Exploring risk, antecedents and human costs of living with a retained surgical item: A narrative synthesis of Australian case law 1981–2018 by Sonya Osborne, Tina Cockburn, Juliet Davis

“… Objective(s): This study aimed to critically examine the circumstances contributing to, and the human costs arising from, the retention of surgical items through the lens of Australian case law. …”
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Mesurer le corps pensant, sentant, ému by Barthélemy Durrive

“…In his talk, the ergonomist reviews a number of studies which have in common that they seek, through measurement, to assess the cost (in terms of physical health) of the mental effort we make in order to adapt to the constraints of our given tasks at work. Evaluating the human cost of mental work serves one purpose : to pinpoint abnormal working conditions that generate an extra cost (an expenditure of energy disproportionate to what the performance of the task is supposed to require). …”
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Digital Advocacy Journalism’s Push for the Narrative Tipping Point of Singapore’s Capital Punishment by Kai Khiun Liew, Kirsten Han

“…Nonetheless, through amplifying the otherwise invisible emotional states and voices of death row inmates and their families as individuals, she exposes the human cost in the regime of capital punishment and in the process inches Singapore toward the narrative tipping point.…”
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The pattern of Islamic ethics education through the perspective of Imam Sajjad (AS) Based on the analysis of the content of Makarem Ol Akhlagh prayer by AKRAM SALIMI, fathieh fattahizadeh, Mohammad ATRAT DOOST

“…Considering this, one of the most important ways of extracting educational patterns is analysis of the Syrian Imams (AS) as a guide to humanity, But since the studies in this regard are largely based on historical reports or thematic categorization of their numerous narration, Which has been issued in different times and locations for different audiences, Therefore, the results of this research could not be considered as a systematic and stable model.One of the most important remained narrations of Imams (AS) is his claim which has a more educational approach and tried to meet the human most important needs. In the meantime, Prayer of Makarem Ol Akhlagh of Imam Sajjad (as) has the most importance in the elaboration of the moral and educational system of Islamic society. …”
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La (in)seguridad interior a debate. Capitalismo de guerra y retos para la construcción de la paz (la experiencia mexicana) by María José Rodríguez Rejas

“…The objective is to invite debate by making visible the human costs of war capitalism that daily violates the security of thousands of people. …”
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Workplace Suicide and States of Denial: The France Telecom and Foxconn Cases Compared by Sarah Waters

“…Recognising workplace suicides and the forms of repression that seek to occlude them, is crucial if we are to confront the profound human costs of a new international division of digital labour on lived experiences of work.…”
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Sparse point annotations for remote sensing image segmentation by Sixian Chan, Wangjie Zhou, Yanjing Lei, Chao Li, Jie Hu, Feng Hong

“…However, acquiring such precise labels for training often incurs substantial financial and human costs. While point annotations are easier to acquire than pixel-wise annotations, they lack detailed contour information and spatial coverage. …”
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d-Alanine content in the marine edible bivalve Panopea japonica and evaluation of its associated enzyme activities by Mayu Onozato, Tomoya Takaura, Wataru Shinohara, Takehiro Tsukada, Tatsuya Sakamoto, Kenji Okoshi, Takeshi Fukushima

“…Abstract Amino acids play essential roles in various biological processes. In humans, most amino acids are present in the l-form; however, small amounts of d-amino acids also exist and have significant physiological roles, highlighting the importance of dietary intake from foods or drinks. …”
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Phylogenetic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus CC398 reveals a sub-lineage epidemiologically associated with infections in horses. by Mohamed M H Abdelbary, Anne Wittenberg, Christiane Cuny, Franziska Layer, Kevin Kurt, Lothar H Wieler, Birgit Walther, Robert Skov, Jesper Larsen, Henrik Hasman, J Ross Fitzgerald, Tara C Smith, J A Wagenaar, Annalisa Pantosti, Marie Hallin, Marc J Struelens, Giles Edwards, R Böse, Ulrich Nübel, Wolfgang Witte

“…We investigated the population structure of CC398 through mutation discovery at 97 genetic housekeeping loci, which are distributed along the CC398 chromosome within 195 CC398 isolates, collected from various countries and host species, including humans. Most of the isolates in this collection were received from collaborating microbiologists, who had preserved them over years. …”
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Strength, extent and duration of secondary hyperalgesia induced by high-frequency electrical stimulation of the foot compared to the volar forearm of healthy human volunteers. by Louisien Lebrun, Cédric Lenoir, Caterina Leone, Emanuel N van den Broeke, Ombretta Caspani, Andreas Schilder, Bernhard Pelz, Andrea Truini, Rolf-Detlef Treede, André Mouraux

“…High-frequency electrical stimulation (HFS) of the skin using a multi-pin electrode activating epidermal nociceptors is used to explore spinal central sensitization in humans. Most previous studies applied HFS to the volar forearm. …”
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Immunocompetent cell targeting by food-additive titanium dioxide by John W. Wills, Alicja Dabrowska, Jack Robertson, Michelle Miniter, Sebastian Riedle, Huw D. Summers, Rachel E. Hewitt, Adeeba Fathima, Alessandra Barreto da Silva, Carlos A. P. Bastos, Stuart Micklethwaite, Åsa V. Keita, Johan D. Söderholm, Nicole C. Roy, Don Otter, Ravin Jugdaohsingh, Pietro Mastroeni, Andy P. Brown, Paul Rees, Jonathan J. Powell

“…Here we identify immunocompetent cell targets of fgTiO2 in humans, most notably in the subepithelial dome region of intestinal Peyer’s patches. …”
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Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) and risk of incident cardiovascular events in the multi ethnic study of Atherosclerosis by Matthew J. Budoff, Marcia C. de Oliveira Otto, Xinmin S. Li, Yujin Lee, Meng Wang, Heidi T. M. Lai, Rozenn N. Lemaitre, Alan Pratt, Wai Hong Wilson Tang, Bruce M. Psaty, David S. Siscovick, Stanley L. Hazen, Dariush Mozaffarian

“…In experimental models, higher blood TMAO levels enhance atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However in humans, most prior studies have evaluated high risk or secondary prevention populations, and no studies have investigated relationships in a diverse, multi-ethnic population. …”
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Mass spectrometry-based identification of 26 Pasteurella species and in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolates recovered from diseased domestic cats by Carolina A. Rodrigues, Marcelo F. Arabe Filho, Thais S. Bello, Fábio V.R. Portilho, Fernando J.P. Listoni, Fábio S. Possebon, Patrik Jr. L. Paz, Paulo C.L. Eliam, Márcio G. Ribeiro

“…ABSTRACT: Pasteurella species are well-known opportunistic bacteria that inhabit the microbiota of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract of cats and have been related to a set of pet-associated diseases in addition to humans. Most studies involving feline pasteurellosis have been described as case reports and species identification based on classic phenotypic methods. …”
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The linguocultural concept of 疫/pandemic/пaндeмия in Chinese, English, and Russian linguistic consciousness by Yanlei Ge

“…In the field of humanities, most pandemic-related studies use introspective methods such as description and interpretation, indicating to some extent subjective and one-sided conclusions. …”
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