The type of infections and the use of antibiotics among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A review by Asma D. Alshammari, Mona Matar Aldhafeeri, Amal M. Aldhafeeri, Maram Asaad Alanzi, Maha Bandar Almutairi, Jawaher Abdullah Alrasheedi, Thikra Adel Alsurur, Aeshah Dhahawi Alshammri

“…To identify relevant information, the search was limited to articles published between 2017 and 2024. …”
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The importance of tissue science and valve design in relation to durability and hemodynamics of the DurAVR aortic heart valve by William M. L. Neethling, Guenther Forster, Christopher Meduri, Bart Meuris, Anita W. Asgar, Stephanie Sellers, João L. Cavalcante, Vinayak Bapat, Michael Reardon

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Study on Impression Techniques and Materials for Implant among Dentists in Erbil city: A Survey study. by Shahla Hama Rasheed Omer, Shang Hussein Muhammed, Shayma Abdulamir Mamandi, Zina Zakaria Rashid

“…Around 72 dentists were chosen, 24 of them were inside our teaching hospital, and 48 of them were chosen by random sampling. Results: The information gathered in this study sample group shows that the highest rate was for open tray technique about 54.2%, 37.5% responded closed tray and 8.3% responded abutment level. …”
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Calidad de la competencia comunicativa del inglés en educación superior: revisión teórica by Estrella De Jesús Sirlopú Vera, Diana Rosa Marrufo Rojas, Mónica Ysabel Ortega Cabrejos

“…Lamentablemente, en el modelo educativo asumido en el Perú existen deficiencias que impiden su desarrollo, debido a una falta de claridad con respecto al método o enfoque para enseñar habilidades de expresión oral en los estudiantes. …”
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Developing and piloting a peer quality improvement coaching protocol for front-line healthcare staff by Siobhán Eithne McCarthy, Petar Popivanov, Mairead Finn

“…Together with Bloom’s taxonomy and Kirkpatrick’s educational model, these themes informed the development of this PQIC protocol. It was piloted in three steps: education, coaching and evaluation. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review of Three Stenting Strategies for Bifurcation Lesions in Coronary Artery Disease by Larragem Parsley-Raines, Dominique M. Brandt, Dillon L. Carr, Sabrina Uhry, Eileen S. Alexander, Stephanie A. Donauer, Peter J. Mallow

“…A clinical trial comparing the TSB to both the provisional and complex strategies would provide better inference on the safety and effectiveness when comparing strategies.…”
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Autostable-II stent versus bicanalicular silicon intubation for management of lacrimal canalicular obstruction by Zamzam M.A. Khalil, Raafat M.A. Abdallah, Ahmed M.K. Elshafei, Amr A.M. Abdelrahman

“…However, extra costs are needed for A-II SRS, which is an important issue in areas with low economic income.…”
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Correlation between uric acid levels and bone mineral density in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hang Zhao, Cuijuan Qi, Yunjia Zhang, Luping Ren, Shuchun Chen

“…Studies retrieved in the literature search were systematically screened to extract information and data based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Assessing Familiarity, Usage Patterns, and Attitudes of Medical Students Toward ChatGPT and Other Chat-Based AI Apps in Medical Education: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Safia Elwaleed Elhassan, Muhammad Raihan Sajid, Amina Mariam Syed, Sidrah Afreen Fathima, Bushra Shehroz Khan, Hala Tamim

“…Despite data being available from other parts of the world, there is a significant lack of information on this topic in medical education and research, particularly in Saudi Arabia. …”
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The Longitudinal Neurophysiological Adaptation of a Division I Female Lacrosse Player Following Anterior Cruciate Rupture and Repair: A Case Report by Robert Mangine, Jim Tersak, Thomas Palmer, Audrey Hill-Lindsay, Bolton Patton, Marsha Eifert-Mangine, Bradley Jacobs, Angelo J Colosimo

“… # Purpose To investigate the innovative use of quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) to monitor the longitudinal change in brain and central nervous systems activity while measuring musculoskeletal function during an anterior cruciate ligament repair rehabilitation…”
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Differences in Thigh Muscle Activation Between Standing and Landing Exercises for Knee Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation by Jesper Bencke, Mark Strøm, Derek J. Curtis, Thomas Bandholm, Mette K. Zebis

“…# Background In injury prevention or rehabilitation programs, exercises that facilitate enhanced hamstring activity may be beneficial when aiming to enhance knee joint stability during movements in sports with higher risk of acute knee injury. Information about neuromuscular activation of the hamstring muscles in commonly used exercises may improve exercise selection and progression in programs for knee injury prevention or rehabilitation…”
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Nanobody screening and machine learning guided identification of cross-variant anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing heavy-chain only antibodies. by Peter R McIlroy, Le Thanh Mai Pham, Thomas Sheffield, Maxwell A Stefan, Christine E Thatcher, James Jaryenneh, Jennifer L Schwedler, Anupama Sinha, Christopher A Sumner, Iris K A Jones, Stephen Won, Ryan C Bruneau, Dina R Weilhammer, Zhuoming Liu, Sean Whelan, Oscar A Negrete, Kenneth L Sale, Brooke Harmon

“…Using HCAb affinity for SARS-CoV-2 VOI and VOCs (pre-Omicron variants) and model features from other published data, we were able to develop a ML model that successfully identified HCAbs with efficacy against Omicron variants, independent of our experimental biopanning workflow. This biopanning informed ML approach reduced the experimental screening burden by 78% to 90% for the Omicron BA.5 and Omicron BA.1 variants, respectively. …”
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Comparison of Wood Veneer-Based Composite Characteristics Made of Jabon Wood (Neolamarckia cadamba) and Sengon Wood (Falcataria moluccana) by Eka Mulya Alamsyah, Ahmad Fawwaz Abdullah, Rafael Niko Navarro, Yoyo Suhaya, Sutrisno Sutrisno, Asep Suheri, Yooce Yustiana, Jamaludin Malik, Sasa Sofyan Munawar

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Revealing the differences in bicycle theft and motorcycle theft: spatial patterns and contributing factors by Lin Liu, Heng Liu, Dongping Long, Xinhua Huang

“…The residential area has significant positive impacts on both bicycle and motorcycle thefts. (3) The proportion of the low-educated has a significant deterrent effect on bicycle theft but a positive impact on motorcycle theft, while the proportion of low-income residents significantly increases motorcycle theft. …”
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Study on Air Quality Index, Atmospheric Pollutants and Dry Deposition of PCDD/Fs in the Ambient Air near Southwest China by Xueyan Liu, Kangping Cui, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Ya-Fen Wang, Ruoxin Wang

“…This study indeed provided useful information for the contribution of scientific communities and important data bank for the future air quality control.…”
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Caenorhabditis elegans in the biological activity research of tea: From “little transparent” to “big star” by Lingwei Yang, Zhonghua Liu, Ligui Xiong, Yushun Gong

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SURVIVING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN NIGERIA: COPING STRATEGIES OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) IN BENUE STATE, NORTHCENTRAL, NIGERIA by ISAAC OLAWALE ALBERT, JOEL ABAH

“…Primary sources include oral interviews; such as key informant interviews, and in-depth interviews; with the aid of unstructured interview guide. …”
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Improving the Utility, Safety, and Ethical Use of a Passive Mood-Tracking App for People With Bipolar Disorder Using Coproduction: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Laurence Astill Wright, Matthew Moore, Stuart Reeves, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Richard Morriss

“…We conducted 3 web-based focus groups as a part of an iterative coproduction process in line with responsible research and innovation principles and with consideration of clinical challenges associated with BD. …”
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Artificial intelligence artificial muscle of dielectric elastomers by Dongyang Huang, Jiaxuan Ma, Yubing Han, Chang Xue, Mengying Zhang, Weijia Wen, Sheng Sun, Jinbo Wu

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Responsabilidad social en la producción de tabaco de Nayarit. ¿Un lavado de cara y de manos en la acumulación por despojo? by Dagoberto De Dios Hernández, Jesús Antonio Madera Pacheco

“…El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las acciones de RSE de las compañías tabacaleras desde un enfoque de la Acumulación por Despojo, entendiendo la RSE como una herramienta capitalista para la extracción de plusvalía. …”
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