CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Kenneth S. Adeyemi, Lateef Olabisi Adedeji

“…The study adopted panel data obtained from the annual reports and financial statements of the sampled listed DMBs on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. …”
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Isolated Infra-Orbital Nerve Schwannoma by Debjyoti Mallick, Saumitra Kumar, Rojan Ravi, Ankita Atin Mukherjee

“…However, it is rarely associated with the trigeminal nerve, and especially, schwannomas related to the infraorbital nerve are rare. Case report- A 24-year-old male jute mill worker presented with painless swelling over left side of face for the last 12 years. …”
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Knowledge and Attitudes About Emergency Contraception Among Married Women in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey by Yeşim Bayoğlu Tekin, Ülkü Mete Ural, Işık Üstüner, Gülşah Balık, Figen Kır Şahin, Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven

“…RESULTS: Of the 187 women, who completed the survey, 40.8% were aware of EC pills, 35.1% correctly answered regarding the timing of use, and 26.6% reported using EC pills. Negative beliefs about the morning after pill were commonly about adverse effects and lack of experience (62.6% and 45.9%, respectively). …”
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3D BIOPRINTING IN DENTISTRY: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS by Peter Frantsevich Litvitskiy, Alexander Tsymbal, Zhangirkhan Bolat, Yelaman Bazarbayev, Madina Bekentayeva, Raushan Nauryzbay, Azhar N. Zhexenova, Gulbanu Mukyshova, Lida Aliyeva, Aliya Zhylkybekova

“…According to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Oral Health Surveillance Report, 2019, nearly 90% of adults between the ages of 20 and 64 had tooth decay, and this percentage did not change significantly between the NHANES 1999-2004 and 2011-2016 cycles. …”
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Prevalence of PsychoSocial Problems and their Risk Factors among School-Going Middle Adolescents: An Exploratory Study by Basheerahamed J. Sikandar, K. Kavitha

“…The data collection tool for study participants consisted of three parts: (a) A sociodemographic proforma, (b) a pediatric symptom checklist-youth report, and (c) a checklist for assessing determinants of psychosocial problems. …”
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Evaluation of Pharyngeal Airway Volume Three-Dimensionally in Various Sagittal Skeletal Patterns - Systematic Review by Balaji Rajkumar, Ratna Parameswaran, Mary Sanjana, Srinivasan Boovaraghavan, Devaki Vijayalakshmi

“…This study was prepared according to the Cochrane criteria for creating a systematic review and meta-analysis and confirms the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. …”
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Harmonization of the Long-term PM2.5 Carbon Data from the CSN Sites in New York State by Hesham Hassan, James Schwab, Jie Zhang

“…The harmonized data shows consistent trends and seasonal variability when compared to the reported data with these trends declining over the period 2001–2018.…”
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Analysis of Air Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Naples (Italy) by Alessia Sannino, Mariagrazia D’Emilio, Pasquale Castellano, Salvatore Amoruso, Antonella Boselli

“…Abstract Lockdown measures applied in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Italy in the period March 13th–May 4th strongly limited the social and industrial activities with consequent effects on the air pollution. Here we report a study on the influence of the lockdown measures on the air quality in the city of Naples (Italy). …”
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Dioxin Control in the Co-processing of Waste Printed Circuit Board and Copper Concentrate with an Ausmelt Furnace by Wei Li, Jia Sun, Deng-Feng Ma, Xian-Long Liu, Sheng Li, Jian-Ye Bei, Ming-Xiu Zhan, Xiao-Qing Lin, Tong Chen

“…However, there are few reports on the inhibition of dioxin by high concentration of SO2 generated from copper concentrate during co-processing. …”
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Post-COVID-19 resurgence of scabies’ cases in the Lazio Region, Italy: a new emerging public health threat? by Martina Spaziante, Alessandro Agresta, Maurizio D’Amato, Gabriella De Carli, Gilda Tonziello, Valentina Vantaggio, Giorgio Nicolò Malatesta, Enrico Girardi, Alessandra Barca, Paola Scognamiglio, Francesco Vairo

“…Regional cases for Lazio, Italy, reported from 2017 to 2023 to the national infectious disease surveillance system were analyzed. …”
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Transjugular Portosystemic Shunting in Refractory Cirrhotic Ascites by Yu. V. Khoronko, M. A. Kozyrevskiy, A. V. Dmitriev, A. A. Volokhova, G. Yu. Spiridenko, K. R. Bogomolova

“…TIPS eliminated PH in all 57 patients of cohort 2. Cohort 1 was reported with progressive esophagogastric varices (EGV), their enlargement in 37 and rupture in 11 patients during the first 12 months. …”
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Preovulatory uterine flushing with saline as a treatment for unexplained infertility: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Lynne Moore, Jessica Lefebvre, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Marie-Ève Bergeron, Emmanuel Bujold, Sylvie Dodin

“…We will assess relative risk of live birth (primary outcome), as well as pregnancy (secondary outcome) over one cycle of treatment. We will report the side effects, complications and acceptability of the intervention.Ethics and dissemination This project was approved by the Ethics committee of the Centre Hospitatlier Universitaire de Quebec (no 2015–1146). …”
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A Collaborative Data Network for the Asia Oceania Region Enabled by Emerging Technologies to Foster Innovation in a Secure and Open Environment by Alison Specht, Kim Bryceson, Shoufeng Cao, Margaret O’Brien, S. M. Guru, Pedro Pizzigatti Correa, Michelle Waycott

“…These benefits can be for reporting (state of the environment, achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, conservation objectives), for research (exploration of international phylogenetics, development of new pharmaceuticals), or for economic reasons. …”
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Radiographic localization of supernumerary teeth: a narrative review by Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni, Robert Prashanth Anthonappa, Jayakumar Jayaraman, Nigel Martyn King

“…The citation lists from the included articles were examined to identify additional reports and a hand search was also conducted. Kappa statistics were used for intra-examiner reliability.ResultsThe initial search yielded 4,864 citations, subsequently examined and supplemented by a hand search to find additional studies. …”
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HEALTH WORKERS PERCEPTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS A TOOL FOR PROMOTING NUTRITION BEHAVIOURS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN SABO TASHA COMMUNITY by JAMILA MUSA, AYODELE BABATUNDE JOSEPH

“…The paper was anchored on social cognitive theory and secondary data approach was used to collect data from a variety of sources, including reports, articles, online news and websites, journals. …”
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Recent advances in small molecule LpxC inhibitors against gram-negative bacteria (2014–2024) by Pengpeng Ji, Meng Ma, Xiaoyue Geng, Jian Zhang

“…LpxC is highly conserved and homologous among different Gram-negative bacteria, which makes LpxC a promising target against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Since the first report of the arazoline LpxC inhibitor L-573, 655, a large number of small molecule LpxC inhibitors against Gram-negative bacteria have been synthesized and tested, such as TU-514, CHIR-090, ACHN-975 and TP0586532. …”
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What can neurofeedback and transcranial alternating current stimulation reveal about cross-frequency coupling? by Mária Orendáčová, Eugen Kvašňák

“…Based on current knowledge, CFC types have been reported in tACS and NFB studies. We hypothesize that direct and indirect effects of tACS and neurofeedback can induce CFC. …”
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FINANCIAL INCLUSION AS A PARADOX FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA by Majeed Ajibola IBRAHIM, Olawale DADA, Kayode Abdul-Ganiyu AKANBI, Lateef Kayode JAJI

“…OLS regression analysis was adopted, and the entire outcomes of the regression analysis indicates a positive relationship exist between the financial inclusion and economic growth in Nigeria given cognizance to the reported coefficients on each of the adopted variables. …”
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Effects of Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation and Cognitive Training on Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ka Yin Chu, King Hei King Cheng

“…Materials and Methods: Following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a comprehensive literature search on PubMed, Medline, CINAHL and EMBASE was conducted to identify eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published up to December 2022. …”
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Field Diagnosis and Management of Phytophthora Diseases by Stephen H. Futch, James H. Graham

“… Phytophthora species are important soil-borne fungal pathogens worldwide that attack the root systems, trunks, and fruit of citrus trees at any age. Historical reports from Florida indicated Phytophthora was a problem as early as 1876 on sweet orange seedlings. …”
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