Refinement of the co-content function, through an integration of a polynomial fit of $$I-{I}_{sc}$$ I - I sc . Part 1 theoretical analysis and proposal by Victor-Tapio Rangel-Kuoppa

“…$${I}_{sat}$$ I sat needs $${p}_{n}=0.05\text{\%}$$ p n = 0.05 \% or less, and $${P}_{V}$$ P V equal or larger than 501 $$\frac{number\, of\, points}{V}$$ n u m b e r o f p o i n t s V . …”
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A qualitative study to explore healthcare providers' perspectives on barriers and enablers to early detection of breast and cervical cancers among women attending primary healthcar... by Gugulethu Tshabalala, Charmaine Blanchard, Keletso Mmoledi, Desiree Malope, Daniel S O'Neil, Shane A Norris, Maureen Joffe, Janan Janine Dietrich

“…The findings revealed provider perceptions of insufficient South African Department of Health (SA DOH) training support and staff rotations resulting in providers lacking knowledge and skills on cancer, screening policies and techniques. This coupled with provider perceptions of poor patient cancer and screening knowledge revealed low capacity for cancer screening. …”
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Advertising in Lithuanian Periodicals in 1918-1940: Characteristics of its Quantitative and Qualitative Developement by Giedrė Polkaitė

“…Large manufacturers who published adverts in periodicals were wholesalers from abroad; the local market mostly offered the press or the sphere of services. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of full vaccination coverage according to the national schedule among children aged 12–35 months in Ghana by Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye

“…A cross-sectional study design using the most recent demographic and health survey data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey was used. We included a total weighted sample of 1,823 children aged 12–35 months in the five years preceding the survey. …”
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Rock breaking regularity of layered rock mass blasting under the influence of different resistance lines by Jianxin YU, Pengzhan MENG, Xin ZHANG, Zhenzhen LI

“…Taking the Class III surrounding rock as the geological background, the concrete specimens with different nodal parameters were prepared as the simulation material of layered rock body by layered casting method, and a series of blasting experiments under different blasting conditions were carried out, and the test process was monitored by the combination of high-speed camera, dynamic signal analysis system, and intelligent five-segment bursting tachymeter and other equipment; and the damage of layered rock body under the coupling of static geostatic load and dynamic blast load and the law of stress wave propagation were analysed by using the three-dimensional numerical simulation model of LS-DYNA. …”
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Determining the Factors and Evolutionary Trends of Customer Engagement in Businesses: A Bibliometric Analysis by Reza Abbasi Mobarakabadi, Amir khanlari, Nader Seyyedamiri

“…Objective Over the recent years, the concept of customer engagement has emerged as a focal point in marketing research. Despite the increasing interest in this concept, there is a lack of a comprehensive body of research in this area. …”
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Validation of a Novel Low-Cost Glaucoma Risk Calculator for Community-Based Screening in High-Risk Populations by Grimes K, Madu CT, Carrington C, Laroche D

“…Glaucoma screenings were held at community gatherings including local fairs, senior citizen homes, places of worship, and in the lobby of medical offices. …”
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Association between four anthropometric indices with age-related Macular Degeneration from NHANES 2005–2008 by Chuyang Xu, Xiaorong Wu

“…Abstract Background Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) decrease vision and presents considerable challenges for both public health and clinical management strategies. Obesity is usually implicated with increased AMD, and body mass index (BMI) does not reflect body fat distribution. …”
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Guidelines for Stroke Critical Rehabilitation by PAN Yu, XIE Yuxiao, ZHANG Hao, LYU Zeping, XIE Qing, BAI Dingqun, WAN Chunxiao, JIANG Shan, HE Jing, LIU Shaxing, LI Chong, YANG Bing, LIU Weiming, YANG Guofa, ZHOU Hua, LI Xin, XIE Ruimou, NI Xueyi, MA Di

“…Stroke is a disease in which cerebral blood vessels are damaged by a variety of causes, producing focal or overall brain tissue damage. With the acceleration of population aging and urbanization, stroke has become the leading cause of death and disability among adult residents in China. …”
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Études de durabilité de la semi-intensification de la production laitière dans le rayon de collecte de la Laiterie du Berger by Daouda Wade, Idrissa Diaw, Mamadou Tandiang Diaw, Jean-Daniel Cesaro, Abdoulaye Dieng

“…La durabilité de ces exploitations a été évaluée à l’aide de la méthode des Indicateurs de Durabilité des Exploitations Agricoles (IDEA4) adaptée à la réalité sénégalaise. Elle permet une double lecture : la première lecture selon les dimensions agroécologique, socio-territoriale et économique ; la seconde lecture selon les propriétés d’autonomie, de robustesse, de capacité productive et reproductive, d’ancrage territorial et de responsabilité globale. …”
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Innovative method integrates play fairway analysis supported with GIS and seismic modeling for geothermal potential evaluation in a basement reservoir by Mohamed Ayed Elbalawy, Mohamed Balash, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Ernő Takács, Felicitász Velledits

“…The amount of risk resulting from the three risk components is not equal, and the reservoir fracture permeability is the main risk factor. …”
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Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Enuresis in Children: Current Perspectives and Beyond by Wang Z, Zhang P, Shi R, Yang S, Liu K, Zhou Z, Li Q

“…Zhan Wang,1,* Pengpeng Zhang,2,* Run Shi,3,* Shuai Yang,1 Kui Liu,4 Zhaokai Zhou,1 Qi Li5 1Pediatric Urodynamic Center, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Joint International Pediatric Urodynamic Laboratory, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Lung Cancer, Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin’s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471000, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhaokai Zhou, Pediatric Urodynamic Center, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Joint International Pediatric Urodynamic Laboratory, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China, Email 13526278113@163.com Qi Li, Department of Pediatric Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China, Email siloam1994@163.comBackground: Nocturnal enuresis (NE) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are common diseases in children, which often cause various social and psychological problems. …”
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Sinking Skin Flap Syndrome following Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus by Ashish Chugh, Prashant Punia, Sarang Gotecha

“…All 212 patients underwent a similar DC following a strict institutional protocol and the craniectomies were performed by the same surgical team. At total of 160 patients survived and elective cranioplasty was planned at a 3-month interval. …”
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ArfGAP with the SH3 Domain, Ankyrin Repeat and PH Domain 1 Inversely Regulates Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Through Negative Feedback of Phosphorylated Epithelial Growth Factor Recept... by Chiba N, Menju T, Shimazu Y, Toyazaki T, Sumitomo R, Miyamoto H, Tamari S, Nishikawa S, Date H

“…Subsequently, NF-κB knockdown downregulated PD-L1 levels, while double knockdown of AMAP1 and NF-κB, restored PD-L1 expression.Conclusion: AMAP1 may inversely regulate PD-L1 through negative feedback of pEGFR and activation of NF-κB in NSCLC cell lines.Keywords: AMAP1, PD-L1, NF-κB, pEGFR…”
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Design, evaluation, and future projections of the NARCliM2.0 CORDEX-CMIP6 Australasia regional climate ensemble by G. Di Virgilio, G. Di Virgilio, J. P. Evans, J. P. Evans, F. Ji, F. Ji, E. Tam, J. Kala, J. Andrys, C. Thomas, D. Choudhury, C. Rocha, S. White, Y. Li, M. El Rafei, R. Goyal, M. L. Riley, J. Lingala

“…<p>NARCliM2.0 (New South Wales and Australian Regional Climate Modelling) comprises two Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) regional climate models (RCMs) which downscale five Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) global climate models contributing to the Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) over Australasia at 20 km resolution and southeast Australia at 4 km convection-permitting resolution. …”
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Oleanolic Acid Cubic Liquid Crystal Nanoparticle-Based Thermosensitive Gel Attenuates Depression Symptoms in Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress Rats by Shi Z, Wang Q, Li Q, Jia F, Xu W

“…However, OA is poorly soluble, has low oral bioavailability, and faces challenges in crossing the blood-brain barrier. …”
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Evaluación de la capacidad de resistencia al fuego de una estructura de hormigón armado tras un terremoto = Post-earthquake fire capacity assesment of a reinforced concrete frame by Ismail Haouach, Belkacem Lamri, Abdelhak Kada

“…Se discute el modo de colapso global o local de la estructura sometida a un incendio post-terremoto o a un incendio solo. …”
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The science and politics of ‘knowledge’ in safe sport research by Benjamin Carr

“…., more than 80% of the items were ‘double-barrelled’), most of which would tend towards over-reporting cases of violence. …”
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Anatomy, histology, and morphology of fish gills in relation to feeding habits: a comparative review of marine and freshwater species by Mohamed A. M. Alsafy, Hanan H. Abd-Elhafeez, Ahmed M. Rashwan, Atef Erasha, Safwat Ali, Samir A. A. El-Gendy

“…The gill rakers in lateral rows are longer, equal, or more in number and more developed than those of the medial rows, except at three gill arches in striped-red mullet fish, the second and third gill arches in pufferfish, and the fourth arch in Pagrus pagrus. gill rakers are absent at the first and second gill arches in Bagrus bayad. …”
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Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Findings in Parkinson&rsquo;s Disease With &ldquo;Antecedent Essential Tremor&rdquo;: A Case Series of a Large Kindred by Kong Y, Yao L, Xiao X, Chen A, Wang K, Yan H, Sun R, Liu R, Kong Q

“…Yu Kong,1,&ast; Lei Yao,2,&ast; Xiangyu Xiao,2,3 Anqiang Chen,1 Kexin Wang,1 Huan Yan,4 Ran Sun,4 Ruihan Liu,5,6,&ast; Qingxia Kong4,&ast; 1Medical Imaging Department, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272000, People’s Republic of China; 2Clinical Medical College, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272000, People’s Republic of China; 3Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272029, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272029, People’s Republic of China; 6Postdoctoral Mobile Station of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qingxia Kong, Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, 89 Guhuai Road, Jining, Shandong, 272000, People’s Republic of China, Email kxdqy8@sohu.com Ruihan Liu, Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, 89 Guhuai Road, Jining, Shandong, 272000, People’s Republic of China, Email ruihanliu1987@163.comBackground: The clinical pictures of essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often quite mimic at the early stage, and longstanding ET may ultimately develop to PD, that is, PD with “antecedent ET”. …”
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