Comparative Evaluation of a Commercial Herbal Extract and 0.2% Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Three Periodontal Facultative Anaerobes: An In Vitro Study by Mohammad Mahdi Yaghooti Khorasani, Yasaman Mohammadi Kamalabadi, Somaye Salari Sedigh, Mina Jafari, Mostafa Sadeghi, Sahar Assar

“…The present study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial effect of Thymex (TMX) syrup on three periodontal facultative anaerobes in vitro and compare it with 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash. Methods. In this in vitro experiment, the disc diffusion method was used to measure the inhibitory halo diameter (IhD) of Enterobacter cloacae, Actinomyces viscosus, and Eikenella corrodens. …”
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The effect of the periodic investigation model on attentive control and learning the scoring skill from persistence and peaceful scoring in female basketball by Dr. Duaa Mohib Aldeen, M. Farah Alaa

“…As for the two research hypotheses, there are statistically significant differences between the results of the pre and post tests of the control and experimental groups in the attention control and learning the scoring skill from the stability and peaceful scoring in the basketball for students and there are statistically significant differences between the control and experimental research groups In the results of the post-tests in attentive control and learning the scoring skill from persistence and peaceful scoring in the basketball for female students, the two researchers used the experimental method with the two experimental and control groups with pre and post tests on the same sample of 42 female students of the second stage in the college of university knowledge, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, and they conducted My research The attention control on the sample of the main experiment as well as conducting skill tests after which the curriculum for the periodic investigation model was applied and then the researchers used the appropriate statistical methods to extract the results and in light of the results they reached a number of conclusions from them that the attention control helped the students to smart diversity in methods of thinking and solution The problems that face them and that teaching according to the periodic survey form led to the excitement of the previous experiences of the students and determining the requirements of the survey and in light of the findings, the researchers recommend examining the learners and knowing the levels of attention they have at the beginning of each educational season and the approval of the educational units prepared according to the periodic survey model in learning and developing the scoring skill From stability and peaceful goal. …”
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Informatics-driven unsupervised learning of comorbidity clusters for COVID-19 reinfection risk: A finite mixture modeling approach by Grant B. Morgan, Andreas Stamatis, Chelsea C. Yager, Ali Boolani

“…Purpose: This study applied an informatics-focused, unsupervised learning framework (finite mixture modeling) to determine whether distinct clusters of coexisting conditions among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are associated with multiple (reinfection) versus single infections. Methods: We analyzed 42,974 patient records containing COVID-19 diagnoses using an machine learning classification algorithm to identify comorbidity profiles. …”
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Home Occupant Archetypes by Marco Antonio ORTIZ SANCHEZ

“…Subsequently, the questionnaire was administered to the full sample of 761 respondents –mainly composed of students and employees- and was analysed accordingly with the method. …”
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes of in-water and out-of-water births in low-obstetric-risk labour: a retrospective observational study at Piacenza hospital. by Elisa Piccolo, Giacomo Biasucci, Mariasole Magistrali, Belinda Benenati, Daniela Russo, Marina Paola Mercati, Sonia Tesoriati, Marina Cicalla, Simona Illari, Cristiana Pavesi, Maurizio Beretta, Marina Bolzoni

“… INTRODUCTION The utilisation of birth pool immersion during labour and delivery constitutes one of the primary non-pharmacological methods for alleviating pain. Consequently, an increasing number of women are opting to employ aquatic environments as a means of managing the childbirth experience. …”
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Perceptions about hepatitis C and barriers and enablers to screening and treatment among Egyptian immigrants to Canada: a theory-informed qualitative study by Sameh Mortazhejri, Isabella M. Thomas, Andrea M. Patey, Amjad Alghamyan, Curtis Cooper, Sarah Mansour, Smita Pakhale, Justin Presseau, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Christina Greenaway

“…Therefore, we aimed to understand immigrants’ perceptions and beliefs about HCV, as well as the barriers and enablers to HCV care among immigrants, with a focus on individuals from Egypt, given the country’s high endemic rates of HCV infection and the large Egyptian community in Canada. Methods We established a Community Advisory Group to provide advice at all stages. …”
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Pengaruh Latihan Kognitif terhadap Perubahan Skor Fungsi Kognitif pada Lansia dengan Dimensia Ringan di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Sabai Nan Aluih Sicincin by Ihda Al Adawiyah MZ, Heppi Sasmita, Miswarti

“…Research sample was taken with purposive sampling methode consist of 34 peoples, 17 peoples of experimenting group and 17 peoples of controling group. …”
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Operationalizing Human Health Indicators to Link with Ecosystem Changes of Water Streams: An OneAquaHealth Protocol by Marilena ANASTASAKI, Catherine CHRONAKI, Anne MOEN, Eleni KOKINOU, Stratos KOKOLAKIS, Matenia KARAGIANNIDOU, May-Linn MØRK, Silje HENNI

“…Methods: Activities in OneAquaHealth are implemented under the OneDigitalHealth (ODH) framework. …”
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The moderating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between parents and children and academic participation, considering the mediating variable of learning adaptation among... by meysam karamipour, samaneh mataji, rezvaneh kazem nezhad, maryam esfandyari

“…The current research is applicable in terms of purpose, and descriptive-correlative in terms of nature and method. The statistical population of the current study included parents and students of girls' schools in the first secondary school in Nowshahr, with a number of 2000 students and 2000 parents, of which 384 were selected as a statistical sample using a random cluster method for students, and also 384 were selected by simple random method for parents; based on Cochran's formula. …”
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Perceived training needs by tutors of family and community medicine and nursing of specialized health training: a qualitative descriptive study by Sofía Berlanga-Fernández, Sofía Berlanga-Fernández, Miriam Rodríguez-Monforte, Miriam Rodríguez-Monforte, Rosa M. Pérez-Cañaveras, Alicia Valer-Martínez, Alicia Valer-Martínez, Silvia Copetti-Fanlo, Silvia Copetti-Fanlo, Pere J. Simonet-Aineto, Pere J. Simonet-Aineto, Flores Vizcaya-Moreno, Flores Vizcaya-Moreno, Rosa Villafáfila-Ferrero, Rosa Villafáfila-Ferrero

“…Our research aims to describe the experiences and perceptions of clinician tutors related to their own teaching performance and training needs.MethodsWe conducted a descriptive qualitative study. …”
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Graph contrastive learning with node-level accurate difference by Pengfei Jiao, Kaiyan Yu, Qing Bao, Ying Jiang, Xuan Guo, Zhidong Zhao

“…Therefore, we argue that it is necessary to design a method that can quantify the dissimilarity between the original and augmented graphs to more accurately capture the relationships between samples. …”
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Speech Emotion Recognition Based on Voice Fundamental Frequency by Teodora DIMITROVA-GREKOW, Aneta KLIS, Magdalena IGRAS-CYBULSKA

“…Fast Fourier Transformation and magnitude spectrum analysis were applied to extract the fundamental tone out of the speech audio samples. After extraction of several statistical features of the fundamental frequency, we studied if they carry information on the emotional state of the speaker applying different AI methods. …”
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Few-Shot Data Augmentation by Morphology-Constrained Latent Diffusion for Enhanced Nematode Recognition by Xiong Ouyang, Jiayan Zhuang, Jianfeng Gu, Sichao Ye

“…Additionally, when replacing up to 25% of real images with generated ones in a balanced dataset, model performance remained nearly unchanged, indicating the robustness and effectiveness of the method. Ablation experiments demonstrate that the morphology-guided strategy achieves superior image quality compared to both unconstrained and edge-based constraint methods, with a Fréchet Inception Distance of 12.95 and an Inception Score of 1.21 ± 0.057. …”
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The Implementation of Emotionally-Valuable Component of the Content of Foreign-Language Education (on the Material of Study Course “Spotlight”). Part II by M. N. Tatarinova, O. V. Sungurova

“…A number of complementary methods were used: a theoretical systemic-structural and comparative analysis; an analytical experiment – the content-analysis of the current English-language study course for a secondary school; a constructive (creative) experiment (experiential learning); a method and principles of visibility (a tabular and graphical presentation of information); methods of mathematical statistics.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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The Implementation of Emotionally-Valuable Component of the Content of Foreign-Language Education (on the Mate rial of Study Course “Spotlight”). Part I by M. N. Tatarinova, O. V. Sungurova

“…A number of complementary methods were used: a theoretical systemic-structural and comparative analysis; an analytical experiment - the content-analysis of the current English- language study course for a secondary school; a constructive (creative) experiment (experiential learning); a method and principles of visibility (a tabular and graphical presentation of information); methods of mathematical statistics.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Application of Deep Learning Techniques in Uranium Microparticle Fission Track Detection by ZHAO Xiong, REN Fangda, SHEN Yan

“…Currently, the microparticle analysis of uranium microparticles predominantly relies on manual methods, which are heavily dependent on the operator’s experience and are laborious and time-consuming. …”
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Pain and its Perceived Relatedness to the Onset, Maintenance, and Relapse of Opioid use Disorder: A Descriptive Study of Non-Treatment-Seeking Individuals by Johnathan Rausch, Parker Entrup, Megan Deaner, Jasmine King, O. Trent Hall

“…Scant research describes such perceptions among non-treatment-seeking individuals.Aims This study describes pain burden and perceptions regarding the role of pain in OUD onset, maintenance, relapse, and addiction treatment delay in a sample of individuals with untreated OUD.Methods This cross-sectional study surveyed syringe exchange participants (n = 141). …”
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Modification and Psychometric Verification of Questionnaire the "Group Reflexivity" by T.A. Nestik by S.V. Tarasov

“…At the same time, no psychological methods exist for studying the reflexivity of adolescent educational groups. …”
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Efficacy of natural and synthetic inhibitors in the elimination of viruses in potato (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) by E. V. Shishchenko, I. V. Kim, E. N. Barsukova, I. M. Yermak, A. O. Kravchenko, A. G. Klykov

“…A highly sensitive PCR method was employed to detect viral infections in plant samples. …”
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Determination of Total Iron in Carbon-Containing Iron Ore by Perchloric Acid-Assisted Digestion and Potassium Dichromate Titration by Shiyuan REN, Yunfeng WANG, Chunying GAO, Nan WANG, Lin WANG, Zaizheng DONG

“…Compared with the traditional roasting method, this method eliminates the step of removing carbon from roasted samples. …”
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