Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in College Students: Differences Between the Subject Group and Comparison Group by Hye-seung Kim, Yong-won Seo, Youngil Lee, Chang Min Lee, Do Hyun Kim, Minsun Kim, Myung Ho Lim

“…The participants consisted of 403 Korean college students aged 18–29 who were divided into a subject group with a history of NSSI (n = 198) and a comparison group (n = 205) with no history of NSSI. The Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation (FASM), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-SF), Social Experience Questionnaire (SEQ), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale—16 item version (DERS-16), Experiences in Close Relationship Questionnaire-Revised (ECR-R), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Parents as Social Context Questionnaire-Kids (PSCQ-KA), and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11-Revised (BIS-11). …”
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Case Report: Two highly unusual adrenal tumors presenting with hypertension: a giant cystic pheochromocytoma with an ipsilateral large renal parapelvic cyst and a giant adrenal mye... by Ali Hakan Konuş, Kader Uğur, Erhan Aygen, Cihat Tektaş, Fatih Durumlu, Muhammet Çalık

“…BackgroundGiant cystic pheochromocytoma and giant adrenal myelolipoma are two highly uncommon masses. There are difficulties in diagnosis and management of both types of giant (>20 cm) adrenal tumors.Case 1A 56-year-old male patient applied with complaints of headache and high blood pressure. …”
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Mechanical and microstructural characterization of graphene reinforced Alumina Ceramic matrix composite by Madhankumar Anbazhagan, Anthony Xavior Michael

“…These enhancements underscore graphene's dual function in augmenting both strength and wear resistance, rendering it an exceptionally useful reinforcement material. …”
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Effects of combined respiratory physiotherapy with high-flow nasal cannula and Venturi mask in spinal cord injury: a single-subject research study and literature review by Loredana Raciti, Gianfranco Raciti, Antonio Ammendolia, Sandro Maria Distefano, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Maria Pia Onesta, Gaetano Prosperini

“…There was gradual improvement of respiratory function. Oxygen by Venturi mask was gradually reduced due to improvement of partial pressure oxygen values. …”
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Total hip replacement after prior of the core decompression of the femoral head: efficacy and complications by M. A. Panin, N. V. Zagorodnii, A. V. Boiko, A. S. Petrosyan

“…The duration of surgery, blood loss volume, complications in the postoperative period, pain syndrome dynamics and hip joint function were assessed.Results. Comparative analysis showed the absence of significant technical intraoperative complications in total hip arthroplasty: duration of operations in group I – 85 ± 25 minutes, in group II – 80 ± 20 minutes, that is, almost identical; volume of intraoperative blood loss: 300 ± 100 ml in both groups. …”
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Pathogenetic justification of sacubitril / valsartan use in respiratory-cardial comorbidity by T. V. Ashcheulova, K. M. Kompaniiets, N. M. Herasymchuk, I. V. Sytina

“…It has been shown that progressive chronic obstructive pulmonary disease leads to the formation of pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular hypertrophy, decrease in its systolic function, subsequent dilatation of the right ventricle, and development of right ventricular heart failure, which is one of the most serious and difficult tests in the treatment process. …”
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Innovative Strategies For Social-Economic Development Financial Strategies In The Development Country by Chukwu Anthony Ogochukwu, Karina Kasztelnik

“…The research study highlighted the need for both the government and financing institutions to support small businesses to function effectively to remain relevant, continue to generate more employment, improve the living standard of the owners of small business, and ultimately impact development country at large. …”
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Experience of Using Electronic Inhaler Monitoring Devices for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma: Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies by Jilong Duan, Xia Chen, Di Fan, Haikun Jiang, Xue Zhang, Wenyue Zhang, Zhiping Liu, Hongyan Lu

“…Findings were organized into 9 sub-themes and 3 themes: positive experiences with EIMDs (usability and easy acceptance, enhanced self-management); stresses and challenges of using these devices (negative emotional stress, device trust issues, social difficulties, economic burdens, and technical challenges); and patient expectations from these devices (expectations related to device construction and function and external support). …”
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Impact of exposure to opioids in pregnancy on offspring developmental outcomes in the preschool years: an umbrella review by Louise Marryat, Thomas Hughes, James Boardman, Alison McFadden, Senga Robertson, Anne Whittaker

“…Developmental outcomes associated with prenatal opioid exposure included visual function, motor skills, externalising problems and language difficulties. …”
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Textbooks on the international relations theory: What they talk about, what they keep silent about, and what to do about it by N. V. Yudin

“…The first section summarizes their key advantages, which include, first of all, the fact that they all successfully perform an educational function, introducing the reader to the key approaches, schools and theories that form the ‘body’ of modern IR theory. …”
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A Reinforcement Learning-Based Generative Approach for Event Temporal Relation Extraction by Zhonghua Wu, Wenzhong Yang, Meng Zhang, Fuyuan Wei, Xinfang Liu

“…To bridge the gap between the optimization objective and task performance metrics, we employ the REINFORCE algorithm to optimize our generative model, designing a novel reward function to simultaneously capture the accuracy of temporal prediction and the quality of generation. …”
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LD-Det: Lightweight Ship Target Detection Method in SAR Images via Dual Domain Feature Fusion by Hang Yu, Bingzong Liu, Lei Wang, Teng Li

“…Additionally, we propose a hybrid IoU loss function specifically designed to enhance the detection of small objects, improving localization accuracy and robustness. …”
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Analysis of Turkish Translations of Snow White by the Brothers Grimm In the Context of the Skopos Theory by Uğur Cansız, Lokman Tanrıkulu

“…The aim of the Skopos theory is to align the translation process with the specific purpose and target audience of the translation, so that the function of the translation is effectively fulfilled in the new context. …”
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Enhanced Efficiency in SMEs Attendance Monitoring: Low Cost Artificial Intelligence Facial Recognition Mobile Application by Hong-Danh Thai, Yeong-Seok Seo, Jun-Ho Huh

“…Employees’ facial identities using the Resnet34 model integrated Additive Angular Margin Loss function to identify employees’ facial identities. …”
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The role of cyclic di-GMP in biomaterial-associated infections caused by commensal Escherichia coli. by Shanshan Li, Chengwei Bi, Bingquan Xiang, Zhonghui Wang, Hui Yang, Chaojiang Fu, Lianpu Chen, Ying Chen

“…The results also reiterate the canonical function of c-di-GMP, which is to reduce the motility of bacteria. …”
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MODERN APPROACHES TO ANTIVIRULENT THERAPY OF DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS by T.O. Kryuchko, O.Ya. Tkachenko, N.V. Kuzmenko, I.N. Nesina, S.M. Tanianska, I.A. Kolenko, M.O. Melnyk

“…Staphylococcus aureus is a universal bacterial pathogen, which is able to develop the resistance to new antibiotics, by means of virulence factors, whose main function is the spread of diseases by inhibiting the immune factors of host defense. …”
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Development of the Nephrotic Syndrome Symptom and Impact Patient Reported Outcome (NephroSSI-PRO) measure for use in adults and adolescents with primary glomerulopathies by Joshua Maher, An-Qi Hu, Sagar U. Nigwekar, Julie Lin

“…In the adult CE interviews, the most frequently reported symptoms were swelling in the feet/legs (n = 14/16), general tiredness (n = 13/16), change in appetite (n = 13/16), foamy urine (n = 12/16), and shortness of breath (n = 12/16); impacts included emotional health, physical function limitations, sleep difficulties, and social/lifestyle limitations (n = 13/16). …”
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The integration and associated challenges of Mental Health Competencies in Undergraduate Nursing Education: a scoping review by Precious Chibuike Chukwuere, Nombulelo Esme Zenani, Katlego Mthimunye, Rosemary Godbold, Ghada Shahrour

“…The screening and selection process was conducted in the following phases: Firstly, the search results were imported into EPPI reviewer software, and duplicates were removed using the software’s built-in function. Secondly, careful screening of the titles and abstracts of all imported studies was followed based on the inclusion criteria. …”
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Lived experiences of maternal near misses: a qualitative study in the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania by Enna G. Sengoka, Gunilla Björling, Michael J. Mahande, Janet Mattsson, Gileard Masenga

“…Women who survive severe complications during pregnancy or childbirth may experience long-lasting adverse effects, such as poor physical health, impaired sexual function, psychological distress, and a decreased quality of life. …”
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International legal treatment of boundary disputes in the territory of former Yugoslavia by Dimitrijević Duško

“…The succession to existing administrative territorial limits probably cannot extend to the every uti possidetis line between new successor States and therefore no successor State can be deprived of its inherent rights what in Yugoslav case confirms transitional function and retrospective character of principle which is necessary for final international delimitation. …”
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