In vitro antimicrobial activity of layered silicate materials by Madina Kh. Shpagina, Umalat I. Dugarov, Seda S. Khashirova, Amina S. Vindizheva, Elena B. Barokova, Larisa B. Tlapshokova, Svetlana Yu. Khashirova, Zaira F. Kharaeva

“…According to the data of X-ray fluorescence analysis, in the structure of, trivalent iron and oxides of manganese and titanium predominated in the samples of dark Gerpegezh clay with a more pronounced anti-staphylococcal effect. …”
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Searching for Dubh: Experiments in Black Dyes Pre 15th Century in Ireland and Scotland by Ashley Stillwell-Hasan

“…Closer examination showed that the addition of alum resulted in substantial degradation of the fleece and made it difficult to spin. Additionally, all samples proved to be lightfast. Further testing is required of the other plausible recipes collected, in addition to repeat testing using the more historical methods in this experiment. …”
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Construction of a sugar and acid content estimation model for Miliang-1 kiwifruit during storage by LIU Li, YANG Tianyi, DONG Congying, SHI Caiyun, SI Peng, WEI Zhifeng, GAO Dengtao

“…To address these issues, we propose a non-destructive testing method based on hyperspectral technology. This study aims to develop a reliable and efficient method for evaluating the quality of kiwifruit during storage without damaging the samples, thereby providing a more practical and economical solution for the kiwifruit industry. …”
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The spatiotemporal distribution and risk factors of amoebic gill disease in the Chilean salmon farms 2013–2022 by Laura González-Poblete

“…The impact of AGD is probably low in Chile, due to the focus on S. salar production and the continuous harvesting model. More AGD-infected farms were in insular locations compared to continental areas, more in Los Lagos rather than Aysén Region, but almost zero farms were in Magallanes. …”
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Tongue lesions and anomalies among patients attending outpatient clinic in Sulaymaniyah city by Kanyaw Abubakr Omar, Shanaz Mohammed Gaphor

“…There were 212 individuals with one or more tongue disorders, with a prevalence of tongue lesions of (53%). …”
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Preliminary Report: Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fluid Increased Osteoclastogenesis In Vitro by Monocyte Differentiation Pathway Regulating Cytokines by Jani Luukkonen, Johanna Huhtakangas, Sanna Palosaari, Juha Tuukkanen, Olli Vuolteenaho, Petri Lehenkari

“…We investigated how the different soluble inflammatory stimuli in these diseases can affect osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in vitro. Methods. Human peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived osteoclasts were cultured on bone slices with serum from treatment-naïve RA patients and healthy controls and with synovial fluid samples acquired from RA and OA patients. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Fluorosis among Southern Jordanian Population by Amjad M. Al Warawreh, Zaid H. Al Tamimi, Mohammad I. Al Qatawna, Aseel A. Al Momani, Mohammed R. Al Mhaidat, Waddah S. El Naji, Salem AlSaraireh

“…The dental fluorosis prevalence within our sample was 39.9% in Karak City. Females were more influenced than males, and fluorosis was detected more often in those who drank tap water and was more common in a very mild and localized form. …”
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Graduates’ intention to develop live commerce: The educational background perspective using multi-group analysis by Kyeong Kang, Lifu Li, Osama Sohaib

“…Moreover, it focuses on the impact of graduates’ educational background and explores its moderating role using multi-group analysis. Research Design & Methods: Through analysing 420 graduate samples based on the partial least squares path modelling and variance-based structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), the study results proved that attitude, subject norm, and perceived control factors positively affect graduates’ live commerce intention. …”
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Psychophysical and cognitive adverse effects of smart phones overuse on children and adolescent by Noorjan Abdullah Muhammed, Mufeed Akram Taha

“…Results: 50% of participants used smartphones for more than 3 hours per day, as well as most of the cases who used smartphones for a longer duration were children (25%) as compared to other age groups, children used smartphones mainly for violent and nonviolent games than in social applications, excessive mobile phone usage for more than 3 hours daily associated with significant health problems like neck pain (68%), headache (52.1%), eye tearing (51%), sleep problems (47.6%), and backache (47.1%). …”
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Analysis of the results of surgical treatment using the sural flap by Pedro Simão Bosse, Henrique Ayzemberg, Tiago Salati Stangarlin, Tamara Simão Bosse

“…Such complications are more prevalent in patients who have risk factors such as smoking and diabetes mellitus.…”
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Radiological Features of Changes in the Lungs Caused by Fast- or Slow-Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria by R. B. Amansakhedov, L. I. Dmitrieva, T. G. Smirnova, A. A. Veshkin, A. E. Ergeshov

“…Slow-growing NTM is characterized by a more severe deformation of bronchopulmonary structures with the formation of different-sized bronchiectasis, bronchogenic cavities, a more torpid course of the inflammatory process.Conclusion. …”
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Diplopstomiasis and acanthamoebiasis syndromes in the different organs of Oreochromis aureus collected from Lake Manzala by Hadeer Abd El-hak Rashed, Layla Omran Elmajdoub, Eman Fayad, Ali Hussein Abu-Almaaty

“…Results: Diplopstomiasis was more prevalent in females than in males. On the contrary, acanthamoebiasis was more abundant in males than females. …”
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DualAD: Dual adversarial network for image anomaly detection⋆ by Yonghao Wan, Aimin Feng

“…To this end, the authors propose a new Dual Adversarial Network (DualAD) that consists of a Feature Constraint (FC) module and a reconstruction module. The method incorporates the FC module during the reconstruction training process to impose constraints on the latent space of images, thereby yielding feature representations more conducive to anomaly detection. …”
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Interactional Characteristics of Contingency in Dyadic Teacher-Student Scaffolding Interactions: A Case of Iranian Novice and Experienced Language Teachers by Mohammad khatib, Amir Kardoust

“…Novice language teachers were less contingent towards their learners as they used more high-support moves like exposed corrections while the experienced language teachers used more low-support moves. …”
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Root and Root Canal Anatomy of Primary Mandibular Central Incisor, Lateral Incisor, and Canine in Indian Children: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study by Farhin Katge, Uma B. Dixit

“…Straight root canals were more common in CI and LI, whereas curved canals were more common in C. …”
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Survey and Risk Factors of Cryptosporidium spp. Infection in Sheep by Refaa Albadrani, Manal Hasan

“…The aime of this research to detected prevalence rate of infection with Cryptosporidium spp. in sheep in different regions of Ninavah Province, Iraq. 100 sheep fecal samples were collected. that are younger than a month to more than 6 months. …”
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Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Lineages Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Southwestern, Uganda by Lisa, Nkatha Micheni, Kennedy, Kassaza, Hellen, W. Kinyi

“…This study demonstrates that a wide diversity of strains is causing pulmonary tuberculosis in this region with those belonging to the lineage 4 Ugandan family being more predominant. However, to confirm this, further studies using more discriminative genotyping methods are necessary.…”
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Domain-specific participant recruitment exceeds the application of “Targeted” advertisement from common online advertising platforms by Joseph Powell, Kyle Webster, Siobhan Efionayi, Timothy Engelman, W.H. Wilson Tang, P. Xiao Li

“…Clinical recruitment led to more self-reporting white participants, while other methods yielded great diversity (Χ2 = 231.47; p << 0.001). …”
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Factores de riesgo asociados al dolor de espalda en escolares de entre 10 y 12 años de Mallorca (Risk factors associated with low back pain among schoolchildren aged 10-12 years in... by Josep Vidal Conti, Pere A. Borràs Rotger, Xavier Ponseti Verdaguer, Margalida Gili Planas, Pere Palou Sampol

“…The questionnaire and method for gathering the data were previously validated using the test-rest reliability method. …”
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Dietary diversity and its associated factors among school children in conflict affected communities of southern Ethiopia by Tagese Yakob, Eskinder Israel, Begidu Yakob, Mekdes Meshesha, Endale Jambo, Tadewos Utalo, Awoke Abraham

“…Therefore, the current study aimed to assess dietary adequacy level and factors associated among school children in conflicts affected communities of southern Ethiopia.Method and materialsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 616 schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years with their caregivers using a multistage sampling method. …”
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