Weight Fluctuation and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiologic Follow-Up Study by Marina Komaroff

“…Weight fluctuation was measured by the root-mean-square-error (RMSE) from a simple linear regression model for each woman with their body mass index (BMI) regressed on age (started at 25 years) while women with the positive slope from this regression were defined as weight gainers. …”
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Exploring the Impacts of Change Orders on Performance of Construction Projects in Saudi Arabia by Majed Alzara

“…A set of preventive solutions were suggested to mitigate these impacts, such as having all parties study the project and coordinate between them before starting the project and hiring a specialized consultant with experience in similar projects.…”
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Structure and properties of nanosize NiFe2O4 prepared by template and precipitation methods by Ćosović A., Ćosović V., Žák T., David B., Talijan N.

“…Nanosize NiFe2O4 was prepared by template method and precipitation process using same starting materials. The use of soluble starch in both synthesis routes was investigated. …”
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Acquired Elliptocytosis as a Manifestation of Myelodysplastic Syndrome Associated with Deletion of Chromosome 20q by Sukesh Manthri, Naresh K. Vasireddy, Sindhura Bandaru, Swati Pathak

“…Cytogenetics showed 20q deletion, and later, he was started on therapy for intermediate risk MDS. Bone marrow biopsy after completion of 6 cycles showed complete cytogenetic remission with significant improvement in elliptocytosis. …”
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Emergence in Elderly Patient Undergoing General Anesthesia with Xenon by Maria Sanfilippo, Ahmed Abdelgawwad Wefki Abdelgawwad Shousha, Antonella Paparazzo

“…Shortly after the end of surgery the patients started an autonomous respiratory activity, and a high BIS level was also recorded. …”
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Study of Biofouling on Fly ash – Bottom ash (FABA) Media Subtract by Selvia Mila, Saptarini Dian

“…The biofouling process starts from the information of microfouling biofilm (colonization of bacteria and microalgae) and the bacterial biofilm will facilitate the colonization of micro and macroorganisms such as cyanobacteria, fungi, diatoms, barnacles, algae, and protozoa. …”
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The Care Pathway Delays of Cervical Cancer Patient in Morocco by Hind Mimouni, Khalid Hassouni, Boujemaa El Marnissi, Bouchra Haddou Rahou, Leila Alaoui, Rachid Ismaili, Abderraouf Hilali, Leila Loukili, Rachid Bekkali, Ahmed Nejmeddine

“…The aim of this study is to document time intervals in cervical cancer care pathways, from symptom onset to disease detection and start of treatment, and evaluate how clinical, sociodemographic, and treatment factors influence delays throughout a patient’s clinical pathway. …”
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Towards a Rational Design of an Asymptomatic Clinical Herpes Vaccine: The Old, the New, and the Unknown by Aziz Alami Chentoufi, Elizabeth Kritzer, David M. Yu, Anthony B. Nesburn, Lbachir BenMohamed

“…However, in spite of several clinical trials, starting as early as 1920s, no vaccine has been proven sufficiently safe and efficient to warrant commercial development. …”
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DECOLONIALITY OF KNOWLEDGE AND INTERCULTURAL “DAHLEZ” by N. T. Nurulla-Khodzhaeva

“…Accordingly, the process must begin with ridding ourselves from this state, starting the process of de-coloniality. To initiate such an understanding, the author proposes to use - dahlez, philosophical concept, put forward with a view to the perception of many values of plural-cycle culture of the region, as well as the values of the outside.…”
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Incorporating Contextual Factors into a Comprehensive Analysis of Operational Efficiency and Service Quality in Healthcare Sector by Utsav Pandey, Sanjeet Singh

“…The second phase of the analysis starts with selecting a subset of relevant features from 33 explanatory variables using information gain and correlation analysis. …”
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Long Term Anticoagulation (4–16 Years) Stops Progression of Idiopathic Hip Osteonecrosis Associated with Familial Thrombophilia by Charles J. Glueck, Richard A. Freiberg, Robert Wissman, Ping Wang

“…Within 3, 3, 3, 9, and 16 months after starting anticoagulation, 5 patients became pain-free and remained asymptomatic throughout follow-up; the 6th patient required Percocet for pain. …”
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Nurture-U student mental health longitudinal survey: a study protocol by Kate E Saunders, Samuel R Chamberlain, Jemima Dooley, Edward R Watkins, Liz Forty, Sarah Rees, Anne C Duffy, Anthony Quinn, Ellen Marshall, Lucy Dorey, Kevin A Matlock, Alexandra Newbold, Lucy J Robinson

“…The study will collect data at the start and completion of each academic year, using validated measures to assess well-being, mental health symptoms, lifestyle factors and access to support. …”
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Influence of Fiber Volume and Fiber Length on Thermal and Flexural Properties of a Hybrid Natural Polymer Composite Prepared with Banana Stem, Pineapple Leaf, and S-Glass by K. B. Prakash, Yahya Ali Fageehi, Rajasekaran Saminathan, P. Manoj Kumar, S. Saravanakumar, Ram Subbiah, B. Arulmurugan, S Rajkumar

“…It was evidenced that increasing the fiber volume and fiber length enhanced the flexural and thermal properties up to 40% of the fiber volume, and started to decrease at 50% of the fiber volume. The fiber length provides an affirmative effect on the flexural properties and a pessimistic effect on the thermal properties. …”
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A dynamic modeling for green business development in oil refining industry by N. Barforoush, A. Etebarian, A.R. Naghsh, A. Shahin

“…Therefore, combination of the Fuzzy Delphi method and System Dynamics can be considered to cover this complexity. The starting point in this work is literature review of prior studies on the same common topic and green business, and it relies on a Fuzzy Delphi method to define main parameters. …”
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Systemic Thrombolysis for Treatment of Postpartum Saddle Embolism Complicated by Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review by Kathy Mostajeran, Hillary Boswell, Ziad Haidar

“…The case was complicated by delayed postpartum hemorrhage successfully managed with the uterotonic methylergometrine. The patient was started on oral anticoagulation and continued for six months without recurrent VTE. …”
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CZECHIA: CHANGES IN LANDSCAPE USE IN THE TRANSFORMATION PERIOD by IVAN BIČÍK

“…Transformational changes in land use show continuation of earlier started trends but in different intensity and shorter time. …”
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Knowledge of mothers regarding infant’s developmental milestones in four domains (gross motor, fine motor, language and personal and social) – A cross sectional study by Pooja Thakur, Nalina Gupta

“…Results: 73% mothers were aware regarding head holding in the gross motor domain, 61% mothers were aware regarding hand to mouth in the fine motor domain, 41% mothers were aware regarding bisyllables in the language domain, and 64% mothers were aware regarding when an infant starts waving bye-bye in the personal social domain. …”
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The Effects of Fenobucarb on the Physiology, Behavior, and Growth of Silver Barb (<i>Barbonymus gonionotus</i>) by Tam Thanh Nguyen, Håkan Berg, Loi Ngoc Nguyen, Yen Thi Hai Nguyen, Cong Van Nguyen

“…It peaked after nine hours, at 73.6% and 79.7% for the two highest concentrations, and then the AChE activity started to recover. After 96 h, the inhibition level was still 11.8% in the fish exposed to the two lowest concentrations and 30.5% in the fish exposed to the highest concentrations. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus, Extreme Insulin Resistance, and Hypothalamic-Pituitary Langerhans Cells Histiocytosis by Mathilde Sollier, Marine Halbron, Jean Donadieu, Ahmed Idbaih, Fleur Cohen Aubart, Corinne Vigouroux, Martine Auclair, Olivier Bourron, Marie Bastin, Géraldine Béra, Philippe Touraine, Jacques Young, Héléna Mosbah, Agnès Hartemann, Fabrizio Andreelli, Chloé Amouyal

“…Association of vinblastine and purinethol was started followed by a second-line therapy by cladribine. …”
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The “State Interest” and Humanitarian Diplomacy of Oliver Cromwell by L. I. Ivonina

“…European sovereigns also started considering at that time what today would be termed humanitarian issues in foreign policy. …”
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