Deriving seasonal and annual surface mass balance for debris-covered glaciers from flow-corrected satellite stereo DEM time series by Shashank Bhushan, David Shean, Jyun-Yi Michelle Hu, Grégoire Guillet, David Robert Rounce

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Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Amputations in Romania: Results of a Cross-Sectional Quality of Life Questionnaire Based Survey by Cosmina I. Bondor, Ioan A. Veresiu, Bogdan Florea, Etta J. Vinik, Aaron I. Vinik, Norina A. Gavan

“…This is a post hoc analysis of quality of life in diabetic neuropathy patients in a cross-sectional survey performed in 2012 in Romania, using the Norfolk QOL-DN in which 21,756 patients with self-reported diabetes were enrolled. …”
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Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Achondroplasia after Global Limb-lengthening Surgery: A Case Series by Ignacio Ginebreda, Maximiliano Ibáñez, Nicole Canu, Carolina Echavarria, Joana Lebre, Miriam Pérez

“…Subjects and Methods: This retrospective case series reviewed patients with achondroplasia who underwent global (tibial, femoral, and humeral) elongation between 1986 and 2012 at our institution. Patients were followed for 3 years postoperatively to measure gains in height and limb length. …”
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A scoping review of interventions to supplement spoken communication for children with limited speech or language skills. by Maria Antonella Costantino, Maurizio Bonati

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Searches were conducted (up to December 2012) in the MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, DARE, and Cochrane Library databases. …”
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Formation of gene associations that code for general homeostasis and performance components of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) by P. N. Malchikov, M. G. Myasnikova

“…Since 1912, durum wheat breeding in the Middle Volga region has passed several stages. …”
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Karakteristik Tanah Pada Lereng Sebagai Mitigasi Pasca Bencana Tanah Longsor (Studi Kasus: Nagari Aie Dingin, Kab. Solok, Sumatera Barat) by Agustina Ayunimas, Novy Haryati, Herix Sonata, Meli Muchlian

“…Dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan dapat disimpulkan bahwa karakteristik tanah pada lereng tersebut termasuk jenis tanah pasir berlanau dengan gradasi buruk dan perhitungan menggunakan program Geostudio Slope/W 2012 menunjukkan nilai Faktor Keamanan (FK) dari lereng di Nagari Aia Dingin, Kecamatan Lembah Gumanti, Kabupaten Solok dengan simulasi menggunakan sudut 30°, 45°, 60°, 70° didapatkan nilai Faktor Keamanan (FK) < 1,5 lereng tersebut termasuk dalam kondisi tidak stabil. …”
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Las transiciones hacia la sostenibilidad como procesos de final abierto: Dinamización Local Agroecológica con horticultores convencionales de l’Horta de València by Daniel López-García, Lluís Benlloch Calvo, Vanessa Calabuig Tormo, Piergiuseppe Carucci, Ignacio Diez Torrijos, Alba Herrero Garcés, Mireia López Nicolás, Josep Manuel Pérez Sánchez, Lola Vicente-Amazán

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Effect of Nonlinear Factors on Typhoon-Induced Storm Surges by Fanjun Chen, Kaixuan Ding, Zhilin Sun

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Prevalence of Erosive-ulcerative Lesions of the Stomach and Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by N. A. Ponkratova, P. V. Pavlov, O. S. Shifrin

“…H. pylori infection was found in patients with ulcerative colitis significantly less frequently than in the control group (respectively, in 52.9 % (37 people out of 70) and 71.2 % of cases (79 people out of 111); p = 0.012). …”
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An Empirical Model of the Equatorial Electron Pitch Angle Distributions in Earth's Outer Radiation Belt by Artem Smirnov, Yuri Y. Shprits, Hayley Allison, Nikita Aseev, Alexander Drozdov, Peter Kollmann, Dedong Wang, Anthony Saikin

“…Abstract In this study, we present an empirical model of the equatorial electron pitch angle distributions (PADs) in the outer radiation belt based on the full data set collected by the Magnetic Electron Ion Spectrometer (MagEIS) instrument onboard the Van Allen Probes in 2012–2019. The PADs are fitted with a combination of the first, third and fifth sine harmonics. …”
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Mouth opening variables amongst the North Indian population by Disha Dixit, Pavitra Rastogi, Nand Lal, Rameshwari Singhal

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Illness Representations and Treatment Adherence in Patients with Acute Leukemia and Lymphoma by L.V. Esina, D.E. Vybornykh, E.I. Rasskazova, E.G. Gemdzhian, E.E. Zvonkov, I.A. Lukyanova, T.N. Moiseeva, A.U. Magomedova

“…We present one empirical study involving lymphoma patients (N=58) aged 19 to 64 years (M=41.22; SD=11.17), of whom 70.7% were female, and acute leukemia patients (N=51) aged 18 to 64 years (M=35.12; SD=12.90), of whom 54.9% were female. Participants completed the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R), the Cognitions about body and health questionnaire (CABAH), the Scale for the Assessment of Illness Behavior (SAIB) and 4-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. …”
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Oxygen Consumption of White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Model of Oxygen Management in Intensive Culture Pond by T. Budiardi, T. Batara, D. Wahjuningrum

“…Other experiments were done using shrimp in weight of 8, 10, 12 and 15 gram per tail, in density 4 tails/container.  …”
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Implementing university wellness program for mental wellbeing among health science students: A protocol for implementing an intervention program in higher educational institutions... by Bala Ganesh Pichamuthu, Sathya Thennavan, Sharmila Govardhanan

“…Data were collected using a validated wellness assessment tool with high reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.912). Pre- and post-intervention evaluations were conducted over a six-month period. …”
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A randomised trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in soft tissue injury management by Jonathan Richard Benger, Jane Powell, Fiona Cramp, Carey Middleton McClellan

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Numerical Simulation Analysis and Research on Drag Reduction and Stability Enhancement Effect of Head Swing Based on Biomimetic Flexible Variants by Debo Qi, Yang Li, Baisheng Yang, Zhengyang Wu, Bo Li, Shichao Niu

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Consideraciones acerca de la crecida histórica de julio del 2006 y sus consecuencias en el bajo Neuquén. by María Elena Chiementon, Verónica G. Cortese

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Evaluating the Accuracy of the ERA5 Model in Predicting Wind Speeds Across Coastal and Offshore Regions by Mohamad Alkhalidi, Abdullah Al-Dabbous, Shoug Al-Dabbous, Dalal Alzaid

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Comparison of Use of Propiverine at 45 mg and Combined Treatment of Propiverine 30 mg and Mirabegron in Patients with Overactive Bladder Who did not Benefit from Propiverine 30 mg... by İrfan Şafak Barlas, Selamettin Demir

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El (auto) tropicalismo en Costa Rica: Un análisis de la marca-país del Instituto Costarricense de Turismo dentro de la geopolítica del turismo by Santiago Navarro

“…Es en este marco contextual que se realiza el presente análisis del discurso sobre la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial, los Certificados de Sostenibilidad Ambiental y la campaña oficial del Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) en el año 2012, en los cuáles los estereotipos de la imagen del trópico, del turismo de naturaleza, sol y playa se articulan con el aprovechamiento retórico de la imagen de la población local de Costa Rica como la del “país más feliz del mundo”, hacia el maquillar las contradicciones sociales, laborales, culturales y ecológicas internas, siguiendo mitos sobre el excepcionalismo costarricense. …”
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