Predictive Values of Preoperative Tests for Difficult Laryngoscopy and Intubation in Adult Patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital by Tadese Tamire, Habtamu Demelash, Wosenyeleh Admasu

“…Occasionally, in a patient with a difficult airway, the anesthetist is faced with the situation where mask ventilation proves difficult or impossible. …”
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Addressing the gap in preterm resuscitation practices in high-income and low-middle income countries: a multicenter survey of the Asian neonatal network collaboration by Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Rizalya Dewi, Jennie Sutantio, Zubair Amin, Young-Ah Youn, Sae Yun Kim, Su Jin Cho, Yun Sil Chang, Satoshi Kusuda, Fuyu Miyake, Tetsuya Isayama

“…This study aimed to evaluate the resuscitation practices of high-risk infants in a large multi-country sample of healthcare facilities among HICs and LMICs in Asia under the AsianNeo Network.MethodsIn 2021, a customized 6-item online survey on resuscitation practices of infants born at <29 weeks gestation (or birth weight <1,200 g) was sent by the representative of each country's neonatal network to all the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) participating in AsianNeo network. …”
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Quiste branquial gigante by Alexis Amador Velázquez, Carlos Alberto García Cruz, Karelis Alpajón Domínguez, Eddye Sánchez Pupo

“…A pesar de ser una entidad benigna de fácil tratamiento, si su tamaño es grande se dificulta su tratamiento quirúrgico por su relación con estructuras vitales localizadas en el cuello. …”
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Patient and caregiver perspectives of select non-communicable diseases in India: A scoping review. by Sindhu Nila, Eliza Dutta, S S Prakash, Sophy Korula, Anu Mary Oommen

“…Repeated visits to crowded centres, drug refill issues, unavailability of specific services in government facilities, and expensive private care characterised diabetes care, while cancer care involved delayed diagnosis and treatment, communication, and pain management issues.…”
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Techno-environmental optimal sizing and dynamic behavior of a hybrid system feeding a large-scale SWRO desalination system: The case of Djerba Island, Tunisia by Mohamed Hamdi, Oumayma Gtari, Majdi Hazami

“…In light of the freshwater scarcity faced by numerous countries, desalination emerges as a practical solution. …”
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Contribution of domestic animals’ feces to the occurrence of diarrhoea among children aged 6–48 months in Sidama region, Ethiopia: a laboratory-based matched case-control study by Argaw Ambelu, Gorfu Geremew Gunsa, Alemayehu Haddis

“…The study enrolled 113 cases, and 113 controls visited the selected health facilities during the study period. Faecal specimens from the case and control children and domestic animals were collected using transport media. …”
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Les Grecs pontiques, du Pont au Caucase, à la Grèce et à la diaspora by Michel Bruneau

“…La construction d’un espace réticulaire transnational, au sein duquel ils créent de façon récurrente des frontières mobiles et symboliques grâce à cette iconographie et aux lieux de mémoire qu’elle habille, leur permet de reproduire leur identité ethnique, résistant à l’assimilation par les sociétés d’accueil qu’elles soient grecque ou étrangères. …”
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Stakeholder involvement in care transition planning for older adults and the factors guiding their decision-making: a scoping review by Whitney Berta, Kerry Kuluski, Kristina Marie Kokorelias, Susan Law, Sarah Carbone

“…Institutional care settings include communal facilities where individuals dwell for short or extended periods of time and have access to healthcare services.Participants Older adults (aged 65 or older), caregivers and health professionals.Results 39 records were included. …”
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Quality of Counselling, Exposure to Vaccination Messages, and Caregivers’ Knowledge on the Uptake of Pentavalent Vaccine in Six Northern Nigerian States by Matthew Alabi, Leanne Dougherty, Eno-Obong Etim, Adebola Adedimeji

“…Caregivers (n = 561) of children aged 2–24 months accessing child vaccination services who received Penta vaccines at randomly selected health facilities (n = 163) offering routine immunization (RI) services were surveyed. …”
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Molecular Evidence of Coinfection with Acute Respiratory Viruses and High Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among Patients Presenting Flu-Like Illness in Bukavu City, Democratic Republic of... by Patrick Bisimwa Ntagereka, Rodrigue Ayagirwe Basengere, Tshass Chasinga Baharanyi, Théophile Mitima Kashosi, Jean-Paul Chikwanine Buhendwa, Parvine Basimane Bisimwa, Aline Byabene Kusinza, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Dieudonne Wasso Shukuru, Simon Baenyi Patrick, Ronald Tonui, Ahadi Bwihangane Birindwa, Denis Mukwege

“…We screened 1352 individuals with flu-like illnesses seeking treatment in 10 health facilities. Nasopharyngeal swab specimens were collected to detect SARS-CoV-2 using real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and 10 common respiratory viruses were detected by multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay. …”
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Transportation increases circulating corticosterone levels and decreases central serotonergic activity in a sex dependent manner in Pekin ducks by M.M. Bergman, J.M. Schober, R. Novak, A. Grief, C. Plue, G.S. Fraley

“…Thirty-six, 23-week-old ducks were collected at a commercial breeder facility and randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups (n = 6/sex/treatment): 1) caught and euthanized (control), 2) caught and put in a crated in the pen for 90 min (crate), or 3) caught, crated, and transported in a truck for 90 min (transport) to simulate actual transportation. …”
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Application of geographical information system and remote sensing for investigating malaria’s footprint: a case study of Iwo Metropolis, Nigeria by Joseph Olajuwon Dada, Sodiq Babatunde Rajee, Wasiu Adelani Rasak, Ayodeji Olatunbosu Ajani, Ismail Abdulraheem, Olayemi Balikis Shodeinde, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga

“…This research work was designed to examine and analyze the incidence of malaria and clearer understanding of geographic distribution of malaria-infected people and locations of such inhabitants to the health facility being essential for monitoring the prevalence and for providing treatment, care and support services to the affected area. …”
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Discovering a Young State: Foreign Sports Delegations in the USSR during the 1920s by A. M. Glushich

“…The level of indoctrination varied significantly among delegations: while European proletarians often visited sites significant to the October Revolution, guests from the East were predominantly exposed to the country's cultural facets. Despite the Red Sports International's encouragement, delegations rarely ventured beyond major urban centers like Moscow, Leningrad, Kharkov, and Odessa, as provincial visits were not feasible. …”
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Recent Developments to the ANSWERS® Monte Carlo Codes MONK® and MCBEND® by Fildes Jessica, Richards Simon, Bird Adam, Cox Andrew, Fry Timothy, Hanlon David, Jones Brian, Long David, Tantillo Francesco, Wright George, Hiles Richard

“…A novel approach for transferring irradiated geometry components between models has been developed for burn-up credit applications in MONK. A list mode facility has been added for subcritical analyses, including a model for the full distribution of neutron multiplicity. …”
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Le port romain du quartier de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) : origine et évolution by Jimmy Mouchard, David Guitton, Martial Monteil, Xavier Favreau, Nicolas Ménez, Matthieu Yacger

“…The small town of Rezé/Ratiatum is located at the end and along the south shore of the Loire estuary facing Nantes/Condevicnum. Located in the province Aquitania and Pictones territory, the town is situated at an important crossroads of land, river and sea routes. …”
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Culturally competent healthcare - A scoping review of strategies implemented in healthcare organizations and a model of culturally competent healthcare provision. by Oriana Handtke, Benjamin Schilgen, Mike Mösko

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>A systematic literature search was carried out using three databases (Pubmed, PsycINFO and Web of Science) to identify studies which have implemented and evaluated cultural competence interventions in healthcare facilities. PICO criteria were adapted to formulate the research question and to systematically choose relevant search terms. …”
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Cognitive, linguistic, and methodological considerations in teaching professional vocabulary to information technology (IT) students. by V. Borshchovetska, T. Harbuza, A. Durdas, V. Semidotska

“…The article examines modern facets of English language teaching to IT students in Ukraine. …”
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Knowledge of Ghana’s liberal abortion law and use of modern contraceptives among women of reproductive age by Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, Jeff Luck, S. Marie Harvey

“…Conclusions Intensifying education on modern contraceptive methods and use, especially at abortion facilities, may help improve the uptake of modern contraceptives among women in Ghana.…”
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CLINICAL PROFILES OF FROSTBITE IN DR. SOETOMO GENERAL ACADEMIC HOSPITAL: A CASE SERIES by Thomas Eduardus Sudrajat Wahyu Nugroho, Beta Subakti Nata’atmadja

“…They were admitted to our facility 11st days after the injury, with one patient undergoing finger amputation on the 71st day. …”
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Association between poor drug adherence and undernutrition among adult HIV patients in southern Ethiopia: an institution based cross sectional study by Muluken Bekele Sorrie, Nigus Kabtu Belete, Tesfaye Feleke Gadore, Darik Temesgen Assefa, Manaye Yihune Teshale, Eshetu Zerihun Tariku

“…This study aims to assess the association between poor drug adherence and undernutrition among adult HIV patients in southern Ethiopia.Study design An institution based cross sectional study design was used.Setting and participants The study was conducted in 406 randomly selected adult HIV patients from Gamo zone public health facilities.Primary and secondary outcomes The data were collected by a trained data collector using a structured interviewer administered questionnaire, patient record review and physical measurements. …”
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