Determinants of hospital delivery among mothers attending post-natal mother-baby clinic services from January to August 2020: a cross-sectional study of Busia, Uganda by Kizito Omona, Vincent Ritara Ojok

“…A sample of 385respondent mothers were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. …”
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Relationship of serum hepatitis B Virus DNA levels with Hepcidin, Pentraxin-3, Zonulin, and Copeptin in chronic hepatitis B patients by Burak Ezer, Mehmet Ozdemir

“… Introduction: This study aims to investigate the serum levels of hepcidin, pentraxin-3 (PTX-3), Zonulin, and Copeptin biomarkers, which can be detected by the more cost-effective and practical ELISA method compared to the quantitatively determined HBV DNA by molecular methods, and to contribute to studies on biomarkers that will facilitate the antiviral treatment management of chronic Hepatitis B patients. …”
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Footprints from childhood: intra- versus extra-familial childhood maltreatment and attachment to romantic partners in adulthood by Mona K. Shahab, Bernet M. Elzinga, Philip Spinhoven, Frits R. Rosendaal, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori

“…In the current study, we investigate how different types of childhood maltreatment and of perpetrator are associated with adult attachment. Methods In a sample of 1850 respondents, aged 18–65 from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA), type of childhood maltreatment and of perpetrator were assessed using the Structured Childhood Trauma Interview (CTI), distinguishing four types of childhood trauma: emotional neglect, psychological, physical, and sexual abuse. …”
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Factors associated with psychotropic drugs use in older adults hospitalized in clinical and surgical wards of a university hospital by Rafael Thomazi, Carlos Alberto dos Santos Filho, Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto

“…Clinical patients using psychotropic drugs took more PIM (p<0.001) and more medications (p=0.002) than non-users. …”
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A Computationally-Efficient Data-Driven Safe Optimal Algorithm Through Control Merging by Marjan Khaledi, Bahare Kiumarsi

“…Compared to existing optimal control learning methods for CT systems, which are typically iterative, a one-shot optimization is considerably more sample-efficient and computationally efficient. …”
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Relationship between the number of family members and stress by gender: Cross-sectional analysis of the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. by Jin-Won Noh, Kyoung-Beom Kim, Jumin Park, Janghun Hong, Young Dae Kwon

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the association between the number of family members and stress level by gender among Korean adults using a nationally representative dataset.<h4>Methods</h4>We used a sample of 6,293 subjects aged 19 or older (3,629 female and 2,264 male) from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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Postoperative Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonias, by Using Airway Filters under Artificial Ventilation by A. A. Yeremenko, D. Ye. Zorin, V. M. Yegorov, P. Ye. Kolpakov

“…Objective: to determine the duration of exposition of filters and their most optimum position in different types of respiratory circuits. Subjects and methods. Group 1 comprised patients receiving not more than 12-hour artificial ventilation (AV) through a coaxial respiratory-circuit, without a humidifier, moisture accumulators, and a nebulizer. …”
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Will graduating medical students prefer to practise in rural communities? by Jacqueline M. van Wyk, Soornarain S. Naidoo, Tonya M. Esterhuizen

“…Students of rural origin were identified as those who matriculated from rural schools and lived more than 200 km from the nearest city. The data were analysed descriptively. …”
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Prolonged grief, social contact, community belongingness: A representative study of loneliness among bereaved UK adults by James Cunningham, Eoin McElroy, Mark Shevlin

“…Background: Loneliness is a common experience among bereaved individuals, yet the extent to which prolonged grief, personal social contact, and community belongingness independently explain loneliness is not fully understood. Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data from a nationwide, representative sample of 2520 adults in the UK who had lost a loved one. …”
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Validation of the Finnish diabetes risk score (FINDRISC) for the Caucasian population of Siberia by Svetlana V. Mustafina, Oksana D. Rymar, Olga V. Sazonova, Liliya V. Shcherbakova, Michail I. Voevoda

“…FINDRISC provided good results in our sample, and we recommend its use in the Siberian population.…”
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What is masculinity in a contemporary Australian context? by Steven Litherland, Peter Miller, Shannon Hyder

“…The concept of masculinity in Australia, or at least in this sample, appears in transition, with the present findings suggesting that it is indeed at a “critical juncture” with new meanings emerging and where new and more useful concepts may need to be considered.…”
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Prediction tools for unfavourable outcomes in Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review. by Claire Nour Abou Chakra, Jacques Pepin, Louis Valiquette

“…<h4>Context</h4>Identifying patients at risk for adverse outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), including recurrence and death, will become increasingly important as novel therapies emerge, which are more effective than traditional approaches but very expensive. …”
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Sportwissenschaft by Weissenfels A, Teschler M, von Stengel S, Kohl M, Kemmler W

“…Nonetheless, effectiveness, feasibility and sustainability of this training technology should be addressed more intensivelyby further, more dedicated RCTs.KEY WORDS: Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain, WB-Electromyostimulation, Pain Intensity and Frequency, Resistance Exercise…”
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Native insect pollinators in Apple orchards under different management practices in the Kashmir Valley by Muzaffar Ahmad Ganie, Amit Kumar Pal, Nazeer Ahmad

“…The % family contribution of the former at different orchard types decreased with increase in the intensity of the management system and the % family contribution of the later however, showed a direct relationship with the management system found, i.e. the more intense the system, the more abundant was the group. …”
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Biogeography of human infectious diseases: a global historical analysis. by Elizabeth Cashdan

“…Pathogens increased with temperature in high-latitude zones, while mean annual precipitation was a more important predictor in low-latitude zones. Other environmental factors associated with more pathogens included seasonal dry extremes, frost-free climates, and human population density outside the tropics. …”
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Recognition of Conus species using a combined approach of supervised learning and deep learning-based feature extraction. by Noshaba Qasmi, Rimsha Bibi, Sajid Rashid

“…Cone snails are venomous marine gastropods comprising more than 950 species widely distributed across different habitats. …”
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Illness perception in patients with dental caries: A co-relational study in Odisha by Hemamalini Rath, Abhijit Panda, Shilpa Mahapatra

“…The present study was conducted to assess illness perception of patients having dental caries using Illness Perceptions Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) in Odisha. Materials and methods: A descriptive co-relational study was conducted among 250 patients with self-reported dental caries in at least one tooth and more than 18 years of age. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of lipid-lowering agents by V. G. Shevko, M. A. Galas, T. L. Galankin, A. S. Kolbin

“…Surrogate endpoints are wellknown sources of bias that can distort the risk-benefit analysis.The objective of the study was to assess the significance of lipid-lowering therapy with statins in relation to mortality.Methods and materials. The analysis of prospective controlled trials was carried out with a sample of 2000 patients and more, in which mortality rate was assessed for 2 or more years of statin therapy, as well as systematic literature reviews with a meta-analysis of mortality rates. …”
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Exploratory study on the quality of forensic assessments using the Istanbul Protocol in a virtual versus face-to-face environment. by Andrea Galán Santamarina, Clara González Sanguino, Gabriela López Neyra, Pau Pérez-Sales

“…Method. Based on a sample of 21 Istanbul Protocols (IPs) conducted with survivors of torture (SoT) applying for international protection between 2020 and 2021, both professionals (n=21) and SoT (n=21) were interviewed comparing face-to-face (n=10) and remote (n=11) interviews concerning the assessment process, satisfaction, difficulties encountered and fulfilment of therapeutic aspects. …”
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D-dimer levels at the time of admission to hospital as a predictor of outcome in trauma patients: A prospective observational study by Amarjyoti Hazarika, Mandeep Kumar, Jasmina Ahluwalia, Bisman J. K. Khurana, Varun Mahajan, Nidhi Bhatia, Navneen Naik, Deepak Kumar

“…The aim of the study was to find whether DD levels at the time of admission can predict the outcome of patients. Methods: This prospective observational studied 205 adult patients of age group 18–60 years, presenting to trauma emergency within 24 h of injury and blood samples collected within this period. …”
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