Preservice Teachers’ Shifting Perspectives of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Service-Learning Experiences by Stephanie Devine, Cynthia Massey, Kathryn Haughney, Akintomide Adebile

“…This qualitative study (n = 7) uses the consensual qualitative research-modified method to analyze preservice teachers’ shifts in perception of students with IDD following a service-based, extended field experience with college students with IDD who attend a university’s inclusive postsecondary education [IPSE] program. …”
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The importance of non-formal education for the economy of Serbia by Šormaz Goran

“…The field of non-formal education is very important in Serbia, it enables persons who have not completed formal education or have finished school with which they cannot find a job in the profession, to actually retrain in the process of non-formal education to perform some of the more demanding jobs, or to apply for a job in Serbia, or looking for a job abroad.…”
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Proverbial Expressions in Contextual Definition of Káà and its Postproverbial Imagination by Michael Olaniyi Ajadi

“…However, the architectural styles have been a virile preservation of Yorùbá cultural heritage as a gregarious ethnic group who avoids solitude. …”
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Implementation of Blended Learning in Southern African Marginalised Higher Education Eclectic Contexts by Patricia Muhuro, Simon Murote Kang’ethe

“…The study will be of benefit to academics, administrators, and policymakers who are looking for ways to increase blended learning delivery in their spaces.…”
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Appraisal of Impact and Utilization of Woman Empowerment Programmes on Poverty Alleviation in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria by NNANA OKOI OFEM, NGOZI CHRISTIANA NWADIKE

“…It assesses the implementation and effectiveness of these programs in enhancing the socio-economic conditions of women in the region, where poverty is prevalent, especially among women who have historically faced marginalization in accessing resources, education, and economic opportunities. …”
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Using a mobile application for antiretroviral therapy adherence in people living with HIV: A longitudinal pilot study by Rejane Caetani, Susana L. Wiechmann, Jacques D. Brancher, Vitor H.F Oliveira, Rafael Deminice

“…Method: This study included adults living with HIV and using ART, who were allocated into two groups according to their willingness to use the app: users of the mobile application for ART management (Mobile) and non-users (Control). …”
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Dysphotopsia after uneventful phacoemulsification by Mohammed A. Mohammed

“…Patients and methods This study was conducted at the Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic of Suez General Hospital on 120 eyes from 120 patients who underwent uncomplicated phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation from January to April 2024. …”
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Frequency And Determinants Of Chronic Lower Back Pain Among Patients Presenting To Primary Care Clinics In Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Rabbiya Amir, Fatima Jehangir, Misbah Muhammad, Nida J. Ahsan, Tariq Adnan

Subjects: “…LBP (lower back pain), magnitude, restricted mobility, S.I. joint (Sacroiliac joint), community.…”
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Error fields: personalized robotic movement training that augments one’s more likely mistakes by Naveed Reza Aghamohammadi, Moria Fisher Bittmann, Verena Klamroth-Marganska, Robert Riener, Felix C. Huang, James L. Patton

“…The current study evaluates error fields (EF) method, where the interactive robot tempers its augmentation when the error is less likely. 22 healthy participants were asked to learn moving with a visual transformation, and we enhanced the training with error fields. We found that training with error fields led to greatest reduction in error. …”
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An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Risk Screening and Reduction Program for High School Female Athletes: A Pilot Study by Allison Kuntz, Olivia Peters, Andrew Bello, Ryan Perkins, Ryan Monti, Leigh Murray

“…Therefore, it is imperative to screen, identify, and educate athletes who are at high-risk. The combination of screening and education could identify those at risk and potentially reduce future injuries…”
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Analisis Kompetensi Pedagogik Guru (PAI) Di SD Negeri Lubuk Rumbai Kecamatan Rupit Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara by Erni Yuliansa, Fitriyani Fitriyani, Taufik Mukmin

“…This thesis discusses the Pedagogical Competencies of Islamic Religious Education Teachers which relate to the moral and spiritual aspects of students. Students who still lack enthusiasm for learning are due to poor learning management and a lack of teaching staff. …”
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Specific Features of Vascular Endothelium in Patients with Severe Forms of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by O. V. Khlynova, E. A. Stepina

“…Aim. In this work, we set out to assess the specific features of vascular endothelium in patients suffering from severe (pan-ulcerative) and complicated forms of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD).Materials and methods. …”
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Functional and Radiological Outcome of Surgical Management in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – A Comparative Study by Makesh Ram Sriraghavan, Kandasamy Natesan, Pavalan Louis, Harish Shanmugam Punniakotti, Naveen Venkidusamy, Namala Sai Vinay Bharadwaj

“…Conclusion: The diagnosis of LSS is often challenging and requires proper clinical assessment of the patients and their symptoms and correlates with the radiological findings. Considering these, we suggest decompression alone may be considered rather than stabilization and fusion in patients with less than two-level stenosis and stabilization with fusion more than two levels.…”
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Developing the Chinese version of the Index of Sojourner Social Support: the roles of socio-emotional and instrumental support in internal migrant university students by Hanzhi Fu

“…IntroductionThis study aims to validate the Index of Sojourner Social Support (ISSS)—a widely-used scale for measuring social support in cross-cultural (including cross-national and internal) migrations—in Chinese contexts among internal migrant university students and explore how such support can facilitate their psychological adjustment.MethodsOne thousand six hundred ninety-two university students who migrated from all around China to the city of Shanghai participated in this study. …”
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What Drives Responses to Willingness-to-pay Questions? A Methodological Inquiry in the Context of Hypertension Self-management by Billingsley Kaambwa, Stirling Bryan, Emma Frew, Emma Bray, Sheila Greenfield, Richard J McManus

“…Prior experiences of using this equipment, age and changes in blood pressure were not significantly related to WTP. **Conclusion:** The majority of hypertensive patients who had taken part in a self-management study were prepared to purchase the self-monitoring equipment using their own funds, more so for men, those with higher incomes and those with greater satisfaction. …”
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Quantitative Examination of Dialectal Perception in the Vicinity of the Kaunas Lagoon by Žydrūnas Šidlauskas

“… The article analyses two poles of dialectal data: the subjective one (emic) and the objective one(etic). 50 hours of recorded interviews with 52 inhabitants who were evicted from the Nẽmunas valley in the 1950s when the Kaũnas Hydroelectric Power Plant was being built (the Kaũnas Lagoon was formed by flooding the Nẽmunas Valley) are analysed. …”
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Hedgehog pathway inhibitors (HHI) combined with radiotherapy and immunotherapy for advanced basal cell carcinoma: a case report by Zhuren Ruan, Chen Zhao, Longshan Li, Xianghui Li, Zhijian Yao, Gao Wei

“…However, there is a scarcity of evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with advanced or metastatic BCC, particularly those who develop resistance to HHI therapy.Materials and methods We report the case of a patient with advanced BCC of the head and neck, which originated from a nevus sebaceous.Results The patient initially responded well to sonidegib, an HHI, but resistance emerged within a month. …”
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Distribution of pathologic smear results and histopathologic agreement in precancerous cervical lesions by Eser Colak, Esra Zeynep Coskunoglu

“… OBJECTIVES: The accuracy of the Papanicolau smear test is very important in cervical cancer which is preventable cancer. In this study, we aimed to investigate the distribution of smear results and cyto-histopathological correlation and agreement in biopsies. …”
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The Determination of Fetal Gender with Gestational Sac Volume Maternal Age and Body Mass Index by Aytekin Aydın, Mustafa Öztürk, Murat Gökhan Kinaş

“… OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of fetal gender on Gestational Sac Volume (GSV), maternal age and Body Mass Index (BMI) between 10 and 12 gestational weeks in order to detect the fetal gender in diseases being transferred genetically with x by using non-invasive methods. …”
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Centerpiece plate vs. Arch plate fixation in cervical unilateral open-door laminoplasty: a retrospective comparative study by Lishuang Huo, Fengyu Liu, Xianze Sun

“…Clinical and radiological outcomes were evaluated.ResultsThere were no significant differences in operation time, blood loss, and lamina open angle between the two groups. Before surgery, the two groups had comparable Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scores and Pavlov's ratios. …”
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