Role of oral health literacy in demand for oral healthcare services for missing teeth replacement among dental patients visiting a dental teaching hospital in India by Duggineni Chalapathi Rao, Sudhakar Vundavalli, Meignana Arumugham Indiran, Atluri Kaleswara Rao, Doppalapudi Radhika, Mahmoud Gamal Salloum

“…Aims: To assess the role of oral health literacy (OHL) in demand for oral healthcare services for missing teeth replacement among adult patients who are visiting the outpatient department of a teaching hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India. …”
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Malnutrition in the Outcome of Wound Healing at Public Hospitals in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Netsanet Fentahun, Yeabsira Anteneh, Yonatan Menber

“…A prospective cohort study was conducted on 310 adult patients who had undergone abdominal surgery from August to December 2019. …”
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Improved estimates for extinction probabilities and times to extinction for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp) by Damian, Kajunguri, Elisha B., Are, John W., Hargrove

“…A published study used a stochastic branching process to derive equations for the mean and variance of the probability of, and time to, extinction in population of tsetse flies (Glossina spp) as a function of adult and pupal mortality, and the probabilities that a female is inseminated by a fertile male. …”
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Exome sequencing reveals IFT172 variants in patients with non-syndromic cholestatic liver disease. by Magdaléna Neřoldová, Elżbieta Ciara, Janka Slatinská, Soňa Fraňková, Petra Lišková, Radana Kotalová, Janka Globinovská, Markéta Šafaříková, Lucie Pfeiferová, Hana Zůnová, Lenka Mrázová, Viktor Stránecký, Alena Vrbacká, Ondřej Fabián, Eva Sticová, Daniela Skanderová, Jan Šperl, Marta Kalousová, Tomáš Zima, Milan Macek, Joanna Pawlowska, A S Knisely, Stanislav Kmoch, Milan Jirsa

“…<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Both paediatric (n = 33) and adult (n = 18) patients with cholestatic liver disease of unknown aetiology were eligible. …”
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Identification of disease-specific gut microbial markers in vitiligo by Yimin Dou, Yi Niu, Hexiao Shen, Lan Wang, Yongling Lv, Suwen Liu, Xiafei Xie, Aiping Feng, Xinxin Liu

“…HC_m group (healthy control group of minors); (3) DI_a group (adult disease group) vs. HC_a group (adult healthy control group); (4) DI_m group vs. …”
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Scaphoid Waist Nonunion in an 8-Year-Old: A Rare Occurrence by T. M. Gause, T. E. Moran, J. B. Carr, D. N. Deal

“…Injury patterns have evolved as children are more commonly presenting with adult-type fracture patterns. We present the case of a scaphoid waist fracture in an 8-year-old male that resulted in nonunion and required surgical fixation. …”
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Genetics of Childhood Obesity by Jianhua Zhao, Struan F. A. Grant

“…The prevalence of obesity in children and adults in the United States has increased dramatically over the past decade. …”
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IL-12 and Related Cytokines: Function and Regulatory Implications in Candida albicans Infection by Robert B. Ashman, Dipti Vijayan, Christine A. Wells

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Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells by Nuclear Reprogramming by Dilip Dey, Gregory R. D. Evans

“…The pluripotent cells can be derived from various differentiated adult cells as well as from adult stem cells by nuclear reprogramming, somatic cell nuclear transfer etc. …”
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Rare Lung Diseases III: Pulmonary Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis by Stephen C Juvet, David Hwang, Gregory P Downey

“…While the focus of the present article is adult PLCH and its pulmonary manifestations, it is important for clinicians to distinguish the adult and pediatric forms of the disease, as well as to be alert for possible extrapulmonary complications. …”
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Nonsurgical Orthodontic Treatment of a Severe Open Bite Case Using Miniscrews with Modified Multiloop Edgewise Arch Wire Technique by Abdulkarim A. Hatrom, Bushra Kanwal, Fatima Hamooda, Hashim A. Alzahrani

“…This case report demonstrates a goal-oriented strategy for nonsurgical treatment of a complex skeletal open bite malocclusion in an adult patient using miniscrews and a modified multiloop edgewise arch wire (MEAW) technique, with the results evaluated clinically and cephalometrically.…”
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a 24-Year-Old Female with Beckwith–Wiedemann Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Carolyn G. Ahlers, Quoc-Huy Trinh, Martin Montenovo

“…While BWS has been associated with childhood embryonal tumors, most commonly Wilms tumors and hepatoblastomas, this is the first case report to describe HCC in an adult with BWS. Although HCC typically occurs in elderly adults or those with underlying liver disease, in this case, we show that HCC can occur in a young adult with BWS without any underlying liver disease.…”
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Pigeon Louse Fly or Pigeon Fly, Pseudolychia canariensis (Macquart) (Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae) by William H. Kern, Jr.

“…Pigeon flies retain their wings for their entire adult life. Others species are wingless (like sheep keds) or lose their wings once the newly emerged adults find a host (deer keds). …”
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Regulatory mechanism of Reelin activity: a platform for exploiting Reelin as a therapeutic agent by Mitsuharu Hattori

“…A complete understanding of Reelin function and its regulatory mechanisms in the adult central nervous system could help ameliorate neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.…”
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Population Ecology and Possible Threats to Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus Ellipsiprymnus Defassa) in the Nechsar National Park, Ethiopia by Birtukan Tsegaye Demisse, Gatriay Tut Deng

“…The proportion of each age group averaged 31% adult males, 45% adult females, 12% subadult males, 11% subadult females, and 2% juveniles; the large number of female individuals suggests a healthy and increasing waterbuck population. …”
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Short Communication: Some Observations on the Role of Bradykinin in Immunity to Teladorsagia circumcincta in Sheep by Andrew R. Williams

“…Multiple regression showed that almost 60% of the variation of in adult T. circumcincta could be explained by two variables, bradykinin and T. circumcincta—specific IgG1 in plasma. …”
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Preliminary study on domestication of coconut crab (Birgus latro) by . Sulistiono, S. Refiani, F.Y. Tantu, Muslihuddin .

“…Adult crabs were collected by using some fishing gears namely trap, net and directly using bamboo stick.  …”
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The developmental lipidome of Nippostrongylus brasiliensis by Tao Wang, Michael G. Leeming, Nicholas A. Williamson, Tiffany Bouchery, Rory Doolan, Graham Le Gros, Gavin E. Reid, Nicola L. Harris, Robin B. Gasser

“…Methods The present investigation provides a comprehensive, untargeted lipidomic analysis of four developmental stages/sexes (i.e. egg, L3, adult female and adult male stages) of N. brasiliensis utilising liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Salt Tolerance in Asparagus Germplasm Accessions (Asparagus officinalis L.) at Different Growth Stages by Huimin Gao, Xuhong Zhang, Yuqin Liang, Lingdi Dong, Changzhi Han, Yanpo Cao

“…In this study, the salt tolerance of 95 asparagus germplasm accessions was evaluated at three growth stages (germination, seedling, and adult stages) under both salt-stressed and control conditions. …”
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