Quality Assessment of Hydroxychloroquine Tablet: A Comparative Evaluation of Drug Produced by Different Pharmaceutical Companies in Bangladesh by Md. Raihanur Islam, Md. Sakhawat Hossain, Md. Sanower Hossain, Mohammad Touhidul Islam, Sharifa Sultana, Nisarat Nijhum, Kutub Uddin Ahamed, Chee-Yan Choo, Ching Siang Tan, Khang Wen Goh

“… Hydroxychloroquine is the most commonly prescribed antimalarial extensively used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. …”
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Improved printed circuit board defect detection scheme by Lufeng Bai, Wen Hao Xu

“…Abstract In this paper, an improved printed circuit board(PCB)defect detection scheme named PD-YOLOv8 is proposed, which is specialized in the common and challenging problem of small target recognition in PCB inspection. …”
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Symptoms of Dental Eruption in Patients from 6 Months to 3 Years of Age by Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta, Catalina del Rosario Boada Zurita, Lourdes Elizabeth Menéndez Oña

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> several symptoms can be seen during teething, excessive salivation, biting of objects or the hand, sleep disorders and irritability are common, an aspect that coincides with popular beliefs. …”
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Case Report: Painful left bundle branch block syndrome complicated with vasovagal syncope by Jiangying Luo, Yajun Xue, Fang Liu, Jing Yang, Boda Zhou, Ping Zhang

“…Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is the most common cause of syncope and can be provoked by sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG). …”
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Consumer perceptions of antimicrobial use in animal husbandry: A scoping review. by Jaime R Barrett, Gabriel K Innes, Kelly A Johnson, Guillaume Lhermie, Renata Ivanek, Amelia Greiner Safi, David Lansing

“…Among these studies, the most common and consistent features of these consumers were gender, age, income, and education. …”
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Current practice of postoperative fasting: results from a multicentre survey in China by Qianqian Zhu, Lifei Lai, Lianghua Zeng, Zhijing Yang, Yingling Zheng

“…Objective A gap between clinical practice and evidence is common. The present multicentre study was designed to explore the actual postoperative fasting practice, including the instructed fasting time from the ward staff and the actual postoperative fasting time.Design Multicentre survey.Setting Four tertiary hospitals in Shenzhen City, China.Participants A total of 988 patients completed a survey on instructed and actual postoperative fasting.Outcomes All patients received postoperative instructed fasting time from the ward staff. …”
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Current practices in physical fitness assessment and monitoring among coaches of individual and team sports: a survey in Portugal, Spain, and Romania by XiaoYuan Wen, Rui Miguel Silva, Qi Xu, Francisco González-Fernández, Ana Filipa Silva, Georgian Badicu, Xiaodan Guo, Filipe Clemente

“…Notably, change of direction tests are less commonly employed, ranging from 10.5% to 21% across the countries. …”
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Concentrations, composition profiles, and in vitro–in silico-based mixture risk assessment of bisphenol A and its analogs in plant-based foods by Chun-Hui Chiu, Shih-Han Sun, Yun-Jia Yao, Yi Chuang, Yu-Tsung Lee, Yi-Jun Lin

“…High-throughput toxicokinetic modeling was used to convert in vitro ToxCast estrogen receptor (ER) bioactive concentrations into human-equivalent points of departure (PODs), which were compared to PODs derived from animal studies and applied to assess mixture risks through the margin of exposure based on the common ER pathway. In total, 7 BPs were detected, and most samples (85.9 %) contained detectable concentrations. …”
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Efficacy and safety of molecular targeted therapies in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a network meta-analysis by Htet Htet, Jwala Rebacca James Anaghan, Heethal Jaiprakash, Ismail Abdul Sattar Burud, Thiruselvi Subramaniam, Igor Iezhitsa, Renu Agarwal

“…Abstract Background Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most common head and neck cancers worldwide. The majority of the new cases were from Asia and are the leading cause of cancer in China. …”
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Identification of important genes related to ferroptosis in early missed abortion based on WGCNA by Yulu Zeng, Jiayi Gan, Jinlian Cheng, Changqiang Wei, Xiangyun Zhu, Shisi Wei, Lihong Pang

“…Abstract Early missed abortion is defined as a pregnancy of ≤ 12 weeks in which there is a cessation of life in the developing embryo or fetus, leading to its retention within the uterine cavity without being spontaneously expelled promptly. This condition is commonly observed and significantly impacts human reproductive health. …”
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Daedalus Mega-ichnosites: The Armorican Quartzite Bridge between Villuercas-Ibores-Jara and Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geoparks by Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Andrea Baucon, Ivan Cortijo, Soren Jensen, Jose Maria Barrera, Javier Lopez Caballero

“…The Bridge over the Armorican Quartzite has the goal of fostering sustainable development through common scientific and education tools, raising awareness of the GOBE as one of the most important events of biodiversification in the Earth history and a key element of the geological heritage of both UNESCO Geoparks.…”
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Application of Object Based Image Classification Using Orthophotos: A Case Study of the Van-Erciş Earthquake by Aslı Sabuncu, Filiz Sunar

“…In this study, the orthophotos produced from the aerial photographs taken one day after the earthquake by the General Command of Mapping for the purpose of damage detection. …”
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Predicting Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in the first trimester using machine learning algorithms: a cross-sectional study at a hospital fertility health center in Iran by Somayeh Kianian Bigdeli, Marjan Ghazisaedi, Seyed Mohammad Ayyoubzadeh, Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh, Marjan Ahmadi

“…Abstract Background Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a common complication during pregnancy. Late diagnosis can have significant implications for both the mother and the fetus. …”
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First Molecular Identification of <i>Entamoeba</i> spp. in Sheep, Beef Cattle, and Dairy Cattle in Shanxi Province, North China by Ze-Xuan Wu, Han-Dan Xiao, Yuan-Hui He, Shi-Bo Huang, Jing Li, Yu Kang, Wen-Bin Zheng, Xing-Quan Zhu

“…<i>Entamoeba</i> spp. are common zoonotic intestinal protozoa, which can lead to serious intestinal diseases in both humans and animals through fecal–oral transmission, leading to significant economic losses and public health challenges. …”
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Clinical phenotypes and associated factors in knee osteoarthritis in an African black population by Charles Sougué, Malick Diallo, Yannick Laurent Tchenadoyo Bayala, Ismaël Ayouba Tinni, Fulgence Kaboré, Wendlassida Joelle Stéphanie Zabsonré Tiendrebeogo, Patrick Wendpouiré Hamed Dakouré, Dieu-Donné Ouedraogo

“…The osteoporotic phenotype was more common in women and patients over 60 years while the post-traumatic phenotype was more prevalent in tibiofemoral osteoarthritis under 60 years.…”
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Oral Antibacterial Drug Prescribing in Primary Care Out-of-Hours Services: A Scoping Review by Sarah Khalid Al Hussain, Rhian Deslandes, Deborah Edwards, Karen Louise Hodson

“…Key areas identified included common oral antibacterial prescriptions, prescribing trends, presentations and conditions managed in OOH services, factors and predictors associated with prescribing, prescribing appropriateness, the impact of interventions on prescribing, prescribing in the context of COVID-19, patient satisfaction and expectations, and the challenges encountered, such as factors influencing prescribing behaviour and decision making, safety netting, and communication. …”
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Recent advances in applications of green nanocomposites in enhanced oil recovery: a comprehensive review of different characterization methods and effective parameters by Meysam Hemmati, Yaser Ahmadi

“…These substances are non-toxic, safe for humans, and harmless to other living things. Common investigations like XRD, FTIR spectroscopy, SEM, and Zeta Potential tests are used to detect and evaluate nanoparticles. …”
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Exploring the potential of buckwheat hull-based biosorbents for efficient water pollutant removal by Maja Adamović, Marija Stjepanović, Natalija Velić

“…Commercially activated carbon and zeolites are the most commonly used adsorbents for water and wastewater treatment due to their high surface area and effective contaminant removal capabilities; however, alternative adsorbents such as lignocellulosic materials and biochars derived from agricultural waste offer advantages like lower cost, eco-friendliness, and potential for regeneration, making them attractive for sustainable wastewater management solutions. …”
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Simulator and on-road testing of truck platooning: a systematic review by Telmo Costa Botelho, Sérgio Pedro Duarte, Marta Campos Ferreira, Sara Ferreira, António Lobo

“…The results reveal a commonly preferred platoon formation consisting of three trucks maintaining a constant speed of 80 km/h and a stable distance of 10 m between them. …”
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CTSK and PLAU as Prognostic Biomarker and Related to Immune Infiltration in Pancreatic Cancer: Evidence from Bioinformatics Analysis and qPCR by Yuntao Ding, Zhangzuo Li, Huizhi Wang, Qi Wang, Han Jiang, Zhengyue Yu, Min Xu

“…There is a pressing need for novel biomarkers that can facilitate early detection and serve as targets for therapeutic interventions beyond the commonly utilized CA199 marker. This study utilized microarray datasets (GSE15471, GSE62165, and GSE28735) from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and construct a protein-protein interaction network using STRING and Cytoscape. …”
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