M. S. Bazykin as a critic and book art theorist by D. V. Fomin

“…Puzyrevskiy, and other artists, demonstrating a broad spectrum of aesthetic views, delving into the essence of a creative method of each author. In his reviews touching the book graphics, M. …”
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Point of care ultrasound assessment of the optic nerve sheath diameter in critically ill children by Ahmed A. EL-Nawawy, Ahmed A. El Beheiry, Aya M. Abdelaziz, Hadir M. Hassouna

“…Consecutive children aged one month to twelve years with Glasgow Coma Scale less than or equal to 8 were included. Brain CT was performed just before or within few hours of admission to identify raised ICP. …”
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Otoacoustic Emissions Testing to Identify Hearing Loss in the ICU: A Feasibility Study by Ramya Kaushik, MD, Nicholas Reed, AuD, PhD, Lauren E. Ferrante, MD, MHS

“…OAE testing is a feasible method to screen for hearing loss in the ICU, including in nonparticipatory patients. …”
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Influences of multi-pass friction stir alloying on characterization of AZ91D alloy-based dual reinforcement bio-ceramic nano-composites by Surendra Kumar Patel, Guoxin Dai, Lu Liu, Zhen Sun, Lei Shi

“…The microstructure showed that the reinforcements were equally distributed into the surface matrix after 3-passes for sets of composites. …”
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The effect of different cigarette smoking levels on gingival crevicular fluid volume and periodontal clinical parameters in Saudi Arabia by Abdullah F. AlZamil, Montaser N. AlQutub

“…Objective: To evaluate the effect of smoking and its level on periodontal clinical parameters (probing depth (PD), plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), clinical attachment level (CAL), bleeding on probing (BOP), and the volume of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF)) in healthy and chronic periodontitis individuals. Material and Method: A total of 160 participants were recruited in the present study, who were equally divided into the following five groups: healthy controls (C), healthy smokers (HS), nonsmokers with periodontitis (PNS), light smokers with periodontitis (PLS), and heavy smokers with periodontitis (PHS). …”
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Comparative analysis of spring mechanisms of vibroprotective chairs of road construction machines by Korytov M.S., Sherbakov V.S., Pochekueva I.E.

“…The overall dimensions of the mechanisms and the stiffness of the springs were taken equal. The graphs of vertically directed forces created by the considered mechanisms are given, depending on the vertical movement of the working point in the range of ten centimeters. …”
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Activated Sawdust-Based Adsorbent for the Removal of Basic Blue 3 and Methylene Green from Aqueous Media by Najeeb Ur Rahman, Wasim Bahadar, Sultan Alam, Muhammad Zahoor, Ivar Zekker, Farhat Ali Khan, Riaz Ullah, Essam A. Ali, H. C. Ananda Murthy

“…The best fit of the kinetic data was achieved with pseudosecond-order model for which R2 values were approximately equal to 1 whereas Langmuir model was most suitable model to explain the isothermal data. …”
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Spatiotemporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of Urban Construction Land in Resource-Exhausted Cities: An Empirical Study of Puyang, China by Xiaodan Li, Gangqiang Zhu, Zhen Liu

“…This study employs a comprehensive approach utilizing the land use transfer matrix, expansion intensity, expansion speed, and the equal fan analysis method to investigate the evolution characteristics of construction land in Puyang, a typical resource-exhausted city in China, from 1990 to 2020. …”
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Effectiveness of Manual Myofascial Release versus Instrument assisted soft tissue Mobilization (IASTM) in patients with chronic neck pain - RCT by Zoha Sabir, Sana Bashir, Qurat ul Ain Saeed, Sameera Gul, Syeda Sumaira Batool

“…Out of the total 30 participants, 15 were randomly allocated to each group using coin toss method: experimental group (IASTM with stretching) and control group (Manual Myofascial Release with stretching). …”
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Improved rotational‐XOR cryptanalysis of Simon‐like block ciphers by Jinyu Lu, Yunwen Liu, Tomer Ashur, Bing Sun, Chao Li

“…Abstract Rotational‐XOR (RX) cryptanalysis is a cryptanalytic method aimed at finding distinguishable statistical properties in Addition‐Rotation‐XOR‐C ciphers, that is, ciphers that can be described only by using modular addition, cyclic rotation, XOR and the injection of constants. …”
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Gustatory Dysfunction among a Sample of Depressed Egyptian Adults under Antidepressants Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Christine Mikhail, Khaled Elgaaly, Ahmed Abd El Latif Abd El Hamid, Olfat Shaker, Shereen Ali

“…These patients were distributed into three equal groups (tricyclic antidepressants (TCA), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and psychotherapy) and were assessed for gustatory detection and recognition thresholds using the filter paper disc method through a scoring system. …”
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Iron supplementation in pregnancy: is less enough? by Benedicte Eskeland, Kirsti Malterud, Rune J. Ulvik, Steinar Hunskaar

“…The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of low dose iron supplementation with and without a heme component, prescribed for women in the second half of pregnancy. Method. A randomized, double‐blind, placebo controlled trial. …”
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Urban-Rural Disparities in Depressive Symptoms Among Employed Individual: Education Plays an Important Role by Xie C, Zhao Z, Gao L, Yuan L, Liu L

“…The Fairlie decomposition method was employed to investigate the impact of education level and other influencing factors on the urban-rural differences in the occurrence of depressive symptoms.Results: The proportion of depressive symptoms among employed persons in China was 14.51%. …”
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Saliva exposure reduces gingival keratinocyte growth on TiO2-coated titanium by Sini Riivari, Nagat Areid, Elisa Närvä, Jaana Willberg, Timo Närhi

“…Importantly, the amounts of adhered saliva proteins were equal between TiO2-coated and non-coated surfaces. …”
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DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDES by Debi Shinta, Dadan Rosana

“…The study was conducted by adapting the Borg and Gall research method. The subjects of this study were students of grade eight of State Junior High School 2 Binangun, Cilacap, Central Java. …”
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PERSEPSI SISWA ATAS PENGARUH KETERAMPILAN MENGAJAR GURU DAN PENGELOLAAN KELAS TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA by - Partono

“…Thus, it is suggested that teachers should improve their teaching method, and can apply the teaching equipment and media. …”
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Erythromycin-Resistant Group G Streptococci in an Isolated Northern Canadian Community by Lindsay Nicolle, Brian Postl, Barbara Urias, Barbara Law, Norma Ling, Androulla Efstratiou

“…The susceptibility of groups A, C, and G streptococci isolated from pharynx or skin in two northern Canadian native communities during a one year study of the epidemiology of streptococcal infection was determined for penicillin, erythromycin and clindamycin using an agar dilution method. Organisms studied included 725 group A, 82 group C, and 184 group G streptococci. …”
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The effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Jun Zhou, Narendra Lamichhane, Zhifang Xu, Jiaqi Wang, Vo Dai Quynh, Jing Huang, Feifei Gao, Meidan Zhao, Zelin Chen, Tianyi Zhao

“…We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the QoL of patients with IBS.<h4>Method</h4>PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, and Web of Science were screened from inception to September 2023. …”
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Quasi-harmonic analysis of fortnightly suspended sediment response to semi-diurnal tidal currents by Zichen Zhu, Bingchen Liang, Bin Chen, Bo Yang, Wanqing Chi, Hao Xu, Zejian Hu

“…The results show that the primary fortnightly SSC term was generated by the combined action of M2 and S2 tidal currents and had a tidal frequency of 1.0159 °/h, which was equal to the difference between the frequencies of the two partial tides. …”
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Calculation and Forecast of Glacial Feeding in River Basins by V. G. Konovalov

“…A two-stage method has been developed for calculating and forecasting the annual volumes of glacial runoff feeding mountainous rivers. …”
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