Epidermoid cysts of the orofacial region: A clinico-pathological study of 13 cases with review of literature by Priya Kumar, Rewa Malhotra, Aadithya B. Urs, Jeyaseelan Augustine, Sujata Mohanty

“…Results: The study found strong male predilection in the ratio of 10:3 with an average age of presentation as 28 years. …”
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APOE4 and infectious diseases jointly contribute to brain glucose hypometabolism, a biomarker of Alzheimer's pathology: New findings from the ADNI. by Aravind Lathika Rajendrakumar, Konstantin G Arbeev, Olivia Bagley, Matt Duan, Anatoliy I Yashin, Svetlana Ukraintseva, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…Therefore, we investigated the interplay between infections and APOE4, a strong genetic risk factor for AD.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed data on 1,509 participants in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database using multivariate linear regression models. …”
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Describing team development within a novel GP-led urgent care centre model: a qualitative study by Azeem Majeed, Geva Greenfield, Sarah Morton, Shamini Gnani, Agnieszka Igantowicz

“…Eight key facilitating factors for the team were identified: appointment of leaders, perception of fair workload, education on roles/skill sets and development of these, shared professional understanding, interdisciplinary working, ED collaboration, clinical guidelines and social interactions.Conclusions A strong interprofessional team has evolved within the GP-led UCCs over time, breaking down traditional professional divides. …”
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High-Risk Genotypes Associated with Poor Response to Controlled Ovarian Stimulation in Indian Women by Anuradha Udumudi, K. Chaitra Lava, Vandana Hegde

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical analysis using odds ratio was carried out to understand the significance of the results obtained. Results: Strong association of c.146G>T of AMH, c.622-6C>T of AMHR2, c.453-397T>C and c.975G>C of ESR1, c.2039G>A of FSHR and c.161+4491T>C of LHCGR with infertility and response to COS was established. …”
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A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) level among risk factors of ocular involvement in patients with Behçet’s disease by Rasha M. Ghaleb, Hanan S. Gad, Mohamed I. Abdallah, Zaki M. Zaki, Jehan A. Mahmoud

“…Cutaneous lesions and arthritis were strong independent predictors for ocular involvement in BD patients. …”
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Severe pneumonia caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a patient with bronchiectasis and IgA nephropathy: a case report by Yi Lin, Zhao-Zhao Jiang, Xiao-Qian Chi, Jian-Sheng Chen, Chao Wen, Chao Zhang, Ying-Ying Wang, Guang-Liang Xie

“…BackgroundNocardia species are rare opportunistic pathogens in the clinic, with strong invasiveness and dissemination, that can cause serious pulmonary infection, especially in immunocompromised patients, chronic lung diseases and hormone use, and is easy to be missed and misdiagnosed, preventing patients from obtaining timely and effective treatment, resulting in a high mortality rate.Case presentationHere, we present a rare case of a patient with chronic bronchiectasis and IgA nephropathy who developed Nocardia otitidiscaviarum pneumonia shortly after hormone therapy. …”
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Development of the cultural tailoring score (CTS): a scoring instrument to assess cultural tailoring of health messaging by Claudia Parvanta, Kayleigh Murray, Samantha Boddupalli, Natalie Erasme, Rheese McNab, Vijay Prajapati, Arabel Severe, Aura Reyes, Richard Harner, Rhonda Holliday

“…It is based on research demonstrating the importance of: (1) Levels of engagement of the intended audience in the production, (2) use of understandable and culturally meaningful language, incorporation of (3) surface cultural cues and (4) deeper cultural constructs, (5) presence of a narrative to bind the information and cultural elements into a relatable story, and (6) factors associated with concrete psychological construal level (“now,” “here,” “you”).Methods We document a trial of the cultural tailoring score conducted by graduate students identifying as Filipino, Haitian, or Hispanic/Latinx reviewing 17 ads promoting COVID-19 vaccine that had been pretested during the pandemic for perceived effectiveness with convenience samples of these same ethnic groups.Results We achieved a combined Spearman’s Rank Correlation rho of 0.45 between the cultural tailoring score and perceived effectiveness ranking of all 17 ads (individual cultural groupings range from Spearman’s rho 0.45 to 0.90), suggesting that cultural components were moderately to strongly associated with perceived effectiveness. Open-ended comments from pretesting respondents support this finding and suggest that cultural components facilitated what the Elaboration Likelihood Model describes as central processing of the main health messages, thereby enhancing health literacy.Discussion The paper discusses recommendations for further development and testing of the CTS to produce a simple tool to guide future multicultural health communication materials production or pretesting.…”
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Effect of Colloidal Silicate on the Migration Behaviour of Strontium in Groundwater Environment of Geological Disposal Candidate Site by Rui Zuo, Kexue Han, Rongtao Shi, Fei Ding, Li Liu, Jinsheng Wang, Yanguo Teng, Jie Yang, Xin Liu

“…It was inferred that strong chemical interactions and/or surface complexation contributed primarily to Sr(II) sorption, and the process was on the monolayer adsorption of the outer surface. …”
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Perovskite Solar Cell: Chemical Composition and Bandgap Energy via Machine Learning by Filipi França dos Santos, Kelly Cristine Da Silveira, Gesiane Mendonça Ferreira, Daniella Herdi Cariello, Mônica Calixto de Andrade

“…The adaptive capacity of perovskite structures for solar spectrum absorption and current displacement is strongly influenced by the bandgap energy, ideally situated between 1.3 and 1.7 eV. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Public Transportation Comfort in Addis Ababa: Objective and Subjective Performance Metrics by Shambel Assefa Esheti, Yonas Minalu Emagnu, Birhanu Demissie Haylemariam, Robeam Solomon Melaku

“…The holistic evaluation demonstrates an average correlation of 81.75%, indicating a strong alignment between peak-hour objective and subjective assessments. …”
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Association between Corrected QT Interval, QT Dispersion and Clinico-biochemical Severity of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children Aged 1-12 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study by Hamritha Ashokkumar, A Suriya, Shreenivas RachakondaPoovazhagi, Shreenivas Rachakonda, Shreenivas Rachakonda

“…After treatment, both QTc intervals and QTd significantly decreased, indicating improved cardiac repolarisation. Strong positive correlations were noted between QTc intervals and both the anion gap and blood ketone levels. …”
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Wspólna Polityka Rolna wobec wyzwań rolnictwa na Dolnym Śląsku by Tomasz Berbeka, Barbara Kutkowska

“…Działania z zakresu rent strukturalnych oraz jednorazowej premii dla młodych rolników wpłynęły korzystnie na przemiany obszarowe rolnictwa dolnośląskiego, z drugiej jednak strony płatności bezpośrednie proces ten spowalniają faworyzując pośrednio właścicieli nieruchomości rolnych. …”
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Development of New Chip Products from Brewer’s Spent Grain by Reann Garrett, Danielle Bellmer, William McGlynn, Patricia Rayas-Duarte

“…Due to its brittle texture, strong nutty flavors, and dark color profiles, BSG has seen limited use in food products for human consumption. …”
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Performance of an Electronic Health Record–Based Automated Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index Score Calculator: Cohort Study in the Emergency Department by Elizabeth Joyce, James McMullen, Xiaowen Kong, Connor O'Hare, Valerie Gavrila, Anthony Cuttitta, Geoffrey D Barnes, Colin F Greineder

“… Abstract BackgroundStudies suggest that less than 4% of patients with pulmonary embolisms (PEs) are managed in the outpatient setting. Strong evidence and multiple guidelines support the use of the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) for the identification of acute PE patients appropriate for outpatient management. …”
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Prevalence of Sero-Molecular Markers of Hepatitis C and B Viruses among Patients with β-Thalassemia Major in Northern West Bank, Palestine by Kamal Dumaidi, Amer Al-Jawabreh, Fekri Samarah, Maha Rabayaa

“…A follow-up schedule and administration of booster dose of HBV vaccine is strongly recommended for β-thalassemia patients whose anti-HBs level <10 IU/ml.…”
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Investigation of Reinforced Concrete Column Containing Metakaolin and Fly Ash Cementitious Materials by R. Dharmaraj, Sudhir Singh Bhadauria, K. Mayilsamy, J. Thivya, Alagar Karthick, I. Baranilingesan, V. Mohanavel, M. Muhibbullah, Sameh M. Osman

“…Nowadays, high-performance concrete is employed in the building sector all over the world. For a strong and durable construction, high performance appears to be a better option. …”
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Topographical mapping of metabolic abnormalities in multiple sclerosis using rapid echo-less 3D-MR spectroscopic imaging at 7T by Eva Niess, Assunta Dal-Bianco, Bernhard Strasser, Fabian Niess, Lukas Hingerl, Beata Bachrata, Stanislav Motyka, Paulus Rommer, Siegfried Trattnig, Wolfgang Bogner

“…Patients with sustained disability (EDSS≥2) showed additional reductions in the posterior parietal lobe. A strong negative association was found between NAA/tCr and EDSS in the precentral gyrus (Spearman's rank ρ=-0.58, P=.005), and a moderate positive association between mI/NAA and EDSS in the precentral and superior frontal gyri (ρ=0.47, P=.015). …”
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Genome-based analysis of the genetic pattern of black sheep in Qira sheep by Wen Zhou, Xiaopeng Li, Xuechen Zhang, Lijun Zhu, Yuwei Peng, Cheng-long Zhang, Zhipeng Han, Ruizhi Yang, Xinyu Bai, Quanfeng Wang, Yuejun Zhao, Shudong Liu

“…Results The results showed that 71 SNPs associated with black wool traits, among which TYRP1, PARD3 and CDH2 genes were strongly associated with black wool production. Three mutations were detected in the exon 1 region of the TYRP1 gene that were significantly associated with coat color variation inQira sheep (2:81,183,168, 2:81,183,281 and 2:81,183,284). …”
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Prevalence of Anterior Femoral Neck Osteophyte in a Total Hip Arthroplasty Population: Analysis of Preoperative Surgical Plans by Adam M. Katchky, Mitchell L. Smith, Andrew J. Shimmin, Stephen J. McMahon, Jeremy Latham, Jonathan V. Baré

“…Despite strongly positive results of total hip arthroplasty (THA), patients remain at risk for complications including dislocation. …”
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Path analysis of factors influencing length of stay and hospitalisation expenses for oral cancer patients in tertiary hospitals in southeastern China: a cross-sectional study by Jing Wang, Chen Chen, Xiaoying Hu, Yi Fan, Yaping Wang, Yu Qiu, Qiujiao Yang, Mingming Xu, Yanfeng Weng, Yanni Li, Lisong Lin, Fa Chen, Baochang He, Fengqiong Liu

“…Factors such as longer LOS, poor oral hygiene, advanced tumour stage (II–IV), larger tumour size (&gt;2 cm3), surgery and bilateral neck dissection were strongly linked to higher hospitalisation expenses. …”
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