Near-mortality Scenarios in Obstetrics: Case Studies of Severe Complications and their Management by Jayshree P Kulkarni, Swapnali Sansare, Sneha

“…Near-mortality instances among women facing severe obstetric complications, often referred to as “maternal near-miss” cases, involve situations where women experience life-threatening complications during pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum but survive due to timely and effective medical interventions. …”
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Established Numerical Techniques for the Structural Analysis of a Regional Aircraft Landing Gear by F. Caputo, A. De Luca, A. Greco, A. Marro, A. Apicella, R. Sepe, E. Armentani

“…Usually during the design of landing gear, simplified Finite Element (FE) models, based on one-dimensional finite elements (stick model), are used to investigate the in-service reaction forces involving each subcomponent. …”
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Conventional endotracheal tubes versus polymer-coated tubes in ventilator-associated pneumonia development: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Oscar Inácio de Mendonça Bisneto, Luanna Paula Garcez de Carvalho Feitoza, Larissa Calixto Hespanhol, Sávio Benvindo Ferreira, Caroline Serafim Dagostin, Roberto Augusto Mazetto Silva Vieira, Lucas Alencar Queiroz, Lucas Chen, Taniela Marli Bes, Ho Yeh Li

“…Methods: This analysis was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. During May 2024, we searched multiple databases (PubMed, Cochrane and Embase) for randomized controlled trials (RCT) comparing the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia between conventional and coated tubes. …”
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Road traffic trauma and the role of emergency medical services by Jokšić-Zelić Milena, Berčenji Emilija, Šijačić Siniša, Radulović Milovan, Burinović Zdravka

“…Materials and methods: Retrospective observational research was conducted in the emergency medical services(EMS) of Bečej Health Center [HC Bečej]. Results: During the one year, the EMS of HC Bečej treated 61 patients injured in road traffic accidents. 36 (59.02%) were men and 25 (40.98%) were women. …”
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Influence of Ultrasonic Activation on the Physicochemical Properties of Calcium Silicate-Based Cements by Fredson Márcio Acris De Carvalho, Yara Teresinha Corrêa Silva-Sousa, Carlos Eduardo Saraiva Miranda, Paulo Henrique Miller Calderon, Ana Flávia Simões Barbosa, Luciana Martins Domingues De Macedo, Fuad Jacob Abi Rached-Junior

“…The distilled water used during the solubility test was submitted to spectrometry to verify the release of calcium ions. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Conservation Agriculture Integrated with Various Land Management Practices on Vertisol Productivity in Highlands of Ethiopia by Getacher Kassa Mitiku, Ayele Desalegn Woldemariam, Tilahun Getachew Abebe, Kebede Bekele Atilaw, Temesgen Yilma, Lisanu Getaneh

“…Based on the results, Flat+NT and Flat+NT+M are beneficial for wheat production during dry years, while BBF is beneficial for fababean production.…”
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Competitive strategies of internationalization, searching and creating markets by O. V. Mickhailov

“…Actuality, content and advantages of strategies of the business internationalization, detecting and creating new markets are often remaining underestimating and ignoring of many subjects of the world economy. During formation of strategies and competitive advantages are missed the problems and possibilities of the world market and competition for the accelerated and outstriped self-developing of the business subjects. …”
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Osteopenia Metabolomic Biomarkers for Early Warning of Osteoporosis by Jie Wang, Dandan Yan, Suna Wang, Aihua Zhao, Xuhong Hou, Xiaojiao Zheng, Jingyi Guo, Li Shen, Yuqian Bao, Wei Jia, Xiangtian Yu, Cheng Hu, Zhenlin Zhang

“…Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) and mediation analysis were used to explore the clinical impacts of metabolomic biomarkers. …”
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Developing “You’re History, Pal!”: Employing Role-Playing Games as Pedagogical Instruments by Ștefana Iosif

“…We posit that the resulting approach allows students to gain superior insight into the cultural contexts explored during Text Analysis Practical Courses, on the one hand, while simultaneously developing their levels of social empathy, on the other. …”
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Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial by Martin R Cowie, Stephen Morris, Gregory Lip, Richard J McManus, Stephen Sutton, Jonathan Mant, Simon J Griffin, Sarah Hoare, Jenni Burt, Rachel Johnson, Mark Lown, Alison Powell, Natalie Armstrong, FD Richard Hobbs, Trudie Lobban, Rakesh Narendra Modi, Ben Freedman, David A Fitzmaurice, Stephen Kaptoge, Jenny Lund, Duncan Edwards, Kate Williams, H Thom, Francesco Fusco, Michael J Sweeting, Andrew Dymond, The SAFER Authorship Group

“…Process evaluation and qualitative studies will underpin implementation of screening during the main trial. An economic evaluation using the pilot data will confirm whether it is plausible that screening might be cost-effective.Ethics and dissemination The London—Central Research Ethics Committee (19/LO/1597) and Confidentiality Advisory Group (19/CAG/0226) provided ethical approval. …”
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Depressive symptoms and overwork among physicians employed at a university hospital in Japan by Toru Maruyama

“…The extent of overwork among resident physicians employed at national university hospitals in Japan is unknown and needs to be investigated. Methods: This study used a questionnaire recommended by the Japanese Ministry of Health for hospital physicians working overtime, administered through an interview carried out by an occupational physician during the health surveillance to evaluate: 1) the severity of chronic fatigue; 2) the burden of work; 3) an overwork score derived from these two measures; and 4) presence of depressive symptoms. …”
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MED-AGNeT: An attention-guided network of customized augmentation of samples based on conditional diffusion for textile defect detection by Jun Liu, Haolin Li, Hao Liu, Jiuzhen Liang

“…Firstly, based on the diffusion model, a mask-embedding data augmentation method, MEDiffusion, is proposed. During the training process, a conditional term (M) that represents the shape of the defect is added, and through supervised learning, the generative model learns the correlation between the background and defects. …”
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Storage life for seeds of perennial grasses for breeding nurseries by N. A. Feoktistova

“…Studying changes in the laboratory seed germination during storage makes it possible to define the maximum period of their use.   …”
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Strength and Durability Performance of Hybrid Alkaline Clay Brick Waste –Coconut Shell Ash Cement by Victor Kiptoo Mutai, Mike Otieno, Joseph M. Marangu, Fredrick Mulei Mutunga, Najya Muhammed, Festus Ngui

“…Control mortar prisms were cast using distilled water and cured in distilled water. …”
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Concentration-dependent interactive toxicity of cadmium and mercury: Non-negligible effects on phytoremediation by indigenous Artemisia lavandulaefolia by Gangyang Zhang, Guo Chen, Rui Yang, Chunlian Bai, Weiyuhao Yang, Juan Zhang, Xuyang Yin, Fang Yang, Chandra Shekhar Seth, Haitao Liu

“…We found that increased Hg and Cd in the co-contaminants inhibited biomass by 16–59 %. …”
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TREM2 affects DAM-like cell transformation in the acute phase of TBI in mice by regulating microglial glycolysis by Lin Wang, Diqing Ouyang, Lin Li, Yunchuan Cao, Yingwen Wang, Nina Gu, Zhaosi Zhang, Zhao Li, Shuang Tang, Hui Tang, Yuan Zhang, Xiaochuan Sun, Jin Yan

“…Although glycolysis is important for microglial differentiation, its regulatory role in DAM transformation during the acute phase of TBI is still unclear. In this study, we investigated the functions of DAM-like cells in the acute phase of TBI in mice, as well as the relationship between their transformation and glycolysis. …”
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Seabed Acoustic Mapping Revealing an Uncharted Habitat of Circular Depressions Along the Southeast Brazilian Outer Shelf by Ana Carolina Lavagnino, Marcos Daniel Leite, Tarcila Franco, Pedro Smith Menandro, Fernanda Vedoato Vieira, Geandré Carlos Boni, Alex Cardoso Bastos

“…We first hypothesize that their origin results from combined diachronous processes. …”
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Integrating Digital Technology Into Marathon Race With a Technology-Driven Service Design Approach to Enhance Marathoner Experiences by Sawitree Phua, Atthaves Borriraklert, Theeraya Mayakul

“…However, its comprehensive use in marathons to enhance marathoner experience remains underexplored. …”
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Representation of Hispanic Patients in Clinical Trials for Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review by Emily A. Harlan, MD, MA, MSc, Kaitlin Malley, BS, Grecia Quiroga, MD, Eman Mubarak, MD, Pema Lama, BS, Amanda Schutz, PhD, Adolfo Cuevas, PhD, Catherine L. Hough, MD MSc, Theodore J. Iwashyna, MD PhD, Mari Armstrong-Hough, PhD, Thomas S. Valley, MD, MSc

“…Representation of Hispanic patients in clinical trials for respiratory failure is critical to address this inequity. We conducted a systematic review to examine the inclusion of Hispanic patients in randomized controlled trials for AHRF and assessed language as a potential barrier to enrollment. …”
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Periscapular Strength Profile Changes in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers Over the Course of a Season by Patrick S Pabian, Victoria Roach, Roselin Howard, Lauren Johnston, Ryan McGuire

“…# Background Repetitive application of high forces to the shoulder and scapular musculature during the pitching motion over the course of a collegiate baseball season may lead to changes in strength and increased fatigue, potentially predisposing pitching athletes to injury. …”
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