Medication adherence and non-adherence in arterial hypertension: a narrative review by Claudio Tomasino, Marco Tomasino

“…Addressing barriers to adherence and implementing evidence-based interventions can significantly reduce the global burden of hypertension and its associated complications. This review highlighted the critical need for improved adherence strategies to enhance hypertension management. …”
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Devenir victimes : quand des femmes témoignent pour la reconnaissance et la réparation des souffrances subies au Bon Pasteur by Hanan Sfalti

“…Based upon ten life histories collected in 2018 and 2019, this article studies the emergence of a feeling of suffered violence, the process of its individual and social acknowledgment as well as its impacts on their identification and construction as subjects. …”
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Enhancing road safety of PLEVs by novel vehicle concepts: A comprehensive investigation on regulations, accident statistics, and perception of riders in Europe by Michelangelo-Santo Gulino, Susanna Papini, Giovanni Zonfrillo, Peter Miklis, Thomas Unger, Dario Vangi

“…Inclusion of turning light indicators can also increase riding stability, since the user can exhibit his/her intention of turning while maintaining the contact with the handlebar; as of today, this latter feature is mandatory only in Italy among all EU countries. The work additionally emphasizes the need for harmonized regulations, enhanced safety standards, specifically designed infrastructure, and user awareness campaigns to improve PLEV safety. …”
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Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of red seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii against pathogenic bacteria by P. Bhuyar, M.H. Rahim, S. Sundararaju, G.P. Maniam, N. Govindan

“…<em>Kappaphycus</em> species, largest tropical red algae exhibit the high growth rate. It was reported that its biomass can grow double in just 15 to 30 days. …”
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Development, reliability and validity testing of the Supportive Care Needs Scale for Patients with Bladder Cancer Undergoing Urostomy by GUO Can, CAO Ying, TANG Liping, YI Huarong, YI Jiqun, MEI Ziwei, Cai Shiying, XU Shuangying

“…Objective To develop a Supportive Care Needs Scale for Patients with Bladder Cancer Undergoing Urostomy, and to test its reliability and validity.Methods Using the theory of supportive care needs as the theoretical framework, a predictive scale was developed by combining literature review, interviews, and Delphi method. …”
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Tissue- and Cell Type-Specific Expression of the Long Noncoding RNA Klhl14-AS in Mouse by Sara Carmela Credendino, Nicole Lewin, Miriane de Oliveira, Swaraj Basu, Barbara D’Andrea, Elena Amendola, Luigi Di Guida, Antonio Nardone, Remo Sanges, Mario De Felice, Gabriella De Vita

“…A novel lncRNA has been recently identified as the most enriched transcript in mouse developing thyroid. Due to its genomic localization antisense to the protein-encoding Klhl14 gene, we named it Klhl14-AS. …”
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Adaptive Filtering for Channel Estimation in RIS-Assisted mmWave Systems by Shuying Shao, Tiejun Lv, Pingmu Huang

“…The Log-Sum NLMS algorithm incorporates a log-sum penalty in its cost function for faster convergence, while the Hybrid NLMS-NLMF employs a mixed error function for better performance across varying signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) conditions. …”
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Analysis on Vibration Performance of Constrained Trajectory Conveyor Chain with Long Pitch by Li Shujing, Shang Peng, Li Shoudong, Cui Zengyao, Liang Yanshu, Hong Lin

“…The difference between normal roller chains and constrained conveyor chains is that the main vibration mode of constrained trajectory conveyor chains is longitudinal. The model and its equivalent model are established to solve this problem.The kinetics model is built to resolve the natural frequency and principal mode based on the vibration theory of multiple-degree-of-freedom system. …”
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Uterine artery embolization in the management of postpartum hemorrhage by Hassan Elbiss, Shamsa Al Awar, Jamal Koteesh, Howaida Khair, Sara Maki, Dana H. Abdalla, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

“…We aimed to study the role of uterine artery embolization (UAE) in controlling PPH and its impact on the need for hysterectomy. Methods We studied patients who were diagnosed with primary PPH between February 2012 and March 2020 at Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates. …”
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The Situation of Social Cooperatives in Small Villages in Hungary by Katalin Lipták

“…The methodology of the study is field research; we interviewed managers of the social cooperatives to learn about its operations and difficulties. The study described well-run and successful social cooperatives. …”
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Impact of Serious Games on Teacher Training: An Analysis of Competence, Immersion, and Positive Emotions by Rina Machaca Viza, Fabian Hugo Rucano Paucar, Fabiola Talavera-Mendoza

“…This research aims to assess the usability and experience of the serious game ABCCI, identifying both the positive and negative effects generated by its interaction from the perspective of pre-service teachers, considering levels of competence, immersion, tension, flow, and challenge. …”
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妊娠晚期缺铁性贫血的危险因素和列线图预测模型 by 杨林, 王亦雄, 潘辉, 徐扬

“…结果482例妊娠晚期女性发生IDA有96例，发生率为19.92%；单因素分析显示，经济独立情况、孕前体质指数、孕次及孕期有无正规补铁与妊娠晚期IDA的发生有关，差异均有统计学意义（<italic>P</italic>＜0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析显示，经济独立（<italic>P</italic>=0.031，OR=0.583）、孕期正规补铁（<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001，OR=5.337）是IDA的保护因素；孕前低体质指数（<italic>P</italic>=0.021，OR=2.375），孕次≥3次（<italic>P</italic>=0.015，OR=2.253）是IDA的危险因素。…”
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How do users of a ‘digital-only’ contraceptive service provide biometric measurements and what does this teach us about safe and effective online care? A qualitative interview stud... by Paula Baraitser, Caroline Free, Hannah Mcculloch, Alessandra Morelli

“…They negotiated tensions around maintaining a trusting relationship with the service, meeting its demands for accurate information while also obtaining the contraception that they needed.Conclusion Digital strategies to build trusting clinical relationships despite a lack of face-to-face contact are needed in ‘digital-only’ health services. …”
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Agricultural Drought Monitoring Using Climatic, Vegetation and Soil Moisture Data in Hormozgan Province by Mohsen Nouro Pourdargazi, Ommolbanin Bazrafshan, Yahya Esmaelpour

“…The current study deals with the monitoring and evaluation of soil moisture and vegetation changes using remote sensing technique and its relationship with the standardized precipitation-evapotranspiration index in Bandar-Dij and Kol-Mehran watersheds in Hormozgan province. …”
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Sensitivity and Resolution Capacity of Electrode Configurations by Cyril Chibueze Okpoli

“…Therefore, the reduction of anomaly effects and damping factor due to signal to noise ratio result in better spatial resolution image, thus enhancing its usage in environmental and engineering research.…”
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Advancing treatment choices: CDK4/6 inhibitor switching in HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer by Paola Zagami, Angela Esposito, Beatrice Taurelli Salimbeni, Pier Paolo Maria Berton Giachetti, Roberta Scafetta, Matteo Lambertini, Massimo Di Maio, Giuseppe Curigliano, Carmen Criscitiello, Saverio Cinieri

“…Methods: With the support of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM), we conducted a survey among 92 oncologists to assess the impact of AIFA's approval on patient management. …”
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Effects of rubber aggregates on the physical-mechanical, thermal and durability properties of self-compacting sand concrete by Faisal Abdelrahman Hashem Saleh, Nouria Kaid, Kada Ayed, Djamel-Eddine Kerdal, Nadjib Chioukh, Nordine Leklou

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CUT PICK CUT LINE DISTRIBUTION AND THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY OF LOAD SPECTRUM by HAO ZhiYong, ZHANG Pei, SONG ZhenDuo

“…According to studying Angle cutting conditions of shearer drum cutting teeth distribution on the influence law of load spectrum,which provides reference for the design of the cutter tooth,in which equivalent test tooth holder to roll the same spiral blades cut line cut tooth load the real-time online monitoring,synchronous export analysis after storage.Experimental results show that the system is reliable,stable performance,can real-time dynamic testing of cutter tooth cutting force changes,through different cut line cut tooth time-cutting force change curves available:cutting force curve variation rule has the similarity,oblique cutting coal and rock,drum cutting tooth load whole curve peaks and troughs alternating form,cutting teeth with different cutting depth change of cutting force changing process;Same cutting resistance of greater than its feeding resistance,but its fluctuations are similar,have many irregular fluctuations;Single pick on the cutting resistance and traction resistance of instantaneous value obey the symmetry good Gamma distribution,the distribution parameters with pick in the cutting line spacing end plate distance relationship is a Fourier series,for the research on the rules of cutter tooth load spectrum provides a new method.…”
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Characterization of Metabolically Healthy Obese People and Metabolically Unhealthy Normal-Weight People in a General Population Cohort of the ABCD Study by Silvio Buscemi, Pierfilippo Chiarello, Carola Buscemi, Davide Corleo, Maria Fatima Massenti, Anna Maria Barile, Giuseppe Rosafio, Vincenza Maniaci, Valentina Settipani, Loretta Cosentino, Carla Giordano

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An efficient modified HS conjugate gradient algorithm in machine learning by Gonglin Yuan, Minjie Huang

“…The Hestenes-Stiefe (HS) conjugate gradient method is very effective in resolving larger-scale sophisticated smoothing optimization tasks due to its low computational requirements and high computational efficiency. …”
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