A retrospective audit of pain assessment and management post-caesarean section at New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa by Effraim F. Munsaka, Dominique van Dyk, Romy Parker

“…Background: The most common major surgical procedure performed worldwide is the caesarean section (CS). …”
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Prevalence of pathogens from clinical samples associated with porcine respiratory and digestive diseases in South Korea from 2021 to 2023 by Hye-young Wang, Joong Ki Song, Seongho Shin, Hyunil Kim

“…Among these pathogens, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV, n = 11,997, 56.7%, 95% CI: 56.1%−57.4%) and rotavirus (n = 4,430, 62.1%, 95% CI: 60.93%−63.2%) were the most prevalent. The trends in 3-year prevalence showed no significant changes, but in 2023, viral infections (e.g., PRRSV, Rotavirus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, etc.) decreased and bacterial infections (e.g., Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (MH), Pasteurella multocida (PM), Haemophilus parasuis (HP), Salmonella spp., Lawsonia intracellularis, and Brachyspira hyodysenteriae) slightly increased (χ2 = 11.36, P < 0.001). …”
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Extended stability of bivalirudin in intravenous solutions by Sherif Hanafy Mahmoud, Forugh Sanaee, Jenna Smith, Lindsay Ryerson, Mary Bauman, Yvonne Rees, Elona Turley, Rashid Alobaidi, Marcel Romanick, Afsaneh Lavasanifar

“…The manufacturer only permits the diluted drug to be used for 24 h once mixed with the sterile solutions. Most infants on VAD require much less than a single infusion bag in 24 h and any remaining infusion at 24 h must be discarded, resulting in increased medication waste and health care costs. …”
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HIV Epidemic situation among Small Indigenous Populations of Northeast Russia by L. Yu. Volova, E. V. Rodina

“…Special role in the spread of HIV infection among women of indigenous peoples plays lifestyle and delated psychosocial problems.Conclusion 1. The most vulnerable to HIV infection and sexually transmitted infections by representatives of indigenous peoples living in the national villages , due to a number of social and psychological factors. 2. …”
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Hong-Ou-Mandel quantum effect on “expanded graphite - cnts” composites by L. A. Karachevtseva, M. T. Kartel, Yu. I. Sementsov, O. O. Lytvynenko, O. Yu. Sapelnikova

“…Two-photon entanglement is built on the basis of the most entanglement states, also known as Bell's states. …”
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What is the optimal In2Care stations density to achieve Aedes aegypti population reduction in a dengue endemic setting? by Welington Tristão, Murilo Reis, Pedro G G Moraes, Lara H Pires-Vieira, André S Leandro, Wagner A Chiba de Castro, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas

“…<h4>Background</h4>Autodissemination traps are among the most innovative strategies for suppressing mosquito vector populations. …”
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Ambiguity Resolution Strategy for GPS/LEO Integrated Orbit Determination Based on Regional Ground Stations by Xiao Liu, Jing Guo, Junqiang Li, Shengyi Xu, Qile Zhao

“…Given the limitation that most LEO satellites can only receive GPS satellite signals, in the future, as more LEO satellites gain access to GNSS observations, the ambiguity fixing strategy presented in this paper can provide an effective and feasible approach.…”
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An advanced fire detection system for assisting visually challenged people using recurrent neural network and sea-horse optimizer algorithm by Fahd N. Al-Wesabi, Abeer A. K. Alharbi, Ishfaq Yaseen

“…Using an early fire recognition and warning model for blind individuals can decrease the number of victims, the number of losses, and, most essentially, early deaths. Recently, the growth of the fire recognition approach using artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced in helping blind people. …”
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On the nature and role of the lower crust in the volcanic front of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and its fore-arc region, southern and central Mexico by Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez, Mariano Elías-Herrera, María Guadalupe Dávalos-Elizondo

“…Xenoliths and surface geology information, when integrated to tectonic modeling, support the notion that most of the lower crust under the eastern and central sectors of the TMVB should be of Mesoproterozoic age, and tectonically overlapped by Paleozoic and Mesozoic juvenile crust in the central sector and its corresponding fore-arc region. …”
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Influências das políticas e práticas de gestão de pessoas na institucionalização da cultura de segurança Influences of the human management policies and practices at a safety cultu... by Margareth Arpini Vieira, Annor da Silva Junior, Priscilla de Oliveira Martins da Silva

“…Empirical evidences signalizes the recognition of the human management role at safety culture institutionalization process, that consider the human factor the "Achilles' heel", therefore, in most of situations it is imputed to the worker the responsibility to the accident event at work.…”
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Modern Urban Culture: a City for or against a Person? by O. V. Kireeva, M. N. Veselova

“…It is concluded that in the current ecological, demographic and economic situation, the question of understanding the role of modern urban culture in the search for a dialogue between the technogenic and informational development of civilization with nature, the historical and cultural content of the city with its image, and mass consumption with an original manifestation is most acute. The authors believe that it depends only on the person whether the urban space will exist for or against him or her.…”
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Spread dynamics and driving factors of alien invasive plant Solidago canadensis in Hubei Province by JIAO Xinyu, LI Jiayi, YANG Qingyu, LONG Mei, ZENG Lingtian, LIU Zhixiong*

“…The Wuhan, Xianning and the central area of Yichang displayed the most serious invasion.(2)Human activities were the main factors promoting the spread of S. canadensis. …”
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Insights into Physiochemical and Biological Characteristics of Pig Manure During Anaerobic Digestion and Sheep Manure During Composting by Feixing Li, Bo Feng, Xianghao Zha, Yixuan Chu, Xin Zhang, Ruo He

“…The animal manures were rich in heavy metals. Zn was the most abundant heavy metal, in the range of 586.9–2069 mg/kg in the animal manures. …”
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The characterization of municipal solid waste in Kuwait: a pathway to reform the waste management sector by Mohammad Alshawaf, Mohamed Alwaeli, Krzysztof Pikon, Mohammad Alolayan

“…Abstract Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is an important aspect of building sustainable communities, but is still a significant challenge in most countries as MSW generation is increasing globally. …”
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Effectiveness of Platelet Markers ın Estimating the Amount of Intraoperative Bleeding ın Vertebra Surgery by Seliman Çetinbulut, Davut Ceylan, Ayça Taş Tuna, Havva Kocayigit, Onur Palabıyık

“…Purpose: One of the most important steps in perioperative bleeding management is the predetermination of the patient at risk. …”
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Analysing learning behaviour: A data-driven approach to improve time management and active listening skills in students by Vinayak Hegde, Vishrutha M, Pallavi M. Shanthappa, Rekha Bhat, Nisha Raveendran, Roshin C

“…After testing multiple ML models with datasets, Random Forest was determined to be the most dependable model by emphasizing algorithms. …”
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Harnessing aromatic properties for sustainable bio-valorization of lignin derivatives into flavonoids by Si-Yu Zhu, Na Li, Zhi-Hua Liu, Ying-Jin Yuan, Bing-Zhi Li

“…Lignin represents the most abundant renewable aromatic source, while flavonoids are aromatic natural compounds with various health-promoting properties and superior biological activities. …”
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Salinity stress amelioration through selenium and zinc oxide nanoparticles in rice by Monalisha Mishra, Shadma Afzal, Ranjana Yadav, Nand K. Singh, Saeedeh Zarbakhsh

“…Abstract Salinity is one of the most dominant abiotic stresses limiting growth and productivity in rice (Oryza sativa L.), thereby posing a serious threat to global food security. …”
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INNOVATIVE COMPETENCE AS A COMPONENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF A MODERN TEACHER by Nadiia О. Vientseva, Olena V. Karapetrova

“…The innovative competence of a teacher is considered as a component of general professional and pedagogical competence, the content of which is determined by the peculiarities of innovative activity, its social significance, creative nature and focus on continuous creation of new, personal and professional potential of teachers. The most characteristic features of innovative competence of the teacher are distinguished, which include: 1) personal orientation of the specialist to learn something new, the willingness to change the ways of professional activity; 2) the subjectivity of goal setting, goal realization and self-realization; 3) the clarity of professional position, awareness of the social significance of innovations, inclusion in social creativity; 4) the compliance of the composition of competence with the structure of innovation activity; 5) the effectiveness of ways to implement a system of knowledge, skills, abilities at all stages of the innovation process; 6) the ability to be creative in solving professional problems; 7) the integrity of the whole set of competencies in the innovative competence of the specialist as a system entity; 8) the high level of professionalism of the specialist, based on the understanding and self-improvement of their professional experience. …”
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Complications after endoprosthetic joint replacement in patients receiving genetically engineered biological agents by Elena Yuryevna Pogozheva, V N Amirdzhanova, S A Makarov, E L Nasonov

“…The use of GEBAs made it possible to diminish disease activity in most patients, to reduce needs for GCs, and to perform EJR with a more favorable background. …”
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