An Assessment of City Council Performance in Improving Urban Management and Development Process from Citizen\'s Perspective: Case Study Tabriz Metropolitan by Abolfazl Ghanbari

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Comparative acoustic analysis of standard and innovative air diffusers with enhanced mixing capabilities by Joldos Titus Otniel, Danca Paul, Cernei Alexandru

“…Despite the DLP-printed diffuser being the quietest on V2 speed setting, the SLA-printed variant was preferred due to its superior dimensional tolerances and because the differences in noise were small.…”
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Does Emotional Intelligence of Dental Undergraduates Influence Their Patient Satisfaction? by Mandakini Mohan, Kah Heng Lin, Abhishek Parolia, Allan Pau

“…A 33-item EI questionnaire was completed by 46 dental undergraduates in a cross-sectional study. Responses, measured on a five-point Likert scale, were summed to yield EI scores. …”
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Development of a novel predictive model for a successful stone removal after flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy based on ipsilateral renal function: a single-centre, retrospective cohort study in China by Hong Li, Liang Zhou, Xi Jin, Yucheng Ma, Zhongyu Jian, Liyuan Xiang, Deyi Luo, Kun-Jie Wang

“…Objectives The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of preoperative ipsilateral renal function on the success of kidney stone removal with flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy and to develop a predictive model based on the results.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Data from the 2001–2012 period were collected from the electronic records of West China Hospital, Sichuan University.Participants 576 patients who underwent flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy were included in the study.Primary outcome Stone-free rate (SFR) after the procedures.Results In patients with suspected impaired kidney function, the overall SFR was 70.1%. …”
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Aridity-induced phenological shifts and greening trends in Mediterranean forest species: Insights from 28 years of Landsat data in southern Spain by Aurelio D. Herraiz, Pablo Salazar-Zarzosa, Cristina Acosta-Muñoz, Rocío Hernández-Clemente, Rafael Villar

“…Remote sensing of forest species’ responses to aridity is crucial for resilience studies and species management in global change scenarios.…”
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High anti-Müllerian hormone level as a predictor of poor pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a retrospective cohort study by Fei Zhao, Duo Wen, Lin Zeng, Ruiqi Wang, Dingran Wang, Huiyu Xu, Rong Li, Hongbin Chi

Subjects: “…Polycystic ovarian syndrome…”
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Motivation's influence on credit decisions: unveiling the moderating effect of brand awareness in PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tebing Tinggi branch by Sarwoto Sarwoto, Cia Cai Cen, Rika Surianto Zalukhu, Sri Murni

“…Respondents' perceptions were measured using a Likert scale.  Research with SEM model, data processing with PLS 3.0 smart software. …”
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Data-driven optimization for rebalancing shared electric scooters by Yanxia Guan, Xuecheng Tian, Sheng Jin, Kun Gao, Wen Yi, Yong Jin, Xiaosong Hu, Shuaian Wang

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Combining genotyping approaches improves resolution for association mapping: a case study in tropical maize under water stress conditions by Fernanda Carla Ferreira de Pontes, Ingrid Pinheiro Machado, Maria Valnice de Souza Silveira, Antônio Lucas Aguiar Lobo, Felipe Sabadin, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Júlio César DoVale

Subjects: “…SNP-array…”
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An innovative method used for the identification of N-glycans on soybean allergen β-conglycinin by Cheng Li, Yang Tian, Jianli Han, Yu Lu, Meiyi Zou, Yue Jia, Chengjian Wang, Linjuan Huang, Zhongfu Wang

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Effect of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding on Metabolic Syndrome and Its Risk Factors in Morbidly Obese Adolescents by Rushika Conroy, Eun-Ju Lee, Amy Jean, Sharon E. Oberfield, Aviva Sopher, Krystina Kiefer, Courtney Raker, Donald J. McMahon, Jeffrey L. Zitsman, Ilene Fennoy

“…LAGB is effective for short-term improvement in weight, inflammatory markers, and components of MeS in morbidly obese adolescents.…”
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Neostigmine Attenuates Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Preoptic Area but Not Choroid Plexus during Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Systemic Inflammation by Andrzej P. Herman, Dorota Tomaszewska-Zaremba, Marta Kowalewska, Aleksandra Szczepkowska, Małgorzata Oleszkiewicz, Agata Krawczyńska, Maciej Wójcik, Hanna Antushevich, Janina Skipor

“…Neostigmine suppressed (p<0.05) LPS-stimulated synthesis of cytokines such as interleukin- (IL-) 1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α in the POA, and this effect was similar to that induced by the treatment with systemic AChE inhibitor—donepezil (2.5 mg/animal). …”
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Mercado y medio ambiente: el caso de la soya en la Amazonía brasileña by Richard Pasquis

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Multi-channel microelectrode arrays for detection of single-cell level neural information in the hippocampus CA1 under general anesthesia induced by low-dose isoflurane by Ruilin Hu, Penghui Fan, Yiding Wang, Jin Shan, Luyi Jing, Wei Xu, Fan Mo, Mixia Wang, Yan Luo, Ying Wang, Xinxia Cai, Jinping Luo

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Studies of Metal Organic Networks via M-Polynomial-Based Topological Indices by Muhammad Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Javaid, Sajida Parveen, Hafiz Muhammad Awais, Md Nur Alam

“…Topological index (TI) is a graph-theoretic tool that is used to study different physical and structural properties of the networks in various disciplines of science such as computer science, chemistry, and information technology. …”
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A cumplicidade entre os comitês de ética em pesquisa em seres humanos e as ações investigatórias by Dartel Ferrari Lima

“… Este artigo analisa a importância dos Comitês de Ética em Pesquisa (CEPs) no Brasil, destacando sua função na regulamentação de estudos envolvendo seres humanos. …”
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Electrospun Gelatin/β-TCP Composite Nanofibers Enhance Osteogenic Differentiation of BMSCs and In Vivo Bone Formation by Activating Ca2+-Sensing Receptor Signaling by Xuehui Zhang, Song Meng, Ying Huang, Mingming Xu, Ying He, Hong Lin, Jianmin Han, Yuan Chai, Yan Wei, Xuliang Deng

“…Stem Cells International…”
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Wybrane aspekty z przepowiadania św. Cezarego z Arles. Czy św. Cezary z Arles będzie nowym doktorem Kościoła? by Józef Pochwat

Subjects: “…sprawiedliwość…”
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Effects of Soil and Water Conservation Practices and Slope Gradient on Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties in Ejersa Watershed, Toke Kutaye District, Ethiopia by Negesu Kebede, Alemayehu Negassa

“…Applied and Environmental Soil Science…”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter One--Who Is Eligible for Medicare, and Do I Have To Sign Up for It? by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

“…As an older adult citizen of the United States, it is important to understand the structure of Medicare and how it affects you. …”
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