Radiological Imaging and Analysis of Laboratory Values in Case of Acute Ischemic Stroke by Necmi Baykan, Mustafa Alpaslan

“…As ischemic infarction, involvement was most common in the areas fed by the middle cerebral artery. …”
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Implication of tumor morphology and MRI characteristics on the accuracy of automated versus human segmentation of GBM areas by Valeria Cerina, Chiara Benedetta Rui, Andrea Di Cristofori, Davide Ferlito, Giorgio Carrabba, Carlo Giussani, Gianpaolo Basso, Elisabetta De Bernardi

“…MR image quality has little impact on the segmentation performance on these tumors. Conversely, on less common tumors with more complex tissue distribution and infiltrative behavior, manual segmentation works better than BraTS-Toolkit and DeepBraTumIA, and image quality has a larger impact on automatic segmentation performance. …”
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Changing trends from inguinal radical orchiectomy to testis-sparing surgery in pediatric testicular tumors by Özlem Balcı, Aslı Nur Abay, Şule Yeşil, İbrahim Karaman, İsmet Faruk Özgüner, Burçak Kurucu, Derya Erdoğan, Gürses Şahin, Ayşe Karaman

“…Twenty-four of them were germ-cell tumors, and 79.2% of these patients were prepubertal. The most common germ cell tumors were the yolk sac tumor (n = 9) and mature cystic teratoma (n = 7). …”
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Accurate Diagnosis and Treatment of Painful Temporomandibular Disorders: A Literature Review Supplemented by Own Clinical Experience by Adam Andrzej Garstka, Lidia Kozowska, Konrad Kijak, Monika Brzózka, Helena Gronwald, Piotr Skomro, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…While pain is the most common reason why patients decide to seek help, TMD is not always painful. …”
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Microbiological Safety of Leafy Vegetables Produced at Houeyiho and Sèmè-Kpodji Vegetable Farms in Southern Benin: Risk Factors for Campylobacter spp. by Sylvain Daton Kougblénou, Alidéhou Jerrold Agbankpé, Justin Gbèssohélé Béhanzin, Tamègnon Victorien Dougnon, Alidah Victonie Aniambossou, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Honoré Sourou Bankolé

“…Foodborne infections, mainly those attributable to Campylobacter, are one of the most common causes of intestinal diseases, of bacterial origin in humans. …”
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Serial Within-Session Improvements in Ankle Dorsiflexion During Clinical Interventions Including Mobilization-With-Movement and A Novel Manipulation Intervention – A Case Series by Mohsen Abassi, Rod Whiteley

“…# Background Persisting reductions in ankle dorsiflexion range of motion are commonly encountered clinically and seen to be associated with adverse outcomes after ankle and other lower extremity injuries. …”
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The Frequency Of Hematological Abnormalities in Children (Age 1 Month To 12 Years) Presenting With Sars-Cov-2 Infection At Shifa International Hospital by Sidra Tul Muntaha, Hammad Ayaz, Huma Mahmood, Afifa Kulsoom, Muhammad Tayyab, Arslan Farooq

“…Conclusion: Hematological abnormalities are common in children presenting with COVID-19 infection. …”
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Improving drug repositioning with negative data labeling using large language models by Milan Picard, Mickael Leclercq, Antoine Bodein, Marie Pier Scott-Boyer, Olivier Perin, Arnaud Droit

“…Supervised machine learning is commonly used to score drug candidates but is hindered by the lack of reliable negative data—drugs that fail due to inefficacy or toxicity— which is difficult to access, lowering their prediction accuracy and generalization. …”
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Comparison of Force Decay of Two Different Types of Elastomeric Chains with the Use of Different Types of Mouth Washes – An In vitro Study by Rahul Pawar, Tanmoy Majumder, Shalini Singh, Dip G. Choudhury, Md Kamal Hassan, Swati Mrinal

“…Background: Elastomeric chains are commonly used in orthodontic treatments to apply continuous force for tooth movement. …”
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Integrated serum pharmacochemistry, pharmacokinetics, and network analysis to explore active components of BuShao Tiaozhi Capsule on hyperlipidemia by Ruiyin Tang, Guanlin Xiao, Yanchang Liu, Dezheng Jia, Zhihao Zeng, Canchao Jia, Dongmei Li, Yangxue Li, Jieyi Jiang, Sumei Li, Xiaoli Bi

“…We first established UPLC fingerprints, calibrated 23 common peaks, and identified 13 common peaks, and the similarity was greater than 0.99 for 10 batches. …”
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Biomechanical Analysis of the Forces Exerted during Different Occlusion Conditions following Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy Treatment for Mandibular Deficiency by Yuan-Han Chang, Man-Yee Chan, Jui-Ting Hsu, Han-Yu Hsiao, Kuo-Chih Su

“…The bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) technique is commonly used to correct mandibular deficiency. If the patient is exposed to excessive external forces after the procedure, occlusal changes or nonunion may occur. …”
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Rh and Kell phenotyping in voluntary blood donors: A study from a tertiary care blood center of western India by Sangita D. Shah, Nidhi M. Bhatnagar, Mamta C. Shah, Garima H. Thakkar, Ujjwal Ahuja, Anu Patel, Drashti Gajera, Priya G. Kalavadiya

“…RESULTS: From 1014 phenotyped donors, the most common antigen frequency was of “e” (98.6%) followed by “D”(96.2%),“C”(89.4%), “c”(54.8%), and “E”(18.6%). …”
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Methods and means of committing illegal hunting as circumstances of proof in criminal proceedings (based on case law) by K. V. Horbunova

“…Based on the analysis of law enforcement practice of some aspects of the criminal procedural component, the most common and typical means, methods (forms), and tools of illegal hunting used in encroachment on wildlife have been identified. …”
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Clustering of non-communicable disease risk factors among school teachers: A cross-sectional study in Kerala, India by Mini GK, Sangeeth KS, Anand Marthanda Pillai, Sarma PS, Thankappan KR

“…In hypertensives, the most common co-morbidity was being overweight, followed by physical inactivity. …”
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Screening for Occult Macular Pathology Prior to Cataract Surgery Using Optical Coherence Tomography by Fouad YA, ElGwaily AM, Shaaban YM

“…Occult macular pathology was rare in patients aged less than 50 years (4.5%) and common among patients 70 years of age or older (43.3%). …”
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Infectious and Noninfectious Acute Pericarditis in Children: An 11-Year Experience by Nahed Abdel-Haq, Zeinab Moussa, Mohamed Hani Farhat, Leela Chandrasekar, Basim I. Asmar

“…Pericardiocentesis was performed in 24/32 (75%) patients. The most common cause of pericarditis was infection in 11/32 (34%), followed by inflammatory disorders in 9 (28%). …”
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Prevalence and management of child sexual abuse cases presented at Nigerian hospitals: A systematic review by Elizabeth Oluwatoyin Akin-Odanye

“…HIV screening (n = 13, 81.25%) and vaginal swab (n = 8, 50%) were the most common investigations carried out by clinicians, whereas the most common medical treatments offered by the health facilities were emergency contraceptives (n = 8, 50%) and HIV post exposure prophylaxis (n = 7, 43.75%), with only a quarter of the cases (n = 4, 25%) offering any form of psychological counseling to victims and/or their parents. …”
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Film Industry at the Service of EU Identity Politics by E. V. Khakhalkina, A. V. Vyachistaya

“…This article explores the thesis that national cinema, as an element of a common cultural code, plays a significant role in the formation and reinforcement of collective (socio-cultural) identity. …”
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Features of extra-spinal musculoskeletal tuberculosis: A retrospective study from an North Indian Tertiary Care Institute by Shiva Prasad, Anupam Wakhlu, Ramnath Misra, Amita Aggarwal, Able Lawrence, Rakesh K Gupta, Narendra Krishnani, Vinita Agrawal, Vikas Agarwal

“…Pain (n = 50) followed by swelling of the involved site (n = 37) were the most common presenting symptoms. Fever was present in 15 (29.4%) patients. …”
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Characteristics of Nonunion Fractures in Patients with Antebrachial Fractures at dr. Mohamad Soewandhie General Hospital Surabaya 2021-2022: A Retrospective Study by Tasya Monica, Bimo Sasono, Cempaka Harsa Sekarputri

“…Notably, infections (22.2%), smoking (7.4%), and hypertension history (7.4%) are common contributors. Despite ideal BMI in many cases (44.4%), nonunion still occurred. …”
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