Background: Multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) represent a significant challenge in intensive care units (ICUs), as they limit treatment options, prolong hospital stays, and escalate healthcare costs. Respiratory ICUs are particularly affected due t...
Background: Family-centered care (FCC) is a foundational principle in pediatric healthcare, yet its implementation in culturally specific contexts remains poorly understood. In Saudi Arabia, Islamic values, collective family structures, and gendered...
Background: Critically ill geriatric patients represent a unique group with specific care needs due to the physiological and pathological changes associated with aging, which make them susceptible to adverse events and complications during their stay...
The aim of this study was to investigate the bioremediation impacts of willows grown in short rotation intensive culture (SRIC) and supplemented or not with spent mushroom substrate (SMS) and ramial chipped wood (RCW). Results did not show that SMS s...
Background/objectives: Blood culture (BC) contamination is a frequent problem which leads to increased laboratory workload, inappropriate use of antibiotics and the associated adverse events, and increased healthcare costs. This study prospectively e...
As the social phenomenon that takes into account cultural venues and facilities and cultural participation and attractiveness, the cultural strength of a city is a significant dimension of each city relevant for its inhabitants, as well as its visito...
The Government of the Indonesian Republic has targeted an increase in the value of shrimp exports and production until 250% by 2024. Thus, a special strategy is needed to develop whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) culture that can increase produc...
Welfare assessments have risen to prominence in the aquaculture industry, with increasing awareness of their significance among stakeholders in Thailand. In this study, we conducted a welfare assessment of tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) farms in Thailand...
Heritage tourism is central to Spain’s cultural and territorial development, but its spatial distribution and intensity are still unevenly understood. This study analyzes heritage tourism in Spain as a territorially differentiated phenomenon by...
Due to the nature of their activity, anesthesia and critical care have generally well-developed patient safety cultures, which are linked to a greater level of incident awareness and reporting during clinical activity. In order to determine the statu...
18 March 2022
The translation and cultural adaptation of the Quality of Dying and Death in Brazil may provide a reliable and reproducible scale for collecting and analyzing data on the process of dying and death, given the absence of Brazilian studies that have pr...
This study investigates the dynamic physicochemical and microbiological changes during low-intensity ultrasound-assisted co-culture lactic acid bacteria (LAB) fermentation (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, and Limosilactobaci...
Residential historic districts face simultaneous pressures from tourism development, functional transformation, and the need to sustain everyday community life. Taking the Barkhor Historic Area in Lhasa as a case study, this study integrates GIS-base...
Background: Nosocomial pneumonia (NP) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Prior antibiotic use, polymicrobial infections, and the limitations of conventional microbiological methods often complicat...
Serial perirectal swabs are used to identify colonization of multidrug-resistant bacteria and prevent spread. The purpose of this study was to determine colonization with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococc...
Background: Bloodstream infections increase morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients and pose a significant burden for health care systems worldwide. Optimal blood culture diagnostics are essential for early detection and specific treatment....
This work is devoted to the description of the synthesis of hydrogels in the process of cryotropic gel formation based on copolymerization of synthesized potassium 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (SPMA-co-HEMA) and assessin...
Ammonia is the main pollution factor of the aquatic environment in marine shrimp culture systems. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of the combination of biofloc technology and nitrifying biofilter for the ammonia removal, a 70-day production t...
Water quality management is crucial for sustainable whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) aquaculture, though little research has comprehensively investigated the spatiotemporal fluctuation of trace elements in tropical semi-intensive ponds. This st...
This 90-day trial evaluated the integrated benefits of biofloc technology (BFT) in lined ponds for intensive Penaeus vannamei culture, comparing it with a conventional water-exchange (WE) system. The BFT system maintained favorable water quality with...
The lotus–fish co-culture (LFC) system leverages plant–fish symbiosis to optimize aqua-culture environments, enhancing both economic and ecological yields. However, the eco-logical mechanisms of microbial communities in LFC systems remain...
Objectives: Emotion perception in music is shaped by cultural background, yet the extent of cultural biases remains unclear. This study investigated how Western listeners perceive emotion in music across cultures, focusing on the accuracy and intensi...
Biocultural landscapes emerge from long-term interactions between human societies and ecological systems, yet integrated assessments of biological and cultural values remain limited, particularly within conservation policy frameworks such as Natura 2...
(1) Background: As microalgae cultures are affected by the quantity and quality of light, I explored this for two species. Additionally, I introduced a novel easy and economical way for the growers to easily and economically ascertain continuously wi...
Safety Culture (SC) has become a key priority for safety improvement in healthcare. Studies have identified links between positive SC and improved patient outcomes. Mixed-method measurements of SC are needed to account for diverse social, cultural, a...
Assessing Cultural Ecosystem Services (CESs) is critical for linking landscape management with human well-being. In the context of ethnic villages, the applicability of international assessment frameworks remains open to further exploration, while ex...
Background/Objectives: The Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (PSS:NICU) is one of the most widely used tools for assessing parental stress in neonatal intensive care settings. This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt and va...
This paper investigates how cultural distance, the local experience of a foreign subsidiary, and the intensity of local competition jointly affect the staff localization of MNEs’ subsidiaries. While previous studies on the effects of cultural d...
Linear cultural heritage poses significant challenges in tourism development, primarily due to the complexities involved in implementing scientific zoning and differentiated management strategies. Systematic optimization of its tourism spatial struct...
20 August 2025
With persistent racial inequities, cultural adaptations of health programs can promote equitable maternal mental health. Despite the intersecting identities of Black mothers with preterm birth combined with racial discrimination, previous mental heal...
Root morphological and physiological traits play important roles in rice growth and yield formation. Rice–loach co-culture is an important integrated rice–aquaculture system, yet root responses under ditch-free co-culture conditions remai...
Bicarbonate ions are the primary source of inorganic carbon for autotrophic organisms living in aquatic environments. In the present study, we evaluated the short-term (hours) effects of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) addition on the growth and photosyn...
The presence of Candida spp. in urine has traditionally been considered to be a colonization; however, in certain clinical circumstances, such as in critically ill patients, immunocompromised individuals, or those with chronic diseases, it gains grea...
Zeaxanthin is a xanthophyll pigment that is regarded as one of the best carotenoids for the prevention and treatment of degenerative diseases. In the worldwide natural products market, consumers prefer pigments that have been produced from biological...
Background: Early mobility (EM) is vital in the intensive care unit (ICU) to counteract immobility-related effects. A multidisciplinary approach is key, as it requires precise initiation knowledge. However, physicians’ understanding of EM in ad...
Background: Discharging patients from intensive care units (ICUs) poses significant risks for adverse events (AEs), contributing to hospital morbidity and mortality. To mitigate premature transitioning, an ICU discharge readiness checklist (ICU-DRC)...
To remain competitive within the current, uncertain business scenario, it is vital for firms to develop capabilities that lead them to adapt and offer quick responses to market changes. Under the dynamic capabilities view of the firm, this paper prop...
Background: Active nasal surveillance culture (ANSC) is recognized to enable rapid detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the intensive care unit (ICU), which can contribute to the prevention of Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). This stud...
The presence of bacteria with resistance to specific antibiotics is one of the greatest threats to the global health system. According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance has already reached alarming levels in many parts of the...
Background/Objectives: Early identification of microbiologically confirmed sepsis and antimicrobial-resistant infection remains challenging in critically ill patients. The renal–inflammatory–nutritional–metabolic (RIN-IM) score inte...
13 May 2022
Ten years ago, the Neonatal intensive care unit in Drammen, Norway, implemented Single-Family Rooms (SFR), replacing the traditional open bay (OB) unit. Welcoming parents to stay together with their infant 24 h per day, seven days per week, was both...
Background: Candida isolation is common in critically ill patients, but its clinical interpretation depends strongly on microbiological source, host factors, and clinical context. Bloodstream isolation, candiduria, respiratory tract isolation, s...
Background: Plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) may complement conventional microbiology in critically ill patients, yet its contribution to antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care unit (ICU) remains unclear. Methods: In this...
The flourishing of the tourism market generates gigantic carbon emissions. It is imperative for tourism companies to take action to achieve decarbonization. The emergence of digital technology is gradually becoming an important strategic path for glo...
Digital technologies are reshaping how tourists and hospitality consumers search for, personalize, interpret, and share experiences. This study examines customer value co-creation (VCC) as a mechanism linking digital-age participation with consumer o...
This study investigated whether these contrasting environments are associated with the development of coherent, organism-wide phenotypic–physiological syndromes reflecting a fundamental life-history trade-off. A controlled 60-day trial was cond...
Microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms capable of fixing CO2 to produce O2 and a wide variety of metabolites of interest. Attempts have been made to describe their growth dynamics using mathematical models; however, these models fail to fully r...
This study examined self-defining memories (SDMs) in relation to well-being in European American and Chinese emerging adults. European American (N = 118) and Chinese participants (N = 122) each generated two SDMs; rated the emotionality, importance,...
There is a growing interest in plant microbiome’s engineering to optimize desired functions such as improved phytoremediation. This study is aimed at examining the microbial communities inhabiting the roots and rhizospheres of two Salix miyabea...
Short-rotation intensive cultures (SRICs) of willows can potentially sequester carbon (C) in soil. However, there is limited information regarding the factors governing soil organic C (Corg) accumulation following afforestation. The objectives of thi...
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