Serological and Molecular Evidence of Q Fever in Domestic Ruminants in Bangladesh by Md. Arifur Rahman, Md. Mahbub Alam, Md. Aminul Islam, A. K. Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan, A. K. M. Anisur Rahman

“…Although statistically insignificant, the seroprevalence of Q fever was relatively higher in sheep (9.52%) in comparison to goats (3.33%) and cattle (3.57%). Out of 23 aborted fetal membranes, only one sheep placenta was positive in rt PCR. …”
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La diversidad constructiva territorial de las técnicas tradicionales: tipos de muros mixtos de madera en el entorno de la Cordillera Cantábrica by Alicia Hueto-Escobar, Fernando Vegas, Camilla Mileto

“…Específicamente se analizan un total de 377 ejemplares de diversa complejidad localizados en los territorios de Ribeira Sacra, Comarca del Bierzo, Macizo Asturiano, Comarca de Liébana, Montes Vascos, Montaña Alavesa, Valles Alaveses, Litoral Vasco, Montes Navarros y Condado de Treviño. …”
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BIM-Based Machine Learning Application for Parametric Assessment of Building Energy Performance by Panagiotis Tsikas, Athanasios Chassiakos, Vasileios Papadimitropoulos, Antonios Papamanolis

“…Machine learning techniques can provide valuable assistance in developing decision support tools. …”
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Day-Flying Lepidopteran Species Abundance, Diversity, and Distribution in Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia by Abenezer Wendimu, Wondimagegnehu Tekalign, Elias Bojago

“…Altogether 50 species of 367 individuals were collected throughout the study period distributed in 6 families. …”
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Risk Factor to Chronic Disease no Transmitted In Cienfuegos, Cuba 2010. Preliminaries results of CARMEN II by Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Alain Morejón Giraldoni, Alfredo Dario Espinosa Brito, Orestes Orlando Landrove Rodríguez, Dania Peraza Alejo, Pedro Ovidio Orduñez García

“…<strong><br />Results</strong>: 33.7% of interviewed persons were smokers, slightly lower than the first measurement, obesity BMI&gt; = 30 kg/m2 was 18.8%, almost 8% higher than the baseline survey, the arterial hypertension to 35.5% and diabetes mellitus to 6.8%, both well above the measurement of 2001-2002. …”
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An evaluation of surgical excision versus steroid injection for the management of ganglion cysts by Karpaka Vinayakam Gopalakrishnan, Kawushik Kumar Prabhakaran

“…In Group A surgical excision success rate was 92.5%, with a 7.5% recurrence rate. Group B had a lower success rate (64.3%) and higher recurrence rate (35.7%) with aspiration and injection. …”
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Role of self-efficacy in dealing with patients with alcohol dependence syndrome by Treiadalang Nongtdu, Omesh Kumar Elukapally, Sireesha Srinivas Rao, L.V.R. Usha, Raghuveer Raju Boosa

“…Results: Mean total scores of confidences not to drink subscale of the self-efficacy scale were higher in the abstinence group (43.86) than relapse group (37.24) (P = 0.01). In the temptation to drink subscale, mean total scores were higher for the relapse group (41.08) than the abstinent group (36.7) (P = 0.09). …”
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Antimicrobial membranes based on polycaprolactone:pectin blends reinforced with zeolite faujasite for cloxacillin-controlled release by Bárbara Bernardi, João Otávio Donizette Malafatti, Ailton José Moreira, Andressa Cristina de Almeida Nascimento, Juliana Bruzaca Lima, Lilian Aparecida Fiorini Vermeersch, Elaine Cristina Paris

“…In this study, biopolymeric fibers based on polycaprolactone (PCL) and pectin (PEC) were reinforced with faujasite zeolite (FAU) for cloxacillin antibiotic (CLX) loading. FAU with a high specific surface area (347 ± 8 m2 g−1), high crystallinity and particles with a diameter of up to 100 nm were produced under optimized synthesis conditions (100 °C/4 h). …”
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Personality traits of women with hereditary risk for breast/ovarian cancer versus obstetric history and cancer preventive behaviors by Joanna Żurawska, Beata Pięta, Maciej Wilczak, Małgorzata Wojciechowska, Paweł Rzymski, Agnieszka Pieczykolan, Justyna Krysa, Agnieszka Bień

“…Abstract The aim of the study is to analyze the relationship between personality traits of women with hereditary predisposition to breast/ovarian cancer and their obstetric history and cancer-preventive behaviors. A total of 357 women, participants of ‘The National Program for Families With Genetic/Familial High Risk for Cancer’, were included in the study. …”
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TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ ANAYASALARINDA CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI MAKAMININ ÖNEMİ VE 2007 YILI ANAYASA DEĞİŞİKLİKLERİ ÇERÇEVESİNDE ABDULLAH GÜL’ÜN GÖREV SÜRESİ TARTIŞMALARI... by Ali Acar, Mustafa Burak Çelebi

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A cross-sectional study in Greece to investigate burnout, anxiety, and depression in health staff: the impact of occupational and demographic factors by Paraskevi Theofilou, Angeliki Chasapi, Dimitris D. Vlastos, Maria Tsironi

“…The results showed that there was a statistically significant and negative correlation of emotional exhaustion with HADS total (r = −0.377; p = 0.000) and HADS anxiety (r = −0.417, p = 0.000). …”
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Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the chloroplast genome of endangered Impatiens chishuiensis by LAN Wenxiang, MO Qing, HUANG Haiquan, HUANG Meijuan

“…[Results] (1) The chloroplast genome of I. chishuiensis has a typical tetrameric structure with a total GC content of 37% and a length of 152 892 bp. It encodes a total of 120 genes, including 95 protein-coding genes, 8 rRNA genes, and 17 tRNA genes. (2) A total of 87 SSR sequences was detected. 20 327 codons were detected, with leucine (Leu) being the most abundant and tryptophan (Trp) being the least. (3) Impatiens was divided into two subgenera, including subg. …”
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Comparison of Anterior Chamber Depth Measurements from the Galilei Dual Scheimpflug Analyzer with IOLMaster by Roma P. Patel, Rahul T. Pandit

“…The mean ± standard deviation (SD) ACD for the Galilei and IOLMaster was 3.37 ± 0.36 mm (range from 2.62 to 4.13) and 3.25 ± 0.38 mm (range from 2.34 to 3.92), respectively (Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.96). …”
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Levels of PAHs in the Waters, Sediments, and Shrimps of Estero de Urias, an Estuary in Mexico, and Their Toxicological Effects by Foday M. Jaward, Henry A. Alegria, Jose G. Galindo Reyes, Armando Hoare

“…Total PAH concentrations ranged from 9 to 347 ng/L in water, 27 to 418 ng/g in sediments, and 36 to 498 ng/g in shrimps. …”
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Green Sourcing and Environmental Sustainability in Selected Manufacturing Entities in Kampala District, Uganda by Rugasira, Jack, Moses, Agaba, mbito, Jotham, Makumbi, Rita, Kyotuheire, Jill, Asiime, Jane

“…Results indicate that Pearson’s correlation results indicate a relatively moderate, positive and significant association between Green Sourcing and Environmental Sustainability in Kampala industries (r= 0.558, sig .000, p< .01) ; Multiple regression results indicated that Green sourcing (β = 0.387) was found to significantly predict Environmental Sustainability in Kampala industries. …”
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Gambaran Fungsi Ginjal pada Pasien Gagal Jantung yang Dirawat di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode 1 Januari 2010-31 Desember 2012 by Putri Reno Indrisia, Saptino Miro, Detty Iryani

“…Pada pasien CHF IV 14,81% mengalami penurunan fungsi ginjal ringan, 62,97% sedang dan 7,41% mengalami penurunan fungsi ginjal berat. …”
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Molecular docking of phytosterols in Stenochlaena palustris as anti-breast cancer by Dona Marisa, Lisda Hayatie, Siti Juliati, Eko Suhartono, Noer Komari

“…Leu387 (hydrogen bond); Phe404 (Phi-phi-T shaped), Leu391, Leu346, Trp383, Leu354, Ala350, Leu525, Leu349 (Alkyl) were among the residues by which a-tocopherol interacted with ER. …”
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The Association of Emotional Blackmail and Adjustment to College Life Among Warned Female Students at Al-Balqa University Students by Raed A. Al-kreimeen, Nedal Ahmad Alghafary, Fadi Soud Samawi

“…The questionnaire consisted of 28 items and the college adjustment test (CAT) developed by Pennebaker (2013). The test comprised 19 items. …”
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HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN TINDAKAN TENTANG PENYAKIT DEMAM BERDARAH DENGUE (DBD) DENGAN RUMAH POSITIF JENTIK WARGA RT. 003 RW.002 KEL. TEBING KEC. TEBING KABUPATEN KARIMUN by Kholilah Samosir, siti rizkaramdhaniartie, Iwan Iskandar, Dora Herdiana

“…There was 32 respondents (32.7%) had good knowledge, there were 50 respondents (51%) had a good attitude, and 19 respondents (19.4%) had good actions against dengue disease. …”
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Optimization and Performance Analysis of a Geothermal-Based Power Generation System Based on Flash-Binary and Dual-Pressure Evaporation Organic Rankine Cycles Using Zeotropic Mixtu... by Mojtaba Nedaei, Abolfazl Keykhah, Borzo Kamary, Ehsanolah Assareh

“…Also, the exergoeconomic performance indicates that the net present value and payback period are about 10.85 million dollars and 3.47 years, respectively. Also, the net present value of the proposed system is estimated for the four electricity sale and geofluid prices and reveals that the product sale costs influence the system’s economic performance more than the purchase cost. …”
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