Complementary Approaches to Postoperative Pain Management: A Review of Non-pharmacological Interventions by Emery Niyonkuru, Muhammad Asad Iqbal, Xu Zhang, Peng Ma

“…Further research is crucial to definitively establish the efficacy of individual interventions and optimize their combined use in clinical practice. …”
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Mirror reflection vs carbon footprint: A mathematical substantiation of the solar energy reflection method for counteracting global warming by Anatoliy Zhukov, Walery Zukow

“…The statistical significance of the results and economic feasibility confirms the promise of practical application of the method at both individual and industrial levels. …”
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The Role of Mandibular Thickness in Determining Anteroposterior Skeletal Relationships by Akihiro Tsuboi, So Koizumi, Masahiro Takahashi, Yu Hikita, Tetsutaro Yamaguchi

“…<b>Objectives:</b> This study aimed to explore the association between the ANB angle and mandibular bone thickness in individuals with skeletal malocclusion. <b>Methods:</b> We analyzed 224 adults, with a gender imbalance noted (68 men and 156 women), and an age range between 18.0 and 65.1 years. …”
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Increased Circulating Betatrophin Concentrations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Daniel Espes, Mats Martinell, Per-Ola Carlsson

“…All study participants were insulin resistant with mean HOMA2B IR in both groups exceeding 2 and HOMA2%S<50%. Control individuals had impaired fasting glucose concentrations. …”
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Over-the-counter drug consumption and related factors, evidence from the European Health Interview Survey by Aida Isabel Tavares

“…Despite some heterogeneity based on the type of OTC retail market regulation, there is a set of common drivers for its use by people across countries, such as age, gender, education, suffering from chronic disease or pain and being on a waiting list for medical treatment. When considering individual country and cluster of countries controls, there are some relevant results such as the role played by accessibility to pharmacies and OTC retailers; the positive correlation between OTC drugs and prescribed drug consumption, and the positive correlation between unmet health care needs due to financial household constraints and OTC drugs use.Conclusions There is no clear relationship between OTC drug use and OTC retail market regulation. …”
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Social mates dynamically coordinate aggressive behavior to produce strategic territorial defense. by Nicole M Moody, Cole M Williams, Sohini Ramachandran, Matthew J Fuxjager

“…Negotiating social dynamics among allies and enemies is a complex problem that often requires individuals to tailor their behavioral approach to a specific situation based on environmental and/or social factors. …”
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THE CHILD-CENTERED PARADIGM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS by Horațiu CATALANO, Ana RUS, Gabriela MESTIC, Andreea-Ionela DOHOTARU

“…Supporting a child-centered educational process requires a deep understanding of the child's personality in relation to individual and age-specific characteristics. In this context, teachers have a vital responsibility to create stimulating educational environments that facilitate children's effort, involvement, interaction and active learning. …”
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Meta-analyses of Culex blood-meals indicates strong regional effect on feeding patterns. by Jet S Griep, Eve Grant, Jack Pilgrim, Olena Riabinina, Matthew Baylis, Maya Wardeh, Marcus S C Blagrove

“…Many studies have investigated the feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes by molecular analysis of blood-meals from field collected mosquitoes. However, these individual small-scale studies only provide a limited understanding of the complex host-vector interactions when considered in isolation. …”
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Co-opting the ‘public’ in public health: homelessness and the specious logic of discretionary displacement in a mid-sized US city by Lesley Jo Weaver, Claire W. Herbert, Dylan J. Podrabsky, Mackenzie L. Ní Flainn

“…In the name of public health protection, individuals and communities perceived to be diseased have long been coercively regulated through surveillance, sequestration, or various forms of criminal punishment. …”
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Oculodentodigital Dysplasia: A Case Report and Major Review of the Eye and Ocular Adnexa Features of 295 Reported Cases by Virang Kumar, Natario L. Couser, Arti Pandya

“…A systematic review of the published cases to date revealed 91 literature reports of 295 individuals with ODDD. There were 73 different GJA1 mutations associated with these cases, of which the most common were the following missense mutations: c.605G>A (p.R202H) (11%), c.389T>C (p.I130T) (10%), and c.119C>T (p.A40V) (10%). …”
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Osteosarcoma of the Mandible in an Elderly Patient by Isao Hoshi, Ryosuke Abe, Kei Onodera, Yu Ohashi, Tadashi Kawai, Ikuya Miyamoto, Toshimi Chiba, Yasunori Takeda, Hiroyuki Yamada

“…Indications for surgery should be determined individually to improve the patient’s quality of life.…”
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Is SARS-CoV-2 an Etiologic Agent or Predisposing Factor for Oral Lesions in COVID-19 Patients? A Concise Review of Reported Cases in the Literature by Shahroo Etemad-Moghadam, Mojgan Alaeddini

“…There have been an increasing number of reports on oral cavity lesions in individuals with COVID-19, which might be relevant considering that this location is one of the first sites coming into contact with the virus and that it contains the SARS-CoV-2 receptor. …”
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Moral and Psychological Stability of Police Officers in the System of Their Professionally Important Qualities by I. V. Klymenko

“…The implementation of generally accepted rules of conduct, which are formed in the legal consciousness of the individual, reflects the level of his moral and legal thinking. …”
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Bagi Penderita Gangguan Stress Pasca Bencana by Yessy Elita, Afifatus Sholihah, Syahriman Sahiel

“…Bencana ini menimbulkan dampak psikologis yang sangat besar berupa trauma dan stress pada individu, keluarga dan masyarakat. Gangguan stress pasca trauma (PTSD) merupakan reaksi maladaptif yang berkelanjutan terhadap suatu pengalaman traumatis yang dapat diderita berbulan-bulan bahkan bertahun-tahun. …”
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Revolutionizing Education with Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Challenges, and Implications for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) by Mohd Rushidi Mohd Amin, Ismaanzira Ismail, Vinesh Maran Sivakumaran

“…This transformative technology holds the potential to revolutionize education delivery through personalized learning algorithms, adaptive learning, and intelligent tutoring systems, tailoring educational experiences to individual students. Real-time feedback and customized learning pathways, adapting to students' abilities and preferences, are among the capabilities AI brings to the educational landscape. …”
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Bringing Children into the Sociology of Consumption: A Symbolic Consumption Perspective by Belinda Senooane, Johannes Wiid

“…The findings reveal that children use their clothing to create their individual identities, fit in with social groups, draw inferences about others through their clothing, and as a yardstick to gauge social image. …”
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Inferring Hydraulic Pressure Changes from Induced Seismicity Observations: Three Showcases from Geothermal Reservoirs by Christopher Koch, Stefan Baisch, Elmar Rothert, John Reinecker

“…We demonstrate that this scenario applies to the three datasets under investigation, indicating that geothermal systems in crystalline rock could typically be fault-dominated. For all datasets, individual earthquake source geometry could not be determined from source spectra due to the attenuation of the high signal frequencies. …”
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Navigating transfusion challenges: Bombay blood group in focus by Romesh Jain, Vilasini Patil, Pratul Sinha, Snehashish Mishra, Rut Naik

“…“Bombay” and “Para-Bombay” phenotypes are uncommon blood groups with absence or deficiency of H antigen. These individuals possess anti-H antibodies and crossmatching with ABO blood group packed red blood cells (PRBC) becomes incompatible. …”
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Profil Penderita Ablasio Retina Eksudatif di Klinik Mata SMEC Tahun 2019-2022 by Lathifah Nur Islami B. Hazami, Nur Khoma Fatmawati, Endang Sawitri

“…Objective: To ascertain the demographic characteristics of individuals diagnosed with retinal detachment at SMEC Eye Clinic in Samarinda from 2019 to 2022. …”
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Glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus affects periodontal health but not salivary status: An observational study by Paula de Oliveira Cunha, Isadora Messias Batista Rosa, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant’ana, Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando, Carlos Antonio Negrato, Carla Andreotti Damante

“…Conclusions: Patients with T1DM exhibit poorer periodontal conditions compared to normoglycemic individuals, although no significant differences were found in salivary parameters between the two groups.…”
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