciane Nascimento Cruz, Carl Kendall, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr

“…The overall prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection was 61.8% (95% CI: 55.7% to 67.5%) after adjustment for the cluster random effect, weighted by network, and the reference population size. …”
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Studies on Modeling and Physicochemical Properties of Oil Extracted from Moringa stenopetala Seed by Lema Deme Shumi, Ebise Getacho Bacha

“…The oil from Moringa stenopetala seed exhibits physiochemical characteristics of refractive index (40°C), 1.4625; viscosity 49.4 Cp; density at 25 °C, 0.9317 g/cm−3; saponification value, 191.4; peroxide value, 11.52 millieq O2/kg; iodine value of 89.21; and Acid Value (AV) 2.21 mg KOH/g. …”
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Evaluation of sex-based differences in below-the-knee plaque histology in patients who underwent amputation for chronic limb-threatening ischemia by Fouzul Kansul, Deborah Vela, MD, Judit Csore, MD, Bright Benfor, MD, Sasha Suarez, MD, Anahita Dua, MD, MBA, MSC, Trisha L. Roy, MD, PhD

“…A significant sex-based difference was noted in the presence of luminal thrombus, which was more prevalent in females (38.7% vs 25.0%; P = .016). Histopathological differences were noted between popliteal and tibial lesions, with popliteal segments demonstrating increased chronic total occlusion presence and atherosclerosis, whereas severe calcification occurred more often in tibial segments. …”
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Total Parathyroidectomy with Subcutaneous Parathyroid Forearm Autotransplantation in the Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Single-Center Experience by Claudio Casella, Alessandro Galani, Luigi Totaro, Silvia Ministrini, Silvia Lai, Mira Dimko, Nazario Portolani

“…Transient hypoparathyroidism was shown in 7 patients, and 1 patient showed persistent hypoparathyroidism (p=0.387). 2 patients showed persistent hyperparathyroidism (p=0.816), and in 2 others was found recurrent hyperparathyroidism (p=0.816); 3 of them underwent autograftectomy. …”
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Threat to fish food safety in Nigeria: Role of antimicrobial usage and resistance in aquaculture by Lukman Adegoke Agbabiaka, Favour Ogechi Onwuzuruigbo, Olatunji Abubakar Jimoh

“…Findings revealed a male-dominated sector (90 %), with most fish farmers aged from 31 to 40 years (71.7 %) and married (81.7 %). Education levels were notably high, with 75 % having tertiary education. …”
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تحلیل رابطه ما بین سرمایه‌های معیشتی و تاب آوری مناطق روستایی در مقابل خشکسالی (مورد مطالعه: روستاهای شهرستان اردبیل)... by بهرام ایمانی, علی محمدی مشکول

“…حجم نمونه بر اساس فرمول کوکران 367 نفر برآورد گردید و به‌تناسب تعداد جمعیت هر روستا بین آن‌ ها تقسیم گردید. …”
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Stroke Event Factors among Adult Patients Admitted to Stroke Unit of Jimma University Medical Center: Prospective Observational Study by Ginenus Fekadu, Hunduma Wakassa, Firew Tekle

“…The circadian pattern showed a significant peak in morning for hemorrhagic stroke (35.7%) and afternoon for ischemic stroke (38.3%). …”
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Sweet cherry forms obtained with embryo culture techniques and their study in the Crimean steppe by L. A. Chernenkiy, L. A. Lukicheva

“…Forms 320, 434, 460, 593a, 597, 600, 601, 602 and 607 were identified for their high yields. …”
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Comparison of First- and Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Prediabetes Based on the Hemoglobin A1c Level by Yong Hoon Kim, Ae-Young Her, Myung Ho Jeong, Byeong-Keuk Kim, Sung-Jin Hong, Seunghwan Kim, Chul-Min Ahn, Jung-Sun Kim, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Myeong-Ki Hong, Yangsoo Jang

“…After propensity score-matching (PSM) analysis, two PSM groups (698 pairs, n = 1396, C-statistics = 0.725) were generated. The cumulative incidence rates of POCOs (hazard ratio (HR): 1.467; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.068–2.015; p=0.018), any disease revascularization (HR: 2.259; 95% CI: 1.397–3.654; p=0.001), and ST (HR: 4.361; 95% CI: 1.243–15.30; p=0.021) in the 1G-DES group were significantly higher than those in the 2G-DES group. …”
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Assessment of the epizootic situation by invasive diseases in reindeer farms in the Murmansk Oblast by E. V. Firsova, R. A. Pochepko

“…It was found that reindeer of all ages were infested with paramphistomiasis (12.50–15.15%), setariasis (5.36–6.06%), nematodiasis (3.0–6.0%), dictyocaulosis (3.03–3.57%), protostrongylosis (3,0%) and, to the least extent, echinococcosis (0.04%). …”
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Residual, Enrichment and Health Risk Assessment of Hexachlorocyclohexane and Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane in Muscle of Cultured Common Carp by Li Huang, Lei Gao, Song Wu, Peng Wang, Zhongxiang Chen, Qirui Hao, Dongli Qin, Xiaoli Huang

“…Among the HCHs, γ-HCH was the predominant residual substance, contributing a significant proportion of 42.16% to 86.47%. No significant residues of DDT derivatives were detected. …”
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