Unravelling the temporal dynamics of community functions in protists induced by treated wastewater exposure using metatranscriptomics by Manan Shah, Guido Sieber, Aman Deep, Daniela Beisser, Jens Boenigk

“…Our results indicate that processed metatranscriptomic data, focusing on treatment-significant pathways, is more sensitive than traditional methods, such as meta-barcoding, and non-target screening, in detecting wastewater-induced perturbations. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge of Neonatal Jaundice among Mothers Attending Maternal and Pediatric Hospital in Soran City by Kareem Jamal Hamad, Haroon Muhammad Khalil

“…Education level and occupation status had a significant impact on mothers’ knowledge. It is recommended more attention on educating mothers during antenatal visits, as well as proper training health-care providers, updating their knowledge and teaching methods.…”
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Die voorkoms en profiel van pasiënte wat by 'n plattelandse praktyk presenteer met psigosomatiese klagtes by A.D.B. Bruwer, G. Joubert, J.P. Pretorius, M.V.J. van Vuuren

“…In addition, it was determined which types of complaints and stressors occur. Methods: The sample for this cross-sectional study consisted of all patients who visited the two general practitioners in a rural practice in the Northern Cape during a six-week period. …”
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Relación entre tipo y cantidad de carbohidratos dietarios con el perfil lipídico y ApoB100 en adultos by Martha Guerra, Myriam Ojeda-Arredondo, Martha Alvarado, Juliana Escobar

“…Objective.To establish if there is any relationship between the type and amount of dietary carbohydrates commonly consumed and the plasmaticlevels of lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoprotein B100 (ApoB100). Materials and methods. The final sample was conformed by thedatabase of 144 lecturers of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana who had previously participated in another survey and from which weused information on their food habits, plasmatic lipid levels, lipoproteins and ApoB100. …”
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Dissemination of periodontal pathogens in the bloodstream after periodontal procedures: a systematic review. by Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Leandro Chambrone, Adriana Moura Foz, Hilana Paula Carillo Artese, Mariana de Sousa Rabelo, Cláudio Mendes Pannuti, Giuseppe Alexandre Romito

“…Among 219 analyzed patients, 106 (49.4%) had positive bacteremia. More frequent bacteria were S. viridans, A. actinomycetemcomitans P. gingivalis, M. micros and species Streptococcus and Actinomyces, although identification methods of microbiologic assays were different among studies.…”
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Leveraging blockchain for ecosystem service transparency: enhancing consumer value and sustainability in the beef industry by Rebeca Cordero-Gutiérrez, Eva Lahuerta-Otero, Ana Zapatero-González

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Prevalence and associated factors of alcohol consumption in Albanian schoolchildren by Alketa Qosja, Ditila Doracaj, Iris Mone, Genc Burazeri, Enkeleint A. Mechili, Eugena Tomini, Gentiana Qirjako

“…We aimed at assessing the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of alcohol consumption among Albanian children. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Albania in 2022, including a nationwide sample of 5454 schoolchildren aged 11, 13 and 15 years (N = 5454; ≈52% girls; response rate: 96%). …”
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Relationship of organisational culture and leadership towards lecturer motivation in government vocational higher education by А. Pratama, I.G.P.A. Buditjahjanto, M. Samani

“…Methodology and research methods. This is explanatory research, with samples taken from lecturers of GVHEs and the information collected through the questionnaires. …”
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Convergence and Transition of the Eastern Partnership Countries towards the European Union by Dzenita Siljak, Sándor Gyula Nagy

“…Implications & Recommendations: Poorer countries in the analysed group should do more to open their economies to attract investment, as gross fixed capital formation and economic openness have a positive impact on per capita growth, while general government debt, unemployment and inflation should be stabilised in the examined sample of countries. …”
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Analysis of motor learning task in children with intellectual disability by Jorge Lopes Cavalcante Neto, Érica Alane Silva, Marília Silva Guedes

“…Objective: To analyze the motor learning of children with intellectual disability (ID) and compare with typically developing children. Methods: The sample was composed of 20 children of both genders (10 with ID and aged 8.5±1.57 years). …”
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Consistency regularization for few shot multivariate time series forecasting by Yumei She, Yi Hong, Shikai Shen, Bin Yang, Liyi Zhang, Jianxiao Wang

“…This approach provides the model with richer training samples, enabling it to learn and understand more comprehensively the different variations patterns and features in the data. …”
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Investigating the Gender Diversity of the Board of Directors in Relation to the Goals of Sustainable Development with an Emphasis on Social Responsibility and Social Irresponsibili... by Narges Samadpoor

“…The aim of the current research was to investigate the effect of gender diversity in the board of directors in supporting the goals of sustainable development according to the criteria of social responsibility and irresponsibility. Methods: The statistical population of the research companies were admitted to the Tehran Stock Exchange and using the method of systematic elimination, the target sample size was 171 companies in the period (2018-2022). …”
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Explanatory Model of Awareness Factors of Smart Technologies for Independent Living at Home in Later Life by Natalija Rebrica, Andraž Petrovčič, Urška Tuškej Lovšin

“…An explanatory model is proposed by integrating insights from consumer behaviour, information processing and technology adoption models.Methods: The model is tested with structural equation modelling based on survey data from a sample of 1200 internet users aged 55+ in June 2024.Results: The results support all the proposed hypotheses, indicating that exposure to information about STILH, source expertise, self-source congruity and individuals' innovativeness directly influence awareness of STILH. …”
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Study of Common Pathogens in Children with Hematological Malignancies during Episodes of Febrile Neutropenias in Tanta Pediatric Oncology Unit, Egypt by adel abd elhaleim hagag

“…Objective: The aim of this study is to detect common types of pathogens and their susceptibility to antibiotics and antifungal drug therapy in children with hematological malignancies during episodes of febrile neutropenias in Tanta Pediatric Oncology Unit. Patients and methods: This study was carried out on 90 children admitted to Tanta Pediatric Oncology Unit during the period form February 2010 to February 2012. 1-2 ml blood samples was aseptically withdrawn by venepuncutre using a sterile syringe after disinfecting the site of injection by 70% ethyl alcohol or from oro-pharynx by sterile swabs that were introduced into infected part of oral cavity and pharynx then the swabs were gently rotated. …”
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Enhancing reading skills in at-risk students: the combined effects of smartphone format, cardiac coherence, positive feedback, and interest-based personalization by Peddy Caliari

“…Data on reading fluency, comprehension, motivation, and self-esteem were collected and analyzed using paired samples t-tests and repeated measures ANOVA.ResultsEach intervention produced significant improvements in one or more outcomes, and all improvements were statistically significant (p < 0.05). …”
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Internet use, cultural consumption, and subjective well-being: exploring the mediating role in rural China by Penghui Wu, Ming Zhang, Qing Chang, Jinhuika Ying

“…We explore the interactions between internet use, cultural consumption, and subjective well-being. Methods A total of 3068 samples were examined using data from the 2021 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), and analysis was performed through a mediation effect testing model. …”
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Using Cough Sounds for the Recognition of Multiclass Respiratory Diseases With Artificial Intelligence: A Review by Peng-Fei Zhang, Hua-Nong Ting, Siow-Wee Chang

“…Compared to traditional auscultation methods, multi-class techniques integrate various deep-level disease features of cough sounds, enabling a more comprehensive capture of cough characteristics associated with specific diseases, thereby effectively reducing the risk of misdiagnosis. …”
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Doctor–patient communication practices: A cross-sectional survey on Indian physicians by Shubha Singhal, Rima B. Shah, Sumit Bansal, Siddhartha Dutta

“…This study was planned to identify domains for improvement in doctor–patient communication to enhance good practices in the future. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 500 randomly selected samples of clinicians from government or private medical colleges across India. …”
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Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study. by Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Catherine Pastorius Benziger, Robert H Gilman, Liam Smeeth, J Jaime Miranda

“…In the adjusted models, women were more likely to be obese (OR=5.97; 95%CI: 3.21-11) and have metabolic syndrome (OR=2.22; 95%CI: 1.39-3.55) than men, explaining the greatest variability for obesity and metabolic syndrome but not for hypertension.…”
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Serological Diagnosis of Acute Tonsillitis in Salah Al-Din Province by Huda Saleh Khuder, Alaa Zanzal Ra’ad Al-dorri, Wisal R. Yaseen

“…Blood samples were taken and examined for antistreptolysin O using turbidimetry. …”
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