Substitute for polyethylene (PE) films: A novel attapulgite super absorbent polymer applied in a semi-humid drought-prone region of the Loess Plateau by Xiaofan Pan, Hengjia Zhang, Shouchao Yu, Haoliang Deng, Xietian Chen, Chenli Zhou, Fuqiang Li, Haiyan Li

“…To address this, a field experiment was conducted at the dry farming demonstration site in Huating City, Gansu Province to test a novel amendment of attapulgite super absorbent polymer (A-SAP). …”
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Dual Role of α-MSH in Colitis Progression: Mediating Neutrophil Differentiation via Bone Marrow by Liao X, Liu H, Li Y, Zhang W, Dai Q, Wei H, Zhou J, Xie X, Zhou H

“…Xiping Liao,1,2 Hengqian Liu,3 Yuanyuan Li,1,4 Wei Zhang,1 Qian Dai,1 Haoqi Wei,5 Jianyun Zhou,1 Xia Xie,2 Hongli Zhou1 1Clinical Medical Research Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 4Hematopoietic Acute Radiation Syndrome Medical and Pharmaceutical Basic Research Innovation Center, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of General Surgery, The PLA 77th Group Army Hospital, Leshan City, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xia Xie, Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 83 Xinqiao Main Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400037, People’s Republic of China, Email xiexia0128@tmmu.edu.cn Hongli Zhou, Clinical Medical Research Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 83 Xinqiao Main Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400037, People’s Republic of China, Email zhouhongli@tmmu.edu.cnBackground: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) comprises a group of autoimmune disorders characterized by chronicity and resistance to cure, with an unknown etiology. …”
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Individual mobility prediction by considering current traveling features and historical activity chain by Xiaotong Zhang, Zhipeng Gui, Yuhang Liu, Dehua Peng, Qianxi Lan, Zhangxiao Shen, Huan Chen, Yuhui Zuo, Yao Yao, Huayi Wu, Kai Li, Kun Qin

“…Experiments on 21,890 trajectories over the whole Year 2019 of 20 representatives selected from 1916 private car travelers in Shenzhen City, reveal the effectiveness of our model. It outperforms four baselines, Random Forest (RF), Distant Neighboring Dependencies (DND), Location Semantics and Location Importance (LSI)-LSTM, as well as Intersection Transfer Preference and Current Movement Mode (ITP-CMM), by approximately 10%-15% improvement in accuracy. …”
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Utility of Cand PCR in the Diagnosis of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in Pregnant Women by Eduardo García-Salazar, Paola Betancourt-Cisneros, Xóchitl Ramírez-Magaña, Hugo Díaz-Huerta, Erick Martínez-Herrera, María Guadalupe Frías-De-León

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Prevalensi Gangguan Pemusatan Perhatian dan Hiperaktivitas pada Siswa dan Siswi Sekolah Dasar Negeri Kecamatan Padang Timur Kota Padang Tahun 2013 by Dita Eka Novriana, Amel Yanis, Machdawaty Masri

“…This disorder is the main reason for the parents taking their children consult to a psychiatrist.The aim of this study is for knowing the prevalence of ADHD in primary school boys and girls at East District of Padang City in 2013. This is a descriptive study and samples were taken by proportional stratified random sampling at four of state primary schools with the total 80 persons. …”
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Assessing sustainable practices and managerial approaches in the hotel industry: A comparative case study by Jitka Vávrová, Lenka Červová, Blanka Brandová, Jorge Pacheco

“…After conducting initial online research, two four-star hotels in the same regional capital city in the Czech Republic were intentionally chosen. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios and systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder by Gözde Yontar, Elif Aktan Mutlu

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Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of 16S rRNA Sequences Identified Two Lineages of Helicobacter pylori Strains Detected from Different Regions in Sudan Suggestive of Differential Evo... by Abeer Babiker Idris, Hadeel Gassim Hassan, Maryam Atif Salaheldin Ali, Sulafa Mohamed Eltaher, Leena Babiker Idris, Hisham N. Altayb, Amin Mohamed Abass, Mustafa Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, El-Amin Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Hassan

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Uji Daya Hambat Sabun Cair Cuci Tangan pada Restoran Waralaba di Kota Padang Terhadap Pertumbuhan Bakteri Escherichia coli dan Staphylococcus aureus Secara In Vitro by Anisha Fazlisia, Elizabeth Bahar, Yulistini .

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the ability of Padang City Restaurants’ liquid hand soaps to inhibit E. coli and S. aureus bacterial growth. …”
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Exploring lipidome mediated inflammatory pathways in acute pancreatitis using mendelian randomization by Wenbin Liu, Song Yang, Yuhan Li, Dava Tenzing, Ruizi Shi, Yang Jiang, Hao Deng, Enqiang Mao, Ying Chen, Yihui Wang

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Empresarios, capitales e industrias en la región Caribe colombiana bajo el despegue del modelo agroexportador a comienzos del siglo XX by SEGIO PAOLO SOLANO

“…Abstract This article discusses the relationship between the capacity of accumulation of capital by the business elite of Barranquilla, investment in industry and manufacturing unit of the type that emerged in this city between 1900 and 1934. Recent history explains the weakness of the industrial development of the Colombian Caribbean region in terms of regional market inelasticity, the absence of products for international markets, changing the national transportation system, off the port of Buenaventura in the Pacific coast that went to the ports on the Caribbean coast and the economic policies of the central government. …”
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Role of YAP/TAZ in bone diseases: A transductor from mechanics to biology by Xin Chen, Xing Ji, Zhaobai Lao, Bin Pan, Yu Qian, Wanlei Yang

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Hubungan Pemakaian Fenobarbital Rutin dan Tidak Rutin Pada Anak Kejang Demam dengan Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by Sara Fadila, Nadjmir ., Rahmatini .

“…This study is based on interviews conducted with questionnaires SPPAHI and processed with statistical chi-square test with a confidence level of 95%.The results showed (1)Children of febrile seizures residing in the city of Padang who taking phenobarbital in Dr. M. …”
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Microwave hyperthermia enhances radiosensitization by decreasing DNA repair efficiency and inducing oxidative stress in PC3 prostatic adenocarcinoma cells by Yajun Wu, Pengyuan Liu, Wendy Chen, Shiting Bai, Sisi Chen, Jianglin Chen, Xiaogang Xu, Jindan Xia, Yufei Wu, Jianjun Lai, Chuan Sun, Zhenghong Lao, Xiaoqing Wan, Zhibing Wu

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Risk factors for COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths in Mexican children and adolescents: retrospective cross-sectional study by Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Libny Martínez-Valdez, Vesta Richardson López Collada, Luis Enrique Castro-Ceronio, Ángela María Rodríguez Gutiérrez, Aurora Bautista-Márquez

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Spatiotemporal clustering of anthrax and molecular typing of Bacillus anthracis in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, 2019 – 2022 by Ran XIAN, Cong YANG, Jianwei GAO, Lei GAO, Qian CHEN, Yu ZHAO, Wenhe KUAI, Haohao FAN, Xiaodi LI, Jiangtao MA

“…SaTScan spatiotemporal cluster analysis revealed a spatiotemporal cluster in north-central Ningxia from 2021 to 2022, with a primary cluster in Yongning county [P < 0.01, relative risk (RR) = 13.83] and secondary clusters in Lingwu city and Litong district (P = 0.022, RR = 3.47). …”
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Preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen to lymphocyte ratio serves as a prognostic predictor in elderly patients with colorectal cancer: a multicentre retrospective study by Lei Jiang, Ning Tan, Xiaonan Zhang, Jiayi Jiang, Xinyi Li, Gang Deng, Tao Liang, Haohan Ma, Weiping Deng, Lichang Guan, Kaijun Zhang, Xujie Cai, Lishu Xu

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Effect of Dexmedetomidine on the ED50 and ED95 of Sufentanil in Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia After Cesarean Section: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Trial by Li J, Fu W, Wang N, Zeng S, Li X, Wan J, Wang F

“…Jiabei Li,1,2 Wuchang Fu,3 Na Wang,1 Sisi Zeng,1 Xuechao Li,1 Jixiang Wan,1 Fangjun Wang1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Meishan City People’s Hospital, Meishan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College (Nanchong Central Hospital), Nanchong, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Fangjun Wang, Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1 Maoyuan South Road, Nanchong, Sichuan, 637000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13458253172, Email wfjlxy006@126.comPurpose: To determine the effect of dexmedetomidine on the ED50 and ED95 of sufentanil in patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) after cesarean section.Patients and Methods: Parturients who underwent elective cesarean section (n = 80) were randomly assigned to either the sufentanil group (S group) or the dexmedetomidine-sufentanil combination group (DS group). …”
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Inpatient preferences among patients with multiple chronic conditions in China: A discrete choice experiment by Yueqin Wang, Shiyin Wu, Yuehua Chen, Ling Xiao, Qingling Su, Xiaoyin Huang, Weikang Wang, Wanxin Li, Shanshan Du, Wenbin Liu, Weimin Ye

“…Data were collected from MCC patients aged between 35 and 75 years, in Fuqing City, China. A mixed logit model was used to analyse MCC patients’ preferences for each attribute. …”
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Shanghai et Guangzhou sont les deux agglomérations urbaines les plus peuplées du monde by François Moriconi-Ebrard, Joan Perez

“…Os resultados apresentados fogem da armadilha de superlativos triviais, que invade muito facilmente a literatura sobre as maiores cidades do mundo, em detrimento da compreensão mais geral deste fenómeno. …”
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