South African medical interns’ perspectives on the use of point of care ultrasound by Pierre-Andre Mans, Oladele V. Adeniyi

“…Conclusion: Medical interns expressed a need for more POCUS training. Most of the studied sample did not feel adequately prepared to perform POCUS independently. …”
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Towards arbitrary QUBO optimization: analysis of classical and quantum-activated feedforward neural networks by Chia-Tso Lai, Carsten Blank, Peter Schmelcher, Rick Mukherjee

“…These problems typically involve optimizing a large number of binary variables, which makes finding exact solutions exponentially more difficult. Consequently, most QUBO problems are classified as NP-hard (Garey and Johnson 1979 Computers and Intractability vol 174 (Freeman); Lucas 2014 Front. …”
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EVALUATION OF BETA-ADRENOBLOCKERS TREATMENT IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES COMORBID WITH DIABETES IN OUTPATIENT SETTING by N. A. Komkova, A. V. Zagrebelny, Yu. V. Lukina, M. M. Lukyanov, A. N. Vorobyov, К. G. Pereverzeva, N. P. Kutishenko, N. V. Kiseleva, S. Yu. Martsevich

“…In both registries bisoprolol was in use most commonly: 61,8% in PROFILE and 75,4% in RECVAZA. …”
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miR-135a Regulates Atrial Fibrillation by Targeting Smad3 by Xueting Fan, Kai Feng, Yonghui Liu, Leixi Yang, Yizhuo Zhao, Liping Tian, Yiqun Tang, Xiaozhi Wang

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical. Atrial fibrosis is a hallmark feature of atrial structural remodeling in AF, which is regulated by the TGF-β1/Smad3 pathway. …”
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Photobiomodulation effects of 808 nm and 915 nm diode lasers on proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of Buccal fat pad stem cells by Ardavan Etemadi, Raika Norouzinia, Mahshid Hodjat, Neda Hakimiha

“…Upregulation of OCN and OPN were detected in most irradiated groups. RUNX2 expression was higher in all PBM groups. …”
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Leveraging social media data to study disease and treatment characteristics of Hodgkin's lymphoma Using Natural Language Processing methods. by Zasim Azhar Siddiqui, Maryam Pathan, Sabina Nduaguba, Traci LeMasters, Virginia G Scott, Usha Sambamoorthi, Jay S Patel

“…The treatment class and HL stages and progression were the most frequently discussed, with 20,013 (25.56%) posts mentioning HL's treatments and 17,177 (21.93%) mentioning HL stages and progression. …”
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Videocolonoscopy and chromoscopy in diagnostics of flat adenomas of the large intestine (<i>Prospective study</i>) by S. I. Zaikin, V. V. Agadzhanyan, T. V. Levchenko, Ye. A. Pervov, P. A. Frolov

“…Flat adenomas were found most often in males in the age of 30 to 49 years at the right part of the colon, 285 (99,3%) adenomas were of the IIa type, 270 (94,1%) were &lt;10 mm in size. …”
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Effect of the PakCat program on nutrition status, dietary pattern and nutrition knowledge and skills of Pakistani women living in Catalonia evaluated by a mixed-method randomized c... by Saba Mohamed-Bibi, Blanca Ribot-Serra, Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas

“…<h4>Background</h4>Pakistani women are among the most affected groups by obesity and heart failure in Catalonia. …”
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FRACTALS IN GEOLOGY, GEOTECTONIC AND GEODYNAMIC ASPECTS by V. M. Kharchenko, D. V. Lapta

“…An example is given of the most obvious fractals - structures of the central type, in particular, stretching structures. …”
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Clinico-Histopathological Consistency in Dermatological Disorders in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kathmandu by Akankshya Shrestha, Tsering Dolma Gurung, Deepak Raj Joshi, Dwarika Prasad Shrestha

“… Introduction: A skin biopsy for histopathological examination is one of the most reliable investigations for confirming clinical diagnosis. …”
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Investigation of the melting behavior of laser-melted lunar regolith simulant for in-situ construction by Fen Dang, Zekai Wang, Yuan Li, Wucheng Sun, Yan Zhou, Cheng Zhou

“…Additive manufacturing of lunar regolith is one of the most promising methods for lunar surface construction. …”
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Role of Serum and Pleural Fluid Albumin Gradient in Differentiating Exudative and Transudative Pleural Effusion by Kanhaiya Lal Meena, Chand Bhandari, Ambika Sharma, Manoj Saini

“…Introduction: Pleural effusion is the most common form of pleural disease and Lights criteria is considered to differentiate between transudative and exudative pleural effusions. …”
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Selenium Accumulating Leafy Vegetables Are a Potential Source of Functional Foods by Petro E. Mabeyo, Mkabwa L. K. Manoko, Amra Gruhonjic, Paul A. Fitzpatrick, Göran Landberg, Máté Erdélyi, Stephen S. Nyandoro

“…The mean concentrations in the leaves were found to range from 7.90±0.40 to 1.95±0.12 μg/g dry weight (DW), with C. maxima accumulating the most selenium. In stems, the accumulated selenium content ranged from 1.12±0.10 μg/g in Amaranthus sp. to 5.35±0.78 μg/g DW in C. maxima and was hence significantly different (P<0.01). …”
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Jordanian parental perception of screen time and its association with psychological distress: A cross-sectional design by Jehad Feras AlSamhori, Ahmad A. Toubasi, Dunia Z. Jaber, Hadeel H. Ghanem, Bayan I. Thainat, Ahmad Feras AlSamhori, Heba Kalbouneh

“…Results: A survey of 807 parents in Jordan found that gaming and videos were the most common content watched by children, and 61.3% used devices alone. …”
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THE STUDY OF IMPACT OF GENDER ROLE ATTIDTURE ON MARITAL SATISFACTION OF EMPLOYED WOMEN AND MEN IN THE CITY OF SARI (NORTHEN IRAN) by Mohammad Esmaeil Riahi, Fatemeh Afradi

“…Also, based on the results of current study, the most influential independent variables on the level of marital satisfaction of the respondents were gender of the respondent, acceptance rate of gender role (traditional) attitude, and the amount of division of gender tasks. …”
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The impact of subsidies on projected heat pump adoption and residential heating emissions in Massachusetts by Emma K Walter, Matthew J Eckelman

“…Results show that under the current subsidy rates, 2050 residential heating emissions in MA would triple the state’s target. Even under the most aggressive scenario, heat pump adoption reached only 88% by 2050, with emission still 62% above the target. …”
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COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES OF MODERNISM IN THE SYSTEM OF MASS COMMUNICATION IN THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC. PART TWO by Oksana Kosiuk

“…In the end, it was determined that the most difficult thing to work with is surrealistic images. …”
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Effect of cold compaction pressure and sintering temperature on the densification and microstructure of 316L stainless steel powder by Ayman Mahmoud Fahim, Tamás Mikó, Mohamed Zaky Ahmed, Zoltán Gácsi

“…Results indicate that 1150 °C and 1600 MPa presents the most promising balance between densification and mechanical properties. …”
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Customer relationship intensity and their tolerance towards purported brand scandals negatively influencing perceived CSR in consumer electronics industry by Petra Martiskova, Robert Jeyakumar Nathan, Roman Svec, Petra Vysusilova, Kamil Picha

“…Customers consider the use of child labor as the most severe type of brand scandal associated with a brand. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Individual and Organization Fit and Psychological Empowerment and Constructive Thinking in Medical Personnel of Hospital in Behbahan City in... by Asghar Ramezani, Zohreh Karimiankakolaki

“…Background: Psychological empowerment and constructive thinking and its fit with the job are one of the most important success factors in advancing the organization's goals and increasing commitment and job performance. …”
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