Dry needling for orofacial pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials by Adrian Kuzdzal, Edzard Ernst, Pawel Posadzki, Zbigniew Wronski

“…The review adhered to the methods described by in the Cochrane Handbook. Twenty-four RCTs with a total of 1,318 patients suffering from OFP were included. …”
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Effect of peri-operative infusion of dexmedetomidine in pre-eclamptic pregnant women undergoing elective caesarian section under general anesthesia by Amr M.A. Abdelmalk, Osama H. Ahmed, Medhat H. Allam

“…Both Systolic and diastolic blood pressure at 15 min after infusion, following induction, and then every 2 h through 6 h postoperatively were reduced in group D relative to group C. The visual analogue scalescores at 2-, 4-, and 6 h postsurgery were significantly lower in the DEX group compared with the control group. …”
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The Influence of Music Producing and Creativity on Computational Thinking in Primary School Children by Nardie Fanchamps, Emily Van Gool, Anna Folkertsma, Kim De Meyst

“…Well-known examples are plugged-in and unplugged applications that focus primarily on the (combined) usage of visual, textual, or tangible modalities. Less obvious are applications where CT development can be established via an auditory modality, to which the importance of creativity is attributed. …”
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An approach to analyze spatiotemporal patterns of gene expression at single-cell resolution in Candida albicans-infected mouse tongues by Elena Lindemann-Perez, Diana L. Rodríguez, J. Christian Pérez

“…The method is compatible with fixed-frozen and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. …”
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Semiotics of Medical Discourse by Yulia N. Ebzeeva, Natalia M. Dugalich

“…Medical discourse as an institutional discourse is considered simultaneously in several aspects: genre palette; discourse participants and their communicative strategies and speech behaviour; forms of communication between patient and doctor; methods and material for transmitting medical information; linguistic means of monocode, polycode and multimodal text of medical discourse; visual means of polycode and multimodal tests; functions implemented by texts of different types. …”
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Evaluating amitriptyline’s role in chronic TMD management: a placebo-controlled trial by Ratka Borić Brakus, Ivan Brakus, Andreja Carek, Tea Galić, Iva Z. Alajbeg

“…The primary outcome was pain intensity, measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS). The secondary outcome was the impact of pain on oral health-related quality of life, assessed by the Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire (OHIP-14). …”
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Exploring industry 4.0 technologies for sustainable development goals: a systematic literature review by Pramod Kumar, Jaiprakash Bhamu, Jagdish Bhadu, Praveen Saraswat

“…In the present study, a categorized review of the published literature on I4.0 and SM is lucubrated and precisely visualized. The study examines the research trends in Industry 4.0 (I4.0) from 2011 to 2022, focusing on various parameters like definitions, research methods, journals, and authors to support sustainable development. …”
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Individual Baseline Balance Assessments in a Large Sample of Incoming NCAA Division I Athletes Using a Force Plate System by Scott A. Weismiller, Robert Monaco, Jason Womack, Brandon Alderman, Carrie Esopenko, Fiona N. Conway, Kyle Brostrand, Allison Brown, Nicola L. de Souza, Jennifer F. Buckman

“… # STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional. # METHODS Baseline balance and self-reported sex, sport, and concussion history were assessed in 533 prospective collegiate athletes (45% female) during pre-participation physical examinations. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE ATM STAFF PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL QUALITEIS ON AIR TRAFFIC SAFETY by V. E. Borisov, V. V. Borsoeva, S. M. Stepanov, A. I. Stepnova

“…Careful examination of controller’s internship, retraining and unsupervised work processes is one of the effective accident-preventing methods allowing us to visualize and track the relationship between the identified errors and possible options for minimizing them. …”
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gonarthrosis; therapy; Karmolis gel. by B. V. Zavodovsky, E. E. Mozgovaya, Yu. R. Akhverdyan, I. A. Zborovskaya

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficacy, tolerance, and safety of Carmolis topical gel in patients with gonarthrosis. Subjects and methods. The investigation enrolled 60 patients with knee osteoarthrosis (OA) who were divided into two groups: 1) 40 patients received Carmolis topical gel in addition to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs); 2) 20 patients took NSAIDS only (a control group). …”
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The Role of Acute Phase Reactants, Including α1-Acid Glycoprotein, in Predicting Onset and Severity of Retinopathy of Prematurity by Yoko Nakazawa, Tsutomu Yasukawa, Haruo Goto, Satoru Kobayashi, Kyoko Yokoi

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Advancements in detecting Deepfakes: AI algorithms and future prospects − a review by Laishram Hemanta Singh, Panem Charanarur, Naveen Kumar Chaudhary

“…Deep learning algorithms, specifically CNNs, which are inspired by the visual cortex of the human brain, have proven to be effective in detecting Deepfake images and videos. …”
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Effect of Occupation Performance Coaching with Four-Quadrant Model of Facilitated Learning on Children with Specific Learning Disorder by Amin Ghaffari, Akram Azad, Mehdi Alizadeh Zarei, Mehdi Rassafiani, Hamid Sharif Nia

“…However, research with more participants and experimental methods can provide further evidence.…”
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Artificial Waterbodies: A Valuable Source of eDNA for Detecting Threatened Birds by Gary Young, Benjamin L. Allen, Peter J. Murray, Elise M. Furlan

“…Notably, whilst eDNA detections and visual bird counts aligned in terms of the number of occupied sites, their exact locations did not always coincide, highlighting the complementary nature of these two monitoring techniques. …”
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Sensory and Motor Function, Pain, and Health Status in Children with Arthrogryposis and Myelomeningocele by Åsa Bartonek, Marie Eriksson

“…An additional purpose of this study was to explore pain, skin irritations, and health status. Methods: Nineteen children with AMC, twenty-three with MMC, and twenty-two typically developing (TD) children (7–18 years old) were tested using a somatosensory test battery in ankle kinesthesia and in identifying four different types of floors. …”
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K-Means Clustering and Classification of Breast Cancer Images Using Histogram of Oriented Gradients Features and Convolutional Neural Network Models: Diagnostic Image Analysis Stud... by Said Salloum

“…The proposed hybrid method included three stages: (1) unsupervised clustering using K-means to group visually similar features; (2) feature extraction using Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG) to capture texture and shape patterns; and (3) classification using a CNN trained on the extracted features. …”
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A Qualitative Research on the Determination of Toxic Personality Traits by Benan Arda, Pelin Kanten

“…In this context, it is possible to define toxic personality as a manifestation of negative personality traits that can be characterized by skeptical, angry, bossy, egocentric, interest-oriented attitudes and opportunistic habits by using methods such as pressure, manipulation, and impression management. …”
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The Effect of the Addition of Core Exercises to Supervised Physiotherapy in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome by Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza, Guillermo Méndez-Rebolledo, Jonathan Zavala-González, Serghio Torreblanca-Vargas, Felipe Araya-Quintanilla

“… # Study Design A pre--post single-group study. # Methods A total of 47 participants with SIS were recruited. …”
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Multimodal Management and Prognostic Factors in Post-Traumatic Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain Following Dental Procedures: A Retrospective Study by Hyun-Jeong Park, Jong-Mo Ahn, Young-Jun Yang, Ji-Won Ryu

“…It involves persistent pain and sensory disturbances, negatively affecting the quality of life of patients. Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at Chosun University Dental Hospital and included 120 patients diagnosed with PTTNP involving the orofacial region. …”
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Smart Agriculture: Predicting Diseases in olive using Deep Learning Algorithms by Rahman F., Raghatate Kapesh Subhash

“…We trained these models to spot early signs of disease from the visual symptoms and predict potential outbreaks from the given data. …”
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