The Impact of Training Intervention on Levels of Indicator Bacteria and Prevalence of Selected Pathogens in Raw Milk From Smallholder Women Dairy Farmers in Central Ethiopia by Achenef Melaku Beyene, Seleshe Nigatu, Juan C. Archila-Godinez, Kebede Amenu, Barbara Kowalcyk, Desalegne Degefaw, Binyam Mogess, Baye Gelaw, Mucheye Gizachew, Araya Mengistu, Ahmed G. Abdelhamid, James Barkley, Ahmed Yousef

“…Hence, comprehensive and continued risk mitigation strategies are needed to ensure milk safety for consumers.…”
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Systematic Sex-Based Inequity in the MELD Score-Based Allocation System for Liver Transplantation in Germany by Leke Wiering, Leke Wiering, Annette Aigner, Marieke van Rosmalen, Brigitta Globke, Brigitta Globke, Tomasz Dziodzio, Nathanael Raschzok, Nathanael Raschzok, Münevver Demir, Wenzel Schöning, Frank Tacke, Petra Reinke, Johann Pratschke, Robert Öllinger, Paul V. Ritschl, Paul V. Ritschl

“…Measures are needed to ensure sex-neutral liver allocation in MELD-based systems worldwide.…”
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Genetic status assessment and future development forecast for an isolated giant panda population by Jiabin Liu, Jiaojiao Yu, Wenlei Bi, Mingxia Fu, Xiang Yu, Rong Hou, Xinqiang Song, Rui Ma, Yanshan Zhou, Zusheng Li, Hong Yang, Wei Wu, Jiang Gu, Chong Huang, Long Zhang, Xiaodong Gu, Haijun Gu, Daode Yang, Dunwu Qi

“…The most effective strategy to increase population size (to over 80 individuals), maintain the genetic diversity (above 90 %), and ensure a high survival probability (above 98 %) is to release at least one female panda annually for 50 years or two females annually for 30 years. …”
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Life after prostate cancer diagnosis: protocol for a UK-wide patient-reported outcomes study by David H Brewster, Victoria Cairnduff, Eila Watson, Amy Downing, Adam W Glaser, Penny Wright, William Cross, Conan Donnelly, Anna Gavin, Carol Rivas, Richard Wagland, Peter Selby, Luke Hounsome, Therese Kearney, Rebecca Mottram, Majorie Allen, Oonagh McSorley, Hugh Butcher, Paul Kind, James W H Catto, Dyfed Huws, Emma McNair, Lauren Matheson, Johana Nayoan, Mike Horton, Jessica Corner, Julia Verne

“…The outcome data will be linked with administrative health data (eg, treatment information from hospital data). To ensure detailed understanding of issues of importance, qualitative interviews will be undertaken with a sample of men who complete the survey across the UK (n=∼150) along with a small number of partners/spouses (n=∼30).Ethics and dissemination The study has received the following approvals: Newcastle and North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee (15/NE/0036), Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group (15/CAG/0110), NHS Scotland Public Benefit and Privacy Panel (0516-0364), Office of Research Ethics Northern Ireland (16/NI/0073) and NHS R&D approval from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. …”
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Gas drainage and utilization in coal mines in China: History, technological advances, and prospects by Guofu LI, Chao LI, Bichuan ZHANG, Yun XU, Zheng WANG, Xianjun ZHOU

“…During this period, underground drilling was employed for gas pumping in target coal seams and their upper adjacent strata to ensure mining safety in the Fushun mining area in Liaoning Province, the Yangquan mining area in Shanxi Province, and the Tianfu mining area in Chongqing City. …”
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The greenhouse gas observation mission with Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle (GOSAT-GW): objectives, conceptual framework and scientific contribution... by Hiroshi Tanimoto, Tsuneo Matsunaga, Yu Someya, Tamaki Fujinawa, Hirofumi Ohyama, Isamu Morino, Hisashi Yashiro, Takafumi Sugita, Satoshi Inomata, Astrid Müller, Tazu Saeki, Yukio Yoshida, Yosuke Niwa, Makoto Saito, Hibiki Noda, Yousuke Yamashita, Kohei Ikeda, Nobuko Saigusa, Toshinobu Machida, Matthias Max Frey, Hyunkwang Lim, Priyanka Srivastava, Yoshitaka Jin, Atsushi Shimizu, Tomoaki Nishizawa, Yugo Kanaya, Takashi Sekiya, Prabir Patra, Masayuki Takigawa, Jagat Bisht, Yasko Kasai, Tomohiro O. Sato

“…A comprehensive validation exercise will be conducted to ensure that the sensor products’ quality meets the required precision to achieve the above objectives. …”
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Impact of glucocorticoids on patients’ quality of life: a qualitative study assessing face validity and feasibility of the Steroid PRO in patients with inflammatory gastroenterolog... by Shaney L Barratt, Emma Dures, Mwidimi Ndosi, Michelle Sharp, Sebastian E Sattui, Jill Dawson, Susan M Goodman, Sarah L Mackie, Tom Creed, Catherine L Hill, Joanna C Robson, Pamela Richards, Susan Bridgewater, Christine A Silverthorne, Jen Orme, Anne-Marie T Sweeney, Elizabeth Arthurs, Genevieve Osborne, Giles Dunhill, Richard P Ramonell, Timothy Patton

“…The objective of this study was to assess face validity, content validity and feasibility of the Steroid PRO in (1) patients treated with glucocorticoids for inflammatory respiratory, dermatological and gastroenterological conditions and (2) clinicians working within these specialties in the UK and USA.Design Qualitative study with semistructured cognitive interview methods.Setting Online or face-to-face interviews with participants from seven departments across three secondary care hospitals in the UK and USA.Participants Inclusion criteria: (1) Adult patients with inflammatory respiratory, gastroenterological and dermatological conditions treated with glucocorticoids and (2) healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in respiratory, dermatology and gastroenterology departments in the UK and USA.Results Purposive sampling to ensure a range of patient and HCP participants. A total of 42 patient participants were recruited, from respiratory/pulmonology (n=14, 33.3%), dermatology (n=13, 31.0%) and gastroenterology (n=15, 35.8%) medical departments; 32 in the UK and 10 from the USA. …”
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Clinical validation of an artificial intelligence algorithm for classifying tuberculosis and pulmonary findings in chest radiographs by Thiago Fellipe Ortiz de Camargo, Thiago Fellipe Ortiz de Camargo, Guilherme Alberto Sousa Ribeiro, Guilherme Alberto Sousa Ribeiro, Maria Carolina Bueno da Silva, Luan Oliveira da Silva, Pedro Paulo Teixeira e Silva Torres, Denise do Socorro Rodrigues da Silva, Mayler Olombrada Nunes de Santos, William Salibe Filho, Marcela Emer Egypto Rosa, Magdala de Araujo Novaes, Thiago Augusto Massarutto, Osvaldo Landi Junior, Elaine Yanata, Marcio Rodrigues da Cunha Reis, Gilberto Szarf, Pedro Vieira Santana Netto, Joselisa Peres Queiroz de Paiva

“…Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms could be of great help, but using real-world data is crucial to ensure their effectiveness in diverse healthcare settings. …”
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Phenomenology of Organizational Silence (Case Study Farhangian University) by Iraj Mehdizadeh, Saeed Rajaipour, Seyed Ali Siadat

“…The research instrument was a semi-structured interview. To ensure the reliability of the interviews, the Guba and Lincoln criteria (credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability) were applied. …”
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Medical Jousting: Going for the kill! by Dr.Fuad Ahmed Khan Niazi

“…It also needs to be emphasized, that, any medical error or unethical behavior should be reported through proper channels to relevant bodies with the motive to ensure benefit to the patient, and, improvement and development of the involved colleague. …”
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Identification of strengths and weaknesses of the healthcare system for persons living with rare diseases in Catalonia (Spain), and recommendations to improve its comprehensive att... by José Hernández-Rodríguez, Fernando Martínez-Valle, Xènia Acebes, Carmen Alerany, Jordi Antón, Gonzalo Calvo, Marian Corral, Jordi Cruz, M. Antònia Mangues-Bafalluy, José Mateo, Josefa Rivera, Albert Salazar, Roser Francisco, Cristina Mallol, Rita Reig-Viader, Ariadna Tigri-Santiña, Assumpta Ricart, Francesc Palau

“…However, after analyzing them, the experts suggested that new governmental political and administrative decisions are needed to ensure the efficient implementation of a healthcare plan for PLWRD in Catalonia, which could be applied to other regions and nations worldwide.…”
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Presenting a Framework of Effective Factors on the Implementation of Policies in the Field of Protection and Exploitation of Forests in the North of the Country by Davoud Hosseinpoor, Seyed Mahdi Alvani, Hossein Aslipour, Aghil Ghorbani Paji

“…The research adopted a sequential or successive method for targeted sampling, ensuring that the sample accurately reflected the population of interest. …”
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ADMINISTRATIVE PREREQUISITES FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING OF SMALL BUSINESSES AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL by Natalia Koval, Oksana Kubai, Natalia Germaniuk

“…The main goal of financial management of small businesses is to ensure uninterrupted sustainable production and economic activity to maximise profits and increase the competitiveness of the business entity. …”
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The Study of Relative Clauses in Azeri Turkish and Persian: A Typological Approach by Anita Bazian, Arsalan Golfam, Hayat Ameri

“…The study is a descriptive-analytic project conducted within a typological framework based on Comrie’s (1989) approach. To ensure an effective analysis, data was collected from naturally occurring sentences in both spoken and written standard Turkish, as well as from a novel titled Shaman. …”
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Presenting the Model of Effective Factors on Smart Governance in the Country by Ghaem Gheiravani, Mohammad Montazeri, Shams Sadat Zahedi

“…This should allow citizens to participate in the planning and decision-making process in terms of city development and ensure free access to information (Penaska & Velas, 2019). …”
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Practice patterns among early-career primary care (ECPC) physicians and workforce planning implications: protocol for a mixed methods study by Richard J Gibson, Tara Sampalli, Tara Kiran, Richard H Glazier, Agnes Grudniewicz, Kimberlyn McGrail, David Snadden, Ian Scott, M Ruth Lavergne, Laurie J Goldsmith, David Rudoler, Emily Gard Marshall, Megan Ahuja, Doug Blackie, Fred Burge, Steve Hawrylyshyn, Lindsay Hedden, Jacalynne Hernandez-Lee, Kathleen Horrey, Mike Joyce, Adrian MacKenzie, Maria Mathews, Rita McCracken, Madeleine McKay, Charmaine McPherson, Goldis Mitra, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Sabrina T Wong

“…This study will produce a framework to understand practice choices, new measures for comparing practice patterns across jurisdictions and information necessary for planners to ensure adequate provider supply and patient access to primary care.…”
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The effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on cardiovascular function in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: A randomized trial by Gansheng Tan, Anna L Huguenard, Kara M Donovan, Phillip Demarest, Xiaoxuan Liu, Ziwei Li, Markus Adamek, Kory Lavine, Ananthv K Vellimana, Terrance T Kummer, Joshua W Osbun, Gregory J Zipfel, Peter Brunner, Eric C Leuthardt

“…Given the association between cardiac complications and elevated risk of poor clinical outcomes after SAH, it is essential to characterize the cardiovascular effects of taVNS to ensure this approach is safe in this fragile population. …”
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Surgeons are apprehensive to use DCD lungs despite similar post-transplant outcomes: A 20-year UNOS retrospective analysis by J. Sam Meyer, MSc, Oliver K. Jawitz, MD, MHS, Yury Peysakhovich, MD, Dan Aravot, MD, Matthew G. Hartwig, MD, MHS, Yaron D. Barac, MD, PhD

“…However, expansion of DCD lung transplants requires a comparison of these indicators to DBD donors for application of similar parameters to increase the rate of DCD lung recovery to ensure that viable DCD organs are not discarded due to overly stringent donor and organ requirements. …”
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Editorial by Lindsay B. Flynn

“…On the one hand, older and younger cohorts might band together to ensure housing opportunities for a younger cohort facing expensive housing. …”
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Enhancing the efficacy of near-infrared photoimmunotherapy through intratumoural delivery of CD44–targeting antibody–photoabsorber conjugatesResearch in context by Yuichi Adachi, Kotaro Miyake, Kika Ohira, Shingo Satoh, Kentaro Masuhiro, Ryuya Edahiro, Yuya Shirai, Maiko Naito, Yujiro Naito, Takayuki Shiroyama, Shohei Koyama, Haruhiko Hirata, Kota Iwahori, Izumi Nagatomo, Yoshito Takeda, Atsushi Kumanogoh

“…The conventional PIT regimen involves the systemic delivery of an antibody–photoabsorber conjugate, followed by a 24-h waiting period to ensure adequate localisation on the target cells. …”
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