Examination of Elemental Composition of Herbal Medicinal Raw Materials of Voronezh Region by N. A. Dyakova

“…The studied raw materials accumulate macroelements to the greatest extent (more than 84 %). Essential trace elements accumulate most in dioecious nettle leaves (more than 9 mg/g). …”
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Characteristics influencing COVID-19 testing and vaccination among Spanish-speaking Latine persons in North Carolina. by Sandy K Aguilar-Palma, Thomas P McCoy, Lilli Mann-Jackson, Jorge Alonzo, Mohammed Sheikh Eldin Jibriel, Dorcas Mabiala Johnson, Tony Locklear, Amanda E Tanner, Mark A Hall, Alain G Bertoni, Ana D Sucaldito, Laurie P Russell, Scott D Rhodes

“…While most reported ever being COVID-19 tested (83.3%) and ever being vaccinated against COVID-19 (84.4%), only 24% were up to date with vaccination. Nearly half of the sample reported one or more barriers to COVID-19 testing, and over one-quarter reported one or more barriers to COVID-19 vaccination. …”
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Oral microbiome diversity and composition before and after chemotherapy treatment in pediatric oncology patients by Egle Immonen, Lauri Paulamäki, Hannaleena Piippo, Atte Nikkilä, Liisa Aine, Timo Peltomäki, Olli Lohi, Mataleena Parikka

“…In patients without oral lesions, Bergeyella genus was more abundant prior to treatment while Alloprevotella was more abundant in the post-treatment samples, compared to patients with lesions. …”
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Determinants of change in children's sedentary time. by Andrew J Atkin, Kirsten Corder, Ulf Ekelund, Katrien Wijndaele, Simon J Griffin, Esther M F van Sluijs

“…Greater maternal weekend screen-time (0.45; 0.08, 0.83) and, in girls, greater parental restriction on playing outside (0.91; 0.08, 1.74) were associated with larger increases in weekend sedentary time. The analytical sample was younger, more likely to be female, had lower BMI and was of higher SES than the original baseline sample.…”
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Irony, deception and theory of mind in people with intellectual disabilities and dual diagnoses by Đorđević Mirjana, Glumbić Nenad, Brojčin Branislav

“…This research was conducted to determine the linguistic aspects of production and comprehension of irony and deception in adults with ID and DD, as well as the relationship of these abilities with theory of mind. Methods. The sample consisted of 120 people with ID aged between 20 and 56. …”
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Understanding the journey towards rabies vaccination for travellers: Results of a cross-sectional survey with patients and providers in the US, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland by Jennifer Cummins, Florian Lienert, Annabel Su, Elaine Melander, Rebecca L. West, Fernanda Salgado

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Тhe Viscosity Study of Naftifine Hydrochloride Solution with a Combination of Polyethylene Glycols by S. I. Kosenkova, I. I. Krasnyuk, I. I. Krasnyuk (jr.)

“…Choose among a number of samples with different ratios of polyethylene glycols, a solution with maximum viscosity.Materials and methods. …”
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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 < 4.0, available phosphorus <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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Pedagogical university students’ ethical attitudes and competences regarding artificial intelligence: An empirical study by Alicja Baum, Maria Trzcińska-Król

“…Furthermore, students with more positive attitudes towards the benefits of AI were: • more likely to support the idea that students should be prepared for the ethical use of AI in their future professional work. …”
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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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Analyzing liver tissue responses to local hemostatic agents by Vasily P. Gavrilyuk, Vyacheslav A. Lipatov, Ekaterina S. Mishina, Dmitry A. Severinov

“…Indirectly, this finding implied more severe inflammatory and regenerative processes aimed at limiting injury area, and was confirmed by statistically significant differences in the cellular composition of the capsule surrounding tested samples (fibroblastic cells predominated in Groups 2 and 3, and there were fewer of them in Group 1). …”
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Effect of Gravel Size, Microwave Irradiation (1 to 2.5 min), Moisture, and Quenching on Aggregate Properties of Chert Gravel: Valorizing a “Waste” Byproduct of Sand Quarrying by Mark Tzibulsky, Vladimir Frid

“…Water quenching significantly intensifies fragmentation, generating irregular but highly fragmented aggregates, whereas pre-wetted samples exhibit finer and more uniform breakage than dry samples. …”
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Knowledge about Alzheimer's disease in the Brazilian population by Daniel Krempel Amado, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki

“…Objective: To measure knowledge about AD in a Brazilian sample, taking into account some demographic variables. …”
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Lack of Association between Interarm Systolic Blood Pressure Difference and Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Angiography by Mohammad Hosein Mohamadi, Alireza Rai, Mansour Rezaei, Alireza Khatony

“…The results showed that the IASBPD index cannot be a valid criterion for the diagnosis of CAD as well as the number and severity of coronary artery stenosis. More studies with larger sample sizes and different designs are needed in this regard to achieve more conclusive results.…”
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Prevalence of hemoplasmosis in sheep in Mosul city, Iraq by Sufyan S. Al-Shamo, Salam A. Esmaeel

“…The c-PCR approach demonstrates great sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy at 99.1%, 100%, and 96.3%, respectively, in comparison to the ME method. It was concluded from this study that sheep hemoplasmosis is prevalent in sheep in Mosul, Iraq, diagnosed in blood and ticks parasitizing sheep, and that conventional PCR and microscopy are more effective methods for detecting sheep infected with hemoplasmosis.…”
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Psychiatric morbidity, risk-taking behavior, internalized stigma and perceived social support in men having sex with men: A cross-sectional study by Neil Pawar, Neena Sawant, Shrikala M. Acharya

“…Results: Forty-eight study participants had psychiatric morbidity with substance use and mood disorders being more common. High risk-taking behavior was found to be less in the sample. …”
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Groupwise registration of infant brain diffusion tensor images using intermediate subgroup templates. by Kuaikuai Duan, Longchuan Li, Vince D Calhoun, Sarah Shultz

“…Here, we propose an intermediate subgroup tensor template-based groupwise (IST-G tensor) registration approach to align infant tensor images to a sample-specific common space. First, tensor images are clustered into more homogenous subgroups using Louvain clustering based on image similarity. …”
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Infant Crying, Sleeping, and Feeding Problems in Times of Societal Crises: The Mediating Role of Parenting Stress on Parenting Behavior in Fathers and Mothers by Katharina Richter, Anna Friedmann, Volker Mall, Michaela Augustin

“…Results: Crying/whining/sleeping problems (34.8%) and excessive crying (6.3%) were significantly more prevalent in the post-pandemic sample. In both mothers and fathers, infant RPs were significantly associated with less positive parenting behaviors. …”
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