Translating the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines into clinical practice: innovative strategies for healthcare professionals by Vanessa Del Castillo Silva Couto, Maria Laura da Costa Louzada, Patrícia Constante Jaime

“…The core principle is the preference for natural or minimally processed foods and freshly prepared dishes over ultra-processed foods. …”
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The student profile of selcuk university, faculty of veterinary medicine by Mehmet Emin Tekin

“…The 45.4% of students want to be an officer as the first preference.<p> <b>Conclusion:</b> It is thought that this study has descriptive and directive for the Faculty managers, lecturers and students.…”
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Study on the enhancement of thixotropic properties of steel slag-based digital concrete by metakaolin by Lingli Zhu, Zhenkun Zhao, Yu Zhao, Yun Xiang, Xuemao Guan

“…To improve the utilization rate of waste steel slag, metakaolin was preferably selected as a thixotropic enhancer to prepare a high-thixotropic steel slag-based digital concrete slurry applicable to the digital concrete process. …”
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Development and evaluation of punching mechanism for de-seeding of ber fruit by Bharath Kumar Komatineni, B. Manjula, Sanwal Singh Meena, V. Kavan Kumar, Utkarsh Dwivedi, Akuleti Saikumar, Seelam Jaya Krishna, Sumit Kumar Vishwakarma

“…Its high efficiency and less pulp wastage make the machine preferable for progressive farmers. Graphical Abstract…”
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Analysis of postmarketing neuropsychiatric adverse events of avapritinib based on the FDA adverse event reporting system by Wei Mao, Junyan Jiang, Yanping Xia, Lin Zhang

“…The stratified analysis found that gender, age and eight preferred terms (PTs), including cerebral haemorrhage, may affect the severity of AEs. …”
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Rarefied Nozzle Flow Computation Using the Viscosity-Based Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method by Deepa Raj Mopuru, Nishanth Dongari, Srihari Payyavula

“…Parametric analysis further suggests that gases with lower molecular weights are preferable for achieving optimal expansion in micro-nozzles under low ambient pressures.…”
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Perception of Gender Issues among Surgical Residents and their Supervisors by Syed Inamullah Shah, Muzna Iftikhar, Sajida Shah, Muhammad Salman Shafique, Mahvish Noor, Jamil Ahmad Shah

“…There was a slight tilt towards preferring male residents during selection. More than half of all supervisors considered men to be more confident, better leaders and decision makers in the emergency setting. …”
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Simultaneous cardiocerebral infarctions: a five-year retrospective case series reviewing natural history by Cheryl Zhiya Chong, Benjamin Yong-Qiang Tan, Ching-Hui Sia, Thet Khaing, Leonard Leong Litt Yeo

“…In this series, IV tPA at stroke doses appeared to be the preferred initial step for its treatment, with subsequent coronary or cerebral endovascular therapy, if necessary.…”
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تشخيص الامراض باستخدام خوارزمية التسلسل الهرمي التحليلي وتقنية تفضيل الطلب على اساس تشابه الحل by Sura Salah Rasheed, Ismail Hadi Glob, Hapini Awang

“… في ظل التطور التكنلوجيا الحاصل في العالم في الكثير من المجالات وخاصة في مجال تشخيص الامراض، اذ تعاني عملية التشخيص لبعض الامراض لحدوث حالات الخطأ في التشخيص لتشابه الاعراض وتشابه التحاليل المرضية او من ثم عدم قدرة المعالج على تقديم وصف دقيق للمرض الذي يعانية المريض حيث تم استخدام تقنية التسلسل الهرمي التحليلي AHP(Analytical Hierarchy Process)، إذ تعّد واحدة من أهم الطرق  التي يمكن اعتمادها لتصنيف الامراض  واتخاذ القرارات الطبية، إذ استخدمت بيانات حقيقية  اخذت لـ 1000 مريض من مستشفى الكاظمية التعليمي لسبعة امراض وهي (فقر الدم، وارتفاع نسبة الدهون، واظطرابات نسبة الدهون، والفشل الكلوي، والتهاب الكبد، واضطرابات الكبد، واليرقان)، إذ اظهرت ان البيانات متسقة، ومن ثم تم تطبيق تقنية انجاز الطلب عن طريق التشابهة مع الحل المثاليTOPSIS (Technique For order Preference by Similarity To identical soluation)، وتم الحصول على سبع اولويات بحسب الاهمية النسبية للامراض بالنسبة للاطباء وبعد ترتيبها تنازليا، كانت اعلى اهمية  هي لمرض الفشل الكلوي، واقل قيمة  لمرض اليرقان، وبحسب النتائج التي تم الحصول عليها تبين ان طريقة AHP، وtopsis، لها القدرة على تمييز الامراض. …”
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A mobile application-based decision support system for routing and decision making problems by Oğuz Bedel, Fehmi Özsoydan, Kutay Çetinkurt, Metehan Bolat

“…The mentioned application adopts a Simulated Annealing Algorithm to find promising routes for the users, while multi-criteria decision-making module uses both Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) based on the choice of the users. …”
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Uncovering new Higgses in the LHC analyses of differential t t ¯ $$ t\overline{t} $$ cross sections by Sumit Banik, Guglielmo Coloretti, Andreas Crivellin, Bruce Mellado

“…Averaging the results of the different SM predictions, σ(pp → H → SS ′) × Br(S → WW) × Br(S ′ → bb) ≈ 9pb is preferred. Assuming that S ′ is SM-like, the 95 GeV γγ excess can be explained if S decays dominantly to W bosons. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Infant Motor Profile (IMP): A scoping review protocol. by Luiza Ribeiro Machado, Carolina Fioroni Ribeiro da Silva, Mijna Hadders-Algra, Eloisa Tudella

“…Standardized data extraction forms (Excel Tables) will be used to collect information. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for the Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Checklist and JBI guidelines will be taken into consideration for results analysis and reporting.…”
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Permeation Enhancer in Microemulsions and Microemulsion-Based Gels: A Comparison of Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether and Oleyl Alcohol by Sujata Pandey, Gabriella Baki

“…These results indicated that the microemulsion-gel with oleyl alcohol as the permeation enhancer could be a preferable formulation approach for the topical administration of ibuprofen. …”
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Drug-Coated versus Uncoated Balloon for Side Branch Protection in Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Treated with Provisional Stenting Using Drug-Eluting Stents: A Meta-analysis by Zhi-Ming Jiang, Le Liu

“…Provisional stenting using drug-eluting stents (DES) has become the preferred treatment for coronary bifurcation lesions (CBLs). …”
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Mobile Application Intervention Effectiveness in Improving Hypertensive Patients Medication Adherence: A Systematic Review by Nur Hannan Najihah Mohamad Tawpik, Hussam Abdeljabar Ahmad Mizher, Syahrir Zaini

“…These keywords were joined using Boolean operators for an effective search. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Statement was followed for this systematic review. …”
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Effect of Metformin on Anthropometric Measurements and Hormonal and Biochemical Profile in Patients with Prediabetes by Mustafa Safiah, Dana Hyassat, Yousef Khader, Oraib Farahid, Anwar Batieha, Mohammed El-Khateeb, Kamel Ajlouni

“…Metformin is the most widely preferred first-line oral antidiabetic agent that results in clear benefits in blood sugar regulation and diabetes-related complications. …”
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Epidemic of Depression and Anxiety in child and adolescent population during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta analysis of the prevalence of depression and anxiety by Gaurav Maggu, Vinod Verma, Suprakash Chaudhury, Vishal Indla

“…This systematic review aims to find the prevalence of depression and anxiety in children and adolescent age groups. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines for finding the prevalence of depression and anxiety. …”
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Knowledge Graph Entity Similarity Calculation under Active Learning by Lianhuan Li, Zheng Zhang, Shaoda Zhang

“…To address the objectives of the adaptive learning platform, the requirements of the system in terms of business, functionality, and performance are mainly analysed, and the design of functions and database is completed; then, an updatable learner model is constructed based on the cognitive diagnosis model and resource preference attributes; then, the construction of the knowledge map is completed based on embedding to achieve knowledge point alignment, and based on this, the target knowledge points of learners are located with the help of deep learning; at the same time, the target knowledge points are taken as the starting point to generate the best learning path by traversing the knowledge map, and the corresponding learning resources and test questions are recommended for them with the help of the architecture; finally, the adaptive learning platform is developed in the environment using the architecture. …”
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Improving sonographic visualisation of the appendix in a regional referral hospital by Shyr Chui, Carly Phinney, Karina Hansen, Deanna Danskin

“…Ultrasound is a first-line and often preferred imaging modality in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. …”
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Regenerative potential of concentrated growth factor compared to platelet-rich fibrin in treatment of necrotic mature teeth: a randomized clinical trial by Taghreed Salah, Wael Hussein, Heba Abdelkafy

“…Methods This randomized clinical trial was written according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Randomized Trials in Endodontics 2020 guidelines. …”
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