Insular infraorbital neurovascular pedicle labial salivary gland transplantation for the treatment of severe dry eye disease: an IDEAL stage 0, 1 and 2a study by Jing Zhou, Xiaohong Chen, Mei Li, Ke Yang, Ying Jie, Yinghui Wang, Yingshi Piao, Yun Cheng

“…Objectives To address the lack of nerve and blood supply after labial salivary gland transplantation (LSGT) resulting in glandular atrophy. We designed a modified LSGT, called insular infraorbital neurovascular pedicle LSGT, and evaluated the postoperative efficacy.Design This is a prospective, single-centre, self-contained study.Setting The research was conducted at Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University from July 2019 to March 2024.Participants Eight patients (nine eyes) with severe dry eye disease (DED) were enrolled in this study.Interventions All patients underwent insular infraorbital neurovascular pedicle LSGT and were followed up for at least 6 months postoperatively.Main outcome measure Key evaluation indices were best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) score, tear break-up time (TBUT), Corneal Fluorescence Staining (CFS) score, and Schirmer I test (SIT).Results With a mean follow-up of 17.56±11.72 months, BCVA improved in four eyes and stabilized in five. …”
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Properțiu, între elegia erotică și elegia civică by Alexandra Ciocârlie

“…Le poète de l’amour libre se résigne à plaider pour la famille conservatrice et les valeurs morales promues par l’empereur Auguste. Le changement d’attitude se fait sentir surtout dans le dernier volume de Properce, consacré aux lieux sacrées de Rome et aux traditions nationales. …”
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On strategies of teaching a foreign language in the context of inclusive education by Nina S. Evstropova, Elena V. Rakova

“…Inclusive education, as part of the educational policy of many countries - members of the international organization UNESCO, is seen as a dynamic approach, which presupposes a positive attitude to the diversity of students as well as perception of individual characteristics not as a problem, but as an opportunity to enrich the learning process. …”
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Exploring the interplay between guidance services and career success: Unveiling the key determinants? by Paul Mensah Agyei, Joyce Kwakyewaa Dankyi, Vincent Mensah Minadzi, Lydia Aframea Dankyi, Moses Segbenya

“…This study examines the effect of determinants of stakeholders' attitudes on the perceived relevance of guidance services, policy implementation, and career success. …”
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Computational Modeling of the Interaction of Silver Nanoparticles with the Lipid Layer of the Skin by Andrea Fabara, Sebastián Cuesta, Fernanda Pilaquinga, Lorena Meneses

“…The silver clusters containing 6 atoms were proven to be the most stable complexes. …”
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Ten Tips for Increasing Wildlife Biodiversity in Your Pine Plantations by Holly K. Ober, Stanton Rosenthal, William Sheftall

“…Ober, Stanton Rosenthal, and William Sheftall, discusses strategies forest landowners may adopt to provide habitat that will attract a diversity of wildlife species to their land. …”
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Du vacarme individuel aux causes collectives : Les luttes carcérales en Suisse romande et le Groupe Action Prison by Ludovic Maugué

“…The young man was characterised by a demanding and quarrelsome attitude which resulted in a major conflict with the prison administration. …”
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Unlocking mathematical marvels: Exploring number patterns in the Rangku Alu traditional game by Suci Pangestuti, Rully Charitas Indra Prahmana, Frankie A. Fran

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State-of-the-art and future trends in electric vehicle charging infrastructure: A review by Sudev V., Sindhu M.R.

“…In this era of global warming and climate change, the trend towards “GO GREEN” is gaining significant attention because of its advantages for the world in general and society in particular. …”
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Effects of a 12-Week Skipping Exercise Program on Leg Endurance in Competitive Badminton Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ririn Irena, Ardila Melati, Vlad Adrian Geanta, ⁠Ayu Mayzura Simbolon, Retha Foret

“…This study examined the impact of a skipping exercise regimen on leg endurance and performance metrics among competitive badminton athletes. Materials and methods. A total of sixty competitive badminton athletes enrolled badminton players from regional clubs and university in North Sumatera Indonesia, with a mean age of 21.5 ± 1.7 years, were systematically assigned to either an intervention group (n=30) or a control group (n=30) through a randomization process. …”
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Experiences at recovery community centers predict holistic recovery outcomes: a daily diary assessment of RCC helpfulness, meaningfulness, and recovery identity by Hannah B. Apsley, Joseph Lancaster, Wen Ren, Timothy Brick, H. H. Cleveland

“…Nearly half of the variation in RCC helpfulness was attributable to intraindividual variation (ICC = 0.51). …”
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The Role of Sulfur Emission from the Petroleum Industry on Ultrafine Particle Number Concentration in Singapore by Suyi Hou, Weihan Li, Liudongqing Yang, Guorong Chen, Yilin Zhang, Mikinori Kuwata

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CHANNELING: SEARCH OF THE METAANTHROPOLOGIC MEAS-UREMENTS OF MIND BEING IN THE UNIVERSE (based on the World Wide Web) by Anatoly T. Tshedrin

“…The features of channeling as cultural practices aimed at solving the problem of finding meta an-thropological dimensions of existence in the universe of the mind, as an attempt to resolve the contradiction between the theoretical ideas about extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of empirically observable, the expected signs of their activities. …”
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HOMILETIC CONTOURS FOR PREACHING TO LISTENERS WHO FEAR THE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES OF CORRUPTION, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS

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Los niños y las niñas recuerdan: memoria colectiva y participación en Memorial Paine, Chile by Luciana Hedrera-Manara, Catalina Álvarez-Martínez-Conde

“…Utilizamos una metodología cualitativa, teniendo como principales resultados que las memorias de las niñas y los niños se producen en una relación de co-construcción con los sujetos adultos, atravesadas por relaciones de poder que permiten distintas dinámicas de participación. …”
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Prediction of Fatigue Crack Growth Rate and Stress Intensity Factors Using the Finite Element Method by Yahya Ali Fageehi

“…The results show that the fatigue growth was attracted to the hole and either changes its direction to reach the hole or floats by the hole and grows as the hole is missed. …”
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Case report: Primary intraosseous meningioma: a radiological study of two cases confirmed pathologically by Yue Wang, Jibo Hu

“…Upon pathological examination, the two cases were respectively classified as atypical meningioma (Grade II) and benign meningioma (Grade I).ConclusionsWhile pathological examination remains indispensable for the definitive confirmation of PIM, the early identification of PIM is critically dependent on radiological imaging methods. …”
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The place and role of leisure in the Moscow students’ everyday life in the context of the information society development by Yu. P. Nadekhina, A. A. Kolchin, E. V. Kryukova

“…The proposed article discusses issues related to the daily life of Moscow students and their leisure, the relevance of which in the context of the development of the information society is associated with increased attention of the state to the educational component of modern educational systems. …”
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Correlation between Formic Acid Oxidation and Oxide Species on Pt(Bi)/GC and Pt/GC Electrode through the Effect of Forward Potential Scan Limit by Jelena D. Lović

“…Nevertheless, the influence of electronic modification of Pt surface atoms by underlying Bi is present and leads to the stronger adsorption of OH on Pt. …”
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A Novel Diagnostic Aid for Detection of Intra-Abdominal Adhesions to the Anterior Abdominal Wall Using Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging by David Randall, John Fenner, Richard Gillott, Richard ten Broek, Chema Strik, Paul Spencer, Karna Dev Bardhan

“…The presence of an adhesion is attributed to a resistance to visceral slide resulting in a discernible reduction in shear. …”
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