Self-reported Occupational-related Contact Dermatitis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health-care Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study by Rahaf I. Alshareef, Abeer R. Alkahtani, Areej R. Alkahtani, Norah A. Albdaya, Mohammed S Aldossary

“…The crude odds ratio for personal and family history of allergy were 3.88 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.62–5.82), and 2.63 (95% CI: 1.75–4.00), respectively, suggesting that participants with these comorbidities had a higher chance of developing OCD than patients without them did. …”
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The chromosome-level genome provides insights into the adaptive evolution of the visual system in Oratosquilla oratoria by Daizhen Zhang, Xiaoli Sun, Lianfu Chen, Lianyu Lin, Chijie Yin, Wenqi Yang, Jun Liu, Qiuning Liu, Huabin Zhang, Senhao Jiang, Yongxin Li, Boping Tang, Gang Wang

“…Interestingly, we observed the significant expansion of middle-wavelength-sensitive (MWS) opsins in the O. oratoria genome by tandem duplication, partially contributing to their unique visual capabilities. …”
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Optimal configuration strategy of energy storage considering flexible response of high energy-consuming industrial and mining loads in independent microgrid by Cuomu Yixi, Xiaoming Liu, Yu Li, Jingming Tan, Zhihong Liu, Basang Danzeng, Lei Wang

“…Addressing the issue of insufficient flexibility in demand response from high-energy-consuming lithium mining loads, which may lead to conservative ES capacity allocation and underutilization of complementary flexibility potential, this paper proposes an ES optimization strategy for microgrids considering the participation of high-energy-consuming lithium mining loads in demand response. …”
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Evaluation and Prioritization of Islamic Financial Instruments (Sukuk) in Iran with a Focus on Risk Sharing by Mohammad Mahdi Askari, Mohammad Mahdi Kargozar, Hassan Hemmati

“…Additionally, it was found that among all scenarios involving different types of bonds and stakeholders, in participation bonds, the originator bears the highest credit risk, whereas, in Murabaha bonds, the market maker bears the lowest risk. …”
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Internet-delivered emotional awareness and expression therapy for somatic symptom disorder: one year follow-up by Henrik Hallberg, Daniel Maroti, Mark A. Lumley, Robert Johansson

“…Twenty-eight out of the original 37 participants (76%) in the I-EAET condition provided follow-up data.ResultsThe beneficial effects of I-EAET on somatic symptoms observed at post-treatment were maintained at the 12-month follow-up (d = -0.22, 95% CI: -0.72 to 0.28), as well as for pain intensity (d = -0.02, 95% CI: -0.52 to 0.48). …”
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The relationship between intrinsic capacity and functional ability in older adults by Somayeh Ahmadi, Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar, Kazem Malakouti, Mojtaba Azadbakht

“…Data analysis was conducted using SPSS software v.26 via independent t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. Results The participants were 70.13 ± 7.04 years. 57.6% were older females and 42.4% were older males. …”
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Routine antibiotics for infants less than 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering: a systematic review by Jai K Das, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Abigail Smith, Aamer Imdad, Olivia Tsistinas, Emily Tanner-Smith, Melissa François, Fanny F Chen, Momal Sana

“…Objective This systematic review commissioned by WHO aimed to synthesise evidence from current literature on the effects of systematically given, routine use of antibiotics for infants under 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering.Settings Low-income and middle-income countries.Participants The study population was infants less than 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering.Intervention The intervention group was infants who received no antibiotics or antibiotics other than those recommended in 2013 guidelines by WHO to treat childhood severe acute malnutrition. …”
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Students from all Layers of Society. Study Grants, Parents and the Education of their Children, 1815-2015 by Wouter Marchand

“…The rapid increase of educational participation and connected democratisation from the 1960s made the grant system influential, however costly. …”
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Central auditory system assessment in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: electrophysiology and central auditory processing by Paula Maria Martins-Duarte, Gabriel Hessel, Antônio Fernando Ribeiro, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Maria Francisca Colella-Santos

“…Conclusion: Cystic fibrosis participants presented worse performance in the gaps-in-noise test compared to the control group in the evaluation of central auditory processing, which indicates impairment of temporal resolution auditory ability. …”
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Evaluation of health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at District Headquarter Hospital haripur, Pakistan by Mehwish Fayaz, Shahbaz Ahmad Zakki, Ijaz Ul Haq, Muhammad Afzal, Mudassar Latif, Ehtisham Altaf

“…About 60 % (n = 240) of the participants had phlegm most of the day. Additionally, most of them 62 % (248) suffered from cough most days a week, with a p-value of 0.010, and the shortness of breath (p < 0.001) was significantly associated with the total SGRQ score. …”
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APPLIED IR TRAINING AND AN EFFECTIVE FOREIGN POLICY by A. A. Baykov

“…This article examines the main aspects of the IR experts' professional education and training, aimed at improving the efficiency of the foreign office staff. …”
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Circulating Interleukin-6 (but Not Other Immune Mediators) Associates with Criteria for Fried’s Frailty among Very Old Adults by Gilberto Santos Morais Junior, Diego Ignacio Valenzuela Perez, Audrey Cecília Tonet-Furioso, Lucy Gomes, Karla Helena Coelho Vilaça, Vicente Paulo Alves, Clayton Franco Moraes, Otávio Toledo Nóbrega

“…In analyses controlled for these factors, serum levels of IL-6 were comparatively augmented among the very old participants with reduced grip strength (OR = 3.299; 95% CI 1.08–6.09; p=0.032) and among those with slow walk speed (OR = 2.460; 95% CI 1.16–7.05; p=0.022). …”
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Comparison of adolescents with different annual quota of Physical Education classes in anthropometric parameters, physical fitness tests, and grades achievements by Vedran Džakula, Zvonko Miljković, Leo Pavičić, Brigita Banjac

“…The study included adolescents from 14 to 18 years of age, at the Croatian Industrial School in Slavonski Brod. They were 225 participants in the 2015-2016 academic year, 213 in 2016-2017, 200 in 2017-2018, and 318 in 2017-2018. …”
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Structural and Economic Approach to the Selection of Peak Regulating Capacities at Thermal Power Plants by E. V. Bohdan, M. B. Karnitski

“…A generalized desirability function has been obtained, which includes a number of parameters for choosing a rational relationship and mutual influence between the reliability and efficiency of electricity production with the participation of thermal power plant equipment in regulating the daily load schedule. …”
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Social Justice and Health Equity in the Teaching and Learning Environment: Perspectives of Academic Leaders in Health Profession Education Programmes by Benita Cohen, Debra Beach Ducharme, Moni Fricke, Alan Katz, Laura MacDonald, Donna Martin, Christen Rachul, Gayle Restall, Dana Turcotte

“…Using semi-structured interviews, participants (n=14) representing five different colleges including medicine, nursing, oral health, pharmacy, and rehabilitation sciences, were interviewed in-person in the academic setting. …”
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Acoustic measurements and intelligibility of English vowels produced by Thai speakers by Kamonnate Iadkert, Roshidah Hassan, Azirah Hashim

“…For the production task, three Thai female speakers were chosen as the participants. They were recorded reading a passage consisting of all targeted vowels, and a total of 180 English tokens were analysed. …”
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Mastication and electrical activation in the masseter and anterior temporalis muscles of children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta by Andressa Colares da Costa Otavio, Mariana Vicereki Trescastro, Hilton Justino da Silva, Erissandra Gomes, Têmis Maria Félix

“…Results a preferentially unilateral chewing pattern was observed in 12 (54.5%) participants. Masticatory patterns did not influence electrical activation during any of the tasks, nor did occlusal guidance during maximum intercuspation or mastication. …”
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Sexual harassment in public spaces towards Peruvian adolescents by Cinthia Rosales Márquez, Andrea Ángela Medina Valverde, Ericson Felix Castillo Saavedra, Cecilia Elizabeth Reyes Alfaro, Raúl Fernando Cruzado Ubillús

“…A significant statistical difference was evidenced between the participants of one and another educational center, with respect to the behavioral dimensions of social interaction, verbal component and physical component; as well as sexual harassment in general.…”
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Evaluation of the effects of short-term PM2.5 exposure on triglyceride-glucose metrics in a population in eastern China by Zhenpeng Guo, Chenchen Yang, Qiang Zhang, Xinling Shi, Xiaona Li, Qun Zhang, Jianming Wang

“…However, its relationship with fine particulate matter (PM) exposure remains inadequately investigated. …”
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The Role of the Self-Differentiation and Mindfulness in Predicting Disturbed Eating Behaviors in Adolescent’s Diabetic by Khadijeh Khoddari, Sana Nourimoghadam

“…., 1982), self-differentiation (DSI) (Skorn and Friedlander, 1998), and mindfulness (Bauer et al., 2006) for participants aged 12 to 18 years. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (stepwise regression).Results: The results indicate that the linear combination of predictor variables associated with disordered eating behaviors exhibited multiple correlations (r = 0.471, p < 0.01). …”
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