Biochar Quality During Slow Pyrolysis from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and Its Application as Soil Ameliorant by Amsar Maulana, Mimien Harianti, Salma Athiyya, Teguh Budi Prasetyo, Moli Monikasari, Irwan Darfis, Dewi Rezki, Herviyanti Herviyanti

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Association between serum total indoxyl sulfate, intraperitoneal inflammation, and peritoneal dialysis technique failure: a 3-year prospective cohort study by Natalia Stepanova, Victoria Driianska, Lesya Korol, Lyudmyla Snisar

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Nutritional content and healthiness in sweet and salty snacks and beverages popular in South Korea and the United States assessed by nutrition labels: a cross-sectional comparative... by Bo Jeong Gong, Segovia Lucas, Diewo Camara, Pauline E. Jolly, Chandrika Piyathilake, Taisun Hyun

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Klasifikasi Tingkat Dehidrasi Berdasarkan Kondisi Urine, Denyut Jantung dan Laju Pernapasan by Rizal Maulana, Muhammad Rheza Caesardi, Eko Setiawan

“…Each data already has a label in the form of dehydration level based on the doctor’s diagnosis. From the test result, k-nearest neighbor has the best classification accuracy at k=5 and k=7 with the accuracy of 96%. …”
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Kabale University Policy on Promoting Staff Academic Growth and Professional Development by Kabale University

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Foot screening and customized health education program for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A nurse-led, real-world observational study by Shuhong Liu, Hexiao Ding, Dandan Li, Fen Lu, Gumei Luo, Yujin He, Hui Li, Xiuhong Zeng, Kaixin Li, Dong-E Gong, Xiling Hu, Yanming Chen, Xubin Yang

“…Interventions led by doctors for DPN have demonstrated limited effectiveness in delaying its onset and progression. …”
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Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence Based Chatbots in Analyzing Orthopedic Pathologies: An Experimental Multi-Observer Analysis by Tobias Gehlen, Theresa Joost, Philipp Solbrig, Katharina Stahnke, Robert Zahn, Markus Jahn, Dominik Adl Amini, David Alexander Back

“…Based on the estimation provided by the doctors and the individual symptom checker apps, the percentage of correct diagnoses and appropriate assessments of treatment urgency was calculated in mean and standard deviation [SD] in [%]. …”
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Clinical report of Mediterranean fever in a child in Ukraine – Don’t miss it! by К.Y. Pashenko, Т.V. Frolova, Y.V. Кarpushenko, G.R. Muratov, О.М. Savvo, Т.О. Khalturina, О.М. Ashcheulov

“…Taking into consideration a significant migration of population, the likelihood of an increase in the number of cases of FMF in European countries is increasing, which requires awareness among a wide range of doctors.In this report we have described a pediatric FMF case which was represented by recurrent episodes of fever, abdominal pain, impaired kidney function test results, and inflammatory markers. …”
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‘That’s kind of under my work blanket’—redeployment experiences of children’s hospital staff during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study by Paula Kelly, Susie Aldiss, Jo Wray, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Faith Gibson

“…Twenty-four staff participated: 17 nurses, five doctors and two other healthcare professionals. Interviewees articulated their experiences of redeployment both within the specialist children’s hospital and externally to other health settings (predominantly adult intensive care). …”
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Patients’ Perspectives on the Preference for the Gender of Medical Professionals in Perioperative Care and Attitudes Toward Anaesthesiologists: A Cross-sectional Study by Usha Devi, Minnu Panditrao, Shilpa Bansal

“…A total of 197 (49.3%) patients who preferred a same-gender surgeon stated that they felt more comfortable with a doctor of the same gender. Interestingly, although a significant number of patients acknowledged the importance of anesthesia 392 (98%), they had poor awareness regarding anaesthesiologists as specialist medical professionals. …”
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Lung function and onset of cardiometabolic diseases in the longitudinal Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study by Andre F S Amaral, Andrzej Pająk, Thorarinn Gislason, Syed Masud Ahmed, Rain Jogi, Abdul Rashid, Christine Jenkins, Fiona McLean, James Potts, Tobias Welte, Dali Wang, Eric Bateman, Wen Wang, Zafar Fatmi, Kevin Mortimer, Christer Janson, Nanshan Zhong, João Cardoso, Parvaiz A Koul, Rune Nielsen, Nazrul Islam, Graham Devereux, Andrei Malinovschi, Sanjay Juvekar, Talant Sooronbaev, Berik Emilov, Bertrand Mbatchou, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Padukudru Anand Mahesh, Kate Hardaker, EFM Wouters, Imed Harrabi, Amund Gulsvik, Sundeep Salvi, Muhammad Irfan, Bill Brashier, Inga Sif Ólafsdóttir, Zouhair Tabka, Peter G J Burney, Jaymini Patel, Filip Mejza, David M Mannino, Meriam Denguezli, Michael Studnicka, Althea Aquart-Stewart, Parvaiz Koul, Herve Lawin, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Olayemi Awopeju, Gregory E Erhabor, Louisa Gnatiuc, Ali Kocabas, Cristina Barbara, Hasan Hafizi, Anila Aliko, Donika Bardhi, Holta Tafa, Natasha Thanasi, Arian Mezini, Alma Teferici, Dafina Todri, Jolanda Nikolla, Rezarta Kazasi, Hamid Hacene Cherkaski, Amira Bengrait, Tabarek Haddad, Ibtissem Zgaoula, Maamar Ghit, Abdelhamid Roubhia, Soumaya Boudra, Feryal Atoui, Randa Yakoubi, Rachid Benali, Abdelghani Bencheikh, Nadia Ait-Khaled, Guy Marks, Tessa Bird, Paola Espinel, Brett Toelle, Torkil Dawes, Bernd Lamprecht, Lea Schirhofer, Akramul Islam, Shayla Islam, Qazi Shafayetul Islam, Mesbah Ul-Haque, Tridib Roy Chowdhury, Sukantha Kumar Chatterjee, Dulal Mia, Shyamal Chandra Das, Mizanur Rahman, Shahaz Uddin, Nurul Islam, Luiza Khatun, Monira Parvin, Abdul Awal Khan, Maidul Islam, Arsene Kpangon, Karl Kpossou, Gildas Agodokpessi, Paul Ayelo, Benjamin Fayomi, Atongno Humphrey Ashu, Wan C Tan, Shengming Liu, Jiachun Lu, Pixin Ran, Yumin Zhou, Hendrik Laja, Katrin Ulst, Vappu Zobel, Toomas-Julius Lill, Isabelle Bodemann, Henning Geldmacher, Bryndis Benedikdtsdottir, Kristin Jörundsdottir, Lovisa Gudmundsdottir, Sigrun Gudmundsdottir, Mahesh Rao, Sajjad Malik, Nissar A Hakim, Umar Hafiz Khan, Rohini Chowgule, Vasant Shetye, Jonelle Raphael, Rosel Almeda, Mahesh Tawde, Rafiq Tadvi, Sunil Katkar, Milind Kadam, Rupesh Dhanawade, Umesh Ghurup, Siddhi Hirve, Somnath Sambhudas, Bharat Chaidhary, Meera Tambe, Savita Pingale, Arati Umap, Archana Umap, Nitin Shelar, Sampada Devchakke, Sharda Chaudhary, Suvarna Bondre, Savita Walke, Ashleshsa Gawhane, Anil Sapkal, Rupali Argade, Vijay Gaikwad, Jyoti Londhe, Sapna Madas, Akosua Francia Aikman, Meerim Akmatalieva, Saadat Usenbaeva, Jypara Kydyrova, Eliza Bostonova, Ulan Sheraliev, Nuridin Marajapov, Nurgul Toktogulova, Toktogul Azilova, Gulnara Beishekeeva, Nasyikat Dononbaeva, Aijamal Tabyshova, Wezzie Nyapigoti, Ernest Mwangoka, Mayamiko Kambwili, Martha Chipeta, Gloria Banda, Suzgo Mkandawire, Justice Banda, Li-Cher Loh, Siti Sholehah, Mohamed C Benjelloun, Chakib Nejjari, Mohamed Elbiaze, Karima El Rhazi, Daniel Obaseki, Gregory Erhabor, Olufemi Adewole, Tina Endresen, Lene Svendsen, Asaad A Nafees, Aysha Zahidie, Natasha Shaukat, Meesha Iqbal, Luisito F Idolor, Norberto A Francisco, Camilo C Roa, Fernando G Ayuyao, Cecil Z Tady, Daniel T Tan, Sylvia Banal-Yang, Vincent M Balanag, Renato B Dantes, Lourdes Amarillo, Lakan U Berratio, Lenora C Fernandez, Gerard S Garcia, Teresita S de Guia, Thessa Reyes, Leander P Simpao, Jakub Frey, Rafal Harat, Pawel Nastalek, Wojciech Skucha, Andrzej Szczeklik, Magda Twardowska, Fátima Rodrigues, Hermínia Dias, João Almeida, Maria João Matos, Paula Simão, Moutinho Santos, Reis Ferreira, H Alorainy, E El-Hamad, A Hashi, R Dela, R Fanuncio, E Doloriel, I Marciano, Anamika Jithoo, Desiree Adams, Edward Barnes, Jasper Freeman, Anton Hayes, Sipho Hlengwa, Christine Johannisen, Mariana Koopman, Innocentia Louw, Ina Ludick, Alta Olckers, Johanna Ryck, Janita Storbeck, Kirthi Gunasekera, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Asma Elsony, Hana A Elsadig, Nada Bakery Osman, Bandar Salah Noory, Monjda Awad Mohamed, Suhaiba Khalifa, Mahmoud Elhadi, Mohand Hassan, Dalia Abdelmonam, Katarina Nisser, Gunilla Hägg, Terence Seemungal, Fallon Lutchmansingh, Liane Conyette, Myriam Denguezli, Hager Daldoul, Zaki Boukheroufa, Firas Chouikha, Wahbi Belhaj Khalifa, Attila Hancioglu, Ismail Hanta, Sedat Kuleci, Ahmet Sinan Turkyilmaz, Sema Umut, Turgay Unalan, Peter GJ Burney, Hadia Azar, Caron Amor, Michael Tumilty, Risha Dudhaiya, A Sonia Buist, Mary Ann McBurnie, William M Vollmer, Suzanne Gillespie, Sean Sullivan, Todd A Lee, Kevin B Weiss, Robert L Jensen, Robert Crapo, Paul Enright, John Cain, Rebecca Copeland, Dana Hazen, Jennifer Methvin, Rana Ahmed, Ewa Niżankowska-mogilnicka, Sullian S Naval, Jin-Ping Zheng, Gunnar Gudmundsson, Ben Knox-Brown, Dhiraj Agarwal, M Al Hajjaj, L Safia, Namarig Mohamed Elhassan, Marwa Mohamed Mohamaden, Sanjay K Juvekar, Stefanni Nonna M Paraguas, Anders Ørskov Rotevatn, Alexandra SchwedaLinow, Talant M. Sooronbaev, Bermet M. Estebesova, GJ Wesseling, MariaTeresita N Reyes, Flordeliza Sanchez, MAl Ghobain, Hasab Alrasoul Akasha Ahmed Osman, Abdel Mu’is El Zain, Ulrike SpetzNystrom, GunMarie Lund

“…Participants who reported having doctor-diagnosed hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and stroke at follow-up but not at baseline were considered new cases of these diseases. …”
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Nutritional and General Awareness of Vitamin D Status among Adult Population in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study by Reder Rafiq Mohammed Salih, Fadhluddin Nasruddin Shakor, Dalia Ardal Ali, Rafiq Mohammed Salih Rashid

“…Although 55% of the surveyed population used vitamin D supplements, and 76% acknowledged it through their doctor's recommendation, exceeding two-thirds incorrectly anticipated that drinking tea would impair vitamin D absorption. …”
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Viral Hepatitis B and Its Implications for Public Health in DR Congo: A Systematic Review by Marcellin Mengouo Nimpa, Hermès Karemere, Christian Ngandu, Franck-Fortune Mboussou, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Dalau Nkamba, André Bita Fouda, Bienvenu Nguejio, Sifa Kakozi, Aimé Mwana-Wabene Cikomola, Jean-Crispin Mukendi, Dieudonné Mwamba, Moise Désiré Yapi, Richard Bahizire Riziki, Cedric Mwanga, John Otomba, Jean Baptiste Nikiema, Boureima Hama Sambo, Daniel Katuashi Ishoso

“…Certain factors were identified as being closely associated with HBV, notably healthcare professions (e.g., doctor, laboratory technician) and having several sexual partners. …”
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Identifying biomarker-driven subphenotypes of cardiogenic shock: analysis of prospective cohorts and randomized controlled trialsResearch in context by Sabri Soussi, Tuukka Tarvasmäki, Antoine Kimmoun, Mojtaba Ahmadiankalati, Feriel Azibani, Claudia C. dos Santos, Kevin Duarte, Etienne Gayat, Jacob C. Jentzer, Veli-Pekka Harjola, Benjamin Hibbert, Christian Jung, Lassus Johan, Bruno Levy, Zihang Lu, Patrick R. Lawler, John C. Marshall, Janine Pöss, Malha Sadoune, Alexis Nguyen, Alexandre Raynor, Katell Peoc'h, Holger Thiele, Rebecca Mathew, Alexandre Mebazaa

“…Funding: Dr Sabri Soussi was awarded the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Foreign Study Award (DFSA) and the Merit Awards Program (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada) for the current study.…”
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Smokeless tobacco: knowledge, attitudes and usage in Pakistan by Hammad Atif Irshad, Sajjan Raja, Hamzah Jehanzeb, Wamiq Ali Shaikh, Umair Saleem, Shahzil Abdur Rehman Malik, Akmal Shahzad, Mamoon Shaikh, Nousheen Iqbal, Javaid Ahmed Khan

“…Sex, province, household income and previous doctor visits were significant determinants to product knowledge through which 72.55% agreed that these products can lead to serious illnesses but 30% noted a lack of knowledge on legality. …”
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Detection Rate of Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Atrophic Gastritis Using Serological Markers “GastroPanel®” Among Employees of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre... by A. D. Kaprin, N. S. Sergeeva, S. S. Pirogov, I. I. Alentov, O. К. Yutsevich, V. I. Ryabtseva, G. F. Minibaeva, N. V. Marshutina, T. А. Karmakova

“…Aim: to evaluate, using the “GastroPanel®”, the frequency of detection of H. pylori infection and associated gastric diseases among doctors and medical staff of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow.Materials and methods. …”
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Influencing factors of acute kidney injury in elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy and establishment of nomogram model by Ganlin Wu, Ganlin Wu, Yanli Ye, Meirong Xu, Yanxia Zhang, Zuopeng Lu, Lv Huang

“…The C-index of the nomogram risk prediction model in predicting acute kidney injury in diabetic nephropathy is 0.768 (95% CI: 0.663-0.806), and the calibration curve tends to the ideal curve; the prediction threshold is >0.18, and the nomogram risk prediction model provides a clinical net benefits, and clinical net benefits were higher than independent predictors.ConclusionThe establishment of a nomogram model for acute kidney injury in elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy based on age, ACR, CysC, LVEF, and eGFR has a good predictive effect, which can help doctors more accurately assess the patient’s condition and provide a basis for formulating personalized treatment plans.…”
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A global review of national guidelines of post‐exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV by Marcus Maisano, Daniel Tran, Virginia Macdonald, Rachel C. Baggaley, Nathan Ford, Cheryl C. Johnson, Ying Zhang, Jason J. Ong

“…Only three countries (8%) specifically considered dispensing PEP by professionals other than doctors (e.g. nurses). None mentioned pharmacists as prescribers. …”
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Early diagnosis and the effect of treatment compliance on the prognosis and progression of glaucomatous optic neuropathy by S.V. Diordiychuk, A.V. Kuroyedov, N.E. Fomin, O.V. Gapon’ko, V.V. Gorodnichiy, I.V. Kondrakova, N.M. Sol’nov

“…These factors include early diagnosis, accessible and effective screening system, rational management strategy that implies the drug change to prevent the reduction in therapeutic effect, and patient adherence to treatment that involves explaining the causes and characteristics of disease cours e, potential complications with recommendation noncompliance, and a professional work a doctor with a patient.</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Keywords</b>: primary open-angle glaucoma, glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON), compliance, diagnosis, monitoring, vision.…”
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Evaluation of choices and time spent on an open online elective course by undergraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic by Z Mfeka, A Turner, J E Wolvaardt, D Muganhiri

“…Students gravitated toward courses aligned with their role as professional doctors within the HPCSA competency framework. More studies are needed to understand how medical students develop the six non-clinical roles in the HPCSA framework and the effectiveness of MOOCs in a medical curriculum. …”
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