Are there distinct subtypes of developmental dyslexia? by Maria Chalmpe, Maria Chalmpe, Filippos Vlachos, Filippos Vlachos

“…IntroductionThe aim of this study was to identify if children with dyslexia can be distinguished into discrete categories based on their domain deficits, indicating various neurocognitive subtypes of developmental dyslexia (DD).MethodsThe sample included 101 students in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades of primary school (mean age 11.15 years) with a diagnosis of dyslexia from a public center and Greek as their native language. …”
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The importance of clays in speleothem magnetic remanence acquisition by Rashida Doctor, Joshua M. Feinberg, Plinio Jaqueto, Ricardo Trindade, Janine A. Carmo

“…At any given field strength, more clay resulted in lower alignment efficiencies. …”
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Pioneering contribution of Professor Bruce Ames to early development in biochemical aspects of oxidatively generated damage to DNA by Jean Cadet, J. Richard Wagner

“…In a complementary way, the application of modified versions of the comet assay and alkaline elution techniques that target general classes of DNA lesions provides a more global account of damage although it gives less structural information about DNA damage formed under chronic exposure to mild oxidizing conditions.…”
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Confronting the uncertainty: Vulnerability to climate change among smallholder farmers in the Sidaama region, Ethiopia. by Abera Argo Lankamo, Dayanandan R, Bantyergu Engida Bati, Samuel Jilo Dira

“…This study examines livelihood vulnerability in the face of climate change in the Sidaama Region, Ethiopia. A mixed-methods approach with a descriptive and explanatory sequential design was employed. …”
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Transforming education in a rural ecosystem: school libraries as hubs for teaching-learning innovation by Lulama Mdodana-Zide, Godsend T. Chimbi

“…By establishing and maintaining functional school libraries as innovative pedagogical hubs, instead of mere repositories of information, school libraries can enhance the quality of teaching and learning in rural schools.DiscussionThe other quintessential findings of this study were that libraries catalyzed learners' self-directed learning and the quest to find more information on the concepts they were learning. …”
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Dentaoalveolar changes in young adult patients with Class II/1 malocclusion treated with the Herbst appliance and an activator by Nedeljković Nenad, Šćepan Ivana, Glišić Branislav, Marković Evgenija

“…The aim of this study was to analyze and compare dentoalveolar changes in the group of young adult patients with Class II/1 malocclusion treated with the Herbst appliance and an activator. Methods. The sample for this study consisted of 50 patients of both sexes, 14-21 years of age with Class II/1 malocclusion. …”
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Should One Measure Balance or Gait to Best Predict Falls among People with Parkinson Disease? by Ryan P. Duncan, Gammon M. Earhart

“…At six months, 22% (n=21) of the sample were fallers. Fallers differed significantly from nonfallers on the MDS-UPDRS III, Mini-BESTest, backward gait velocity, and FOGQ. …”
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Anatomical study of superficial fascia and localized fat deposits of abdomen by Pramod Kumar, Arvind K Pandey, Brijesh Kumar, Shrinivas K Aithal

“…The thickness of the fascia of the lower abdomen in males (mean 528.336 ± SE38.48) was significantly (P < 0.041) more than that in females. (Mean 390.822 ± SE36.24). …”
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The effect of oral anticoagulant use before visit for patients with COVID-19 on mortality: A meta-analysis by Cornelia Ghea, Ardyan Wardhana, Alfredo Nugroho, Fika Humaeda Assilmi

“…Objectives: Anticoagulants have been used as therapeutic or prophylactic agents in COVID-19 and seem to be more beneficial. However, the advantage of oral anticoagulant (OAC) consumption before visit in lowering mortality in COVID-19 patients remains debatable. …”
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Keefektifan Model Pembelajaran Think Talk Write (TTW) dan Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) dalam Keterampilan Menulis by Nina Prince Simorangkir, Ramly Ramly, Ambo Dalle, Johar Amir

“…Thus, the TTW and CIRC models are equally effective in improving news text writing skills, but CIRC is more optimal. Further it is advised to do research to increase the sample size and explore the effect of duration and frequency of application of this model on other language skills or different levels of education. …”
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Dog ownership and all-cause mortality in a population cohort in Norway: The HUNT study. by Magnhild Oust Torske, Steinar Krokstad, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Adrian Bauman

“…<h4>Results</h4>In this population, dog owners were no more physically active than non-dog owners, both groups reporting a total of just over 3 hours/week of light and vigorous activity. …”
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Validation of ELISA Test-system for Trastuzumab (Herceptin, Hertikad) quantitative determination in biological fluids by V. V. Pisarev, A. V. Ivanov

“…The found average values of trastuzumab concentrations did not deviate from the nominal values by more than 14 % in the entire range of determined concentrations, the intraand interseries precision of the test system did not exceed 8%, and the total method error was 20.1 %. …”
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A Focused Exploratory Study on Understanding the Role of Healthcare Quality Professionals in the Middle East by Shaik Mohiuddin

“…Further investigation and extension of this study to a larger sample size is required, especially in the Middle East region, to assess the subject in more noteworthy profundity.…”
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Changes in the acid resistance of erythrocytes upon contact with TiC, TiN, Ti-Nb, Ti-Zr and Ti-Ta compositions by Petr A. Ilchenko, Elena N. Sazonova, Alexander A. Burkov

“…Objective — To study the effect of ESD coatings of titanium nitride, titanium carbide, titanium-niobium, titanium-tantalum and titanium-zirconium on the course of acid hemolysis induced by HCl. Methods — To test biocompatibility, coating samples on Ti6Al4V alloy substrates were incubated with a suspension of erythrocytes. …”
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Gendered linguistic patterns in online reviews on localized E-commerce platforms in Jordan and the UAE: an exploratory study by Rania Za’rour, Lama Damra, Abdel Rahman Mitib Altakhaineh

“…The study highlights practical implications for online shopping platform design and marketing, advocating for integrating small-scale sociolinguistic analysis with large-scale computational methods to understand trends in online reviews. However, the study is limited by its binary gender framework and a small, context-specific sample that may affect generalizability.…”
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The effect of one and two sessions endurance and resistance exercise training per day on serum levels of IgA and cortisol in soccer players by Nabi Shamsaei, Hadi Abdi

“…There was no significant difference between the two groups in the changes in serum cortisol and IgA. Conclusion: Doing more than one session of exercise per day, especially endurance activities, can possibly lead to decreased immune system function and increased catabolic status.…”
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Loneliness, Depression, and Inflammation: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. by Briana Mezuk, Moon Choi, Amy S DeSantis, Stephen R Rapp, Ana V Diez Roux, Teresa Seeman

“…The goal of this study was to examine the associations between perceived loneliness and circulating levels of inflammatory markers among a diverse sample of adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Data come from a subset of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (n = 441). …”
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Research on the Cross-Regional Traveling Welcome Short Messaging Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey from Mobile Users’ Perspective by Zhiyuan Yu, Chi Zhang

“…For content analysis, we found that more than 70% of the messages transmitted by the TW-SMS were released by official departments (e.g., the COVID-19 Prevention and Control Office). …”
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Exploring the non-linear association of daily cigarette consumption behavior and food security- An application of CMP GAM regression. by Shafeel Umam, Rubaiya Binte Razzak, Munniara Yesmin Munni, Azizur Rahman

“…<h4>Significance</h4>The findings suggest that targeted interventions aimed at preventing early smoking initiation may be more effective in reducing smoking prevalence and improving public health outcomes than addressing food security alone. …”
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Genotoxic effects in blood cells of sturger (Acipenseridae) grown in conditions of cage farming of the Volga delta, Russia by A. V. Konkova, D. R. Faizulina, Yu. M. Shirina, I. A. Bogatov

“…To assess the physiological state of sturgeons, conventional hematological and biochemical methods were used.In the samples of fish blood smears studied, the average proportion of erythrocytes with micronuclei was 3.20 ± 1.24 ‰ in Russian sturgeon and 5.25 ± 1.18 ‰ in sterlet. …”
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