Stress level and coping strategies among intensive care nurses: A cross-sectional study by Lisa A. Babkair, Marym Alaamri, Afnan Tunsi, Aisha Alhofaian, Nada Manea Alsulami, Maryam Y. Hakami, Norah A. Alshehri, Wed M. Alsulami

“…The study highlights the need for future research to test the effectiveness of stress management programs and to further investigate common stressors among Saudi ICU nurses. …”
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Patient-reported shoulder morbidity and fatigue among breast cancer survivors: An insight from a tertiary care cancer hospital by Abhishek Basu, Janmenjoy Mondal, Bhukya Swetha, Shinjini Chakrabarty, Debjit Ghosh, Subhendu Gangopadhyay, Bidyut Mandal

“…Context: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Indian women with an annual mortality of around 87,000. …”
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HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL SECURITY IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC: MICRO-LEVEL ANALYSIS by Anastasia N. Chapargina

“…The practical significance of this study lies in its potential to inform the development and adjustment of regional socio-economic programs based on the findings.…”

Fat-tail allele-specific expression genes may affect fat deposition in tail of sheep. by Hossein Mansourizadeh, Mohammad Reza Bakhtiarizadeh, Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano, Jennifer Jessica Bruscadin

“…The insights gained in this study indicate that biallelic expression may not be a common mechanism in sheep fat-tail development. Hence, allelic imbalance of the fat deposition-related genes can be considered a novel layer of information for future research on genetic improvement and increased efficiency in sheep breeding programs.…”
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Pneumococcal serotype prevalence and antibiotic resistance in children in South and Southeast Asia, 2012–2024 by Tzou-Yien Lin, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Patrick CY Woo, Abdul Razak Muttalif, Raja Dhar, Leong Choon Kit, Graciela Morales, Egemen Ozbilgili

“…The prevalence of pneumococcal serotypes varied geographically and over time after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Serotypes common in both pneumococcal carriage and disease were 6A, 6B, 14, 15B/15C, 19F, and 23F; serotypes 1, 3, 5, 19A, 15A, 10A, and 35B were also common in disease. …”
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Chronic viral hepatitis B and D in pregnant women: course and outcomes (review) by M. D. Akhmedova, Sh. A. Tashpulatova, G. A. Ikhtiyarova, M. T. Karimova

“…Hepatitis B is most common among young people, which is explained by the ways of infection – parenteral, sexual and vertical. …”
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HPV vaccination knowledge, attitude, and practices among physicians in a teaching hospital, Karachi by Sehrish Habib Memon, Bhombhal Swaleha Tariq

“…It is the fourth most common cancer in women globally. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has reduced the incidence of HPV-related illness in the past decade. …”
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272 Evaluating well-being in underserved communities through culinary and nutrition education: Adaptation of the PERMA profiler for youth by Saloni Divyang Kanani, Saloni Divyang Kanani, Siobhan M. Lawler

“…Methods/Study Population: The study integrates an adapted PERMA Profiler into Common Threads’ classes to assess well-being in underserved children. …”
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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Risk Factors among Adult Population in the Gulf Region: A Systematic Review by Najlaa Aljefree, Faruk Ahmed

“…The annual incidence of strokes ranged from 27.6 to 57 per 100 000 in the Gulf countries with ischaemic stroke being the most common subtype and hypertension and diabetes being the most common risk factors among stroke and ACS patients. …”
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Evaluation of self medication practices and prescription patterns in patients of chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional, questionnaire based study by Raakhi K Tripathi, Chaitali Pilliwar, Snehalata V. Gajbhiye, Sujeet K. Bhilwade, Tukaram Jamale

“…Conclusion: Nearly one-third of CKD patients were self-medicating with paracetamol, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; more in the nondialysis group emphasizing reinforcement of patient education programs. The most common drugs prescribed were amlodipine, followed by metformin, and the average number of drugs was less in our setting, indicating vigilant dose prescribing in CKD patients.…”
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Comparative Genomics of the Sigatoka Disease Complex on Banana Suggests a Link between Parallel Evolutionary Changes in Pseudocercospora fijiensis and Pseudocercospora eumusae and... by Ti-Cheng Chang, Anthony Salvucci, Pedro W Crous, Ioannis Stergiopoulos

“…The three species emerged on bananas from a recent common ancestor and show clear differences in virulence, with P. eumusae and P. fijiensis considered the most aggressive. …”
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RUSSIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE EVALUATION OF THE LEADERS OF THE NON-SYSTEM OPPOSITION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS by N. A. Ponomarev, A. A. Mailis

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Legal narratives in Chinese, American, British, Japanese, and South Korean films and comparative research on civic legal education by Mujie Song, Jiemei Jin, Danni Hou, Shaoxin Zheng

“…IntroductionLegal films across nations exhibit significant differences in their modes of expression, which stem not only from the structural distinctions between the Civil Law System and Common Law System, but more deeply from the differing emphases in each country’s socio-legal ideology.MethodsTo explore the role and mechanisms of legal films in contemporary civic legal education, this study selects representative films from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and South Korea. …”
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Cell type and regulatory analysis in amphioxus illuminates evolutionary origin of the vertebrate head by Anna Markos, Jan Kubovciak, Simona Mikula Mrstakova, Anna Zitova, Jan Paces, Simona Machacova, Zbynek Kozmik-Jr, Zbynek Kozmik, Iryna Kozmikova

“…Furthermore, our trans-species transgenic experiments highlight similarities in the regulatory environments that drive neural crest-like and prechordal plate-like developmental programs in both vertebrates and amphioxus. Our findings provide evidence that the key features of vertebrate head development can be traced back to the common ancestor of all chordates.…”
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Tuberculosis: treatment failure, or failure to treat? Lessons from India and South Africa by Nesri Padayatchi, Amrita Daftary, Naressa Naidu, Madhukar Pai

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Yield and quality evaluation of First-generation progenies of red-flesh Saccharum robustum Brandes and Jeswiet ex grassl by K Chandran, Nisha M, Mahendran B, Gopi R, Dilsha C, Arun Kumar R

“… Saccharum robustum, a wild species of sugarcane that shares a common natural habitat with the Saccharum officinarum in Pacific Islands. …”
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Cumulative Summation (CUSUM)—as a tool for objective analysis of learning curve for surgeons in acquiring competency in phacoemulsification by Emily Ming Choo Ng, Mohamad Aziz Salowi, Othmaliza Othman, Rosmawati Uthman, Nor Fariza Ngah

“…As posterior capsular rupture (PCR) is the most common complication in phacoemulsification, it is widely accepted as a competency benchmark. …”
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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROCUREMENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY: ASSESSING THE MANAGERIAL CAPABILITIES OF PUBLIC-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA by Betty Oluwafunso OLOJEDE

“…Some of the components clustered around public infrastructure planning and adaptability to PPP programme, project delivery parameters and control, suitable public infrastructure procurement knowledge, public policy awareness and innovation, and governance. …”
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Prevalence and Potential Risks of Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates in Human and Non-Human Models Collected from Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu in South East Nigeria by K. I. Ojini, O. S. Aina, R. M. Kolawole, A. R. Adeoye, K. Kushimo

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Internships for young scientists at educational institutions in Sweden by A. A. Hrechko, P. R. Ponomarenko, Ie. P. Tertytskyi, V. V. Gololobov

“…The second project was CAPABLE (Common Academic Practices and Abilities in Learning for Research) of the SI Baltic Sea Neighbourhood programme, which also took place in two stages. …”
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