Competing Risks Analysis of Cancer-associated Recurrent Thrombosis, Major Bleeds, and Death in a Geriatric Cohort by Joshua D. Brown, Kelley L. Ratermann, Kelley L. Ratermann, Jeffery C. Talbert, Jeffery C. Talbert, Val R. Adams, Val R. Adams

“…Treatment groups were compared on baseline demographic and clinical characteristics and an inverse probability of treatment weight was used to balance these factors between the groups. A competing risks, time-to-event analysis was performed including treatment only models as well as adjusted models with additional covariates. …”
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Rapid life-history evolution reinforces competitive asymmetry between invasive and resident species by Chapuis, Elodie, Jarne, Philippe, David, Patrice

“…In addition, our experiments suggest that A. marmorata populations having experienced competition by P. acuta for sufficient time in nature, have evolved to become even less tolerant to it. …”
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Growth response of Douglas fir to the first early and delayed thinning by Dušek David, Novák Jiří

“…A dominant tree height of 10 m was used as the threshold to define well-timed thinning. The data were analysed using Bayesian hierarchical modelling, and generalized hierarchical models were employed. …”
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Factors associated with readmission after long-term administration of tolvaptan in patients with congestive heart failure by Shoko Yamashita, Miki Takenaka, Masayuki Ohbayashi, Noriko Kohyama, Tatsuya Kurihara, Tomiko Sunaga, Hisaaki Ishiguro, Mari Kogo

“…Significant factors associated with readmission were selected using multivariate analysis. To compare the time to readmission using significant factors extracted in a multivariate analysis, readmission curves were constructed using the Kaplan–Meier method and analysed using the log-rank test. …”
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Mouse Model of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Pulpitis by Lanting Shao, Baian Chen, Ying Zheng

“…However, gene editing in miniature pigs is difficult, the surgical modeling process is complex, and tooth demineralization time is lengthy. Although some researchers have attempted to establish a mouse model of pulpitis, most models have involved direct exposure of dental pulp. …”
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Solubility of gemcitabine (an anticancer drug) in supercritical carbon dioxide green solvent: Experimental measurement and thermodynamic modeling by Gholamhossein Sodeifian, Masturah Markom, Jarinah Mohd Ali, Muhammad Zulhaziman Mat Salleh, Reza Derakhsheshpour

“…The solubility of gemcitabine in SC-CO2 using a static method at temperatures of 308–338 K and pressures of 120–270 bar were measured and modeled for the first time. Solubility of gemcitabine ranged from 0.1274 × 10− 5 to 1.8128 × 10− 5 in mole fraction and 0.00295 to 0.08489 kg/L. …”
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The Translation of Ὑποκριτης in the Gospels as Osatotsε in Dangme Bible Translations by Ebenezer Quaye, Jonathan Edward Tetteh Kuwornu-Adjaottor

“…Words, phrases and other expressions are socio-culturally or contextually defined and more so, they assume new meanings through both diachronic and synchronic time effects. The nuances in meaning when ideas are carried from one linguistic setting to another is another challenge in translation work. …”
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Increased miRNA-375 causes oxidative damage but promotes apoptosis resistance and cell migration in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum by Ming Cong, Zhaoshun Li, Wenwen Tian, Yixian Yu, Yu Che, Jiasen Lv

“…Overall, this study revealed for the first time the regulatory effects of miRNA-375 in the clams and gave valuable clues to understand the toxicological mechanisms of ammonia nitrogen on the marine bivalve.…”
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Characterising educational research on climate change in the climate emergency era (2017–2024) by Marta Segade Vázquez, Antonio García Vinuesa, Ana Rodríguez Groba, Júlio J. Conde

“…Seven years on, with more than 2300 climate emergency declarations having been issued by jurisdictions representing over one billion people, it seems timely to update the characterisation of this field. …”
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Incidence of Post Instrumentation Pain Following Endodontic Treatment Among Patients Attending College of Dentistry-Hawler Medical University. by Intesar Saadallah Toma, Hussein Jamal Hashim, Muhammed Amir Salahadin, Muhammed Dana Razaq

“…Method: A total of fifty-two patients were considered participants and were included for history taking, clinical examination, radiographic assessment, and data analysis after receiving Root Canal Treatment (RCT) for different types of teeth (incisors, canine, and premolar) by different students (operators) and different supervising seniors (trainers). During this time, the operator performed RCT on various patients, and the participants were followed up after they completed root canal obturation. …”
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Suppurative Flexor Tenosynovitis: A Case Report by Pramono Ari Wibowo, M.D., Arham Adnani

“…Conclusion: Suppurative flexor tenosynovitis is a rare but serious condition that demands early detection and a multidisciplinary approach. Timely surgical debridement and targeted antibiotics, guided by the identification of the causative organism, are essential for positive patient outcomes.…”
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Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds and Microwave Regeneration on Self-prepared High-surface-area Beaded Activated Carbon by Shih-Ying Hsiao, Shu-Wen You, Can Wang, Ji-Guang Deng, Hsing-Cheng Hsi

“…Microwave heating was applied to regenerate the saturated adsorbents to examine the effect of irradiation power and heating time on the desorption behavior. Within 12 min of microwave irradiation, excellent desorption efficiencies were shown, reaching 110 ± 14.4%, 104 ± 2.6%, 90.2 ± 2.3%, and 85.5 ± 5.7% for MEK-SBAC, MEK-KBAC, TOL-SBAC, and TOL-KBAC samples, respectively. …”
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Acceptance and commitment therapy reduces perceived ostracism in suicidal patients by Emilie Olié, Manon Malestroit, Véronique Brand-Arpon, Philippe Courtet, Deborah Ducasse

“…The postintervention NTS score was greater (lower social distress) in the ACT group than in the PRT group (group × time interaction; β = 0.47, p < 0.05), even after controlling for depressive symptoms (β = 0.27, p < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation and testing of polymethylmetacrylic (PMMA) bone cements with admixed Amphotericin B by Florian A. Frank, Barbara Krampitz, Julia Steiner, Rainer Strathausen, Mario Morgenstern, Martin Clauss, Klaus-Dieter Kühn

“…Drug elution was high within the first 24 h and decreased over time until day 5. Amphotericin B in combination with Copal was successfully used in two cases with Candida ssp. infections. …”
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Dissemination of the Activities of the Lithuanian Language Society and Other Similar Non-governmental Organizations in the Periodical “Gimtoji Kalba” by Rita Urnėžiūtė

“…While at the beginning of the restoration of independence the focus was on language correctness and its maintenance, over time the Lithuanian Language Society became increasingly oriented towards linguistic education of society and promotion of the Lithuanian language. …”
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The efficacy of an allosteric modulator of the alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in a murine model of stroke by Katherine Hernandez, Nathan Jones, Sterling B. Ortega

“…Additionally, an assessment of neuroinflammation revealed no changes in CD4 T-cell cellularity or phenotype.DiscussionThese findings, alongside prior studies, suggest that the therapeutic efficacy of PNU may be contingent upon the timing of administration, dosage, and pharmacokinetics.…”
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Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis by Behzad Barekatain, Elahe Mardani, Alireza Sadeghnia, Zahra Heidari

“…Background: Neonatal sepsis (NS) is the most common cause of neonatal mortality, currently confirmed with blood culture as the diagnostic gold standard. However, being time-consuming, false-negative results, being affected by even a single dose of antibiotics, and expensiveness are negative aspects. …”
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Assessing the mental health literacy of healthcare workers at a Johannesburg tertiary hospital by Carla A. Smit, Belinda S. Marais

“…Background: Good mental health literacy (MHL) has proven to aid in providing adequate and timely care, promote positive attitudes towards mental health and assist in the integration of mental healthcare with other services. …”
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Obtaining multi-component chrome plated coatings for press tooling equipment by Borys Sereda, Andrii Udod

“…Additionally, replacing metals with rubber decreases mate-rial consumption in structures and machinery, reduces the production time for parts, even those with complex shapes, and enhances corrosion resistance. …”
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Barriers faced by undergraduate dental students when conducting research: a qualitative study by Mohammed Mahmoud Sarhan, Lama Nasser Aljohani, Raghad Ibrahim Alsaleh, Roze Abdulaziz Mubaraki, Malak Abdulaziz Almozaen, Rimas Sabih Alharbi

“…The themes of “inadequate knowledge,” “time constraints” and “lack of resources” confirm and align with the findings of previous studies, while the themes “misaligned schedules,” “delayed response” and “lack of orientation” represent new insights into the barriers to research faced by undergraduate dental students. …”
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