Elevated Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor 1 Is Associated with Left and Right Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction by Timea Magdolna Szabo, Mihály Vass, Márta Germán-Salló, Attila Frigy, Előd Ernő Nagy

“…Macrophage migration inhibitory factor 1 (MIF-1) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine, a key mediator of the innate immune response, and may serve as a potential biomarker of monocyte homing and activation in HF with reduced and mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF, HFmrEF). <b>Methods</b>: We evaluated 70 hemodynamically stable patients with left ventricular EF (LVEF) < 50% by means of echocardiography and blood sampling. …”
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Elevated blood bicarbonate levels and long‐term adverse outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure by Tomofumi Misaka, Yu Sato, Yukiko Sugawara, Ryo Ogawara, Shohei Ichimura, Yusuke Tomita, Fumiya Anzai, Tetsuro Yokokawa, Akihiko Sato, Takeshi Shimizu, Takamasa Sato, Masayoshi Oikawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Yasuchika Takeishi

“…In this study, we sought to clarify the clinical relevance and prognostic impact of HCO3− in chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods This cohort study enrolled 694 hospitalized patients with CHF (mean age 68.6 ± 14.6, 62% male) who underwent arterial blood sampling and exhibited neutral pH ranging from 7.35 to 7.45. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of multidimensional poverty among rural households in East Gojjam zone, Northern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Amare Wubishet Ayele, Yeshiwas Ewinetu, Asefa Delesho, Yirsie Alemayehu, Hayimro Edemealem

“…Therefore, this study tried to assess the prevalence and identify the associated factors of MP among rural households in selected woredas of East Gojjam Zone, Northern Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the fall of 2020 in randomly selected woredas of East Gojjam zone, involving 770 rural households. …”
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National Health Policy and factors predicting its implementation at the local level in Nepal: an exploratory cross-sectional study by Dipendra Khadka, Dipendra Khadka, Dipendra Khadka, Zhang Xinyi, Zhang Xinyi, Zhang Mengjie, Zhang Mengjie, Rajan Bhusal, Chichen Zhang, Chichen Zhang

“…This study evaluated the implementation status, challenges, and opportunities of the NHP at the local level in Nepal.Materials and methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the Lumbini province among 166 health workers selected through simple random sampling. …”
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Spatial variation of HIV testing and associated factors among pregnant women: a Spatial and multilevel analysis, DHS of sub-Saharan African countries by Mihret Getnet, Desalegn Anmut Bitew, Lemlemu Maru, Ephrem Tesfaye, Dagnew Getnet Adugna

“…Despite these efforts, Mother-to-child transmission of HIV continues as a major public health problem in sub-Saharan African countries. Methods To recruit study participants, a two-stage stratified sampling procedure was used in conjunction with the Demographic Health Survey (DHS). …”
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Respectful maternity care during childbirth: postnatal women's perspectives. Cross-sectional study from central India: February - December 2023 by Naseema Shafqat, K Jyotika, K. Pushpalatha, Radha K., Malini Mondal

“… Objective: This study assesses postnatal women’s perceptions of Respectful Maternity Care (RMC), aiming to identify key areas for improvement. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was carried out in selected urban areas of Bhopal, India. …”
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Parental traditional medicine use for children and associated factors in Harar City, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Ayichew Alemu, Fentahun Meseret, Mulualem Keneni, Fenta Wondimneh, Henok Legesse, Yalew Mossie, Tilahun Teshager, Eyerusalem Tamiru, Diribsa Tizau, Tesfaye Asfaw

“…A multistage sampling procedure was used to obtain 348 parents. …”
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Colostrum avoidance and associated factors among mothers of children under the age of six months in Sekota Zuria woreda, Waghimra zone, Ethiopia by Fitsum Zekarias Mohammed, Mulugeta Desalegn Berie, Abinet Dagnaw Mekuria, Sadat Mohammed Yesuf, Besufekad Mulugeta Urgie

“…Objective To assess colostrum avoidance and its associated factors among mothers of children under the age of six months in the Sekota Zuria Woreda of the Waghimra Zone, Ethiopia, 2022. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted between June 26 and July 30, 2022, in the Sekota Zuria Woreda of the Waghimra Zone, Ethiopia. …”
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Common mental disorders and associated factors among adult patients admitted in non-psychiatric wards of public hospitals in Harari regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Hirko Assefa, Tilahun Ali, Ibsa Mussa, Tadesse Misgana, Dawit Abdi, Abinet Zewudie, Abdi Temesgen

“…A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. …”
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Heartbeat of Care: Exploring Radiographers&rsquo; Insights Into CPR Knowledge and Attitudes in Jordan by Aljarrah T, Alewaidat H, Oglat A, Eltahir MA, Almakhadmeh A, Alawaqla MQ, Da'meh A, Shabaitah M, Gareeballah A

“…The data were analyzed using SPSS IBM software v. 28, and P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.Results: A total of 359 radiographers with a mean age of 31.71± 8.22 years participated in the study. More than half of the sample were male (198, 55.2%) compared to 161 (44.8%) females. …”
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Nomophobia and its Relationship with Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Undergraduate Medical Students in a District of West Bengal: A Cross-sectional Study by Tousif Ahamed, Ritu Ghosh, Malay Kumar Das, Dilip Kumar Das

“…Aim: This study aimed to estimate the magnitude of nomophobia, the prevalence and degree of depression, anxiety, and stress, as well as to assess the relationship between nomophobia and mental health status, and to identify the correlates of nomophobia among undergraduate medical students. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Murshidabad Medical College, West Bengal, India, between September to November 2023, among 222 undergraduate medical students from three consecutive batches (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23), selected through stratified random sampling. …”
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Generation Z and volunteering: A national culture perspective by J. Perić, M. Leko Šimić, M. V. Pevnaya, E. Sharma

“…The study involved students from regional universities in three countries: India, Russia and Croatia. The main method for collecting primary data was questionnaire survey. …”
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Long-term evolution of the calibration constant on a mobile water vapour Raman lidar by P. Chazette, J. Totems, F. Laly

“…The observation periods considered here allow us to sample a wide range of water vapour contents in the lower troposphere, from 0.5 g kg<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> to more than 10 g kg<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>, characteristic of the variabilities expected over the mid-latitudes and even over the Arctic. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF CHANGES IN THE GROUND CHARACTERISTICS OF HAIL DURING ANACTIVE IMPACT ON HAIL PROCESSES by N. V. Teunov

“…Analysis of data on the ground characteristics of hail processes with and without AI showed that the samples are not equal. More powerful hail processes most likely got into the processes with AI, therefore, for their correct comparison with the processes without AI, it is necessary to divide them into clusters. …”
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Identifying prognostic subgroups of luminal-A breast cancer using deep autoencoders and gene expressions. by Seunghyun Wang, Doheon Lee

“…This heterogeneity within luminal-A breast cancer has required a more precise stratification method. Hence, our study aims to identify prognostic subgroups of luminal-A breast cancer. …”
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Task-Oriented Local Feature Rectification Network for Few-Shot Image Classification by Ping Li, Xiang Zhu

“…Extensive experiments on five datasets show that TLFRNet achieves more superior classification performance than the related methods.…”
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Decision-making in wildlife forensics: comparing complex and simple cases at the Wyoming Game and Fish Laboratory by Kimberly M. Frazier, Tasha L. Bauman

“…These decision points are notably more numerous in the complex case. Both cases cover the process of subsampling, extraction methods, test methods, and results. …”
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Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Combined Unilateral and Bilateral Data by Jia Zhou, Chang-Xing Ma

“…In this work, we extend these methods to the more general and practically common setting where unilateral and bilateral data are combined. …”
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Study of Fatigue and Bending Properties For Epoxy / Kevlar - Glass Fibers and Hybrid Composite by Baghdad Science Journal

“…According to hybrid composite sample fatigue test results showed that the sample which reinforced (Kevlar - regular glass – Kevlar) has a best results which showed stress carrying the most powerful and longer fatigue life with more than (1.3 ×10 6) cycle from other hybrids , while the sample with the sample with three Kevlar reinforced layers have less resistant to fatigue…”
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Vertical interlock and corporate tax avoidance by Wen Wen, Fei Qiao, Jingli Feng

“…Our result is robust to alternative measures, difference-in-differences analysis, the Heckman two-stage sample selection method, an instrumental variable approach, change analysis and controlling for potential omitted variables. …”
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