Evaluation of the signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in children with headaches Avaliação dos sinais e sintomas de disfunções temporomandibulares em crianças com cef... by Fernanda Mara de Paiva Bertoli, Sérgio A. Antoniuk, Isac Bruck, Guilherme R.P. Xavier, Danielle C.B. Rodrigues, Estela Maris Losso

“…METHOD: Fifty patients between 4 and 18 years of age were examined: 31 had headaches (24 migraine, 4 tension type and 3 unspecific headache) and 19 formed the control group. The data collection was comprised of a structured questionnaire answered by the children's parents, and a subjective evaluation about the children’s emotional state. …”
Get full text

EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTRACTION AND ORTHOGNATHIC INTERVENTION IN THE TREATMENT OF MESIAL OCCLUSION IN PATIENTS WITH MAXILLARY UNDERDEVELOPMENT by І. Скрипник, С. Шнайдер, О. Дєньга, Ж. Новікова, С. Рачинський, О. Демид

“…The study included 15 adolescent patients between the ages of 19 and 23 with skeletal mesial occlusion. Baseline diagnostic data were obtained for each patient, and the volume of bone tissue in the vestibulo-oral direction at the site of planned implant placement was assessed during preparation for implant placement. …”
Get full text

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of epilepsy patients regarding the ketogenic diet therapy: A cross‐sectional study by Xiuping Zhang, Meizhen Sun, Guofang Xue, Yongxiong Zhao, Taotao Du, Xueying Guan, Yong Xu

“…Method A cross‐sectional study was conducted between November 2023 and December 2023 at three epilepsy centers in Shanxi Province: the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, and Taiyuan Epilepsy Hospital. Data, including demographic characteristics and KAP scores, were collected via online questionnaires, yielding a total of 612 valid responses, with 320 (52.29%) males. …”
Get full text

Uncovering the factors of financial well-being: the role of self-control, self-efficacy, and financial hardship by Jorge Hernandez-Perez, Salvador Cruz Rambaud

“…To test the hypotheses concerning the direct and indirect relationships between self-regulation factors and financial well-being, partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed. …”
Get full text

Factors influencing the risk of developing multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in Northeast Thailand by Nion Leeka, Wongsa Laohasiriwong, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Kittiporn Amprarat, Seksan Chaisuksant

“…Methods: A case-control study was conducted by reviewing medical record and collecting primary data using a structured questionnaire. The study population comprised the case group of patients with MDR-TB and the control group consisted of other pulmonary tuberculosis patients aged 18 years and over with ratio 1 case: 3 controls. …”
Get full text

Timing of exposure to household poverty and adolescent mental health problems by Y. Koyama, A. Isumi, T. Fujiwara

“…We applied g-estimation of structural nested mean modelling to account for time-varying confounders. …”
Get full text

The impact of paternal support on the success of exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State by Jelili A. QUADRI, Yetunde J. OSINOWO, Lyanu C. ALAGBE, Tobi I. AKINREMI, Bilikisu T. EDUN

“…A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 338 participants, including lactating mothers with infants aged 0–6 months and their spouses. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, and analyzed using SPSS version 26. …”
Get full text

A qualitative study on facilitators and barriers to adoption and implementation of nutrition interventions in higher education settings in Flanders by Evelyn Fonderie, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Benedicte Deforche, Maïté Verloigne, Lotte Braeckman, Jolien Plaete, Tom Deliens

“…Afterwards, the data were analyzed using a combined inductive and deductive thematic approach led by the CFIR-framework. …”
Get full text

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anemia among Reproductive-Aged Women in Sayint Adjibar Town, Northeast Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Berhanu Woldu, Bamlaku Enawgaw, Fikir Asrie, Elias Shiferaw, Zegeye Getaneh, Mulugeta Melku

“…Data were entered into Epi Info version 7 and transferred to SPSS version 20 for analysis. …”
Get full text

Oral health status of Egyptian mothers and their preschool children: association of mother’s oral health literacy and marital satisfaction- a cross-sectional study by Naglaa El-Wakeel, Naglaa Ezzeldein, Amel A. Ramadan

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 130 preschool-aged children and their mothers utilizing a structured, questionnaire consisting of three sections; 1- demographic and oral health-related data; 2- seven questions of ENRICH Marital Satisfaction (EMS) Scale of mothers, and 3-A modified Arabic Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (A-REALD-30) to measure the mother’s ability to read 30 commonly used dental terms. …”
Get full text

Food handlers’ knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices regarding safe food handling in charitable food assistance programmes in the eThekwini District, South Africa: cross... by Khumbulani Hlongwana, Sizwe Earl Makhunga, Margaret Macherera

“…The principal investigator administered the validated structured standardised questionnaire, using participants’ language of choice, which was either English or isiZulu. …”
Get full text

Nurturing compassion in neonatal end-of-life care: a qualitative exploration of palliative care nurses’ roles and experiences by Osama Mohamed Elsayed Ramadan, Alaa Hussain Hafiz, Nouran Essam Katooa, Nasreen M. Alghamdi, Nadia Bassuoni Elsharkawy, Enas Mahrous Abdelaziz, Nermen Abdelftah Mohamed, Nagwa Ibrahim Mabrouk Baraka

“…Forty nurses from four neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Egypt completed semi-structured interviews and reflective journaling. Data were analyzed using a two-phase approach, incorporating Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping to contextualize findings within broader emotional regulation and resilience frameworks. …”
Get full text

Stigmatization and discrimination of female tuberculosis patients in Kyrgyzstan – a phenomenological study by Rhea Brüggemann, Fabian Schlumberger, Firuza Chinshailo, Matthew Willis, Abdullaat Kadyrov, Gulmira Kalmambetova, Mo Chen, Sophie CW. Unterkircher, Nestan Moidunova, Altynai Sydykova, Anil Fastenau

“…Methodology Descriptive phenomenology was used. 15 semi-structured in-depth interviews with female TB-patients were conducted between 28th May and 14th June 2024. …”
Get full text

Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Refractive Errors and Spectacle Wear among Children in Sana’a: A Cross-Sectional Study by Tariek Aldoais, Zakarya Rageh, Khaled Al-Hemyari, Saleh Altheeb, Abdulmogni Al-barrag, Mahfouth Bamashmus

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study of 228 participants analyzed demographic data, duration of glasses use, and responses to a structured questionnaire on KAP related to refractive errors and spectacles. …”
Get full text

Multi-scale computational fluid dynamics and machine learning integration for hydrodynamic optimization of floating photovoltaic systems by Fadhil Khadoum Alhousni, Samuel Chukwujindu Nwokolo, Edson L. Meyer, Theyab R. Alsenani, Humaid Abdullah Alhinai, Chinedu Christian Ahia, Paul C. Okonkwo, Yaareb Elias Ahmed

“…Following a strict inclusion and exclusion process and using Mendeley reference management software to remove duplicate records during the screening stage, authors evaluated a collection of high-impact literature, technology developments, and verified empirical data related to mooring systems, wave-wind interactions, structural stability, predictive analytics, and digital twin environments. …”
Get full text

Increase in intimate partner violence during the COVID19 lockdown in uganda: a household survey by Freddy Eric Kitutu, Ronald Olum, Sharon Kitibwakye Nakamanya, Olivia Nakisita, Sian E. Clarke, Eleanor Hutchinson

“…Methodology A household survey was conducted in Luwero and Mukono districts among 1680 respondents from 84 villages from October 25th, 2021, to December 3rd, 2021. Data were collected using standardized structured questionnaires adapted from UN guidelines for producing statistics on violence in women. …”
Get full text

MARIA (Medical Assistance and Rehabilitation Intelligent Agent) for Medication Adherence in Patients With Heart Failure: Empirical Results From a Wizard of Oz Systematic Conversati... by Nik Nailah Abdullah, Jia Tang, Hemad Fetrati, Nor Fadhilah Binti Kaukiah, Sahrin Bin Saharudin, Vee Sim Yong, Chia How Yen

“…In collaboration with pharmacists, we structured MARIA’s dialogue into a workflow based on Adlerian therapy, a psychoeducational theory. …”
Get full text

Association of oral health status and salivary profile of rheumatoid arthritis disease subjects and healthy subjects and prediction of caries risk using cariogram- A cross-sectiona... by Ananya Jha, Aparna K S, Praveen Jodalli, Avinash B R

“…Methods: A total of ninety volunteers were enrolled, forty-seven of whom were age-matched healthy individuals and forty-three of whom were patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A structured questionnaire, clinical assessment, and saliva collection were used in the data gathering process. …”
Get full text

Long-term outcomes for children with disability and severe acute malnutrition in Malawi by Seema Patel, Marko Kerac, Melissa Gladstone, Natasha Lelijveld, Nora Groce, Theresa Nnensa, Emmanuel Chimwezi, Macpherson Mallewa, Jonathan Wells, Andrew Seal

“…Although they can cause and influence each other, data on their co-existence are sparse. We aimed to describe the prevalence and patterns of disability among a cohort of children with SAM.Methods A longitudinal cohort study in Malawi followed SAM survivors up to 7 years postdischarge. …”
Get full text

A genetic exploration of the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular diseases by Eva Lukas, Rada R. Veeneman, Dirk J. A. Smit, Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia, Jentien M. Vermeulen, Gita A. Pathak, Renato Polimanti, Karin J. H. Verweij, Jorien L. Treur

“…First, we estimated genetic correlations and utilized genomic structural equation modeling to identify a common genetic factor for PTSD and CVD. …”
Get full text