Diferential diagnosis in atypical facial pain: a clinical study Diagnóstico diferencial em dor facial atípica: estudo clínico by José Cláudio Marinho Nóbrega, Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira, José Tadeu Tesseroli de Siqueira, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira

“…OBJETIVE: To evaluate a sample of patients with atypical facial pain (AFP) in comparison to patients with symptomatic facial pain (SFP). …”
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Prediction of insulin resistance using multiple adaptive regression spline in Chinese women by Shih-Peng Mao, Chen-Yu Wang, Chi-Hao Liu, Chung-Bao Hsieh, Dee Pei, Ta-Wei Chu, Yao-Jen Liang

“…MARS results in smaller prediction errors than traditional multiple linear regression (MLR) methods, and is thus more accurate. The model was established based on key impact factors including waist-hip ratio (WHR), C reactive protein (CRP), uric acid (UA), total bilirubin (TBIL), leukocyte (WBC), serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), systolic blood pressure (SBP), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), and triglycerides (TG). …”
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Comparing randomized trial designs to estimate treatment effect in rare diseases with longitudinal models: a simulation study showcased by Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxias us... by Niels Hendrickx, France Mentré, Alzahra Hamdan, Mats O. Karlsson, Andrew C. Hooker, Andreas Traschütz, Cynthia Gagnon, Rebecca Schüle, Matthis Synofzik, Emmanuelle Comets, ARCA Study Group, EVIDENCE-RND consortium

“…Abstract Parallel designs with an end-of-treatment analysis are commonly used for randomised trials, but they remain challenging to conduct in rare diseases due to small sample size and heterogeneity. A more powerful alternative could be to use model-based approaches. …”
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Analisis Perbedaan Karakteristik Serat Sabut Kelapa (Cocos Nucifera L) dan Serat Ampas Tebu (Saccharum Offinarum) sebagai Peredam Bunyi by Mawarni Saputri, Susanna Susanna, Agus Wahyuni, Ngadimin Ngadimin

“…It can be concluded that coconut fiber is more suitable for sound-damping applications across various frequencies, while sugarcane bagasse fiber is more effective for low-frequency sound absorption.   …”
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Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus in the Sultanate of Oman by Noora Al Shihi, Abdulhakeem Al Rawahi, Raya Al Jahdhami, Rayyan Al Riyami, Abdulaziz Al Murazza, Noor Al Busaidi, Fatma Al Riyami, Suad Al Salti

“…This study aimed to determine oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Omani diabetics. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sample of 400 adult Omani diabetics who attended the outpatient clinic of the National Diabetes and Endocrine Center, Oman, in the period between May 2019 and May 2020. …”
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Communicating treatment options to older patients with advanced kidney disease: a conversation analysis study by Lucy E. Selman, Chloe B. Shaw, Ryann Sowden, Fliss E. M. Murtagh, James A. Tulsky, Ruth Parry, Fergus J. Caskey, Rebecca K. Barnes

“…The OSCAR study (Optimising Staff-Patient Communication in Advanced Renal disease) aimed to identify how clinicians present kidney failure treatment options in consultations with older patients and the implications of this for patient engagement. Methods An observational, multi-method study design was adopted. …”
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Redefining boundaries: unveiling the schism in teacher-parent perceptions of educational engagement by Yael Fisher, Shiran Baissberg

“…Conversely, the parents' perceptions of parental involvement aligned with more recent research, which advocates for balanced parental engagement. …”
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Detection of blaTEM, blaOXA, blaCTX-M, and blaSHV genes of antibiotic resistance in diarrheagenic E. coli causing enteric infection in hypertensive patients at Laquintinie Hospital... by Ornella Djiolieu Tsobeng, Armelle T. Mbaveng, Michael F. Kengne, Ballue S.T. Dadjo, Delano G.T. Fonjou, Victor Kuete

“…This study aimed to determine the distribution of different virulence genes of E. coli isolates in hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients and their association with some selected beta-lactam resistance genes. Methods: At the Douala Laquintinie Hospital, 518 fecal samples were collected from both hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients with enteric infections. …”
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A comparative analysis of the different HIV testing techniques used in Zambia: data from a clinical performance study by Loveness Mukuka, Andros Theo, Precious Simushi, Mowa Zambwe, Peter J. Chipimo

“…Hence the need to develop better first line HIV testing techniques. Method A quantitative descriptive approach was used to analyze samples of 2564 participants, between the ages of 15 to 95 years from two Lusaka sites. …”
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Capnodynamic assessment of mixed venous oxygen saturation in a porcine experimental endotoxemic model by Anders Svedmyr, Joakim Hedov, Miklos Lipcsey, Mats Wallin, Magnus Hallbäck, Per-Arne Lönnqvist, Jacob Karlsson

“…Capno-SvO2 provides a non-invasive way to assess and track SvO2 and could serve as an additional tool alongside more invasive methods like the pulmonary artery catheter. …”
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Activation, Utilization, and Exchange of Existing Knowledge Among Employees in Organizations by Magda Lužar

“…We also suggest the inclusion of a diverse sample of organizations from various sectors, not limited to large manufacturing companies, to provide a more comprehensive insight into the dynamics of knowledge exchange. …”
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Study on the crack self-healing performance of nano-micro silica modified hydrogel by MA Mengyang, LI Ting, WANG Tie, LONG Yong, SU Ying, YANG Jin

“…This enabled the cracked samples to have a lower gas permeability coefficient, especially under 0.3 mm wide cracks, showing a more explicit healing effect; (2) For 0.1 mm narrow cracks, hydrogels already exhibited good crack healing effects at a low dosage of 1 %, while for 0.3 mm wide cracks, hydrogels only demonstrated a higher healing efficiency at a high dosage of 3 %; (3) Either under wide crack or narrow crack conditions, the gas permeability of cracked samples containing larger initial particle size hydrogels was significantly lower than that of smaller particle size samples, indicating that hydrogel with larger particle size has better crack healing ability.…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of rabies in Côte d'Ivoire from 2020 to 2023 by Yacouba Kouassi Mamadou, Kallo Vessaly, Zobo Anicet Aristide, Sevidzem Silas Lendzele, Douyeri Thierry Ouattara, Acapovi-Yao Geneviève Lydie

“…Of the 147 brain tissue samples obtained from various animal species suspected of rabies and sent to the Central Veterinary Laboratory of Bingerville (LANADA), viral examination of these samples using the direct immunofluorescence technique method showed that 111 samples were positive for rabies, representing an overall prevalence of 75.51% (95% CI: 67.74%–82.22%). …”
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Potential of the novel START index in assessing arterial stiffness in patients with coronary artery disease by Aleksey N. Sumin, Anna V. Shcheglova, Irina V. Gorelova, Daria S. Fedorova

“…A strong relationship between CAVI and START was revealed in the total sample (r=0.879, p<0.001). Women exhibited a more pronounced association (r=0.982, p<0.001) than men (r=0.805, p<0.001). …”
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Comparison Between the Wong Incision and Stromal Hydration of Corneal Incisions in Phacoemulsification by Raymond Nelson Regalado, MD, Jay Marianito Vicencio, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD, Lee Verzosa, MD

“…Objective: To determine the efficacy of the Wong incision in providing wound seal compared to stromal wall hydration in clear cornea phacoemulsification in cadaveric porcine eyes. Method: This was an in vitro comparative experimental study using ten porcine eyes. …”
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Comparative proteomic study of pig muscle proteins during growth and development of an animal by A. G. Akhremko, E. S. Vetrova

“…This work was supported by data of electrophoretic methods: one-dimensional electrophoresis according to Laemmli with densitometric assessment in the ImageJ software and two-dimensional electrophoresis according to O’Farrell method with its further processing on the software ImageMaster. …”
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Plaque bacterial microbiome diversity in children younger than 30 months with or without caries prior to eruption of second primary molars. by He Xu, Wenjing Hao, Qiong Zhou, Wenhong Wang, Zhongkui Xia, Chuan Liu, Xiaochi Chen, Man Qin, Feng Chen

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Supragingival plaque samples were collected from 10 caries children and 9 caries-free children. …”
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Soil water repellency of two disturbed soils contaminated with different agricultural microplastics tested under controlled laboratory conditions by Železnikar Špela, Drobne Damjana, Hočevar Matej, Noč Matic, Pintar Marina

“…This study introduces a method and presents results of a screening test to assess the effects of MP on SWR, utilizing Water Drop Penetration Time (WDPT) analysis under controlled laboratory conditions in destructed soil samples. …”
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Determination of vertical dimension of occlusion by using the phonetic vowel "O" and "E" by Igić Marko, Krunić Nebojša, Aleksov Ljiljana, Kostić Milena, Igić Aleksandra, Petrović Milica B., Dačić Stefan, Igić Stevan, Igić Aleksandar

“…The literature describes many methods for its finding, from the simple, easily applicable clinically, to quite complicated, with the use of one or more devices for determination. …”
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Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/Iraq by Ismail Ahmed Ali, Shewaz Abdalrahman Hussein, Shelan Omar Ali, Fuaad Azad Muhamad

“…However, only two dimensions from 11 had reached positive response rate by respondents which include teamwork within Units (76.2%) and organizational learning (79%) dimensions, while the lowest dimension’s positivity include the frequency of reporting errors (4.6%). Furthermore, more than half (64.6%) of the study sample estimated the grade of patient safety as agreeable level, also only two of the respondents (1.5%) rated excellent grades for patient safety in their hospitals. …”
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