Hydrogen vs. Battery in the Long-term Operation. A Comparative Between Energy Management Strategies for Hybrid Renewable Microgrids by Andrea Monforti Ferrario, Francisco José Vivas, Francisca Segura Manzano, José Manuel Andújar, Enrico Bocci, Luigi Martirano

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The Canadian RMB Trading Centre: A Small Step in the Long Road of China’s Peaceful Rise in International Financial Markets by John M. Curtis

“…Canada has shrewdly connected its own financial system to that of China’s, well before many other countries, in securing permission from China to host one of the world’s few renminbi trading hubs. The creation of these trading hubs is an important milestone for China in the long process of the internationalization of its currency. …”
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The Canadian RMB Trading Centre: A Small Step in the Long Road of China’s Peaceful Rise in International Financial Markets by John M. Curtis

“…Canada has shrewdly connected its own financial system to that of China’s, well before many other countries, in securing permission from China to host one of the world’s few renminbi trading hubs. The creation of these trading hubs is an important milestone for China in the long process of the internationalization of its currency. …”
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The Canadian RMB Trading Centre: A Small Step in the Long Road of China’s Peaceful Rise in International Financial Markets by John M. Curtis

“…Canada has shrewdly connected its own financial system to that of China’s, well before many other countries, in securing permission from China to host one of the world’s few renminbi trading hubs. The creation of these trading hubs is an important milestone for China in the long process of the internationalization of its currency. …”
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Reduction in malaria burden following the introduction of indoor residual spraying in areas protected by long-lasting insecticidal nets in Western Kenya, 2016-2018. by Diba Dulacha, Vincent Were, Elvis Oyugi, Rebecca Kiptui, Maurice Owiny, Waqo Boru, Zeinab Gura, Robert T Perry

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We reviewed records and tallied monthly aggregate of outpatient department (OPD) attendance, suspected malaria cases, those tested for malaria and those testing positive for malaria at two health facilities, one from Nyatike, an intervention sub-county, and one from Suba, a comparison sub-county, both located in Western Kenya, from February 1, 2016, through March 31, 2018. …”
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Seasonal dynamics of gonads maturity and indices of body condition for walleye pollock <i>Theragra chalcogramma</i> in the northern part of the Okhotsk Sea by Alexander I. Varkentin

“…Its spawning season is rather long both for the whole population and any spawning ground, e.g. at West Kamchatka the fish with melting gonads is observed from December to September and probably later, but the mass spawning continues about one month - in March-April, on average. …”
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Hypo- and Hyper-Virulent <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Clones Persisting in Two Different Food Processing Plants of Central Italy by Fabrizia Guidi, Massimiliano Orsini, Alexandra Chiaverini, Marina Torresi, Patrizia Centorame, Vicdalia Aniela Acciari, Romolo Salini, Barbara Palombo, Giorgio Brandi, Giulia Amagliani, Giuditta Fiorella Schiavano, Francesca Romana Massacci, Stefano Fisichella, Marco Di Domenico, Massimo Ancora, Adriano Di Pasquale, Anna Duranti, Cesare Cammà, Francesco Pomilio, Giuliana Blasi

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Resident Impact of the Single Site Order Restricting Staff Mobility across Long-Term Care Homes in British Columbia, Canada by Farinaz Havaei, Sabina Staempfli, Andy Ma, Joanie Sims-Gould, Thea Franke, Minjeong Park

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Robot-assisted laparoscopic ileal ureter replacement with extracorporeal ileal segment preparation for long ureteral strictures: a case series by Shubo Fan, GuanPeng Han, Zhihua Li, Xiang Wang, Xinfei Li, Shengwei Xiong, Dan Li, Jun Zhang, Chang Meng, Peng Zhang, Kunlin Yang, Xuesong Li, Liqun Zhou

“…We aimed to present the surgical technique of robotic ileal ureter replacement with extracorporeal ileal segment preparation for long ureteral strictures. Methods From March 2019 to March 2021, 18 patients underwent robotic ileal ureter replacement with extracorporeal ileal segment preparation by one experienced surgeon. …”
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Safety and efficacy of biliary stenting combined with iodine-125 seed strand followed by hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy plus lenvatinib with PD-1 inhibitor for the treatment... by Long-Wang Lin, Kun Ke, Rong Chen, Wei-Zhu Yang, Ning Huang, Zheng-Zhong Wu

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Long-Term Variability in Potential Evapotranspiration, Water Availability and Drought under Climate Change Scenarios in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia by Mahtsente Tadese, Lalit Kumar, Richard Koech

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Insights from the 2-year-long human confinement experiment in Grand Cayman reveal the resilience of coral reef fish communities by Jack V. Johnson, Alex D. Chequer, Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley

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Outcomes of patients with schizophrenia who discontinued long‐acting injectable antipsychotic therapy due to adverse events: A chart review by Taro Kishi, Kenji Sakuma, Makoto Okuya, Masakazu Hatano, Nakao Iwata

“…Methods The study included patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders who commenced LAI‐SGA therapy between January/1//2009 and March/31/2020 at Fujita Health University Hospital in Toyoake, Japan. …”
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Long‐term usage patterns and clinical outcomes in a community‐based differentiated antiretroviral therapy delivery programme in South Africa by Lara Lewis, Yukteshwar Sookrajh, Johan van derMolen, Thokozani Khubone, Munthra Maraj, Phelelani Sosibo, Rose vanHeerden, Francesca Little, Reshma Kassanjee, Nigel Garrett, Jienchi Dorward

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Perceptions of family medicine among long-term patients of a family medicine clinic in Japan: a mixed-methods study by Tesshu Kusaba, Kotaro Sato, Ryoko Michinobu

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Short versus long esophageal myotomy during peroral endoscopic myotomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative trials by Zaheer Nabi, Rupjyoti Talukdar, Harshal Mandavdhare, D Nageshwar Reddy

“…Results: A total of 521 patients from five studies in which 241 patients were treated with short and 280 patients with long myotomy approaches were analyzed. The pooled rate for clinical success gave an odds ratio (OR) of 1.27 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.50–3.26; I2 = 0; P = 0.62); for hospital stay OR 0.22 (95% CI − 0.03 to 0.46; I2 = 0; P = 0.08); for GERD by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) OR 0.58 (95% CI 0.31–1.07; I2 = 0; P = 0.08), and for adverse events OR 0.67 (95% CI 0.29–1.53; I2 = 51; P = 0.34). …”
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Risk of long COVID main symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zoe Marjenberg, Sean Leng, Carlo Tascini, Megha Garg, Kate Misso, Clotilde El Guerche Seblain, Nabila Shaikh

“…Overall, infection with SARS-CoV-2 carried significantly higher risk of fatigue (RR 1.72, 95% confidence intervals [CIs] 1.41, 2.10), shortness of breath (RR 2.60, 95% CIs 1.96, 3.44), memory difficulties (RR 2.53, 95% CIs 1.30, 4.93), and concentration difficulties (RR 2.14, 95% CIs 1.25, 3.67). …”
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Long-Term (2002–2021) Trend in Nutrient-Related Pollution at Small Stratified Inland Estuaries, the Kishon SE Mediterranean Case by Barak Herut, Yaron Gertner, Yael Segal, Guy Sisma-Ventura, Nurit Gordon, Natalia Belkin, Eyal Rahav

“…Nutrient pollution may negatively affect the water quality and ecological status of rivers and estuaries worldwide, specifically in stratified and small inland estuaries. We present a long-term, two-decade data set of dissolved inorganic nutrient concentrations, chlorophyll-<i>a</i> (chl-<i>a</i>), dissolved oxygen (DO), and potentially toxic algal cell concentrations at the Kishon River estuary (Israel) as a case study for assessing nutrient ecological thresholds in such type of estuaries, prevalent along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. …”
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Periprocedural, short-term, and long-term outcomes following transcatheter tricuspid valve repair: a systemic review and meta-analysis by Zexuan Wu, Wengen Zhu, Wulamiding Kaisaier, Miriding Kadier, Runkai Li, Gulpari Tursun, Yugang Dong, Chen Liu, Yili Chen

“…Technical and procedural success was high at 93.9% and 82.1%, respectively. The pooled perioperative, short-term, and long-term all-cause mortality for patients undergoing TTVR was 1.0%, 3.3%, and 14.1%, respectively. …”
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Long-Term Mortality following Acute Noninvasive Ventilation for Obesity-Related Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Single-Centre Study by Aditya Krishnan, Paul Ellis, Pearlene Antoine-Pitterson, Amy Oakes, Bethany Jones, Alice Turner, Rahul Mukherjee

“…However, multivariable analysis identified that pH was not a significant determinant of long-term mortality, although male sex, older age, and higher admission pCO2 increased the risk of death at two years by 76%, 3% per year of age, and 16% per 1 kPa of pCO2 increase, respectively. …”
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