The quality of education of the Russian political elite by N. N. Meshcheryakova, O. V. Kryshtanovskaya

“…Authors studied the biographies of 885 people who hold senior positions in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government as of September 01, 2022.The study showed that elite education and elitist education in Russia are not one and the same. …”
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Association of workforce participation with depression among US older adults: results from NHANES 2005–2018 by Zhenyu Sun, Yi Wang, Xi Chen, Dongfu Qian

“…Especially, regular daytime working reduced depression risk by 52% compared with those who not working (OR = 0.48; 95%CI: 0.27–0.87). A significant decreased PHQ-9 score and depression risk as hours worked per week increased until reaching 34.86 and 25.35 in the RCS for generalised linear and logistic regression models, respectively. …”
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Implementasi Teknik Enkripsi dan Dekripsi dI File Video Menggunakan Algoritma Blowfish by Nuniek Fahriani, Harunur Rosyid

“…Being a user need to avoid 'third parties' who can change, retrieve or delete data physically or run program functions that interfere with the system. …”
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Remnant cholesterol and its variability independent of low density lipoprotein cholesterol predict metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease by Yuting Sun, Xinlei Miao, Manling Hu, Xiaoling Xie, Shuang Liu, Ziping Song, Jiayi Deng, Fei Xu, Meng Li, Yangxuan He, Song Leng

“…A longitudinal cohort study involving 43,065 participants who underwent at least two physical examinations was conducted. …”
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The Change of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Independently Predicts Survival of Colorectal Cancer Patients after Curative Resection by Qingqing Chen, Haohao Wu, Xinwei Guo, Ke Gu, Wenjie Wang, Xiaochen Chen, Shengjun Ji, Hui Yang, Jiahao Zhu

“…This study was designed to evaluate the role of ∆SII in CRC patients who received surgery. Methods. A total 206 patients were enrolled in this study. …”
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Exploring the purpose and stages of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in audiology research: a case study approach by Helen Pryce, Nisha Dhanda, Jean Straus

“…The methods sought to engage volunteer PPIE contributors who might otherwise have not known about or contributed views of research methods. …”
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AI-based automatic patient positioning in a digital-BGO PET/CT scanner: efficacy and impact by John A. Kennedy, Tala Palchan-Hazan, Zohar Keidar

“…On average, CT image quality was superior for non-obese patients who were most closely aligned with the isocenter: noise increased by 3.2 ± 0.1% for every 1 cm increase in off-centering. …”
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Preparing physiotherapists for the future: the development and evaluation of an innovative curriculum by Niki Stolwijk, Anne van Bergen, Evy Jetten, Marjo Maas

“…Participants were undergraduate physiotherapy students of cohort 2021–2022, the first group who experienced PACE and teachers involved with this cohort. …”
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Clinical Response Predictive Model for Omalizumab in Moderate-to-Severe Asthma Patients by Ruiqi Qian, Lingyi Yang, Xurui Shen, Cheng Chen, Jianan Huang, Xiuqin Zhang, Cuiping Fu

“…This single-center, prospective study collected patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for moderate-to-severe bronchial asthma set by the National Asthma Prevention and Treatment Group in 2016 in the first hospital affiliated with Soochow University. …”
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The impact of radiation-related lymphocyte recovery on the prognosis of locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients: a retrospective analysis by Hongshan Ji, Ping Zhang, Chanjun Zhen, Liyuan Fu, Dongjie Lv, Wenwen Bai, Rui Zhang, Jing Li, Hang Gao, Yajing Wang, Qiuying An, Yuhao Su, Hanyu Si, Xueying Qiao, Zhiguo Zhou

“…Methods Patients with stage II-IVa ESCC who received definitive RT were screened. Collect absolute lymphocyte counts (ALCs) before, during, and after RT. …”
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An Investigation of the Knowledge and Perceptions of Arthritis amongst the Student Population in Ireland. by Laura Dunleavy, Máire McCallion

“…The percentage of respondents who obtained the correct answers in relation to questions on how many different types of arthritis there are and how many people they think are affected by arthritis in Ireland were 19.4% and 43.0%, respectively. …”
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A prediction nomogram for residual after negative pressure aspiration for endogenic cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy: a retrospective study by Yan Lei, Na Zhang, Yu Liu, Xin Du

“…Methods This retrospective study included patients treated in the gynecology department of our institution from May 2017 to August 2023 who underwent negative pressure suction treatment, ultrasound examinations before and after treatment, and received telephone follow-up for at least 6 months. …”
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Antibiotic knowledge and influencing factors among residents in China: a cross-sectional survey by Sixian DU, Yaqing LIU, Xiaoxu YIN, Haoran NIU, Feng JIANG, Liwen GONG

“…According to the multivariate logistic regression analysis, antibiotic knowledge scores were significantly influenced by the following factors (all P < 0.05): individuals with middle school education or below compared to those with a master′s degree or above (β = – 2.047, OR = 0.129), those with a medical education background compared to those without (β = – 1.430, OR = 0.239), full-time workers compared to other occupations (β = 0.387, OR = 1.472), healthcare workers compared to non-healthcare workers (β = – 0.674, OR = 0.510), individuals with chronic diseases compared to those without (β = 0.753, OR = 2.123), and those who self-rated their health as "very good" compared to "average" (β = 0.647, OR = 1.910). …”
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Medial Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Partial Meniscectomy and Without Cyst Excision for Popliteal Cysts: A Case Series by Kang-Il Kim, Jun-Ho Kim

“…<b>Methods:</b> This study retrospectively used serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluations to assess 26 consecutive patients who underwent MOWHTO. Of the 26 patients, six with preoperative PCs were included. …”
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The Efficacy of Parenteral Nutrition and Enteral Nutrition Supports in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systemic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Yan Qin, Maoxia Liu, Fengbao Guo, Du Chen, Peng Yang, Xionghui Chen, Feng Xu

“…Results. 7 studies enroll a total of 456 patients who received different nutritional supports including parenteral nutrition (PN), enteral nutrition (EN), and PN + EN. …”
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Psychosocial determinants of the willingness to pay for social health insurance among workers at a commercial bank in Dessie, Ethiopia: a multi-setting study by Alemayehu Mebratu Abate, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Abebe Kibret Assfaw, Husien Nurahmed Toleha, Ewunetie Mekashaw Bayked

“…The main reason for the WTP was to help those who could not afford medical costs, while the primary reason for not paying was the scheme’s limited benefit packages. …”
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Affordability of Essential Medicines and Associated Factors in Public Health Facilities of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia by Eyassu Mathewos Oridanigo, Waju Beyene Salgedo, Feyera Gebissa Kebene

“…The study was conducted from March 28 to April 30, 2018, in the public health facilities of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. Based on the WHO operational package for assessing, monitoring, and evaluating a country’s pharmaceutical situations, health facilities were selected from each selected district using lower-, middle-, and higher-level criteria, making a total of 30 health facilities. …”
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Carbon footprint and cost analysis of a bicycle lane in a municipality by J. Prasara-A, A. Bridhikitti

“…Even though a low rate (26%) of road users, who participated in this research, were willing to ride bikes had a bicycle lane been provided, a considerable amount of environmental impact could still have been reduced.CONCLUSION: The carbon footprint expected to be reduced in a year is valued at about 4.7 million baht of carbon credit. …”
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Mapping the Discourse. Architecture Periodicals in/for the Teaching of Architecture History by Gaia Caramellino, Valeria Casali, Nicole De Togni

“…Journals were examined in their interrelations and interconnections through comparative and cross-cultural analyses, crossing diverse architectural geographies, to trace the international circulation of knowledge.Crossing two divergent research attitudes codified by architectural historians, who tended to look at magazines as structuring sources for writing history or, alternatively, as objects of inquiry over the past decades, journals are critically examined as complex objects, investigated in their economic, material, cultural, visual, and graphic dimensions. …”
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The Electroanatomic Volume of the Left Atrium as a Determinant of Recurrences in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Vein Isolation: A Prospective Study by Amaia Martínez León, David Testa Alonso, María Salgado, Ruth Álvarez Velasco, Minel Soroa, Daniel Gracia Iglesias, David Calvo

“…<b>Methods</b>: This prospective study included 197 patients with AF who were referred for PVI to our center (Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Spain) between 2016 and 2020. …”
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