Evaluation of Individuals' Mouthwash Buying and Using Habits by Zeliha Güney, Ceyhan C Serdar, Fatma Karacaoğlu, Sivge Kurgan

“…The dentist's recommendation is the most important factor affecting the participants when buying mouthwash, but 72% of the participants go to the dentist when needed.Conclusion: Mouthwash usage is related to factors such as the frequency of dental visits and tooth brushing, so all individuals in the community should be educated about mouthwash.Keywords: Oral health, Mouthwash, Preventive dentistry…”
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Improved Firefly Algorithm: A Novel Method for Optimal Operation of Thermal Generating Units by Thang Trung Nguyen, Nguyen Vu Quynh, Le Van Dai

“…The objective function considers single fuel with quadratic form and nonconvex form, and multifuels with the sum of several quadratic and nonconvex functions while a set of constraints taken into account are power loss, prohibited zone, ramp rate limit, spinning reserve, and all constraints in transmission power networks. …”
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An analysis of trace element by atomic absorption in samples of human milk collected in Amapá’s Bank of Milk by Danilo Monteiro Monteiro, Roberto Bezerra Messias

“…In two zones we observed high levels of Mn and Na. And, checking all points of the study, it was found that the tests were satisfactory, particularly as regards comparisons to similar tests for atomic absorption and commercial brands. …”
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A systematic review of social impacts of treatment and rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients by Rebecca T. Bernstein, Aphra Garner-Purkis, Jennifer E. Gallagher, Sasha Scambler

“…Following a comprehensive search of OVID (Embase, Medline, Pubmed, PsycINFO) and Web of Science, the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was used to assess the methodological quality of all included studies. The findings were reported using Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist. …”
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Relevance of Germline Mutation Screening in Both Familial and Sporadic Head and Neck Paraganglioma for Early Diagnosis and Clinical Management by Mario A. Hermsen, María A. Sevilla, José Luis Llorente, Marjan M. Weiss, Anneliese Grimbergen, Eva Allonca, Cristina Garcia-Inclán, Milagros Balbín, Carlos Suárez

“…Background: Head and neck paraganglioma (PGL) are benign tumors that can cause important direct or surgery induced morbidity. Almost all familial and 11–29% of sporadic PGL are caused by inactivating germline mutations in succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) genes. …”
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EFFECT OF E-GOVERNANCE POLICY ON SECURITY IN NIGERIA by Bashi B Musa, Abu Idris, Yusuf Abdulhakeem, Ndagi Salihu

“…It is recommended that the government at all levels allocate sufficient resources for the procurement, maintenance, and upgrade of these digital tools and systems. …”
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Seroprevalence of Taenia saginata Cysts in Cattle, Human Hospital Cases, and Risk Factors for Human Taeniasis in Kajiado County, Kenya by Ruphline M. Anyango, Timothy M. Wachira, Gerald M. Muchemi

“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted between June and July 2021 in Kajiado County, Kenya, to estimate the seroprevalence of Taenia saginata cysts in cattle presented for slaughter in Kitengela, Kiserian, and Keekonyokie slaughterhouses; determine the annual hospital reported cases of T. saginata in humans that visited all level 4 hospitals in Kajiado County between 2015 and 2021; and assess the risk factors for Taenia saginata in humans. …”
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Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Parental Nutrition Is Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality: A Review by Puja Rajender Kumar, Pam Crotty, Maitreyi Raman

“…These studies highlight the need for guidelines regarding monitoring and initiation of therapy in hyperglycemic patients. Unfortunately, all the currently available studies are retrospective in design; a large, prospective, randomized controlled trial regarding glycemic control in patients receiving PN is required for the development of standardized protocols.…”
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Proximal Femoral Morphology and the Relevance to Design of Anatomically Precontoured Plates: A Study of the Chinese Population by Kun-Jhih Lin, Hung-Wen Wei, Kang-Ping Lin, Cheng-Lun Tsai, Pei-Yuan Lee

“…Computed tomography images of healthy femurs in 53 women and 47 men were contributed to three-dimensional femur modeling. All data were compared between male and female femora. …”
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Exosomes in Ocular Health: Recent Insights into Pathology, Diagnostic Applications and Therapeutic Functions by Noelia Blanco-Agudín, Suhui Ye, Sara González-Fernández, Ignacio Alcalde, Jesús Merayo-Lloves, Luis M. Quirós

“…Exosomes are extracellular vesicles ranging from 30 to 150 nm in diameter that contain proteins, nucleic acids and other molecules. Produced by virtually all cell types, they travel throughout the body until they reach their target, where they can trigger a wide variety of effects by transferring the molecular cargo to recipient cells. …”
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A Community Based Weight Loss Intervention Program in Malay Women-A Proof of Concept by Li Whye Cindy Ng, E Shyong Tai, Kwang Wei Tham

“…Meal replacements (MR) were provided to subjects who agreed to replace a solid food meal with a shake that was designed to provide all the nutrition with a defined amount of calories. …”
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Output Ripple Difference and Following Lightweight Design of External Gear Pumps and Motors by Wang Hao, Song Anran, Li Yulong

“…The minimum contact ratio factor and the minimum teeth number are determined by lightweight method under the allowable ripple factor. All results show that contact ratio factor is a key parameter that affects the output ripple, ripple factor of output speed is larger than that of output flow, the larger the contact ratio factor is, the smaller the ripple factor and the smaller the ripple difference is, but the larger the relief load of trapped-oil is; the contact ratio factor and teeth number are two key parameters affecting the lightweight effect, the greater the contact ratio factor or the fewer teeth, the better the lightweight effect; the minimum contact ratio factor is uniquely determined by the allowable ripple factor, and the minimum teeth number is determined by the minimum contact ratio factor, the limited addendum pressure angle and the limited addendum center angle, etc., thus, the existing conclusions on the ripple factor of gear pump/gear motor are improved.…”
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Baltic States in NATO: Results of the Decade by V. V. Vorotnikov

“…Political leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have considered participation in the alliance as an important element of euro-atlantic solidarity which allows small - from all viewpoints - states claim decision-making over global issues. …”
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A Quality Improvement Initiative Using Discharge Education Videos to Improve Communication with Families in a Pediatric Urgent Care by Hannah Carron, Gisella Valderrama, Adam Vukovic

“…<strong>Results</strong>: Of all eligible encounters who responded to the survey, 69.7\% of those shown a video favorably answered the target question, compared to 66.8\% of those who were not shown a video. …”
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Mechanical Calculation of Flexible Wires of Overhead Lines with Barrage Balls by I. I. Sergey, Y. V. Bladyko

“…For more accurate calculation of mechanical stresses and sag arrows, a vector-parametric method for calculating the flexible wires of overhead lines is suggested, where the calculated model of wires in the form of a flexible elastic thread is put taking into account of the spatial arrangement of all structural elements. The results of mechanical calculation according to the program that had been developed and to the existing methods for a different number of aerial barrier balls moved along the span are presented.…”
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Radiation Dose During Relativistic Electron Precipitation Events at the International Space Station by H. Ueno, S. Nakahira, R. Kataoka, Y. Asaoka, S. Torii, S. Ozawa, H. Matsumoto, A. Bruno, G.A. deNolfo, G. Collazuol, S.B. Ricciarini

“…To this goal, we take advantage of the data collected by the CALorimetric Electron Telescope, the Monitor of All‐sky X‐ray Image, and the Space Environment Data Acquisition equipment‐Attached Payload. …”
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Effect of Interleukin and Hepcidin in Anemia of Chronic Diseases by Maha F. Yacoub, Hala Fouad Ferwiz, Fadwa Said

“…Red cell indices, levels of IL-6 and hepcidin, and iron profile were measured in all participants using Bayer ADVIA 120, VITROS 5600, Integrated System/2008, and ELISA assay, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Existing Bond-Slip Relations for CFRP-Steel Joints and New Model for Linear and Nonlinear Adhesives by Mohammed J. Altaee, Sarmed A. S. Altayee, Majid M. A. Kadhim, Akram Jawdhari, Ali Majdi, Ali Chabuk, Nadhir Al-Ansari

“…The model predictions were validated by comparing with results from small bond tests and large FRP-strengthened steel beams tested under bending, yielding excellent results for Pu, failure mode, and all other interfacial properties.…”
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Time Tetris: a longitudinal study on compressed schedules and workplace well-being at IKEA by Kristen du Bois, Stijn Baert, Louis Lippens, Eva Derous

“…While between-subjects analyses confirm that the increase in psychological detachment is related to treatment, they also hint that this association may fade out during summer when all workers take more extended breaks from work. …”
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Electroweak phase transition in two scalar singlet model with pNGB dark matter by Dilip Kumar Ghosh, Koustav Mukherjee, Shourya Mukherjee

“…We analyze both single-step and multi-step first-order phase transitions, identifying the parameter space that satisfies the dark matter relic density constraints, complies with all relevant experimental constraints, and exhibits a strong first-order electroweak phase transition. …”
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