An analysis of trace element by atomic absorption in samples of human milk collected in Amapá’s Bank of Milk by Danilo Monteiro Monteiro, Roberto Bezerra Messias

“…This work evaluated the concentration of minerals in milks which are donated to the Bank of Milk of Amapá State, by means of the technique of atomic absorption, with the aim to argue for the importance of this analysis in the routine of Banks of Milk do as to help in therapeutic treatments of newborn babies who have lack of some minerals. After quantifying these levels, the milk could have been used for therapeutic treatments for infants who have a certain mineral deficiency. …”
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Renal Transplantation Patient: A Rare Combination of Disease and Treatment by Giovanni Malaty, Kerilyn Godbe, Mehdi Elmouchtari, Gurjot Malhi, Justin White, Azziza Bankole, Tracey Criss

“…Here, we explore the case of a patient with a recent renal transplant secondary to diabetes-related end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who underwent a successful course of ECT treatment. …”
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Transapical Approach for Mitral Valve Repair during Insertion of a Left Ventricular Assist Device by Mark J. Russo, Aurelie Merlo, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Shahab Akhter, Sean McCarney, Jennifer Steiman, Allen Anderson, Valluvan Jeevanandam

“…Severe mitral regurgitation (MR) is common in patients who are undergoing insertion of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). …”
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Are we offering palliative care and employing shared decision making in the neonatal intensive care unit? A 10-year retrospective chart review by Sawyer Karabelas-Pittman, Helen Coo, Hannah Lee, Christine C. Moon, Gillian MacLean

“…Objective: Perinatal palliative care (PPC) supports families with a fetal diagnosis of a life-limiting condition or who are facing preterm labour at the limits of viability. …”
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A Nomogram Model for Mortality Risk Prediction in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Subjected to Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse (DOTS) by Yi Xie, Jing Han, Weili Yu, Zhili Hou, Zhen Wan

“…There were 10,697 patients in the survival group and 510 in the mortality group who had successfully initiated DOTS, and the mortality rate was 4.55%. …”
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Association between postoperative ibuprofen exposure and acute kidney injury after pediatric cardiac surgery by Sheng Shi, Chao Xiong, Dongyun Bie, Zhongrong Fang, Jianhui Wang

“…AKI occurred less frequently among children who were administered ibuprofen than among those who were not (46 of 396 [11.6%] vs. 152 of 716 [21.2%], p < 0.001). …”
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The Association of Autoantibodies in Hyperthyroid Heart Disease Combined with Pulmonary Hypertension by Xiujuan Zhang, Lin Chen, Jianping Sheng, Chaoying Li, Yong He, WenXia Han

“…Hyperthyroid heart disease may be associated with pulmonary hypertension in patients who have overt hyperthyroidism. To investigate the association of pulmonary hypertension induced by hyperthyroid heart disease and autoantibody, one hundred and one cases with hyperthyroid heart disease who were consecutively admitted to the inpatient department of endocrinology and metabolism of the Shandong Provincial Hospital between November 2014 and April 2018 were collected and analyzed statistically. …”
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THE EFFECT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) MANAGEMENT ON SAFETY BEHAVIOR OF WORKERS AT CONSTRUCTION SERVICE COMPANY IN SURABAYA by Lailatul Badriyah, Noeroel Widajati, Dani Nasirul Haqi, Meirina Ernawati

“…The regulation of OSH procedures must be communicated, promoted to workers, and supervision of workers can be increased as a form of good commitment and given support by providing rewards for workers who have implemented safe behavior properly and providing punishment for workers who conduct unsafe behavior.…”
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Statistical Risk Characteristics and Risk Scoring of Hospital-Acquired Malnutrition for Pediatric Patients by Khreshna Syuhada, Dessie Wanda, Risti Nur’aini, Chairun Ardiantari, Ayu Susilo

“…This study employed a cross-sectional design involving children from 1 month to 18 years of age who were hospitalized for at least 72 hours. We used secondary data from 308 medical records of pediatric patients who were admitted to the hospital in 2017. …”
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Screening Retinopathy of Prematurity in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants in China and the Need for Earlier Screening Times by Jianxun Wang, Feng Chen, Shiping He, Daoman Xiang

“…The mean PMA of onset of ROP in infants who developed mild ROP was 37 weeks compared with 34 weeks for infants who developed severe ROP. …”
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AWARENESS REGARDING TOBACCO SMOKING AMONG DENTAL HOUSEOFFICERS AND STAFF OF PRIVATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY by Mawish Bano

“…There were (76.2%) participants who believed that providing nicotine cessation counselling is an important element of their job as a dental practitioner, and 59.5% believed that they are well prepared to assist patients in quitting smoking. …”
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High Prevalence of Poststroke Depression in Ischemic Stroke Patients in Ethiopia by Fikru Tsehayneh, Abenet Tafesse

“…Result. Of 84 patients who were eligible for the study, 32.2% of patients have depressive symptoms. …”
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Schistosoma mansoni infection risk for school-aged children clusters within households and is modified by distance to freshwater bodies. by Olimpia Lamberti, Narcis B Kabatereine, Edridah M Tukahebwa, Goylette F Chami

“…Children aged 9-17 years and young adults aged 18-29 years who lived ≤0.50km from Lake Victoria were more likely to be infected compared to individuals of the same age who lived further away from the lake. …”
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Hacking Exposed: Leveraging Google Dorks, Shodan, and Censys for Cyber Attacks and the Defense Against Them by Abdullah Alabdulatif, Navod Neranjan Thilakarathne

“…While these tools can be leveraged by professional hackers, they have also empowered “Script Kiddies”, who are low-skill, inexperienced attackers who use readily available exploits and scanning tools without deep technical knowledge. …”
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Cluster analysis of digital competencies among professors in higher education by Karime Chahuán-Jiménez, Eduardo Lara-Yergues, Dominique Garrido-Araya, Elena Salum-Alvarado, Paulina Hurtado-Arenas, Rolando Rubilar-Torrealba

“…PurposeThis research focuses on the diagnosis and clustering of professor higher education in relation to digital competencies, based on different levels of digital competency development.MethodsThe methodology employed in this study involved an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis and cluster analysis using K-means clustering algorithm, considering the Silhouette score, based on the responses obtained through a questionnaire DigComEdu framework, and adjusted according to the experts who conducted a validity analysis.ResultsThe findings indicate that, for the sample professor who answers the questionnaire voluntarily and confidentially, considering margin of error of 5%, a confidence level of 95%, and a response distribution of 50%, corresponding to 314 professors, with a Crombach’s alpha of 0.56, there is no relation between the variables of investigation, age, gender, academic degree, academic hierarchy, and years in academy and the level of digital competencies among professors. …”
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Senses of justice after managed retreat in New York city by Veronica Olivotto, Veronica Olivotto, Katinka Wijsman, Timon McPhearson, Timon McPhearson, Timon McPhearson

“…Managed retreat through voluntary buyouts is typically studied either from the perspective of the buyouts’ process or focused on those who leave, but little attention is given to who and what is left behind. …”
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Nouvelles dédicaces d’Alésia à Apollon Moritasgus by Olivier de Cazanove, Monique Dondin-Payre

“…The first one (found in 2011, in a manhole of a water channel, right north of the temple) bears the dedication by a Roman citizen whose sole cognomen, Iullinus, is preserved, who fulfills a vow granted by his sister Fuscina. …”
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Insights into the dependence of post-stroke motor recovery on the initial corticospinal tract connectivity from a computational model by Dongwon Kim, Leah M. O’Shea, Naveed R. Aghamohammadi

“…This modeling study aims to present a way to differentiate individuals who can achieve 70 to 80% recovery in the chronic phase from those who cannot by examining the interactive evolution of out-of-synergy and in-synergy movement capabilities during the subacute phase, as assessed by the FMA.…”
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Effects of Fish Oil (SMOFlipid^®) and Olive Oil Lipid (ClinOleic^®) on Neonatal Morbidities in Preterm Infants by Fatih KILICBAY, Aslı KESKIN, Ayla GUNLEMEZ

“…Methods: Premature newborns hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit and receiving TPN for at least 14 days were included in the study. Newborns who were hospitalized and received olive oil-based lipid (ClinOleic®) were included in the olive oil group, and those who received omega-3 containing multi-lipid (SMOFlipid®) were included in the SMOFlipid group. …”
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ICU Admission, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, and Mortality among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized for COVID-19 in a Private Healthcare System by Maria da Gloria Cruvinel Horta, Geraldo Jose Coelho Ribeiro, Nelson Otavio Beltrao Campos, Douglas Ribeiro de Oliveira, Lelia Maria de Almeida Carvalho, Karina de Castro Zocrato, Daniel Pitchon dos Reis, Mariana Ribeiro Fernandes, Ricardo Mesquita Camelo, Fernando Martin Biscione, Silvana Marcia Bruschi Kelles

“…We evaluated 199 patients who had an index hospitalization due to COVID-19. …”
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