Reliably quantifying the severity of social symptoms in children with autism using ASDSpeech by Marina Eni, Yaniv Zigel, Michal Ilan, Analya Michaelovski, Hava M. Golan, Gal Meiri, Idan Menashe, Ilan Dinstein

“…ASDSpeech was trained with acoustic and conversational features extracted from the speech recordings of 136 children, who participated in a single ADOS-2 assessment, and tested with independent recordings of 61 additional children who completed two ADOS-2 assessments, separated by 1–2 years. …”
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Patient satisfaction with dental services provided by Taif University Dental Hospital, Saudi Arabia by Mohammed A. Alzubaidi, Muaath H. Alzahrani, Sattam T. Alammari, Ali A. Alqarni, Bandar S. Shukr, Fahad M. Alrabaie, Rami F. Alhaddad, Abdulaziz A. Alharbi

“…Notably, doctors’ interactions received consistently high mean scores (ranging from 1.10 to 1.20), as did faculty supervisors’ interactions (ranging from 1.36 to 1.52). …”
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Grain yield, cooking quality, and aroma of fragrant rice as affected by nitrogen source and method of application by Rajesh Chakraborty, Tuhin Suvra Roy, Jun-Ichi Sakagami

“…It is challenging for us to understand how different N inputs impact rice's sensory and cooking qualities in addition to crop productivity because of this research gap. …”
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The Effects of Garlic and Red Chilli Pepper Powder on Physicochemical, Microbiological, and Sensory Properties of Cincalok by Risa Nofiani, Novi Maulidi Syahmurdiandi, Puji Ardiningsih

“…The highest criterion score for consumer acceptability was awarded for recipe C followed by recipes B and A. The addition of garlic and red chilli pepper powder affected the physicochemical, microbiological, and sensory properties of cincalok.…”
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Evaluation of Eating Habits and Quality of Life in Postbariatric Surgery Patients and Their Family Members: A Case-Control Study by Carla Ibrahim, Joane Matta, Kàtia Lurbe i Puerto, Yonna Sacre

“…The control group constitutes a couple of obese patients with BMI ≥30 kg/m2 who did not proceed to any surgical intervention with their main caregivers. …”
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Blood loss in one-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasty: cruciate-retaining vs. posterior stabilized. A propensity score-matched analysis by Laoruengthana Artit, Tantimethanon Thanawat, Santisathaporn Nopparat, Inta-ngam Thisayapong, Pongpirul Krit, Rattanaprichavej Piti

“…Results: Comparing CR BTKA and PS BTKA, drain output was 206.44 mL vs. 194.89 mL (p = 0.47), calculated blood loss was 886.23 mL vs. 724.89 mL (p = 0.05), and blood transfusion rate was 18% vs. 17% (p = 1.00). Additionally, CR BTKA had higher VAS than PS BTKA, at 6 h: 5.74 vs. 3.78 (p < 0.001), and at 12 h: 5.80 vs. 4.74 (p = 0.02). …”
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Mapping the evidence on interventions that mitigate the health, educational, social and economic impacts of child marriage and address the needs of child brides: a systematic scopi... by Shatha Elnakib, Ahmed K. Ali, Kate Mieth, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli

“…The review highlights the need for additional empirical evidence on what works to support child brides.…”
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Combined anti-leukemic effect of gilteritinib and GSK-J4 in FLT3-ITD+ acute myeloid leukemia by Qi Zhou, Yongyu Guan, Pingping Zhao, Huiyuan Chu, Yaming Xi

“…Lysine demethylase 6B (KDM6B) is dysregulated in a variety of cancers and regulates the expression of oncogenes, which has potential in anticancer therapy. …”
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Viral conjunctivitis in children: the specific clinical features and treatment by N.V. Kazinskaya, V.Yu. Evgraphov, I.A. Il’inskaya

“…Russian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology. 2022;22(3):191–196 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2311-7729-2022-22-3-191-196. </p>…”
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Meta-Analysis of 11 Heterogeneous Studies regarding Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor Add-On Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Treated with Insulin by Katsuya Shibuki, Shuji Shimada, Takao Aoyama

“…We assumed that five baseline parameters (HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, body mass index (BMI), duration of type 2 DM, and duration of treatment) could affect ΔHbA1c. …”
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Comparing Open and Robotic Unilateral Transversus Abdominis Release in Incisional Hernias With a Lateral Component: A Single Center Retrospective Study by Stijn Van Hoef, Stijn Van Hoef, Hasan H. Eker, Frederik Berrevoet, Mathias Allaeys

“…However, conclusions are limited due to the low number of patients and additional studies should be performed to account for long term recurrence and increase included patient number.…”
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Maintenance of Genetic Diversity Despite Population Fluctuations in the Lesser Prairie‐Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) by Andrew J. Lawrence, Scott A. Carleton, Sara J. Oyler‐McCance, Randy W. DeYoung, Clay T. Nichols, Timothy F. Wright

“…The lesser prairie‐chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) has experienced declines due to habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation in addition to substantial population fluctuations with unknown effects on genetic diversity. …”
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EXPERIENCE OF IMPLEMENTING THE DISTANCE E-COURSE “STATISTICAL METHODS IN PHARMACY” IN THE MATHEMATICAL TRAINING OF FUTURE PHARMACEUTICAL SPECIALISTS by Iryna Zhovtonizhko, Maryna Nessonova, Mariana Barannyk, Nadiia Sheykina, Olga Marchenko

“…Considerable attention is paid to the use of distance learning technology in the process of math training for students pursuing higher education in the field of pharmacy. In addition to technical means and the structural-methodological component of the distance course development process, special attention is given to psycho-pedagogical aspects, which includes a focus on increasing the motivation of this group of education seekers to master disciplines related to exact sciences. …”
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Bacteria-Inspired Synthesis of Silver-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites: A Novel Synergistic Approach in Controlling Biofilm and Quorum-Sensing-Regulated Virulence Factors in <i>Pseu... by Abirami Karthikeyan, Manoj Kumar Thirugnanasambantham, Fazlurrahman Khan, Arun Kumar Mani

“…Notably, there was a significant reduction in violacein pigment (96.25%), swarming motility, and pyocyanin concentration (1.87 µg/mL). Additionally, biofilm formation (81.1%) and EPS production (83.9%) using <i>P. aeruginosa</i> were substantially hindered, along with reduced extracellular protease activity, as indicated by zone formation (from 2.3 to 1.8 cm). …”
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Identification and Analysis on Surface Deformation in the Urban Area of Nanchang Based on PS-InSAR Method by Mengping Zhang, Jiayi Pan, Peifeng Ma, Hui Lin

“…However, such a correlation was not evident in the other three regions. Additionally, water level data from the Xingzi Station of Poyang Lake showed that only Region A’s subsidence trend closely corresponds with water level variations. …”
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Perspectives on adapting a mobile application for pain self-management in neurofibromatosis type 1: results of online focus group discussions with individuals living with neurofibr... by Chitra Lalloo, Lauretta E Grau, Kaitlyn Larkin, Jennifer N Stinson, William T Zempsky, Samuel A Ball, Frank D Buono

“…Findings included recommendations to grant free access to the app and include a community support feature for individuals to relate and validate one another’s experience with pain from NF1. In addition, participants noted the importance of providing clear instructions on navigating the app, the use of an upbeat, hopeful tone and appropriate visuals.Conclusions Both participant groups endorsed the use of iCanCope (iCC) as an NF1 pain self-management mobile app. …”
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Low-budget equipment facilitating skid coefficient extraction for traffic accident analysis by Vinicius Lima, Umit Karabiyik, Felipe Kennedy, Igor Mello, Jorge Farias, Manoel Martins

“…This setup enables reconstructionists to dynamically measure the skid coefficient, providing a more precise basis for calculating vehicle speed. Additionally, the device transmits comprehensive logs directly to an investigator's smartphone via email or an Android application, streamlining data collection and analysis. …”
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Correlation of susceptibility to ortho-aminoazotolueneinduced hepatocarcinogenesis with Car and Ahr signaling pathway activation in mice by N. V. Baginskaya, E. V. Kashina, M. Yu. Shamanina, S. I. Ilnitskaya, V. I. Kaledin, V. A. Mordvinov

“…In addition, a strong inflammatory response to OAT was recorded in DD mice but not in BR. …”
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Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. by Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos, Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva, Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Ana Paula Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo, Rafaela Nunes Dávila, Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior, Altair Seabra Farias, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Felipe Leão Gomes Murta

“…<h4>Background</h4>Riverine communities face various health problems, which involve geographical and cultural barriers to accessing care, in addition to a lack of financial investments in services aimed at these communities, resulting in a process of invisibility for the population living in these regions. …”
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[(2-Dimesitylboryl)phenyl]ethynyl-Substituted [2.2]Paracyclophane Exhibiting Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Both Solution and Solid-State by Lianfeng Guo, Mengyuan Zhang, Cuihua Zhao

“…Owing to the electronic effect of these two substituents, this compound can display charge-transfer emission with large Stokes shifts (∆<i>υ</i> = 4.23 − 8.20 × 10³ cm⁻¹) and fair quantum yields (<i>Φ</i>_F = 0.15 − 0.37) in solutions. In addition, this compound can emit strong blue fluorescence in the solid state with quantum yields that are even much higher than in solution (<i>Φ</i>_F up to 0.64 in powder and spin-coated film). …”
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