Prevalence of Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanuts and Peanut Butter from an Informal Market, Harare, Zimbabwe by V. P. Masaka, N. Ndlovu, R. S. Tshalibe, T. C. Mhande, T. Z. Jombo

“…The results revealed that sixty percent (60%) of the raw peanut samples were contaminated with total aflatoxin ranging from <0.75 to 426.4 μg/kg. One hundred percent (100%) of peanut butter samples were contaminated with total aflatoxins ranging from 4.7 μg/kg to 435.0 μg/kg. …”
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Morphometric Study of the Hard Palate and Its Relevance to Dental and Forensic Sciences by Ayman G. Mustafa, Ayssar A. Tashtoush, Othman A. Alshboul, Mohammed Z. Allouh, Ahmad A. Altarifi

“…This study was conducted to identify the morphometric features of the hard palate and to test the reliability of using palatal morphology in sex determination. Three hundred maxillary casts were collected from dental clinics in north Jordan. …”
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L’urbanisme balnéaire : processus de colonisation ou aménagement durable du littoral ? by Roland Vidal

“…The latter appeared to be a fruitful financial investment for real estate developers who, after the success of Brighton in England and Deauville in France, started building hundreds of them on the coasts of the Channel and of the Atlantic, and then, at a later date, on the Mediterranean Coast. …”
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Assessment of Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling by Echocardiography After 90 Days of Sacubitril/Valsartan Therapy in Patients of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction by Akshay Pawar, Rajesh Rajani, Deepak Sadashiv Phalgune

“…Background: The present study aimed to assess the response of sacubitril/valsartan therapy on cardiac reverse remodeling (CRR) by standard and advanced echocardiographic parameters in patients of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Methods: One hundred and fifty patients ≥18 years of age with symptomatic heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <40.0% were included in this prospective observational study. …”
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Investigation Of The Relationship Between Examination Anxiety And Early Maladaptive Schemas Of Students Who Are Preparing For University Examination by Azize ATLI &Ouml;ZBA&THORN;, Asl&yacute;han SAYIN, Beh&ccedil;et CO&THORN;AR

“…Method: This study was carried out at a private establishment for preparing students for university examination in Ankara. One hundred and eight students who were preparing for university examination were recruited. …”
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Converting the Functional Independence Measures (FIM)-motor Scores to Modified Barthel Index (MBI) Scores —A Data Mining Approach by WONG Lik-hang Gary, WONG Kam-man Simon, NG Hin-Po Bobby

“…Data mining procedures, which involved the following steps: a) selection of appropriate samples, b) pre-processing of the dataset, c) transformation of the dataset, d) analyzing the data patterns, e) deriving the conversion based on "rank-invariant statistical method", and, f) verifying the conversion method — were adopted for data analysis.ResultsSix thousand five hundred and seventy-four cases, which were verified as "error-free", were randomly allocated into two compatible subsets. …”
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Clinical advances in antibody-drug conjugates for hematological malignancies by TANG Sijie, MI Jianqing

“…Globally, there are over a hundred ADCs in development, and it is hoped that more breakthroughs will be achieved in the future to further optimize the treatment strategies for hematologic malignancies.…”
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A Study On The Communication And Emphatic Skills Of The Students Having Education On Tourism Sector by M.erhan Summak

“…Data gathered from 300 hundred students who are being educated in various tourism departments at Selcuk University are classified, processed and evaluated by means of statistical software SPSS for Windows 17.0…”
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Assessing the role of blood glucose levels on intraocular pressure during pre- and postprandial phase in diabetic patients by Pavana Acharya, C. V. Kavitha, P. K. Nayana, K. Sandeep, Rathod Vishakha Narayan, K. S. Anusha

“…Subjects and Methods: Three hundred patients with diabetes were assessed for IOP changes in the preprandial phase and postprandial phase. …”
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Assessing the backwater rise of floating barriers with racks for various blockages in open channels by Mahmoud Zayed, Mahmoud Saleh

“…The majority of earlier researches examined the hydraulics of trash racks; however, there is a lack of knowledge involving the hydraulic performance of floating barriers and racks with debris blocking. One hundred experiments were conducted to study the hydraulic performance of such floating barriers in open channels, regarding the effects of discharges, flow depths, and blockage rack ratios which was defined as the rack blocked area relative to the projected area of the rack. …”
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Comparison of reactivation between ranibizumab and bevacizumab in aggressive retinopathy of prematurity: A retrospective case series by Anil Babanrao Gangwe, Chibuzo B Ekumankama, Abhishek Singh, Swapnil Madhukar Parchand, Deepshikha Agrawal, Raj Vardhan Azad

“…The time, zone, type of reactivation, its treatment, type of final structural outcome, and factors associated with reactivation were analyzed. Results: One hundred eight among the 322 infants with A-ROP were included in the study. …”
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HIV Risk Perception, Sexual Behavior, and HIV Prevalence among Men-Who-Have-Sex-with-Men at a Community-Based Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Kwee Choy Koh, Lit Sin Yong

“…The mean age was 29 years old. One hundred one (23.9%) clients rated themselves as low risk, 118 (27.9%) as medium risk, 36 (8.5%) as high risk, and 168 (39.7%) were unsure of their risk. …”
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Comparison of Dentinal Defects Induced by Rotary, Reciprocating, and Hand Files in Oval Shaped Root Canal - An In-Vitro Study by Harakh Chand Branawal, Neelam Mittal, Prachi Rani, Aiyman Ayubi, Silviya Samad

“…Materials and Methods: One hundred and five extracted human mandibular premolars with single root and oval canals were selected for the study. …”
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Histological characterization of HIFU lesions by Ian Rivens, Chaturika Jayadewa, Petros Mouratidis, Gail ter Haar

“…Where acoustic cavitation/boiling occurred, a centermost zone with irregular holes up to several hundred microns across was seen. Cleaved caspase-3 and Hsp70 staining in the periphery of both types of HIFU exposures was seen within the outermost ring of hemorrhage, where an inflammatory response was also observed. …”
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Badges of (Dis-)Honour: Manifesting the ‘Conquest’ of Uluṟu via Wearable Material Culture by Dirk H. R. Spennemann, Sharnie Hurford

“…Set in a wide open plain, the monolith of Uluṟu (‘Ayers Rock’) has become an internationally recognizable symbol for the Australian outback, currently attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. Promoted since the 1950s as an exotic tourist destination, one of the major activities has been the ‘conquest’ of Uluṟu by completing the steep climb to the top. …”
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Design and simulation of an intelligent irrigation system using fuzzy logic by Peter Kibazo, Wanzala Jimmy Nabende, Michael Robson Atim

“…The operation of the irrigation system is governed by a set of one hundred twenty five (125) fuzzy rules that process the inputs from these sensors, determining the appropriate irrigation duration based on the prevailing light intensity, ambient temperature, and soil moisture levels. …”
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Pattern of Orbito-ocular Tumours in Nigeria: a systematic review by Godswill I. Nathaniel, Ugochukwu A. Eze, Arinze A. Onwuegbuna, Chigozie I. Echieh, Helen A. Alen

“…Result A total of two thousand six hundred and forty-three (2643) patients with orbito-ocular tumors was reported to have been published in Nigerian articles over the past five decades, the age range of the reported cases was 1 month—93 years with a male preponderance. …”
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Risk Factors for Acute Unintentional Poisoning among Children Aged 1–5 Years in the Rural Community of Sri Lanka by M. B. Kavinda Chandimal Dayasiri, Shaluka F. Jayamanne, Chamilka Y. Jayasinghe

“…Each group comprised three hundred children and all children were recruited at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka, over two years (from February 2012 to January 2014). …”
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Effects Of Metformin And Myo-Inositol In Combination Versus Metformin As Monotherapy On The Metabolic Profile Of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Patients With Infertility by Hira Ehsan Khattak, Muhammad Imran Aftab, Tayyaba Anis Chaudhry, Jaleel Kamran, Zoia Ehsan Khattak, Misbah Ehsan Khattak

“…Methods: A randomised controlled trial that was double-blinded was conducted from September 2022 to February 2023. One hundred fourteen PCOS females with infertility were randomly assigned to 57 people made up Group A, which received oral Metformin in a dose of 500 mg 3 times per day together with oral Myo-inositol 4 g once per day; 57 people made up Group B, which received oral Metformin in a dose of 500 mg 3 times per day only. …”
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Unlocking AI-Powered Tools Adoption among University Students: A Fuzzy-Set Approach by Mohamed Soliman, Reham Adel Ali, Imran Mahmud, Tawat Noipom

“…In order to investigate the variables that influence the continual intention to employ artificial intelligence, this study discusses the possibility of integrating the self-determination theory (SDT) and technology acceptance model (TAM) with the post-acceptance model (PAM). Three hundred forty university students were solicited to complete a questionnaire to collect data for the proposed model. …”
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