The effect of prone positioning on maternal haemodynamics and fetal wellbeing in the third trimester-A primary cohort study with a scoping review. by Laura Ormesher, Jessica Catchpole, Linda Peacock, Heather Pitt, Anastasia Fabian-Hunt, Dexter Hayes, Claudia Popp, Jason M Carson, Raoul van Loon, Lynne Warrander, Karli Büchling, Alexander E P Heazell

“…<h4>Results</h4>Maternal blood pressure (BP) and total vascular resistance (TVR) were increased in prone (sBP 109 vs 104 mmHg, p = 0.03; dBP 74 vs 67 mmHg, p = 0.003; TVR 1302 vs 1075 dyne.s-1cm-5, p = 0.03). …”
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Screening Kandungan Plastik pada Minyak Goreng yang Digunakan pada Jajanan Pecel Lele by Merisca Gayatri Ryosa, Yustini Alioes, Husnil Kadri

“…Studi ini bersifat deskriptif kualitatif dengan metode pengambilan sampel secara total sampling. Penelitian dilakukan dari Oktober 2014 - Januari 2015 terhadap 5 sampel minyak goreng jajanan pecel lele di kelurahan Jati kota Padang. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of drought patterns and trends across Africa: a multi-scale SPEI approach (1960–2018) by Akinwale T. Ogunrinde, Paul Adigun, Xian Xue, Dairaku Koji, Qiqi Jing

“…Key findings reveal significant spatial heterogeneity in drought trends, with increasing dryness particularly evident in the Mediterranean and Sahara regions. A pronounced shift towards drier conditions emerged post-1990, with mean drought duration expanding from 1.5 months (SPEI-3) to over 6 months (SPEI-24). …”
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Polarity dependent predictable and random resistive switching in forming-free unipolar memristors by Venkata Rao Rayapati, Sahitya Varma Vegesna, Vinayak Jayram Bhat, Daniel Blaschke, Marco Diegel, Andrea Dellith, Jan Dellith, Danilo Bürger, Ilona Skorupa, Heidemarie Schmidt

“…Polycrystalline, hexagonal HoMnO3 thin films sandwiched between an un-patterned Pt/Ti bottom electrode and a circularly patterned Al top electrode reveal forming-free, polarity dependent predictable and random, unipolar resistive switching with stable retention, and a resistance ratio between high resistance state (HRS) and low resistance state (LRS) larger than 104. …”
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Siyasal Hesap verebilirlik, İletişim ve Demokrasi: Medyalaştırılmış bir Kurgu mu? by Ekmel Geçer

“…Bunu yaparken, hesap verebilirliğin demokratik toplumsal katılımı ve kontrolü inşa edip edemeyeceğini de analiz edecektir. …”
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Isidingo as entertainment-education by Nadia van der Merwe

“…The producers of South African soap opera Isidingo are acutely aware of their social responsibility and therefore attempt to make a contribution towards social change and nation building. As such, Isidingo employs positive role models to transmit pro-social messages to its viewers. …”
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Rosyjskie. Europejskie. Oświecone. Rozumne. O obecności Rosji w Azji Środkowej (i nie tylko) by Andrzej Polak

“…The author of the paper, using tools developed by postcolonial researchers, discusses the works of twentieth-century Russian writers. …”
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A Study on Contact Fatigue Performance of Nitrided and TiN Coated Gears by Hongbin Xu, Hui Li, Jianjun Hu, Song Wang

“…TiN coating is dense and smooth with lower surface roughness, and it wraps up the gear tooth so that the gear surface no longer contacts with lubricant and prevents the cracks initiation, prolonging the contact fatigue life of gears.…”
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Classification of Melanoma and Nevus in Digital Images for Diagnosis of Skin Cancer by Muhammad Qasim Khan, Ayyaz Hussain, Saeed Ur Rehman, Umair Khan, Muazzam Maqsood, Kashif Mehmood, Muazzam A. Khan

“…The proposed methodology is tested on the DERMIS dataset having a total number of 397 skin cancer images: 146 are melanoma and 251 are nevus skin lesions. …”
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Main ideas to consider in the elaboration of a new theoretical model of the clinical method. by Luis Alberto Corona Martínez

“…Such ideas are: the necessity of a total correspondence between the process method and its objective, the conception of the medical attention process as a decision-taking process, the necessity of highlighting the human dimension of the medical practice, and the convenience of counting with a synthetic representation of the clinical method that facilitates its learning and comprehension. …”
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Liberación comercial y convergencia regional del ingreso en México by Manuel Gómez, Daniel Ventosa-Santaulària

“…Encontramos evidencia para afirmar que las reformas comerciales de mediados de los años ochenta afectaron negativamente el proceso de convergencia de algunas regiones, sobre todo las más pobres. Además, no existe evidencia estadística para afirmar que la liberación favoreció significativamente la convergencia entre las regiones fronterizas de México y los Estados Unidos.…”
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Muzyka i wolnomularstwo warszawskie na początku XIX wieku. Kilka nowych informacji dotyczących wolnomularskiej działalności Józefa Elsnera (ze zbiorów archiwum masońskiego w AGAD)... by Małgorzata Sieradz

“…Muzyka, zarówno wokalna (najczęściej chóralna), jak i wokalno-instrumentalna (zwykle na głos bądź głosy z towarzyszeniem fortepianu lub zespołu kameralnego, najczęściej składającego się z instrumentów dętych – fletów, klarnetów, obojów, fagotów, rogów, ale też wiolonczeli) uświetniała różne ceremonie: tworzeniu kręgu uczestników zgromadzenia na zakończenie prac loży towarzyszyły tzw. pieśni łańcuchowe, w czasie wolnomularskich uczt, po modlitwie, śpiewano tzw. pieśni bankietowe, a przed zamknięciem loży pieśni skomponowane specjalnie właśnie na tę okazję, czego dowody napotkać możemy m.in. w zbiorach AGAD (wspomniane w przechowywanym tam katalogu tzw. …”
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Comparative Study between Dermo, Pelite, and Seal-In X5 Liners: Effect on Patient’s Satisfaction and Perceived Problems by Sadeeq Ali, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Nooranida Arifin, Hossein Gholizadeh, Nasrul Anwar Abd Razak, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas

“…Material and Methods. A total of thirty transtibial amputees (17 male, 13 female) volunteered to take part in this research. …”
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Wartość życia u podstaw islamskiej (bio)etyki by Marcin Leźnicki

“…To better illustrate this topic the article is divided into two parts. In the first, the authors provide an overview of ethics, and relate it Islamic bioethics, including its sources and inspirations, while in the second, the authors examine the value of life as depicted from the perspective of Quranic ethics and Islamic bioethics of both the Shi’a and the Sunnis. …”
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Gambaran Antropometri pada Penyakit Jantung Bawaan di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2010 -2013 by Muhammad Nadirsyah, Didik Haryanto, M. Setia Budi Zein

“…Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian  retrospektif deskriptif dengan metode <em>total sampling</em> data rekam medis pasien PJB. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Effect of Organoclay, Boron Nitride, and Fluoropolymer on the Rheology and Instabilities in the Extrusion of High Density Polyethylene by A. A. Adesina, M. S. Nasser, I. A. Hussein

“…Both moment and distortion factor methods of analyses were employed and their findings support the observed visual trends of the extrudate surface. The quantifying tools indicated that combined organoclay and fluoropolymer reduced the pressure fluctuations and its performance surpassed that of the individual additives.…”
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The Effect of β-Glucan on the Release and Antiradical Activity of Phenolic Compounds from Apples in Simulated Digestion by Lidija Jakobek, Daniela Kenjerić, Lidija Šoher, Petra Matić

“…Antiradical activity was determined with the DPPH method. The total amount of released phenolic compounds in the stomach (563 mg kg⁻¹ fresh weight (fw), 85%) decreased in the intestine (314 mg kg⁻¹ fw, 47%) (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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鼓蜂窝四撑杆Ⅲ型索穹顶结构静力性能分析 by 吕辉, 张浩, 董石麟, 储熠熠, 刘德旺

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NDM-1-Positive K. pneumoniae at a Teaching Hospital in Southwestern China: Clinical Characteristics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Molecular Characterization, Biofilm Assay, and Virule... by Kai Yang, Shumin Liu, Huanqin Li, Na Du, Jing Yao, Qiuyue He, Yan Du

“…PCR combined with gene sequencing was used to detect common high toxicity capsule genes (K1, K2, K5, K20, K54, and K57) and common virulence-related genes (entB, ybtS, ureA, ycf, WabG, FimH, uge, iutA, KfuB, aerobactin, rmpA, magA, Alls, IrnN, and VatD). …”
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Observaţii asupra cărţilor de mărturie sub maledicţie arhierească în Ţara Românească by Laura Bădescu

“…This study draws on a corpus of texts comprising curse books and books of testimony held by the Bucharest Metropolitan Church and the Romanian National Archives, as well as documents cited in other volumes on this topic. Conclusions have been formulated, based on analysis of this corpus, regarding the entire process of registering the testimony given under curse, formalised through specific paraphenalia, acts and gestures, choosing witnesses, and taking the oath prior to the court testimony itself. …”
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