Uncontrolled Hypertension and Behavioral Risk Factors among Adult Hypertensive Patients at Saint Paul’s Hospital, Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yemisirach Sisay, Hana Abera, Tolesa Diriba Biratu, Tesfaye Girma Legesse

“…This study found that 52.1% of hypertensive patients had uncontrolled hypertension. Among hypertensive patients who are alcoholics, smokers, or salt consumers, the odds of having uncontrolled hypertension are AOR = 16.7, 95% CI = (8.13–34.346); AOR = 7.4, 95% CI = (1.211–45.29); and AOR = 13.4, 95% CI = (7.355–25.098), respectively. …”
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Effect of Green Tea Extract-Enriched Diets on Insulin and Leptin Levels, Oxidative Stress Parameters and Antioxidant Enzymes Activities in Obese Mice by Bártíková Hana, Boušová Iva, Matoušková Petra, Szotáková Barbora, Skálová Lenka

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Unusual Painful Muscle Spasm in a Dialysis-Dependent Patient with Progressive Cervical Kyphosis by Daisuke Tsunoda, Yoichi Iizuka, Tokue Mieda, Haku Iizuka, Hirotaka Chikuda

“…One and a half years after surgery, the patient developed progressive kyphosis of the cervical spine and increasing spastisity. …”
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Redesain Alat Pencekam Plat dalam Konteks Jig and Fixture Pada Proses Pengelasan di Meja Kerja by Hawa Rizka, Marselino Matahelumual, Mochammad Tendi Noer Ramadhan, Ghany Heryana

“…Proses ini melibatkan pemanasan material hingga titik lelehnya atau menggunakan tekanan untuk menyatukan mereka, dan sering kali menggunakan bahan tambahan untuk mengisi celah antara material yang akan disambung. Proses pengelasan plat seperti praktik dasar biasa menggunakan manual fixture yaitu pencekam manual yang dipegang oleh tangan dan mencekam plat seperti tang buaya, sehingga dalam hal ini membuat tidak efisien dalam proses pengelasan maka dari itu memerlukan welding fixture atau alat pencekam. …”
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Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Oto-Spondylo-Megaepiphyseal Dysplasia Planned by Three-Dimensional Motion Analyses and Full-Scale Three-Dimensional Plaster Model of Bones by Takeyuki Tanaka, Hideya Ito, Hirofumi Oshima, Nobuhiko Haga, Sakae Tanaka

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Multivariate quantitative analysis of glycan impact on IgG1 effector functions by Tamara Cvijić, Matej Horvat, Jakob Plahutnik, Ana Golob, Jaka Marušič

“…The conventional approach to structure-function studies often relies on a suboptimal set of tools, such as the one-factor-at-a-time method for experimental planning and univariate data analysis. Here, we introduce a systematic approach to understanding and prediction of the impact of Fc glycans on effector functions, using a combination of the design of experiment, multivariate data analysis, and in-vitro glycoengineering. …”
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Comparison Of Metacognitions Between Obsessive Compulsive Disorder’s Subtypes And Normal Healthy Controls by Katre DOĞAN, Özgür Saygın SOLAK, Kadir ÖZDEL, Mehmet Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR

“…Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate metacognitive model between autogenous and reactive subtypes of OCD and also between total OCD group and healthy control group.Method: In the study, we included 61 patients who present to the Psychiatry Department of Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Hospital and 30 healthy individuals from the hospital staff as control group. Socio-demographic data form, SCID-I, SCID-II, Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and the Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30) were administered. …”
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Patient-centered interprofessional education in cancer care: a systematic scoping review by Tobias Fragner, Honja Hama, Adis Šerifović, Kathrin Kirchheiner, Igor Grabovac

“…Grey literature was also sought through online sources and by contacting relevant organizations. Data were extracted and synthesized narratively following a standardized protocol. …”
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Amplitude Death in Extended Time-Delay Coupled Oscillator Networks by Shinsuke Mizukami, Keiji Konishi, Koki Yoshida, Yoshiki Sugitani, Naoyuki Hara

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Depression in adolescence and the understanding of health-A phenomenographic study. by Klara Danielsson, Mikael Ahlborg, Rebecca Mortazavi, Håkan Jarbin, Ingrid Larsson

“…The results were interpreted into four metaphors to embody the understanding of health as described by adolescents with depression: 1) establishing sound routines by managing everyday life, 2) connecting to others by having access to social resources, 3) managing depression symptoms by having control over the mental illness, and 4) attaining inner drive by experiencing joy in everyday life. …”
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Disability and quality of life in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia on long- term clozapine therapy by Dhandapani Nandakumar, Ragul Ganesh, Koushik S. Deb, Raka Jain, Mamta Sood

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Primary Uterine Cervix Schwannoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Maryam Tahmasbi, Johnny Nguyen, Masoumeh Ghayouri, Yuan Shan, Ardeshir Hakam

“…In the English literature, a few cases of primary schwannoma of the cervix have been reported, which include seven cases of primary malignant cervical schwannoma and only two that are benign. …”
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Bone Resection for Isolated Ulnar Head Fracture by Hiromasa Akino, Shunpei Hama, Masataka Yasuda, Kenta Minato, Masahiro Miyashita

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Combining extraction and cultivation methods for soil seed bank analysis increases number of captured species and their similarity to above-ground vegetation by Petr Plohák, Hana Švehláková, Barbara Stalmachová, Miroslava Goňo, Tomáš Dvorský

“…IntroductionAnalysis of aboveground vegetation and soil seed bank is an important source of data on the state and dynamics of vegetation. It is especially important in landscapes exposed to disturbances, which have lost their functions. …”
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Arterial Stiffness in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Anthracycline and Trastuzumab-Based Regimens by Özlem Yersal, Ufuk Eryilmaz, Hakan Akdam, Nezih Meydan, Sabri Barutca

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Can Jurors Disregard Inadmissible Evidence? Using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy to Test Interventions Derived from Cognitive and Social Psychological Theories by Pamela N. Sandberg, Tess M. S. Neal, Karey L. O’Hara

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SiO2/TiO2 Composite Coating on Light Substrates for Photocatalytic Decontamination of Water by Hana Bíbová, Lenka Hykrdová, Hiep Hoang, Milan Eliáš, Jaromír Jirkovský

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Surface Properties and Catalytic Activity of Ni/AlO–AlPO Catalysts by S.A. El-Hakam, A.A. El-Khouly, A.S. Khder

“…A series of Ni/Al 2 O 3 –AlPO 4 catalysts has been prepared, thereby allowing the effect of nickel content and calcination temperature on the structural and catalytic activity of such solids to be investigated. …”
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Homomorphic Signature With Designated Evaluator by Kazuma Shiraishi, Keisuke Hara, Toi Tomita, Kyosuke Yamashita, Junji Shikata

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Waterpipe Smokers in Sulaimani City/ Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Bestun Ibrahim Hama Rahim, Abdulrahman M. Ibrahem, Niaz Mustafa Kamal

“…A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. P-value ?0.05 was used to show a level of significance. …”
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