A preliminary analysis of the effect of individual differences on cognitive performance in young companion dogs by Jordan G. Smith, Sarah Krichbaum, Lane Montgomery, Emma Cox, Jeffrey S. Katz

“…In addition, no correlations were observed between task measures, indicating a lack of construct validity. …”
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LED Light-Activated Hypocrellin B Induces Mitochondrial Damage of Ovarian Cancer Cells by Yuan Jiang, Albert Wingnang Leung, Junyan Xiang, Chuanshan Xu

“…Mitochondrial morphology was observed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Psychological wellness of health-care professionals during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic by Lakshmi Ranganathan, Nagarajan Ramakrishnan

“…Our study aimed to assess psychological wellness and sleep disturbances among HCW during the COVID pandemic and also to determine if the symptoms differed in those who were involved in caring for COVID patients in comparison with those who were not. Methods: This observational, cross-sectional survey was conducted during April–May 2020 at two facilities of a tertiary care hospital in Chennai, India, that provided care for COVID-19 patients. …”
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Characterization of acute intoxications in Sancti Spíritus pediatric age, 2014-2018 by Yarelyn Prieto Amude, Karen Remedios Rodríguez, Yanicel Sorí León, Yaumara María León Águila, Raylen Escobar Román

“…Medications (66.7%) were the causal agents most involved in both types of poisoning, the digestive tract was the most frequently observed, representing 95.6%. 80.6% of the cases occurred at home and presented a short hospital stay, with three days or less in most of them.…”
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Effects of High Dietary Inclusion of Defatted Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Meal as a Fish Meal Substitute on Growth, Histological Traits, and Health Performances of Rainbow Trout (O... by Md. Sakhawat Hossain, Ali Hamidoghli, Jeongwhui Hong, Wendy Sealey, Brian C. Small

“…A significantly lower liver inflammation was observed in fish-fed Diet 3 compared to fish-fed Diet 5. …”
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Esthetical Properties of Single-Shade and Multishade Composites in Posterior Teeth by Graziela R. Batista, Alessandra B. Borges, Rayssa F. Zanatta, Cesar R. Pucci, Carlos R. G. Torres

“…Only for darker shades (A4, B4, and C4), most of the evaluators considered the restorations made with the MS material more aesthetic than with the SS, while for the other shades, nonsignificant differences were observed. Therefore, the choice of the SS and the MS/opacity composites does not influence the aesthetic outcome of posterior restorations for the lighter shades. …”
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Contraceptives or Hormone Replacement Therapy and Associations with Autoimmune Conditions: Exploring Effects of Estrogen Analog Supplementation by Irakli Tskhakaia, Yurilu Gonzalez Moret, Anna‐Kay Palmer, Diego Lema, M. Carolina Musri, Nanuka Tsibadze, Arthur Lau

“…Methods This retrospective observational study used data from the TriNetX network, which comprised over 100 million patients from 89 health care organizations. …”
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Securing Human Rights on the Post-Soviet Space by R. A. Kasyanov, E. A. Torkunova

“…At a certain moment the complex of economic and financial interests should be supplied with the interests of a concrete person. A strict observation of rights and freedoms is becoming a factor that predetermines a possibility of a conversion to the higher forms of integration. …”
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Incorporating Contextual Factors into a Comprehensive Analysis of Operational Efficiency and Service Quality in Healthcare Sector by Utsav Pandey, Sanjeet Singh

“…The major source of inefficiency is the number of cases in observation rooms (almost 47%) followed by health examination (22%). …”
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Estimating the Contribution of the Summer Traffic Peak to PM_2.5, NO_x, and NMVOCs by Petra Dolšak Lavrič, Andreja Kukec

“…Moreover, the study also revealed the emissions from the summer traffic peak, calculated by the COPERT emission model. We observed that, on an average summer day, there are up to 11,520 additional vehicles on Slovenian roads. …”
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El desvanecimiento del discurso nacional popular en la Argentina (1988-1993) by Hernán Fair

“…La estrategia metodológica consiste en analizar la estructuración de las cadenas equivalenciales y las fronteras políticas, reconstruyendo paquetes de discursos, agrupados según regularidades observables. Se analizaron los discursos sobre el total de los mismos, incluyendo también el análisis en términos individualizados y colectivos. …”
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PRESBYACOUSSIS: JUSTIFICATION OF DIAGNOSIS IN SCREENING CONDITIONS by K.E. Gubskaya, M.M. Baibulov, Dinara Urazalina, Gulnara Tuleshova

“…After selection and analysis, the results of 6 studies were taken into work, including 3 randomized clinical trials and 3 observational studies. Taking into account global trends, an analysis of the validity of the search for effective methods for diagnosing presbycusis was carried out. …”
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Hypernatremia in patients with neurological conditions in critical state by David Wilfredo Suàrez Prieto, Mairen Pèrez Fuentes, Elaine Teresa Gutièrrez Pèrez

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> longitudinal analytical observational study on 55 patients who were admitted to the acute care units at the Arnaldo Milián Castro University Hospital, between October 2020 and May 2022, regardless of the plasma sodium value upon admission to the service, as well as during their stay in the critical care units. …”
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Piezoelectric characteristics of coal rock leakage under uniaxial compression by Zeyi Liu, Ke Gao, Yujiao Liu, Chengyao Zhu, Yao Zhang

“…Post-peak stress, a marked decline in wavelet packet energy and an increase in the damage index and permeability were observed. This study offers a method for monitoring coal rock leakage, contributing valuable insights for efficient coalbed methane extraction and timely safety alerts.…”
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Isolated Superior Mesenteric Vein Tumor Thrombus in a Patient with Gastric Cancer by Barış Özcan, Metin Çevener, Ayşegül Kargı, Mustafa Özdoğan, Alihan Gürkan

“…A locally advanced tumor originating from the gastroenterostomy anastomosis site that totally obliterated the lumen was observed on surgical exploration. After proving tumor thrombus by frozen, near-total gastrectomy was performed for palliative purposes. …”
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Impact of patient compliance with inhaler therapy on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity: a rural tertiary care perspective by Nandakishore K. S., Preethiraj Ballal, Anirudha Katipalla, Shruthi Rai P., Supreetha T., Dixith T., Sanjay Srinivas, Shree Dhanusha, Pramod Pujar, Sushmitha Sudeesh, Vignesh T. M.

“…Methods In our cross-sectional observational study conducted in the rural medical college hospital in Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka, 69 subjects with COPD were evaluated for the compliance of inhaler usage, and the morbidity related to the disease was assessed with number of hospital visits in the past 6 months. …”
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An Innovative Approach to Treat Incisors Hypomineralization (MIH): A Combined Use of Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate and Hydrogen Peroxide—A Case Report by Stefano Mastroberardino, Guglielmo Campus, Laura Strohmenger, Alessandro Villa, Maria Grazia Cagetti

“…At the end of this five-month treatment, a noticeable aesthetic improvement of the opacities was observed.…”
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F. NIETZSCHE’S POŽIŪRIS Į TIESĄ: MIRTINAS ĮKANDIMAS? by Aivaras Stepukonis

“…In Nietzsche’s thought, there may be observed a threefold turning away from the traditionally affirmative conception of truth: (1) the reduction of thinking and knowing to the physiological processes of the body and its changing corporeal states; (2) the exposure of many time-honored truths as mere superstitions expedient to factual human communities in dealing with reality in a practical, yet oversimplified and distorted manner; (3) the devaluation and/or disvaluation of truth as something useless or even detrimental to life. …”
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Human-Wild Animals Conflict in and around Amba Forest, Ezha District, Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Demelash Sime, Zemedkun Siraj, Ashenafi Teklemariam, Belete Tilahun

“…Cross-sectional study design was applied, and data were collected from November 2019 to July 2020 through a semistructured questionnaire, focus group discussion (FGD), and field observation. A total of 53 respondents were randomly selected. …”
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Gastrointestinal Bacterial and Methanogenic Archaea Diversity Dynamics Associated with Condensed Tannin-Containing Pine Bark Diet in Goats Using 16S rDNA Amplicon Pyrosequencing by Byeng R. Min, Sandra Solaiman, Raymon Shange, Jong-Su Eun

“…Other phyla individually accounted for fewer than 25% of the relative abundance observed. Predominant methanogens were Methanobrevibacter (75, 72, and 49%), Methanosphaera (3.3, 2.3, and 3.4%), and Methanobacteriaceae (1.2, 0.6, and 0.7%) population in control, 15, and 30% PB, respectively. …”
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