Breastfeeding Influence on Vaginal Bleeding in Late Labor: A Comparative Study by Atiya K Mohammed

“…Objective: To determine the relationship of breastfeeding early initiation on the extent of vaginal bleeding in the labour's 3rd stage. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted at the Maternity Teaching Hospital in Sulaimaniyah/ Iraq. …”
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Analysis of influencing factors of ultrasonic intervention sclerotherapy in patients with renal cyst by XU Chao

“…Objective To explore the influencing factors of ultrasonic interventional sclerotherapy in patients with renal cysts. Methods Retrospective analysis was performed for clinical data of 120 patients with renal cysts treated by ultrasonic intervention sclerotherapy received in our hospital from October 2014 to January 2018. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF INFLUENCE OF RANGE FINDERS WITH THE IMPROVED CHARACTERISTICS ON THE ACCURACY OF GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS CONTROL OF VEHICLES by A. M. Askhabov, E. S. Voevodin, V. A. Zeer, A. S. Kashura

“…At the size of the passport error of laser range finders equals 0,8 mm, the mean square error of measurement of distance between control points (from 0 to 3000 mm) equals 2,2-2,9 mm, and an error of definition of the control point is 1,5-1,9 mm.Discussion and conclusion. …”
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Effect of NaOH Concentration on the Corrosion Behavior of 16Mn Steel in the Process of Producing Alumina by ZHOU Yuan, ZHOU Bin, ZOU Yong - qiang, PAN Xiao - hui, QUAN Bian - li

“…When the NaOH concentration was equal to 245 g/L, the corrosion rate was the maximum. …”
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The Impact of Backspin Release Modes on Basketball Spin Axis Alignment by Madelyn Carniglia, Nathan Slegers

“…Aims: This study is the first to analyze distinct backspin modes, such as hand orientation, twist, and push location, and how each mode contributes to overall SA misalignment. Methods: Three-dimensional ball backspin, hand orientation, hand position, and ball twist before release were measured for 20 male basketball athletes. …”
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Effectiveness of Internet-based stress inoculation training and Internet-based emotion-focused cognitive behavioral therapy in pregnant women by Shirin Shahrokhi, Zahra Basirat, Farzan Kheirkhah, Seyyedeh Mahboubeh Mirtabar, Soraya Khafri, Hajar Adib-Rad, Maedeh Rezaie Bazgir, Mahbobeh Faramarzi

“…The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Internet-based stress inoculation therapy (ISIT) and Internet-based emotion-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (IECBT) in decreasing anxiety, depression, and stress in pregnant women. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 pregnant women were included in the present quasi-experimental multicenter study with the diagnosis of depression or anxiety disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition in the …. convenience sampling was conducted, and participants were classified into two groups of 30 ISIT and IECBT. …”
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COMPLEX ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY OF STATINS PRESCRIBED AT MOST BY CLINICIANS by A. S. Sivkov, E. V. Shih, M. A. Osadchuk, S. K. Sivkova, N. V. Kireeva, N. P. Chernus

“…To evaluate a complex clinical efficacy, tolerability and safety of statin drugs — simvastatin, atorvastatin, rosuvastatin in patients with hyperlipidemia (HL).Material and methods. The assessment of clinical efficacy was done in 90 patients with HL and arterial hypertension of the grades 1 and 2, age 40-75 y.o.; some of them had coronary heart disease.Results. …”
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Reflective error: a metric for assessing predictive performance at extreme events by Robert Edwin Rouse, Henry Moss, Scott Hosking, Allan McRobie, Emily Shuckburgh

“…In this work, we present a new error metric, termed Reflective Error, which quantifies the degree at which our model error is distributed around our extremes, in contrast to existing model evaluation methods that aggregate error over all events. The suitability of our proposed metric is demonstrated on a real-world hydrological modeling problem, where extreme values are of particular concern.…”
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Screening Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: An ICT-Based Study by Antonio Sánchez-Cabaco, Beatriz Palacios-Vicario, Lizbeth De La Torre, Rosalía García-García, Jesús Cacho Gutiérrez, Paula Prieto Fernández

“…Objectives: To analyse the cognitive variables of older adults in confinement during COVID-19 using tele-neuropsychology for cognitive assessment, comparing online with in-person screening. Methods: In total, 148 subjects took part in the study. …”
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Prevalence of H. Pylori in inflammatory bowel disease patients and its association with severity by Abdullah D. Alotaibi, Abdullah A. Al-Abdulwahab, Mona H. Ismail, Jaber M. AlElyani, Turki A. Alamri, Raed M. Alsulaiman, Ibrahim A. Alhafid, Ibrahim M. Alzahrani, Reem S. AlSulaiman, Arwa Althubaity, Sarah H. Buhulaigah, Abdulaziz A. AlQurain, Abdulaziz M. Alrezuk

“…Several studies have shown varying results regarding the prevalence of H. pylori in IBD patients and its impact on disease progression, severity, and overall outcome. Method This is a prospective cohort study conducted at King Fahad University Hospital in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia from November 2023 to May 2024 to determine the prevalence of H. pylori in IBD patients and its association with severity. …”
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Topical fluoride and regulation of salivary pH in Peruvian Altiplano schoolchildren: a comparative longitudinal study by Vilma Mamani-Cori, Talia Paola Calcina-Asillo, Marleny Chino-Mamani, Yang Rodrigo Mendoza-Quispe, Sidgar Orlando Yucra-Sardón, Heber Isac Arbildo-Vega, Heber Isac Arbildo-Vega, Tania Carola Padilla-Cáceres, Betsy Quispe-Quispe, Franz Tito Coronel-Zubiate

“…This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effect of different concentrations and formulations of topical fluoride on the regulation of salivary pH in schoolchildren from the Altiplano region of Peru.MethodA quantitative, longitudinal, double-blind, randomized experimental design was employed. …”
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Selected residual biomass valorization into pellets as a circular economy-supported end-of-waste by Zane Vincevica-Gaile, Maryna Zhylina, Andrei Shishkin, Linda Ansone-Bertina, Linards Klavins, Lauris Arbidans, Linda Dobkevica, Ivar Zekker, Maris Klavins

“…Among prospective directions to convert residual biomass into valuable products is pelleting, which can be followed by low-temperature pyrolysis, serving as an economically justified method for reducing the final waste stream. In this study, fresh and biochar pellets were obtained from selected residual biomass – waste derived from widespread industries such as energy production, food processing, and forestry and chemical processing in a mixture with peat processing residues used as a binder. …”
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On the Implementation of a Transverse Wave-Based Routing Technique for a TSP Circular Instance by Lazaros S. Savvidis, Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis, George N. Mastorakis, Evangelos K. Markakis

“…Experimental results indicate that TWA significantly enhances route optimization, outperforming traditional methods in specific instances. The findings underscore TWA’s potential contributions to the field of logistics and operational research.…”
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Distributed Time-Varying Optimal Resource Management for Microgrids via Fixed-Time Multiagent Approach by Tingting Zhou, Salah Laghrouche, Youcef Ait-Amirat

“…Unlike the prior methods with centralized coordination, the proposed algorithm is fully distributed, scalable, and privacy-preserving, making it suitable for real-time deployment in dynamic MG environments. …”
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A review of the statistical analysis of randomised controlled trials conducted within OCTRU by Alexander Ooms, Caitlin Waldron, Daphne Kounali, Ioana R. Marian, M. Sofia Massa, Nicholas Peckham, Matthew Parkes, Elizabeth Conroy, Jonathan A. Cook

“…We performed a review of all published RCTs conducted within OCTRU, with particular emphasis on trial methodology, statistical study design and statistical analysis. Methods Studies were considered eligible if they were: RCTs conducted by OCTRU, have been completed and disseminated their primary results. …”
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An ecodesigned reagent-free paper-based electrochemical sensor modified with carbon black for the detection of essential oils by Luca Fiore, Arianna Antinucci, Giorgia Leotta, Laura Fabiani, Alessandro Iannini, Pierluca Galloni, Riccardo De Santis, Andrea Ciammaruconi, Giorgia Grilli, Elisa Recchia, Florigio Lista, Fabiana Arduini

“…Moreover, the sensor's sustainability was evaluated using the RGBfast method, highlighting its whiteness compared to conventional chromatographic techniques. …”
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Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Have Lower Levels of Antibody to Heat-Stressed Fibroblast Derived Proteins, versus Normal Subjects by Azin Aghamajidi, Hesam Babaei Khameneh, Narges Amirjamshidi, Seyed Farzad Jalali, Haleh Akhavan-Niaki, Soraya Khafri, Seyedeh Narges Mousavi, Monireh Golpour, Maryam Mehri, AmrollahMostafazadeh

“…Moreover, ROC analysis showed that anti-HSP antibodies had a specificity of 74% and a sensitivity of 64%, which is almost equal to 66% sensitivity of exercise stress test (EST) as a CAD diagnostic method. …”
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An Efficient Transmission Power Design for SWIPT Multi-antenna Network Integrated by an Intelligent Reflecting Surface by Pham Viet Tuan, Dinh Long Hoang, Tu Ha Nguyen, Trong Duc Hoang

“…The sum transmission power minimization problem is formulated under the quality-of-service constraints of data rate and energy harvesting amount at the TS users and the equal time-switching periods. The successive convex approximation and alternating optimization methods are exploited to construct efficient algorithms for finding the suboptimal precoding beamforming vectors at the BS and the phase shifts at the IRS elements. …”
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Occlusal splints-types and effectiveness in temporomandibular disorder management by Hamad Albagieh, Ibrahim Alomran, Abdulrahman Binakresh, Nawaf Alhatarisha, Meteb Almeteb, Yousef Khalaf, Abdulrahman Alqublan, Mohammad Alqahatany

“…In the long-term follow-up, they were equally effective as other therapies.…”
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About the requirements of regular monitoring of doses for the eye lens of the staff working with radiopharmaceuticals by E. N. Shleenkova, S. Yu. Bazhin, G. N. Kaidanovsky, L. A. Chipiga, V. A. Ilyin

“…In 2011 the International Commission on Radiation Protection established the threshold value of the absorbed dose in the lens of the eye for the development of cataract equal to 0.5 Gy for acute and chronic exposure. A dose limit for exposure of the lens of the eye was established equal to 20 mSv per year, averaged over five consecutive years (100 mSv over 5 years), and 50 mSv for any single year. …”
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