A New Complexity Index in Implant Dentistry: Position Statement of the Implant Dentistry Study Consortium by Souheil Hussaini, Paulina Szylin, Malini Thomas

“…Treatment costs spanned from $790 (Class I) to $1,251 (Class V). The number of procedures per implant also varied, with Class I requiring one procedure on average, increasing to 3.0 procedures for Class V, which involved the most ancillary interventions. …”
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Impact of morphological traits and irrigation levels on fresh herbage yield of sorghum x sudangrass hybrid: Modelling data mining techniques. by Halit Tutar, Senol Celik, Hasan Er, Erdal Gönülal

“…For this purpose, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Automatic Linear Model (ALM), Random Forest (RF) Algorithm and Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline (MARS) Algorithm were used, and the prediction performances of these methods were compared. Plant height of 251.22 cm, stem diameter of 7.03 mm, fresh herbage yield of 8010.69 kg da-1, crude protein ratio of 9.09%, acid detergent fiber 33.23%, neutral detergent fiber 57.44%, acid detergent lignin 7.43%, dry matter digestibility of 63.01%, dry matter intake 2.11%, and relative feed value of 103.02 were the descriptive statistical values that were computed. …”
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Continuous Gravitational Waves from Thermal Mountains on Accreting Neutron Stars: Effect of the Nuclear Pasta Phase by Hong-Bo Li, Lijing Shao, Cheng-Jun Xia, Ren-Xin Xu

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Bridging the gap: access to health care and control of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and bronchial asthma among Egyptian women by Eman Ibrahim Elmeshmeshy, Basma Abdelaziz, Saeed Soliman

“…Access to health care was assessed through pretested validated Arabic version of access 31 questionnaire. The control status of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and asthma was assessed according to the American Diabetes Association HbA1c targets, World Health Organization Guidelines, and the Global Initiative for Asthma control assessment tool, respectively. …”
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Ground-level Particulate Sulphate and Gaseous Sulphur Dioxide Downwind of an Aluminium Smelter by Dane Blanchard, Julian Aherne

“…In contrast, average filter-pack SO2 ranged from 0.11 to 8.9 µg m−3 (during the same exposure periods). …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Five-Finger Shoes on Calf Muscle Electromyography Activity in Novice Runners by Behrouz Hajilou, Elaheh Azadian, Sara Sadeghi, Rounak Mohammadi Sasan

“…Results When running with five-finger shoes, the electromyography activity of the anterior tibialis muscle during the absorption phase (p = 0.001) and the soleus (p = 0.002) and medial gastrocnemius (p = 0.010) muscles during the propulsion phase was significantly higher compared to running barefoot. …”
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Європейські принципи зеленої економіки в автомобілебудуванні by Богдана Гаража, Тетяна Смирнова

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Relationship between METS-IR and ABSI index and the prevalence of nocturia: a cross-sectional analysis from the 2005–2020 NHANES data by Fei Xue, Yating Zhou

“…Among the 16,450 participants, both METS-IR (OR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.11–1.20, p < 0.0001) and ABSI (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.10–1.19, p < 0.0001) were significantly associated with nocturia based on z-scores. …”
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Attributes of cognitive impairment in patients on maintenance hemodialysis – A cohort study by Geet Gaurav, Deepa Sanjeev Sajjanar, G. V. Naregal, Sanjeev L. Sajjanar

“…About 88.6% of participants (n = 62) showed considerable cognitive impairment and 1.4% had frank dementia. A positive association was noted between cognitive impairment and the conditions of diabetes mellitus and hypertension with a relative risk of 1.02 and 1.11, respectively. …”
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The Effect of Hospital Boarding on Emergency Medicine Residency Productivity by Peter Moffett, Al Best, Nathan Lewis, Stephen Miller, Grace Hickam, Hannah Kissel-Smith, Laura Barrera, Scott Huang, Joel Moll

“…In the study, the median daily boarding was 261 hours; if this were eliminated (assuming a resident completes 100 10-hour shifts annually), a resident could be expected to see 56.9 more patients per year (95% CI 40.7–73.1). …”
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Indigenous food sovereignty: Pathways for Native scholars by Mapuana Antonio, Joseph Brewer, Richard Elm-Hill, Michael Johnson, Tabitha Robin, A-Dae Romero-Briones, Lois Stevens, Keith Williams

“…The column and the IFSEC reflect both our mission to work toward a more equitable and just food sys­tem, and JAFSCD’s long-standing commitment to Indigenous food sovereignty, illustrated by the 2019 special issue[1] on “Indigenous Food Sover­eignty of North America.” …”
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Study of Gaming Disorder and Its Association with Depressive Disorder and Anxiety among Medical Students in India by Hanee Patel, Niraj Pandit, Rudra Patel, Ishita Gupta, Dhairya Jain, Shreya Katoch

“…Multiple regression was calculated for the following age (B = 0.85, P = 0.002), weight (B = 0.07, P = 0.02), average time spent on gaming/day in hours (B = 1.01, P < 0.0001), PHQ-9 scores (B = 0.35, P ≤ 0.0001), GAD-7 scores (B = −0.24, P = 0.01) - Model R2 = 0.35, F = 19.41, P < 0.0001. …”
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The Microbial Activity in PM2.5 in Indoor Air: As an Index of Air Quality Level by Hanlin Chen, Rui Du, Weishan Ren, Sujian Zhang, Pengrui Du, Yongtao Zhang

“…Thus, this study used a modified technique of fluorescein diacetate (FDA) hydrolysis to evaluate the activity of microorganisms in the PM2.5 during three seasons (summer, autumn and winter) in Beijing. 0.155–5.388 ng m−3 and 0.091–5.740 ng m−3 of sodium fluorescein, a marker of microbial activity, were measured indoors and outdoors, respectively; thus, no significant difference in concentration between the two environments was detected, but the indoor activity was affected by outdoor conditions to an extent. …”
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Adjacent Joint Restriction Differentially Influences Intra- and Inter-rater Reliability and Agreement of Goniometric Measurements by Brendan L. Pinto, Tatjana Stankovic, David M. Frost, Tyson A. C. Beach

“… # Results Eleven females (age 21.4 ±2.3 years) and 19 males (age 22.1 ±2.8 years) participated. …”
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Combined Effects of Glenohumeral Mobilization, Stretching, and Thoracic Manipulation on Shoulder Internal Rotation Range of Motion by Brian T Swanson, Marissa Hagenbruch, Bernardine Lapaan, Kirill Skipalskiy

“…. # Discussion Both GH posterior mobilizations and sleeper stretches improved IR and horizontal adduction PROM in a single session. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Sustainable Construction Practices on Project Performance. by Niwahereza, Blair

“…Out of the 56 respondents, 16.1% were familiar with prefabrication, 14.3% were familiar with the use of bio-degradable materials, 28.6% were familiar with the use of water conservation measures, and 8.9% were familiar with the use of recycled materials and 32.1% constituted to those who were familiar with the use of local materials. …”
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E- Library Resources Utilization and Students’ Academic Performance in Universities in Uganda: A Case Study of Uganda Martyrs University. by Arineitwe, Oliva

“…The study considered a population of 7952 from which a sample of 381 was selected and 291 questionnaires were fully filled and returned hence 76.4% response rate. …”
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Impact of Climate Change on Food Security in Kashare Sub-County, Mbarara District. by Agaba, Richard

“…In terms of adaptation strategies, 38.1% of respondents highlighted crop diversification as the primary approach, while 9.5% mentioned other strategies like agroforestry. …”
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Impact of Climate Change on Food Security in Kashare Sub-County Mbarara District. by Agaba, Richard

“…Regarding adaptation strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change, the most common approach was crop diversification, which was mentioned by 38.1% of respondents. Other strategies included soil conservation practices (33.3%), water harvesting techniques (19.1%), and agroforestry (9.5%). …”
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…The prevalence of trypanosomiasis infection in the animal studied is 11/254 (4.3%). Trypanosoma congolense was the most dominant trypanosome species with a proportion of 9/11 (81.8%), followed by T. vivax 1/11 (9.1%) and mixed infection of T. congolense/T. vivax1/11 (9.1%). …”
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