Assessment of inappropriate use of antibiotics and contributing factors in Awi Administrative Zone, Northwestern Amhara regional State, Ethiopia by Belsti Atnkut, Atalaye Nigussie, Bekele Gebreamanule, Bulti Kumera, Tess Astatkie

“…The logistic regression analysis showed a significant relationship between the inappropriate use of antibiotics and the household head's age, marital status, family size, monthly income, occupation, educational attainment, place of residence, knowledge of antibiotics, and practice of using antibiotics. …”
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Maksimovka I Grave Field (Forest-Steppe Volga Region): Results of the 2019 Excavations by Arkadii I. Korolev, Anton A. Shalapinin

“…Two burials had been destroyed and are nothing but heaps of heavily fragmented bones with no grave goods observed. …”
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Synergistic effect of nitrocellulose coating on structural and reactivity stabilization of ammonium nitrate oxidizer by Amir Abdelaziz, Djalal Trache, Ahmed Fouzi Tarchoun, Hani Boukeciat, Yash Pal, Sourbh Thakur, Weiqiang Pang, Thomas M. Klapötke

“…The thermal decomposition analysis shows a two-step thermolysis process for coated AN, with a significant increase in the released heat by about 78% accompanied by an increase in the activation barrier of NC and AN thermolysis, demonstrating a stabilized reactivity of the AN-NC particles. …”
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Literature review of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage: treatment management and prevention (Part II) by J. Grigaitė, G. Rutkauskaitė, L. Piliponis, J. Ščerbak, D. Jatužis, J. Valaikienė

“…To avoid complications, all patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage are recommended to undergo transcranial dopplerography daily or every other day, as well as head computed tomography, computed tomography angiography (CTA), computed tomography perfusion or digital subtraction angiography on the day of hospitalization, 3-5 and 7-10 days. …”
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Deciphering the Transcriptional Metabolic Profile of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells During Osteogenic Differentiation and Epigenetic Drug Treatment by Giulia Gerini, Alice Traversa, Fabrizio Cece, Matteo Cassandri, Paola Pontecorvi, Simona Camero, Giulia Nannini, Enrico Romano, Francesco Marampon, Mary Anna Venneri, Simona Ceccarelli, Antonio Angeloni, Amedeo Amedei, Cinzia Marchese, Francesca Megiorni

“…Preclinical studies support their use for bone regeneration, healing, and the improvement of functional outcomes. …”
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The Present and Future of Szigetvár Spa – An Economic Analysis of Geothermal Energy Investment by Judit Pálné Schreiner

“…This can be solved by exploiting the heat energy of thermal water more intensively. This way, maximum benefits can be gained from geothermal energy with minimum use of energy. …”
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Improvement of Quality of Life after Surgical Treatment of Patients with MRONJ: A Prospective Analysis Using the SF-12 and OHIP-14 Questionnaires by Georg Hoene, Nikolaus von Hahn, Denise Sievers, Lukas Schuffelen, Susanne Wolfer, Kathi Goldstein, Boris Schminke, Phillipp Brockmeyer, Philipp Kauffmann

“…Hematological disease is characterized by a nonhealing exposed jawbone in patients with a history of antiresorptive or antiangiogenic agent use without radiation exposure to the head or neck. Patients and Materials and Methods. …”
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Assessment of Thermodynamic Efficiency of the Belarusian Energy System. Part 1 by V. N. Romaniuk, A. A. Bobich, T. V. Ryzhova, T. V. Bubyr, V. V. Yanchuk, Y. S. Yatsukhna

“…However, the traditional assessment of the operation of the energy system is carried out on the basis of such characteristics as the specific consumption of conventional fuel for electricity generation and heat release, which does not provide a comprehensive picture and is not always applied correctly. …”
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Research on Friction Stir Spot Welding Brazing Process and Properties of Dissimilar Metals DP590 and 6061 by Kai Xu, Shu-quan Zhang

“…The results showed that the shear load of the joint could reach 13.239 kN when the rotating speed, depth, and residence time of the mixing head were 1000 r/min, 0.2 mm, and 90 s, respectively. …”
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Theoretical and legal features of key institutions in Municipal Law by O. O. Kolobylina

“…The following are proposed to be classified as the institutions of Municipal Law: general principles of local self-government (constitutional and legal norms); guarantee of local self-government; exercise of power by the people through local self-government bodies; principles of organisation and operation of local self-government entities; local elections and referendums; various forms of direct participation of citizens in resolving local issues; territorial communities; executive bodies of village, town, city, district and city councils; village, town and city heads; institution of representative bodies of local self-government; communal property; local budget and local finance; responsibility of local self-government bodies and officials. …”
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Knockout of <i>dhx38</i> Causes Inner Ear Developmental Defects in Zebrafish by Mengmeng Ren, Xiang Chen, Liyan Dai, Jiayi Tu, Hualei Hu, Xiaohan Sun, Jiong Luo, Pei Li, Yiyang Fu, Yuejie Zhu, Weiqiang Sun, Zhaohui Tang, Mugen Liu, Xiang Ren, Qunwei Lu

“…Disruptions in this process can result in both syndromic and non-syndromic forms of hearing loss. DHX38, a DEAH box RNA helicase, is integral to pre-mRNA splicing regulation and plays critical roles in development, cell differentiation, and stem cell maintenance. …”
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Knowledge, Habits and Attitudes in Photoprotection to Prevent Skin Cancer by Asbely Yera Sánchez, Yanet Blanco Fleites, Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado, Mario Ávila Sánchez, Greta Margarita Arrechea García, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…The guiding question was developed through the PICOT acronym, search terms and the descriptors in Health Sciences and Medical Subject Headings were used, respectively. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> knowing risk and protective behaviors is useful to guide individual or community-level interventions to reduce morbidity associated with sun exposure. …”
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Safety and performance of oropharyngeal muscle strength training in the treatment of post-stroke dysphagia during oral feeding: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xin Wang, Ying Wang, Fenghua Zhou, Minxing Gao, Lingyuan Xu, Heying Wang, Jinan Song, Xiaoqiu Yang

“…Oropharyngeal muscle strength training is a major method of swallowing training, and recent studies have focused on healthy adults, elderly persons, and patients with head and neck cancer or neurodegenerative diseases; but there have been few studies on such training in patients with post-stroke dysphagia. …”
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The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the air environment in India by N. Gupta, A. Tomar, V. Kumar

“…The main idea is to emphasize the fact that how the environment is self-healing during the lockdown. And this study will be beneficial to environmentalists and industry professionals to make the future strategy for improving the environment.…”
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Study on cook-off characteristics and thermal safety venting area of RBOE charge by Kebin Zhang, Wenbin Li, Changfang Zhao, Zhifang Wei, Shuxia Zhang, Jin Li

“…RBOE is a new type of DNAN-based high-energy melt-cast mixed explosive, whose safety under thermal stimulation is significantly affected by heating conditions and venting area of the warhead. …”
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Protocol for visual-acoustic intervention with service delivery in-person and via telepractice (VISIT) non-inferiority trial for residual speech sound disorder by Tara McAllister, Jonathan L. Preston, Elaine R. Hitchcock, Nina R. Benway, Jennifer Hill

“…Eligible children will be speakers of American English aged 9–17 years who exhibit RSSD affecting /ɹ/ but otherwise show cognitive-linguistic and hearing abilities within the typical range. All participants will receive twenty sessions of visual-acoustic biofeedback; they will be randomized, with stratification by pre-treatment speech production ability and site, to complete their treatment sessions either in the laboratory setting or at home via telepractice. …”
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The neurohormone tyramine stimulates the secretion of an insulin-like peptide from the Caenorhabditis elegans intestine to modulate the systemic stress response. by Tania Veuthey, Jeremy T Florman, Sebastián Giunti, Stefano Romussi, María José De Rosa, Mark J Alkema, Diego Rayes

“…Here, we show that the ILP, insulin-3 (INS-3), plays a crucial role in modulating the response to various environmental stressors in C. elegans. ins-3 mutants display increased resistance to heat, oxidative stress, and starvation; however, this advantage is countered by slower reproductive development under favorable conditions. …”
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Urdu Lip Reading Systems for Digits in Controlled and Uncontrolled Environment by Amanullah Baloch, Mushtaq Ali, Lal Hussain, Touseef Sadiq, Badr S. Alkahtani

“…Lip reading technology can significantly benefit various domains, such as enhancing communication for the hearing impaired person, assisting in noisy environments, and improving security with silent password inputs. …”
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Efficacy of Plantago major Homoeopathic Mother Tincture as Mouth Wash in Comparison with Chlorhexidine Gluconate (0.2%) Mouthwash in Management of Oral Hygiene among Students: A Do... by Kunal Deshmukh, Sahana Hegde Shetiya, Parth Aphale, Anindita Dutta, Dharmendra B. Sharma, Garvit Singh

“…Background: Plantago major (P. major) has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and wound-healing properties. It also augments the production of nitric oxide which plays a role in protecting the gingival tissues against infection. …”
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Application of wastewater with high organic load for saline-sodic soil reclamation focusing on soil purification ability by M.A. Kameli, M. Chorom, N. Jaafarzadeh, H. Janadeleh

“…Saline-sodic and sodic soil sample was leached in soil column by diluted wastewater of amirkabir sugar manufacture in Khuzestan Province of Iran at constant water head. Sodium, electric conductivity and chemical oxygen demand of soil column leachate were measured per each pore volume. …”
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