The Effect of Underwriting Diversification on Investment Risk of Insurance Companies by Arash Goodarzi, Reza Tehrani, Ali Souri

“…The findings showed that consistent with coordinated risk management hypothesis, insurance companies that have a more diversified insurance portfolio take more asset risk than those with a less diversified insurance portfolio. …”
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Abstract 055: Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Cardiomyopathy Patients with Heart Failure: A NIS‐based Analysis by Serena Wong, Bridget Dolan, Fawaz Al‐Mutfi, Brittany Russo, Chaitanya Medicherla, Kevin Clare, Aiden Liu

“…CM‐HF patients were more likely to have a severe stroke (25.9% v. 19.6%, p < 0.001). …”
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Clinical swallowing prognostic indicators in patients with acute ischemic stroke by Karoline Kussik de Almeida LEITE, Fernanda Chiarion SASSI, Gisele Chagas de MEDEIROS, Luiz Roberto COMERLATTI, Claudia Regina Furquim de ANDRADE

“…Statistical analyses indicated that patients who presented a poorer swallowing function (ASHA1) were older (age ≥ 70 years); had anterior circulation infarct; had lower scores on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS ≤ 14 points); took longer to initiate swallowing rehabilitation; had longer hospital stays; made more use of alternative feeding methods; needed more sessions of swallowing rehabilitation to remove alternate feeding methods; took longer to return to oral feeding and had poorer outcomes (fewer individuals discharged from swallowing rehabilitation sessions and increased mortality). …”
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Assessment of ante mortem welfare indicators and the pathophysiology of captive-bolt trauma in equids at slaughter by Katharine A Fletcher, Barbara Padalino, Martina Felici, Daniele Bigi, Georgina Limon-Vega, Andrew Grist, Troy J Gibson

“…An absence of damage to critical brainstem structures meant that animals were ten times more likely to show signs of ineffective stunning. …”
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Design, rationale and protocol for Glycemic Observation and Metabolic Outcomes in Mothers and Offspring (GO MOMs): an observational cohort study by Erin S LeBlanc, Mary Larkin, José Castillo, Erika Werner, William Lowe, Michael Gomez, David Amy, Afshin Azimirad, Camille E Powe, Denise Scholtens, Kimberly K Vesco, Kristi Bays, Stefan Massimino, Sperry Robinson, Katrina Schell, Gillian A Walters, Teresa A Hillier, Caryn Oshiro, Sandra Cordero, Connor Howick, Lisa Kim, Yannica Theda Martinez, Olena Pishchalenko, Vladka Wastlova, Noelia Zork, Mirella Mourad, Jacqueline Lonier, Uma Reddy, Jayleen Acevedo, Belgica Peguero, Francesca Facco, Maisa Feghali, Heather Bocan, Savannah Stramowski, Andrea Edlow, William Barth, David Nathan, Robin Azevedo, Arantxa Medina Baez, Chinenye Iroajanma, Jacqueline Maya, Nefeli Neamonitaki, Nopporn Thangthaeng, Lynn Yee, William Grobman, Emily Szmuilowicz, Alyssa Aguirre, Evelyn Guevara, Gail Mallett, Samantha Matos, Shubhi Tyagi, Alexandra Spadola, Patrick Catalano, Dwight Rouse, Madeline Malloy, Floralba Parra, Jennifer Sherr, Audrey Merriam, Sherrie Bitterman, Elizabeth Considine, Jessica Leventhal, Lauren Perley, Linda Rink, Amy Steffen, Beatrix Thompson, Melinda Zgorski, Michael Steffes, Valerie Arends, Anthony Killeen, Juned Siddique, Patricia Bustamante, Ying (Jennifer) Cheung, Carmen Edith Freeze, Tania Grott, Alan Kuang, Mary Beth Tull, Barbara Linder, Chloe Michalopoulos

“…Multiple organisations recommend first-trimester diabetes screening for individuals with risk factors; however, the benefits and drawbacks of detecting glucose abnormalities more mild than overt diabetes in early gestation and the best screening method to detect such abnormalities remain unclear.Methods and analysis The goal of the Glycemic Observation and Metabolic Outcomes in Mothers and Offspring study (GO MOMs) is to evaluate how early pregnancy glycaemia, measured using continuous glucose monitoring and oral glucose tolerance testing, relates to the diagnosis of gestational diabetes (GDM) at 24–28 weeks’ gestation (maternal primary outcome) and large-for-gestational-age birth weight (newborn primary outcome). …”
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Crack failure behaviors of Ti–6Al–4V dovetail joints subjected to fretting fatigue and effect of laser shock dimple-textured surface coated with diamond-like carbon film by Zhenhua Zhang, Xuesong Fu, Ziwen Cao, Pengtao Gai, Dasheng Wei, Wenlong Zhou, Yufei Zu, Guoqing Chen

“…Fretting damage can lead to a reduction in fatigue strength by more than half, due to the increased stress on the fretting surface, which accelerates crack initiation and propagation. …”
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Analyzing Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates using Microplate Alamar Blue Assay by Kamal Ahmadi1, 2 , 3, Nahid Madadi-Goli1, 2, 3, Morteza Masoumi1, 2, Mahshid Nasehi4, 5, Seyed Davar Siadat1, 2, Farzam Vaziri1, 2, Abolfazl Fateh1, 2*

“…The present study aimed to determine antibiotic resistance among M. tuberculosis clinical isolates using the Microplate Alamar Blue Assay (MABA). Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 25 M. tuberculosis isolates from clinical samples were identified and confirmed using standard microbiological and biochemical tests. …”

Direct Detection of <i>Orthoflavivirus</i> via Gold Nanorod Plasmon Resonance by Erica Milena de Castro Ribeiro, Bruna de Paula Dias, Cyntia Silva Ferreira, Samara Mayra Soares Alves dos Santos, Rajiv Gandhi Gopalsamy, Estefânia Mara do Nascimento Martins, Cintia Lopes de Brito Magalhães, Flavio Guimarães da Fonseca, Luiz Felipe Leomil Coelho, Cristiano Fantini, Luiz Orlando Ladeira, Lysandro Pinto Borges, Breno de Mello Silva

“…Our findings highlight a fast and highly sensitive method for detecting <i>Orthoflavivirus</i> in both human and mosquito samples, with a detection limit as low as 100 PFU/mL.…”
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Associations of dietary patterns and abdominal obesity in the adult population. Results of the Russian epidemiological ESSE-RF study by N. S. Karamnova, S. A. Shalnova, A. I. Rytova, O. B. Shvabskaya, Yu. K. Makarova, Yu. A. Balanova, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. E. Imaeva, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, S. A. Maksimov, E. B. Yarovaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…To study the associations of dietary patterns and AO among the adult Russian population.Material and methods. The analysis was carried out using representative samples of male and female population aged 25-64 years (n=19297; men, 7342; women, 11,955) from 13 Russian regions. …”
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Effect of mixed planting on soil nutrient availability and microbial diversity in the rhizosphere of Parashorea chinensis plantations by Wannian Li, Wannian Li, Le Xie, Yuanyuan Xu, Mei Yang

“…The study of the effects of mixed planting on soil biogeochemical processes contributes to the sustainable management and conservation of Pc.MethodsWe selected pure and mixed stands of Pc and collected its rhizosphere and bulk soil samples to clarify the effect of mixed planting on the soil microbial community and the nutrient status.ResultsThe results showed that (1) All stands were strongly acidic phosphorus-deficient soils (pH &lt; 4.0, available phosphorus &lt;10.0 mg·kg−1). …”
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Health Information Scanning and Seeking in Diverse Language, Cultural and Technological Media Among Latinx Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study by Melissa J DuPont-Reyes, Alice P Villatoro, Lu Tang

“…ConclusionsWhile media and social media usage was similar across mental health, Latinx adolescents with moderate-high symptoms more often encountered mental health content in general English media and social media and turned to general English- and Latinx-tailored media and social media more often for their health concerns. …”
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Association of alcohol consumption and dietary patterns in the adult population: data from the ESSE-RF study by N. S. Karamnova, A. I. Rytova, O. B. Shvabskaya, S. A. Shalnova, S. A. Maksimov, Yu. A. Balanova, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. E. Imaeva, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, O. M. Drapkina

“…To study the associations of alcohol consumption and dietary patterns in the adult population.  Material and methods. The analysis was carried out using representative samples of male and female population aged 25-64 years (n=19437; men, 7306; women, 12131 women) from 13 Russian regions.The response rate was 80%. …”
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COVID-19 and obesity in children: clinical and diagnostic parallels by S. G. Gorbunov, A. V. Bitsueva, A. A. Cheburkin, N. D. Odinayeva

“…As a result; these patients spent significantly more bed days in the hospital – 9;3±3;6 vs. 6;2±2;0.Conclusion. …”
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Panax ginseng nanoemulsion for counteracting male infertility via modulating sex hormones and oxidative stress in a rat model by Basma I. El-Shimi, Rafat M. Mohareb, Hanaa H. Ahmed, Rehab S. Abohashem, Khaled F. Mahmoud, Demiana H. Hanna

“…Nanoemulsions of Panax ginseng dry extract were prepared by oil in water method. The designed samples were characterized by TEM, zeta sizer, FTIR, and TGA. …”
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INNOVATIVE CHANGES IN HISTORICAL TOURISM OBJECTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL TOOLS by Ivana ŠAFFOVÁ, Daniela MATUŠÍKOVÁ, Tünde Dzurov VARGOVÁ

“…Its results are described in more detail using several methods of advanced statistics such as Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman's correlation coefficient, normality test and others. …”
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A Brief Review of Hemp Fiber Length Measurement Techniques by Joia Green, Xiaorui Liu, Rong Yin

“…Continued research into developing more advanced segmentation algorithms could lead to more widely adopted commercial methods for fiber measurement.…”
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Risk factors associated with conduct disorder traits among high school participants in Turkey by Parna Prajapati, Mariam Rahmani, Ali Unlu, Andres Pumariega

“… Objective: To identify the risk factors associated with conduct disorder traits in a sample of Turkish high school participants. Methods: The survey encompassed 31,604 high school students, from which a final sample of 31,272 was selected for data analysis. …”
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Correlations between Intellectual Abilities and Features of the Motivational-Emotional Sphere in College-Age Boys and Girls by I.Yu. Churikov, E.S. Kagan, I.S. Morozova

“…Young men, as a rule, have a higher subjective assessment of anxiety and a lower level of motivation to achieve success, which, however, does not significantly affect the results of their mental activity. In addition, the sample of young men has a higher level of mental stress, as focusing on the problem-solving process may require more cognitive resources.…”
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Evaluating a Procedural Content Orchestrator Gameplay Data and Classifying User Profiles by Leonardo Tórtoro Pereira, T. Yuji Teoi, Claudio Fabiano Motta Toledo

“…Our extended results suggest that we can predict player’s profiles through gameplay metrics and data augmentation, even for small samples. More studies are needed to validate our findings, with a larger and more diverse player-base. …”
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Microbial and Amino Acid Changes in Preand Post- Fermentation Shrimp Paste from Cirebon, West Java by Nadhira P. Dian, Radestya Triwibowo, Rusky I. Pratama, Novalia Rachmawati

“…Processor A’s shrimp paste showed a dominance of Bacilli, with Staphylococcus becoming more prevalent post-fermentation, while Processor B’s paste exhibited a more diverse microbial community, including Empedobacter and Acinetobacter. …”
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