DEEP STRUCTURE, TECTONIC EVOLUTION AND HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF THE KALAMIT SWELL (NORTHWESTERN SHELF OF THE BLACK SEA) ACCORDING TO DENSITY MODELING DATA by M.V. Kozlenko, Yu.V. Kozlenko

“…КS as a complete morphological structure was formed in the Salgirian phase of tectogenesis by consolidation of several heterogeneous-heterochronous structures. Its development continued in the Alpine era due to subsidence of the sides as a result of rift processes in the Karkinitsky Trough and the West Black Sea Basin. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Breast Self-Examination Practice among Female Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University by Sarko Masood Mohammed

“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women all over the world. it is estimated to account for around 25% of all malignant in women, and incidence shows continuously increasing trend in many countries all over the world. …”
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Assessing the Fiscal Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Japan through Application of a Public Economic Framework by Ataru Igarashi, Cillian Copeland, Nikos Kotsopoulos, Riku Ota, Silvia Capucci, Daisuke Adachi

“…**Introduction:** Obesity continues to represent a significant public health concern, with a broad impact from both a health and economic perspective. …”
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Quality Care Through Clinical Audit: Blood Sampling Practices By Nurses In The Emergency Department Of A University Affiliated Teaching Hospital by Aimen Malik, Muhammad Azam Awais, Maria Aziz, Mubariz Ahmed, Muhammad Furqan Hussain, Usman Qureshi

“…Further interventions and continuous auditing are the key to further improving adherence to the WHO guidelines. …”
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Costs of Potential Medication Wastage Due to Switching Treatment Among People With Multiple Sclerosis by Darin T. Okuda, Achal Patel, Robert Schuldt, Ibraheem Abioye, Nicole G. Bonine

“…PwMS were required to have 12 months of continuous eligibility for the entire year and a claim for at least 2 unique DMTs during the same calendar year. …”
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Investigating the impact of integrating land consolidation with agricultural mechanization on the technical, energy, and environmental dimensions of paddy production by Farshad Haghjooy Maklavani, Mohammad Gholami Parashkoohi, Davood Mohammad Zamani, Hamed Afshari

“…By merging smaller plots into larger, contiguous fields, we aim to boost farming efficiency and facilitate the adoption of agricultural machinery. …”
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Intrathecal magnesium sulphate as an adjuvant to bupivacaine for infraumbilical surgeries: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohamed Mohamed Belal, Osama Mohammad Alazki, Mohamed Nabih Bashir, Lana Yousef Sbitan, Douaa Albelal, Farah Albakkar, Abdelrahmanh H. Hafez, Ayman Issa Nabhan

“…We presented dichotomous outcomes as risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI), while continuous outcomes were measured as mean differences (MDs) with 95% CI. …”
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Comparing Assisted Reproductive Outcomes in Women with Different Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotypes Undergoing Frozen Embryo Transfer by Anubhuti Patel, Anviti Saraf, Vyshnavi A. Rao, Kamini A. Rao

“…Statistical Analysis Used: For quantitative variables, we employed the Kruskal-Wallis Test with post hoc Tukey’s analysis. For continuous or ordinal variables, the Mann-Whitney U test was utilized. …”
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Why PD-L1 expression varies between studies of lung cancer: results from a Bayesian meta-analysis by Preston Ngo, Wendy A. Cooper, Stephen Wade, Kwun M. Fong, Karen Canfell, Deme Karikios, Marianne Weber

“…Overall, this work highlights the continuing challenge of consistency in PD-L1 testing. …”
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Assessing the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilizations of U.S. Veteran Patients with Schizophrenia by Lin Xie, M. Furaha Kariburyo, Juan Du, Yuexi Wang

“…Patients in both groups were required to be at least age 18 years and have continuous medical and pharmacy benefits 1 year pre- and 1 year post-index date. …”
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Changing patterns in cataract surgery indications, outcomes, and costs, 2012–2023: a retrospective study at Aravind Eye Hospitals, IndiaResearch in context by Sachin Gupta, Ravindran D. Ravilla, Haripriya Aravind, Shivkumar Chandrashekharan, Thulasiraj D. Ravilla

“…However, female patients continued to face inequities, presenting with worse vision, and receiving lower expenditures for surgery, indicating the need for targeted approaches to address sex inequity both on the demand generation and treatment provision sides. …”
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Successful task shifting: a mixed-methods cross-sectional evaluation of an emergency obstetric care program to increase access to cesarean sections in rural Nepal by Rita Thapa Budhathoki, Abigail G. Knoble, Suresh Tamang, Bal Sundar Chansi Shrestha, Arpana BC Kalaunee, Indra Rai, Bikash Shrestha, Pravin Paudel, Ruma Rajbhandari, Archana Amatya

“…Results Immediately after training, 92.7% of ASBA graduates reported performing CSs, with the majority (65.6%) continuing to perform CSs today. Of the ASBAs not performing CSs, 51.7% could be explained by the lack of a functional operating theater, despite being at hospitals expected to provide CSs. …”
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Development and validation of the respite care model for adults with cancer in Iran: study protocol for a multimethod research project by Vahid Pakpour, Fatemeh Sadeghi-Ghyassi, Azad Rahmani, Nasrin Kheibar, Maryam Rassouli

“…It is crucial to develop a model tailored to the country’s specific needs, culture and resources to systematically support caregivers and ensure care continuity. Hence, this study aims to develop and validate a respite care model for adult patients with cancer in Iran.Methods and analysis This study will use a multimethod approach across three stages. …”
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Flow cytometry sorting of cells infected with African swine fever virus by A. S. Pershin, I. V. Shevchenko, T. N. Komova, A. Mazloum, N. N. Vlasova, E. O. Morozova, A. S. Igolkin, K. N. Gruzdev

“…The African swine fever panzootic  is continuing  to spread,  and the number  of affected countries and material losses are increasing. …”
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Self-Movement Screening using the Symmio Application is Reliable and Valid for Identifying Musculoskeletal Risk Factors by Kyle Matsel, Jonathan Kirsch, Tessa Netelbeek, Rolando Rodriguez, Ervin Velic, Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer

“…The validity of Symmio was determined by comparing self-screen performance dichotomized as pass or fail with the reference standard of pain with movement, failure on the Functional Movement Screen™, and asymmetry on the Y Balance Test-Lower Quarter™ using three separate 2x2 contingency tables. # Results The mean Cohen's kappa coefficient was 0.68 (95% CI, 0.47-0.87) and the absolute agreement was 89% between self-assessment of subjects and the observation of a trained healthcare provider. …”
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In vitro assessment of fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth restored with short fiber reinforced resin based composite and ceramic overlays by Mona Elshirbini Hafez, Ahmed Ata Abd El-ghany, Ahmed Ismail Taha, Ashraf Amin

“…However, these crowns lead to extensive loss of tooth structure. Continuous trials to develop a biomimetic conservative direct restorative material that can be used as a dentine substitute led to the development of the short fiber reinforced resin composite. …”
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IMPLICATION OF COMMUNALISM IN CHILD-TRAINING IN ANCIENT ISRAEL AND TRADITIONAL YORUBA SETTING FOR MORAL EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA by FABAREBO SAMUEL IDOWU, IYANDA ABEL OLATOYE

“…It is never an exaggeration to posit that there is currently continuous erosion of human values and relation which had been deeply ingrained in African culture. …”
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Prevalence Of Rifampicin Resistance in New Cases Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Children by Sonia Saleem, Aneela Shaheen, Muhammad Naeem, Shahid Mehmood Sahi, Sara Rubab, Bint-Ul- Huda

“…Conclusion: The study highlights the need for continuous monitoring of drug resistance patterns in children with tuberculosis, particularly concerning rifampicin, a crucial first-line antibiotic. …”
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The Burden of Asymptomatic Malaria Infection in Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Exploring Barriers to Elimination and Prevention by Daniel Asmelash, Wubetu Agegnehu, Wondaya Fenta, Yemane Asmelash, Shibihon Debebe, Abyot Asres

“…Abstract Background Malaria remains a major public health problem that continues to cause death in under-five children nearly every minute. …”
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Sustainability of Paddy Rice Farming in the Conservation of Birds in Uganda Amidst a Growing Expansion of the Rice farming Industry. by Sarah, Nachuha, Twagiramaria, Fortunate

“…There is need to introduce alternative income-generating activities and continuous sensitization of stakeholders on wise use of rice farms.…”
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