Opinions and Treatment Decisions for Dental Erosive Wear: A Questionnaire Survey among Icelandic Dentists by Aida Mulic, Inga B. Árnadòttir, Torbjòrg Jensdottir, Simen E. Kopperud

“…It is challenging for dentists to make the best treatment decision for patients with DEW, both in a short perspective and long perspective. …”
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Prospects of using zein markers in breeding waxy maize lines and varieties by V. V. Sidorova, Yu. A. Kerv, G. V. Matveeva, A. V. Konarev

“…Besides amylopectin, the grain of other maize subspecies contains much amylose starch which makes production of purified amylopectin expensive. …”
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Evaluation of Carboxymethyl Cellulose/Gelatin Hydrogel-Based Dressing Containing Cefdinir for Wound Healing Promotion in Animal Model by Zahra Soleimani, Hadi Baharifar, Najmeh Najmoddin, Kamyar Khoshnevisan

“…In this research, a hydrogel dressing containing cefdinir (Cef) was made from a combination of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and gelatin (Gel) by a physical crosslinking method, and their physicochemical, mechanical, and biological properties were investigated. …”
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Balancing Privacy and Utility in Split Learning: An Adversarial Channel Pruning-Based Approach by Afnan Alhindi, Saad Al-Ahmadi, Mohamed Maher Ben Ismail

“…The association of these two techniques makes the intermediate representations (features) exchanged between the client and the server models less informative and more robust against data reconstruction attacks. …”
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Improving the combat capability of small police tactical groups by I. V. Vlasenko, I. P. Lykhyi, Ya. O. Slatin

“…The main attention is paid to the importance of the optimal location of the commander in a small tactical group, which ensures the efficiency of performance of service and combat tasks, prompt decision-making, mobility and security of the group. The paper uses a scientific approach to improving the combat capability and tactics of small tactical groups. …”
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Zigbee Wireless Sensor Networks: Performance Study in an Apartment-Based Indoor Environment by Biswajit Kumar Dash, Jun Peng

“…Since the number of IoT devices is increasing at an unprecedented rate due to numerous emerging applications and thus making the indoor environments very populous, the peaceful coexistence between Zigbee and Wi-Fi networks in proximity becomes an important research study. …”
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The dynamics of sea otter prey selection under population growth and expansion by Clinton B. Leach, Benjamin P. Weitzman, James L. Bodkin, Daniel Esler, George G. Esslinger, Kimberly A. Kloecker, Daniel H. Monson, Jamie N. Womble, Mevin B. Hooten

“…Abstract Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) were extirpated from much of their range in the North Pacific by the early 1900s but have made a remarkable recovery in Southeast Alaska. Sea otter populations have been particularly successful in Glacier Bay, Alaska, a protected tidewater glacier fjord with a diverse and productive nearshore habitat. …”
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Treatment decision regret after precision prostatectomy: An analysis of patient‐reported outcomes predicting decision regret by Kaushik P. Kolanukuduru, Wooju Jeong, Larisa Pistin, Firas Abdollah, Ash K. Tewari, Mani Menon

“…Materials and Methods After a shared decision‐making process, 128 patients underwent PP for the treatment of localised PCa. …”
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A Characterisation and Profiling of District Health Indicators in Zimbabwe: An Application of Principal Component Analysis in a Data Limited Setting by Shepherd Shamu, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Charles Hongoro

“…Regional allocations at the provincial level are made regardless of the provinces’ disease burden, population size, or needs. …”
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Plant-Mediated Green Synthesis of Ag NPs and Their Possible Applications: A Critical Review by Darbin Kumar Poudel, Purushottam Niraula, Himal Aryal, Biplab Budhathoki, Sitaram Phuyal, Rishab Marahatha, Kiran Subedi

“…It is due to which the development of methods to prepare nanoparticles effectively using various plant extracts is gaining rapid momentum in recent days. To make sense of what involves in the bioreduction of silver salt and to isolate the secondary metabolites from plants are yet challenging. …”
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Immunoassay–mass spectrometry to identify Brucella melitensis by Amirreza Sharif, Ramin Bagheri Nejad, Alireza Ghassempour

“…The concentration of Brucella bacterial cells increases the protein spectrum’s visibility by a factor of 103, making it possible to quickly identify Brucella spp. without first growing them in cultural conditions. …”
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Is International Travel an Emerging Issue on Transmission of Beijing Lineage Mycobacterium tuberculosis? by Pavithra S. Madamarandawala, Srinath Satyanarayana, Collins Timire, Aashifa Yaqoob, Dushantha Madegedara, Dhammika N. Magana-Arachchi

“…Therefore, it is important to monitor the trends and factors related to the prevalence of Beijing strains globally and make decisions as a whole.…”
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Construction of All Solid State Bi2MoO6/Bi2WO6@Ti3C2 MXene Heterostructure System and the Mechanism Study of the Z-scheme Photocatalysis by Dongfang Zhang, Junkun Liu, Qiang Liu, Jiaxun Wang, Yang Qu

“…After irradiation for 80 min, the as-made Bi2MoO6 /Bi2WO6@Ti3C2 MXene has the best photocatalytic performance, and the degradation rate constant was 3~4 folds higher than that of pure Bi2MoO6 or Bi2WO6. …”
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ON THE SIMULATION OF MODES ОF ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS WITH FACTS by E. D. Halilov

“…The methodology and software for calculation of the established modes of electric networks with consideration of FACTS devices have been developed. The software makes it possible to obtain practically acceptable solutions in three outer iterations. …”
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The Impact of Pore Structure on Kerogen Geomechanics by Saad Alafnan

“…Production stimulation techniques such as the combination of hydraulic fracturing and lateral drilling have made exploiting unconventional formations economically feasible. …”
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The Effectiveness of Modified Atkins Ketogenic Diet on Children with Intractable Epilepsy: A Pilot Study from Indonesia by Achmad Rafli, Setyo Handryastuti, Mulya Rahma Karyanti, Yoga Devaera, Cut Nurul Hafifah, Irawan Mangunatmadja, Muzal Kadim, Elisabeth Siti Herini, Lora Sri Nofi, Ariek Ratnawati, Suci Fitrianti

“…A sample of the MAD food menu guidebook was developed to make it easier for parents to adhere to the diet. …”
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Glucose‐induced LINC01419 reprograms the glycolytic pathway by recruiting YBX1 to enhance PDK1 mRNA stability in hepatocellular carcinoma by Yanfang Liu, Junjiao Song, Qili Shi, Bing Chen, Wenying Qiu, Yizhe Liu, Shenglin Huang, Xianghuo He

“…However, the widespread expression of metabolic enzymes in diverse cell types makes the development of specific drugs that target cancer cells without affecting normal cellular functions challenging. …”
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Content and face validity in virtual reality with children: a validation in five steps+1 of a wheelchair basketball game by Imanol Ceberio, Mohammad Al-Rashaida, Maitane García, Juan Francisco Lopez Paz, Monika Salgueiro, Nicole Passi, Humberto Pavel, Imanol Amayra

“…Therefore, modifications in the design were made. In the content validity study, the high agreement level was influenced by previous sport experiences. …”
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The Effect of a 12-Week Plyometric and Tabata Training Program with Three Weekly Sessions on Cardiovascular Efficiency in Elite Soccer Players by Nidhin Muthrathiparambil Narayanan, Kayambu Sundar, Nirmal Michael Salvi, Yashpal, Debajit Karmakar, Sohom Saha, Bekir Erhan Orhan, Farjana Akter Boby, Yuni Astuti

“…In conclusion, the implementation of a plyometric and Tabata training program has been found to produce significant improvements in cardiovascular efficiency in elite soccer players, making them valuable preseason conditioning strategies to enhance endurance, performance, and overall athletic abilities. …”
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Dutch Validation of the Self-Evaluation of Negative Symptoms Scale (SNS) by Tim van Brouwershaven, Anika Poppe, Gerdina Hendrika Maria Pijnenborg, André Aleman, Nynke Boonstra, Shiral Gangadin, Sonia Dollfus, Wim Veling, Stynke Castelein, Jan Alexander de Vos, Edith Liemburg, PHAMOUS-researchers, Lisette van der Meer

“…Background/objectives: Negative symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorders are related to impaired social functioning and lower quality of life, making accurate assessment important. To date, most tools for assessing negative symptoms are observational, which can be influenced by the raters’ experience and opinion. …”
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