Insights from a Decade of Optimizing Emergency Medical Services Across Three Major Regions in Switzerland by Christoph Strauss, Michael Schmid, Daniel Kliem, Martin Müller

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A scoping review on the obstacles faced by beta thalassemia major patients in Pakistan- Matter of policy investment by Ali Hussain Ansari, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Mubarak Jabeen Salman, Muhammad Usman Hussain Ansari, Rawshan Jabeen

“…Beta-thalassemia major (β-TM) is a genetic disorder, prevalent especially in the Mediterranean region, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. …”
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A comprehensive review of massive transfusion and major hemorrhage protocols: origins, core principles and practical implementation by David Silveira Marinho, Denise Menezes Brunetta, Luciana Maria de Barros Carlos, Luany Elvira Mesquita Carvalho, Jessica Silva Miranda

“…To enable timely availability and transfusion of blood products, specific actions in different hospital areas need to be synchronized, which are usually organized through Massive Transfusion Protocols or, as they have recently been rebranded, Major Hemorrhage Protocols (MHPs). Although these bundles of actions represent a paradigm change, essential aspects such as their historical evolution, theoretical foundations, terminology and operational elements have yet to be well explored. …”
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The Cross-Postgraduate Training Mode Driven by Intelligent Signal Processing Technology: Taking the Major of Finance as an Example by Jian Zou, Yue Zhang

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Effectiveness of Tailored Multisensory Stimulation Intervention in People with Major Neurocognitive Disorder: A Quasiexperimental Pilot Study by Jèssica Garrido-Pedrosa, Elisabet Capdevila, Núria Berga-Quintana, Loreto González-Román, Maria Eulalia Guijosa-Mira, Irene Astilleros Castro, Jennifer Grau-Sánchez

“…A total of 17 individuals diagnosed with moderate to severe major neurocognitive disorder received eight 30-minute sessions of MSS. …”
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Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients: Noninvasive Diagnostic Tools and Early Markers by Vincenzo Russo, Enrico Melillo, Andrea A. Papa, Anna Rago, Celeste Chamberland, Gerardo Nigro

“…Three main forms have been described: heterozygotes, homozygotes β+, and homozygotes β°. Beta-thalassemia major (β-TM), the most serious form, is characterized by an absent synthesis of globin chains that are essential for hemoglobin formation, causing chronic hemolytic anemia. …”
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Sex-Based Variations in Hemato-Physiological Characteristics of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: Clinical and Socioeconomic Insights by Basim A. Abd, Hayder Abdul-Amir Makki Al-Hindy, Samer Raheem Obaid

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Evaluation of Lung Contusion, Associated Injuries, and Outcome in a Major Trauma Center in Shiraz, Southern Iran by Parviz Mardani, Mohammad Moayedi Rad, Shahram Paydar, Armin Amirian, Reza Shahriarirad, Amirhossein Erfani, Keivan Ranjbar

“…In this retrospective study, we evaluated the demographic and clinical features of patients who were referred to a major trauma center in southern Iran. In our study, patients were enrolled with the diagnosis of pulmonary contusion. …”
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The Major Prognostic Features of Nuclear Receptor NR5A2 in Infiltrating Ductal Breast Carcinomas by Li-Yun Chang, Li-Yu D. Liu, Don A. Roth, Wen-Hung Kuo, Hsiao-Lin Hwa, King-Jen Chang, Fon-Jou Hsieh

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Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies and Male Gender Are Associated with Diabetes Occurrence in Patients with Beta-Thalassemia Major by Giovanni M. Pes, Francesco Tolu, Maria P. Dore

“…Intensive transfusion schedule and iron-chelating therapy prolonged and improved quality of life in patients with β-thalassemia (β-T) major. However, this led to an increased risk of developing impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes. …”
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Contamination of urban waterways: A mini-review of water pollution in the rivers of East Africa's major cities by Meserecordias Wilfred Lema

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Isolated Rupture of the Teres Major Muscle When Water Skiing: A Case Report and Literature Review by Julien Cousin, Vincent Crenn, Alban Fouasson-Chailloux, Marc Dauty, Philippe Fradin, Francois Gouin, Guillaume Venet

“…Isolated lesions to the teres major muscle are rare. They generally occur in patients participating in sports such as baseball, tennis, or boxing. …”
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The Influence of Fair Value Measurement on the Pledge of Overconfident Major Shareholders Based on Multiple Regression and Fisher Test by Wei Wang, Xiao-Hui Qu, Jian-Ju Du, Jia-Ming Zhu

“…Adopting fair value measurement may bring more earnings fluctuations and induce irrational psychology and radical financing behavior of managers and major shareholders. Based on behavioral corporate governance theory, using the sample of A-share nonfinancial listed companies of China during 2015–2017, this paper empirically examines the regulatory effect of fair value measurement; that is, whether fair value measurement affects the company’s financing decisions when major shareholders have irrational psychological characteristics, i.e., overconfidence. …”
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Mass public opinion: algorithmic colonisation and synthetisation of the public sphere by Carlos Saura García, Patrici Calvo

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The strategy of the major powers in the Greater Mekong Subregion and the possibilities of Russia’s competition with them: a view from Vietnam by Vu Thuy Trang

“…The major powers are becoming more interested in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) due to its strategic location. …”
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Pectoralis Major Tear with Retracted Tendon: How to Fill the Gap? Reconstruction with Hamstring Autograft and Fixation with an Interference Screw by L. Baverel, K. Messedi, G. Piétu, V. Crenn, F. Gouin

“…Rupture of the pectoralis major tendon is considered an uncommon injury and a significant number of ruptures are missed or diagnosed late, leading to a chronic tear. …”
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Preoperative hemoglobin and perioperative blood transfusion in major head and neck surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Munib Ali, Joseph C. Dort, Khara M. Sauro

“…Reference lists of included full texts and studies reporting the preoperative Hgb, anemia or hematocrit (exposure) and the PBT (outcome) in major HNC surgery with free flap reconstruction were eligible. …”
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Firsthand report on solid waste management practice in the major town of Addis Ababa-Adama economic corridor, Ethiopia by Shimelis Kebede Kassahun, Berhanu Assefa, Kristina Henzler, Julia Weißert, Martin Oteng-Ababio, Mahelet Admassu, Ikram Mohammed-Amin, Genanew Tesfahun

“…Waste composition analyses revealed that the majority of waste generated was organic waste, with 65 %–69.5 %. …”
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In Vivo Antimalarial Activity of the Leaf Extract of Osyris quadripartita Salzm. ex Decne and Its Major Compound (–) Catechin by Teyiba Kemal, Kebede Feyisa, Daniel Bisrat, Kaleab Asres

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A New Species of Neotropical Carpenter Ant in the Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Apparently without Major Workers by William Mackay, Paola A. Barriga

“…The workers are relatively small and hairy, and based on a number of collections, it does not appear to have major workers. We compare the new species to Camponotus balzani, to which it appears to be similar and which has normal major workers, and also lives in Cecropia spp.…”
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