Beyond the Surface: Decoding Pityriasis Versicolor Through Clinical, Dermoscopic and Microbiological Exploration by Priya A. Dsouza, Rochelle C. Monteiro, Meena Dias, Sudhir Haladi Prabhu, Ramesh M. Bhat, Jyothi Jayaraman, Jacintha Martis

“…Background: Pityriasis versicolor (PV) is an asymptomatic, superficial fungal infection caused by the Malassezia species and causes discolouration of the skin leading to altered pigmentation. It is usually a clinical diagnosis, but in doubtful cases wherein potassium hydroxide (KOH) mount is unavailable, alternative modalities like dermoscopy aid in the management. …”
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Exploring the rise and diversity of health and societal issues that use a public health approach: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Alison Hurst, Nick Shaw, Daniele Carrieri, Ken Stein, Katrina Wyatt

“…A scoping review of published literature was undertaken; Seven leading databases were searched: AMED, APA PsycInfo, ASSIA, CINAHL complete, Cochrane Library (Review), Embase, and MEDLINE for articles published between 2010 and 2022 which have applied, described or called for a "public health approach" to address any issue. 3,573 studies were identified through our initial searches, of these 1,635 articles were recognised for possible inclusion from analysis of titles and abstract. …”
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Comparison of Force Decay of Two Different Types of Elastomeric Chains with the Use of Different Types of Mouth Washes – An In vitro Study by Rahul Pawar, Tanmoy Majumder, Shalini Singh, Dip G. Choudhury, Md Kamal Hassan, Swati Mrinal

“…The results indicate that different mouthwash solutions have varying impacts on force decay, with some solutions leading to more pronounced degradation than others. …”
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FEATURES OF THE CONCEPT AND CONTENT OF PUBLIC SECURITY by Liliia Muntian

“…It is substantiated that the use of the concept of public security leads to the emergence of certain concepts and strategies that also require thorough analysis and are a reflection of the relationship and interdependence between the development and security of society. …”
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Expert review of AI-generated responses to the top ten patient complaints in primary care by Monica Gillie, George Kent

“…Methods: The top ten patient-reported complaints leading to a visit with their primary care physician were used to generate two questions, each regarding cause and treatment. …”
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Design and optimization of a spiral separator for enhanced chromite recovery and sustainability by Navid Hosseini Alaee, Jafar Sargheyni, Mehdi Pezeshkan, Pooria Kianoush

“…The innovative design of the spiral separator incorporates unique geometric features that enhance particle stratification, leading to significant improvements in operational performance. …”
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Evaluation of Fetuses Diagnosed with Megacystis During Prenatal Period by Kemal Sarsmaz, Busra Kanyildiz, Gokcen Orgul, Gokhan Karakoc, Hasan Eroglu, Dilek Sahin, Aykan Yucel

“… Objectives: Fetal megacystis is very rare; however this problem may be associated with other structural or chromosomal abnormalities leading to morbidity and mortality. Due to renal injury and pulmonary hypoplasia, prognosis is poor especially in fetuses with early onset oligohydramnios. …”
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Improving the Mechanical Properties of Red Clay Using Xanthan Gum Biopolymer by Lina Wang, Zhiyu Weng, Qiang Liu, Tianliang Wang, Xuemin Pan, Guoyu Li, Zhiliang Wang

“…The traditional treatment of red clay using inorganic materials leads to many serious environmental problems. The study investigates the mechanical properties of red clay using an environmental-friendly material—xanthan gum—through confined compression, direct shear, and scanning electron microscope tests. …”
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Evolution of the “Production-Living-Ecological” space of urban trituration and its prediction of carbon mitigation potential–The case of Xi’an by Jinzhao Song, Jie Lei, Peijia Wang

“…The mutual transformation between rural production space, grassland ecological space and urban production space mainly leads to the increase or decrease of carbon emissions. …”
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Relationship between Driving Pressure and Mortality in Ventilated Patients with Heart Failure: A Cohort Study by Qilin Yang, Jiezhao Zheng, Xiaohua Chen, Weiyan Chen, Deliang Wen, Xuming Xiong, Zhenhui Zhang

“…Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, with an increasing incidence. …”
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ТРАНСЦЕНДЕНТНОЕ ПРОСТРАНСТВО ГЕНДЕРА by Volodymyr V. Khmel, O. M. Korkh

“…Thorough understanding of various approaches to feminism philosophy leads more to complementarity of male and female principles of humanity with further acceptance of gender roles that reflect more complicated panorama of spiritual life.…”
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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: A Case Report of Cyclic Severe Hyperemesis and Abdominal Pain with Long-Term Cannabis Use by Julia Hermes-Laufer, Lola Del Puppo, Ihsan Inan, François-Xavier Troillet, Omar Kherad

“…The syndrome was first described in 2004 and is so far neither completely understood nor well known. The latter leads to continued morbidity in concerned subjects and unnecessary expenses for futile investigations. …”
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Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with negative and positive symptoms in schizophrenia by Yu.A.  Kushnir

“…Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that leads to impaired social adaptation, interpersonal interaction, and disability. …”
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Application of quantitative histomorphometric features in computational pathology by Yujie Shi, Bo Hu, Mingyan Xu, Yunhan Yao, Shuaiqiang Gao, Xiang Xia, Xikai Deng, Jianfeng Liu, Jia Gu, Shifu Chen

“…DL methods are capable of automatically extracting, analyzing, and filtering features, leading to final decision‐making from whole slide images. …”
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Intracranial desmoid tumor simulating a trigeminal schwannoma: case report and literature review by Beatrice Silva Fernandes, Jessica Fernandes Vasconcelos, Paulo Eduardo Goncalves, Joilson Francisco de Souza Junior, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Arthur Maynart Pereira Oliveira

“…The anatomopathological examination showed an infiltrative fibroproliferative lesion (“desmoid-like”), and immunohistochemistry showed myofibroblastic differentiation leading to the possibility of DT. Despite two attempts, the difficult related to skull base location and local invasiveness and the sarcomatous transformation our patient evolved with death 23 months after the diagnosis. …”
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Relationship of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with weather and season by Okkes Zortuk, Fatih Selvi, Cihan Bedel, Mustafa Korkut

“…Myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. The most lethal subgroup of MI patients is ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). …”
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Development and application of a risk analysis methodology for road traffic accidents by Radfan Abdulrahman, Meshal Almoshaogeh, Husnain Haider, Fawaz Alharbi, Arshad Jamal

“…The study highlights collision, driver-related issues, and property damage as the leading category, root cause, and consequence. Comparing the baseline with the first realistic mitigation (speed camera installation) acknowledged a 53 % reduction in risk probability number. …”
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Re-Fracture as Impact of Rigid Implant and Bone Osteoporosis: A Case Report by Huda Fajar Arianto, Yunus Basrewan

“…Background: The increasing life expectancy of the world population associated with osteopenia and osteoporosis leads to low-energy fractures, especially in the lower limb. …”
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Risk Factors and Consequences of Food Neophobia and Pickiness in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by Carmen del Campo, Cristina Bouzas, Josep A. Tur

“…This systematic review aims to assess evidence on the risk factors and effects of food neophobia and picky eating in children and adolescents, giving elements to avoid the lack of some foods that can cause nutritional deficiencies, leading to future pathologies when they are adults. …”
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Polluting potential of post-Fenton products in landfill leachate treatment by M.R. Sabour, A. Amiri

“…Therefore, a borderline mode considering these limitations leads to best feasible field operations. It was found that mass content ratio for effluent reacted conversely to the sludge in response to coagulation. …”
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