Challenges in the Management of Giant Carcinoma Ex-Pleiomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland in a Single Tertiary Center by Miruna Bratiloveanu, Mihai Dumitru, Andreea Nicoleta Marinescu, Crenguta Serboiu, Oana Maria Patrascu, Adrian Costache, Daniela Vrinceanu

“…The tumor evolution until presentation was 6.64 years on average, with values between 2 and 20 years. The reasons for presenting to our department included a sudden increase in size in eleven cases (78.57%), pain in nine cases (64.29%), peripheral facial paralysis in eight cases (57.14%), skin invasion/ulceration in five cases (35.71%), and massive tumor hemorrhage in one case (7.14%). …”
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Oral health status and treatment needs of military populations in Garoua, Cameroon by Ashu Michael Agbor, Karpal Singh, Clement Welyang, Tchweguem Clement, Etta Barnarbas Ebot, Anderson Tetmoun

“…Introduction: Apart from training and combat injuries, dental emergencies can affect the efficiency of military personnel in the field. This is one of the reasons why the oral status of soldiers must be evaluated before deploying them. …”
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Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U): insights from people living with HIV attending health facilities in Rwanda by Pierre Gashema, Felix Ndahimana, Eric Saramba, Tumisime Musafiri, Etienne Ishimwe, Patrick Gad Iradukunda, Angelique Ingabire, Vedaste Masengesho, Sam Kanyesigye, Nadine Rujeni, Muhayimpundu Ribakare, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira

“…Three themes emerged from the analysis: [1] comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission among PLWH; [2] reasons for disclosing HIV status and linking to care; and [3] acceptability of the U = U concept. …”
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X-ray pulsed light curves of highly compact neutron stars as probes of scalar–tensor theories of gravity by Tulio Ottoni, Jaziel G. Coelho, Rafael C. R. de Lima, Jonas P. Pereira, Jorge A. Rueda

“…., the flux of a single spot can differ up to 80% with respect to GR. Additionally, reasonable choices for the STT parameters that satisfy astrophysical constraints lead to changes in the NS radius relative to GR of up to approximately 10%. …”
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Supervised pulmonary tele-rehabilitation and individualized home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD, unable to participate in center-based programs. The protocol... by Christina Nielsen, Nina Godtfredsen, Stig Molsted, Charlotte Ulrik, Thomas Kallemose, Henrik Hansen

“…Frequent transport to the center-based program is regularly reported as reasons for non-attendance. The effectiveness and feasibility of pulmonary tele-rehabilitation (PTR) and home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (HPR) have never been investigated in patients with COPD who are unable to attend conventional outpatient PR.…”
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Development and Application of Well-Test Model after Injection Biological Nanomaterials by Qing Feng, Ping Gao, Xianchao Chen, Jiang Li, Jingchao Zhou, Feng Qian, Shengsheng Li, Yanni Sun, Yingying Wang

“…Based on application examples, it was determined that the fitting results of the interpretation chart are in good agreement with the field test data, and the reservoir parameters obtained from the interpretation are reasonable and reliable. The findings of this study can help for better understanding of the dynamic change law of reservoir after injection of biological nanomaterials or similar plugging removal measures (the improvement effect varies with the distance from the bottom hole). …”
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Antipseudomonal β-Lactams Resistance in Iran by Mohammad Mahdi Rabiei, Keivan Asadi, Shervin Shokouhi, Mohammad Javad Nasiri, Ilad Alavi Darazam

“…Over the last years, the mortality rate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is one of the major reasons for severe infections, has been significantly increasing. …”
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What made people (more) positive toward the COVID-19 vaccine? Exploring positive and negative deviance perspectives by Mitchell A. M. Matthijssen, Mariëlle Cloin, Florian van Leeuwen, Ien van de Goor, Peter Achterberg

“…Negative deviants did not get vaccinated because they did not perceive the vaccine as appropriate, the disease not as a threat, for religious reasons, or did not trust the authorities. The most important barriers and strategies that were identified that could improve vaccination uptake were unrelated to underlying beliefs and worldviews but related to characteristics of the vaccine such as effectiveness and (potential) side-effects. …”
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Comparative assessment of the climatic comfort of Ukrainian regions for the development of recreation and tourism by N. V. Maksymenko, O. S. Protasova

“…Comparison of climatic comfort is carried out according to the index of temperature and humidity and the index of wind efficiency with reasonable author's adjustments in accordance with the natural conditions of Ukraine. …”
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The insurance services market in Ukraine: Problems and determinants of development in the conditions of digitization of the economy by Аnzhela Nikolaieva

“…The methodological tools of the study were a set of complementary methods: analysis and synthesis, causal analysis – to systematization of the reasons for restraining the insurance services market development in Ukraine, system-analytical, logical generalization – to develop ways to solve the identified problems and determine of the main determinants of its development. …”
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Analysis of Air Pollution Data in India between 2015 and 2019 by Disha Sharma, Denise Mauzerall

“…In the five cities with Air-Now PM2.5 measurements - Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, there is reasonable agreement with CPCB data. The PM2.5 CPCB CAAQM data compares well with satellite derived annual surface PM2.5 concentrations (Hammer et al., 2020), with the exception of the western desert region prior to 2018 when surface measurements exceeded satellite retrievals. …”
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RELOCATION OF COMPANIES (ENTERPRISES): SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND LEGAL MECHANISMS by Olha Rozghon, Alla Zelisko, Viktoriia Piddubna

“…The comprehensiveness of exploring the studied phenomenon is ensured by considering not only the advantages and objective reasons for relocation, but also the system of risks involved in its implementation, which allows asserting the situational nature of the mechanisms applied for company (enterprise) relocation. …”
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Measurement the Physiological Properties of Water Pipe Smokers in Shekhan Distract by Abdullah. M. Al-Saiegh, Turki Sabri Haji, Jihan Saado Ahmed, Alaa Azzo Aslo, Firas Faris Khalaf

“…Smoking is one of the old habits used by humans before 400 years ago, where this custom was exclusively used in males with the development of time, tools, ingredients and flavors that used in hookah the women also started smoking, which led to an increase in the prevalence of use in many countries of the world Smoking is one of the reasons that lead to an increase in the percentage incidence of lung cancer, chronic lung disease ,mouth disease ,teeth deformation and gingivitis. …”
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A cross-sectional study on the assessment of adherence to cardiovascular medications in Sudan heart center. by Adil A Mahmoud, Ali Awadallah Saeed, Asim Ahmed Elnour, Osama Nasreldin E M, Vineetha Menon, Semira Abdi Beshir, Sami Fatehi Abdalla, Abuelnor Mohammed, Mohamed Baraka, Fahad T Alsulami, Yousef Saeed Alqarni, Nadia Al Mazrouei, Khalid Awad Al-Kubaisi, Israa Yousif El Khidir, Kishore Ganana, Abdulla Al Amoodi

“…The results showed a high non-adherence prevalence rate (97.6%). The cited reasons for non-adherence include forgetfulness and the costs of refilling medications. …”
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Devonian–Mississippian magmatism related to extensional collapse in Svalbard: implications for radiating dyke swarms [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Gillian R. Foulger, Sebastian Tappe, Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl, Ingrid M. Anell

“…Thus, the radiating emplacement pattern of the magmatic intrusions of the Kola–Dnieper Large Igneous Province are not the product of plume-related uplift but of structural inheritance. A similar line of reasoning is successfully applied to intrusions of the Yakutsk–Vilyui and High Arctic large igneous provinces.…”
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“The big topic is COVID”: A qualitative study about changes in HPV vaccine conversations between parents and primary care team members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by Josheili Y. Llavona-Ortiz, Lauren J. Van Scoy, Benjamin Fogel, Casey Pinto, Jamelia Graham, William A. Calo

“…Six themes emerged: (1) parents show a range of reactions about HPV vaccination; (2) disruptions in healthcare visits and heightened parental concerns impede vaccination; (3) PCTMs notice clear changes in vaccine acceptance rates; (4) reasons for vaccination refusal have not substantially changed as a result of the pandemic; (5) importance of interpersonal relationships with parents; and (6) PCTM burnout impacts conversations. …”
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Credit Policy and Loan Recovery Among SACCOs In Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO Kabale Municipality. by Atuheire, Dickson

“…From objective three, it was found out as indicated by the respondents from Unique Sacco that there is a relationship between customer credit management policies and loan recovery and these are good credit management provide the institution with reasonable and adequate returns on loans, borrowers are given a small amount of money. …”
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Stakeholder Engagement and Quality of Roads in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kamuganguzi Sub-County. by Kyomugisha, Scarlet

“…The study concludes that the reasons for project planning include developing a strategy that would deliver the project goals and that the critical dimensions of time, cost, quality, and scope can never be attained if a project plan is not in place. …”
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An increase in flow-diverter oversizing values as an independent risk factor for developing more severe in-stent stenosis. A retrospective single-center study based on flow diversi... by Georgi Vladev, Georgi Vladev, Alexander Sirakov, Alexander Sirakov, Svetozar Matanov, Kristina Sirakova, Kristian Ninov, Stanimir Sirakov, Stanimir Sirakov

“…In cases of severe symptomatic ISS, continuation of dual anti-platelet therapy is a reasonable and effective option to address this complication.…”
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Quantifying human genome parameters in aging by V. P. Volobaev, S. S. Kunizheva, L. I. Uralsky, D. A. Kupriyanova, E. I. Rogaev

“…In general, it may be noted that there are quite serious reasons to suppose that various quantitative characteristics of the genome may be directly or indirectly associated with certain aspects of aging and longevity. …”
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