Can the Adoption of Green Pest Control Technologies Reduce Pesticide Use? Evidence from China by Haochen Jiang, Yubin Wang

“…Notably, the reductions are more pronounced among specific groups of farmers, particularly those who are less risk-averse and those with larger or more fragmented landholdings. …”
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Effectiveness of an mHealth Intervention With Short Text Messages to Promote Treatment Adherence Among HIV-Positive Mexican Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial by Luis Eduardo Del Moral Trinidad, Jaime Federico Andrade Villanueva, Pedro Martínez Ayala, Rodolfo Ismael Cabrera Silva, Melva Guadalupe Herrera Godina, Luz Alicia González-Hernández

“… Abstract BackgroundHIV continues to be a public health concern in Mexico and Latin America due to an increase in new infections, despite a decrease being observed globally. Treatment adherence is a pillar for achieving viral suppression. …”
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The effect of NLRP3 inflammasome on cardiovascular prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome by De-Gang Mo, Ming-Ting Liang, Li Xu, Tai Li, Qian-Feng Han, Chen Chen, Heng-Chen Yao

“…We enrolled 295 patients with ACS who were monitored for 6 months for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). …”
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Persistently High Hip Circumference after Bariatric Surgery Is a Major Hurdle to Successful Hip Replacement by Menachem M. Meller, Amber B. Courville, Anne E. Sumner

“…Weight loss associated with bariatric surgery should lead to enhanced success of hip replacements. However, we present a case of a black woman who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with the expectation that weight loss would make her a better surgical candidate for hip replacement. …”
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NOISE AND SUBJECTIVE COMPLAINTS OF WORKERS AS EFFORT TO CONTROL THE OCCURRENCE OF NOISE INDUCED PERMANENT THRESHOLD SHIF (NIPTS) by Ratnaningtyas Wahyu Kusuma Wardani, Globila Nurika, Indah Lutfiya, Erwin Dyah Nawawinetu

“…Result: The results of noise measurements in the work environment show that the 5 areas in the production section, only 3 areas have an average noise more than 85 dBA, namely WW1, WW2, and WW3. Whereas the most non-auditory complaints suffered by workers were among those with noise intensity of more than 85 dBA and in the WW2 and WW1 work areas. …”
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The role of intrapartum ultrasound combined with free position delivery in the management of abnormal fetal positions during labor by Shanshan Sun, Wenwen Liang, Fen Sun, Meili Yu, Liting Wu, Ting Xu, Cui Zhang, Wenfang Zhuang, Jia Li

“…Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 176 cases of abnormal labor progression in women who attempted vaginal delivery at our hospital from June 2021 to May 2022. …”
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The practice of quality assurance in the TVET system of the state of Amhara as perceived by major stakeholders by Melaku Mengistu Gebremeskel

“…Eleven teachers and twelve students selected through purposive sampling method were also involved in an independently conducted FGD to garner qualitative data. Besides, four deans, two OCACA participants and two industry managers were involved in a one-to-one interview drawn through the same sampling method. …”
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Les enjeux et les déclinaisons de la notion de « santé sexuelle et reproductive » au Maroc. Réflexions à partir du cas des grossesses hors mariage by Irene Capelli

“…Are discourses, policies and practices inspired by the concept of SRH in Morocco declining in terms of rights or do they produce new forms of normalization and governance of women's bodies? …”
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Designing multilingual and multicultural curriculum by Alsu M. Gilmetdinova

“…What is the relationship between language and culture? What role do language and culture play in designing curriculum that is inclusive of the needs of linguistically and culturally diverse students? …”
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Sub-prosthesis stomatitis in patients of Area VI. Cienfuegos. 2015-16 by María Julia Vázquez Vega, Ricardo Aguiar Sanabia, María de los Reyes González Ramos, Ricardo Aguiar Vázquez

“…Their management by the health personnel, sometimes, is not adequate, since not all the risk factors that predispose to the disease are evaluated.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to describe risk factors that can affect the appearance of subprosthesis stomatitis.…”
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Enhancing grape juice with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CWKu-12: Assessing probiotic viability, physicochemical changes, sensory characteristics, and quality kinetics throughout st... by Shaghayegh Echresh, Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Fereshteh Falah, Mohammad Noshad, Salam A. Ibrahim

“…As a result, for lactose intolerant individuals, vegetarians, and people who are allergic to dairy products, this may be used as a nutraceutical with health-promoting benefits.…”
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Use of the Da Vinci SP surgical system in robot-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy: a single-center, retrospective study by Sae Byul Lee, Jisun Kim, Il Yong Chung, Hee Jeong Kim, Jong Won Lee, Byung Ho Son, Beom Seok Ko

“…Abstract We investigated the safety and performance of the Da Vinci SP single-port robot (SP robot) in nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) with immediate reconstruction. …”
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Drug-Induced Liver Injuries (Clinical Guidelines for Physicians) by Vladimir T. Ivashkin, Andrey Yu. Baranovsky, Karina L. Raikhelson, Lyudmila K. Palgova, Marina V. Maevskaya, Elina A. Kondrashina, Natalya V. Marchenko, Tatyana P. Nekrasova, Igor G. Nikitin

“…Clinical guidelines for the management of adult patients suffering from drug-induced liver injuries (DILI) are intended for all medical specialists, who treat such patients in their clinical practice.Key findings. …”
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Bronchotracheal Stenting Management by Rigid Bronchoscopy under Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Support: 10 Years of Experience in a Tertiary Center by Sabrina Meyer, Anne-Sophie Dincq, Lionel Pirard, Sebahat Ocak, Jean-Paul D’Odémont, Philippe Eucher, Benoît Rondelet, André Gruslin, Laurie Putz

“…Methods. We retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent rigid bronchoscopy under ECMO support for the management of bronchotracheal stenting at CHU UCL Namur hospital (Belgium), between January 2009 and December 2019. …”
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Changes of the Macular Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness after Cataract Surgery in Glaucoma Patients by Hyun Cheol Roh, Choul Yong Park, Martha Kim

“…This retrospective study included 65 eyes of 65 subjects who underwent uneventful cataract surgery, including 13 glaucoma eyes and 52 normal eyes. …”
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Corneal epithelial thickness as a diagnostic tool in ophthalmology – a case series by Karolina Deja, Justyna Izdebska, Jerzy Szaflik

“…Abnormal corneal epithelial thickness is observed in individuals with early keratoconus, in chronic contact lens wearers, and post corneal refractive surgery. In this paper, we present selected clinical cases in which corneal epithelial mapping performed with the Cirrus 5000 HD-OCT system (Zeiss) was used. …”
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Developing a Health Support System to Promote Care for the Elderly by Marcell Szántó, Lehel Dénes-Fazakas, Erick Noboa, Levente Kovács, Döníz Borsos, György Eigner, Éva-H. Dulf

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Decoding the Prognostic Significance of Lymphadenectomy Extent in Esophageal Cancer: A Navigational Study by Sait Zafer Ferahköşe, Ramazan Kozan, Murat Akın

“…Methods: Data of 101 patients who underwent surgery for esophageal cancer between 1990 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Daring to Be Different: The First-Person HIV-Positive Narrator in Two South African Novels by Lizzy Attree

“…The shifts and continuities in the representation of HIV/AIDS found between these two novels, published 18 years apart, seem to disrupt the trajectory of the post-colonial bildungsroman as it is mediated (for the first time?) …”
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Healthcare ethics and artificial intelligence: a UK doctor survey by Søren Holm, Daniel Joseph Warrington

“…Doctors in training are more likely to have used AI than doctors after training. 37% of doctors who use AI reported using AI to help write the required reflective pieces for their portfolio. …”
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