The die is cast: Sweden and Finland’s long road to NATO by E. V. Korunova

“…The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO came as a shock to many politicians and experts, who until the last moment had believed that these two states would not renounce their traditional neutrality policy. …”
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Humanitarian activity as a ‘soft power’ instrument of transnational corporations by N. O. Yudin

“…Globalization has turned transnational corporations (TNCs) into the key actors in the world economy and at the same time strengthened their political ambitions. …”
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Breastfeeding with primary low milk supply: a phenomenological exploration of mothers’ lived experiences of postnatal breastfeeding support by Caoimhe Whelan, Denise O’Brien, Abbey Hyde

“…Methods Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to explore the lived experiences of nine first-time breastfeeding mothers in Ireland who had primary low milk supply. One-hour interviews were conducted over Zoom between April and October 2021. …”
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TRANSFORMATION REFLEXES OF PRE-CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IN KIEVAN RUS LITERATURE by Nataliia O. Stratonova

“…For the first time takes into account the specifics of medieval imagination and poetry, studied the religious significance of the texts found their reflection in the pre-Christian beliefs and stated on their role in shaping the world Kievan Rus’ scribes, analyzed the specificity of interaction between Christian and pagan notions. …”
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Long-Term Outcome Following Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation at University Hospital Basel: A Retrospective Study by Elodie Hersperger, Nicolas Schaerli, Brigitta Gahl, Oliver Reuthebuch, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Bernhard Winkler, Martin T. R. Grapow

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: In this retrospective study, we included patients who were referred to the University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland, between 2011 and 2017. …”
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The Impact of 3S2E Nursing Management on the Psychological Status of Respiratory Function and Quality of Life of Patients with Severe Pneumonia in the ICU by Yaoyao Xu, Xia Li, Qin Yang, Xiuxian Ma

“…According to a random number table, 82 ICU patients with severe pneumonia who were admitted between March 2021 and March 2022 were enrolled and assigned to the control and observation class (n = 41, respectively) in a 1 : 1 ratio. …”
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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on Dental Match residency applicant statistics in the United States of America: a cross sectional analysis by Vinayak M. Joshi, Eswar Kandaswamy, Sivaraman Prakasam, Veerasathpurush Allareddy, Andrew G. Chapple

“…The ratio of graduates who were not fresh out of dental school to total graduates has seen a small steady increase since 2021 (p > 0.06). …”
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A qualitative study examining psychosocial distress and coping mechanisms among orphan and vulnerable children living in institutional care in New Delhi, India by Abhishek Saraswat, Sayeed Unisa

“…Introduction: India is home to the largest population of orphaned children in the South Asia, who are at increased risk of poor psychosocial well-being. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…The 16 year-old climate activist, who has also been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, started a movement that saw a multitude of student protests and school strikes around the world centred on action against climate change. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on rheumatic diseases in india: Determinants of mortality and adverse outcome: A retrospective, cross-sectional cohort study by Avinash Jain, Vineeta Shobha, S Chandrashekara, Padmanabha Shenoy, Sapan C Pandya, Prakash Chotalia, Sharath Kumar, Sourabh Malviya, Yogesh Preet Singh, Abhishek Patil, Vikas Gupta, Puja Srivastava, Vijaya Prasanna Parimi, Chanakya Kodishala, Ramya Janardana, Benzeeta Pinto, Sudhir Bhandari, Govind Rankawat, Praveen Pratap Jadhav, Damodaram Potugari, Vishnu Sharma, Alpana Parmar, Sunitha Kayidhi, Paul T Antony, Ashish Badika, Amit Sharma

“…Introduction: There is varying impact of COVID19 on world population depending on ethnicity, age and underlying co-morbidities. …”
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Vom ›Fremdling‹ zum ›Maßstab‹. Zum Einzug der westlichen Musiktheorie in die arabische Welt bis ins frühe 20. Jahrhundert by Salah Eddin Maraqa

“…The article provides extensive material for the study of the history of the dissemination, reception, and adoption of Western music theory in the Arab world.…”
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Predicting abatacept retention using machine learning by Rieke Alten, Claire Behar, Pierre Merckaert, Ebenezer Afari, Virginie Vannier-Moreau, Anael Ohayon, Sean E. Connolly, Aurélie Najm, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Gengyuan Liu, Angshu Rai, Yedid Elbez, Karissa Lozenski

“…Methods This was a post hoc analysis of pooled patient-level data from the global, real-world ACTION and ASCORE trials in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating abatacept. …”
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S’unir au Prophète. L’expérience matérielle, esthétique et dévotionnelle du Dalā’il al-Khayrāt au Maroc. Approches codicologique et anthropologique by Hiba Abid, Anouk Cohen

“…Al-Jazūlī bases his legitimacy on two concepts: on the one hand, his spiritual lineage (cherifism) through his genealogy, which he traces back to the Prophet, and, on the other hand, his spiritual saintliness (silsila), the chain of martyrs who initiated him into the mystical tradition, themselves the descendants of the Prophet. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index: carotid intima-media thickness and cardiovascular risk in a European population by Chiara Pavanello, Massimiliano Ruscica, Sofia Castiglione, Giuliana Germana Mombelli, Antonia Alberti, Laura Calabresi, Cesare Riccardo Sirtori

“…Abstract Background The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is now widely recognized as a marker of insulin resistance and has been linked to the development and prognosis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) in numerous populations, particularly in the Eastern world. Although there are fewer reports from the Western world, and they are sometimes contradictory, the absence of definitive data on the relationship between a raised TyG index and cardiovascular risk suggested the opportunity of testing this biochemical marker against a well-established vascular marker such as the carotid intima media thickness (c-IMT). …”
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Ulul Albab’s Paradigm Approach to Post-Conventional Legal Culture of Consumers in Indonesia by Faishal Agil Al Munawar, Dwi Hidayatul Firdaus, Musataklima Musataklima

“…Ulul albab is an Islamic concept referring to individuals who possess deep understanding, wisdom, and critical thinking abilities and who connect rational thought with spiritual awareness. …”
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The effect of irrigation practice and water consumption using aqua-crop by M.D. Teweldebrihan, M.O. Dinka

“…Emphasis is placed on considering real-world complexities to achieve optimal crop yield. …”
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Integralna ochrona środowiska w nauczaniu Jana Pawła II by Wojciech Bołoz

“…In John Paul’s II opinion, so-called “anthropological mistake” is the basis for thoughtless degradation of natural environment. A human being who discovers his ability to transform and, to some extent, to create the world through his own work believes he can disobediently rule the Earth and bring it under his absolute control. …”
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Lynch Syndrome—Impact of the Type of Deficient Mismatch Repair Gene Mutation on Diagnosis, Clinical Presentation, Surveillance and Therapeutic Approaches by Tudor Razvan Grigorie, Gheorghe Potlog, Sorin Tiberiu Alexandrescu

“…In today’s world, with its continuing advancements in genetics, the identification of Lynch syndrome (LS) increasingly relies on sophisticated genetic testing techniques. …”
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Severe Injuries of Former Portuguese Football Players: A Post-Career Burden? by Eduardo Teixeira, Carlos Silva, Félix Romero, Mauro Miguel, António Vicente

“…Quantitative and qualitative interview data are used by a validated interview guide and from results of the physical domain obtained by the application of the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref). …”
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Clinicopathological Characteristics of Serrated Polyposis Syndrome in Korea: Single Center Experience by Hyung-Keun Kim, Kyung-Jin Seo, Hyun Ho Choi, Sung Soo Kim, Hiun-Suk Chae, Ok-Ran Shin, Chang Hyuck Ahn, Young-Seok Cho

“…Of the 17,552 patients who underwent colonoscopies during the study period, 11 (0.06%) met the criteria for SPS. …”
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