The scholarly and practice profile of respiratory therapists in Canada: A cross-sectional survey by Marco Zaccagnini, André Bussières, Peter Nugus, Andrew West, Aliki Thomas

“…We calculated means and standard deviations, or medians and interquartile ranges for continuous variables and frequencies and proportions for categorical variables. …”
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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Gypsum-Like Rock Materials by Sijiang Wei, Chongyang Wang, Yushun Yang, Meng Wang

“…After high-temperature dehydration, the hemihydrate gypsum continued to dehydrate and become soluble anhydrous gypsum.…”
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A Method for Quantifying Automobile Brake Creep Groan Intensity Based on Friction-Induced Vibration and Noise by Lijun Zhang, Jianfeng Wu, Dejian Meng

“…This vibration mode occurs when continuously maintaining a low brake oil pressure or slowly releasing the force exerted on the brake pedal during the vehicle low-speed starting process, the velocity-displacement phase-plane portrait of which shows a stable limit cycle of stick-slip motion. …”
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Current utility, instruments, and future directions for intra-renal pressure management during ureteroscopy: scoping review by global research in intra-renal pressure collaborative... by Steffi Kar Kei Yuen, Wen Zhong, Yun Sang Chan, Daniele Castellani, Naeem Bhojani, Madhu Sudan Agarwal, Theodoros Tokas, Stefanie Croghan, Helene Jung, Thomas Herrmann, Bhaskar Somani, Vineet Gauhar

“…The cornerstone of a safe FURS is the ability to continuously monitor IRP to avoid elevation of IRP above the normal range of 10 mmHg. …”
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Groundwater Level Forecasting in the Jakarta Groundwater Basin by Andi Agus Nur, Dani Ruswandi

“…As a result, the use of AI techniques in GWL modeling continues to grow, attracting the attention of scientists around the world. …”
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Exploring Caring Motivation Barriers among Mothers of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Qualitative Content Analysis by Seyed Javad Hosseini, Monir Ramezani, Farah Ashrafzadeh, Jamshid Jamali

“…Twenty-six mothers of children with IDDs were purposefully selected to participate in face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Data collection continued until saturation was achieved. Data analysis was conducted using Mayring’s inductive approach within MAXQDA version 20. …”
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The A to E (ABCDE) Pit Crew Model: A Novel Approach to Team Based Care of Critical Patients in the Prehospital Setting by Ayanna Walker, Adam Oswald, Jessica Wanthal, Christine Van Dillen, Cherian Plamoottil, Parth Patel, Maria Tassone, Latha Ganti

“…Future studies are needed evaluate other methods of training and the effects of continued formal pit-crew training over time.…”
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Ranolazine Induced Bradycardia, Renal Failure, and Hyperkalemia: A BRASH Syndrome Variant by Syed Arsalan Akhter Zaidi, Danial Shaikh, Muhammad Saad, Timothy J. Vittorio

“…Ranolazine treatment was not continued upon discharge. In summary, our case illustrates an association between ranolazine and renal failure induced hyperkalemia, leading to conduction delays in the myocardium. …”
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Impact of climate and human-induced fire on the Dongyuan Lake, Southern Taiwan during the last 1850 cal years BP by Abdur Rahman, Liang-Chi Wang, Neng-Ti Yu, Jiun-Yee Yen

“…After 1100 cal years BP, increased runoff, and organic matter accumulation indicated peatification, suggesting wetter conditions characterized by higher TOC, TN, TOC/TN ratios, δ13Corg, and SR. Wetter periods continued, but the appearance of diatoms indicated shallow water levels during 750–500 cal years BP and from 350 cal years BP to the present. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosing Pituitary Micro-Adenoma, Taking Histopathology as Gold Standard by Sehar Sarfraz, Tayyaba Ali, Pakeeza Shafiq, Zartashia Khan, Waqar Azeem, Ghazala Rasool, Ehsan Ul Haq

“…The comparison was made against histopathology as the reference standard. A 2×2 contingency table was used to calculate sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value, and overall diagnostic accuracy by using SPSS version 25. …”
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Dynamic Calibration Method of Multichannel Amplitude and Phase Consistency in Meteor Radar by Yujian Jin, Xiaolong Chen, Songtao Huang, Zhuo Chen, Jing Li, Wenhui Hao

“…Meteor radar is a widely used technique for measuring wind in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, with the key advantage of being unaffected by terrestrial weather conditions, thus enabling continuous operation. In all-sky interferometric meteor radar systems, amplitude and phase consistencies between multiple channels exhibit dynamic variations over time, which can significantly degrade the accuracy of wind measurements. …”
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Navigating challenges and maximizing potential: Handling complications and constraints in minimally invasive surgery by Qadrie Zulfkar, Maqbool Mudasir, Dar Mohd Altaf, Qadir Afshana

“…By addressing these challenges, the field of MIS continues to evolve, offering patients minimally invasive options with enhanced safety and efficacy.…”
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Information War in Syria by N. A. Smirnov

“…Much depends on this: whether the country's population supports the direction of further assistance or troops, how residents of other countries would react to a further continuation of the conflict, or how the representatives of international organizations would answer the question about the legitimacy of any move. …”
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Digital Strategy, Digital Leadership, Organizational Agility, and Digital Transformation for Agricultural Business Sustainability: A Human Resource Management Review by Zulkifli Zulkifli, Adnan Hakim

“…Various empirical evidence states that business continuity in the digital era is greatly influenced by various factors, including digital strategy, digital leadership, organizational agility, and digital transformation. …”
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Diversity and occurrence of methylotrophic yeasts used in genetic engineering by A. S. Rozanov, E. G. Pershina, N. V. Bogacheva, V. Shlyakhtun, A. A. Sychev, S. E. Peltek

“…Whereas their status  for commercial use is undetermined, the search for alternative stains for expression of recombinant protein continues.  Strains of other species of methylotrophic yeasts have been adapted, among which the genus Ogataearepresentatives prevail. …”
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How Did the COVID‐19 Pandemic Change Cigarette Smoking Behavior? by Jason Semprini

“…Conclusions Smoking prevalence continues to decline in the United States, and the pandemic appeared to have been associated with lower smoking rates. …”
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Late Pennsylvanian vegetation dynamics of the Donets Basin, Ukraine by Nataliya Boyarina

“…The new plant communities of wetland calamitalean-fern-pteridosperm woodlands on coastal lowlands and seasonally dry fern-pteridosperm woodlands on lagoon coasts in the late Gzhelian were formed according to the migration progressive model of phytocoenogenesis due to a migration of plants from reduced river landscapes to coastal lowlands and lagoon coasts in the period of the further sea level drop with low-amplitude sea level oscillations and an increased drying during the continued late Gzhelian glacial interval. …”
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Home care program for high-risk pregnancies: a qualitative study of care providers perspectives from Iran by Masoumeh sayahi, Shahrbanoo Salehin, Mehrnoosh Zakerkish, Afsaneh Keramat, Shahrbanoo Goli

“…The sampling method used was purposive sampling considering the maximum possible diversity, which continued until data saturation. There were 13 in-depth and semi-structured interviews with care providers. …”
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Stakeholders’ experiences, perceptions and satisfaction with an electronic appointment system: a qualitative content analysis by Faezeh Ostadmohammadi, Ehsan Nabovati, Fatemeh Rangraze Jeddi, Leila Shokrizadeh Arani

“…Abstract Background Online appointment scheduling systems have been designed and implemented to address barriers and problems related to in-person appointment scheduling; however, these systems also face challenges and issues that require continuous evaluation and resolution. This research aimed to investigate the experiences, perceptions and satisfaction of stakeholders with an electronic appointment system and identify its problems. …”
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Yogic Practices as a Complementary Approach to Physical Fitness: An Intervention Study by Tarak Nath Pramanik, Aminur Rahaman, Gopal Chandra Saha, Anupam Roy, Punam Pradhan

“…The experimental group underwent a six-week yogic intervention, including asanas, pranayama, and meditation, conducted daily under the guidance of certified instructors. The control group continued their usual daily routines. Pre- and post-intervention measurements were conducted to assess muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, power, agility, balance, reaction time, and BMI. …”
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