Sustainability Reporting: Catalyst for Organizational and Professional Change by Mădălina Dumitru

“…As such, this regulation constrains and changes organisational policies and procedures, products and services, professions, and ultimately externally reported information. …”
Get full text

The Effect of Zeolitic Fertilizer on Nitrogen Retention in Soil and Its Availability to Plants by Ayaz Ahmad, Shahzada Sohail Ijaz, Fengliang Zhao, Hafeez Ullah Rafa, Ghulam Farid

“…Soil parameters (NH₄-N, NO₃-N, available N and total N) and plant parameters were recorded by following the standard procedures. Zeolitic urea retained the highest contents of NH₄-N and NO₃-N at critical growth stages (booting and maturity) of wheat crop. …”
Get full text

Comparative study of effect of clonidine with lignocaine and lignocaine alone infiltration in middle ear surgeries by Manjunatha Chandrashekar, S.N. Rajesh, K.J. Vedhashree, Prakash Handi, Sunil Khyadi

“…Methodology: 66 adult patients undergoing elective middle ear surgeries were divided into two groups, study group A (n=33) and control group B (n=33). 15ml of local anaesthesia infiltrated at posterior auricular area and between tragus and helix using 2% lignocaine with 1 in 200000 dilution of adrenaline with 30mcg of clonidine hydrochloride for study group A and 15ml of 2% lignocaine with 1 in 200000 dilution of adrenaline with 0.2ml normal saline given for control group B by the surgeon, after confirming successful blockade, procedure started. Patients were asked to rate intraoperative pain using visual analogue scale consisting of scoring from 1 to 10. …”
Get full text

Neighbor Similarity Based Agglomerative Method for Community Detection in Networks by Jianjun Cheng, Xing Su, Haijuan Yang, Longjie Li, Jingming Zhang, Shiyan Zhao, Xiaoyun Chen

“…Otherwise, if its most similar neighbor has been classified into a certain community, we insert the selected node into the community to which its most similar neighbor belongs. This procedure is repeated until every node in the network is assigned to a community; at that time, we obtain a series of preliminary communities. …”
Get full text

Serum galectin-3BP as a novel marker of obesity and metabolic syndrome in Chinese adolescents by Zhongyi Zhao, Deliang Wen, Shihan Zhen, Yanan Ma, Yanshuo Han

“…The biochemical and anthropometric variables of all the subjects were evaluated using standardized procedures. The differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were investigated among 60 adolescents (20 normal weight, 20 overweight and 20 obese) using tandem mass tag (TMT) quantitative proteomics. …”
Get full text

Design and development of an aptamer targeting C-type lectin-like molecule-1 as a biomarker for acute myeloid leukemia: a SELEX approach by Yiwen Chen, Qinhang Li, Shifeng Lou, Hanqing Zeng, Shu Chen

“…Despite advancements in diagnostic procedures, the early identification of AML remains a significant clinical challenge, marking a distinctive niche for newer theranostic approaches to ameliorate diagnosis and treatment. …”
Get full text

Autologous stem cell transplantation in the treatment of multiple myeloma single center experience by Marjanović Slobodan, Stamatović Dragana, Tukić Ljiljana, Tarabar Olivera, Elez Marija, Mađaru Lavinika, Balint Bela, Tatomirović Željka, Kuljić-Kapulica Nada, Anđelković Nebojša

“…We performed 62 ASCT procedures in 47 patients from 1998 till 2008. Single ASCT were performed in 32 patients (68%), after 3-6 cycles of vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone (VAD) protocol and double in 9 patients (19%). …”
Get full text

Indications and Outcomes of Tracheostomy in Children After Congenital Heart Surgery by Pınar Yazıcı Özkaya, Eşe Eda Turanlı, İrem Ersayoğlu, Osman Nuri Tuncer, Bülent Karapınar

“…The operative mortality was 8.3% (1/12) and the overall mortality during the first year of follow-up was 8.3% (1/12).Conclusion:An early tracheostomy procedure may facilitates the weaning process and shorten the duration of positive pressure ventilation.…”
Get full text

Assessment of Anaesthesia Teams’ Non-Technical Skills in Clinical Practice before and after Simulation-Based Team Training: A Quasiexperimental Study by Anne Strand Finstad, Conrad Arnfinn Bjørshol, Ingunn Aase, Jo Røislien, Randi Ballangrud

“…The moderate agreement between the raters could be attributed to the subjective nature of the evaluation procedure. The ANTS was originally used as an individual assessment tool; however, this study has demonstrated its potential as a team assessment tool.…”
Get full text

Tourism Impact on Water Quality in Swat during Winter and Summer Seasons by Rizwan Ali, Saeeda Yousaf, Taqweem Ul Haq, Anis Safir, Sidra

“…More than half (52%) of the hotels evaluated had inadequate waste management procedures, which led to waste being discharged into nearby rivers and streams. …”
Get full text

Lean Participative Process Improvement: Outcomes and Obstacles in Trauma Orthopaedics. by Steve New, Mohammed Hadi, Sharon Pickering, Eleanor Robertson, Lauren Morgan, Damian Griffin, Gary Collins, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Ken Catchpole, Peter McCulloch

“…<h4>Participants</h4>All staff involved in surgical procedures in both theatres.<h4>Interventions</h4>A one-day "lean" training course delivered by an experienced specialist team was followed by support and assistance in developing a 6 month improvement project. …”
Get full text

Marine environmental monitoring programmes in South Africa: a review by L. Hutchings, M. Roberts, H. Verheye

“…These observations need to continue; even though the single-species stock assessment and operational management procedures have not yet formally used environmental factors for fisheries management advice, they help us to understand the factors affecting fish population fluctuations and early life histories and to identify large-scale regime shifts where marine trophic structure and functioning alter to a new state.…”
Get full text

Incarcerated prolapsed ureterocele complicated by postoperative acute pyelonephritis: a case report by Changchang Hu, LuYang Han, Tian Ding, Zhu Cao, Hangmei Jin, Yinfeng Wang

“…Discussion and Conclusions Prolapsed ureteroceles are a rare condition, and their symptoms can mimic those of SUI, which is typically treated with midurethral sling procedures. However, this treatment approach may inadvertently result in an incarcerated prolapsed ureterocele, requiring urgent medical intervention. …”
Get full text

The impact of laboratory staff training workshops on coagulation specimen rejection rates. by Marcel du Toit, Zivanai C Chapanduka, Annalise E Zemlin

“…A revised standard operating procedure delineating coagulation specimen rejection criteria was implemented and a repeat three-month audit was conducted.…”
Get full text

Epidemiological surveillance of blood donors at the University Clinics of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo (2019–2022) by Olivier Lomamba Lodi, Blaise S. Matondo, Yvette N. Ndona, S. Melki, Jonathan K. Ibana, Franck N. Lukusa

“…It is crucial to improve screening procedures and establish continuous epidemiological monitoring. …”
Get full text

LCA of a heat storage system using phase change materials for waste heat valorization by Viktória Barbara Kovács, Orsolya Ibolya Szalainé Kaczkó, Edit Cséfalvay

“…Three units with heat exchangers having the same capacity, filled with different phase change materials – paraffin, stearic-palmitic acid mixture produced from vegetable oils, and saturated fatty acid mixture made with a novel procedure from waste cooking oil – were connected in parallel, and considered as Heat Storage Container-A. …”
Get full text

Morphometric analysis of surface changes in XP-endo group files after root canal instrumentation by A. V. Mitronin, D. A. Ostanina, Yu. A. Mitronin

“…This study aimed to investigate the surface changes of XP-Endo Shaper, XP-Endo Finisher and XP-Endo Finisher R files before and after several uses in vivo as well as after they were immersed in irrigation solutions and sterilization procedures.Material and methods. A total of 18 instruments were used, which were divided into 3 main groups (n = 6). …”
Get full text

Neuropeptide signaling differentially affects phase maintenance and rhythm generation in SCN and extra-SCN circadian oscillators. by Alun T L Hughes, Clare Guilding, Hugh D Piggins

“…Intriguingly, while we found WT SCN and Arc/ME/PT tissues to maintain a consistent circadian phase when cultured, the phase of corresponding Vipr2(-/-) cultures was reset by cull/culture procedure. These data demonstrate that while the main rhythm parameters of extra-SCN circadian oscillations are maintained in Vipr2(-/-) mice, the ability of these oscillators to resist phase shifts is compromised. …”
Get full text

An Analysis of Early Outcomes of Knee Osteoarthritis Surgical Treatment by R. R. Ishtukov, T. B. Minasov, R. R. Yakupov, R. A. Saubanov, A. O. Ginoyan, I. I. Garipov, N. Z. Tatlybaeva

“…All the patients underwent arthroscopic surgery on the knee joint. The procedures included the resection of the damaged part of the meniscus, grinding and shaving off the damaged lateral or medial condyle hyaline cartilage, and debridement of the joint cavity. …”
Get full text

Menstrual education, health and physical education - a study conducted with portuguese young girls by Isabel Cabrita Condessa, Zélia Caçador Anastácio

“…This information was collected in 2024 using a questionnaire created in Google Forms, which complied with ethical procedures, including an informed consent form at the beginning, safeguarding voluntary participation, confidentiality, and anonymity. …”
Get full text