Interlaboratory comparison tests in mineralogical works by Elena G. Ozhogina, Maria I. Lebedeva, Elena A. Gorbatova

“…For unreliable and unsatisfactory results percentages total less than 11%, the percentage for unfulfilled results is equal to zero. Interlaboratory comparison tests in mineralogical works are an important means for controlling competence of testing laboratories.…”
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Latent and Asymptomatic Toxocara Infection among Young Population in Northwest Iran: The Necessity of Informing People as a Potential Health Risk by Tina Momeni, Mahmoud Mahami-Oskouei, Esmaeil Fallah, Abdolrasoul Safaiyan, Leyla Mahami-Oskouei

“…This study was designed to determine the frequency of anti-Toxocara antibodies in youngsters aging from 2 to 20 years in northwest Iran. Materials and Methods. 397 samples were taken randomly almost equally from four locations in Urmia, west Azerbaijan, during August 2014 to September 2015. …”
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Structure and Elemental Composition of Pb1 – xSnxS Films by P.V. Koval, А.S. Оpanasyuk, A.I. Turavets, I.S. Tashlykov, A.A. Ponomarev, P. Zhukowski

“…CSD sizes in the films are equal to L(040) = (35.5-47.5) nm, L(131) = (44.4-51.5) nm. …”
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Predicting fitness coaches’ intentions to include persons with disabilities in gyms: an application of the theory of planned behavior by Milan Dransmann, Michael Braksiek, Christopher Meier, Bernd Gröben, Lara Lesch, Pamela Wicker

“…IntroductionPromoting equal access to fitness offers implies the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in gyms. …”
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Tradeoffs and decision-making in moderate to severe psoriasis for oral versus injectable treatments: data from patients and dermatologists in Australia by Saxon D. Smith, Simon Fifer, Meredith Edwards, Anne Walter, Yichen Zhong, Joe Zhuo, Bronwyn West, Lynda Spelman

“…When treatment attributes were held equal, patients and dermatologists preferred oral versus injectable treatments for moderate disease. …”
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Comparative Cost Analysis of Four Interventions to Prevent HIV Transmission in Bandung, Indonesia by Eveline J.M. Verstraaten, Fenna M.M. Beeren, Jip L.C Janssen, Sophie Kemper, Adiatma Y.M Siregar, Noor Tromp, Rob Baltussen

“…The aim of this analysis is to determine the costs of four HIV/AIDS interventions in Bandung, Indonesia in 2015, to inform the local AIDS commission. Methods: data on utilization and costs of the different interventions were collected in a sexual transmitted infections (STI)-clinic and the KPA, the local HIV/AIDS commission, for the period of January 2015-December 2015. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Efficiency, Efficacy, and Patient Perception of Caries Excavation Burs in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Arundhati Goyal, Manvi Srivastava, Ritu Khanduja, Kusum Bharti

“…For patient acceptance, a significant difference was obtained (<italic>p</italic> = 0.000), diamond point and ceramic bur were equally acceptable to the patient and the least accepted was smart bur. …”
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Unveiling the situation of water hyacinth on fresh water bodies in Nigeria and South Africa: Management, workable practices and potentials by Ednah K. Onyari, Gloria U. Fayomi, Adesoji T. Jaiyeola

“…The presence of the weed in fresh water has become a major threat to economic, social activities especially to individuals who obtain their source of livelihood and survival from waterways, lack of access to clean water resulting to increased spread of water borne diseases and health implications is equally noted as continuous threat of this weed. Several efforts made to eradicate this weed have proved unsuccessful as the invasive weed outgrow the control methods. …”
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Small Intestinal Atresia: Should We Preserve the Peel or Toss It? by Benedetta Marino, Giulia Mottadelli, Marta Bisol, Maria Sergio, Piergiorgio Gamba, Elisa Zambaiti

“…We compared outcomes of apple-peel atresia based on different surgical approaches. Methods: a retrospective review from two institutions compared APA-resected and APA-preserved patients. …”
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Efficacy of diode laser application versus silver diamine fluoride (SDF) as a modification of Hall technique in primary teeth by Ghada A. Salem, Rasha F. Sharaf, Maryam El Mansy

“…Aim: The current study aimed to increase the success rate of the Hall technique in carious primary molars by eradicating bacteria present in carious lesions using SDF or diode laser in combination with the Hall technique. Materials and methods: A total of 159 children aged 4–8 years were randomly divided into three equal groups: Group I, application of the Hall technique; Group II, SDF with Hall technique; Group III, diode laser with Hall technique. …”
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Protocol: what are the ethnic inequities in care outcomes related to haematological malignancies, treated with transplant/cellular therapies, in the UK? A systematic review by Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Alastair K Denniston, Joht Singh Chandan, Nicola Adderley, David Burns, Samuel Cusworth, Zareen Deplano

“…Research into the determinates of treatment efficacy, and access to treatments, is key to ensuring equal benefit across patients and patient safety. …”
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Design, implementation and evaluation of value-based payment models: a Delphi study by Diogo L. L. Leao, Lise A. M. Moers, Henricus-Paul Cremers, Dennis van Veghel, Wim Groot, Milena Pavlova

“…The Delphi technique was used to reach consensus among a panel of (inter)national experts on these factors. Methods An expert panel of 15 members participated in a three-round Delphi study. …”
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Impact of Digital Panoramic Radiograph Magnification on Vertical Measurement Accuracy by Marc El Hage, Jean-Pierre Bernard, Christophe Combescure, Lydia Vazquez

“…The purpose of this panoramic radiography study was to assess the impact of image magnification on the accuracy of vertical measurements in the posterior mandible. Methods. Six dental implants, inserted in the posterior segments of a resin model, were used as reference objects. …”
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Electroanalytical Performance of Graphene Paste Electrode Modified Al(III)-TiO2 Nanocomposites in Fipronil Solution by Muhammad Nurdin, Zul Arham, Sri Rahayu, La Ode Agus Salim, Maulidiyah Maulidiyah

“…Moreover, GAT shows good stability in the determination of fipronil with% RSD equal to 5%.…”
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Some results for the family of holomorphic functions associated with the Babalola operator and combination binomial series by Kholood M. Alsager, Sheza M. El-Deeb, Ala Amourah, Jongsuk Ro

“…The novelty of the results is that we were able to investigate basic properties of these new classes of functions using simple methods and these classes are connected with the new convolution operator and the Janowski functions.…”
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Polymorphism of genes of hemostasis system, endothelial dysfunction and regulation of blood pressure in pregnant woman with preeclampsia and fetal growth retardation by T. O. Loskutova

“…Objective: To study the distribution and effect of blood clotting, endothelial dysfunction, and blood pressure regulator gene polymorphisms on the development of fetal growth retardation in women with preeclampsia (PE). Materials and methods: a prospective cohort study that included 36 women with PE and FGR and 97 with PE without FGR was conducted. …”
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Kinetic regularities of neopentyl glycol esterification with acetic and 2-ethylhexanoic acids by D. S. Chicheva, E. L. Krasnykh, V. A. Shakun

“…Development of a domestic technology for producing environmentally friendly non-phthalate plasticizers, lubricants and transformer fluids based on neopentyl glycol (NPG), an oxo-synthesis product.Methods. The methodology of the work was to study the kinetic laws of NPG esterification with acetic and 2-ethylhexanoic acids under self-catalysis conditions with an 8-fold molar excess of monocarboxylic acids. …”
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Prevalence of Physical and Psychological Violence among Heterosexual Couples by Laura López Angulo, Yenisley Fundora Quintero, Anais Valladares González, Yamila Ramos Rangel, Yanet Blanco Fleites

“…An equal probability sample of 1873 subjects was selected. …”
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A comparative analysis of trends of echocardiographic parameters in double valve replacement cases involving the use of Del Nido’s and Saint Thomas’ cardioplegia for myocardial pro... by Archit Patel, Kartik Patel, Praveen Nayak, Shobhit Mathur

“…Here, we highlight the comparison of trends of echocardiographic parameters in double valve replacement cases. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, 70 double valve replacement cases (35 in each group) were selected from 2022 to 2023. …”
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Evaluation of Zinc Oxide-Eugenol, Zinc Oxide-Propolis and Endoflas as an Obturating Materials in Primary Molar Pulpectomies - A Comparative Study by Sunita Singh, Ashish Saxena, Vishal Khandelwal, Neha Verma, Arvind Jain

“…Teeth were randomly divided into three equal groups of 20 molars according to the type of root canal filling material. …”
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