Sacubitril/valsartan on right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling and albumin-bilirubin score in heart failure in Chinese patients with reduced ejection fraction by Yanan Shi, Chuanyu Gao, Yu Xu, Fang Yuan

“…Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted on 305 patients with HFrEF and RVD who were hospitalized between June 2020 and December 2021. …”
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OUTCOME OF DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT by Erum Afzal, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Khalid Iqbal, Kausar Aftab, Rubeena Muein

“…At the end of 6 months we found that all families had not followed this. The patient who visited >2times/month were considered compliant and those visited <2times/month were considered non-compliant. …”
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Assessment of Traffic-Related Ambient Air Particulate Matter (PM) Levels in Douala, Cameroon by Yannick Cédric Ngangmo, Cyrille Adiang Mezoue, Cyrille Meukaleuni, Brice B. S. Wandjie, David Monkam

“…The concentration measured values of the pollutants are three times for PM2.5 and four times for PM10 above the recent WHO limits for daily exposure. In addition, it provides essential information on the pollution in Douala, which can be a major source of illness in the city and must be addressed.…”
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Early warning systems (EWSs) for chikungunya, dengue, malaria, yellow fever, and Zika outbreaks: What is the evidence? A scoping review. by Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Tatiana Rivera Ramírez, Axel Kroeger, Ernesto Gozzer, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data were extracted from Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Google Scholar, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), PubMed, Web of Science, and WHO Library Database (WHOLIS) databases until August 2019. …”
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Neurophysiological Effects of Chronic Indoor Environmental Toxic Mold Exposure on Children by Ebere C. Anyanwu, Andrew W. Campbell, Aristo Vojdani

“…In this study, we reported the neurological findings in children who attended our Center because of chronic exposure to toxic molds. …”
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Types of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) used by people of different age and smoking status groups: results from a US nationally representative survey by Lucy Popova, Robert T Fairman, David L Ashley, Zachary B Massey, Bai Cham, Ruiyan Luo, Mohammed Alqahtani, Scott Weaver

“…This study sought to identify differences in the use of ENDS device type based on age and cigarette use status to inform policy about regulating ENDS.Design This was a cross-sectional study.Setting Data was derived from a national survey conducted in 2021 in the USA.Participants Participants include 2369 US youth and adults (13 years or older) who reported past 30-day ENDS use.Outcome measures Past 30-day fairly regular use (i.e., several times a week or more) of ENDS device types, namely cigalikes, disposables, refillable tank/box mods, closed pods, refillable pods and drippers. …”
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Harmony in healthcare: recommended infant feeding practices and associated factors among HIV positive mothers in Eastern Ethiopian hospitals by Muluken Yigezu, Natnael Kebede

“…Results The magnitude of recommended feeding practice was found to be 86% (95% CI: 81.9, 89.1). HIV-positive mothers who had a child age of 0–6 months [AOR = 5.21 (95% CI: 2.54, 10.70], spontaneous vaginal delivery [AOR = 2.11 (95% CI: 1.05, 4.24], and ever provided expressed breast milk [AOR = 2.82 (95% CI: 1.33, 5.95] were significantly associated with recommended Infant feeding practice. …”
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Correlation Between Objective Habit Metrics and Objective Medication Adherence: Retrospective Study of 15,818 Participants From Clinical Studies by Antoine Pironet, L Alison Phillips, Bernard Vrijens

“…Such objective habit metrics can be used to monitor patients and identify those who may benefit from habit-building support.…”
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Adverse events and overall health and well-being after COVID-19 vaccination: interim results from the VAC4COVID cohort safety study by Thomas M MacDonald, Andrew Duncan, Amy Rogers, Greg Guthrie, Alex Doney, Steve Morant, Isla Mackenzie, Evelien Rooke, Rebecca Barr, Filippo Pigazzani, Krists Zutis

“…Objectives To describe the incidence of adverse events (AEs), reactogenicity symptoms, menstrual changes and overall self-rated improvement in health and well-being after COVID-19 vaccination.Design VAC4COVID is an ongoing prospective, active observational, post-authorisation cohort safety study (PASS) of UK-approved vaccines for COVID-19 disease.Setting The study is conducted through a secure website (www.vac4covid.com) by MEMO Research, University of Dundee, UK.Participants 16 265 adult (18 years or older) UK residents with a valid email address and internet access.Interventions Any UK-authorised COVID-19 vaccination.Main outcome measures The outcomes reported in this interim analysis include AEs, reactogenicity-type AEs (headache, fatigue, muscle or joint pain, fever, nausea, dizziness or local vaccine reaction), menstrual changes and reported improvement in overall health and well-being.Results 11 475 consented participants (mean age 54.8 years) provided follow-up data between 2 February and 5 October 2021 (mean follow-up duration 184 days), by which date 89.2% of participants had received two vaccine doses. 89.8% of 5222 participants who completed a follow-up questionnaire in the 7 days after any COVID-19 vaccination reported no AEs. …”
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Genie oder kein Genie, ist nicht die Frage. Perspektiven auf Clara Wieck Schumanns Kompetenzerwerb by Janina Klassen

“…The assumed naturalness of female inequality in medical and anthropological discourses of the nineteenth century reinforced the idea of a natural-born heroic genius who produces original ideas without effort and preconditions. …”
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About One Memorable Date in the History of Spain by G. I. Volkova

“…In 1714 the Catalans, being in the camp of the losers in the War of the Spanish Succession, finally lost any hope to gain independence. 300 years later, nationalists, who are in power now in Catalonia, want to take advantage of that memorable date by organizing a regional referendum in order to choose their own path of development. …”
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Effectiveness of Retail Promotions in the Green Industry by Age Group: A Case Study by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn

“…Surprisingly, men are the driving force in this age group (with a 125% increase) who spent approximately $441 per household (in 2012) with most of the expenditures being on food producing/edible plants (i.e. fruit trees, berries, vegetables and herbs).  …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Occurrence of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Kulito Health Center, Halaba Zone, South Ethiopia, 2018 by Bahredin Abdella, Mohammed Ibrahim, Iyasu Tadesse, Kalkidan Hassen, Mekonnin Tesfa

“…Systematic random sampling procedure was employed to select 236 pregnant women who attended antenatal care at Kulito Health Center. …”
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Predictores psicológicos de lesión en jóvenes deportistas / Psychological Predictors of Injury in Young Athletes by Rosendo Berengüí-Gil, Jorge L. Puga

“…Participants were 115 athletes, members of specialization programs, who were administered the Psychological Inventory on Athletic Execution (IPED), Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) and Profile of Mood States (POMS). …”
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Comparison of Intraoperative and Postoperative Outcomes of Sleeve and Dorsal Slit Technique of Circumcision: A Prospective Interventional Study by N Snigdha, R Lakshmana, Das Debarath, Natarjan Soorya, A Pravindhas, M Malar Mannan

“…Sixty patients diagnosed with phimosis, balanoposthitis, paraphimosis and patients who requested circumcision for religious reasons were randomly assigned to undergo either the sleeve technique (Group A) or the dorsal slit technique (Group B). …”
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Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga dengan Kejadian Depresi pada Usia Tua di Nagari Tanjung Banai Aur, Kecamatan Sumpur Kudus, Kabupaten Sijunjung Tahun 2012 by Figa Prima Dani, Yaslinda Yaunin, Edison .

“…Samples in this study were people with age more than 60 years who lives with his/her in Nagari Tanjung Aur Banai, Kecamatan Sumpur Kudus Kabupaten Sijunjung, which were counted as 82 people, and taken by stratified sampling method. old age with depression have low family support. …”
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Magnitude of Prompt HIV-Seropositive Status Disclosure to Partner and Associated Factors among Adult Clients on ART at Holeta Health Center, Central Ethiopia, 2020 by Guta Kebede, Adugna Dufera, Tufa Kolola, Teka Girma, Daniel Belema

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out from September 15, 2019, to March 15, 2020, among 438 people living with HIV who were more than 18 years old and had sexual partner attending ART clinic at Holeta Health Center, central Ethiopia. …”
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Identification of CD8+ T Cell-Related Genes: Correlations with Immune Phenotypes and Outcomes of Liver Cancer by Qi Pan, Ying Cheng, Donghua Cheng

“…The biological process might provide new directions for patients who are insensitive to immune therapy.…”
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Perceived wildfire risk and past experiences with wildfire smoke influence public support for prescribed burning in the western conterminous United States by Christopher J Rogers, Celeste Beck, Rima Habre, Jo Kay Ghosh

“…Although only trending towards significance, perceived future risk mediated 16.9% (p = 0.066) of the association between recent smoke experience and support for prescribed burning nearby. Among those who experienced recent smoke events, reporting high degrees of overall smoke impacts or outdoor air quality impacts were positively associated with support for prescribed burns. …”
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Predominant polarity in bipolar affective disorder and its impact on cognition and quality of life by Shashank Bhardwaj, Deoraj Sinha, Ami Pawar, Astik Mane

“…Method: After Institutional Ethics Committee Approval and written informed consent, patients who were diagnosed with BPAD attending out-patient department of a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai were recruited. …”
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