Assessment of climate characteristics and long-term trends of rainfall and drought in the Congo River Basin by Eman Hassan Mabrouk, Fawzia Ibrahim Moursy, Mostafa Morsy

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An integrated ecological, genetic and geological assessment of long-distance dispersal by invertebrates on kelp rafts by Jonathan M. Waters, Tania M. King, Ceridwen I. Fraser, Dave Craw

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Psychological Safety and Communication Difficulties of Teachers and Students During Long-term Online Training by P. A. Kislyakov, E. A. Shmeleva, I.-L. S. Meerson

“…Due to the growing concerns related to the psychological well-being of students and teachers during a long and intensive online training, it becomes necessary for teachers, psychologists, practitioners to take measures to prevent threats to online communication and identify personal resources of psychological security in the online environment.The purpose of the study was to identify the communicative difficulties of long-term online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the personal resources of students and teachers that contribute to ensuring their psychological safety.The study was conducted in February-March 2022. …”
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Long-Term Care Healthcare-Associated Infections in 2022: An Analysis of 20,216 Reports by Shawn Kepner, Christine Bingman, Rebecca Jones

“… # Methods LTC HAI data from PA-PSRS were extracted on March 1, 2023. Reports submitted by LTC facilities and specific care areas were included for infection rates each month if resident and device days were also entered in PA-PSRS for the facility and care area…”
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Long-Term Forecasting of Electrical Loads in Kuwait Using Prophet and Holt–Winters Models by Abdulla I. Almazrouee, Abdullah M. Almeshal, Abdulrahman S. Almutairi, Mohammad R. Alenezi, Saleh N. Alhajeri

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Bone density loss following ankle fusion persists at long-term follow-up by Ulrich Wiebking, Ines Gaedke, F Padraigh O'Loughlin, Ralph Gaulke

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Long-term Complications of COVID-19 in Nursing Staff; a Retrospective Longitudinal Study by Koorosh Etemad, Hossein Hatami, Mahnaz Nikpeyma, Forough Mowla, Fatemeh Fallah Atatalab

“…This study aimed to evaluate the one-year incidence of long-term COVID-19 complications among the nursing staff. …”
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Tunneling of Mesh during Ventral Rectopexy: Technical Aspects and Long-Term Functional Results by Paola Campennì, Angelo Alessandro Marra, Veronica De Simone, Francesco Litta, Angelo Parello, Carlo Ratto

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Modern Products for a Vintage Event: An Update on the 1933 Long Beach, California, Earthquake by Susan E. Hough, Luke Blair, Sonia Ellison, Robert W. Graves, Scott Haefner, Eric M. Thompson, Nicholas van der Elst, Morgan Page, David J. Wald

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Mid-Term to Long-Term Follow-Up of Stemless Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty by Thierry Authom MD, Tristan Lascar MD, Hassan Wahab MD, Antoine Gournay MD, Emmanuel Beaudouin MD, Jacobus H Muller PhD, Mo Saffarini M.Eng, MBA, FRSM, Geoffroy Nourissat MD

“…Methods Authors retrospectively reviewed records of 62 stemless TSAs implanted between March 2013 and December 2014. Six were excluded because they had fractures or muscular impairment, which left 56: primary osteoarthritis (n = 49), rheumatoid arthritis (n = 4), avascular necrosis (n = 1), or glenoid dysplasia (n = 2). …”
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Mid- to Long-Term Outcomes of Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization in Athletes: A Systematic Review by Muzammil Akhtar, Jimmy Wen, Daniel Razick, Mouhamad Shehabat, Ali Saeed, Osamah Baig, Maaz Asim, Ilham Tokhi, Sonia Aamer, Muhammad Bilal Akhtar

“…There exists a considerable amount of evidence regarding short-term outcomes of shoulder arthroscopy in athletes; however, mid- to long-term data are limited. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to evaluate studies assessing mid- to long-term outcomes and rates of return to sport in athletes undergoing primary shoulder arthroscopy. …”
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A record review of reported musculoskeletal pain in an Ontario long term care facility by Humphreys B Kim, D'Astolfo Connie J

“…The objectives of this study were:</p> <p>1. To investigate the period prevalence of MSK pain and associated subgroups in residents of a long-term care (LTC) facility.…”
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Correlation of long-term care facility vaccination practices between seasons and resident types by Emily T. O’Neill, Elliott Bosco, Erin Persico, Joe B. Silva, Melissa R. Riester, Patience Moyo, Robertus van Aalst, Matthew M. Loiacono, Ayman Chit, Stefan Gravenstein, Andrew R. Zullo

“…LTCFs from a source population of residents during October 1st-March 31st in 2013–2014 (3,042,881 residents; 15,683 LTCFs) and 2014–2015 (3,143,174, residents; 15,667 LTCFs). …”
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Small-scale water deficits after wildfires create long-lasting ecological impacts by Rory C O’Connor, Matthew J Germino, David M Barnard, Caitlin M Andrews, John B Bradford, David S Pilliod, Robert S Arkle, Robert K Shriver

“…Water deficit was characterized by: (1) the standardized precipitation-evapotranspiration index (SPEI), a coarse-scale drought index, and (2) the number of days with wet and warm conditions in the near-surface soil, where seeds and seedlings germinate and emerge (i.e. days with 0–5 cm deep soil water potential >−2.5 MPa and temperature above 0 °C). …”
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Long‐Term Stability of Patients Undergoing Endovascular Parent Artery Occlusion of Their Intracranial Artery by Satoshi Koizumi, Masaaki, Shojima, Takahiro Ota, Shogo Dofuku, Satoru Miyawaki, Satoshi Kiyofuji, Keiichiro Maeda, Takashi Ochi, Akihiro Ito, Yukihiro Hidaka, Soichi Oya, Akira Saito, Gakushi Yoshikawa, Kei Yanai, Tomohiro Inoue, Sho Tsunoda, Katsumi Hoya, Nobuhito Saito

“…The incidence of clinical and radiological events was 1.2% and 1.1% per patient‐year, respectively. Conclusion Once the patients surpass the acute phase after PAO, their mid‐ to long‐term course was stable. …”
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Long-term respiratory consequences of COVID-19 related pneumonia: a cohort study by Saioa Eizaguirre, Gladis Sabater, Sònia Belda, Juan Carlos Calderón, Victor Pineda, Marc Comas-Cufí, Marc Bonnin, Ramon Orriols

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Long-term self-reported health and disability after COVID-19 in public employees by Linda Ashman Kröönström, Johanna Krause, Simon B. Larsson, Robert Sigström, Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen

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Infection with SARS-CoV-2 Variants Is Associated with Different Long COVID Phenotypes by Michele Spinicci, Lucia Graziani, Marta Tilli, Jerusalem Nkurunziza, Iacopo Vellere, Beatrice Borchi, Jessica Mencarini, Irene Campolmi, Leonardo Gori, Lorenzo Giovannoni, Carla Amato, Luca Livi, Laura Rasero, Francesco Fattirolli, Rossella Marcucci, Betti Giusti, Iacopo Olivotto, Sara Tomassetti, Federico Lavorini, Laura Maggi, Francesco Annunziato, Niccolò Marchionni, Lorenzo Zammarchi, Alessandro Bartoloni

“…Increasing oxygen support (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1–1.8), use of immunosuppressants (OR 6.4, 95% CI 1.5–28) and female sex (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.1–2.9) were associated with a higher risk of long COVID symptoms. …”
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U.S. patient preferences for long‐acting HIV treatment: a discrete choice experiment by Susan M. Graham, Douglas Barthold, Brett Hauber, Aaron T. Brah, Enrique Saldarriaga, Ann C. Collier, Rodney J. Y. Ho, the Emory PREFER Team, Vincent C. Marconi, Jane M. Simoni

“…Abstract Introduction Recent advances in long‐acting antiretroviral therapy (LA‐ART) could provide new options for HIV treatment and reduce adherence barriers, if regimens are acceptable to patients. …”
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The effect of long-term drug use on rational use of medicines in children with medical illness by Yaşar Topal, Emine Neşe Yeniçeri, Aynur Özdemir

“…Methods: Among the 288 parents who applied to the pediatric outpatient clinics of Muğla Training and Research Hospital between January 1, 2022 and March 31, 2022; 144 people with children aged 0-12 who have a chronic disease and have been using regular medication for at least three months are included in the research group, 144 people who did not have a chronic disease and did not use medication constantly were determined as the control group. …”
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