Experimental Evaluation Study on High Temperature Tolerance Foam for Profile Control of Steam Huff-n-Puff by Yang Liu, Xiao Yuan, Yu Bao

“…Firstly, utilizing high-temperature aging tank and high-speed stirrer device, the foam quality of DF-2 foam and four kinds of other common industrial foams were evaluated and compared; this experiment result shows that the DF-2 foam has the best temperature tolerance. …”
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Broiler farming and antibiotic use through an agency theory lens. A case study from West Bengal, India. by Mathew Hennessey, Indranil Samanta, Guillaume Fournié, Matthew Quaife, Meenakshi Gautham, Haidaruliman Paleja, Kumaravel Papaiyan, Ripan Biswas, Pablo Alarcon

“…Interviews were conducted with key informants (n = 6) and stakeholders (n = 20) associated with broiler production, and broiler farmers (17 contract and four non-contract), using online and face-to-face interviews. …”
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Relationship Between the Number of Occlusal Supporting and Medical Cost: Analysis Using Large Claims Database from Employee Health Care Insurance in Japan by Tatsunori Murata, Korenori Arai, Kosuke Kashiwagi, Shunsuke Baba

“…B3 for Eichner classification and Area IV for Miyachi classification in the medical visit rate, and C1 for Eichner classification and Area III for Miyachi classification in medical expenditure) were 75.3% and 75.1%, and JPY149 339 (US\$1357.63) and JPY120 925 (US\$1099.32), respectively. …”
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Experimental study on in-situ simulation of rainfall-induced soil erosion in forest lands converted to cash crop areas in Dabie Mountains. by Gao Li, Tao Yang, Rui Chen, Haogang Dong, Feng Wu, Qinghua Zhan, Jinyan Huang, Minxuan Luo, Li Wang

“…It focused on a tea plantation slope of the Dabie Mountains, employing four rainfall scenarios, i.e. light rain, moderate rain, heavy rain, and heavy rain following drought, to conduct in-situ simulation experiments, mirroring the prevalent rainfall patterns in the study region. …”
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Quantification of key factors and hazard classification of “coal wall” stability under high-intensity mining by Shaohong YAN, Bo XUE

“…Aiming at the engineering problem of coal wall rib spalling under high-intensity mining that restricts normal mining and intelligent prediction and control, based on the proposed “combined short cantilever beam-articulated rock beam structure”, the geological mining factors and four mining technical factors that affect the stability of the coal wall were put forward. …”
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Forehead, temporal augmentation and lateral browlift with Ellanse M by Larry Wu, Bo Wang

“…Type I+T is for forehead with central depression, Type II+T is with bilateral triangular depression, Type III is for Type I and II combined, Type IV+T is for sloping forehead pattern and Type V+T is for more severe sloping forehead pattern. …”
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Craniology of Nyctereutes procyonoides (Carnivora) based on materials from Ukraine by Denys Lazariev

“…The article presents the results of a comprehensive craniological analysis of the common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides Gray 1834) based on adult skulls from four samples, three of which comprise materials from Ukraine: 1) central and northern oblasts of Ukraine (Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy oblasts); 2) eastern oblasts of Ukraine (Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Poltava oblasts); 3) southern oblasts of Ukraine (Kherson Oblast). …”
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Evaluation of Peripartum Hysterectomy in a Tertiary Care Unit and Its Effect on Patients’ Long-Term Physical and Mental Wellbeing: Quest Is Not Over When You Save the Life by P. D. M. Pathiraja, Asanka Jayawardane

“…Nine of the deliveries were elective lower-segment caesarean section and two were vaginal deliveries. Four emergency peripartum hysterectomies were done for primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) and two for secondary PPH. …”
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Kdr genotyping (V1016I, F1534C) of the Nav channel of Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquito populations in Harris County (Houston), Texas, USA, after Permanone 31-66 field tests and its infl... by Jonathan R Hernandez, Michael Longnecker, Chris L Fredregill, Mustapha Debboun, Patricia V Pietrantonio

“…To evaluate the potential impact of pyrethroid resistance on vector control, Ae. aegypti eggs were collected from eight mosquito control operational areas in Harris County, Texas, and emerged females were treated in field tests at four different distances from the pyrethroid Permanone 31-66 source. …”
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CHILD VISITATIONS WITH FATHERS SERVING A PRISON SENTENCE by Aneta Jarzębińska

“…The material for the study came from the author's questionnaire filled out by 159 fathers serving a prison sentence in one of four prisons in Poland. After analysing the information from the completed questionnaires, it was found that 2/3 of the men had contact with their child/children while in prison. …”
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Efficacy of the Optilume paclitaxel drug-coated balloon after urethroplasty: short-term results from a multicenter study by Maia VanDyke, Eshan Joshi, Brian Ceballos, Adam Baumgarten, Ethan Matz, Kayla S. Graham, Maxim J. McKibben, Ahmad Imam, Lucas Wiegand, Bryce Franzen, Steven Hudak

“…Methods: A retrospective, multi-institutional review of male patients undergoing DCB dilation from 1/1/2022 to 11/1/2023 by five surgeons at four institutions was performed. Patients were stratified by history of urethroplasty; demographics, stricture characteristics, and outcomes (surgical success, time to recurrence). …”
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Investigating the Effect of Malocclusion Severity on the Psychological Impact of Dental Aesthetics by Neda Babanouri, Hooman Zarif Najafi, Fatmeh Hosseini, Shabnam Ajami

“…This questionnaire comprises 23 items divided into four domains of Dental self-confidence, Social impact, Psychological impact and Aesthetic concerns. …”
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Machine Learning Approach and Model for Predicting Proton Stopping Power Ratio and Other Parameters Using Computed Tomography Images by Charles Ekene Chika

“…Methods: Empirical relationships between computed tomography (CT) number and SPR, ρe (Zeff) and I were used to formulate a model that predicts all the four parameters using linear attenuation coefficients which can be converted to CT numbers. …”
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Z. Ivinskis: the first objective researcher of St. Casimir's life by Jonas Boruta

“…Ivinskis had published four articles on this theme in the period 1953-58. …”
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Ellagic acid could prevent experimentally induced oxidative stress in rats by Mehmet Ali Kisacam, Gonca Ozan Kocamuftuoglu, Enver Ozan, Sema Temizer Ozan

“…After two weeks, 500 ppm PB applied to positive control and treatment groups. 50 mg/kg/day EA were orally given to EA, and pretreatment groups for 8 weeks and treatment group was given for four weeks. After 8 weeks rats were sacrificed, liver and blood were subjected to biochemical evaluation.…”
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Pengaruh ekstrak kulit umbi bawang putih (Allium sativum L.) Terhadap kadar kolesterol total darah tikus jantan galur wistar diabetes mellitus by Rina Wijayanti, Abdur Rosyid, Iffa Kholishotul Izza

“…Penelitian ini menggunakan tikus putih jantan galur wistar 25 ekor terdiri dari lima kelompok yaitu kelompok I adalah normal, kelompok II adalah induksi aloksan 160 mg/kg BB, kelompok III adalah induksi aloksan dan ekstrak dosis 1000 mg/kg BB, Kelompok IV adalah induksi aloksan dan ekstrak dosis 2000 mg/kg BB, Kelompok V adalah induksi aloksan dan ekstrak dosis 4000 mg/kg BB, pemberian ekstrak dilakukan selama 14 hari. …”
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Experience of entecavir in renal graft recipients with chronic hepatitis B by M. L. Zubkin, Ye. P. Sel'kova, F. K. Kokoyeva, T. A. Semenenko, V. I. Chervinko, A. N. Kolomoyets, E. M. Balakirev, A. V. Frolov, T. P. Nekrasova

“…To estimate efficacy and safety of entecavir (ETV) in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) at renal graft recipients (RGR).Material and methods. Four RGR with CHB on in mean 71,5±36,9 month after kidney transplantation received treatment by entecavir. …”
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The impact of mobile health interventions on service users' health outcomes and the role of health professions: a systematic review of systematic reviews by Fathiya Alkhuzaimi, Deborah Rainey, Christine Brown Wilson, Jacqueline Bloomfield

“…Screening, data extraction, and quality assessment were conducted by four independent reviewers. Results Fourteen systematic reviews, covering 393 primary studies, were included. mHealth interventions showed positive impacts on clinical outcomes, such as reductions in blood pressure, HbA1c, and cholesterol. …”
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Monitoring Salivary Levels of Interleukin 1 Beta (IL-1β) and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) for Two Years of Orthodontic Treatment: A Prospective Pilot Study by Hülya Çevik-Aras, Fadimana Isik-Altun, Hatice Kilic-Tok, Julia Naoumova

“…Nine healthy females (15-20 years of age) with crowding requiring four premolar extractions and fixed appliances in both jaws were included in this prospective pilot study. …”
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Design of a Multi 2- Storied Hostel for Kabale University. by Opoya, Wilberforce

“…Chapter three outlines the methodology of how the project will be done; these are sequential methods for the process. Chapter four discusses the results and project discussions that involves details of the budget, work plan, appendices and reference.…”
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