Intranasal Corticosteroids and Oral Montelukast for Paediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A Systematic Review by Marco Zaffanello, Angelo Pietrobelli, Luana Nosetti, Franco Antoniazzi, Rossella Frassoldati, Giorgio Piacentini

“…Nonetheless, the heterogeneity of study designs necessitates larger prospective trials with standardised protocols and more extended follow-up periods to draw more robust conclusions. …”
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Potential drug–drug interactions among hospitalised cardiac patients in Nepal: a prospective observational study by Sunil Shrestha, Binod Kumar Sah, Arun Kumar Karna, Sangam Subedi, Ranjit Kumar Sah, Nim Bahadur Dangi

“…Patients with at least one pDDI comprised 64.2% of the sample. Most pDDIs were of moderate severity (77.3%) with risk ratings of C (65.7%). …”
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The experience of fear and psychological distress among migrants in Spain by Milton Alexander López-de-León, Nina Hansen, Sabine Otten, Susana Puertas Valdeiglesias

“…Focusing on the mental health needs of migrants after arrival could be a promising first step to stimulate integration more sustainably.…”
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Educational media and educational technology within specific education in Egypt and KSA: Challenges and prospects for development by H. S. Zaghloul, M. D. Rabeh

“…Above all, educational media provide greater opportunities to identify students’ talents, to develop their abilities and skills (e.g., language, vocal, designer, household, etc.).The aim of the present analytical study is to diagnose the problems of carrying out professional activities and to study the needs of teachers, specialising in educational media and working in specific pre-university education systems in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.Methodology and research methods. Data collection was carried out by means of a survey questionnaire that was administered to a sample consisting of 100 teachers (50 from Egypt and 50 from KSA) working at various pre-university education levels in both countries.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Enhanced Interactive Interior Spaces for Safe Design in Administrative Office Buildings by Shatha Abd Abd Ali, Faten Abbas Lafta

“…The research adopted the descriptive method in the analysis process (3) interactive administrative offices that represent models of research samples that were intentionally chosen from the original research community that represents interactive interior spaces that enhance safe design in administrative offices in the Asian countries' region. …”
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Financial Innovations and Financial Inclusion Among Commercial Banks in Uganda: Case Study Of Kabale District. by Mpirirwe, Christine

“…The study used both descriptive and cross-sectional research designs and combined qualitative and quantitative methods for data collecting and analysis. Using questionnaires and interviews, data was gathered from a sample of 396 respondents as well as additional important informants. …”
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Investigating the complementarity of thermal and physical soil organic carbon fractions by A. A. Delahaie, L. Cécillon, M. Stojanova, S. Abiven, P. Arbelet, D. Arrouays, F. Baudin, A. Bispo, L. Boulonne, C. Chenu, J. Heinonsalo, C. Jolivet, K. Karhu, M. Martin, L. Pacini, L. Pacini, C. Poeplau, C. Ratié, P. Roudier, N. P. A. Saby, F. Savignac, P. Barré

“…A debate is emerging as to which of these methods should be recommended for soil monitoring. …”
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Numerical simulation and experimental study of the temperature field of AlCoCrFeNi2.1 by selective laser melting by Congcong YUE, Ruixiang ZHANG, Wanting SUN, Dongzhou JIA, Ying FU, Xiangqing KONG

“…Numerical simulation methods offer a more effective, economical, and accurate alternative by reducing the need for experiments. …”
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Obesity phenotypes and the risk of myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study by S. V. Mustafina, D. A. Vinter, O. D. Rymar, L. V. Scherbakova, V. V. Gafarov, D. O. Panov, E. A. Gromova, A. V. Gafarova, E. G. Verevkin, T. I. Nikitenko, M. Bobak, S. K. Malyutina

“…To study the dynamics of obesity phenotypes and risk of myocardial infarction (MI) during 13-year follow-up period.Material and methods. The study was performed based on the material of the international project HAPIEE (population sample of men and women 45-69 years old, n=9360, basic survey 2003-2005). …”
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Molecular subtyping of stage I lung adenocarcinoma via molecular alterations in pre-invasive lesion progression by Jun Shang, He Jiang, Yue Zhao, Jingcheng Yang, Yicong Lin, Naixin Zhang, Luyao Ren, Qingwang Chen, Ying Yu, Leming Shi, Yuan Li, Haiquan Chen, Yuanting Zheng

“…Immunohistochemistry on 73 samples also observed that CAF was more active in S2 compared to S1 and AIS/MIA. …”
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Seropositivity of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis, and HIV in antenatal women in India by Krunal Dineshbhai Mehta, Sejul Antala, Madhulika Mistry, Yogesh Goswami

“…Samples were tested to detect anti-HCV by ELISA. Samples were also tested for antibodies to Treponema Pallidum by qualitative rapid plasma reagine (RPR); finally, samples were tested for antibodies to HIV by three different methods as per Strategy III of the National AIDS Control Organization by using different systems of testing to establish a diagnosis of HIV. …”
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A Novel Multisupervised Coupled Metric Learning for Low-Resolution Face Matching by Guofeng Zou, Guixia Fu, Xiang Peng

“…This paper presents a new multisupervised coupled metric learning (MS-CML) method for low-resolution face image matching. While coupled metric learning has achieved good performance in degraded face recognition, most existing coupled metric learning methods only adopt the category label as supervision, which easily leads to changes in the distribution of samples in the coupled space. …”
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Quantification of Uncertainty in Mathematical Models: The Statistical Relationship between Field and Laboratory pH Measurements by Kurt K. Benke, Nathan J. Robinson

“…The measurement of soil pH using a field portable test kit represents a fast and inexpensive method to assess pH. Field based pH methods have been used extensively for agricultural advisory services and soil survey and now for citizen soil science projects. …”
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Information Anxiety: A Phenomenon Experienced by Final Year Students During the Preparation of Their Thesis by Salsabila Dinda Riftianti, Heriyanto Heriyanto, Yanuar Yoga Prasetyawan

“…Objective: This research tries to bring back the topic of information anxiety within the scope of Library and Information Science, especially in the context of education in higher education. Methods: The population in this study were final year students of one faculty at Diponegoro University class of 2018 with a population of 730 students and a sample size of 251 samples calculated using the Isaac and Michael formula with a significance level of 5%. …”
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Functional analysis of school refusal: An exploratory study in the Indian context by Arun Singh Yadav, Kiragasur Madegowda Rajendra, Lakshmi Sravanti, John Vijay Sagar Kommu, Shekhar Seshadri, Satish Chandra Girimaji

“…The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample were studied using frequency analysis and central tendencies. …”
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Exploring skills acquisition differences in leather work among technical university students in Ghana: The case of Tamale Technical University by Mohammed Seini Issah, Essel Harry Barton, Akosua Tachie-Menson

“…Factors such as instructional methods and gender-specific learning preferences were explored. …”
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A study of the effect of sports participation on married youth’s fertility intentions - chain mediation based on marital and family functioning by Li Lin, Xinze Li, Cen Cong

“…By integrating Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Family Systems Theory (FST), the study hypothesizes that sports participation enhances fertility intentions through mediation by marital and family functioning.MethodsA sample of 1,087 valid cases was analyzed using probit regression and structural equation modeling.ResultsThe results indicate that each one-unit increase in sports participation is associated with a 0.048 higher probability of intending to have a child. …”
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How Do Different Generations Communicate on Social Media? A Comparative Analysis of Language Styles, Emoji Usage, and Visual Elements by Inamul Azad, Sugandha Chhibber, Azra Tajhizi

“…The sample included posts from four generational cohorts: Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. …”
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Psychological distress during pregnancy in a multi-ethnic community: findings from the born in Bradford cohort study. by Stephanie L Prady, Kate E Pickett, Tim Croudace, Lesley Fairley, Karen Bloor, Simon Gilbody, Kathleen E Kiernan, John Wright

“…We described the association between maternal mental distress and socio-demographic factors in a multi-ethnic cohort located in an economically deprived city in the UK.<h4>Methods</h4>We defined eight distinct ethno-language groups (total N = 8,454) and classified a threshold of distress as the 75th centile of within-group GHQ-28 scores, which we used as the outcome for univariate and multivariate logistic regression for each ethnic group and for the sample overall.…”
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Assessment of land use and slope influence on soil organic carbon stocks and soil properties in Southern Ethiopia by Cherinet Miju Wachu, Araba Jemal Ibrahim

“…Based on these studies forestry and enset land system tremendous potential raise soil fertility capacity and diminish loss of soil nutrient and more conservation minded. Therefore, we concluded that using different plant residual materials and mixed farming methods, such as agroforestry, promotes the sustainable maintenance of soil physicochemical properties for both the present and the future. …”
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