Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps and Biologics: A Call for Better Data Standardisation and Presentation in Clinical Studies by Kariyawasam HH, Langan D, Rimmer J

“…We make an urgent call to design and conduct future RCTS of biologics in CRSwNP in a more standardised manner, and to present data in a clear way that is easily extractable. …”
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Observational retrospective study of the association of initial healthcare provider for new-onset low back pain with early and long-term opioid use by Lewis E Kazis, Omid Ameli, James Rothendler, Brigid Garrity, Howard Cabral, Christine McDonough, Kathleen Carey, Michael Stein, Darshak Sanghavi, David Elton, Julie Fritz, Robert Saper

“…Participants had commercial or Medicare Advantage insurance.Exposures The primary independent variable is type of initial healthcare provider including physicians and conservative therapists (physical therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists).Main outcome measures Short-term opioid use (within 30 days of the index visit) following new LBP visit and long-term opioid use (starting within 60 days of the index date and either 120 or more days’ supply of opioids over 12 months, or 90 days or more supply of opioids and 10 or more opioid prescriptions over 12 months).Results Short-term use of opioids was 22%. …”
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Pulmonary cysts as a diagnostic indicator of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome in patients with renal neoplasm by Amreen Shakur, Grant D. Stewart, Timothy J. Sadler, Judith L. Babar, Anne Y. Warren, Stephen Scullion, Abhishekh H. Ashok, Sumit Karia, Igor Chipurovski, James Whitworth, Stefan J. Marciniak, Eamonn R. Maher, Maria TA Wetscherek

“…BHD+ had significantly more and larger cysts, affecting more lobes (p < 0.01). …”
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Factors influencing on functional independence outcomes after hospitalization and rehabilitation in children with spinal cord injury by Hong-Bo Zhao, Xiang-Jiang Rong, Qi Zhang, Ting-Ting Ma, He Yan, Tian-Tian Zhou, Yan-Qing Zhang

“…The degree of influence of each independent variable on functional independence outcomes was ultimately determined. …”
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On using dynamical seasonal forecasts to develop management-driven wildland fire outlooks in Alaska by Cecilia Borries-Strigle, Uma S. Bhatt, Peter A. Bieniek, Mitchell Burgard, Eric Stevens, Heidi Strader, Richard L. Thoman, Alison York, Robert H. Ziel

“…As wildland fires in Alaska and its boreal forest become more extreme, preparing for the upcoming wildfire season has become increasingly challenging for fire managers. …”
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Bacteriological and Genetic study of some species of Bacteria that isolated from patients and healthy of Diabetes by Qanat Mahmmoud Atiyae, Karkaz Mohammed Thalij, Rashid Hamid Hassan

“…Other antibiotics were highly variable in their ability to inhibit bacterial isolates. the bacterial isolates were different in their ability to produce virulence factors, the diabetes  infections was the reason of  increase the variation in their  ability to produce that virulence factor and the bacteria that isolated from diabetes patients produced haemolysine factor and capsule .PCR technique was used to show the genetic variations for the more repeats bacterial isolates isolated from all sources infections and used the Specific Primers (KPSMT II) group II capsule, (CNF1) Cytotoxic Necrotizing factor, (CNFs) and (HLY A) haemolysine, the bands appeared after electrophoresis to represent the used Primers, one band was appeared in the sample of diabetes Patients with Urinary Tract Infections (KPSMT II) at molecular weight 270 bp ,and one band appeared  in the sample of diabetes with urinary tract infections for Primer (HLY A) and it is molecular weight was 177 bp. …”
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Genome-wide DNA methylation profiles of colorectal tumors in Lynch syndrome and familial adenomatous polyposis by Satu Mäki-Nevala, Anni Kauppinen, Alisa Olkinuora, Aleksi Laiho, Petri Törönen, Laura Renkonen-Sinisalo, Anna Lepistö, Toni T. Seppälä, Jukka-Pekka Mecklin, Päivi Peltomäki

“…DNA methylation age was more variable in LS than FAP normal colon, and in proximal than distal colon, when compared to individuals’ age at the time of sampling. …”
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Effectiveness of the guided self-change intervention for reducing alcohol use in adolescents with and without history of cannabis use by José Luis Carballo, José Luis Carballo, Miguel Ángel Martínez-León, Ainhoa Coloma-Carmona, Ainhoa Coloma-Carmona, Virtudes Pérez-Jover, Virtudes Pérez-Jover, Álvaro García del Castillo-López, Clara Sancho-Domingo, Antonia Pelegrín-Muñoz, Carlos van-der Hofstadt-Román, Carlos van-der Hofstadt-Román, Carlos van-der Hofstadt-Román

“…The consumer profile, including whether they have consumed one or more substances, may be a key variable in analyzing the effectiveness of interventions.MethodsThis study consists in a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial (PREVENALC) to examine the effectiveness of a brief intervention based on the Guided Self-Change Program (GSC) and its interaction with substance use profile. …”
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The role of local knowledge in enhancing climate change risk assessments in rural Northern Ireland by Alan T. Kennedy-Asser, Oliver D. Andrews, Jill Montgomery, Katie L. Jenkins, Ben A.H. Smith, Elizabeth Lewis, Stephen J. Birkinshaw, Helen He, Richard F. Pywell, Matt J. Brown, John W. Redhead, Rachel Warren, Craig Robson, Adam J.P. Smith, Robert J. Nicholls, Donal Mullan, Ryan McGuire

“…Hence, merging even a small amount of qualitative local knowledge with quantitative national modelling projects results in a more holistic understanding of the local climate risk.…”
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PENGARUH SALES PROMOTION, SERVICE QUALITY DAN CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TERHADAP REPURCHASE INTENTION PADA PENGGUNA LAYANAN SHOPEEFOOD DI KOTA SURABAYA by Stevi Cris Angeline, Christina Whidya Utami

“…Therefore, the authors conducted more in-depth research regarding the factors that influence consumer repurchase intention through the ShopeeFood service. …”
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Histological and immunohistochemical approaches to molecular subtyping in muscle-invasive bladder cancer by Giulio Attanasio, Maria Failla, Simone Poidomani, Tindaro Buzzanca, Serena Salzano, Maurizio Zizzo, Andrea Palicelli, Magda Zanelli, Nektarios Koufopoulos, Giorgio Ivan Russo, Rosario Caltabiano, Giuseppe Broggi

“…As a result, there is an increasing need for alternative, more accessible diagnostic methods to predict molecular subtypes. …”
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Predictors of cigarette smoking and physical inactivity among teachers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Germany: a cross-sectional analysis of a nationwide online survey by Viktoria Eggert, Theresa Dicks, Kristin Kalo, Till Beutel, Carolina Zähme, Stephan Letzel, Stephan Letzel, Clemens Koestner, Pavel Dietz

“…Schools in particular were greatly affected as restrictions made teaching more challenging, leading to new stresses and additional workloads. …”
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A Typology of Sistan\'s Vernacular Housing in Terms of Open and Closed Space Formation by Zohreh Oveisi Keikha, Hosseinali Kavosh, Abolfazl Heidari, Jamshid Davtalab

“…Housing types depend on the relationship between human needs and the environment. They are variable and complex due to humans’ different lifestyles and environmental conditions. …”
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The Impact of a Mobile Money–Based Intervention on Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes in Madagascar: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial by Lisa Bogler, Bítia Vieira, Harizaka Emmanuel Andriamasy, Zavaniarivo Rampanjato, Sebastian Vollmer, Till Bärnighausen, Andriamampianina Ralisimalala, Julius Valentin Emmrich, Samuel Knauss

“…Descriptively, women in the catchment areas of treated CSBs were more likely to deliver in a facility and had more antenatal care visits and higher total health expenditures compared to women in control CSB catchment areas in the intention-to-treat and contamination-adjusted analyses. …”
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The Influence of Sowing Rate and Foliar Fertilization on the Yield of Some Triticale Varieties in the Context of Climate Change in Northwest Romania by Beniamin Emanuel Andras, Avram Fițiu, Peter Balazs Acs, Vasile Adrian Horga, Ionut Racz, Marcel Matei Duda

“…The climatic conditions in the reference period were extremely variable; in the first year, a deficit of more than 90 mm of precipitation was registered, and in the second year of this study, an increase of more than 34 mm. …”
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Aesthetic Transformation of Morsal (Simple) Prose Texts with an Emphasis upon Semantics by Mohsen Vesaghati Jalal

“…In such prose initial "Vav" and linking "Vav" (between sentences), were of more salience, but over time their frequency has decreased meanwhile the number of linking "Vav" (between words) has added on. …”
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Prediction of grey mould disease from greenhouse tomato based on radical basis function neural network by Zhang Zhi, Hu Xiaohui, Zou Zhirong

“…Therefore, it is becoming more important to forecast and prevent the disease occurrence. …”
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Quantifying Evapotranspiration and Environmental Factors in the Abandoned Saline Farmland Using Landsat Archives by Liya Zhao, Jingwei Wu, Qi Yang, Hang Zhao, Jun Mao, Ziyang Yu, Yanqi Liu, Anne Gobin

“…We found that smaller patches of abandoned saline farmland were more sensitive to changes in groundwater levels induced by nearby irrigation, affecting their averaged ET more dynamically than larger patches. …”
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Inherited disorders of neonatal lung diseases by Murat Yurdakök

“…They cause a recessively inherited, progressive respiratory disease. More than 27 loss of function mutations have been identified in the surfactant protein B gene that result in lethal neonatal respiratory failure. …”
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Thermal conditions on the coast of Labrador during the late 18th century by G. Singh, R. Przybylak, R. Przybylak, P. Wyszyński, P. Wyszyński, A. Araźny, A. Araźny, K. Chmist

“…The data were converted into more relatable present-day units and have undergone rigorous quality control. …”
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