The impact of food-based incentive behaviors on oral health among Saudi children: a cross-sectional study by Yasir Dilshad Siddiqui, Saud Hamdan Almaeen, Ahmed Shawkat Hashem, Ahmed Ali Ahmed Almuntashiri, Mohammed Nadeem Baig, Abdullah Hammad Alshammari, Rital Jamal Alwaqid, Haifa Ali Almutairi, Raha Ahmed, Rakhi Issrani, Farooq Ahmad Chaudhary

“…Abstract Background Childhood dental caries is a common and significant oral health issue globally, resulting in pain, infection, and difficulties in eating and speaking. …”
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The Effect of a Novel Training Program to Improve Trunk Stability Push Up Performance in Active Females: A Pilot Study by Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer, Suzanne Leach, Katie Whetstone, Kevin Brown, Kyle Matsel

“…# Background Trunk stability is a risk factor commonly associated with lower extremity injuries, particularly in females. …”
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Spatially resolved transcriptomics reveals gene expression characteristics in uveal melanoma by Jing-Ying Xiu, Yu-Ning Chen, Ya-Li Mao, Jing-Ting Luo, Hao-Wen Li, Yang Li, Wen-Bin Wei

“…Abstract Purpose Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common intraocular malignancy in adults. Previous studies have examined the intra-tumoral heterogeneity. …”
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Relationships between blood concentrations of cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium, and manganese and the risk of chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2011–2... by Shenghua Yao, Dan Xu

“…Introduction Currently, knowledge on relationships between blood concen-trations of cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium, and manganese and the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is lacking. …”
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Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Loci Identified in GATA2 and ZMIZ1 in Chinese Population by Hui-Jing Zhang, Zhongyuan Liu, Liang Kan

“…Background. Common genetic risk variants for prostate cancer (PCa) have been identified at approximately 170 loci using genome-wide association studies (GWAS), most of which were identified in European populations. …”
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Spinal mobilization force-time characteristics: A scoping literature review. by Lindsay M Gorrell MChiroprac, Luana Nyirö, Mégane Pasquier, Isabelle Pagé, Nicola R Heneghan, Petra Schweinhardt, Martin Descarreaux

“…In studies reporting force-time characteristics, SMob was most frequently delivered to the lumbar and cervical spine of humans and most commonly peak force was reported. Future studies should focus on the detailed reporting of force-time characteristics to facilitate the investigation of clinical dose-response effects.…”
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Causes of admissions and in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to critical care units in primary and secondary hospitals in Vietnam in 2018: a multicentre retrospective stu... by Vu Quoc Dat, Bui Thi Khanh Linh, Giang Bao Kim

“…Years of life lost (YLL) measure was further used to estimate the burden of disease.Results The 0–5 years and ≥70 years age groups accounted for 14.8% (6508/44 013) and 26.1% (11 480/44 013) of all admissions, respectively. The most common diagnoses were diseases of the respiratory system (27.8% or 12 255/44 013), followed by unclassified symptoms, signs or clinical findings (13% or 5712/44 013), and diseases of the circulatory system (12.2% or 5380/44 013). …”
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Problematic issues of using the toolkit of economic cybernetics by V. Persianov, A. Kurbatova

“…It is noted, that the thesis about cybernetically expedient functioning of any social systems (this point of view is shared by some specialists in cybernetics) contradicts common sense. Capitalism would have to be seen as a planned system, alien to the anarchy of production, and in fact as a system, which solves pre-set tasks corresponding to the interests of society. …”
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Biodiversity and integration of ecological characteristics of species in spatial pattern analysis by Z. Mohebi, H. Mirzaei

“…This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, as long as the original authors and source are cited. …”
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High Glucose with Insulin Induces Cell Cycle Progression and Activation of Oncogenic Signaling of Bladder Epithelial Cells Cotreated with Metformin and Pioglitazone by Daejin Kim, Byul-Nim Ahn, YeongSeok Kim, Dae Young Hur, Jae Wook Yang, Ga Bin Park, Jung Eun Jang, Eun Ju Lee, Min Jeong Kwon, Tae Nyun Kim, Mi Kyung Kim, Jeong Hyun Park, Byoung Doo Rhee, Soon Hee Lee

“…Metformin and pioglitazone are two commonly prescribed oral hypoglycemic agents for diabetes. …”
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HDL Particle Size and Functionality Comparison between Patients with and without Confirmed Acute Myocardial Infarction by Raissa de Miranda Teixeira, Nicole Cruz de Sá, Ana Paula Caires dos Santos, Vanessa Rocha Anjos e Silva, Elaine Christine de Magalhães Cabral Albuquerque, Luiz Claudio Lemos Correia, Ricardo David Couto

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) continue to be the most common cause of death worldwide, and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is noteworthy due to its great magnitude. …”
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The Multistream Self: Biophysical, Mental, Social, and Existential by Vinod D. Deshmukh

“…Existential living is the capacity to live fully in the present, and respond freely and flexibly to new experience without fear. Four common fears of isolation, insecurity, insignificance, and death can be overcome by developing a lifestyle of whole-hearted engagement in the present reality, creative problem solving, self-actualization, and altruism. …”
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GWAS identifies a polyembryony locus in mango: development of KASP and PACE markers for marker-assisted breeding by Gul Shad Ali, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Jin Li, Barbie Freeman, Sukhwinder Singh

“…These studies revealed that the polyembryony locus is in a 360-kb region on linkage group 17 of the ‘Alphonso’ reference genome. This locus contains the MiRWP/MiRKD4 gene, which codes for an RWP–RK domain-containing protein previously implicated in citrus apomixis. …”
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Factors associated with the uptake and utilisation of diabetic retinopathy screening services in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Iheanyi Oby Nwaoha, Albain Ayime Balibuno, Nuha Ibrahim

“…Health literacy and duration of Diabetes were reported in 12 and 9 studies as the most common factors associated with DR screening services access. …”
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Preoperative computed tomography–guided localization of pulmonary ground‑glass nodules: a comparison of conventional and soft hook‑wires by Sheng-Zhi Fan, Yu-Yu Ma, Yan Sun, Hao Xu, Wei Chen

“…Complications were significantly more common in the conventional HW group than in the soft HW group (48.9% vs 32.9%, respectively; P = 0.04). …”
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The Effectiveness of an Anoxic-Oxic-Anoxic-Oxic Sequencing Batch Reactor System (A2/O2-SBR) to Treat Electroplating Wastewater and the Bacterial Community within the System by Tanta Suriyawong, Sasidhorn Buddhawong, Thanit Swasdisevi, Suntud Sirianuntapiboon

“…The main bacterial phyla in the treatment system were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Firmicutes, while Pseudomonas vancouverensis and Cryobacterium arcticum were the most common species. The anoxic period and bacterial community have significantly demonstrated the ability to remove Zn2+ and Cd2+ for effective treatment of EPWW.…”
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GPIHBP1 increase accounts for rheumatic arthritis-related hypotriglyceridemia by facilitating lipids uptake of white adipose tissues by Meng-Ke Song, Meng-Fan Gu, Ling Liu, Lian-Jun He, Peng Ye, Kui Yang, Dan-Dan Wang, Opeyemi Joshua Olatunji, Qin Yin, Jian Zuo

“…Abstract Background Metabolism alteration is a common complication of rheumatic arthritis (RA). This work investigated the reason behind RA-caused triglyceride (TG) changes. …”
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Complete Genome Sequence of Photobacterium damselae Subsp. damselae Strain SSPD1601 Isolated from Deep-Sea Cage-Cultured Sebastes schlegelii with Septic Skin Ulcer by Yongxiang Yu, Zheng Zhang, Yingeng Wang, Meijie Liao, Xiaojun Rong, Bin Li, Kai Wang, Jing Chen, Hao Zhang

“…Furthermore, SSPD1601 is a pPHDD1-negative strain containing the hemolysin gene hlyAch and three putative hemolysins (emrA, yoaF, and VPA0226), which are likely responsible for the pathogenicity of SSPD1601. …”
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Mapping mad maps and recovery tools developed by mental health service users and survivors of psychiatry: a scoping review by Hernán María Sampietro, Viviana R Carmona, J Emilio Rojo, J Gómez-Benito

“…All of them, but one, evaluated group workshops implementations. The most common objective was to evaluate symptom improvement. …”
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Deteksi Pencemaran Mikroplastik pada Air Lindi di TPA Piyungan Yogyakarta Indonesia by Inggita Utami, Agustina Agustina

“…The identified polymer types are Polystyrene (PS), Polyethylene (PE), and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), which are commonly used as raw materials for single-use plastic, food containers, and leachate sewer pipes. …”
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