02 mm longer, 95%CI-0.73 to 0.76 mm). Biopsy length in the needle chamber and immediately after removal were also non-inferior. Biopsy quality and patient discomfort were not significantly different for the FNP2 and the standard Tru-Cut needle. Biopsy fragmentation was more common in the FNP2 group. The FNP2 biopsy needle is non-inferior to the Tru-Cut needle in terms of biopsy length and not significantly different in terms of biopsy quality and patient experience. Future studies will evaluate the Forsvall needle design's effect on post-biopsy infection risk.The FNP2 biopsy needle is non-inferior to the Tru-Cut needle in terms of biopsy length and not significantly different in terms of biopsy quality and patient experience. Future studies will evaluate the Forsvall needle design's effect on post-biopsy infection risk.Educational systems throughout the world have been impacted by neoliberal ideology and practices transforming higher-education institutions. As a result, changes relating to the academic environment have become more complex. The well-being of academic staff is deteriorating as a result of overwhelming busy work or continual redirection culminating in high levels of stress in academic settings. Given that the perceptions of organizational politics have been shown a significant relevance to employees' attitudes in public and private sectors, the study aims to examine whether perceptions of organizational politics predict stress levels among faculty members in an academic environment. Moreover, the study examines the importance of personal values underlying the inclination toward stress in academic staff members. The study focuses on the extent to which personal values (self-enhancement and openness to change) moderate the relationships between the perception of organizational politics and stress level. The sample includes 376 academic staff from higher-education institutions. The study highlights the importance of personal values by showing that the extent of politics' negative consequences on stress levels depends on the employee's personal values. Findings suggested that a staff member's values seem to be significant in modifying the way in which he/she experiences the academic environment.The COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S) was developed as a screening tool for coronaphobia related to the current COVID-19 pandemic but to date has not been adapted to and validated in Asia. The current study aimed to adapt and validate the C19P-S with a sample of 321 Korean individuals. Selleck Guanosine Analyses showed that the Korean C19P-S (C19P-SK) has excellent reliability (α = .95) and confirmed its structural validity, and convergent and discriminant validity. Therefore, we conclude that the C19P-SK can be used to assess COVID-19 phobia in this population.Critical incident reporting systems (CIRS) have become the most common patient safety tools in healthcare. The purpose of this study was to present the development of CIRS in Georgia. A quantitative approach using a cross-sectional survey was adopted. Critical incidents were mainly derived from surgical disciplines. The highest number of cases was registered by nurses. The most common critical incidents were due to lack of personal attention. CIRS can be seen as an effective clinical risk management tool that can be used to identify potential sources of critical incidents and help ensure patient safety at a healthcare organization. The Community Mental Health Survey (CMHS) is a valuable resource of information on experiences of mental health care in England; however, response rates are declining. To increase the overall response rate and response rate of young adult service users. Four interventions were trialled in a randomised controlled study design alongside the 2017 CMHS. The questionnaire and information letters were modified based on an established framework for influencing behaviour. The modified materials plus a pre-notification card were tested to increase the overall response rate, identified by one-sided -tests between the intervention and control groups. An information flyer was modified to target service users age 18 to 35, tested using multilevel logistic regression. The overall response rate significantly increased with the modified information letters compared to the control (29.1% vs. 25.1%;  = 0.007). The targeted information flyer did not increase responses from younger service users; though the combination of modified information letters and questionnaire did (24.6% vs. 15.8%;  = 0.01). Modifying information letters based on the easy, attractive, social and timely (EAST) framework can increase response rate in postal surveys evaluating community mental health care. Modified letters combined with a modified questionnaire can increase the response from younger service users.Modifying information letters based on the easy, attractive, social and timely (EAST) framework can increase response rate in postal surveys evaluating community mental health care. Modified letters combined with a modified questionnaire can increase the response from younger service users.A pesticide characterization is presented for two highly technified valleys in northwest Mexico Culiacan Valley (CV) in Sinaloa and Yaqui Valley (YV) in Sonora. Approximately 250,000 kg of active ingredients are used every year, half of which are considered highly hazardous pesticides. Legacy pesticides are still present in the soils of these valleys. The aim of the present study was to identify and quantify a wide variety of pesticides in soils and correlate their concentrations with historical and current use. Agricultural soils from both valleys were sampled and analyzed using accelerated solvent extraction and subsequent quantification by gas chromatography with selective detectors. The most frequently detected pesticides (mean, µg g-1) in CV were organochlorines (0.1967), organophosphates (0.0928), synthetic pyrethroids (0.2565), organonitrogen (0.0552), and miscellaneous pesticides (0.1851). In YV, the most frequently detected pesticides were organochlorines (0.8607), organophosphates (0.0001), synthetic pyrethroids (0.