The decorative practice based on natural forms in the Paleolithic of the Urals by Kotov V.G.

“…In recent years, archaeologists have found objects of decorative activity based on natural forms of bone and stone which were manufactured by men in the Ural-Volga region at the Upper Paleolithic monuments in the Kama area (Shirovanovo site), in the Middle Trans-Urals (Gari site), in the Southern Urals (Bogdanovka and Sergeevka 1 sites), in the mountainous part of the Southern Urals (Shulgan-Tash (Kapova) and Bayslantash caves) and in the Southern Trans-Urals (Troitskaya 1 site). …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CLIMATOLOGICAL FACTORS AND INCIDENCE RATE OF DENGUE IN SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA, 2007-2013 (IN SPANISH) by Salazar-Ceballos Alexander, Álvarez-Miño Lídice

“…Introduction: in Colombia, several authors have studied the relationship between the climatological variables and dengue, but studies carried out in Santa Marta, in the Colombian Caribbean, have been not found. Objective: to estimate the association between the incidence rate of dengue and the climatological factors: environmental temperature, relative humidity of the atmosphere and precipitation. …”
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Prevalence of hypertension in relation to anthropometric indices among secondary adolescents in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda by Godfrey Katamba, David Collins Agaba, Richard Migisha, Agnes Namaganda, Rosemary Namayanja, Eleanor Turyakira

“…So far, no other study estimating the prevalence and correlates of hypertension among adolescents in Uganda has been found. Objective The purpose of this study, therefore, was to asses the prevalence of hypertension and its correlation with anthropometric indices among adolescents in Mbarara Municipality, southwestern Uganda. …”
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Emotional discomfort among school staff and student teachers when they had to 'tell' or 'not tell' about vague suspicions of domestic violence by Stine Torp Løkkeberg, Andreas Balabanian, Simen Økland, Anne-Berit Øverby Aaseng

“…Background: Many employees in schools and kindergartens fail to report vague suspicions (e.g., inadequate clothing, signs of anxiety or lack of sleep, being verbally violent to peers) that children are victims of domestic violence because they are unsure whether their suspicions are well founded. Objective: We investigated the degree of emotional discomfort among school staff and student teachers when they had to 'tell’ or ‘not tell’ about vague suspicions of domestic violence. …”
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Clinical-epidemiologic aspects of patients with tuberculosis, Guantánamo 2013-2018 by Betsy Donatien-González, Caridad Franklin-Santel, Lourdes Margarita Expósito-Boue

“…In Guantánamo province, no research closely related to the subject was found. Objective: to describe the clinical-epidemiologic aspects of patients with tuberculosis in Guantánamo province, period 2013-2018. …”
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Usefulness of lymphocyte transformation test and in vitro cytokine release in differentiating between independent and cross‐reacting nickel/palladium allergy by Florian Kapp, Burkhard Summer, Peter Thomas

“…Abstract Background Often concomitant patch test (PT) reactivity to palladium (Pd) and nickel (Ni) is found. Objectives To determine whether lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) could be useful in discrimination between cross‐reacting or distinct PT results, and to compare the results with in vitro cytokine production upon Pd or Ni stimulation. …”
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An Obstacle-Finding Approach for Autonomous Mobile Robots Using 2D LiDAR Data by Lesia Mochurad, Yaroslav Hladun, Roman Tkachenko

“…Four hyperparameters are experimentally found for a given sensor configuration to maximize the correspondence between real and found objects. The work of the proposed algorithm has been carefully tested on simulated and actual data. …”
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Mutations in the AXIN1 gene in advanced prostate cancer. by Yardy, G, Bicknell, D, Wilding, J, Bartlett, S, Liu, Y, Winney, B, Turner, G, Brewster, S, Bodmer, W

“…Such mutations are rare in hepatocellular carcinomas and medulloblastomas with Wnt pathway dysfunction, and there, mutation in genes for other Wnt molecules, such as Axin, is more frequently found. OBJECTIVE: Although evidence of abnormal activation of the Wnt pathway in prostate cancer has been demonstrated by several groups, APC and beta-catenin mutations are infrequent. …”

The utility of beta 2 microglobulin (B2M) as an initial diagnostic tool for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) : evidence from a Malaysian sample by Narayanan, Maithrea Suresh

“…However, despite a high incidence of OSCC in Southeast Asia, no studies on the clinical use of B2M in the region were found. Objectives: To determine if serum B2M level can serve as an initial diagnostic tool to indicate if a biopsy is warranted, and if so, to propose a local B2M serum reference value to identify OSSC patients Methodology: Twenty-one patients diagnosed with OSCC were seen at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) over a one-year period, between June 2016 and June 2017, and an equal number of healthy controls participated in the study. …”
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Mausoleums in the Medieval City of Syganak by Sizdikov Bagdaulet S., Baitanayev Bauyrzhan A., Murgabayev Sagynbay S., Bakhtybayev Mels M., Arynov Kuanysh S., Gursoy M., Seraliyev Ali A.

“…The identified burial grounds and the found objects allow to determine the status, level of social development, worldview, lifestyle, traditions, religious beliefs, funeral rite and social relations of ancient people. …”
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Measuring consumer preference for models of diabetes care delivered by pharmacists by Krass I, Armour C, Taylor S, Hourihan F

“…The SugarCare study was funded by a grant but if the care is to continue some other method of financing must be found. Objectives: This study aimed to measure consumer preference for one of the two types of care offered in the SugarCare study, the control/standard and the intervention/enhanced service; the strength of that preference; and participants’ willingness to pay (WTP) for their preferred care. …”
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How user behaviour affects emissions and costs in residential energy systems—The impacts of clothing and thermal comfort by David Huckebrink, Jonas Finke, Valentin Bertsch

“…Methodologically, we combine a highly flexible energy system optimisation framework for investment and operational planning, a thermal building representation, a continuous and empirically founded objective for thermal comfort as the sole driver of heating demand and an analytical multi-objective optimisation method in one sector-coupled model. …”
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Aedes aegypti as potential vector of filariasis in Pekalongan, Central Java Province, Indonesia by Siti Istianah, Budi Mulyaningsih, Sitti Rahmah Umniyati, Eggi Arguni

“…Background: The filariasis elimination program in Indonesia has been conducted, but new cases and some chronic cases are still often found. Objective: This study aims to determine levels of endemicity and to identify filarial worm species in filariasis cases and s and their surrounding communities by using microscopic examination, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and to examine levels of infection in vectors mosquito by surgery and PCR. …”
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Entamoeba gingivalis – prevalence and correlation with dental caries in children from rural and urban regions of Lublin Province, Eastern Poland by Maria Mielnik- Błaszczak, Jolanta Rzymowska, Artur Michałowski, Agnieszka Skawińska- Bednarczyk, Jerzy Błaszczak

“…In the presentede survey, an increased incidence of Entamoeba gingivalis in conjunction with pathological changes in the oral cavity was found. Objectives The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of Entamoeba gingivalis in children treated in Department of Paediatric Dentistry of the Medical University in Lublin and its correlation with dental caries. …”
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A Catalog of Candidate Double and Lensed Quasars from Gaia and WISE Data by Valeri V. Makarov, Nathan J. Secrest

“…A few dozen serendipitously found objects of interest are discussed in more detail, including known and new lensed images, planetary nebulae, young IR stars of peculiar morphology, and quasars with catastrophic redshift errors in SDSS.…”
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The Use of Deep Learning Methods for Object Height Estimation in High Resolution Satellite Images by Szymon Glinka, Jarosław Bajer, Damian Wierzbicki, Kinga Karwowska, Michal Kedzierski

“…The authors of this article explore the possibility of using high-resolution optical satellite data to develop a universal algorithm for a fully automated estimation of object heights within the land cover by calculating the length of the shadow of each founded object. Finally, a set of algorithms allowing for a fully automatic detection of objects and shadows from satellite and aerial imagery and an iterative analysis of the relationships between them to calculate the heights of typical objects (such as buildings) and atypical objects (such as wind turbines) is proposed. …”
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The Compliance of Hospital Nurse in the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infection in Surabaya, Indonesia by Ainun Azizah Ramdhani, Nur Annisha Karunia Latief, Fariani Syahrul, Dwiono Mudjianto

“…However, the lack of nurses’ compliance behavior in implementing the CAUTI bundle prevention was found. Objective: This study analyzes the nurse’s compliance behavior in implementing CAUTI prevention using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) approach. …”
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Electroconvulsive therapy for Patients with Intellectual Disability. When and how? by F. Azevedo, R. André, I. Donas-Boto, D. Jeremias, C. Almeida

“…There are case reports of treatment resistant self-aggression, agitation, epilepsy, catatonia and psychosis successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy although controlled studies were not found. Objectives This work reviewed the current evidence for the use of electroconvulsive therapy in the management of patients with intellectual disability as well as its ethical and methodological implications. …”
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Making a Sustainable Diet Acceptable: An Emerging Programming Model With Applications to Schools and Nursing Homes Menus by Luca Benvenuti, Alberto De Santis

“…Nevertheless, cultural habits as well as attractiveness and variety of meals is very difficult to deal with, and no fully satisfactory way to include these issues in linear programming has been found.Objective: The aim of this paper is to move from traditional linear programming to a new programming methodology in order to cope also with acceptability in the design of meal plans.Method: Binary integer linear programming is the new modeling paradigm. …”
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Comparative study of treatment adherence, treatment-related attitudes, and background factors in schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar patients by H. Janicsák, Z. Grenda, D. Dudas, A. Soos, M. Sztyehlik, G. Gazdag

“…Results suggests that positive attitude to treatment has the highest influence on patients’ adherence and significant differences between treatment related attitudes and treatment adherence of psychotic and bipolar patients were found. Objectives The aims were to compare treatment related attitudes and treatment adherence between psychotic (schizophrenia spectrum) and bipolar patients; to evaluate the relationship between treatment related attitudes, illness perceptions and health locus of control in psychotic and bipolar populations. …”
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