INTERRELATION DEGREE OF SEVERITY PTERYGOPALATINE GANGLIONITIS WITH THE HYGIENIC CONDITION OF THE ORAL CAVITY by I.A. Kolisnyk

“…CPR marked increase in the index, depending on the severity pterygopalatine ganglionitis that can explain the unreasonable removal of teeth with pain attacks. Also found significant violations of hygiene indexes, depending on the degrees of severity of pterygopalatine ganglionitis. …”
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Anxiety and depression in pediatric patients with disorder of brain-gut interaction: the role of diarrhea and abdominal pain as key determinants by Zhaodi Chen, Qiqi Chen, Li Zhou

“…Symptom diaries were utilized to document abdominal pain intensity (measured via Visual Analog Scale, VAS) and diarrhea frequency. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Prognostic Value of MEX3A and Its Relationship with Immune Infiltrates in Ovarian Cancer by Panpan Zhang, Tong Su, Shu Zhang

“…We used the LinkedOmics database to investigate the functions of MEX3A coexpressed genes and performed visualizing gene interaction network analysis on the GeneMANIA website. …”
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Application of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar spine surgery by Tian-Yu Bai, Hai Meng, Ji-Sheng Lin, Zi-Han Fan, Qi Fei

“…No significant differences were found between the two groups in terms of surgical time and other data (p > 0.05). …”
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Effects of storage time and temperature on the protein fraction of aseptic milk by Joice Pranata, Dylan C. Cadwallader, MaryAnne Drake, David M. Barbano

“…Differences were found in rates of gelation at the 2 storage temperatures, but the end results of milk gelation were the same. …”
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Cognitive Reserve and Executive Functions in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes by Paola Peña-González, Alejandra Mondragón-Maya, Juan Silva-Pereyra, Paloma Roa-Rojas

“…Executive functions were evaluated through visual scanning, verbal fluency, and backwards counting tasks. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of vision impairment and its association with cognitive impairment among older adults in India: a cross-sectional study by Shobhit Srivastava, T Muhammad, Drishti Drishti

“…Those who had vision impairment were 11% more likely to have cognitive impairment compared to their counterparts (OR: 1.11, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.23). low psychological health (OR: 1.55; 95% CI: 1.36 to 1.77), low activities of daily living (OR: 1.80; 95% CI: 1.43 to 2.27), low instrumental activities of daily living (OR: 1.26; 95% CI: 1.14 to 1.40), poor self-rated health (OR: 1.28; 95% CI: 1.15 to 1.41) and chronic morbidity (OR: 1.27; 95% CI: 1.14 to 1.41) were found to be risk factors for cognitive impairment among older adults.Conclusions Additional efforts in terms of advocacy, availability, affordability and accessibility especially in a country with big illiteracy issue are mandatory to increase the reach of eye-care services and reduce the prevalence of avoidable visual impairment and vision losses that lead to cognitive deficits among the older population.…”
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Comparison of ilioinguial/iliohyphogastic nerves block with wound-infiltration on postoperative pain – a randomised controlled trial by Robyna Irshad Khan, Malika Hameed, Summaiya Ahsan Ali

“…Conclusion: Illioinguinal/illiohypogastric nerve block and wound infiltration with ropivacaine were found to be equally effective methods in controlling postoperative pain. …”
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Comparison of Early Effectiveness of Three Different Intervention Methods in Patients with Chronic Orofacial Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial by Bartosz Dalewski, Agata Kamińska, Michał Szydłowski, Małgorzata Kozak, Ewa Sobolewska

“…Additionally, differences between pain perception and quality of life between OA and DN + OA groups were not found to be statistically significant.…”
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Multimorbidity and health system priorities in Zimbabwe: A participatory ethnographic study. by Justin Dixon, Efison Dhodho, Fionah Mundoga, Karen Webb, Pugie Chimberengwa, Trudy Mhlanga, Tatenda Nhapi, Theonevus T Chinyanga, Justice Mudavanhu, Lee Nkala, Ronald Nyabereka, Gwati Gwati, Gerald Shambira, Trust Zaranyika, Clare I R Chandler, Rashida A Ferrand, Chiratidzo E Ndhlovu

“…To bring these different perspectives into conversation, we used a participatory ethnographic design that involved a health facility survey, participant-observation, in-depth interviews, audio-visual diaries, and participatory workshops. We found that multimorbidity was new to many respondents but generally viewed as a meaningful and useful concept. …”
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Relationship between morphometric measurements and blood parameters in horses with varying adiposity levels and physiological conditions by Arash Omidi, Aria Rasooli, Saeed Nazifi, Abbas Heydari, Mohammad Seirafinia

“…Hence, relying solely on visual cues is insufficient to diagnose the metabolic status of horses. …”
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Nonpharmacological interventions for the reduction of post-operative pain after ambulatory surgery: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials by Kevin Tololiu, Jed Duff, Krisztina Csokasi

“…There were varying respondents and tool assessment characteristics, especially in pain level instruments and pain outcome indicators across the studies. The risk of bias found in the studies was mainly associated with incomplete data and selective reporting. …”
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Do as I do imitation in a steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus by Masahiro Sasaki, Hinano Kinoshita, Akitsugu Konno

“…After introducing the DAID training, we conducted four tests to confirm Hama’s acquisition of demonstrator-matching behavior. We found that Hama successfully acquired the action-matching ability for human actions, not only with three trained actions but also with six out of seven untrained actions (see Test 1 and Test 2). …”
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The manipulation of top-down interpretation as one’s symptomatic body reduces the sense of body ownership by Kazuki Yamamoto, Kazuki Yamamoto, Takashi Nakao

“…Furthermore, a study interestingly found that the influence of top-down interpretation was moderated by the degree of depersonalization, which was a symptom of a lack of sense of body ownership. …”
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Cross-cultural validation of the Retinopathy Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire status version (RetTSQs) in Serbian community: a cross-sectional study by Jelena Karadzic, Milenko Stojkovic, Dijana Risimic, Marija Bozic, Nikola Slijepcevic, Snezana Polovina, Anita Grgurevic

“…Positive and statistically significant correlations were found between the RetTSQ score and most of the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25 subscales.Conclusion Translated Serbian adaptation of the RetTSQs showed adequate psychometric characteristics as an acceptable, reliable and valid questionnaire. …”
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A molecular function map of Ewing's sarcoma. by Maximilian Kauer, Jozef Ban, Reinhard Kofler, Bob Walker, Sean Davis, Paul Meltzer, Heinrich Kovar

“…The interrelations of molecular pathways were visualized by measuring the similarity among annotated gene functions by gene sharing. …”
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Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe. by Ruth E Gilbert, Katherine Freeman, Eleonor G Lago, Lilian M G Bahia-Oliveira, Hooi Kuan Tan, Martine Wallon, Wilma Buffolano, Miles R Stanford, Eskild Petersen, European Multicentre Study on Congenital Toxoplasmosis (EMSCOT)

“…The marked differences in the frequency, size and multiplicity of retinochoroidal lesions may be due to infection with more virulent genotypes of the parasite that predominate in Brazil but are rarely found in Europe.…”
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Clinical Significance of Isolated Third Cranial Nerve Palsy in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Detailed Description of Four Different Mechanisms of Injury through the Analysis of Our Cas... by Micaela Uberti, Shumaila Hasan, David Holmes, Mario Ganau, Chris Uff

“…Nonetheless, even when an overall good neurological outcome is achieved, recovery of isolated 3cnP is dismal, and only rarely the visual deficit completely resolves.…”
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THE IMPACT OF FIXED DENTURES ON THE TISSUES OF THE ORAL CAVITY AND THE COURSE OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES by V.Yu. Davydenko, H.M. Davydenko, Ye.S. Khilinich, B.Yu. Sylenko

“…According to the results of the study, it was found that out of 86 patients examined, 44 patients (51.16%) of both groups used soldered bridges, 42 (48.84%) full-cast bridges. …”
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Efficacy of Dry Needling Combined with Eccentric Exercise Versus Oral and Topical NSAID Treatment in Patients with Tennis Elbow: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Zacarías Sánchez-Milá PhD, Vanesa Abuín-Porras PhD, Helena Fidalgo-Gómez PhD, Isabel Mínguez-Esteban MSc, Jaime Almazán-Polo PT, MSc, PhD, Jorge Velázquez-Saornil PhD

“…Significant differences were found between the three groups,with the dry needling group outperforming both Oral and Topical treatment groups in pain relief and functional outcomes. …”
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