Recent advances in understanding and managing body dysmorphic disorder by David Mataix-Cols, Lorena Fernández de la Cruz, Georgina Krebs

“…Left untreated, BDD typically persists and causes marked functional impairment in multiple domains. …”
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The differential impacts of team diversity as variability versus atypicality on team effectiveness by Neelam Modi, Alina Lungeanu, Leslie DeChurch, Noshir Contractor

“…These two approaches entail markedly different assumptions about maximizing team diversity’s benefits. …”
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The Role of Commissions of Inquiry in Advancing Socio-economic Transformation: Traversing through the Limitations by Norless Zibele Nodangala

“…These inquiries should ensure the government’s accountability in upholding the socio-economic rights in the Bill of Rights as we mark 30 years of democracy. The author hopes the arguments in this paper will enhance the debate on advancing socio-economic transformation and improving inquiry commissions’ methodologies to resist external influences like politics.…”
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Appraisal of Elementary Knowledge and Awareness of Oral Cancer among Dental and Medical Undergraduates by Preeti Sharma, Vijay Wadhwan

“…However, recent years have witnessed a marked increase in the younger people less than 45 years of age being affected by oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). …”
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Stroke Lesion Prediction by Bille-Viper-Segmentation with Tandem-MU-net Model by Beevi Fathima, N Santhi Dr, N Ramasamy Dr

“…Stroke is a critical condition marked by the death of brain cells due to inadequate blood flow, necessitating improved predictive models for stroke lesions. …”
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Administrative Office of Don Host Oblast, Nineteenth to Early Twentieth Centuries: Kalmyk Cossacks in Education-Related Ethnic Policy by Konstantin N. Maksimov

“…The work provides a historical review of the educational system across Kalmyk-inhabited stanitsas: the year 1839 was marked by the opening of Kalmyk Congregational School, and by the early twentieth century there were a number of institutions (including female ones) in virtually all stanitsas and most khutors of Salsky District. …”
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Silent Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Case Report of Atypical Antipsychotic Induced Elevation of Creatinine Kinase and Altered Mental Status by Amber N. Edinoff, Hamza Mohammad-Amin, Amira S. Odisho

“…There were two case studies noted that had marked increases in serum CK with risperidone use. …”
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Comparison of saliva and blood derived cell free RNAs for detecting oral squamous cell carcinoma by Yuan Hu, Manbin Xu, Muyuan Liu, Hanwei Peng

“…Our transcriptomic profiling revealed that in the saliva group, CLEC2B was notably upregulated in the OSCC group compared to others, while DAZL, F9, and AC008735.2 were markedly downregulated. However, no OSCC-specific RNAs were identified in the blood (plasma) samples. …”
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Short and long-range magnetic ordering and emergent topological transition in (Mn1−xNix)2P2S6 by Nasaru Khan, Deepu Kumar, Shantanu Semwal, Yuliia Shemerliuk, Bernd Büchner, Koushik Pal, Saicharan Aswartham, Pradeep Kumar

“…These transitions are marked by the distinct changes observed in the temperature evolution of the phonon self-energy parameters, modes intensity and dynamic Raman susceptibility.…”
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Islamic Movement In Malaysia: History And Tradition by Ahmad Nabil Amir, Tasnim Abdul Rahman

“…Burhanuddin al-Helmy, Ustaz Abu Bakar al-Baqir, and Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas has marked unprecedented influence in the meaningful struggle for religious and intellectual development. …”
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Clinical characteristics of female Fabry disease patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with mid-ventricular obstruction by Natsuko Inagaki, Yasuyoshi Takei, Tsuguhisa Hatano, Yasuyuki Takada, Yoshinao Yazaki, Hisanori Kosuge, Masatake Kobayashi, Shinji Suzuki, Tomohiro Umezu, Masahiko Kuroda, Kazuhiro Satomi, Takeharu Hayashi

“…Three cases in whom lymphocyte Lyso-Gb3 was measured showed a marked decrease in Lyso-Gb3 after initiating enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). …”
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Improvement of Air Quality during the COVID-19 Lockdowns in the Republic of Slovenia and its Connection with Meteorology by Maja Ivanovski, Petra Dolšak Lavrič, Rudi Vončina, Darko Goričanec, Danijela Urbancl

“…This study investigates predominantly the changes in concentration levels of air pollutants (PM10 and PM2.5) in the Republic of Slovenia during the year 2020, which was marked by COVID-19 lockdowns. In this study, the data for the year 2020 were divided into four periods, i.e., the period before COVID-19 (1 January–11 March 2020), the first lockdown (12 March–31 May 2020), after the first lockdown (1 June–17 October 2020), and the second lockdown (18 October–31 December 2020). …”
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Diastasis of Symphysis Pubis In 18-Years Old Female Patient Treated With Conservative Pelvic Binder: Case Report by Trisna Angga Basudana, Mifta Nurmalasari, Austana Nur Hafizh, Muhammad Hanun Mahyuddin

“…The AP pelvis X-ray showed diastasis symphysis pubis marked 3.87 cm wide. Immediate resuscitation was performed, stabilizing the pelvis using a conservative pelvic binder. …”
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Trichostatin A suppresses hearing loss by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation in an Alport syndrome model. by Yoon Seok Nam, Eun-Ji Gi, Yoo-Seung Ko, Sungsu Lee, Hyong-Ho Cho

“…Alport syndrome (AS) is a genetic disorder marked by mutations in type IV collagen, leading to kidney glomerular dysfunction. …”
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Comprehensive genome-wide analysis of ARF transcription factors in orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata): the positive regulatory role of DgARF7 in drought resistance by Miaoli Wang, Wen Liu, Guangyan Feng, Gang Nie, Zhongfu Yang, Feixiang Hao, Linkai Huang, Xinquan Zhang

“…Overexpressed Arabidopsis lines of DgARF7 exhibited a markedly higher relative water content and superoxide dismutase activity, while the malondialdehyde content was significantly decreased compared to wild type under drought stress. …”
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Analysis of Forest Cover in the Tumba-Lediima Nature Reserve (RTL-DRC) by Sylvestre Frey, André Musas A Musas, Nestor Anzola Kibamba, Sebastien Kidushi Mboma, Tege Simboni Simboni, Djonive Munene Asidi

“… This study analyzes the evolution of forest cover in the Tumba-Lediima Nature Reserve between 2010 and 2022, a period marked by increasing anthropogenic pressures.  The main drivers of deforestation identified are agricultural expansion, illegal exploitation of forest resources and urbanization. …”
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Feasibility Study of the Development of a Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) Investment of Cibulakan Springs Perumda Drinking Water Tirta Rahaja Bandung District – West Java by Hari Sundana, Wateno Oetomo, Risma Marleno

“…The results of the Break Even Point (BEP) investment assessment showed that the return value occurred in the 14th year with the accumulation of negative profits being marked as positive after the 14th year. This explains that the investment in developing a Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) from the Cibulakan springs of Perumda Drinking water Tirta Raharja in Bandung Regency is worth running, because there is a return on investment as proven by the BEP value for 7 years. …”
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Reconstruction of climatic events from the 16th century in Transylvania: interdisciplinary analysis based on historical sources by Ovidiu Răzvan Gaceu, Tudor Caciora, Ștefan Baias, Cezar Morar, Mihai Dudaș, Marius Stupariu, Maria Maxim

“…In particular, the period 1,527–1544 was marked by intense heat and droughts, severely affecting agriculture and causing famine. …”
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Piezoelectric characteristics of coal rock leakage under uniaxial compression by Zeyi Liu, Ke Gao, Yujiao Liu, Chengyao Zhu, Yao Zhang

“…Prior to peak stress, wavelet packet energy and damage index plateaued, signaling a precursor to a sudden increase in permeability. Post-peak stress, a marked decline in wavelet packet energy and an increase in the damage index and permeability were observed. …”
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Recombinant AAV batch profiling by nanopore sequencing elucidates product-related DNA impurities and vector genome length distribution by Florian Dunker-Seidler, Kathrin Breunig, Magdalena Haubner, Florian Sonntag, Markus Hörer, Rebecca C. Feiner

“…We contrasted recent nanopore sequencing advancements such as the V14 chemistry and dorado basecalling software with the widespread V9 chemistry and detected a markedly increased read quality. Our data highlight a high vector batch quality with low plasmid-derived and host cell DNA impurities of random origin, critical for mitigating associated safety risks. …”
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