Outcomes of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination in a Private Women Health Clinic in Lebanon by Muhieddine Seoud, Iman Jaafar, Rayan Ghanem, Christiane Soubhieh, Abdallah Adra, Anwar Nassar, Ali Khalil

“…Opportunistic HPV vaccination is offered at the Women’s Health Center of the AUBMC. …”
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A Smart Electronic Tagging System Based on Context Awareness and Machine-to-Machine Interworking by Gil-Yong Lee, Nam-Yeol Yun, Sung-Chul Lee, Soo-Hyun Park

“…The existing electronic tagging system traces the location of a sex offender using triangulation by communicating with Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and mobile phone base stations. …”
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A Comprehensive Parcel-Level Dataset on Farmland Assessment: Addressing Grid-Cell Data Bias Estimation by Wai Yan Siu, Man Li, Arthur J. Caplan

“…However, grid-cell data often fails to represent the actual decision-making unit, leading to biased estimates in socio-economic analysis. …”
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Retraction notice to “A combination of Newton-Raphson method and heuristics algorithms for parameter estimation in photovoltaic modules” [Heliyon 7 (2021) e06673] by Patrick Juvet Gnetchejo, Salomé Ndjakomo Essiane, Abdouramani Dadjé, Pierre Ele

“…The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter and apologies are offered to readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission process.The authors have not responded to the retraction notice.…”
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Web-based interventions for fear of cancer recurrence: A scoping review with a focus on suggestions for the development and evaluation of future interventions. by Solveiga Zibaite, Sheela Tripathee, Helen Moffat, Beatrix Elsberger, Sara Maclennan

“…These steps fulfil the aim of this review, which is to offer suggestions for developing future web-based interventions based on the reviewed studies.…”
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LIVE BROADCAST: DEVELOPING PERCEPTUAL SKILLS by Nataliya V. Malkova, Galina V. Kuzmina

“…Gradual methodology is offered as to acquiring skills by the students regarding comprehension of the above TV programs.…”
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Much Lower Prevalence and Mortality of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Japan Than in the United States Despite Higher Smoking Rates: A Meta-Analysis/Systematic Review by Akira Sekikawa, Mengyi Li, Niva Joshi, Brandon Herbert, Curtis Tilves, Chendi Cui, Shiyao Gao, Yuefang Chang, Yasutaka Nakano, Frank C Sciurba

“…Methods: Age- and sex-specific smoking rates from the 1980s through 2010s and COPD mortality from 1999 through 2019 were obtained from national surveys and official statistics (International Classification of Diseases-10th codes J40–44), respectively. …”
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Gestes et images du voyage en Orient by Monique Sicard

“…It has often been said that Flaubert rejected photography. …”
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Cape Honey Bee Apis mellifera capensis Escholtz by James D. Ellis

“…Cape honey bees can produce both male and female offspring parthenogenetically. Unlike other African bee races, they are docile, but unlike all other races of honey bees, they are social parasites. …”
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Computational modeling of anodic current distribution and anode shape change in aluminium reduction cells by Xu Y., Li J., Zhang H., Lai Y.

“…This time can be shortened by making a sloped bottom or cutting off the lower corners of the new anode. Forming two slots in the bottom surface increases the anodic current density at the underside of the anode, but leads to the enlargement of the current at the side of the anode.…”
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A clustering-metaheuristic-simulation approach to determine air taxi operating site location by Varshini Priyaa Senthilnathan, Mohanapriya Singaravelu, Suchithra Rajendran, Sharan Srinivas

“…Urban Air Mobility (UAM) can improve the transportation service offered in urban areas by potentially solving traffic congestion, thereby allowing customers to travel more efficiently across any city. …”
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SDHAF2-Linked Metastatic Paraganglioma: A Case Report with Implications for Counseling and Follow-Up of Pathogenic SDHAF2 Variant Carriers by Monique A. M. de Jong, Eleonora P. M. Corssmit, Jeroen C. Jansen, Thomas P. Potjer, Jean-Pierre L. Bayley, Erik F. Hensen

“…It is currently assumed that SDHAF2 variants exclusively cause benign and often multicentric head and neck paragangliomas. …”
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Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors: promise or peril? by Laurel J. Mengle-Gaw, Benjamin D. Schwartz

“…The discovery of two isoforms of the cyclooxygenase enzyme, COX-1 and COX-2, and the development of COX-2-specific inhibitors as anti-inflammatories and analgesics have offered great promise that the therapeutic benefits of NSAIDs could be optimized through inhibition of COX-2, while minimizing their adverse side effect profile associated with inhibition of COX-1. …”
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Don’t assume, ask! A focus group study on end-of-life care planning with people with intellectual disabilities from minoritised ethnic groups by Andrea Bruun, Leon Jordan, Jo Giles, Rhidian Hughes, Rebecca Anderson-Kittow, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

“…Abstract Background People with intellectual disabilities are less likely to have access to palliative care, and the evidence shows that their deaths are often unanticipated, unplanned for, and poorly managed. …”
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L’Observatoire photographique du paysage du PNR des Vosges du Nord : de l’œuvre à l’action by Raphaële Bertho, Frédéric Pousin

“…The analysis of these transformations makes it possible to identify three paradigms which coexisted over the years due to the flexibility offered by the photographic medium, which is a document as well as a work of art, and the different meanings attributed to the notion of the landscape. …”
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L’immobilier residentiel : principal moteur de la fabrique urbaine de Ho Chi Minh Ville by Clément Musil, Danielle Labbé, Vu Ngoc Khanh

“…Despite existing safeguards, official rules and regulations are bypassed, contributing to the dilapidation of public assets meant to finance the ongoing urbanization.…”
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Effectiveness of Video Teletherapy in Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents With Exposure and Response Prevention: Retrospective Longitudinal Observati... by Jamie D Feusner, Nicholas R Farrell, Mia Nunez, Nicholas Lume, Catherine W MacDonald, Patrick B McGrath, Larry Trusky, Stephen Smith, Andreas Rhode

“…Despite strong evidence supporting the efficacy and effectiveness of ERP from studies in research and real-world settings, its clinical use remains limited. This underuse is often attributed to access barriers such as the scarcity of properly trained therapists, geographical constraints, and costs. …”
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Actions, Photos and Political Practice: Anthropological Contributions to the Social Production of Politics by Julieta Gaztañaga

“…Reviewing both of these perspectives allows us to approach political work in relation to the social production of politics, and with that, break with the lens of hermeneutic cynicism through which public infrastructure projects are often viewed. The research on which this article draws is based on various ethnographic studies conducted between 1999 and 2014. …”
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Computational Modeling of Desiccation Properties (CW, LS, and VS) of Waste-Based Activated Ash-Treated Black Cotton Soil for Sustainable Subgrade Using Artificial Neural Network, G... by Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Jamshid Shakeri, Hasel Amini-Khoshalan, Thompson F. Usungedo, Mohammadreza Alimoradi-Jazi

“…On the other hand, there is a huge concern on the solid waste management system in the wood processing environment and the recycling of sawdust into ash and its reuse as an alternative binder has offered a sustainable disposal system. The work tries to use AI-based techniques to predict the crack and shrinkage behaviors of BCS treated with saw dust ash activated with alkali materials. …”
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Investigating the Status of Physical Activity, Adherence to Treatment, and Quality of Life in Individuals with Asthma by Soheila Rabie Siahkali, Mojghan Sadat Aghvamy, Mohammad Javad Naghihoo

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