‘New Logistics’ of Russia’s Foreign Trade and Induced Problem of Identifying the Carrier’s Status by Andrei M. Golubchik, Egor V. Pak

“…With longer routes and higher cost of transportation already being mitigated institutional hurdles such as carrier’s jurisdiction, limit of liability, and status have come to the front. …”
Get full text

Predictors of Onset of Wheezing in Grain Elevator Workers by Punam Pahwa, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Helen H McDuffie, James A Dosman

“…Data on respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function tests were collected once every three years as part of the Grain Dust Medical Surveillance Program started by Labour Canada in 1978; each three-year interval was called a 'cycle'. Of workers who had two or more observations, 1848 subjects (67.2%) were free of respiratory symptoms (wheeze, dyspnea, cough or sputum) at the baseline (cycle II). …”
Get full text

Barriers to Implementing Intermittent Catheterisation in Spinal Cord Injury Patients in Northwest Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Southport, U.K. by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul M. Soni, Gurpreet Singh, Tun Oo, Peter L. Hughes

“…However, spinal cord physicians experienced problems when trying to implement an intermittent catheterisation regime in some spinal cord injury patients in the northwest of England. We present illustrative cases to describe practical difficulties encountered by patients while trying to adopt an intermittent catheterisation regime. …”
Get full text

Self-reported health profiles of trauma victims with and without psychiatric histories by Alan R. King, Sara K. Kuhn, Stephanie Brezinski, Michael Jowkar, Kourtney Smith

“…Results Support was found for all three hypotheses: (H1) Self-identified trauma was associated with higher prevalence rates for 16 of 18 medical diagnoses; (H2) PTSD diagnoses were associated with higher prevalence rates than trauma alone for 6 of 16 medical conditions; and (H3) Self-reported trauma was associated with higher prevalence rates for 7 of 18 medical condi-tions among respondents who denied psychiatric histories. Conclusions Trauma exposure both with and without co-occurring psychiatric illness was associated with substantially higher rates of self-reported physical illness. …”
Get full text

The relationship of future anxiety with a multidimensional framework of well-being among undergraduate students: optimism and pessimism as mediators by Gülçin Güler Öztekin

Subjects: Get full text

Cost-effectiveness of Apixaban for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Algeria by Yazid Aoudia, Thitima Kongnakorn, Evie Merinopoulou, Mohamed Said Bettayeb, Sid Ahmed Kherraf

“…The model included patients for whom vitamin K antagonist (VKA) treatment is suitable and could initiate on acenocoumarol, rivaroxaban or apixaban, and those unsuitable for VKA treatment who could initiate on aspirin or apixaban. …”
Get full text

Silent Human Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Infections around the Old Gboko Sleeping Sickness Focus in Nigeria by Karshima Solomon Ngutor, Lawal A. Idris, Okubanjo Oluseyi Oluyinka

“…Infection rates in adults (1.3%) and children (0.1%) varied significantly (p<0.05). We observed silent T. b. gambiense infections among residents of this focus. …”
Get full text

Impact of Innovation on Consumers Liking and Willingness to Pay for Traditional Sausages by Żakowska-Biemans Sylwia, Sajdakowska Marta, Issanchou Sylvie

“…The study involved 221 consumers of traditional pork sausages who evaluated intrinsic and extrinsic product attributes in blind (tasting only), expectancy (product information only) and fully informed (tasting and product information) experimental conditions. …”
Get full text

Development of an Artificial Intelligence System to Estimate Postoperative Discomfort After Impacted Third Molar Surgery by Seda Kocyigit, Okan Özgönenel, Bora Ozden, Burcu Baş, Hatice Hosgor, Ozlem Akbelen Kaya

“…The aim of this study is to use ANN in maxillofacial surgery to estimate the postoperative symptoms after third molar surgery.Methods:The pre and post-operative information of 175 consecutive patients who needed extraction of impacted third molar teeth were employed to train an ANN. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Merdeka Belajar program of the Kampus Merdeka by Bernadetha Nadeak

“…The results of the study show that students who have participated in the MBKM program provide benefits such as each student can re-explore themselves to find what they like, what they want to develop even more, and what they want to make or create according to their interests and their talents. also provides additional competencies in solving problems, improving soft skills, job search competencies, and post-college preparation competencies. …”
Get full text

La réflexivité infirmière en formation, entre injonction et allant-de-soi by Catherine Aubouin, Gilles Monceau

“…Students learn from, through and for professional situations. Two categories of trainers, those working in nursing training institutes on the one hand, and nurses in post responsible for tutoring placements on the other hand, contribute together to monitoring the student during his or her training course. …”
Get full text

Les performances en écriture d’étudiants faibles en français entrant à l’université dans des programmes en enseignement by Marie-Claude Boivin, Katrine Roussel

“…Students beginning a program of study at the university do not always have the expected mastery of written French, although this is an important factor of success. …”
Get full text

Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV in Rwandan Adults: Clinical Outcomes and Impact on Reproductive Health up to 24 Months by Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera, Nienke Veldhuijzen, Jean Paul Balinda, John Rusine, Sally Eagle, Joseph Vyankandondera, Julie Mugabekazi, Pascale Ondoa, Kimberly Boer, Anita Asiimwe, Joep Lange, Peter Reiss, Janneke van de Wijgert

“…The proportion of women in the pre-cART group using modern contraception other than condoms (50%) was similar to women in the general population, but this proportion was only 25% in women initiating cART. Of the women who carried at least one pregnancy to term since having been diagnosed HIV-positive, a third reported to have participated in a prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT, option A) intervention. …”
Get full text

Prognostic Factors of Radiofrequency Ablation plus Systemic Chemotherapy for Unresectable Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastasis by Ky Thai Doan, Long Nguyễn Việt, Thinh Nguyen Tien, Binh Nguyen Canh, Hoai Ngo Thi, Ngoc Nguyen Thanh, Bieu Bui Quang, Quang Le Van, Hyun Woong Lee, Bang Mai Hong

“…A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 61 CRC patients with unresectable liver metastasis who underwent liver tumor-directed percutaneous RFA combined with conventional systemic chemotherapy between October 2013 and September 2018. …”
Get full text

The incidence rate of caries on individual tooth surfaces and its distribution by age and gender in clinic patients of Hawler Medical University/College of Dentistry: a retrospecti... by Niaz Hamaghareeb Hamasaeed, Eman Kanabi Mohammed, Kazhin Mahmood Omer, Rayan Amir Bapir

“…Thousand carious teeth were recorded in the Conservative Department. Individuals who reported, being over the age of 12 years old. …”
Get full text

A Combined Model for Simulating the Spatial Dynamics of Epidemic Spread: Integrating Stochastic Compartmentalization and Cellular Automata Approach by Murad Bashabsheh

“…The model positions elementary populations in a regular two-dimensional lattice, whereas the compartment model applies to sets of persons who have the same epidemic regime in the community. …”
Get full text

Assessment of the quality of life comparison between open and endovascular aortic arch surgery: a pilot study by Eric Thiam Aik Lim, Hannah S. Kim, Andrew McCombie, Andrew D. P. Laing, Adib Khanafer

“…Abstract Background Advancement in endovascular endografts have paved the way to the possibility of performing endovascular aortic arch repair in recent years. …”
Get full text

Contrasting two versions of the 4-cup 2-item disjunctive syllogism task in great apes by Benjamin Jones, Josep Call

“…In a second experiment involving those subjects who passed the first, along with a group of naïve subjects, we test whether subjects were able to apply the logical operation selectively by including control trials where the correct response is reversed. …”
Get full text

Predicted quality benefits of achievable performance benchmarks of chronic heart failure care in China: results from a nationwide observational study by Xi Li, Chao Wang, Jingkun Li, Yupeng Wang, Xiaoqiang Bao, Meina Liu, Qiuju Zhang, Chang Yin, Xudong Ma

“…Objectives This study aimed to set a data-driven achievable performance benchmark, explore the process–outcome association and speculate about the net gain in quality improvement with benchmarking.Design Observational study.Setting Patient survey conducted at 466 secondary and tertiary hospitals across 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China.Participants 183 334 patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure (CHF) who were treated at 466 Chinese hospitals from January 2011 through May 2017.Primary independent variables Hospital process composite performance (HPCP).Secondary independent variables Patient-level and hospital-level characteristics.Primary outcome measure Patients getting better or recovered after treatment, in-hospital mortality, length of hospital stay (LOS) and medical cost.Methods HPCP was calculated using denominator-based weights. …”
Get full text

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS) FOR WORKERS USING COMPUTER IN THE FINANCE DIVISION OF PROPERTY INDUSTRY by Nevi Sulistika, Devi Angeliana Kusumaningtiar, Putri Handayani, Decy Situngkir, Taufik Rendi Anggara

“…This syndrome occurs when the nerves inside the wrist are squeezed or compressed. Jobs that are at risk of CTS involve doing repetitive movements, working with awkward postures, working in a motorized vehicle production or working using computers. …”
Get full text