Evaluation of alveolar bone changes of jaws in periodontitis patients with and without dental fluorosis using cone-beam computed tomography by Kharidhi Laxman Vandana, Mohanan Thushara, S. Shivaprasad

“…Aim: The aim of the study was to determine how dental fluorosis affects the periodontium in terms of cortical plate thickness, trabecular pattern, and bone density (BD), and the study compares patients with and without dental fluorosis who have periodontitis. …”
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PREVALENCE OF DENTAL CARIES IN FIRST PERMANENT MOLARS OF CHILDREN BETWEEN 6 TO 9 YEARS OLD ATTENDED AT THE DENTISTRY CLINIC OF THE UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA EQUINOCCIAL- SERODU, PERI... by Jonathan Ochoa López, Alexander Cruz Gallegos, Leslee Ribadeneira

“…Objective: Due to the high rate of dental caries in our country, and specifically in the SERODU Clinic, we sought to determine the prevalence of this pathology in permanent first molars, in children aged 6 to 9 years who attended the Clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry from the Equatorial Technological University-Quito-Ecuador and to know which of the first permanent molars has the highest exposure of dental caries, in which gender is more predominant and if there was any previous, preventive or restorative treatment. …”
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Assessing Scientific Epistemological Beliefs of Middle School Gifted Students by I. Ugulu, E. Kivrak, E. Akcicek

“…Survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. Two data collection tools were used in the study. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Postoperative Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study on 600 Cardiac Surgery Patients by Saimir Kuci, Marsela Goga, Alfred Ibrahimi, Ervin Bejko, Stavri Llazo, Jonela Burimi, Esmerilda Bulku, Andi Kacani, Ermal Likaj, Ali Refatllari, Selman Dumani, Klodian Krakulli, Arber Aliu, Fjorba Mana, Devis Pellumbi, Aferdita Veseli, Edlira Rruci, Laureta Dibra, Arben Baboci, Edvin Prifti, Altin Veshti

“…This retrospective study analyzed 600 patients who underwent cardiac surgery at a single center over one year. …”
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Analysing individual racism portrayal in Hanna Alkaf’s novel The Weight of Our Sky by Shue Wenn Yeoh, Mansour Amini, Kam-Fong Lee, Hu Oumeng

“…The paper investigates the methods of implicit and explicit characterization, particularly in the protagonist who grapples with OCD, showcasing Melati’s psychological struggles. …”
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EFFECT OF FRINGE BENEFITS ON EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT IN ORACLE BUSINESS LIMITED, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE, NIGERIA by AKAA RICHIE BEM, ANYAM NGUTOR, JOSEPH TERNGU MSHIAONDO

“…Management should also ensure that employees who dedicate individual resources to achieve set objectives are rewarded. …”
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Congenital Anomalies and Termination of Pregnancy in Iran by Bahram Samadirad, Zhila Khamnian, Mohammad Bager Hosseini, Saeed Dastgiri

“…The aim of this study was to document some epidemiological features of termination of pregnancy for birth defects in Iran. We studied 603 pregnant women who were diagnosed/recommended for the termination of pregnancy as having a fetus with some types of birth defect(s). …”
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Leave Her Alone, She Speaks the Truth by Noxolo Matete

“… Most feminist debates, including Western Feminism and postcolonial strands of feminism such as African Feminisms, place emphasis on religion – specifically Christianity – as an oppressive structure dominating women, and justifiably so. Within feminist and colonial discourses, however, Christianity occupies complex, ambiguous spaces. …”
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Crohn's Disease of the Esophagus: Three Cases and a Literature Review by Ivan Rudolph, Franz Goldstein, Anthony J DiMarino

“…Among these 75 patients (total), who were, on average, 34 years old, esophageal disease was the presenting disease symptom in 41 patients (55%). …”
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Hormonal Implications of SARS-CoV-2: A Review of Endocrine Disruptions by Aliya Yskak, Yevgeniy Sokharev, Kuanysh Zhumalynov, Elizaveta Koneva, Natalia Afanasyeva, Dmitri Borodulin, Dmitrii Babaskin, Almabek Nugmanov, Murat Nurushev, Vadim Chashkov

“…To improve medical care and rehabilitation algorithms for patients affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it is important to evaluate and summarize the available data on the effect of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) on the endocrine system. …”
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Acute HIV Infection in Pregnancy: The Case for Third Trimester Rescreening by Jocelyn Wertz, Jason Cesario, Jennifer Sackrison, Sean Kim, Chi Dola

“…However, recognition of AHI can be challenging as symptoms could be absent or nonspecific, therefore, AHI is often not detected, particularly in pregnancy. We present a case report of AHI in a pregnant woman who presented with headache and fever. …”
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“Talking ’Bout My Generation”: Visual History Interviews—A Practitioner’s Report by Wolfgang Lorenz

“…The addition of the visual dimension in which voice and gestures are necessary constituents to the reading of the material has so far been widely ignored. Unjustly so, because it enriches the discipline with new interpretative approaches that can lead the way to a more human evaluation of historical events and personalities, thereby enlivening the dry facts that empirical historical sciences usually provide. …”
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Leveraging International Health Regulations (2005) to enhance health security in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a retrospective analysis from 2016 to 2023 by Dalia Samhouri, Mohamed Elhakim, Amgad Elkholy, Mahgoub Hamid

“…Introduction The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), consisting of 22 member states, faces significant health security challenges exacerbated by socioeconomic, political and environmental factors. …”
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Pa Fálétí, Another Icon Departs by Femi Ọṣọfisan

“…We do not indeed mourn the loss of Fálétí, because in Yorùbáland our custom is not to shed tears of grief for men or women who have lived a long and amply fecund life and left a bounteous legacy for their offspring. …”
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Organisation of consumer accounting as a promising direction of accounting and analytical support for strategic management by G. A. Adamova

“…Identification of   them as  objects will allow to  determine who causes the greatest costs of an economic entity, but does not bring enough profit, so   is not profitable. …”
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CHRISTIAN SELF-FORMATION: AN AUGUSTINIAN CONTRIBUTION by F. England

“…Rather, for Augustine, it appears that to be human is to pursue the quest of self-knowing in a relational formation that opens into the life of the being who called one into existence. Consequently, the search for God (Confessiones) and for the Trinitarian imprints of God (De Trinitate) appear to raise the more serious questions that inform and shape Christian self-formation: Can one “know oneself”? …”
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Correlation of lipid profiles with coronary artery plaque levels in patients undergoing coronary angiography by Sedanur Uzunpolat Yayla, Ayse Semra Demi̇r Akca, Mustafa Ozan Cakir, Gozde Nur Turmus, Abdulkerim Yayla, Sema Soner Karanfi̇l, Tugba Ci̇msi̇r Soran

“…The majority of patients are men (74.2%). When we categorized the lipid profiles as low, optimal and high, LDL, triglyceride and total cholesterol values were found to be significantly higher and HDL values were found to be significantly lower in those with a stenosis degree of 50% and above (p [Med-Science 2024; 13(4.000): 937-41]…”
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Purtscher-Like Retinopathy by Rita Massa, Carolina Vale, Mafalda Macedo, Maria João Furtado, Miguel Gomes, Miguel Lume, Angelina Meireles

“…It is a rare and severe angiopathy found in conditions such as acute pancreatitis. Case. We present a case of a 53-year-old man who presented with a Purtscher-like retinopathy associated with the development of acute pancreatitis in the context of a Klatskin tumour (a hilar cholangiocarcinoma). …”
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Urban Land Grabbing: Analyzing Zones for Community Uses in Hong Kong by Mark Hansley Chua, Lawrence Wai Chung Lai

“…Subject to the limitations of the data collected, the results qualify a negative view of land oligarchs (powerful land developers) who sought land under unitary ownership obtained in the past at nominal land premiums for quick windfalls. …”
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Omental Infarction with Acute Appendicitis in an Overweight Young Female: A Rare Presentation by Vishnu R. Mani, Shantanu Razdan, Tonny Orach, Aleksandr Kalabin, Rinil Patel, Ali Elsaadi, Kiyoe Sullivan, Federico Gattorno

“…Having a patient with both acute appendicitis and omental infarction simultaneously is extremely rare with only two reported cases in the literature thus far. Here, we present a 10-year-old obese female who presented to our hospital with acute abdomen and was found to have acute appendicitis and omental infarction. …”
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