Retrospective Analysis of Full-Arch Zirconia Rehabilitations on Dental Implants: Clinical Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction by Vincenzo Marchio, Chiara Cinquini, Fortunato Alfonsi, Stefano Romeggio, Marco Stoppaccioli, Francesco Zingari, Mattia Priami, Antonio Barone

“…Fourteen patients (five males, nine females) aged 52–80 and treated with 14 ISFCDPs (86 implants) were included in this analysis. …”
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Development of neighborhood networks in suburban areas for persuading women to adhere to breast cancer screening programs by Towhid Babazadeh, Zeinab Javadivala, Fatemeh Yaghoubi, Shayesteh Shirzadi, Hava Özkan, Hamid Allahverdipour

“…Methods: This community-based intervention study was conducted among Iranian urban women aged 30 to 65 in 2021. The samples were chosen using a multi-stage random sampling process. …”
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Isoviolanthin promotes Schwann cells activity in peripheral nerve regeneration via Fhl3-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition-like process: An in vitro study by Yajuan Su, Tiantian Liu, Minjun Zhao, Dandan Wu, Yuehua Wang, Xubo Wu

“…However, the regeneration efficiency dominated by Schwann cells is impaired by factors such as the severity of peripheral nervous injury, aging, and metabolic disease. Cause the limitations of clinical treatments, it is necessary to urgently search for new substances that could reinforce the functionality of Schwann cells and promote nerve regeneration. …”
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Optical time-lapsed in situ mechanochemical studies on metal halide perovskite systems by Yonghao Xiao, David G. Bradley, Wei Xin Chan, Xinwen Hu, Lian Xiao, Zhenpeng Liu, Zi Yang Tan, Xin Zhao, Chenfei Li, Mansour Sadek, Vikash Kumar Ravi, Ying Hern Tam, Xiaotao Wang, Felipe García, Handong Sun, Seow Chin Low, Poh Boon Phua, Tze Chien Sum, Xiuwen Zhou, Yee-Fun Lim, John V. Hanna, Han Sen Soo

“…Intriguingly, halide ion migration was deduced in lead-free double perovskites Cs2Na y Ag1-y BiCl6 (y = 0 to 1.0) at room temperature during aging after mechanochemical activation. Our work provides insights into the mechanochemistry of compounds with low thermodynamic barriers.…”
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Identification of Microbial and Proteomic Biomarkers in Early Childhood Caries by Thomas C. Hart, Patricia M. Corby, Milos Hauskrecht, Ok Hee Ryu, Richard Pelikan, Michal Valko, Maria B. Oliveira, Gerald T. Hoehn, Walter A. Bretz

“…We used high-throughput methodologies including multiplexed microbial arrays and SELDI-TOF-MS profiling to characterize the oral flora and salivary proteome in 204 children aged 1–8 years (n=118 caries-free, n=86 caries-active). …”
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The role of Kegel exercises in reducing involuntary loss of urine in Overactive Bladder and Mixed Urinary Inconti-nence by Lucian Șerbanescu, Vadym Rotar, Elena-Valentina Ionescu, Alexandra-Ecaterina Ciota, Sebastian Mirea, Paris Ionescu, Andreea Cristina Costea

“…A randomized control trial was conducted with a total of 50 participants (young women ages 18-35) out of which 35 were diagnosed with OAB and 15 with MUI. …”
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Preoperative Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis for Preventing Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Kidney Transplantation by Akihito Sannomiya, Toru Murakami, Ichiro Koyama, Kosaku Nitta, Ichiro Nakajima, Shohei Fuchinoue

“…The patients were two men and three women aged 24 to 41 years. The observation period ranged from 60 days to 22 months. …”
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Evaluating the Contribution of Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Pulmonary Infections among HIV and Non-HIV Patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Kwabena Owusu Danquah, Richard Dadzie Ephraim, Anthony Enimil, Venus Frimpong, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Esther Love Darkoh

“…The prevalence of Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis was 18.3% and 20%, respectively, with the latter having the highest rate among patients aged 21–40 years (P=0.075). The prevalence of Nocardia spp. among HIV patients was 90.9% whilst 16.7% of the patients had HIV/Nocardia spp. coinfection. …”
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Eating Problems and Overlap with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Nationwide Twin Study of 9- and 12-Year-Old Children by Maria Råstam, Jakob Täljemark, Armin Tajnia, Sebastian Lundström, Peik Gustafsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Christopher Gillberg, Henrik Anckarsäter, Nóra Kerekes

“…To establish the prevalence of restrictive eating problems, the overlap and association with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and to estimate the heritability of eating problems in a general population sample of twins aged 9 and 12. Methods. Parents of all Swedish 9- and 12-year-old twin pairs born between 1993 and 1998 (n=12,366) were interviewed regarding symptoms of ADHD, ASD, and eating problems (EAT-P). …”
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Evaluating Bone Health in Egyptian Children with Forearm Fractures: A Case Control Study by Abeer El-Sakka, Cristina Penon, Adham Hegazy, Salwa Elbatrawy, Amr Gobashy, Alvaro Moreira

“…A case control study of 46 children aged 3 to 10 years with or without forearm fractures. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis reinforces the implication of spatacsin in neuroinflammation and neurodevelopment by Liriopé Toupenet Marchesi, Daniel Stockholm, Typhaine Esteves, Marion Leblanc, Nicolas Auger, Julien Branchu, Khalid Hamid El Hachimi, Giovanni Stevanin

“…To elucidate its function, we conducted an extensive RNA sequencing (RNAseq) experiment and transcriptomic analysis in three distinct neural structures (cerebellum, cortex and hippocampus) and at three different ages (6 weeks, 4 months and 8 months) in both wild type and Spg11 −/− mice. …”
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Investigation of the Protective Effects of Phlorizin on Diabetic Cardiomyopathy in db/db Mice by Quantitative Proteomics by Qian Cai, Baoying Li, Fei Yu, Weida Lu, Zhen Zhang, Mei Yin, Haiqing Gao

“…We found that phlorizin significantly decreased body weight gain and the levels of serum fasting blood glucose (FBG), triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Morphologic observations showed that normal myocardial structure was better preserved after phlorizin treatment. …”
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Income level is associated with differences in primary and secondary stroke prevention in China by Huiming Ren, Junrong Ma, Xu Guo, Ruijie Zhang, Liyuan Pu, Tian Zhao, Fangfang Zeng, Chang Shu, Liyuan Han, Yunzhi Wang, Qiang Li, Xiaojie Wang

“…Community residents (n = 512,715) aged 30–79 years were recruited. Stroke was determined by the self-reporting of a doctor’s diagnosis, and participants with a high risk of stroke were identified using the model developed in the Prediction for ASCVD Risk in China study. …”
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Neuroplastic Effects of Combined Computerized Physical and Cognitive Training in Elderly Individuals at Risk for Dementia: An eLORETA Controlled Study on Resting States by Charis Styliadis, Panagiotis Kartsidis, Evangelos Paraskevopoulos, Andreas A. Ioannides, Panagiotis D. Bamidis

“…The present study investigates whether a combined cognitive and physical training may induce changes in the cortical activity as measured via electroencephalogram (EEG) and whether this change may index a deceleration of pathological processes of brain aging. Seventy seniors meeting the clinical criteria of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were equally divided into 5 groups: 3 experimental groups engaged in eight-week cognitive and/or physical training and 2 control groups: active and passive. …”
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Knowledge and Practices of HealthCare Workers Regarding of Medical Waste Management in Hospitals of Al Najaf Governorate by Naseem B. Saadoon, Luma H.Ali, Suha A. Kadum

“…It includes 443 participants collected during the period of 2nd January until 31th March 2022 using a structured questionnaire which depends on the National Guide to Infection Control in the Iraqi Health Institution and the previous studies. 443 participants with the mean ± SD of their ages was 29.18 ±7.68 years, female was represented (58.9%). …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension in Adolescents: Effect on Neurobehavioral and Cognitive Functioning by Irina Madaeva, Olga Berdina, Vladimir Polyakov, Sergey Kolesnikov

“…Participants included adolescents aged 14–17 years and referred for 24-hour ambulance blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and polysomnographic (PSG) studies between 2007 and 2009, inclusive. …”
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Comparison of IgG and Neutralizing Antibody Response After Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Among Iraqi Individuals by Najat Saeed Hussein, Izzat Abdulsatar Al-Rayahi, Salwa S. Muhsin, Redhwan Abdul Kareem Alameer

“…This means the majority of immunization recipients between the ages of 18 -50 years can develop an immunological response to the SARS-Cov-2 vaccine. …”
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Foundation dentists’ attitudes and experiences in providing dental care for dependant older adults resident in care home settings by H. Raison, H. Parsley, Z. Shah, T. D. Manangazira, Y. Dailey

“…Results There were 93 (80.1%) respondents, with the majority aged 20–24 years old (56, 60.2%), female (57, 61.3%) and with an United Kingdom undergraduate dental degree (88, 94.6%). …”
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The Role of Visfatin, Leptin, and IL-18 in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients by Sukayna H. Rashed, Eman A. Hadi

“…Background: Several local studies revealed there is a rising occurrence of polycystic ovarian syndrome in the city of Mosul at different ages, even among unmarried females. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on a range of biochemical markers among PCOS patients and healthy women at Mosul women's clinics and hospitals. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial: Comparison of 4% Articaine versus 0.5% Bupivacaine for Ambulatory Orthopedic Surgery under Supraclavicular Block by Simon H. Armanious, Gamal A. Abdelhameed

“…A total of 117 patients aged 20 to 60 years, with the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II, were enrolled in the study. …”
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