Élize Féron, Wartime Sexual Violence Against Men: Masculinities and Power in Conflict Zones. by Selina Palm

“…This call needs to be heard by all people who are working on sexual violence today. The book highlights the lived experiences of male survivors and male perpetrators in multiple settings, enabling her theoretical analysis of how violence is understood, narrated, and addressed to emerge from concrete contexts of experience. …”
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Sobre la protección en el trabajo para las personas con discapacidad by Sandra Patricia Duque Quintero, Marta Lucía Quintero Quintero, Patricia González Sánchez

“…Se concluye que el concepto de limitación física, psíquica o sensorial debe ser entendido de una manera amplia y no restringido al concepto de invalidez, lo que en el ámbito laboral implica una protección constitucional a todos aquellos casos en que el trabajador desarrolla o posee una enfermedad que le impide la realización normal de sus actividades.…”
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Questions and Answers about the National Flood Insurance Program by Thomas Ruppert

“…This 11-page fact sheet covers topics such as: why buy flood insurance, recent changes, flood zones and insurance rate maps, ways to reduce premiums, rate increases for pre-1974 structures, and actions communities can take to lower citizen premiums related to climate change and sea-level rise. …”
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Küreselleşme Sürecinde Ulus-Devletin Rolü Ulus-Devletler Güçleniyor Mu? The Role Of The Natıon-States In Globalization Process Do The Nation States Gain Power? by Eren Alper Yılmaz, AHMET Akbulut

“…Küreselleşme süreciyle beraber uluslararası sistemde siyasi, ekonomik ve toplumsal alanlarda karar alma, düzenleme ve koruma rolleri üstlenen yeni aktörler ortaya çıkmış, böylelikle 17.yüzyıldan günümüze kadar gelen ulus-devletlerin varlığı sorgulanmaya başlanmıştır. …”
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GIS-BASED ASSESSMENT OF GROUND WATER QUALITY FOR DRINKING PURPOSE BY WATER QUALITY INDEX APPROACHES IN BAHAWALPUR, PUNJAB by Ali Hassan, Haroon Rashid, Ahsan Sarfraz, Kashif Javed, Dawood Nawaz, Muhammad Faizan

“…Groundwater samples were then analyzed for various parameters, including pH, turbidity, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, calcium, magnesium, iron, total hardness, total alkalinity, and chloride content. …”
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A spatial model of tumor-host interaction: Application of chemotherapy by Peter Hinow, Philip Gerlee, Lisa J. McCawley, Vito Quaranta, Madalina Ciobanu, Shizhen Wang, Jason M. Graham, Bruce P. Ayati, Jonathan Claridge, Kristin R. Swanson, Mary Loveless, Alexander R. A. Anderson

“…This stimulates endothelial cells to migrate towards the tumor and establishes a nutrient supply sufficient for sustained invasion. …”
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica Revealing a Lymphoma: A Two-Case Report by Frank Verhoeven, Xavier Guillot, Mickaël Chouk, Clément Prati, Daniel Wendling

“…These observations may imply that lymphoma is sometimes already present when PMR is diagnosed and PET-CT is a useful tool in the initial assessment of PMR to avoid missing neoplasia.…”
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Etiology, Clinical Features, and Diagnosis of Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus: A Scoping Review by Nilanchali Singh, Prafull Ghatage

“…., from July 2009 onwards and in the English language. A total of 338 articles pertaining to VLS were obtained. …”
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Computer assisted language learning in English language classrooms in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Džanić Nihada Delibegović, Hasanspahić Amila

“…The results obtained in this research are an indicator of the current attitude of teachers and students towards these issues, but they also highlight some important necessary reforms in the field of teacher education.…”
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Advances of wearable silicone rubber-based triboelectric nanogenerators: from manufacturing to application by Dianlong Shen, Taili Du, Fangyang Dong, Hu Cai, Aziz Noor, Xiannan Du, Yongjiu Zou, Chengkuo Lee, Minyi Xu

“…Wearable bioelectronic devices are rapidly evolving towards miniaturization and multifunctionality, with remarkable features such as flexibility and comfort. …”
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Establishment of a Nomogram for Predicting Early Death in Viral Myocarditis by Xuejun Sun, Naxin Xie, Mengling Guo, Xuelian Qiu, Hongwei Chen, Haibo Liu, Hongmu Li

“…This research aimed to establish a nomogram for predicting early death in viral myocarditis (VMC) patients. Method. A total of 362 consecutive VMC patients in Fujian Medical University Affiliated First Quanzhou Hospital between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, were included. …”
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Knowledge and attitude of nosocomial infection prevention and control precautions among healthcare personnel at Kiruddu Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda by Newton Ekakoro, Ritah Nakayinga, Martha A. Kaddumukasa, Maria Mbatudde

“…Data were collected from a total of 78 healthcare personnel using pretested, structured, self-administered questionnaires. …”
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The role of mediation in international conflict resolution by Maria Zhomartkyzy

“…The article emphasizes that mediation is an effective tool for easing tensions between parties to a conflict and ensuring neutral mediation. …”
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Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Genotypes among Multidrug-Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates from a Teaching Hospital of Nepal by Roshan Pandit, Balkrishna Awal, Sumesh Shreekhanda Shrestha, Govardhan Joshi, Basista Prasad Rijal, Narayan Prasad Parajuli

“…During the study period, we processed a total of 1,626 urinary tract specimens, isolated significant bacterial pathogens, and investigated their antimicrobial susceptibilities. …”
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Visual and sensory outcomes after refractive surgery for pediatric anisometropia by Ahmed A. Farrag, Mahmoud A.B. Mohamed, Hasan S. Yousef

“…Unfortunately, in high pediatric anisometropia, spectacle correction is not tolerated by many children. Also, contact-lens wear by children may seem to be extremely challenging, difficult, and unrewarding. …”
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International Ratings of Higher Education Institutions: Analysis of Results Taking Into Account the Profile of Their Educational and Scientific Activities by V. A. Gaisenok, О. A. Naumovich, V. V. Samokhval, V. М. Galynsky

“…There was carried out the analysis of the positions taken by the top universities of related groups from all over the world including the European Union, the Eurasian Economic Union and the Republic of Belarus. …”
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Antibiotic resistance gene occurrence in poultry farms in northeast Brazil by Henrique Francisco de Almeida, Paulo Ricardo Conceição Marques Trindade, César Roberto Viana Teixeira, Claudson Oliveira Brito, Silvio Santana Dolabella, Sona Jain, Maíra Pompeu Martins, Ana Andréa Barbosa

“…We conducted a study aiming to investigate ARGs in chicken litter from farms in the State of Sergipe, Northeast Brazil. A total of 14 chicken litter samples were collected from twelve farms and subjected to total DNA extraction. …”
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An Insight into Potential Pharmacotherapeutic Agents for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy by Zunaira Qureshi, Murtaza Najabat Ali, Minahil Khalid

“…This will be followed by an overview on the FDA-approved drugs for PDN and commercially available topical analgesic and their effects on painful diabetic neuropathies.…”
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<i>Ajuga reptans</i> L. Herb Extracts: Phytochemical Composition and Pharmacological Activity Screening by Svitlana Maliuvanchuk, Andriy Grytsyk, Oksana Popadynets, Taras Kotyk, Ain Raal, Oleh Koshovyi

“…<i>A. reptans</i> herb extracts are practically non-toxic, exhibit hepatoprotective activity (dose 25 mg/kg) in experimental carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatitis, moderate anti-inflammatory activity (dose 100 mg/kg) in carrageenan-induced edema models, and possess significant local hemostatic (reducing bleeding time by 40.6%) and wound-healing properties (complete wound healing after 9 days). …”
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Mesangial Cells Exhibit Features of Antigen-Presenting Cells and Activate CD4+ T Cell Responses by Hongyu Yu, Shaoyuan Cui, Yan Mei, Qinggang Li, Lingling Wu, Shuwei Duan, Guangyan Cai, Hanyu Zhu, Bo Fu, Li Zhang, Zhe Feng, Xiangmei Chen

“…Polarization of naïve CD4+ T cells (Th0 cells) towards the Th1 phenotype was induced by coculture with activated mesangial cells, and the resulting Th1 cells showed increased mRNA and protein expression of inflammation-associated genes. …”
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