Investigation into the determinants of decision speed in product elimination decision (decision-reaching and implementation) processes in cosmetic industries by Homa Doroudi, Yasser Heidari

“…The speed of PE decision process for products in their birth and growth stage is more than those in their maturity and decline stage. …”
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Use of healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban Ethiopia: evidence from retrospective health facility survey data by Getnet Alemu, Arjun S Bedi, Zemzem Shuka, Anagaw Mebratie, Matthias Rieger

“…The use of several MCH components (skilled birth attendant deliveries, immunisation, postnatal care) remains unaffected throughout the period while others (family planning services, antenatal care) experience a decline (8%–17%) in the immediate aftermath but recover soon after.Conclusion Concerns about the crowding out of MCH services due to the focus on COVID-19 are unfounded. …”
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Intra-rater reliability and validity of navicular drop test for the assessment of medial longitudinal arch in patients having pronated feet with chronic low back pain by Md Farhan Alam, Saima Zaki, Saurabh Sharma, Mohammed Ghareeb, Shibili Nuhmani

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Predictors of Length of Hospitalization for Neonatal Sepsis at Kenyatta Nation Hospital, Kenya: A Prospective Cross‐Sectional Study by Athman Khaltuma Tisho, Patrick Mwirigi Mbugua, Rose Bosire, Simon Muturi Karanja

“…The findings identified that maternal age ≥ 35 years (OR = 3.72, 95% CI: 1.61–8.59, p = 0.03), UTI during pregnancy (OR = 1.82, 95% CI: 1.07–3.11, p = 0.03), not breastfeeding (OR = 2.31, 95% CI: 1.29–4.14, p = 0.005), convulsion (OR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.22–3.37, p = 0.01), jaundice (OR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.10–1.91, p = 0.002), reduced movements (OR = 1.72, 95% CI: 1.08–2.72, p = 0.02), low birthweight (OR = 6.1, 95% CI: 2.48–14.99, p < 0.001) and preterm birth (OR = 3.1, 95% CI: 1.64–5.86, p < 0.001) were significant predictors of longer hospital stay. …”
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Effect of Temperature on Reproduction and Sex Ratio of Guppy (Poecilia reticulata Peters) by H. Arfah, S. Mariam, . Alimuddin

“…Incubation time of embryo before birth is sorter in broodstock reared at 30°C (4-12 days) compared with 27°C (18-22 days).  …”
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Effectiveness and safety of herbal medicines for induction of labour: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Edward Fottrell, Carina King, Chrispin Mandiwa, Collins Zamawe, Hannah Maria Jennings

“…The users of herbal medicine for IOL were significantly more likely to give birth within 24 hours than non-users (Risk Ratio (RR) 4.48; 95% CI 1.75 to 11.44). …”
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Development and Validation of a Nosocomial Infection Nomogram Model in the NICU: A Novel and Nurse-Led Way to Prediction in Preterm Infants by Shang Y, Chen L, Hu X, Zhang K, Cheng Q, Shui X, Deng Z

“…Bootstrap method was used to repeat 1,000 times for internal validation.Results: A total of 892 preterm infants were finally included and a nurse-led predictive model established, which included six variables: skin color changes, respiratory related changes, feeding deterioration, birth weight, number of arterial and venous blood draws, and days of nasogastric tube placement. …”
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Incidence, Causes, and Perinatal Outcomes of “Near-Miss” Obstetric Emergencies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from a Tertiary Referral Center of Western Rajasthan, India... by Garima Yadav, Charu Sharma, Pratibha Singh, Vrushti Solanki, Swati Chhabra, Priyanka Kathuria, Meenakshi Gothwal, Manisha Jhirwal, Shashank Shekhar

“…Results: The incidence of “near-miss” obstetric emergencies was -30.7 per 1000 live births. Over the 3 years of data obtained, 152 near-miss cases were found. …”
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Congenital Malaria and Its Associated Factors at Issaka Gazobi Maternity of Niamey in Niger by I. Tahirou, M. O. Zara, M. L. Moustapha, M. Kamayé, D. Mahamadou, A. Ibrahim, M. Daou, A. Soumana, M. L. Ibrahim

“…All patients were infected with Plasmodium falciparum. 43% (18/35) of neonates had hyperthermia and did not have a sucking reflex, 8.5% (3/35) were anaemic, 11.42% (4/35) had convulsed, 20% (7/35) had a coma, and 45.71% (16/35) had a low birth weight. No deaths were recorded, and only the nonuse of bed nets was significantly associated with congenital malaria (p=0.04). …”
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FEATURES OF PREGNANCY, OBSTETRIC AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES DURING THE MANIFESTATION OF COVID-19 OF VARYING SEVERITY IN THE 1ST TRIMESTER OF GESTATION by Людмила Станиславовна Ищенко, Екатерина Евгеньевна Воропаева, Элла Алексеевна Казачкова, Евгений Леонидович Казачков, Татьяна Николаевна Шамаева, Елена Романовна Вейсенборн, Юлия Сергеевна Ищенко

“…Newborns have a statistically significantly lower body weight at birth. Conclusion. The period of manifestation of COVID-19 in the first trimester of pregnancy, even with a mild infection, is associated with a high frequency of spontaneous miscarriage (statistically significantly more often in the form of a missed miscarriage). …”
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Excess deaths from all-causes mortality in children following the discontinuation of the COVID-19 policy in Thailand by Phanthila Sitthikarnkha, Sirapoom Niamsanit, Leelawadee Techasatian, Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul, Rattapon Uppala

“…Method We obtained data on all-cause mortality among children from birth until 15 years of age from the Thai Bureau of Registration Administration (BORA) between January 2015 and December 2023. …”
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Perinatal Development of the Motor Systems Involved in Postural Control by Laurent Vinay, Faïza Ben-Mabrouk, Frédéric Brocard, François Clarac, Céline Jean-Xavier, Edouard Pearlstein, Jean-François Pflieger

“…Motor behaviors of some species, such as the rat and the human baby, are quite immature at birth. Here we review recent data on some of the mechanisms underlying the postnatal maturation of posture in the rat, in particular the development of pathways descending from the brain stem and projecting onto the lumbar enlargement of the spinal cord. …”
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Experiences and perceptions of respectful maternity care among mothers during childbirth in health facilities of Eastern province of Rwanda: An appreciative inquiry. by Alice Muhayimana, Irene Josephine Kearns, Darius Gishoma, Olive Tengera, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana

“…They also acknowledged their responsibility to ensure proper birth spacing.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The aspects of care the participants appreciated could be consistently maintained and promoted. …”
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Impact of blastocyst biopsy for preimplantation genetic testing on maternal and neonatal outcomes following single frozen embryo transfer cycles by Tingting He, Wenhao Shi, Xia Xue, Juanzi Shi

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether blastocyst biopsy is associated with an elevated risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and other adverse perinatal outcomes during frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles in singleton live births resulting from intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in women aged ≤ 35 years. …”
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Maternal Deaths due to Obstetric Haemorrhage in Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania by Mzee M. Nassoro, Enid Chiwanga, Athanase Lilungulu, Deogratius Bintabara

“…A total of 18,296 women gave birth at DRRH; out of these, 61 died of pregnancy-related complications of the deceased while 23 (38%) died of haemorrhage, with many of them 10 (44%) between the age of 30 and 34. …”
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Are preschool Kosovar children anxious on the edge? Validating the Preschool Anxiety Scale by Samire BLLACA BALAJ, Merita SHALA, Mimoza SHAHINI, Pranvera JETISHI ÇOLLAKU

“…Through correlation, t-test, ANOVA and MANOVA we investigated age, gender, parents living place and birth order effects on the PAS Results: Factor analysis validated the original five-factor model after removing two items, suggesting a shorter 26-item version for Kosovar preschoolers. …”
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Types and incentives for medical tourism in Ukraine by B. V. Derevyanko, G. A. Myronova, S. V. Knysh

“…These three types of medical tourism have been identified and characterized according to the criteria for determining the goals for the consumers of tourist services: 1) health tourism; 2) classical medical tourism: domestic and external (with the aim of obtaining relatively high-quality and relatively inexpensive medical services); 3) medical tourism related to the birth of a child who will receive Ukrainian citizenship. …”
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Time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors among mothers of index children aged 2–3 years in Bedele Town, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based retrospective follow-up stud... by Gebiso Roba Debele, Fedasa Tesfa, Dereje Tsegaye

“…In Ethiopia, more than a quarter of mothers stop breastfeeding before the second birth date. Information on time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors is needed to address this issue.Objective To assess the time to the cessation of breastfeeding and its predictors among mothers who have children aged two to 2–3 years in southwest Ethiopia, 2022.Methods: A community-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted among 471 randomly selected mothers with children aged 2–3 years in Southwest Ethiopia from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022. …”
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Extracellular matrix stiffness regulates colorectal cancer progression via HSF4 by Kangtao Wang, Siyi Ning, Shuai Zhang, Mingming Jiang, Yan Huang, Haiping Pei, Ming Li, Fengbo Tan

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Quality of Life Philosophy VI. The Concepts by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…In the beginning of our life, the web of life itself gave birth to our fundamental purpose of life. The abstract purpose determines the frame of interpretation of reality: How we will perceive ourselves throughout life, our inner life, and the world around us. …”
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