Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Case Report with Unique Radiographic Appearance on CBCT by Jagadish Chandra, Junaid Ahmed, K. M. Veena, M. Vijayakumar, Nandita Shenoy, Nanditha Sujir

“…Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) is a slow growing malignant tumor of minor salivary glands and is generally of indolent nature. However, according to the most recent WHO Classification of Salivary Gland Tumors (2017), the cancer is classified as Polymorphous AdenoCarcinoma (PAC). …”
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A Threshold Technique Study to Understand Patient Preference for Smooth Versus Textured Breast Implants by Dallas Wood, PhD, Peyton N. Williams, MPH, Jessica E. Thompson, PhD, Susana Peinado, PhD, Avery A. Tilley, MS, David Gebben, PhD, Jacqueline M. Major, PhD, Jessica P. Weinberg, MPP, Sung W. Yoon, MD, Michelle E. Tarver, MD, PhD

“…We found respondents generally were willing to accept the higher risk of BIA-ALCL associated with textured implants to gain the potential benefit of reduced risk of CC and the option of the teardrop-shaped implant. …”
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Beneath The Same Sky, Different Faiths: Why is Interfaith Marriage Prohibited in Islam? by Baidhowi Baidhowi, Dewi Zahra Setyawati, Yustina Dhian Novita, Veyza Olivia, Armanda N Ardiyanto, Qlarissa Melinda, Hisyam Maliki Akbar

“…Islamic law, derived from the Quran, Hadith, and scholarly interpretations, generally prohibits Muslim women from marrying non-Muslim men, while permitting Muslim men to marry women from the People of the Book (Christians and Jews) under specific conditions. …”
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Low-Dose Mitomycin C Decreases the Postoperative Recurrence Rate of Pterygium by Perturbing NLRP3 Inflammatory Signalling Pathway and Suppressing the Expression of Inflammatory Fac... by Qie Guo, Xiao Li, Meng-Na Cui, Yu Liang, Xiang-Peng Li, Jun Zhao, Li-Na Wei, Xiao-Lei Zhang, Xiang Hua Quan

“…A pterygium is generally believed to be a chronic inflammatory lesion caused by external stimuli that develops from the conjunctiva and grows onto the cornea. …”
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A cost‐effective video system for a rapid appraisal of deep‐sea benthic habitats: The Azor drift‐cam by Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió, Jorge Fontes, Telmo Morato

“…Abstract Deep‐sea exploration relies on cutting‐edge technology, which generally requires expensive instruments, highly specialized technicians and ship time. …”
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Sprawność fizyczna dzieci wiejskich i miejskich z niskiej grupy społeczno-ekonomicznej na Jukatanie (Meksyk) by Maryla Aftanasiuk

“…Creole children are taller than Mayas and Mestizos and they show a tendency to have more weight for height and greater arm circumference. Generally, the differences in physical fitness are only observed between rural and urban children what may be caused by a more active way of life in villages than in towns resulting from agricultural activity. …”
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Online profiling of volunteers in public health emergencies: insights from COVID-19 in China by Hongzhou Shen, Qirui Chen, Changcheng Li

“…Overall, volunteers were predominantly female, generally interested in entertainment, relatively satisfied with their volunteer work, and possessed a sense of social responsibility. …”
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Randomized Comparison of Terumo® Coated Slender™ versus Terumo® Noncoated Traditional Sheath during Radial Angiography or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Birthe Sindberg, Christel Gry Aagren Nielsen, Marianne Hestbjerg Poulsen, Martin Bøhme Rasmussen, Steen Carstensen, Troels Thim, Lars Jakobsen, Jacob Thorsted Sørensen, Benedicte Haastrup, Hanne Maare Søndergaard, Michael Mæng, Christian Juhl Terkelsen

“…The transradial approach is generally associated with few complications. However, periprocedural pain is still a common issue, potentially related to sheath insertion and/or arterial spasm, and may result in conversion to femoral access. …”
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Impact of Nano-Fuel Additives and Nano-Lubricant Oil Additives on Diesel Engine Performance and Emission Characteristics by Dipakkumar Chimangiri Gosai, Ashishkumar Jashvantlal Modi, Anil Kumar Gillawat

“…Fuel saving and emission control in transportation is a global critical issue, so research is required to concentrate on the energy conservation of diesel engines. Generally, in an internal combustion Engine, around 66 % of the total heat is lost and, around 33% is used for Brake Power. …”
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The moderating role of social support on the impact of adverse childhood experiences on life satisfaction and mental health in adulthood by Muath Aldomini, Jerry W. Lee, Anna Nelson, Rhonda Spencer Hwang, Khulud K. Alharbi, Tassnym H. Sinky, Baraa S. Quronfulah, Wahaj A. Khan, Mohamed O. Elamin, Mohamed O. Nour

“…After controlling for confounders, a generalized linear model was used to evaluate the relationship between ACEs and life satisfaction and mental health, as well as the role of PSS subdomains (emotional, instrumental, informational, and companionship) and NSS subdomains (rejection or neglect, unsympathetic behavior, unwanted advice, and failure to provide help) had in these relationships. …”
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Treatment of Auto Wash Wastewater with Classical Fenton Process: Effect of Pre-Settling on COD Removal Kinetics by Hüseyin Cüce, Hakan Dulkadiroğlu, Şennur Merve Yakut, Melike Kocabaş

“…The oxidation process in raw wastewater was found to be generally appropriate for 2nd order kinetics (R2 = 0.55 and 0.95), but the decomposition mechanism after pre-settling was found to be more consistent with the BMG kinetic model (R2 = 0.99).…”
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Perinatal midwifery care demand in a tertiary hospital: A time-series analysis by Luisa C. Eggenschwiler, Giusi Moffa, Valerie Smith, Michael Simon

“…In the prenatal and postnatal units, demand was generally met; however, the labour ward had a shortfall of at least one midwife on 32% of all shifts. …”
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Estimation Model for Bread Quality Proficiency Using Fuzzy Weighted Relevance Vector Machine Classifier by Zainab N. Ali, Iman Askerzade, Saddam Abdulwahab

“…The obtained data are generally raw, and hence, the required features are obtained through dimensionality reduction using the Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA). …”
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Height Measurement Method for Meter-Wave Multiple Input Multiple Output Radar Based on Transmitted Signals and Receive Filter Design by Cong Qin, Qin Zhang, Guimei Zheng, Xiaolong Fu, He Zheng

“…Finally, the proposed height measurement algorithm is compared with the Generalized Multiple Signal Classification (GMUSIC) and Maximum Likelihood (ML) height measurement algorithms. …”
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Species identification of spider mites (Tetranychidae: Tetranychinae): a review of methods by A. V. Razuvaeva, E. G. Ulyanova, E. S. Skolotneva, I. V. Andreeva

“…Various approaches to acarofauna species diagnosis determine a rather diverse range of currently existing methods generally described in this review. Identification of spider mites by morphological traits, which is currently considered the main method, is complicated due to the complexity of preparing biomaterials for diagnosis and a limited number of diagnostic signs. …”
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Multifractal Analysis of Temporal Variation in Soil Pore Distribution by Yanhui Jia, Yayang Feng, Xianchao Zhang, Xiulu Sun

“…The results revealed that while soil particle-size distribution (Particle-SD) showed minor temporal changes, soil pore-size distribution (Pore-SD) experienced significant temporal fluctuations over a cropping season, both following a generalized power law, indicative of multifractal traits. …”
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Quality of Life and Events in the First Year of Life. Results from the Prospective Copenhagen Birth Cohort 1959?61 by Søren Ventegodt, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Mohammed Morad, Joav Merrick

“…The largest associations were found with psychomotor development, where “walking with support” showed a difference of 14.2% in overall quality of life between the fastest and slowest group. Generally, diet is not correlated with quality of life, however, we find a small, but essential, correlation between the quality of life of the adult and the early cessation of suckling (4%). …”
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SNAP and/or WIC Participation and Diet Quality in Mother-Child Dyads living in Greater Boston after Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study by Thanit Vinitchagoon, Fang Fang Zhang, Rebecca C. Fauth, Erin Hennessy, Ana G. Maafs, Emma M. Browning, Christina D. Economos

“…Analysis of covariance using generalized linear models was employed to compare differences in Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) scores based on SNAP and/or WIC participation, and thematic analysis was used for coding themes. …”
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The Synergistic Effect of TRPV1 on Oxidative Stress-Induced Autophagy and Apoptosis in Microglia by Tingting Huang, Yao Lin, Qiongyi Pang, Weimin Shen, Xiang Chen, Fengxia Tu

“…Oxidative stress injury occurred during ischemic stroke treatment generally. A high amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is involved in oxidative stress induction. …”
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Broad-Purpose Solutions of N-Chlorotaurine: A Convenient Synthetic Approach and Comparative Evaluation of Stability and Antimicrobial Activity by Bohdan Murashevych, Dmitry Girenko, Iryna Koshova, Ganna Maslak, Konstantin Burmistrov, Dmytro Stepanskyi

“…The main problem limiting their medical use is their instability, which is generally inherent in solutions of all chlorine-active compounds. …”
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