Knowledge and attitudes in dementia held by general practitioners in the primary care setting of Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil by Vânia Ferreira de Sá Mayoral, Paulo José Fortes Villas Boas, Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto

“…Results: The mean age of the sample was 33.9 (±10.2) years and the majority (76.5%) of the sample had not undertaken medical residency training. …”
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Shotgun metagenomics dataset of the core rhizo-microbiome of monoculture and soybean-precedent carrot by Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Alaba Adewole Adebayo, Ben Jesuorsemwen Enagbonma

“…With shotgun metagenomics, the study unveils how cropping systems direct rhizo-microbiome structure and functions, previously limited by other methods. Data description Metagenomic-DNA molecule was extracted from four replicates each (12 samples) of a distant bulk soil and the rhizosphere soils from monoculture and soybean-precedent carrots, with the Power soil® DNA Isolation kit. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Leather Closet Surface Material Based on Visual and Tactile Evaluation by Yidan Liu, Wei Wang, Ziyao Tu, Nan Li, Jingyu Sun

“…Based on Kansei engineering and market trend research, 12 representative leather samples and 7 perceptual phrases were selected through expert evaluation and KJ methods. …”
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Protective Effect of Exercise Against Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among University Students Based on Their Level of Academic Performance by Ibrahim M. Gosadi

“…The current investigation assessed the association between academic performance and the risk of anxiety, depression, and stress among university students and how physical activity might buffer the levels of these conditions. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: A cross-sectional design was utilized to reach a sample of university students from Saudi Arabia. …”
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Assessment of Compliance with Contact Lens Wear and Care Among University-Based Population in Iraq by Abeer Imad Aldahhan, Salah Zuhair Al-Asadi

“… Purpose: The aim of the study is to assess the compliance level with the wear of contact lens in a sample of students in Iraq. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire1 was used to collect data from the designated respondents group. …”
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Evaluation of some laboratory data in traumatic dogs by Semih Altan, Fahrettin Alkan, Yılmaz Koç

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> The study was conducted on 15 traumatized stray dogs and 9 healthy dogs. …”
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An Epidemiological Cross-sectional Study of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome in Patients of Anand District by Charvi P. Mistry, Dinesh J. Bhanderi

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted in 8 talukas of Anand district. Methods and Material: Sample size of 450 patients divided into the hospitalized group and home/facility isolated group with samples of 300 and 150, respectively. …”
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Attitudes towards AI counseling: the existence of perceptual fear in affecting perceived chatbot support quality by Wing Man Keung, Tsz Yan So

“…Future cross-cultural studies with a larger sample may shed more light by investigating dynamic intervention approaches and conducting sentiment and thematic analyses of client-chatbot conversations.…”
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An evaluation of craniofacial growth pattern in North Indian children by Vivek Mehta, R.K. Pandey

“…Group A had a sample size of 21 and Group B, a sample size of 19. …”
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Child Abuse and Aggressive Behavior among Primary School Children by Fatma N. Kotb, Sanaa M. Ahmed

“…Results: The current study revealed that about two-thirds of the sample was girls 65.3%, and more than half of them had high levels of child abuse, and aggression at 63.3% & 58.7% respectively. …”
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World Health Organization’s Well-Being Index – WHO-5: Psychometric Performance of the Portuguese Version for Adolescents by Paula Saraiva Carvalho, Miguel Vieira Martins, Isabel Azevedo, Ricardo Rodrigues, Sofia Ferreira

“…This scale was translated and validated in more than 30 languages and is used in clinical practice and research worldwide. …”
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Prevalence of the Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype: Results from the Second Measurement of the CARMEN Initiative by Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni, Eloida Rivas Alpízar, Verónica Salas García, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez

“…<strong><br />Objective:</strong> to describe the prevalence of the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype in the municipality of Cienfuegos. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a cross-sectional study was conducted with an equal-probability sample stratified by age group and sex during 2010 and 2011. …”
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Sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, and criteria of the patient for the choice of the plastic surgeon by Sylverson Porto Rassi, Ruffo Freitas-Júnior, André de Mendonça Costa

“…Methods: This is a real-life, prospective, observational, and descriptive study conducted in a single hospital center. …”
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A Few-Shot Learning-Based Point Cloud Semantic Segmentation Network for Tunnel Lining Inspection by Ziyi Li, Nan Jiang, Lihong Tong

“…However, current tunnel inspection methods often require extensive experimental data and struggle to effectively extract features from tunnel objects. …”
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Fluorescence spectroscopy as a novel tool in hematological diagnostics by Nugzar Gomidze, Lali Kalandadze, Miranda Khajishvili, Omar Nakashidze, Izolda Jabnidze, Davit Jakobia, Kakha Makharadze

“…The findings demonstrate that fluorescence spectroscopy provides complementary diagnostic insights, detecting subtle physiological variations in blood composition that conventional methods might overlook. By integrating these two diagnostic approaches, this research highlights the potential of fluorescence-based techniques as a noninvasive and efficient tool for hematological diagnostics.…”
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Comparison of Lower Incisor Gingival Recession in Nonextraction Orthodontic Patients with Class I Crowding and Class II Malocclusion by Sadia Naureen, Huma Ghazanfar Kiani

“…Place and Duration of Study: Orthodontic Department, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences (RIHS), from February 10, 2024 to August 10, 2024. Materials and Methods: Pre and post-treatment casts of 42 orthodontic patients were divided into two groups: Class I crowding (C1) and Class II elastic treatment (E2). …”
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The added diagnostic value of RT-PCR on faeces for the diagnosis of COVID-19. by Nathalie Van der Moeren, Rik van den Biggelaar, Karin B Gast, Jaco J Verweij, Barbara J M Bergmans, Joep J J M Stohr, Jean-Luc Murk

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>To determine whether combining a SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR on a fecal sample [FS] with a RT-PCR on an upper respiratory tract sample [URTS] results in additional COVID-19 diagnoses.…”
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Selection of the starting material of lucerne and clover with increased digestibility of dry matter by Lushchenko Gerasim, Gasiev Vadim

“…The purpose of our research was to study the digestibility of dry matter of lucerne and meadow clover, to develop methods for selecting highly digestible plants and to create a starting material with increased digestibility of dry matter. …”
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A comparison of gambling behaviors and beliefs in rural and urban populations in Pennsylvania by Gillian Russell, Glenn Sterner III, Kayla Lopez, Amanda Ferrara, Miranda Kaye

“…The analyses included a final sample of 1934 Pennsylvanian adults, with nearly three-quarters of the sample residing in rural counties. …”
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Effect of commonly used irrigants on the colour stabilities of two calcium-silicate based material by Trusha Shah, Kulvinder Singh Banga

“…PurposeThe aim of present study was to evaluate the color stability of calcium-silicate based cements (CSC) Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) and BiodentineTM when exposed to endodontic irrigating solutions 5% Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) or 2% Chlorhexidine (CHX).Materials and MethodsA total of 60 (n=30) cylindrical samples (10 mm diameter, 2 mm height) were prepared by manipulating white MTA Angelus (Angelus, Londrina, PR, Brazil) and BiodentineTM (Septodent, Saint Maur, France) according to manufacturer's instructions. …”
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