A comparison of clinical communication skills between two groups of final-year medical students with different levels of communication skills training by Marietjie R. de Villiers, Martie van Heusden

“…Conclusion: There are a number of influences on the effectiveness of communication skills training, including issues around language, culture and gender, student attitudes, the significance of communication skills training in the programme and, most importantly, the integration of this training into the curriculum as a whole. …”
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Efficiency of adjustable few-stage filter compensating installations in AC traction network by L. A. German

“…This explains the limited possibilities in reducing power losses in the traction network of continuously adjustable FCI.As a rule, in most cases, according to the operating experience of domestic traction power supply, the nominal power of FCI at the partitioning station is 3–5 Mvar. …”
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Structural and functional neuroimaging of hippocampus to study adult neurogenesis in long COVID-19 patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms: a scoping review by Jayakumar Saikarthik, Ilango Saraswathi, Bijaya Kumar Padhi, Muhammad Aaqib Shamim, Nasser Alzerwi, Abdulaziz Alarifi, Aravind P. Gandhi

“…Impaired adult neurogenesis is linked to most of the neuropsychiatric symptoms and disorders. …”
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Evaluation of European severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) surveillance, 27 European countries, 2022/23 by Angela MC Rose

“…The questionnaire was completed by all 27 countries. Most countries (23/27) reported that the system effectively monitored trends and considered it useful and acceptable (25/27), but only 16 found it timely and 14 representative. …”
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Experience with the use of bendamustine (Rozustin®): safety and efficacy by A. A. Semenova, A. V. Arakelyan, P. A. Zeynalova, G. S. Tumyan, V. B. Larionova, T. T. Valiev, F. M. Abbasbeyli, O. L. Timofeeva, A. S. Antipova, O. A. Lopuhova

“…This article presents the first experience of using Rozustin® in patients with various lymphoproliferative diseases. Most often, the drug was used for relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma.Results and conclusion. …”
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A quasi-in-situ EBSD study on mechanical response and twin variant selection of a hot-rolled AZ31 magnesium alloy by Huicong Chen, Chenwei Shao, Lijun Wang, Hao Chen, Yu Zou

“…At low plastic strains, the activation of most twin variants followed the high Schmid factor criterion while the other twin variants with lower Schmid factors were activated due to the interactions with preexisting twins characterized by high misorientation angles (around 60°). …”
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Influence of scanning patterns on residual stresses and mechanical properties in LPBF-manufactured cellular structures by Ahmed Abdelgawad, Imad Barsoum, Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub

“…The stars-pattern scanning strategy has the most detrimental effect, while 45°/–45° and 0°/90° patterns yield better mechanical performance across all lattice types. …”
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Complex Approach to the Conversion of Existing Refrigeration Systems to A2L Group Refrigerants by Serhii M. Molskyi, Oleksandr S. Molskyi, Anna L. Vorontsova

“…To increase the cooling capacity of a refrigeration machine, the following means and methods are proposed: selection of a refrigerant that can provide the required cooling capacity; increasing the compressor capacity either by frequency regulation or by installing an additional compressor; minimizing pressure losses in the hot steam and suction pipelines; reducing the temperature gradient on the condenser and evaporator; reducing the air temperature at the condenser inlet by adiabatic cooling; additional subcooling of the liquid refrigerant; optimizing the operating modes of the unit. The most effective method is determined – reducing the temperature difference between the condensation and boiling temperatures in the largest number of hours of the annual cycle.…”

Characterization of cardiac sarcoidosis in Iranian patients using cardiac magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography imaging techniques by Simin Almasi, Amir Azimi, Kiyan Heshmat-Ghahdarijani, Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi, Mahsa Ghorbani, Shahla Meshgi, Maedeh Dastmardi, Ghazaleh SalehAbadi, Ali Mohammadzadeh

“…Results: In our study of 42 cardiac sarcoidosis patients (50% male, mean age 47.14±14.33 years), CMR revealed reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (34.2±13.7%) in 83.3% of patients, with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) present in 88.1%. LGE was most frequent in the basal anteroseptal and mid inferoseptal/anteroseptal segments, with midwall (35.5%) and subepicardial (23.7%) patterns predominating. …”
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Efficacy and safety of different medications compared for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia: a network meta-analysis by Zhen Guo, Yunfan Xia, Zuyong Zhang

“…BackgroundPostherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a neuropathic pain and the most common complication of herpes zoster (HZ). Pharmacotherapy serves as the primary intervention for alleviating pain associated with PHN.MethodsElectronic databases were systematically searched to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating pharmacotherapy for PHN. …”
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Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy Evaluation of Colon Preneoplastic Lesions, with Particular Attention to the Aberrant Crypt Foci, and Comparative Assessment with Histologi... by Massimo Mascolo, Stefania Staibano, Gennaro Ilardi, Maria Siano, Maria Luisa Vecchione, Dario Esposito, Gaetano De Rosa, Giovanni Domenico De Palma

“…The colorectal carcinoma represents one of the most common and aggressive malignancies, still characterized by an unacceptable mortality rate, mainly due to the high metastatic potential and to a late diagnosis. …”
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Spatial Analysis of Organic Material, CaCO3 and C-Oragnic in Coastal Area, Aceh Besar Regency by Amri Adnan, Muhammad Irham*, Muhammad Rusdi

“…Most of the coastal zones of Aceh Besar are areas of accumulation of organic compounds such as C-Organic and CaCO3. …”
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Reduced representation sequencing reveals genetic diversity and adaptive genetic divergence in Calamus rhabdocladus by Rui Gu, Ruijing Xu, Songpo Wei, Pär K. Ingvarsson, Shaohui Fan, Guanglu Liu

“…Redundancy analysis (RDA) identified the driest month (bio14) and the mean temperature of the wettest quarter (bio8) as the two most important environmental factors driving adaptive genetic variation. …”
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Osteophytes in the Joints of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Manifestation of Osteoarthritis or Underlying Disease? by K. D. Dorogoykina, D. S. Sedov, K. N. Safarova, A. P. Rebrov

“…Patients younger than 40 years of age are more likely to have asymmetric arthritis. Most patients had signs of osteoproliferation in the peripheral joints, and the defeat of large joints of the lower extremities prevails. …”
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Assessment of microplastic contamination in the Karnali River: A baseline study in remote region of western Nepal by Kishor Kumar Maharjan, Prakash Pyakurel, Suraj Bista, Ram Prasad Dhungel

“…Microplastic (MP) contamination is an emerging global environmental problem, however, its status in the freshwater systems of Nepal is not fully understood. Most studies have concentrated on urbanized and easily accessible areas, with remote riverine systems under-examined. …”
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Identification and development of source material for breeding early bushy and short-vined cultivars of <i>Cucurbita moschata</i> Duch. ex Poir. by A. G. Elatskova

“…There are three species cultivated in Russia: Cucurbita pepo, C. maxima, and C. moschata, the latter being the most thermophilic among them. Cultivars of C. moschata are grown in southern regions, where a growing season of no less than 110–130 days is required. …”
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From insufficient rainfall to livelihoods: understanding the cascade of drought impacts and policy implications by L. Cavalcante, D. W. Walker, S. Kchouk, G. Ribeiro Neto, T. M. N. Carvalho, M. M. de Brito, W. Pot, A. Dewulf, P. R. van Oel

“…Using a classification of drought impacts as our analytical framework, our findings indicate that social, environmental, and economic impacts of drought are less frequently reported, suggesting that development policies are mitigating cascading effects on livelihoods. Most reported impacts are associated with hydrological drought, revealing the unintended consequences of investments aimed at increasing water supply. …”
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Outcomes of SARS-Cov-2 infection after COVID-19 vaccination in 1730 hospital admitted cases – An observational study from a tertiary care indian hospital by Amit Roy, Gargi Dey

“…Although comorbidity influences the prognosis, most of the completely vaccinated who succumbed had no comorbidity. …”
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From GenBank to GBIF: Phylogeny-Based Predictive Niche Modeling Tests Accuracy of Taxonomic Identifications in Large Occurrence Data Repositories. by B Eugene Smith, Mark K Johnston, Robert Lücking

“…This approach is an example of how data from two of the most important biodiversity repositories, GenBank and GBIF, can be effectively combined to remotely address the problem of inaccuracy of taxonomic identifications in occurrence data repositories and to provide a filtering mechanism which can considerably reduce the number of voucher specimens that need critical revision, in this case from 4,672 to about 100.…”
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Predominant Pathogens in Sternal Wound Infections Following Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review by Netty Suharty, Muhammad Riendra, Aulia Rahman, Heka Widya Putri, Ardiansyah Ardiansyah

“…Results: A total of 10,596 references were discovered and 8 articles were chosen for the integrative review based on duplication, relevance and inclusion/exclusion criteria. Conclusion: The most common microbes found in cases of sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery were coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) followed by Staphylococcus epidermidis, which is the normal flora of human skin. …”
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