How Dental Students were Reliant upon Mobile Phones? – A Post-COVID Cross-Sectional Self-Concept Questionnaire (SCQ) Survey by K. V. N. S. Niharika, P. R. Sekhar, P. N. Mallika, H. Reshma, M. Pratyusha, B. B. Sravya

“…With this background, the current study tried to investigate changes in smartphone usage before and after COVID-19. …”
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Thermal profile analysis of 18650 Li-ion battery module with embedded copper foam in the nanofluid cooling jacket by J. Jongpluempiti, P. Vengsungnle, S. Poojeera, S. Eiamsa-ard, N. Naphon, A. Srichat, K. Manatura, P. Naphon

“…The increased mixing intensity of the coolant at the copper surface and region in the flow channel that contains the foam sheet improves heat transmission and ensures that the battery pack is consistently at a consistent temperature. …”
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Transforming fruit waste into meat preserving agents: Harnessing natural extracts to enhance meat quality and extend shelf life by Imteyaz Sabzal, Fatima Shehzadi, Naghma Sabzal, Syed Ali Hassan, Muhammad Adnan Arif, Nabila Aslam, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Rana Muhammad Aadil

“…The objective of the current review paper was to evaluate the use of fruit wastes in meat preservation, which presents a viable alternative to synthetic additives, addressing microbial contamination and oxidative damage that impact the meat's quality and shelf life. …”
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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM BASED ON RASPBERRY PI AND ARDUINO PLATFORMS by I. Rudavskyi, L. Kovaliv, Halyna Klym

“…The information collected is transmitted to the Raspberry Pi, where the data is analyzed and displayed through a specially designed interface, which allows the user to quickly monitor the current state of the room. The sound alarm reports critical changes in the quality of air, such as increasing CO2 or the content of harmful substances. …”
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A New Hall Microdevice with Minimal Complexity by Siya Lozanova, Avgust Ivanov, Martin Ralchev, Chavdar Roumenin

“…The first two opposite electrodes are connected and the second two are fed in the same way, and third ones are the outputs. The increased sensitivity constituting 40 V/AT is due to the reduced parasitic surface currents. …”
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of suicidality in opioid use disorder: a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial by Victor M. Tang, Bernard Le Foll, Zafiris J. Daskalakis, An-Li Wang, Leslie Buckley, Daniel M. Blumberger, Daphne Voineskos

“…Conclusion We present the first data piloting a structural neuroimaging-guided, multi-session rTMS treatment course in outpatients with suicidality and OUD in the current North American context. Recruitment and retention were the main challenges given the highly unstable medical and psychosocial context of this patient population. …”
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Catalytic Decomposition of CF4 by Mesoporous Aluminum Coupled with Non-Thermal Plasma by Fenghua SHEN, Yuqin LI, Wanning LIU, Kaisong XIANG, Hui LIU

“…These products deposit on the catalyst surface, leading to pore blockage and a subsequent decrease in CF4 decomposition efficiency after prolonged reaction. …”
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Novel probiotic camel milk yoghurt supplemented with inulin: antibacterial, antioxidant and antidiabetic effects by Imen Mahmoudi, Olfa Ben Moussa, Mouna Boulares, Moncef Chouaibi, Mnasser Hassouna

“…The pH values of samples decreased whereas total acidity values increased throughout 21 days of storage and Limosilactobacillus fermentum CABA16 maintained good viability with counts higher than 107 CFU g-1 at the end of storage. α-Glucosidase and α- Amylase Inhibitions Water-Soluble Extracts were higher than 35 and 55% respectively in probiotic (PY), prebiotic (InY) and symbiotic (SY) camel yoghurts at the end of storage period. …”
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A high-duty-cycle transmitter unit for steady-state surface NMR instruments by N. B. Gaikwad, L. Liu, M. P. Griffiths, D. Grombacher, J. J. Larsen

“…Here we demonstrate a novel steady-state surface NMR transmitter with a maximum 93 A peak current. The stability of the transmitter is evaluated on 10 min pulse trains with a duty cycle of 10 %, containing pulses of either 5, 10, 20, or 40 ms duration and low or high current. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccines in the Pediatric Population: A Focus on Cardiac Patients by Ghena Lababidi, Hossam Lababidi, Fadi Bitar, Mariam Arabi

“…This review also contains current and future perspectives, as well as a section on the cardiovascular implications and related dynamics of pediatric COVID-19 vaccination.…”
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ANALYSIS OF MODELS OF EARLY DEBT REPAYMENT IN THE Generalized CREDIT TRANSACTIONS by Y. E. Kasimov, A. N. Kolesnikov

“…So in the uniform schemes of repayment of consumer credit each payment contains the same part of principal amounts and the total interest. …”
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Stress and influencing factor among children diagnosed with cancer at hospitals in Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Surya Kamal Shahi, Panpan Wang, Jinjin Gu, Rajendra Man Shrestha, Peng Wang

“…The study’s finding showed a remarkable association between stress and factors like sex, education level, the duration of diagnosis, current health status, reasons for hospital visits including pain (P < 0.05). …”
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Errors in the diagnosis of types of diabetes mellitus: causes and prevention strategies (literature review and own research results) by K.I. Gerush, N.V. Pashkovska, O.Z. Ukrainets

“…The article provides current information regarding medical errors in diagnosing diabetes mellitus (DM), analyzes their factors, and outlines preventive measures. …”
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Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Distribution Dynamics of Lysimachia Christinae in China Through MaxEnt Modeling by Yangzhou Xiang, Yuan Li, Ying Liu, Yingying Yuan, Suhang Li, Qiong Yang, Jinxin Zhang

“…However, in the context of the SSP5‐8.5 pathway, the retention rate significantly decreased to 64.77% by the 2090s, indicating greater habitat instability and expansion needs. …”
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Unraveling the complex role of microglia in Alzheimer’s disease: amyloid β metabolism and plaque formation by Sho Takatori, Mayuna Kondo, Taisuke Tomita

“…Conversely, we explore findings that challenge this view, such as microglial depletion experiments resulting in unchanged or decreased Aβ accumulation. We propose that the contribution of microglia to Aβ metabolism is context-dependent, varying with disease progression, genetic background, and experimental conditions. …”
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Importance of Cheese Whey Processing: Supplements for Sports Activities – a Review by Patricia Fassina, Gabriela Quadros Nunes, Fernanda Scherer Adami, Márcia Inês Goettert, Claucia Fernanda Volken de Souza

“…Whey protein (WP) is a highly nutritious, commercially available alternative food source that is used primarily as a food supplement by athletes and physically active individuals to provide them with essential amino acids and bioactive peptides, and additional benefits have been attributed to WP consumption. In this context, the objective of this review was to explore current evidence regarding the consumption of different WP supplements in sports nutrition to elucidate their efficiency in affecting muscle hypertrophy, physical performance, response to muscle injury, weight loss, and body composition changes. …”
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Cognitive and non-cognitive factors predict pigs’ positions in an aggression social network by Lucy Oldham, Saif Agha, Gareth Arnott, Mark Brims, Irene Camerlink, Agnieszka Futro, Victoria E. Lee, Andrea Doeschl-Wilson, Simon P. Turner

“…The current study therefore shows links between cognitive performance and aggression and advances the understanding of social network analysis in the context of animal welfare.…”
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Patterns of childhood trauma co-occurrence and its predictivity for suicidality: A machine learning approach by Wenbang Niu, Yi Feng, Shicun Xu, Xin Cui, Zhihao Ma, Yuanyuan Wang

“…The relationship between different CT patterns and suicidality remains largely undiscovered. The current study aims to identify distinct CT overlapping patterns and to explore their association with suicidality in a comprehensive multivariable context. …”
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Electrochemical and UV-visible spectroscopic investigation of anthranilic acid interaction with DNA by Fatima Allouche, Nabil Benyza, Elhafnaoui Lanez, Abdelkader Chouaih, Touhami Lanez

“…Binding constant (7.08×104 M⁻¹) and free energy (-26.85 kJ mol-1) for Aa-DNA were derived from suppressed anodic peak current density, while Cis was found to have stronger binding (19.49×10⁴ M⁻¹) under identical conditions. …”
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Social Skills Training Program and its Effect on Quality of Life and Stigma among Patients with Schizophrenia by Samah Ali, Amal Awad, Hanaa Ewise, Shimaa Adam

“… Context: Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that significantly disrupts an individual's social interactions, work performance, and overall quality of life. …”
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