Color Stability and Surface Roughness of Different Composite Resins after Using Different Polishing Systems. by Hisham Z. Abdullah, Bassam K. Amin

“…Method: Twenty disk-shaped specimens (were compacted into the custom-made cylindrical plastic mold that had an internal diameter of 10 mm and a depth of 2 mm) were prepared for each composite resin type (3M Z350, Tokoyama Palfique, and Shofu Beautifil II) for a total of 60 specimens, each composite group was divided into two subgroups according to the polishing system (n=10) (Shofu super-snap polishing disks and Eve Diacomp Plus Twist wheel). …”
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Risks of Online Health Information Seeking: Adaptation of the OHISS in the Russian Sample by A.A. Maksimenko, A.A. Zolotareva

“…The results showed that the Russian version of the OHISS has a one-factor structure and high internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.845; Mc’Donald’s ω = 0.847). …”
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Effect of a Mediterranean Diet Intervention on Dietary Glycemic Load and Dietary Glycemic Index: The PREDIMED Study by Ana Isabel Rodríguez-Rejón, Itandehui Castro-Quezada, Cristina Ruano-Rodríguez, María Dolores Ruiz-López, Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, Estefanía Toledo, Reyes Artacho, Ramón Estruch, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, María Isabel Covas, Dolores Corella, Enrique Gómez-Gracia, José Lapetra, Xavier Pintó, Fernando Arós, Miquel Fiol, Rosa María Lamuela-Raventós, Valentina Ruiz-Gutierrez, Helmut Schröder, Emilio Ros, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Lluis Serra-Majem

“…The GI of each FFQ item was assigned by a 5-step methodology using the International Tables of GI and GL Values. Generalized linear models were fitted to assess the relationship between the intervention group and dietary GL and GI at one year of follow-up, using control group as reference. …”
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Strategy and mechanism of One Health governance: case study of China by Xinchen Li, Yanyan Zhang, Qiyu Zhang, Jingshu Liu, Zelin Zhu, Xinyu Feng, Lefei Han, Xiaoxi Zhang

“…Conclusion: To advance its One Health governance, China must focus on creating a unified strategy, enhancing interdepartmental coordination, and deepening stakeholder engagement, ensuring its alignment with international standards and improving public health outcomes.…”
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Expanding Indications and New Developments by Grant W. Reed, MD, MSc, Shady Nakhla, MD, Rhonda Miyasaka, MD, Serge Harb, MD, Mohamed Kanj, MD, Ousamma Wazni, MD, Samir R. Kapadia, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

“…Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is recommended in several major international society guidelines as a viable alternative to therapeutic anticoagulation for the prevention of ischemic stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or flutter. …”
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Prague, the Victorious May of 1945 by S. V. Kudryashov

“…The author concludes that the demolition of monuments to Soviet soldiers and commanders is a manifestation of internal political struggle in the countries where it occurs, and the Czech Republic is only one of these examples.…”
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Presentation a Road Map of Service Quality for Travel Agencies by SERVQUAL and REMBRANDT by Amir Karbassi Yazdi, Bahar Beishami

“…Statistics society of this research is all passengers who travel in other in the internal or external city of Iran during Esfand month. …”
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Battery Energy Storage Systems in Microgrids: A Review of SoC Balancing and Perspectives by Thales Augusto Fagundes, Guilherme Henrique Favaro Fuzato, Lucas Jonys Ribeiro Silva, Augusto Matheus dos Santos Alonso, Juan C. Vasquez, Josep M. Guerrero, Ricardo Quadros Machado

“…Consequently, state-of-charge (SoC) equalization is a common approach to address EMS requirements and balance the internal load among BESS units in MG operation. In this article, we present a comprehensive review of EMS strategies for balancing SoC among BESS units, including centralized and decentralized control, multiagent systems, and other concepts, such as designing nonlinear strategies, optimal algorithms, and categorizing agents into clusters. …”
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Phase separation of a microtubule plus-end tracking protein into a fluid fractal network by Mateusz P. Czub, Federico Uliana, Tarik Grubić, Celestino Padeste, Kathryn A. Rosowski, Charlotta Lorenz, Eric R. Dufresne, Andreas Menzel, Ioannis Vakonakis, Urs Gasser, Michel O. Steinmetz

“…However, their formation and internal organization remain poorly understood. Here, we have study the phase separation of Bik1, a CLIP-170 family member and key +TIP involved in budding yeast cell division. …”
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Web-based single session therapy training for mental health support providers: a mixed-methods evaluation study protocol by Jasmine Joseph, Santhosh Kareepadath Rajan, N. T. Sudhesh, Uma Krishnan

“…It uniquely co-designs and validates a culturally sensitive SST training program, leveraging the expertise of a renowned international panel. This protocol goes beyond a blueprint for replicating this study, it serves as a foundational guide for nations seeking to implement effective SST training for their mental health professionals, preventing duplication of efforts.…”
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Is synthetic data generation effective in maintaining clinical biomarkers? Investigating diffusion models across diverse imaging modalities by Abdullah Hosseini, Ahmed Serag

“…IntroductionThe integration of recent technologies in medical imaging has become a cornerstone of modern healthcare, facilitating detailed analysis of internal anatomy and pathology. Traditional methods, however, often grapple with data-sharing restrictions due to privacy concerns. …”
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Improving Electron Density Predictions in the Topside of the Ionosphere Using Machine Learning on In Situ Satellite Data by S. Dutta, M. B. Cohen

“…Comparing our results to the International Reference Ionosphere, we find that our model works better at low to mid‐latitudes, and for quiet and moderately disturbed geomagnetic conditions, but not for highly disturbed conditions.…”
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The principles formation of sustainable development of oil and gas companies by A. V. Kolesnikova

“…In connection with the growing geopolitical threats, the increasing pressure of oil-producing countries on pricing and production levels, participation in the development of the Arctic shelf, as well as the internal problems of the Russian Federation and the companies themselves, which are strategically important in the country’s economy, the necessity and need for the development and improvement of the sustainable development mechanism are relevant and justified. …”
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Possible Gender Differences in Classical Music, Flamenco and Fado by Alicia Garcia-Falgueras

“…Music as a whole is the result of an ancestral nonverbal and international mode of human expression and communication. …”
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Growth Patterns in the Irish Pyridoxine Nonresponsive Homocystinuria Population and the Influence of Metabolic Control and Protein Intake by Orla Purcell, Aoife Coughlan, Tim Grant, Jenny McNulty, Anne Clark, Deirdre Deverell, Philip Mayne, Joanne Hughes, Ahmad Monavari, Ina Knerr, Ellen Crushell

“…Three protein intake guidelines were compared; there was no difference in adult height between those who met the lowest of the guidelines (Genetic Metabolic Dietitians International) and those with a higher protein intake.…”
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STAFF SATISFACTION ESTIMATION SYSTEMS IN RUSSIAN NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES by Natalia A. Novokreshchenova

“…The levels of systems development of a satisfaction assessment of the personnel and approaches to such procedures are designated on the basis of the content of internal university documents. It is noted that development of satisfaction assessment systems of the personnel of high schools, complex revealing both subjective, and its objective indicators will allow the staff to make more well-founded administrative decisions, and to raise interest of employees in evolution of activity of educational institution; expenses reduction by high school of time and intellectual resources can become an economic benefit.Scientific novelty and practical significance. …”
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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL PROGRESS AND EDUCATION ON CORRUPTION: A CONTINGENCY THEORY PERSPECTIVE by Hatidža Jahić, Merima Činjarević

“…The data set for this study was obtained from secondary sources and it included the following measures: (1) the corruption perception index by Transparency International; (2) the social progress index provided by the non-profit organization the Social Progress Imperative; (3) the education index by United Nations Development Programme, and (4) the scores of Hofstede’s national culture dimensions. …”
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Exploring Outcome Measures for Exercise Intervention in People with Parkinson’s Disease by L. A. King, A. Salarian, M. Mancini, K. C. Priest, J. Nutt, A. Serdar, J. Wilhelm, J. Schlimgen, M. Smith, F. B. Horak

“…Outcome measures were grouped by the International Classification of Function/Disability (ICF). …”
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Complex Modeling of the Effects of Blasting on the Stability of Surrounding Rocks and Embankment in Water-Conveyance Tunnels by Xian-qi Zhou, Jin Yu, Jin-bi Ye, Shi-yu Liu, Ren-guo Liao, Xiu-wen Li

“…Calculation results demonstrated that displacement generally attenuated from the tunnel wall to the internal structure of rocks under the effect of blasting seismic waves. …”
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The function of the music of poetry in “the Story of Sheikh San’an” from Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr by Javad Mohaghegh Neyshabouri, Hosein Yazdani, Ali Pedram mirzaei, Fateme Kouppa

“…At the beginning the aesthetic capabilities of the four types of music discernible in poetry (external, internal, lateral and spiritual) which can affect and change the tone of speech, are studied and taken into account. …”
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