Class II Correction with Microimplant Supported Molar Distalization: A Report of Two Cases by Zouhair Skaf, Fidèle Nabbout

“…Introduction. Orthodontic treatment of class II malocclusion with conventional treatment modalities can be challenging for the clinician. …”
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Narrativas del conflicto y construcciones del pasado entre los q’eqchi’es: del relato de vida al mito by Agnès Bergeret

“…This article studies how the Q’eqchi’ of Cahabón (Alta Verapaz, Guatemala) relate to different past times, by examining the dynamics of two broad categories of narrative genre: established “stories” about ancestors and more autobiographical narratives about individual “suffering” experienced in recent times. …”
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The role of a residential placement in preparing children for placement with a foster family by Cliona Murphy

“…Placement in residential care is one element of the Lisdeel Family Placement Initiative. Children referred to the Initiative stay in a residential placement in Lisdeel House for a number of months, while a range of interventions is combined to prepare the child for living with a foster family. …”

Access to Essential Contraception, Family Planning, and Safe Motherhood Services During COVID-19 Pandemic: Single Secondary Level Care Hospital Experience by Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Soumen Das Poddar, Ganesh Saravagi, Ajith Nilakantan

“…CONCLUSION: Considering these negative impacts noted in this observation, with the help of policymakers, government, and other non-government agencies, all services should be made available to women including un-interrupted out-patient (OPD) and IPD services in all hospitals, along with continued basic infection prevention and control precautions (IPC) to both clientele and health care workers (HCW). …”
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Coastal Groundcherry, Physalis angustifolia by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…Coastal groundcherry can hybridize with other Physalis species, particularly with P. viscosa, and has long frustrated plant taxonomists because of the inherent variation within the genus (Sullivan 1985). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg180 This publication is derived from information in SGEB-75/SG156, Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle, by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Christina Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, and Ashlynn Smith. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg156. …”
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HELLP Syndrome Complicated with Postpartum Subcapsular Ruptured Liver Hematoma and Purtscher-Like Retinopathy by Daniela Cernea, Alice Dragoescu, Marius Novac

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Comparing Waterbeds and Sand Beds for Cows: A Study at the UF/IFAS Dairy Unit by Klibs N. Galvão, Ori Eizenberg

“…We observed that when stalls are maintained at optimal conditions, cows in sand-bedded stalls had decreased incidence of hock lesions and increased stall usage compared to cows in waterbeds. …”
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The Habituation/Cross-Habituation Test Revisited: Guidance from Sniffing and Video Tracking by G. Coronas-Samano, A. V. Ivanova, J. V. Verhagen

“…An animal is considered to cross-habituate during the novel stimulus trial when the exploration time is higher than the prior trial and indicates the degree of olfactory patency. On the other hand, habituation across the repeated trials involves decreased exploration time and is related to memory patency, especially at long intervals. …”
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PROTECTORS FOR PROOFING OF IRON-CARBON-ALLOYS FROM CORROSIVE EFFECT by A. A. Pivovarchyk, D. V. Povidajko

“…The article presents the results of practical testing of the developed compositions of protectors for proofing of low-carbon alloys used in the automotive industry and made from melting stocks of secondary aluminum raw materials. …”
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Segment routing for WSN using hybrid optimization with energy-efficient game theory-based clustering technique by S. Sangeetha, T. Aruldoss Albert Victoire, M. Premkumar, R. Sowmya

“…The ImPe algorithm that works on the characteristics of pelican search agents is employed to choose the optimal segment path for information sharing. The assessment based on delay, network lifetime, packet delivery ratio, residual energy, throughput, communication overhead, and energy utilization acquired the values of 2.57, 98.59, 98.29, 0.98, 238.51, 7.71, and 0.02 respectively.…”
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Establishing normal range of fetal renal artery RI and PI values in singleton pregnancies during 18-38 weeks of gestation by Beenish Nadeem, Naushaba Malik, Anam Zahoor

“… INTRODUCTION: Human kidney constitutes an integral organ during the period of embryogenesis. …”
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Three periodic solutions to an eigenvalue problem for a class of second-order Hamiltonian systems by Giuseppe Cordaro

“…Under new assumptions, we prove the existence of an open interval of positive eigenvalues in which the problem admits three distinct periodic solutions.…”
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‘Lockdown Work’ by Bianca Tame, Zukiswa Zanazo

“…Drawing on in-depth interviews with female black African South African and African migrant domestic workers from Zimbabwe and Malawi, the article provides crucial insights into how the pandemic altered existing working conditions and employment relationships. …”
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Factores que afectan la tasa de gestación con embriones cebú producidos in vitro en trópico by Alondra Zavaleta-Martínez, Orlando Román-Fernández, Manlio Alpirez-Mendoza, Manuel Barrientos-Morales, Araceli Rodríguez-Andrade, Patricia Cervantes-Acosta, Antonio Hernández-Beltrán, Leonel Avendaño-Reyes, Belisario Dominguez-Mancera

“…Los factores extrínsecos de la donadora bovina (DB) fueron: unidad de producción pecuaria (UPP) (n=13), veces que realizan TE en UPP (1 vez, >1 vez), región/zona (n=4), época (seca o lluvia) y estación del año; e intrínsecos: raza de donadora y toro, semen (convencional o sexado), calidad y desarrollo embrionario (DE). …”
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Convergence of Implicit and Explicit Schemes for an Asymptotically Nonexpansive Mapping in 𝑞-Uniformly Smooth and Strictly Convex Banach Spaces by Meng Wen, Changsong Hu, Zhiyu Wu

“…We introduce a new iterative scheme with Meir-Keeler contractions for an asymptotically nonexpansive mapping in 𝑞-uniformly smooth and strictly convex Banach spaces. …”
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Vitamin K Antagonist Use and Level of Anticoagulation Control Among Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania by Sarah K. Gharib MMed, Abid M. Sadiq MMed, Faryal M. Raza MMed, Sophia S. Muhali MMed, Annette A. Marandu MMed, Norman J. Kyala MMed, Eliasa K. Ndale MMed, Venance P. Maro MMed, William P. Howlett PhD, Elifuraha W. Mkwizu MMed, Nyasatu G. Chamba PhD, Furaha S. Lyamuya MMed, Elichilia R. Shao MMed, Kajiru G. Kilonzo MPhil

“…Anticoagulation outcomes were better in patients with frequent INR monitoring and those with health insurance. …”
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ON THE VARIABILITY OF TETHYIAN ROTALIID BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL SPECIES OF THE GENUS BOLIVINOIDESELLA ANAN by Haidar Salim Anan

“…This new assemblage are divided into two groups, Bolivinoidesella pacifica group and Bolivinoidesella salimi group. The first one includes four species: B. pacifica, B. karimae, B. olae, B. hudae, while the second group includes two species: B. salimi, B. ameeri. …”
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Immobilization Technologies in Probiotic Food Production by Gregoria Mitropoulou, Viktor Nedovic, Arun Goyal, Yiannis Kourkoutas

“…Subsequently, immobilization/encapsulation applications in the food industry aiming at the prolongation of cell viability are described together with an evaluation of their potential future impact, which is also highlighted and assessed.…”
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La edad de la población en la COVID-19: controversias socio-demográficas sobre un hecho común by Vicente Rodríguez

“… La pandemia COVID-19 ha traído consigo múltiples incertidumbres que afectan al individuo, a la sociedad y a los territorios, pero también una certeza poderosa, son las personas mayores quienes tienen una posición más vulnerable ante la COVID-19. …”
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Can Top Down Participatory Budgeting Work? The Case of Polish Community Fund by Dawid Sześciło, Bartosz Wilk

“…The results have practical implications to central government institutions that consider introduction of some legislative framework for participatory budgeting at the local level. …”
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