The Impact of Western Social Workers in Romania - a Fine Line between Empowerment and Disempowerment by Bianca Dümling

“…Since then, important changes in all areas of life have occurred, mostly with foreign financial aid and support. At the political level, democratic institutions were established, a liberal market economy was launched and laws were adapted to western standards regarding the accession into the European Union and the NATO. …”
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Revised methodology for CO₂ and CH₄ measurements at remote sites using a working standard-gas-saving system by M. Sasakawa, N. Tsuda, T. Machida, M. Arshinov, D. Davydov, A. Fofonov, B. Belan

“…The <span class="inline-formula"><i>u</i>_r</span> for CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> and CH<span class="inline-formula">₄</span> was mostly around 0.05 ppm and below 5 ppb, respectively. …”
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Chronic administration of prebiotics and probiotics prevent pathophysiological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in the cortex of APP/PS1 mice by Giorgia Sarti, Chiara Traini, Giada Magni, Selene Attorre, Giorgio Tognozzi, Edoardo Calussi, Maria Grazia Giovannini, Maria Giuliana Vannucchi, Daniele Lana

“…The abovementioned effects of the treatment were mostly evident in cortical Layer 5.DiscussionThese data confirm that prolonged dietary regimen enriched with pre- and probiotics counteracts many of the histopathological hallmarks of AD, and poses the bases for a simple, affordable treatment that may help prevent AD.…”
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Paper in the Era of Digitisation by Klemen Možina, Stanislav Praček, Vera Rutar

“…The paper production industry has a great impact on the environment which is mostly due to the use of raw materials (wood of conifers and deciduous trees), fillers (CaCO 3), additional materials (dyes, glue, binders, retentionaids), and chemicals (acids and bases). …”
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Impact of recent evidence on the use of hormone therapy in the South African private sector (2001–2005) by Susan H. Podmore, Julia Botha, Andy Gray, Tonya Esterhuizen

“…The decline in ET sales was mostly accounted for by the fall in sales of CEE, 9.8% and 20.6% for the two periods respectively. …”
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Metagenomics and untargeted metabolomics reveal antibiotic resistance dynamics in an anaerobic digestion–composting system treating organic fraction of municipal solid waste by Elisabetta Fanfoni, Paolo Bellassi, Alessandra Fontana, Erika Sinisgalli, Gabriele Rocchetti, Sergio Piccinini, Lorenzo Morelli, Fabrizio Cappa

“…Results The integrated process resulted in a significant differentiation of microbial communities, resistome, and antibiotic compounds profiles, at different stages of the waste treatment plant. AD samples were mostly dominated by aminoglycoside and lincosamide ARGs, whereas AC samples by macrolide and rifamycin ARGs. …”
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Discursive Strategies of Indirect Apology in English-Language Personal Communication by E. Yu. Ilyinova, O. S. Volkova, V. A. Litvinova

“…The scenario realization mostly depends on the assessment of severity of the damage caused. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Pembrolizumab as First-Line Treatment in Patients with Persistent, Recurrent, or Metastatic Cervical Cancer in the United States by Bradley J. Monk, Sophie van Mens, Oliver Hale, Jennifer Boer, Frank van Hees, Shilpi Swami, Dominic Muston, Cumhur Tekin, Steve Keefe, Matthew Monberg

“…The mean gain of 4.9 life-years/patient was mostly caused by pembrolizumab delaying progression. …”
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HUBUNGAN TINGKAT STRES DENGAN KEJADIAN DISMENORE PRIMER PADA REMAJA DI KABUPATEN PONOROGO, INDONESIA: STUDI CROSS-SECTIONAL by Elok Dwi Sulistiani, Ruri Kharisma Fitriani, Annisa Intan Kholifatullah, Miranda Feyza Nur Imania, Lutfi Agus Salim

“…Result: Respondents’ stress levels were mostly in the normal category, with 31 respondents (32%), while primary dysmenorrhea was dominated by moderate pain, with 50 respondents (51.5%). …”
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Experiences, challenges, and training reflections of nurses in isolation wards during different pandemic prevention policy periods: a qualitative study by Dandan Zhang, Yitong Jia, Yongjun Chen, Qingqing Liao, Meimei Wang, Yin-Ping Zhang

“…Existing qualitative studies mostly focused on the experiences of frontline nurses in the early stages of the pandemic, but they overlooked the dynamic nature of the role changes and adaptation processes as the pandemic evolved. …”
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„Tu bratają się sekretarz z handlarzem”, czyli skomplikowane związki gór, ekonomii i ideologii by Jerzy Kochanowski

“…Only in the first half of 70s the socialist state was able to provide a relatively rational program, thanks to being an influential factor for modernization mostly thanks to still being in disposal of material resources. …”
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Spectrum and trends of cancer among HIV patients in Southwestern Uganda. by Raymond Atwine, Mitala Yekosani, Abraham Birungi, Brian Ssenkumba, Barbra Tuhamize, Richard Ezinga, Keneth Male, Taseera Kabanda

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>ADCs are still a major health challenge in Southwestern Uganda despite the increasing the coverage and uptake of ART in region. These have mostly affected the young people, people who have been on HAART for a shorter period and those with lower CD4 cell count at initiation of ART.…”
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Co-designing a physical activity intervention for low-income mothers of preschool-aged children with community leaders: a qualitative study by Deirdre Dlugonski, Abby Cecil, Elisabeth Ohrnberger, Randi Osborne, Brandi White, Rebecca Mabson, Johanna M. Hoch

“…Results Action planning participants (N = 19) were aged 50 ± 13.4 years, mostly female (89%), and worked across several community organizations serving low-income mothers and children in an urban city in central Kentucky. …”
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Tapinarof Cream for Adults and Children with Atopic Dermatitis—Efficacy by Race and Fitzpatrick Skin Type in Two Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trials by Andrew F. Alexis, Leon Kircik, Raj Chovatiya, Zakiya P. Rice, Weily Soong, Tina Bhutani, Philip M. Brown, Stephen C. Piscitelli, David S. Rubenstein, Anna M. Tallman, April W. Armstrong

“…EASI75 responses were similarly higher and consistent with tapinarof versus vehicle. Adverse events were mostly mild or moderate, leading to low trial discontinuations (lower with tapinarof than vehicle). …”
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Glacial lake outburst flood risk assessment of a rapidly expanding glacial lake in the Ladakh region of Western Himalaya, using hydrodynamic modeling by Abid Farooq Rather, Rayees Ahmed, Joshal Kumar Bansal, Rasiq Ahmad Mir, Pervez Ahmed, Ishfaq Hussain Malik, Divyesh Varade

“…GLOFs in the Himalayan region are mostly caused by moraine-dammed proglacial lakes and ice-dammed lakes. …”
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IDENTITAS ARSITEKTUR MANDAR PADA BANGUNAN TRADISIONAL DI KABUPATEN MAJENE by Nurmiati Zamad, Alfiah Alfiah

“…The result of the research shows that the ornament of roof shape typical of Mandar from the physical aspect in the form of the use of teppang roof (butung-butung) is still mostly used with the value (± 52%). This symbolic meaningful ornament is so significant why Mandar architectural identity is still used in the Mandar ethnic buildings of 1960-2010, especially in contemporary Mandar architectural buildings, and in non-physical terms influenced by social status factors and environmental factors. …”
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Analysis of the tripartite interactions between two bacterial symbionts, a novel Solitalea-like bacterium (Bacteroidota) and Cardinium, and the stored product mite Tyrophagus putre... by Jan Hubert, Qing Xiong, Eliza Glowska-Patyniak, Elizabeth V. Furtak, Pavel B. Klimov

“…The explanation for these results is that cTPut mostly interacts with the mite host, resulting in changes in the host’s immunity-related/regulatory pathways, indirectly affecting the symbiont SOL.IMPORTANCEHere, we describe the novel Bacteroidetes symbiont (SOL) of mites. …”
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The scopes, outcomes, and limitations of health trials on oral sex practices: a global scoping review by Kafayat Aminu, Timothy Olukunle Aladelusi, Afeez Abolarinwa Salami, Semeeh Akinwale Omoleke, Chiamaka Norah Ezeagu, Julienne Murererehe, Charles Adetokunbo Olomo, Jimoh Amzat, Peace Uwambaye, Akinyele Olumuyiwa Adisa, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi

“…Regarding behavioural modifications post-intervention, findings from the review mostly noted modification to sexual behaviours in the intervention groups, signifying intervention efficacy. …”
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Delivering a Group-Based Quality of Life Intervention to Young Adult Cancer Survivors via a Web Platform: Feasibility Trial by Rina S Fox, Tara K Torres, Terry A Badger, Emmanuel Katsanis, DerShung Yang, Stacy D Sanford, David E Victorson, Betina Yanez, Frank J Penedo, Michael H Antoni, Laura B Oswald

“…In the feasibility trial, participants (n=7) were an average of 25 (SD 4.7) years old and mostly non-Hispanic White (n=4, 57%). Recruitment (58%) and retention (71%) rates and average session attendance (mean 7.1 , SD 4.2) supported feasibility. …”
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Factors associated with thrombosis among solid organ cancer patients in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Lailatulema Abbas, Ibtisam Muhamad Nor, Fuad Ismail, Sivakumar Palaniappan, Guang Yong Chong, Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, Siti Afiqah Muhamad Jamil, Nor Rafeah Tumian

“…This multi-ethnic cohort consisted of mostly Malay patients (55.2%), followed by Chinese (33.2%) and Indian & others (11.6%). …”
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