Borogon: Ethnonym and Ethnic History by Bair Z. Nanzatov, Vladimir V. Tishin

“…The study aims at examining the etymology of the term Boroγon, the territorial area where it was spread and the ways of its spread. Materials and methods. The data included in the paper based on the information from Russian-language documents of the 17th–18th centuries, summarized in the works of B.O. …”
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Single-staged Surgical Correction of Kyphotic Deformity due to Dorsal Spinal Tuberculosis in Pediatric Patients: Outcome Analysis by Mageswaran Shanmugavelu, Makesh Ram Sriraghavan, Prabhu Aloy, Poornima Kumararaja, Sai Vinay Bharadwaj Namala

“…The issues that need careful discussion are the identification of children in whom kyphosis should be taken for correction and to reach a consensus on treatment when a patient presents with severe healed kyphosis with or without neural deficit. Materials and methods: We treated six patients with dorsal spinal TB with kyphotic deformity, of which two cases presented with paraparesis—managed by surgical decompression and posterior stabilization; all the cases were followed up periodically. …”
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Stool immunoassay for identification of colorectal cancer and other significant gastrointestinal diseases risk groups by N. S. Sergeeva, Nina V. Marshutina, Ye. V. Zenkina

“…To carry out comparative analysis of diagnostic sensitivity of three immunochemical stool tests as a first step of laboratory algorithm to define high risk groups for colorectal cancer (CRC) and other clinically severe diseases of gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Material and methods. Content of hHb, hHb/ Hp and fTu M2-PK was investigated by solid-phase immunoenzyme tests in stool samples of 447 patients: 157 primary CRC cases, 121 stomach cancer (SC) patients, 64 ulcerative colitis (UC), 20 colonic polyps (CP) patients and 85 healthy donors. …”
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Effect of polishing methods on Candida albicans adhesion and contributing factors in heat-cured acrylic dentures: an in-vitro comparative study by Shahrukh Ali Khan, Zulfiqar Ali Mirani, Taimur Khalid, Engr Muhammad Wasiq Ali Khan, Ziaullah Choudhary, Syed Murtaza Raza Kazmi

“…This study explores the impact of Mechanical Polishing (MP) and Chemical Polishing (CP) methods on these surface properties and their potential to reduce Candida albicans adhesion. Materials and Methods Twenty-four square samples of heat-cured acrylic were fabricated and divided into two groups of 12 for MP and CP respectively. …”
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes of Group B Streptococcus colonization: a retrospective study by Guixiu Jin, Lanhua Liu, Xiaolong Wang, Junling Fei, Zhenling Zhu, Ziyan Jiang, Min Liu

“…The study was intended to identify GBS colonization in pregnant women, explore its potential risk factors, and analyze the impact of GBS on outcomes for both mothers and newborns. Material and Methods A retrospective research was carried out on pregnant women who had undergone GBS screening and delivered from June 2020 to December 2022. …”
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A within-person investigation of recovery identity following substance use disorder: examining the impact of recovery-focused social contexts by Joseph H. Lancaster, Hannah B. Apsley, Timothy R. Brick, Timothy R. Brick, H. Harrington Cleveland

“…Because recovery-focused social contexts exist to support individuals’ recovery wellbeing, we assessed the moderating impact of two such contexts (recovery community centers [RCCs] and recovery meetings) as same-day moderators.Methods and materials91 RCC visitors across Pennsylvania completed daily diary surveys for 10 evenings. …”
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L’agriculture itinérante sur brûlis, une menace sur la forêt tropicale humide ? by Serge Bahuchet, Jean-Marie Betsch

“…(Kleinman et al. 1995).In the context of the announcement of the creation of the National Park of the South of French Guiana, an interdisciplinary program (ecology, pedobiology, ethnology; MNHN-CNRS-IRD) Effects of the traditional cultural practices on soils and forest (French Environment Ministry) studied the effects of the itinerant agriculture on slash-and-burn field from an analysis of the conditions which allow Amerindian communities to satisfy their material and spiritual needs in a forest system.This program set up the following points:– the fine practices of this agriculture, constituting a real strategy, supply efficiently the mineral elements in the cultures, without purchase of fertilizers, and ensure a rapid forest recovery after at least 10 years; the cycles short culture - long fallow allow the self regeneration of an agroforestry system registered since millenniums in the forest dynamics of the river banks;– the adoption of the long fallow limits the spatial extent of every family to 10-15 hectares at most;– the transportation on foot of the harvest towards the village limits the extent of the agriculture to a 3-4 km band from the river; beyond, the forest is protected from an agricultural pressure;– the absence of the market does not lead to an increase of the cultivated surfaces and the pressure on the forest is not increasing thus at present;– the forest of the hinterland includes wide zones restricted by strong social taboos; the conservation of the social organization of the Amerindian ethnic groups is the first condition of the preservation of the forest domain.The real solution for the preservation of the forest heritage in the South of French Guiana, obviously social, was thus already political, before the creation of the “Amazonian Park of Guyana” (2007).…”
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Ovarian Stimulation in Patient-oriented Strategies Encompassing Individualised Oocyte Number-4 Category; Antagonist versus Short-agonist Protocols by Tarek K. Al-Hussaini, Ahmed Aboelfadle Mohamed, Ayman Askar, Ahmed A. Abden, Yousra M. Othman, Reda S. Hussein

“…Settings and Design: This retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary infertility unit between January 2016 and December 2020. Materials and Methods: Infertile women who met the criteria for POSEIDON 4 group and underwent fresh ICSI-ET in using GnRH-antagonist and GnRH-agonist short protocols was performed. …”
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Exploring the process—structure–property relationship of nylon aramid 3D printed composites and parameter optimization using supervised machine learning techniques by Mohammed Raffic Noor Mohamed, Ganesh Babu Karuppiah, Dharani Kumar Selvan, Rajasekaran Saminathan, Shubham Sharma, Shashi Prakash Dwivedi, Sandeep Kumar, Mohamed Abbas, Dražan Kozak, Jasmina Lozanovic

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Laser Based ¹³C-urea Breath Test in Quantitative Assessment of Bacterial Colonization, Severity of Inflammation and Atrophy in Gastric Mucosa by E. V. Stepanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To analyze the dependence of the results of diode laser spectroscopy (DLS) based 13C-UBT on age, nosology, activity and severity of the inflammatory process, the degree of atrophy and metaplasia.Materials and methods. The 13C-UBT DLS was performed in 525 patients before the start of eradication therapy and in 196 patients 10–12 weeks after its completion. …”
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome as a Risk Factor for Ventricular Tachycardia in Chronic Heart Failure with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction by M. V. Fadeeva, M. R. Skhirtladze, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To identify the relationship between rhythm disturbances, including ventricular tachycardia (VT), and the small intestinal bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome in chronic heart failure (CHF) with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Materials and methods. The study included 60 patients with CHF with systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle (left ventricular ejection fraction less than 50 %). …”
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Efficacy of combined colorectal cancer treatment in senile patients by P. V. Tsarkov, D. R. Markaryan, V. M. Nekoval

“…Aim of investigation.To estimate efficacy of combined treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) in senile patients, to determine risk factors for postsurgical complications and evaluate postoperative mortality. Material and methods. The retrospective and prospective analysis of primary CRC patients, who were operated in The First Sechenov Moscow State Medical University and Petrovsky National Research Center of Surgery in April, 2006 to May, 2014 was carried out. …”
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“Effect of oral systemic administration of vitamin D on the rate of maxillary canine retraction: A randomized controlled trial” by Davender Kumar, Revathi Mn, Rekha Sharma, Ashuma Sachdeva, Nameksh Raj Bhupali, Ravinder Solanki

“…Objective: The trial was conducted to determine the effects of systemically delivered Vitamin D (1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol) on the rate of maxillary canine retraction till the space closure and on the root resorption. Materials and methods: A two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial was conducted in patients with Angle's Class I bimaxillary protrusion requiring at least upper first premolars extraction and distal movement of canine for malocclusion correction. …”
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Clinical characteristics of patients with coronary artery disease by smoking status by Olga V. Nakhratova, Daria P. Tsygankova, Joseph M. Tsenter, Evgeny D. Bazdyrev

“…AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of smoking types and analyze the features of clinical and medical history characteristics of smoking patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data of 381 patients with CAD hospitalized for routine myocardial revascularization were analyzed. …”
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A prospective study to evaluate the clinical specificity of the cobas® MPX test kit for screening for HIV RNA, HCV RNA, and HBV DNA in blood donation samples using the cobas® 6800... by Lei Zhou, Lin Wang, Xiaofang Gong, Xiaochun Liu, Yaxuan Zou, Yingying Wang, Jinfeng Zeng, Liang Zang

“…This study aims to evaluate the clinical sensitivity and specificity of the cobas® MPX assay and its effectiveness in identifying infected donors in HBV endemic areas, particularly those with occult HBV infection (OBI). Materials and methods: A total of 12,067 donor samples from the Dalian Blood Center (DLBC, northern China) were tested for HIV, HCV, and HBV using both the cobas® MPX assay on the cobas® 6800 system and the previous generation cobas® TaqScreen MPX test v2.0 on the cobas s 201 system as the reference method. …”
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Impact of caffeine and vitamin D3 on the body-weight of pregnant BALB/c mice by Maimoona Khan, Muhammad Saad Abdullah, Fareeha Mushtaq, Faiza Umbreen, Muhammad Rizwan Bashir Kiani, Ayesha Shahid

“…Place and Duration of Study:  The study was carried out at Anatomy Department, Army Medical College (AMC), Rawalpindi, in collaboration with National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, from Oct 2018 to Oct 2019.  Material and Methods:  Six-week old pregnant BALB/c mice, thirty (30) in number, weighing   26-28g, were taken and divided into three groups with 10 pregnant mice in each group.  …”
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Effects of poultry by-product meal and complete replacement of fish oil with alternative oils on growth performance and gut health of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): a FEEDNET... by Imam Hasan, Simona Rimoldi, Biagina Chiofalo, Marianna Oteri, Micaela Antonini, Rosangela Armone, Violeta Kalemi, Laura Gasco, Genciana Terova

“…VeraMaris® algae oil and PBM could serve as viable and sustainable raw materials for fish feed, promoting environmentally friendly aquaculture practices.…”
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Synthetic CT generation from CBCT and MRI using StarGAN in the Pelvic Region by Paritt Wongtrakool, Chanon Puttanawarut, Pimolpun Changkaew, Supakiet Piasanthia, Pareena Earwong, Nauljun Stansook, Suphalak Khachonkham

“…We also compared the performance and benefits of StarGAN to the commonly used CycleGAN. Materials and methods StarGAN and CycleGAN were employed in this study. …”
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Generative spatial artificial intelligence for sustainable smart cities: A pioneering large flow model for urban digital twin by Jeffrey Huang, Simon Elias Bibri, Paul Keel

“…To validate its applicability and relevance, the Blue City Project in Lausanne City is examined as a case study, showcasing the ability of the LFM to effectively model and analyze urban flows—namely mobility, goods, energy, waste, materials, and biodiversity—critical to advancing environmental sustainability. …”
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Trends in Air Pollution in Europe, 2000–2019 by Wenche Aas, Hilde Fagerli, Andres Alastuey, Fabrizia Cavalli, Anna Degorska, Stefan Feigenspan, Hans Brenna, Jonas Gliß, Daniel Heinesen, Christoph Hueglin, Adéla Holubová, Jean-Luc Jaffrezo, Augustin Mortier, Marijana Murovec, Jean-Philippe Putaud, Julian Rüdiger, David Simpson, Sverre Solberg, Svetlana Tsyro, Kjetil Tørseth, Karl Espen Yttri

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