Insights into healthcare workers’ perceptions of electronic medical record system utilization: a cross-sectional study in Mafeteng district, Lesotho by Tebeli E. Sekoai, Astrid Turner, Janine Mitchell

“…For PEU, 85.91% found the system easy to use, 81.69% could recover from errors, and 85% could remember task procedures. Network connectivity and electricity supply were cited as barriers to the effective use of the EMR system in health facilities, resulting in interruptions in service delivery. …”
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Nutritional Quality of Fresh Tuber and Flour From Arisaema schimperianum (Amoch) Food Plant as Affected by Pretreatment Drying Methods by Gezahegn Abawa Zeleke, Adamu Zegeye Hadis

“…Antinutritional factors (phytate, oxalate, and tannin) were determined following standard procedures. The flours were prepared separately from sun-dried (SD), freeze-dried (FD), and oven-dried (OD) tubers. …”
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Legal problems of use of compulsory psychiatric treatment in Russia and Belarus by A. L. Santashov, M. Yu. Kashinskiy, L. N. Tarabuev

“…The Criminal Codes of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation contain only general criteria for choosing the type of psychiatric measures of a coercive nature, in the most general form, the procedure for their change and termination is provided, they need editorial clarification of their purpose. …”
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Epidemiological and genetic factors affecting severe epizootic hemorrhagic disease in Spanish Holstein cattle during the Southern Europe outbreak of 2023 by O. González-Recio, A. Fernández, J.A. Jiménez Montero

“…The genetic component of EHD was evaluated using REML procedures, and a GWAS was conducted to investigate genomic regions associated with the disease. …”
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Outcome of Pediatric Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke in Denmark by Julie Brix Bindslev, Klaus Hansen, Nicol Dara Matoor, Trine Stavngaard, Christina Engel Hoei‐Hansen, Thomas Truelsen

“…When limiting analysis to MT procedures performed within 24 hours from stroke onset, a poor outcome was observed in 3 out of 11 (27.3%) children treated with MT. …”
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Navigating the pandemic operating room: How COVID-19 infection timing affects complications in orthopedic oncologic surgery by Beshoy Gabriel, Henry Hoang, En Chang, Justin P. Chan

“…Objective: To elucidate the effects of COVID-19 positivity within 12 weeks preceding metastasis-related surgical procedures on postoperative complications. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 20,104,963 patients, of which 109,127 underwent surgery for metastatic processes. …”
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Comparison of consistency between wireless and conventional wired monitoring systems in gastrointestinal endoscopy by Peng Zhang, Jing Zhuang, Ting Li, Dan Fan, Qian Lei, Dayong Lin

“…Abstract There is a lack of research on use and effectiveness of wearable monitoring devices in the setting of invasive procedures, such as gastrointestinal endoscopy. Our study aimed to compare the consistency between wireless and conventional wired monitoring systems in gastrointestinal endoscopy under sedation. …”
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Daily routines, short-term priorities, and nurses’ role hamper self-management support in a hospital setting: A mixed methods study by Susanne van Hooft, Elke Berger, Cailey van Torenburg, AnneLoes van Staa

“…The interviews revealed that nurses typically focus on medical procedures and maintaining patients’ functional status. …”
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Efficacy of focused ultrasound ablation surgery in patients with adenomyosis and coexisting pelvic adhesions by Jinfeng Lin, Zhiyun Yang, Lu Wang, Zhibo Xiao, Tao Tan, Jinyun Chen

“…The adhesive group exhibited a high incidence of anal discomfort during the procedure compared to the non-adhesive group (18.70% vs. 7.69%, p = 0.002). …”
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Variability of the Linguistic Consciousness development of an Individual in the Artificial Bilingualism Conditions by Наталя Токарева, Марина Цегельська

“…In order to statistically confirm the significance of the obtained data, the method of one-factor variance analysis (Fisher’s φ-criterion) was used. A multidimensional procedure of cluster analysis (K-means clustering) was also used, which made it possible to distinguish subsets of the levels of the linguistic awareness development among the respondents of the research project. …”
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A GIS-based multicriteria decision support system for natural gas distribution planning by Carolina Lino Martins, João Batista Sarmento dos Santos-Neto, Eduarda Asfora Frej, Lucas Borges Leal da Silva, Adiel Teixeira de Almeida

“…In the MCDM/A preference modeling process, the proposed model considers a partial information approach based on the ROC (Rank Order Centroid) surrogate weighting technique, using the swing elicitation procedure to obtain to ranking of criteria weights, which makes the elicitation process less cognitively demanding for decision-makers. …”
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The role of electroneuromyography evaluation of the bulbocavernosal reflex in the diagnosis of pelvic nerve damage in patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome by I. A. Labetov, G. V. Kovalev, O. V. Volkova, R. R. Shakirova, A. A. Berdichevskaya, D. D. Shkarupa

“…The accumulated data on ENMG BCR in patients with primary chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) are insufficient due to the specificity of the procedure and its performance only in expert centres that specialise in the treatment of pelvic pain. …”
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Simulation Modeling of Oral Cancer Development with Risk Stratification: How Potential Screening Programs Can Be Evaluated by Mutita Siriruchatanon, Emily R. Brooks, Alexander R. Kerr, Denise M. Laronde, Miriam P. Rosin, Stella K. Kang

“…Meanwhile, in the non-high-risk subpopulation, applying the biopsy rule avoided the harms of excess procedures, reducing lifetime biopsies by 38% versus biopsy of all OPMDs while preserving reductions in cancer burden. …”
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LIPID PROFILE AND HEMORHEOLOGY DYNAMICS IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER EXTREMITY PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE IN THE PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD by V. A. Lazarenko, E. A. Bobrovskaya, L. N. Belikov

“…Open interventions in the volume of femoral-popliteal bypass surgery were accompanied by a more pronounced inhibition of fibrinolysis in comparison with minimally invasive interventions, and in endovascular procedure the anticoagulant potential was more depressed. …”
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Diagnostic value of galectin-3 in heart transplant recipients with myocardial complications by O. P. Shevchenko, A. A. Ulybysheva, N. P. Mozheiko, O. E. Gichkun, E. A. Stakhanova, V. P. Vasilieva, A. O. Shevchenko

“…From 2013 to 2016, these patients underwent a heart transplant procedure at the Shumakov National Medical Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs, Moscow, Russian Federation. …”
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Aortic Stenosis: a Clinical Case by V. V. Plechev, V. Sh. Ishmetov, A. V. Pavlov, R. E. Abdrakhmanov, T. R. Ibragimov, S. I. Blagodarov, A. R. Gilemkhanov, E. N. Gerasimenko, M. А. Karimov

“…A wider diversity of available transcatheter devices enables a better personalisation of the biological valve replacement procedure.…”
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Long-term outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy and implantable cardioverter defibrillators in elderly patients with heart failure by Yanxiao Su, Zonglei Wu, Chao Luan, Feifei Chen, Fenglan Huang, Jinqiu Liu

“…Methods and results Patients with heart failure who received CRT or ICDs implantation for the first time from 2010 to 2021 were retrospectively studied. 48 of the 115 patients (41.7%) who underwent CRT implantation and 61 of the 174 patients (35.1%) who underwent ICDs implantation were ≥ 70 years old; these patients were defined as “elderly”. The incidence of procedure-related complications was did not differ between elderly and young patients. …”
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EEMtoolbox: A user‐friendly R package for flexible ensemble ecosystem modelling by Luz Valerie Pascal, Sarah A. Vollert, Malyon D. Bimler, Christopher M. Baker, Maude Vernet, Stefano Canessa, Christopher Drovandi, Matthew P. Adams

“…Our package allows the generation of parameter sets satisfying ecosystem features by using either the standard accept–reject algorithm or the novel SMC procedure. Our package extends the existing EEM methodology, originally developed for the generalised Lotka–Volterra model, to two additional model structures (the multispecies Gompertz and the Bimler–Baker model) and additionally allows users to define their own model structures. …”
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Dataset for Multidimensional Poverty Index in Cali-Colombia by Jhon James Mora Rodriguez, Diana Yaneth Herrera, José Santiago Arroyo

“…Using the identification, we match the SISBÉN IV survey data (secondary data) with the primary data collected at the service points, thus generating the integrated database presented in this article.The survey was designed within the framework of Interadministrative Agreement No. 4132.010.32.1.376-2024, signed between the University of Valle Foundation and the Administrative Planning Department of the District Municipality of Santiago de Cali, whose objective is to “Pool efforts and resources to administer, update, and maintain the SISBÉN database under its Methodology IV, in order to improve the quality of life of the vulnerable population by the procedures and guidelines established for this purpose by the National Planning Department” drawing on the expertise of the team of researchers in areas related to the labor market, employment quality, and multidimensional poverty. …”
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Implementation of the 3Rs Concept in Quality Control of Biologicals: Status and Prospects (Review) by L. A. Gaiderova, N. A. Alpatova, O. V. Golovinskaya, A. M. Guskov, E. K. Lipatova, M. N. Lavrova

“…The international harmonisation of regulatory requirements is necessary to effectively address these issues and successfully implement the 3Rs principles in the quality control procedures for biologicals released in different countries, including the Russian Federation.…”
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