Digital breakthrough: will public administration be smart enough in a digital state and how smart are the elite and citizens by L. A. Vasilenko

“…The signs of the subject of management among citizens in modern management practice are revealed in terms of the possibilities of expressing their position, recognizing the need for joint actions in collecting critical information and exercising control over the implementation of decisions, the presence of some partnership in the interaction of authorities with the public. …”
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The use of the Prospector calculator reduces antibiotic therapy in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Marcin Paprocki, Szymon Żwirowski, Krzysztof Kuziemski

“…This study was designed to explore the hypothesis that utilization of a novel decision-making tool called Prospector would lead to lower consumption of antibiotics and provide a more rational approach to managing COPD exacerbations versus standard therapy in patients with COPD. …”
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The Primate Habituation Programme, Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic: An overview by Terence Fuh Neba, Anna Feistner, Angelique Todd

“…Now recognized as the most successful western lowland gorilla tourism and research programme, it has successfully habituated three groups, with another two undergoing habituation, and developed a controlled tourism programme. …”
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Association between exposure to urinary metal and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults. by Ting Cheng, Dongdong Yu, Geng Li, Xiankun Chen, Li Zhou, Zehuai Wen

“…Based on follow-up data, we determined whether they died and the reasons for their deaths. We estimated the association between urine metal exposure and all-cause mortality using Cox regression, weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression, and Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) models. …”
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Anti-VEGF agents for the treatment of diabetic macular edema by S.G. Sergushev, E.N. Khomyakova

“…Until recently, laser retinal photocoagulation was recognized as the only treatment for DME. …”
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Effects of close-to-nature forest management on carbon stocks in Pinus tabulaeformis plantations in northern China by Jinmei Xu, Huiling Tian, Jun Xiao, Zhaochen Li, Wenfa Xiao, Runsheng Yin

“…This inverted response indicates that reasonable management measures could increase the ecosystem carbon stock of mature forest as defined by current Chinese age classification standards. …”
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Experts Participation in Crime Scene Search while Investigating Murders by A. H. Vuima

“…According to the analysis of investigative and judicial practice of investigating intentional homicides, the author has defined the frequency of involving forensic experts by investigators to crime scene search, where the dead body was found. The reasons why investigators do not examine the corpse at the place of its discovery have been established. …”
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Mid-term outcome and quality of life after Bentall procedure: single-center experience by I. O. Stetsyuk, L. R. Stetsiuk, B. M. Todurov, I. Yu. Mokryk, V. I. Zaviiskyi, I. P. Nechai, V. B. Demyanchuk, O. V. Zelenchuk

“…The 5-year survival rate was 94.61 ± 3.10 % for all patients. It is reasonable to say that all 3 cases of death were due to a non-cardiac cause, i.e. stroke, malignancy and acute abdomen. …”
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METHODOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE (THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF VOCATIONAL TEACHER EDUCATION) by E. M. Dorozhkin, E. F. Zeer

“…Politicians, economists and scientists’ speeches are all about the shortage of skilled personnel. They see the main reason of this catastrophic situation in the present system of primary andsecondary vocational education. …”
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Allogenic faecal microbiota transplantation for antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in critically ill patients (FEBATRICE)-Study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial... by Ivana Cibulkova, Veronika Rehorova, Hana Soukupova, Petr Waldauf, Monika Cahova, Jan Manak, Martin Matejovic, Frantisek Duska

“…We will exclude patients with ongoing sepsis, need of systemic antibiotics, or those after recent bowel surgery or any other reason that prevents the FMT. Randomisation will be in 1:1 ratio. …”
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Integrating the GRACE Score with the Ceramide Risk Score Enhances the Predictive Accuracy of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percut... by Xiaofei Wang, Chengzhe Liu, Fu Yu, Zizhuo Zhang, Jiale Wang, Xiaoyu Shi, Tianyou Xu, Qiang Deng, Liping Zhou, Wanyue Sang, Hong Jiang, Lilei Yu

“…Background: Ceramide, a key molecule in sphingolipid metabolism, is recognized as a standalone predictor of long-term major adverse cardiac events (MACE). …”
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Global knowledge gaps in acute febrile illness etiologic investigations: A scoping review. by Chulwoo Rhee, Grishma A Kharod, Nicolas Schaad, Nathan W Furukawa, Neil M Vora, David D Blaney, John A Crump, Kevin R Clarke

“…<h4>Background</h4>Acute febrile illness (AFI), a common reason for people seeking medical care globally, represents a spectrum of infectious disease etiologies with important variations geographically and by population. …”
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Effects of yacon on carbohydrates and lipid metabolism, oxidative-nitrative stress markers changes in rats with experimental metabolic syndrome by Mariia Nagalievska, Khrystyna Vilkiv, Lidiya Mishchenko, Nataliia Sybirna

“…Robinson, commonly known as yacon, is a medicinal species recognized for its therapeutic properties. The hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of yacon root tubers have been well-documented across various models of metabolic syndrome. …”
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Biofabrication of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Moringa oleifera, characterization and statistical optimization for their application in crystal violet adsorption by Meshayil M. Alsolmi, Noura El-Ahmady El-Naggar, Mashael I. Alqurashi, Ragaa A. Hamouda

“…Despite its various applications, crystal violet has been recognized as a biohazard dye due to its toxic and carcinogenic properties. …”
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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in High-Surgical Risk Patients: A Single-Center Experience and Outcome by Fatma A. Taha, Hesham Naeim, Fareed Alnozha, Osama Amoudi, Reda Abuelatta

“…TMViV and TMViR are reasonable as the first treatment approaches, and TMViMAC seems encouraging.…”
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Burden trends and future predictions for hypertensive heart disease attributable to non-optimal temperatures in the older adults amidst climate change, 1990–2021 by Can Xu, Xinyu Nie, Rui Xu, Ge Han, Dongjin Wang

“…Temperature anomalies driven by climate change, particularly extremes of heat and cold, are increasingly recognized as major contributors to the cardiovascular disease burden, notably impacting HHD. …”
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Use of lay vaccinators in animal vaccination programmes: A scoping review. by Christian Tetteh Duamor, Katie Hampson, Felix Lankester, Maganga Sambo, Katharina Kreppel, Sally Wyke, Sarah Cleaveland

“…From 30 identified studies, lay vaccinators were used by non-government developmental (n = 12, 40%), research (n = 10, 33%) and government (n = 5, 17%) programmes to vaccinate domestic animals. The main reason for using lay vaccinators was to provide access to animal vaccination in the absence of professional veterinarians (n = 12, 40%). …”
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The status of women in the Ancient East: peculiarities of marriage and family relations in Mesopotamia by I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko

“…The inability to have children became the reason for divorce, as a rule, at the husband's will. …”
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Genetic Diversity, Repeat Motifs, and Natural Selection at the C-Terminal Knob-Associated Histidine Rich Protein (KAHRP) of Plasmodium falciparum Clinical Samples from Saudi Arabia by Saad M. Bin Dajem, Md Atique Ahmed, Marie Fe F Bohol, Syeda Wasfeea Wazid, Mohammed I. Shafeai, Fuad H. Rudiny, Ali M. Motaen, Kareem Morsy, Hani Alothaid, Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani

“…The repeat region of PfKAHRP C-terminal interaction domain has been found to bind to the infected red blood cells and the vascular endothelium. …”
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Australian children’s foot, ankle and leg problems in primary care: a secondary analysis of the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH) data by Hylton B Menz, Christopher Harrison, Peter A Lazzarini, Cylie M Williams, Julie Gordon

“…Objectives To explore children’s foot, ankle and leg consultation patterns and management practices in Australian primary care.Design Cross-sectional, retrospective study.Setting Australia Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health program dataset.Participants Data were extracted for general practitioners (GPs) and patients &lt;18 years from April 2000 to March 2016 inclusive.Main outcome measures Demographic characteristics: sex, GP age groups (ie, &lt;45, 45–54, 55+ years), GP country of training, patient age grouping (0–4, 5–9, 10–14, 15–18 years), postcode, concession card status, indigenous status, up to three patient encounter reasons, up to four encounter problems/diagnoses and the clinical management actioned by the GP.Results Children’s foot, ankle or leg problems were managed at a rate of 2.05 (95% CI 1.99 to 2.11) per 100 encounters during 229 137 GP encounters with children. …”
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