Evaluation of agreement and correlation of three occlusal indices in an assessment of orthodontic treatment need by Đorđević Jelena, Šćepan Ivana, Glišić Branislav

“…The Aesthetic Component of IOTN and ICON had substantial agreement, whereas agreement between other indices was fair or moderate. ICON could replace PAR and IOTN. Application of occlusal indices enables objective evaluation of orthodontic treatment need and easier determination of the treatment priorities.…”
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Enzymes, Dentinogenesis and Dental Caries: a Literature Review by Markku Larmas, George K. B. Sándor

“…Objectives: Search in PubMed with keywords “enzymes, dentinogenesis, and dental caries” revealed only 4 items, but when combined with “enzymes, osteogenesis, and osteoporosis” as high as 404 items resulted. …”
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Changes in emotional state and the perception of body image in patients with dorsopathies after a course of medical massage by I. V. Vasilieva, P. E. Grigoriev

“…Objective: to evaluate the changes in perception of body image in patients with dorsopathies after restorative procedures (with the example of massage).Materials and methods. …”
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Legal education reform and medical litigation: Improved access but delayed justice in plastic surgery malpractice cases in South Korea. by Daihun Kang, Seung Eun Hong

“…South Korea's 2009 legal education reform, which replaced the bar exam and two-year judicial training system with graduate-level law schools, aimed to enhance the quality and accessibility of legal services. …”
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Evaluation of race-free eGFR equations in individuals of different ethnicity by De-Wei An, Gontse G. Mokwatsi, Dong-Yan Zhang, Dries S. Martens, Yu-Ling Yu, Babangida S. Chori, Augustine N. Odili, Ruan Kruger, Lebo F. Gafane-Matemane, Justyna Siwy, Agnieszka Latosinska, Harald Mischak, Catharina MC Mels, Aletta E. Schutte, Jean-René M’Buyamba-Kabangu, Tim S. Nawrot, Yan Li, Jan A. Staessen

“…In NHANES, eGFRcr-cys was greater than eGFRcr, but smaller than eGFRcys, and replacing eGFRcr-cys by eGFRcr moved 25% Blacks and 15% non-Blacks to a higher (worse) eGFR KDIGO stage. …”
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Impact of lymph node staging techniques on lymphedema and quality of life in early-stage endometrial cancer: A prospective cohort study by Anna Torrent, Joana Amengual, Angela Ruiz, Aina Serra, Laura Fuertes, Catalina Maria Sampol, Mario Ruiz, Jorge Rioja, Pilar Roca, Octavi Cordoba

“…Secondary objectives included the assessment of symptomatic lymphedema and surgical complications. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of Isavuconazole During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support in Critically Ill Patients: A Case Series by Laura Doménech-Moral, Sonia García-García, Alba Pau-Parra, Manuel Sosa, Adrian Puertas Sanjuan, Camilo Bonilla, Elisabeth Gallart, Laura Castellote, Patricia Faixó, Jessica Guevara, Albert Vilanova, María Martínez-Pla, Aldair Conto, Xavier Nuvials, Pilar Lalueza, Ricard Ferrer, Maria Queralt Gorgas, Jordi Riera

“…Background/Objectives: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly used in critically ill patients, but may significantly alter the pharmacokinetics (PK) of antifungals. …”
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A new surgical technique for left atrial reduction in giant left atriumCentral MessagePerspective by Josías C. Ríos-Ortega, MD, Luisa Talledo-Paredes, MD, Cristian Yepez-Calderón, MD, Edmy Callalli-Mattos, MD, Silvana Gonzales-Castro, MD, Ali Al-kassab-Córdova, MD, Cristian Aguilar-Carranza, MD, Yemmy Pérez-Valverde, MD, Adrian V. Hernandez, PhD, Edward Mezones-Holguin, MSc

“…Objective: The study objective was to evaluate the safety and clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of a new surgical technique in adult patients diagnosed with a giant left atrium. …”
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Small Target Detection Algorithm for UAV Aerial Images Based on Improved YOLOv7-tiny by ZHANG Guanghua, LI Congfa, LI Gangying, LU Weidang

“…ObjectiveUAVs provide advantages such as easy control, low cost, and good performance, and efficiently perform tasks in diverse sites and complex environments. …”
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HFE genotypes, haemochromatosis diagnosis and clinical outcomes at age 80 years: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank by Luke C Pilling, David Melzer, Janice L Atkins, Mitchell R Lucas, Jeremy D Shearman

“…Objectives HFE haemochromatosis genetic variants have an uncertain clinical penetrance, especially to older ages and in undiagnosed groups. …”
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Material Flow Optimization as a Tool for Improving Logistics Processes in the Company by Juraj Čamaj, Zdenka Bulková, Jozef Gašparík

“…The results provide practical recommendations for companies seeking to integrate rail transport into their logistics processes, contributing to broader objectives of environmental sustainability and digital transformation in the transport sector.…”
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Multislice computed tomography in the diagnosis of toxic phosphorus necrosis of the jaw by N. S. Serova, D. N. Kureshova, A. A. Babkova, E. M. Basin

“…Objective: to estimate the possibilities of using and systematizing computed tomographic findings in patients with toxic phosphorus necrosis of the jaw.Material and methods. …”
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Enhancing Road Scene Segmentation With an Optimized DeepLabV3+ by Zhe Ren, Libao Wang, Tianming Song, Yihang Li, Jian Zhang, Fengfeng Zhao

“…First, the heavy Xception backbone is replaced with the lightweight MobileNetV2, significantly boosting real-time efficiency while maintaining competitive segmentation accuracy. …”
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A Robust YOLOv5 Model with SE Attention and BIFPN for Jishan Jujube Detection in Complex Agricultural Environments by Hao Chen, Lijun Su, Yiren Tian, Yixin Chai, Gang Hu, Weiyi Mu

“…To improve detection performance, we integrate an SE (squeeze-and-excitation) attention module into the backbone network to enhance the model’s ability to focus on target objects while suppressing background noise. Additionally, the original neck network is replaced with a BIFPN (bi-directional feature pyramid network) structure, enabling efficient multiscale feature fusion and improving the extraction of critical features, especially for small and occluded fruits. …”
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Rotten strawberry classification based on EfficientNet V2 algorithm fused with GCN and CA-Transformer by WANG Wei, YANG Shizhong, GONG Yucheng, GAO Sheng, DENG Zhaopeng

“…ObjectiveImproving the accuracy and efficiency of rotting strawberry classification using modern computer vision techniques and deep learning methods.MethodsA classification method for rotten strawberries based on EfficientNet V2 fusion with Graph Convolutional Network (GCN) and Channel-Attention Transformer (CA-Transformer) has been proposed. …”
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Virtual Reality Versus Simulation in the Management of Trauma Based Scenarios—A Systematic Review by Manal Ahmad, Mi‐Tra Tran, Basma Ahmad, Konstantinos Kavallieros, Joseph Shalhoub, Alun Huw Davies

“…The overall self‐reported perception of VR as a teaching modality is positive and is well accepted however objective assessment and validation is needed. Conclusion VR can be useful for training and evaluation of trauma‐based scenarios. …”
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Do handgrip strength and dexterity predict respiratory function in neuromuscular disease? by Ertugrul Safran, Aysel Yildiz Ozer, Hulya Nilgun Gurses

“…Background Neuromuscular diseases are acquired or inherited diseases that affect the function of the muscles in our body, including respiratory muscles. Objective We aimed to discover more cost-effective and practical tools to predict respiratory function status, which causes serious problems with patients with neuromuscular disease. …”
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Application of Delphi method in the construction of holistic integrative pharmacy elective course system by Yong ZHANG, Yingying HU, Liangjun XIE, Shuyang ZHAO

“…[Abstract]: Objective: The proposal and practice of holistic integrative pharmacy plays an important role in guiding the higher education of pharmacy in China. …”
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The search of personified approach in the diagnostics of osteo-articular system changes in tuberculous spondylitis by S. V. Smerdin, Yu. A. Tsybulskaya, I. V. Shutikhina, R. V. Stavitsky, I. M. Lebedenko, L. S. Kokov, N. V. Selyukova

“…Any of the imaging techniques (radiography, CT and MRI) has its own possibilities and limitations in the detection of this disease. Objective was to clarify the possibility of using a multislice linear tomography (digital tomosynthesis) of the spine and an automated classifi ed system of experimental scientific association in physics science and technology (ACS ESAPST) in detecting bone destructive changes in tuberculous spondylitis. …”
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Expression patterns of kiss2 and gpr54‐2 in Monopterus albus suggest these genes may play a role in sex reversal in fish by Ti‐Lin Yi, Meng‐Ting Pei, Dai‐Qin Yang

“…In contrast to mammals, fishes often possess more than one copy of the kiss and gpr54 genes. Our objectives were to identify all kiss/gpr54 genes in the genome of M. albus and to assess their involvement in sex reversal via their expression patterns (qPCR) in females, males, and intersex specimens. …”
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