Prevalence of and Risk factors associated with hypertension: a community based- cross sectional study in Ndorwa West Health Sub District, Kabale district, southwestern Uganda. by Munezero,Tamu John Bosco, Mfitumukiza, Valence, Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Mandera, Immaculate, Kabami, Jane, Arineitwe, Edward Bwengye, Namuyibwa, Lydia, Izo, Herbert, Baikaitwoha, Everd M., Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence of and risk factors associated with HT among adults aged 25–65 years in the Ndorwa West HSD, Kabale District. A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted with 381 adults aged 25–65 years in Ndorwa West HSD, using a modified WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance. …”
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A review on the operational parameters and degradation kinetics used in anaerobic co-digestion of tannery residues by Shilpy Rani Basak, Samin Azhan Chowdhury, Rafiuzzaman Khan, Ahmad Hasan Nury, Md. Jahir Bin Alam, Md. Imran Kabir

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Ultrahigh-Performance Radio Frequency System-on-Chip Implementation of a Kalman Filter-Based High-Precision Time and Frequency Synchronization for Networked Integrated Sensing and... by Roghayeh Ghasemi, Patrick Fenske, Tobias Koegel, Markus Hehn, Ingrid Ullmann, Martin Vossiek

Subjects: “…wireless sensor network (WSN) synchronization…”
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Accès psychotique aigu révélant un neurolupus : à propos d’un patient de 21 ans by JE Savadogo, I Compaoré, WJS Zabsonré/Tiendrébéogo, B Bagué, DD Ouédraogo

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Risk assessment when consuming drinking water treated with chlorine dioxide and risk management in EU countries and Ukraine to protect public health by O.V. Zorina, O.V. Surmasheva, O.O. Polka, Yе.О. Mavrykin

“…The main risk to the population's health arising when consuming drinking water, is the risk of its microbiologicall contamination. …”
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Biology of Predatory Fire Caterpillar, Sycanus sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), when fed Alternative with Black Soldier Fly Maggots (Hermetia illucens) by Nadila Hayati, Rusli Rustam, Irwin Mirza Umami, Andriyani Prasetiyowati

“…The biological of Sycanus sp. were observed in the laboratory when fed using the alternative feed, maggot Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.). …”
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Effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on neonatal calf diarrhea when administered at a disease alert generated by automated milk feeders by A. Welk, M.C. Cantor, H.W. Neave, J.H.C. Costa, J.L. Morrison, C.B. Winder, D.L. Renaud

“…Fecal consistency was scored daily, and calves were diagnosed with diarrhea when they had loose feces for ≥2 d or watery feces for ≥1 d. …”
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Correction: Minirhizotron measurements can supplement deep soil coring to evaluate root growth of winter wheat when certain pitfalls are avoided by Jessica Arnhold, Facundo R. Ispizua Yamati, Henning Kage, Anne-Katrin Mahlein, Heinz-Josef Koch, Dennis Grunwald

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The added value of shear wave elastography when combined to conventional ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration cytology in detection of malignant thyroid nodule by Ahmed Adel Abdallah, Maha Zaki Mahmoud, Mohamed Salah Hassouna, Khaled Elkaffas, Ahmad Mohamed Eltelety, Sameh M. Zamzam

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Seromuscular Colonic Flap for Intrapelvic Soft-Tissue Coverage: A Reconstructive Option for Plastic Surgeons When Traditionally Used Flaps Are Not Available by Johnathon Aho, Sebastian Winocour, Ziyad S. Hammoudeh, Heidi Nelson, Peter Rose, Nho V. Tran

“…Seromuscular colonic flap is a useful option for soft-tissue coverage after pelvic extirpation and should be considered by plastic surgeons when other reconstruction options are not available.…”
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“But when I come home…”: How patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain account for their absent pain during naturally occurring clinical consultations by Trine C.B. Andersen, Olaug S. Lian

“… When patients’ embodied experiences cannot be conveyed to clinicians in real-time, the challenges of reaching a shared understanding between patient and clinician are enhanced. …”
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Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Ratio Is Improved When Using a Digital, Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera Onsite in a Diabetes Outpatient Clinic by Pia Roser, Hannes Kalscheuer, Jan B. Groener, Daniel Lehnhoff, Roman Klein, Gerd U. Auffarth, Peter P. Nawroth, Florian Schuett, Gottfried Rudofsky

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“When you provide abortion services, you are looked upon as a bad guy”: experiences of abortion stigma by health providers in Nigeria by Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Ntoimo, Louise Bury, Suzanna Bright, Lesley Hoggart

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Comparative Evaluation of T-Cell Immune Response to BTV Infection in Sheep Vaccinated with Pentavalent BTV Vaccine When Compared to Un-Vaccinated Animals by Molalegne Bitew, Chintu Ravishankar, Soumendu Chakravarti, Gaurav Kumar Sharma, Sukdeb Nandi

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What factors are important to whom in what context, when adults are prescribed hearing aids for hearing loss? A realist review protocol by Helen Henshaw, Paige Church, Emma Broome, Carly Meyer

“…This review will describe what factors are important to whom in what context when considering the provision of hearing aids for hearing loss in adults.Methods and analysis The aims of this review are as follows: (1) To iteratively review and synthesise evidence surrounding the provision of hearing aids for hearing loss in adults. (2) To generate a theory-driven understanding of factors that are important, for whom, and in what context. (3) To develop a programme theory describing contexts that can support the provision of hearing aids to result in improved outcomes for adults with hearing loss. …”
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Preliminary Results of the Adoption and Application of the Integrated Comprehensive Care Bundle Care Program When Treating Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jason R. Guertin, James M. Bowen, Carolyn Gosse, Gord Blackhouse, Daria J. O’Reilly, Emanuel Baltaga, Gerard Cox, Donna Johnson, Brandi Le Blanc, Jane Loncke, Stewart Pugsley, Ravi Sivakumaran, Laura Wheatley, Kevin Smith, Jean-Eric Tarride

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Spontaneous Apoptosis in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Is Not an Independent Prognostic Factor for Stability of Disease When Compared with Combined AgNOR and TTM Scores by Konradin Metze, Gislaine B. Oliveira, Fernanda G. Pereira, Randall L. Adam, Irene Lorand-Metze

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Buying conspicuous organic food when it’s crowded: how social crowding and the need for self-expression influence organic food choices by Qiuqin Zheng, Xiaoxia Chen, Haimei Zeng

“…However, this effect only exists among consumers with lower levels of self-concept clarity; when consumers have higher levels of self-concept clarity, the influence of social crowding and non-social crowding on conspicuous organic food consumption does not significantly differ. …”
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